[Prologue]

Sometimes, one's life is forsaken, but not by those around that life.

When one concerns themselves with the lives of others, they feel their own life is inconsequential compared to the millions out there.

So it was with one Trainer who began his journey from Vaniville Town, when the lives of an entire planet came under threat, he and his friends rose to defend it, believing in their cause and their dreams.

Yet when victory was assured, and the lives of countless saved, it came at a still heavy price. Lives were still lost, whether good or bad mattered not in the eyes of nature.

But for one team, that young Trainer's team, whom followed him, fought with him, protected him, and cared about him so deeply that the mere thought of losing him horrified them. It was a price they would give anything to not pay.

So as he began to take his final breaths, his fate unknown and hidden to his human friends and family, they turned their eyes and begged the only one among them with the power, to save his life, declaring they'd give anything including their own if she'd spare his life.

So it was that one Pokemon made a pact with all of them, to sacrifice their lives so their souls could be reborn.

For them, enduring death with their Trainer, was easier than to live life without him.

Upon each a mark was left, that would compel them to find one another and unite with their dear Trainer once again.

To the Trainer, and his Pokemon, visions and dreams would remind them of what they once had, and guide them to identify one another.

As the pact was made, each Pokemon took their final breath with their Trainer's, so that together they could be reborn with him.

Friendship, companionship, respect, admiration, and love drove this team to this decision, so moved was the Life Pokemon that she too chose to mark herself, and with the ball that once held her, left the small scene to seek out the place, where even as her new Trainer died, he was being reborn to a new life, to await his return and watch over him.

Six lives died in one night, saving the world that they treasured so, but that very same night, across the region of Kalos, six new lives were brought forth into the world.

Some bonds are so powerful, so deeply connected between individuals, that not even death itself can break it.

So it was with this team that trialed through all challenges, unable to complete their journey because fate chose to intervene, that they would join their Trainer, not in death, but in rebirth, to resume the journey that fate sought to deny.

=Chapter 1, Dreams of Another Life=

(David's PoV)

"Alright Sophia, I'm heading out!" David yelled to his Furfrou. "I'll be back in a while!"

"Furfrou!" Sophia barked.

Sophia, a three foot tall, dog like Pokemon with thick white fur covering her back, legs, body, and head, looked at him preparing to leave with only a piece of paper and what he was wearing. Only her muzzle and face could be seen past her soft fur, and her amber colored eyes showed him that she was curious about where he was going.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to visit Lucy to sing her my latest song, see what she thinks of it before I send it off to Lumiose City." He said with a chuckle, referring to the Absol that wandered into Route 6.

"Frou!" Sophia barked again, catching his attention as he left their small cabin.

He turned to see his Furfrou trot toward him with a small earpiece in her mouth, wagging her tail happily as she held it out to him. "Oh thanks girl, almost forgot it!" He said, taking the device and holding it up to his ear before turning it on. "What would I do without you girl?"

"I wouldn't know darling, but if you didn't have me, you'd probably forget to put your head on if it wasn't attached to your body!" She barked at him with a grin before trotting back over to her bed. "Well take care, you know how dangerous it is out there. I honestly don't see why you won't let me come with you to keep you safe. You know that large group of Pokemon's leader doesn't exactly favor humans."

"I know, but Lucy says she makes sure he stays away from where we meet." He said, chuckling at how protective Sophia was of him. "I trust what she says, so I know we'll be fine."

Ever since they were born both he and Sophia were together and the best of friends. Even now when he was eighteen years old and on his own, she still stayed with him. They were born together, practically at the same time when his mother gave birth to him at Mercy Hospital in Lumiose City, while Sophia's mother gave birth to her in his family's apartment, more specifically his parent's closet where she slept.

After that the two were practically inseparable, when Sophia was old enough to walk she followed him wherever he went. Once he was old enough for school she would try to follow him, occasionally sneaking out to follow him to school. Eventually it got to the point where his parents and her mother just gave up trying to keep Sophia from following him. Yet they were the best of friends, and neither wanted to be parted from the other. One of their favorite activities was watching Kalos Champion Serena battling on the PokeChannel, along with her Mega Absol.

So when the time came for David to spread his wings and leave his parent's apartment to find his own place to live, Sophia was right there alongside him.

She was also very protective of him, as whenever he ran into trouble, she would defend him as though his life were on the line. She would get vicious whenever any bully tried anything on him, whether it was picking on him for pocket money, or trying to trip him and make him look bad, she always reacted fiercely to his defense. But she made sure not to go too far, only far enough to keep him safe.

"I'm glad you got that thing repaired by the way, really annoying having to see you guess what I'm saying." Sophia said with a chuckle.

"Well excuse me for leaving it on the sink, I thought it would be fine!" He moaned. "How was I supposed to know that dish soap is bad for it?"

He was also glad for the new device that Sycamore developed to allow Pokemon and Humans to communicate with each other. It was only in its early development stages, so it wasn't always able to translate what a Pokemon says, at least those not native to Kalos. Yet it worked quite well with Pokemon that were native to Kalos, translating with 95% efficiency. He remembered seeing it on the news with Sophia when they were younger, about how he and a group of kids he gave Pokedex's had worked together to create it. Something about them honoring the memory of a young Trainer who started out their journey with them, but didn't get the chance to finish it with them.

"Well in any case, I'll be back in a few, when I do I'll make some of our favorite Rawst Berry Soup." He said with a chuckle.

"Yay, Rawst Berries!" Sophia barked happily as he closed the door.

As he left his cabin, he looked back at it before again, wondering to himself, why he chose to live out here, far away from Camphrier Town? "Well that's obvious, because it's nice and quiet out here!" He said with a chuckle, heading down Route 6 and toward a trail which would lead him to where he would meet with Lucy the Absol.

(Sophia's PoV)

[An Unwavering Heart – Pokemon X/Y]

"Sigh, I hate whenever he goes out on his own like this." She whispered as she curled up and laid down on her little bed. "Never know if he's going to come back unharmed or with a broken limb. Jerk needs to take me with him."

She sighed in frustration as she decided she needed to look at her reflection. Looking up she jumped onto David's bed, and trotted over to the small side table which held the alarm clock, a picture of her and David when they were kids, and of course the mirror he used when waking up in the morning to brush his hair.

She looked at her reflection, noticing how her left eye had a faint X where her iris and pupil were, but only concerning herself with how she looked. She'd had that strange birthmark ever since she was old enough to realize it was there. Her mother had no idea what it was, having had no such mark herself, nor her mother or her mother's mother. The Pokemon Center couldn't explain it, nobody knew where it came from, but it didn't affect her vision one way or another.

"Oh David, when will you understand how much I care about you?" She said, asking her reflection and wishing it would talk back to her.

Ever since she was a pup, something told her to find and follow David wherever he went. Protect him against anything and everything, no matter how dangerous or pathetic. The fact that they were almost inseparable, only added to how she felt about him.

She cared about him, dearly, but not so much that she would mate with him, however if he ever wanted to, she was more than willing to go through with the act. Love between Pokemon and Humans wasn't something she knew very much of. Sure she had her suspicions living in Lumiose, what house bred Furfrou doesn't listen to gossip while being trimmed when their barber didn't think they were listening.

"Would he even find me attractive, that's what I don't know." She said as she placed a paw on the mirror. "Sure my fur is soft, but look at me, I'm a Natural Furfrou, maybe if I were another style he'd like me but..." She sighed as she jumped back down. "Whatever, as long as he comes back safe and sound, that's enough for me."

She curled back up in her bed and tried to sleep, but sleeping would mean dreaming, and her dreams had never been ones she wanted to wake from. They were so nice many times, she and David would be on an adventure, traveling through dark tunnels, battling Trainers next to the sea, looking at herself in a beautiful mirror wall in an underground cave. All alongside four other Pokemon with him. Though she couldn't recall what species or their names were in the dreams, they were still amazing to her. It almost felt familiar, as if she knew everyone in there, especially her Trainer.

Then of course, there was the nightmare. She could feel it every time it approached, and wished she wouldn't ever have it. The thought that she was watching David, lying on the ground with a piece of metal stuck inside of him, piercing his lungs, slowly drowning himself in his own blood. Every time it happened she would wake up, and in fear that David was dying jumped up onto the bed to see him sleeping soundly.

"Oh David, I don't get why I'm having these specific dreams of you, but I will never let you suffer such pain if it's within my power." Sophia said, closing her eyes to take a nap, waiting for her human master to return home, where she knew he was safe.

(David's PoV)

"Lucy, where are you?" David called out as he wandered off the normal path of Route 6, taking care to watch where he was going.

The reason he was being so cautious was because this was the territory of a very large group of Pokemon with a hidden layer underground. Their leader, a Houndoom, was a Pokemon that was once a Trainer's, however because his Trainer treated him very poorly, to the point where he lost an eye due to abuse, the Trainer was arrested. The Houndoom however, ran away before it could be given over for adoption with the rest of the team. Now it was the leader of this huge group of Pokemon, numbering roughly two hundred and in control of this territory that most people don't travel down.

However this place was very important to David, not only was it where Lucy met him, it was also where he met his other friend. A female Pokemon he called Xena. "But at the moment I need to find that Absol Lucy, where is she?" David asked himself as he looked around. "Lucy, where are you?"

Meanwhile, watching him were a pair of red eyes. Waiting for the human treading on this territory to walk away, just ever so much. Enough to jump at a full run. As he walked further down the path, those eyes saw their chance, instantly a flash of white jumped forward and charged straight at him.

David turned around to see a large blur of white fur with a dark grey face and matching colored sickle and scythe tail charging him, with a gleam in its eyes and mouth opened in an evil grin. Before he could prepare himself, Lucy the Absol pounced him, and began licking and nuzzling him excitedly.

"Alright you got me!" David said, laughing uncontrollably as Lucy continued to tickle him. "You win I give up, I give up!"

"Hehehe, gotcha that time David!" Lucy said as she looked up at him with caring eyes. "Did I surprise you?"

"I think my surprised face is proof of that." He said, still laughing at how she caught him off guard. "How are you Lucy, you alright?"

"Oh, the usual, getting by each day!" She replied with another hearty chuckle, staring at him even as he stared into her eyes, especially her left one, which had a strange X mark within the iris and pupil of her eye. "Staring at my birthmark again huh? I keep telling you I have no idea how I got it, as far as I know Absol don't have it naturally."

"It's alright, I've got one as well if you recall." David said, pointing at his own left eye.

He too had this strange birthmark on his eye, doctors could never explain it, and often he thought he'd need glasses or it was an infection of some sort. Yet after a few years of worrying and nothing ever happening, he stopped bothering with it. It was just something that made him look cool.

"Yep, maybe it means were destined for each other." Lucy said with a sly tone in her voice.

"What are you talking about?" David asked as they resumed walking toward their favorite spot, where Xena often met him and he'd spend time when he was younger.

"Oh nothing Big-D." Lucy said with a chuckle. "So what brings you out here tonight, got another song you're working on?"

"You bet." He said as they saw the dead looking tree which marked the lovely grove, their favorite section of the forest. "Looks like Xena isn't here today again." He said with a sigh.

When his mother was traveling from Lumiose to Camphrier Town to help out as a volunteer while her husband was busy traveling to earn money, David had gone and left their hotel room to try and explore, leaving a sleeping Sophie behind. He got lost in the woods and wouldn't have found his way back, if it weren't for a very beautiful as well as kind Pokemon that he met. They played for a few hours before he realized he had to get back, and she was more than kind enough to carry him back to town on her back.

Though he never did catch her species' name.

"Well in any case, I know she doesn't mind when we sit here, so you ready to hear my latest song lyrics?" David asked, taking a seat in a soft part of the grove, surrounded by colorful flowers and lovely green trees.

"My ears are ready." Lucy said as she laid next to him, watching him unfurl a small piece of paper with his lyrics on it.

"Ahem." He said, clearing his throat.

"When the final Pidgey flies, over the disappearing plains of emerald grass. When the final Gallade stands, over the fallen trees of the forest. When the final Magikarp swims, in the foul smelling river. You will see her, old and faded, she's the last hope of dreams."

As he sang his sad song, he could have sworn that the dead tree they were lying next to bent ever so slightly toward them. But he didn't pay it attention because it was after all, just a dead tree.

"When you feel the fading light of sunset, and its warmth leaves you shivering. And you look to the sky, only to see dark clouds gathering. And it seems all hope is lost, and you let sorrow rule your soul. In the distance, hear her song now, she's the last hope for dreams!"

"We're alive, still alive my friends…"

Lucy listened to his song, smiling gently as she nuzzled his shoulder cheerfully.

"When the last Lunatone awakens, on a starless night. And the hopes of a brighter future are spent, without even a whisper of ever being. Then look through the trees and forest, see her standing with love and kindness. She's the last hope for dreams!"

"We're alive, still alive my friends..."

As he finished he started scratching Lucy's head, more particularly a bit of fur that hung over the left side of her face, causing her to purr. As they sat there, a loud howling sounded in the distance, and Lucy looked up nervously. "Sounds like the chief is calling us all together." She said to him, referring to her pack's leader. "Probably another boring meeting about the dangers of being near humans."

"Well best be careful, I hear we humans are dangerous." David said with a laugh, causing Lucy to giggle as well.

"Oh yes, please oh merciful human, don't hurt me with your lack of claws and tiny fangs!" Lucy said, pretending to beg in front of him. "In any case I better get going, or I'm going to get an earful from the boss. See you tomorrow perhaps?"

"Sure thing, see you tomorrow Lucy." He said as he watched her leaving. "She is always so protective of me."

He only met Lucy two years ago, when he moved into the small cabin, but ever since he met her Lucy has always been super protective of him. She would often make sure she got a night patrol around where he lived to keep him out of danger. She also would make sure that her leader, the Houndoom that hated humans, never caught wind of where he was or where he was going.

"Well in any case, better get back home, Sophia's probably going to chew me out as well." He said, already picturing his Furfrou friend getting ready to bark angrily at him.

=Somewhere Underground=

(Lucy's PoV, Many hours later)

"Another boring meeting, as usual." Lucy complained as she left the meeting chamber with all the other Pokemon.

"It's always boring to you, it's just the leader telling us our orders for the night and tomorrow morning!" A Luxio said to her. "Why do you always think their boring? He always warns us and reminds us about how dangerous humans can be."

"Don't you know Lux, Lucy here has her eyes on a certain human that lives alone in a cabin where she always patrols!" Another Luxio said behind them, getting giggles from all those Pokemon that were close enough to hear.

Lucy blushed furiously but said nothing. "Shut up about that." She hissed, looking over her shoulder and hoping the Pack Leader wasn't nearby to hear.

"Lucy you know that humans capture Pokemon in those tiny balls, and keep them prisoners against their wills. Why do you like them so much?"

Lucy refused to answer, knowing that what she said was partially true. Yet something told her, that wasn't so for all humans. And it most certainly wasn't true for David, he wasn't a Trainer, he wasn't cruel or mean, he was just a writer of songs, living a humble and simple life that he was happy with. "Well dear, I won't say anything, just be careful alright?" The first Luxio said with a worried expression as they entered the chamber with an underground lake, lit by luminescent moss and glowing rocks. "If the leader ever learns that you have a thing for that human, he'll no doubt kill him, maybe even you."

"He won't dare lay a paw on David if he knows what's good for him!" Lucy growled to herself.

As they separated she wandered over to a secluded spot where she liked to be alone and simply looked down at the water, staring at that mark on her eyes. She looked her appearance in the water, and wished she'd been born different, if for no other reason than so that blasted Houndoom of a leader would stop trying to get her attention.

"Thinking about something Lucy?" A gentle and calm voice said to her as ripples in the water flowed toward her.

Lucy looked up to see a large eight foot tall water Pokemon float toward her, an elongated neck and hardened coral like shell on his back, and a gentle look in his eyes. This was her closest friend here in the Pack, Terance was his name, an odd name for a Lapras, but nevertheless he was Lucy's best friend.

Another reason why he was her best friend, was that because he too had a strange mark on his left eye, just like her. It was an X in his eye where his pupil and iris were, he didn't know why he had it, but like her and David, he had it since he was born.

"Oh the usual, stupid leader and his stupid warnings about humans." She complained to him.

"And said stupid leader trying to get you to mate with him?" Terance asked with a raised eyebrow.

Lucy nodded in confirmation, as before the meeting happened he had once again tried to seduce her into becoming his Prime Mate. Ever since his last Prime Mate died giving birth, he's been looking for a new mate to take her place. Half of the pack females would gladly give anything to be in her position, for she had been the lucky Absol that caught his eye. He could have any female he wanted, and he wanted her, to the other females it would have been an honor to mate with him and become his Prime Mate.

Unfortunately, she had refused and denied him every single time he tried, and it was starting to get obvious as to the reason why. Because she had her eye on a certain human, and wanted her first time to be with someone she loved.

And she most certainly didn't love the Houndoom that was her pack's leader.

"I don't get why you won't just find someone to mate with, settle down with a nice Pokemon, like that Luxray who takes care of the nursery." Terance said with a sigh, beaching himself so she could climb onto his shell. "I'm sure there's at least one Pokemon you can settle down with here that would make you happy. Why do you insist on something you know is never going to happen as long as you live here?"

She refused to answer that, after all he couldn't understand her predicament. "I just don't want to be with anyone else." She said stubbornly. "Besides, something tells me to be with David, and as long as he lives in that cabin near our den, I can't just leave here. The Leader will kill him if I don't keep him safe, and I need to keep him safe! If not me than nobody else will."

Terance nodded as he pushed himself off and began swimming around so they could be alone. "I suppose so, I do wish I could see him though." Terance said intelligently. "However, I can't really see him, considering I'm stuck to living in the water."

Lucy chuckled at Terance's comment, for he too had been drawn here for some reason or another. He had left his mate behind in the ocean after being with her for so many years, leaving her to care for their young with the rest of their pod. She had figured his mate would be upset, but no she wanted him to leave her. Something about him always looking for something and being very depressed the longer he stayed with her, and wanting him to be happy.

Despite how much he loved her, their pod, and their young, like her something was calling him to search for something. Something that mattered so much to him that he had to leave the safety of the pod to journey and find it. She forgave him, and told him to find what it was he had to find, saying that she could see it in his eyes, that whatever it was he was looking for was so very important to him.

Which led him to eventually finding her, and of course their small journey to this den. When she found David, she felt as if she no longer needed to journey, and after hearing her talk about David, Terance also felt as though he had found what he was looking for. Terance wanted to protect David alongside Lucy, so when she went out on patrols for the den, he kept an eye and ear out for the leader, making sure to keep track of his movements.

If he ever left the den when he wasn't supposed to, he would sing, as he often did to make all Pokemon fall asleep. Of course he used the excuse that he was singing in lament for missing his mate, and all was forgiven. But in honesty, he was doing it to keep the Houndoom from leaving.

The only mystery they couldn't understand was why they wanted to protect David, Lucy had her reasons but Terance never even met him. Yet he felt the same desire to protect that human.

"Hey Terance, do you remember your dreams?" Lucy asked quietly as they floated near the center of the lake.

"Yea, a few." He replied. "Why do you ask?"

"I always have these dreams, fun dreams, nice dreams…" She said, her voice trailing. "All of them about me, and this Trainer, on a journey…"

"You and others traveling the region, visiting far off lands you never even imagined, with a Trainer you care about and who in turn cared about you." Terance continued, looking back at her with a knowing smile. "Yep, I have them as well. Especially this one nightmare, where our Trainer dies… and it frightens me greatly each time I have it."

"Yea… me too." Lucy said, wishing she could go on an adventure like what she saw in her dreams, but without the threat of losing her trainer.

She shook her head, suddenly thinking of David being killed and shaking the thought out of her head. "In any case, as long as David's safe and sound, I don't mind being here." She said.

"Same here Lucy, same here." Terance said as he continued to drift in the water.

While they drifted out in the lake, a Houndoom watched the pair from the land, hidden by a stalagmite and glaring angrily at them. More specifically, glaring at the Absol.

=Night Time, David's Cabin=

(David's PoV)

"Ready for bed Sophia?" David asked as he finished changing into his night clothes.

"Ready!" Sophia barked from her little bed.

As he climbed into bed Sophia jumped up alongside him and curled up next to him. "What do you want?" Knowing she only slept in his bed when she wanted something.

"Sing me a lullaby please?" She asked.

David sighed and started scratching her fur to make her comfortable, before starting to sing her favorite lullaby.

"Mountains and skies as far as eyes can see, dreams, please don't leave me…"

Sophia nuzzled him sweetly, starting to get tired.

"Sweet perfumes of bellflower lilies, will we, find our own way?"

"Love... don't… leave me! And bestow upon me an unbroken…"

"Life of dreams…"

He could feel Sophia slowly drifting off to her dreams, and knew he would soon follow behind her.

"Despair like dark clouds, soon drift away. A white call heals our sapphire calls, here in dark of night!"

"Like the stars above, we will shine, through it all my dear."

"Love… don't… leave me!"

He gave Sophia a small kiss on her forehead as she snored next to him, before he finished his lullaby.

"And bestow upon me an unbroken… life of… dreams!"

He turned off his lamp and covered both of them with their blanket, preparing them for bed. He was happy to have Sophia in his life, but somewhere deep down, he felt incomplete. It was like he was missing something, or someone, like there should be someone else there that wasn't there.

"Oh well, another day another night." He whispered as he closed his eyes, and fell asleep with his Furfrou."

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=Author's Notes=

Hello everyone, this is your Imperator calling, as some of you may notice this story might be similar to one that another person wrote, called Pack Master.

Yes, that's where I got the inspiration to write this, HOWEVER, let me just assure you all, that the idea and theme is the ONLY thing I took, the story itself is my own. So no hating on the story.

Second, no I'm not stoping Arceus' Book, however these two stories will intertwine and connect to one another in the long run. As Jacob and David will interact with one another.

As to why I'm writing this story, this is to honor not only my team that I lost in X, but for all those out there who have had that one team they could never forget, that meant so much to them that they still keep them to this day.

And yes, as the… context of this story hints… there will be… lemons.

Forgive me but I've never written lemons before so… give me some time to get used to it…

See you next time!

P.S. whoever it was who guessed Anita's name, nice job. But it's not who you think it is XD