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-CHAPTER START-

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A trio of teleportation circles flared into existence, displacing the calm quiet of the little grassy field bordered by trees. Three flashes of light in rapid succession accompanied the emergence of three individuals; Teana stumbled but caught herself, while Archer steadied Rin.

"Where are we, Mirage?" Teana asked her Device.

"Stand by…" the A.I. reported. "We are in the nation of Hoenn; the nearest inhabited area is a location dubbed Littleroot Town, approximately 1.2 kilometers southeast."

"Can we contact everyone else from here?"

"Stand by… I have made contact with the Starshot, as have the other groups. We are being connected…"

Teana's Omnitool came online, projecting six holoscreens, each showing a live connection to the other groups.

"Seems we got divided into seven groups…" Tiida observed.

"Gamma-5 here" Mai reported, Caro and Kotarō standing at her sides. "We're in the country of Kanto, and a road-sign says we're close to Pallet Town."

"Gamma-2 reporting in" Shion spoke up, hands on the shoulders of Erio and Negi. "We're in Johto, near New Bark Town."

"Gamma-1, with Rin Tohsaka and Archer Emiya" Teana reported. "We're in Hoenn, near Littleroot Town."

"Theta-3 with 2 & 6" Timmy said, Erika & Mariko also onscreen beside him. "We're in Sinnoh, not far from Twinleaf Town."

"This is… Hilda Who Doesn't Have A Callsign" the little Awakened girl chimed in, the elf-boy trio behind her. "We're in Unova, close to Nuvema Town."

"Luvia here; I have Princess Sylvia and Kanba-kun with me. We're quite a ways from the rest of you, in Kalos. We're just south of Lumiose City."

"Tiida Uchiha-Lanstar here, and I've got Illya, Miyu, Kuro, and Fuuka with me. We're in a tropical locale apparently called Alola, east of Hau'oli City. I can see some kinda big shack-house on the beach not too far away…"

"Okay, all present and accounted for… We'll figure out a way to regroup later; for now, let's get a bead on our surroundings, maybe find out if we can get some help…"

"U-Um…" Erika spoke up. "I… I t-think we're all near the 's-starter towns' for each region. W-We could find each region's P-Pokémon Professor, ask i-if they can help."

"Well, technically Lumiose is the big city for Kalos," Timmy added, "but it's where Professor Sycamore lives. And the three of us are about halfway between Twinleaf and Sandgem, the latter being Professor Rowan's home…"

"Okay" Tiida said. "Let's try that – see if the local 'professors' can help us. Erika-chan, who exactly are we looking for?"

"P-Professor Oak in Kanto, Elm in Johto, B-Birch in Hoenn, Rowan in Sinnoh, Juniper in U-Unova, Sycamore in Kalos, a-and Kukui in Alola."

"Alright, send reports once you've checked in and if anything important happens. Watch your backs, everyone. Gamma-1 out." The connection was terminated. "Mirage, please point us."

"This way" the Device projected a floating holographic arrow, pointing towards Littleroot Town.

-Break-

Thankfully, Professor Birch was quite understanding and accommodating once things were explained to him, letting the trio come into the lab and rest. Already, Teana had seen a few of these 'Pokémon' here & there.

"If you're thinking of rare and powerful creatures of this world," he explained as he poured coffee, "you must mean the Legendary Pokémon."

"Legendary?" Rin asked.

The man nodded, going into an explanation that was also being given by six other Professors to their respective DDF groups. "Legendary Pokémon come in two… well, I suppose you could say 'tiers'. Tier-2 Legendary Pokémon are very, very rare and powerful compared to most Pokémon, and are the focal points of some legends. Though, they're not unique; they have breeding populations, rarely seen they may be. Tier-2s would include, hmm… The Legendary Birds of Kanto, the Three Beasts of Johto, the Regi-golems and Latios & Latias most 'commonly' seen here in Hoenn, a presumed-extraterrestrial Pokémon called Deoxys that there've only been about half a dozen distinct individuals identified… Heatran and the little sea-sprites called Phione from Sinnoh, along with the 'nightmare specter' Darkrai, and maybe the lunar guardian Cresselia, we don't know enough to tell if the various sightings are of one individual or not… Oh, and Shaymin, flower-sprites who can purify their surroundings of all pollution in a manner of minutes.

"Tiere-1 Legendaries, in contrast," he continued, "are truly unique specimens… as far as we know. And they tend to have corresponding massive power; people have worshipped many of them as deities. Most evidence points to the Pokémon known as Mew to be a Tier-1, though it's not 100% proven there isn't more than one of her. The heavily-altered clone known as Mewtwo, however, is confirmed to be a single-specimen species. The rainbow phoenix Ho-oh and the deep-sea guardian Lugia, the time-traveling sprite Celebi, though her time travel mastery means that there can be two instances of her from different time-periods interacting with each other… Groudon and Kyogre, the Conceptual manifestations of 'Land' and 'Sea', Rayquaza the world's Guardian Dragon and Conceptual manifestation of 'Sky'… Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, personifications of Knowledge, Emotion, and Willpower; Dialga and Palkia, Concepts of Time and Space; Giratina, former fallen ruler of the Shadow Realm and now redeemed protector of the barriers between realms; Arceus, whom many believe created this very World and everything in it;

"The nature spirits Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus; Reshiram & Zekrom, dragons of Ideals and Truth, and Kyurem, an empty shell of a dragon who represents an icy void; the four 'musketeer' guardians Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, & Keldeo; the dancing princess Meloetta; Genesect, an ancient Bug-type Pokémon resurrected and cyborg-ized by a Team Plasma experiment; Xerneas and Yveltal, the embodiments of Creation and Destruction; Zygarde, guardian of the Earth and maintainer of balance; Diancie, the 'Crystal Princess'; Hoopa, a mischievous but lonely prankster who can open portals to other worlds; Volcanion, a mysterious creature that harnesses the power of steam; the four Tapus Koko, Lele, Bulu, & Fini, guardians of Alola; Solgaleo and Lunala, the Fierce Solar Beast and the Divine Lunar Guardian, avatars of the Sun and the Moon; and Necrozma, a mysterious black creature with great but unstable power that is said to slumber somewhere in Alola…"

"Wow…" Teana said after several seconds' silence. "There sure are a lot of old and powerful entities on this world, huh?"

"Indeed" Professor Birch replied with a smile. "If you're going to seek the help of a few of them, I think you'll have your work cut out for you. Combine that with some of the enemies you've already dealt with, who might be aware of this world as well, and… Well, I was thinking perhaps I could give you a little extra help. How would you three like to become Trainers, and have your own Pokémon partners?"

-Break-

Mai, Caro, and Kotarō were a little awed as Professor Oak led them into the sizable area where he kept Pokémon who were potential 'starter' partners. There were all sorts of Pokémon here, all over the place!

"Now, don't feel like you need to rush" the man told them. "Take whatever time you need to find the partner that 'clicks' with you."

Suddenly, Friedrich took off from his perch atop Caro's hat, flying further into the 'reserve'. Caro hurriedly chased after her little dragon, as he flitted about for a bit before she lost sight of him. After a bit of searching, she found him playing around with a Charmander, the two of them chasing each other. After a moment the Fire-type turned and noticed Caro, wandering over to her. The two of them looked at each other.

"H-Hello…" the little pink-haired girl said.

"Char?" the Pokémon tilted his head, and then a little smile formed on his face. "Char!"

Caro found herself smiling back, feeling an odd connection, while Fried hovered overhead, looking on with approval.

Meanwhile, Kotarō was wandering around, looking at the various Pokémon, when he nearly bumped into a Growlithe. The fire-dog looked up at the preteen inugami-hanyō with a curious expression, then leaned in to sniff the boy a little. The Growlithe then let out a friendly little yip, wagging its tail, and Kotarō found himself grinning as he scratched behind the puppy Pokémon's ears.

Sitting against a tree, watching the two kids find their partners, Mai was startled by a soft snort to her right & behind her. She turned, and was face to face with a Tauros, the bull Pokémon trying to get a read of her (as well as faintly sensing the aura of Gyūki's donated chakra within her). Mai did her best to stay calm, slowly reaching out to pet the Tauros' head. The bull Pokémon let out a soft snort as it let her do so, and then moved over and sat down on the grass beside her, relaxing. Mai couldn't help but smile a little.

-Break-

Crouching down, Shion petted the head of the Chikorita that had wandered up to her, and the little Grass-type smiled up at her and leaned against her hand. Professor Elm turned his attention to where Erio had sat down and was being investigated by a friendly Mareep. The sheep Pokémon brushed up against the boy, who found himself smiling and stroking its fluffy wool, his innate Lightning affinity protecting him from any static discharge. Elsewhere, a Pidgey had perched itself on Negi's shoulder, cooing softly at him.

-Break-

Rin Tohsaka struggled not to be totally overcome by the irresistible cuteness of the Eevee smiling up at her. Then the Eevee made a cute little questioning squeak, and the struggle was lost, the teenage mage scooping the little furry thing up in a cuteness-struck daze, with the Eevee in question looking quite happy at the attention. Not too far away, Archer was leaning back against a wall, arms folded, and beside him a Pawniard was copying him, having already decided it kinda liked this tall, dark, and mysterious newcomer.

Teana walked over, a Honedge floating along beside her with its tassel loosely gripping her arm. Furthermore, she appeared to be wearing a strange hat. Then the 'hat' blinked, for it was in fact a Shroomish sitting on top of her head, making known its decision that it liked her.

-Break-

Erika giggled softly from the cuteness and the slight ticklish feeling as the Swablu settled in on top of her head, the little cloud-bird cooing happily, briefly sparing a glance at the Turtwig that had been following Erika around. Nearby, Timmy held his arm out, letting the Chimchar he'd befriended hang from him. Mariko came walking by, giggling softly as she played around with the equally-happy Pichu she'd found.

-Break-

Professor Juniper placed a hand on little Hilda's shoulder as the young Awakened crouched down to pet the head of the Snivy that had come up to her, the serpentine Grass-type looking up at her with curiosity and the hint of a smile. By the bushes not far away, Lala was smiling as he carefully petted a Sewaddle that had crawled out to investigate, the little Bug-type purring softly.

Feeling a faint heat source from somewhere behind him, Lolo turned around and found himself face to face with a Litwick, the candle-form Ghost-type Pokémon looking at him with an inquisitive smile as it floated in midair level with his head about a foot away. The dark-elf boy couldn't deny that the little fella was cute… They both then turned as they heard a cuteness-struck girly squee from Lulu, who was happily cuddling a Munna he'd found; the little pink tapir-like Psychic-type Pokémon produced a little puff of purple smoke in the shape of a heart, letting everyone know it approved of its new potential Trainer.

-Break-

Luvia chuckled softly as she gently petted the head-leaves of the cute little Petilil that had taken a shine to her. Nearby, Kanba brought a finger up to gently scratch the chin of the Fletchling that had perched on his shoulder. A little ways away, Sylvia had been 'ensnared' by the puppy-dog eyes of an Espurr (a female), the little kitty looking longingly up at her, having already sensed their compatibility. It didn't take much more for Sylvia to give in.

-Break-

Illya giggled as she and her new Cottonee friend ran/floated around with each other, playing together. Fuuka, who had always been kind off a 'cat person', had a faint pink to her cheeks as she tried not to start squeeing like a little girl (despite the fact that, well, she was a little girl) as the Litten she'd bonded with rubbed up against her while purring. Kuro giggled softly as her new Rowlet fluttered around her, while Miyu's new Popplio did its best to bring a little smile to the stoic girl's face, succeeding.

Watching the girls bonding with their new partners, Tiida felt something rubbing against his leg. He looked down, and saw a Rockruff looking up at him, wagging its tail and panting softly. Smiling, he knelt down and petted the little Rock-type on the head, earning more vigorous tail-wagging.

-Break-

That evening (well, 'evening' for those in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh), the seven groups again made contact with each other, each group half-surrounded by six large holoscreens to enable them to see each of every other group. They all showed off their new Pokémon partners, with a few people looking a bit jealous that Teana and Erika got two 'Starters' each. Overall, though, the mood was good.

"We've all got so many cute partners now!" Lulu exclaimed joyously. "Look at my little buddy; she's so precious~!"

"Of course you'd pick something pink…" Lolo remarked, standing beside his shadow-elf 'friend', his Litwick perched on his shoulder.

"Hmmm~?"

With a sudden movement, Lulu reached in and yanked Lolo's shorts down, revealing the hot-pink undies the dark-elf boy was wearing for all to see. There was a rather girlish squeal/shriek from the dark-elf boy, followed by a loud *SMACK!*.

"Worth it…" Lulu grinned as he rubbed the hand-shaped red mark on his cheek, while Lolo hurriedly yanked his shorts back up, his glare at the other boy spoiled by his brilliant blush.

"Okay, okay…" Teana shook her head, unable to stop an amused little grin. "So, now that we've gotten settled in, kinda, we should probably work on getting back together so we can search for what we came for. Maybe we can all meet up here in Hoenn; apparently there's a big port city called Slateport that also has some nice beaches; we can reunite there and then figure out what to do next."

"Do we have to head there right away?" Kotarō asked. "I kinda wanted to explore, just a little."

"Yeah, it might do us some good" Tiida chimed in. "We could get a little experience in with our new Pokémon, maybe catch a few more to add to our teams, and we might find useful intel; you never know."

"…You've got some good points, nii-san. Okay, we'll meet up at Slateport in… between 7 and 10 days good?"

There were various affirmatives.

-Break-

With a puff of 'smoke', Erika appeared from a Reverse Summoning. The little Keyblader found herself in a forest that seemed to carry a faint 'glow' of life and purity to it, brimming with natural energy. Looking around in quiet wonder at the enchanting beauty of her surroundings, she slowly wandered around, her soft breaths and the crinkling of her diaper beneath her skirt the only sounds to 'disturb' the natural quiet peace.

Suddenly, she sensed a very powerful presence appear behind her. Slowly she turned, and her eyes widened as she looked up at the majestic being that now stood tall in the center of the little flower-filled clearing. It looked like a massive deer, blue and black, with shining golden antlers covered in multicolored gem-like structures that glittered in the sunlight. The creature's aura, his 'Presence', was one of age, wisdom, overwhelming power, but also benevolence, tranquility, an embodiment of the concept of Creating.

'Xerneas…' Erika recognized, totally in awe.

Xerneas looked down, into Erika's eyes, and the young heroine felt as if her very soul was laid bare to him. Sensing the girl's power and Keyblade, and impressed by her pure, kind, gentle heart and devotion to protecting the innocent, Xerneas focused his power, and Erika felt a spark of it flow into and through her, forming into a unique bond: a Summoning Contract.

'In times of need…' she heard Xerneas' voice in her head.

She nodded, understanding, and then she was teleported away, back to where she'd been before. Xerneas looked up to the sky, sensing as another of this world's protectors formed a similar pact with a different young girl…

-CHAPTER END-

Who is the other person to forge a Summoning Contract with a Tier-1 Legendary? You'll find out next chapter (unless I end up postponing it to the one after next)