CHAPTER 17:THE FIRE QUEEN
LONG AGO, WHEN DIAZ WAS 6 YEARS OLD. IN THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM.
MAXIMILIANO:AND THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THAT THE WOOD THAT THEY BROUGHT US THE LAST TIME WAS OF POOR QUALITY, IT ALL BROKE WHEN WE TOUCHED IT.
SLOWKING:MMMMM.
DIAZ:WE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRICKS, WHICH WERE TOTALLY HOLLOW. AND NOT TO MENTION THE HAY.
CLAYDOL:WHAT'S IN THE HAY?.
DIAZ:THE LAST DELIVERY THEY GAVE US WAS INFECTED WITH JOLTIKS. AND LET'S SAY THEY ATE SOME PIECES OF THE DELIVERY.
MAXIMILIANO:THANKS FOR REMEMBERING DIAZ.
DIAZ:I ACTUALLY ONCE CLIMBED ON A ROOF MADE OF THAT MATERIAL. AND WHEN I STEPPED ON IT I FELL INSIDE THE HOUSE...THEN A JOLTIK GOT INTO MY HAIR AND ELECTROCUTED ME FOR THREE DAYS.
SLOWKING:...OKAY. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO REMEDY THAT PROBLEM.
MAXIMILIANO:THANKS FOR THE COOPERATION, SLOWKING.
SLOWKING:THEY DON'T CALL ME "WISE KING" JUST BY NICKNAME.
DIAZ:YOU TOO CLAYDOL.
CLAYDOL:.....
AND THEY LEAVE THE CASTLE. AND, GETTING INTO THE CARRIAGE, THEY GO FROM THERE.
MAXIMILIANO:GOOD DIAZ, THIS IS THE LAST KINGDOM. IT TOOK US A MONTH TO VISIT ALL THE KINGDOMS BUT WE FINALLY FINISHED, I'M PROUD THAT YOU HELPED ME WITH THIS
DIAZ:....
MAXIMILIANO:DIAZ?
DIAZ:HEY, MAXIMILIANO, WHAT IS THAT OVER THERE ?.
AND DIAZ SAW THE VOLCANO.
MAXIMILIANO: THAT, DIAZ, IS THE VOLCANO OF THE REGION.
DIAZ:ISN'T IT DANGEROUS FOR LAVA TO COME OUT OF THERE?
MAXIMILIANO:DON'T WORRY DIAZ. THE VOLCANO HAS BEEN INACTIVE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
DIAZ:...MAXIMILIANO. I FEEL VARIOUS AURAS IN THE VOLCANO.
MAXIMILIANO:JEEZ, DIAZ, HOW FAR CAN YOU PERCEIVE THE AURA?
DIAZ:BELLI ONCE TOLD ME "IF YOU LOOK FOR OTHERS, DETECT AURAS". AND I, MISUNDERSTANDING IT A BIT, MANAGED TO DETECT AURAS FROM LONG DISTANCES.
MAXIMILIANO:....YOU'RE RIGHT. IN THE VOLCANO IS THE KINGDOM OF FIRE.
DIAZ:KINGDOM OF FIRE?.
MAXIMILIANO:YOU WILL SEE DIAZ. LONG AGO THE VOLCANO USED TO BE CONTROLLED BY SALANDITS, FROM THERE A KINGDOM OF THESE BEINGS WAS FORMED.
DIAZ:SALANDITS?.
MAXIMILIANO:YEP, SALANDITS. THE POKÉMON THAT USED TO BE DISOWNED BY MANY.
DIAZ:REPUDIATED?.
MAXIMILIANO:THEY WERE NOT WELL ACCEPTED IN THE KINGDOMS, WE CALLED THEM "PURPLE GARBAGE".
DIAZ:....I HEARD THAT MALES ARE USUALLY CONTROLLED BY SALAZZLES.
MAXIMILIANO:IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE VOLCANO....UNFORTUNATELY THAT BROUGHT SEVERAL PROBLEMS FOR THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM....IT IS ALMOST IN GREAT DANGER.
DIAZ:WHAT HAPPENED?.
MAXIMILIANO:ONE DAY A POKÉMON CAME TOWARDS THEM AND DEFEATED HER QUEEN. AND THE SALANDITS, SEEING HER POWER, DECIDED TO MAKE HER HER NEW QUEEN. AND SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF REDEEMING ALL THE SALANDIT, UNTIL FINALLY THEY WERE ACCEPTED BY THE OTHER KINGDOMS.
DIAZ:AND THEN?.
MAXIMILIAN:THE NEW QUEEN DECIDED TO MAKE THE HOME OF THE SALANDITS A KINGDOM. UPON BEING ACCEPTED, AND NOTICING THAT THE KINGDOM WAS FINALLY KNOWN TO OTHERS, SEVERAL FIRE-TYPE POKÉMON BEGAN TO COME TO THAT KINGDOM, AND SEVERAL DECIDED TO MOVE THERE. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS THAT PLACE BEGAN TO BE CALLED "THE KINGDOM OF FIRE" HOME OF THE WARM POKÉMON.
DIAZ:WOW. THE QUEEN MUST BE VERY LOVED IN THAT KINGDOM.
MAXIMILIAN:THE RUBY QUEEN....SHE HAS PROVEN WORTHY TO COMMAND HER OWN KINGDOM.
DIAZ:...DIGNIFIED.
MAXIMILIANO:....YOU ARE TOO, DIAZ.
DIAZ:....
GOING BACK TO THE PRESENT TIME.
DIAZ:....(YAWN).
AND DIAZ BEGAN TO OPEN HIS EYES.
DIAZ:....WHAT?
AND HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS IN A BED.
DIAZ:...A STONE BED?....STRANGELY COMFORTABLE, I MUST ADMIT....
AND HE SAW THAT, ON ONE SIDE OF THE BED, SHE WAS SITTING ON A STONE CHAIR.
LILY:(SNORING).
DIAZ:.....
AND, GETTING UP, GETS OUT OF BED.
DIAZ:...HE GROUND IS WARM.....
AND, TAKING LILY, HE PUTS HER ON THE BED AND COVERS HER WITH THE SHEETS.
LILY:(SNORING).
AND DIAZ COMES OUT OF THERE.
DIAZ:...WHERE AM I?.
?:YOU FINALLY WAKE UP.
DIAZ:....WHO ARE YOU?.
?:I AM THE ONE WHO RULES THIS KINGDOM.
DIAZ:...ARE YOU RUBY?.
AND DIAZ SAW RUBY, A CHERRIM
RUBY:NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU DIAZ.
DIAZ:....DO YOU RULE THIS KINGDOM?
RUBY:....YES.
DIAZ:....YOU?.
RUBY:DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A PLANT TYPE RULING FIRE TYPE POKÉMON?.
DIAZ:NONONO. BUT YOU?.
RUBY:....I WAS "GLAD" TO MEET YOU.
DIAZ:....SORRY.
RUBY:...IT DOESN'T MATTER. ARE YOU OKAY?.
DIAZ:....YES....WHERE AM I?.
RUBY:IN MY CASTLE, IN THE KINGDOM OF FIRE.
DIAZ:WHAT?.
AND HE NOTICED THAT SOME STONES HAD A FIERY RED COLOR.
DIAZ:...THE CASTLE OF THE KINGDOM?.
RUBY:AFTER YOU WENT TO SLEEP. WE TOOK YOU INSIDE AND GAVE YOU A BED TO REST.
DIAZ:...HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN SLEEPING?.
RUBY:A WHOLE DAY.
DIAZ:A WHOLE DAY?!....GOD.
RUBY:THANK YOUR HYBRID FRIEND. SHE WAS BY YOUR SIDE ALL THAT TIME, WATCHING OVER YOU UNTIL YOU WOKE UP.
DIAZ:...AND FLOETTE?.
RUBY: PLAY WITH SPIN.
DIAZ:...AH, GOOD. LISTEN, I NEED-
RUBY:THEY ALREADY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE. NOW I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME A REASON WHY I SHOULD RISK THE SAFETY OF MY KINGDOM TO HELP YOU ENTER THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM.
DIAZ:....I WANT TO SAVE THE ONE WHO DEFENDS ME.
RUBY:....(SIGH) I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I DON'T LIKE GETTING INVOLVED IN KINGDOMS PROBLEMS AT ALL...BUT I DON'T TOLERATE LIARS.
DIAZ:DOES IT MEAN-
RUBY:I RECOMMEND GOING AT NIGHT, SO WE CAN USE THE DARKNESS TO OUR ADVANTAGE.
DIAZ:....THANK YOU....
RUBY:I MUST ADMIT THAT WHEN I SAW LILY I WAS SURPRISED....I NEVER THOUGHT I SAW SUCH A STRONG TABOO.
DIAZ:I'M SURPRISED YOUR DIDN'T HURT HER.
RUBY:....I HAD A DAUGHTER WITH SPIN...I ALSO COMMITTED THIS CRIME, BUT NO ONE FROM THE OTHER KINGDOMS KNOWS IT....YET.
DIAZ:...NOW I MUST WAIT FOR THE OTHERS TO COME.
RUBY:WILL MORE COME?.
DIAZ:MY FRIENDS AND PROBABLY ROSE AND DEC.
RUBY:...WILL THEY COME?.
DIAZ:AFTER KNOWING THE INTENTIONS OF THE KINGS. THEY DECIDED TO HELP.
RUBI:WHAT INTENTIONS?
DIAZ:....THEY DON'T WANT A POKEMON OF MY CLASS TO BE ON THE THRONE...ALL BECAUSE OF THE CRIMSON QUEEN.
RUBY ...I'M SORRY YOU'RE NOT WORTHY.
DIAZ:....I WANT TO BE...BUT IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE HATES THAT I TRY.
RUBY:...WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BEARTIC?.
DIAZ:.....WHAT?.....
AND HE SEES HIS HANDS.
DIAZ:....I.....
RUBY:.....DIAZ, WHY DO YOU KEEP LYING TO YOURSELF ?. YOU SAY YOU HATE IT BUT, THE TRUTH IS THAT YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT PLACE. AND WORST OF ALL IS THAT LILY SAW.
DIAZ:....
GUARD:MAJESTY. HE HAS A MESSAGE.
RUBY:....WE'LL TALK LATER DIAZ.
AND SHE LEAVES THERE.
DIAZ:...
LILY:DIAZ, DIAZ!.
AND, LISTENING, HE GOES TO THE ROOM.
DIAZ:LILY?.
LILY:.....
AND, GOING QUICKLY TOWARDS HIM, HE EMBRACES HIM.
LILY:WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SLEEP SO MUCH? !!.
DIAZ: ...ARE YOU CRYING FIRE OR WAX? IT IS THAT HE BURNS ME A LITTLE-
LILY:I'M SERIOUS!!, I WAS SCARED !! HOW WAS I GOING TO EXPLAIN IT TO THE OTHERS?!!
DIAZ:....
AND HE HUGS HER TOO.
LILY: I DON'T KNOW MANY OUTSIDE POKÉMON !. YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE THE ONES I MET FIRST! AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY OF THEM! DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN!
DIAZ:....
AND HE STROKES HIS HEAD.
DIAZ:...SORRY....DON'T CRY ANYMORE....AU.
LILY:....THANK YOU.
DIAZ:IT'S SERIOUS. YOUR TEARS START TO HURT ME A LOT.
AND SHE NOTICES THAT THE WAX FROM HIS TEARS STICKS TO DIAZ'S HAIR.
LILY:OH, SORRY, I DIDN'T CRY LIKE THAT SINCE I WAS BORN.
AND SHE REMOVES THE WAX FROM DIAZ.
DIAZ:AU, THEY TOOK MY HAIR OUT.
LILY:SORRY, IT'S THE WAX.
DIAZ:IT DOESN'T MATTER.....THEY TOLD ME YOU WERE BY MY SIDE THE WHOLE TIME.
LILY:...I WAS WORRIED, OBVIOUSLY SHE WASN'T GOING TO LEAVE YOU ALONE.
DIAZ:....THANK YOU.
LILY:....I-I JUST WANTED YOU TO WAKE UP, OKAY?
DIAZ:....
LILY:HAVE YOU ALREADY TALKED TO RUBY?
DIAZ:...AT NIGHT THE ATTACK WILL BEGIN.
LILY:....ARE YOU OKAY ?.
DIAZ:I AM SOMEWHAT WORRIED. WE WILL ATTACK A KINGDOM, THE GREATEST OF ALL...AND, AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. AND SAVE...
LILY:....DIAZ. I WANT TO EXPLORE THIS REALM.
DIAZ:WHAT?.
LILY:IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I AM IN A KINGDOM, APART FROM THAT THERE IS NOT MUCH TO DO RIGHT NOW, CAN I EXPLORE THE KINGDOM?.
DIAZ:EEEEEH. I-
LILY:PLEASE. YOU CAN COME WITH ME. SO, IN CASE RUBÍ ASKS, TELL HIM THAT HE WAS ACCOMPANYING YOU TO SEE THE PLACE, PLEASE.
DIAZ:...OKAY. BUT I MUST SAY THAT IT IS MY FIRST VISIT TO THIS KINGDOM.
LILY:YES!.
AND LILY BEGAN TO FLOAT.
DIAZ:WOW!...I FORGOT YOU WERE A GHOST TYPE.
LILY:I USUALLY DO IT TOO. BUT THEN I WALK THROUGH A WALL AND I ALREADY REMEMBER.
DIAZ:CAN YOU GO THROUGH WALLS?.
LILY:....(COUGHING) COME ON!.
AND, WALKING THROUGH THE CASTLE, THEY FIND THE EXIT.
LILY:GOSH, WHAT A THRILL.
DIAZ:OKAY, CHECK THE TIME. WE CAN EXPLORE 6 HOURS, AFTER THAT WE GO BACK.
LILY:OKAY.
SPIN:GUYS?.
AND COME SPIN TO THE SIDE.
SPIN:WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
LILY:EXPLORE THE SITE.
DIAZ:...IT WILL ONLY BE A WHILE, I PROMISE .....
AND SEE FLOETTE, SITTING ON THE SPIN HEAD.
DIAZ:....
SPIN:...I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS EXACTLY. WHEN I ASK HER SOMETHING SHE JUST KEEPS QUIET, SO I USES IT AS A KIND OF CAP.
DIAZ:OH YEAH. FLOETTE DOES NOT SPEAK.
SPIN:AH .....DO YOU LIKE IT?.
DIAZ:....ÑEEH, MORE OR LESS.
LILY:LESS TALK AND MORE EXPLORATION!
AND THEY GO OUT TO SEE THE SITE.
SPIN:....AND HOW DOES IT FEEL TO FLOAT WITH A FLOWER?
FLOETTE:.....
AND, WALKING A BIT, DIAZ SEES THE TOWN. HOUSES MADE OF STONES AND VOLCANIC ROCKS, A FLOOR WITH SOME FIRE MARKS, AND SEVERAL WALLS SHOWED LAVA AND MAGMA.
DIAZ:GUOU. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TOWN LIKE THIS.
LILY:I HEARD THAT THIS VILLAGE WORKS BASED ON CAVES, SEVERAL PATHS LEAD TO ANOTHER SECTION OF THE SITE.
DIAZ:AND NOBODY GETS LOST?.
LILY:THERE ARE SEVERAL MAPS ON THE SITE, FOR WHICH THEY ARE CONSTANTLY LOST.
AND SEEING ONE. DIAZ IS GOING TO SEE IT.
DIAZ:.....IN TOTAL THERE ARE LIKE 13 CAMERAS IN THIS KINGDOM....AND EACH ONE HAS ITS OWN NAME.
LILY:LAVA CHAMBER, FIRE FIELD, EXIT. UH! THEY HAVE A SAUNA.
DIAZ:APPARENTLY WE ARE HERE, THE MAIN ROOM.
AND SEE TWO FIRE POKÉMON WALK ON THE SITE.
POKÉMON:...HEY, MOTHER, WHAT ARE THOSE POKÉMON?.
POKÉMON:THOSE, CHILDREN, ARE POKÉMON, BUT THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE FIRE.
AND THEY MOVE AWAY FROM THEM.
DIAZ:....THEIR GLANCES AT HIM WERE WEIRD.
LILY:I WANT TO GO TO THE SAUNA.DITTO- TOLD ME THAT IN THOSE THINGS YOU GET A RELAXING WARMTH.
DIAZ:DID DITTO TELL YOU THAT?
LILY:HE ALSO TOLD ME ABOUT OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO THERE.
DIAZ:LIKE WHAT?.
LILY:SECRET.
DIAZ:...IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE FURTHER FROM THE REST OF THE CAMERAS.
LILY:PLEASE!.
DIAZ:...(SIGH) OKAY.
AND, TAKING THE ROAD, THEY BEGAN TO DESCEND.
DIAZ:.....
LILY:...HEY, DIAZ, CAN YOU EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO ME?
DIAZ:...SURE.
LILY:WHY DOES EVERYONE SEEM TO HATE YOU?
DIAZ:....DON'T YOU KNOW?
LILY: TO BE HONEST I JUST UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL BE SOME KIND OF KING. BUT FROM THEN ON, ALL THIS BECOMES SOMEWHAT CONFUSING.
DIAZ:.....APPARENTLY HE SHOULDN'T BE KING. AND THE KINGS OF OTHER KINGDOMS TRY TO ELIMINATE ME.
LILY:...WHY SHOULDN'T YOU BE?
DIAZ:....IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT RELATED TO ROYALTY, BUT IT IS NOT FAIR THAT FOR THAT REASON I DO NOT HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS ROYALTY.
LILY:....I MUST ADMIT THAT THE WORLD OUTSIDE IS MORE EVIL THAN I THOUGHT.
DIAZ:...
LILY:...THERE ARE POKÉMON THAT DO BAD AND CRUEL THINGS JUST BECAUSE THEY ENJOY DOING THEM, AND OTHERS SIMPLY ENJOY FEELING SUPERIOR TO THE WEAK .... WAS MY MOTHER RIGHT ?.
DIAZ:...THERE ARE BAD AND GOOD THINGS IN THE WORLD. YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND THE GOOD ONES AND APPRECIATE THEM.
LILY:...LIKE YOU? YOU SEEM LIKE A GOOD THING TO ME
DIAZ:....
(RUBY:AND WORST OF ALL IS THAT LILY SAW.)
DIAZ:.....DO YOU REMEMBER?
LILY:WHAT?
DIAZ:....WHAT I DID.
LILY:...WE ARRIVED !.
AND THEY ENTER A CHAMBER WHERE THERE WAS A HOT MIST.
LILY:(INHALING AND EXHALING) WHAT AIR.
AND, WALKING IN THE PLACE, THEY SEE SOME SEATS.
DIAZ:HUH, CUTE.
AND, APPROACHING, THEY SIT DOWN.
LILY:AH, GOOD.
AND DIAZ SEES THAT LILY MELTED.
DIAZ:....ARE YOU-
LILY:I'M FINE. I JUST LOOSEN UP A LITTLE.
DIAZ:....
AND SEE A NOTE.
DIAZ:"FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FIRE TYPES. LEAVE AFTER 15 MINUTES"....
LILY:I MUST ADMIT. IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I AM IN A FIRE ZONE.
DIAZ:APPRECIATE THE MOMENT, WHO KNOWS WHEN YOU WILL BE HERE AGAIN?
LILY:...HEY DIAZ. AND HOW ARE YOUR DAYS USUALLY? YOU KNOW, BEFORE ALL THIS.
DIAZ:....WELL, SOMETHING NORMAL, IT COULD BE SAID. I'LL BE CROWNED SOON SO LET'S JUST SAY I HAVEN'T DONE MUCH OF WHAT I USED TO DO.
LILY:AND WHAT DID YOU USED TO DO?.
DIAZ:....I WOULD WAKE UP, EAT SOMETHING FROM A FRIEND'S DINING ROOM, PREPARE FOR SCHOOL, TALK WITH FRIENDS AND OTHER THINGS....BUT WHEN I AM KING MANY OF THOSE THINGS WILL CHANGE.
LILY:AND DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
DIAZ:....WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?.
LILY:YOU COULD GIVE UP THE THRONE, THROW THE CROWN INTO THE SEA, ETC.
DIAZ:I CAN'T DO SUCH A THING. MAXIMILIANO, BELLI, VARIOUS ACQUAINTANCES. THEY WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO PREPARE ME, AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE IN VAIN.
LILY:.....CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THEM?
DIAZ:....WELL ... FIRST IS MAXIMILIAN, THE KING OF THE NORTH. HE IS SOMEONE GREAT, HE CAN RULE THE KINGDOM AND KNOWS HOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS....HE HELPED ME IN MY STUDIES, MY GROWTH AND ALWAYS HELPED ME IN MY PROBLEMS.
LILY: I SUPPOSE A KING SHOULD TRAIN HIS SUCCESSOR WELL.
DIAZ:THEN THERE IS BELLI....HE....ALWAYS SUPPORT ME. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF TAKING CARE OF ME..
LILY:SO GROWN UP AND STILL IN NEED OF BABYSITTER.
DIAZ:HEY, BELLI IS MORE THAN A BABYSITTER, HE IS MY FRIEND....HE HELPED ME TO MAKE ME STRONG, HE HELPED ME TO SLEEP AND.....
LILY:...AND?
DIAZ:....HE.....HE FOUND IT.
LILY:WHO?
DIAZ:....TO MY FATHER.
LILY:...YOUR FATHER?.
DIAZ:....I...I DON'T KNOW MY FATHER....BELLI AND MAXIMILIANO ALWAYS TOLD ME ANECDOTES ABOUT HIM....THEY SAID THAT HE WAS A HERO, ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER.
LILY:....AND WHY DID HE LEAVE?
DIAZ:.....IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW....AND AT THE SAME TIME I'M SCARED TO KNOW....WHAT IF HE DIDN'T LOVE ME? IS THAT WHY HE ABANDONED ME?
LILY:....
DIAZ:BELLI SAYS THAT HE WILL COME TO SEE ME ON THE DAY OF MY CORONATION. AND I WANT TO MAKE HIM PROUD, THAT HE SEES THAT IT WAS WORTH LETTING ME BE KING...THAT THE ABANDONMENT SERVED SOMETHING.
LILY:....
DIAZ: SINCE THEN MANY SEEM TO HATE HIM....HE, APPARENTLY, WAS THE ONE WHO CONVINCED MAXIMILIANO TO CHOOSE ME....AND EVERYONE BLAMES HIM FOR ME BEING HERE.
LILY:....TALKING ABOUT YOUR FATHER, IS A DELICATE SUBJECT, RIGHT?.
DIAZ:.....
LILY:....I THINK HE DID WELL TO GIVE YOU THIS OPPORTUNITY.
DIAZ:...REALLY?
LILY:IF MAXIMILIANO DECIDE TO LISTEN TO YOUR FATHER. IT MEANS THAT HE SAW SOMETHING IN YOU ... SOMETHING THAT YOUR FATHER ALWAYS SAW IN YOU ... IF HE OR MAXIMILIANO NEVER SAW SOMETHING OF YOU I SUPPOSE THEY WOULD NOT CHOOSE YOU.
DIAZ:.....DO YOU SEE SOMETHING IN ME?.
LILY:I THINK YOU ARE...(YAWN)...DIFFERENT...YOUR WAY OF ACTING AND THINKING SEEM DIFFERENT...TO THE WAY OF THINKING OF OTHERS.
DIAZ:....OTHERS USUALLY SPEAK AFTER BIRTH .... BELLI SAYS THAT IT WAS A LONG TIME BEFORE HE COULD SAY PERFECT SENTENCES.
LILY:DO YOU SEE? YOU ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER POKÉMON, (YAWN) FOR SURE YOU WILL DO WELL.
DIAZ:....THANK YOU....IT'S A RELIEF TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE POKEMON THAT SUPPORT ME.
LILY:DON'T WORRY (BIG YAWN). HERE I AM ME AND YOUR FRIENDS, AND ME AND ESPECIALLY ME.
DIAZ:....ARE YOU OKAY?.
LILY: YEP. (YAWN) I'M JUST GETTING SOME SLEEP.
DIAZ:....HAS 15 MINUTES PASSED?.....WAIT, DID YOU SAY IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME IN A FIRE ENVIRONMENT?
LILY:WHAT ARE YOU DETECTIVE OR WHAT? HAHAHA!.
DIAZ:MAYBE BEING HERE-
LILY:HEY, DIAZ, AND DO YOU ALREADY HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?.
DIAZ:.....WHAT?
LILY:YOU AND BRAIXEN....
DIAZ:W-WHAT?! OF COURSE NOT!.
LILY:UYUYUY, TOUCH SOMETHING DELICATE. AT LEAST HAVE YOUR KISHED EACH OTHER?
DIAZ:KISHED?!.
LILY:MUA, MUA. KISH, KISH, HAHAHA!.
DIAZ:I THINK THE PLACE IS ALREADY AFFECTING YOU!. YOU LOOK DIZZY AND-
LILY:ANSWER!.
DIAZ:...NO. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING.
LILY:...HOW LUCKY.
DIAZ:LUCK?
AND SUDDENLY, APPEARING FROM THE FRONT, LILY KISSES DIAZ ON THE MOUTH.
DIAZ:...
AND AFTER 5 SECONDS.
LILY:...my first kiss, and it's yours...good night.
AND LILY FALLS ASLEEP.
LILY:(SNORING).
DIAZ:.....WHAT? .....WHAT?! .....WHAT?!!.
SPIN:HERE YOUR ARE!
AND HE SEES THAT SPIN AND FLOETTE WERE COMING.
SPIN: THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME POKÉMON OTHER THAN THOSE SEEN CAME TO THE SAUNA. ALL GOOD?.
DIAZ: I-I NO, SAY-I SAY YES BUT-BUT AND-AND-ME!, EEEEH.
SPIN:....DON'T WORRY. STUTTERING IS SOMETIMES A PHASE, IT HIT ME ON MY NERVES AND-
DIAZ:JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT!, PLEASE!.
SPIN:OH YEAHYEAH. YOU HAVE TO COME.
DIAZ:WHAT FOR?!.
SPIN:THE SOUTH KINGDOM SENT A MESSAGE.
DIAZ:.....
AND LISTENING TO THAT. DIAZ RETURNS TO THE RUBY'S CASTLE.
LILY:(SNORING).
DIAZ:.....
AND THEN PUTTING LILY TO BED.
DIAZ:....REST LILY.
AND IT GOES FROM THERE.
LILY:(SNORING)....diaz....(SNORING).
(RUBY:THAT'S WHY HE HAS EARNED A LOT OF HATRED EVERYWHERE...IT IS DANGEROUS FOR US THAT HE IS HERE.
LILY:....
AND HE SEES DIAZ IN BED, STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
RUBY:WE MUST BE CAREFUL-
LILY:I THINK YOUR EXAGGERATE.
RUBY:....
LILY:.....I DOUBT VERY MUCH THAT HE WOULD BE CAPABLE OF SO MUCH EVIL AND CRUELTY.)
MEANWHILE WITH DIAZ. HE WAS GOING TO THE MEETING. AND, ENTERING THE ROOM, HE SAW RUBY, SPIN AND FLOETTE.
DIAZ:...NOT MANY CAME.
RUBY:AND LILY?.
DIAZ:....BEING IN ANOTHER HABITAT MAKES HER DIZZY, SHE IS SLEEPING.
RUBY: .... WE'LL HAVE TO START.
AND THEY SIT DOWN.
RUBY: SPIN SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.
DIAZ: WHAT DID THE MESSAGE SAY?
AND SPIN GIVES HIM A LETTER. AND UNROLLING IT.
DIAZ: "SURRENDER THE TRAITOR AND ABERRATION. OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTIONS. SIGNATURE: SLOWKING" ...
RUBY: NEXT TIME YOU MUST KILL ALL THE GUARDS. THOSE WHO RETURNED SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED SLOWKING OF YOUR PRESENCE AND THAT OF LILY.
DIAZ: .... WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS ?.
RUBY: LUCKILY THE PLANS CONTINUE AS THEY ARE.
SPIN: UNFORTUNATELY WE WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE ATTACK TIMES.
DIAZ: WHEN ?.
RUBY: WITHIN 2 HOURS.
DIAZ: 2 HOURS?!.
RUBY: IF WE WAIT LONGER. SLOWKING WILL STRENGTHEN HIS KINGDOM IN A WAY THAT I CAN'T IMAGINE.
DIAZ: .... HOW DOES THE PLAN WORK?
RUBY: MAXIMILIANO WILL BE IN THE SOUTH CASTLE. THE CASTLE WILL BE GUARDED BY MORE THAN 60 GUARDS. 10 IN THE INNING, POSSIBLY MELEE FIGHTERS. 20 ON THE ROOF, WITH RANGED ATTACKS. AND 30 INSIDE THE CASTLE, WITH DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE KING AND HIS SUCCESSOR WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY ATTACK.
SPIN:THE SOUTH CASTLE IS THE BIGGEST OF ALL.
RUBY:LUCKILY WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN LOCATE MAXIMILIANO.
DIAZ:....ME?.
SPIN:YOU CAN LOCATE MAXIMILIANO'S AURA, RIGHT?
RUBY:YOU WILL BE ESSENTIAL IN THE RESCUE.
DIAZ:.....
RUBY:MY ARMY WILL DISTRACT THE POKÉMON. MEANWHILE YOU AND I WILL GO TO THE CASTLE.
?:YOU, HIM AND US.
DIAZ:....
AND LOOKING AT THE DOOR. THE OTHERS HAD ARRIVED.
DEC: ...
ROSE: ...
BRAIXEN: ...
DITTO: ... HI DIAZ, HOW ARE YOU DOING ?.
DIAZ: ....
AND RUNNING. DIAZ HUGS DITTO.
DIAZ: NICE TO SEE YOU HERE.
DITTO: ... AH, A MOMENT POKÉMON....a moment pokémon.
BRAIXEN:NOW DON'T YOUR SHARE WITH ME?.
AND BRAIXEN JOINS THE HUG.
DEC:....QUEEN RUBY.
RUBY:DEC. IT MUST BE VERY SERIOUS IF YOU DECIDED TO ALLY YOURSELF.
DEC:WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD YOU HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE WILL DO NOW.
DIAZ:AND MEW?.
DEC:HE SAID HE WOULDN'T HELP ON THIS, BUT WISHES US LUCK.
DITTO:DAD HAS BETTER THINGS TO DO, I UNDERSTAND.....AND MEWTWO?.
DIAZ:.....HE-
?:I'M HERE.
AND THEY LOOKED BACK.
MEWTWO:...
DIAZ:....
AND FLOETTE, SEEING IT, JUMPS OFF THE SPIN HEAD AND FLOATS TOWARDS IT.
SPIN:AND THERE GOES MY HAT.
AND MEWTWO, SEEING IT, PUTS HIS HAND ON IT. AND FLOETTE PERCHES ON IT.
FLOETTE:....
MEWTWO:....
DIAZ:...NICE TO SEE YOU FRIEND.
MEWTWO:...WHAT DO WE DO NOW?.
RUBY:THE ATTACK WILL BE IN 2 HOURS. PREPARE EVERYTHING YOUR NEED TO ENTER.
AND SAID THAT. RUBY GOES AND SHOWS UP ON THE BALCONY.
RUBY:ATTENTION EVERYONE! THE GUARDS MUST PREPARE, WE WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM!
AND LISTENING TO THAT. THE GUARDS WARN EVERYONE TO GET IN LINE. WHILE.
MEWTWO:...HE-LLO.
FLOETTE:...ee...oo.
MEWTWO:...AT LEAST YOU CAN VOCALIZE THE VOWELS...
AND GO TO DIAZ AT THE DOOR.
MEWTWO:....
DIAZ:...WHAT MADE YOU COME BACK?.
MEWTWO:....DON'T CONFUSE THINGS....I JUST DON'T WANT A WAR TO BE CAUSED BY THE IGNORANCE OF OTHERS...
DIAZ:....I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
MEWTWO:....
FLOETTE:...iu u.
MEWTWO:...EACH ONE SUFFERS IN HIS OWN WAY DIAZ...YOU SUFFER FOR BEING KING....I SUFFER FOR FEELING THINGS THAT I HAD NEVER FELT BEFORE.
DIAZ:...THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO END THAT SUFFERING....SHE WILL BE SAFE HERE.
MEWTWO:....I GUESS SHE'S NOT READY TO WITNESS SO MUCH ACTION YET.
DIAZ:....I'LL GO SEE THE OTHERS....BETTER EXPLAIN.
AND HE LEAVES THE ROOM, LEAVING MEWTWO AND FLOETTE ALONE.
MEWTWO:...LISTEN FLOETTE.....I KNOW I DID YOU WRONG FOR LEAVING WITHOUT TELLING YOU....FORGIVE ME.
FLOETTE:.....
MEWTWO:...BUT I MUST DO IT AGAIN....THIS TIME TO GIVE YOU A FUTURE.
FLOETTE:...
AND FLOETTE HOLDS HIS HAND, RELEASING HER FLOWER.
FLOETTE:.....
MEWTWO:...I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL RETURN....I STILL HAVE TO HELP YOU TO SPEAK...AND TO GROW.
AND MEWTWO HAD SOMETHING HE HADN'T HAD IN YEARS....TEARS.
MEWTWO:....
FLOETTE:IU U....IU U.
MEWTWO:....EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE....YOU CAN HOLD ON FOR A WHILE MORE....A WHILE LONGER.
AND HE JUST GENTLY HUGS FLOETTE. AND PEEKING.
DITTO:....WHY SHOULD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS BE THE SADDEST?
IN THE MEANTIME.
LILY:(SNORING).
BRAIXEN:...AND YOU SAY HE GOT DIZZY FROM THE ENVIRONMENT?
DIAZ:...YES. I THINK THIS ENVIRONMENT IS NEW FOR HER.
BRAIXEN: I HOPE SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WEIRD ABOUT THE DIZZINESS.
DIAZ:...LUCKILY NO.
BRAIXEN:...GOOD. SHE BETTER STAY HERE, HER MOTHER WOULD WORRY IF SHE GOT INVOLVED IN THIS.
DIAZ:....SHE HELPED A LOT.
BRAIXEN:SHE IS BRAVE TO BE SMALL.
DIAZ: YES....BRAIXEN. DO YOU REMEMBER "THE BLOODY KING"?
BRAIXEN:...WHAT IS THAT? I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A KING.
DIAZ:....DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM LAST YEAR?
BRAIXEN:NOT REALLY. SOMETHING HAPPENS?.
DIAZ:...NO...NOTHING.
BRAIXEN:....NERVOUS ABOUT THE ATTACK?
DIAZ:....NO.
AND DIAZ COMES OUT OF THERE.
BRAIXEN:...BLOODY KING?
AND FINALLY, IN THE MEETING ROOM.
RUBY:OK. WE HAVE HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE OTHERS SUSPECT OUR ABSENCE.
DEC AND ROSE:.....
RUBY:I PRESUME THEY KNOW WHY WE ARE HERE.
DEC:...THE CRIMSON QUEEN.
ROSE:IT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF.
RUBY:....SO FINALLY THE PROPHECY BEGAN.
ROSE:DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS WILL BRING US?.
DEC: SO FAR WE KNOW THAT SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE OTHER KINGS...EXCEPT MAXIMILIANO'S FAMILY.
RUBY:YOU SAY THAT SHE HAS LIVED LONGER THAN ANYONE ELSE?
DEC:AND SHE HAVE MADE ENOUGH ALLIES TO FORM A GREAT ARMY.
RUBY:ROSE, YOU CONTROL THE TIME. CAN'T YOU TRAVEL TO THE PAST TO MEET HER?
ROSE:ONE OF THE RULES DIALGA TOLD ME IS THAT "TRAVEL TO THE PAST FOR FUTURE BENEFITS IS ILLEGAL".
DEC:....FOR NOW WE MUST SAVE MAXIMILIANO. IF HE WAS NOT WITH THE CRIMSON QUEEN IT MEANS THAT HE HE HE KNOWS SOMETHING THAT WE DO NOT.
RUBÍ:....SOMETHING OF WHICH WE ARE SURE....IS THAT DIAZ KNOWS MORE THAN THE OTHERS.
ROSE:...HIS FATHER...IS ONE OF THOSE WE HAVE HEARD.
DEC:...BUT HE DOESN'T SEEM TO REMEMBER.
RUBY:WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO WITH IT?
ROSE:HE CAN BE DANGEROUS IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.
DEC:..."THE BLOODY KING".
RUBY:WE HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT THAT EVENT...ONE THAT DEFINED HOW DANGEROUS DIAZ IS...BUT IS IT TRUE?
ROSE:DEC. YOU HAVE WATCHED DIAZ FOR YEARS, HAD HE ALREADY SHOWN ANY VIOLENT SIGNS OR SOMETHING?
DEC:....I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN HIM WITH DISAPPOINTMENT, FEAR AND CONCERN....BUT AT THAT MOMENT...I SAW SOMEONE WHO DID NOT SEEM TO BE HIM.
RUBY:....MAYBE I KNOW A PLAN FOR THIS.
DEC AND ROSE:.....
AND EVERYONE WAS PREPARING FOR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN SOON. WHILE.
SLOWKING:....
POKÉMON:GOOD, YOUR MAJESTY. I'M FINISH WHAT HE ASKED OF ME.
SLOWKING:EVERYTHING IS READY?.
POKÉMON:YES. NOW I WANT MY PAY.
SLOWKING:....LOOK FOR THE ONE WHO FAVORS YOU THE MOST AND GET OUT OF HERE.
POKÉMON:I LIKE THEM YOUNG AND NAIVE.
AND HE LEAVES THERE.
SLOWKING:....LET'S START THE GAME DIAZ.
IN THE MEANTIME. DIAZ WAS OUTSIDE THE KINGDOM, ON TOP OF THE VOLCANO, LOOKING AT THE MOON.
DIAZ:....OH GOD...
AND HE SAW HIS HANDS.
DIAZ:.....(BREATHING FASTER).
AND HE HALLUCINATED WITH BLOOD ON THEM. AND HIS HEART WAS BEGINNING TO RING IN HIS EARS.
DIAZ:(HEAVY BREATHING).
(SLEEP)
DIAZ:STOP!!...
DITTO:HEY.
DIAZ:....
DITTO:...DO YOU WANT TO TALK?
DIAZ:....NO.
DITTO:....DIAZ. "THE BLOODY KING" IS NOT SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
DIAZ:....EASY TO SAY....BUT DIFFICULT TO APPLY.
AND HE LEFT THERE.
DITTO:...SAME MOON...SAME NIGHT...SAME POKÉMON.