"Ahhhh!" Kyle yelped as he felt himself tumbling head-over-heels as he and the others were being teleported into the past. The, abruptly, he felt himself slam headfirst into the ground. He leaped to his feet and felt the electricity flow through his body.
Spirit was calmer. She smelled the air and noticed that the impact of humans on the environment was considerably less than in the present. Her eyes scanned the area. Dialga had teleported them to a lush forest. Pidgey and Starly voices could be heard in the trees. "Well, at least we're not thrown in the middle of a deadly battle…" She muttered to herself.
"True is that. Spirit but time different in we are." Honchkrow babbled. He fluttered to a branch and watched a flock of Starly glare at him. "Can try it you. Stronger am I." He warned the birds.
Amanda stretched her rainbow colored wings and folded them neatly. "So what century are we in? This is that past, right? Do you think we'll meet the legendary trainer?" She asked Spirit.
Karen answered her. "No. Dialga said we'd be in the time of King Charlie I and he existed long before the legendary trainer."
Then they heard the sound of thunder. All looked up and saw a massive creature flying in the sky. "What's that?" Mark whimpered.
The creature was twice the size of a Lugia and was covered in red and black scales. The beast flew with its long reddish colored wings. Its snout was long and, though it was so far up in the sky, any Pokèmon with good vision could see that there were long fangs shooting out of the mouth of the beast. There were three long spikes coming out of each side of its face and two long horns coming from the top of its head. On its long tail were two spikes that could puncture nearly any type of armor. Everyone watched in fear as the monster swooped down and grab something that was on the ground. "What did it grab?" Heather wondered nervously.
Spirit answered, "That thing just grabbed a Snorlax. And it carried it off." She was clearly afraid. A monster that big has got to have awesome power and strength. We're going to have to be careful. She began to worry. But, realizing that she was the leader of the group, said in a confident voice, "Come on. We've handled things that were worst that this. Remember that machine monster we fought? That was far more terrifying that this Chargon."
Mark glanced into the sky and muttered, "So that thing was Chargon." He shuddered.
The Starly began to chatter once again. "The monster has been attacking this region often. Please. We've lost many lives trying to fight that creature." They all said in unison.
A Staravia fluttered out of the trees and landed near the Starly. "I've noticed that the Chargon has the power of transformation. Well, I mean that he can turn others into Pokèmon." He shook his head. "Just thinking of the idea is almost laughable…a human becoming a Pokèmon. Hah! How funny!"
Honchkrow opened his wings and dropped a few branches so he could perch on the same branch as Staravia. "Funny not is this. Danger are lives. Help needed humans do." He told the starling.
The Staravia paused for a second, then answered, "So you intend on helping these humans? Blah! A waste of time this is. None of you stand a chance against the Chargon. He is the ruler of all things evil. You cannot defeat him."
Spirit wiggled her tail and shut her eyes. "Y'know, I might just believe that. Except we've been through worst things than that Chargon. I honestly think we stand a chance."
The Starly began to chirp. "No way! No way!" They sang in an annoying voice.
Karen raised her long neck to stare at the birds. "Yes way. Chargon has to be stopped. If we're the only ones who can, then so be it."
"Fine. Go." Staravia opened his wings and flew off into the sky. The flock of Starly shot out after him.
Amanda rolled her eyes and muttered, "Well, that was a waste of time."
"Not necessarily." Spirit answered. "We learned that Chargon does indeed have the power to turn humans into Pokèmon at will. Now we need to go to a human settlement in order for us to see just how much damage this Chargon did."
"I have a bad feeling about this." Kyle mumbled.
Heather nodded, "You're not the only one."
Spirit led the group out of the forest and into the fields. Right away they realized that things were not right. In the field was harvesting tools and bundles of hay. However, there were no humans. None to be found. Spirit smelt the air. It smelled like humans. Then, out of some uncut grass, a Teddiursa leaped out. She looked panicked.
"Help me!" She cried out, waving her little bear paws into the air. Behind her was a pack of Poochyena.
"Get her! She's going to steal our food!" The leader of the Poochyena called to his pack mates.
Spirit stepped in front of the Poochyena leader and growled, "You had best rethink your decision before you harm this Teddiursa." Her tail whipped in anger.
The Poochyena hesitated. "Oh? You think you're so powerful. You're an albino Mightyena. What's so special about you? We've faced many Mightyena and won." The leader barked.
Spirit bared her teeth to the leader and snarled, "I can easily kill you. I hope you know that, runt."
The Poochyena paused and considered the situation. Spirit was much larger than they were. And she smelt like something mythical. The leader answered, "Fine. You can eat the bear. I don't care anyway." With that, they turned and walked away.
The Teddiursa lowered her head in gratitude. "Thank you for saving me. Please, can you tell me what has happened at the castle? I am worried about the princes and the king. I was working in the field when, suddenly, I was a Pokèmon." She explained.
Mercury lowered his head to look at the Teddiursa. "How far away is the castle?" He asked.
"Not far. Just over the hill." She pointed. Then she whimpered, "Please help our king." With that, she took off into the fields.
Spirit watched her leave, then trotted toward the hill. With her keen hearing, she heard the sounds of screams and shouts. With a deep breath, she topped the hill and looked on the other side. Sure enough, there was the castle but with no humans in sight. Chargon has already attacked. Dialga said that the king will be a Blaziken. She smelt the ground, trying to pick up the scent of fire.
"What are you doing, Spirit?" Amanda asked. She flapped closer to the white Mightyena and watched the activity from the castle.
"Trying to smell the king." Spirit answered.
Kyle joked, "Probably has to stink. I don't think these people bathed much."
Heather raised a paw and smacked the back of Kyle's head. "That's not funny. Probably true, but not funny." She scolded.
Karen sighed and rolled her eyes, "Sheesh. We are going to have to be respectful to this king. But, if my memory serves me correctly, didn't King Charlie I cause a war between his people?"
Spirit thought for a second, trying to recall history. "It's been so long since I was a human, I don't remember."
Amanda fluffed up her wings and began to preen. As she did, she mumbled to Karen, "I think you're right. Charlie did cause a civil war and was killed as a result."
Mercury frowned, "Humans and their wars. We Pokèmon have had our clashes, but never to the same extent as humans."
"Well aren't you wonderful? At least humans don't get themselves captured into little balls and are at the beck and call of their masters." Kyle retorted. He glared at Mercury.
Mercury glared back. "You just proved my point. Kyle, though you have the body of a Raikou, your mind is still human."
"Why you little…!" Kyle bellowed. Sparks shot from his body as he stood his ground against the much larger Lugia.
Spirit shook her head. "Idiots. Stop it. We need to find this king. Now straighten up and act your age. Is that understood?" Both Kyle and Mercury nodded meekly.