The Twilight heart: Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Stroll in Solaceon

The trio walked into town admiring the scenery.  Aurora gleefully stared at the small boutiques, Zone kept his eyes on ahead, and Shinx yawned and curled up in it's masters arms.

"So this is Solaceon town?" Zone asked.  Aurora nodded, "Yeah, its the main checkpoint between Veilstone and Hearthome city."  "Hearthome, thats your next badge isnt it?" he asked.  Aurora nodded again and gave a small smile. "So...since when did you start caring about my battles?" Zone froze and huffed. "Who ever said I cared."

Aurora rolled her eyes.  She knew he did and even he knew he did, although feined to admit it.  "We should hit the Pokemon Center first, Shinx must be alll worn out from that fight earlier" she sighed.  Zone nodded and they headed off to the small building to their left with a large signature pink "P" upon the roof.

"Hello, Welcome to the Solaceon Town Pokemon Center, how may we assist you?" a young nurse with pink hair replied sweetly. "Can you take my Shinx please" aurora asked holding up the tired pokemon.  The nurse giggled, "Why of course, hold on one second please."  She clapped her hands and a large pink pokemon ran up chanting happily.  It wore a nurses hat and apron similar to its owner.

"Chansey, please take this Shinx to the medical bay" she asked as the pokemon nodded.  With a salute it replied back, "Chan! sey!"  It placed shinx on a cart and rolled away with it behind the sliding doors. "Im afraid it will take some time, I hope thats ok" the nurse sighed.  Aurora sighed, "Thats ok, well come back later, Cmon zone!"  She grabbed his hand and dragged off the boy before he could reply.  They were out the doors and back in the streets.  The nurse shook her head. "Ah...young love" she sighed as she went back to filing reports.


The two walked down the streets killing time and taking in all the sights.  Aurora felt like she was in heaven, oh if she had the money the things she would buy.  Zone however wasn't exactly enjoying himself.  He had already been forced to drag her away from about ten diffrent stores in the past twenty minutes.  Eventually they made their way to the outskirts of town where a large slab lay, which caught zones eye.

"Aurora.." he said as he pointed to the relic.  Aurora gave him an awkward stare, "...You want to check out a rock?"  Zone shook his head, "Fine...stay here then," he said as he began to walk off towards the ruins.  Aurora blinked a few times, "H-hey! don't you leave me!" she called as she ran to catch up with him.

They arived at the large stone slab that lay before a large stone temple, on the sides of were two statues of fierce gods of Shinnoh.  The markings engraved were in a language none could read.  The relic remained deserted aside the two who visited it.

"Whoa...it looks much bigger then the map depicted" Aurora said staring in awe.  Zone walked up to the slab and examined the strange markings. "F..R..I..E..N..D" he began to mumble.  "You cant seriously understand that can you?" she asked.   Zone nodded,..."Ive seen these markings before....I dont remember where...or when..but I know them."  

"So...what does it say?" she asked kneeling down with him." "...Friend....All life brings creation....all creation brings life....all are equal" He slowly read.  "Creation brings life?" ...whats that supposed to mean?" she shrugged in confusion.  Zone stood up and dusted some dust off the grave revealing more markings, he raised an eyebrow and began to read.   "...Time involves space, both are one....one cannot exist without the other..life goes on."  "..Time...and space" ...He looked down, "Why does that seem familliar...."

Aurora looked up at the statues. "Hey zone....check this out, she said pointing to the statues along the temple walls.

Zones eyes widened as he took in the gaze of the statues.  He felt everything begin to swirl things flashed before his mind, Images of his past?  Everything started to distort in his mind, he could no longer tell reality from fantasy, and held his head. The various cries of two lords echoed through his head.  The words they spoke haunted him.   A flash of pink and blue and then a white blur shocked him back to his senses as he fell down into the darkness below him.

"......"  "............."  "Zone.....wake up!"

He opened his eyes to find himself in Auroras arms.  He turned his head as she sighed in relief.  "What happened?" he asked groggily.  "You passed out right on the floor, are you ok?"

Zone noded and stood up dusting himself off. "Yes...thank you" he said as he turned his gaze to the temple before them. "Maybe we should get out of here, before something else happens" she said as she picked up her bag.   She started to walk, but Zone grabbed her arm and kept her in place.

"H-hey! Zone?" She asked in confusion.  He sat there, afixing his gaze to the creatures upon the wall before him, he narrowed his eyes, and turned back to Aurora,..."We have to go in there.."  

Aurora cocked her head, "Why?"  Zone looked back at the doors..."My memory...something about this place....I can sense it."  He looked down at his hands.  "Whatever caused this...the answers lay in there..."

Aurora sighed.."Well...if it helps you get your memory back, then count me in!"

Zone smiled a bit and nodded.  The two walked up to the doors and entered the darkness that awaited deep within the Solaceon ruins.