Remember a time, years ago, where there were legendary pokemon? Even before the catastrophe, it was not common for humans to see us. But even though it was a rare occasion, there was always a special individual who met a legendary and was able to tell the tale. Perhaps they were lucky, and found a legendary hibernating in a cave that was hidden for ages. Nonetheless, legendary pokemon were not so "legendary" after all, for they were quite well known, and furthermore, has been documented quite frequently. Many pokemon trainers may not have captured legendary pokemon, but many of them have surely seen one before in their lives. Perhaps they saw the majestic Ho-oh flying across the sunset sky, or maybe they saw the great Kyogre breaching near the coast. Whatever legendary people saw, it was an amazing sight. These short experiences with legendary pokemon is what earned us our reputation.
I am Dialga, the master of time, or as you humans call me. To speak my truth, I actually do not control time. One who wields such strength will potentially cause dangerous altercations in the world we know now. Time is not something to be toyed with! Even the great pokemon god, Arceus, doesn't have a power that amazing. However, there is much you humans need to learn about us. There are many hidden secrets about pokemon, and the boundaries between what makes people and pokemon different. Some of these secrets, if discovered, could be exploited by humans with evil hearts. Some of these secrets are far darker than what you expect. I had to find out the hard way. But to not give away too much information, I will start with the catastrophe.
Now, let me repeat my question. Remember the days where legendary pokemon could be seen all around the world? If you ask many people now, they would not know what a legendary pokemon is. Why is that? It is because they have all disappeared….in a way. There was a man, we call him the dark lord, with a great lust for power. A human. He was controlled by darkness, and had practiced an evil magic that to this day, I am still oblivious to how it works. He sought power, more specifically, the power of the legendaries. He was able to hunt each of us down, one by one, starting with the weaker legends.
No, he did not slay us. Though, it might have been better for the world. However, the dark lord had a far sinister plan in store. Instead, he had the power to control legendaries, by using Mewtwo, a artificial and genetically enhanced pokemon with great power and psychic abilities. You might have heard of a mewtwo before, but this was different. The Dark Lord created this Mewtwo for his personal gains, using dark magic to create him. Mewtwo had the power to control any pokemon, even us legendaries. With one of his moves, Mewtwo was able to turn a legendary into a mindless soldier for the dark lord, where there skin turns into the color that matches the black night. That is how we tell the difference between the corrupted and the normal legendaries. He turned them evil, and hence, these controlled legendaries would follow the dark lord. I'm hazy about when it started, but I remember the Fairies(Celebi, Jirachi, Manaphy, our lake guardians, Victini, etc.) were the first to go. Then, legendaries like the dog trio(Suicune, Entei, Raikou) and the three legendary birds(Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) began missing.
At this point, Arceus began to realize something was terribly wrong. He called out to the land, seas, and sky, but it seemed that the weather trio has also disappeared. Arceus informed us about the disappearances of all the legendaries, but perhaps it was a little too late. I guarded Arceus, along with Palkia and Giratina, up above the clouds in the sky temple where the pokemon god rested. It seemed that our worst day had come upon us. The clouds turned dark that day, and the thunder roared. Without warning, rayquaza penetrated the clouds. However, it wasn't the rayquaza that was loyal to Arceus. No, it was a dark rayquaza, who was controlled by the Dark Lord. It attacked us, right then and there, desecrating the sky temple. With Arceus, the four of us fled to the grounds of Sinnoh, where a trap had been set up. It was quite shocking to see all my fellow legendaries at the top of Mount Coronet, but they were not here to help us. They were all controlled by the Dark Lord, as seen by their dark appearance.
Giratina was the first to react, in his origin form, he swiftly dove down to attack. The corrupted Kyogre shot an ice beam at Giratina, which was able to damage him and slow his descent. Without warning, a dark mewtwo, launched himself out of the crowd of legendaries and shot a large beam of dark energy at Giratina. Giratina was the god of the underworld. I was sure he wasn't going to be corrupted, but I was wrong. Giratina turned on us and was ready to attack the three of us. Palkia and I walked forward to protect Arceus. I used my signature move, Roar of Time, while Pakia used Spacial Red to stop Giratina. However, our moves were blocked by Mewtwo, as he teleported in front of Giratina with an energy field.
Arceus ordered us to fall back, and we did. Mewtwo, shot out another wave of dark energy. I nearly dodged the blast, but Palkia was struck right on the back. I could hear Palkia's struggle, as he was controlled by Mewtwo's powers. I didn't look back as I headed to Arceus. I didn't want to see Palkia turn into one of those monsters. I got to Arceus and he told me something that I couldn't help but refuse. Arceus told me that I had to escape, and he had the power to let me. I was the guardian of the pokemon god. If anything, I should sacrifice myself to save him! He told me that his mind was made, and that I would be wise to listen to my god. He released a wave of light energy around me and I felt my body absorb it. I should have asked Arceus what he did, but I was too focused on the danger at hand. I tried pleading for him to escape with me, but he was stubborn run by myself. I attempted to argue with him one last time, but he commanded that as his follower, I must obey his requests.
With that, I fled, and I was quite ashamed to do so. I should have stayed to help Arceus fight. As I was down the mountain, I saw Arceus, facing off with the Mewtwo. What shocked me was that Arceus had completely dropped his guard. It seemed that he was completely void of energy. How is that possible? Arceus, the pokemon God, had unlimited power and aura. Why was he suppressing it all in front of the enemy? It was then that Arceus closed his eyes, and I heard his voice.
There is nothing I can do. Dialga, this all depends on you, now.
Mewtwo transformed into his fighting form, and at the speed of light, shot through Arceus with a move that was so fast I didn't even see it. What I saw was the decapitated head of the pokemon god. It flew across the top of mountain. I stared wide eyed, at my god, who had just been killed.
At that point, I felt my body begin to shrink. What was happening to me? Then I remembered what Arceus did before I left. He put something, some sort of magic in me. I heard the legendaries begin to follow me. It seems that at the moment, I was the last legendary pokemon who was yet to be controlled by the dark lord. I levitated down the mountain and flew dangerously low, over the cities of the region. I knew I was breaking Arceus' rule about showing ourselves to humans, but this was not a time to worry about that. I felt myself lose energy. Something was wrong. I shrank even more. I felt my legendary powers disappear from me as I collapsed onto a large field in the middle of a forest. I kept on shrinking. My body was decreasing in size and all I could wonder was what was going on? Was I dying? Was I going to disappear from the world?
I was unconscious for a while, but I opened my eyes and found that I was lying on the soft grass and no one was around. I couldn't move for some reason. I tried struggling, but my legs felt really short and stubby. I glanced at my arm and saw what seemed to be little pudgy hands. I realized that I had turned into a human infant. I was no longer a pokemon, but a human! Strangely, I felt the presence of the corrupt legends, but they couldn't sense me anymore. The legendaries flew overhead but did not notice me. They soon left the region and I was stuck on the ground as an infant, unable to protect myself. I tried crawling, but I was too weak.
After a few minutes, I heard footsteps. Then I felt two warm hands pick me up from the ground. It was a middle aged woman. She stared at me for quite a bit, then she asked whose child I was. She looked around and there was clearly no sign of anyone else. I don't know what came over me, but I had a strong urge to cry like an infant, and I did. I weeped and weeped and the woman calmed me down by patting me on the back,
"There, there, Sweetie. I'll find your mommy and daddy." she said. Of course, this woman never found my "parents", so one thing led to another, she raised me in her own little cottage. I wanted to demand her to let me go, for I was the great Dialga, but she couldn't understand me and just laughed at me. It seems that humans are not intelligent enough for telepathy. Other than that, the woman was very caring. She fed me and gave me a place to sleep. I felt so vulnerable, yet because of this woman, I felt very safe as well.
I don't know when I started to change. Believe me, I am still grieving about the lose of my god, but I was isolated into human society for many years. I grew older like a normal human child. I began to learn their language and how they lived. It seemed like I almost forgot that I was a legendary. The only reason I remembered I was a pokemon was because I could understand other pokemon. It seems that other humans couldn't. So as year passed by, one after another, I found myself thinking less like a pokemon and more like a human. I don't think anyone has found me out yet, but my memories are still very strong. Everyday, I still think about that dreadful moment where Arceus was killed.
Soon, I had come of age to become what humans called a pokemon trainer. I was well aware of the humans' practice of forcing other pokemon to fight each other. I despised it. It was insulting to see humans take advantage of pokemon. However, as I grew up in a society that constantly had pokemon battles, my opinion began to change. I started to find the idea to be quite exciting, even though I am a pokemon myself. But like I said, I have been well adapted into human society. I might appear to have given up, but I am still very determined to save all the legendaries from their curse. They are all gone now because the dark lord keeps every one of them by his side. I've spoken with children of my age and they have never seen a legendary pokemon before. It seems that the legendary pokemon had truly become "legends". No one believed of their existence anymore. If I were to become, what the humans call, a pokemon trainer, I'll be closer to finding the person responsible for the disappearance of the legendaries.
This is where my story begins. It all started on a pokemon journey. I made very important friends along the way and they were the reason why I was able to fight back against the dark lord. My story of saving all the legendaries is very bittersweet. I gained as much as a lost, and it pained me to relive those moments. The loss of a friend that is…. Now, I will tell you the story, in third person, so my identity will not be too obvious. I'll start from the very beginning, with the start of a harmless pokemon journey.
Author's Note: Well, how was the introduction. This is going to be a very long story, so I hope you would begin to follow. Please comment. How do you like the story so far. Does it seem interesting?