Author's Notes: Hey peeps, this is the Omniarch once again with the next chapter of Thomas Infinity Inverted. Finally, my God; writing the first chapter for this took a lot out of me and it took me a long time to plot this story ahead enough for me to consider starting the next installment. I won't be making the chapters from here on out as big as the first one… hopefully, because I don't think I can deal with that again lol. I don't even know where to begin with where we left off last time; and frankly I don't want to bore you with the details of the recap. Anyways, without any more preamble; let us be on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, nor do I make any profit off this whatsoever. I only own AU plot lines, Self-Inserts, and OC's. Everything else is the property of its respective owners.

Description: Years after the events concerning her crybaby Ash's doppelganger in Reflection Cave and after her victory in the Kalos League; Mirror Serena is in for a surprise when a familiar and fascinating stranger quite literally drops in on her at the most inopportune time. And what is it he keeps babbling on about an 'Inverse Omega Omnisphere?'

Chapter Two: A ZOF-fated Meeting

"My God... such strength!" Mirror Serena gasped in purest awe and more than a little bit of fear, as she and her universe's Bonnie gripped their seats in the spectator stands for dear life. The Stadium below them had very quickly become enshrouded by an endless vortex of sovereign energy. The entire Lumiose Village Pokemon Gym was lit up by kaleidoscopic colors and a nuclear display of fireworks as Thomas and Eureka's Legendary entities collided right in its epicenter. Their maximally overcharged clash stirred up a mushroom cloud of dirt, dust, and other debris from the marred landscape of the gym's sandy battling terrain. Clearly, even with the protections in place to ensure their entire planet wasn't shaken apart, damage on some level was inevitable; no matter how small.

Before today, neither of the girls had believed any of this to be remotely possible. But it seemed their new friends were the impossible. Even Bonnie's own Squishy was blown away by the strength his… Extra-Omniversal counterpart… (They were still coming to terms with such an existence. Hell, they never had a concept of a single Omega Omnisphere before they met Thomas; let alone multiple versions of it) wielded. These people's Pokemon were more than just Legendary Entities. They were supreme forces of nature. Yet, despite their respective powers; neither seemed to gain any ground over the other. Perhaps the existence of more than one ZOF Prodigy as Thomas called them created some sort of paradox; one which would prevent any of them from every finding true supremacy.

Despite the apparently equal strength between the Supremely evolved Squishy and Primal Xerneas however, if they could have looked just a little closer... beyond the maelstrom of overwhelming life force and energy erupting from the two colliding Pokemon; they would have seen Thomas raising his right hand and pressing his left-hand's index finger to a rainbow-colored crystal attached to a ring not unlike a Mega Bracelet. If they had been able to see the object in question, which happened to be Thomas's own personal creation and an all-inclusive Z-Crystal known as Omnium Z; they would have immediately recognized it to be something other than a Mega Stone or the Supreme Evolution Key Stone that Thomas had shown them earlier on that staff of his.

Even above the soul-shaking, otherworldly sounds that every collision of the two Legendary Pokemon generated, they could still somehow hear Thomas's voice as he instructed his Pokemon. "Xerneas, use the power of my Omnium Z to augment your ZOF Energy using Z-Geomancy; draw power unimaginable from the ZOF itself and rain absolute hell on our enemies!" He instructed as though he were inciting a chant that would sick whatever Deities he believed in on whoever stood in his way at that moment. Bonnie and Serena both shuddered as the force of their collision reached a fever pitch and became unbearable. They wanted nothing more than to look away but their eyes remained glued to the battlefield regardless of how their eyes hurt.

Eureka and Squishy gasped at the unexpected, last minute command. It was all they could do to stalemate with Thomas and Xerneas, and now he was springing another of his hidden Omnium Z and Z-Ring's on her. Obviously, the last one's destruction during the final war with Zeneptron 30 didn't take, and now Thomas had all he needed to ensure her defeat.

Z-Geomancy was arguably one of the strongest ZOF enhancing moves there was outside of Z-Belly Drum or even more insane combinations such as the Omnifarious Ditto/Anger Point Krookodile/Self-Inflicted critical hit Stone Edge combination that Thomas became famous for. Luckily, he hadn't instructed his Ditto or Mafalda to use such combinations on her before, but she had seen some of the people he had used them on. Namely Team Flare grunts and others who naively thought in vain that using Belly Drum would have depleted Thomas's Pokemon's battle stamina, and under normal circumstances they would have been right.

Belly Drum was perhaps the most OP Pokemon move in ZOF terms, and since it maxed out a Pokemon's attack as well as the ZOF in their system to any limit they or Thomas Desired; that power was evenly distributed through that Pokemon's stat spread with the same pure power as the originally enhanced Attack Stat. This included their health, accuracy, stamina, and everything else. ZOF Prodigies were limited in how effectively they could use this move, but Thomas often hinted there was a higher ZOF God Tier still; one that could take Belly Drum to a whole new level. Team Flare didn't know how the ZOF affected a Pokemon's natural abilities though, and they didn't know how the ZOF and Pokemon moves mixed; how could they have? It didn't help that a powerful enough UV Pokemon could ignore the health depletion effect of Belly Drum altogether. Add to that the fact that Z-Belly Drum healed any damage a Pokemon might have sustained on top of the lack of health depletion, and you had one of the most broken Pokemon in the history of the Omni-Omega-Omnisphere.

The ZOF had a way of turning level infinity UV mechanics on their heads; making things like STAB, the base power of moves, and stat boosting moves/abilities relevant again. It was probably the reason Thomas sought the Omega Omnisphere Champions out in the first place. Now, here he was… trouncing both her and Squishy once again and proving his mantel as second place member of the Big Five and runner-up for the Totality Championship Tournament finals; coming in second only to Ash Infinity himself. And let's be honest, once the ZOF, Supreme Evolution, and Omnium Z had leveled the playing field among the more seasoned competitors; few could hope to stop the original Double-O Champion and beat him at the very game he started. Thomas was probably the only Pokemon Trainer in their entire Omega Omnisphere who was talented enough to defeat Ash Infinity in a duel when both were at the top of their game, but still, Eureka knew she could have found no better teacher to deal her an impressive defeat. And it's not like this battle had anything big on the line anyways; some things were more important than winning some random duel for fun.

That said, if he thought she was going to give up right then and there; he had another thing coming, for she already had a counter strategy of her own waiting for him. "Squishy, pull away as fast as you can from the close fire range and launch a full powered Clear Smog. But first, infuse it with the Omni-Type attribute." She instructed as she and her Zygarde both felt the enormous spike in energy as Z-Geomancy took a hold of Xerneas and boosted its stats almost instantaneously, even from their perspective. She knew a regular Clear Smog would have been useless since Xerneas still had her Steel typing, compliments of the revised Reflect-Type technique Thomas had used. So, the Omni-Bypassing attribute would come in really handy right about now.

"I have to commend you for you well thought out strategy Bonnie; but this duel is already over." Thomas instructed in a matter-of-fact tone. There was no doubt in anyone's minds that he spoke the truth, even as Bonnie and Serena sat there wondering how Xerneas could possibly get any stronger. They knew these people broke reality on a scale previously unimagined, but still, the level of power they and their Pokemon possessed was just ridiculous. In what fucked up reality was such power even a necessity? As they contemplated this, Thomas shook his head with a sad smile. Sure, Eureka had come up with a counter strategy to his own to not only inflict super effective damage but also erase all Xerneas's stat boosts and the excess ZOF in her system, but it was too little, too late. Squishy would never be fast enough to score a direct hit; not at the level of speed and power Xerneas was at.

Z-Geomancy not only drastically boosted all her other stats; it also had the potential to max her Special offensive/defensive capabilities as well as her speed, which in turn meant the ZOF in her system would hit the Barrier all known ZOF prodigies abided by.

He was doing his best to teach Eureka how to survive as a Double-O Champion and a Zenith Omnidony, but against beings like Omninoir Infinity, his own Inverse Counterpart of sorts, or the other ZOF Prodigies he'd fought in the past; she'd be dead twenty times over by now. He knew he was being a complete and total hard ass by expecting so much from her when she was only just starting out; hell, she was doing almost as well as he did when he first started out back in the Small Pond Universe where they first met, but her current rate of improvement, it just wasn't cutting it.

"End this with a full force Twinkle Tackle!" Thomas said while executing a strange, almost girlish dance neither Serena nor Bonnie recognized, yet seemed to awaken the power of Fairies within Xerneas more than ever. Something about it almost seemed like a fighting form or stance of sorts; with a bit of the flamboyance and floweriness one expected Fairy-type Pokemon to embody. They sat there in stunned silence, gobsmacked and completely out of alignment with all they thought they knew.

The fabric of space was mutilated beyond recognition all around the Stadium as it became enshrouded in a pink-tinged dimension of endless proportions; with hearts and the occasional butterfly comprised of pure energy and varying shades of pink. Xerneas's whole body was faintly outlined with whatever supped up Fairy Aura Thomas had infused her with through the power of that ring; then she proceeded to prance about on the altered terrain in the general direction of Zygarde while exuding overwhelming, incandescent Fairy-type energy. It should have happened faster than either girl could have perceived, but apparently, Mafalda was allowing them to witness this battle as well as fill them in on details they ought to know about what was going down.

Xerneas reached Squishy and lightly nudged him over and over with her body, almost looking like she was toying with him relentlessly, yet with each tackle Squishy looked to be in excruciating pain; almost like the actual force she was hitting him with and how painfully he felt her attack weren't proportionate to one another. The attack ended with one, final, tumultuous tackle more powerful than any Serena or Bonnie had ever seen before, and the sound it made as Xerneas hit Squishy made Serena and especially Bonnie wince involuntarily. It catapulted the Mega Evolved Zygarde at ludicrous speed across the entire warped Fairy dimension.

He flew uncontrollably, and so fast he shattered the dimensional barrier of the Twinkle Tackle space with his body and reentered the normal battling arena, and more specifically the floor; with meteoric impact that shook the entire tower all the way down to its foundations. The only thing that kept Squishy's doppelganger from leveling the entire village was whatever Totality Preservation either Thomas or one of his Pokemon had in effect. But still, the sheer power behind that last attack set Serena's teeth on edge and had her gripping her seat for dear life on sheer principle.

Thomas didn't have to wait for the smoke to clear to know that the battle was finished; his Zenith Omnidony senses seeing the flash of green as Squishy went from the Supremely Evolved super behemoth to his normal Zygarde core form as Eureka ran out to him with worry in her gorgeous blue eyes. "Squishy, are you alright?!" She asked him tearfully as she scooped his exhausted form up in her eyes; earning a few blobs of affirmation that he would live as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Thank goodness!" She sighed, letting go of a breath she didn't know she had been holding just as Xerneas returned to her base form as well and promptly returned herself to Thomas's astral gem, as he smiled with mixed pride and sadness over at his partner/trainee.

In his time and all his past lives, he'd taken on the role of teacher many times before, and he could honestly say that Eureka was one of his more promising students. He just hoped she was a long way away from facing any serious threat of the Zenith Omnidony caliber. Still, he didn't count on the ZOF waiting until he deemed her to be ready, and this Inverted Totality was already gearing up to test each one of them in the most brutal and demanding ways imaginable. He could feel a tension rising in the atmospherics of their new home away from home, and something deeper than gut instinct told him he and his newest travel buddy were going to be sticking around for quite a while. They'd have quite the fine mess thrust upon them too, of that there could be no doubt. Still, that was why he had come here; well, it was one of many reasons in all honesty… some of which he wasn't as inclined to discuss with Eureka or the others.

In his peripheral vision, he could see Bonnie and Serena still trying to decide if it was safe to move from their seats yet, and he felt a stab of sympathy. No doubt what he and Eureka just did would have scared them out of their wits; Thomas's people tended to do things on a rather… extravagant scale, and that could be beyond imposing to first-timers.

Shaking his head to clear away the memories of all the times his capabilities had put even the most unflappable people on edge; Thomas made his way over to Eureka as she held Squishy's already recovered form in her hands, happy to see the little green planarian-like Entity up and about again… though he suspected he had a ZOF enhanced healing factor to thank for that. Eureka seemed just as thankful for it, if not even more so. "You did well Eureka, I'm very impressed!" He exclaimed happily once he reached her; glad to know he was being sincere. He wasn't just saying that; she did do very well for a new timer.

She smiled, though it didn't quite reach her eyes. "I still lost, and we've still got a long way to go before we're ready to graduate from being your students Thomas. I think even Squishy here agrees." She whispered while holding the Zygarde Core against her well-endowed chest, Squishy nodding in accord as Thomas's smile widened.

"We can work on that though Eureka… together. You may not be the most… prodigious student I've trained, but you've got an endless reservoir of heart, and that will take you further than any amount of talent alone ever could. Just keep training and you'll get there, I promise. I know it may not seem like it right now, but the training and these sparring matches really do help. You have to remember, I was young, rash, and eager to prove myself to. I've been where you're at right now Eureka." He promised her with a fond whisper as she smiled at him for real this time and Serena and Bonnie finally deemed it safe enough to make their way over to them. Eureka's Squishy quickly hopped into her satchel for a much-needed nap as her Dedenne gave him a congratulatory pat on the head from his part of her bag.

"Holy Arceus in Heaven above. That was…" Serena paused for a moment to try and find the right word to sum it all up in a nutshell as she and Eureka's counterpart, mirror Bonnie finally recovered their wits and rejoined the pair of them on the Stadium that was torn apart by the battle only seconds before but now looked good as new, likely Thomas's doing. It was a testament of sheer willpower on both their parts that Bonnie and Serena didn't freak out over every reality-breaking feat these people did like it was no big deal at all.

"Insane!" Bonnie supplied emphatically as Serena nodded in affirmation; both girls silently concurring that was a good word for what they just witnessed. Thomas nodded in what appeared to be sympathy as he pulled Eureka into a hug unexpectedly; causing her to yelp with surprise as she sunk into his arms and nuzzled into his chest.

"We'll make a fine Double-O Champion out of you yet Eureka; don't lose heart now." Thomas whispered soothingly into her ear as he traced his fingers on her back in slow, sensual, circular motions that had her resisting the urge to coo and moan in delight. She settled for sighing in blissful content instead, having missed this side of Thomas a lot in recent years; the side that was agonizingly affectionate yet never as much as she wanted him to be. The side that sought to take away all her pain and insecurities; to reassure her that everything would work out. She loved all sides of him of course, but this nurturing side held a special place in her heart.

"Thanks for that assessment Thomas, I needed that." she admitted sweetly.

"And I agree with you guys; this gets quite maddening for me as well. But even the most skilled illusionists and magicians can get disillusioned with their own tricks; given enough time of course." He sagely added to the other two people in the room as Bonnie and Serena both were skeptical.

"Do you ever truly get used to this?" Bonnie asked, directing the question at her counterpart Eureka instead of Thomas since he'd likely lived like this most of his life; his opinion would be a touch biased.

"Not really." Eureka admitted. "I mean, there's a level of desensitization to be sure, but I've known Thomas here for years now and he still finds countless ways to blow my mind and surprise me." She added with a look of adoration sent said Zenith Omnidony's way that sent him blushing madly as all three girls shared a laugh at his expense.

"Would you give it up if you had to do it all over again?" Serena couldn't help but wonder, not failing to notice how Thomas winced almost imperceptibly at the question. Eureka didn't even hesitate to respond.

"Are you kidding me?! I wouldn't give this up if my life depended on it! The whole of Reality could be at stake and I still wouldn't. I wouldn't trade my life with Thomas for anything. I love it too much to give it up now! Besides which, he needs me, and even if I felt differently about this lifestyle, I'd still chose to live it because I love him too much to abandon him at this point." Eureka admitted completely unabashed; having always been a straight shooter where her feelings were concerned but to be so honest about something as intimate as this?

It shocked her counterpart and Mirror Serena to their cores; even Thomas had developed an interest in his shoes by this point. The intensity in Eureka's gaze as she said this and the way she looked at him was almost more than he could bear. There was a lot he was keeping from her, and he was worried about letting her get too close to him in the event that he was unable to save himself from dying, but was it really fair to keep her at arms length either?

He had done things beyond imagining and had met even more incredible people, both males and females alike, and he had grown so close to so many of them... he hoped he wouldn't have to say goodbye to any of them for a very long time. Even just revealing that Myra the Blue Mew was Ash 9 by 6's ESIT soul mate had been enough to earn him said Mew's permanent respect and gratitude; a memory he would always cherish. The blowjob she had given him in her anthropomorphic form along with the rimjob she gave at the same time using her tail after he revealed said spoiler, had bloody near blown his balls off; leave it to a UV Mew to be preprogrammed for pleasing any and every species sexually.

The fact he had also given her a custom made Supreme Evolutionary form for when she and Ash finally got a clue about how the other felt and she joined his roster; would probably had gotten him laid once again had he been present when she first realized what his 'surprise' for her had been. It was also the form with which she happened to lead Ash's team to final victory during the cataclysmic war between them and their universe's Omninoir. After all of that, and after going to equal or even greater lengths for some of the other female Double-O Champions or Champions' Pokemon; he wondered to himself if these women who joined his harem with the consent of their main squeezes who also owed him debts of forever gratitude, held more than just lust or mere physical attraction towards him. He would certainly be pleased if they did, and hadn't felt this loved or cherish in a long time.

How many beautiful women in both personality and appearance had he touched the lives of; how many people would he be leaving behind once he was gone? For the first time in so many lifetimes; he not only had something worth living for, but also something to lose and everything to gain. He didn't want it to end here, and he was certain Eureka wouldn't want it to either. "Um, does he zone out like that often Eureka?" Bonnie asked somewhat awkwardly, wondering what could be on his mind and frustrated by his lack of readable facial expressions as Eureka nodded with a slight smile.

"Yeah, but it's been worse with him recently. Lately, he's been more secretive than usual, and his eyes just look so much younger but so troubled at the same time. I wish I could get him to tell me what was wrong, but he hasn't been forthcoming as of yet." She admitted, wishing Thomas would remain oblivious to their ongoing conversation about him. Unfortunately, his inattentiveness could only last so long, and given the rate at which his brilliant mind could operate; he could think an infinite number of thoughts in the span of a heartbeat and no one would be any the wiser until he opened that mouth of his.

"Sorry, got lost in some old memories; when you're as old as I am, they do tend to pile up. Picture like Santa Claus's workshop in a world with no Christmas for a hundred years, or Nuclear Weapons in a world strictly against unleashing Atomic Armageddon. Anyways, you guys get the picture now I hope. My point is, you don't need to worry about me; I know I may not look it, but I am older than any of you can imagine." Thomas said, waving off any concerns they might have had with that maddening grin of his he loved sporting so much. Eureka shook her head at his antics, not convinced he was being entirely forthcoming, but knowing him well enough to know he'd try and deal with what's bothering him alone for the longest he could until he exploded.

It was only a matter of time before the truth was brought to light, whether by his hand or someone else's. And as much as some of his enemies both terrified her and brought out the worst in her and others like her; she had to admit Zeneptron 30 aka his evil counterpart had a way of revealing whatever demons Thomas was fighting to everyone at large. Granted, it was always for the most malicious reasons and he had a way of putting a less than positive spin on all of Thomas's more questionable actions, but funnily enough, Eureka and the others could always count on their enemy to be more honest about their ally's predicament than Thomas himself was at times.

She honestly thought he had learned by now that she and the others could handle anything he did or didn't tell them; did he honestly think there was some deep, dark secret he was burying that would make her think less of him? There was nothing he could admit to that would cause her to love him any less; if anything, admitting he had faults would make him more human in their eyes and for a lot of the girls who shared and adored him, that was vital to loving him even more. Sure, there was some heavy stuff about his past that quirked more than a few eyebrows, but while his history was dark he himself was an inherently good person. He was also the most incorruptible Man of Infinities many of them had ever known; not because he wasn't ever tempted by the dark side of the ZOF, far from it. But because he was tempted by it, probably more than any of them were; for more reasons than any of them had to be tempted by it, yet he still managed to resist that urge.

He was the first ever example of a ZOF enhanced, Omega Omnisphere Champion of Pokemon in any version of Everything, and he'd touched the lives of more people than anyone could ever be able to count. He was also one of the oldest living ZOF Prodigies in the history of the Omni-Totality itself. He'd inspired all of them, brought out the best in them; highlighting their best characteristics while helping them to accept and make peace with their worst ones. He had been as much of a leader and an icon to them as Ash Infinity had been; even more so to some of the less Ash-centric people.

"Whatever is going on with you Thomas; you know the truth will come out eventually, and frankly I don't see why you bother at this point. I think we've made it pretty clear there's nothing about your past that can change our opinion of you; however perfectly imperfect we see you as." Eureka both promised and threatened while smirking, and Thomas offered her an appreciative, sheepish smile.

"There really is no fooling you is there? Don't worry, I plan on telling you eventually Eureka, but there's just some stuff I need to take care of first, in case things don't go the way I plan. I will say though, that for once... this actually has nothing to do with my past or past lives and is more oriented towards securing my future and the futures of the people and Pokemon I've grown to love so much. Do you think you can trust me enough to let me tell you when I'm ready?" He asked her in a gentle tone, his voice pleading as Eureka nodded; a loving smile on her face.

"I can wait until you're ready; trust me, if it's that important to you for me to wait... then I can wait forever. I just wanted to let you know that you're a lousy liar and transparent as all hell. You're not capable of being deceitful, and I'm glad for it to be honest; you've always worn your heart on your sleeve." She giggled as Thomas rolled his eyes.

'Oh, come on, we all know it's true Thomas and you're not fooling anyone.' The voice of Mafalda the Mew telepathed to all of them as Eureka gloated and everyone shared a chuckle at his expense. He was just about to make the suggestion for them to start their exploration of the new and Inverted Ultra-Verse when his eyes widened. He could feel someone approaching this world at a breakneck pace, and they were without a doubt ZOF Prodigy tier just as he was. Their ZOF-Energy signature was like a bloody bat signal with how much energy they were openly radiating, and Thomas arched an eyebrow as Eureka told Serena and Bonnie a story about him and Small Pond Serena; blissfully unaware to the being approaching all of them.

This person's openly displayed energy signature could indicate one of three things; either they were rank amateurs by ZOF Prodigy standards and were still new to all of it due to just recently gaining their powers, or they were trying to convey to him that they had good intentions despite approaching the planet like an impending, Omega Omnisphere sized asteroid through allowing him to sense them. The third possibility was they were making a show of approaching him and wanted to distill fear in him with their complete lack of a concealed presence. Thomas really hoped it was one of the former two, because the latter could prove to be a bit of a migraine. Thankfully, this signature was shockingly strong with the light side of the ZOF, and he'd long since learned to be aware of any falsified Zenith Omnidony projected auras, and could see the true intentions of nearly his Zenith Omnidony God Tier; regardless of how many Omega Omnispheres separated him and them at any given moment.

"So, this big old dork here is attending the dancing party thrown by Aria and Pierre as Serena's date, and he has this brilliant brain wave to give Serena's Eevee the power to shift between her various evolutionary stages on a whim; as well as the ability to evolve into some Omni-Type Eeveelution called Omneon instead of Sylveon. So, when he and Serena are selected for a Multi-Battle against Ash and Miette; he uses his Z-Ring to help boost Serena's Eevee's powers via Extreme Evoboost, and that's when things go to shit.

Basically, MOchu was a little too eager to impress his new lady crush and got a little bit carried away. So, just as Eevee finishes evolving into Omneon and Thomas is trying to explain what happened to her partner; Ash and Miette attack them as a unit and MOchu… he takes the hits for Omneon. It was the cutest act of love I've ever seen in a pair of Pokemon, and MOchu was completely knocked out of the competition; leaving Serena and Omneon to own both Ash and Miette with her Extreme Evoboosted stats and overwhelming ability and move pool.

Thomas was so proud of how far Serena and Eevee had come along in such a short time; though you can imagine MOchu's rock hard pride was extremely bruised. In the end though, he ended up cementing the newly evolved Omneon's trust and love towards him that day. Honestly, it was worth it to him even if he doesn't admit it." Eureka concluded a lengthy anecdote that had both mirror Serena and Bonnie in stitches while MOchu blushed from inside Thomas's astral gem, and that very same Omneon cuddled up against him with a loving coo while currently in her Sylveon form. None of them were paying attention to what was happening outside of Eureka's story telling; though some of them were already catching on.

'Oh, don't look so sour MOchu… they're just having a little fun. Tell you what, I'll use my Cute Charm ability and give you a killer rimjob to make up for your embarrassment.' Sylveon offered him from within the astral gem's infinitely spacious interior. MOchu's face went as red as his cheeks as his embarrassment faded into a perverted smile; his mate's recent change in personality from shy, romantic lover to a hot, kinky minx had thrown him for a serious loop. Not that he was complaining. He always liked stronger women who were confident in themselves, and if it helped build her up into the beauty he had grown to love more than life itself; MOchu would take those attacks for her a thousand times over just to achieve those very same results.

'Um… not to be downer or anything guys but, what are we planning to do about this much too fast approaching ZOF signature?' Aslan the Mewtwo queried logically, none of Thomas's Pokemon missing the mysterious smile that lit up their Trainer's face.

"I hate to interrupt you mid-stride, and in the middle of all these grand tales you're spinning Eureka, but we're about to have company." Thomas announced to the three females and their Pokemon, as said girls stopped laughing and Eureka's Squishy poked his head out of his Trainer's satchel. He looked to and fro with an almost frantic demeanor, and Thomas nodded towards the Zygarde core with a smile.

"You sense it too I take it Squishy." He stated. The planarian-like Entity nodded briskly while Eureka gazed at Thomas with furrowed eyebrows.

"What sort of company are we talking about here exactly? Good company or bad company?" She asked him with a note of worry as Serena and Bonnie looked between them confusedly and Thomas clapped his hands jovially.

"Oh Eureka, keep asking all the right questions and you'll keep getting answers. And to answer said question… it's the kind of company I came here to see in the first place." He whispered vaguely, looking entirely too pleased given the oddly cryptic undertone of everything that was happening.

"Alrighty then guys… let's go meet and greet our Extra-Omega-Omnispherical neighbors. Alonso-Allonsy!" he declared in a sing-song voice, yelling the last two words as though they were a catchphrase. Knowing Thomas, they probably were. Not expecting the madman to elaborate any further at this point; Serena, Bonnie, and Eureka waited with baited breath as whatever or whoever was coming to greet them drew ever nearer.

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As she approached the alternate Pokemon world with all the speed and subtlety of an extinction-level asteroid; Molly managed to slow her forward momentum just enough to keep from reentering the world's atmosphere and setting the planet aflame.

'Note to self, when trying to gain some extra help from another ZOF Prodigy; refrain from blowing up the planet said being has taken up refuge in. Well, at least I managed to check that off my to-do list; even if it was kind of last minute.' She mused internally; allowing a sheepish smile to form on her flawless face at the thought of what insanity could have ensued had she not had any sort of control over her powers.

As she floated up in the ozone layer, looking down upon this alternate world from the heavens; she couldn't help but wonder what this new Zenith Omnidony would be like. Would he even agree to help them? Why was he here? Which ZOF Prodigy was he? She had the ability to recognize other ZOF energy signatures, but she hadn't lived anywhere near long enough or met enough of her kind to distinguish which energy signatures were which Gods. She knew of the Omni-Omega-Omnispherical grapevine and about ZOF myths, legends, and rumors; all of that was more or less familiar to her… but she had met so few of her people other than Ash or her Pokemon, that she had no idea whose energy signatures she was reading throughout the Omega Omnispheres.

It was a bit frustrating, but she could learn to get past it. She had no doubt felt this presence before though; in the Double-O immediately preceding theirs most substantially but also in hundreds more as well. Whoever this person was, they were old enough to have lived through hundreds of versions of Totality. Unfortunately, many ZOF energy signatures were present in various Omega Omnispheres… as past or future incarnations of that same person, so, it didn't exactly narrow down her list of potential candidates.

Molly was essentially flying blind, but she trusted her instincts and believed in her ability to get out of any situation if need be; her Pokemon were also there to help inside the pocket Totality she'd created for them. She was nervous about the possibility of this person needing to be persuaded to join their cause, but she was prepared to convince him by any means necessary. She'd do anything to gain help in bringing Ash, her Ash, back to the light side of the ZOF.

'Molly, you must never stop believing in yourself. If you lose heart now, you won't be able to tap into your full power. Never give up hope, love is the strongest force in the entire Omni-Totality.' Entei reminded her from inside her pocket Totality; the very same Entei the Unown had created for her as a surrogate father, back in her native universe long before all this Double-O Championship stuff came about. She thought she would never see her beloved, dreamed up Entei outside the world of her dreams ever again; that being able to befriend an Entei or other legendary Pokemon was not the reality she lived in. But that all changed when Ash's mysterious Infinity doppelganger came into her life, and it hadn't been love at first sight by any stretch of the imagination.

He had been a complete and total dick at that time, and after having lost his previous love during his final battle with Omninoir Infinity who could blame him? Still, despite his determination to never go back to saving people; despite just wanting to settle down and live a peaceful, quiet life free from having to intervene day in and day out, he still decided to save her. She had left her Pokemon Team in her room at Nurse Jenny's Pokemon Center to rest and recuperate; before deciding to take a leisurely stroll through the Alola Region's largest city.

It was then that she found herself cornered by some Team Skull nuts who planned to rape her, since she didn't have any Pokemon on her for them to steal. She could remember feeling terrified and like she was going to die; she could remember the way Ash swooped in and saved her like the vigilante he probably was at that point. She didn't know about his powers back then, and he stuck to a loose street fighting style when dispatching the grunts; it didn't exactly scream 'I'm a beyond invincible super God' outright.

He saved her life, and then he just walked away; leaving her behind without a word and forcing her to pursue him to try and thank him. Long story short, he was a colossal prick who insisted she forget their encounter by way of thanks; she refused to let it go, followed him to the house he lived at, went back to visit him multiple times throughout the following weeks, and the rest was basically history. He accompanied her on her journey through the Alola Region despite having traversed alternate versions of it at least a dozen times, and when he realized she was his predestined ESIT soul mate his attitude toward her changed immensely in all the best possible ways.

Reuniting her with her dream Entei and giving him his own custom made Supreme Evolution form had been his first of many gifts to her, and the moment she opened that Pokeball and the Legendary Entity she never thought she would see again popped out… she realized she had fallen in love with a God who could break all reality like it was absolutely nothing. He spoiled her day in and day out; helped her and her Pokemon train and break in their new ZOF enhanced powers that he gave them, and taught her everything he could about the Omega Omnisphere Champions and the Zenith Omnidonae. He was her mentor, friend, lover, and so much more on top of that; he was her everything, but while she could see he himself was hurting inside, she never forced the issue as much as she should have.

'I failed him… He was always there for me, cared for me more than anyone else ever did, and he never judged me for my actions back in Greenfield like so many others did. But I couldn't even be there for him when he needed me most.' She remembered how broken he looked towards the end, how he went steadily darker and darker; how she had tried to ignore it most of the time and never confronted him on it until it was too late. She remembered everything, but above all; when he asked her to go with him… for the two of them to run away together so far away from any Omega Omnisphere that no one would ever find them, and she declined.

She loved living the life he had given her too much to give it up now; having always desired a life and reality where all things were possible no matter how absurd. He'd given her that life, and she couldn't understand why he only wanted to settle down somewhere peaceful and remote and start a family. She had been so selfish, and her heart still ached to this day upon remembering the look of absolute betrayal he'd given her at that moment. 'Oh Ash, if I could go back to that day… I'd never reject your offer to run away with you again. I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry; I wish more than anything that I could take it all back.' Molly refused to let the tears fall right now, not wanting to show that kind of weakness in front of a potential enemy when they saw her. She needed to remain composed, and no matter how much she might have wanted to break down and cry; she had a job to do.

She knew she had the power to go back and change that; create a new potential future for Ash IB and herself, but the timeline of a ZOF Prodigy was almost impossible to change in any case; completely impossible to do so without major Omni-Totality backlash of some kind. As horrible as this version of events was; she'd have to find a way to make the best of it and hopefully convince Ash that she wasn't going to back out on him again. She refused to let him run away without her this time; she'd promised to always be on his ass every time he tried.

'Are you okay Molly? Your ESIT aura is radiating sadness.' Her Teddiursa asked her, having always been sensitive to her Trainer's feelings as Molly nodded and managed a smile.

"I'm okay Teddy; just getting caught up in some bittersweet memories… now, let's go meet this new player." She announced to all her Pokemon at large as everyone cheered besides the ever stoic and perfectly composed Entei. Entei was her signature Pokemon, and arguably her strongest. He was also the only one she had currently with the power to achieve Supreme Evolution. Her modified Keystone with the power of Supreme Evolution was in a simple Mega Bracelet on her left hand; her Z-Ring with the Omnium Z on her right.

She knew that her Ash Infinity was the original user of both that Z Crystal and Supreme Evolution in their indigenous Omega Omnisphere, but he wasn't their original creators in every Totality. That honor belonged to a famous ZOF Prodigy who once lived in the previous Double-O; though he had vanished during an Omni-Omniversal crisis in that UV's Alola Region… and nobody had heard from him since. Many believed he died, since there were no known future versions of Thomas Infinity beyond that point in Omni-Totality's history, but Molly caught herself wondering if he had simply up and vanished. Perhaps he simply ran away from all the pain of living in the Omega Omnispheres and settled down somewhere quiet and remote, just like Ash had planned to before she fucked him up.

She shrugged at her own internal thoughts, deciding the time had come for her and this mysterious Zenith Omnidony Prodigy to meet face to face. She could sense his presence even up here in the ozone layer, and with one last sigh she descended as slowly as she could manage towards the alternate Lumiose Village and a certain towering landmark. She didn't know it then, but Molly was about to meet someone who would change her life forever in all the best possible ways; someone whom she could become as close to as she was to Ash. If she had known that moment that her life was about to turn upside down and inside out; she might have been more hesitant to proceed. As it was, she was no more aware of her personal timeline than any other ZOF Prodigy or mortal alike.

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'They're on their way up the elevator to Lumiose Village's gym; which means this person knows our precise location now.' Mafalda telepathed to everyone, including Eureka, Bonnie and Serena; the latter two of whom had long since gotten used to the voices in their heads and barely even flinched at it. Eureka looked as nervous as they both felt, and only Thomas was crazy enough to be grinning with mad anticipation. His confidence would have reassured Eureka if she hadn't known the fact that he tended to get off on unimaginably dangerous situations; the guy was about as mental as they came and he was always reckless and quick to throw himself into the Omni-Totality's crises.

"So, looks like we're about to meet our first ZOF enhanced Double-O Champion from this Omega Omnisphere, and they're a relatively new one too. There's no sign or trace of this person's ESIT Aura or Unfathomable Energy Signature in any Totality prior to this one so that means they were born and created here. I must admit, I'm excited by the prospect of Double-O Pokemon Champions becoming a constant in the Omni-Totality now. I may not have had everything to do with that, but I'm definitely the reason ZOF-enhanced versions of them exist, and that's something I take immense pride in if I'm being perfectly frank." Thomas rambled excitedly as Eureka shook her head in mild exasperation.

So, they were up against someone who was quite possibly on Thomas's own power level; that made her pray to whatever ZOF Masters there still were that this person would turn out friendly. She was reassured by the fact that they seemed to be taking their time to get to them, and using the elevator instead of just rushing in headlong to attack them seemed human enough for this mystery man. Bonnie and Serena were just glad they had one of these people on their side to protect their world in case everything went to shit.

Serena was relatively confident in Thomas's ability to safeguard them; though she found his eccentricities to be a bit in poor taste given these circumstances. Bonnie was just hoping he knew what he was doing. Despite their opinions about the man, both Bonnie and Serena silently agreed there was no one they'd rather protect their earth from potential threats of this caliber.

Thomas could hear the Elevator door opening with a ding, and a pair of dainty feet walking towards the currently ajar gym doors where they stood waiting for them. Eureka held her breath and refused to let her guard down until she knew for absolute certainty that this person didn't constitute any sort of threat. Given Thomas's irritating vagueness about what sort of person he sensed; she wasn't going to take any chances and regret it later. For all she knew, this could have been a twisted idea of his to try and up the intensity of her training; pitting her against a ZOF Prodigy that meant to do her and her friends genuine harm.

The person was finally within sight as they tentatively set foot within the Pokemon Gym and both Bonnie and Serena looked surprised and confused when they saw a woman around Bonnie's age. She waved at all of them welcomingly, with a perfect smile as she made her way towards them, and the first thought that crossed all their minds was how unbelievably gorgeous she was. Eureka had no idea who this person was anymore than her doppelganger and mirror Serena did, and looking back at Thomas, she saw him quirking an eyebrow in obvious intrigue.

'Molly Hale huh? That's a new one.' He flippantly remarked inside his head, having never encountered a version of her who was a Double-O Champion or ZOF Prodigy before now and feeling excitement mounting at the newness of this situation. He loved it when things like this happened; things that genuinely took him off balance and just new things in general.

It slowly dawned on him that she had the potential to appeal to the ZOF for the right to become recognized Omni-Omniversally as Molly Hale IB; a title only one version of a Zenith Omnidony can attain in any Omega Omnisphere. It was the same as how there could be extra-omniversal counterparts of Appaneesty Infinity but only one Appaneesty Infinity and Beyond. It was a very special title that was Omni-Omniversally unique. The one who ended up winning the title and becoming recognized as the IB version of themselves; could also have the ZOF barrier lifted off them in accordance with the fundamental laws of Omni-Totality. He himself had considered appealing to the ZOF for the right to become Thomas Currie IB, but knew he would face some heavy competition in the form of his evil twin. But how many ZOFed versions of Molly Hale could there be really?

As she got closer Thomas got a better look at her, and his jaw almost dropped as his ESIT Aura and hers instantly reacted to one another momentarily. Her eyes fell on his, and for a moment they were locked on each other as Thomas took in all her features. She was like a mix of the adult Molly who battled Brock in the third movie, as well as the teenage one who battled Misty; with the body and build of the former and the clothing choice of the latter. She wore white over the knee socks that gave him a painful flashback of Small Pond Serena who favored those types of socks, but aside from that she didn't share too many other similarities. Her blonde hair was a different shade, her blue eyes lighter and sparkling like the ocean when the sun glanced off it just right.

Her hair had that blue ribbon around it that he'd seen in the third movie as well, and her top was a mostly blue dress that hugged her in all the right places… leaving enough to the imagination that Thomas's infinitely imaginative mind had to supply most of the unnecessary imagery of what laid beneath; though he couldn't deny how beautiful she had to look just under the surface. AIB knows she was beautiful enough with her clothes on.

The way his fluxed ESIT Aura reacted to hers so strongly was unnerving, but not unexpected; given the state of his soul bond with Misty 726/Serena 9BI the last time they met… but it was still a bit worrisome. Hers seemed to be equally in flux; which is likely the reason why they both reacted in the first place. He wondered what had happened to hers, even while he knew he couldn't allow himself to get close like that to anyone unless he figured out a way to cheat his impending death once again. His regeneration cycle was at its limit, and until he found a way to bypass that limit without having to drain another Prodigy's ZOF Energy or fight his Evil Counterpart to the death in order to claim an IB title... he was stuck as he was for the time being.

The fact that this Molly Hale was such a shining beacon of hope in both the ESIT and ZOF fascinated him; she was remarkably pure, and hoped he could help her with whatever problem she was dealing with. He wondered if keeping his distance was really doing him any favors; the way his body and ESIT signature were both reacting to this girl made him question his ways as of late. 'I think you've been depriving yourself of shit like this for too long bitch. I say to hell with it and live a little man. Seriously, Zina told you to make the most of whatever time you have left and live for once… did she not? Besides, wouldn't it be best to get off as much as you can in the event that you snuff it?' MOchu reminded him crassly, and Thomas smirked as Molly reached them and seemed more aware of his presence than anyone else's in the room.

'I can sense he wields a great degree of wisdom, and I know he can help us, though his manner of dress is a little bit strange.' She noted to herself, the strange man standing in the center of this group no doubt the ZOF Prodigy whose presence she'd been sensing earlier. First thing she noticed were his eyes, breathtakingly beautiful and a blend of every color in the entire visible spectrum; of such otherworldly intensity one might have thought they were contact lenses. Her gaze traveled down a bit, taking in his top hat and raking over his flawless facial structure and his perfectly symmetrical musculature and bodily structure in general. No doubt he possessed a great deal of physical strength, and his ZOF Energy seemed to be in peak physical form.

She could see the powerful tapestry of muscles lining his upper body and arms even beneath the tweed jacket and the black tee shirt with the rainbow-colored infinity symbol etched on it. And though she couldn't see them, she could feel the presences of both his Pokemon and the Supreme Evolution keystone and Omnium Z crystal on his left and right arms respectively; all of which were enhanced with the ZOF much the same as their owner/Trainer. She had to stifle the urge to giggle at the very out of place, pink and purple polka dotted bowtie that clashed horribly with the brown of his tweed jacket, and the black of his other clothes including his top hat.

Her urge to laugh however, was cut short when she saw the intensity of his gaze as he focused on her own features; the look of a man who was withholding his own ZOF enhanced urges. She had to respect him for not x-raying her or otherwise violating her privacy; most male ZOF Prodigies wouldn't have had that kind of legendary control, for understandable reasons of course given how strong their libido was… well, except Ash Infinity that is. It wasn't a gender specific thing though; females could be just as bad, but Ash had taught Molly well. This person wasn't the only one who'd noticed their ESIT auras reacting to one another either; she felt it too, and was both surprised and somewhat scared of the implications. Was Ash Infinity's recent turning to the dark side having a negative effect on their bond; was her ESIT aura in a state of flux because of it? She couldn't help but wonder if she and this other ZOF Prodigy were in the same boat regarding their respective bond mates, and felt a sympathy for him she wouldn't have otherwise. She knew the pain he felt and wouldn't wish that kind of situation on anyone; not even her worst enemies.

She also wondered a second thing, whether it was normally possible for ZOF Prodigies to bind themselves to more than one forever love mate, or if her doing so now was unheard of before this point. Ash had told her that while regular ON members mated for eternity and some mortal species mated for life; Zenith Omnidonae and ZOF Prodigies mated for even longer still. They could mate for endless eternities and even an endless set of endless eternities; maybe even longer than that… but the question remained whether they could mate for so long with more than one person. It had never even been discussed; Molly had only loved Ash at that time and was perfectly happy with the idea of just the two of them being together literally forever. Now though, she was curious about whether a Zenith Omnidony could be bonded to more than one mate forever; she honestly didn't know if it was simply her unique situation with her Ash putting her in flux or if she actually had more than one predestined mate. If it turned out to be the latter, she wanted to get to know this individual first before she consummated with him.

The amount of time her kind were capable of living for would give almost any mortal a major headache while trying to wrap their heads around it, but she was certain she fared better than most even back when she was still mortal. Now though, it seemed she was experiencing the same emotional surges with this ZOF Prodigy as she had with Ash Infinity himself, and she honestly wasn't sure what to do about it. Maybe Ash going dark and leaving her behind had put her ESIT Aura or signature into a state of flux, or maybe it simply wasn't as uncommon for her pantheon to have more than one forever mate as she thought.

All these thoughts, feelings, and realizations went through her head before she even uttered a single world, and she could sense the two lemon haired girls and Serena's non-UV compliant doppelganger growing impatient with her. For the past few minutes or so, her entire thought process had done a complete 180 and kept circling around and around between Ash Infinity and this stranger; whom was remarkably like Ash in his own way. Or maybe Ash was like him? Was that the same thing? Ugh, she couldn't even think properly anymore and decided to speak at long last before her brain ceased functioning altogether.

"Okay… um, hi." Molly finally murmured while attempting break the ice, her face flushing with embarrassment at the lameness of her initial statement as Thomas couldn't help but chuckle at the girl's awkwardness while Eureka, Bonnie, and Serena all waved. There was an uncomfortable atmosphere in the air, and Thomas realized it would fall to him to get to the crux of the matter here.

"Molly Hale as one of the Omega Omnisphere Champions of this Totality, and a ZOF enhanced version at that. I've gotta say that's a first in my book, and I don't get to say that very often anymore. Well, 'hi' to you too miss Hale. I'm Thomas Currie's Infinity counterpart, and this is my friend Eureka, her Extra-Omniversal counterpart from this universe Bonnie, and the Serena Yvonne of this universe as well. I have just one question before we get started… would you like a Jelly Baby?" Thomas introduced the four of them with a maddening grin as Molly couldn't help but smirk back at him; regaining a semblance of confidence and coherence. This was going to be a very interesting conversation indeed. She had just come face to face with the legendary ZOF Prodigy she'd just been thinking about up in this world's ozone layer. There was the old saying that one ought to never meet their heroes, but she had a strong suspicion that wasn't going to be true in this case.

She couldn't believe it; her meta luck finally paid off for her in a positive way and brought her the one ZOF Prodigy in all the Omega Omnispheres who could've saved Ash. If even half of the stories she'd heard about this guy were true; then their Totality was in even better hands than she thought. Her Ash Infinity was about to be in for the shock of a lifetime; she couldn't wait to introduce the two of them officially once she brought her Ash back to the light, and for the first time in so many years, she felt truly optimistic about their chances of snapping him back to his senses again. Sure, there was a long way to go and maybe she was premature in her thoughts of this person, but she believed he could change their Omega Omnisphere for the better; given enough time that is.

"You guys might want to sit down… this is going to be a fairly lengthy anecdote, and my story is not as happy or cheerful as my bright and positive demeanor would indicate." She told them as she absentmindedly accepted the proffered British candy from Thomas; having recovered her full coherence by now, and ready to sit them through it as Thomas nodded with inappropriately gleeful anticipation, and the three women he befriended following suit as a couple of comfy leather seats appeared from out of thin air inside the Gym itself. Taking a deep breath, Molly tried not to let herself become jealous of this living legend's closeness to Eureka; having been a fan of Thomas Infinity's legacy as a ZOF Prodigy for a long time now. She prepared to launch into the story of their Omega Omnisphere and version of the Ultra-Verse, and how their Ash Infinity went from the shining, beloved leader of their Omega Omnisphere's Mightiest Pokemon Champions to the monster he was becoming today.

Author's Notes: And there you have it peeps… that's all for this chapter for now and I really hope you all like it so far. I know I sure as hell do; next chapter will feature flashbacks of Molly's back story as well as Thomas and the others finally accompanying her to the headquarters of this Totality's Mightiest Pokemon Masters. The pace of this story will also begin picking up now; so be looking forward to the intensity and everything else upping as well. As always, read, rate, and review guys; my stories need some love lol. Omniarch is signing off now.

Revisions made on March 22nd, 2018 and finished at 10:39 PM. I hope you all like the changes I've applied to both chapters. I know I sure as hell do. :D