'To the left. I said to the LEFT, you oaf! Can't you simple minded peasants follow basic instr- oof!'

"You know, if you really want our help in recovering your Cells you should be a little nicer to us."

Tinen fumed angrily as she waved her bones about in Blob's direction. I admit Core isn't exactly the brightest pokemon around, but that is still no reason for Blob to shout at him like that.

'Did you bring along the thing I had you find for me?'

"Of course I did. What kind of person do you take me for?" I chided Blob as I took out what he called The Mighty Overseer Cube. I simply called it the Cube for convenience sake. As to where I had found it, it was at the Ruins of Alph, which is pretty convenient for us both since I am currently working there with a team of Johto historians to uncover the history behind those ruins. Even after so long, there is still not much progress regarding uncovering the ruin's true history. It's just that hard to understand the Ruins of Alph but that is no reason to stop trying.

To be perfectly honest, there was no way we would have found the Cube without Blob. The moment we reached the Ruins of Alph he kept pestering me to find his Le Porion's Mighty Cube and so I indulged him the moment I was free. It's a small little hexagonal cube with a slight greenish glow. It's obviously ancient and I would have liked to study it if Blob wasn't so adamant against the idea. All he told me was that the Cube was made by humans he trusted. The cube itself is supposed to be dated at least a thousand years ago or maybe even longer than that. He really couldn't remember.

It's been a few months since we experienced the attack at Lacunosa, a few more months of spending time with this haughty and arrogant self-proclaimed Zygarde. At this point I'm still fifty-fifty about wanting to believe him about his identity because while he has told us many things that seem like it is the truth regarding Kalos' long and forgotten history, there really isn't any way to prove it. I still wrote down everything he said anyway, just for the fun of it.

Besides, can you blame me for doubting him? He doesn't act like a legendary pokemon. At all.

'My Cells are to the LEFT! LEFT! Yes, you finally found it. So can you now please bring it ove- DON'T EAT IT YOU DUMB LIZARD! THAT IS NOT SOMETHING TO EAT! MY BODY IS NOT A FRICKIN SNACK! SPIT IT BACK OUT YOU BARBARIAN! LE PORION WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU IF YOU EAT MY CELLS!'

Yeah, that. I am really having a hard time trying to imagine that this is the legendary Zygarde.

We are currently at the isolated outskirts of Goldenrod where Blob had said he detected a group of his Cells are at. His Cells look a lot like him, but different in the sense that it is a lot flatter and elongated. Furthermore, they don't have the ability to communicate with others, almost like some sort of mindless organism or plant.

"Core, we've talked about this." I chided my garchomp and he immediately spat the small group of cells back out, covered in spit. Blob is understandably not amused.

'Argh! Look at this! LOOK AT THIS! How filthy! Le Porion is not pleased at your behaviour, oaf! Not at all! Wash my Cells clean, NOW!'

"Seis will take care of it." I placated the hopping mad Blob as Seis used a low powered Water Gun to wash the Cells clean of Core's spit. Once done, I placed the Cube right next to the Cells, who automatically wormed their way into the small Cube, somehow. The amount of Cells that we have found thus far is way more than the volume of the Cube and yet it can just keep absorbing more and more of Blob's Cells. I still don't know how this thing works at all.

Ancient technology really is something to marvel at. I cannot believe this thing is at least a thousand years old.

"So how much have we collected thus far?" I asked Blob in curiosity, who simply hopped and climbed up on me until he was standing on my shoulder.

'Press the little indentation there. Yes, that one. Hmm, see the thing that looks like a meter gauge? Right now I say we found only about… 8% of my Cells? Once we find another additional 2% and accumulate a total of 10% this mighty lord can finally show you one of my forms. Then you will know that this dutiful Overseer wasn't lying about his identity. This mighty lord is a legendary pokemon.'

"Looking forward to it." I said with a cheeky grin. "But even then, you will still be Blob. Once a blob, always a blob."

'Wait, what? Ye lord didn't ask for such a stupid sounding title! Remove it at once! I order thee- ow! STOP HITTING ME WITH YOUR DAMN BONES YOU DERANGED MAROWAK! WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?!'

Berg rolled his eyes and with an audible puff of air from his nostrils, blew Blob a few feet away and let him tumble until he came to a rest by the bottom of a tree.

"Legendary pokemon or not, it pays to be nice to others." I told Blob as I picked him up and slid him back into his usual spot in the pocket of my coat. "A simple thank you can go a long way, you know?"

'Hmph. Me, thanking others? Why, back in my heydays people put me on an altar to worship me! Statues of my image were built for all to see my glory! Everything I needed, all I needed to do was to give a command and it will appear!'

"Huh, I am starting to see where this attitude of yours came from. So you are just a spoiled brat, aren't you?"

'YE GLORIOUS LORD IS NOT A SPOILED BRAT!'

Since there are no more Cells to collect in this area according to Blob, we leisurely strolled along the outskirts of Goldenrod with my team walking around me lazily. It's my off day today. Nowadays, most of my off days are spent helping Blob to collect his Cells. He will point us in the direction that we need to go and we will find it for him. We can also use this time to tour a little of the Johto region and explore to our heart's contents, so I don't mind helping Blob that much. Now, if only his attitude gets a little better, it will be perfect.

A beep from my holo caster caught my attention and I checked to see who had sent me a message. I smiled when I received a message from Shannon.

By some sort of weird coincidence, Shannon is here in Johto as well. Her work had caught the eye of Professor Elm and he had offered her a position in his lab where she will be able to learn under him. Shannon had agreed and so she is now here in Johto working under Professor Elm. She is mostly stationed at New Bark Town but she does go around the region helping Professor Elm to collect data from time to time.

Shannon and I had soon become fast friends due to our shared secret status as reincarnated souls. As of now, we didn't have any luck or progress in finding any of the five other people who we suspect had come to this world like we did. In any case, it doesn't really matter. At least we both became good friends.

"Shannon's coming over to Goldenrod, I will be meeting her. You want to show yourself to her?"

'Leave me out of this, human. Le Porion will only grace others with my presence when I deem it necessary.'

Right, Blob and his God complex. Why did I even bother to ask?


Shannon and I met up in a small quaint cafe in Goldenrod. It's a pretty relaxed meet up since all we are doing is to tell each other what had been going on in our lives ever since we last met. We still didn't make any headway when it comes to finding the other five people who we suspect are like us, but that's fine. We are not exactly in a rush in digging out about the truth of our existence.

Ever since Shannon and I became good friends, I soon learnt that she is not only a genius, she is also a klutz, nervous wreck, timid person, airhead, trouble prone magnet all in one. With that comes a series of hilarious stories when it comes to her experiences in researching pokemon.

"- and then the girafarigs were like looking at me funny and then suddenly swarming me from out of nowhere to try and cuddle with me or something and then I had to avoid their snapping tails- oh. I just went on with another of my ramblings, did I?"

"It's fine. Your stories were pretty interesting anyway. There's nothing much going on at the Ruins of Alph so hearing your adventures is a refreshing change." I replied with a laugh. Girafarigs trying to cuddle you with their snapping tails? Yeah, I totally would not want to be in her shoes.

"Those are not adventures! They are horror stories!" Shannon wailed comically with her arms flailing about. She looks about ready to tear her hair out at this point.

Should I give her a little push? I'm not sure if I like the smirk that is on my face right now. What if I overdo it and cause Shannon to overreact? Then again, Shannon's reactions are always so fun to watch. What to do… What to do… Fufufu…

I put down the cup of tea that I had been drinking from for dramatic effect.

"If you really want horror stories I do have a few that I personally experienced due to my line of work."

"Do I want to know about them?" Shannon asked cautiously, her body already curled up a little defensively.

"There's this one time when I only just started out. We found a hidden ruin in which the archeological team suspected is a tomb for-"

"I'm not hearing anything I cannot hear anything nah nah nah nah nah~" Shannon interrupted me immediately with her hands over her ears, eyes closed and shaking her head to try and not listen to a word that I am talking about. Being the evil person that I am, I laughed at her response.

"Alright, alright, no horror stories." I placated Shannon before she got genuinely terrified. I was about to continue the conversation when my holo caster beeped right at that moment. Siebold had sent me a text message.

Something very wrong indeed.

"A text message from Siebold? He usually just uses the call function of the holo caster."

"Is anything the matter?" Shannon asked before her eyes went wide in realisation. "And Siebold? As in, the Kalos Elite Four Siebold?!"

"Yeah, that one. That dramatic man-child." I said with a roll of my eyes. "Sometimes I have problems believing that I lost to him during my conference."

"But he's an Elite Four! It's not everyday you get to battle someone like him!"

I snorted.

"Behind closed doors he's just an overgrown baby." I gave a quick summary on how Siebold is as a person before holding my holo caster close to my mouth to reply to Siebold's text message via a voice message. "I'm with a friend at Goldenrod, 3rd avenue, Liz's cafe."

"Wait, Siebold's coming over?! He's in Johto?!"

"He's here due to work and to represent the Kalos League in a PWL meeting. Said he's bringing along a guest as well. As to who, I have no clue." I answered with a shrug of my shoulders. "Whatever. It's probably another fellow chef that he met here in Johto. Hopefully his friend's artistic sense isn't as bad as him."

My holo caster beeped again. It's another text message from Siebold, saying that he will be here soon. I was about to send a reply back when a honchkrow flew down and perched itself on the edge of our table.

My first reaction was 'Wow, a honchkrow'. They are not exactly common because a dusk stone is needed to evolve a murkrow into one. Wild murkrows need to be very lucky in order to find one of such rare stones to trigger that stage of evolution.

My second reaction was that this honchkrow has to belong to a trainer due to the first reason as stated above. Granted, Shannon and I are seated outdoors so having wild pokemon that wandered over to our table while strolling through the streets of Goldenrod is not an impossibility but, a honchkrow.

My third reaction was that my guess had to be right when I finally spotted the small piece of paper it was holding in its beak and gesturing for Shannon to take it. Shannon and I shared a hesitant look before she took the piece of paper. After reading what was on it, she stared at it for a while in an obviously befuddled manner before showing it to me.

'Follow honchkrow. Meet me in the opposite building, fifteenth floor. I have something of grave importance to tell you. Bring your friend along. Don't worry about Siebold, I will inform him of the change. -Grimsley.'

Naturally, I panicked a little. A member of Unova's Elite Four suddenly requesting an audience with us out of the blue? I know that Shannon and Grimsley knew each other, so him finding her is not something to be surprised about, but why would he want to even meet me?

I was about to ask more questions but I held myself back when I spotted the honchkrow still perching itself on the edge of our table. Honchkrow may not be able to speak the human language but it is by no means stupid. It's best to not do anything to give away our secret status.

So, I kept quiet and sighed. First Siebold and now Grimsley. Something is definitely going on.

"Let's just go." I said after much contemplation on my part. "Two different members of the Elite Four trying to find us at the same time couldn't be a coincidence. Let's just get this over and done with."

Honchkrow took the cue and started to lead the way by walking in front of us instead of flying. I sent a text message to Siebold to inform him of this sudden development. If he acknowledges it, then it means the message honchkrow passed along is true. If not…

I don't want to think about the 'if not'.

We soon arrived at the stated building. It's pretty much an unremarkable hotel. Honchkrow continued to lead the way once we were at the fifteenth floor and stopped in front of the door of a certain room, gesturing for us to knock on it.

"Hello, Shannon." Grimsley greeted us when he opened the door, much to my inner relief. "And you too, Ms Labelle."

"Call me Nova." I returned the greeting as I shook hands with the famed Dark Specialist of Unova. "I have to admit that this sudden meeting caught me by surprise."

"Understandable, and please just call me Grimsley." Grimsley replied with a nod of his head. "Siebold will be arriving with a guest soon, so make yourselves comfortable in the meantime."

"Uh, not that I'm unhappy to see you, Grimsley, but what is this meeting all about?"

Grimsley's answer to Shannon's question was a tired sigh.

"Something of grave importance." Grimsley's answer was short and succinct. "All I can say for now is that whether or not the both of you decide to help out after hearing what we have to say, you both have to be sworn into secrecy. If you cannot do that then I suggest that you might want to leave before Siebold and our guest arrive."

"Who is this guest that you are talking about? Some VIP?" I probed further. Whatever issue we are about to get ourselves involved in, I have a feeling that it is going to be something big. Like, national secret level kind of big. I mean, two Elite Four members from two different regions are seeking us out at the same time. This issue has to be big.

"Not exactly, but he's well known in certain circles that the ordinary Joe would not usually be involved in." Grimsley gave us a vague answer as his honchkrow made itself comfortable on an unoccupied bed and began to preen. Not a very helpful answer if I do say so myself.

Another knock on the door caught our attention and Grimsley went to open it. Two other people entered the room. I heaved a mental sigh of relief when I spotted a familiar face.

"Nova! We meet again! Miss me?"

"Not exactly." I replied out of habit. Despite what I just said and as much as this man-child annoys me to no end, his presence is always a reassuring one.

"N-Nova!"

I sighed. Siebold is a really good friend and I appreciate his efforts in trying to lift my mood up, but this situation is definitely not normal. The more I am kept in the dark the more high strung I am becoming. Right now, I just want to get this issue out of the way, whatever it may be.

"Look, while I'm happy to see you, Siebold, this meeting is really starting to give me the creeps. Can we just get this out of the way first?"

"Very well." The third person within Siebold's group, an unknown man, spoke up, catching Shannon's and my attention. "Shannon Juniper, Nova Labelle, I am Looker, an agent working for the Pokemon World League, and I have a proposal to make."

Agent? Pokemon World League?

Oh holy moly flying pancakes. What did I just get myself into?


Character and pokemon list:

Nova Labelle, Age: 26, Female, Ground Specialist, Historian, Niece of Lysandre

Pokemon on hand:

1. Mamoswine (Berg), Male

2. Golem (Crust), Female

3. Excadrill (Solid), Male

4. Golurk (Drift), Genderless

5. Garchomp (Core), Male

6. Claydol (Vision), Genderless

7. Whiscash (Seis), Male

8. Marowak (Tinen), Female

9. Torterra (Terra), Female

10. Gigalith (Mantle), Male

11. Tyrantrum (Jaws), Male

12. Aurorus (Sail), Female

13. Sandile (Rumble), Male

14. Unknown creature, self-proclaimed Zygarde (Blob), ?