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BGM: Have a Nice Talk (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story plus Bowser Jr's Journey)
Anya came downstairs, stretching. "You need something, papa?" She asked.
"We were just getting ready to make dinner. I also want you to meet someone."
"Oh?"
"Oh, is this your daughter?" Yor asked as Anya turned to her. "She's so cute!"
Anya gasped. She's pretty! She thought. "...Papa."
"Yes?"
"Is this your girlfriend?"
Yor and Loid both blushed a deep red while Kokoro, Chelsea and Akame had to hold back their snickers. "N-No! Of course not! We just met…" Loid stammered.
"Oh, okay." Anya walked up to Yor and smiled. "I'm Anya Forger!"
Yor smiled, kneeling down. "And I'm Yor Neves, a pleasure to meet you!" She turned to the others. "And these two are my daughters, Chelsea and Kokoro, though we tend to call her Kokoron."
"Sup!" Chelsea greeted.
"Nice to meet you." Kokoro smiled sweetly.
Yor turned to Akame. "And this is my niece, Akame."
"...Niece?" Anya titled her head as she looked at her, then back at Yor, and then back at Akame. "Hmm…"
"Something wrong?" Akame asked.
"Mmm, I thought you were Miss Yor's sister."
Yor sweatdropped. "Wouldn't be the first time I've heard that…" She said with a small giggle while Akame snickered.
"I can see the resemblance." Yatsuhashi said.
Loid rubbed his chin, looking at the both of them. "Huh… I've never noticed!" He said. "Well, I suppose now we can make dinner."
"Ah, I can help!" Yor smiled, which immediately caused her daughters and niece to grimace.
"Um… mom…?" Kokoro spoke up.
"Hmm?"
"No offense, but let us handle it. Your cooking tends to… uh… shall we say… knock everyone out." Chelsea said.
"Is it really that bad? I swear I've gotten better after you left for Beacon!" Yor said.
"Kokoron had food poisoning last week." Akame pointed out.
"Oooooh…" Yor slumped. "Just when I thought those online cooking classes paid off…"
Chelsea hugged her mother. "Hey, you'll get there. Just leave it to us, okay?" She smiled.
Yor sighed. "Very well…" She said as Chelsea kissed her on the cheek.
"I wanna help!" Anya smiled as she walked into the kitchen together with the trio.
Knock knock knock
"I wonder who that could be?" Fox wondered as Yatsuhashi walked over to the door, only for a man to quickly open the door and hide behind it, panting.
"What the hell kind of guard dogs are those?!" He wondered, hearing roaring from Teslo and Azure as they were scratching the door. He soon regained his composure and glared at Loid. "I finally found you, Loid Forger."
"You must be Yuri." Loid said.
"There are two Yuris now?" Fox whispered.
"Well, I guess Peach's retainer has something in common with this guy…" Yatsuhashi mumbled.
"From what you've done in Atlas, you are under-"
"Yuri?"
Yuri froze. That voice… He turned around to see Yor. "SIS?!"
"This is your sister?" Loid asked in surprise.
"Yuri… what are you-"
"Yor, what are you doing with this man? This man is a threat to Remnant's very security! He's a spy, for Oum's sake! I've been tracking his whereabouts for too long as one of Atlas's security forces, and now that I have… my quest for putting this man behind bars has finally paid off!"
"Yuri, what are you talking about?" Yor asked. "You barge in and claim this man is a spy for no good reason?"
"He's got a code name! Isn't that right… Agent Twilight?"
"Hmm, that's a hefty accusation." Loid said.
Crash!
"Huh?" Yor turned her head as they all walked into the kitchen to see Anya having flour all over her.
"Anya, are you okay?!" Chelsea asked.
"Ah… ah… achoo!" Anya sneezed.
Loid turned to Yuri. "How about you join us for dinner?"
"Oh please, the only thing I'm hungry for is finally putting you behind ba-" The sound of his stomach rumbled was heard throughout the home, causing him to blush in embarrassment. "...Okay, maybe a quick bite to eat."
"Come on, Anya. Let's get you washed up." Loid said, taking Anya away while Yor stared at her brother.
End BGM
"Yuri…"
"You have some nerve." Yuri said to her. "You marry an assassin and then the Night Raid guild burns to the ground… I mourned you… and now my older sister's alive like you're just so casual about it…" He turned around with a sad look. "I thought you were dead…"
"It's not like I had a choice… I wanted to call you, but I didn't want to risk being tracked."
"And who the hell would be tracking an assassin like you?"
"...I don't want to say…" She looked away.
"Tch… that's just typical of you…" Yuri mumbled.
With Loid and Anya…
Anya splashed water on her face in the sink while Loid started to contact Sylvia. "Sylvia, he's here."
"Well, he got there faster than anticipated. Let me guess, he tried to arrest you but you invited him for dinner?"
"Yes. We were just about to make it when he showed up. He was surprised to see his sister, Yor, there."
"Can't say I'm surprised… she was one of the top assassins in the Night Raid guild."
Loid's eyes widened in surprise. "She's a Mikazuchi?"
"More like she married into it. She made a name for herself known as the Thorn Princess. When Night Raid burned down, I was in Vacuo when I met her there. I've seen her train her daughter in the backyard. She was surprised to see me and tried to hide it, but I knew she was a bad liar. She told me her story and I made it known to her that I will not tell anyone that I wouldn't trust, just in case they were friends with the one who burned Night Raid to the ground."
"So you're telling me this?"
"Because I know you're a trustworthy fellow. You're not in on it."
"That's true. I'm actually surprised she's a survivor."
"She's one of three, actually. There are two other survivors. Akame Mikazuchi and Kurome Mikazuchi. However, they changed their names to Nightraid."
"Akame… so the leader of ATMC is an assassin."
"And a member of the Winter Ops is an assassin too. In fact, she has Kagura Mikazuchi's weapon, an heirloom that has been passed down for generations. Rumor has it that she infused her semblance into that sword where anyone can use its gravitational influence."
"Semblance infusion… didn't think that was possible."
"It was fairly common in the Fairy Tail era, but most of those items have been lost to time. Her sword is the last of its kind."
"I see… so what should I do with this information?"
"Be friends with Yor. Heaven knows she needs friends… oh, and don't worry about Yuri. Stall for time as much as you can. I'll work my magic to clear your name."
"Very well." Loid nodded and then turned off communications. "Bon appetit." He said to himself as Anya walked out.
"I'm all cleaned up, papa!"
"Good. Let's go." He said as they walked downstairs, determination on his face.
Back in the past…
BGM: Jubilife Village (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"Uuuungh…" Weiss groaned as water was splashed on her face as she slowly came around. "...Did… did that just happen…"
"It unfortunately did." Willow nodded.
"Oooh…" Weiss put herself in a fetal position. "All of that painstaking preparation I've done… all our weapons we've put in storage, our clothing… everything… all for naught…"
"Well… on the bright side, it's just that Adaman guy." Blake said. "So we should be able to keep most of it a secret. Unfortunately, he said we ought to tell Akari sooner or later."
"All of that planning…" Weiss groaned.
"Hey!" Ruby knelt down, putting her hands on her shoulders. "It's gonna be okay. Sometimes plans don't go according to plan, so we just gotta improvise. I do it all the time! You're the leader of WARCY for crying out loud. No need to be mopey if a plan didn't go smoothly." She gave her a dorky smile.
"But this is the past, Ruby!" Weiss said. "Far into the past, this isn't like going back in time to rescue Peach from the Shroobs. This is far worse!"
"Deep breaths, sis." Whitley said. "We may be further into the past, but… we can't let this get us down. This Ghetsis guy is still out there."
"They're right." N walked up. "So this is just a hiccup. We're still here, aren't we? Nothing exploded, no time paradoxes happened… I'd say this is good." He knelt down. "Don't worry about it, Weiss. We still have a chance after all."
Weiss closed her eyes, sighing a bit before standing up. "I don't like this… but we still need to get Ghetsis out of here." She said before slapping her cheeks. "You're right. I shouldn't let this get to me! After all, like Ruby said, I'm the leader of Team WARCY! If Aqua and Chell were here, they'd try to cheer me up too."
"That's the spirit! Besides, if Ruby didn't cheer you up, I would've done something myself. Like torture you with my puns." Yang grinned. "I'm sure you'd thaw you out with my Weiss cold puns."
Weiss stared at Yang. "...That was bad." She said as she turned around. "That was… really… really…" She snickered before composing herself. "Bad."
"She lies~! I heard that snicker~" Yang grinned.
"Oh… bite me!" Weiss said, not bothering to hide a smile.
"There you guys are!" Akari walked over to them. "So, you ready to-... Weiss, are you okay? You look like you've just seen a Dusknoir."
"I'm fine…" Weiss said.
"Alright then! I was just gathering supplies for when we tackle that Kleavor." Akari said. "I got plenty of Super Potions, courtesy of Volo, just in case!"
"Alright, let's go!" Ruby said.
"First things first, I want to try to catch a Pokemon before we can meet up with the Kleavor." She said. "Ruby, I want you to accompany me."
"Oh? Uh… okay!"
"We'll rendezvous with you at Deertrack Heights, then we'll go into the forest."
"Okay." Yang nodded as they all took off, but as they walked, Rosalina couldn't help but feel suspicious over Akari.
BGM: Obsidian Fieldlands 2 (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
Once they had crossed the bridge, Akari turned to the right as Ruby accompanied her while everyone else set off for Deertrack Heights. However, Rosalina narrowed her eyes as she levitated off the ground and made herself invisible.
"So… what exactly did you need me for?" Ruby asked as Akari looked both ways.
"Okay, good. No one's within earshot." She said and looked directly into Ruby's eyes. "I know you're time travelers."
Pause BGM
BGM: Danger! There's Trouble! (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX)
"What?!" Ruby said in surprise. "No, we're not from the future or anything, we're just… from a different region, that's all!"
"Oh come on, I know very well that your arm isn't sickly. On close inspection, I saw the plant like features on it. And those "Warts" I mentioned? Those are thorns. And don't get me started on the color of your Pokeballs and your outlandish styles of clothing. I'm not stupid, Ruby."
"...When did you figure that out?"
"Oh, I knew immediately that you guys aren't from this time period. I was just playing along. And besides, that Marnie girl? That totally isn't a sleeve of tribal tattoos. I could easily see the machinery in that arm… and don't get me started on her eyes. No eyes can glow in the dark like that, I could see the machinery in them."
Ruby grimaced. "Ah crap…"
"Plus, when we met those Plasma dorks, the moment one of them said "Era", that just confirmed my suspicions. I only wrapped your arm in bandages just so no one else can be suspicious of you, especially Kamado… he's known to be quite paranoid even though you gained his trust."
"So… what are you going to do?"
"Oh, I'll tell you what I'm going to do…" Akari put her hands on her shoulders as Ruby flinched. "I am going to…"
Ruby gulped.
"Totally be chill with you!"
"...Say what?"
End BGM
Resume Obsidian Fieldlands BGM
"Got ya~! I'm not the type of woman to do something horrific to a time traveler. Seriously, that's so cool! You probably came to our time to oust Team Plasma! And one other thing…" Akari turned her head. "I know you're out there, Rosalina. I heard that magic so you could disguise yourself."
Rosalina revealed herself, sweatdropping. "My magic is really quiet though…"
"I have good hearing. Perks of living in a dangerous land such as this." Akari chuckled.
"Adaman told us to tell you… I didn't think you'd know." Ruby said.
"Oh please, I'm very observant. I was just playing dumb to get your guard's down." She smiled. "Apologies for that, by the way… I didn't mean to scare the hell out of you."
"No no, it's fine…" Ruby rubbed her cheek.
"So, let me ask you something… do you have a huge family? I wanna know all about it!"
Ruby sweatdropped. "Seriously?"
"I wanna keep a record. Someone's gotta take up genealogy." She winked as she pulled out a feather pen and a notebook. "So! Tell me all about your family. I need all the details!"
"Oh boy… where to begin…"
"Let's start with you. Make things simple."
"Okay, so… I'm the daughter of Taiyang and Summer Rose-"
"Uh-huh!" Akari scribbled it down.
"Yang is my oldest sister and is the daughter of Taiyang and Raven Branwen-"
"Divorced?"
"More like she left for a good reason, but she came back into our lives. She's my aunt."
"So that would make Yang your step-sister, right?"
"Yeah."
"Okay-"
"Aaaand Summer Rose is dead. She's a ghost."
"...Heh? Must be a hex girl…" Akari looked at her arm. "Something tells me she came back all because of that arm. Anyway, continue."
"The old folk are Zhang Taiyang Xiao Long and Luce de Constantoir. They're my grandparents."
"On… which side?"
"My dad."
"Alrighty~!" Akari wrote it down. "How about that crusty old guy with the beard?"
"Qrow? He's my uncle and is the brother to aunt Raven."
"Good to know…" Akari wrote it down. "K-R-O-"
"Actually, his name starts with a Q."
"...What?"
"Yup."
Akari sweatdropped. So I guess people misspelled Murkrow then. She thought. "Q-R-O-W… alright, anything else?"
"There's Byleth and Bereto, they've been adopted into my family after their parents have perished. Their last name is Eisner, but Byleth took the name Rose while Bereto took Branwen. They're also my adopted sister and brother."
"Okay… Byleth Eisner… Rose?"
"Rose Eisner. Bereto would be Branwen Eisner."
"Oooh, nice." Akari wrote that down. "What about that Dorothea girl?"
"She's my sister-in-law. She married Byleth."
"...Same gender marriage? I didn't know that was a thing." Akari said before shrugging. "Hey, as long as they're happy, good for them. So uh…"
"Oh right! Her maiden name's Arnault, but she took Rose-Eisner." Ruby explained. "And honestly, those two are so affectionate with me. If Byleth's not around, then Dorothea is the one that showers me with loves. Aaah… I love those two."
Akari smiled. "Adorable." She said as she wrote it down. "How about Bereto?"
"He's pretty cool… a bit quiet, but he's cool to hang around with."
"Good to know. Now how about the little one?"
"Oran? He's also adopted into the family. He's my little bro. He lost his family due to a rampaging monster and Kala took her in."
"Kala…?"
"She's a Zarude. I think she came with us…? She's been awfully quiet."
"A Zarude… huh… okay, I never thought of them as being nice but what do I know." Akari shrugged. "So… Rosie…?"
"Oh, she's going to marry my dad soon. She's going to be my step mom!"
"Wait, so… Raven came back, Summer's dead but she came back… and now Rosalina is marrying Tai? Good Almighty Sinnoh, your father's got a hell of a harem! Hell, Rosie's a good pick. Just look at her, she's gorgeous!"
Rosalina blushed. "Thank you."
"Then we have Maia, who's the youngest of the family."
"Huh? That girl? How can she be young? She looks to be the same age as Byleth!"
"...It's… complicated."
"You know what, it'd probably be better not to think about it… it'd save me a headache." Akari mumbled.
"Probably for the best." Ruby agreed. "Anyway, that's pretty much my entire family. The rest are just friends."
"That's a pretty good family tree. So! What about the others? Let's start with Weiss."
"Weiss Schnee is one of my besties. She came with her mother Willow and her brother Whitley. She also has an older sister named Winter and she has a butler named Klein. Those two stayed behind to deal with… an issue."
"Who's the father?"
"We don't talk about him."
"Oooh, a deadbeat. Noted! That it?"
"Yeah. Now for Blake Belladonna. She's another one of my besties and she came with her mother Kali and her father Ghira. She's an only child… but she definitely acts like Weiss is her sister."
"Soooo… the Liepard ears…?"
"Faunus. Basically a human with an animal trait."
"...Is that what you call Pokemon in your era? Geez… Faunus Training… Faunus Battles. How did that even catch on?"
"They're… not Pokemon."
"Oh…"
"Then we have Gloria, she's one of my very best friends. In fact, we got to the point where we pretty much go on adventures together. She has a brother named Victor."
"And Marnie?"
"Girlfriend."
"Huh… Gloria's into cultists? I swear, that logo is a cult and I will die on this hill."
Ruby sweatdropped. "Good to… know…?" I don't think that's healthy.
"Anyway, continue."
"Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos and Lie Ren are good friends of mine. All four are dating."
"...Each other?"
"Yes."
Akari rubbed her head. "Well, that's gonna be awkward. I never knew sharing your partner with someone was a thing."
"Wait… what? No! No no no no! Jaune and Pyrrha are dating each other and Nora and Ren are dating too!"
"Ooooooh… that makes more sense."
"Honey, I think you poorly worded that."
"Yeah… I gathered…" Ruby chuckled sheepishly.
"Anyone else?"
"Coco Adel and Velvet Scarlatina are also good friends of mine. They're dating as well."
"...Faunus?"
"Yes. She's not a Lopunny."
"I mean, it's not uncommon for a human to mate with a Lopunny…" Akari said.
"...Say what now? A human mating a… WHAT?!"
"Yeah, it's fairly common practice. Why, just the other day, I saw a man marry his Gardevoir-"
"La la la la la!" Ruby covered her ears. "I'm not listening! Too much info! Too much filth!"
"...Guess that's not a thing in your time." Akari chuckled.
Note to self, tell Coco to protect Velvet with her life and make sure no one ogles her in this era! Ruby thought.
Rosalina rubbed her chin in wonder. "Human/Buneary babies? I wonder what they would look like… same with a Human/Ralts…"
"A-Anyway… there's Professor Ozpin and Mavis, they're also good friends. And there's also Cynthia, Steven Stone and N."
"I can tell Cynthia is not from around here. She looks exactly like Volo."
"Yeah, they're also friends."
"Good to know." Akari finished up. "Well, this is gonna be fun to write all this down, but very good info!"
"So… were you actually going to catch a Pokemon or were you just saying that to fish info out of me?"
"Oh no, I actually want to catch a Pokemon. I was just using that as an excuse to tell you I knew you're not from here." Akari grinned.
"In that case, I'll head back and tell everyone." Rosalina said and flew off.
"So what do you want to catch?" Ruby asked.
"I heard there's some Shellos at Sandgem Flats. I want to see if I can catch one."
"You got it!" Ruby nodded as they walked away.
"OH COME OOOOON!" They heard Weiss from afar.
"...Plans to keep yourselves a secret fell to ruin?" Akari asked.
"Pretty much."
"Had a feeling." Akari said as they continued on until they came across a Snorlax snoozing on the ground. "Uh oh…"
"...We can climb this, can we?"
"Here's hoping." Akari nodded as they started to slowly climb the Snorlax.
"Snooooor… laaaaax… Snoooooor… laaaaax…"
Ruby slid off and turned around as Akari started to slide down… but as she did, Snorlax started to turn, about to crush Akari. "Snooooooor…"
"Crap!" Akari whispered as Ruby instinctively used her semblance to snag Akari and moved away right as Snorlax turned on his belly.
"Laaaaaax…"
"What the… I'm alive?!" Akari said as she looked around. "Did you save me? …Where did these rose petals come from?"
"It's a long story, but-"
"Ray! Luxray Ray Ray!"
Ruby turned to see a Luxray snarling at them while a Graveler rolled around. "Uh oh!" Ruby turned to Akari. "Grab my arm!"
"Okay, what are you gonna-" Ruby used her semblance to get away from a massive Thunderbolt from the Luxray. "-WAAAAAAAAAH!"
Ruby zipped her way past another Luxray, including an Alakazam who was meditating. "Ala? …Kazam." It shrugged and continued to meditate.
Ruby hid behind a tree where some Wormadam rested. "Okay, I think we're safe."
"Wh-what was that? My whole body's spinning…"
"You get used to it. It's my… uh… special power!"
"Heh… nice." Akari shook it off. "We should be close to those Shellos." She said as they snuck past some Drifblim as they spotted some Mr. Mime doing a miming contest with a Mime Jr cheering them on until they managed to get to the shore, where they would see some Shellos wandering around, along with some Gastrodon swimming in the water.
"There it is." Akari smirked. "Think you can help me out? I only got a Cyndaquil. He won't be any match for a Shellos… let alone a Gastrodon."
"You got it." Ruby nodded as she pulled out a Pokeball. "Fleur, let's go!" She called out.
"Saur!" Her Venusaur got into position.
"Gastro…?" A female Gastrodon turned her head to see the Venusaur towering over an unsuspecting Shellos. "Gastro!"
"Sleep Powder!" Ruby ordered as Fleur started spraying Sleep Power from his flower.
"Gastroooooo!" Gastrodon leapt out of the water and got in the way, taking the full effects of the Sleep Power. "Gastro… Gas…" Gastrodon immediately grew drowsy.
"Oh! I didn't mean to hit that Gastrodon!"
"Hmm…" Akari rubbed her chin before smirking. "Change of plans!" She said, pulling out a Pokeball and throwing it at the Gastrodon, where it went inside the ball and one hop later, a firework shot into the air.
"I thought you wanted a Shellos?" Ruby asked.
"This is way better!" Akari said, taking the Pokeball as Ruby recalled Akari. "Now let's head back." She said as Ruby nodded, taking Akari and used her semblance to head back to Deertrack Heights.
Once they were close, Ruby deactivated her semblance. "Whew… what a rush!" Akari said as she called out her new Pokemon.
"Gastro…. Gastro!" The Gastrodon snapped awake and looked up at Akari.
"I guess you wanted to protect that Shellos, huh?" Akari asked as the Gastrodon nodded. "Child?" The Gastrodon shook its head. "Sibling?" She nodded. "Oh… sorry about that…" Akari rubbed her head.
"Gastro Gas Gas…"
"Ah, just think! You can make your sibling proud by being strong enough!" Ruby said as the Gastrodon looked thoughtful for a second before her eyes sparkled at the idea.
"Gastro!"
"Hmm, now what to call you…" Akari folded her arms.
"Hmm… Kassie?" Ruby guessed. "That's all I got."
"Kassie? I'm not sure-"
Gastro Gas Don!"
"You like it?" Akari asked as the Gastrodon nodded. "Well, Kassie it is!" She smiled as she recalled the Gastrodon as they walked up the hill where everyone else was waiting for them. Most of them looking relieved that they don't have to hide from Akari anymore…
But as for Weiss, she was just looking miserable.
"Sorry we took so long! I had Ruby help me fight a Shellos, but I accidentally snagged a Gastrodon."
"Oh, we know." Nora said. "Honestly, it feels good that we don't have to worry about hiding it from you anyway… or trying to at least."
"By the way…" Rosalina pointed her thumb to Mai, who was casually leaning against a rock while chatting with Adaman. "She knows too. They walked in right as I mentioned it that you knew."
"Can this get any worse…" Weiss groaned.
"Well, as long as Kamado doesn't know, I think you'll be fine." Adaman said as he walked over.
"Personally, I had my suspicions since you didn't know about Strong and Agile style, but I didn't want to assume so quickly." Mai admitted.
"Great…" Ruby sweatdropped.
"Not to worry, I'm sure you are here for a good reason considering you seem to be at war with Team Plasma." Mai said. "We'll take this secret to our graves."
"I do advise we keep it on the down low. You never know who will use this against us." Ozpin advised.
"Now, the reason why we're here…" Adaman turned to Wyrdeer who walked up to them. "He seems to be interested in helping you out. If you ever need his expertise, he'll help you gallop across the land of Hisui. All ya need to do is summon him." He pulled out a Celestica Flute. "With this!"
"Oh?" Gloria looked intrigued.
"You just need to learn the right notes." Mai pulled out her Celestica Flute. "Like so." She closed her eyes and played a melody.
I don't know why, but that melody is nostalgic for some reason… Cynthia thought.
"Who wants a go? I can't play the melody to save my life." Adaman admitted.
"I'll give it a shot." N said as Adaman tossed the flute to him. He then closed his eyes and played the exact same melody as Mai.
"Wyer…" Wyrdeer closed his eyes and nodded, walking over to N and gently nuzzling him.
"You learned that quick. I'm impressed!" Mai said before smiling. "With that, you can have Lord Wyrdeer come to you at your beck and call. One melody and he'll come." She said as Wyrdeer walked off… only to come back with something in his mouth and dropped it at Ruby's feet.
"Hmm?" Ruby picked it up. "What's this?"
"A Psychic Plate?" Cynthia wondered as she examined it. "Fascinating."
"Looks like he trusts you with it." Adaman said. "Now then, our job here is done. Go and quell Kleavor's frenzy!" He said as he and Mai walked off, then they all walked over the hill, seeing a large tree in the distance.
"Well, that sticks out like a sore thumb." Blake said.
Summer smiled. "At least we know where it is." She said as they walked down where they would see some Paras walking around, and one of them in particular spotted them.
"PARAAAAS!" The Paras cried and charged at them. "Paras! Parrrras! Paras!"
"Oh, look at the cute little guy. He thinks he's so tough." Yang smirked.
Marnie knelt down. "These little guys are so tough? I don't see it." She said as she reached for the Paras. "Cutie." She said as the Paras angrily snapped at Marnie's hand.
"...Parrrr?" Paras wondered, trying to snip her finger with its claws, unaware that it was snipping at Marnie's bandaged metal arm. It looked back at its claws in confusion. "Paras…?"
"Yeah, try a little harder, little buddy." Marnie smiled and walked off with a chuckle.
"Cheater." Gloria teased.
"What can I say, having a metal arm has its advantages." Marnie smiled as Velvet took a picture of the confused Paras and walked off with a giggle.
"Par Para…?" Paras snipped the top of some grass, cutting them off easily. "Para…" Paras blinked in confusion before looking back up to see everyone gone. "Parrrras…" It sweatdropped before walking away sullenly.
"I've met some Paras before… they weren't like that." Oran said.
"Well, they've definitely mellowed out over the years." Coco said.
"A mellow Paras… that'll be the day." Akari rolled her eyes with a chuckle as they walked by some Bidoof and Bibarel, and then noticed an Alpha Bibarel walking around, where it spotted them.
"BIBAAAAAREEEEE!" The Alpha Bibarel yelled and used Water Pulse on them, where they all rolled to safety.
"Clearly, that one woke up on the wrong side of the dam!" Mavis said as Nora had her Flaaffy to use Thunderbolt on the Bibarel to knock it down.
"Yeah, stay down big guy!" Nora said, recalling Sparky as they walked into the forest, where Coco spotted a Buneary.
End BGM
BGM: The Heartwood (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"Oh hello~!" Coco grinned. "Hey Akari, you got a-"
"Here you go!" Akari handed her one as Coco snuck up behind the Buneary and threw the ball behind it.
"Bun?!" Buneary cried in surprise as the Pokeball captured it, and shot off a firework in celebration.
"I'll take that!" Coco said with a chuckle while Velvet wandered a little further into the forest, spotting a Cherrim nearby, in its sunshine form, walking around happily. Velvet snuck up behind it and took a picture of it.
"Cherr? Cherr!" Cherrim hopped into Velvet's arms. "Cherr Cherr!"
"Hmm… I can't help but wonder that you might be a nightmare to find for someone." She said as the Cherrim hopped up on her shoulder as Velvet turned around and walked over to Coco.
"Bun Bun…? Nah, too obvious." Coco said, pondering on what to name the Buneary when she noticed Velvet. "...Hey, Bun Bun? You got a-"
"Cherrim on my shoulder, I know." Velvet smiled. "I didn't catch it though, it just jumped into my arms."
"Heh, how about that." Coco chuckled as they walked after them.
"Yaaaaaah!" Jaune yelped as he dove into some grass.
"What's with you?" Coco asked.
"Beautifly! They're evil!" Jaune said as a Beautifly quickly flew away.
"Yeah, you better fly away, you colorful… devil!" Nora said.
"As someone who tried to suck my brain when I was in the Lental Region, I can agree with that sentiment." Coco said.
"I think it was just playing." Velvet said.
"Riiiiiight…" Coco rolled her eyes.
"Psy Ai Ai Ai Duuuuuck!"
"Geez! How can a stupid duck be aggressive?!" Dorothea wondered as she and Byleth avoided a Water Gun.
"They're probably aggressively stupid!" Maia guessed, avoiding a Water Gun from another angry Psyduck.
"I'd be mad too if I had an aggressive migraine!" Weiss said as they avoided the Psyduck and hid from view, where the Psyduck looked around before waddling away.
"Sheesh… tackling their problems head on with a headache cannot be healthy…" Ruby said.
"Eh, just knock 'em out… they'll be fine." Raven said as they walked further until they saw stairs.
"This must be the place." Rosalina said as they walked up the stairs, seeing a young boy looking into the arena.
"Oooh… Lord Kleavor…" The boy mumbled.
"You okay?" Pyrrha asked as the boy turned around.
"Ah, you must be the people that fell from the rift that I've heard so much about. Howdy, name's Lian. I'm the caretaker of Lord Kleavor… unfortunately, you came at a bad time. A lightning bolt struck Lord Kleavor and now he's been rampaging ever since."
"I have a pretty good reason as to why!" A voice said as Irida walked over to them. "Honestly, it's probably from that false Sinnoh that the DIamond Clan praise for too long." She mumbled. "We've tried many ways to try and quell him, but we've come up with nothing."
"Not only that, but these Plasma folk seem interested in Lord Kleavor. We've done our best to scare them off, but they keep coming back every once in a while. I reckon they have something to do with it."
"It's pretty bad… we've managed to contain Lord Kleavor, but nothing quells his fury. Not even the food we've made for him in humble tribute was enough to make him happy." Irida sighed. "However, since you came from that rift, perhaps you can help out?"
"I am not letting anyone near Lord Kleavor! If you even wish to go near him, you have to go through me!" Lian declared.
Irida sighed before getting a wave of confidence. "I want to see your strengths for myself. You may use your Poke Balls, but I refuse to use them. My Glaceon will decide this!"
"Glaceon, eh? You have my approval!" Nora said as Irida whistled as her Glaceon came to her aid.
Lian got in a stance. "Come Goomy, let us see if they are worthy to face Lord Kleavor!"
"We'll take care of this." Yang said as she and Weiss stepped forward, both of them taking out two Pokeballs.
End BGM
BGM: Battle! Clan Warden (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
Protector of Lord Kleavor - Lian
Head of the Pearl Clan - Irida
"Razor/Phoenix! Let's go!" Weiss and Yang threw their Pokeballs up in the air.
"Weavile!" Razor sharpened his claws.
"Talooooon!" Phoenix flapped his wings.
"What in sam hill is that? That's the weirdest Sneasler I've ever seen!" Lian said.
"Sneasler?" Weiss quietly mouthed in confusion before shaking her head. "I'm not falling for your confusing tactics!"
"Goomy! Acid Armor! Then use Acid Spray on that weird Sneasler!"
"Dodge it and use Ice Shard!"
"Use Ice Beam on that Talonflame!"
"Fly high!" Yang ordered as Goomy spat out Acid Spray on Razor, but he dodged and used Ice Shard on the Goomy.
"Goooom…!" Goomy winced before shaking it off while Phoenix dive bombed the Glaceon and used Steel Wing.
"Agile Style!" Irida ordered as Glaceon immediately jumped away quickly, narrowly avoiding the Steel Wing. "Swift!"
"Glaaaaaaaace!"
"Talooo!" Phoenix grunted after being hit.
Yang closed her eyes. "We're gonna have to beat them at their own game. You with me, Phoenix!"
"Flame!"
"Alright, Agile Style!" Yang called out as the Talonflame glowed a blue aura. "Now use Agility followed by an Acrobatics!"
"Agile Stye/Agility combo?!" Irida said as Talonflame disappeared in a blink of an eye in front of Irida. "Crap!" She looked around as did her Glaceon, while Yang nodded as her Talonflame divebombed with an Acrobatics.
"Glace!" Glaceon cried, wincing from it before hitting him with a point blank Ice Beam.
"Alright Razor, let's hit him hard! You with me?" Weiss asked.
"Weave!"
"Strong Style! Icy Wind!"
"WEEEAVIIIILE!"
"Shelter!" Lian ordered as Goomy protected itself, powering through the Icy Wind. "Acid Spray again!"
Goomy spat out an Acid Spray at the Weavile. "Vile!" Weavile grunted, wiping the acid out of his eyes as the Goomy tried to tackle it, but Razor unleashed another Icy Wind, which froze the Goomy on the spot.
"Goomy!" Lian exclaimed.
"Finish that Glaceon off!" Yang ordered as both her Talonflame and Irida's Glaceon looked pretty battered, but then Phoenix lifted up in the air again in the blink of an eye.
"It's probably gonna use Acrobatics again! Use Swift in the sky!"
"GLAAAACE!" Glaceon unleashed Swift where Talonflame coated itself in a blue-ish aura.
"Huh?!" Irida exclaimed. "That's not Acrobatics, that's-"
"Brave Bird!" Yang smirked as Phoenix bodyslammed into Glaceon in a small explosion right as Weavile got in a stance and used Night Slash to finish off the Goomy.
End BGM
"...No way…" Irida said as she fell on her knees in disbelief while Lian pulled his hat down, however Lian smirked.
"That was a fine display of teamwork." Lian said.
"Mana! Mana!" Manaphy cheered, happily in Willow's arms.
Irida cradled Glaceon. "Please… tell me you're okay…"
"Glace…" Glaceon groaned before opening her eyes and smiling, gently licking her hand.
"Phew…"
Victor walked over to their Pokemon. "Mind if I heal them up for ya?" He asked. "Don't worry, I'm a Pokemon breeder."
"Sure." Irida nodded as he went right to work.
"You sure you're not a Pokemon Healer?" Gloria asked.
Victor chuckled. "Gloria, there's more to being a Pokemon Breeder than just… shoving a Ditto with any Pokemon in a Pokemon daycare and expect an egg within several minutes-"
"A what?" Velvet asked, thinking about her own Ditto. "Oh no… no, I'm not subjecting my Ditto to that!"
"-Or having a Skitty mate with a Wailord. Pokemon breeding also means taking care of Pokemon, patching them up after a fight and whatever… and I don't just mean slap a Max Potion on 'em and call it a day."
"...Right, I knew that…" Gloria mumbled.
"No, you didn't." Marnie snickered.
"Wait wait wait wait wait, back this up a bit!" Coco said. "What did you just say?"
"...Max Potion?"
"Before that!"
"Patching them up?"
"WAAAAY before that!"
"Oh, the Skitty mate with a Wailord bit? Yeah, they're compatible." He said as everyone but the Pokemon trainers stared at him as if he grew a second head. "...Wot?"
"...I hope for that Skitty's sake that the Wailord is female otherwise there's gonna be a lot less Skitty in the world." Coco said.
"...How would that even work if the Skitty is male though?" Velvet asked.
"...Oh Oum, that's an image I didn't want to see." Coco grimaced.
"Honey…" Kali said.
"Yes?"
"We are not introducing Chamomile to a Wailord."
Ghira chuckled. "I wasn't planning on it anyway."
"Well… that paints a lovely picture…" Rosalina said.
"I'm… gonna have to unsee that." Dorothea said.
Victor shrugged before healing them all up. "There you go. Good as new."
"Thank you." Irida smiled sweetly before standing up. "I now realize that Pokeballs are just tools for Pokemon. They don't seem to mind it at all."
"I reckon that you can help out with Lord Kleavor." Lian said.
"Is he in there?" Ruby wondered as he looked into the arena, where they heard the sounds of trees falling as a large glowing creature shot past them and then landed in the arena.
"KLEEEEAVOOOOOOOR!"
"That's a Kleavor?!" Weiss said.
"Those arms… they're scythe-like." Ruby said before closing her eyes, raising her Rose Arm in the air as electricity crackled around it.
"Ruby? What are you doing?" Akari asked.
"I'm going to have to thank Seryu for this."
Back at Jubilife Village…
"Hmhmhmhm~" A housekeeper hummed as the closet vibrated with electricity. "Huh?" She wondered as she opened the closet door cautiously… before Crescent Rose shot out like a missile. "AIYEEE!" She screamed, falling on her butt as Crescent Rose shot out of the building.
Back with them…
BGM: Battle! Noble Pokemon (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
Everyone heard the sound of a rocket coming toward them as Crescent Rose came barreling through. Ruby immediately caught it and immediately changed it to its scythe form. "Might as well fight fire with fire!" She said, splitting Crescent Rose and jumping down to face Kleavor.
Lord of the Woods - Kleavor
Immediately, Pyrrha's Pokeball opened up as her Scizor came out. "Spartacus?" Pyrrha wondered as the Scizor jumped down.
"Scizor!" He got in a stance as Akari jumped down and got in a battle stance, then Gloria jumped in as well.
"Ruby!" N called out to her. "Wear it down in your battle and I'll do my best to call out to Kleavor to quell him!"
"You got it!" Ruby nodded as Kleavor got in a stance.
"Kleavor! KLEAVE!"
"Let's dance, big guy!" Ruby said.
Kleavor lunged at Ruby, slashing at her where she blocked with her scythes as Spartacus flanked the Kleavor and used Bullet Punch to knock the Kleavor away as both Akari and Gloria both jumped in and kicked the Kleavor in the stomach before they both backflipped as Kleavor unleashed Stone Axe at the two.
Ruby flanked the Kleavor to the left and slashed at the Kleavor gracefully. The Kleavor backhanded Ruby away toward a wall as the Kleavor charged at her with an X-Scissor, but Ruby used her semblance to avoid the attack as Scizor flew in and used Bullet Punch again.
Kleavor turned around and used Stone Axe on Scizor right as it used Double Team, where Spartacus surrounded the Kleavor. "Kleave…?" Kleavor wondered in confusion as Gloria climbed up the tree and jumped down on the Kleavor, punching it in the head repeatedly as Akari went over and flip kicked the Kleavor as it was trying to get Gloria off of him.
Kleavor snarled, charging toward a rock wall to try and shove Gloria into the wall, but she backflipped off of him as the Kleavor struck the wall to stun him.
"Kleavor! Open your heart to us all! Come back to your senses!" N called out to him as Kleavor let out a groan before shaking his head and glared at N, before using Stealth Rock at him. N's eyes widened as he dove for cover as Ruby used a Rose Tornado to suck the Kleavor up in the air as Akari decided to jump into the tornado and axe kicked the Kleavor to the ground.
Kleavor glared at Akari and tried to use Stone Axe, but Gloria instinctively went into her Rapidash form and tackled Akari to safety, while her leg got hit by the Stone Axe. "Agh!" Gloria winced, getting back to normal as she hobbled up.
"You okay?"
"Nothin' I can't handle, lass!" Gloria squared up as Kleavor lunged at Gloria.
"Manaphy, wait!" Weiss called out.
"MAAANAAAAA!" Manaphy used Whirlpool on the Kleavor to wash it away to a wall.
"Thanks, Manaphy!" Ruby called out as she used her semblance to get close to Kleavor and get around him, putting him into a hold. "Kleavor! Calm down… we're not your enemy!"
"KLEAVOOOOR!" Kleavor threw Ruby to the ground, and then got struck in the face repeatedly by Spartacus' Bullet Punch to the face to knock him to the ground, but the Kleavor got back up and charged ahead right as Ruby put her Rose Arm on the ground as vines came out and wrapped around Kleavor.
"Kleavor! Listen to her! We are not your enemy! Come to your senses!" N pleaded.
"Kleave… Kleave…?"
End BGM
The fury in Kleavor simmered down, making him go back to his original color. "Kleavor…?" Kleavor shook his head as Ruby dismissed the vines.
"There we go." Ruby smiled.
"So that's what a Kleavor looks like." Blake said. "It's… an ancient Scyther." She whispered to herself.
Kleavor turned to Ruby and walked over to her, giving her the Insect Plate. "Kleavor Vor."
"Oh… uh… thank you." Ruby said with a smile.
"Incredible…" Irida said. "They managed to quell Lord Kleavor…"
"Kinda unorthodox, but I like it." Lian said.
Suddenly, they all heard slow clapping. "Bravo. Bravo." A voice said as they turned to see a hooded cloaked figure approach them. The cloak looked eerily similar to Organization XIII, but it had the Plasma Logo on the front. "You quelled the Kleavor. Mighty impressive."
"Who are you?" Ruby asked.
N growled. "I know that voice anywhere. Ghetsis!"
The figure took off his cloak, revealing to be Ghetsis.
BGM: Tension (Super Mario Galaxy)
"Hello, my boy. It's been a while." Ghetsis smirked wickedly. "I see you have brought some friends… including the champions of Sinnoh's future, Hoenn and Galar." He chuckled to himself. "Your Garchomp, Metagross and Zacian do not scare me."
"What is your end goal to all of this?" Cynthia demanded.
"Simple. If I were to destroy the balance between humans and Pokemon, then… hmhmhmhm… all of Unova will be ripe for the taking. No one would stand in my way for conquest! But why stop at Unova? Without any Pokemon aiding trainers, the whole world will be mine to command! Team Plasma will rise out of the ashes and make a whole new future!"
"...Destroy the balance between… humans and Pokemon?" Irida asked, looking down at her Glaceon with worry.
"Your logic is flawed!" Ruby spoke up. "Even if you severed the bond between Pokemon and humans, not even your own Pokemon will obey you!"
"Hmhmhmhmhm… stupid girl. You think I didn't realize that? We crafted machines for this very scenario. We'll force them to obey us. Anyone who gets in our way will be crushed mercilessly."
"Brainwashing?!" Cynthia exclaimed in horror.
Steven growled. "How low are you willing to go?"
"We'll stop you… no matter what you throw at us!" N declared.
"Your posse doesn't scare me, boy. I welcome a challenge." Ghetsis said.
"Then we'll strike you down!" Ruby said.
Ghetsis smirked, pulling out a Pokeball. "Hmph. We will see about that determination after this!" He said, tossing it up in the air.
End BGM
The Pokeball opened up in midair… and what materialized in front of Ghetsis?
Darkrai.
BGM: Battle! Ghetsis (Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon) (Start at 1:42)
"Where did you get Darkrai?!" N asked in shock.
"Put the girl to sleep!" Ghetsis ordered as Darkrai charged up Dark Void and threw it at Ruby.
"RUBY!" Gloria yelled as she ran ahead as Yang did the same thing, but then Ruby was pushed out of the way by none other than Byleth, taking the full brunt of the attack.
"Nnngh!" Byleth grunted as she immediately fell over in a deep sleep.
"BYLETH!" Ruby and Dorothea yelled as Bereto stared at his sister.
"Byleth…?" He called out before he slowly clenched his fists in anger, pulling out his dagger as he rushed toward Ghetsis.
"Hahahahahahaha! Did you really think you could save the girl! You are truly foolish!" Ghetsis taunted as he shifted his eyes.
"RAAAAAAAAH!" Bereto yelled, slashing at him with his small dagger but he calmly blocked with his staff.
"Hmph. That toy doesn't scare me." He said, smirking at Bereto's angry expression as he shoved the staff into Bereto's gut, knocking him back as he recalled Darkrai. He then pulled out a flashbang grenade. "Until we meet again. I look forward to your conviction, N. Don't disappoint me." He threw it down to blind everyone and disappeared.
End BGM
"Byleth… Byleth, wake up! Wake up!" Ruby pleaded, shaking Byleth desperately. "Sis! WAKE UP!" She cried as Summer angrily clenched her fists.
"He is so going down…" She growled, all of them unaware of a Cresselia watching all of this from high up in the sky, looking completely dismayed.
"Cresseli…"
Ibuki: Oh shit... he's not messing around!
He's here, and more sinister than ever!
