Alright peeps. You requested for this, and there's no going back now. Welcome to Power Within…recreated. ~Ari~

I don't own Pokemon or anything related to that. Sorry.

Note:

Example, if it says ~DAWN~ or anything like that, then that means that the part you are about to read is in that character's point of view. If there's none, then it's from no one's point of view.

Chapter One: Different Legends

Eight elements exist. Four are the main ones, and the other four are the supporters.

The supporters are these: Lightning, Ice, Metal, and Psychic.

Supporters come from the original four, which are: Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. The main ones are important. They are the ones who-

CLANK! Snore, snore, snore…

Mellisa McCarthy groaned as the book fell to the floor. God that's fucking boring! She thought to herself. Looking at her best friend Ari Maxwell, (who was asleep, I have to add,) she prodded her with a blue ball pen.

"Oi Ari, wake up!" she whined a bit. Ari's sleepy green eyes opened and she stretched, her black hair slightly tangled.

"The hell Mel?" she groaned a bit. "I was sleeping for God's sake…" Mellisa looked apologetic.

"Sorry Ari, but this book is really creeping the bejeez outta me!" she said with a frown. Ari then turned from pissed to confused.

"Really Mel? God, you're still reading that?" Mellisa nodded sheepishly.

"I still haven't seen the part where the mark comes in." she said nervously. Ari groaned again and brushed away her bangs, which revealed a lavender diamond on her forehead.

"Perfect…" Mellisa's eyes then twinkled as she looked outside her window.

"Hey, isn't that Toby?" she asked with a sly grin. Ari then rushed out of the room faster than you can say 'Jonas-Brothers-are-fags-fucking-dammit-now-leave-me-alone'. Mellisa giggled as she saw the two people hug. They're so cute together…

~ARI~

"So did you find out what the mark on your head means?" Toby asked me with a small frown. I sighed.

"No…not yet, dammit." I said, looking at him. Toby smiled a bit and kissed my forehead.

"Hey…no matter what happens, I'll always be there for you, mark or no mark." He said, smiling at me. I smiled. He always made me feel better.

"Thanks Toby," I said, hugging him. "You're the best." He grinned sheepishly.

"C'mon, let's go see Drew. I think I'm late for practice. Again." He grimaced in mock horror and I giggled. Taking his hand, I walked with him to Drew's house. Then he murmured,

"You're still beautiful with that mark on you."

-DREW-

Frowning, I checked my watch again. Jeez. 5:30 PM. I looked at Ash and Paul, who we're arguing the hell outta themselves.

"Aww come on Paul! You know Dawn likes you!!" he whined. Paul snorted and –ahemblushedahem- glared at Ash.

"Put a sock in it."

"See?! You. Like. Dawn! I'm telling!!" he bounced all over the room, a stupid grin on his face. I was about to tell him to stop jump all over and break the floor, when Toby and Ari arrived. Rolling my eyes, I jumped off the stereo I was sitting on.

"Took your time, Toby." I grumbled. Toby smirked.

"Hey not my fault!" he said, throwing a wink to Ari, who giggled. I rolled my eyes. Again.

"Yeesh. We're you two making out outside again?" I snickered. Paul smirked and Ash roared with laughter. Ari glared at me.

"Fuck off Drew." Then her eyes got big. I frowned. Nothing takes Ari by surprise. And I mean nothing.

"Shit!" she gasped. Toby then looked at me, and his blue eyes got huge.

"Hell, not you too!" I frowned even more.

"What the hell are you two talking about?" I asked them both. They both didn't answer me as Ari checked Ash while Toby checked Paul. Ari groaned.

"You all have the mark." She said, putting her head in her hands. My eyes widened and I felt cold.

"Mark?" I asked weakly. Ari went over to me and gave me a mirror. And then I saw it. A green, leaf-shaped mark was on my forehead. Then I looked at Ash and saw a yellow lightning bolt-shaped one on him. Paul had one too, but it was grey and octagon-shaped. Toby just stared at us all.

"What the hell is happening?"

~MELLISA~

I was walking to May's house when my phone rang.

Drunk all night, think your hot shit oh I love it, I love it, yeah, yeah! It was Ari! I could tell by the ring tone. I flipped it open.

"Hello?" I heard a scream.

"Shit! Mel! They have it! Ash, Paul, and Drew! Get the girls and go to Drew's house, ASAP." She shouted. I was shocked and managed a small 'okay' when she cut us off.

Oh god.

Them too? I began to run to her house.

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I arrived outside her house, panting. "OI! MAY! DAWN! MISTY!" I shouted. Three heads poked out of a tree house. One blue, one brunette, and the other…well…orange. (or red-headed if you please.)

"Quit hollering!" Misty, the orange (or red-head) said with a frown. I rolled my eyes and walked to May. She looked at me, confused.

"You're worried about something, aren't you Mel?" May asked me. I nodded. Dawn tilted her head to the side and looked at us both.

"Um…what are y'all talking 'bout?" she asked, her light Californian accent heard. Misty frowned.

"Dawn's right. Spill it." I looked at them all.

"It's the guys. Ari called me from Drew's house. They all have the mark."

Silence. Too much silence. Then Dawn screamed.

"SHIT! WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENIN' TO US?! FIRST ARI, THEN THE GUYS?! WHAT'S NEXT?" she screamed. Misty growled, covering her ears.

"God dammit Dawn, SHUT THE HELL UP!" she shouted. Then Dawn stopped.

"Oopsie." May finally spoke.

"No time for 'oopsie', we have to get to Drew's house!" she snapped. I nodded and ran toward the gate.

"Let's go!"

-TOBY-

Alright. I know I'm not really involved in all of this but…what the shit is happening? I mean, come on! It's not like your girlfriend and her friends suddenly get marks on their foreheads and act like it's nothing! Seriously, who does that?

But…seriously. I felt…sort of left out. Like everyone's in pajamas for 'Pajama Day' at school and then you realize you're wearing your usual casual clothing. (But that hasn't happened to me or whatever. Just saying. You know.) But this wasn't 'Pajama Day'. This was a fucked-up band practice. If I had to admit anything…absolutely anything, whether personal or not, I'd have to admit…I wanted to know how it felt to have that weird…thing on your head. But looking at Ari's and the guys' faces, I bet it isn't really…the time of your life or good crap like that.

So basically I feel like an outsider. Period. End of story. Sighing, I went to Ari and hugged her, murmuring words of comfort. I know I'm supposed to be her knight or something, and that she wants me to be happy. But as I felt her shaking in my arms, I felt a cold numbness inside of me. What would happen to them now? Would they have to move to some foreign country now, like, I don't know, Cambodia? Oh no. Hell no. I want to know what the hell is going on. So I can protect them in some way. Even IF they might not be human anymore, (though I PRAY they still are,) I want to help them.

Even though that means dying.

Ah. Hell. This is not going to be easy.

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TeeHee. So I leave you guys with that. :) So how was it? Is it better? Worse? Same? Please leave your comments, (and suggestions if you'd like,) in your review. :D

~Ari

PS: The ring tone Mellisa heard…the song is 'Hot Mess' by Cobra Starship. Yeah. \m/ Rock on dudes.