Chapter thirty seven: Calestia
The carriage made small noises each time it passed over a bump. Carriages to be exact, three in total pulled by a team of strong Rapidash. He of course got his own personal carriage, being that he would cause nightmares to everyone sleeping in the other two, save his sister.
Darkrai blinked and looked ahead of himself, catching a glimpse of Mercifond's fallen hand. Everyone should have been asleep by now, save himself. Darkrai was simply not tired enough to sleep, for his mind raced with wild thoughts of where he was going.
Today the moon was full as Darkrai sat on the top of his simple car at the end of the ride, gazing at the moon.
He could hardly believe what happened the day before, but understood the weight he and the others now had to bear.
EXTREMELY LONG FLASHBACK
"So what did you call us for?" Darkrai huffed, arms crossed and leaning against one of the white pillars.
"Well Cresselia passed the test so now I need to send all of you to Almia because Reshiram and Zekrom can't make it." explained his mother.
"…can you explain that in a way that makes more sense?" Gliscor raised a claw.
"Yes. I have gotten disturbing reports from Chairperson Erma from the Ranger Union that something is happening in Almia, and that she requires Legendaries to solve it. Oh, and Kairi says 'Hi' by the way, Ruby."
"Hi Kairi!" cried the blue haired gardevoir.
"Anyway, from what her reports entail, this seems to be serious business." Arceus concluded.
"So… what does that have to do with us?" asked Malispite. Cresselia stepped forth from Arceus' side, a proud look in her eye.
"We have been selected to accomplish this mission."
"We? As in, me and you?" Darkrai perked up.
"Actually…" Cresselia paused.
"All of you, really." Arceus finished. "It has come to my attention that Cresselia's Legendary Council has shown to have great strength and will in the past."
Darkrai glared at his smirking younger sister while their mother continued. "Therefore, I would like all of your to partake in this mission."
"R-Really?" Mercifond said, wide eyed. "A mission! We get an actual mission?"
"Sick. I'm in." grinned the seven foot tall brown bat. "When do we leave?"
"Now hold on just a second!" Gallade interjected "Some of us may not want to go." he said wisely. Turning to Gardevoir he asked "Gardevoir are you going!"
"Uh… I don't know…"
"Then I don't know if I'm going either!" Gallade cried.
"Gee, what a surprise." Darkrai muttered.
"Yeah, William's as annoying as ever."
"Shut up, dead guy in my head."
"Well I mean… I have to guard the house while my parents are still traveling." Gliscor stated his case. "I mean, what if I'm robbed or something while I go?"
"That can be accommodated for." explained the white being. "While you are gone, I'll seal away your house in another dimension until you get back. That always works!"
"No it doesn't." pointed out Cresselia.
"Yeah, isn't that how Absolix escaped?" Malispite added.
"And also the U word."
"Not to mention what happened last chapter!"
"Plus that one incident with the shoes…"
"SEALING THINGS IN ALTERNATE DIMENSIONS ALWAYS WORKS." Arceus stamped her hoof firmly on the ground. A dead silence filled the air as Arceus' eyes shone red, glaring at any who opposed her idea.
"I-I'm good."
"Excellent. Anyone else who can't make it?"
"Well me for one thing." everyone looked at Gardevoir. "I have two siblings to take care of. What am I supposed to do about that?"
"We'll seal them inside an alternate dimension too." Arceus declared. Gardevoir was horrified, but Arceus assured her that she was kidding. "They can come live here in the Hall of Origin for a while!"
"They'll have a good time here. We've got everything in the Hall, TV, videogames, warping rooms, and even a giant slinky." Darkrai added to convince Gardevoir.
"Well… I'll think about it…" said the green haired psychic.
"Hold up though…" Deoxys raised a hand. "None of us are even class Three's, and I'm the only one who's eighteen. Are you really sure about this, Arceus?"
"Excellent point." noted Arceus. "You are going to be accommodated by another Legendary just to be safe."
And from the shadows stepped said Legendary. He was tall, floating about a foot off the ground using telekinetic powers, long purple tail flowing behind him. The being set himself down, and grinned his usual grin.
"Mewtwo!" several of them shouted happily. Arceus had decided to un-ground Mewtwo just for this occasion. Mewtwo was currently the only class Four available for missions, which made him a perfect candidate to watch over them.
"He is, however, only going to watch you perform unless the situation requires him to act." Arceus said, looking at Mewtwo. "You all will still be doing the mission of your own. Oh, and while none of you are class Three's this assignment shouldn't be too difficult to handle."
"Hey hold up!" shouted a voice. "I'm now a class Three!" grinned Darkrai from his pillar.
"… no you aren't." Cresselia sighed.
"Yes! Yes I am!" Darkrai insisted. "My power level is over 50,000 now!"
"Prove it." said Arceus in a monotonous voice. Darkrai took center stage and unleashed the full power of his Energy Potential. A mild shockwave followed, and Darkrai's power was indeed impressive but…
"Sorry Darkrai, eighteen thousand." said Mewtwo, who could expertly read power levels.
"What? That can't be right! Wait a minute, it must be that seal Master Dunsparce put on me!" Darkrai said, pointing to a yellow and green band on his left wrist. "Tell him to take it off! Then you'll see!"
"Mnhm." said a disbelieving Arceus.
"Uh, Arceus?" Gliscor raised his hand again. "I like how Mewtwo is going to keep us in check… but who's going to keep him in check?"
"Celebi is!" God decreed, nudging hr head in the direction of the green pixie who appeared from nowhere. "Believe it or not, these two are all we have. Nonetheless, they should be able to oversee you."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, except Darkrai who was trying desperately hard to somehow remove the seal on his wrist with no such luck.
"I'm… still not sure if I'm going or not." Mercifond admitted, with nods from Gallade and Gardevoir.
"Think it over then." Arceus said. "When you've all thought it through and decided you want to go then meet me back here tomorrow!"
'She's already decided that we're all going…'everyone thought, noting Arceus' choice of words. Arceus gave them twenty four hours to think it all over, and for now they should all just head home. As everyone left, Arceus gave them one final piece of advice.
"Oh by the way you need a team name! That way we can refer to your group easier and so that the author can stop referring to all of you as 'they' or 'them' or 'the group'!"
Practically everyone had exited the Hall of Origin via the usual pink portal. Deoxys remained behind to discuss 'business' with Mewtwo.
"Wow, you guys get a mission!" Ruby pumped her fist in the air. "That's awesome!"
"Hell yeah!" grinned Malispite, stretching his black wings. "Come on sis, let's pack up!"
"Hold on Malispite! I don't even know if I want to go!"
"Mercifond." Malispite stared hard. "We need you on this mission. Yor the Chosen One remember?"
Mercifond slapped her head. Why, oh Arceus why did she have to be the Chosen One? Why couldn't it have been someone else? "Malispite, I don't even want this. I just want to be a doctor, not the world's savior or whatever…"
Without another word, the white bat effortlessly took off and flew away. All turned to Malispite, staring at his sister in the distance.
"Don't worry. I'll convince her somehow."
"You'd better, the team wouldn't be complete without her!" Cresselia ordered. Malispite took off as well back to his house. Gardevoir and Gallade said their farewells, walking back as well. Ruby followed Gallade since she was his guest, and Darkrai had vanished without anyone knowing.
He had turned himself into a shadow, zipping in the darkness with great speed towards his destination: the karate dojo. In practically no time at all he arrived, furiously knocking on the door. Soon enough, out came Master Dunsparce himself, opening the door for Darkrai.
"Master Dunsparce, you won't believe it!"
Master Dunsparce stared.
"Okay fine, sorry for waking you up. But guess what?"
Master Dunsparce stared.
"NO! She's just a friend!" Darkrai yelled at his master, who apparently thought he should go out with Gardevoir. "We're going on a mission!"
Master Dunsparce stared.
"Yeah, mom told us and everything!" Darkrai said proudly. "So I need you to remove the seal you placed on me so that I can prove I'm a class Three!"
"What's all this commotion about?" asked a voice, revealed to be Dusknoir, the former leader of the former Team Nova.
Master Dunsparce stared.
"A mission! Really? asked Dusknoir with interest. "Hoho! The young are taking charge now, I like it! Taking your first steps into the adult world, eh Darkrai?"
"Yeah… I guess." Darkrai shrugged.
"Hoho! And where will you be going may I ask?"
"Almia."
"Almia! Hoho! That's where we're all from you know! Ariados and I are going back in a few days."
Master Dunsparce stared.
"Pardon, Dunsparce?" asked Dusknoir.
Master Dunsparce stared.
"What?" Darkrai said, shocked.
"You're going with Darkrai?" Dusknoir repeated. "You want to train him?"
Master Dunsparce stared.
"HEY! I AM NOT A WEAK LITTLE BRAT!" Darkrai said angrily. "I can totally kick ass there by myself if I wanted to! Now take off this stupid seal!"
Master Dunsparce stared.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I NEED IT? I can't use my full power with this thing on!"
"Hoho! Best do as he says Darkrai, Dunsparce knows what he's doing." said Dusknoir cheerfully. Darkrai still did not buy it and figured his karate teacher was going senile.
"Tell you what:" proposed Dusknoir "We'll join you as you go to Almia! I also wish to train you youngsters, and we have to go anyway so there it is!"
"This is ridiculous…" Darkrai muttered. But just then, Arceus' hologram appeared beside them.
"Actually Darkrai, I approve. You need training because you're far too weak as it is."
"I AM NOT WEAK!"
"Judgment!"
(INSERT DARKRAI LYING ON THE FLOOR IN PAIN HERE)
"See? I told you." Arceus shrugged. Turning back to the former members of Nova, she said "Dusknoir, Dunsparce, we'd be happy for you to join."
"Hoho! That's good, I also have someone whom I'd like to train, and I believe Ariados has taken an interest in the young Gardevoir."
"Perfect. You can show them the ropes and maybe their skills will improve." Arceus said happily. She buzzed off saying a goodbye.
"Well isn't this exciting, hoho! I'd better wake up Ariados and tell her the news!"
END FLASHBACK
And that was that. Darkrai never did get the seal off, it was still there glowing faintly in the darkened midnight sky. He didn't know how far, but somewhere they were being trailed by Team Nova in their own caravan.
They had been selected for a mission in Almia. That was all they knew- the details were apparently too confidential to relay over E-mail or phone. Their destination was Almia's center: the Ranger Union, where their friend Kairi was currently stationed. He could hear Ruby muttering in her sleep, she eagerly awaited being reunited with her partner.
There was a shuffling as Gardevoir awoke. She blinked a few times before yawning, realizing that it was still night. She looked around for a few seconds before she saw Darkrai perched atop the roof of his car.
"Darkrai…?" questioned Gardevoir. She lifted her blanket off and quietly levitated herself across the bodies sleeping on the floor, going over to Darkrai's car. The prince of darkness made no indication he had noticed her, that is until she flew up to him.
"Stay at least a meter away." he told her. "…my nightmare powers are getting stronger. If you get too close, you may start to hallucinate."
Gardevoir blinked once, but obeyed. She sat on another edge of the roof, legs dangling down. A silence passed between the two teenagers as they stared at the stars.
"…so what are you doing up?" whispered Gardevoir.
"Can't sleep." was Darkrai's blunt reply. That was the end of that conversation. Gardevoir returned to the stars, gazing upon their brilliance.
"Which one do you think is Deoxys' world?" she asked Darkrai casually. Darkrai shifted a bit, then replied.
"I doubt Ribos gives off its own light." the prince of darkness said "But if I had to guess… somewhere in that cluster?" Darkrai pointed to a group of stars.
"She really misses her planet. Her family." Gardevoir continued. "She talks in her sleep. Very clearly."
"I bet she does." Darkrai sighed. "Seriously, why the heck did Helix disown her for being friends with us! It's not right…"
"Yeah." Gardevoir pursed her mouth. "It makes me wonder just why Helix hates earthlings."
"Mn." grunted Darkrai. "One day I'm going to become a class Five, and when I do, I'll force her to love Deoxys again." he vowed.
Gardevoir giggled. "She talks about Mewtwo a lot in her sleep as well."
"Oh?" Darkrai smiled, interested.
"Oh Mewtwo… you're skin is so smooth… and your eyes… your tail…" at this impression, Darkrai laughed, prompting Gardevoir to continue. "Oh Mewtwo, not yet… it's too soon… ohhhh…"
"Hah! That's funny!" Darkrai laughed.
"She tried confessing to him the other day you know." the green haired psychic added. "It didn't exactly work…"
"Darn." Darkrai frowned. "Hm… maybe I can convince Mewtwo to take her out…"
"How?"
"Nightmare Pokemon, remember? I'll threaten him in his sleep!" said Darkrai excitably. Gardevoir merely sighed, but smiled all the same. The tension between them was gone the two enjoying a peaceful silence. Gardevoir gazed at Darkrai's broad back, and realized that there was no other place she would rather be.
She was glad that she had decided to come.
EXTREMELY LONG FLASHBACK CONTINUED
The second Gardevoir shut the door to her house, she collapsed on the door itself. She could hardly believe that she was chosen to do a mission. In Almia no less, a place she had never been to before.
But Gardevoir honestly did not want to go. Tempting as it was, she had her duties. Being in a family without any parents and low income, it was up to Gardevoir alone to manage their house and take care of her sisters.
She was already shirking away from her duties with all the misadventures that had come up. First it was Weavile, then Kurades, and especially…
Gardevoir paused, holding her breath. She carefully walked upstairs into her bedroom, looking in her full view mirror.
The tips of her hair were yellow. Before it was only a few strand of the golden color, but now it was plainly visible.
Gardevoir remembered everything. It was a sign of her contract with Absolix.
"I will control you when I have need of your abilities."
"Let that serve you as a reminder of our deal."
Her thoughts were interrupted by her sister Kirlia screaming for her to get down. Gardevoir obliged, and was met with an extremely pleased younger sister.
"Gardevoir check it out!" she said, holding an envelope filled with money. "I nailed a good one! Ten thousand Pok'e!"
"So that's where you were." smiled Gardevoir, noting the time. "Thank you Kirlia, this will help pay for next months rent."
"Alright!" Kirlia pumped her fist in the air. "Hey Ralts, did you hear that? I scored a big mission and got a lot of money!"
Ralts, who had just appeared, gazed at her sister inquisitively. "…did you make this big?" she asked, raising her hands as high as she could.
"Even bigger than that!" Kirlia said proudly.
"Oh." Ralts said in awe. "Onee-san, I want a cookie."
"We don't have any Ralts." Gardevoir said sweetly, picking up her younger sister. "But we might be able to go out for ice cream tomorrow. How does that sound?"
"I want ice cream." Ralts said in a small voice.
Gardevoir giggled. Yes, this was where she belonged- taking care of her family. As much as she wanted to go on a mission from the Council it simply was not possible. But she was still happy, because this is what she was meant to do.
The doorbell rang.
"Who could that be?" Gardevoir wondered, dropping Ralts.
"Is it Deyo?" asked Ralts, interested. Kirlia opened the door.
"It's Darkrai." she yelled. In the doorway floated the black and red colored prince of darkness himself.
"Yo, Kirlia." Darkrai waved. He saw Ralts, who his behind her sisters' legs.
"Hi Mister." Ralts said quietly. Darkrai narrowed his eyes.
"My name is DARKRAI." he said, pronouncing every vowel as clearly as he could. "Get it right already!"
Naturally, Ralts had no idea what he was talking about. "Okay Mister."
Darkrai shook his head. "Gardevoir, I need to talk to you. About the mission."
"Mission?" Kirlia said, intrigued, dancing to Darkrai's side. "What mission?"
"You didn't know?" grinned Darkrai. "Your sister is so badass that she was selected to join me and a few others in an actual mission from the Legendary Council."
Kirlia simply gaped at Darkrai, and then gaping at her older sister. Briefly, Darkrai explained the events that had transpired during the last two hours. When he was done, Kirlia simply gaped in awe at her older sister. Ralts barely understood what was going on, but knew enough to be afraid.
"Onee-san is… going away?" she said in a small voice, hugging her sister's leg even tighter. Gardevoir scooped the child in her arms and soothes her. "No Ralts, I'm not going anywhere." And then, to Darkrai "I can't go."
"Then listen." Darkrai said softly. "I know all about the burden you bear… because I pay about half of it every month."
Gardevoir paused, Darkrai extending his legs and leaning against the stairway. "I realize that you have to take care of your sisters. And I can't blame you for wanting to- I know the feeling.
But I still think you should come. And here's the reason why: we need you. This is a big mission, I can tell, and we need you to be a part of this."
Darkrai rubbed the back of his head nervously. "Look, mom can take care of your sisters while your away. She may sound stupid but mom really helps when it counts. I… we really want you to come."
Gardevoir simply looked at Darkrai, her expression unreadable. "Please think it over."
And with that, Darkrai turned into a shadow and was gone.
The next day, everyone met at Tajiri High. Well, almost everyone. As Darkrai painfully noted, Gardevoir did not show. Gazing around, neither did Malispite or Mercifond. Gallade had appeared, but only to watch. Cresselia of course tried to lead them in an orderly fashion by announcing their first task.
"We apparently need a new team name…" she grumbled "since no one except me want to use 'Cresselia's Legendary Council'…"
"Well for one thing it's too long." Deoxys said logically.
"Not to mention egotistical." muttered Darkrai in agreement. Cresselia galred at Darkrai, but said nothing.
"So what WILL we use as a team name?" she asked.
"Something cool like, Apocalypse!" Darkrai smirked.
"I… don't want our name to be associated with disaster." was Deoxys was of putting off Darkrai's horrid name choice.
"How about Legends?" suggested Gliscor, shrugging.
"Lame." was the response of many of his peers.
"Come on Pokemon, think of something good!" Cresselia ordered. "This is top priority right now!"
"I have an idea." Gallade said.
"If it has anything to do with Gardevoir then don't tell us." Deoxys narrowed her eyes.
Gallade said nothing. More bickering over the team name commence, until the surprising interruption of Malispite and his sister Mercifond. They landed in the center, announcing their intention to join.
"Like I said." grinned Malispite, who kept his promise. Mercifond explained that Malispite had an important point about this being good for a resume for a future job. Being on a mission assigned by the legendaries would surely bolster her reputation.
"…and that's why I've decided to come." concluded the white bat.
"Alright, with the Chosen One on our side, we're sure to gain victory!" cheered Gliscor. Mercifond only sighed in response, seeing as it was role whether she liked it or not. Then again, maybe it wasn't do bad…
"So, that's six of us… all but Gardevoir and presumably Gallade."
"Actually, I've decided to come along." Gallade said, surprising everyone. "Since Darkrai will be leaving as well, I so no reason to obsessively protect Gardevoir since she's strong in her own right.
Plus, when I come back a hero she'll dig me for sure!"
"I see…" Cresselia contemplated. "So that's everyone except Gardevoir. Pity…"
There was a moment of silence when it dawned onto them that their green and white colored friend could not join them in perhaps the biggest endeavor their group had yet faced. But it could not be helped, the mission was, after all, optional.
"Well, how about something in space?" Cresselia got back to the naming. "Like maybe Jupiter or something."
Gardevoir stood in the kitchen, preparing breakfast before Kirlia ran off to do another mission with her exploration team. The pot filled with delicious aguav berries stirred silently, reflective of Gardevoir's mood.
She wanted to go after all.
Without word, she poured some of the pot into a thermos, the final item in Kirlia's lunch box. She closed the box, and called for her sister.
"Kirlia! Lunch is ready!" she cried in a cheerful voice.
Strangely enough, no one came. Gardevoir peeked around the corner, so sign of life. "Kirlia?" she walked across the living room into another room attached to it, Kirlia's space. She was not there either.
"Maybe she doesn't have a mission today?"
"No, but you do!"
Gardevoir whipped around, both of her younger sisters suddenly in plain sight. "Sis, you've got to go!"
"Oh yeah, and if I go who will take care of you?" Gardevoir sighed. Kirlia stamped her foot.
"We can go live in the Hall of Origin! Right Ralts, don't you want to go live with Mew!"
"…" Ralts was silent.
"I'm staying." Gardevoir said firmly. "I have to take care of you, both of you."
"No you don't! Gardevoir you're missing out, and we're perfectly willing to stay over at the Hall?"
"And what something were to happen to you while I was gone?" Gardevoir asked. "What then?"
"Then Arceus could take care of it. She's extremely powerful."
"The answer is still no. Now take your lunch box, it's done." Gardevoir ordered, shoving the small box in Kirlia's direction. She strode past her sister back into the kitchen, where she would put the rest of the pot into the freezer.
"You want to go don't you?" Kirlia accused. Gardevoir said nothing, going about her duties. "Then what's stopping you?"
"Familial duties." Gardevoir whispered. "Someone has to make sure you two are out of trouble."
Kirlia stared at the floor. Ralts looked back and forth, between Gardevoir and Kirlia. Ralts slowly walked over to her eldest sister, tugging on her dress for attention.
"Onee-san." said Ralts quietly. "Don't be sad."
Kirlia looked over to her sister and saw that Gardevoir was shedding silent tears. All at once, Kirlia knew what was going on, the reason that was stopping Gardevoir from going to Almia:
Their parents' deaths.
"…Sis… please, we know you work hard for us, to support us and care for both me and Ralts. We know how hard it is, to live with… no mommy or daddy."
Gardevoir wiped some tears from her eyes, her voice almost choking. "You're too young to remember."
"Maybe I don't remember their deaths. But I remember one thing." Kirlia smiled. "I remembered seeing my older sister cry. I remember the pain in her eyes, I remember seeing her in the worst state I had ever seen."
"If I were… to lose you…" Gardevoir choked, unable to bear the thought of her two younger sisters gone.
"You won't. We'll just be separated for a while." Kirlia hugged her sister from the back. Ralts too, hugged Gardevoir in her own way. "We'll miss you."
"But… what if… what if something happens…?" asked Gardevoir, unable to let go of her fear.
"Don't worry." said Ralts "Mew is my friend. We play together. And, and… you should play with your friends too because its no fair that only me and Kirlia do it."
Words of wisdom from a five year old. Gardevoir cried, lifting up both her wonderful sisters and hugging them tighter than she ever held them before.
"You can do it sis." Kirlia whispered. "Now go to Almia! Kick the bad guys' butts!"
Before Gardevoir knew it, she was running all the way to Tajiri High. And before she knew it, she was there, smiling as the others stared at her with joy.
"I'm coming!"
END FLASHBACK
Gardevoir reflected on what had transpired earlier in the day. She had left her sisters, they were relocated temporarily to the Hall of Origin. And here she was, about to cross over to a foreign land.
"It must have been tough." Darkrai nodded. "But you got over your fear. So don't worry: my mom will protect your sisters there, and I'll protect you here." he promised. "The reunion will be here before you know it."
"Thanks Darkrai. I…I think I'll be fine now. But thank you, for everything."
Darkrai paused, realizing something.
"Wait, Gardevoir, how did you know about the parts you weren't there for?"
GAPING PLOT HOLE
Unbeknownst to Darkrai and Gardevoir, a third member was awake, Cresselia. The Lunar swan lay in darkness, not moving, pretending to be asleep. She heard the conversation from Darkrai and Gardevoir, as they replayed the memories of earlier today.
However Cresselia was worried. She had been worried for a while now, because she had seen something that had changed her life. Something she had discovered upon by sheer accident.
During the course two days ago when Arceus faked having her try to imprison her younger brother, Cresselia had made up her mind within the first half hour. She then decided to use what sealing knowledge she had gathered to open up a secret door in the library.
The secret door had been in there for as long as Cresselia could remember, but Arceus always told her never to open it. Until now, Cresselia had no idea how to undo the seal her mother had placed upon the door, but after trying a few times in that interval she succeeded.
The pink swan had floated through the door into a brightly lit chamber, filled with hundreds of golden plaques. Upon closer examination, Cresselia realized their true nature: they were the names of all the Legendaries that had ever existed since year 1200 when it began.
Cresselia saw the Legendaries that she knew, and many more whom had passed thousands of years ago.
"The dumbest student I have ever had, but now I am proud to engrave his name among our ranks." Cresselia remembered one. "Hearan. Heatran's father…"
She soon found the more recent golden squares, and found some names that she knew.
"To the world's strongest psychic, congratulations." Cresselia breathed. "Lugia."
And to her surprise, found an entry that she should have expected. "My best friend, and the first Ribonian to be added to our ranks. Helix." Cresselia realized that these were the ones that Arceus made herself. Continuing on from Helix, Cresselia saw the rise of more recent Legendaries, and more familiar names.
But then she saw one. The one right after Myuu, Mew's mother. She stopped cold in her tracks, her pink eyes wide with fright. Wide with confusion.
"This can't be…"
"To my brother, who I will always love. We are proud to have you join the Council, and I proud to have been your sister."
Kurades.
Cresselia stepped back in fear. It was impossible. The enemy they had just faced- the horrible man who had nearly spelled the doom of Darkrai had been one of them. But more than that, Kurades was Arceus' brother.
Cresselia floated back, afraid of what she had just seen. One of their greatest enemies used to be a Legendary. She turned around and was face to face with another plaque. A more recent entry, dating back one hundred and ninety years ago.
With a quivering beak, she read it.
"Everyone doubted you at first, but you have proven yourselves to us a thousand times over. You have become the youngest class Four in history, and I sincerely believe you will be my successor. Congratulations"
As silently as she could, Cresselia read the name.
Absolix
Absolix. Their worst enemy. Their most powerful foe.
And he was once one of them.
Cresselia had always envisioned the Legendary Council to be perfect. A society of do-gooders who promoted altruism and vanquished evil at all costs. Now, the lines between good and evil were blurred.
Not just Kurades, who turned out to be Arceus' brother, but even Absolix. Cresselia was just as riddled with confusion as she had ever been before. Who exactly were these two? What kind of history could they have which made them join the Council and subsequently turn dangerous?
Alas, she had no answer.
Cresselia tried to shake away these disturbing thoughts by reflecting on the large step they had taken in going along with this mission. They were being given a chance to prove themselves before their superiors, and Cresselia was going to make sure it would not be messed up.
With Gardevoir coming along, their team was complete. Nothing could possibly stand in their way as long as they were together. This of course, included their team name, which Gardevoir helped solve almost immediately.
EXTREMELY LONG FLASHBACK CONTINUED… AGAIN
"So? Who all is coming?" Arceus asked inquisitively. Proudly, they announced that everyone was coming. And more, because apparently someone invited Team Nova along for the ride.
"Excellent! I knew you wouldn't fail me!" Arceus said, pleased. Turning away she called "Heatran! We won't need the Brutal Torture Device of Lethal Pain after all!"
Everyone became a little more thankful after hearing those words.
"More importantly, did you figure out a name for your team?"
"Yes, yes we did." Cresselia smiled.
"From now on we are Calestia."
Special A/N: Well, we're finally hitting current chapters! This one happens to be the latest thus far, so now I won't be able to update three chapters a day anymore, the chapters shall be posted as soon as I am finished with them.