Briarfrost: Thank you for reviewing! Also, I do read the Percy Jackson books. They are one of my favorite book series.

Anyways, I hope all of you enjoy this next chapter. It's lacking in action, but it's more of a story building chapter than anything.

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"I can't wait to see what will come out of it!" Shaymin squealed, putting her tiny forepaws gently on the egg's smooth surface.

"Careful!" Luna warned, "You should know that eggs are very fragile and shouldn't be played with!"

Giratina sighed and folded in his wings.

"Why are you in such a mood, Grumpytina?" Shaymin asked.

Giratina seemed to shrug, "No reason."

Luna however, saw right through his act, "It's something else, isn't it? What did you and Xerneas speak about?"

Giratina hesitated, "My brother. And if he was really dead or not."

Luna shook her head sorrily, "You saw him die in your very arms, and saw us bury him."

"I still refuse to accept such a thing," Growled the great renegade, "Arceus was wrongly murdered, and it was all my fault."

"Pff!" Shaymin scoffed, "You didn't murder Arceus! Everyone knows that it was the Discard guy that did it!"

"Discord, Shaymin." Luna corrected. She turned back to Giratina, "Giratina, I know it's hard to accept something like that, but we have to move on eventually. I know it was hard for me to accept the passing of my parents. I... I don't even remember them that well, but I remember I was very depressed for their passing."

Giratina sighed and slowly stood up, making his way over to a headstone. The patch of disturbed dirt that was once there had its grass grown back up again. This was where his brother, the alpha pokémon Arceus was buried, right next to the peaceful Lake Verity. Luna and Shaymin followed him, the egg being carried on Luna's back.

"I feel as though I could have done something to prevent it, though," Giratina began, staring at the cold headstone, "I shouldn't have trusted Discord in the first place. This would have never happened if wasn't for me."

Shaymin toddled up next to him, "Hey, Grump-... Giratina. It was that dumb Discord's fault! You didn't know what he was planning until it was too late!"

Luna plopped down next to him, placing the egg between her forelegs, "We all mourn for the loss of Arceus, but there isn't anything we can do now. Your brother saved you by sacrificing himself. You should be happy that you have a sibling who cares that much about you." She trailed off.

Giratina looked down at her, "Something is troubling you."

Luna shrugged, "Recently, I've been feeling rather... Distant from my sister. And it's not because we both live in different worlds now, but it's just that... It almost seems as though she doesn't really make the time to see me anymore. We can't just be sister and sister, being together and enjoying that time together, because something always comes up and Celestia has to take off somewhere and she doesn't come back until nightfall. By that time, I'm already returning to the pokémon world."

Giratina slowly wrapped his massive wing around the alicorn, "If there's one thing I know, it's that your sister definitely cares for you. I once thought my brother did not love me and simply spit upon my image as if I was nothing more than the dirt beneath his feet... I now see that he did love me, but I realized too late," He looked straight into Luna's eyes, "Don't make the same mistake I did."

Luna's gaze dropped to the strange egg. There was silence among the three before Shaymin stood up and broke said silence.

"Well!" She beamed, "I think I'm gonna go find me a snack! You two wanna come?"

Giratina seemed to be uninterested in the little hedgehog, "No thank you, Shaymin."

Shaymin shrugged, "Suit yourself!" Then she took off into the woods to look for delicious berries.

Giratina slowly stood, stretching his powerful, ebony wings. He looked to Luna, who was fixated on the egg. She seemed... Different somehow. Something was off about the love of his life that he just could put his claw on.

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Entei threw his head back and gave a howl that reverberated from his powerful jaws and all across the land. He, along with Cressalia and Mew stood at Spear Pillar, waiting for something to happen.

"Do you think they'll answer?" Mew asked.

"Of course," Cressalia replied, "Dialga and Palkia are not ones to turn down a call for help."

They waited. Entei started to nervously pace around the pillar, sometimes stopping to groom his magnificent coat of mahogany-colored fur. Mischievous Mew started to absently float about, doing flips and tricks in the air and sometimes coming down to annoy Entei. Cressalia however, stood -er, floated- in one spot, waiting for the call to be answered.

Luckily, about fifteen minutes passed before two portals appeared, one blue and one dark pink. Out came the ancient beings of time and space, both looking glad to see the three.

"Thank Arceus you have all returned safely." Palkia breathed a sigh of relief.

"What are the reports?" Dialga asked.

Cressalia shook her head, "Discord's definitely at the Château. We couldn't gather up much, other than he gained control over an innocent gang of ghost pokémon."

"He was watching something when we first got there," Mew explained, "But we didn't get enough time to see what he was watching, because our cover was blown."

Dialga seemed to become worried, "I think I would have an estimated as to what he was watching."

Palkia looked at his brother, an idealistic look appearing in his eyes, "Keeping tabs on the one who put him in the position he is now."

Dialga nodded, "Giratina."

"Discord must be planning to do something to Giratina. We must warn him!"

"Agreed!" Dialga turned back to the three who had reported the news, "Thank you for your help, Cressalia, Mew, and Entei. We can take it from here."

The three took this as a sign to leave. Entei dashed down the mountainside, Mew took to the sky, and Cressalia disappeared. Dialga and Palkia faced each other, nodding as they did.

"We shan't waste any time," The temporal pokémon said to his spatial brother, "We must warn Giratina and quickly."

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Giratina slowly bent his long neck foward, lowering his lips to the surface of the lake. He lapped it noisily. The nice, cold water felt great on his dry tongue and throat. He heard grunts and taunts from Luna and Shaymin, as they continued to train with pokémon moves. Why Luna suddenly felt inclined to train was beyond Giratina's knowledge.

"You can do better than that!" Shaymin taunted as Luna tried for another Solar Beam attack, only for the hedgehog to avoid it.

Giratina sighed, staring out over the beautiful surface of the lake. His wings were fully stretched out, nearly visible over the high tree tops. The cool spring breeze felt great to his rigid body after all the drama that had been going on recently. He simply felt amazing.

"I'm surprised you're in a good mood today, Giratina."

The great basilisk turned, seeing a small being with a small body, stubby legs and arms, and a strange pink design on its entire head. Despite its exterior not being all that intimidating, the creature had piercing yellow eyes that seemed to look into one's soul.

Giratina seemed a little displeased, "Hello, Mesprit."

The being called Mesprit also became displeased, "Now where did that feeling of amazement go? Bottling up your emotions is no way to be, Giratina."

"Here we go..."

Mesprit, the being of emotions, had been one of the many that was caught up in the inner drama of Giratina's trusting in Discord. She had advised that he stay away from Luna, and from love all together, but even she couldn't predict the outcome. Even though she was annoying, Mesprit had great advice and actually encouraged Giratina to chase after Luna, even though she had left him.

"You're new to this whole relationship thing," Mesprit stated, "Yes, we all know that, but bottling up your emotions isn't acceptable in a relationship."

"I'm not bottling up my emotions."

"You aren't really telling your true feelings to Luna about that strange egg."

"Mainly because I don't want to make her mad."

"That's what all men say..."

"Implying?"

"You of the male gender always push your emotions aside in hopes of never offending the females. You know what a women likes? A man who's willing to talk about his emotions."

"I'm not the sappy, feely-feely type, Mesprit."

"And that's okay. But sometimes you need to explain your feelings if it means keeping your relationship alive."

Giratina rolled his eyes.

"See?" Mesprit crossed her stubby arms, "There you go again, acting like you don't need my advice. Remember what happened last time?"

"And it all turned out fine in the end." Giratina paused, "Except of course, my brother..."

Mesprit quickly averted the subject, "All I'm saying is try not to be so cold. Emotions are a good thing, otherwise I never would have been created and everyone would be acting like robots."

"True."

"And yes, I understand you aren't the feely-feely type of guy, but that doesn't mean you have to be cold and emotionless. So try expressing your feelings a little more towards Luna. You may see a great difference in your relationship."

With that, the being of emotions disappeared when Giratina blinked. He looked down at his reflection in the lake.

Am I really that cold and emotionless? I mean, I've shown that I care for Luna and my family by defeating Discord...

"Giratina!" Luna's voice called from behind. The renegade turned, seeing that Luna and Shaymin were about to wander into a patch of woods.

"I'm gonna teach Luna which berries to look for in the wild!" Shaymin explained happily, "You can come if you want to!"

Giratina shrugged, "It's okay. I'll stay here."

"Oh, Giratina can you please watch the egg?" Luna requested, gesturing to the egg she carried on her back.

Giratina sighed a bit before making his way over to her and lifting the egg off Luna with his powers and placing it on his own back. He covered the egg with his wings so it would be nice and warm.

"We'll be back soon." Luna assured, but something in her tone told Giratina something different. The two females then wandered into the woods, disappearing among the shadows of the midday.

Giratina calmly laid in the small field of tall grass, allowing for his wings to stretch out and soak up the sun. He took the egg off his back and placed it down on the ground. He then lowered his head to where he was level with the egg.

"Egg," He began, "Do you think I'm cold?"

As expected, the egg did not reply.

"Yes... I agree. How can I be cold when I had the heart to save the lives of many?"

The egg simply sat there.

"Egg, I bet when you hatch, you'll love me, even if I am cold."

The egg became slightly lopsided and gently rolled on its side.

Giratina narrowed his eyes, "What has become of me? I am talking to an egg of all things..."

A sudden flash of light blinded Giratina. He panicked and quickly sat up, discovering his two nephews now standing before him. They looked rather confused as to why their uncle had been level with an egg.

"I definitely was not talking to this egg." Giratina chuckled nervously.

Dialga and Palkia exchanged confused glances before they began to speak.

"Giratina, we have urgent news." The temporal pokémon began.

Giratina silently pushed the egg out of sight in hopes of not being questioned about it, "What is wrong?"

"Our spies, Entei, Mew, and Cressalia have found out about what Discord is up to," Palkia continued, "He has gained control over the Old Château in Eterna Forest, and all the pokémon that reside there."

"From what our spies tell us," Dialga sighed a bit, seeming to hesitate, "He was watching something. We can't be sure, but... We're almost positive he's keeping tabs on you and Luna."

Giratina's heart nearly stopped.

"That's why we came to warn you," Palkia added, "He could be planning to atta-"

But Giratina had already disappeared.

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Shaymin held up a pink, heart-shaped berry, "See this? This is a pecha berry! They're very yummy and sweet! Plus, if a poison-type pokémon poisons you, you can eat this and it will cure you!"

Luna was snacking on a blue-colored berry, "What is this one?"

"An oran berry." Shaymin replied. She stuck her tongue out, "They're too bitter for me though. I prefer pecha berries!"

Luna chewed the berry. Her senses were revitalized, as if the berry was making her more alert and healthy.

"The good thing about them though is that if you get hurt," Shaymin continued to explain, "They can help you get back on your feet! Er... Hooves..."

However, their feast on the delicious berries was interrupted when a giant shadow crashed through the trees. Giratina appeared and picked them up with no hesitation, causing Luna to nearly choke on her oran berry.

"Giratina?!" She screamed.

"No time to explain!" He yelled back at her, "I must get you to safety!"