Howdy!!
PK: Huh, guess I didn't respond to ya. Sorry 'bout that.
Joe Biden was President Obama's Vice President.
Also, you missed two letters ;)
Serpent: Hey, don't feel bad!! Requests are welcome as long as they're asked politely and are something that not only fits, but I can work with.
Actually, I hadn't even thought of that!! Good on ya!!!
lukekriebs: Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah, those aren't even his worst paintings...
Guest: Welp, I appreciate your constructive criticism. Let's have a lookie at the names:
Groundon: Pure spelling error. My bad.
Coballion: When I caught him on my Omega Ruby, it was spelt like that. I think. Coulda been a glitch, or my terrible Nearsightedness got the best of me.
Moltrés: That's actually on purpose. Articuno, Moltrés and Zapdos are Uno, Dós, and Trés, the Spanish 1, 2, and 3. Thus, I use that é.
Plus, in my not-asked-for opinion, it just looks better.
Mespirit: ...Another one of my "That's how it looked in my games." None of which are bootlegged, mind you. They're all legit. But still, my bad.
AJ: I live for the crazy.
Let's get this shindig started!!
*Thoughts*
"Speech."
"Telekinesis Talk."
O/O/O/O
Disclaimer: If I owned Pokémon, I would ride around the world in my own private jet and rain merch full of cash down onto the masses.
O/O/O/O
"Is everyone present?"
Giovanni's stern voice was muffled within the office.
Dialga, quiet as a mouse, moved forward, pushing the door open just a crack.
Arceus, Palkia, Cyrus, and Giratina joined him, barely managing to peek in.
The sight perplexed and worried them.
Within were most of the major team's leaders, seated in front of the Boss Man's desk.
No, Team Skull's leader isn't there. Only actual bad guys. And, of course, Cyrus is with Giratina...
"Not everybody, Giovanni. Cyrus has yet to arrive."
The new voice belonged to Maxie, arms crossed.
"Ah, Cyrus...well, I'm afraid we'll have to wait on that one. Nobody has been able to find him."
"Rumor 'as it 'e's dead." Archie quipped, rolling his eyes.
Outside, Cyrus' ears twitched at the mentioning of his name.
*Why would they be looking for me?? Honestly, why are they all together?
*And if anyone's dead, it's Lysander. He's the one who swan dived off of a 20-story building!!!*
"Dead or not, that can be fixed. But if everyone else is here, we can begin."
Reaching under his desk, Giovanni pulled out a thick binder and an even thicker book.
"If you all don't mind, I shall begin with a brief synopsis of you all."
Not waiting for a response, he flipped open the binder.
"Archie, leader of Team Aqua. Pirates. Attempted to increase the oceans and cover the earth in water. Almost killed millions and billions via drowning. Legendary Pokémon Target: Kyogre."
"Maxie, leader of Team Magma. Elite military-like team. Attempted to increase the continents and cover the earth in...earth. Almost killed millions and billions via heatstroke. Legendary Pokémon Target: Groudon."
"Ghetsis, leader of Team Plasma. Cult. Attempted to release all the people of the world's Pokémon; leaving himself as the only one with them. First attempt: Manipulate the hearts of humans. Second, merely rule with an iron fist. Almost killed millions and billions via boredom from having no Pokémon. Legendary Pokémon Target: Kyurem, Reshiram, and Zekrom."
"Lysander, leader of Team Flare. Technology geniuses. Attempted to create a new world entirely, leaving only Pokémon, himself, and chosen few from his team. Nearly killed millions and billions via ripping the fabric of reality to smithirenes. Legendary Pokémon Target: Zygarde."
"As you can see," Giovanni continued, getsuring at the binder. "That is not all my information; I have much, much more."
"Why do you have my time of birth and exact birthweight--"
"As I said, Ghetsis, much more information."
"Kay, so yer a creep." Archie rolled his eyes again. "Wha's that gotta do with us??"
"I agree with the water-obsessed lunatic," Lysander commented. "What does this have to do with us, Giovanni?? Perhaps while you explain that, you can also explaim why our staff won't stop talking about rainbows."
"And paychecks." Maxie grumbled.
"Ah, yes, that."
"Jupiter used to complain about her paycheck." Cyrus mused, prompting Giratina to reach down and clamp his mouth shut."Did you hear something??"
"No. Let's continue."
The five quietly exhaled.
"Now tell me, how much do you all know...about the multiverse??"
O/O/O/O
"Well, it seems I'm lost."
Diancie spoke to none but herself, skipping down a corridor.
Stopping a moment, she examined a mold of Giovanni's face.
"Gee, you really like havin' that weird, sophisticated smile, huh??"
Giggling, the Legend-turned-human began poking at it.
"I gotta say, you are kind of a looker...hm."
She stopped suddenly, listening carefully.
"What's that no--"
She was abruptedly cut off as the Regis came a-plowin' through, destroying the walls with total disdain.
Landing on her backside, Diancie frowned and yelled to the tag along, who was in his natural form as well.
"Volcanion!!! What are you guys doing?! We might get caught!!"
He shifted his mettalic head to look at her, giving a shrug.
"By the time those four get done, there won't be a place for us to be caught in."
She frowned, but didn't disagree.
O/O/O/O
"So, what?? Are you suggesting alternate universes are going to collide with our own or something??"
"Not quite." Giovanni replied to Lysander.
"They already have, in a sense."
The others looked at him like he was a walking pile of--actually, he kind of is already.
"You see, a few weeks ago, I was visited by myself from an alternate universe."
At this, Archie jumped up.
"Okay, no. This fool's lost it hard'r than the fool next ta me!!"
"You're the fool, wanting all that dreadful water all over the place." Maxie grumbled.
"If you would just hear me out, it will all make sense." Giovanni spoke.
"If it involves another universe, I'm all ears." Lysander mused.
Outside, Palkia gained a mischevious grin.
"That's a whole lotta ears." He whispered teasingly, prompting both Giratina and Dialga to slap him on the back of the head whilst Cyrus facepawed. Arceus didn't understand.
"Well then, let's continue. The me from another universe came through a portal whilst I was dilligently working away..."
O/O/O/O
5 Weeks Ago...
Giovanni lay asleep at his desk, snoring loudly for all the world to hear.
Suddenly, a portal ripped open, Giovanni stepping through it.
Looking around, he huffed.
Turning to himself, he slammed a hand down on the desk, waking up Giovanni.
Snapping to attention, the original mob boss immediately began giving out orders.
"You, get me a coffee. You, do my taxes. You--"
Upon realizing that there were no grunts present, the man looked up to find himself standing before him.
He stared for a moment...
"...Well then, it seems you idiot grunts have a fashion sense after all!!"
The AU Giovanni facepalmed.
"I'm you, you inconceivable baffoon."
OG Giovanni was taken aback.
"You can't be serious--"
"Giovanni, age shall not be mentioned. Born in Goldenrod City, Weight 19.6 pounds. Chunky baby."
A moment of silence followed.
"...Alright, it seems you are me."
Another facepalm.
"Listen here, me. I am Giovanni of Team Rainbow Rocket. We are an elite force of Evil Incarnate, in search of world's to conquer."
Giovanni narrowed his eyes.
"We?? With a name like 'Rainbow Rocket', you can't just be another Team Rocket."
"Right you are. We consist of Team Leaders from alternate universes where each of us has suceeded in our goals. I, Giovanni, am leader, and our 'admins' consist of Archie, Maxie, Cyrus, Ghetsis, and Lysander. Then there's Faba, but we honestly don't care about him too much. I assume you know of all who I just mentioned??"
Giovanni's eyes drifted down towards the drawer where he kept his binder.
"...I have an idea."
"Splendid."
OG Giovanni folded his arms.
"So, why are you here, telling me all this??"
"Well, as I previously mentioned, we seek worlds to conquer. This seems to be...the original one, per say, so I assume that if we can take it down, the rest will be a breeze. And you, being me, would be the perfect candidate to tell me where we can begin."
"What makes you assume I would--"
Before he could blink, AU Giovanni had pulled out a gun, and released his very angry Mega Mewtwo Y.
"I thought you might say that."
Then, as he was between a rock and a hard place, an idea formed in the back of OG's brain.
"Try...try the Alola Region!! The Aether Foundation contains valuable technology that might be useful!!"
Putting away the gun, AU grinned.
"See that wasn't so hard. Away I go. Thank you for your time, Giovanni."
O/O/O/O
"...Well. That's...um..." Ghetsis trailed off.
"How we know 'es tellin' the truth??" Archie questioned.
"Actually, before he left, we had a few different paintings and molds made. Much easier when there's two, you know??"
By this time, most of the Legendaries had found their way to the office, and were crowded outside, listening in.
Suicune, Raikou, and Entei looked at each other.
"Thaaaaaaaaaaaaat's how he had two in the T-posing and proposing one." They whispered in unison.
"That...explains...a few things." Maxie concluded, grimacing at the memory of that very painting.
"Alright, Giovanni. You're telling the truth. But what happened to Team Rainbow Rocket??" Lysander inquired.
"Ah, them. As I suspected would happen, some trainers in Alola took care of them. Not the Ketchum boy, for once, but some others. They won't be coming back."
"That's all well an' good, but what does all that have ta do with us?!" Archie exclaimed.
"I have a proposal for you all." Giovanni replied.
"We shall form our own Rainbow Rocket, and conquer this world as it should have been. We will rule, and people and Pokémon alike will bow to us."
He leaned forward.
"With our powers combined, we could be unstoppable."
A moment of silence passed.
"...Isn't that copyright though??" Maxie mumbled.
"Look, that's nice an' all, but wha' about our goals?? I want wa'er, Maxie wants land. Lysan'er wants a world wi'out humans but 'imself, and Cyrus wan'ed a world wi'out emotion. And Ghetsi' jus' wants to be tha only person with Pokémon so 'e can be in charge!!"
"I agree with the Pirate." Ghetsis piped up. "Our ideals don't seem to match up in soem areas."
"But we all want power." Giovanni replied.
"Yes, Maxie and Archie disagree on land and water. But that can be fixed with compromise. 50/50. Yes, Cyrus and Lysander both wanted brand new worlds. But if we take over, then that will be a new world. And Ghetsis, we, and our grunts, will be the only ones with Pokémon."
The room was silent as each leader mulled it over.
"What about our teams??" Maxie asked. "We--Archie and I--supposdly turned from evil."
"Did you??" Giovanni mused. "Don't you think they miss it?? Don't you think they would understand if you returned to chasing your dreams??"
Maxie and Archie looked at each other.
"I'm in." Lysander stated. "I will join your team, Giovanni."
"Splendid."
"As will I." Ghetsis quipped.
"Excellent."
All eyes were on Maxie and Archie.
"Well??"
After a moment, Archie spoke up.
"I'll do it."
Maxie sighed reluctantly.
"I suppose I will as well."
"Perfect." Giovanni smiled. "Now all we need is to find Cyrus, and we will be complete."
Outside, a certain Ninetails looked at his paws.
O/O/O/O
After returning to the Hall of Origin, there was silence between everyone.
"...Are they...are they gonna come after us??"
All eyes went to Magearna, who had timidly asked the question.
Everyone began exchanging glances, or, in the Regis' case, began picking off peices of building material as a distraction.
Eventually, all eyes were on Arceus.
The Llama closed his eyes and sighed.
"...They probably are."
O/O/O/O
In the Distortion World, Giratina set Cyrus down before lying down himself.
The Ninetails got into a comfortable position and closed his eyes.
"Cyrus??"
He opened his eyes up to see Giratina looking at him.
"Don't worry, okay?? I won't let the bad guys getcha. I'll protect you."
And with that, he went to sleep.
Cyrus stared at his paws again.
*...But do I want you to??*
FINALLY.
Guys, I'm so sorry this took so long!! My internet has been awful the past few days, so I couldn't get the chappie up. But it's here now, right?
So, that enough lore yet?? 'Cause I got plenty more coming.
WPFOTD: Fairy type Pokémon did not exist until Gen 6. Hence, why Pokémon like Jigglypuff were normal types!!
Got questions?? Toss 'em in your reviews!!!
See ya next chappie!!!