[OLD] Luna Mew Light Johto Journey

Chapter 26: Meeting Harrison. The Johto League Torch!

After reuniting Larvitar with his mother, the gang were now on the way to Silver Town.

Along the way, they noticed a crowd of people outside a very large gate.

Luna asked someone from the crowd what was going on, and that person explained that everyone was waiting for the torch of the Silver Conference.

Another person explained that they were at the Ho-Oh shrine and running of the torch started here.

Those words made the gang feel excited about the torch.

"Can we see the torch too?" Tomo asked.

"Of course we can," Luna replied, "there's no way I would miss the running of the Johto League torch, especially since we ran carrying the flame for the Indigo League, remember?"

Tomo, Misty and Brock did remember and so they all agreed to watch the running of the torch.

Everyone waited and waited for the torch running to start, but so far nothing was happening.

"I hope the runner is okay," Luna said, "I mean surely it doesn't take this long for them to start the running."

Just then a man came out of the gates, "I'm very sorry everyone," the man said, "but due to circumstances the torch will take a bit longer to start."

The crowd started to groan because they didn't like waiting.

"Something must be wrong here, if we are being told to wait more." Brock said.

"Let's find out what's wrong." Luna said

Mightyena barked in agreement, Pichu and Zorua was on his back.

The gang asked the guard of the shrine what was going, and the guard led the gang into the shrine.

The guard explained that there was actually trouble at the shrine.

"If you've got trouble I can help." A voice.

The voice came from a trainer, about the same age as Brock, with a Houndoom at his side.

The trainer said his name was Harrison and he was from Littleroot Town in the Hoenn region.

The gang introduced themselves to Harrison and also told him that they were from Kanto.

The guard explained that the torch and runners were ready, but the flame for the torch wasn't ready.

"The truth is our flame is actually from the legendary Ho-Oh," the guard explained, "and there's a legend about it too."

The legend was that a long time ago there was a terrible war within the area, and both Pokémon and humans were hurt from the battle.

After the war was over the land became a wasteland because of all the fighting, and then Ho-Oh appeared.

Ho-Oh blew its flame at all the humans weapons, ending the war. After that the land was really lifeless then, but because of Ho-Oh's ashes the land started to come to life again and soon the land was back to what it was again and peace reigned.

But one flame of Ho-Oh remained one a tree and the people called it the Sacred Flame.

"They built this shrine to worship Ho-Oh, which is why it's called the Ho-Oh shrine. And the sacred flame had stayed in the shrine ever since."

"Wow, what a story," Luna said, "and I thought it was only the Tin Tower and the Burned Tower in Ecruteak City that were the places to worship Ho-Oh."

"We learn new stories about the Legendary Pokémon of Johto all the time." Brock said.

The guard showed Harrison and the gang to the staircase that led the way to the shrine where the sacred flame was kept. "We can't seem to get the flame, because a wild Sneasel is guarding the shrine." The guard said.