CHAPTER 25:GROWING UP

ARCEUS REACHES AN ISLAND WHERE THERE WAS A STONE.

ARCEUS:OK WILSON, WE ARE HERE. I JUST HAVE TO GIVE MY REASONS FOR DIAZ TO BE CHOSEN AND I WILL SHOW HIM THAT I AM RIGHT....YES.....HERE WE GO....SHUT UP WILSON! IF I CAN!.

AND HE TOUCHES THE STONE. WHICH SENDS IT TO A PLATFORM.

ARCEUS:...DAMN.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲O̲S̲:̲A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲.̲ N̲I̲C̲E̲ T̲O̲ F̲I̲N̲A̲L̲L̲Y̲ M̲E̲E̲T̲ Y̲O̲U̲.̲

ARCEUS:...(INHALATION AND EXHALATION) POWWWWWERFULL ARRRRCEUS. I ASK FOR YOUR TIME TO REQUEST A NUMBER 0.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲.̲.̲.̲0̲.̲.̲.̲.̲.̲D̲O̲ Y̲O̲U̲ A̲S̲K̲ T̲O̲ C̲H̲A̲N̲G̲E̲ T̲H̲E̲ C̲U̲R̲R̲E̲N̲T̲ K̲I̲N̲G̲?̲

ARCEUS:THAT'S RIGHT.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲O̲H̲,̲ I̲ D̲O̲N̲'̲T̲ K̲N̲O̲W̲.̲ Y̲O̲U̲ A̲R̲E̲ S̲U̲P̲P̲O̲S̲E̲D̲ T̲O̲ B̲E̲ P̲R̲O̲H̲I̲B̲I̲T̲E̲D̲ F̲R̲O̲M̲ G̲E̲T̲T̲I̲N̲G̲ I̲N̲V̲O̲L̲V̲E̲D̲ W̲I̲T̲H̲ U̲S̲.̲

ARCEUS:TECHNICALLY. BUT ACCORDING TO NUMBER 151, I STILL HAVE A JURISDICTION IN THE NORTHERN KINGDOM.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲.̲.̲.̲I̲ M̲U̲S̲T̲ S̲T̲A̲R̲T̲ R̲E̲A̲D̲I̲N̲G̲ T̲H̲E̲ N̲U̲M̲B̲E̲R̲S̲.̲.̲.̲.̲O̲K̲ A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲,̲ W̲E̲ W̲I̲L̲L̲ S̲T̲A̲R̲T̲ A̲ T̲R̲I̲A̲L̲.̲ B̲U̲T̲ I̲ H̲I̲G̲H̲L̲Y̲ D̲O̲U̲B̲T̲ T̲H̲A̲T̲ Y̲O̲U̲R̲ A̲P̲P̲L̲I̲C̲A̲T̲I̲O̲N̲ W̲I̲L̲L̲ B̲E̲ A̲C̲C̲E̲P̲T̲E̲D̲.̲

ARCEUS:....DON'T LOOK AT IT WILSON!.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲.̲.̲.̲.̲A̲R̲E̲ Y̲O̲U̲ T̲A̲L̲K̲I̲N̲G̲ T̲O̲ A̲ B̲A̲L̲L̲?̲.̲

ARCEUS:...DON'T SAY HELLO! WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON WILSON?!.

AND RETURNING TO THE NORTHERN KINGDOM.

DIAZ:....WE FINALLY MEET.

EMPOLEON:AND TO THINK THAT YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOOK MY SON FROM ME.

DIAZ:I DID NOT REMOVE YOU-

EMPOLEON:YOU TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME!....MY SON SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHOSEN, BUT YOU APPEARED.

DIAZ:....INVOLVING OTHERS TO SIMPLY HURT ME IS GOING TOO FAR.

EMPOLEON:NOW THAT I HAVE YOU HERE. I'M GOING TO HURT YOU EVEN MORE.

AND LOOKED BACK.

DIAZ:...GUYS?.

BRAIXEN: DIAZ, IT'S ALL A HOAX !.

DIAZ:WHAT?.

BELLI:THEY HYPNOTIZED MAXIMILIANO!.

EMPOLEON:AND IT WILL BE THE SAME ONE WHO ELIMINATES YOU, ISN'T IT?

AND MAXIMILIANO TAKES HIS SHELLS.

EMPOLEON:ELIMINATE FRAUD.

AND THE ARMY BLOCKED THE WAY TO DIAZ.

DIAZ:...MAXIMILIANO-

MAXIMILIANO:DIES!

AND HE ATTACKS QUICKLY, BUT DIAZ DODGES IT.

MEWTWO:DIAZ!.

AND MAXIMILIANO ATTACKED WITH HIS SHELL SHELL. BUT DIAZ DID HIS BEST TO DODGE EVERYTHING.

DIAZ:MAXIMILIANO. I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT. YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO BE FORCED!

MAXIMILIANO:YOU ARE TRASH, YOU SHOULD BE DEAD!.

AND USES -AQUA JET- AND DIAZ, MOVING LATE, RECEIVES THE IMPACT. THROWING IT AT THE POKÉMON.

POKÉMON:KILL HIM, KILL HIM, KILL HIM!.

DIAZ:....

MAXIMILIANO:HERE!

AND DIAZ DODGE MAXIMILIANO'S ATTACK.

DIAZ:MAXIMILIANO, PLEASE STOP!.

AND HE WAS GOING TO USE -X-SCISSOR-. BUT DIAZ HOLDS HIS ARMS BEFORE EXECUTING HIM.

DIAZ:I KNOW YOU'RE STILL THERE. DON'T LET EMPOLEON CONTROL YOU!

MAXIMILIANO: SAVE YOUR STUPID WORDS!.

AND HE KICKS HER IN THE STOMACH.

DIAZ:UFFF!.

AND KICKS HIM IN THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM BACK.

MAXIMILIANO:YOUR LIFE IS WORTH NOTHING.

DIAZ:...I KNOW YOU WOULD NEVER SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND HE KEEPS ATTACKING. IN THE MEANTIME.

ARCEUS:...NO WILSON, I'M NOT NERVOUS. I MEAN, THEY ARE THE POKÉMON THAT I FORCED TO APPRECIATE ME AND THAT ENDED UP REJECTING ME...I'M GOING TO WIN. PREPARE MY SPEECH....WAIT...DAMN. I HAVE NO SPEECH! WHAT I AM GOING TO DO? IF I HAVE NOTHING BEFORE-

AND HE IS TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE PLATFORM.

ARCEUS:.....

AND HE SAW ALL THE LEGENDARY GATHERED

.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲S̲H̲A̲L̲L̲ W̲E̲ S̲T̲A̲R̲T̲ T̲H̲E̲ V̲O̲T̲E̲?̲.̲

ARCEUS:MISSING MEW AND MEWTWO.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲T̲H̲E̲Y̲ W̲O̲N̲'̲T̲ C̲O̲M̲E̲ T̲O̲D̲A̲Y̲,̲ F̲A̲M̲I̲L̲I̲A̲R̲ T̲H̲E̲M̲E̲S̲ I̲ G̲U̲E̲S̲S̲.̲ L̲E̲T̲'̲S̲ S̲T̲A̲R̲T̲ T̲H̲E̲ T̲R̲I̲A̲L̲.̲

ARCEUS:....

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲,̲ F̲O̲R̲M̲E̲R̲ P̲O̲K̲E̲M̲O̲N̲ G̲O̲D̲.̲ A̲R̲E̲ Y̲O̲U̲ A̲S̲K̲I̲N̲G̲ F̲O̲R̲ A̲ C̲H̲A̲N̲G̲E̲ O̲F̲ K̲I̲N̲G̲ O̲F̲ T̲H̲E̲ N̲O̲R̲T̲H̲ K̲I̲N̲G̲D̲O̲M̲?̲.̲

ARCEUS:YES. I-

LEGENDARIES:DENIED.

ARCEUS:WAIT! LET ME FINISH PLEASE, NUMBER 32.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲.̲.̲.̲.̲O̲K̲A̲Y̲,̲ E̲X̲P̲L̲A̲I̲N̲ U̲S̲.̲

ARCEUS:....I WANT TO RETURN TO THE POKÉMON MACRI DIAZ. THE OFFICIALLY NEW KING OF THE NORTH.

KYOGRE:MACRI DIAZ?.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲I̲ T̲O̲L̲D̲ Y̲O̲U̲ A̲B̲O̲U̲T̲ H̲I̲M̲,̲ T̲H̲E̲ O̲N̲E̲ W̲H̲O̲ D̲E̲F̲E̲A̲T̲E̲D̲ A̲L̲L̲ T̲H̲E̲ S̲U̲C̲C̲E̲S̲S̲O̲R̲S̲.̲

LATIOS:I KNOW IT TOO. AS "THE BLOODY KING".

ARCEUS:oh no.

legendaries:-The bloody king ?. -the same?. -Why would we want it?

RAYQUAZA: WHY WOULD WE WANT TO CHOOSE A POKÉMON THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY IMPORTANT OFFSPRING?

LATIAS: AND KILLED A MAN WITH A WIFE.

ARCEUS: HEY, WE ALL KNOW THE KROOKODILE WAS EVIL!.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲P̲L̲E̲A̲S̲E̲ R̲E̲F̲R̲A̲I̲N̲ F̲R̲O̲M̲ Y̲E̲L̲L̲I̲N̲G̲.̲

ARCEUS:SORRY, OKAY, SORRY.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲S̲I̲R̲ A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲.̲ I̲ D̲O̲N̲'̲T̲ S̲E̲E̲ A̲N̲Y̲ R̲E̲A̲S̲O̲N̲ W̲H̲Y̲ W̲E̲ S̲H̲O̲U̲L̲D̲ C̲O̲N̲S̲I̲D̲E̲R̲ A̲ P̲O̲K̲É̲M̲O̲N̲ O̲F̲ H̲I̲S̲ C̲L̲A̲S̲S̲ A̲S̲ W̲O̲R̲T̲H̲Y̲ O̲F̲ B̲E̲I̲N̲G̲ A̲ K̲I̲N̲G̲,̲ E̲V̲E̲N̲ Y̲O̲U̲ T̲A̲K̲E̲ H̲I̲M̲ A̲S̲ U̲N̲W̲O̲R̲T̲H̲Y̲.̲

ARCEUS:...I...I....

AND HE WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP....WHEN HE SEES WILSON.

ARCEUS:...

GROUDON:hey, why does he have that ball?.

KYOGRE:apparently is his friend.

RAYQUAZA:with more reason we must reject his request.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲W̲E̲L̲L̲,̲ W̲E̲ O̲F̲F̲I̲C̲I̲A̲L̲L̲Y̲ S̲A̲Y̲-̲

ARCEUS:HEY! PLEASE. LET ME GIVE MY POINTS IN FAVOR SO THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER SOMEONE AS DIAZ WORTHY OF BEING KING!.

A̲R̲C̲E̲U̲S̲:̲.̲.̲.̲G̲O̲O̲D̲.̲ I̲'̲L̲L̲ G̲I̲V̲E̲ I̲T̲ A̲ T̲R̲Y̲,̲ E̲V̲E̲N̲ I̲F̲ I̲T̲'̲S̲ U̲S̲E̲L̲E̲S̲S̲.̲

ARCEUS:....(INHALING AND EXHALING) TO EXPLAIN MYSELF. I WOULD LIKE TO USE THE WORDS OF THE WISEST BEING IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.

AND WHILE HE WAS GOING TO SAY HIS SPEECH. DIAZ KEPT TRYING TO MAKE MAXIMILIANO SEE REASON.

ARCEUS "MY MOM ALWAYS SAID LIFE WAS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.". WHEN YOU HEAR THAT. I REALIZED THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME LIFE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LIFE CAN GIVE YOU, SOMETHING EXQUISITE OR SOMETHING A LITTLE BITTER, SOMETHING FILLING OR SOMETHING EMPTY. THAT'S WHAT DIAZ IS, SOMEONE TRYING TO FIND SOME CHOCOLATE TO EAT AND SEE WHAT THEY GET. BUT THEY ALWAYS GAVE HIM THE BITTER ONES, THE UGLY ONES, THE ONES THAT NOBODY WANTED...AND THEN SOMEONE GAVE HIM THE BEST CHOCOLATE IN THE BOX, AND THEY ALL JUST WANTED TO TAKE IT AWAY.

AND DIAZ BLOCKED MAXIMILIANO'S ATTACK.

ARCEUS:"IF YOU DON'T DO STUPID THINGS WHILE YOU ARE YOUNG, YOU WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT WHEN YOU ARE OLD". THAT MEANS THAT A PERFECT KING SHOULD NOT EXIST, IT IS THE MISTAKES THAT HELP US. HE HE MADE MISTAKES IN HIS LIFE BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AT SOME POINT IN HIS LIFE, THAT WILL STOP MATTERING AND HE WILL BE ABLE TO LAUGH AT THOSE STUPID THINGS THAT HE DID.

AND DIAZ RECEIVES THE ATTACK OF MAXIMILIANO.

ARCEUS:"IF IT WASN'T HARD, EVERYONE WOULD DO IT. IT'S THE HARD THAT MAKES IT GREAT" EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A KING. IF BEING KING WAS THAT SIMPLE, EVERYONE WOULD DO IT ALL THE TIME, A KING THERE, A KING HERE. IT IS THE CHALLENGES THAT KINGS GO THROUGH THAT MAKE THEM UNIQUE. DIAZ HAS DONE SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX CHALLENGES AND ALWAYS, AFTER SO MANY ATTEMPTS, KEEPS GOING TO SEE THE NEXT DIFFICULTY THAT HE WILL HAVE TO OVERCOME.

Y DIAZ SUFRE ALGUNAS HERIDAS POR LOS ATAQUES.

ARCEUS:"LIFE IS TOO SHORT NOT TO FORGIVE", THIS GOES WITH THE SUPPOSED "BLOODY KING"....HE DID HARM ONCE, AND EVERYONE SEEMED TO ONLY CARE ABOUT THAT...THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN HIS LIFE MIGHT END AND MEANWHILE THEY WILL REJECT THE FUTURE...IN MY OPINION THEY SHOULD FORGIVE HIM, NOT BECAUSE IT DESERVES IT, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN INSIGNIFICANT MISTAKE COMPARED TO WHAT OTHERS DO.

Y EMPOLEON VEÍA, CON UNA FELICIDAD MALIGNA, COMO DIAZ EMPEZABA A AGOTARSE.

ARCEUS:"I HAD TO BE HONEST WITH MYSELF AND ASK MYSELF IF I WOULD BE UP TO THE TASK, IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY MISTER ROGERS"... IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON IT.

DIAZ SAW MAXIMILIANO, ABOUT TO ATTACK.

ARCEUS:NOW YOU ARE SURELY WONDERING, CAN DIAZ BE ABLE TO INFLUENCE THE KINGDOM IN SOME WAY? WELL, THE BEST EVIDENCE I HAVE IS MEWTWO. MANY TAKE IT AS A MOCKERY, INCLUDING ME. BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT MEWTWO HAS BECOME SOMEONE BETTER THAN US.

MEWTWO MADE SOME EFFORT TO BREAK FREE. BUT HE WAS WOUNDED BY THE GUARDS.

ARCEUS:WE LEGENDARIES BELIEVE WE ARE SUPERIOR TO SIMPLE POKÉMON, THAT INCLUDED THE SAME EMOTIONS. SOME OF US WERE STARTING TO IGNORE THEM AND BECOME HOSTILE AND HEARTLESS...BUT MEW DIDN'T WANT THAT FOR HIS SON. SO HE SENT HIM WITH THE SIMPLE ONES TO LEARN WHAT WE FORGET. AND HE WON THINGS BETTER THAN THE GARBAGE THAT WE ARE. TRUE FRIENDSHIPS, AFFECTION BEFORE BEINGS INFERIOR TO HIM.....AND TRUE LOVE.

AND FLOETTE KEPT TRYING TO FREE HERSELF TO GO WITH MEWTWO.

ARCEUS:DIAZ MAY BE SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES THAT HE DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE SOMEONE. BUT HE SHOWED MORE IMPORTANCE TO THOSE HE LOVES. FROM A FIRE FOX, A MOLDABLE JELLY AND A CLONE AFRAID OF FACING SOMETHING THAT HE WAS NOT USED TO.

AND DIAZ SEES MAXIMILIANO. AND WITHOUT BACKING DOWN, HE RUNS TOWARDS IT.

ARCEUS:IF THEY REALLY ARE LEGENDARY. BE OPEN TO CHANGE, TO EXPERIMENT.....TO GROW.

ARCEUS:....

AND EVERYONE IS SILENT, SURPRISED.

JIRACHI:WHO IS THAT BEING SO WISE?.

ARCEUS:COMMONLY KNOWN....AS TOM HANKS.

ARCEUS:...OKAY, IF YOUR NEED A WHILE TO THINK.

ARCEUS:....let's hope we can make it Wilson.

MESPRIT:Hey, at first it was funny about the ball but ...

AZELF:I know, it starts to scare me.

UXIE:I think I should go to Dr. Maradona.