A pure black room, nothing much was inside of it aside from a simple bed and a green haired woman that was resting in it, seemed she was in no better wear than Ziden was. Ziden himself was within this dark room, looking down at the Ghost who inhabited his soul.
" Gonna take a guess and say that you got knocked the hell out by something so you got dragged here?" Mima was seen looking over to her, her features were sunken and nigh lifeless.
" What the hell happened to you, was curious to why you were so quiet as of late." Ziden said while softly placing his hands in his pockets.
The clicking of the Ghost Mage's teeth was audible in the dead silence of this place. " Because of you stupidly deciding to try and stop that explosion, I got hit as well and am healing alongside you, ya idiot!"
" So what do you want? No doubt you called me here for something so what is it?" Ziden crossed his arms, no doubt this woman wanted something from him as she motioned him to get closer. She softly tapped his chest for a moment as he felt a strange warmth flowing through him.
" Because my host can't be getting his ass kicked inwards every other day. SO I made it so you will have that sword and those two guns of yours. Your other weapons will come back when you fully recover in the next 3-4 months." Mima explained while looking at the male. " Oh yeah, should let you know, I've been keeping an eye on the world while you were comatose. Beware of the man in gold armor. He'd be too much for you in your current state." Mima warned as Ziden softly nods.
A shock soon rang through his body as he woke up in a bed, covered in various bandages, they felt odd, like they were sending energy inside of him as he notied a bit of greenness was soaking into the fabric. The male didn't much question it much but he did notice it, this room was different from the previous town. Slowly getting up and noticing his jacket was gone, that was annoying. The male did notice something else, the feeling of his blade on his back and the feeling of his pistols his belt.
" Feels good to have these back but being a Kamen Rider is more fun. So I will stick to that unless I lose the driver." Ziden said while softly going to leave out of his room and looking around the area, wondering where he even was.
Soon coming across the Lobby, he could tell even by the music, he was in a new place as he spotted Reimu, Yukari, Sakuya and Byakuren at the table.
Geosenge Town [Pokemon X&Y]
He noticed that he was in the lobby of a rather modest hotel while looking around, the darkness outside showed it must still be nighttime by the looks of it but the lightened skies show it was going to become day soon. " Oh look, sleeping beauty is finally awake." Reimu said while looking at her cousin, the male softly flicking his finger at her and firing a small bead of fire at her forehead.
" And that was very necessary, before you ask, so what are you 4 still doing up? And where the hell are we?" Ziden asked while going to sit down next to Byakuren.
" Hmm...seems after that fight with the Fiend, it seems to have drained you so much that you passed out." Yukari explained while softly drinking from a sake cup. " Seems that Fiend's realms have a nasty affect on the human body when in them for too long, nothing too lethal but you will lose consciousness."
" So essentially, when you face one of these Fiends, be aware you may pass out afterwards." Byakuren said while Ziden sighed while placing the item he won from the Fiend, the Candelabrum of Foundation.
" So collecting these makes us stronger somehow? Well, I do feel a bit tougher honestly but should you really trust this Lucifer guy? I mean, he does sound shady from you told me about that meeting." Reimu asked while Ziden shrugged.
" All I know was that he was really strong, strong enough I knew that going at him was a bad idea." Ziden said while Sakuya was softly slicing into her cake. " Which brings another question, where the hell are we since no one seems to like answering questions."
" We are at a hotel at Geosenge town, one that we have decided to make our base in this Region and use it for rest, bathing and so on." Sakuya explained before looking at Yukari.
" I've linked a Gap to this place so whenever someone wishes for a nap or bath they can easily come back here since I will be joining your Pokemon Journey. We may encounter more of those odd dragons and even demons along our path. The forces of these Shocker army fellows is not to be taken lightly. However it may be a long time before you can enjoy having Pokemon battles because of this incident." Yukari warned while sighing.
" Well, I'm still gonna catch Pokemon whenever we have the chance to do so." Ziden said while nodding while pulling out the digital map. " So we have to pass through the Reflection cave eh? something tells me that place is gonna be a blast. Wait, what happened with that Rhino?"
" Oh that? We beat its ass in a glorious battle." Reimu said while Ziden stares at her blankly. " What? You expecting a flashback? Hell no, that is too much work."
" Feels like I just got gipped on a really cool fight, me and some others." Ziden muttered under his breath.
" But nonetheless, we cleared out this town of its Shocker problem, not even a general here, and that is the weird part. Just those Combatmen." Ziden rose a brow at Yukari's words, that was very odd.
Why were there no powerful guards here in this town, and everything was in clear condition, the houses were completely fine as well, it was like they didn't bother to ransack this town like the others.
" And we also have a guest with us, one you know well as your Model and sponsor." Yukari said as Ziden sighhed.
" Why is she here? Did you do this? I know you did." Ziden said while looking at Yukari.
" Hey, you know the prophecy, just be glad your past self gathered those with strong genes to make it come true." Yukari said while Sakuya rose her brow.
" Are you referring to his fate at the hands of the WEAPON?" Sakuya asked while Reimu and Byakuren looked confused.
" To make a long story, Ziden is gonna get killed by something for good and his children will carry on his will. The Children of Fate." Yukari explained.
" Ziden? Die for good, we shall not allow that to happen, whatever comes, we shall defend our ally." Byakuren declared while Ziden sighed.
" So you brought Aoi here for what reason?"
" For you to stop slacking off and train her properly." Ziden staggered from that one. " Honestly, you're as bad as Yuyuko is with Youmu."
" Now that is just rude Yukari!" Ziden looked up and sees the giant embrace of a flying ghost tackle knocking him around before now being held like a baby in Yuyuko's arms.
" Its true, but Aoi is traveling with us so you will just have to deal with it and you will properly train that woman in swordplay." Yukari said. " After all, you know what she is to you." Yukari pointed out.
" No, no I do not, memory loss, remember?" Ziden said before Yukari facepalmed.
" How did I forget that, well, you will remember what she is to you someday but for now, she shall be with us." Yukari said while softly sighing.
" So this is going to be our base huh?" Ziden asked.
" Its best this way since traveling with a group this large is going to be a pain so aside from Kaguya and Sanae and Yuyuko and Reimu. 4 people will travel with you and Takeru to save this land." Ziden nods at Yukari's words.
" Where is he anyways?" Ziden wondered while soon seeing the male running up from a newly made basement.
" Ah! Ziden, you're finally up!" Takeru seemed real happy, just as soon as Aoi came up the stairs, covered in bruises.
" What happened to her?" Reimu asked, softly poking at the ramen in her bowl before slurping it up, her Persian coming up and trying to take the bowl from her.
" Ow...that silver haired girl was too tough on me during training, I only have a month of experience with swords." Aoi said while sighing before pouting at Ziden. " Of course I'd have more than a single month if someone wasn't lazy."
Ziden softly tapped on his jaw. " You know what, you're right, you need to fix your laziness Aoi." Ziden said before glaring hard at the male and kicking his shin.
" You honestly deserved that one." Yukari said as Takeru was looking out the window, noticing something odd.
" But, she will be here and you will be training her alongside in your downtime, in order for her to not be...thrown around as much, we gave her an Exsphere that was in the chest on your ship. Because we are that nice. "Yukari said while seeing Reimu snickering.
" Have fun, looks like you have alot of work to do." Reimu teased before Ziden noticed the odd thing too. Why wasn't the sun rising yet?
" You noticed it too, jackass?" Mokou appeared out of nowhere and looked out the window.
" Hmm, maybe the reason why we have not spotted a General is because, he is not in the town to begin with?" Remilia was seen flying down from above and usting herself off, having taken the form older than her usual one, a reference to the Phoenix blood affecting her.
" Then, where would he even be?" Reimu wondered while soon looking at the map, soon spotting the cave that was here. " The Reflection Cave? Maybe he is there, seems that there is a tower past it as well, one that is supposedly trainers visit."
" So that means...we gotta go through another dark cave and get into battles?" Ziden asked while placing his hands in his pockets.
" So who is coming with me to the cave while you guys...do whatever it is you wanna do here." Ziden said while Mokou stepped forward as Miko and Byakuren came as well. The 4th member made her way there with her Chansey.
" I shall be joining you guys since I have that feeling that you will need the aid." Eirin said, her bow comfy on her back.
" I'll be here training with uh, that Youmu girl." Aoi said before softly sighing. " Oh yeah and uh...be careful out there, don't want my sponsor being murdered or something."
" Yes and do be careful Ziden...I don't understand why but that cave...it is giving me a sense of dread." Yukari said, Ziden taking that to heart before heading to the door.
" Ugh...can I atleast finish my food before we go, I'm hungry." Reimu said before the male sighed and time began to pass until Reimu was finished eating. It seemed the group got their base set up on this world.
After a long trek through the path known as Route 11, they were now inside a large cave that was filled with various crystals and reflective surfaces, this was an odd sensation. They felt dread inside this cave, complete dread even.
The group made sure to walk through the cave before reaching a large circular room, it was the oddest sight, so many beautiful crystals and sights, only to be ruined by the sight of red suits and what was in them, skeletons.
"...These are not decorations...these are indeed actual skeletons, picked clean." Yuyuko said before looking across from them and seeing familiar beings. Those shadowy zombies they saw at the Pokeschool. But these were different, they didn't have armor but more cloth and ninja based attire.
" So you heroes finally arrived! Behold our version of henchmen! The Shadowlings!" A voice echoed from behind the horde, an armored being akin to the werewolf came from the horse, pitchblack armor and then, the giant horse head he had. That was the part that made him look...severely silly.
"...Can we get a different enemy, like, I can't take this one seriously." Reimu answered out of the silence of the area.
"...I hate saying it but I agree." Takeru nodded his head at this as the horseman growled.
" But this being is most certainly a Youkai, so perhaps we should be more wary of him." Miko was seen slowly drawing her blade, looking at the Exsphere in her hand before focusing on the horse.
" Disgusting traitors and humans! MY name is Night Mare and I am one of the Commanders of the Dark Youkai Army!" And now another silence came from the group, their eyes shrouded in darkness as they tried to register what they heard.
Even the group from the hotel looked the exact same way at the revealation of his name. Even Eirin looked the same way. What a truly terrible name this creature was given.
"...Even Youkai can have bad naming sense, I assume you are the reason why the sun does not rise?" Eirin asked as the horseman stood tall. Soon raising up a moon staff which caused Kaguya to raise her brow.
" With this staff, I can bring endless night to these lands! We will sink humanity into despair and take this world from Shocker so we have food to feed our army!" Night Mare lets out a loud Neigh before that shock went down everyone's spine.
Ziden and Eirin were seen moving out from the group before the entire walls of the room began to shine and the giant shadow moving through the walls.
Sanae and Kaguya, being massive fans of Pokemon knew exactly what was about to happen.
" ZIDEN! EIRIN! GET OUT OF THERE!" The duo yelled in unison as the people they were warning turned to them and soon felt an hellish blast of wind that came through the wall and created a portal through it, a powerful suction was coming through the wall as Ziden and Eirin felt themselves being yanked right into it. Night Mare was screaming as he was sucked right into the portal while Reimu dashed out to try and hold Eirin and Ziden from being sucked into the odd space, only for the trio to be taken for a ride right into the portal.
Once they were inside the portal, it closed right behind them as the others were left with the large group of Shadowlings who were now drawing their short blades and hissing at them . "Killllll themmmmm!"
Meanwhile in the portal...
Where were they now but in an odd void where there were floating landmarks and giant pillars of ice or what seemed to be ice. This place, it felt odd in the way that time and space didn't seem to flow properly here. " What the hell is this place?" Ziden asked while looking around the place with Eirin and Reimu close by before spotting the Horse Youkai standing up on his feet.
" Tch, doesn't matter, looks like that dumb guy with the dumb name is here too." Reimu was seen summoning her Gohei and pointing it right at the Youkai before their focus was shattered by the loud roar that came from above them.
That large serpentine body and shadowy tendril-like wings, Ziden has never seen this being before as it soon let out that roar once more, the battle beginning in this unknown land/dimension.
In another place...
In a hidden base, the shadow figure of a man was seen standing before Sigma, which caused the Scion of Oscura to grimace at this. " If you wish to send one of your disgusting Shadowloo insects at the heroes, you are fully free to do so. But remember that this world is mine and do what you must on Earth. Lest we have been using these Shocker fools for no reason!"
" Humph, calm yourself Sigma, I've sent one of my most skilled men to go and deal with one of their ranks, they will be down one member." The man let a wide grin appear all over his face before vanishing in a flash of purple light, causing Sigma to simply grimace.
" What a headstrong fool." sigma said while looking to the large Shocker emblem behind him, his pawns were efficient.
Back at Geosenge...
Meiling was out in the darkness, making sure to train by herself to make sure her skills doesn't get rusty at any moment, her thoughts preoccupied with the thoughts of her talk with Mokou, not noticing the blonde male slowly approaching her with that long clawed gauntlet, the blades shining in the moonlight, ready to make his strike before it rose and came down, a scream piercing through the night.
Trivia:
1. Aoi comes from Dancouga Nova, something most mecha fans would enjoy.
2. Main reason Mima hasn't appeared is the main reason of the last Gensokyo Chronicle's ending, she's injured like Ziden and does nice things...sometimes.
3. Night Mare is literally an OC, one of those ocs you make because you want a joke char. Is he an actual threat? You will have to find out.
4. Street Fighter Fans know that claw from anywhere if they know their stuff.
5. Ziden has actually never played Platinum so he has no clue what that Pokemon or what that world they are in, is.
6. The reason for a harem has been revealed, something about a Prophecy that will be explained later and Final Fantasy fans will know about the WEAPONS
Author's Notes: This chapter might be a tad short since there was no action scene and Geosenge town doesn't have much going for it until later. But I will say this since my memory is kinda bad in this story. This is following the anime version of X&Y with some nice references to the game. And yes, the group forgot about looking for the Life bringing Pokemon, it will be brought up at a later point.
Also, while Ash is indeed a main char in the story, his role will shine once the Gyms are freed and on the return trips to Lumiose. He will get his limelight, as well as the secondaries, as I believe in everyone getting a chance to shine, not just the OCs and main chars of the story.
