One moment, Red was with his best friends, Gold, Green, Blue, Yellow, Silver, and Crystal, the next, he found himself, and all the other PokeDex holders for that matter, in the middle of a battlefield. Well, not really. But the tension of this weird, almost imaginary room was definitely high.
In one side was a man in strange robes, wearing a hood which made it impossible to see how he looked like. In the other side was a beautiful woman with long, emerald like hair. In front of them was another hooded figure, with light blue hair peaking out of his robe and three others behind him, seeming just as confused as the Dex Holders.
"Oh, Arceus!" A certain blond haired girl cried out, looking behind her to see.. Arceus. Red turned to where she was looking, his eyes widening.
"What's going on..?"
Each person explained their position, being gods of different worlds. Most of the Dex Holders knew of Arceus. He was known as the god of their world, and with the help of others Pokemon, the creator. While his world was in no current danger, he decided to help these two different universes in the same world.
The first hooded figure was what was left of the Fell Dragon's, Grima, humanity. It seemed the three who came with the other hooded figure were cautious of him, and had a right to do so. The Fell Dragon was considered a god by some, and worshipped as so despite being able to destroy the world if resurrected.
The second figure was known as Naga, the leader of the Divine Dragons, and also considered a god by some. She was who some went to when they needed help in one of these worlds. Naga was the divine intervention needed to set hopeful things in motion.
The final hooded figure, was also the last piece of the God Anankos' humanity. He was a dragon taking a human form, just for this moment when he would be able to save himself from his own madness.
The three people who Anankos had summoned appeared to know a lot of the troubles the Dex holders would soon be facing. The three all appeared to be swordsmen, one being a red headed woman with twin tails, the next being a silver haired male with blue clothing, and the last being a blond man in more samurai-like clothing than the other two, who seemed to have clothing to fit a mercenary.
"We will be... Borrowing you, the strongest Pokemon trainers of your world, for our own purposes. Some will be in Nohr, Hoshido, and Valla, just as these three at my side will. Some of you will be in Ylisse, where these three used to reside." Anankos explained, a small smile on his face.
"They have names." Grima pointed out. "Severa, Inigo, and Ow-"
"Odin! Odin Dark!" The blond male stated proudly. "That will be my name from now on."
Anankos cleared his throat. "We need to be close to royalty. No matter where you are, find a connection to get yourself in an important position. There is a young girl by the name of Corrin that I need all of you to protect, no matter the cost."
"And," Grima added, not wanting his and Naga's end of the deal to fall short. "If you end up in Ylisse, the same would be asked. But, you would need to protect two men by the name of Chrom and Robin." He paused for a moment, "They are... Close friends of mine."
Severa seemed to want to object, but was kept quiet by Inigo and Odin. Instead, she only said, "How in the world are these guys supposed to blend in!? Their clothing is so weird!"
"Hey! My clothing is amazing, let me have you know!" Blue said, Gold and Ruby both saying something similar.
Different types of clothing appeared in front of each Dex Holder, along with a weapon, or in Bianca's case as well as a few other's, only a staff for healing. This time, Naga spoke up.
"All of you will need to hand in your Pokemon. They do not exist in our world. Once your mission is complete, you will use the stones in your clothing's pockets to travel to wherever you desire to go." She glanced at the trio behind Anankos. "I assume he has offered you something similar."
Green stepped forward, a question on his mind. "We need back stories on these worlds we will be saving."
The dragons glanced at each other, before Anankos first answered Green. "I suppose I will start. It will be of use to the three currently with me."
"Hoshido is one of the three main lands of my world. It is the peace-loving kingdom, with four Hoshidan royals, as well as its Queen, Mikoto. The four royals of Hoshido are; the youngest, Sakura, a healer. The second youngest, Takumi, an archer. The second eldest, Hinoka, a sky knight. And the eldest, Ryoma, a swordmaster. Hoshido is bright, and always covered in light."
"The second important kingdom is Nohr. It is a war-hungry kingdom, and also has four royals, as well as its King, Garon. The four royals of Nohr are; the youngest, Elise, and a healer. The second youngest, Leo, a dark knight. The second eldest, Camilla, a malig knight. And the eldest, Xander, a paladin. Nohr is always covered in darkness, and is often said to never see the sun."
"The final kingdom is a destroyed and long forgotten one, who used to have two royals, and two sisters who could have been queen. Valla is the hidden Kingdom between Nohr and Hoshido, no longer populated by human kind due to monsters who took over. The two royals that could have been, but are currently still alive, are Corrin, the younger of the two, and Azura, the elder of the two."
"A royal is able to identify themselves in this world with Dragon Veins. All royals have the blood of a dragon, whether it be the Dawn Dragon, the Dusk Dragon, or... Well." Anankos smiled. Green's eyes widened in realization.
"You have children." It could have been a question, but he stated it, as if he was positive it was true.
"Correct." Anankos replied. "Or rather, a child. That child would be Corrin."
"Which is why you want her protected."
"Precisely."
"Wait." Crystal jumped in, still trying to take everything in. "I have... Multiple questions, though I suppose the only one worth mentioning would be about the other royal of... Valla, was it? Um... She has dragon blood as well?"
Anankos nodded. "Azura, the cousin of Corrin. However, her dragon blood as well as every other royal is weaker than Corrin's. The power of the dragons was given to the royal families, but only I had my heart stolen by a single woman." Anankos went quiet. "... Of course, she deserves much more than a mad dragon god who had to break free from their madness by turning into their human form."
"Is she...?" Crystal trailed off, not wanting to continue that thought.
"She is alive and well. Currently." Anankos said. "But ended up with another man. It was for the best."
Grima cleared his throat. "If I may," he started off, "I'd like to say a bit about the world Naga and I are from as well."
"Of course." Anankos sighed. Grima stepped forward and removed his hood.
"I will introduce myself with my human form. I am known as Robin, a tactician for the Prince of Ylisse, Chrom."
"That's a lie!" Severa called out, before going quiet. Inigo apologized for the girl.
"To prevent confusion between the Robin of the timeline you will be saving and I, I will call myself Grima, though I am no longer considered the Fell Dragon." He closed his eyes. "Where to begin..."
"I am from one of many timelines of my world. I am from a time where I let the Fell Dragon take over my body and destroy the world. Now, my other half roams a new timeline, waiting for the day that it can take over another Robin's body."
"Your other half?" Crystal spoke questioningly.
"I am the half that is willing to not cause destruction, to put it simply. The Fell Dragon half is elsewhere, and would most likely not help to destroy himself." Grima said. "Ylisse is a land ruled by the Exalt Emmeryn, and in the family tree is their famous ancestor, Marth. The siblings of the Exalt are Prince Chrom, and Princess Lissa." He glanced at the trio behind Anankos. "Owain-"
"Odin!"
"... Odin. Odin is from the same future I am from. He is the son of Lissa. He and his friends were able to go to the past and help their parents, creating a new timeline. Now, we have another timeline that needs saving. While last time, an extra twelve kids were able to easily help the Shepherds, which is what the army calls themselves, this time the enemies appear to be much stronger than in previous timelines. Which is why we need your help, especially when the Risen start appearing more frequently."
"Uh... What's Risen?" Gold asked.
"It's better you find out later. All you need to know now is what I have told you, and a little more information, which is that Plegia, a neighboring kingdom, has been trying to provoke Ylisse into a war for the longest time. Ferox, another neighboring kingdom, will aid Ylisse in the future." Grima closed his eyes. "Hm... Anything else should be learned in due time."
While some were more hesitant than others, everyone was able to change and prepare for the countries they would be saving. Thanks to divine intervention, there could also be privacy for each gender. During changing, some of the girls conversed with Severa, who would now be called Selena. The boys were also able to talk to Odin, previously Owain, and Inigo, who was now Laslow. The name changes were advised by Anankos, since the three may run into problems if not at least having aliases.
"So you're from Ylisse?" Blue asked, trying to start a conversation with the red headed girl
"Duh." Selena replied. "I'm from the future Ylisse."
"I still have no idea how that works." The brown haired woman fixed her shirt, making sure to flaunt her breasts to fool any men who thought she was only eye candy. she sheathed the bronze sword which was given to her.
"It's... Complicated." The girl said simply. "If the Ylisse you're saving is anything like the Ylisse I saved though, it'll be explained to you eventually. Sorta."
"We don't even know anything about fighting with weapons!" Yellow sighed, flipping the pages of a book-like weapon in her hand.
"But at least you have the power to heal." Blue responded. "... Did they give you a book as a weapon?" She asked, taking note of the book.
"Are you daft? That's a tome! You use it for magic." Selena rolled her eyes, her tone of voice revealing that it should have been obvious.
"So that's what it's for..." Yellow trailed off. "And I heal Pokemon, Blue. I get tired afterwards, too."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm sure you can use it for something in the other world though."
Many of the male Dex Holders stayed away from Odin Dark. Well, Dia and Pearl seemed comfortable with him, anyway. They even went along with some of his acts, and used improv to continue.
"Hurry up and get dressed." Green had scolded, interrupting the newly made trio. No one had ever seen Dia move so quickly, almost as quick as Pearl, and the three immediately went back to their acting.
Meanwhile, Laslow and Gold were talking about girls.
"Do you have any luck with them?"
"Sometimes. But thanks to Super-Serious-Gal, most reject me nowadays."
"Really? ... Super-Serious-Gal?"
"Oh, she's the blue haired girl with the anti-gravity pigtails."
"Her name is Crystal." Silver interjected.
"Yeah, yeah."
"Hm... What a beautiful name." Laslow admired the name, his smile growing wider.
"... Dude. No. You don't want to flirt with her, trust me."
"Keep this a secret for as long as possible." Anankos advised. "Things will get complicated if you admit you are from another world. Now, close your eyes. When you open them, you will enter the new world you will live in for.. Perhaps years. In fact, likely the next four to five years." The man smiled. "Good luck, Dex Holders."
And so, began the new journey of the pokemon trainers who had no experiences with weapons.
Preview Here, let me give you a hand...
There's better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know...