A/N: I'm dedicating this chapter to two great friends of mine for inventing the new pokemon in this chapter. The only thing I did invent about it was its look. Too bad they don't have fanfic accounts. Also to make things easier, the question came up in paragraph 15 of "Silent and Clear." So if you figure it out, please do tell me.
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(Galactic Boss battle)
The first pokemon I send out is Mesprit. Cyrus smirks, sending out a Honchkrow. The crow pokemon cackles as it waits for a comand. I order my Mesprit to use Lucky Chant first. Critical hits will be of use in this fight. Honchkrow hits Mesprit with Faint Attack, dealing a lot of damage to it. Mesprit moans as it tries to float. Quickly I order a Thunderbolt from Mesprit, hitting Honchkrow on its wing. The crow pokemon lands on the ground, unable to fly away.
I'll use this to my advantage. Now that Honchkrow can't fly, I can attack it directly. Once again, Mesprit uses Thunderbolt, making Honchkrow faint from a critical hit. Cyrus returns his Honchrow, sending out Weavile. Mesprit begins breathing heavily, so I return it. Mesprit needs a rest. And fighting another dark, not to mention fast, type pokemon would only making it end up worse.
Instead, I send out my old pal, Charizard. He roars in delight at the sight of his new opponent. He's grown stronger and smarter, so now he knows what he's strong and weak against. And since Weavile's an ice type, I have the upper hand. Weavile starts off the match with Night Slash, but Charizard dodges by flying upward. As he flies higher, I order Charizard to use Fire Blast. But because of Weavile's swiftness, it dodges the attack easily.
Weavile jumps up, hitting Charizard with an Ice Punch attack. It does a minimal amount of damage, since Charizard is a fire and flying type. Charizard shakes off the attack and uses Fire Blast once more at Weavile. And since Weavile is in mid air, it can't escape the flames; Weavile faints.
Cyrus's next pokemon sent out is Gyarados. I return my Charizard and send out Alakazam. Gyarados attacks with Aqua Tail, but Alakazam stops it with Psychic. Alakazam throws Gyarados, making hit a nearby column. Gyarados groans as it gets up. Cyrus orders it to use Giga Impact; as Gyarados is about to hit Alakazam, it uses Protect. Gyarados slams hard into the barrier, hurting itself instead. Alakazam finishes it off with Thunder Punch.
The last pokemon he sends out is his Crobat. A Crobat? I thought this guy was just using his pokemon. He actually cares about them? He must, since Golbats only evolve into Crobats when treated with love and care. Crobat flies over to Alakazam, proceeding to attack it with Bite. Alakazam hits Crobat with another Thunder Punch before it can use Bite. Crobat flaps its wings, shaking off the electricity and heads back at Alakazam with another Bite attack. Alakazam hits Crobat with a Psybeam attack, and it faints.
Cyrus smirks and starts chuckling.
"H-hey! What's so funny? You just lost!" I call out in confusion.
The Team Galactic leader shakes his head, still chuckling, "You children are so naive."
He side steps so that Palkia and Dialga are in front of us, "You all thought that you had defeated me? Well, think again. Palkia! Dialga! Attack them now!"
"Gugyugubah!"
"Gagyagyaah!"
(Dialga/Palkia Battle)
Since there's two of them, we'll have to split up into two groups; Lucas, Aaron, and I'll take on Dialga while Leaf, Dawn, and Daimon take on Palkia. But how on Earth did this guy take control of both Palkia and Dialga?! But unlike his last battle, he won't be giving them orders. All he does is let them loose. So that most likely means that we can capture them! But I don't think that I would need a new legendary. Maybe one of the others. Now let's see. Who doesn't have a legendary yet?
You know, I think I'll think about it while battling. Aaron, Lucas, and I send out Azelf, Infernape, and Darkrai. It's more than fair, since We have two legendaries on our side right now. Dialga begins the battle with its ultimate attack; Roar of Time. As the sound waves approach us, I decide to order the same attack from Darkrai. The sound waves collide and nullify each other with their equal power. Aaron and Lucas use this to our advantage, since Roar of Time uses up a lot of energy. Because of this, both Darkrai and Dialga have to recharge their power.
Infernape jumps up into the air, preparing for a Flame Wheel attack. As it heads towards Dialga, Azelf uses its psychic powers to help hit Dialga directly before it can dodge. Since Dialga is part steel type, the attack does a fair amount of damage. Dialga, fully recharged, attacks again with Roar of Time. Unlike last time, I order Darkrai to use Spacial Rend. Once again, the attacks cancel each other out.
Now, Darkrai can actually attack and do some damage. But if I use Roar of Time again, Darkrai won't be able to protect the others. So instead, before Dialga can recover, Darkrai uses Hypnosis, which successfully puts it to sleep. We all take this opportunity to attack Dialga with a Thunder, Fire Blast, and Spacial Rend combo. Even after the attacks, Dialga takes even more damage because of Darkrai's special ability: Bad Dreams.
Just as I'm about to attack Dialga again, Lucas stops me, saying that he wants to capture Dialga. That's right. Lucas hasn't captured a legendary yet. And neither has Dawn. I remembered! I nod in agreement and he takes out an Ultra Ball. Lucas throws it at the sleeping Dialga. After a few shakes, Dialga breaks free of it. Dialga groans in its sleep. I remind Lucas that Dialga is still taking damage and to hurry up. Lucas takes out another Ultra Ball and throws it at Dialga. This time, Dialga is actually captured. Lucas picks up the pokeball, smiling.
"Alright!" Lucas shouts.
-Meanwhile-
"Hey. Do you guys mind if I try to capture Palkia?" Dawn asks.
Leaf shakes her head and Daimon pats her back, wishing her good luck.
Dawn smiles and turns back to Palkia, "Palkia! You're mine!"
Leaf, Dawn, and Daimon send out Uxie, Empoleon, and Deoxys. Palkia attacks Empoleon with Ancient Power, but Deoxys sends it back with Psychic. The attack barely does any damage to it. Palkia uses Spacial Rend, hitting all three pokemon. Uxie uses Shock Wave before Palkia can attack again, paralyzing it. Palkia struggles to move during the paralisis.
Dawn takes advantage of this, ordering Whirlpool from her Empoleon. The giant water tornado surrounds Palkia, making it even more difficult to attack. Since Palkia is part water and Whirlpool is a water type move, Leaf orders another Shock Wave from Uxie. The electricity increases the amount of damage that the Whirlpool does on Palkia.
Daimon orders his Deoxys to uses Shadow Ball on Palkia; Deoxys protects itself with a pink bubble as it penetrates the electric whirlpool. Once inside, Deoxys attack Palkia with Shadow Ball, making the legendary pokemon fall to the ground.
While Palkia is still laying on the ground, Dawn takes the opportunity to capture it with an Ultra Ball. The ball shakes before completely capturing the Palkia. Dawn happily picks up the pokeball of her newly caught Palkia.
(Green's POV)
I look over at Leaf, Dawn, and Daimon's battle. They seem to be done. Now then. Slowly, I turn back to the completely amazed leader of Team Galactic whose jaw is dropped open.
"So what do you think of that, Cyrus! It's over!" I call out to him.
"Far from over, my boy," he mumbles gently, still staring off into what I think is space.
What?
"Green! Look!" Aaron calls to me from behind.
When I turn around, I gasp in horror. The aura from before has grown even darker and begins spreading all over Sinnoh.
-Meanwhile-
(Normal POV)
(Sandgem Pokemon Lab)
Prof.Rowan pets each of the new starter pokemon, each of them ready to start their own journeys with a new trainer.
"Professor! Look outside!" one of his assistants calls out from another end of the room.
The professor looks up from is work, noticing the black aura overhead.
"So it has come," he says and turns to a picture on his desk.
The picture is of him and the three most recent Sinnoh trainers: Lucas, Daimon, and Dawn. All three of them are smiling cheerfully, each one of them with their starter pokemon in hand.
"You three be careful, " he says.
-Meanwhile-
(Snowpoint City)
Paul steps out of the temple, holding the pokeball of his newly caught Regigigas.
He smirks a bit, "Hmph. Now that I've got a legendary, I'll be able to take on Green again."
He tosses the pokeball up and down until he notices the sky turning black. The ball lands in his hand and he tightens his grip a bit
""Hmph."
-Meanwhile-
(On a Boat Heading for Kanto)
Vidar stands on the deck with his arms draped over the side of the boat. Normally, he wouldn't do this, but he is exceptionally tired.
"Captain, what is that?" Vidar turns around to see the staff members huddled together in a group.
"I've never seen anything like it!" another one shouts.
Vidar looks up at the quickly darkening sky. 'Where have I seen this before?'
Then it hit him. Vidar quickly takes out a book that he borrowed from the Canalave Library, flipping it open to a certain page; 'The Legend of Palkia and Dialga': When summoned together after many years, Palkia and Dialga create a disturbance that forms a dark aura that can cover up vast areas. The only known way to stop this is to...
Vidar closes the book and stares off into the distance, "Green. I know you can do it."
-Meanwhile-
(Pallet Town)
Prof.Oak walks through the streets of Pallet Town, looking at all the nice scenery.
"Ah, what a beautiful day! I wonder how Leaf and Green are doing. I haven't heard a thing from either of them, lately."
Suddenly, the aura comes streaming in from the North, catching Prof.Oak's attention.
"What on Earth?" he asks himself as Kanto becomes completely consumed by the darkness.
(Green's POV)
The black aura continues to spread until the sky is completely dark. I turn back to Cyrus, demanding an explanation. He begins to say that this is a side effect of the summoning of Palkia and Dialga. I press on, asking why he did it. He answers with one word: Power.
There is only one way to stop this.
Darkrai!
It has been a while.
What do we have to do to stop it?
You must summon Arceus.
Arceus? Is that all?
Yes. Now hurry!
Okay.
I run over to Dawn, who is clutching the Azure Flute and trembling in fear.
"Dawn! You have use the Azure Flute. It's the only way to stop this," I inform her.
Dawn looks at me, nodding her head. She holds the Azure Flute up to her mouth and begins to play a short, but eerie song.
...silence...then...
A bright light shines through the darkened clouds. From the light, the god pokemon, Arceus, emerges and descends down to the Hall of Origin; It lands on a floating, clear platform. Silently, Arceus emits an even brighter light than before that lights up the sky, quickly covering the land and restoring the natural order. All of us cheer for the great god pokemon, as well as our own victory.
But then, Mt.Coronet begins to shake, and some of the pillars come crashing down.
Green. Arceus's power is going out of control. Mt. Coronet is going to collapse if you do not do something soon. Create the new pokemon now!
Quickly, I walk over to Aaron and Leaf who both turn to me at the same time. Suddenly, Darkrai comes out of his pokeball and floats in between us.
"Take hold of each other's hands," Darkrai commands.
I take Aaron's hand in my left and Leaf's hand in my right. They use their free hands to hold each other's. Darkrai floats out of the circle and the ground beneath our feet begins to glow. Darkrai pushes the other three out of the way, over to the entrance.
"Now consentrate. Consentrate on your legendary pokemon."
I close my eyes and begin to think of Mesprit. Only Mesprit. Mesprit floats around in my head, doing front flips and back flips in mid air. Then suddenly, I notice that it's not Mesprit at all. The pokemon in my head has a heart shaped, pale-white face, similar to all three of the Sinnoh legendaries. It has the body of a Mawile, only purple. A small pair of white wings are on its back. On it's chest is a red jewel. Floating by its head are two brown block-like things that look similar to broken off parts of an ancient ruin. There is text on both of them; both are written in Unown letters. One of them says Heaven, and the other says Earth. Over all, the pokemon is sitting on what looks like a light green crescent-shaped moon.
Santas...
As I open my eyes, I notice the same pokemon floating before us. Aaron and Leaf are both shocked at this also.
We all let go of each other's hands, saying the new pokemon's name at the same time, "Santas."
"Santas: The Penumbra Saint Pokemon. Santas absorbs energy from both the Moon and the Sun using its wings. During eclipses, Santas's wings grow larger and change color, depending on what eclipse is present," Darkrai says, imitating a Pokedex.
Darkrai informs us that the name comes from the name Santos, a word meaning saint. That makes sense, with the wings and all. Santas tilts its head up at the stair case, pointing up at it with its two fingered hand.
"Darkrai," I call, not turning back from the stairs as I watch Aaron and Leaf begin to ascend them.
"Yes?"
"Take care of the others," I nod my head and follow the others.
"Alright."
I finally catch up with Aaron and Leaf. The gravity from the dark aura pushes down on us, making it hard to continue on. Suddenly, Leaf falls on her knees on one of the steps behind us. Aaron and I turn back to see her panting.
"You two go ahead," she pants softly,"I'll only be a burden."
I continue up the steps, dragging the reluctant Aaron with me. Almost to the top, Aaron stops, resting his hands on his knees.
"Aaron? You okay?" I inquire.
"Yeah. Just let me rest a bit."
"We don't have any time for that. Just stay here," I wait for his reaction.
Aaron slowly nods his head. Santas, who had been floating ahead of all three of us, floats back down to me, pulling me by the arm. I follow it up the rest of the steps until we reach the glass-like platform. At the end of it stands the great pokemon, itself, Arceus. It cries out as the columns continue to fall. There's only one thing to do now, and that's battle.
"Dodogyuuun!"
(Arceus Battle)
The only pokemon that I'll be using is Santas. Well, unless it faints of something like that. So, let's see what moves it knows.
Hm...Moonlight...Psychic...Gyro Ball...and Ice Punch.
I think I'll start off this battle with Gyro Ball! The two blocks floating next to Santas start spinning, going faster and faster until a silver orb appears before it. Santas sends the attack at Arceus, hitting it directly. Arceus shakes it off, attacking with Hyper Beam. I order Psychic from Santas, which sends the Hyper Beam right back at the legendary. It groans, but gets back up. I think it might be past the half way mark of its HP. Now's my chance!
But before I can order another attack, Arceus completely heals itself with Recover. Dammit! How am I supposed to defeat it when it knows Recover? Maybe if I can hit it with a strong enough attack, I'll be able to beat it.
"Because you and Aaron are relying on strength. Vidar relies on strategy."
Darkrai was right. You know, maybe I did learn something from Vidar after all. I need a strategy. But what? Hm...that's it! I'll try to freeze it with Ice Punch! Then, I'll just attack it regularly from there. Santas hits Arceus with an Ice Punch. Arceus doesn't freeze, though.
Suddenly, Arceus begins to glow a faint gold color. It roars out, creating a bright ball of energy in front of it. Is that...? A great beam of light shoots out at Santas, hitting it back; the attack is so powerful that it knocks me off the platform and on to the stair case. I open my eyes to see the blinding light and wince, squinting my eyes. I glance around at my body, noticing a few small tears in my clothes. On my arms are small cuts; blood begins to seep out of them.
Santas floats over to me, and without an order, begins healing me with Moonlight. I look up at it, thank it for helping me out. Santas replies with a smile. Yeah. That was most likely the attack, Judgment. I've heard that Arceus only learns it at level 100. Another level 100? I'm tired of those thing. Nevertheless, I ascend the stairs once more with Santas.
Once we reach the platform again, I notice Arceus healing itself with Recover again. Alright. No more fooling around. Let's do this! Once again, Santas hits Arceus with Ice Punch, finally freezing the god pokemon. I order multiple attacks from Santas, hitting Arceus with all of our might. Then, Arceus breaks out of the ice and the tremors stop. Is this some type of telltale? Does it mean that I've won the battle?
The clouds appear once more, shining a light on Arceus. The god pokemon bows its head to me, then ascends into the sky and disappears. And now I know that it's finally over.
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A/N: How was that? Sorry, but this is not the last chapter. I only have one more to go! Yay! I'm almost done! So please, if you have time, answer the question from the last chapter, and read the top authors note if you haven't already done so. Thank you!