A Home Away From Home

Sad to say Emily was not victorious in her next Pokémon battle. Her Pokémon were overwhelmed by the might of a fierce dragon Pokémon trainer with dragons of different regions. But it was nothing to be upset about. It was a great experience and the journey itself was worthwhile and fun. The heroes became Pokémon trainers and they all learned and saw so many new things.

"It's time to go home," Yugi declared.

Joey agreed. "Back to our world."

It wasn't time yet. Emily had one last promise to fulfill. She received a call from Professor Oak and the sanctuary was finished and ready. They were all waiting for her to announce the opening. She was looking forward to seeing it and taking her Pokémon to the home she promised them. Max was interested and wanted to check it out. They took a plane back to New Bark Town where they could take a boat ride to the Kanto Region.

As they boarded the boat, the heroes stood by the ledge as they watched the horizon. "I can't believe we spent a whole year in this world," said Joey. "I'm excited to go home, but we should come back and do this again. We can see the rest of the Regions like the Kanto Region."

Kaiba agreed. "I'd like to see the great dragons of the Unova Region."

"And the history of the Hoenn Region," Yugi added.

"We can check out the Kalos Region too," said Emily.

"I'd like to take a vacation in the Alola Region," Max added.

There would be plenty of time to see the rest of the world. They could return any time they wanted to now. "Well, we're off," said Yugi.

"Yep, and who knows," Kaiba wondered. "There may be other adventures over that next horizon."

Max agreed. "Anything's possible."

"We're living proof," said Emily. "We became part of a whole new world and had an adventure together."

"And I think that calls for a special tune," said Joey.

Yugi agreed and began singing. A magic feeling, it's grown so strong

Always leads me to a place where I belong

Won't go away, never lets me down

I've got the greatest friends that ever could be found

Across every river, behind every tree,

On top of every mountain, they're a part of you and me

One world, his friends sang.

One world, now and forever, best friends, Yugi sang

Best friends, his friends echoed.

Loyal and true, Yugi sang, one dream

One dream, his friends echoed.

Put side by side, Yugi sang.

Altogether, they sang, There's nothing we can't do. One hand

One hand, helping the other, each heart, Yugi sang.

Each heart, his friends sang.

Beating as one, Yugi sang, we live

We live, his friends echoed.

Always together, Yugi sang.

Sharing the same bright sun, everybody sang. One world, you and me and Pokémon

Emily raised her voice and sang, They rush like water, they soar like the wind

Yugi held her hand and sang, They're always with me every day that I begin

Kaiba took his turn and sang, They burn like fire, they chill like ice

They take on any challenge, make any sacrifice, Joey sang.

Altogether, everyone sang, Across every river, behind every tree

On top of every mountain, they're a part of you and me

They repeated the chorus as they continued their journey.

The boat finally arrived in Pallet Town. They quickly headed to the outskirts where Professor Oak was waiting. When they got there, they were amazed. The farm was three stories high with a hayloft and it was as big as a family restaurant from the inside. There was also a lake to swim in and a field full of crops to tend to so the Pokémon would have food to eat.

Emily took the scissors and declared, "I declare this sanctuary for lost and abandoned Eevee open!" And she cut the ribbon and the Eevee ran to check it out. Already they were feeling comfortable and at home. Even Adam and Mary admired the accomodations. "Do you like it?" Emily asked them.

"I love it," the Glaceon said appreciatively.

"It's the perfect place for our children and new friends," said Adam. He turns around and tells Emily, "You really are a girl of her word. We knew we could trust you."

"Thanks, but none of it would have been possible without Professor Oak and Officer Jenny and her colleagues and the construction workers." Emily gave them her attention and thanked them all for her help.

Even Undine and her siblings were content. "For the first time, we have a home as a family."

"And Emily's a part of it," said Lumina. "It's the home she gave us and can share with us."

"And she can come back here to visit us anytime," Salamando added.

"She'll have more adventures too and will be able to tell us about them," Luna added.

"And we can start over again as a family," said Shade.

Together, the siblings began singing, Come away, come away, and your heart will understand

Yesterday flies away, but tomorrow's in your hand

Come away, come away, there's a place that is grand in that you can be

Like once upon a time with me

Emily heard them and invited herself to join in. Once upon a time, we were flying

Once upon a time, we were free

Life once let us go

As far as we could go

Always remember once upon a time with me.

The siblings repeated the chorus and Emily sang again. Once against the odds, we were winners

We were all we dreamed we could be

You touched night and day

And made them go our way

Once upon a time with me

When we lived our lives like a story

And the story ends what will be

Where this life will go, I don't pretend to know

Please don't forget that once upon a time with me

The siblings repeated the chorus once again and Emily added, When one story ends, there's another

It's all up to us, don't you see

You say let's begin and I say once again

And you'll find it's not once upon a time

But here and now and you and me

Touched by the song, the siblings surrounded Emily and hugged her and she hugged all of them back.

After spending the night at the farm, the heroes were rested and ready to go home. The Eevee rescue farm would provide the best care for the siblings and their friends. They had a home and a family again and they also knew that Emily would return soon. They didn't belong in her world, but they would still dream and have wonders about it. The boys would also leave their Pokémon in Professor Oak's care.

The heroes came to the forest between Pallet Town and New Bark Town where their journey begin. "I thought that the place where we were sent would also be the same place that would lead us home," Joey wondered.

"The Great Goddess said that if we concentrate, the door to the Secret Garden will open for us," said Emily.

"We walked though an alley to find the Secret Garden in our world," Yugi was saying. "Maybe we can do the same thing in this world."

"Good idea," said Max. Pallet Town was a small town, so there wouldn't be too many alleys. But there would be small spaces between houses. Perhaps it would work on the same principle. They walked through the darkness of the corridors and found themselves back in the Secret Garden.

"It worked," said Yugi. "We're back!" And he and his friends cheered.

Emily stopped cheering. "Um, guys, I think we have a problem." She shows them two identical doors in front of them. One door led to home and another door led to another world. And there was no telling which door would lead to where because they looked exactly the same. "What do we do?"

Max had a solution. "I guess we have no choice. We have to split up."

"Split up?" Joey repeated.

"Look, only one of these doors will lead to home, right? So whoever gets sent to a new world, the other team can come and find the first." Her logic was reasonable. Seeing that the boys understood, Max already arranged how the group should be paired. "Okay, Yugi, Joey, Kaiba, you guys take one door and Emily and I will go through the other door together."

"Are you sure?" Yugi asked.

Emily agreed. "It's better the both of us. If we get sent to a new world, it doubles our chances of finding the Cobalt Star shard and getting back easily. And if you guys wind up in another world, we can come get you."

The boys agreed and decided to go with the plan. They took the door on the right while the girls took the door on the left. They passed through the light together.

When the light stopped, Yugi, Joey and Kaiba looked around. The buildings looked familiar and they also noticed that they were back in their original clothes. Kaiba was back in his dark clothes and white jacket, Joey was back in his blue shirt and jeans, and Yugi was back in his school uniform. They also found out that they were standing in front of the Domino museum. "It worked!" Joey cried.

"We're home!" the boys cheered.

Yugi suddenly gasped. "But if we're home, then that means Emily and Max are in another world."

Joey and Kaiba realized it too. "Should we go back for them?"

"Wait a minute," Kaiba said as he held up his hand. "I think we should wait, guys. We just got back and we don't know how things have been in town since we left. I say we check out the city first and find out what we've missed. I know it'll mean we'll have a lot to catch up on, but we should take care of things now that we're here."

"Good point," said Joey. "I hope the girls will be able to hold on long enough."

"So do I," said Yugi, with a lingering feeling of worry.

Yugi, Joey, and Kaiba have returned home to their world, but what strange new world will Max and Emily wind up in? Until then, tune in to the next adventure.