(AN: Here's chapter 2! Sorry it took so long, but I am very busy in my life right now. Poketopia story arc designed by Antex the legendary Zoroark. Enjoy!)

Larxene didn't particularly like Poketopia, but on the other hand, she didn't hate it either. It was filled with plenty of humans, and plenty of strange monsters that were apparently good or something? She didn't know. What she did know is she didn't have any, and people always asked her why around here. Larxene usually just glared at them intimidatingly, or showed them her claws, and they all backed up. She knew that somewhere here there was someone who had lost their heart, and was strong, but she didn't know where. The only reason Larxene hadn't been thrown out or attacked is because she was pretty much the only one who fought those stupid heartless.

She had finally reached a place called Cerulean City, where apparently her reputation preceded her. She had been welcomed to town, as they had heard whispers of the girl who can defeat the creatures of darkness. She had decided to take up residence in one of the city's hotels. She had been tracking this new nobody for months, and finally felt close to whoever it was.

Larxene sighed, relaxing on her bed. Zexion had been right about finding new members for the alliance, but she might have a bone to pick with him about how they went about it. That feeling inside each of them that could track the others was special, but mostly only when they knew where to look. There was a knock on her door. She hadn't been expecting visitors. Although Zexion didn't have the low profile rule that Xemnas had, he did recommend it. Larxene opened the door to find an orange haired girl in a bathing suit and jacket standing there."Can I help you?" Larxene asked.

"I'm Misty. One of the Gym Leaders, here in Cerulean City." Misty said. "Can I come in?" Larxene immediately had several thoughts go through her head about how she could handle this situation, but decided to go with the simple one.

"Sure." Larxene stepped aside, and Misty came into the room. Larxene quickly glared into the hall to make sure no one else was looking. Some random guy who had his head out the door quickly slammed it shut. Larxene closed the door, and came into the room. Misty sat on one of the chairs in the room. "So, uh, is there anything I can help you with, Misty?" Larxene asked, sitting on a chair opposite her.

"I came here to talk to you, actually." Misty said. "The other gym leaders and I around the region have heard plenty of stories recently. About a mysterious girl who sometimes wears a black coat. A mysterious girl who appeared out of thin air. A mysterious girl who controls lightning. A mysterious girl who has been saving several towns from attacks by mysterious creatures. I heard you were in town, and as a gym leader, it really isn't too hard to try and get information from people."

"Right. So you've heard all about me. I guess the only thing you don't know about me at this point, is my name. My name is Larxene."

"I see… so, these stories I hear, are they true?" Misty asked.

"They're true. Somewhat."

"What's the truth?"

"I cannot tell you. I'm under oath not to." Larxene said. Regardless of who you were, it wasn't a good idea to tell people about other worlds.

"Can you at least tell my why you're here?" Misty asked.

"...I suppose I can. I'm… looking for someone." Larxene said. "But I don't know who."

"You don't know? Why's that?" Misty asked.

"Because… I'm looking for someone… how do I explain this… I'm looking for someone who has great power… but… well… I can't exactly explain it. To explain it would break my oath." Larxene said, trying to think of some way she would be able to explain it to Misty.

"Someone of great power, huh? Do you even know where to look?" Misty asked, thinking herself.

"I know that whoever I'm looking for, they're in the city. I can feel it." Larxene said.

"Well… the most powerful being in this city… or, just outside it, to be precise… he might be who you're looking for." Misty mused. "It would be a little strange."

"Really? Is there any way you can take me to him?" Larxene asked skeptically.

"I could…" Misty said slyly. "But, only if you can tell me why you need to find this person so much." Larxene sighed.

"My boss is having us recruit allies. We're in a war, and we need the strongest allies to survive. He sent us out to go find them. That's as good as a description I can give you."

"Okay!" Misty smiled. "I can't promise that this one will be helpful, but who knows? Maybe he's had time to reconsider, I haven't seen him in a while. I'll take you to him."

"Thanks." Larxene did her best to smile. Misty stood up, and led the way out of the room. Misty guided them out of the hotel, and down a busy street. "I have to ask though, why are you helping me?"

"That's what friends do, silly!" Misty laughed.

**************************************IN AREA ZERO*****************************************

Zexion immediately knew this was the one he was looking for. "We came here to find someone. And that someone is you." Zexion spoke. Corrin stayed silent, watching.

"What do you mean, you came to find me?" the girl asked.

"We… we came here looking for someone who had a strong heart… but lost it. That person is you. I can feel your emptiness radiating from here." Zexion explained. The girl looked up at Zexion.

"First explain what exactly you did to get here. That weird portal thing." the girl said.

"I created it from the world I was previously in, and opened a portal through the fabric of space to here. I just estimated a secluded place to end up. I honestly have never encountered a world where anyone is capable of even knowing of the portals, let alone the exact location where we would appear." Zexion said. "But… the point...well, it isn't so simple. The point is, we're in a war. A secret war against a man who wishes, truly, to destroy all worlds. We are trying to stop him. We need the husks of what once were, like myself, to help fight." Zexion said. The girl sighed.

"Another war? I thought I was done with wars, after he died." the girl sighed again. "You say I've lost my heart. I… I'm not too surprised. After… he… Zero… died, I felt like I wouldn't ever be happy again. So, I wanted to rebuild him. I wanted to rebuild X. Harpuia, Fefnir, Leviathan, Phantom… I wanted them all back. But… even for me… they were built in a way I couldn't replicate. I had tried once before, and started the wars that killed so many. So I tried a new method. I… I began a new technology, one that could combine us humans and reploids. Maybe if we could fuse together, people wouldn't have a reason to fight. So I created something I call a 'Biometal.' I made one modeled after each of them. But... I couldn't recover their memories. I have sealed each one of them away for safekeeping, but I made another one. One for myself, to give myself the ability to fight. I never told anyone. But, once I was done… I was empty. It was just like you said." the girl said, holding back tears.

"Like something had ripped your ability to feel, and that no matter what you tried, you could feel nothing. But you never wanted to show anyone, so you could still appear strong, right?" It was Corrin who spoke to the girl now.

"Y-yes!" The girl had begun crying. "And everyone looks to you to lead them, but there are just sometimes you want to just give up! But you can't. Because you don't have a choice."

"Staying strong like that is what makes you a leader." Zexion pointed out.

"But I don't want to be…" The girl sobbed.

"If you come with us, we can help give you purpose. We have lost our hearts too. We fight to not just restore them, but to save the worlds. Our goal was never to destroy them." Zexion said. The girl was silent for a while, before Corrin placed a hand on her shoulder.

"You'll be okay." The girl looked up, tears still slightly streaming. "I know what you've gone through because I've walked that path myself. I once had to make a choice that would decide the fate of a war. I fought friends, battled family, and my heart was hurt by it. But in the end… though there was sadness, some of my family died, my best friend vanished… I could pull through. I know you can too." Corrin told the girl. The girl wiped her eyes, smiling ever so slightly.

"I-I… haven't introduced myself. My name is . But please, just call me Ciel." Ciel said. "I'm sorry for breaking down like that… I just haven't tried to think about those memories in a long time. I've shut myself off so much… I can't really stop doing it."

"As I said, we can help you. You will be able to fight for a purpose again." Zexion said. "Will you come with us?" The tactician asked.

**********************************IN POKETOPIA******************************

Larxene and Misty walked through the dark cave together. So far, no wild Pokémon had jumped out at them. "Shouldn't we be seeing Pokémon, Misty?" Larxene asked. She had seen enough of this world to know this was unusual.

"Yeah. I mean, sure you get lucky for a while, but this is ridiculous." Misty said. "It's just too quiet. It doesn't make sense." Misty's face was concerned. She cared about these Pokémon creatures.

"If we haven't, then there is still one explanation. Those creatures got in here. No one noticed, and they got the Pokémon." Larxene grimly stated.

"I sure hope not…" Misty said, as they continued on. But Larxene had been to enough heartless infested worlds to know the truth. Her suspicions were confirmed as a few batlike heartless swooped down from the ceiling.

"Misty! Get back! Now!" Larxene yelled, as she summoned her knives, charging the bunch. Larxene's knives made quick work of most of the heartless, and the few survivors got a face full of lightning. "Are you alright?" Larxene barked back to Misty.

"Yeah!" Misty said, confidently. "You were great! But if there are more, than our guest might be in danger. Come on! We need to hurry!" Misty dashed forward, grabbing Larxene's arm, and began dragging her through the maze like cave, Larxene sputtering protests.

************************************AREA ZERO****************************

"If I come with you, what will I tell the others?" Ciel asked Zexion. "I cannot lead them leaderless here."

"Neige seems like a leader." Zexion replied. "Maybe you should have her lead."

"Neige is a strong leader. That is true. I… I will go with you. But I need to talk to her and Alouette. Please, give me a few minutes."

Zexion and Corrin nodded, and Ciel exited the tent.

***************************CERULEAN CAVE*********************

"He's just up ahead now." Misty said, as they rode on the back of Misty's Lapras. "He leaves sometimes, but if he sense that we're here, he'll come."

Larxene squinted ahead in the darkness, holding up her hand which was illuminated with electricity. She saw a small island up ahead, but could discern nobody on the island. The Lapras swam up beside the island, and Misty and Larxene jumped off its back. "Wait here." Misty said, and the Lapras nodded. Larxene and Misty advanced up the island, with Larxene's electricity lighting the way. But the island appeared deserted.

"Mewtwo?" Misty called. "It's me. Misty. I brought someone who needs to talk to you!" The darkness answered her at first. Larxene's keen eyesight picked up something though. There was an unseen part of the island, through a small gap.

"Let's check through there." Larxene said. Leading the way, she saw a hidden part of the island, where heartless were bountiful… but there was someone who wasn't a heartless. It was a young man with pale skin, purple hair and eyes, with a strangely shaped tail. He wore a suit and gray boots, and was battling heartless with what appeared to be a hilt of a sword. But on closer inspection, Larxene could tell there was powerful energy that was slicing the heartless. The man was also using psychic powers to attack the heartless, but he seemed inexperienced. Without thinking too much, Larxene charged into the action.

She jumped onto a cave pillar, and leaped high into the air, landing beside the man, and sending a shockwave of electricity. The man looked startled. "Who are you?"

"I'm Larxene, the one who's gonna save your butt. Now help me get these heartless!" Larxene growled. Without waiting for a reply, Larxene charged the heartless. Larxene's true cruel side often came back in battle. Against her opponents, she had no mercy. Against heartless, she had less. Killing pitiful creatures like this almost made her feel happy in a way some would consider sickening. She dashed between them, slashing, kicking, grabbing and throwing them into each other, blasting with electricity, and slaying them with a flick of her knives.

The mysterious man, meanwhile wasn't doing as well. While he could attack and kill the heartless, he didn't have Larxene's speed or stamina to keep fighting. He continued to stand, but the heartless were surrounding him again, several began leaping onto him, biting him. He was sure this was the end. But then Larxene came to his rescue. She kicked him hard in the chest. The impact sent him flying into a stalagmite, but threw the heartless off. She immediately attacked and killed the remaining heartless. The man slowly got up as Misty approached.

"Misty… is that you?" The man asked.

"How do you know that? And where is Mewtwo?" Misty asked.

"Oh. Right. I am Mewtwo. Well. Sort of. Those retched creatures attacked me months ago. I beat them back, but they kept coming. They overwhelmed me. But I still woke up. Arceus saved me. When I… died? I thought of you, Misty. I thought of Ash. Of Brock. I remembered what you had taught me. And when I woke up I was a human." Mewtwo said.

Misty covered her mouth, and looked shocked. Larxene spoke. "You became a nobody. Your original persona was split into one of those creatures, and a shell with no heart."

"A nobody?" Mewtwo looked confused.

"We have much to talk about, before we leave." Larxene said.

"What is your name?" Mewtwo asked.

"I'm Larxene, the Savage Nymph. We should talk before the heartless come back."