He was searching for the answer; the answer to an event that occurred one month ago yet was so important to his life. Lucario glanced around and only saw the mountains of Snowpoint towering over him. The aura Pokémon was attempting to find any hint to the goal he would do anything to achieve. However, he saw nothing of importance. All he felt was the cold breeze tickling his blue fur. Lucario slowly closed his eyes and began to concentrate and focus his inner power; even though he could see nothing, he knew the way forward was here. Suddenly, he felt a faint presence hidden beneath the ice. Someone was running. But who was it? Lucario opened his intimidating eyes and jumped down to the area where he sensed the lone person. Thanks to his extreme speed, he found the area he was looking for with ease. When Lucario looked down he made out what appeared to be a structure hidden below the frozen land. The fighting Pokémon grinned and jumped backwards. He conjured a powerful Aura Sphere and fired it at the ice, breaking it and revealing what was hidden in the depths.
Lucario found himself in an interesting room. Surrounding him were what appeared to be frozen Pokémon from all across the world trapped in large glass containers. It was then that his eye caught something very important to him. Riolu. Without any thought, he ran to the chamber where the brother he thought he had lost forever was held. He couldn't believe his luck, he had found him! Lucario's fist was set on fire as he prepared his attack. He punched the prison from where his friend was held, melting the ice almost instantly. The Pokémon was freed; however, the saviour did not get the result he was expecting. His brother was dead. All that was left was his lifeless body. Lucario stared helplessly at the body as the freezing temperatures finally caught up to him. "No..." He muttered. "There's no way. This must be some kind of mistake!"
"So you're the intruder?" A voice called from behind him. Lucario was too focused on his brother to not notice the person sneaking up on him. He turned around and faced the person he sensed earlier. "Why are you upset about that Riolu?" The man laughed, causing the Pokémon's anger to rise to new levels. "That thing has been here for about fifty years. I don't even know why the previous owners kept it and the other Pokémon." Lucario looked oddly at the man.
"What do you mean?" He asked with a hint of aggression.
"Didn't you hear what I said? That Riolu has been here for fifty years." The man explained again. Unluckily for him, Lucario was not buying it.
"That's impossible, I've been searching for him for a month ever since they took him away. I know this is him."
The man sighed and spat on the floor, "How many times do I have to tell you? That is not your friend."
Lucario snapped and slammed the wall with ferocious force causing it to crack, "That IS my brother! I know it is him! Tell me the truth! NOW!"
The mysterious man, sensing the danger that was approaching him started to panic, "Uh... I'm... I'm sorry... I don't know. This place has been... abandoned for a year now. I'm... I'm sorry."
Lucario, overwhelmed with anger he had never ever experienced, began to cast an Aura Sphere attack. He was not prepared to let this man get away with his pitiful jokes.
Suddenly, a different voice called from a corridor, "Calm yourself, Lucario. There is no need for violence in this place." Lucario took a few moments to take in what this new person had said and slowly calmed down, cancelling his attack in the progress. An old man revealed himself, "I know what has happened to you."
Lucario raised an eyebrow in curiosity, "Oh? What has happened to me?"
"Fifty years ago was when your brother was taken away from you. You attempted to rescue him, no?" The old man replied. The other person was still in fear because of Lucario's actions, but he was slowly starting to relax.
"I did attempt to rescue him, but it was not fifty years ago." Lucario said, his anger completely faded away.
The old man shook his head, "You may think it wasn't, but in truth it was. I was there, my friend. I saw you destroy countless areas in this place. The commander's last resort was to trap you and activate a prototype time machine." Lucario did not respond, most likely waiting for the elderly man to continue his tale. "I see now that it flung you fifty years into the future. In this current time, this place is abandoned and is completely worthless, but the Pokémon captured still remain here. Your brother could not survive trapped in that ice.
"So... I belong in the past?" Lucario finally answered. The old man nodded. "Is there a way I can go back in time and rescue my brother?"
The old man nodded yet again, "Fifty years ago, I never agreed with what that organization did. I didn't dare quit in case they decided to hunt me down because I knew their secrets. Your only way is to find Celebi. Have you heard of that Pokémon?"
It was Lucario this time that nodded, "I have."
"Excellent. West of here lies Lake Acuity and next to it is a small glimmering forest of snow. It has been said that Celebi has been spotted roaming that area. Head there and encounter the legendary Pokémon. Explain your situation and she'll be happy to help." The elderly man explained, before coughing several times, either from his old age or the freezing temperatures.
Lucario looked up to the area where he fired his attack earlier, "I guess I will take my leave. Thank you for help."
"One last thing. When you find yourself in the past, find someone called Andrew Taylor. He is me. Explain what happened here today and he, or should I say I, will help you."
Lucario looked at the man for a brief second and gave a thumbs up. The aura Pokémon turned around and stared at his brother and placed his paw on Riolu's chest. "I will save you, brother." Lucario thought to himself, before closing his eyes and smiling for a few seconds. He turned around once again and jumped out of the abandoned facility.
"Is what you said the truth?" The first man, who had nearly gotten injured by Lucario, asked.
The old man smiled, "It is the truth. I hope he stops that evil team before they do that terrible thing they did shortly after he was transported through time."
"I hope so too." The first man replied.
Lucario was now back outside; he looked carefully around and channeled into his aura powers. He felt a powerful presence to the west. It was a Pokémon. The power must have been coming from Celebi. Lucario grinned and started to dash to the west, he had to do anything to save his brother. During his running, Lucario started to be consumed by doubts. What if what the man said was all lies in an attempt to get him out? The aura Pokémon decided to ignore these thoughts; there was a chance he was telling the truth and since this was the only way that had shown itself that would allow him to save his fallen sibling, he was going to do to believe what the man said was the truth.
Roughly ten minutes later, yet again thanks to his amazing speed, Lucario arrived at the lake. Lake Acuity was not in the condition he thought it would be, it was frozen over completely. Lucario froze for a second and started to think. It was impossible for this lake to be frozen because it was summer in Sinnoh. He knew that these areas were naturally cold but not cold enough to freeze areas; it was a rare occurrence even in the Winter. Lucario had no time to solve this mystery however, he had a time traveler to find. Lucario glared to the right and saw a sparkling forest with the trees completely covered in snow. Without any hesitation, he ran towards it.
However, in the midst of his sprinting, something massive appeared out from the ground right in front of him, causing the aura Pokémon to stop in his tracks. The creature revealed itself to be a very angry Abomasnow. "Well look what Abomasnow see here. A visitor to my lair, more like an intruder." The Pokémon said with hints of aggression to his voice.
Lucario looked up at the creature, "So, you own that forest do you?"
The monster laughed loudly, "That forest belongs to Abomasnow! Abomasnow live here ever since human invaders to Abomasnow's mountain! You will leave now or I will bury you in the snow!"
Lucario got into a defensive stance almost immediately after the Frost Tree Pokémon finished its sentence. He relocated his aura energy into his fists and feet, "Bring it on."
His competitor laughed yet again, "Abomasnow think you are fool!" The Pokémon started to dash at a surprisingly fast speed in an attempt to punch Lucario with incredible strength; however, Lucario dodged it with ease and started his own attack by sprinting at the large monster and attacking it with a powerful Force Palm attack. Abomasnow didn't see the attack coming and began to roar in pain, but the fight was not over. "You got lucky! Abomasnow really mad now, he destroy you!"
Lucario shook his head, "You don't have that much brain cells do you?" His insult caused the large and more menacing Pokémon to began to charge Lucario yet again, its power and speed fueled by its rage. Lucario smiled and dodged the attack yet again. "You can't keep up with me, why even try? Just give up and avoid the embarrassing defeat."
"Abomasnow get you!" Abomasnow yelled. Lucario let out a long sigh and dodged the Pokémon's attacks without really trying. The fighting type eventually got bored with the ice type's attempt to attack him and attacked him with another Force Palm. Abomasnow crashed down on the floor almost replicating an Earthquake attack and fainted. While the Pokémon was falling down in defeat, Lucario was already walking away towards the forest, grinning in the process. It wasn't long before he found himself in the freezing forest.
Lucario carefully looked around the woods, he felt something... off about it. He had no time to see what was different about this place, he had to find the time traveler at all costs. Suddenly, he felt a faint presence echoing through the forest; Lucario attempted to use his aura to see if anyone was there, but it failed. He was almost certain somebody was watching his every action, but who? He felt their presence in the wind not even for a second. The master of aura channeled a some of his energy to his fists and feet in case of an ambush. He started to walk deeper into the forest, keeping a close eye on his surroundings; the person following Lucario could reveal itself at anytime.
Moments passed with no interesting event occurring. Lucario started to question what these two presences were; he felt a powerful one when he left that underground facility and he felt a smaller one earlier. Out of nowhere, an extraordinary power roared from the center of the forest, almost overwhelming the aura Pokémon with the sudden burst of power; moments later, a blast of dark energy was heading right towards Lucario. With quick retaliations, he dodged it. The power he felt was still lingering, but it was fading fast; he had to see what was going on before it was too late. Lucario activated his extreme speed and found himself in the epicentre of this event nice and fast. He hid behind a rock to avoid detection for now. He quickly looked around and saw a tall man hidden within a dark robe with odd patterns that seemed to stare right into Lucario's eyes. He then saw what he was here for. Celebi. However, the Pokémon appeared to be immobilised by some dark energy; Lucario found then the source of the incredible power. Darkrai. But, what was a Darkrai doing under the command of a trainer?
"Stop resisting, Celebi. You're mine. Avoid anymore pain and come under my control." The sinister man yelled at the screaming Pokémon. Darkrai strengthened his magic causing the time traveler even more pain.
Lucario decided enough was enough and conjured up an Aura Sphere; he fired it at a decent speed at Darkrai who was still focusing on Celebi. Darkrai was hit and the man was left confused and angered. The blast from Lucario disrupted Darkrai's concentration and the magic paralyzing Celebi weakened greatly, allowing the Pokémon of time to break free from its bonds.
"Who's there?!" The man shouted clenching his fists, he then spotted Lucario grinning. "Ah, what a surprise. A Lucario. Come to the defense of Celebi, eh? Well, you've only delayed the inevitable my friend. You got lucky catching my Darkrai off guard like that, but he can easily defeat you. My interest is not in you, so I suggest you leave before you get terribly hurt." The man warned Lucario; he proceeded to turn around to face Darkrai, revealing his long green hair. Darkrai was restoring its dark powers back to normal so it could attack Celebi again. The aura Pokémon felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned around.
Celebi bowed while in midair, "I thank for you help, Lucario. I suggest we both leave before that Darkrai gets back to full power. He'll be unstoppable then."
Lucario nodded and smiled, "Lead the way."
"Of course." The small green time traveller giggled before flying off towards the exit of the forest. Lucario followed. Luckily for the duo, the man was too focused on Darkrai's recovery for his plans and completely forgot about Celebi.
The two of them easily made their way outside of the forest and Celebi flew around Lucario, "I can't thank you enough for back there. The pain was unbearable. How can I ever pay you back?"
Lucario smiled in his mind, he knew what he wanted, "There's one little favor I'd like you to do for me if you don't-" Lucario suddenly stopped his speech which left his small friend confused. He felt the presence again; not the presence of Darkrai, the faint power he witnessed earlier. It was growing larger at incredible speed.
"Get ready, something's going to attack us." Lucario warned the traveler of time, leaving it even more confused. Regardless, Celebi trusted his words and looked around. The ground started to shake slightly; Lucario then realized that this presence was underground all this time. With incredible strength, it busted out of the ground revealing itself in front of the duo. Lucario and Celebi were left speechless at what being they eyeing down at them.