Universe 5: Acceptance Chapter 2
All that Arceus and Tyranicape could see around them was white, pure white as the world began it's reset. They hugged each other tight, preparing for this event. Their world would never be the same. Would they even meet in this new reality? Would their friends remember them? What would change in this new world?
This reset happened for 3 minutes and then the white area around all of them turned into the scenery of the Hotel they were in on the day of the Heatran attack.
Arceus and Tyranicape broke off their hug.
"Where are we?" asked Arceus
"This is the place where Heatran attacked. But with his evil side gone, the attack never happened." Said Arceus's father.
"So what happens to us?" asked Roserot
"To us, nothing. But to everyone else, they have no memories of Heatran's dark side, and Heatran no longer has an evil side." Said Arceus's father
"But right now, I will allow you to converse with your fellow friends and family. You have a coronation to attend too my son later.."
Arceus's father then teleported away to prepare.
All of a sudden, they hear Heatran's voice as he goes over to them.
"Hey guys. How's it been?" said Heatran with a smile.
"Greetings Heatran." Said Tyranicape
She then notices Moltres near him with a smile and a tiny Moltres on her shoulder.
"Hello Moltres, have you adopted a kid recently?"
Moltres then snickered
"Silly Tyranicape. This is my daughter: Moltrean" said Moltres
Everyone but Heatran and Moltres was shocked by this.
"Wait. You had a kid with Heatran?" said Darkrai, Roserot's husband
"Of course I did Darkrai, he is my fiancée after all" said Moltres
"Fian." Said Darkrai
He then got his ear pulled by Roserot.
"Listen Darkrai, remember what your father said. Heatran lost his evil side, so a lot of things had changed. Don't question it okay?" said Roserot
Darkrai then sighed
"I understand. Can you let go of my ear please? You know I have sensitive ears."
Roserot apologizes and let's go of his ear.
"My apologies Moltres for that outburst. But congratulations on your engagement." Said Darkrai
"Thank you Darkrai. But aren't you supposed to be at your brother's coronation soon?" said Moltres
"Yes. But we wanted to check up on a couple things." Said Darkrai
"Why's that? The show just ended a few minutes ago with Latios winning and everyone partying. You guys should go on in." said Heatran
Arceus was puzzled by this.
"So. Latios won the season.. He must have done a good job then in this timeline." Said Arceus in his head
"Come on Arceus, let's go in. Might as well congratulate Latios and Cresselia right?" said Tyranicape with a smile as she grabbed his arm.
Arceus then smiled: "You're right. Let's go before the coronation"
"We'll catch up shortly. I got to put down Moltrean for a nap." Said Moltres
Upon entering the party and talking it up with the contestants fills in the blanks for Arceus and Tyranicape.
As it turns out, the contestants didn't change that much with the reset, except Moltres and Heatran hooking up. Entei dated someone else, and Heatran's ex-girlfriend: Venusaur never existed.
The party was a big success and Arceus congratulated Latios for his win as well as Tyranicape.
Hours later, Arceus began his coronation to becoming the next Arceus. In his room where he is getting dressed up, he is having a conversation with Tyranicape sitting on the bed.
"So it seems not much has changed in this universe?" said Arceus
"Maybe not, but there is one difference." Said Tyranicape
"I know. I never expected Moltres to have a kid with Heatran either." Said Arceus
Tyranicape then threw a pillow at Arceus's face.
"Not that!" shouted Tyranicape
Arceus cleaned up his hair and spat up feathers from the pillow.
"I was referring to your coronation.. Or did you forget that too!"
Arceus didn't say anything in response to that because he knew that if he tried to respond to her question, he would risk an ass-beating from her.
Tyranicape suffered from schizophrenia at a young age, and this outburst from her was an example of one of her severe mood swings.
There was silence in the room for a couple minutes until Tyranicape lowered her head in shame after realizing what she did.
"I'm so sorry for throwing that pillow Arceus. I don't know what came over me." Said Tyranicape with a sad tone in her voice.
Arceus came over to Tyranicape's bedside and used his right arm to lift her face up to look into her eyes.
"It's okay Tyranicape. I'm not mad. It's my fault for not remembering this day today." Said Arceus
He then brought his arm back to continue his grooming.
"Truth is. I am really nervous about this coronation. I always wanted to be an Arceus when I was younger. But when I was younger, I didn't have the responsibilities I had before the Heatran attack came up. Now I am extremely nervous about becoming the next Arceus.."
"What are you talking about? You'll do fine." Said Tyranicape
Arceus then sighed and punched a wall, surprising his girlfriend after she heard him beginning to cry.
"Tyranicape…. Did I ever tell you about my family before?" said Arceus with fear in his voice
"Aside from your brother and father, no." said Tyranicape
"I think it's time you know then…." Said Arceus
Arceus wiped his eyes and sat down next to Tyranicape on the bed, with some redness in his eyes from the crying.
" A long time ago. My grandfather ruled this land as the great Arceus. He ruled for 4 centuries.. However.. This Arceus ruled with an iron fist."
"When the Earth was created, it was a lot larger than what it is now. It combined regular Earth, and our home of Poke-Earth. But when he took over, he split both worlds in two. Then he divided Poke-Earth into multiple regions, so that only the purest race of Pokemon would be allowed to live."
Tyranicape was looking at Arceus with a shocked look on her face as he continued his story.
"This resulted in millions of Pokemon dying, and the near extinction of hundreds of species. My grandfather stole the power of Palkia and Dialga to do this and it was only because of the efforts of humans that a lot of the species survived."
"The only way my grandfather was stopped was because of my father fighting him and winning the throne from him. But this did not stop my grandfather from trying to get his power back."
"He attempted multiple assassinations on my father during his reign and it was a miracle that my father had survived every attempt."
"How could your grandfather get his throne back after killing his son?" asked Tyranicape
"The rules of an Arceus is that if there is no son to replace the role of the Great Arceus, the previous one will take up the throne until then. That rule can also be broken if an Arceus is compatible with the Azure Flute because not every Arceus can play the flute." Said Arceus
"But back on topic. Electrophos and Arceus teamed up to take my father down in the 21st century and that is why you never saw my grandfather."
"But I thought history was changed?" asked Tyranicape
"It is, but only after Heatran's birth." Said Arceus
"I understand" said Tyranicape
"But there is still the fear that I will end up like my grandfather and do what he did. I don't want to do what he did, but the fear is still in the back of my mind!" said Arceus
He then began to break down and cry.
Tyranicape was looking at her boyfriend in sadness, she couldn't bear to see him like this.
But then she remembers what his father told her.
-FLASHBACK-
"But you are not alone in this endeavor, I am sure these people will help you during your rule." Said Arceus's father
-END FLASHBACK-
Tyranicape then hugged Arceus tight and Arceus stopped crying.
"You're not alone in this Arceus. You have your friends here. No matter what happens, we will always be here to help you down the path to being a good Arceus" said Tyranicape in a soft voice
"Why..Why do you care about me so much. After all I did to you!" shouted Arceus
Tyranicape said nothing for a few minutes until she told Arceus her answer.
"Because you and I are similar." Said Tyranicape
Arceus was shocked by this.
"We both have our flaws. We both have our issues. We both grew up with issues from our family. But I still care about you because you have changed me. You helped me realize my issues in life, and you inspire me to work to fix those issues. But I know I am not alone in this endeavor, I have my friends and family helping me along the way. It was all because of you Arceus that you made me change for the better."
Arceus stopped crying but then put his arms around Tyranicape, hugging her.
"Thank you Tyranicape.." said Arceus
"You're not alone in this Arceus. I will always be here to help you through your problems.. Because you helped me through mine." Said Tyranicape
"Thank you Tyranicape." Said Arceus with a smile
They hugged for a few more minutes until Tyranicape helped out Arceus with dressing him for his coronation.
After both were ready, they walked out the room holding hands, ready for the coronation.
TO BE CONTINUED!