Disclaimer: I do not own any of the material appearing in this story. The OC's belong to their respective owners.
"Okay, so… the styles I've used on Munchlax is like this: Once your bond with your Pokemon is deep enough, your Pokemon's ability to use Agile or Strong style can be self taught. For example, say if you have a Pikachu. Your bond with the Pikachu become deep enough to where the Thunderbolt could be set in two styles. Agile Style, which is where your Pokemon gets faster, but their attacks don't hurt as much… but don't let that fool you, it can chip away at your health and then, before you know it, you'll get knocked down before you realize what's going on."
"That explains it…" Cynthia mused while Marnie and Gloria were healing up Cinderace.
"Strong style is where your Pokemon get slower, but hits like a rampaging Gigalith." Mai explained. "And it's not just their moves that get changed. When your hearts are one, your Pokemon can either do agile or strong style just by a simple command."
"Wow!" Ruby said in awe.
"Seriously, they don't have that in Galar?" Mai asked.
"Never crossed our minds…" Gloria mumbled.
Mai chuckled. "That makes sense, I guess."
"So, what are these Noble Pokemon?" Summer asked.
Mai smiled. "Before I delve any further… do any of you know the story of Almighty Sinnoh?" She asked before turning to Akari with a teasing smile. "Besides her?"
"Hey!"
Almighty Sinnoh? As in… Arceus? Cynthia wondered. Hmm… best to play dumb for now.
"Almighty Sinnoh? Suuuure! We have him on speed di-" Ren covered Nora's mouth. "-Mmph!"
Mai raised an eyebrow before chuckling. "If that's your way of saying that you pray to the Almighty Sinnoh, that's pretty funny." She said, unaware of everyone breathing a sigh of relief.
BGM: Suspense (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"Anyway, the story goes as this: Almighty Sinnoh steers all time. It's said to have created the very universe using it's power over time's flow, and this land of Hisui was born in the process. It's by the grace of Almighty Sinnoh that Pokemon can live and thrive here. We of the Diamond Clan are descendants of a people who crossed the sea and settled here in the Hisui region to venerate Almighty Sinnoh. However, it stole away from the world long ago, hiding itself from our sight… Almighty Sinnoh has only rarely been seen by any human, if the old tales are to be trusted. But there are still Pokemon here today in Hisui who have a connection to Almighty Sinnoh, and it is the duty of wardens like myself to attend to their needs."
Mai turned her head and pointed toward a pointed rock in the distance. "The Pokemon that graces Deertrack Heights is one of those honored few. It is directly descended from a Pokemon that was blessed with Almighty Sinnoh's protection."
"So, you mean to tell me a Deerling has been blessed by this Almighty Sinnoh?" Coco asked. Sheesh, I would've gone with a Stantler…
Mai smirked. "Well, you're definitely right on track of it being a deer, but not what you might think~" She winked and turned around. "Follow me, and see it for yourselves."
End BGM
BGM: Obsidian Fieldlands (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"Hmm…" Whitley had his arms folded as they started to follow Mai.
"What's up?" Weiss asked.
"I feel like I should give Ling a Stantler as a present."
Weiss smiled. "I think she'd love it."
"A little on the nose, to be honest." Blake said.
"Says the girl with a Liepard and have a family Delcatty." Weiss shot back with a smirk.
Blake sweatdropped with a sheepish grin. "Fair point."
"Strong and agile style… our hearts with our Pokemon as one?" Yang wondered aloud. "Hmm, that's quite something."
"I'm surprised it hasn't caught on in our time." Steven said quietly.
"Perhaps it was lost to time." N guessed.
"That's my theory." Cynthia nodded as they walked past some curious Kricketot while a few of them fled away timidly. One Kricketot in particular curiously looked at Velvet taking a picture of it, tilting its head in curiosity.
"Uh oh…" Mai said.
"What is it?" Ruby asked.
"We got company." She responded as some Geodude rolled down the hill,
"Let me guess, aggressive disposition?" Bereto asked.
"Got it in one!" Mai nodded as some Geodude rolled by but a few stopped and glared at them angrily.
"Geodude! Dude! Geo!" One of them cried, unleashing Rollout on them but they all dodged as the Geodude turned around, glaring at Byleth as it used Rollout again, but Byleth side stepped out of the way.
"Alright, you asked for-" Byleth reached for her sword, only to realize she had it in storage. Crap… She thought as the Geodude attacked her again, so she resorted to sticking her foot out as the Geodude found itself stuck underneath her heel.
"Dude? Geodude Geo Geo!" Geodude flailed about.
"Cute." Byleth said as Rosalina telekinetically stopped two other Geodude from attacking them.
"Wow! You must be a really powerful psychic." Mai said as Akari looked at her in awe.
"Whoa…"
Mai then looked at the Geodude occasionally striking Byleth's foot. "Doesn't that hurt?"
"You'd be surprised how much I can endure." Byleth said, kneeling down and picking up the frustrated Geodude. "You're cute when you're so frustrated."
"Dude…" Geodude grumbled, folding its arms in dismay.
Byleth gently put the Geodude down, patting it on the head as they all walked off where they would destroy some mineral stones for Tumblestones while some Starly curiously hopped over to them before flying away, then they walked up some steps.
"Here we are." Mai said and then turned her head, hearing footsteps approaching. "I see the professor wants to join us." She said as they all turned to see Laventon running up the steps with Oshawott and Rowlet following him.
"Whew! Thank goodness we got here in time!" Laventon said. "As a Pokemon researcher, I can hardly miss out on the chance of an Alpha now, could I?"
"Alpha Pokemon?" Ruby wondered.
"Probably the leader of a pack of wild Pokemon." Marnie guessed.
"Well, if that's your business… just don't get in our way." Mai said as she turned around. "Now then, this is Deertrack Heights. This is where I've long come to pay tribute to a special Pokemon… a Pokemon descended from one of those ancient blessed by Almighty Sinnoh."
"Delelele Whoooooooooop!"
They turned to see an Alpha Kricketune wandering around.
"Almighty Sinnoh blessed that?" Gloria raised an eyebrow.
"Good choice, honestly. Just listen to that majestic cry!" Nora smiled.
"Delelelelele whoooooooooop!"
"...That's not it." Mai said.
"Excuse me?! Ugh, missed opportunity…" Nora mumbled.
"It's little wonder why Alpha Pokemon are feared… their size makes them quite intimidating!" Laventon said.
"It's not just their size that's an issue. They're incredibly strong and they may have moves that others of their kind do not have." Mai explained.
"As such, Alpha Pokemon aren't to be trifled with." Akari explained.
"Which is why we need to make this thing flee." Mai said.
"I'll do it!" Nora said, calling out Lucy. "Come on, Lucy! Let's make him run away from the cold!"
"Glace!" Lucy nodded as she and Nora approached the Kricketune.
"Mmm…" Ghira had his arms folded.
"Something wrong?" Kali asked.
"Something about this Kricketune rubs me the wrong way…" Ghira said.
"You too?" Velvet asked after she snapped a picture of the Kricketune.
"Is it those red eyes?" Ruby asked.
"Something tells me there's more to it…" Ghira said.
The Kricketune turned its head toward Nora and her Glaceon. "Heeeeey big guy! You're… slowly getting bigger as we approach you, but nothing to worry about!" She said. "How's about we have a nice fight?"
Lucy got into position. "Glace!"
Kricketune rubbed its sword-like arms together and got in a stance, and then…
"DELELELELELELELELELELELE WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!"
BGM: Battle - Strong Enemy (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
The cry was enough to unleash a powerful shockwave that knocked Nora and Lucy off their feet while the others were pushed back. "What the heck kind of cry was that?!" Yang yelled.
"That cry… that's no ordinary Pokemon!" Oran said.
"He's right. That Alpha's no joke…" Summer said gravely.
"WHAT THE HELL!" Nora yelled as she got back up before smirking. "Oh, this just got a whole lot more fun! You ready, Lucy?"
"Glace!"
"Ice Beam!"
Kricketune got into position and blocked the Ice Beam with its blades, and then lunged at the Glaceon with Aerial Ace, striking her with ferocity and pushing the Glaceon away. "Glace…!" Lucy winced, looking like she was about to go down at any moment.
"Huh?!" Nora exclaimed in surprise. Geez, I didn't think this guy would be that tough! She thought as Glaceon staggered to her feet. "Icy Wind!"
Kricketune flanked the Glaceon's Icy Wind and readied another Aerial Ace, but a Fire Blast struck it to knock it away as Coco's Ninetales got in front of Lucy, her Ninetales also happened to have different colored ribbons on its tails and a pink ribbon on its forehead.
"Will-O-Wisp!"
The Kricketune shook it off, only for Will-O-Wisp to strike the Kricketune. It let out a cry and lunged at the Ninetales. "Vixen, Flamethrower!"
"Niiiiinetaaaaaales!" Vixen unleashed Flamethrower on the Kricketune, but it weaved out of the way and used Aerial Ace on the Ninetales, but it used Extrasensory, making the Pokemon flinch on the spot as Lucy vaulted over the Ninetales and used Ice Beam on the Kricketune.
"Delelele…" Kricketune grunted as it quickly ran away, disappearing from the mountain.
End BGM
Mai smiled. "Nicely done."
"Sooooo uh… is the Noble Pokemon in question a fierce dragon that happens to be allergic to Kricketune?" Ruby asked.
"Huh?" Mai looked at her. "What makes you say that?"
"Oh… I dunno, I was just thinking aloud."
Mai sweatdropped. "I see… but no, last I checked, this Pokemon isn't a Dragon type… or allergic to Kricketune. At least… that's what I know of that last part."
"Wyeeeeer!"
"What was that?" Jaune asked.
"Look!" Mavis pointed up as they looked up to see a Wyrdeer standing on top of the rock, looking down at them all.
"A… Stantler?" Gloria wondered.
Mai smiled. "No, that's the evolved form of Stantler. That's the Noble Pokemon of Deertrack Heights… the great Wyrdeer!"
"Wyrdeer?" Marnie asked. …Wait, since when could Stantler evolve?!
"That's majestic." Victor said, when suddenly the sounds of Pokeballs were heard opening up as Blake's Absol and another Absol from Victor came out.
"Seer? What's up?" Blake asked.
"Sol… Sol!"
"Hey, you got an Absol too? Nice pick!" Victor smiled before turning to his Absol. "Something wrong, mate?"
"Absol Sol!" Seer cried.
"Abso!" Victor's Absol cried, both of them on edge.
"Something's not right…" Pyrrha said gravely as Wyrdeer approached them calmly… when suddenly, an electric net was shot out and covered the Wyrdeer, electrocuting the Pokemon.
"WYEEEEEER!"
Mai gasped. "What the…?!"
BGM: Tension (Super Mario Galaxy)
"Target captured." A voice said as they turned to see a female Neo Plasma Grunt holding a rocket launcher.
"Plasma!" N exclaimed.
"Well well, it seems as if we're not the only ones who came to this era." The Grunt said.
"Era?" Laventon, Akari and Mai wondered.
"Cease this at once!" N ordered. "Can't you see you're hurting this Wyrdeer?"
"Ohoho, N… don't you realize that what we do is how we're going to accomplish our goal? Humans and Pokemon don't deserve each other!"
"This isn't right!"
"What wasn't right was that you betrayed us. You left us after you were defeated and you went against Lord Ghetsis!"
"Don't you see that he's manipulating you? He manipulated me just as much as he's manipulating you! He lied to me… he only used me to get what he wanted in the end. He's the one who will come out on top. Everyone else is just a stepping stone!"
"Hahahahaha! Oh, you are such a delusional brat… but, if you think you can defeat Team Plasma and Lord Ghetsis, then we'd love to see you try." She said, pulling out a Pokeball and calling out a Drifloon. She then whistled as several other grunts emerged from the ground, where they would toss out Pokemon of their own. Buizel, Shinx, Starly, Ponyta and even a Golbat.
"PFFFFT! Good luck defeating all of us!" Nora declared. "We got a Gloria! There's no way you guys will survive under her!"
"Gloria…? Are you okay?" Ruby asked.
"O-Of all things… why…" Gloria whimpered, trembling in fear.
"Holy crap, she's shaking! Why is she trembling?" Coco asked.
"No… no no no no no no…" She fell on her knees, clutching her head.
Victor gasped, staring down at the Golbat. "Of course… one of them has a Golbat." He said, pulling out a Pokeball and called out Jolteon.
"Jolt!"
Marnie's eyes widened before growling, calling out her Morpeko.
"Mopeh!"
"It looks like your Gloria is shaking like a leaf!" One of the grunts mocked.
"As for the rest of you… have fun with this Wyrdeer!" The female grunt pressed a button.
"WYEEEEEEEEEEER!" Wyrdeer cried, echoing throughout the land before its eyes turned red.
End BGM
BGM: Battle! Legendary Pokemon (Pokemon Black/White)
Berserking Noble Deer - Wyrdeer
"No! Don't tell me they tainted it's heart!" Mai exclaimed before growling. "Who the hell do you think you are!" She got in a battle stance. "Munchy! Let's give them hell!"
"Munch!"
"So those who don't have Pokemon, what do we do?" Mavis wondered.
"Give them a piece of our mind." Ozpin said as STRQ, Byleth, Bereto, Dorothea and Maia nodded as they started to flank them.
Ruby immediately got by Gloria's side, having Primrose out. "We got your back, Gloria!" She said as Oshawott and Rowlett went up to Gloria and got in battle stances.
"Wyeeeeeer!" Wyrdeer charged at Cynthia and Yang, using Psyshield Bash, but the two of them rolled out of the way as the former called out Garchomp and the latter called out Dahuo.
"Swords Dance!" Cynthia ordered.
"Gaaaar!" Her Garchomp used Sword's Dance while Yang's Emboar used Flame Charge as Wyrdeer used Psyshield Bash again, the two of them colliding as they both attempted to push each other back as Garchomp jumped in and used Dragon Claw, pushing away the Wyrdeer as it shook it off, glaring at the two of them before it closed its eyes, using Calm Mind before using Extrasensory on them.
"Golbat! Make that girl's life a living hell!" The Plasma grunt ordered before he was socked in the face by Byleth. "Mmmph!" He grunted as Bereto jumped in and slugged him in the chest, and then Dorothea jumped in and kicked him in the chin.
The Golbat charged at Gloria, dodging Jolteon's Thunderbolt and Morpeko's Aura Wheel and dive bombed Gloria, but Osahwott jumped up and used its Scalchop to bat away the Golbat as Rowlet used Leafage. The Golbat cried and used Air Cutter on the Rowlet, but it flew away while Oshawott used Aqua Jet, smacking the Golbat and knocking it away right as it got hit by an Ice Beam from Nora's Glaceon.
"Petal Blizzard!" Ruby ordered as Primrose used Petal Blizzard on the Golbat as it shook off the Ice Beam. It looked around in the blizzard in confusion as Jolteon and Morpeko flanked on both sides as they both used Thunderbolt and Aura Wheel, striking the Golbat as it cried out in pain and fell to the ground, and then Marnie called out Grimmsnarl.
"Grimmsnarl, throw that Golbat away!" Marnie ordered as Grimmsnarl looked at Marnie in confusion, but then noticed Gloria where the Grimmsnarl nodded and picked up the Golbat, and threw it over the mountain.
"Cyndaquiiiiiiil!" Torch used Flame Wheel on a Bibarel as it counter attacked with an Aqua Tail, but Mai's Munchlax got in the way and took the full brunt of it, then together with Torch, the two of them used Strong Style Rollout to knock the Bibarel out.
"Hell yeah!" Akari fist pumped, high fiving Mai.
Wyrdeer tackled Weiss, but she rolled out of the way as Willow's Lapras used Ice Beam, but it jumped out of the way and used Psyshield Bash on the Lapras.
"King's Shield!"
"Earth Power!"
Immediately, an Aegislash used King's Shield to protect the Lapras, causing the Wyrdeer to take a step back, only to get hit by a Nidoqueen's Earth Power. "You okay, Willow?" Jaune asked.
"We're fine!" Willow smiled.
"Good. Alright Galahad, Sacred Sword!"
"Nimue, Double Kick!" Pyrrha ordered as Wyrdeer jumped away from Galahad's Aegislash, and narrowly avoided the Nidoqueen's Double Kick, before suddenly a Metagross came in with a Bullet Punch to knock the Wyrdeer away.
"Are we too late?" Steven asked with a smirk with his Metagross in position.
"Waaaah!" A Neo Plasma Grunt was thrown away near the group. "What is with that kid and his Heracross?!" He grunted as Oran smirked at him while his Heracross was ready to throw him again.
"DELELELELELE WHOOOOOOOOOOOP!"
Everyone turned to see the Alpha Kricketune returning, but had brought some friends with him… namely an Alpha Luxio, Rapidash, Floatzel and a Parasect.
"It came back?!" Nora exclaimed.
"This is bad…" Ren grimaced.
"Wait! Something's different." Velvet said as the Alpha Pokemon went charging ahead, but paid the heroes no mind. Instead, they surrounded the Plasma Grunts.
"Tch… fine, looks like we'll just have you guys fight them too!" A Plasma Grunt growled as he tried to throw a Pokeball at the Rapidash, but it batted it away and crushed it underneath its hoof. He flinched as the Rapidash menacingly approached the grunt.
N breathed a sigh of relief, putting away a Pokeball. "Looks like I don't need him for now…" He said as he approached the Alpha Pokemon. "Alphas! Lend me your hearts!"
He then turned to Neo Plasma as the Alpha Pokemon got into their stances.
"LUUUUXIIIIII!"
"PARAAAAAA!"
"FLOOOOOOOATZEEEEL!"
"DELELELELELE WHOOOOOOOOOOOOP!"
The Rapidash neighed loudly before it turned to the Wyrdeer attacking the group as it galloped over to them, before using Hypnosis on the Wyrdeer.
"Wyer…!" Wyrdeer grunted, getting drowsy from the attack while several other Plasma Grunts were thrown into one pile courtesy of Luce, Zhang, Mavis, Ozpin, STRQ, Byleth, Bereto and Dorothea.
Ruby immediately had a wild idea and quickly got on top of Wyrdeer. "Wyeeer!" Wyrdeer cried as it tried to buck off Ruby.
"Whoa! Easy! Easy!" Ruby said, ruffling the top of his head as Dahuo and Cynthia's Garchomp quickly held on to Wyrdeer. "Easy… we're not gonna hurt you…" She whispered, gently patting it on the back of the neck.
"Wyeeer… Wyeeeer…!" Wyrdeer's eyes slowly went back to normal. "Wyeeeer…" Wyrdeer slowly came back to its senses.
End BGM
"Shhh, easy… we're friends… not your enemies." Ruby whispered as Garchomp and Dahuo pulled away from the Wyrdeer, as it then approached Team Plasma.
"It's unfortunate that you still work for a wicked man… I was hoping that some of you would have seen through his lies, but that doesn't seem to be the case." N said.
"Tch! Just you wait, N! Team Plasma is all over the land of Hisui and we will see to it that Lord Ghetsis's dream is a reality! Humans and Pokemon will never be as one!"
"Geez… talk about living a sad life." Ruby said and looked at Wyrdeer. "What do you think, big guy?"
An aura surrounded Wyrdeer's head. "Wyeeeeer!" Wyrdeer unleashed Zen Headbutt on the group, sending them flying into the sky.
"WE'LL BE BAAAAAAAACK!"
Ding!
Rosalina looked through a telescope. "Goodness, they're flying into the stratosphere!"
"Bunch of lightweights, if you ask me." Summer chuckled.
Nora turned to Gloria. "You okay? You had me worried for a second there."
"Y-Yeah, I'll be fine…"
"What was that? Usually you just laugh at the face of danger and be all… ya know, Scottish!" Nora said.
Gloria sighed. "Well… I usually am, except for the Zubat line… I actually am pretty terrified of them…"
"You mind if I tell the story?" Victor asked as Gloria nodded. "Alright…"
BGM: Scent of Silence (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
"You see, back when we were little, we went to the Johto region for a vacation. We took Hop with us too. At one point, a family of Volbeat and Illumise migrated over there, so we watched them illuminate the night."
"Look at that. It's beautiful!" Hop said.
"It sure is!" Victor smiled.
Gloria giggled, watching some Illumise dance around her without a care in the world as some Volbeat and Illumise danced around.
"At one point, some Zubat flew overhead and spooked the Volbeat and Illumise… but we didn't pay them much mind."
"Aw… fockin' Zubat…" Gloria pouted before looking up at the night sky, watching the stars while Victor and Hop watched a flock of Zubat fly by.
Unbeknownst to them, a Crobat dive bombed Gloria from behind and tackled her to the ground. "AAAAAAAH!" She screamed as the two of them turned to see Crobat attempting to bite down on Gloria. To make matters worse, a Golbat joined in.
"Ah shite!" Victor exclaimed as he and Hop tried to get the two Pokemon off of her as they tried to sink their fangs into the young Scot. Gloria herself was trying to push them off but they overwhelmed her instantly, no matter how hard Victor and Hop tried to get them away from her.
POW!
The Crobat and the Golbat were knocked off of Gloria with a shovel belonging to her mother. "Get your fangs AWAY from my daughter, you cretins!" She shouted, swinging the shovel again as the Golbat and Crobat flew away.
She then turned to her daughter who was crying uncontrollably. "Shhh, it's okay… it's okay… they're gone…"
"Ever since that day, she's been terrified of the Zubat line ever since to the point where she just freezes up." Victor said.
"I will admit that Zubat themselves aren't bad… it's just what they turn into is what scares me…" Gloria shuddered. "Hell, I'm not so thrilled with the Woobat Line either…"
Ruby grimaced. "That would explain why you flinch whenever you see a Swoop."
Marnie nodded. "She gets really nervous whenever she sees a bat on TV or in a movie… I'm always there to comfort her though."
"Yeah… sorry for not… bein' myself…"
"Oh, don't worry about it!" Nora hugged Gloria. "We won't let some nasty ol' Zubat get the best of ya!" She winked and then booped Gloria on the nose. "Boop~!"
End BGM
"They really are unique…" Mai said as she, Laventon and Akari were standing near them.
"Yeah. Totally." Akari nodded.
Laventon chuckled. "Well, I don't know about you, but after that excitement, I could go for some potato mochi in town! Now that I think about it, we could easily set up a base camp here… if Wyrdeer is fine with it."
"Wyer." Wyrdeer nodded as he looked at the heroes and nodded, letting out a small grunt of gratitude.
"Well now, I guess he actually respects them. How fortunate!" Mai smiled.
"I guess we ought to go back to the village… I'm a bit worn out from that Plasma fight." Weiss said.
"I agree." Whitley nodded.
They heard a loud whinny from the Alpha Rapidash. "Hmm? What is it?" N asked as it let out a few grunts. "You wish to take them back to the town?"
It nodded.
"Well, I suppose you could…"
"Hold on, that thing has a fiery mane. There's no way it could-"
"The funny thing about the Ponyta line. If they trust you, they won't burn you." N interrupted Qrow. "This Alpha Rapidash knows that you were trying to free the Noble Pokemon from his corruption, so it respects you." N turned to the other Alpha Pokemon. "And I believe they do as well." He said as they nodded.
"Well, alright… let's head on back to the village!" Ruby said.
At Jubilife Village…
Volo checked out his supplies. "Let's see here…" He mused as he heard loud galloping as he turned to see the Alpha Rapidash coming in. Several townsfolk shrieked and hid away. "My! You're a big fella!" He said as several of the heroes hopped off of the Alpha Rapidash.
"Thanks, big guy!" Yang said as the Rapidash nodded in acknowledgement before turning around and galloping off to retrieve more of the heroes.
"I've ridden on a horse before, but I've never ridden on a… giant one. Let alone a giant horse on fire." Byleth admitted with a chuckle.
The next morning…
BGM: Jubilife Village (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"Yaaaawn…" Ruby yawned, sitting up and cracking her back. "Aaaah… they couldn't have made beds back in the day?" She mumbled as she got up and turned around to see Gloria snuggling up to Marnie closely with the latter rubbing her back in her sleep. Guess seeing that Golbat got to her pretty hard… She thought as she walked outside. "What's for breakfast… potato mochi?" She joked.
"Ugh! There you go again!"
"Hmm?"
End BGM
BGM: Funny Goings-on (Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam)
"You and your false image of the Almighty Sinnoh!" A man yelled. "It's not the creator of space, it's the creator of time!"
"Well, how else did Almighty Sinnoh create the land of Hisui! It's got plenty of space to go around! How do you create something with time?"
"It's very simple, Irida! Maybe if you asked the empty space in your head, you'd get a straight answer! But that will take a very long time!"
Irida gasped. "You take that back, Adaman! Your false image of the Almighty Sinnoh has clearly gotten to your head with your false sense of time!"
"At least I know what time it is, you space cadet!"
"You little…!"
"Ugh, I don't have time for this… Almighty Sinnoh, forgive me…" He mumbled as he walked into the base.
"Hey, don't you walk away from me! I'm not done with you, you blue haired… fiend!"
End BGM
Ruby sweatdropped. "What the heck was that about?"
"Oh hey, they wake you up too?"
Ruby turned her head, seeing Coco drinking some coffee. "No, I just woke up on my own."
"They've been arguing for the past five minutes. I'm surprised they didn't wake up everyone else." Coco said.
"Well, you just learn to tune 'em out… once they wake you up, that is." Akari said, approaching them. "Those two are heads of their respective clans. The man is called Adaman, leader of the Diamond Clan and has a liking for time. The woman is Irida, leader of the Pearl Clan and has a reverence for space. The Diamond and Pearl clans never got along… but apparently, they used to be so much worse back then."
"That fight was considered laid back? I'd hate to see what they're like when they're not relaxed…" Coco said.
"Can't they be any quieter?" Mavis asked as she approached them. "They were loud enough to wake up the dead!"
"Uh… you're dead." Ruby said.
"Deader than me."
"Wait, you're dead?" Akari asked.
Oh crap! Ruby and Coco thought.
"But you look so… alive. Hmm, maybe you're just dead tired."
Mavis sweatdropped. "Yeah, let's roll with that…" She said, faking a yawn.
Later, when everyone woke up…
BGM: Galaxy Headquarters (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"What are we to do about that Kleavor, Kamado?" Adaman demanded. "Not only is it rampaging in the Heartwood, but there's that Plasma group that poses a problem! Need I remind you that my people caught wind of what happened with Wyrdeer last night! Kleavor may be a descendant of Almighty Sinnoh, but it's rampage is making it look bad!" He let out a chuckle. "It's making the Pearl Clan look bad too."
"Hey! We're doing everything we can to calm him down! …Unfortunately, this Plasma clan is making a mess of things and preventing us from getting near Lord Kleavor…" Irida sighed.
"So-called leader of the Pearl Clan with hardly any experience… what a shame. If this was our territory, we'd send that Plasma clan packing!"
"You're one to talk!" Irida growled.
"Settle down, you two." Kamado said.
Adaman sighed. "It's not like I want to help, I do… but the problem is, if I do try to help, the Pearl Clan will think we're stepping on their toes, and then it'll be another war. And then of course, there's the Galaxy Team… but not like you're much help either."
"Well, what do you propose we do?" Irida asked.
"Well, there's one possibility…"
"What, strike Lord Kleavor down?"
"...I didn't say that. Sure, I thought of it, but-"
"Then you might as well have said it, you idiot!"
"Hey, this is a first for my clan too… and of course, this Plasma clan came out of nowhere…" Adaman mumbled.
"Hmm, I see all of you have arrived." Kamado said as the leaders turned to the group. "These here are the newest members of the Survey Corps."
"Oho! So you're one of them who destroyed Kamado's back and his desk!" Adaman smirked.
Kamado sweatdropped. "Adaman, please… I've got a very strong back! It will take more than-"
Crick!
"...Mmmph!" Kamado winced. "Nope, you didn't hear any of that. It was just… the wind!"
"The wind doesn't sound like crumpled paper!" Irida said. "One of you harmed this poor man!"
"Nah, he's fine!" Nora waved it off.
"So, all of you fell from the sky, did you? Sounds to me that you fell from the space time hole. Tell me, have you seen Almighty Sinnoh? If so, tell us what he looks like. Is he all big and primal like the Diamond clan believes… or is he all faux pink and girly like this dork claims?"
"FAUX PINK?! I'll have you know the Almighty Sinnoh will use Spacial Rend for that insult!"
"Oh please, Spacial Rend doesn't exist. Roar of Time, on the other hand…"
"Well…" Cynthia rubbed the back of her head. "It's… complicated."
"Ah, you don't want to reveal who it is? That's fine! As long as he's not pink, I'm fine with it."
"I'm telling you… the Almighty Sinnoh isn't some primal monster!"
"Yeah, like you believe it's some sort of fireless Rapidash."
"...Is it just me, or do they fight like an old married couple?" Marnie whispered.
"Nope, I'm seeing it too." Gloria said as Victor nodded.
"OLD MARRIED COUPLE?! WE ARE NOT IN LOVE!" They both yelled.
"The way you two act around each other, you might as well be married at this point." Kamado mumbled.
"...Wait a moment!" Adaman said. "I've heard from Mai that you have earned Wyrdeer's favor. Name's Adaman, nice to meet ya!"
"I'm Irida, a pleasure to meet you." Irida bowed gracefully.
…Wait a second, Serena? Nah, couldn't be… Victor thought.
"I do have trouble believing such a tale though… falling from the sky? I… don't think that's possible." Irida said.
"I have a proposition. These fine folk will take care of the Kleavor problem. After all, they did quell Wyrdeer from this mysterious Plasma clan."
"Sounds good to me." Adaman said. "They look like they've seen a thing or two before."
"I don't think it's a good idea!" Irida said.
"Ah yes, this coming from the one with no experience. And what do you propose we do? Sit around and watch Kleavor dismantle the entire forest and destroy everything?"
"I…! …I… I'm not sure…"
"Then we will do that." Adaman nodded. "That'll be fun, watching these folk go around and fight the Kleavor with those tiny little balls."
"Ugh! The whole practice bothers me! Pokemon are meant to live in harmony, not be kept in some tiny ball!" Irida said.
"Well, I believe they are quite happy to be inside the Pokeballs, where they obey their trainer's orders without fail." Kamado said.
"Even so… I find it to be barbaric." Irida mumbled. "Anyway, Lord Kleavor is the Lord of the Woods. It's descended from the Almighty Sinnoh's blessing. Perhaps you could study Kleavor's behavior…" She then walked away. "If you'll excuse me, I need to go check on Lord Kleavor's behavior."
"Yeah, you go do that, air head." Adaman rolled his eyes as everyone walked downstairs. "Hmm…" He rubbed his chin in thought.
"Well, guess we have something to do now." Weiss said.
"What the heck is a Kleavor?" Ruby wondered.
"I guess we'll find out." Blake said.
"Excuse me!" Adaman caught their attention. "I've been doing some thinking… and I have but a simple request from you. Don't just study Kleavor… quell it! Perhaps quieting it down will be enough to satisfy Irida, she tends to doubt herself quite a bit."
"We'll see what we can do." Weiss said.
"Good. I have a feeling this will go well with you time travelers."
*record scratch*
"Wh-what did you say…?!" Weiss asked.
"Come on, you can't fool me. You fell out of the time-space hole just like that? You have Pokeballs that look sleeker than the ones Laventon invented."
"They're just… painted!" Weiss said.
"Yeah, but they don't have that little smokestack on top." Adaman pointed out. "Oh, and don't get me started on your clothes. I was actually in town when I saw you dressed up in such outlandish attire…"
He then looked at Marnie. "As for the goth girl over here, you can't fool me with those eyes! I can actually see the technology in her eye sockets from all the way over here."
"What…?!" Marnie said in shock.
"Couldn't help but notice that they tend to glow in the dark, which was another thing that tipped me off. Eyes don't normally do that." He turned to the Faunus. "And you're not actually humanoid Pokemon, but you have distinction of animals, probably something not of a Pokemon but something else entirely."
"Um… that's just… a coincidence!" Blake said.
"You guys are time travelers…" Adaman said with a stern expression before replacing it with a friendly face. "Which I find totally cool! I don't know what you guys are doing in our neck of the woods, but you guys showing up at the same time as those Plasma dolts? I have a feeling the Almighty Sinnoh sent you here to stop them from doing whatever they're doing!"
He waved. "See you around, oh, time travelers! …Oh, and by the way, you might want to tell Akari that you're not from here." He walked out.
"...Well, I was hoping that would've taken them longer to figure out." Summer said.
THUD!
They all turned to see Weiss on the ground, having fainted on the spot. "Weiss!" Whitley was right by her side, cradling her as Willow was right beside her.
"Well… this just got awkward…" Ruby said.
Meanwhile, in the present…
"Holy… shit!" Chelsea said as they wound up at Patch. "You mean to tell me this is Ruby's home?! …I didn't think she lived in a five star hotel!"
"Goodness… that's amazing." Yor said. "You live here?"
"Pretty much." Loid nodded as they walked into the home.
"Incredible, it's like a five star hotel on the inside too!" Akame said as they walked in, when suddenly Loid's scroll went off.
"Hold on just a sec, I gotta take a call." Loid said as he answered. "Hello?"
"Loid, I just received intel that someone tracked you and is on their way to your location."
"Who is it?"
"It's Yuri. He's been hunting you down ever since you escaped from Atlas. He's heading to your location as we speak. But don't worry, I'll figure something out to get him off your back."
"Sounds good."
"What are you doing right now?"
"Invited a lady over to dinner."
"Perfect! Have him be seated for dinner and I'll work my magic."
"Great. Thanks Sylvia." Loid said and then put his scroll away. "Yuri, huh? Alright… let the games begin." He walked in and closed the door.
"This is such a lovely home! …I've never seen a home with an elevator before!" Yor said.
Loid chuckled. "Let me go get my daughter, I'm sure she'll be happy to meet you." He said and went upstairs, mentally preparing himself for the soon to be confrontation.
Apologies for the delay. I decided to take it easy yesterday. I learned the hard way that congestion is a whole different beast compared to when you're sick.
Ibuki: Yeah, that sucks.
Let this be a lesson to y'all. Mucus build up in your lungs? Don't ignore it! It's a pain in the butt... buuuuut on the bright side, I finished up Moon Knight and binged the entire season of Ms. Marvel, now all I have left is She-Hulk and Werewolf by Night. And... then I'll get around to binging all the Star Wars shows.