Author's Note: Sorry if this arc is taking so long. Quang has his new shipping job so doing the rp takes a bit longer. And with so much happening in this arc, we need many parts to transpire all of them.
Returning to Berk, shortly after Sarah and Teen Race joined Wolf Raven to meet up with the Teen Titans, her family and Teen Race's Pokemon had been kept busy with Totem Luxray and Mew joining forces teaching them some new skills to help them remain effective against Team Eclipse and for the upcoming war.
Totem Luxray took it upon himself to teach his extended pride and Teen Race's Pokemon Secret Power, a move that can use a variety of environments to a Pokemon's advantage, while Mew taught them their own respective moves that originated from the Galar Region (with some of those moves being shared by two or more Pokemon):
Flip Turn - Chen Li, Mae Ling, Azul, Azula, Vaporeon, Milotic, Aqua, Keldeo
Expanding Force - Freezeon, Seleneon, Helioseon, The Lake Trio, Apollo, Enzya, Cresselia, Danny, Danielle, Nebby, Nebula, Espeon, Rapidash, Ponyta, Rama
Triple Axel - Freezeon, Donka, Glaceil, Nico, Saba, Aqua, Milotic, Glaceon, Tundra, Glaceil
Scorching Sands - Gerudeon, Andres, Whiskers, Reshiram, Flygon, Arcanine, Entei, Kaji, Amber, Flareon, Marowak, Cinderace
Duel Wingbeat - Polar, Breezeon, Reshiram, Nebula, Kaji, Amber, Braviary, Flygon, Latias, Latios, Noctowl, Salamance, Hydreigon, Talonflame, Kit, Ella, Falcon
Scale Shot - Raicho, Thundereon, Reshiram, Wvyeon, Zorro, Flygon, Hydreigon, Milotic, Latias, Latios, Haxrous, Draco, Kaji, Amber, Arcanine, Thunderailer
Burning Jealousy - Apollo, Enzya, Zoura, Mischief, Persian, Mai, Robbie, Flareon, Marowak, Infernhound
Grassy Glide - Appletun, Zaurde, Virizion, Wooloo, Leafeon, Zorro, Aurequine
Rising Voltage - Raicho, Thundereon, Tai Lung, Zeraora, Curly, Blitz, Bella, Arctozolt, Dracozolt, Yamper, Boltund, Sonic, Nitro, Jolteon
Coaching - Brawleon, Keldeo, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Mineshao, Stufful, Glaceil, Wang Lun, Ching Wan, Hashimoto, Star, Cobalt, Kommo-o, Cinderace, Tai Lung, Zeraora, Glaceil
Lash Out - Freya, Chen Li, Seleneon, Helioseon, Glastrier, Spectrier, Lolita, Persian, Umbreon, Zoura, Mischief, Arrietty, Sho, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Luna, Wang Lun, Ching Wan, Nyasi
Terrain Pulse - Silvally, Cobalt, Star, Tou-Tou
What's more, Mew also taught Snowflake, Tundra, and Suicune how to use the very move Snowy had just learned to save Lillie from the Pokemon Poachers hunting down Bones and Noivern, Sheer Cold.
By the time everyone had finished, dusk had fallen the princess' family, Race's team, the Cat Pack, the rest of the Quest Team, and the Viking Teens along with Hiccup, Henna, Zenna, Stoick, Gobber, Edgar, and their dragon partners to discuss everything while dinner was being prepared.
"There you go, everybody! New moves are always on hand to be useful," Mew giggled. "Like I said, I know many more moves so just call me if you need any, he-he-he!"
"Thanks, Mew, we've learned a lot from you. I'm sure all those new moves from you will come in handy," Keldeo smiled in appreciation.
"With all of those new moves, hopefully, we'll be ready until she returns," Tsukumaro hoped.
"How did training the Vikings fare with you and everyone else, David?" Dr. Quest asked the former king.
"Touch and go, for the most part, given how much of a rowdy bunch those rascals and their dragon companions were being. But, it turned out alright with the help of your Pai Zhuq masters and I have to say, those three really know their stuff," David admitted.
"I'll say, those moves those guys did were amazing and they were great tricks," Jonny put in, excited.
"Even better than the tricks that I've been doing in my home country of India," Hadji added, sharing Jonny's excitement.
"Hey, Dad, do you think we can learn a few of those moves from Master Phant, Master Swoop, and Master Finn someday?" Jonny asked his father.
"Well, as long as it's alright with them and Race and if you can follow through on their training regimes, I don't see any harm in that if you need to continue defending yourselves. But, I'll only let you do that if you promise to be on good behavior with them," Dr. Quest approved.
"Yes, Sir," the boys promised with Bandit barking in agreement just as Sarah and her party made their appearance along with the Six Spirits, the Seven Queens, Balerion, Stormcloud, and Marena.
"Eh, what's up, Doc?" Sarah joked, surprising everyone.
"You went there, huh?" Teen Race snarked.
"AUNTIE/UNCLE!" the baby and younger dragons screeched happily, crying as they flew into their arms and knocked the pair over while nuzzling them.
"Baby!"
"Princess!" Donna (former queen) and Magearna shouted in relief, rushing over to hug Sarah despite the latter accidentally tripping and falling on her face again before Shadow helped her up.
"Uh, Boss, she's back~" peeped a worried Mousey.
"Oh, great. If you canaries hadn't started singing earlier, we would've been in the clear by now but you had to yap away and give her and her posse the details about our big man's grand scheme," Wolf groaned in aggravation and misery.
"Oh, well... At least things can't get any worse now that she's back in the saddle, right?" Hakins retorted. "Don't get smart, dummy!"
"Whoa... Did Mumbo Jumbo just pull a few new Houdinis before we got here or did you just turn the tables on these three with your magic?" Beast Boy asked, seeing the Three Stooges Sins in their mini-lop forms.
"So, these are the Thre Stooges Sins you've told us you kicked their butts earlier?" Cyborg remarked, raising an eyebrow as he eyed the mini-lops in their cage with a smirk while rubbing his chin.
"That brings back unpleasant memories," Teen Titan Raven grimaced, remembering the Bunny Raven incident with Mumbo Jumbo she went through.
"Oh, how adorable! Are you little creatures this team of animalistic heroes known as the Cat Pack that are friends with the legendary Dr. Benton Quest of the famous Quest Team?" Starfire (Teen Titan) questioned, quickly taking notice of the Cat Pack.
"That's us!" Shade nodded.
"Wild, Shade, Rory, and Leo, at your service!" Wild declared.
"Oh, you are all so cute!" Starfire (Teen Titan) continued to coo, gently cuddling the Cat Pack before she moved on to the baby and younger Pokemon, dragons, and dinosaurs.
"What do you know? We're celebrities and there are even cats who play the part of heroes," Beast Boy smiled brightly.
The presence of the Teen Titans also caught the attention of Bumpy, Blue and her siblings, Angel, and Rebel as they waddled over to the young heroes of Jump City and gently roared at them. Even the Mythicals, Zalkia, Fang, Rexy, Firestar, Bluestar, and even Bowser and his family couldn't help but let their curiosity take them over as they joined the babies and took in the sight of more heroes similar in a way to their royal guardian.
"Sweetheart, are those the...?" David questioned his granddaughter, now seeing the Six Spirits and the Seven Queens.
"Those must be the Six Spirits!"
"And, the Seven Queens, too!" James and Nikki called, recognizing the creatures from their family's dream link with Athi and Blizzard. Tsukumaro looked on in surprise as he turned to his goddaughter and eyed her rejuvenated friends,
"Princess, it looks like you've found the answer you're looking for and so did your friends."
"Wait, wait, time out! Time out! I'm sorry but what is all this?" Snotlout called, his confusion getting the better of him as he looked toward the newcomers. "Will someone please tell us what's going on? Who are they and where did they come from?"
Looking towards each other in a mental debate, Sarah and her family decided to come clean with the Vikings. As carefully as they could, they relaid everything Athi and Blizzard had shown them concerning the Vikings' forgotten history and Dragonstone Kingdom, the details of such a lost past leaving Hiccup, his friends, their fellow Vikings, their families, and their dragon companions in shock as well as the succession of Sarah, Shadow, and Winter to Queen Athi and King Blizzard's throne.
"You're kidding, our home was once a thriving and powerful kingdom of its own before we came along?"
"Where the ancient dragons of old like the Seven Queens once lived in harmony with Vikings such as us?" Hiccup and Zenna began, stunned by what they had just heard from their first friend and her family.
"And, the kingdom fell by the hands of this wicked being called the Nameless God who killed the late Queen Athi and King Blizzard and the polar opposites of their friends, the Six Spirits, and we never knew about it?" breathed a surprised and amazed Astrid, prompting an equally surprised purr and head tilt from Stormfly.
"By Odin, our world was so much bigger than we first thought," Gobber admitted, scratching the back of his head in awe.
"To think that there was even a time when Vikings and dragons could actually coexist with each other before everything changed in our time," Stoick gasped in quiet fascination and shock. "My father's father used to tell me stories about Dragonstone Kingdom but at the time, I thought it was only just a legend."
"So, Dragonstone Kingdom really wasn't a myth as we once thought, after all."
"It's the real deal," two of the other Vikings chorused, sharing Stoick's sentiments.
"Well... I suppose, we... We've really let ourselves go in a not-so-subtle fashion over the years, have we, good sir?" Gobber replied sheepishly to Sol (who went to stand next to him as the Vikings tried to process their lost history).
Sol just nodded while he kept a firm but understanding look on his face, "Unfortunately, that happens to be the case. It doesn't help given that your treatment towards the only two who started to question your current lifestyles and understand that there is indeed a new way of living for all of you, despite the constant belittling and mockery we've heard that you've kept dishing out to them for whatever reasons you have."
"...You've been following our exploits?" Stoick gulped as he, Edgar, and Henna along with the rest of the Vikings (sans a baffled Millet) looked at each other and rubbed themselves in embarrassment.
"We've been listening in and watching you as the descendants of your ancestors being the farthest things to intelligent creatures over the years with the sins you've committed," Jhayli noted.
"Oh... Ahem, our apologies," peeped a sheepish Edgar with Henna bowing in shamed agreement.
"That's all in the past when we heard of the end of the Red Death. Whatever grudges we had towards you for casting out your people's two hopefuls are in the past and with our rulers' successors and the renewed balance of harmony between Vikings and dragons you've shown, there's hope for our world," Ashia reassured with a knowing nod.
"So, these five are your friends, huh? The ones that are supposed to be your bodyguards to protect you from the likes of your evil uncle? Hmm..." Fishlegs pondered, now turning his attention to Ash and the rest of the gang (sans Lillie and Gladion who were still with the Dino Charge, Beast Morphers, and Dino Fury Rangers along with Theo and Casey).
"I don't get why they would be the ones who'd be responsible for safeguarding you from that nutcase of an uncle of yours, Sarah. They don't look like much compared to us Vikings so why not saddle us with you instead?" Snotlout quizzed doubtfully.
"That just shows what or how much you know," Mallow remarked indifferently.
"Yeah, we and our Pokemon don't need to be strong or beefed up like you guys to protect Sarah and the Alola Region because we're all strong in our own ways and that's what makes us friends and special," Ash added in agreement.
"How would being like someone else including our best friend, our leader, make us any better than the rest?" Kiawe retorted with a knowing glare towards Snotlout.
"We decided that we like our team just the way it is earlier. We stood our ground against Lothor many times over and we know more about Sarah's powers than you would ever know since she trusted us with them," Sophocles put in adamantly, crossing his arms as he, Vikavolt, and Togedemaru glared hard.
"And, nothing is going to change that," finished Lana proudly.
"Right, guys. I trust them with all my heart for this, Snotlout. I owe my life to them and that's what counts," Sarah nodded.
"Princess, please, you youngins can squabble at another time. Right now, we must focus our minds on a much bigger problem," Tsukumaro interrupted. "Since you kids had a scuffle with Lothor and his remaining forces before coming here, do you know anything about his plan?"
"There is something that slipped out to us, fella. Lothor and his Sins just ambushed us back at Palm Key with a small platoon of Combat Machines and against all odds and known logic, Dr. Zin has managed to help him acquire a Key Stone and develop a Mega Stone for Darkrai which gives him the power of Dark Mega Evolution," Adult Race informed.
"Dark Mega Evolution/That's impossible/No/WHAT/Huh/It can't be/The fools/They can't do that!?" gasped Sarah's family in utter shock.
"That's crazy! How can a mad scientist create Dark Mega Evolution by making a new Mega Stone out of whole cloth?" Amber snapped in disgust.
"I don't know but whatever the reason, we're gonna need more backup," the princess sighed.
"In times like this, I couldn't have put it better myself, kid," Marena piped up, offering a suggestion in her mind. "It's a good thing my friends and I came when we did because I think you're in need of a little more furry help."
Sarah raised an eyebrow from this, "Furry help?"
Marena nodded before she looked to Sol and he nodded his approval without hesitation, allowing her to give a whistle which signaled a small gaggle of puppies wearing uniforms similar to those from the PAW Patrol (and also coming with their own Pup Packs) to appear before everyone under the supervision of Nuraiah. The female ShiShi watched on happily as the pups (sixteen in total) filed in line and stood at attention while the rest of the entire group looked on in shock, surprise, awe, and amazement.
"Dragonstone Patrol, ready and waiting, reporting for duty!"
"At your service, Commander, Masters!" One of the pups and the entire pack declared proudly before Marena and the Six Spirits.
"Holy... BOW WHACKA WOW! Are you kidding me, you have a PAW Patrol? Your own legit PAW Patrol?! For real, real-real?" Liberty gawked before she squealed happily. "I'm in heaven! I'm in PAW Patrol heaven, man!"
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! That's a secret about us and Dragonstone Kingdom I'm sure we did a good job of keeping under the radar for years!" laughed Rajah, amused over Liberty's enthusiasm.
"Of course, nobody apart from us and our subjects knew about them so this is their first time meeting new faces such as you all and stepping from outside our borders," agreed Ashia, sharing Rajah's sentiments with a chuckle.
"Allow us to introduce our own PAW Patrol, our very own elite squad of pups: the Dragonstone Patrol," Marena smiled as she and the Six Spirits proceeded to do the introductions for Dragonstone Kingdom's PAW Patrol troop.
"Our main team: Harmony the Cop Pup; Jazz the Aviator Pup; our leading scientist and inventor - Aurora; our farmer and herder - Meadow; our main doctor and paramedic, Zoey; our top engineer Cam; our Builder Pup - Arcia; and, our Security Pup, Brooke."
Then, Jhayli directed everyone to the second half of the Dragonstone Patrol as he introduced them (as they nodded and greeted in turn), "These eight pups with them are our squad's secondary members: our Search and Rescue Pup - Mei; our kingdom's leading archeologist - Blue; our top Miner Pup - Axe; Trooper - our Detection and Tracker Pup; our favorite Baker and Chef Pup - Barley; our Spy Pup - Hayden; and, our Dragonologist, Magizoologist, and Fire and Water Rescue Pups - Heart and Tail, brother and sister."
True to form, the Dragonstone Patrol looked identical to the original PAW Patrol but their roles were the only thing that the two teams had in common apart from the looks because everything else about them puts them in different classes according to their contrasting lifestyles.
Harmony was a mix of a female German Shepard, Husky, and Shiba Inu with cream white fur, a light brown tail tip and front right paw, a chocolate brown shoulder patch and back right paw, a tan back patch and back left paw, and golden brown ears and a front left paw of the same color. She also had pink eyes and wore a red collar that had a dark-red pup tag with a silver star in the middle. Her police uniform was identical to Chase's but it was a darker red and it had a yellow patch on her right shoulder with similarly colored pockets on both sides while her Pup Pack was a lighter shade of yellow and it had two side pockets.
Jazz was female and was more of an English/Welsh Springer Spaniel mix, having copper-colored fur with a snow-white muzzle, paws, tail tip, spots above her green eyes, and a similarly-colored patch on her back. Her color was more of a shade of sky blue that had a pilot symbol complete with a plane and her uniform was like Skye's but in the same color as her collar and she had a light blue cap and pair of goggles with her light blue Pup Pack also having two side pockets.
Aurora, on the other hand, is a mix of an Akita and Australian Retriever with pale violet-red and brown fur but with blue-violet and green eyes while she had a lighted tail tip, socks, and toes and she wore a pale purple collar complete with a pup tag that had a pale green background housing an Atom signal. Her uniform designated her status as a master scientist as it was a white vest resembling a lab coat with sleeves that went down to her paws and she had safety goggles over her eyes.
Meadow is a grey Australian Cattle Dog that had tan markings on her legs and face (which housed black markings on it) and a tail that had black markings as well. She wore a pink bandana on her head while she had dark brown furry underside on her tail and her body's speckled with black spots and she had brown eyes and a light green collar that sported a red pup tag with a lasso and a trowel. The Farmer Pup's uniform and Pup Pack are a shade of red akin to grapefruit as the latter had pink side pockets.
Zoey's more of a red female Shollie (a mix of a German Sheppard and Border Collie) with pink ears, a black nose, and orange eyes while she sports a blue collar with a light blue pup tag that showed a heart connecting to a cross. Her own uniform denotes her profession as a paramedic and medical officer, being light blue that went halfway down to her front legs, two solid blue strips up front and down the side, a light blue cap with a blue brim, and a light blue Pup Pack having blue side pockets and two top pockets coupled with a red cross on top.
Cam is a male German Shepard/Shiba Inu mix with cream fur and sporting a light green collar (which had a red background and a gear wheel symbol in the middle), dark gold front paws with his back spot, the underside of his tail, muzzle, and left side of his face sporting the same dark gold color. His eyes were of a binary color scheme with his left eye being a pale blue while his right eye was a pale green and one of his canine teeth stuck out on the right side of his mouth. His uniform was similar to Rubble's, complete with a red hard hat and red and black buckles on his sides which connects his Pup Pack to it.
Arcia is a Mixed Breed female but she doesn't have a bent ear, has darker socks and tail, brown eyes, and a magenta collar with her pup tag sporting a red background with an orange screwdriver in the center; apart from those differences, she looked to be the spitting image of Rocky. Her uniform of a slight shade of red-orange and her Pup Pack also has two side pockets while her cap is of the same shade with the front of it being white and sporting her pup tag symbol but with a hammer in the middle in place of a screwdriver.
Brooke is also a Mixed Breed female but she was brown and had black markings on her ears, front legs, back toes, and tail with a long fluffy coat. However, unlike Arcia and Rocky, she had scars on her shoulders, legs, and muzzle and purple eyes while wearing a dark grey collar with a black pup tag with a lock in the middle of it. Her dark grey uniform was a bulletproof vest that had cuffs on the ends that were a darker shade of grey and two small pockets on the front and she wore a belt of the same darker shade of grey with one side pocket on the left side. Her Pup Pack also had a flashlight on the right side and her cap was also of the same darker shade of grey.
Mei was a Saint Bernard female that had white fur with brown bits on her back, tail, sides, legs, and patches around her dark blue eyes. She also had black years and sported a light blue collar that had a teal pup tag which had just a red cross in the middle of it. Her uniform was actually a simple teal vest with two front pockets that had darker teal accents, a teal helmet with the same teal accents, and a yellow visor while her Pup Pack was more of a darker teal cross design while also having two side pockets.
Blue is a mix of a female blue-grey Australian Shepard and Husky with blue-green eyes and blue markings on her paws, tail, muzzle, chest, and underbelly while she wore a black collar that had a grey pup tag that had a dino skull symbol on it. Her uniform is a dark rock-grey vest with a black vest on top, a black cowboy-inspired hat, and a Pup Pack of the same mixed color scheme with black side pockets.
Axe, a male King Shepard, had orange eyes, wore a red collar, and had dusky brown fur with his right fore paw being in a darker shade of brown along with the left side of his face, and the underside of his tail. He even had a pale white and brown muzzle, chest, underbelly, back paws, and tail tip while he had a grey pup tag sporting a pickaxe symbol and he was wearing a light grey uniform, complete with a miner's hat that had a headlight on it and a Pup Pack that had a rope attached to the left side and a side pocket on the right.
Trooper, true to his name, was a dark grey Siberian Husky/German Shepard male that had white markings on his face, tail, underbelly, and chest while he had three white paws, one dark brown paw (left rear leg), pale white and pink ears (his left ear being torn), black nose, and his eyes being brown and red (left - red, right - brown). Pink scars were scattered on his front legs and bite marks dotted his left leg while he wore a black collar that had a light midnight blue pup tag sporting a red radar and a light-blue snowflake. His uniform, compared to the uniforms of his fellow pups, is a slightly armored dark charcoal grey vest with a dark midnight blue front, a belt of the same color, and a pocket on his right side while he wore a pair of midnight blue goggles that double as x-ray goggles and he was wearing a dark charcoal grey Pup Pack that had a dark midnight blue top and side pockets. He looked to be a seasoned military soldier that carried a strong air of duty and militaristic fashion despite his stature as a pup.
Barley is a blue-grey Goberian male with emerald green eyes and a dark-red collar with an aquamarine pup tag that had a chef's stovepipe hat, a wooden fork, and a ladle crossed in front of it. He was even wearing an actual white stovepipe hat that he paired with his blue vest as part of his uniform and his Pup Pack was a simple solid blue with a light turquoise side pocket on the right side.
Hayden is a Carolina female that had dark green eyes, a gold collar, orange-gold fur with a tan chest, paws, and tail tip with her pup tag sporting a dark brown background with the symbol of a human eye. Her uniform was also similar to Chase's Spy Gear uniform but with her expertise as a secret agent, it was a dark brown that had a dark grey geometric shape on either side coupled with dark grey ends on the body and not the sleeves and she wore a dark brown helmet with dark gray accents and a yellow visor.
Finally, Heart and Tail were Border Collie pups in that they were a light beige with white paws, mouths, ear tips, underbellies, and tail undersides so they were effectively twins. But, like with some or most twins, they do have differences that helped people to distinguish them from one another; Heart's pup tag had a white background that had the Strike Dragon Class symbol in the center attached to a Fushia Pink collar she's wearing while Tail's yellow collar had a pup tag that sported a light yellow background and had a Unicorn Horn shown in the center.
Needless to say, the Dragonstone Patrol looked very smart and are indeed in a far different class compared to the original PAW Patrol and everyone couldn't help but be more and more impressed with the pups before them. Liberty was still over the moon as she gushed over the sixteen pups and the heroes were left speechless as they tried to get an idea as to the kind of elite squad that Harmony and her fellow pups are compared to Chase and his friends in Adventure Bay and Adventure City.
Indeed, the heroes and the Vikings were enthralled by the sight of the Dragonstone Patrol before them but one hotshot Viking would soon test their patience and their skill in the stupidest and most shallow way possible.
Snotlout eyed the Dragonstone Patrol before he started laughing doubtfully, "Oh, please! You're telling me these little squirts are responsible for helping you safeguard your measly little kingdom from any big threats from beyond your shores? What can a bunch of harmless domestic creatures do compared to us Vikings? HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-H-HA-HA!"
Even Hookfang couldn't help but share his rider's sentiments as he laughed along after seeing the Dragonstone Patrol and eyed the Cat Pack (who started to mingle with the new pups amidst their awestruck state and fascination with them). This drew the ire of Brooke while Leo smirked, seeing the pair's mockery of their respective teams as a challenge that they gladly took to prove that they're anything but harmless and weak compared to the Vikings.
"Oh, is that what you think? Arf! Take this!" Brooke barked, pouncing at the arrogant Viking via the puppy Kung Fu style learned by the original PAW Patrol known as Pup-Fu.
"Oh, a challenge, huh? Okay! Roar, Lion Strength!" added Leo, activating his cat tag as it glowed along with his armor.
Hookfang and Snotlout stopped laughing and then yelped as soon as Brooke attacked the latter with a Kung Fu kick known as the Flying Dragon and knocked him hard into the wall while the former was blasted with him as Leo demonstrated his true power, throwing the surprised and started dragon into the wall and his rider with his Lion Strength.
"Roar, Roar, dude!" Leo smiled brightly, having proved his point.
Brooke landed on the ground after performing the Flying Dragon and bowed, the display of power shown by her and Leo startling the Vikings and their dragon companions while the heroes looked on in bewilderment and were left in greater awe from what they just saw.
"Snotlout!" cried the Viking Teens, Hiccup, and Zenna in surprise as they and their dragon companions rushed to check on the dazed Snotlout and Hookfang (both of them seeing stars as they groaned wearily and meekly).
"Odin's Beard!" gasped Gobber, shocked by how formidable Leo and Brooke really were.
"What remarkable strength and from such tiny creatures!" agreed an equally shocked Stoick, all of the Berk Vikings whirling to Marena for an explanation.
"Oh! Please, everyone, forgive Brooke for being so brash just now. She doesn't take too kindly to anybody who's...nothing but arrogant and full of self-importance. She always has a hatred for egomaniacs and your young Viking there is one of them and should you make her angry, well, you know..." Marena reassured gently to pacify the startled Vikings.
"What was that just now, Miss? I think Brooke here could pummel everyone in a Kung Fu contest in no time flat with her moves," Adult Race remarked, giving off an impressed whistle while he rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah, I didn't know she could fight pretty well like that," Cyborg admitted in surprise.
Marena just smiled, "What you saw there, Mr. Bannon, Young Man, is a Flying Dragon kick from Brooke. She and the rest of the Dragonstone Patrol, apart from excelling in their assigned duties, are also adept students and masters in the martial arts style for puppies: Pup-Fu. You can thank Nuraiah for teaching them Kung Fu and introducing them to the style when she took them under her wing, it's not really that surprising given that she's a ShiShi and her kind originated from China, no doubt."
"Dude! Puppies learning Kung Fu and becoming Kung Fu Masters themselves?!" shrieked an excited Beast Boy as his eyes twinkled.
"Whoa..." Teen Titan Raven peeped simply, her eyes also as wide as dinner plates.
"Yeah, let's also say that Leo and the Cat Pack are more than meets the eye thanks to Dr. Quest and what he and the Quest Team did for them," Sarah replied.
"Those puppies and the Cat Pack are fierce, Snotlout, Hookfang!"
"They're more like ferocious cats and dogs," remarked Jonny and Hadji, laughing at Snotlout and Hookfang's expense.
"Quiet, boys," Dr. Quest gently admonished.
"Oh boy, something tells me you've been busy with your Pokemon and these creatures while we were gone, baby," gulped a surprised David, mopping his head after seeing his and Donna's (former queen) granddaughter being so compassionate for the puppies and the Cat Pack.
"I guess we got a couple more mouths to feed when this is all over if the size of our family is anything to go by," Donna (former queen) admitted sheepishly.
"Oh, no!" groaned James and Nikki, the former facepalming in dismay.
"Hey, now, you two! What's with the long faces? Ryder has six pups including Chase under his wing and he got on alright so what's the big deal with these awesome guys and me?" Liberty reassured, still smiling (and gushing over the Dragonstone Patrol in the back of her mind). "You saw how she got along easily with giant lizards, a Pokemon parade, and all that jazz, it'll be fun having more in the party!"
"Yeah, the princess is not that broken easily by an army like this! She can handle anything including us and our new friends easily!" Shade added confidently.
"Not, helping," Nikki and James groaned again, irritated from Shade and Liberty's reassurance.
"Come on, Mom, Dad. Be fair, it was because of them and you that I'm who I am now and I have you all to thank," Sarah replied, seeing how exasperated her adoptive parents were before turning to Shade. "Shade, please, we're friends. You don't have to refer to me by my title all the time, I'm just Sarah."
"On the plus side, YES! Our very own PAW Patrol, ha! Ryder and the others are gonna totally flip when they hear about this! BEST, DAY, EVER!" Liberty cheered, giving off a blissful sigh as she fell over, earning hearty laughs from Sarah, the younger and baby Pokemon and dragons, and her friends.
"We've heard a lot about you for a while as well as your friends when the incident involving the Darkest Day in the Galar Region got out, Princess," Harmony spoke up as she and the rest of the Dragonstone Patrol stood at attention to the little princess.
"Oh, you all knew about Eternatus and how we and the Beast Morphers Rangers came in to save the world from him and Chairman Rose?" Sarah blinked, surprised.
"Yes, M'am, at your service!" Cam nodded, the rest of the Dragonstone Patrol nodding in offering their services to her.
"Princess," they said, bowing to her in reverence.
"No, no, get up," the princess responded, kneeling down to the pups as she addressed them and got their attention. "Whatever happens, I'm not just a princess. I'm Sarah, you and the Cat Pack don't have to refer to me by my title."
"Well, Sarah, I'm glad you and the Cat Pack have gotten on pretty well since we met," Dr. Quest smiled, an idea coming into his head as he joined her and Adult Race returned to his side. "My family and I have been watching over them for a while since we encountered them and they've been good company for the boys and Bandit."
Bandit agreed with hearty barks as, despite the status quo involving cats and dogs, he showed his friendship with the Cat Pack as he started to play with Rory, Shade, Leo, and Wild through a quick game of tag as they ran around and circled around the larger creatures and humans with some of the baby Pokemon joining in.
"What makes you say that, Doctor?" Sarah asked, turning to the scientist.
"I was wondering after we took care of Team Eclipse and Dr. Zin, you can look after the Cat Pack for us from now on."
"...What?" Sarah blinked again.
"Meow wow!"
"Really, Doctor?" gasped Wild and Rory, looking toward Dr. Quest (who just nodded) with surprised smiles.
"But, what would happen to you and the Quest Team if Leo and his friends join us?"
"Yeah, who's going to help Race protect you if you're in danger?" Snom and Skiddo questioned.
"Dr. Quest, forgive me for imposing but you, the Quest Team, and the Cat Pack have known each other for years and you got along nicely long before we crossed paths with you all," Tai Lung interjected as he joined Dr. Quest and Adult Race. "Besides, haven't they been living with you during that time as well? And, weren't they technically your pets just like Bandit?"
"Well, unlike Bandit, in their case, we've never actually officially adopted them after we found them all those years ago," Dr. Quest replied. "We've brought them with us to give them a good home and they've been living with us ever since."
"There was no animal shelter that was able to take them before we came along so we've been caring for them until we can find someone who would give them a real home," Jonny noted.
"And, they seemed just as happy, if not happier, to be with you as much as they were with us," Hadji agreed.
"You mean like in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie when Dave Seville found and took Alvin and his brothers in before he adopted them at the end?" Cyndaquil questioned, tilting her head at the Quest Team.
"When you put it like that before Dr. Quest gave them their cat tags and their Cat Pack armor, Cyndaquil... Then yes, you can say that," confirmed Adult Race. "We just couldn't find time to look after them properly given Dr. Quest's schedule, especially since Bandit's already got our hands and the boys' hands full with his mischief."
Bandit heard Adult Race's comment and while he knew it was all in good fun given his relationship with his family, he gave a small indignant huff before he turned away.
Then, Adult Race turned to the Cat Pack as he continued to smile, "We've done our part to look after them and I've protected them long enough for them to gain a sliver of hope for them to have a new family, and now, it looks like our job's done. They've done wonders helping me look after Dr. Quest and the boys but I won't mind watching over them myself again after so long."
Wild, Leo, Rory, and Shade looked at him eagerly as he continued before addressing them, "It's time for us to part ways with them and they'll be fine as long as you look after them well. You can even have them visit us every now and again if you're wondering about that, we don't mind having them over again every so often if they get lonely and want to know what we've been doing. So, what do you say, kids? You up for a new family with royalty?"
"YAY!" the Cat Pack cheered, feeling ever grateful to have a proper family to call their own.
"You take care of yourselves when we're done with Dr. Zin and Team Eclipse, okay, guys?"
"We'll miss you when this is over," Jonny and Hadji smiled sadly to the Cat Pack, Bandit also giving a bittersweet smile and a sad whine as he nuzzled the kittens.
"Thanks, Jonny, Hadji," Shade said on her, Rory, Leo, and Wild's behalf.
"Looks like I better make a fast-track call at some point to Lusamine and Commander Shaw for improvements to the Poke-Cruiser someday," chuckled Rotom-Dex before he frowned, getting back on track to the current task at hand. "But, right now, how are we gonna tackle Darkrai's Dark Mega Evolution? With that new Mega Stone and Lothor acquiring a Key Stone for himself with his own bond between him and Darkrai, they're supercharged at this point."
"What's worse, if Dr. Zin and Lothor discovered a means to create Mega Stones from scratch, they could give Dusknoir, Spiritomb, and Kabutops Dark Mega Evolutions as well behind our backs if Melania, Katzenberg, and Ivanka also have strong bonds with them," Kiawe agreed, looking worried.
"And, without warning," Lana concurred.
"If they found out about Xerneas and Yveltal and created a hybrid to make artificial Mega Stones as they were made with their power infused with an Evolution Stone, this could be a problem. Even the Six Spirits told us Lothor used the Doubling Charm to make over 20,000 Combat Machines and enough grunts to pilot them," added Sarah.
"20,000?!"
"You mean Lothor, Dr. Zin, and Team Eclipse have been working overtime since then?"
"This is not good..."
"Guess they've been busy while we were away and they didn't waste a single second," the gang, Amber, Keldeo, and Entei gasped and grunted in alarm and concern.
"Aww, man, and just when we finally got the odds in our favor thanks to our new friends!" Aku grumbled, slamming his healed paw on the floor in disgruntlement.
"We can't catch break with baddies," huffed Avel.
"Never fear, my friends. My clan and the subjects of my friends have anticipated something like this when we found out what you've been through just now and we'll lend you our power and our strength to end the impending war between you and our common enemies," Marena reassured.
"Marena speaks the truth, everyone. Even though not many of us will return once it all begins, it will still be a magnificent battle," Sol nodded in agreement.
"We'll be ready to do our part and fight with honor just as you will soon be ready to do yours despite our shortened time frame," Nuraiah concurred confidently.
"We're grateful for everything you'll do to help us but I'm not sure if things will return to normal for you once you all reemerge from the shadows and fight again after all these years," Tsukumaro replied, concerned as he eyed Marena and the Six Spirits. "Your Honors, Ms. Marena, this is a war not to be taken lightly since we'll have no idea what that monster, that horrid mad doctor, and Team Eclipse would do to turn the tide against us and even the odds for them."
"Whatever they'll have to do to destroy us, we'll have diversions and feints and such set up to fool the lot and get the drop on them," Zjhiben noted, unconcerned about dying. "We've fought valiantly before and went through hell and back thanks to our late king and queen so we'll be ready. What's more important is that our kingdom's light of hope, the princess and her leading dragons, don't die on us."
"The odds are also still in our favor because a couple of cool cats swiped a grand total of 1500 Pokemon, dinosaurs, and dragons from under the baddies' noses along with an entire room of machinery and equipment that we can use to our advantage," R.J. noted.
"What? That's not like bad guys like Team Eclipse and Dr. Zin," Sho replied, surprised and doubtful.
"There's no way anybody could possibly accomplish such a thing without setting off whatever alarms and traps those fools planted in their base of operations. We also have no idea where their headquarters is even located to pull off such a feat," Arrietty agreed, crossing her arms and raising a skeptical eyebrow.
Sarah chuckled as she told them, "That's where the Six Spirits come in, you two. They told us earlier that they managed to sneak into their fortress without warning and steal all that equipment while managing their rescue operation for all those creatures, right under their noses."
"They did all that?"
"And, without those creeps catching them out?"
"While they're not looking?!"
"And, with all that security on them?"
"No..."
"Crazy-bzzt!"
"No, more like, creepy! It's like they came and went with what they did as ghosts and that's coming from me," Guardeon and his children gasped, stunned.
"And, we have more good news," Robin smiled in agreement. "Since the Six Spirits are only seen by those who are pure of heart and fight for justice, that means Team Eclipse and Dr. Zin will be fighting blind since they have no clue about them."
"And, all of the rescues they've brought from that horrible place have been safely transported to Dragonstone Kingdom where they will be safe and thus receive medical attention until the war is over," Starfire said.
"Even Stormcloud and Balerion are immune to the Three Forbbiden Curses, the Killing Curse didn't even scratch them once it was turned on them," Sarah replied.
"It didn't hurt them?"
"Nothing?! Like, nothing, at all?" gasped Nikki and James.
"Not one scratch, the Killing Curse bounced off of them so they looked to be immune to any form of dark magic," Sarah confirmed with a nod.
"There is a reason why; their scales have evolved in years since to allow them to become immune to such spells just as some creatures from the Wizarding World had become in a way. Even the Ancient Dragons are capable of having such a quirk as well," Marena nodded.
"In addition, I've managed to swipe this while we were carrying out our mission for the rescues," Ashia continued, pulling out what looked like a black and red flash drive. "I've managed to take this flash drive from the fiends in the main control room as we were sneaking out with the rescue and all that equipment we stole from them. It's loaded with the blueprints they had of those wretched Combat Machines they've built and once this is all over, I plan to have us seal them away or destroy them so nobody else can get their hands on them."
"And, the best part, Sarah made the antidote for the Deathgrippers under Team Eclipse and Zin's thumbs so they're down an additional six dragons," Casey added.
"You're still full of surprises while we were dealing with Dai Shi and his goons, Sarah," replied an impressed Theo.
"Thanks but I didn't make the antidote alone. Raven and my wolf did give me a hand with their magic, I just put the finishing touches on it."
"Remarkable job, Princess!" Tsukumaro praised with a proud smile.
"Finally, a lucky break when we needed it!" Sarah's Shaymin sighed in relief.
"Don't forget me, me, me! He-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he-he! Mew squeaked with a giggle, startling Sarah and Teen Race as she popped up near them.
"Mew!"
"What the-?" the pair spluttered in shock.
The others couldn't help but laugh at how flabbergasted the young couple were at seeing the New Species Pokemon before them as Magearna giggled, "Yes, Princess, that is indeed the New Species Pokemon, Mew."
"B-But how-?!" Teen Race questioned, still in bewilderment.
"It's really her, you two."
"In the flesh," chuckled James and Nikki.
"Let's just say she was a voluntary Diglett that gave us a heads-up on Team Eclipse before rendezvousing with us earlier," Terrakion added with a smirk and a chuckle. "It was thanks to her that we knew about the Combat Machines before they got the drop on us and she gave us some pointers on some new moves that could come in handy."
"She was also able to get us a few steps ahead of them because of what she did and now, we got the odds in our favor again," Wyveon agreed.
"Yep, yep, yepperooni!" Mew giggled again before she made a bubble and playfully bounced on it.
"Wow, thanks for the heads-up with that one, little fella," Robin smiled, amused.
"With the help that you provided for our new friends with your clever schemes, it'll be easier for us to take on Team Eclipse and the madman that is Dr. Zin and be victorious in our common goal," agreed Starfire.
"There's more; if our Animus Magic is going to be used for combat against the remaining 20,000 Combat Machines, the Storm Bird Zord, and our enemies' grunts, it needs to be of a vast variety and the right enchantment is needed," Sol informed.
"How do we do that?"
"Or, how doessssssss Mother do it?" puzzled Dawn (Midday Lycanroc) and Seviper.
"Just shout either 'I Enchant' or 'Enchant' or use a single command while you're looking at our touching your intended targets. Make sure you don't break eye contact or physical contact when you see or touch them or our magic will have no effect."
"Awesome! That means you can change all of those crazy evil gadgets into anything you please!" Ash replied to Sarah, amazed.
"That's some powerful magic!" Lana smiled brightly.
"You can now transform any and all of those Combat Machines into harmless living creatures with just one enchantment!" agreed Kiawe, liking where Sol was going.
"Sarah, lass, are you sure you and your lot can handle all that?" Gobber questioned, concerned.
"With my friends and my family by my side, Gobber, all things are possible. Anything and everything is possible, even the impossible," Sarah reassured knowingly. "This is what we've been fighting for and they forced our hands when they did all of this. Whatever those creeps got to throw at us, we're gonna throw it back at them."
"But, those creatures... You don't ever refer to them as 'beasts' as we do, don't you?" Edgar puzzled.
"There's no such thing as beasts in my eyes; they're everything some people said but so much more. No matter what their past lives are, no matter how big they get, no matter how powerful they grow, and no matter how terrifying they can be to everyone else, they're more than meets the eye. They're my children now, each and every last one of them and I'd never trade them for anything in the world..."
Edgar was silent with admiration and awe and so were the other Vikings (given that they never knew or heard such a thing coming from anybody until now) but Stoick soon gave a soft smile as he gently told her, "...I see, then we won't say any more about that sort of thing."
"Sarah, about your uncle, what are you going to do with him if you guys do finish off Team Eclipse when this is all over?" Astrid questioned in concern, now on the subject of the princess' fallen uncle.
"Yeah... I know he's still a touchy subject for you all and he's done so many horrible things, unforgivable things, but can you really go through with destroying him if he's still a monster?" Hiccup added, worried.
"Can't you still capture him just as you did with lop stooges? We know you can easily do should he let his guard down and try to escape again but we know it's pointless given you and your family's history with him," Zenna nodded.
"It's up to you regarding what happens to him, Sarah," frowned Fishlegs sympathetically.
"Whatever happens, we got your back if he tries anything funny."
"What are you going to do?" Tuffnut and Ruffnut added.
Sarah sighed sadly; it was something of a heavy topic she had been wrestling with for some time. She thought there was a chance that her uncle could be back together with her family and they can all put their differences aside and be the family that they were meant to be, for her uncle to be more loving and accepting of her as the new heir to the throne after Delilah and Doug's time and as a loving niece to him. But, the more she thought about it, the more she realized that it was a fantasy that was never meant to be and Lothor was just too far gone to even consider redeeming or bringing back from the dark side.
The little princess knew that everything Lothor did since she came into the picture was intentional; Doug had unintentionally stolen Delilah from him when they started to fall in love and he proposed to her behind his back, he was sidelined on the path to the throne when she was finally born and Delilah became his true lover's queen, he retaliated out of anger by trying to smuggle and traffic his own niece out of Alola with Mousey, Hakins, and Wolf's help, and he led the Ultra Beast War against the pair and the rest of her family as well as her people and her home region's Pokemon which led to the initial deaths of her grandparents which forced her real parents to do the inevitable and seal themselves away to ensure that he and Team Eclipse can do no more harm.
All of the crimes Lothor committed she thought back to told her there was nothing else she could do except to kill him for the greater good and for her family's sake should the time come. She wanted to think the impossible in this case but no matter how hard she tried, there was no getting around the hard truth; Lothor was a monster now and there was no hope for him even if there was any.
"...I've thought about it for the last two years ever since I saw him and it was never easy," she admitted. "I want to believe he could change, to stop his madness himself, but, it's too late..."
"Princess, as you know, it is never easy to see one of your own kin, your own flesh and blood, die for one reason or another. But, as we all know, everything we do comes with a price and this is no exception," Sol replied, a sympathetic frown on his face as he approached her.
"For two years, you've struggled against the likes of your uncle as you and your friends clashed with him and Team Eclipse time and time again since they returned to Alola after their 500 years of imprisonment. You know what you must do should he prove difficult once more and if you're backed into a corner with him even if he does lose. To protect those you hold dear and to ensure the greater good, just as your parents did for you and your home along with the world, as Athi and Blizzard had done for us and our kingdom, you must finish him off. You have to kill him, for all our sakes."
"No, Sol! Please! We'll keep fighting, at least, until I come up with something that doesn't involve killing Lothor! There's got to be another way!" the princess pleaded.
Sol solemnly shook his head as he finally told her, "There is no other way."
Sarah let out a sad sigh again; she knew Sol was right and she has a mission to do for her family and her home. Not only that, but she hasn't forgotten her promise to Poipole to save her home world and kingdom in Ultra Space and there was no other way for her to save everyone involved in her quest and safeguard their future. It was at that moment that she realized that the only way to truly save everyone was to finish off Lothor once and for all, especially on what would eventually be the fated day in the near future when they would fight for the last time to determine the future of her family, Alola, and herself. Gazing up at Sol (given his current height), she gave a solemn nod in response to his reasoning.
"The choice, Princess, is yours and yours alone," Zjhiben replied gently. "For now, why don't we show your Viking friends what they've been missing?"
Disclaimer Note:
Harmony, Jazz, Aurora, Meadow, Zoey, Cam, Arcia, Brooke, Mei, Blue, Axe, Trooper, Barley and Hayden belong to Shad0wPupper on Deviantart. She allowed me to use them in our story.
Heart and Tail are two new Paw Patrol OC's owned by me.
Occurred Events
- Sarah introduces her new friends and allies to her family and the Berkians
- The Berkians are shocked to learn of their ancestors society 1,000 years ago and the Kingdom that was lost
- The Spirits and Marena introduce Sarah and the heroes to their own Paw Patrol team to help her in the long run in the Archipelago - the Dragonstone Patrol (with Liberty as a special addition); Harmony, Jazz, Aurora, Meadow, Zoey, Cam, Arcia, Brooke, Mei, Blue, Axe, Trooper, Barley, Hayden, Heart and Tail
- Sarah becomes the new owner of the Cat Pack and the Dragonstone Patrol
- Sol gives Sarah advice on how to stop her Uncle for good which may require a great sacrifice
