Sorry for updating a day late! Ah, well, it's here, now. Sorry for the short chapter; this is just a filler, really to get the characters to where they need to be. I didn't make many edits to the original, which I'll remind you is about 15 months old. All I did really was fix grammar, remove a character, make the middle scene (In italics) less long-winded and annoying, and improve dialogue. There were a couple other changes too, but barely noticeable. Anyway, I'll leave this note for now, and I'll just end my rambling by saying... Enjoy..?
Summary: They knew the consequences of saving their worlds. Unfortunately, they didn't know the consequences of returning. Now both human-turned pokemon find themselves fighting a new enemy, and two dimensions clash in a race against the clock to stop a new foe - or are they the one behind everything from the start? PMD Blue Rescue Team and PMD Explorers of Sky crossover.
And no, I don't own pokemon, which I don't think I said last chapter. But would I honestly be writing FAN fiction if I did?
The teen blinked. She could just make out the outline of a pokémon in front of her... A Pikachu. Her heart thudded in her chest. Was she still in the pokemon world, safe? Had she been given the opportunity to stay?
"Pika!"
...No. If she was still in the pokemon world, she would've understood what was said by the pokemon in front of her. This particular pokemon was not her partner from back there. She squinted slightly, and slowly, the pokemon came into view properly. This was Sparx, her pokemon companion from the human world. Sighing, she ruffled his fur, and staggered to her feet.
"Well, I'm back here... I'm human again." She looked around, confused. They were in a forest, which she didn't recognize. "Come on, you. Let's find out where we are!"
"Pi... Pika!"
"Sparx, wait up!" Too late; Sparx was already out of sight and following would be hard, but she tore after him, anyway.
She groaned, her short-cropped black hair falling over her face. She blew her hair from her eyes and winced as she sat up; she was aching all over. Clearly, she must've still existed. She also appeared to be human again. Odd.
"Pi... Pika!"
She had no time to register what was going on as she was once again bowled over as a small yellow pokemon ran past her, seemingly not noticing her presence. She yelped in pain, and pushed herself up to a sitting position again.
"Sparx, wait up!"
In a blur of brown, green and blue, another teen ran past her, apparently in pursuit of the pokemon. Catstar's jaw dropped at the name. Sparx..? 'What's going on here?! Hmm... Well, her Pikachu ran away...'
"Do you need help?" She asked. The other stopped, and turned around. What she saw made her jaw drop.
The girl's hair was exactly like her's had been before the Sableye's Fury Swipes had sliced a lot of it away, except for the fact that her's was brown, not blue-black. She had familiar-looking amber eyes, a green jacket that was several shades lighter than the one she seemed to now be wearing, and she was wearing identical ripped-jeans. Her face, however, gave the impression that Catstar was looking into a mirror, and she gasped.
"You- You're... You look like me! Oh my Arceus! Who are you?!" they both exclaimed at the same time.
"Catstar, now who the hell are you?!" they both said, again in unison.
The brunette double of Catstar finally managed to speak by herself, without Catstar also speaking. "Ok... How can you be me?! This is too freaky! Are you some kind of doppleganger? Have you been stalking me?!"
"I'm freaking out too here!" Catstar cried, "Anyway, I think we should get away from here... Wait, was your Pikachu called Sparx?"
"Yes... Why? And how did you know?!"
"Well, you kinda yelled out his name.. Also I have a Shinx called Sparx... Okay, this is really weird..."
"WHAT?!" the brunette Catstar yelped.
Ten minutes later, after exchanging information on what had happened to them in the past fifteen minutes, when they'd both woken up, they had set off in the forest, to find another clearing and discover a way out.
"Is it just me, or do you feel like someone's watching us, umm... Okay, what the hell should I call you? I can't call you 'Other Catstar' or 'Other me', no way am I calling you 'Catstar'... This is too confusing!"
"Well... I have dark hair... So... Ebony? After all, Ebony is a shade of black, so it kinda makes sense... And to answer your question, maybe you're imagining things..." In truth, she also felt like they were being watched, but the though made her shudder. Besides, being skeptical about it made her feel slightly better. Another thought struck her. "And just because you've come up with a name for me, don't go thinking that I'll just call you Catstar. I don't wanna be confused, either! So, you're getting a nickname, too!" The other Catstar rolled her eyes.
"Ugh... Fine. You pick, I suck at picking out names... Ebony."
"So do I," 'Ebony' scoffed. "But from what you've told me, you were an Eevee in the pokemon world, so 'Eve' it is,"
"Man, you're right, you do suck at choosing names. How original."
"I can do worse," she growled.
"...Fine." They carried on walking, unaware that 'Eve' was correct about them being watched.
He sighed. He was sure they were coming, and soon. All he could do was wait. As Arceus drifted down from the Hall Of Origin to the top of the Spear Pillar, he could sense them coming. He couldn't stop what would happen that day by escaping - no, he had to fight back, and hope fate was on his side. Running away would be cowardly. He descended from the air, awaiting the attack. He would be ready when they came.
The dark figure approached him, blue eyes glowing malevolently. They stuck to the shadows, where they doubted Arceus would notice them. Unfortunately, they were wrong, and only just avoided the shower of pink meteorites that were suddenly showered in their direction. "Damn Judgement..." they growled, burrowing under the ground and leaping up from behind the Alpha Pokemon. Arceus managed to dart out of the way of the attack just on time, to his relief. Unfortunately, he found himself suddenly attacked again from the shadows. It seemed his attacker had brought more allies with them, which was not something he had been expecting, he realized in shame.
"So," the aggressor smirked, pushing Arceus to the ground, "I finally have you!"
"Kill me, then," he choked. "End it."
The attacker smirked. "And just why would I do that? There's so much more to it than that... I mean, you're the most powerful pokemon in the world, by all rights. If I could control you, the entire world would be helpless to do anything to defy me!"
"I-I don't know what you are talking about," he lied, buying for time. Perhaps one of the Creation Trio would realize there was something wrong and come to aid. Hell, he didn't even care if it wasGiratina who aided him right now, as long as he could esape. If the figure was able to do what they intended...
"Oh, but you do, don't you? Does this look familiar to you?!" they smirked, holding an item that was all too familiar to Arceus.
"Impossible. I had that destroyed millennia ago!"
"Ah, but you see, that's where my friends come in," they grinned, more pairs of eyes appearing from the shadows, surrounding Arceus, "You see, we were able to recreate it, make another, more powerful than any of the crystals ever created... And this is just the beginning."
"No..." groaned Arceus weakly as he felt himself lose control of his very being. Words rang through his head, and he was powerless to fight against his foe.
'You know what is needed. Go, now.'
Celebi woke up, confused. Her pink wings sparkled in the sun that she had been so mesmerized at just a few minutes ago, as she had looked at for the first time it with Grovyle just as... Just as they had begun to disappear. Her mind was jumbled up too much and she couldn't make sense of any of it. How was she still here? Then again, she didn't recognize where they were; she had travelled through a lot of the pokemon world during the times of darkness, and the scenery was not familiar at all.
She heard a groaning and turned to see Grovyle struggle to stand up, rubbing his head.
"Celebi? Aww, I have a massive headache... But how are we still alive?"
"I don't know."
"Well, look around, Dusknoir and the Sableye are here, too."
Celebi's stomach twisted into a tight knot of fear and anger for a second before remembering that Dusknoir and the others had decided to become a good pokémon, not long before they all disappeared.
"Well, Celebi," Grovyle began, "It looks like we're back. The question is, is Catstar...?"
"I hope so."
"But she isn't here."
"Well, dear Grovyle, maybe she didn't notice us and left already. Or maybe she's in another part of the forest."
"She's not the type to be unobservant, so I guess she's either..." he gulped, taking back that last thought, "Or she's just in another part of the forest, you're probably right."
Celebi smiled. "Good, looks like you agree. Now, let's find a way outta here." He nodded, and the two headed on into the dense forest that surrounded them.
I probably could've done better, dunno. Sorry if you don't like it Q_Q If anything about this chapter does annoy you/confuse you, PLEASE tell me. And I'm not one to beg, so I won't, but I'd appreciate reviews; they're great motivation! Thank you to the guest reviewer 'Rt'. Since I can't reply to guest reviews I'll just reply here, instead, in case you're still reading this. Thanks for the support!
