Friendship and Darkness: Prelude
Hey guys! This is a collaboration story between me and fellow author Delusional Potato! Hopefully this story will capture your interest!
Summary: When King Sombra and Lord Darkrai return, bent on receiving vengeance, kidnaps the royal sisters Princess Luna and Princess Celestia, Arceus and Giratina will stop at nothing to save the mares they love. Join them, the Mane Six, and Pikachu as they battle to get the princesses back.
Deep in the Icy North of the kingdom of Equestria, in the castle of the former King Sombra, ruler of the Crystal Empire, two dark specters planned their revenge. One of them was King Sombra himself, who managed to regenerate himself from his horn, which was the only thing that survived when the Crystal Heart had vaporized his body.
The other specter of the Prince of Nightmares, Lord Darkrai. After being stopped from shrouding the Pokémon world in eternal darkness by that accursed Cresselia and her pathetic helpers, the Pitch Black Pokémon vowed revenge on Arceus, who had created the Moon Pokemon and helped prevent him from taking over.
As of right now, Sombra was waiting patiently for his new ally to arrive. They had met a few days ago, when Sombra had just managed to regenerate himself. The Crystal King was severely weakened from expending so much energy to heal himself, and thought that he would die again. However, a sudden portal was ripped open. It was made by Palkia, the Legendary Dragon of Space.
In the middle of the conflict between himself and his brother Dialga, the Legendary Dragon of Time, the enraged Spacial Dragon had hurled a Spacial Rend at his brother, who had niftily avoided the attack before firing a Roar of Time back at him. The Spacial Rend had slashed into the fabric of space in the area it struck, ripping a large portal between the Pokemon World and Equestria.
Darkrai, severely weakened from his battle with the two Legendary Dragons, saw the portal and immediately retreated into it, thinking that there was a safe haven at the end. In a manner of speaking, he was right.
The Pitch Black Pokemon was instantly hurled into Equestria, where he was bewildered to find it full of talking ponies. Retreating into a gloomy castle in the Icy North, Darkrai had met Sombra, drained of his power. Summoning the power of Darkness, Darkrai healed both himself and Sombra with a powerful Dark Pulse.
The two then agreed on a deal. They would both help the other obliterate the ones they hated the most, in Darkrai's case, Arceus and Giratina, and in Sombra's case, Luna and Celestia. As Sombra watched, a pillar of blackish vapor floated into the room from underneath the door.
With a whoosh of smoke, the pillar thickened, growing two long dark arms ending in curved claws. The bottom section of the pillar thickened into a ruffed waist, while the top section instantly contracted, forming a long mane of silver vapor which extended backwards like a mane. A red ruff formed around the shape's neck, and a single blue eye, gleaming with pure malice, formed.
"Lord Darkrai." Sombra said curtly. The Pitch Black Pokemon stared back at him with amusement gleaming in his cold blue eye. "Ah, Sombra my friend… how will we extract our revenge on those foolish Princesses and the Legendaries?"
"… I always knew that Arceus and Giratina had feelings for Luna and Celestia… if we kidnap them, and break their spirits and wills, I say that we could weaken Arceus and Giratina with their love for the princesses, and finally receive our much deserved revenge." Sombra proposed.
"… That sounds like a brilliant plan. But how will we get past the guards? And how will we overpower Arceus and Giratina? Remember, those two are two of the strongest legendaries Sinnoh has ever seen. We cannot overpower them, especially in our weakened states." Darkrai argued.
Sombra's crimson pupils dilated, and with a sinister grin cackled in dark laughter. "Don't you worry my friend… I have a chaotic "friend" who would only be too happy to help us…"
Darkrai's eye widened, and if he had a mouth, he would have smiled. "Indeed… why did I ever doubt you my friend?" He chuckled darkly.
The two specters then evaporated into shadows, and drifted silently out of the castle, aiming to meet with their so called "friend" to discuss the sinister plan.
