The Cat from Kanto
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How Arceus and Mew fucked over Everyone
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How Lord Tywin learnt Fear.

First Steps
The Arrival I

"Is that a Fetus?" - Last Words of Gregor Clegane, mere minutes after the Arrival.

"All Men Must Die! Hahahahaha!" - Kyogre, upon meeting the Ironborn.

"Palkia you dick! Where am I?!" - Apparently Dialga, while attacking some Mountain Clans.

"Where are the Blasted Power Plants!" - Zapdos, while hovering over Storm's End.

The Events of the years 299-302AC have been recorded countless times by scholars, maesters and historians. So too have the events been discussed, examined intently for explanations for the climatic events of this period. This has undoubtedly proved a horrendously difficult task, not helped by many of the survivors refusing to set down their accounts. But I hope to at least provide an understandable account of the War of the Legends.

'The Arrival' as it has been christened by the smallfolk occurred on the first day of 299AC. At this point in time, many of the great lords of Westeros had been led into a war following the death of King Robert Baratheon: with the opposing leaders at the time being King Joffrey Baratheon, King Stannis Baratheon, King Renly Baratheon and Robb Stark, heir to Winterfell. Only a few battles had taken place, primarily between Joffrey Baratheon's forces - who were invading the Riverlands - and the Tully and Stark forces who were defending. The Starks held captive Ser Jaime Lannister, while Joffrey's forces held Lord Eddard Stark and his eldest daughter Sansa.

And so the scene was set.

As the day dawned bright on the first month of 299AC, a large number of strange and powerful beasts appeared throughout the known world. Ranging from tiny to the size of giants, it is believed that there were less than a hundred of them. But considering their power, that was very little comfort.

Leaving aside the ones in Essos and Sothoryos for the time being (such as Moltres and Solgereo) and the ones who would wait to make their presence known (such as Groudon and Mewtwo); the first response of many to the sight of these beasts were panic. To be fair, a massive floating blue whale with teeth is a reasonable reason to panic, though attacking it in response (as some unfortunate Ironborn sailors found out) is not a good idea. But at least Kyogre had a decent lunch.

In other places as well the arrival of these animals was met with violence, such as in the Riverlands where a raiding party led by Ser Gregor Clegane was destroyed by Mew while they were attempting to ransack a village. In the Vale, a group of mountain clans was devastated by the emergence of Dialga - furious at being moved across the worlds.

Not all of the responses to 'the Arrival' were negative however. In Storm's End and Beyond the Wall, the Baratheon troops and the Wildlings marvelled at the sight of the birds Zapdos and Articuno. On Dragonstone, the Red Priestess Melisandre praised the arrival of the dragon Zekrom, announcing it as a sign from her god. And on the God's Eye, the few remaining Green Men recieved with grateful arms the appearance of Uxie, the guardian of knowledge.

But on Dragonstone, in Harrenhal, in Highgarden and in Riverrun the commanders of the armies were taking notice of these creatures; wondering how they could use their power for themselves. And the realm was going to shake.