NOTICE: in part of this story, something comes around that I cannot describe in words alone, as a result, some work on your part is needed. In this chapter, you will be required to look at my Avatar image here on Fanfiction, I strongly advise it or else a lot of the story will make no sense from here on in.
I woke up with an uneasy feeling in my stomach… I put it down to anticipation and dragged myself out of bed. Thankfully, it faded and vanished after a few minutes, so I woke the others and prepared my gear… we ate quickly and left before the other two had even woken up properly. "Sareh… I'm tired…" Eliza moaned, rubbing her eyes, I grumbled "well, I'm fine and you fell asleep before I did…" Draindance reached into my shoulder bag and took out my map… she looked it over for a while then grinned "alright… Spear Pillar is atop a mountain, as you well know… it'd take a long time to go through the path and reach the top that way, but there is something else…" "something else?" I said, fearing the worst… she nodded "uhh, there's a way of reaching it from the side of the mountain, it's an awkward route for most… but I'm sure we can take it" I took the map off her and looked for my self "okay then… good work finding that DD… oh I sure hope this works…" we walked back to the dock, and sat down on a bench waiting for the ferry to return… I sighed and smiled, looking out over the dock… it was a small place, mostly fishing boats coming in and out, being pursued by flocks of hungry Wingull, there was one large battleship stationed on the far side, but by the looks of it, it's days of war were long over. "So girls, what do you think I should say if we actually encounter one of those two?" they both had a think, Eliza saying "well, I'd suck up to it and tell it how I'm a faithful worshipper… feeding it's ego is probably the best way to go…" Draindance shook it's head "you need to put it straight to them, if they're half as legendary as they claim to be… then they'll probably know what your thinking, or at least notice your lying…" Eliza nodded "good point… yeah, what she said…" I responded "okay, I'll keep that in mind… Palkia is the pink one right?" they both laughed, then nodded… I blushed "yeah… good… have a laugh…" we all jumped as a horn sounded, looking around we saw that the ferry was docked and waiting… safe to say we ran over to it, and much like the time before, we were worn out when we got on board. We all sat down, watching the island slowly shrink into the distance… but something seemed amiss… "Hey, Eliza…" I said… no response… "Eliza?" I turned around and gasped… she seemed to have frozen… paused… as had Draindance… and everything else… it was as if time itself had slowed down to a crawl… "what's going on here?!?" I called out, and to my surprise, I heard a response… "I look forward to our meeting… little Lucario…" then, in an eye blink, everything returned to normal… "Sareh, why are you standing up?" Eliza asked, looking at me quizzically… "oh, nothing… I was just getting my tail comfortable…" I said as I sat back down… though I knew full well something really had happened… I think either Palkia or Daielga tried to contact me. The ferry reached the port, and we disembarked… I was still a little shaken by my otherworldly experience, but I tried not to let it show… we waited at the roadside again for a bus. "Well then… there's no turning back now… Sinnoh's fate could be on our shoulders, we can't fail" I stated, staring into the distance at the plateau of Mt. Coronet. "I'm sure we won't Sareh… I'm sure we won't…"
A bus came over the horizon and towards us, but as I signalled it in, I was pleasantly surprised. The door opened to reveal none other than Helga, wearing her old bus-driver cap, she looked at us and grinned. "Mum!" Eliza yelled as she threw herself at her and they embraced… I got on board and said "well, this is definitely the first time I've seen a Gardevoir driving a bus… how's it going?" she laughed "great… my boss was really understanding, and so he even gave me a pay rise!… here, sit next to me you three…" I nodded "with pleasure" and sat down, tucking my tail over my thighs. We set off again, approaching the mountain "so why are you three going to Mt. Coronet?" I was about to lie to her, but I couldn't bring myself to do so, so I twisted the truth, saying "we're trying to get either Palkia or Daielga to help us beat Team Galactic" she smiled "really?… sounds pretty… well… crazy to me, but I trust you Sareh…" I grinned "it is crazy, but it'll be worth it… something tells me I'm going to gain from this" she smiled "I hope so honey, you deserve all the best… make sure those Galactic guys pay for what they've done…" I smiled and thought to myself "they already have…"
We arrived at the base of the mountain, and got off the bus… saying our goodbyes to Helga, we began to climb… it wasn't as high as I had expected, but it was tough going and I could tell the others weren't enjoying themselves much. "Come on girls… just a little more" I said, spurring them on… "but… I think… I… NO!" Draindance yelled as she lost her grip on a foot hold and begun to fall… I thrust my paw out and caught her by the ankle… "oh holy shit… that was close… thanks…" she said, as I helped her back onto the cliff face. Eventually, I reached the top and pulled the other two up over the last ledge… upon turning around, I was met with a breathtaking view. Spear Pillar stood before me, a magnificent ruin, and in it's centre a large glyph on the floor. As I approached it, I noticed two large stone pillars… each was inscribed with a different image… one had the engraved symbol of a sun-dial, the other was a lump of clay, or something like that… I had no idea what purpose they solved. As I stood there examining them, a voice in my head rung out "press the sun-dial, I need to speak with you…" though I was unsure, I heeded the voice and touched the sun-dial image… it slid in, and in the centre of the platform, a small dot appeared in the air. It began to widen into a large, dark coloured sphere. The other two backed away in fear, I was also afraid, but I was compelled to stand still by my own curiosity… a shape began to emerge from the sphere… it was large, pristine and intimidating… as the sphere faded away, I realised what it was… I didn't think it would work, but Daielga had just appeared to me. "No way… but… I…" it's hauntingly familiar voice boomed "Silence!… do not speak unless I tell you to!" I swallowed nervously and nodded, it carried on to say "I did indeed speak with you earlier… it has been a long time since I last spoke with one like yourself… you may talk" I nodded again and said "th… thank you… I need to… ask you for help…" it lowered it's head and looked me in the eyes "though you yourself are not, your intentions are innocent… what help is this?" I stuttered "I… need… to stop… a machine… it's dangerous… and I need your help… would you… please… fight it with me?" there was a silence, then it reared up it's head and roared with laughter "hah!… you honestly think I will concern myself with this?" I hung my head "please… is there… any way you can help?"
A grin played across it's face "well… I know why you cannot win… you are weak… that I can fix…" I looked up "how?" a large ball of light began to form in front of it "I am the pinnacle of power… everything about me is perfect…" I was really tempted to yell out "vain bastard" but I refrained and instead said "go on…" the ball of light continued to grow "if I give you gift of my own, your power will be increased… I have never showed such generosity before, so you should think yourself unnaturally lucky…" I nodded, a little uneasy about what it meant… "what… are you going to do?" it simply ignored me… the ball of light moved towards me… onto me, and I suddenly felt uneasy… "you shall be my avatar!" I was enveloped by a brilliant light, it's hard to describe how I felt… but as the light faded, I could scarcely believe my eyes.
(ATTENTION: this is where you must look over my avatar image)
I had been… changed… I now stood taller… my skin and fur had turned dark blue and black… and I now had natural armour covering me that was almost identical to Daielga's. "b… but… what?" I spluttered, confused about what had just happened… "simple" it said "you now resemble me closer, so you should therefore be more powerful!" I asked "but… is this permanent!?!" he laughed "until you defeat this enemy of yours, it is… after that, you will return to your normal form and gain the ability to enter this form when you feel you must… now how generous am I!?!" I would have argued, but instead I nodded "thank you…" and with that, he faded away, and the pillar returned to normal. This was mad… I was now some kind of crazy half-Lucario half-Daielga hybrid… and I could only turn back to normal when I had defeated Advent Metamorphosis… so many things went through my mind… what would people think when they saw me? would they think I'm some new breed and try to catch me?… it didn't matter… I did indeed feel a little more powerful, if a little slower. Just when I thought things couldn't get more complicated though, I remembered the girls were watching the whole thing… "oh my god… Sareh?… is that you!?!" Draindance said, open-mouthed in amazement, as was Eliza… "yeah… I know, this is crazy… but at least it'll help…" she shook her head and looked me in the eye "you just got a gift from a deific being and the most you can say is 'it's crazy'?… goodness sakes, look at you!" Eliza smiled "well… your bigger… you got armour, and a neat paint job… and your voice is a little deeper… I wouldn't say an improvement, but it's not worse either…" I laughed "yeah, but how'd you think Sinnoh's trainer populace are going to react?… all they'll see is a Lucario-Daielga hybrid coming down off Mt. Coronet" I stood there, thinking of what to do next, as did they… Eliza blurted out "I have an idea!… if you go on the news and announce the truth, everyone will know!" I nodded "good idea… I can't afford to be seen in public till then…" I looked around… it was early evening "girls, I need you to leave right now… this place is probably crawling with vicious Pokemon at night… I want you to wait till morning, then bring as many news teams as you can up here… I'll wait behind…" Draindance reached out with her arm, trying to put it on my shoulder, but she could only reach my chest-plate "Sareh… please, it'll be dangerous for you too…" I shook my head "look at me, Draindance… until I stop Advent, I'm stuck in this form… and I'm just Daielga's pet monster… please, just do as I ask… I wish it could be simpler I really do…" she nodded reluctantly, and they both walked to the exit, I followed them there. "Goodbye Sareh… see you tomorrow" Eliza said, waving, I waved back and they disappeared from sight… I sighed and sat down… at least now I had about twelve hours to get used to my new form… to think I was once a human!
I got to my feet, and ran the distance between the entrance and the main platform, as I had done before I was transformed… it took me an three extra seconds… my estimate was that before my average running speed was 25 miles per hour, and that now it was 21… then, I turned my attention to a large rock jutting out the wall… I punched it as hard as I could… failing to realise I now had blades on the end of my paws, I just got stuck in it and had to pry my right paw free with my left one. I sat back down and sighed "well… I think I know the ropes…"
ENDING NOTICE: well, what do you think?… did you see the image of the new Sareh?… if your leaving a review, please tell me what you think