Purple Halls

Lemon's tail had a small bruise from when Shark had whapped her earlier. After Aurora got them to calm down, they continued along in to what looked like a castle made of a purpley stone embedded with glowing crystals. It seemed to go on forever. Lemon wasn't particularly fond of water, so it was a relief when she finally dried off. The hall seemed to continue forever. When it did come to a stop, it was at a branching path. "Aauugghh, we're never gonna get out of here," Lemon groaned. Aurora nodded to the Phione, who seemed to be examining the three pathways. "They probably know the way. They got us this far already, right?"

"Yeah!" Shark chimed in. "Besides, how many more split paths can there be?"

      There were a lot of split paths. "Well thanks for jinxing it, Shark," Lemon grumbled as they came to a stop and another branch. Her little feet were sore and she was starting to feel hungry. Shark frowned. "Wait! I think this is the last one!" Aurora said. "Just look how excited the Phione look!"

"They always look excited!" Lemon moaned.

"No, wait," Shark said, pawing at Lemon, "I think Aurora is right. They were getting tired too, but just look at 'em now!" Finally Lemon looked, and sure enough, they were bouncing excitedly around, waiting for the Rocket-Mons to get a move on. Lemon sighed and followed.

      The hall continued, but Lemon could see the end. And at the end was a floating blue Pokémon. The small groupcan closer and now Lemon could see that it resembled a Phione, but different. "That's a Manaphy!" Shark and Aurora hissed in awe.

"Woah," Lemon murmered. The Manaphy turned around and its face turned from surprise to joy as the Phione darted into its arms. Lemon sat down with a sigh. "Finally I can take a break."

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