Chapter 59
Questions and Answers
A few hours later everyone was back at Lively Town, as the headquarters of the exploration Team Federation, the building in which Tesla's guild was housed was massive.
"So, you're telling me that those two are from a world where humans and Pokemon live together, and they are shifters who can change back and forth" Tesla questioned with a gesture to the two Raikou.
Professor Malcolm nodded and said "exactly, why don't they show you"
Cassie and Charlie nodded and closed their eyes, they shrunk and changed until two humans who looked around 15 years old in black tactical outfits were on all fours. Both of them had green eyes and purple hair that resembled a Raikou's mane.
Everyone aside from Alex and Blaze, who had actually seen what a human looked like before gasped as the two finished their transformation and stood up on two legs.
Alex smiled and said "it's nice to meet you"
"Likewise, from what Malcolm told me you're a pretty impressive fighter" Charlie admitted.
Kelly looked a little more nervous and asked "hey, Connor, can we go now?...since we're not needed here I need to get back to training for our other mission"
Professor Malcolm nodded and opened a green portal for them. The Mason twins gave a friendly wave and left.
As the portal closed Blaze frowned and asked "why did you bring them here just for this?"
"Originally they were going to search around the continents for info on who sabotaged Temporal Tower, since the legendary beast agreed to do it, they aren't needed" Professor Malcolm admitted.
Alex's expedition orb began to pulse with light, realizing someone was calling him, Alex sat the orb on the floor causing a hologram of Team Go-Getters to appear in the room.
Paul didn't even bat an eye at the sight of Malcolm, after all, he had met the watcher once already.
"Good to see your ok, things are getting very complicated" The Charized revealed.
Alex seemed nervous and asked, "By complicated you mean?"
Paul shook his head and replied "The other mine was run by an Articuno, as in a second one that lived close to the Articuno I know in Frosty Forest. They were harvesting crystals full of dark matter, we destroyed the mine after searching for evidence, but the Articuno and all her workers escaped through a portal"
"Unfortunate, did our Articuno mention anything she saw before the mine was attacked?" Tesla questioned.
Paul sighed saying "She mentioned that she can feel something being distorted, specifically around the mine"
Malcolm's face darkened as he put the pieces together saying "The amount of dark matter in the crystals is distorting space itself, whoever attacked Temporal Tower is risking tearing holes in the very fabric of reality"
"Um...ok what now?" Lana asked.
Malcolm gave a solemn look and admitted "for now, nothing until the legendary beasts find something, you all should go home, that way if something happens every continent has a response team in the know about this"
Tesla nodded and explained "I agree, I'll call Artemis and Rorke and fill them in"
A week later Alex was sitting at Sharpeado Bluff when Blaze returned from shopping for reviver seeds.
"What's wrong?" The Infernape noticed his partner's blank look.
Alex swallowed his pride and said "I'm just kinda sad I haven't evolved yet, someone had to save me from Lupin. Not to mention that whoever sabotaged Temporal Tower is still out there"
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll evolve soon, and whoever Lupin works for can't hide forever, what do you want to do today?" Blaze questioned.
"I've been having dreams, the most recent one was about the distortion of space" Alex half admitted, he hadn't told Blaze about his dreams with Cresselia yet. In the most recent nightmare, Cresselia had told him he was causing the distortions of space, and while he didn't believe her, it was clear these dreams were not just fantasy.
"Let me guess...you think this may be real?" Blaze questioned, his tone was a little skeptical.
Alex gave a serious face and said "I get visions of the past and future by touching things….are dreams warning about things we've heard about already too outlandish to believe?"
Blaze gulped and replied "Um...Yea I guess not...who do you want to talk to?" clearly the Infernape was embarrassed for doubting his partner.
"Well...considering we only know one pokemon nearby who knows about things like the Hidden Land's location and info on Dialga...let's talk to Oleanna."
The duo walked to the beach where the purple Lapras was relaxing just off the coast, with a quick wave she came up to the shore and asked "Hello you two, it's been a while, what can I help you with?"
Alex rubbed the back of his head and said "it's good to see you! We were wondering if you know anything about distortions in the fabric of space….I know it's a weird question but since you know about Dialga…"
Oleanna looked back at the ocean as she tossed thoughts around before saying "The distortion of space itself...I'm afraid I know nothing...but I do know of a being that embodies space itself"
Blaze perked up and questioned "really? Is this being like how Dialga embodies time?"
Oleanna nodded and explained "exactly, our world is composed of a double spiral of time and space, as Dialga governs time, his brother, Palkia, governs space"
"A being like Dialga who embodies space...wait on the walls of the old ruins we saw Dialga back to back with a creature. It was white with a tube-like neck and round disks on its arm with a pearl-like gem in the center. Is that Palkia?" Alex wondered.
Oleanna smiled and confirmed "yes, that's Palkia….according to what I know about different legends involving the two, most of which are true given Dialga exists, Palkia is just as powerful as Dialga and lives in a place outside of reality known as Spacial Rift. There he funnels his power throughout countless realities and maintains balance over all of space"
Alex gave an excited look and pressed "can you take us to Spacial Rift? Like you took us to the hidden land?"
Oleanna gave a disappointed look and admitted "No, Dialga only gave me the power to go to the Hidden Land, as I said Spacial Rift is outside of the normal rules of reality and inaccessible by conventional means, to my knowledge only Dialga and Palkia can Travel there"
"Oh ok, learning about Palkia is still helpful though, thanks…" Alex said in a defeated voice.
Later that evening, Team Outriders was laying around trying to fall asleep when tremors began to shake all of Sharpedo Bluff. As they both stood up Blaze looked out over the ocean and saw a massive ball of light flying towards them.
Alex's eyes bulged as he asked "What is that?"
The ball of light flew into the mouth of the cliff and landed right in front of the the ight vanished a massive pokemon as tall as Dialga was standing before them, just barely shorter than the 20-foot ceiling. It was theropod-like Pokémon with a smooth white hide, purple stripes with gray underarms, and a grey waste. It had round purple-striped plates on its shoulder area, where two pink pearls lie encrusted with a gray rim encircling them and fins in their back. The creature's arms had extended formations resembling gauntlets and a purple band around each wrist. The beast had a long, tube-like neck, a pointed white crest on the top of its head that extended to its wings, two strong horn-like tusks on the sides of its jaw, and a powerful tail.
"I HAVE FOUND YOU AT LAST! THE DEFILERS WHO ARE CAUSING THE DISTORTION OF SPACE!" The creature boomed, much like Dialga he wasn't yelling, his voice was simply that big.
Alex immediately recognized the intruder and asked "Wait, are you…." the former human was abruptly cut off.
"DO NOT PLEAD IGNORANCE! I AM PALKIA, I HOLD SWAY OVER SPACE, AND DOMINION OVER DIMENSION, YOU ARE DESTROYING THIS WORLD!" Palkia boomed
Alex and Blaze steeped back, clearly frightened.
Palkia roared with his wings spreading out as he announced "THERE IS NOWHERE TO RUN! THIS IS THE END OF YOU!"
Author's note- DUH DUH DAAAAA!
1. The Mason Twins only being here briefly was always planned, this was just to set up that they exist in the same multiverse as Alex and Blaze
2. I know this chapter seemed rushed, but Lupin's master admitted he only had a week, so it's natural that things are hurrying along
3. Leave a review, the second to last major battle is up next!
