A/N: Now our beloved heroes encounter Dialga...what does it have in store for them?
A/N: Sorry about the short chapters, I'm trying to do the best that I can, especially given the fact that I'm not feeling well. However, I thank all of you for reading any of my stories, I appreciate all of you so much! The next chapter will be uploaded on April 21st, have a wonderful Easter, Ramadan and Passover, everyone!
Chapter 76: Dialga and Palkia
'Is…is that…Blake Hall as a younger man?' I thought to myself as we saw Dialga appear beside us.
"Humans, both of your assumptions are indeed correct…despite this individual lacking the fierce expression and the facial hair that the present day Blake Hall has, I assure you that man is indeed Blake Hall. I am showing you two how he was when the Shadow Crystal was first introduced to him." Dialga stated.
"This is surreal…what if we accidentally alter the past somehow?" Kellyn asked.
"Very good question for an intelligent man as yourself. Neither of you have any cause for alarm, for the past events cannot be changed as he can't see us and even if that were the case, any changes wouldn't impact either of you. After all, my visions have shown me that if you and Luana didn't get involved to save Almia, then the world would be covered in darkness, with no one, human or Pokémon, being able to stop Blake Hall." Dialga said.
"Then the world would have been lifeless and bleak…but how did Blake Hall become the way he is? Did the Shadow Crystal itself directly influence him?" I asked.
"The reason Blake Hall turned into the man he is in the present day, is in fact because of the Shadow Crystal and its fierce hold on him…the second that he touched it, he was immediately impacted by the negative energy within the crystal. Blake was a great person before the Shadow Crystal's influence devoured him, but it managed to warp his desires into something twisted. Nevertheless, the actions you two have done to save Almia also winded up saving Blake Hall himself." Dialga said as we observed the younger Blake Hall, who was longingly gazing at the Shadow Crystal.
Blake Hall ended up touching the Shadow Crystal, though he immediately shut his eyes tightly upon doing so. After a moment, Blake's eyes reopened as he put his hand to his heart, with any emotion from his face essentially vanishing in an instant.
"Now the both of you have witnessed firsthand of a man's transformation into something of malevolence…despite the circumstances, the present day Blake Hall is actually at peace now, free from his nightmare. Please, do not dwell on what you've seen here. I will be transporting you two back to present day Almia, I was waiting for your arrivals to show you that in the end, it wasn't either of your faults that Blake Hall's actions that day impacted so many people and Pokémon." Dialga said as the large blue gem on its chest glowed brightly, forcing Kellyn and I to shut our eyes.
When we reopened our eyes, we saw that we were back in the forest by where Regirock's cave is. Dialga was in front of us, just as it was before.
"That was just…wow…I'm at a loss of words for being able to see the past in such a way." I said as Dialga smiled.
"Truly, it was a sight to see, albeit, not a positive one, but I know both of you had felt remorse about what occurred on Altru Tower and I wanted to assure you two that there's no need to blame yourselves." Dialga said.
"Thank you Dialga, where are you going to now?" Kellyn asked.
"I'll be heading back to my dwelling, a different dimension than here where I'll continue to guard time, unless Palkia decides to attack me once more." Dialga said.
Dialga opened up a blue portal behind itself, with the shape being identical to the gem on its chest. As Dialga bowed its head and turned around to leave, it suddenly got hit by something incredibly quick, surprising Kellyn and I.
Almost appearing out of thin air was a creature similar to Dialga, with a pink body and standing on two legs rather than Dialga supporting itself on four limbs. Dialga was hunched over in pain as the Pokémon, which we were certain was Palkia, continued its onslaught of lashing at Dialga with its arms.
'W-what can we do…we've faced off against numerous foes but Pokémon that control time and space…' I thought to myself as we began backing up to avoid getting hurt or killed by the sparring legendaries.
"Kellyn…Luana…run…Palkia's out of control…" Dialga said.
Kellyn and I definitely did have the fierce urge to run…but seeing Dialga hurt meant that we couldn't simply abandon it, no matter how dangerous Palkia was being.
While both of us were around sixty feet from the two Pokémon at this point, we knew that the forest, Pokémon and ourselves are at serious risk from getting harmed, so Kellyn and I ushered all of the Pokémon in the nearby vicinity away from the area. Our Partner Pokémon were talking amongst themselves on what to do and it seemed that they were at a loss of ideas just like we were.
"Luana…even though stopping Palkia may not be possible…we have to do something to prevent it from killing Dialga. It may be a long stretch, but let's try capturing it!" Kellyn said.
"That idea could work, Palkia isn't letting up at all…we have to try saving Dialga! Let's do this, Kellyn!" I said as we approached the two Pokémon.
We were both uneasy to even attempt capturing Palkia…however, we knew that failing to do so would surely mean Palkia would kill Dialga. Our Partner Pokémon saw us approaching the legendary Pokémon and ran up to help us, even with the situation not being the best. Kellyn and Pachirisu got into position as Palkia paid us no attention.
"Alright, Pachirisu, paralyze Palkia!" Kellyn said as Pachirisu released electricity, hitting Palkia successfully as it became paralyzed.
Kellyn quickly made loops around the stunned Palkia while I charged up his Styler so that it could reach its second stage. Once that was done, Kellyn continued to use his Capture Disc to encircle Palkia, which required more effort than most Pokémon due to its size. The Pokémon eventually started to break free from paralysis after its Friendship Meter reached close to twenty percent. Worried, Kellyn had Pachirisu immediately stun Palkia when it seemed like it was mere seconds away from becoming mobile again.
After Kellyn made around two dozen more loops, I took over for him in the process, noting how Dialga was now beginning to move once more. As Palkia continued to try breaking free from paralysis, I had Pachirisu stun the legendary as Kellyn charged my Styler up to its second stage. Eventually, Pachirisu became tired and went off to the side to rest, with Buneary following him. Raichu, Vulpix and Eevee remained by our side to brace for when Palkia's paralysis was over, which didn't take long as both legendaries got up.
Despite our assumptions that Dialga and Palkia would go back to fighting, what actually happened surprised us…Dialga quickly got up and rushed over to Palkia, opening a portal behind it and shoving it in. The real surprising part was that when Palkia made contact with said portal…it didn't actually go in, which confused Dialga as it bowed its head to contemplate.
"Kellyn…Luana…I have always been able to control and manage time…yet I'm unable to alter the time around me to conjure a portal to put Palkia back in its own dwelling. This has never occurred before…" Dialga said as Palkia's paralysis wore off.
Palkia immediately began its onslaught once more, striking Dialga hard with a purple circular projectile. Dialga took the blow and shrugged it off before hitting Palkia with a powerful headbutt, sending it to the ground.
"Fine…I shall listen…despite us fighting for centuries, this is the first time that we've ever ceased a fight. Go on Dialga." Palkia said.
"Palkia, as Kellyn just stated, something's not right. Take a look behind you and you'll see what I mean." Dialga said.
Palkia arched its head around, seeing that Dialga's portal to send it back home was still there. To make things even stranger, Palkia's tail was touching the portal directly, yet here it still was.
"How peculiar...anytime either one of us has tried sending the other back, it's always worked!" Palkia said as Dialga nodded.
"That's right…I suspect that this is the work of Giratina…" Dialga said as Kellyn and I shuddered.
"Giratina? What sort of Pokémon is that?" I asked.
"Giratina is a legendary like us…it reigns over the Distortion World and is known to be very ruthless…so much so that every legendary Pokémon agreed that we had to banish it there." Dialga said.
"To make matters worse, Giratina isn't even being mind controlled like the other Pokémon you've faced…that's just how it is…vicious and deadly." Palkia said.
"Why is Giratina disrupting time and space?" Kellyn asked as Palkia scoffed and tried summoning a portal of its own.
"My guess is that Giratina…is about to come loose into your world. Palkia…you and I both know that won't work." Dialga said.
Palkia soon saw that the legendary was in fact correct, as the pink portal Palkia opened up didn't carry it back home as intended.
"I hate it when you're right…we have to stop Giratina, everyone's lives are in danger!" Palkia said.
"That's right, Dialga, what can we do to help?" I asked.
"While I respect and deeply admire you two, this can't be something either of you, nor your Pokémon, can handle. Giratina is a force to be reckoned with and I don't want Kellyn or you to get killed by such a foe. Please let us handle this." Dialga said.
"There must be something we can do…" Kellyn said as we saw a black, ominous portal open up between us and the legendaries.
"I-is that…?" I stammered as we all backed away.
"It's Giratina…it's here." Dialga said as two large, black wings came out of the portal.
