" I remember why I hated forests, always so long and always has that annoying habit of there being spiderwebs all over the place." Ziden was seen dusting off his clothes and getting the String shots off of him while glaring at the Scatterbug in Sanae's hands.
" You shouldn't have scared her Ziden, its your own damn fault." Remilia pointed out, watching her Magikarp bounce around after her, soon tackling her right back on the ground. Where was the group currently? Sitting right inside the Santalune Gym Pokemon Center, which was boared up and housed alot of trainers and people, even the Gym leader was there, sitting with the group.
Pokemon Center [ Pokemon X&Y]
Viola was her name and blonde of hair she was, sitting down with the group with her pokemon floating next to her, Vivillion flapping its wings next to the group. The others were impressed with how the town looked, up until they saw how ruined it was thanks to its new owners.
" You are a very odd group of people but in these current days, odd things are just always happening in this world of ours. First these Shocker Guys come and overthrow the mayor, then they kick me out of my Gym, and then they start executing people who stand against em." Viola said, aiming her camera at Komachi whom was posing with her scythe and Dusknoir.
" Man, these Shocker guys seem alot worse than the Ultima Brigade, they didn't kill this many people." Reimu said before sprawling over the table, taking a bite off of her french fry, a new food item to the woman and a majority of them.
" You said these things are called French fries, they are quite good...for a Earthling cuisine." Yorihime said while gently taking a bite of hers, a satisfying crisp coming from the crunch.
" Hey, just thought of something, if the Ultima Brigade was going around and building armies and such, how come they didn't invite these Shocker guys, ze?" Marisa asked, bringing up a good point.
" Yeah, that is a good question, with this many forces, they could have overwhelmed us back at the Human Village." Eirin said, rubbing along her jaw in thought, watching Mokou and Kaguya having an eating contest between the duo.
" Perhaps there was a reason why?" Yuyuko asked, looking at the empty tins of Apple pie before them, letting out a loud burp.
" I might have to learn how to make this if the Mistress likes them? Sakuya said, placing in another handful into her mouth. " Master, what are these made of?"
" I swear you should stop calling me that, these are nothing more than Potatoes sliced up and then deep friend, that's all." Ziden said, waving his hand while looking at the shocked faces.
" These are just potatos? Wow, the magic of the outside world must be awesome to make this kind of stuff ze!"
" Magic?" Takeru raised a brow at this before looking at Ziden.
" The science of our world is kinda like highly advanced, recreational magic to them, hence why they are so amused by it. This trip will do em good." Ziden said, watching Okuu play with her Magmorter to keep the kids happy and morale high.
" So where exactly is this Shocker General that's in this town anyways, we should go take care of him before we head out if that is the case." Meiling asked, anxious to keep moving, despite the pure blackness of the outside.
" No reason to rush after all, we will head out once its morning and go deal with this Shocker General." Remilia pointed out, getting up from the floor.
" Well, the General, from what I remembered, wore a bright yellow robe with weird drums around him. Even wore that weird belt the Shocker Grunts wear." Ziden, Eirin, Kaguya and Yorihime all stopped cold when they heard that.
" Hah, it really is a small world after all, Lightning Ace is here and working with Shocker." Ziden said with a wide grin, hiding rather aggressive tension behind it.
" Lightning Ace? Who is that?" Takeru asked, with Miko following up behind him with that.
"...He used to be a Lunarian child whom the Princess snuck in and decided to rise like a son or younger sibling, hiding him from even us." Yorihime said, seeing that sad look on her face.
" He said he came from another Moon on another world, their Lunarians are different from ours but similar, focusing on their magic and Crystals and not so much their supreme technology." Eirin stated, remembering Lightning Ace speaking of his home.
" Another world? So there are other worlds out there huh, so these people aren't something someone here made..that's...good to know." viola lets out a soft breath before placing her camera down.
" Ziden? Would you know anything about where Lightning Ace comes from?" Kaguya asked while Ziden looked over at her.
" Hmm, if he comes from the world I am thinking of, then yes, I do, a world with two moons, one where the Lunarians lived and another of monsters of unthinkable power in it. It was a scary thing but it was taken care of, on their world, the Lunarians were all placed under a deep sleep for reasons unknown. They remain asleep, under the protection of two that normally remain awake until they two began to sleep. I guess whomever was Ace's parents disliked this and sent them into space where they were found on your moon." Ziden explained, drinking his coffee for the first time. " Huh, so this is coffee, tastes good."
" So, he could have been sent to us solely to escape that cycle, but why?" Yorihime wondered while Okuu lets the kids climb all over her, as long as they minded her injuries from Zero all that time ago.
" but that doesn't explain how he could have changed so much in so little time, he would never bad mouth me like he did in the past. did someone...mess with his mind?" Kaguya wondered before Ziden choked on his coffee.
" That's right! Zemus! He's been shown to be able to control minds! I remember now, that could be why Ace was sent here, to escape from Zemus, that dick." Ziden said, softly blinking while seeing his Garchomp walking around, playing with Flandre.
Byakuren herself was just more surprised with the fries, it tasted wonderful and was still a veggie.
" So...could Ace be controlled by that Zemus fellow?" Takeru asked while Sanae was thinking as well.
" Then, if we take out Zemus, then we likely won't need to take out Ace!" Sanae put together, causing everyone to stare at her.
" You actually got that, color me surprised." Komachi said while snickering, hearing the loud roar of the wyvern at the gym.
" You sure we can't just go out and kill it now, I kinda want to." Ziden asked, looking at Yuyuko who shook her head.
" No, despite everyone putting up a tough front, they are exhausted from today's events so they need rest and relaxation. Then, we can take on the dragon and by we, I mean you and Takeru since you have no qualms about fighting such horrid beasts."
" Oh come on!"
" You can't blame us for being nervous to fight one, its kinda written in us that dragons might be too much for us to handle so we are gonna be nervous taking em on." Reimu said as Viola was looking between the two.
" ...Are you two brother and sister? You two look strikingly alike!"
Ziden and Reimu both glared at the woman. " We look nothing alike!" Heck, the duo even had the same exact look on their face.
" They're actually distant cousins or something but their blood runs bright through them." Mokou pointed out while looking at the duo.
" Surprised Yuyuko, that Youmu decided to not travel with you." Sakuya noticed before Yuyuko looked away with a sneaky grin.
" Well, that's because-"
" She never told me that you guys were going on a journey and left me behind." Youmu was literally behind them as the door closed, her Bisharp was next to her and walking alongside her.
" So, will you guys help to save this town and save the other towns of this region?" Viola asked, the group nodding as Youmu looked confused.
" Sure thing, we were going to anyways!" MArisa tipped her hat and began to chuckle while ziden was seen flipping out of one of the booths and heading over to the counter to where Nurse Joy was, handing him a red device.
" Since one of the trainers decided to quit their journey so they gave me one of these and then their pokeballs." Nurse Joy handed him an entire bag's worth of pokeballs and potions.
" Thanks Nurse Joy, I will make sure to use this thing wisely." Ziden said, watching Sanae fly over and yank one of the balls from the bag and uses it to catch Scatterbug in mere seconds, earning her a new pokemon. "Well...that was fast."
" But...if it really is Lightning Ace, Ziden, can you please help him out, try and restore him to how he was like you did for me?" Kaguya asked, actually getting up and walking to him.
"...Yeah, I can certainly try, but if it comes down to it and I can't restore him, I might have to kill him." Ziden said, crossing his arms before Kaguya shook her head.
" No...if it comes down to it, I'll do ...my responsibility for being his older sibling, even if we aren't connected by blood." Kaguya said, giving him a soft smile, before ziden began to reflect on her words.
" Responsibility of the older sibling, sounds like the crap my brother said before he was taken care of." Ziden thought to himself before nodding. " I'm still gonna help you out either way, so lets hope he can be saved."
Kaguya happily nodded before that loud cracking sound was heard again before the voice from their last journey spoke. " A bond has been strengthened between you two. The Moon Arcana has reached Rank 2. You have now gained a new Keyblade Style, Eternal Lunacy. continue to strength your bond to gain new strength."
Ziden simply looked at his hand, seeing the sparks gather before dying, watching his hand flash black and then norma, so he could still use haki to its fullest, even when weakened? that's good.
" I do believe, its time for us all to hit the hay, we've been up for too long." Yuyuko was quick to move everyone into the bedroom hallway of the center as Youmu was looking at Ziden.
"... I am not sure why exactly we are here, but Mister Ziden, do not think that I will back down from anything that challenges me on this world, even if a dragon comes down from the heavens, I will sharpen my will and invoke my courage to fight and fell even a dragon. Mr. Zoro's words ing true in my heart, you can only grow if you can face your fears and turn them into strength." youmu said, before Ziden smiled.
" Heh, alot braver than anyone else here, that's for damn sure, you and me, we have alot of growing to do with our blades and I hope our blades will sharpen into something we can use to cut down evil." ziden said, smiling at the young swordswoman.
" Indeed, let us hope the others will overcome any fears they have." Youmu said, the sounds of Glass breaking once more rang out.
" A new bond has been Established. You have reached Rank 1 of the Sword Arcana. Forge these bonds to create a new harmony."
"...Jeez, when its Youmu tearing into you with a Bravery Speech, you know something is wrong." Marisa said while Flandre tilts her head before merely being dragged off by Remilia to their room.
In the Morning...
Ziden and crew stood before the massive gym of the town, looking up at Lightning Ace who stood atop the building, looking down at the group with that cold stare. " So...the reports were true, the Illusionary Heroes are here and opposing this Shocker Invasion. I am...however annoyed that my older sibling here." Ace looked down at Kaguya who stepped forward. " I know what you seek to do...it is pointless, even with my mind cleared from Omega's influence, I will never escape the fate Golbez was afflicted with."
Ziden rose a brow at this. Golbez? What fate struck that man when he knew him. " So that means, the only thing to do is take you down." Ziden said, stepping forward before hearing a roar cutting through the air and the Rathalos landed before the group.
" I wish it were that simple Icrim, The Ultima Brigade may be gone now, but we simply blended in from where we came from, Shocker! Our ambition of a universe of evil will not die because you took down Ultima and Omega, for our Great Leader will lead us into a grand future!" Ace said before taking out a large device from his robes.
All of this happened before a large amount of mechanical vines shot out from the gym and snatched everyone minus Takeru, Mokou, Ziden and Kaguya into the gym, leaving them to face this beast alone, up until that bright light began to shine down on the Rathalos, causing it to screech in pain.
" Behold, the forced evolution of this being! Behold! The Dreadking Rathalos!" The Rathalos' body began to violently change into a violent burst of fire, watching the monster get bigger, its spikes grow large and more menacing and its wings turning into a darker color, the fire dispersed to reveal the new Dreadking Rathalos, roaring loud across the town and shattering several windows.
In the gym, everyone was gazing down at the maverick who held them hostage, before Youmu broke free and sliced down everyone onto the odd platforms in the gym, caked and dried blood remained on the floors. " Shame that you folks couldn't get here sooner, there were gym trainers we kept here when they helped the gym leader escape, so I had to teach them a lesson."
" You freak! What makes you think human life is some game to you!" Reimu pointed her gohei at the man, the Maverick soon laughing.
" A human's life is like the beauty of a rose, it shines bright during its most glorious moments, but then wilts at its end...I am Axl the Rose. the one who will send you to the same place those kids were sent." The maverick lifted up his hands and let his vines come down to him, seeing Reimu and Youmu ready to fight.
Trivia:
1. Dreadking Rathalos is a Deviant version of a Rathalos that has lived for far too long, sine its been four years since the Rathy fought Mokou and Ziden so, forcing it to 'evolve' made sense
2. Axl the rose is from MEgaman x5, you know, the one where every Maverick is a guns n Roses member? The one that had way too much backtracking for its own good?
3. Social Links are back, might be inconsistent with numbers and such since, might have forgotten a link or two.
Author's Notes: Yes indeedy, another chapter, another thing, hope you guys enjoy this story because I am glad to be on a consistent schedule with this story.