Visions of the Past
 
  I charged at Darkrai, unwilling to let him control Jake's mind, so that we would have some hope. I spun and contacted Darkrai with my huge spiked tail. It was transformed into something resembling a mace, though being unable to hit him, I didn't know exactly how I was to beat him. "You must have realized by now that this attempt is impossible. I can't be hit by anything less than the Meteor of Light, which is only granted to the wearer of the Metronome Amulet." I just smiled on the inside, knowing that Jake had the amulet, and could destroy him if he knew about this devastating attack.
  Before I could tell him, I felt something tear at my neck, ripping several veins in the process. I felt myself return to my Charizard self, and was able to see Jake standing there, his claws covered in blood. MY blood. As my vision swam and I came so close to blacking out, I said in a weak voice: "Jake, what have you done?" Moments later, I passed out. I "awoke" to something strange: I was back in my egg at Cinnabar Island.
  "That couldn't have all been a dream, could it?" I thought to myself. Then, I was suddenly outside of the egg, and watching myself hatch. I realized what was happening: I was seeing the life I had lived before I finally left existance for an unknown destination. I saw it all: My years growing up, my old friends, when I was finally able to go outside the volcano. I then saw some of the times I had gone through the lab, reading random diaries about a pokemon that underwent genetic experimentation, called Mew.
  I also saw myself reading about the clone of Mew, the failed experiment, that ran rampant with all the rage and anger stored inside of him: Mewtwo. A fast-foward to when Squirtle and I became rivals, all because of one machine, and my first evolution. I saw the point which I was captured, and the time I spent with my trainer. I saw the win at Cinnabar Gym, and the fulfillment of two wishes under a mutual agreement that followed afterward.
  I saw my journey to Kanto, my arrival at Mt. Moon, and the arrivals of all my friends. I saw the Rockets, the Cerulean Gym Leader, who was kinda cute. I saw the night before we had come to Sinnoh, and our trip and arrival. I saw the many things we did in Sinnoh: The battles, the Halloween celebration, everything. All up to this last point, where I could feel the last of my life leaving my veins. Then, just before I blacked out, I thought I saw something.
  "Yo, Nate, long time no see, huh?" "Blastoise, what are you doing here?" "I got trapped here a while back, no big deal though. It has helped me to do some thinking. I'm sorry for all the wrongs I've caused you, but you ain't giving up this easy, are you? I've seen what you can do, and you have never been the one to quit. You've been through so much, are you really gonna give in here?" "No, I'm not, Blastoise. Like you said, I've been through too much to die like this. I've got some friends who need me there to be like a leader to them, and to have great times with. I also have an old friend to catch up with, so no. I'm not dying yet!"
  Suddenly, I felt the blood around me disappear. The wounds in my neck sealed shut on their own. My breathing and heartrate came back. I sat up and saw my two friends standing side by side. "Nate, you're awake! I was so worried, I thought I killed you!" "You came close but Blastoise helped me fight back. I'm not dying yet. Giratina still has a price to pay for what he's done." I offered that we return to the Pokemon Center, but Blastoise declined. "I'm thankful for the offer, but I would rather stay here. I've gotten rather used to this place."
  After saying good-byes to Blastoise and recieving them back, we returned to the real world. There was many hugs and tears. We told them everything that happened, and comforted them and let them know we were ok. "What do we do now, Nate?" Eric asked me in a tone that told me he already knew the answer. "Now, we finish what we started. We finish this, so that peace may return to the Sinnoh Region." "What about Jake?" "Jake is unable to return to his rightful self yet, and it is best that he doesn't for at least a while. He has inherited Bloodwrath, and the ability to summon the ultimate ability of the Metronome Amulet, the Meteor of Light. Now, let's find Giratina!" "Yeah!" Everyone replied in unison and at the top of their lungs.