Scaling Psychic Mountain

~Big Green~

Lin Chung, Aura, and Ember all meditated peacefully, but something seemed to be bothering Lin Chung. Aura opened one eye .

"You gonna tell us what's wrong Lin Chung?" He asked

"Oh, um, nothing I'm fine."

"Oh common, I can read emotions remember ? Go on tell us what's wrong."

"It's just...With Darkrai getting stronger everyday, I just... Worry whether we can stop him, as we did Twin Masters."

"Oh common, we got so many members, Comm ander ApeTrully has even considered expa nding Big Green." Ember said optimistically

"I still fear..." He looked away with a worried look in his eyes.

"Not even my harmonic energies couldn't counter his dark powers."

"So all we gotta do is find something that can counter his powers." Aura responded

"Well...the only thing that can counter darkness is light, and the only being who can manipulate light is...Cresselia."

"So, all we gotta do is find Cresselia." Ember said.

"Cresselia disappeared years ago." Aura Pointed out.

"No one knows what happened to her."

"That's not entirely true." Woo the Wise blurted out coming in the room.

"I did some research and made an important discovery. True no one around here knows what happened, except the Psychic types."

"The Psychic types?" Ember asked puzzled .

"The Psychic types are a group of Pokémon with vast psychic abilities, they are said to be the smartest beings in all of Hidden Kingdom, and are led by the Grand Council."

"And they are?"

"The Grand Council is an organization of all the Psychic kings and queens, minus a few like the Espeon and Swoobat King. They are said to reside on Psychic mountain, but in order to reach them travelers must pass three trials to test their mind body and skill. Few have passed the m, but if you can get through, perhaps t he Grand Council can help you locate Cresselia."

"Then that's where I must go." Lin Chung said standing up.

"Wait I'm coming too." Ember said.

"Ya might need some help."

"I wanna go too." Aura said.

"The Psychic types have always been our rivals, I wanna show them, mind isn't always what matters."

"Very well."

"I will alert Commander ApeTrully of your departure, and I will tell the Sailor Brothers to prepare Sammo for departure. " Woo said.

Later at Psychic Mountain...

Lin Chung, Aura, and Ember exited Sammo and were almost immediately greeted by a elderly Gothitelle.

"Welcome travelers." She looked down at Aura

"Well, well, a Fighting type, it's been many of age since we've seen your kind here."

Aura growled a bit crossing his arms.

"We seek an audience with the Grand Council." Lin Chung explained.

"But of course, right this way."

She led them up the mountain until they reached a large arena.

"Your first trial awaits you here, if you are to succeed, then I guess I will see you at the top of the mountain."

She then crossed her hands and teleported away. The trio then turned and entered the arena.

"Ok, so where's our trial?" Ember asked confused.

"Right here." A voice rang out.

They looked up to see a tall Gallade standing on the rocks above. He jumped down swiftly and landed right in front of th em.

"I am the Gallade King, and your first trial. We Psychic types are not all mind over matter, for when necessary, we are quite skilled in hand to hand combat. Now which one of you will face me?"

Aura was about to come forward when Ember stepped up.

"I will." He said and conjured flames in his hands.

"Very well then." Gallade King then got into a battle stance.

Meanwhile at Big Green...

ApeTrully and Aipom King were discussing something when Rosefinch came into the room.

"Commanders, I'm afraid despite our efforts, the Serperior and Emboar armies refuse to come to terms."

"Hmm, perhaps we should to send an ambassador of some sorts. They could make peace with them both individually and then we could get them to come to terms." Aipom King suggested.

"That is in excellent idea."

ApeTrully then came into First Squad's chambers.

"First Squad I have an assignment for you."

He then looked around to see only Sonia, Mighty Ray, and Volt Eye were in the room.

"Um where is everyone?"

"Lin Chung and Ember still haven't come back from Psychic mountain." Mighty Ray explained.

"And Jumpy and Pink Fluff are, um...In the mood." Sonia explained

ApeTrully blushed a bit hearing that.

"O-Oh my, well I suppose we can still make due. Ahem our efforts to stop the conflict between the Serperiors and Emboars , have been somewhat, um lacking. I need you too to visit each army and gain the ir friendship, and once you have made peace, try to help the armies come to term s. Mighty Ray and Volt Eye, you will visit the Emboars, Mystique Sonia you will visit the Serperiors."

"Will do Commander." Sonia said proudly.

Back at Psychic Mountain...

"Come now, it's never to late to submit. " Gallade King said holding Embers arm behind his back, while pinning him to the ground.

"I'm...not...done...YET!"

Ember then managed to shoot a fire ball out of his pinned hand, blasting Gallade king off of him.

"Impressive." The King said.

"But playtime is over!" Suddenly the blades on his arms extended and began to glow green and he charged forward. He swung his blades wildly, and Ember barely managed to avoid them. Gallade King then kick him, sending him flying about ten feet away.

"There is still time to surrender." Gall ade King said, not noticing Ember was co njuring a fire ball in his hands.

"I won't" Ember growled.

"Very well." Gallade King then lunged forward to end it. But right when he was close enough Ember turned and blasted him with a fully charged fireball. He went flying back and soon crashed into the mountain side. It took him a moment but he emerged from the crater his landing mad e.

"You may proceed, but be warned, that was just a mere taste of what is to come."

Lin Chung, Ember and Aura then proceeded even farther up the mountain, they then arrived at a large cave with a Wobbuffet standing next to the entrance.

"Excuse me is this our next trial?" Lin Chung asked.

"Wobbuffet."

"Is that a yes?"

"Wobbu-Wobbu"

Ember and Lin Chung looked down at Aura, expecting him to translate.

"Hey don't look at me, I didn't get any of that gibberish."

They all looked back at the Wobbuffet, who just stood their with the same blank look on it's face.

"I guess we'll just have to see for ours selves." Ember suggested.

The trio then proceeded into the cave when the entrance seemed to slam shut.

"Welcome, travelers. You must have great skill to have made it this far." A voice echoed through the cave.

Suddenly an array of candles lit up revealing a Darmanitan in zen mode.

Aura then stepped forward.

"I'll do this trial, I wanna show them the true power of a Fighting type."

"Such bold words for one so small."

Aura then took a closer look at the Darmanitan.

"You- you're blind. I won't fight you, i t wouldn't be fair."

"Ah, you are an honorable warrior no less, however this will not be a battle of brawns. But if you insist I will even the odds."

Suddenly all of the candles blew out.

"Now we both cannot see."

Then, shrouded by the darkness, the Darmanitan teleported.

"In the dark, your imagination is your w orst enemy. You can not trust your eyes, you can not trust your ears."

Aura looked around, even though he could n't see anything in the dark. He then was struck by a force of psychic energy in his back. He turned but Darmanitan wasn 't there.

"Aura you need to focus." Lin Chung yell ed out.

"Remember what your father taught you?"

Aura then remembered a technique, his father had shown him, one that allowed him to sense other's aura.

He closed his eyes and his sense began t o flare up. He stood still for a moment before he sensed Darmanitan directly above him. He jumped out of the way just in time to avoid a Flamethrower attack. Darmanitan teleported once more after the attack. Aura scanned the area, trying to locate Darmanitan's aura with little luck at first. Aura's paw began to glow as he was ready to use Force Palm. He then sensed Darmanitan right behind him. He turned sharply and struck Darmanitan just before he could attack. Darmanitan flew back and landed on the same spot he originally was sitting on.

"Bravo." Darmanitan said sitting up as t he candles lit up again, this time revea ling a path to the end of the cave.

"You may proceed."

Aura finally opened his eyes and the trio made their way out of the cave and towards the top of the mountain. They then arrived at a large door, with an elderly Hypno sitting next to it.

"Very impressive, it has been years since anyone has made it this far." The Hypno said.

"The Grand Council awaits you just behind this door, that is, if you can pass your last trial. Now who will step forth?"

Lin Chung then stepped forward, and the Hypno lifted his pendulum.

"Gaze into the pendulum." He said as he swung it back and forth.

Lin Chung never took his eyes off of the pendulum and soon felt himself drift off.

Then it went dark for a moment, but soon Lin Chung found himself in a large void .

"W-Where?" He was then cut off as Hypno' s voice echoed through the void.

"You are the greatest warrior in all of Hidden Kingdom, but every man has his weakness. No matter how strong the mind may be it can still be manipulated, by fea r."

Suddenly the void grew dark and before Lin Chung's eyes, a large, monstrous form of Darkrai appeared before him, cackling evilly. It then grabbed him.

"Even the greatest mind can be broken by fear, however a true warrior must learn to overcome that fear, only then can they reach their true potential.

Lin Chung struggled in the illusion's clutches.

"Cannot succumb to the fear...Must stop Darkrai...Cannot...SUCCUMB!"

Suddenly Lin Chung began to glow brightly, shocking the illusion.

"Will...Not...SUCCUMB!"

The light then intensified and shined through the void, and incinerated the illu sion.

Hypno's pendulum then stopped swinging, and Lin Chung opened his eyes.

The large door then opened.

"Proceed, the Grand Council awaits."

The trio then went up a large staircase, and it seemed to go on for ever but eventually, they reached the top. The area glowed as if it were heaven as the thrones of the Psychic kings and queens lined the peak of the mountain, and then there was the center throne, where a large elderly Alakazam wearing a robe and carrying a large staff resembling a spoon. Th e trio then bowed as he rose from his throne.

"Welcome travelers, you show much prowes s for making it here on psychic mountain ." The king of the Alakazams said calmly .

"Your majesty, we seek an audience with- "

"I know why you're here travelers, you wish to know the where abouts of Lady Cressalia."

"H-How did you-"

"Psychics can read minds." Aura whispered.

"You may rise." The King said.

"Come with me travelers, and all will be revealed.

The Fierce Conflict Between the Serperior and Emboar Army

Earlier that day...

Mystique Sonia arrived at a large beautiful forest which led to a large, majestic castle.

"Wow, Yaksha, I've never seen such a beautiful castle."

Yaksha chattered in agreement.

She walked up to the main entrance of the castle and was greeted by two Servines holding javelins resembling thorny vines.

"Halt! Identify yourself." They both demanded.

"I am Mystique Sonia and this is Yaksha of Big Green. I wish to speak to your Queen."

"Very well." They then pulled their jave lins out-of-the-way

"Proceed."

Sonia bowed and proceeded into the castle, as she went through she admired some of the lovely decorations scattered all over the interior of the castle. Then sh e arrived at the throne room, where the Serperior Queen sat coiled on her throne lightly fanning herself, next to her sat a young Snivy, who was being pampered by other Snivys and Servines. The queen looked down to see Sonia.

"Ah, another ambassador from Big Green I suppose?"

"Uh, yeah, I'm Mystique Sonia."

"You know our terms."

"I-I'm sorry what?"

"Oh, they must not have told. In order to gain our respect, you must beat my daughter in a battle while displaying a tremendous amount of skill."

Sonia looked at Yaksha, confused who simply shrugged.

"Alright, I'm game."

"Very well, follow me to the battle ground."

Mystique Sonia was then led to a grassy battle field.

"Now, defeating, my daughter will not be enough to prove your worth. As you must display the utmost of skill and elegance. Now, Mystique Sonia, are you ready."

"I'm always ready." She responded.

"We'll just see about that." the Snivy Princess said getting into a battle stance.

The Queen raised up a flag.

"Begin!"

Meanwhile at Emboar Castle...

Mighty Ray and Volt Eye finally arrived at a large castle surrounded by lava flows and geysers.

"This must be the place." Volt Eye said.

"Whoa, these Emboars must love to live dangerously." Mighty Ray said as they headed for the front gate.

They entered the castle and were immediately greeted by multiple Emboars and Pignites wrestling eachother with the smaller Tepigs watching for entertainment.

"Now which one of these guys is the king around here?" Mighty Ray thought out loud.

"Maybe that one." Volt Eye responded, pointing at a large, shiny Emboar, sitting on a throne.

"Huh, probably should have seen that."

The duo approached the king as he sat there, content. He looked down, finally noticing them.

"OOOOO, visitors, we don't see alot of t hose here often." The king bellowed.

"Yeah, I wonder why." Mighty Ray mumbled and then was immediately nudged by Volt Eye.

"Heh, people like you auta learn how to watch their tongues."

"Um our sincerest apologies, your majesty." Volt Eye said.

"Say, you're those guys from Big Green a ren't ya?"

"How'd ya know?" Mighty Ray asked.

"Some other guys came here earlier. Regardless, we got rules here if you want our respect."

"Which are?"

"You must beat our best fighter in a wrestling match."

"Alright, then who's the guy, that's gonna face defeat at the hands of Mighty Ray?"

Volt Eye rolled his eyes at Mighty Ray's cockiness. The Emboar King clapped his hands, sending a loud echo through the castle. And soon a buff Pignite stepped out of the crowd.

"This is my son, the Pignite Prince, beat him, and you have gained our trust."

"No Problem."

Meanwhile back at Serpirior Castle...

Mystique Sonia's tongue collided with Snivy Princess' Vine Whip attack, they were evenly matched.

"You're good Mystique Sonia." The Princess began

"But you're still no match for me!"

She then used her vines to fling herself into the air, right over Mystique Sonia . She then came down, intending to strike her with a strong Leaf Blade attack. Sonia managed to swiftly dodge it, causing the Princess to crash into the ground.

"Too Slow!" She gloated.

The Princess growled and flung herself into the air once more, but this time Sonia used her tongue to grab her by the tail. She then slammed her onto the ground . The Princess tried to stand up.

"I'm...not...done...yet." But she then fell over, swirls in her eyes.

"The winner is, Mystique Sonia!" the Queen announced.

She then approached Sonia.

"That was a truly elegant battle. You, Mystique Sonia, have earned our trust."

"Thanks Serperior Queen, now I think we need to talk about you guys and the Emboars."

Back at Emboar Castle...

"Don't underestimate him I said. Not even for a second I said." Volt Eye groaned , giving Mighty Ray an "I told you so" look.

"Hey, now's not the time to gloat if ya haven't noticed!" Mighty Ray yelled, pinned under Pignite Prince.

The Prince pressed down on his arm, trying to apply enough pressure to incapacitate him. Mighty Ray continued to struggle, gradually throwing Pignite Prince off balance.

"Get...off...of...ME!" Suddenly Mighty Ray managed to toss the Pignite Prince of f his back.

"Alright, oinker no more games!" Mighty Ray then pulled out a banana and ate it.

"I am Mighty Ray, FEAR MY EYEBALLS!"

Mighty Ray then shot his eye lightning and Pignite Prince countered with a Flamethrower attack, the two attacks seemed evenly matched but Mighty Ray managed to blast back the prince's attack. The backlash struck the Prince right in the face. He stood there, his face black from the explosion, then fell over.

"The winner is, MIGHTY RAY!" the King announced causing an uproar in the castle.

"Well you really a mighty warrior of Big Green. You've proven your worth, we hear by join Big Green."

"Um while we're on the subject of allies." Volt Eye spoke out.

"Could we have a chat about you guys and the Serpiriors."

Back at Serpirior Castle...

"And they pay no attention to elegance whatsoever, all those brutes care about is fighting." The Queen complained.

"Boy do I understand that. But even so, is there anyway you think you guys could get along?" Mystique Sonia asked.

"Well, maybe if they paid a little more attention to style."

"Look why don't you and the Emboar King meet on neutral grounds and try to settle your differences?"

"Well...I suppose we could. But what makes you think he'll meet me?"

"Oh, I've got a friend who's taking care of that."

The Queen looked back at her subjects while she thought this through.

"Alright Mystique Sonia, we'll try to negotiate...(as if it'll work)"

Back at Emboar Castle...

"And all they talk about is style, and all that girly nonsense." The King complained.

"Boy I hear ya brother. I hate it when people try ta-OW!" Mighty Ray was cut off when Volt Eye nudged him.

"Is there any chance you two could maybe negotiate a peaceful resolution to your problems?" Volt Eye asked.

"Well I could, but those stuck up serpents probably wouldn't bother meeting us."

"Oh, I'm sure they would, we've got a friend who's already taken care of that problem."

"Alright then fine, we'll see how it goes."

Later...

The King and Queen met eachother at their borders, accomponyed by their new allies. They glared at eachother.

"...Violet"

"...Blaze"

"Ya really haven't changed a bit, always having to look your best."

"It's a little something called style, you should try it."

"I ain't got time for that nonsense."

"Nonsense!?" The Queen began to become agitated, but Sonia stepped between them.

"Remember why you two are here." She urged.

"Hey if he would learn to be charming for once this wouldn't be happening."

"Well if you weren't so stuck up-"

"HOLD IT!" Volt Eye yelled shooting a thunderbolt attack in the air.

"Listen, Blaze would it kill you guys not to focus on just pure strength?"

"Well...no"

"And Violet, could you guys maybe loosen up a little?"

"Um...no I suppose."

Sonia then came forward.

"Alright now you two, make up."

The Queen and King looked at eachother for a moment.

"Well Voilet, I suppose we could try this, 'style thing'."

"And I guess we could 'loosen up'."

"So what do ya say? Friends?" The King asked holding out his hand.

"Friends." Queen then shook his hand with her tail.

Back at Big Green...

The Serpirior Queen and Emboar King both bowed in respect to Commander ApeTrully.

"You two really out did yourselves. We couldn't get them to make peace for weeks."

"Well, commander it helps when ya have a friend with a sparky personality." Mighty Ray explained.

"Ain't that the truth?" Volt Eye said.

Up Next

Cheacox Queen/Charphlosion Castle

Then

Meet Dusknoir/Betrayal

Author's Note:

Quick question after I eventually do Staraptor Castle, I was thinking about doing a chapter similar to the Air Battle episode in which the Pidgeots launch an attack on Big Green, and Big Green unintentionally turn them into Fearows similar to how the turned the Eagles into Bald Eagles. But I'm not sure if that would work, what do you guys think?