Hey guys! Welcome to the next installment in the Legendaries series. Whether this is the first of the story series you are hopping into or not, welcome.

As the name implies, this story features Deoxys as our hero, going through his own journey of discovery being a legendary Pokemon. Like before, old and new friends and foes will come into play.

And now, let the story begin.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or its characters. All material is the property of Game Freak and Nintendo.

A shooting star blasted down into the planet, becoming a rainbow streak in the sky. It soared over the black backdrop, becoming brighter and brighter. Eventually, the streak impacted the earth, creating a massive crater in the mountainside. Inside the crater, rested a purple stone shaped like an extra large egg. It pulsed with light like a heartbeat, as it rested in its earthly cradle.

Many months later, the stone began to draw a power from around itself. This energy began to collect into the stone, taking on a shape of a creature. This creature, with tentacle arms and a block-like body, materialized in a form of energy. As it solidified, the figure took on a solid form, becoming red, orange, and green in color. It radiated a magnetic aura as it set down. The figure looked at itself after forming, confused by what it was. And moreover, what was it doing here?
"Hey, what is that?" came a boy's voice. The being looked over to the origin to find a boy trainer with a Tyrogue. The figure recognized the Tyrogue to be a Pokemon and the boy to be human, though it didn't know how. But it sensed that it was a Pokemon too after seeing the Tyrogue. so it rose, ready to fight if necessary.
"Guess it's a new Pokemon." the trainer smirked, "Let's get it! Tyrogue, Jump Kick!" The Tyrogue leaped into the air, foot out to kick. But the strange Pokemon let out a psychic shock wave that blasted it back. Feeling like it wasn't good to stay, the Pokemon fled.

Further up the mountain, the Pokemon tried to figure out some things: Who was it? What was it? Why was it here? And how did it use such an energy attack like it did against that other Pokemon? It looked to its tentacle limbs, and imagined them looking like that human's arms. The tentacles contorted their form to become hands. It was impressed, but then it noticed some alien writing on its right arm. 'Deoxys' it read. Was that what it was? A Deoxys? What was a Deoxys? It had to know.
Just then, a faint glow shot out from a hole nearby. Deoxys looked into the hole to find a peculiar rock resting on a spire. It was a meteorite, like what it was before. But this one was jagged and rocky. Deoxys floated down, and reached out to it with its hands. As it did, the meteorite shined brightly as something occurred within it. It began to shape-change, and become a small figure. It's head was pointy, with blue tassels attached to what looked like half a star. Two small scarves fluttered behind it, and the main figure looked white. Deoxys was captivated. What was this strange being?
As the being awoke, it cheered, "It's time! It's time! Yay! Time to play!" It flew around the room, cheering its chant around Deoxys. That was when it noticed Deoxys was present, and floated down to eye level.
"Hello there." it greeted, "Are you here to play with me?"
"Play?" Deoxys spoke, startling itself in uttering words.
"Yeah! Play! It's what I wait for for nearly 1000 years after I sleep. My name's Jirachi. Nice to meet you friend." Deoxys was puzzled by this "Jirachi" as it was. He couldn't understand why it was so happy and playful. "What's your name big mister?" Deoxys pondered how to respond. How could it tell this little creature who it was? Was it by speaking, what the creature did with its mouth? Or by some other means, like attacking?
"D-D...De..." it tried to speak.
"Dee-dee? Is that your name?" Jirachi asked.
"Deo... Deox... "
"What is it? Are you hurt?"
"Deoxys. Name... Deoxys."
Deoxys, huh?" Jirachi pondered, "I've never seen you before. But, whatever. You must be here to play with me for my week."
"Play?" Deoxys asked again.
"Yeah. It's what I do while I'm awake. See, I can only stay awake for a week. Or, seven sundowns. At the seventh sundown, I fall asleep for another 1000 years. And the cycle keeps going like that for quite a while. I don't think it ever stops." Seven sundowns? 1000 years? A lot of these terms were strange to Deoxys. He never heard of such things before. But, if it meant this little one wouldn't be active for long, Deoxys thought it would be good to learn from this tiny creature.
"Jirachi... play?" it asked.
"Yeah. I play! Do you want to play with me too Deoxys?" Jirachi wondered.
"Deoxys... play?"
"Yeah. Play with me. I'll show you all kinds of cool games and places. And, I'll teach you about the world too. Please play with me Deoxys. Please!" Jirachi looked at Deoxys pleadingly, making Deoxys feel uncomfortable.
So it replied, "Deoxys play. Jirachi play. Deoxys and Jirachi play."
"YAY!" Jirachi cheered, "Let's go. We can't play in here. Follow me." And Jirachi led Deoxys out of the cavern.
Outside, Jirachi looked out into the snowy landscape of the mountain, looking for a direction to take.
When he was set on a direction, Jirachi yelled, "This way Deoxys."
"There you are, Jirachi." came a boy's voice. As Deoxys came up the shaft, he spotted the boy trainer from before. He held what looked like a red-and-white ball in his hand.
"Hello there." Jirachi spoke, "Have you come to play too?"
"Play? Nope. I'm here to get my wish granted." the trainer told him, "Go! Pyroar!" He lobbed the ball high into the air, and it burst out a light that became a new Pokemon with a red mane around its head. The Pyroar roared out, scaring Jirachi.
"What good is one wish when I can catch you to get as many wishes as I want?" the boy sneered.
"Catch?" Deoxys questioned.
"Humans put you inside those ball things." Jirachi explained, "I think they are called Pokeballs. But, I don't want to play catch."
"Too bad. I'm catching you anyway. Pyroar! Use Flamethrower!" Pyroar belted a tongue of flames from its mouth, hitting Jirachi full on. "C'mon! That was too easy. Guess I'll get my wishes easily." Deoxys couldn't believe what was happening. This boy was hurting Jirachi, and he didn't care that Jirachi was hurt. Deoxys didn't like that. He didn't like someone hurting Jirachi.
Standing before the boy and Pyroar, Deoxys spoke, "You hurt Jirachi. I stop you."
The trainer was startled by Deoxys' sudden desire to protect Jirachi, and gasped, "You were that Pokemon from before. The one who took out my Tyrogue. Why are you here?!"
"Jirachi... play. Deoxys and Jirachi... play. You... not play. You... hurt. Deoxys stop hurt!"
"Whatever, tentacles. Pyroar, use Roar to send him flying." Pyroar did, a mighty roar with the ferocity of many. But Deoxys was unfazed. It didn't seem affected by the Roar.
Taking initiative, Deoxys yelled, "You hurt Jirachi. I stop hurt!" And he released a Psyshock at Pyroar, nailing it hard. Then, Deoxys charged up a powerful Hyper Beam, and blasted the boy and Pyroar back to the edge.
Panicking, the trainer called out, "Aw man! This stinks! I really wish I was down from here." Without notice, the boy and Pyroar were teleported by a strange power. Deoxys was puzzled, until he saw the tassels on Jirachi glowing.
As Jirachi stopped whatever he was doing, he told Deoxys, "I'm a wish-maker Pokemon. So, I had to grant his wish."
"Wish?" Deoxys questioned.
"Yeah. It's like something people want to happen. So, I make it happen using my power. Do you want to make a wish?"
"Wish?" Deoxys spoke, not understanding the word.
"Maybe when you find out what you want, you can wish for it. Then, I'll try to grant it. Sound fair? Nod if it sounds fair, please Deoxys." Not knowing how to reply, Deoxys nodded his head as a reply.
"Great! Let's go out and play. Follow me." And Jirachi flew off, Deoxys following close behind.
As they flew, they spotted a garden of beautiful, pink flowers. And two people and a Houndoom resting together in the center.

By next morning, Jirachi began to teach Deoxys everything he could about the planet they were on. Jirachi played fun games with Deoxys as well. And Deoxys learned so much about all there was around him. That humans lived alongside Pokemon like him and Jirachi, that Pokemon do battles to get stronger or protect their interests, and many other things like that. Jirachi also taught Deoxys that certain Pokemon are special. They were called Legendary Pokemon, due to the fact that they had done acts in the past that made them well remembered. And Jirachi was one of them, because of his wish-granting power. Deoxys loved to learn about this strange place. But even more so, he loved to learn along his friend Jirachi.

The day following their lesson, Jirachi led Deoxys to a town. Humans were bustling about, trading goods and sharing stories of their greatest battles. It was so packed, that Jirachi figured they couldn't explore the way they were.
"We've got to find a disguise to use." he pondered, "Or..." And then, Jirachi's body glowed bright as he began to change. He grew to about the size of a young boy, and he had a yellow jacket on and white pants. He looked... human. Deoxys was shocked by such a transformation.
"I can do it for you too." Jirachi offered, "Just say, 'I wish I could turn into a human.' Go ahead."
With much difficulty, Deoxys uttered, "I... wish... I... could... turn... human."
"Close enough. Here we go." Holding up a tassel, Jirachi channeled his power into Deoxys, and Deoxys began to change too. Arms began to form within his tentacles, and his legs became human legs... with feet. He wore what looked like a red vest over a black shirt, and orange pants. His head phased as skin came over it, his eyes shrinking yet keeping the same color they had before, with short, blond hair growing out. The fins on the sides of his head remained rather than changing to ears.
"Cool Deoxys." Jirachi cheered, "Now let's go check this place out."

Jirachi took Deoxys everywhere in the town. He brought him to a restaurant, where they ate human food (and learned to work when they couldn't pay), they visited shops, and got to talk with some of the locals. Deoxys was, all the while, absorbing all he came in contact with.
Then, a man came up to Jirachi and grunted, "You new around her, short-pint?" The man was a burly fellow, with a full mustache and a ranchers attire. He looked intimidating by his sheer size.
But Jirachi chipperly replied, "Yep. I'm Ji. This is Deo. We're new to this place."
"Such a shame really. Cause you ain't paid the toll boy."
"Toll?" But then the man took notice to Deoxys standing behind Ji.
"Who's this?"
"This is Deo. I just told you that sir. He's traveling with me."
"You making sure this shrimp don't cause no problems?" Deo only stared back, glaring.
"He can't talk too much yet, sir. If we're being a problem, we can leave."
Grabbing Jirachi by the collar, the man growled, "Yeah, there is a problem. This is my town, and I don't like you prancing about in my town."
"Let go." Deo spoke suddenly.
the stranger eyed him, and asked, "What'd you say?"
"Let go... Ji. Ji... friend. You not hurt... Ji."
"I'll do whatever I want, freakshow." At that, Deoxys lifted the man with unnatural strength. The man kicked and flailed to get down, but made no contact.
"You... not... hurt... friend. I... stop... you." And he threw him back, making onlookers look on in fearful wonder.
"You're mince meat, brainless." the stranger threatened, "Garboder!" Releasing from his Pokeball came a nasty smelling Pokemon that looked like living garbage. Deo readied himself for battle, and stared down his opponent.

"Me... battle." he said.
With a mighty laugh, the stranger roared, "You are crazy for challenging a Pokemon! But, go ahead. Garboder, Sludge Bomb!" Garboder launched a bomb of icky stuff at Deo, but Deo dodged it with relative ease. He ushered it to attack again, smirking. "Body Slam!" As Garboder lobbed itself up and over Deo, he quickly moved out of the way, and used his tentacle arms to fling Garboder back to its side. Growling in frustration, the man ordered, "Hyper Beam! Finish him!" Garboder readied a super charged beam, but Deo was too fast, and tackled it back. So the Hyper Beam toasted the stranger instead.
Then, Deo dashed over and kicked Garboder back into its trainer, and launched them both out of town. And with that, the battle was over.

Afterwards, the town cheered on his victory over the man who controlled their town for so long. To them, Deo was a hero. But Ji knew things would turn out bad if they stayed, so he led Deo away.
Once they were far enough from town, Jirachi remarked, "That. Was. Amazing! I can't believe you could beat such a strong Pokemon like Garboder outside of your true form."
"True... form?" Deoxys questioned.
"Oh yeah. We better change back. You can do it on your own this time. You have the power to change between human and Pokemon form. Try it." As he said that, Jirachi reverted back to his Pokemon form. Deoxys concentrated on becoming a Pokemon again, and he did. Jirachi was surprised by how easily Deoxys returned to normal.
"Wow! Not bad. Shall we leave for our next destination?"
"Leave?"
"Yep. Only five more days till sleep time. C'mon, let's go!" Jirachi flew off into the horizon. And Deoxys followed, after writing something in the dirt behind him in alien.

It read:
My new friend is named Jirachi. And I am Deoxys. I wonder what I'll find on this world. Will I discover who I am? And will I find where I came from? I want to know. But, I also want to have fun with Jirachi. I like Jirachi. I don't want him to go back to sleep. I want... to play with him. For as long as he wants to. Forever.

And there we are. Deoxys and Jirachi.

Well, that's it for now. Stay tuned for more.

And, if you want to catch up on what's gone on, check out the other stories related to this one:

The Tale of Darkrai

Cresselia's Pilgrimage

and Celebi: the Wanderer