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"Thank you for all your help, mister!"
"Ah, it's nothing to it."
Byleth pulled out her Sword of the Creator and flicked her sword to try and stop Jeralt from dying, but before she could even flick it, a hand grabbed a hold of her.
"Now why are you trying to stop my fun?"
Byleth gasped. "Kronya?!"
Kronya backhanded Byleth. "Seriously, this was my masterpiece!" She said, watching herself mortally wound Jeralt.
Byleth got back up with a growl, slashing at Kronya as she turned around, only for her to shatter… in fact, the whole world shattered around her. "Huh?" She looked around, seeing that she was in an endless void, before dark hands grabbed a hold of her ankles. "Wha?!" She tried to fight them off, only for them to pull her down.
Kronya walked over to her. "How's it feel to sink into your guilt?" She raised her foot as Byleth had sunk low enough for her to slam her foot into Byleth's face to shove her into the shadows where she fell into an endless dark abyss before a light surrounded her.
"Mmmph!" Byleth sat up, finding herself in Patch. She rubbed her head before getting up, seeing Yang throwing punches in the air.
"Hmm? Oh hey sis!" Yang waved.
"I see you're training."
"Yeah, I've been practicing some sweet new moves. Check this out!" She pulled back her fist, darkness swelling within as Byleth's eyes widened as Yang threw a punch, shooting out darkness as it struck a tree, disintegrating it instantly.
"That's… um… pretty great…?" Byleth didn't know what to say, as she blinked… only to see Yang had transformed into Kronya and had Yang's bloodied head in her hand. "Huh?!"
"Aw, you called me sis, that's adorable." She tossed Yang's head behind her head as she fired darkness into her chest. Byleth grunted as she found herself swallowed up in the darkness before finding herself at a graveyard.
"Oh hey, look who it is." Kronya said, leaning on the gravestone as Byleth saw the gravestone was her biological parents. "If only you could have saved Jeralt… ooops~" She smirked as suddenly a hand burst out as a zombified Jeralt came out and crawled over to Byleth. Byleth shrieked and backed away in fear before she ended up falling off a cliff, falling into the ocean below and slamming into the water.
Byleth opened her eyes, finding herself in deep space as she looked around before she was gravitationally pulled into the Comet Observatory. As soon as she landed, the core burst open and became a black hole, sucking her in. "Nnngh!" She grunted.
"Take my hand!"
Byleth turned her head and saw Rosalina reaching out for her. Byleth instinctively grabbed Rosalina's hand, who turned into Kronya. "Sike~!" She pushed her into the black hole, where she squirmed and tried to fight her way out, but was sucked inside and found herself at Garreg Mach, and saw Ruby tied up to a pedestal.
"Ruby…" Byleth whispered as she felt something in her hand. A gun. "What…?!" She said in shock as Kronya chuckled, as Byleth would also see her brother tied to a pedestal as well.
"You have to shoot one of them. Who will you pick? You have one bullet."
Byleth growled. "Neither of them." She turned around and shot Kronya… only Kronya had turned into Dorothea. She gasped as she dropped the gun and cradled her. "Honey… no! I… I didn't mean to…!"
"You sick… MURDERER!" Ruby yelled, immediately going into her Rose Zinogre form… but suddenly, she transformed into a hideous and gigantic beast as she towered over Byleth and ate her up on the spot, where Byleth fell into another endless abyss, this time she had several Kronyas surrounding her.
"If only you could have saved Jeralt. Hell, if only you could have saved… oh, I dunno, anyone else!" She shrugged as Byleth found herself in an open field, seeing Shez already in midair and ready to cut her down. Byleth gasped and blocked Shez from attacking her, where Shez immediately went into her Awakened form, as Byleth did the same thing… only to find herself in chains.
"What…?" She wondered as Shez slashed through her. "AAAAAAAGH!" She cried, falling on her back and ending up in another endless abyss where multiple Shez's appeared and slashed through her viciously as she screamed before ending up in a town that was on fire.
"Hey, you're here. You've witnessed my creation."
Byleth panted, turning around, seeing Ruby in front of her… but looked different. "Ruby…? What are you-"
"Ruby? Hahahaha… that's not my name. I'm Sapphire Onyx, bitch!" She said as dark magic wrapped around her hand and lifted Byleth in the air.
"Nnngh!" Byleth grunted while Kronya sat on a roof and watched this unfold while Sapphire snapped her fingers as dark orbs surrounded her and shot her. "GYAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Sapphire smirked. "Sink into the depths of despa-" Suddenly, a massive rainbow surrounded Byleth. "Huh?!"
"What…?!" Kronya wondered as the rainbow unleashed a powerful explosion that wiped Sapphire and Kronya out from existence as Byleth fell toward the ground, where a rainbow portal opened up as Byleth fell in.
"AAAAAAAH!" Byleth screamed, sitting up quickly and panted, sweat rolled down her head. "Hah… hah… hah…" She panted, seeing her surroundings as she was back in Jubilife Village, surrounded by her family and friends.
BGM: Jubilife Village (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"Oh thank Sothis it worked!" Dorothea breathed a sigh of relief as Rosalina was holding a Lunar Wing. Dorothea immediately hugged her wife as Ruby and Bereto did the same thing.
"You should consider yourself lucky." Kamado approached her, as he was walking around with a cane. "Normally, no one survives getting hit by a Darkrai's nightmare. By the time we search for a Cresselia, they've already perished. We should be grateful that Cresselia witnessed that event."
"Cress… Cresselia…?" Byleth wondered as she saw Cresselia nearby, gently smiling at her. "Oh…"
Kamado turned around. "I'm not sure what that man is planning… but I sure hope that this Ghetsis and Team Plasma are brought to justice." He said and walked away.
"Hey… how are you feeling?" Ruby asked.
"Uuungh… I've been better…" Byleth mumbled, rubbing her head. "...Why do I feel wet?"
"Apologies!" Laventon spoke up. "Oshawott thought it would be a good idea to use Water Gun to wake you up." He said. "To his dismay, it didn't work."
"Oshaaaaaa…" Oshawott sulked in a corner.
"Row…" Rowlett gently patted him on the head with his wing.
"That was quite the scare." A voice said as they saw Cyllene approaching her. "Like Kamado said, you ought to consider yourself lucky, time traveler."
"...You too?" Byleth asked.
"Irida filled me in, but was wise enough to not tell Kamado. While I don't have a problem with it, he would be suspicious of you of wondering why you came to our era. You have my full support."
"You have mine too." Laventon said. "As long as Kamado doesn't find out, we should be golden!"
"...Is he really that paranoid?" Coco asked.
"Even he admits that he might be a bit overbearing at times as it's part of his status as commander. He means well, but… sometimes it's a bit much." Cyllene admitted.
"So… I don't mean to pry, but what kind of nightmare did you have?" Laventon asked. "This is a golden opportunity for research!" He said, where Akari backhanded him in the chest. "What?"
"She just woke up from a nightmare. Give her some-"
"No… it's alright." Byleth said and sighed.
Pause BGM
BGM: Scent of Silence (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
"I… had a nightmare of when I was trying to save my father from Kronya… of course, Kronya actually stopped me. Then I was sucked into the darkness… and I found myself at home. I see Yang practicing and she says she learned a new move, which she disintegrated a tree in darkness."
"Really?" Yang looked at her hands. "...Yeesh…"
"Then Yang turns into Kronya and I found myself at my father's grave, where he comes out of said grave and chases me off a cliff. I fall into the ocean and find myself in the Observatory where the core just… becomes a black hole. I reach out to Rosie but she turns into Kronya and kicks me into the black hole."
"Goodness!" Rosalina whispered.
"I then… find myself at Garreg Mach, and I see Ruby and Bereto tied to a pedestal… I also had a gun in my hand and Kronya told me to choose who I should kill. I chose Kronya but…" She teared up. "She immediately turned into Dorothea…"
"Oh gods…" Dorothea put her hand over her mouth.
"Ruby calls me a murderer and goes into her Zinogre form before… turning into a hideous beast and swallowed me whole…"
Ruby grimaced. "That's… highly unlike me."
"Then I wind up in a field and fight Shez, she defeats me in battle, and then she multiplies and by the time I get out of another void, I wind up in a burning town and I see Ruby, but she… claimed to be someone named… Sapphire Onyx."
Ruby perked up at the name.
"And… she was about to kill me when this rainbow came out of nowhere and evaporated Sapphire and Kronya and… then I was here…" Byleth hugged herself with tears falling from her cheeks.
"Oh honey…" Summer knelt down to hug her.
"That's it. I'm breaking this guy's legs when we're done with him." Nora said. "Actually, why stop at the legs? I'll break his pelvis while I'm at it!"
"Hmm… you know what would cheer me up?" Laventon asked. "Some nice potato mochi at the Wallflower! We'll have Beni make some!"
"...You guys… go on ahead. I'm not that hungry…" Byleth mumbled as they walked off, but only her family remained.
"That's… a hell of a nightmare." Tai said as he knelt down while Oran hugged Byleth.
Dorothea gently cupped her wife's chin. "Honey, it's going to be okay."
"I-I know but… considering the fact that I shot-"
"I know, but I'm still alive." She smiled gently. "While yeah, It's horrifying… it was just a nightmare." She gently kissed her on the cheek. "I'm not going anywhere, babe. By the way, you should've seen Bereto. I've never seen him so mad before."
"Ghetsis… struck a nerve that I never knew I had." Bereto admitted. "I've been frustrated, but never… angry."
"Can't say I'd blame you. I'd do the same." Ruby said.
Byleth looked at her brother. "You attacked him?"
"Yeah… unfortunately, he got away." Bereto said. "Don't worry, we'll all get him."
"Indeed we will." Rosalina nodded as Summer gently kissed Byleth on the cheek and rubbed her back, pulling her close.
"Haaaa… thanks mom…" Byleth said quietly.
"This Ghetsis whippersnapper needs to learn some manners." Zhang said.
"I wholeheartedly agree, dear." Luce nodded.
"Something tells me the whole Kronya thing is still bothering you." Qrow said.
"I'd be lying if I said it didn't anymore… I still think about it sometimes."
"Don't blame you." Maia shook her head. "Hell, sometimes I'm still a bit bothered by how I came to be. Yeah, I'm fine being a Nobody, but… how I came to be is… unnerving. I know mom is too." She said as Raven nodded.
"Hey, uh… sis?" Ruby spoke up. "You mentioned Sapphire Onyx… what was she like?"
"Like an… evil version of you. Her skin was darker, her eyes were black… she was outright sinister. She had dark magic on her too."
"...Holy crap!" Ruby said. "I had a dream about her a few days ago!"
"Really?"
"Yeah, I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but apparently Ganondorf approached me and he converts me into an underling of this… Demise guy and I'm… sharing some of the Triforce of Power with him. Then I go and torture Dark Weiss and Dark Ruby… and then… unfortunately, I take over Remnant. I… think I called Yang out at one point? I'm not sure."
"Geez, what the heck kind of dream is that?" Yang asked.
"No idea! …I also had another dream where I'm the Spring Maiden, but the details are extremely fuzzy on that one. I think I was depressed though…"
End BGM
Oran smiled. "Cheer up, sis! We won't let… uh… Chrome-ya…? get to you!"
Byleth smiled, ruffling Oran on the head. "You're sweet, little bro." She said as she soon stood up.
"You sure you're not hungry? You pretty much like anything you stuff your face with. Hell, I saw you and Bereto competing to see how much potato mochi you'd eat before getting stuffed two days ago." Dorothea teased.
"Beat her by just a few bites…" Bereto said proudly.
"Ugh, if only I didn't have that roll earlier." Byleth shook her head. "But nah, I'm pretty sure I'm-" Her stomach grumbled loudly, enough for her to blush.
"That answers that." Tai chuckled.
"Okay, maybe I am a little hungry." Byleth admitted.
"Alriiiiight! Let's have some of that potato mochi!" Ruby said.
"Weren't you getting sick of it earlier?" Yang asked.
"Honestly, I'm starting to like it… though I do wish Beni would broaden his horizons a bit." Ruby admitted as they headed off.
Later into the evening…
Resume Jubilife Village BGM
"Those are some… interesting dreams, Ruby." Weiss said.
"Eh… it is what it is." Ruby shrugged.
"Ya know, speaking of dreams." Qrow spoke up. "Did… anyone else have a weird dream a few days ago where they killed Dark Ruby? Cause… I certainly did."
"Oh my gosh, I thought I was the only one!" Weiss said.
"I woke up with a strange feeling of satisfaction." Summer said.
"Yeah, me too." Rosalina nodded.
"I actually did as well." Oran said.
Summer looked at him in surprise. "You did?"
"It was weird… one moment I was scared, the next the jester was giving me a hand… and then I killed her."
Qrow grinned, headpatting Oran. "Atta boy."
"Heh… well, what do you know. I guess Dimentio is good for something after all!" Ruby snickered.
Meanwhile, in the future…
"Mmmph…" Dimentio growled while Ghirahim was chatting it up with Felix and Locus. "Why can't I shake this feeling that I've been insulted?"
Back in the past…
Byleth stretched. "I don't know about you but… I feel like I oughta take it easy for a bit."
"Oh honey, I'm so with you there." Dorothea said as she grabbed her arm. "I heard there's a bath house in town~ Let's go over there where it'll be just the two of us~"
Byleth giggled. "Sure, I'm game~" They walked off.
"She needs it." Ruby chuckled.
"Oooooh… those darn Bidoof!" A voice cried out in dismay as she turned to see a Galaxy Team member looking a bit frustrated.
"Something wrong?" Ruby asked.
"Yes! Them!" She pointed to three Bidoof running around.
"Aww!" Ruby smiled.
"Don't "aww" them! Those rascals tend to chew on everything! Oh… Captain Zisu is gonna have a field day over this…"
Ruby rubbed her chin in thought, before looking over at the pasture. "Hmm! I got an idea!" She said as she sped off, seeing the Bidoof napping. "Hey little guy…"
"Doof…?" Bidoof yawned, looking up at Ruby.
"You wanna help wrangle up some of your kind?"
Bidoof's eyes sparkled. "Bidoof! Doof!"
"I thought so! Come on!" Ruby smiled.
With Ren and Nora…
"Okay, that lady said something about a… kid with a Drifloon at Prelude Beach, right?"
"Yes." Ren nodded as they walked along the beach.
"Hmm… you think maybe the Drifloon already kidnapped the kid?"
"That's what I'm afraid-" Ren shifted his eyes. "Who's there?" He demand as a kid hid from behind a shed as the two walked closer and saw the kid with the Drifloon.
"Aha!" Nora got between the kid and the Drifloon. "Shoo! Go away! Don't kidnap this kid!"
"Drif Drif…"
"No, don't!" The kid said. "He's a friendly Drifloon. We tend to play at night… he's not like other Drifloon."
"And how do you know for sure?" Ren asked as Nora successfully shooed away the Drifloon.
"Yeah, you better float away! Otherwise I'll… uh… break your… strings…? Wait, isn't that animal abuse? …No, wait, balloons aren't animals. Unless… balloon animals… aaaah, my brain hurts!" Nora groaned.
"Come on, let's go." Ren said, the two of them escorting the boy away, the latter pouting as they did.
Pause BGM
Meanwhile, with the Galarians and Belladonnas…
BGM: Field - Late Night (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"Okay, so she said something about a will-o-wisp near Deertrack Heights…" Blake said as they looked around, spotting an Alpha Staravia scouting the area.
"Goodness, that's a big bird…" Kali said, watching some Drifloon float by it with the Staravia giving said Drifloon the stink eye.
"Should be around here somewhere…" Gloria said.
"Hmm…" Marnie immediately started scanning the area with her cybernetic eyes. "Okay, I'm picking up on a will o wisp nearby." She said as she walked ahead, where they followed her. "...Do my eyes really glow in the dark though?"
"Faintly, I mean… they're not flashlights or anything." Victor said.
"Yeah, they're kinda like a nightlight with a soft and gentle glow." Gloria added.
"Huh, I never noticed. Must be a side effect." Marnie shrugged. "That honestly would explain how I'm able to see clearly at night, aside from my night vision feature, that is."
"Being able to see clearly at night does have its advantages." Ghira said.
Blake smiled through her mask, patting Marnie on the shoulder. "Congrats, you're one of us now." She teased.
"Oh, very funny." Marnie rolled her eyes as she stopped walking. "Okay, it's here."
"I don't see anything…" Victor said as he looked up at the tree. "All I see is that Chimchar up there."
"A Chimchar?" Gloria raised an eyebrow. "...Really, the lady is scared of a Chimchar?"
"Well, you know how people are in this era." Marnie said.
"Chim?" Chimchar looked down at them. "Chimchar Char!" Chimchar jumped down and squared up. "Chimchar!"
"Aw, cute." Gloria said as she called out her Kingler.
"Kookie."
Chimchar looked at the Kingler. "Chimchar Char! Char Char!" Chimchar threw a few air punches at the Kingler with a smirk, doing a 'come at me' taunt.
Bonk!
"Chim!" Chimchar yelped as the Kingler lightly bopped him on the head with his big claw. A small goose egg formed on the Chimchar's head. "Ch-Ch-Chim…? CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" It cried.
"Ack!" Gloria yelped while the Kingler sweatdropped.
"Nice goin', you made it cry." Marnie deadpanned as Gloria picked up the Chimchar.
"Shhhh! Shhh, it's okay, lad! You're okay!" She said gently. "Shhhh, you're okay…"
"Char…?" Chimchar looked at her… before using Ember on her face, covering her face entirely.
"Gaaaaah!"
"Oooooh!" Blake and Kali winced.
Gloria's face smoldered as a result. "Char-har-har-har-har!" Chimchar laughed, pointing at Gloria in the process.
"...I suppose we're even." Gloria mumbled in annoyance.
"I'll get the burn heal." Marnie said.
"I'll get a wash cloth." Victor added. "...And maybe some aloe."
Nearby, a Zubat flew by and, through echolocation, it picked up on the group. It tilted its head in curiosity and flew over… only for a Pokeball to smack it in the back, catching it unawares as the Pokeball landed on the ground, bouncing up and shooting up a firework in the process.
A hand picked it up, belonging to Willow.
Earlier…
"You want… want?" Willow asked.
"I just wanna see what a Zubat looks like. I want to see its eyes."
"I can assure you, Zubat do not have eyes."
"How do you know that? Prove it!"
In the present… er… past?
"Here's your proof." Willow said and walked away, casually passing by a frozen Alpha Staravia that her Cryogonal froze with Ice Beam. Once Willow was out of sight, the Alpha Staravia broke free.
"Staaarrrr!" Staravia shivered, wondering what the heck just happened.
With Akari and N…
"Okay, so he was saying something about an unusual Ponyta…" Akari said as they were walking around the field. "I wonder what's so unusual about it?"
"Hmm, well, there are Pokemon with different genetics that give them a different color." N said.
"Really? I was thinking this Ponyta had like… a second head or tiny legs or-... oooooooor…" She would see a blue flamed Ponyta wandering around, drinking water from a small pond. "Oooor it can have blue flames!"
"That is basically a shiny Ponyta."
"Shiny? …It doesn't look shiny." Akari said before shrugging. "Looks pretty cool though!" She said as they slowly approached the shiny Ponyta.
However, as they slowly approached it… an electrical net was thrown out and covered the Shiny Ponyta, causing it to whinny in pain, causing both of them to gasp.
"Well… it's my lucky day. It's a shiny Ponyta." A voice said as they turned to see a male Team Neo Plasma grunt. "This will do nicely. We'll use this Ponyta for our goal."
"You!" N growled.
"Oh hello N." He said. "I suppose you want this Ponyta for yourself?"
"You despicable…" Akari growled, calling out Torch.
"So it's a Pokemon battle you want? Very well!" He said, pulling out an Ultra Ball. "I suppose I'll use this that I've captured earlier!" He tossed the Ultra Ball up in the air, calling out… an Alpha Heracross.
BGM: Battle! Team Plasma (Pokemon Black 2/White 2)
"HERAAAAAAAAA!"
"An Alpha Heracross?!" Akari exclaimed.
"Quil!" Torch's flames ignited from his back, ready to go.
"Very well. Let's knock him down!"
"Crush that Cyndaquil and that girl!" The grunt ordered… but before they could initiate battle, a space time rift opened up above them.
End BGM
"What the…?" N wondered as they were caught in the space time rift, everything distorting around them.
"What the heck is this?!" Akari wondered as they heard a Pokemon cry as they turned to see a Durant approaching, and another… and another. Soon, they were greeted by a whole colony of Durant.
"I've never seen so many Durant in my life!" N said.
"Tch… like that should scare me! Heracross, destroy those Durant!" He ordered as the Heracross charged at the Durant, but they all went around the Heracross before it could attack them. In fact, they were charging straight for the Neo Plasma Grunt while paying Akari and N no mind.
"What? Hey! You bothersome pest!" He kicked one of them away, while another one snuck up behind him and chomped down on his Achilles tendon. "YAAAAAAAGH!" He cried as the Durant colony pushed him down. "Mmmph!"
"Durant Dur!" A Durant cried as they all swarmed him, covering his body as some Durant tore off his mask while some bit down on his knees.
"AAAAAAH!" He cried, his mouth hanging open as some tinier Durant made a beeline for his open mouth and went inside of him. "Hack! Cough! AAAAAAAAAAGH!"
Akari and N both grimaced while the Alpha Heracross folded his arms before turning around and walked the other way with a "Serves him right" look on his face. The duo freed the Ponyta and walked away from the scene while casually whistling as the Neo Plasma grunt's screams slowly faded away.
"I'm just gonna pretend I didn't see that." N said.
"Agreed."
N turned to the Ponyta, gently rubbing its head. "You're not too hurt, are you?" He asked as the Ponyta simply nuzzled against him in gratitude. "I thought not."
"EVAI!"
"Huh?" Akari turned to see an Eevee running at them. "An Eevee?"
"Must've came from this… I'm assuming it's a space time distortion."
"Evai Vai! Evai!" The Eevee growled, glaring at Akari.
Akari clenched her fists. "I've searched my whole life in hopes I would finally catch an Eevee… if it takes a space time distortion… SO BE IT!" She yelled, throwing a Pokeball up in the air, calling out Torch.
BGM: Battle! Wild Pokemon (Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee)
"Quil!"
"Let's do this!" Akari said.
"Good luck." N said with the Ponyta neighing in support.
"Alright, Ember!" She ordered as Cyndaquil used Ember, but the Eevee jumped out of the way and used Swift on Torch.
"Cynda!" Torch shook it off.
"Alright, Agile Style! Flame Wheel!"
"CYNDAAAAA!" Torch cried, the flames burning brightly on his back as he used Flame Wheel and smacked into the Eevee.
"Vee!" Eevee shook it off. "Vow Vai Vee!" He cried, using Baby Doll Eyes on him.
"Cyn?!" Torch cried as he growled before using Ember again, as the Eevee charged through the less powerful Ember and headbutted the Cyndaquil with a Quick Attack.
"Vai!"
"Torch, are you okay?"
"Cynda!"
"Alright, Flame Wheel!"
Fire shot out of the Cyndaquil's back, this time burning hotter than ever. "CYNDAAAAAAAAAAA!" Torch unleashed Flame Wheel, but mid-Flame Wheel, it started glowing brightly.
"Huh?!" Akari wondered.
"Well, that's interesting!" N said with a smirk as the Flame Wheel struck Eevee.
"Vaaaaai!" Eevee grunted, nearly falling over from the stronger attack as the flame dispersed, revealing that Cyndaquil had evolved into Quilava.
"Lava!"
"Torch evolved?!" Akari exclaimed in surprise before smirking. "Alright, Torch! Ember!"
"QUILAAAAAAAVA!" The Quilava used Ember again as the Eevee dodged and used Swift.
"Go through that Swift with a Flame Wheel! And make it a Strong Style too!"
"LAVAAAAAAAAAAA!" Torch unleashed Flame Wheel, going through the Swift.
"Eeevai…?!" The Eevee yelped as the Flame Wheel struck him. "Vooow…!" Eevee grunted as it tried to run away.
"I'm not letting you get away!" Akari said, pulling out a newly crafted Feather Ball and threw it, hitting the Eevee in the back and snagging it, where the ball jumped into the air and then a firework shot up into the air.
End BGM
"HELL YEAH!" Akari fist pumped.
N smiled. "Good job." He said as Akari picked up the Feather Ball. "So… just out of curiosity, why did you want an Eevee?"
"I've heard how rare they are and I've always wanted to catch one. I also saw one when I was a little girl and never saw it again… so… I made it my dream to catch one." She formed a dorky smile on her face. "And now I have one! Yes!"
"Congrats. So what are you gonna name it?"
"I… don't know. I never thought I'd get this far." She sheepishly admitted.
N chuckled. "Well, I'm sure you'll figure something out." He said as Torch rubbed against Akari's leg as she smiled and knelt down, patting him on the head.
"Good job, Torch." She said. "Now come on, let's get back to the village. This distortion's creeping me out."
"Agreed." N nodded as they walked back to the village, making sure they wouldn't run into the Durant colony.
With Summer…
Summer gently tucked Oran in. "Good night, sweetie." She gently kissed him on the forehead.
"Night, mom…" Oran yawned and fell asleep, curling up in his shell.
Summer giggled, gently ruffling his hair and walking out.
"Excuse me!" A voice said as Summer turned her head to see a little girl.
"Hmm? Oh hello there, little one."
"You… are a ghost, correct?"
"Um… what makes you think I'm a ghost?"
"I can sense that you are not alive. I just… have a gift. My name is Vessa and you are Summer Rose, correct?"
BGM: Talking With Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion)
Summer looked at her suspiciously. "Okay, what is going-"
"Again, I have a gift. But that's not important right now. What is important is that I need you to listen to me. There's evil magic all around Hisui… something had happened and released all a hundred and seven malicious spirits into this land."
"A hundred and seve-... okay , aside from that number being completely specific, what are you-"
"Please… I need you to get them for me. You can only see them at night. There are a grand total of twenty spirits in each of the areas in Hisui, and seven of them here in the village. As soon as you quell this magic, Hisui can rest easy. Please… you and the other ghost, Mavis Vermillion… you two can put a stop to this evil."
"Okay, is this some kind of prank? Because I'm not laughing over-"
Vessa pointed to a dark wisp near a tree. "Do you believe me now?'
Summer's eyes widened. "Is that…"
"An evil spirit, yes. Please Summer… you and Mavis are my only hope. No one else will believe me. When you find all a hundred and seven of them, come find me… then we'll seal this dark magic up for good." She handed Summer an Odd Keystone. "Here, you can store them with this."
"What…?" She looked at it before looking up. "What do you want me to-" Vessa had disappeared. "...What?"
End BGM
"Ooookay, that was a bit odd!" Mavis said as she approached her. "I couldn't help but overhear the conversation. How does she even know who I am?"
"That's what I want to know."
The two of them turned to see Raven.
"A little girl knowing you two when we've never seen her before and just straight up asking you and Mavis to get these wisps? I don't trust her."
"I agree… something's fishy." Mavis said. "However, the thought of a scavenger hunt to find these wisps does sound kinda fun…"
"Well… I think the best course of action is just to humor her for a while." Summer said as she approached the wisp with the duo behind her. She aimed the Keystone at the wisp as it started to move toward it… but to their surprise, instead of the wisp going into the Odd Keystone, it went directly into Summer.
"ACK!" She yelped, clutching her head as she could see a man murdering his family before it went away. "Ugh…"
"Whoa!" Mavis said. "Are you okay?"
"I… think so…? My chest is kinda burning like… I feel nothing but hatred for some reason… nnngh…"
"Now I'm more concerned." Raven said. "I don't know what that girl was thinking, but somehow that wisp is connected to her. She's odd… and I don't trust her."
"Let's just… go…" Summer said, taking a deep breath. "She said there are six more in this village… and… twenty of them in the Obsidian Fieldlands."
"Mmm… I seriously don't like this." Raven grumbled.
Meanwhile, with Ozpin…
"Hmm… have you two noticed there was something odd about that Darkrai?" Ozpin asked, as he was with the champions of Hoenn and Sinnoh.
"Come to think of it… I did notice something strange about it." Cynthia said. "I think there was a hint of sadness in his eyes."
"I also noticed he seemed to hesitate too." Steven pointed out. "It's like it didn't want to put Ruby under a nightmare but was forced to do it anyway."
"Indeed. Something tells me there is more to this Darkrai than we thought." Ozpin turned to Cresselia. "And since this Cresselia was there at the time, I figure we might solve this little conundrum."
"Hmm…" Cynthia folded her arms. "But what could it be exactly?"
"Perhaps time will tell."
The three of them looked to see Volo who was also with them, but was curiously studying the plates that Wyrdeer and Kleavor had given them. "Perhaps Ghetsis blackmailed Darkrai or perhaps he threatened to torment him if he didn't obey." Volo said. "I'm just spitballing here, but it's something to think about."
"...I wouldn't put it past him, honestly." Cynthia said.
"Still, it's rather curious. Kleavor and Wyrdeer giving you these plates? It's as if Almighty Sinnoh has granted you his gifts! But what could this mean, I wonder…"
With Byleth and Dorothea…
"Aaaah, this feels nice…" Dorothea smiled, both of them soaking in the bath.
"It's crazy how it's big enough to fit… several people."
Dorothea smiled. "Yeah, but it's enjoyable." She said, leaning on her wife's shoulder.
"Mhm…"
Dorothea looked at her. "Hey… I just want you to know that everything's going to be okay." She said, gently caressing her face. "I know that you're still bothered by that event… and I love how you've been more open about it and how you tend to be vulnerable when you talk about it… that's just one of the things that I love about you…"
Byleth smiled. "Yeah…"
Dorothea frowned. "But what I can't forgive is what Ghetsis did. He probably will find a way to use what's bothering you against you considering what the nightmare did to you. What he just did burns me up… and if Cresselia wasn't there, I… I wasn't sure what I would have done if I had lost you…"
Byleth caressed Dorothea's cheek. "Honey… I'm okay."
"But what if you weren't? What if that nightmare actually killed you? I love you too much that the idea of you dying from that stupid nightmare scares me… I know it scared everyone, but it absolutely terrified me. I don't want to lose you.." She clasped Byleth's hand. "You're my best friend, babe… I can't imagine a world without you."
"I can't imagine my life without you either…" Byleth admitted.
"I hate that man so much… he almost took you away from me. And I'm going to make sure he'll pay… no… the whole family will make sure he'll pay."
Byleth wrapped her arms around Dorothea, squishing her breasts against hers as she gently wiped some tears that formed in her eyes. "We'll take him down… no matter what."
"I sure hope so… because I do not want him to use that Darkrai on anyone else…" Dorothea said, pressing her head against Byleth's, the two of them closing their eyes before they slowly started to make out.
Back outside…
"Phew! That took a bit longer than I expected." Ruby said. "Thanks bro."
Bereto nodded. "Anytime." He said with a smile.
"Now what am I going to do with these three?" The Galaxy team member wondered.
"I have an idea." A voice said as they turned to see Captain Zisu approaching.
"Whoa! She's huge!" Ruby said in surprise.
Bereto blinked. "Huh… not every day you see a tall woman."
"...Bro, Rosie's seven foot three. She's taller than dad… and he's six foot two!"
"Well, aside from her that is." Bereto chuckled.
"I imagine you three wanna help out around the village. So instead of chewing on wood, how about you guys eat these?" Zisu tossed some berries toward the Bidoof, where the trio immediately chowed down.
"Bidoof!" All three cried happily.
"Come on, let's put you three to work!" She said as she walked off with the Bidoof walking away.
"Thanks little guy." Ruby patted the Bidoof next to her.
"Doof!" Bidoof smiled and wandered off back to the pasture where one of the villagers examined the shiny Ponyta.
"Yup, that's definitely the Ponyta I was thinking of." He said as the Ponyta wandered into the pasture. "Nice to know there's rare Ponyta with a blue flame! Incredible!"
"Oh cool, a shiny Ponyta." Ruby said as she walked off, and saw Gloria with a few rags over her face, with her eyes the only one exposed. "Uh… Gloria… what's with the…?"
Gloria pulled down her rags, showing burn marks everywhere on her face.
"Oh geez, what happened to you?!"
"Fockin' Chimchar…" She mumbled, putting it back on her face.
"Why'd you have a Chimchar attack you?"
"Well, Kingler accidentally gave him a goose egg, he cried, I tried to comfort him… ye figure out the rest, lass…"
"Char har har har har!" Chimchar laughed while hanging on a tree.
"Yeah, that's definitely the Will-O-Wisp…" The woman mused. "It's just a friendly Chimchar!"
"That's a stretch…" Gloria mumbled as she saw a Zubat fly by, causing her to shriek and hide behind Ruby.
"Zu…?" The Zubat curiously wondered.
"Aww, and here I thought Zubat had eyes…" A man sighed as Willow patted him on the back, then said Zubat flew over to the pasture.
"It's okay, the Zubat just went into the pasture." Ruby said.
"Yeah, and it's gonna fly out and suck my fockin' blood when I least expect it!"
"Come on, let's get you away from-"
"CHAR HAR HAR HAR HAR!" Chimchar pointed at Gloria and continued to laugh, as if it was mocking her for her fear of Zubat.
"...Is it mocking her?" Victor asked.
"What a little asshole." Marnie glared at the Chimchar as she walked away, comforting Gloria while Victor gave Chimchar the stink eye and walked off to catch up to his sister.
Nearby, the last wisp in the village went inside Summer, who had leaned forward against a building to hold herself steady. "Hah… hah…" She coughed a few times.
"How are they not going in that keystone?" Mavis wondered.
"No idea… hey Sums? You sure you're okay?"
"Nnngh… haaaaaaah… yeah… I'm getting used to it." She said after an image of a woman killing a man with an Electrode flashed in her mind. "Let's… let's just go to the Fieldlands… she said something about twenty of them there."
Raven and Mavis both shot each other a concerned glance before nodding at Summer.
Nineteen wisps found in the Fieldlands later…
"There it is, the last one." Summer said as she approached the wisp. The wisp shot toward Summer as she tried to block it with the Odd Keystone, but it flanked her and went inside of her. "Nnngh! AAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" She cried as she fell on her hands and knees, grasping the grass intensely as some Drifloon looked at her with a hint of concern in their eyes.
"Summer!" Raven immediately was by her side. "Are you sure you want to continue this? Obviously these wisps are hurting you."
"No.. no… I'm fine… really… I'm just… not used to this burning sensation."
"Okay, how does it feel?" Mavis asked.
"Like… something hot is pressing against my whole body…" Sweat rolled down her face. "Something… heavy and… malicious…" Several images rang in her head, where one person had a Gyarados use Hyper Beam on several individuals or one woman kicking a child down just for the fun of it.
"Deep breaths…" Raven said as Summer looked up at Raven, where both of them would see her eyes glowing a faint purple, and not only that, but Mavis could've sworn she saw faint purple veins sticking out of Summer's neck, something that alarmed even the Drifloon.
However, the faint glowing disappeared as soon as it had arrived.
Summer took a deep breath and stood up, her legs wobbling as she exhaled. "Let's go back to the village." She said and walked off, where they noticed that Summer had a slight slouch in her posture.
"You saw the purple color too, right?" Mavis asked.
"Yeah… and I'm not sure what's going on, but I'm starting to get worried."
Nearby, a Neo Plasma Grunt had witnessed this on the edge of a cliff, having witnessed what Summer was going through. "That's interesting…"
The next morning…
BGM: Jubilife Village
"Does… Summer look different to you?" Velvet asked.
"Oh good, it's not just me." Blake responded. "Yeah, something feels… different with her. Like, I swear, there's a bit of maliciousness going on. Not only that, but Seer seems to be a bit on edge… and not just Seer, but Chamomile is a bit uneasy around Summer."
"Your family's Delcatty? That's… unnerving."
"I think we need to keep an eye on Summer just in case."
"Does Oran feel the same?" Velvet asked.
"I will admit-" Oran walked over to the girls. "-Something about mom feels different. Even I can sense it. But… maybe she's just tired."
"Ghosts aren't usually tired though. Something's up." Blake said. "But, aside from that… where's that Cherrim of yours?"
"Oh, I gave it to that man near the crop fields. He wanted to see what Cherrim looked like since he heard a rumor Cherrim has different forms depending on the day. And meanwhile, Coco caught herself a Geodude to give to the farmers. They just finished up making another area to plant more crops."
"Hmm?" Oran turned to see a woman staring at a barbershop. "She's new."
"Haven't seen her before." Blake said as the trio walked up to her.
"So this is the famous barber shop I've heard so much about in Jubilife! Oooh, this is so great!" She said and spotted the three. "Oh! So you're the famous Liepard, Lopunny and Turtwig I've heard so much about!"
"We're not-"
"Turtwig Turt." Oran said nonchalantly, causing Blake and Velvet to look at him with raised eyebrows. "What?" He smiled.
"Aw man, so you're not a Turtwig? Aww…" She pouted before snapping out of it. "Anywho. I'm Arezu, nice to meet ya!" She greeted as Cynthia walked by, looked at Arezu and kept walking before stopping.
"...Mars?!" Cynthia turned around in surprise.
"Hmm? Who's Mars?" Arezu asked.
So this is her ancestor… oh, she looks so nice and friendly. Gah! What happened?!
"Ah… never mind. Anywho, I'm an aspiring hair stylist. If you need a haircut or a different hairstyle, I'm your woman!" She smiled. "But anyway, I need to find the Galaxy headquart-... oh! There it is!" Arezu walked off. "See you around!"
"...Odd girl." Blake said.
"She's a chipper one at that." Velvet said.
In the HQ…
BGM: Galaxy Headquarters (Pokemon Legends Arceus)
"Hmm… that's highly disturbing." Kamado said. "So, even Ursaluna is going under a rampage."
"Yes… and that's why I came to ask for help. I know Ursaluna belongs to the Pearl Clan and… I'm part of the Diamond Clan, but aside from that, Calaba can't do it on her own."
"Indeed. And we all know Calaba tends to have a stick up her-" He cleared his throat. "Ahem, I mean to say… she's led by tradition."
"Nice save." Arezu smirked.
"Regardless, Ursaluna must be quelled before it gets out of hand. We just narrowly escaped from Kleavor's rage, but now Ursaluna? Highly disturbing."
"Indeed…"
"Speaking of noble Pokemon, how is Lilligant holding up?"
"Lady Lilligant? She's…" Arezu's lower lip trembled, clenching her fists. "She's… alright." She said, attempting to keep it together. "There's no need to worry. I will make sure this Team Plasma won't harm her."
"Hmm…" Kamado folded his arms. "Are you sure? You don't have to one woman army it, you know. Perhaps-"
"No… this is my battle. I don't need anyone else's help." Arezu walked off. "And I'll make sure Lady Lilligant doesn't fall to Plasma's grasp."
Kamado closed his eyes. "Arezu, sometimes I worry about you…" He mumbled as he folded his arms, deep in thought. "Hmm… perhaps those folk who fell from the sky could lend her a hand."
Meanwhile, back in the future…
"Ah, that was a lovely dinner!" Yor smiled while Yuri glared daggers at Loid.
Anya yawned. "Good night, everyone… I'm tired…" She said as she went to her room.
"Night sweetheart." Loid smiled before looking at Yuri.
"Hmph." Yuri glared. "So… are you ready?"
"For what, exactly?"
"Don't you play dumb with me! I'm here to arrest you and-" His scroll went off. "...Pardon me for a sec." He answered it. "Hello? …WHAT? Okay, yes… I see… very well." He hung up and glared at Loid. "Apparently, there was a glitch in the system. You're no longer a suspect."
Sylvia, you've done it again. Loid thought with a smile as Chelsea, Akame and Kokoro were cleaning the dishes.
"HOWEVER!" Yuri growled. "There's something I cannot ignore."
"And that being?"
Yuri slammed his hands on the table. "Why the HELL are you dating my sister!"
"We just met earlier today. I thought it'd be nice to invite her to dinner."
"Yor… why did you bother accepting his invitation?" He pointed to Loid. "THIS MAN IS A DANGEROUS SPY! HE'S THE REASON WHY ESDEATH IS ON A RAMPAGE RIGHT NOW!"
"He's a spy?" Yor asked.
"Yes! There were reports of him sneaking around the Atlas military base! But aside from that, you could do so much better than him… just like your first husband!"
"Oh please, what makes you think that?" Loid asked.
"Simple! My older sister is an assassin! She married a man who was a Mikazuchi… so in turn, she became one of the strongest assassin's in Remnant known as the Thorn Princess. However, she didn't get my approval first!"
"Y-your approv-" Yor looked at him as if he lost his mind. "Why in the name of Oum would I…? You're my younger brother!"
"And your assassin clan died by the hands of a scorpion man! It's a miracle that you survived! You want to know how much I've mourned you? I became Atlas's security force just so a massive genocide wouldn't happen again! …Of course, this was before the Atlas massacre!"
"Yuri…"
"So she's an assassin, huh? Hmm… okay, so?" Loid shrugged.
"What do you mean "So"? She never told you?"
"I'm sure she had a good reason for it."
"Tch! That's just like her… always keeping secrets to herself." He grumbled. "But aside from that! I refuse to accept the fact that she's dating a spy!"
Yor stood up, placing her hands on the table. "And what gives you the right to dictate how I should handle my life? So what if he's a spy?"
"Oh here we go again! This is the same kind of conversation we had several years ago when you said, and I quote: "Who cares if he's a Mikazuchi? He's cute! And I don't care if I marry into the clan"." Yuri glared. "I know you're older than me, but dammit, I still care about you!"
"But that doesn't mean you should dictate who I should date!"
"I was worried that something bad would happen if you married that man, and I was right! A scorpion faunus singlehandedly wiped out the Mikazuchi clan and burned Night Raid to the ground!"
"Talk about overprotective…" Chelsea mumbled to herself with Akame and Kokoro nodding.
"And you're dating a spy… this is just history about to repeat itself! Why couldn't you just date a regular person or a Faunus? That way, I wouldn't be so worried about-"
"Yuri…" Yor trembled, clenching her fists.
"Hmm?" Loid looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"You have been overprotective all my life…"
"That's because you protected me after our parents were killed by a few rogue huntsmen! And I want to do the same to you, sis!"
"But you shouldn't go around and dictating who I should or shouldn't date! I want to live my own life!"
"Well, excuse me for being so overprotective when I thought you had died! You didn't even bother to contact me when you survived!"
"I had a good reason for it!"
"Let me guess, you wanted to date another guy behind my back or-"
"Yuri…" Yor glared at him harshly. "WILL YOU SHUT UP!" She yelled, swinging her hand at his face.
SLAP!
"AAAAAAAAAH!" Yuri cried as he was launched into the living room, slamming into the staircase and putting a massive hole into it, which in turn, shook the whole house.
"Ooooh!" Yatsuhashi winced.
"That'll leave a mark!" Kokoro winced as Chelsea and Akame grimaced while Loid looked on in surprise.
What a woman… He thought in shock.
As for Anya, who was deep asleep, woke up in a bunk bed as she was sharing a room with Oran. Zwei was sleeping next to her. "Is it the end of the world…? A big ol' bomb…?" She asked before falling back asleep. "Zzzzz…"
"Uuungh…" Yuri groaned, his aura flashing as Yor walked up toward him, still looking quite annoyed with him.
"Yuri. May I speak with you outside?" She asked, grabbing him by the leg and dragging him outside.
Ibuki: He's going... he's going... he's going! Ooooh! Home run!
He's gonna be feeling that for a while.
