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"Just have to translate this last bit. The verbs aren't making much sense to be honest. All the other ingredients use active verbs for describing the process for getting them, but this final one is passive. Also it switches from past tense to future." Ginji described as he started scribbling on a notepad he had laid next to him on the desk.

*My alarm goes off*
Me: And off I go.
*I teleport out*

"Like a whisker of a growlithe or a tail hair of a ponyta?" Ren suggested "Something like that?"

Ginji gulped as he read the last sentence. "It isn't those realms. Well, it is, but it isn't. It's emotion. Jirachi isn't bound to this world by the physical elements, it's bound by the emotional world. The horn represented anger, the underwater flowers were joy, the tears represent sadness, and the last one, whatever it is, is love."

Ginji quickly imported the coordinates that would get them to the realm of fire and love at the same time. "I know just where to go." he said, his own heart dropping because it meant seeing her again. "We need the heart of a volcano." he managed to say before he stepped through the event horizon and disappeared.

Prinplup, Marshtomp, and Kasumi followed the others into the event horizon and emerged with Ren, Yena, and Ginji "Who is this 'she' you aren't eager to see again?" she asked Ginji.

"I'll manage. And I have my pokemon at my side, so all will work out" Kasumi answered "Though it would probably be unwise for me to use my weather-altering ability in a place like this, especially is there's that lady that frightens you here. She might not like the volcano getting cooled down."

"That would probably be for the best." Ginji smiled slightly as a sweat drop rolled down the side of his cheek. As he stood over the side of the Volcano he looked down into the lava and summoned all of his courage. "Pele, answer my call one more time." he said. As the words penetrated deep into the center of the volcano, the lava started to bubble and a young lady of darker skin, dressed in clothes that seemed to be made from fire and lightning jumped to the ledge where the Aquans were standing.

"You!" Pele scowled with hatred in her eyes. "Come to steal my fire too?" she accused as she starred cold at Ginji, ignoring Ren and Kasumi completely.

"No, I've...I've come to apologize." Ginji said humbly as the fire crackled in Pele's demeanor.

"I don't believe you!" she yelled, swiping her hand to the side, causing a variety of fire types to erupt from the Volcano, challenging the Aquans to battle. Without warning they attacked Ren and Kasumi, leaving Pele to battle Ginji. Upon defeat the fire types erupt into ash, rendering them uncatchable.

Fire and Lightning collided as Pele struck Ginji with a sharp right hook. The boy took the punch, but threw up a shield of electricity in case she tried to follow up with another attack. Pele took the bait like a champ, rushing at Ginji again, this time with a fist full of fire. "You took my Lightning, and look how you use it! To trick me again!" she yelled before the shield kicked in and sent her flying backwards.

"I'll have you know I've never used your Lightning!" Ginji yelled back as he remembered the days long ago when he had taken Pele's lightning from under her nose and left under the cover of night. "I...I justed wanted a piece of you." he said, a tear forming in his eyes.

"LIAR!" Pele yelled as her hair lit on fire and she flew at Ginji, claws outstretched, and bursting with flames as well. The boy dodged delicately, dipping out of the way of any serious harm, but still managing to get cut up pretty badly by the searing claws. He sneered in pain as his clothes burned and his skin leaked vital blood. The wounds were burned shut shortly after being inflicted, but that didn't make it any less painful.

"See for yourself." Ginji said as he reached to his chest and summoned forth a ball of brilliant white electricity from his heart. It was obvious that this was Pele's Lightning. "Look, it will tell you nothing of mistreatment." the boy said as Pele caught the orb out of the air. As she touched the orb, a thunderbolt cracked from the sky, signifying the rejoining of fire and sky.

Tears started to stream down Pele's face. "I nev- never knew you cared this much about me." she said softly as Ginji rushed her and gave her a romantic kiss. As their lips touched the Volcano behind them spat lava into the sky and the lightning crashed down all around them. In their joining their shared feelings mingled and in that moment Pele knew what she had to do.

Breaking contact it was Pele who spoke first. "If I do this...what will become of me?" she asked somberly.

"I honestly don't know." Ginji replied, tears starting in his eyes as well.

"But I think you do. And it breaks your heart."

"To the very core." the blond boy replied in turn.

"Very well, I will, but you must promise to never misuse it, or to forget about it." Pele said sternly, her face contorting with sadness. "You're going to need all of it if you're going to face what's to come. There has been talk, but I guess that doesn't matter now." she took a deep breath before approaching Ginji again, placing a hand on his chest. "Are you ready?"

"No, but I guess that doesn't matter now." the boy said before Pele kissed him again, her energies flying through her lips into Ginji's very soul. Together they stood there, their bodies lighting up like fireworks in the evening hours. The elements turned around them, swirling until finally... it stopped. "Goodbye, my love." Ginji whispered as the light faded from Pele's eyes and her body turned to ash and floated gently into the Volcano.