Jarceus: Hello and welcome to chapter 25 of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Dual Helpers. I hope you will all enjoy.
Firesage101: Sweet. I didn't think it would happen like that. Then again I'm not the auther so anything can happen. Happy that it turned out ok even if we lost Battle. Can't wait for next chapter.
Battle: Meh. Just wait until the Special Chapters. You'll see pretty much nothing but me and ol' Dusknoir. Oh and some Celebi.
Ultimate Leviathan: Nice
Jarod: Wait until we get to Dialga, I'm really going to have fun.
Jarceus: No need! This chapter is going to be all about the Dialga battle.
Last Time
"I remember. 'I, Jarod swear on my life that even if changing history kills me I will die the way I want to, not the way the fools upstairs want me too.' That was our promise." Chuckled Jarod sadly as he stared at Battle
"Yeah, and are you really going to deny a version of yourself the satisfaction of fully fulfilling his promise?" Chuckled Battle before Dusknoir started struggling again
"Let me go!" He shouted as he started trying to get out of Battle's grip
"What? Can't you take a simple one-way trip? We're almost at the portal now, aren't you happy? At least you got the human you've always been chasing around the future." Smirked Battle as he neared the portal more
"Battle! Was what Jarod said true?" Asked Sceptile as he stared at his partner
"Yes. But I also said what I truly think. That and the fact I have his memories and he has mine, about that Jarod. Can you just flip that small switch back in our mindscape thing?" Answered Battle as Jarod closed his eyes before images flooded into both of their minds "Thanks for that." He thanked as he looked at everyone "Heh, I guess this is goodbye. Take care everyone. I was lucky to know you all. Though the parting hurts…The rest is in your hands! I'm…rooting for you all." He chuckled before he finally pushed both himself and Dusknoir through the portal, never to be seen again
"Battle!" Screamed Jarod and Sceptile as they tried to grab Battle only for the portal to close right before they could grab Battle
"Damn it. It should have been me." Growled Jarod as a bit of the energy from earlier started leaking out
"There's nothing we can do now. Let's just follow out on our mission and hope he can handle it from here." Sighed Sceptile as he pat Jarod on the shoulder ignoring the burning from the energy coating him
"Why don't you dislike me? I was pretty much faking being your partner?" Asked Jarod as his aura receded a little
"It's because at the time you had only his memories, so in everything but morals and specifics you WERE him. If anything it was like you swapped minds and memories." Sighed Sceptile as he helped Jarod to the Rainbow Stone Ship where the others were waiting for the two
Now
We tune in as our heroes finally reached the top of Temporal Tower
"Finally, we made it!" Called out Jarod excited confusing Disaster a bit
"Yeah! Now we can fix time!" Cheered Chimchar as he ran towards the altar for Dialga to blast him backwards towards Jarod, who caught him, by Dialga
"YOU WILL NOT DESTROY TIME!" He screamed as he fired a massive blast towards Jarod and Chimchar
"Protect!" Called out Jarod as a shield appeared from nowhere and protected the four
"WHAT?" Asked Dialga in shock as he saw the grin on Jarod's face as he put Chimchar, Cosmo and Cosmic down by the others calmly
"You know, that would have got me if I didn't get a vision of this exact moment." He chuckled as he opened his right eye as if he was going to transform into Deoxtales…only he didn't. "Hm?" He hummed in what seemed to be confusion but if one was to look closer they would see he wasn't confused. Merely amused.
"DRAGON PULSE!" Called out Dialga as he fired another blast at Jarod, who jumped over the attack at the last second
"Shadow Ball!" Countered Jarod as he fired the attack at Dialga and nailed him right in the crest causing a dust cloud to cloak the legendary pokémon
"Did he get him?" Asked Chimchar scared as he rubbed his arm, where he was blasted earlier.
"METAL CLAW!" Called out Dialga as he rushed out of the smoke to where he last saw Jarod, only to slice nothing. Suddenly he felt a severe pain in his neck, as it felt like a pair of fangs bit into it, which in actual fact was Jarod biting his neck. By this I mean a normal, non-move bite. "GET OFF!" He screamed as he flung Jarod off of his neck
"Heh." Chuckled Jarod as he licked Dialga's blood off of his lips making his eyes widen "That actually tastes…good…" He stated as his eyes' whites turned black while his irises turned a blood red colour as he gained a more… primal look overall
"Jarod?" Asked Shaymin in shock as he stared at his 'friend'
"HEHEHE!" Laughed Jarod as he stared at Dialga, hunger clear in his eyes as his fur darkened to an almost black colour before he ran towards the legendary pokémon to take another chunk of it
"ROAR OF TIME!" Called out Dialga as he roared, blasting Jarod to the edge of the tower
"Flamethrower!" Called out Jarod as he fired a powerful stream of fire towards Dialga in an attempt to make it jump, sadly Dialga just tanked the attack so he had to resort to plan B. Jarod took a spring towards Dialga, dodging everything he fired at him by either moving to the side or by jumping over it. As he neared the Temporal pokémon he jumped towards his neck and bite right into causing blood to fly out making Chimchar and Piplup flinch.
"Seed Flare!" Called out Shaymin as he exploded between the two causing Jarod to fly into a pillar, cracking a few bones in his tails, snapping him out of whatever primal state he was in. Dialga on the other hand was shot slightly backwards towards the altar where Sceptile was sneaking too to put the Time Gears in place
"Crap." Muttered Sceptile as Dialga stared at him "Um…Nice day today?" He chuckled nervously before he was slapped towards the group by Dialga's tail causing the Time Gears, Cosmo and Cosmic to fall off the edge
"No!" Shouted Watts as he went to jump off the edge only to be stopped by Dialga blocking his path
"YOU WILL NOT ESCAPE MY WRATH!" He screamed as he headbutted Watts in his stomach causing him to hunch over before luck had it that Lunala was passing and decided to catch the Time Gears and Cosmo AND fire a Moongeist Beam into Dialga's back…Wait a second.
"You will not harm them." Growled Lunala as she stood between our heroes and Dialga "Moonblast!" She called out as she fired the attack towards Dialga only for him to dodge it and get up into her face
"SHADOW CLAW!" He called out as he sliced Lunala causing a bit of blood to leak out of her right wing
"Psycho Boost!" Called out a voice as a 'shiny' Deoxys fired his attack between the two other legends. Deoxys itself was the same yellow as a normal shiny Deoxys, only where he was supposed to be teal he was instead red, also his iris was brown instead of white."Cosmo, you take some time to heal. We'll deal with Dialga." It stated as Jarod walked up next him with his right eye closed
"Thank you Jarod, Deoxys." Thanked Cosmo as she landed next to Sceptile, who was healing his ribs using synthesis "Moonlight." She whispered to herself as specks of moonlight started converging into her wounds, sealing them up.
"You ready, Deo?" Asked Jarod as he was encased in a shell of energy which shattered to show that Jarod had an Omega symbol, which was continuously changing colour, on his back which had small lines leading up all nine of his tails and downs his front and back legs while his eyes stared continuously changing colour and had markings around them which like the Symbol on his back were changing colour continuously.
"Yeah, are you?" Replied Deoxys as he shifted into his speed form
"SHADOW CLAW!" Called out Dialga as he charged towards the pair while his front legs were covered in a shadow like energy. As he neared the two he swung both of his front legs at them, only for the dynamic duo to jump over them.
"Shadow Ball!" "Focus Blast" Called out the two as they fired their blasts right into Dialga's back causing massive damage… or so they thought. When the dust cleared it showed that Dialga, for the most part, was undamaged by the combined attack
"You hold him off quickly." Commanded Jarod while all nine of his tails stared glowing white
"Got it." Nodded Deoxys as he shifted into his defence form just in time to block a Dragon Pulse from Dialga "Speed!" He called out as he shifted into his speed form to fly above Dialga before he transformed into his attack form and fired a point blank Focus Blast causing Dialga a lot of damage before Jarod ran up and swung his tails down on Dialga's head
"Focus Punch!" He called out as his tails slammed into a barrier "I thought so." He smirked as he applied more pressure onto the barrier until it started cracking, soon the cracks spread all across the barrier making Jarod smirk as he jumped off of it, into the air, and came back down with his tails shattering the barrier and slamming Dialga into the ground
"GROOO!" Roared Dialga sending Jarod and Deoxys flying
"Bullet Seed!" "Energy Ball!" "Shadow Ball!" "Whirlpool!" "Flamethrower!" "Dual Thunder!" "Moongeist Beam!" "Sunsteel Strike!" Called out the voices of our other heroes as a massive drill of fire, water, lightning, seeds and balls came rushing towards Dialga at an alarming rate, forcing him to fly upwards to dodge it only for a Mega Sceptile and Mega Absol to jump on his back and force him into the way of the attack
"Protect!" Shouted the two Mega pokémon just as the combined attack rammed straight through them causing an explosion to rock the entire tower
"Shadow Ball!" Called Jarod as he created a Shadow Ball the same size as Groudon before it shrunk severely, it eventually shrunk soo much that Jarod could swallow it whole…and he did.
"Move!" Screamed Shaymin as Cosmo tossed him a Gracidea, which was in the bag she was kept in, so he could transform into his Sky Form so he could fly off the Tower while Cosmo and Cosmic used Psychic to levitate James, Chimchar, Piplup and Sceptile while Disaster ran down the stairs back into the mystery dungeon below leaving Dialga alone with Deoxys and Jarod
"Hyper Beam!" "Shadow Cannon!" Shouted the two as they fired two massive lasers at Dialga
'Shit.' This was the only thought that Dialga could get out before he was forced to put up a Protect to shield him from the combined blast, not noticing the fact that he was surrounded by Jarod's Double Team, all of which were charging the same attack before they all fired their attacks forcing Dialga into the floor slightly before he had enough and used Roar of Time to reflect all of the attacks and destroy Jarod's Double Team copies before he blasted Jarod and Deoxys faster than they could react causing Deoxys to be reverted back into his gem while Jarod covered himself in his Deoxtales' skin fast enough to block most of the damage but it came at the price of blasting him off of the Tower
"FINALLY." Sighed Dialga in content as he laid down on his tower before he felt something climbing up it at an alarming rate. Before a cloaked figure jumped up onto the top of the tower from the exact side Jarod was knocked off of.
"Wow. It's been a while since I had opposable thumbs." Chuckled the figure as he lowered his hood, just as everyone got back, to show Jarod's human form
"Jarod?" Asked Grovyle in shock as he stared at his 'partner' looking for any inconsistencies, only managing to find that Jarod's eyes were more slit-like and that he had two Ninetale ears on top of his head
"Yep. Now, watch while I slice my blade into this legend." Smirked Jarod as he threw off his cloak to show he was dressed in some sort of armour that covered his chest, legs, arms and tail…wait a second. "Hm? I still have a tail?" Asked Jarod curious as he wagged his tail like a dog making Disaster chuckle at the irony of that
"This is weird." Sighed Grovyle before Jarod was blasted into a portal only to land on Dialga's back with a slightly burnt tail
"That was awkward." Blinked Jarod as he put his hand on Dialga's neck stopping him from attacking Jarod and it also seemingly calmed him down a little "What?" He asked confused before he remembered something from Battle's life
Flashback
"Come on Treeko! We gotta go!" Called out a five-year-old Jarod as he and Treeko ran away from something
"Damn it. I feel so scared right now." Growled Treeko only for Jarod to grab his hand filling him with a…calming sensation "Don't do that." Yelped Treeko as he took his hand back from Jarod.
"Don't do what?" Asked Jarod confused
"Don't do what ever you did with your hand!" Shouted Treeko making Jarod stare at his hand as it glowed slightly
Flashback End
"Alright then." Smirked Jarod as he jumped off of Dialga and up next to Deoxys' gem before he slipped off his armour leaving him in long pants, boots and his bands while also showing a multitude of scars "Prepare yourself Dialga!" He shouted as he ran towards Dialga quickly making him fire attack after attack at him in a vain attempt to stop him
"What is he?" Asked Grovyle confused before he remembered the same thing Jarod did "Oooohhh…" He smirked as he watched Jarod dodge and weave his way through a Draco Meteor easily
"GRR." Growled Dialga as his crystal started turning red
"Here I come!" Screamed Jarod as he jumped over one final attack before he was too close to Dialga for either to dodge, this allowed Jarod to land his final attack. A hug? "Calm down now." Said Jarod as his hands glowed pink as the red in Dialga's eyes and crystal returned to their original colour making him blink
"WHAT HAPPENED?" Asked Dialga confused as he looked at the group of legendary, mega and normal pokémon
"You kinda went crazy, but I fixed that." Shrugged Jarod as he grabbed the Time Gears off of Cosmo, but during the fight something strange happened to the Time Gears. During the fight they were progressively loosing their colour but now they were completely grey making Jarod pale "Oh, this ain't good." He shuddered as he rushed to put the Time Gears into the altar and when he put the Time Gears in it did… absolutely nothing.
"What? Why didn't it work?" Asked Grovyle in shock
"Maybe we were too late?" Suggested Cosmic as he tried to see what was wrong
"YOU'RE PARTIALLY CORRECT. YOU ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF TIME FOR THE TIME GEARS AS THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED ONCE, IN THE DISTANT PAST. SADLY, FOR THE LIFE OF ME I CANNOT REMEMBER HOW THEY WERE FIXED." Explained Dialga making Jarod think of something
"Dialga? How do Time Gears work exactly?" He asked curiosity gripping at his mind
"THEY WORK BY USING THEIR AURA TO MOVE THE SURROUNDING TIME, WHY?" Replied Dialga making Jarod grow a sad smirk
"Everyone. I want you all to go back to the Rainbow Stoneship and leave." He commanded making Sceptile's eyes widen
"You aren't going to do what I think you are, right?" He asked concerned for his friend making everyone stare at him
"What do you mean Sceptile?" Asked James confused
"Yes, Sceptile. I'm going to use my aura to fix the Time Gears." Smirked Jarod as he out his hands out towards the altar making a small ball form from his hands
"Jarod, you can't do this!" Shouted Sceptile before Cosmo used Psychic on him and forced him back to the bottom of Temporal Tower
"I hope you know what you're doing here." Sighed Cosmo as she flew away taking James, Chimchar, Watts and Piplup with her despite their protests leaving only Jarod, Dialga, Shaymin and Cosmic
"I guess you have to do this?" Guessed Shaymin as Jarod started turning slightly transparent
"Yeah, because if I don't then who will? That's right, no-one else can or will do this right now." Stated Jarod as he smirked at Shaymin "You know, I never really did see you as a friend." He chuckled hurting Shaymin's feelings
"Why?" Asked Shaymin sad
"It's because I always saw you as a little brother." Chuckled Jarod making Shaymin's eyes widen
"Jarod. I'll protect the others for you while you are…gone." Shuddered Cosmic
"No, need. The only ones who would survive this endeavour are Chimchar and Watts as they don't hail from the future." Stated Jarod making Cosmic sigh
"So? This is truly the end of everyone from our time?" He chuckled sadly as Jarod flinched a little as he became a little more transparent before he was blown back by the Time Gears shooting out a blast of Jarod's aura
"Ahh!" Screamed Jarod as he was launched at Cosmic who caught him just in time an played him up against a pillar
"HUMAN, YOU HAVE SAVED TIME AS POKÉMON KNOW IT. AND FOR THAT I THANK YOU." Thanked Dialga as he gave Jarod a short bow out of respect for the now dying human
"Hey, I've seen what happens when time is frozen, it is not fun, not even a tiny bit." Chuckled Jarod before he was zapped as his feet crystallised " But hey! At least I went out saving the world, that's something to be proud of." He chuckled as he felt the coldness that encased his feet spread to his legs
"Jarod, I hope on day I'll see you all again." Sighed Shaymin as small lights, unnoticeable to the normal eye started to come off of Cosmic
"I do too, I might be from a different reality but being here and having these adventures has honestly been the most fun I've had in years." Chuckled Jarod as a stray bolt of aura zapped him and Shaymin a little
"Ow. Is that what you have to deal with?" Asked Shaymin intrigued as it felt like he was pinched by a Hydreigon
"Yes, but on a much worse higher level." Shrugged Jarod as his chest froze over "Well, this is the end for me now. Shaymin, do me one last thing and tell Deoxys that he can have his eye back now" He requested as he took out his right eye and gave it to Shaymin just as he fully crystallised
"Let's go Cosmic." Sighed Shaymin sadly as he took Jarod's pack which contained a jar already? "Oh, so he was planning to give Deoxys his eye back from the very beginning." Chuckled Shaymin dryly as he picked up Deoxys' gem and flew downwards towards the Rainbow Stoneship just in time to see Piplup, James and Grovyle fade away into nothingness while Cosmo was fading slowly as yellow balls floated off of her
"Sister!" Called out Cosmic as he floated next to his sister and landed making Chimchar and Watts notice he had the same yellow balls flying off of him that Cosmo did
"Hey Cosmic, so this is the end then?" Guessed Cosmo getting a nod from her red sibling "Well, at the very least we got a free ride around the world and helped to save it." She chuckled sadly as more balls came off the two at a faster rate before they were entirely engulfed in the balls leaving nothing behind
"Shaymin are you ok?" Asked Chimchar as he stared at the legendary
"Y-yea. I may be sad that they're all gone…but they went saving the world so crying for them would only be an insult to their memory." Replied Shaymin as he rushed ahead to the Rainbow Stoneship and Disaster determined to keep whatever memory he could of Jarod and the others alive and burning for years onwards.
Jarceus: And this is the end of this chapter, but not exactly the story just yet. I have a few plans for our heroes including some confusing stuff. So I hope you'll all enjoy when we get back next week for the next chapter of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Dual Helpers!
Jarod: See you all there!