Note: Hey guys... I'm back... Ugh... I'm having a cold right now, but I managed to get a chapter done. Day 3 abroad and Day 3 for the Larvesta hunt and still nothing... Oh well, I did put a lot of effort into the chapter, I hope you guys enjoy it.

Rose's POV:

My head was spinning.

I lay motionless on the smooth ground. My body felt... odd... I felt it torn to bits and reconstruct itself rapidly as soon as I had touched the ripple...

I slowly slid a hand to my abdominal area, checking if everything was intact. I don't know how everyone else felt then, but I remembered feeling nothing but nausea.

"Rose?" I heard a soft voice call to me, probably Claire...

"Ungh..." I replied, still unable to open my eyes.

I suddenly felt a sharp jab to my belly.

"Get up, Rose!" Celsus's annoying voice rang throughout my ear.

I got up with a start and angrily slapped Celsus away. He got knocked away with the impact of the slap as I carefully stood up and arranged myself.

"W-what was that for?" Celsus tried to speak, slightly twitching on the ground.

"For violating me, now get up," I snarled, at which Sandra stifled a giggle.

I looked around me. It was an odd place. I stood on some smooth yet hard floating surface, probably made of obsidian... We were all standing on some piece of ground just floating listlessly on a dimension which brightly glowed blue. The sound of ticking could generally be heard everywhere.

"Where... are we?" Claire mused.

"The very stream of time, itself," a loud yet calm voice replied.

We all looked up towards the source of the voice. There was an elevated golden platform with an altar behind it. Up on the platform stood the blue dragon-like creature. On his chest, a diamond was crested there. Before his tail, several metallic spikes jutted out. That creature could only be...

The dragon smiled.

"I... am Dialga, the guardian... of time!" Dialga began, "You have sought me, for you wanted to challenge me... Have you not?"

I glared back at Dialga.

"Yes! Dialga! I have come for I need your help... But, if I must prove myself to you first, then I wish to challenge you!" I yelled.

Small golden gears began to suddenly pop out, serving as stairs to the golden platform.

"So be it... If it is a challenge that you wish, it is a challenge that I shall grant," he continued, closing his eyes, "However, I will not go easy on you! Prove to me, Rose... Prove to me that you are truly the hero that I see in the future!"

My friends and I carefully began to walk up the gears. When we were already standing on the same platform with Dialga, the gears slowly began to disappear.

Dialga stood majestically, facing all four of us.

"Hmm... It seems you were not bluffing... You really have the courage to stand up to me, eh? I already know the answer... So bring it! Answer me with your attacks! Begin!" Dialga called. The platform began to glow, lightning striking the corners, but all four of us didn't back down, we stood still, ready for the challenge we must face.

"Are you ready, guys?" I called.

"Yes!" everyone else responded with the same determined voice.

"Then..." Dialga opened his mouth, "Begin... I shall allow you... To land the first blow."

"You're going to regret that... Dialga," I smiled as I started off with a Psychic.

The attack harmlessly bounced off Dialga, at which he smiled.

"I think not," he responded as he quickly pounced down at me with Dragon Claw.

The sting of having his claws digging deep into me seared my mind. I felt no such pain before.

"Get off her!" Claire yelled as she fired an Ice Beam.

Dialga quickly got off me, dodging the Ice Beam in the process.

"Eat this!" Sandra ferociously yelled as she slammed her tail down to use Earth Power.

Dialga jumped over the attack, quickly landing directly in front of Sandra. Sandra's eyes widened when he opened his mouth in preparation for Roar of Time.

He then shot the legendary attack at full force onto Sandra, her eyes still wide with fear.

"No!" Celsus screamed as he quickly inserted himself in between, taking the blow of the attack.

"Aaaagh!" he screamed as he was knocked away from Sandra, her eyes still petrified with fear.

Dialga stood still, immobile due to the aftermath of Roar of Time. Claire immediately used the opportunity to launch an Ominous Wind, which seemed to harmlessly chip away at Dialga.

Sandra woke up from her daze and used the opportunity to dish out some damage with Earth Power, at which Dialga cringed, the attack seemingly super effective to him.

"Ugh... It seems you have strong friends," he smiled, suddenly jumping into the air, "but you, their leader, still hasn't made a significant move... Don't be scared, come at me!"

I then struck him with a light Psychic, bringing him back to the ground.

"Clever, but ineffective," Dialga growled, hurling a huge Draco Meteor down at Celsus, who was still recovering from the Roar of Time.

Celsus lay motionless on the ground, knocked out from the intense move.

"Celsus!" Sandra screamed, suddenly flying up in the air.

I used the opportunity to strike a Thunderbolt at Dialga, at which he cringed as he whirled towards me.

He then charged at me with such speed as he suddenly gripped me with his claws. Claire tried to help me as she fired an Ica Beam, but Dialga hurled me up in the air and quickly dodged the attack, when I fell down, he immediately sped back to grip me again and slam me down at the cold golden ground.

"C-Claire!" I screamed, feeling my soft body being crushed under the intense force and weight of Dialga, "H-help me!"

Claire struck an Ominous Wind to Dialga, who allowed me to break free when he was being struck by the attack.

"Ghost-type moves aren't that much of a hassle to me... Claire... You should've stuck with Ice-type moves," Dialga smiled as he launched a Flash Cannon at her.

Claire dodged the attack with astonishing speed.

"I know," she returned, her face seeming darker, "but the purpose of why I used it isn't to inflict damage."

Dialga's eyes widened as he suddenly sidestepped Sandra as she suddenly dove down from the sky. He lifted out a foot to catch her as she slammed down. She looked up at Dialga's smiling face as he crushed her delicate body with a Dragon Claw.

"Oww!" Sandra writhed in pain, "Stop, please! S-stop!"

I desperately tried to strike Dialga with Thief, but he simply threw Sandra straight towards me, causing my attack to hit her instead.

She screamed as she flew the direction opposite of me, only to be caught by Claire.

"I hate to say this," Dialga solemnly said, his eyes turning serious, "but are you really the hero we need? You don't seem to be taking this seriously!"

"I AM!" I snarled as I charged a Thief straight into him.

The huge dragon merely sidestepped and allowed me to slam into his tail, which he caught me with... He then used his tail to toss me up in the air and catch me with his claws.

"Such a delicate body... Are you sure you can actually be the hero of legend?" he whispered as he slammed his foot, with me still gripped beneath his metallic claws, to the cold ground.

I felt my body being crushed, as if it was a really delicate flower being gashed up by a mower.

"Stand back!" Claire ferociously yelled as she struck hard with Blizzard, this time hitting Dialga.

The huge legendary seemed to be hurt quite badly with that attack.

"Ugh... I see... Ominous Wind was for you to raise your strength and speed... Clever girl," he gritted his teeth as he cringed, letting me go from the cold prison under him.

"Right... Now take this!" Claire growled as she hurled another Ice Beam at him, seemingly hurting Dialga badly. The attack exploded upon hitting him, causing a white mist to surround the area.

However, a huge roar was heard within the mist and, all of a sudden, a blue beam shot out from inside, striking at Claire.

"Ack!" she screamed, Roar of Time pushing her backwards.

She collapsed to the ground after being knocked out by the legendary attack.

"I-I'm sorry, Rose... The rest is up to you now," Claire weakly called as she closed her eyes.

Dialga stood immobile again, recharging from Roar of Time. I used the opportunity to strike at him with Thunderbolt, and Sandra took the opportunity to land an Earth Power at him.

Dialga began to pant, which was a good sign, as we were also feeling weak at the moment.

"I see... Let's get main course started, then," he grunted, all of a sudden springing up and landing on all fours directly above Sandra.

He pinned her down with his whole body, trapping her underneath the heavy and metallic body of his. He locked his gaze on her as he opened his mouth in preparation of blasting a point blank Roar of Time at her.

Sandra helplessly squirmed, trying to escape Dialga as he imprisoned her down. I knew that Sandra wouldn't be able to survive an attack of such intensity. Hoping that I could do something, I fired off a Thunderbolt at Dialga.

Dialga cringed and stopped his attack, growling in agony as sparks flew throughout his body.

I grinned. Lucky enough, my attack managed to paralyze him.

"I may be Paralyzed, but you're not escaping," he growled at Sandra, slamming down his entire weight down on her.

Sandra squealed in pain, squirming and whirling her tail widely as she tried to escape. I tried to use Psychic, but it seemed to do little to no damage to the metallic beast.

"R-rose... Please... T-throw something! Just get him off me!" Sandra begged, tears streaming out of her eyes.

I desperately fished out a Blast Seed and hurled it at Dialga. The seed exploded, knocking him back and freeing Sandra.

"U-ugh... My spine is gonna need to go through some treatment after this," she coughed.

I struck hard with another Thunderbolt at Dialga, punishing the huge legendary.

He suddenly glared at me as he pounced and swiped at me with a Dragon Claw, knocking me back.

Shakily, I pulled myself up as I saw him slam his huge foot down at Sandra, knocking into a deep crater.

"It's you and me now, Rose..." he panted, "You've made it this far... I wish to see... the victor of all this!" he growled as he began charging up a Roar of Time.

I began to close my eyes, carefully charging up my inner strength... I couldn't let down my friends... They brought me this far... I will end this with the next move... Once and for all!

I opened my eyes and launched out my newly-learned Focus Blast, which struck Dialga before he could launch his Roar of Time. He howled in pain as he collapsed on one foot. I smiled, seeing him kneel. He looked like he could no longer get up.

"I win," I smiled.

Dialga's eyes narrowed as he broke into a smile. He lifted his head and began to howl wildly at the sky, turning it dark as a huge comet came in sight from the sky.

My eyes widened... He was giving it his all... His strongest Draco Meteor.

I began to scramble wildly, hoping to dodge it, but I knew it was inevitable. I closed my eyes as the huge meteor slammed into... Dialga?

I opened my eyes, puzzled as to why he would attack himself.

"E-eat that!" a feminine voice weakly groaned, "D-Dialga!"

I looked back at Dialga, who was kneeling on all fours now, seemingly out of breath. Then I looked at the crater where Sandra had been mashed. I looked down to see that she was the one who had launched the Draco Meteor.

Dialga gave me a warm smile, as if he was content with the battle. Slowly, he stood up and gave one gentle roar, which summoned light from above to enshroud the whole platform. When the light was gone, everyone was standing again. Dialga looked in good condition and so did all my friends. They stood alongside Sandra and I as we faced Dialga.

"I am impressed at your feat," Dialga smiled approvingly at us, "You have beaten me, when I was at full-force... For that, you have stood against the test of time... Rose... You have proven yourself worthy to the guardian of time... I shall assist you in opening the gate..."

I nodded, everyone else was happily rejoicing behind me. I firmly walked forward as I smiled at Dialga.

"Well, Sandra is quite strong," Celsus proudly scoffed.

"Oh stop it," Sandra blushed.

"Hey, if it weren't for Rose's Thunderbolt, you would have been crushed by Dialga," Claire chimed in.

Dialga and I merely smiled as we watched the three of them speaking.

"You've got some great friends there," Dialga smiled, "I hope that you keep them, for they are more precious than all the riches should you ever possess..."

"I know..." I smiled, seeing how happy they were at the victory.

"All right," Dialga cleared his throat, causing everyone to look at him, "Hurry back to Cresselia, Rose... Here, I shall open a portal back to Temporal Pinnacle... Good luck... I shall be behind you all the way."

A small rift opened up behind us, at which we all nodded and thanked Dialga. Knowing that my job here was done, we all stepped out of the portal. We dissolved into the portal, feeling the transfer of our molecules as we entered our own world.

When I opened my eyes, I could not help but smile at my friends.

"All right, guys... Let's go home!" I smiled.

They were about to reply should the sky not have glowed red.

The sky began to glow red as a thunderous voice boomed down in my head.

"Threat detected..." a loud yet monotonous voice boomed, "Celestial beings detected... Warning... Warning... Activating failsafe protective system... Prototype M6-AR! Searching port for interdimensional entrance..."

"W-what... was that?" I shuddered.

"I-I... don't know," Sandra replied.

"Port found... Now initiating connection... Connection stabilized..." it continued, "Activate elimination... NOW!"

At that exact moment, a huge rip appeared in front of us. It seemed to be expelling wildly into our dimension.

Claire's eyes widened when she saw the rip.

"It's... It's a hole! I know it... It's from Cipher's lab!" she screamed in agony.

The rip expelled a Tyranitar into our world. After it has done so, it dissipated as if nothing had happened.

The Tyranitar began to stir. When it had opened its eyes, it suddenly locked its eyes on us.

"Elimination... INITIATED!" it monotonously stated.

Note: Phew! I hope you guys enjoyed the battle... I spent a lot of time just visualizing it while I was outside today... Ugh... Larvesta still refuses to shine and my head hurts from this cold... So I'm not gonna say much, other than please leave a review! I do enjoy opinions... Oh well, I wanna dump myself in bed now... So... Seeya...