Chapter 45- All or Nothing
POV: Joseph
Location: Crystal Caverns
Time: 13:00
My Team:
Rouge: Delta Charizard, Female, Mild, Delta Charizardite, Level 84 (Dark Matter, Shadow Ball, Confuse Ray, Dragon Pulse)
Sasuke: Delta Gallade, Male, Lonely, Delta Galladite, Level 83 (Swords Dance, Ice Blade, Lightning Blade, Ice Shard)
Levi: Delta Bisharp, Male, Serious, Delta Bisharpite, Level 82 (Power-Up-Punch, Mach Punch, Fly, Aerial Ace)
Kuro: Delta Liepard, Female, Quirky, Spell Tag, Level 83 (Shadow Claw, Play Rough, Bind, Moon Blast)
Ichigo: Rotom, Rash, Magnet, Level 83 (Hex, Discharge, Uproar, Thunder wave)
JoJo: Lucario, Male, Adamant, Lucarionite, Level 82 (Starfall, Aura Sphere, Power-Up-Punch, Bone Rush)
It's been only a few minutes since battling Jaern. No clue where he went after I left. Hopefully I won't regret this. Right now, Rin is unable to battle, and Uni is still recovering from the warp between worlds. But everyone else is still full on power, I should be able to handle anyone else with little difficulty.
Right now, my only worry is what I heard before. Two girls went a head into the cave, that must mean it was.
"Joseph…" I heard someone call to me, their voice was weak.
I look around. I see a person who had seemed like he's fought a lot of battles recently. Dad called him… "Suzerain! What happened what's going on?"
"Hmm… I'm alright. But they have come, she is going to destroy this world…" Suzerain says.
"She… the leader of the Giratina people! How? Why?" That doesn't sound good.
"Because of the history of Giratina, and Arceus…" Suzerain grunts. "It's an old story, no one knows what originally happened. The legend of our world says that… Giratina betray Arceus, failed then was sealed in the Distortion World. But what she's doing… it's from the side of Giratina. They believe that… Arceus was the one to betray Giratina, and won. The one's who dress like Giratina are from the Distortion World. Since they believe that Giratina was cheated out of its rightful spot. They've been doing what they can to try and give it the 'rightful' throne."
"All of this… she caused so much destruction and chaos for the belief that their god was cheated?" that doesn't sound too different than any cult here.
"It's why we've protected the Crystal for so long. They need it to summon it… and if they do, they'll attack Arceus, and when that happens it will be the end of our world… Please as of this moment right now, you're our only hope. Please you have to stop them…" Suzerain passes out.
I check to make sure he's stable. Then place him in the corner. I grab the crystal piece that I hold. "…this won't be easy."
Location: Throne of the Hegemon
Time: 13:30
Right now, I stand outside of a huge building floating in the middle of space. I can hear the talking of people on the other side of the door. "All we want is our home back… and when it comes down to it, nobody deserves to live in the Distortion World, whether that title goes to your world or ours. But this is the way it was meant to be. If it comes down to one or the other… Then I will fight to save my people."
I open the doors, walking inside I make my entrance. "Is the way you're planning to save them the only way?"
Person who was talking notices me first. Who every she is, she's blue and looks like she's made of energy. "Ah. If it isn't the Prince of Darkness."
"Joseph…" I notice Lexie and Nora are here as well. Lexie looks at me incredibly surprised.
Right now, I ignore them. And focus my attention on the mini Giratinas. "Answer the question, is summoning Giratina, and causing the destruction of our world really the best choice of action."
"What?!" Doesn't seem like Nora, or Lexie heard this yet.
"I've already started summoning Giratina from where it was kept." The woman says. "Using the power of the crystal, I can reform the universe to the way it was always meant to be. I can return Giratina to its former power!"
"That's if Giratina was the original creator." I tell her. "The beginning of the universe was over thirteen billion years ago. The ones known as the Timeless probably have the best idea of thinking, it's impossible to tell who betrayed who."
"If I return the Universe the way it was supposed to be, then… My People will be happy again…" The woman continues.
"Would they really be happy with the Destruction of another species." I think back to Narra Town. "The one you sent to ambush me in Narra Town didn't seem to like it. Why can't we just coexist."
"What?" I hear a questioning voice from Lexie. "after all they've done? You want to give them a chance?"
"of course. That's how my family does things. I don't want to hurt anyone. Especially, since if we fight, whoever wins will just destroy the opposite's side." I explain. "I don't want to kill, so don't force my hand."
"…" The woman was silent for a bit, thinking. Until she finally decides. "Giratina will rule once more, and Arceus, the revolter… the insurgent, will be cast aside forever. But you have the last two shards of my crystal. I can't force you to give them to me by hostages. So, I think you know where this is headed. This is the only way. Betides it's too late now to stop. And if it comes down to me or you…"
"*sigh*" this is the way it's meant to go then… "As you will fight for your people. I'll fight for mine."
"I'll give you ten minutes to prepare, my allies must have fought you on your way here." The woman said. "Oh, and there's one more thing. When we battle, we're battling by my rules. To clarify, in the Distortion World, typings work… a little differently."
"So, we're playing by the typings you know…" I give small smile. "Of course, life never makes it easy for me."
"If compared to your world. This battle will be the Inverse of everything you thought you knew!" The woman finished. "Now let your preparations begin."
With that, both Lexie and Nora came over to me. First Nora comes yelling at me. "Joseph, where the heck has you been?!"
"Joseph! Is it really you?" Lexie wondering if it was DJ in control or not… my purple eyes probably isn't making it easy.
"…" I'm silent, because I'm wondering how I can explain it to them… "… I am Joseph… But I'm not DJ, nor am I the Joseph you traveled with…"
"What does that mean?" Nora clearly didn't understand.
"Wait… does that mean?... Do you have your memories back?" She asks me.
I nod. "Yeah, I remember everything from my past and even up to my capture."
"What… what do you know about Jaern and Persephone?" Does she mean what I think she means?
"You mean how they're my adoptive brother and sister." I respond, "because if you do. I'd like to know, when you learned that Jaern and Persephone are my adoptive siblings?"
"Earlier this morning… when me and Nora were looking for you, we checked your parents house in Gaea town." Lexie looked down, as if she did something she shouldn't have.
"Makes sense." I mean… DJ did have all the memories, and was in control. But earlier this morning… "Oh right there's a time disparity between the Dream World and this."
"The what World?" Nora and Lexie stare at me confused.
"Yeah… when I was full of rage (DJ) I kind of went after Persephone… long story short me her and a bunch of Darkrai cultists got stuck in another world." I start a quick explanation. "I later battled Persephone, Damian, myself, and my father."
"Wait what?!" Both of them start at the same time.
"What do you mean you fought Damian? Is he trapped there as well!" Nora Frantically questions me.
Lexie not too far behind. "What do you mean you fought your father. Wasn't he killed by Jaern and Persephone like your mother? And if you really did go to another world how the hell did you get back?!"
"Calm down, calm down. One at a time." I wave my hands. "First, Jaern and Persephone for whatever reason were planning on sealing my parents in the dreamworld without killing them. That obviously failed, with the exception of father who is now trapped in the Dreamworld. Second, Damian and Malde also went to the Darkrai Base to try and stop Persephone, but like me they just got stuck in the dreamworld as well. Third, because the Dream world was based off of myself (For whatever reason) Malde planned if I died, then they would just come back to this world. I didn't allow that to happen, so right now they are still trapped there. Fourth, My Dad still had one of Hoopa's rings, even though he didn't have it. So, with Uni's new teleportation power, we have been able to return here."
"Okay…" Seems like they just took some to process this information.
Lexie was the first to shake from it first. "Wait where's Uni now?"
"Traversing through dimensions is pretty hard for a mew…" I take out Uni's pokeball with Uni who is still resting inside. "Rin is also recovering from a fall from the sky."
"That's not good. Your fighting at a disadvantage." Nora Says.
"Shoot…" Lexie looks worried as well. "if only you had-…"
"You mean these guys." I show her JoJo, and Ichigo.
"So… they went to you!" I guess they were with Lexie and Nora before this…
"Here let me heal them." Nora then quickly takes out a bunch of potions and elixirs. I allow her to heal them.
"Well Joseph… I don't know what to say. I couldn't even imagine the amount of pressure you've been under." Lexie stares at me with a worried look. "Even with all my experience… I've never encountered an Inverse battle before… What do you think it is?"
"Hm…" I start to think. "The Distortion world is the opposite of ours, by the legends… so that means. Reverse the weaknesses!"
Lexie seems to follow along with what I'm thinking. "Then that means type matchups are reversed!... but what if we're wrong about it?"
I look to the woman. She seems to be prepared to fight. "Well seems were out of time in any event. So, it's the only idea we have."
"Joseph! Here I finished healing them." Nora hands me back my Pokémon.
"Thanks." I make my way towards the woman.
"Joseph!" I hear Lexie call out to me. when I turn to face her. "… I know you can do it."
"…" That's probably not what she wanted to say, but I smile anyway. "Of course, I have to."
"Are you ready, Joseph?" The woman asks me.
"I'd like to know your name before we fight." I say, "In my journey you've only been referred to as 'her'."
"oh, is that so… My name is Nyx." She introduces herself. "I feel like I should say, once more… This isn't personal. I just want what's best for my people."
"I just wanted what was best for both of our people." I wish this didn't have to come to this. "But this was your decision."
Nyx seems to sigh "… The loser will be sent back to their own world, unable to return here again. The Crystal Shards are on the line. Let's begin, Joseph! The fates of the worlds rest with us!"
Nyx starts off this battle with an Aurorus. So, if my idea is correct… Sasuke is the best choice. "Sasuke! Use Ice Blade!"
Yes! Success! Ice type moves on another Ice type are super effective! Sasuke just one shout the Aurorus. And actually, that's great in terms of defending type in this situation, Ice is only weak to Ice. Nyx stare in how easily I brought down the Aurorus. Then sends out a Greninja next. "hm… your better than I thought. Greninja Ice beam!"
I see the colors of the Greninja change meaning it has protean… "Sasuke Ice Shard!"
As Sasuke sent out the shard of Ice Causing around sixty five percent. Meanwhile the life orb holding Greninja knocked Sasuke out. "But this battle isn't over yet."
If it's a Protean Greninja, then it probably has a dark type move. So… "Levi! Let's go!"
"Maybe I was wrong…" Nyx looks at next choice with confusion. "Well then, Greninja Grass knot!"
"Heh, too bad Kuro! Shadow Claw!" As Kuro illusion fades, she takes forty percent of damage from the grass, then with her claws finishes off the Greninja. "You thought wrong!"
"Well then Breloom. You're on." Nyx chooses a Breloom next… Fighting type… with this reverse battle over half my team is walled by this. "Mach Punch!"
Neither me or Kuro had a second to react. With one hit Kuro went down… but at least the Breloom lost ten percent from it's Life Orb. Best choice… "JoJo! Come on out! Use Bone Rush!"
I was expecting a Mach punch Retaliation… but I think she was hoping that Breloom was going to survive the five hits from JoJo's bone rush… how wrong Nyx was. "Well… that was my mistake. Okay then Garchomp it's your turn. Outrage!"
Seeing that Garchomp. That was the same one that took out Rayquaza earlier today. With the one hit JoJo was taken down by the Garchomp. But since it's locked in… "Ichigo, Discharge!"
Since the Garchomp out speeds, Ichigo took sixty percent of damage. But still ended up one shoting the Garchomp with a discharge of electricity. Nyx is silent as over half her team has been taken out. She chooses her next Pokémon "Exeggutor. Leaf storm!"
"Ichigo Out speeds, Go Discharge!" even with it the Exeggutor barely survives on one percent. Where Ichigo gets taken down by the leaf storm… who should I go next… Rouge, no ace for last. "Levi your on. Power-up-Punch!"
With that hit, Nyx was left on her last Pokémon. Unfortunately, it was a Kangaskhan. A Pokémon with a mega evolution ability similar to that of Mega Hydreigon. "*Insert Mega evolution chant that reflects between Kangaskhan, and distortion world. * Earthquake!"
"Levi! Mach Punch!" With the speed of a Mega Kangaskhan this was all we could do was take off a fourth of its health… But right now, all I can hope for is that we can out speed. "Rouge… you're our worlds last hope. Shadows, darkness, Things gained by anger and hate. Are only Dull when congested in complete Darkness. But when combined with light may it only cause us power. Come Forth Mega Charizard!Shadow Ball!"
"Kangaskhan Return!" Nyx shouted as the Air around us fell darker.
But it wasn't enough Rouge came out victorious in this bout.
"No… I lost… Impossible!" Nyx says in disbelief. "No… That should be impossible… How…? You're just…"
"Just human?" I say. "we might not be made the same way. but your world reflects ours. So, you had the same amount of chances to win, as I did."
"You shouldn't have been able to…" As Nyx said, how the loser would be sent back to their universe, her body starts to disappear.
"…Look, if you ever come back to this world. Please just have it be on peaceful terms. I'd rather not wish to do something like this again." I say as she fades.
"…" Nyx remains silent… The way she looked; I have no clue if it was filled with resentment. Or if it was something else…
"Joseph… that was incredible." Nora stated in amazement. "I've never seen battling like that before, ever. Even recordings of trainers like Steven and Red don't compare to what we just saw."
"…" Lexie was silent, but she seemed to be impressed.
"It's over…" I sigh out. Looking to where a portal was originally brewing. I guess it means that Giratina was stopped as well.
"Ahem." We heard someone else from behind us. Wearing his normal armor and crown.
"Vesryn." I call back to him. I take the crystal piece that I had, I also get the other few fragments that are still around. "Here, take 'em. Even Nyx is gone, leaving them in Torren will be more disastrous. Jaern is a prime example of that."
"Well now that Nyx is gone… you'd probably be the best person to protect Torren." King Vesryn walks over to me. then whispers something into my ear. "*Come find us after you've faced the Pokémon League. We have much to talk about then. * But for now, me and the other Timeless have a lot to clean up here. Alakazam!"
With a snap of his fingers me, Nora, and Lexie were teleported out of where ever we were. Now we stand in the spot of land where I recently fought against Jaern.
"Wow. You two just single handedly took down Giratina. As well as all the cults in the region." Nora was in a sight of amazement. "I think it might finally be time to admit you're better than me."
"…There's still loads for us to do though." I start. "I'm positive there's a lot of cult members who don't know about how their cult is disbanded."
"I'll start on it then. It's the least I can do to feel helpful." Nora smiles. "What say you Lexie?"
"…" There was an unusual silence there. I know she was teleported with us.
"Lex?" I look around to see a note, with a Pokeball near it.
-Joseph,
Sorry as much as I'd like to stay and help take out the rest cults… I got called in for some other orders by the International Police. Besides with how strong you are now; I don't think I'd be that much help. I'll definitely come back to check things out when I can, but it might not be for a while. Also, once I realized, I meant to return her sooner. I'm sure she missed you.
Lexie.
"*Sigh* That idiot." I shake my head after reading the note. Gojira also seems to be sad about this
"Um… Do you think it's okay for her to do that?" I hear a question from Nora.
I look to Uni first. They shake their head at me. "Don't think we really have the ability to chase after her. Like you did with me. besides after what I did… It's what I deserve."
A/N: Well, there ends the Giratina Cult arc. As well as the main Story in the game. But my story isn't over. The characters still have some story to tell, some character to develop, and yes many more Pokémon battles to face. There will be something posted on Wednesday, but not an actual story chapter. I still need to plan Post Game a bit. But other than that, have a good day.