"Congratulations!" The Professor exclaimed the second you entered the research center. "A complete LIVE Pokédex." he continued, "It would have been a massive undertaking with an entire team, but solo? I'd have perished the thought."
"I DID have a team" you argued, "If you'd never given me such a good Pokémon, I'd doubt I would have made it past route 3!"
The Professor nodded "Cinderace and the rest of your team are definitely deserving of praise... But, you sell yourself short" The Professor placed his hand on your shoulder, patting you on the back "Completing the Pokédex normally is a feat in and of itself... But completing a live Pokédex, well that's usually considered a life-long goal."
He let go of your shoulder, and made his way towards his desk. "That's enough cause for celebration, I'd imagine." he said lowering himself onto his chair.
He wasn't wrong, but you were hardly in the mood for celebration right now. Your back and legs were in agony from the excessive amount of walking and exercise inflected on them for the last however months. You'd shutter to imagine how sore your Pokémon are after that experience. After all, you weren't the one taking and dealing blows to actually catch the wild Pokémon.
The Professor opened a drawer on one of the desks, "Maybe you DO deserve some rest." He exclaimed, knowing full well it was an understatement. "Here, I bought you this, just for this exact occasion." he smiled, "I think it's way better than a charm." he chuckled.
The professor handed you a teal colored... sticky note? "What is this?" you asked extremely confused.
"Don't you know?" he laughed, "that right their... Is one of the tags straight off of Jirachi!" he exclaimed.
skepticism filled your mind. "And you got this how?"
"You don't wanna know the leaps and bounds I went through for that." he simply said, "But trust me, If their was a chance it was fake, I'd call the bluff right than and their." he gently grabbed the tag and pushed it closer to you. "I ain't one to fall for a scam."
The Professor left the room only leaving you and the tag. It's worth a shot, you suppose. After all the worst that could happen is nothing. You grabbed a pen from his desk, laid the tag on its table, and began brainstorming your perfect wish.
Your mind was clouded with exhaustion, and your fingers were too aching to hold the pen correctly, all you wanted to do was relax. That is when it hit you!
"I wish to visit the most relaxing place in the universe" you write down on the tag.
As soon as you finished writing down your wish, the tag began dissolving into thin air! As soon as it completely disappeared, you felt your body fading, it was like your soul was being forced out of your body like an ethereal rope was wound around you, dragging you into the unknown!
When you felt yourself manifest, you were even more confused than before. Marble tiling composed the floor, great pillars held the roof high above the sky. It looked as if you were in a cave, but their were cracks throughout the stony wall revealing nebulas like clouds of differing colors swirling around in almost hypnotic ways. The room was being lit by something resembling the northern lights, green and blue mixed together on the roof like spilled paint on a canvas. You didn't know were you were, but the atmosphere felt otherworldly, if this was the most relaxing place in the universe, it certainly didn't feel it. You heard footsteps coming from what seemed like the central archway. Their was nowhere to hide, like a Deerling in the headlights you froze. A strange Pokémon like creature walked through the hallways, it was like if a Leavanny attempted to cosplay as a Gardevoir. It flaunted a golden dress, and bore an ivory crest on its forehead similar to the one usually motif with the Pokémon Arceus. It was massive, easily at least 8 feet tall.
"Hello, young one" it spoke. it's voice sounded feminine, but you can't be certain if this... thing even had a gender. "We are glad you've arrive safe and sound" it continued. "Follow me, if you'd please" she trailed off back into the grand entrance. With little other options in the way of choices, you obliged.
"What is this place?" you finally worked up the courage to ask.
"This, my friend, is the pools of creation..." She explained "Before their was an earth, before their was a universe, before their was even space and time, their was these pools"
She gestured towards the massive expanse of water surrounding the "room" steam gently crested the surface of the water. Great pools were suspended in the air within bowls of stone, spilling over in grand water falls. Great fountains immaculately carved with the likenesses of legendary Pokémon poured more water into great chamber. Great walkways separated the oceans worth of spring, some of the pools were piping hot, others seemed freezing cold, and other more right down the middle.
The expansive room was so great as to seem endless, like a hot spring meant for giants. Other, seemingly infinite other rooms were in their own separate caves, each looked smaller on the outside, but getting closer revealed they were no bigger nor smaller than the main room they were attached in a non-Euclidian style maze.
"Arceus meant this place to be a haven of sorts. Great people and Pokémon of history would be hand selected by our great creator to rest here as a reward for their bravery." she continued to explain "Your original 'Lords' of Hisui themselves rested in this place once."
"Where is everyone?" You asked the great Pokémon.
"Their all somewhere, and somewhen else." She simply stated like you'd understand, you felt like that would be the best answer your ever going to get.
"Now please relax" The Pokémon stated, "If you need anything ask us."
"Us?" you questioned. She simply waved her hand, about a dozen other strange Pokémon manifested. Each looked like an Indeedee, but the black of their fur was replaced with gold.
"These are the caretakers, they will attend your every need, there psychic powers are far greater than the 'Indeedee's' your used to, and they have 'unique' ways of relaxing their hosts" Each of the servants made a subtle bow as they were introduced.
"Before you go!" you blurted out, "What about my Pokémon?"
"Ah, yes. My apologies, I can arrange an extended invitation to all of your Pokémon."
"All of them?" you asked.
"All of them." she assured.
You watch in shock as she summoned ALL of your Pokémon, ranging from the Live 'Dex, to your main team, they all were here and accounted for. After they got all acclimated to the sudden shift in their environment, most of them branched off, exploring the different rooms and pools of this strange place. Your main team immediately rendezvoused to you.
"Master!" Your Cinderace shouted, jumping into your arms in a massive hug. Shock filled your expression...
"Cinder... Did you jus-"
Cinders expression now matched your. "You can understand me!?" she interjected. Her embrace got tighter with joy "Theirs so much I've wanted to say to you!" her excitement was infectious. "But first... Where are we exactly?"
"Welcome to the Pools of Creation, or the most relaxing place in the universe." you welcomed your team.
"If that's the case..." Cinderace pondered. "Can I relax with you for a bit... alone?" You paused for a minute to process the question. Before finally answering...
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