"So, you are going to be our help?" asked Sabine dubiously.

"Along with a box of random items?" Zeb chimed in.

"Yep," I said, clutching the ornate box that Dr. Strange gave to me.

"Well, it's better than nothing," Hera said. "Come on, let's see what you've got."

I put the box on one of the crates in the cargo hold and opened the lid. Inside was six pokeballs, a Pokedex, a wand, a syringe, a chip, a smaller box, and a red cloak. A note was folded in the middle of the items. I unfolded the letter, and read:

Dear Johanna,

Here are the items as promised. The syringe holds Extremis Virus that Tony perfected. The chip is an AI. The cloak is the Cloak of Levitation.

Good Luck.

No signature, but I took the wand.

"What's a fancy stick going to do to help us?" asked Zeb.

"This, is a wand. Here, let me try it out."

I faced away from the rebels, thought of a happy memory, and cast: Expecto Patronum.

A silver wisp shot out of the wand, then vanished.

"Hmm… needs work," I mused. Then I turned back to the box. I took out the five Pokeballs and one Master Ball.

"We should go outside for this," I said.

"And why is that?" asked Kanan.

"I don't know how big the Pokemon are."

"What're Pokemon?" Sabine asked.

"Grab that blue machine," I instructed. Sabine, Zeb, and Kanan looked at me like they weren't about to follow my instruction, but Hera grabbed the blue 'dex and followed me outside, the others following reluctantly.

I took the six balls and threw them in the air.

"Come on out, everyone!"

In six flashes of light, six different Pokemon appeared.

"Swampert!

"Glaceon!"

"Volcarona!"

"Mightyena!"

"Staraptor!"

The last Pokemon appeared silently, but I knew which one it was: Darkrai.

"Swampert," the Pokedex chirped, "the Mud Fish Pokemon and the evolved form of Marshtomp. Swampert is very strong. It has enough power to easily drag a boulder weighing more than a ton. This Pokémon also has powerful vision that lets it see even in murky water."

"Glaceon. The Fresh Snow Pokemon and one of the evolved forms of Eevee. By controlling its body heat, it can freeze the atmosphere around it to make a diamond-dust flurry."

"Volcarona. The Sun Pokemon and the evolved form of Larvesta. When volcanic ash darkened the atmosphere, it is said that Volcarona's fire provided a replacement for the sun."

"Mightyena. The Bite Pokemon and the evolved form of Poochyena. Mightyena travel and act as a pack in the wild. The memory of its life in the wild compels the Pokémon to obey only those Trainers that it recognizes to possess superior skill."

"Staraptor. The Predator Pokemon and the evolved form of Staravia. The muscles in its wings and legs are strong. It can easily fly while gripping a small Pokémon.

"Darkrai. The Pitch-Black Pokemon. It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers."

By the time the Pokedex was finished explaining the individual Pokemon, I was on the ground next to the Pokemon.

"Okay, so you guys are my team," I said. "I know I don't seem like much, but I've played the games for fourteen years and counting. I know what you guys are capable of, and your strengths and weaknesses. But we've got to work together and defeat the infamous Empire."

The Pokemon shouted their names in agreeance. Darkrai nodded.

"We know what we must do," Darkrai said telepathically. I barley noticed the Ghost Crew jolt in surprise. "We volunteered to be here."

"Thanks." I smiled at Darkrai, and he gave another nod.

"What was that?" Kanan asked.

"I can communicate with telepathy," Darkrai explained, turning his ice-blue eye to the former Jedi. Then he turned back to me. "Did you give them Lunar Wings yet?"

Oh. So that was what must be in the smaller box. So that we didn't suffer from Darkrai's nightmares.

"No. Getting to that," I admitted. Darkrai nodded again.

Sabine had the Pokedex in hand and was going through the information. "So, these creatures each control a certain element?" she asked.

"Or two. There are eighteen known Pokemon types. Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, Fighting, Grass, Electric, Water, Poison, Steel, Psychic, Ghost, Dark, Dragon, Ground, Rock, Normal, and Fairy."

"Why is it that only this… Darkrai?... can communicate?" Hera asked.

"I am what is known as a Legendary Pokemon. There are only single ones of us, and we were there since the beginning of the Pokemon World. Save for Mewtwo. He's a clone of Mew and has only been around for twenty-four years."

"Feels longer," I said. "I grew up with Pokemon games in my world. It's been around since I was an infant."

"What about the other items in the box?" Hera asked. I nodded and recalled the Pokemon to the Pokeballs. We walked back inside, and I took out the syringe.

"This is for me," I said. "Don't really know what it's capable of, but I need to take it." I set the syringe down next to the box. I picked up the chip next. "This is an AI. Tony's made them, so they are safe."

"That advanced?" Kanan asked, "we don't even have Artificial Intelligence."

I hummed, then set the chip down next to the syringe. Then I took out the cloak. It unfolded from my hands and wrapped around me, attaching itself.

"Thanks," I told the cloak. "This is the Cloak of Levitation."

Levi waved a corner, earning a small laugh from Hera, and looks of astonishment from the others.

"Well, this is certainly something," Hera said. "We'll take you in."

I smiled, even though the others still looked doubtful. "I'll try not to let you down." I said.

"You need me to do what?!" Hera asked, incredulous. It had been a day since I've arrived.

"I need you to inject this into the back of my head. Specifically, into the cervical nerves."

"Okay…"

"And I will be out of commission for forty-eight to seventy-two hours. I need to be under constant supervision, need to be attached to life support, and need nutrition intravenously, at least every hour. Darkrai said that he'll keep an eye on me in case you lot need to do a mission or something."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" asked Hera.

"Positive. Otherwise, I wouldn't be asking you of this."

Hera sighed. "Alright, let's go to the Med-bay."

I grabbed a large bucket and sat it at the edge of the bed. Hera raised an eyebrow but didn't ask.

"Also, don't be shocked when I wake up naked. It's all a part of the progress. So is the vomiting and the bleeding."

Sitting down at the edge of the table, I took in a deep breath. Despite my bravado, I was really scared.

"Ready?" Hera asked, as she held the object that would inject the virus into me from the syringe.

"Yep," I said, and winced at the sudden pain. Then everything went dark.