Answers are always there for us to find.
Sometimes they're right I front of you,
but your just to blind to see it.
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~Now... Where shale we begin...?~ Dream huffed quietly, a hesitant and distant look in her pale pink eyes. The Pixie of Dreams fluttered her petal like wings a few times, although it seemed she didn't actually need to too stay afloat.

"The beginning may be an idea." Alyssa mumbled, a deep sense of nervousness written clearly over her face as if scrawled there by a marker.

Thomas helped me sit up against the bed board, making sure I was comfortable before he sat down next to me on the edge of my bed, fidgeting with my covers with an unnerved eagerness that seemed to be intoxicating the room. Nick was leaning against the wall next to the doorway, watching Dream carefully, his fiery red eyes seemed somewhat unsure as what to make of the situation. Amy and Alyssa were sitting on chairs beside my bed. Alyssa was fiddling with her fingers, watching them intently while Amy was playing nervously with her green hair, tugging lightly at the green tips as she waited for Dream to continue.

Dream took a deep breath in and turned to me, pale pink irises meeting my baby blue ones. ~First things first, did you enjoy the dream I sent you last night,~ She smiled happily. ~And the gift?~

"You did that?" I asked, not even attempting to hide the surprise in my voice. How could she send me a gift in my dreams, how was it even possible? "And gave me this?" I held up the hand with the silver ring.

Dream nodded. ~The ring was already yours, a present from your elder sister.~

"Sister?" I gasped, my hand clenching tightly as if the protect the ring seated securely on my finger. "I have a sister?"

With a soft smile, Dream nodded. ~Alice was your elder sister Shimmer. The two of you were twins, she was the older one.~ Dream smiled a little. ~She loved you very much.~

"But Alice didn't have a sister." Nick argued. "If she did then she would have told us! Alice didn't keep secrets, not from us."

Sighing softly, Dream shook her head, clearly understanding that Nick would not accept this news easily. ~Alice did not want heryounger sister to be dragged into the dangers of being a Pixie born or Dragon born, so she lied about not having a sister to protect the little one.~

"So, what is my name then?" I asked, shocked by information piling up before me. I have a sister!

~Your name was Astrid little one. But right now, that may not be entirely true...~ Dream frowned now, looking sideways as if to avoid the gazethe group surrounding her.

I was determined to find out more. "Why not?" I pressed.

Dream took a deep breath in then let it out. ~Well I need to start from the beginning to explain that... It all started when Alice first left to get her message from Arceus. A few weeks into her journey, on her way back, Alice ran into Tyson. There is a darkness infecting his heart, although I am unable to sense what... Alice knew but--~ Dream cut herself off, hanging her head for a moment before she continued. ~Now, from what I understand, Tyson was not happy with the idea of Dragon Born and Pixie Born working together permanently so he... kidnapped Alice. I'm assuming he thought that by doing so it would spark some sort of fight between the Dragon Born and Pixie Born but it did not work the way he had hoped. So... he started looking for a way to take away Alice's power of being a Pixie Born. But it is impossible to do so, it's bonded to the person it chooses. Tyson started looking for a way to transfer the power. He found out about Astrid and took her, Tyson thought that Astrid would be... Easier to manipulate Astrid than Alice was, as I am sure you can tell, Astrid is much timider then Alice had always shown herself to be and Tyson thought that he could control her using threats alone. He started to experiment on the both of them... It was at this point I had started to feel Alice's weakness, her pain and sharing my strength with her was taking its toll on me...~ Dream winced slightly, her wings drooped but I don't think she noticed.

"So, what happened to Alice. Does Tyson still have her, or did she escape or what?" Alyssa asked hesitantly. "Where is she?"

Dream flinched and looked down at her paws. ~As the months passed Alice got weaker and weaker. She... she held on strong for a long time, defending Astrid from everything she could... but she eventually-- broke.... a month after that she... she...~ Dream broke down crying, covering her face with her paws while Joy and Life moved to comfort their sister.

Amy gasped and covered her mouth with her hand, tears falling from her eyes. Alyssa let out a growl as looked ready to murder something as she continuously balled her hands into fists before relaxing them again, only the ball them up again once more. Nick just looked to the ground, he seemed to be keeping his anger within but I understood him well enough to know that he would later go out on his out to release his anger. Thomas gritted his teeth and was obviously struggling to keep calm, failing to blink back his own tears.

~Glaceon!~ Shiver hissed, standing straight and glaring at Dream. She refused to accept the fact that her trainer was gone.

Dream shook her head sadly. ~Would I lie about this Shiver? Alice was just as much my friend as yours.~ She explained simply, her eyes saddened.

Shiver's own eyes filled with tears and she shook her head over and over as they fell. Her ears drooped with despair as she backed away from Dream. ~Eon...~

I slowly reached out and pulled her into my arms. Unable to hold it in, Shiver burst out crying. She sobbed into my shoulder, shaking her head and repeated fractions of her name over and over. It was heart breaking to see the normally calm and tough Glaceon break down at the news of what happened to her trainer. I myself was crying as well. Alice was my sister and I couldn't even remember her other than my few memories.... but something still wasn't adding up the way I felt it should...

"If Alice is... gone. Then why are you still here Dream? Shouldn't you have gone back to the Star of Dreams?" Alyssa asked quietly, a few tears still falling from her cheeks which she wiped away.

Dream wiped her own eyes and looked up. ~The power of the Pixie born while cannot be forced to be moved it can be passed on to someone of similar DNA. Alice and Astrid had an agreement that if anything were to happen to Alice, Astrid would take her place as Pixie born. However... since the power is connected to Alice... certain conditions had to be met in order for the power to be successful passed from one to the other.~

"I do not understand." I replied hesitantly, still holding the sobbing Shiver in my arms. "What do you mean by conditions?"

Again, Dream turned away from me. ~Well... Astrid's memories had to be wiped and replaced with Alice's. That is why your memories don't seem to be yours. The memories you're getting back... are Alice's. So in truth you are neither wholly Alice or Astrid, but both... The memories of one within the body of the other.~

I bit my lip, holding Shiver closer to my chest, unable to comprehend how I was supposed to take this information.

"So Astrid... Shimmer... she is now the final Pixie born?" Nick asked gesturing to me.

Dream nodded. ~Though why she does not have a mark is beyond what I know, perhaps it is yet to show due to the transfer... maybe the memory loss.~

"How did I lose my... Alice's... memories?" I asked looking up slightly. "Was it supposed to happen?"

~When you became the new Pixie born it put up sort of a defence wall to protect you against Tyson. He could not harm you and since you had Alice's memories he could not manipulate you like he wanted to and since he could not kill you he put you into a boat that was not even sea worthy and used his abilities to make a storm that would be impossible to survive, even with the wall. The boat crashed against some rocks and you went under, hitting your head quite hard on the rocks thus causing your amnesia. A friend of mine helped you to shore after that, but she didn't get there in time to save your memories.~

"Abilities?" I questioned

Alyssa answered this time. "Once we become bonded, we gain abilities to suit the powers of our Pixies or Dragons. Since in this Cycle Joy was reborn into an Ice-Type, my powers reflect that." She explained as she held up her hand. Snowflakes drifted from the tips of her fingers as she did. "The bonded are generally Legendary or Mythical Pokemon but always share a Type with that of our Dragons and Pixies. I am bound with Tica, Tyson with Storm – his Zapdos – and none of the others have bonded yet."

Dream nodded at Alyssa's explanation. ~Tyson thought that if he could not harm her than he would leave it to nature. He thought you would perished in the storm and did not see you as a threat until you started getting your memories back. He kidnapped you the second time with no intention of harming you but then you got sick which makes you easier for me to find... Your body sends out a kind of distress signal I can track easier without having to teleport to you directly.~

"I'm still confused as to why he let us get away as easily as we did." Alyssa pondered. "Tyson is the strongest out if all of us, no secret there."

I bit my lip for a moment before looking at and changing the direction of the conversation a little bit, I had one more question before I would be satisfied for the night. "So, who am I more, Alice or Astrid?"

Dream just shook her head. ~You're both. Alice's memories in Astrid body. It's just how it works. I cannot give you a more correct answer because there is no more of a correct answer to give~

"Oh..." I said quietly, stroking Shiver's back. She wasn't crying so much anymore but she was clinging to me desperately, looking like a newly hatched baby Pokémon wanting nothing more than her mother to cuddle her close.

"We'll go be whichever you feel comfortable with." Thomas said quietly, looking down at me. His eyes were still teary and grief stricken but he managed a small smile.

It was quiet for a moment as I thought deeply about both. "I..." My voice trembled as I started but my voice was too quiet to be heard so I cleared my throat and spoke a little louder. "I think I'll keep going by Shimmer. Like Dream said, I'm not Alice and I'm not Astrid. So... it seems right to keep going by Shimmer..." I looked down at Shiver who was still buried in my shirt.

"That's fine Shimmer." I looked up at Thomas who was looking at me with a small smile. "And you're staying here indefinitely now we know your Alice's sister. We're gonna make sure nothing happens to you ever again."

I gave a small nod and looked back down at Shiver.

Everyone was quiet, most likely thinking about Alice. I wish I could to but the only memories of us together are when Tyson had us both locked up and they scared me.

~Glace.~ Shiver said quietly.

I hugged her closer. "Do you still want to be my Pokémon?"

Shiver smiled a little and nodded, nudging my cheek softly before licking it to wipe away my tears. ~Glace-eon.~ She sounded almost like she was saying; of course.

"We're all in this together now, you're on of us and that means you'll never be left behind." Alyssa smiled, placing a hand on my shoulder in support.

Amy smirked playful as she stood up. "And you're also my best friends sister so anyone who wants to mess with ya has me to deal with."

Dream beamed, fluttering happily in a twirl. ~This is how Alice would of wanted it.~

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So there you have it focks. Who guessed right?

What did you think about the most important chapter on 'Star struck'? I'm not completely happy with it but it'll do for now.