The Window Opens
Saliaven stepped into the energy column
and rode it to the top of the tower. Standing on high, he could
see the damage fully, and marveled that the people had survived.
He would do as promised now, and right what they had suffered. He
amplified his voice and spoke a new chant <Begin Prometheus, from
Telemetry>
“The window opens
I am crucified
There shall be no more mockery
of the gifts of the gods
no more comparisons
no more distortions
my heart is heavy and stone
I AM SALIAVEN
and I see your suffering from up here
take heed, thou frail and weak of heart
for I am not without pity
behold, this final nail
unnamed
undriven
and this nail shall represent hope”
<End Prometheus>
With that, he summoned a mana spike, and drove it
deep into the ground. Where it had been sent, grass began to
grow, spreading out in all directions. Trees appeared, growing
tall in seconds, and crops bore fruit as the people watched.
Towns and cities were restored from their near ruined state, back to
the way they had been when last Saliaven had walked their earth.
One cartographer in Melder found himself imbued with the ability to
make real time tracking maps. Lori was glad that his help had
been repaid, even if repayment had not been asked for.
Saliaven floated down to the avenue in front of the
temple. “Balance is restored.” He then cocked his head to
one side “Almost.” The group had managed to find their way out of
the temple and Ash asked “Why almost?”
“The mana well here has not been balanced because the one in Kanto
hasn’t been opened.
Vapor was intrigued “There’s a mana well in Kanto?”
“Yes, the Lavender town pokemon tower.”
Misty looked horrified “sylph co. knocked it down to make a radio
tower.”
Saliaven slapped his forehead “so they did. I guess we’ll have to
fix that when we get back. For now, I must speak to the former
head of the magi here.”
Stepping up to the old man, he said “I’m sorry that I had to leave so
abruptly, but that barrier was an abomination.”
“It was, we were afraid you’d try to bolster it and completely rid us
of our magic.”
“I’m sure that the triple regions will be interested in trade.”
“What do we have that they don’t?”
“You haven’t been to the triple regions. Much of the population
has a scholarly outlook. They would pay money to enter your
cities and be guided and told about your history. With the money
you make with that, you can buy technology, and set up your own
factories. There are raw materials under the earth to mine, you
just need the tools.”
“We are grateful for the help.”
“A pittance compared with what I did. I am yet going to help
you.” He looked around “there will be trouble, I forgot.”
“About what?”
“The barrier is down, and so pokemon shall once again inhabit the land.”
The man’s eyes shone “pokemon” he whispered “I had thought them a
legend. You mean to tell me that there are actually elementals
roaming free around this earth.”
“Hordes, herds and swarms. And your people have long ago lost the
ability to guard against their harmful radiation. I must fix
that.” Teleporting back to the shrine of mana, Saliaven put his
hand into the column and manipulated just a tiny percentage toward
growing a personal shield for all the inhabitants until their natural
systems came back. At least this area wouldn’t be worrying about
a chronoton blockage for a while yet.
Teleporting the entire party back to the TARDIS,
Saliaven prepared to launch them back to Luto. “Mission a
success” he mumbled after a questioning gaze from Mewtwo. At
that, the familiar screech of the core filled the air, and the city
dematerialized.
Author’s note: I don’t own pokemon, but I could. You never
know. This took too long, is too long, and gods how I love
it. Imagine, I started with a slightly weird idea for the cast of
pokemon, and 42000 words later, it’s completely weird. Stay
tuned, because I’m going to try to get even weirder in the next
one. In about two to three stories, I’m actually doing a
crossover. It’s one of my specials, the “Battle Royale”
idea. For those of you who’ve never seen a BR fic, that’s where a
writer takes all their fave chars from every conceivable show and pits
them against each other. I’m going to limit myself to anime in
this case, but with all the anime out there, its still a wide range to
choose from, so stay tuned.