A/N: This took me longer than I thought it would, especially because of a recent visit from my extended family, but here it is. Also, I realized this had been sitting here for a while. Sorry about the wait, but thanks everyone for your reviews, they mean a lot. I think some important questions will be answered here in this chapter.

Several weeks had passed since the attack at Eterna. Many changes have taken place as well. The most crucial of these changes is the fact that owning a Pokemon became illegal, unless the owner is over twenty-one years of age and has proven to be able to handle the monsters responsibly through a special course of instruction. This law prevented the classic tradition of ten-year-olds recieving a starter Pokemon and leaving home on a journey to follow their dreams of becoming masters. Those who were already trainers at the time of the law coming into play had a short amount of time to give up their licenses and either release their Pokemon or put them in the care of an adult with a valid trainer's license.

Naturally, as with every other change that is made in the world, there are those who oppose it. Small rebellions have started in small towns and large cities. Several were easily brought down by law enforcement officers, who not only used guns but Pokemon as well. But there was one resistance group that organized itself very well and succeeded in holding its own against its adversaries. The group had named itself the Celestic Resistance, after the town it was centered in. Sinnoh's government had practically erased Celestic Town off the map and considered it "rebel territory."

All trainers, or at least the under-age "rogue" trainers, had put all their efforts into forming an alliance with those of their kind. The most popular goal was to join the resistance located in Celestic Town, of course.

The Celestic Resistance looked more of a widespread campsite than anything else. Many trainers made up the resistance, from those who had only started their journey weeks before the Regice incident to trainers who had participated in the Pokemon League before. Hilda and N had agreed to help out as well. The two were highly respected, and not just because they were from another region and still partnered themselves with the legendary Reshiram and Zekrom, but for the fact that they had proven their skills in battle when the resistance underwent attack. The Unovan pair of heroes stayed in each of the two houses on opposite sides of the Elder's house. The Town Elder had decided to leave the Celestic area not long after the law went into place, leaving the home to the leader of the resistance, who went by the name of Azuro. He had short dark blue hair, stood six feet tall, and always wore dark clothing, mostly black or blue or somewhere between.

Hilda met with N one day for lunch under a tree while other trainers performed their duties around the site or out doing missions. They talked for a while enjoying each other's comany and, as they finished lunch and packed up the leftovers, Hilda spoke up. "So, N, about this whole thing..."

N looked up from packing. "Yes?"

"It's just that I'm confused," Hilda explained. "Ghetsis is here in Sinnoh after the battle in the castle, as if nothing happened. Didn't Alder and Cheren make sure he would be turned in to the police or something?"

He thought a moment as he stood up. "They may have, but he could have escaped somehow. There had to have been at least someone left from Team Plasma that was set on following him until the end. And apparently that end wasn't my father's imprisonment."

Hilda sighed. "I guess that makes sense. But what I don't get is why everyone in Sinnoh, except for the trainer resistances, is so quick to accept him. Doesn't anyone know what he did in Unova?"

"There's your answer, Hilda: Unova." He helped Hilda up and the two began walking. "It's so far away from Sinnoh that hardly anybody knows about it. Also, have you seen any Pokemon you're used to seeing in Unova here?" Hilda shook her head. "Right, it really is that far away. So of course nobody would ever hear about what happens there."

She sighed again. "I get it... but it's just not fair! He's pulling this trick again, just like in Unova, but this time he got here first. It irritates me!" Hilda looked to the side, away from her friend. N could tell that the situation was really getting to her, and he was troubled by this as well though he was able to keep calm in front of her.

"We'll get through this. We stopped Ghetsis before and we can do it again. Besides, " he looked at Hilda, who was now looking at him once again, "there was no way you could have known that he would try this."

Hilda nodded slowly, then her eyes went wide. "Wait! I think these might have something to do with it!" N raised an eyebrow and watched as Hilda searched in her bag. She removed three items: a pair of orbs representing a diamond chunk and a large pearl, and a golden crystal. His eyes widened.

"H-Hilda... where did you get those?!" N yelled, shocked. Hilda jumped.

"Well, after Ghetsis was defeated I decided to explore the rest of Unova," she explained. "I was crossing the Marvelous Bridge when, out of nowhere, the Shadow Triad appeared and gave me these. I didn't know why they would, but before I could ask they disappeared and I haven't seen them since."

N's expression changed to one of anger, and he looked down at the grass. "Darn it... so it was a hint. It was clever, though. He must have known that you would not understand it, not knowing the significance of these artifacts. I admit, I didn't know what they did until the Town Elder informed me on Sinnoh's legend while I waited for you to arrive."

The two remained silent for a short time as Hilda took in the information. Then she spoke up. "But what I don't understand is... why would he give them to me? I mean, if he has some secret plot, wouldn't he need them?"

"I'm not sure, to be honest. Either he has a plan to trick you into using them somehow, or..."

Hilda glanced at him, interested. "Or...?

N cleared his throat. "Or, he doesn't plan to use them at all and knew that you would never use them. These are related to the legendary Dialga, Palia, and Giratina. They aren't related to the trio of Regice, Regirock, and Registeel at all. They originate in two totally different regions."

"Then why are the Regis here in Sinnoh?" Hilda asked.

"I don't know for sure," N stated. "But if I had to guess, it has something to do with Regigigas."

"Take cover!" shouted Alizarin, who ducked behind a pile of rubble. Beside him was a female trainer doing the same. A blast of silver Steel-type energy collided with the debris that the two trainers leaned their backs against, causing an aftershock. Once it subsided, Alizarin looked to the girl beside him and said, "This is getting ridiculous, Naomi. I thought we were just up against the girl and her Regirock. Now this guy with a Registeel comes in and overpowers us!"

The girl caught her breath and moved a strand of dark brown hair from her face. Her clothes, a light violet jacket over a gray t-shirt and black jeans, were dirty and torn up slightly. She looked back at Alizarin. "So then what do we do? They have us cornered and we're running out of options. Maybe if we had prepared better and taken someone else along with us, we'd..." She trailed off as she raised her head. There was an ear-splitting roar that gave a hint something huge was nearby.

"What the...?" Alizarin's voice was covered by another roar, this time revealing the culrpit. Rounding a tall building down the street was a giant serpent made of steel. As it did so, its gaping mouth produced an orange glow, which manifested itself into a powerful beam of energy that plowed into the Registeel that had previously jumped in preparation for an attack. Riding on the back of the Steelix's head was a pair of younger teens; a brother and a sister.

"Whoa... who is that?" Naomi asked. Alizarin continued to stare at the massive Pokemon that had saved their lives and shook his head as an answer. "Well whoever it is, they must be on our side. C'mon, Alizarin, let's help them out!"

Alizarin nodded and followed Naomi to where the Steelix stopped. Luke and Valerie jumped off once the steel serpent lowered its head to the ground. "Thanks, man you really saved our lives!"

"Where's Regice?" Luke questioned, ignoring Alizarin. Valerie looked disheartenedly at both her brother then at the pair of trainers she just met.

"Luke, fighting Regice won't undo what happened. Soon enough your anger will completely consume you!"

"She's right, kid," Alizarin cut in. Luke gave him a look that told him to stay out of it, but Alizarin payed no mind to it. "Besides, Regice isn't here. Regirock and Registeel are, if you want to knock them around instead."

"...Whatever," Luke scoffed before getting back on Steelix for another round against the available members of the Regi trio.

"He's the kid whose friends were killed by Regice, wasn't he?" Alizarin asked Valerie, who nodded slowly.

"Yes," she said. She looked over to Luke as he fought the rock and steel Regi golems and their two masters. "He's been this way for a while now. We joined the resistance in Celestic and, while I cannot help in matters of fighting, I usually accompany him to make sure he doesn't do more harm than good."

Alizarin thought a moment, before taking out a Pokeball. "Well then, how about Naomi and I help you guys out?" Both girls were shocked.

"You mean... join the Celestic resistance?" Valerie asked.

Alizarin nodded. "Yeah, why not? We need to stick together and I think the Celestic resistance could really use someone like me." He grinned and Naomi jabbed him with her elbow.

Valerie's eyes lit up. "Oh, thank you!" She then looked over to the battle between Luke, his Steelix, and their opponents. "But before we go to Celestic, I think Luke may need some help." Alizarin nodded and signaled for Naomi to follow him as he ran toward the scene of the battle.