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Aaron stood at the edge of Lake Verity. He walked through the night to be there. He saw the cave formation resting in the center of the lake. Without another thought, he jumped into the water and started swimming; his Emolga sat on his back trying not to get wet. Aaron stood by the entrance to the cave a little tired, but he still had enough energy to fight as he unsheathed his sword. He looked at his Emolga. “Let’s get it.” He charged forward into the cave ready for a fight.
He halted his attack seeing a fainted Pokémon and a man standing over it. He ran behind a boulder hoping to hide.
The man did something to the Pokémon. He now held a power stone in his hand, brushed back a few strands of aqua colored hair, and placed it in a gold bracelet. “Come out of there. I know you are there.”
Reluctantly, Aaron stepped out from behind the boulders. He held his sword in his hands ready to fight. The man started to laugh. “What’s funny!?”
“You’re new at this. I thought you were the other guy. I’ll give you some credit for swimming here, but you have no chance of beating me.”
“Emolga, shock wave!” Aaron called out as his Pokémon unleashed a blast of electricity.
The man merely held out his hand and swiped it to the side. “Like I said, no chance.” Aaron ran at him swinging his sword. “Oh, come on.” He flicked his finger throwing Aaron against a wall. He could not move. The man was holding him in place; the same went for his Emolga. “Now, let’s see if there’s anything special about you.” He pried the sword from Aaron’s hand. “This is a nice blade, armor too.” He said feeling one of the metal plates on his jacket. “Look at that.” He grabbed Aaron’s wrist and saw the power stone in his glove. “That is beautiful. These are mine.” He held up the gold bracelet showing two power stones dangling from charms; one charm remained empty. “I know what I’m doing may seem a bit unusual, but I’m sure after what you just saw, you can put two and two together and figure out where I’m headed next if you care to try and stop me. I’m even going to let you in on a secret. I’m cursed and that means I can’t teleport with my incredible amount of psychic strength. However, I can teleport others. Consider it a head start.” He began channeling his energy as the power stones glowed.
Aaron was blinded by the light. He felt hard concrete beneath him and opened his eyes to see it. He walked out of the alley he had landed in and walked around the city to get his bearings. It became apparent that he was in Hearthome City. He walked to the Pokémon Center and dropped off his Pokémon to be healed. “Can I get a copy of the map?”
“No problem.” Nurse Joy smiled handing him one of the maps she kept at the front desk.
“Thank you.” He walked over to the waiting area and took a seat. He grabbed the book from his bag and set it on his lap. Opening it, the pages glowed and filled with writing.
Three lakes, three power stones. The knowledge to reach this lake is in your grasp.
Aaron closed the book and put it in his bag. He saw a children’s book sitting on the floor. He looked at the title. The Three Marvelous Lake of Sinnoh Aaron instinctively opened the book and started reading. Towards the end of the book he found what he was looking for. Apparently there was a lake outside of Snowpoint City known as Lake Acuity. The book briefly mentioned a Pokémon that could wipe the memories of others or provide them with unknown knowledge from unknown lands. He set the book aside when he heard a ringing noise meaning that his Pokémon had been healed. He immediately ran to the front and grabbed his pokeballs. He called out his Emolga who climbed on to his shoulder. “Glad you’re feeling better.” He then looked at Nurse Joy and opened the map. “Can you tell me how to get to Snowpoint City?”
“Sure thing.” Nurse Joy grabbed a pen. You need to go this way to get to Celestic Town which shouldn’t be a bad walk. However, after you get through Mount Coronet, it’s going to be cold.”
“Thank you very much.” Aaron grabbed the map and walked out of the Pokémon Center.
