1x1 Pokemon: Rainbow Superstars (WavePearlxSugar)

@Sugar

"Meanwhile, in the royal garden, the leaves of the Oran tree began to wither." Brock continues. "Prince Devlin noticed it, and asked his father the king if he could go help his brother. The king quickly prepared another great fleet, and provided Prince Devlin with even more gold than his brother had taken with him. No one in the kingdom was without a job in preparing the expedition."

 

@Sugar

Miracolore, however, had other ideas. "The night before he left, Prince Devlin planted a Nomel tree and called the youngest prince, Prince Ethan, into the garden. He told him to keep an eye on the Nomel tree while he was away, and if its leaves began to wither, that was a sign that he was in trouble." Brock explains.

"And so, Prince Devlin sailed up the great river which led to Illusia." Ash picks up the tale. "He stopped at many harbors and went to plenty of parties. By the time he had reached Illusia, he had spent all his gold."

"As Prince Devlin climbed the mountain, he heard the voice of his own brother crying in pain as the giant beat him." Serena intones. "At that moment he forgot all about looking straight ahead, and he too was enslaved, having no money to buy his freedom."

 

@Sugar

"Back in the royal garden, Prince Ethan was watching the Nomel tree with his faithful Growlithe." Misty explains. "The very moment its leaves began to wither he noticed it and ran to tell his father the king. But this time, the king was skeptical--how could Prince Ethan succeed when his two older brothers had failed? That and he was beginning to rue the day he heard about the water of the fountain of Illusia."

 

@Sugar

"But Prince Ethan begged so hard to go that finally his father granted his request and prepared a fleet for him." Brock explains. "He gave him all the gold he could collect in the kingdom, and then some. The next day, Prince Ethan set out with a smiling face and courage in his heart. He sailed on his way steadily although at every harbor there were voices which bade him to linger, with all manner of games, feasting, wine, women, and song!"

 

@Sugar

"Soon Prince Ethan reached Illusia, and the rough steep rocky mountain rose before him." Brock intones. "Before he started on his way up he first stuffed cotton in his ears. Then he carefully placed at his side a bottle to fill with the water of the fountain of Illusia. He climbed up the steep mountain looking neither to the right nor to the left. Through the cotton in his ears he could faintly hear the giant voices calling him. From the corners of his eyes he could see the giant forms along the pathway. But he kept his eyes fixed straight ahead and steadily climbed upward though the path was very rough and full of rocks. The cotton in his ears prevented him from hearing the voices of his two brothers crying out in pain as the giants beat them."

 

@Sugar

"Finally, Prince Ethan saw the fountain at the summit of the mountain. Meloetta was present as well, watching his ascent. As soon as he came close to her, Prince Ethan took the cotton out of his ears so that he might hear what she had to say to him." Brock narrates.

"You have arrived at a safe moment." Serena smiles as Meloetta. "The Salamence is asleep. The Salamence which guards the fountain is an enchanted princess named Rosalind. No one has ever before been brave enough and wise enough to reach this place. In a year and a day the spell on her will be broken. Come again when that day comes and claim her as your bride."

"With that, Meloetta gave Prince Ethan a ruby ring, and Prince Ethan gave Meloetta a sapphire ring in return." Brock narrates as Ash and Serena do this.

"When the spell is broken, put my ring on Princess Rosalind's finger--I'll be back in a year and a day for sure." Ash vows as Prince Ethan.

 

@Sugar

(not quite).

"Prince Ethan made his way back down the steep slope of the mountain, guarding his bottle full of the water of the fountain of Illusia with the utmost care." Misty takes over the story. "When he was halfway down the mountain he saw his two brothers standing in his path. They pleaded with their little brother to set them free, and Prince Ethan did so easily, setting his elder brothers free and still having enough for the journey home."

"As they were sailing down the great river towards home, the two older brothers plotted against Prince Ethan." Brock intones. "They agreed they would abandon Prince Ethan somewhere, then go together to their father with the water from the fountain of Illusia. When his sight was restored, they would share his blessing and the honors of the kingdom, under the ruse Prince Ethan disappeared on the way back."

 

@Sugar

"Their plan appeared to go perfectly--they abandoned Prince Ethan on an island while he was asleep." Ash explains. "After many long weary wanderings, he found refuge in the hut of a poor fisherman and went to work for him. The king's eyesight was restored immediately when he had bathed his eyes in the water from the fountain of Illusia. The two princes were given all the honors of the kingdom. The whole kingdom, however, mourned the supposed loss of Prince Ethan. But the king and queen never gave up hoping that he would return alive. The queen carefully packed away all the clothes which had belonged to Prince Ethan so that they would be ready for him if he should ever return to the palace. Every day she shook them out with loving care, so that the Venomoths and bugs would not eat holes in them."

 

@Sugar

"A year and a day flew by, and the huge Salamence which had guarded the fountain of Illusia was restored to its true form of the beautiful princess Rosalind." Serena narrates. "Meloetta and Princess Rosalind watched and waited for Prince Ethan to return. Then Meloetta wondered if some evil had befallen Prince Ethan, since he didn't seem the type to break a promise."

"They came to the palace of the king. When the king heard the story they told, the guilty princes were called before him, where they confessed their evil deed." Ash concludes. "They were immediately thrown into the dungeon, and the anger of the whole kingdom burned like a raging fire for them. They located Prince Ethan and brought him home to the palace, and even the fisherman he had worked for came to the wedding festivities for Prince Ethan and Princess Rosalind."

 

@Sugar

(move on to Communications?)