Instant Chaos
by hikaranko

Summary: Belldandy gets a phone call from a friend in another dimension asking for help. And, being the helpful goddess that she is,Bell instantly goes over there to help. But this other dimension is just...strange. Throw in a couple of crazy goddesses and... instant chaos.

Disclaimer: I definitely do not own anything from the "Oh My Goddess!" or "Pokemon" series. This story was a random idea that entered my head years ago. The characters all belong to their respective creators, and the credit for their existence therefore goes to those people.

Chapter 6
"To Our True Forms, We Return"

Ash grunted stubbornly, glaring at the sign on the Pokémon Center's door. How could they be closed? It was probably the first time in history that a center had ever been closed. Ash rubbed the back of his head, confused and upset. It was just past four o'clock in the afternoon. Why had it taken Ash so long to find the clinic? Why?

Because this guy doesn't have much of a memory, Ash thought, knowing full well his "remote controlled" body wouldn't be able to receive the thought. I can't believe it took that long to find the Pokémon center. But I'm glad it's closed.

He pounded on the glass angrily, then seated himself on the stone steps in front of the center. He cradled his head in his hands.

I wonder where Pikachu is now, he wondered briefly.

His head suddenly jolted up at the sound of footsteps nearby. Ash's vision settled on the sight of Urd's tall bronze figure, dressed in a black vest with a purple turtleneck underneath, along with a tight leather black skirt and knee high leather boots. She looked down at him, tossing back some of her platinum hair, smiling slightly.

"What's the matter, Ash?" she asked casually, sitting down next to him. "Are you looking for someone? Waiting for someone?" Urd leaned back casually, still smiling wickedly to herself. "Y'know, Misty and Brock were by earlier, looking for you."

The trainer grunted at this. Where'd they go, Urd? Please tell me where they went!

Urd shut one emerald green eye and looked over at Ash with a knowing gleam. "If you must know, we let them inside. They knew you were bound to stop here, so we let them wait for you."

Urd? Did she… Did she just answer my question?

The two sat in silence for a moment. Urd kept her eyes on Ash, who was still staring at the cracks in the pavement in front of him. His body hadn't reacted, but she had felt the impact her words had on his spirit. She smiled to herself, looked up into the sky and sighed.

"And by the way, I can read your mind, so don't try anything stupid," Urd said, rising to her feet.

"They know I'm looking for her," Ash said. He looked up at Urd and eyed her suspiciously. I can hardly believe it! Urd can hear me! Thank you Urd!

She smiled and winked at him. "I'll catch you later, Ash. I've got my eye on you."

Ash adjusted his cap. His face bore an angry frown. He watched Urd walk away, grunted, and then turned his attention back to the cracks in the pavement. Deep down inside, he was overwhelmed with his joy. He had finally found someone he could talk to!

Dressed in a black tank top that bore the words "Skuld power", some baggy pants with a jacket tied around her waist and a pair of black sneakers, Skuld stood waiting for Urd to show up with Misty. She leaned against a tree, toying with her homemade PokéBall. Now that their cover was blown, it was probably almost time for them to be heading back to their dimension, right? It was, after all, the third day they'd been there. Nurse Joy was sure to be coming back soon. Skuld pushed off the tree and began walking toward the front of the Pokémon Center, where she'd be able to see if anyone was coming, shrinking the PokéBall and stuffing it into her pocket. As she approached the corner, Urd's figure appeared, looking back to whence she came.

The little goddess ran up to her eldest sister. "Urd! Urd, what happened? Where are they?"

"You mean Misty and Brock?" she replied. "It's not four thirty yet. They'll be here soon enough. And what about Belldandy? Did you talk to her about our little predicament?"

"Mm," Skuld answered with a nod. "She said she'd come out a bit later." She furrowed her brow; her brown eyes still fixed on Urd.

Urd tossed back some hair. "Listen, it'll be four thirty soon. Misty and Brock will be out any moment now, most likely with Ash. He's sitting on the steps of the Pokémon Center."

Skuld glanced toward the steps and saw the top of Ash's red hat. She sighed wearily, turning back to her elder sister. "Say Urd."

"Mm?"

"Why wouldn't Misty believe that we're goddesses, even though she saw some of our powers back there?"

The eldest goddess sighed heavily, shaking her head. "Humans. It's very difficult to understand them, Skuld. Some think that seeing is believing. Others don't. It's just the way it is."

As they both reached the tree, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu appeared from the fire escape. Both goddesses looked up as soon as they heard their feet hit the slightly rusted metal. Pikachu poked its head out over the side, its ears pricked up like a fox's, then began to race down the stairs in front of its friends. Misty looked down at Urd and Skuld, her heart pounding with anxiety.

Could they really be goddesses?

She turned to Brock, whose face had turned slightly red upon first sighting of Urd. "Do you think they… were telling the truth, Brock?"

He snapped out of his daze and raised an eyebrow at her. "Nah, it couldn't be. You were probably imagining all that stuff."

"I hope you're right," she replied, looking back at the two goddesses as she nervously made her way down the fire escape.

"Come on!" Urd yelled stubbornly, tapping one foot impatiently on the grass and tossing back some of her silver hair. "We don't have all day."

Pikachu had already jumped into Skuld's arms, and Skuld was talking to it. The two trainers hurried down the fire escape stairs and finally reached Urd and Skuld. Now they were going to prove that they were goddesses. Not that they needed to, in Misty's opinion. She looked up at Urd nervously, dreading slightly what she was going to do. Her thoughts were interrupted when a familiar cheerful voice sounded from the fire escape.

"What's going on?"

The entire group looked up at Belldandy, who was standing on the fire escape with Keiichi just behind her. She smiled back at them, her clear blue eyes now free of fearful tears and her lovely face no longer burnt red. Keiichi followed his divine girlfriend down the stairs of the fire escape.

"I hope we didn't miss out on anything!" she said with a smile as soon as she reached the rest of the group.

"No, Bell, we were just getting started," Urd said casually to her younger sister. She then turned her attention back to the two trainers before her.

Misty and Brock exchanged glances. Skuld put Pikachu gently down on the ground and moved to stand in a line with Urd and Belldandy as Keiichi backed away so he was leaning against the tree. He ran a hand through his dark hair and smiled wistfully at Belldandy, who only smiled back cheerily. Pikachu ran up into Misty's arms, squealing its name, then turned back around to watch the three goddesses.

"Time to show you what we are," Urd said to them, and shut her eyes. Skuld and Belldandy shut their eyes as well and clasped their hands together in front of them. All at once, the three began to speak.

Keep from the others what they mustn't know;
Cast a veil across their perception.
To our true forms, we return.

The trainers could only stare as from the three goddesses came a brilliant white light. Their clothes began to glow, and all at once they were covered in a great white sphere that looked as though it were made of silk. The sphere appeared and went in an instant, and when Misty and Brock adjusted to the brilliant light, they could see that Urd, Belldandy and Skuld were wearing different clothes than they had before.

Belldandy wore a flowing white robe, the sleeves open and loose, with another blue robe that had a yellow-zigzagged pattern over it. Two long white strips of cloth emerged from the back of her dress, like capes. On her hands were blue fingerless gloves, and she wore matching "socks" on her feet that now had golden anklets. On Belldandy's neck was a golden necklace with several flat gold bars attached at the end and dangling. Her hair had turned from a glossy light brown to a shimmering silver color, and among the long silver locks was a very poofy white and violet cloth that seemed so large the two ends of it dangled fashionably out. Underneath her blue robes were a few golden links that seemed to serve as a kind of belt.

Urd's costume made Brock drool. It was dark blue with a high slit and a V-cut from her neck down to her belly button. The sleeves of her dress were not over her shoulders. Instead they wrapped around her shoulders. She had long blue fingerless gloves, with a black sort of stump near the sleeves that had yellow zigzagged lines (which reminded the two trainers of lightning bolts). The boot she wore on the left leg was so high up her leg that it stopped showing where the slit stopped. It was black with a yellow line that looked like one's pulse as shown on a life support machine. The boot on the right foot matched with the left, but was small and stopped at about the ankle. Urd also had a cape of sorts, black on the outside and dark blue inside, that was more flowy than Belldandy's.

Skuld's costume was the most conservative of the three. The collar was very close to her neck, and had a sort of small cloak over her top that was fastened by two shiny red buttons near the collar. Those buttons seemed to be everywhere on her costume; they were on the back of her pink gloves and on the toe of her boots. The cloak went down to her waist, and hung loosely around her arms and torso. She also had on a tight red belt lined in yellow that had two excess strips sticking out on either side of her waist at the front. Skuld also had a kind of cape fluttering behind her. It was pink on the outside and red on the inside, similar to Urd's black and blue cape.

Misty, Pikachu, and Brock's jaws visibly dropped in astonishment. Keiichi blushed slightly as Belldandy opened her beautiful clear blue eyes and smiled at him warmly. Urd opened her eyes and glared at Brock and Misty, and even at the little Pikachu in Misty's arms.

"Surely you believe us now?" she asked them.

"I definitely believe you, Miss Urd!" Brock shouted happily, attempting to throw his arms around the lovely goddess.

Urd stepped out of his path easily and let him fall to the ground behind her. She sighed heavily and looked back at Misty. Her sea-green eyes were gleaming eagerly.

"I can't believe it!" she yelled joyfully. "You guys really are goddesses, huh?"

"Of course!" Skuld chirped. Skuld patted Pikachu on the head cheerfully.

"Pikaa…" it sighed, closing its dark round eyes contentedly.

Skuld then turned to Belldandy, who was at Keiichi's side. "Sis, I'm gonna change back out of these clothes."

The brown haired goddess smiled and nodded her approval. Skuld smiled at her, then shut her eyes again. Her costume glowed white and blue, then tore and rearranged itself back into her tank top and pants. Skuld, feeling somewhat left out since no one was talking to her, floated up into the tree's branches and seated herself down among the leaves. She looked down at the group, half smiling. She grabbed hold of the pendant on her necklace. Remembering her angel, Skuld once again sighed and looked up through the leaves of the tree, up into the afternoon sky.

An early star twinkled pink among the clouds.

"So then, how did you two really meet?" Misty asked Belldandy and Keiichi.

The two exchanged glances, smiling. Keiichi spoke up first, half laughing half speaking. "It's kind of a funny story!" he smiled. "See, a few years ago, I was making a phone call, and, well…" He looked at Belldandy here, then back at Misty. "I dialed the wrong number."

The confused look on Misty's face prompted Belldandy to continue the story a bit further. "Well, you see, Misty, I work in the Goddess Relief Office. When we get a phone call from earth, we must visit that person and grant his or her deepest wish, assuming they fit the qualifications." She smiled cheerfully and beamed at Keiichi.

"And…?" Misty looked excited now.

"I thought it was all a big joke, at first!" Keiichi said, chuckling at the memory. "So I made a wish. It was kind of… unreasonable, at the time. I honestly didn't know what I was doing and blurted out one of the first things that came to mind. I didn't think it would work, really. I mean, like I told you, I thought it was all a joke!"

"What was your wish?" Brock had joined the discussion now.

"You guys really wanna hear it?" Keiichi asked, somewhat embarrassed now. The two trainers nodded in unison. Keiichi sighed, and then looked at Bell out of the corner of his eye. " 'I want a goddess like you… to be with me always.' "

To Belldandy, it sounded like he was making the wish again. She smiled at him and nodded, as though she was granting this wish renewal. Urd looked at them, smiling wistfully, though somewhat sickened by this mushy display of affection. Misty sighed, stars in her eyes.

"That's so romantic!" she sighed to herself, staring up into the sky.

Her thoughts drifted, and her imagination went wild as she brought to mind everything that she found romantic. She added this wish to her list of romance. Her cheeks began to burn red as all these things bubbled forth in her mind. Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Hey, what's goin' on over here?"

"PIKAPI!" Pikachu squealed.

Everyone turned around to look at Ash as he approached the great tree. Pikachu ran over and climbed up onto Ash's shoulders. Urd's eyes widened, and she hurried in front of Belldandy to conceal her behind her cape. She whispered to Belldandy to go up into the tree to hide from the "love stricken maniac." No one else said a word as Ash approached the group. He was unusually calm, since Belldandy wasn't around to trigger his "love." Misty's face began to turn red in rage, as everything that had happened that day boiled into her consciousness. She tried to stay calm though. Brock was the first to snap out of the awkwardness of the moment and went over to meet Ash.

"Hey Ash!" he said. "We were all just talking and getting acquainted."

The black haired trainer glared up at Brock from underneath the red bill of his hat. Brock only smiled at him, hoping that he wouldn't notice his nervous tone. His brown eyes wandered away from Brock and came across Misty. Her back was turned to him, but he could still see her red face. Misty's eyes were shut tight and her arms were folded across her chest. She was mad at him. Was she… Jealous?

"Pika?" Pikachu's ears pricked up, and it looked at Ash with its curious eyes.

Urd saw Ash's eyes flicker, finding the power of her potion weakening. She glanced at Keiichi's watch to check the time. That was funny. Ash had only been under the spells influence for almost five hours. That little twerp couldn't possibly be that strong!

Or could he? Urd looked over at Misty, who was emitting jealousy waves stronger than a tsunami. Belldandy made a little noise from the tree. The waves' strength had hit her as well, strong enough to cause her reaction. Urd shut her eyes and cursed when she saw Ash's eyes flicker back into the power of her magic.

Pikachu jumped down from Ash's shoulder as he began to move forward again. It looked after him, somewhat angrily. It could still feel the horrible imbalance inside its master. Pikachu looked up into the sky, catching a glimpse of a twinkling pink light. Confused, it raced away to see what it was…

"Belldandy!" Ash cried out. No! Not Belldandy!

His mind was growing frantic, and only Urd seemed to feel it. He raced past Misty, almost knocking her over as he went. Ash glanced back at Misty, who now looked angry and hurt all at once, and his eyes flickered again, but for an extremely brief moment. As Ash was almost upon the tree, Urd grabbed his forearm and began to whisper to him.

"Fight Ash," she whispered. "For all you're worth."

He looked at her, completely confused, but Urd could feel his approval. Since she was still holding his arm, she pushed him back from the tree. She looked up into the branches and saw only Belldandy sitting amongst them, back in her white sweater, gray-blue skirt, and her baby blue heels. Bell looked down at Urd, then at Keiichi, looking frightened and confused.

"Keiichi…" she whispered. He looked up at her, smiling slightly, then turned away as Ash approached the tree again.

"Hey Belldandy what're ya doin' up there?" he yelled, staring up into the tree from its base.

"Umm, just sitting!" she called back down nervously. "Don't worry about me!"

"But Belldandy," he protested, looking confused again.

Urd looked at him, hoping to see that flicker again in his eyes. Just the fact that his eyes were flickering was amazing. It meant that Ash was stronger and more determined than Urd had first thought of him. Or he was, at the very least, incredibly stubborn. He was still looking up into the tree, up at Belldandy who was sitting up there by herself… That's when another thought struck Urd. Where had Skuld gone? She had seen her float up into the tree. Urd looked up into the branches of the great tree, searching, then turned to Belldandy.

"Was Skuld there when you climbed up, Bell?" she asked her younger sister.

"Oh! No… Why?" The two goddesses looked at each other, then at Keiichi, then at the three trainers, and said in unison, "Have any of you seen Skuld?"

The entire group exchanged glances, as Belldandy descended from the tree. They all began calling Skuld's name, louder and louder, until the youngest goddess appeared in a flash of pink light, smiling at them about ten minutes later. Keiichi looked her up and down quickly, somewhat confused by the sight of her.

That's funny, Keiichi thought, running a hand through his hair. I didn't know Skuld had that kind of power.

Skuld smiled at them all, floating a few inches above the grass, a mischievous twinkle in her brown eyes. Belldandy sighed, relieved, and hurried over to embrace her sister.

"Goodness, Skuld!" she cried. "Don't scare us like that!"

Keiichi looked at Skuld again, still confused. She looked somewhat uncomfortable in the arms of her beloved older sister. What's with her? And she still has that eerie smile on her face.

He leaned toward Urd. "What's with her? Why does she look so darn uncomfortable?"

"I… don't know," the eldest goddess replied with a shrug. "That's never happened before. Ever."

Silently, Skuld pulled away from Belldandy, "that eerie smile" still plastered across her face. She turned her attention toward Misty, and pointed at her with her left index finger. Misty tilted her head slightly to one side, staring at Skuld confusedly with her huge eyes. Suddenly, a pink bubble surrounded her body and lifted her up off the ground. The whole group (save Skuld) gasped as she was lifted into the air.

Keiichi's mind raced. He definitely knew that Skuld didn't have that kind of power. Who was that person, then?

The bubble's walls muffled Misty's alarmed and panicked screams, and her face began to turn red from all the effort it took her to even be heard.

Ash's brown eyes began to flicker again at this sight. Misty was in trouble! He had to help her!

Didn't he?

It was too hard to figure out. Ash continued to stare up at Misty with those flickering brown eyes. His spirit began to struggle against his body's will. He would be heard, and his body would obey him! He just had to save Misty. Sure she was annoying and nagged on him a lot, but… But still. He just needed her to be around. He'd probably be better off without her nagging and bugging him every other minute, and her motherly worry. Yet, Ash needed to have a Misty around, even if just to bug him. So… He had to save her. Because… Yes. Because she was important to him.

Ash grunted in pain, his eyes closing, his head turning down, his gloved hands clutching the sides of his head. He took a step back, pushing himself up against the tree, and then stumbled forward, bumping into Urd. She turned around and looked at him, grabbing his shoulders and forcing him to look up at her, even though his eyes were shut tight and his teeth were clenched together to keep himself from shouting. His eyes opened for a brief moment, and saw a great blur that somewhat resembled the goddess.

"Fight, Ash!" she whispered. "I know you can pull it off, you always do!"

This fight was hurting too much! Urd's potion was powerful. Ash began to doubt if he could continue this battle. He had to shut his eyes again, still holding his head in his hands. He jerked out of Urd's clutches, stepping back wildly. He opened his mouth and made a small cry of pain before he fell to his knees and put his forehead to the grass, still moaning in agony.

"Ash…" Misty whispered, her eyes fixated on him as he fell to the ground.

Skuld turned to look at Ash, still pointing at Misty with her left finger. She watched him curiously, cocking her head to one side, still smiling. Belldandy and Keiichi were watching Ash fearfully. The whole scene reminded him of when Urd… had given him… a potion… Keiichi glared at Urd for a moment. Was this whole thing Urd's fault? Keiichi thought for a moment.

It… does make more sense that way…

He then turned to look at Skuld, narrowing his eyes at her as though she were some dangerous villain.

If that's not Skuld… Who is she? Keiichi thought.

He turned to look at Ash when he let out a loud cry of pain, and began to curl up into a ball. His body had stopped trembling. Was it over? Urd reached for Ash again, seizing him by the shoulders.

"Are you all right?" she said.

One hand shifted from the side of his head to his face, wiping his eyes briefly before he looked up to where Misty was floating. Urd heaved a sigh of relief at seeing the determined gleam in his brown eyes that had been present when she'd first met him.

"You're back," Urd whispered with a slight smile.

Misty smiled slightly, now that Ash's agony was done, and that he appeared to be back to normal. Well, as normal as he could get, anyway. Ash lifted himself up to his feet, staring up at Misty, then turned to Skuld.

"You release her now, Skuld!" he shouted.

The entire group faced the youngest goddess now. She smiled back at them, and then flipped into the air, her finger still set on Misty. Ash took a step forward.

"RELEASE HER!" he screamed again.

Skuld wagged her other finger at Ash, her smile still set on her face, then turned around and flew off, Misty's bubble trailing after her. Misty was screaming and pounding on the bubble's walls. Skuld flew quickly, high into the sky, leaving behind her a glittery trail. With an angry grunt, Urd chased after her little sister into the clouds.

Ash couldn't help but stare at the shining trail that Skuld had left behind in her flight. It looked so familiar! He'd seen it too long ago to remember it properly… An image flashed in his head. Gray clouds with light beginning to seep through, striking the sea surface. Standing on a pier, looking out over the now calm waters. Up amongst the clouds, a flash of pink with a glittering trail flickering brilliantly behind it as it weaved its way among the grayness…

"That's it!" Ash yelled, breaking into a run.

"What's it?" Brock shouted after him.

The answer that came was too quickly said to be understood. Still puzzled, having not heard the answer that came properly, Brock began to race after his friend, yelling his name and asking if he could repeat that answer. Belldandy stood next to Keiichi, her hands clasped together instinctively. She turned to her boyfriend sadly. Bell opened her mouth to speak, but Keiichi beat her to it.

"That's not Skuld," he said to her bluntly.

She nodded. "I sensed it somewhat as well. Whoever that is, he or she does a very good job on concealing his or herself. But… if that's not my sister, then where is she?" Her blue eyes were pleading as she said, "We have to find her, Kei."

He nodded at the deity and took her hand, starting to chase after everyone else, when suddenly a familiar voice rang out.

"KACHUPI! KAPIPI!"

Keiichi froze in his tracks and began to look around him. Belldandy spun around on her heel, looking up to the roof of the Pokémon Center. There, she could see Pikachu looking over the edge, waving its little yellow arms. She touched Keiichi's shoulder, making him turn to look at her, nodded at him, and then quickly floated up to where Pikachu was.

"What happened Pikachu?" Belldandy asked it.

"Kachupi, pi kachu, pipika! Chupichu, PIKACHU!"

The little Pokémon was pointing desperately at something that lay off to the side. The goddess's blue eyes drifted from Pikachu's little yellow face over to where it was pointing. There, lay Skuld, sprawled out across the floor, her dark hair let loose from its pigtails and spread out around her like a black pool. Belldandy rushed toward her little sister and kneeled on the rooftop, taking Skuld into her arms quickly.

"Oh, Skuld! SKULD! Wake up!"

Author's Note: Just FYI: The outfits I described are the goddess' battle costumes from the movie. They were really hard to describe, but I hope the picture came across clear enough.

For the record, I have always believed that Ash is a strong kid. He deserves more credit than he gets.