Chapter 191 Giratina's World

Now Ash, Serena, and Lillie are back at the Night Club since the other girls decide to do their Anomalies on their own now that Ash has introduced them to everyone else. Serena and Lillie come because they just want to help Ash.

Zero: ...Ah, hi. As usual, I'm glad you came around. I wanted to, uh, thank you for helping Lumi. I heard it's going well... That's good. If anything happened to her or Eve, I... Well, I'm not sure who I'd be.

Ash: Nice to hear about that. So what's the mission this time? Rayquaza?

Zero: No. We've got a new situation... And that situation is the total lack of situations. Everything's gone totally dark. Either Lin's gone totally silent, or she's doing something to cover her tracks. I'm not sure which I like the idea of better, but we haven't been able to detect a single Anomaly since the last round of things ...Anyway, sorry, I don't have anything for you. Not for now. We had one small blip of something over at the meteor site, where you found Deoxys. But we didn't find anything else there when we sent someone to Citrine to check, and it's unlikely something would reappear there so soon anyway. Maybe something will change if we wait long enough, but for now, we're either grounded or flying blind. Hunting Lin down is just gonna have to wait.

Serena: So we have to look for the New World that has the Deoxys...

Ash: I don't know why is that, but let's go there.

After heading back to Citrine Mountain, they find the Meteor, but standing beside the meteor is Ash's mother, in her Zina form.

Ash: Mom?

Zina: Once upon a time, a belt of meteors swept across the universe. But one day, one of those little meteors became a shooting star instead. And even though it disappeared from the world forever, do you know what that little meteor did? It lived happily ever after, in the joy it brought, and the hearts it touched, and the smiles it inspired in its final moments. And it seems the same will be true for my little meteorites.

Ash: Okay? But what are you doing here?

Zina: I was always still looking out for you. Anna's Pendant was mine once, it let me shine bright enough to save our home. And just like her, everyone forgot about it. Now it's let her save the ones she cared about, and she, too, is dimming. You've also been touched by too much of its power. From carrying it, and no doubt, from your battle with its source. But I should have been let go a long time ago. Some people are just meant to be like that- Fireworks that shine bright, light up the lives of everyone around them and then go out as quickly as they came, fading into the night sky.

Delia: So this is where you are.

Just then, Ash, Serena, and Lillie turn around to find Delia, and they are surprised to see two of the same person in front of them.

Ash: What is going on? Why are there two Moms?

Delia: That one is actually my original powers. I had the same powers as Anna, to see things that we couldn't see. However, ever since we are killed by Solaris and revived, my powers have gone out of my body. Ever since your hunt with Jirachi, I have been secretly investigating this. And I'm here to reclaim my lost power.

Zina: Let me go out with a bang. Would you share in one last delusion with me?

Ash is surprised that her mother is going to battle him, well, not his true mother, but her powers. Ash goes for Hawlucha while she goes for Zoroark. Zoroark goes for Flamethrower, but Hawlucha dodges the attack and goes for Karate Chop, dealing a lot of damage. Zoroark goes for Nasty Plot to raise the stats, but Hawlucha lands a Flying Press and knocks it out. The second Pokemon is Delphox, it uses Dazzling Gleam to knock out Hawlucha, so Ash goes for Empoleon, using Hydro Cannon and Flash Cannon to knock the Pokemon out.

The third Pokemon is Mega Absol, and it goes for Sucker Punch and knocks out Empoleon, so Ash goes for Crustle, using X Scissor to defeat the Pokemon. The fourth Pokemon and the fifth Pokemon are Xerneas and Yveltal, much to their surprise.

Lillie: Ms. Ketchum, you have those two Pokemon with you?

Delia: I do, actually. Since my powers are using the same team as me, it is no wonder she would use these Pokemon as well.

Zina: All tucked in? It's time for lights out.

Then Ash has Pikachu and Melmetal to help defeat both Pokemon, and the final one is Lunala, it goes for Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom to defeat Pikachu, so Ash goes for Greninja and defeats it with Night Slash.

Zina: I had to be let go eventually. This is for the best. Thank you. Your way forward is still hidden. That girl has grown scared. More scared than she was even to begin with. She is hiding. Using the power of her own corrupted creature, she buries her creations out of sight now. But still, she builds. Perhaps that creature will find them... I sealed it away long ago, deep within Byxbysion. That is your key. Lock up when you're done. Shut the window, the curtains- And whisper good night. Good night, little meteorite. I'll watch over you tomorrow, too.

After that, Zina turns back into energy and flows into Delia's body, and Delia glows as she sighs as her powers are back.

Ash: Mom?

Delia: I'm fine. I felt my powers back. I also found some memories. Lin was hiding at Byxbysion Grotto, go find her.

Ash, Serena, and Lillie nod as they rush out of the New World and head to the next place: Byxbysion Grotto. After finding the New World Door there, they also see Lin Portal waiting for them.

Lin: Yo dawg, what gives, why you gettin up in my grill, stickin ur nose in mah bizzzzniss, RAWWWWWWWR. I'm just kidding around. But for real, though, what exactly are you trying to do here? I'm just out here trying to conduct my business in PEACE. Can't a girl get a little alone time once in a while? Don't you have, like, a litterbug to hunt down or something? Well, actually, maybe you just wanted to meet my puppy. He wants to meet you too! Besides, didn't you read the sign? There's a vicious guard dog on the loose! Fido, sic!

Much to their horror, a Naganadel appears in front of them, and it is glowing with Anomaly light.

Lin: Don't worry, he's friendly!

Ash: Friendly...but with that glow, not...

Then it summons Ferrothorn, Nidoking, Mega Lucario, Heatran, Solgaleo, and another Naganadel. Ash, Serena, and Lillie are using their new Pokemon to defeat every single one of them with ease. And after the Naganadel's glow is gone, it also disappears.

Lin: Oh my god, you kicked my puppy! Ugh, I guess you REALLY want to come in that badly. Where did this door even come from!? You people run around blowing open your own door into everyone's houses? What are you, the FBI? (Federal Bureau of blowing doors Into people's houses) What'd I do to deserve that!? There are MURDERERS out there! One of them's a Gym Leader! Maybe more! I'm just out here making Legendaries! And you've been eating them up! You're welcome, by the way! If you're going to invade my home, I sure hope you brought a thank-you gift!

Ash: Sure...you're also a killer as well. You killed Ame and Solaris.

Then the portal is gone, and they rush into the New World to find themselves in a weird place with black and white platforms.

Lin: Ok, so, confession. this isn't actually my home. Though maybe you just wanted to see me ;) Nah, I'm just holding down the fort for my good buddy tina! Tina has a knack for interior design. And pocket dimensions! Which, man, it is SUPER hard to talk in them. So I hope you really appreciate our talks!

Ash: So this is Giratina's place...I don't think I have that Pokemon as well...

Lillie: So Lin is not here, but we can get ourselves a Giratina?

Serena: I guess so...but why is there a lot of Malamar?

Ash: (Looks at the platforms) Maybe we can have them use Topsy Turvy to switch the platforms? I see that we can't step on the black ones.

After asking Malamar's help, they manage to switch platforms, and thanks to that, they manage to get to the next areas. But when they get to the second room, Lin appears once more.

Lin: Y'know, this is all starting to feel kinda bad. I gotta get this off my chest. Good communication is important for your mental health! I feel like your friends are being unfair to me. Everyone's talking about, like, "oh we gotta stop lin!" or, "time to hunt lin down!" Like I'm the bad guy here! I mean, sure, maybe earlier I was. But that was just a game! Y'all gotta see it my way. You've been having all these great adventures together! And I made those! for you! Doesn't that makeup for anything?

Serena: Maybe you didn't count how many times we nearly died because of you.

Lin: You got to hang out with taka some more! Flobot finally learned to stop being... that! And that future stuff, wasn't that neat? Not to mention all the other people I held onto for you! And where would lumi be without my shaymin garden! This is just starting to feel mean. You're gonna make me cry.

Just then, rain appears, much to their annoyance.

Lin: Oops. I just want to hang out by myself now! People don't butt in to ruin your life in here as they do out there! ...usually. But I guess you keep coming in here because you like it, huh? And I guess that's not so bad.

Ash: Well this is great...(Notices the Arceus Statues) I remember this...if we touch this, we can become invisible for a number of steps.

Serena: But that one is black, what about that?

Ash: Maybe warp to the exit?

They continue to move forward until they reach the next room, and Lin appears once more.

Lin: Man I'm dizzy. Great work as always, tina! This is a great place to get chased through. Go tell anna when this is all done! Say something like "hey I found lin in tina's house! better hurry if you want to catch her!" And then she can do her whole shtick where she tries and fails to ruin my fun. She's gotta realize that SHE'S the reason it's fun in the first place, right? It takes two to chase. She's a smart cookie, surely she knows that. And if she does, then what does that make the rest of you?

Ash: I don't think I want to answer that, but it seems like we are about to reach Giratina...

They find two white spheres and activate them with the help of the puzzles, and they find both the Adamant Orb and the Lustrous Orb on the ground. So they pick it up.

Lillie: So all that's left is the door...but how are we going to get in?

Serena: I don't know.

Taka: (Arrives) Stand aside. (Slashes the door with the Crystal Aegislash, causing it to open) I've found this approach to be a bit easier than solving all these puzzles normally. Maybe Titania was onto something.

Ash: Where did you come from, Taka? How did you know we are here?

Taka: Luna and your mother told me, and I'm here to help. You go ahead; I'll be your backup.

After Ash, Serena, and Lillie get inside, they can't see anything but Lin's portal.

Lin: See, unlike anna, I only had two dolls. I'm sure you're acquainted with the famous one!

Just then, Ash and the others are surprised to see the doll that was with Team Meteor.

Lin: She wasn't really my best work, but she got the job done! Using her was kind of like playing a game! You know how fun it is to just control everything. Debug mode and all. Y'know, she was the type who made inevitable forward progress, didn't talk a whole lot, won every battle she was in... sound familiar at all?

After the portal and the doll disappear, Ash, Serena, and Lillie find the stairway as they move further, until they find Giratina at the end of the hall.

Ash: Giratina!

Lin: I wish everyone didn't have to get the wrong idea. I may have made her, but I'm not evil myself! The doll played the villain's role, and we came in and fixed everything. For being at the top of the team, she sure was quick to let all of the meteor's toys break! Almost like she didn't WANT to save them? There was only one PULSE that she was responsible for. Well, two if you count sigmund! But let's be real, we were doing everyone a favor there. I just needed a simple teleport. I wanted out. Then I didn't. Is that so wrong? Because I realized we could do better. We could solve everyone's problems with just a few battles here and there... see, my second puppet was MUCH better. Never really said a whole lot, but that's okay. They still made friends! Even lost some fights once in a while. And now they're about to have a fun friendly spar with my good friend tina! This is what character progression looks like, people! We wouldn't even BE here if all this power wasn't also just so...boring. But that's okay. Tina's a team player. Very willing to help. Although she can't help dressed like that! Here, tina, try this on!

Just then, Giratina starts to glow with the Anomaly Light, much to their surprise.

Lin: It looks great on you~

Taka: Gonna have to disagree there.

Taka charges in and slashes the Giratina with the Crystal Aegislash, causing the Anomaly Light to stop glowing.

Taka: That wasn't its color at all.

Lin: Rude! That's it. You're going in time out.

Just then, the portal sends out giant energy and blows Taka out of the New World.

Ash: Taka!

Lin: Don't worry, he's not gone. I just don't want him interrupting our quality time with tina. (Notices Ash just throws a Reborn Ball and captures Giratina) But at least that was more interesting, right? Like how playing chess against yourself is boring. There has to be some kind of resistance. Some kind of antagonist. Some kind of hero. You get what I'm trying to say, right? There's a person behind your actions all this time...that someone else... Don't say it's Ray Chiu or something stupid like that!

Ash: I don't even know who he is?

Lin: Obviously it was me the whole time! Why else do you think you were allowed to fix everything? I wanted to see the city rebuilt just as much as you. I wanted to get out and meet people and all those things I couldn't do from within the citadel. Anna even saw the glow around you... I guess that was just a bit of my Arceus' special shine! Almost coulda blown my cover, but thankfully she was too busy trying to manipulate you like ame and everyone else. And I mean, why else would you be here, if not to keep playing our game? Why else would we be catching that Giratina as if you're gonna do exactly what all the others say and come to hunt me down? Is it just completionism? Or is it self-hate?

Lillie: Oh maybe both?

Lin: Like there's a difference! If you're so determined, we have a lot more to keep playing with~ go ahead and count to twenty~ I'll start hiding.

Just then, Ash, Serena, and Lillie are enough with Lin as they leave the place, and they also find Taka back at the real world.

Taka: Ah, you're safe... I was worried. That girl threw me out and I couldn't get back in... But it looks like it's all taken care of? Wonderful.

Ash: Yeah, we got Giratina.

Taka: I suppose I ended up filling my destiny after all. Even after dying, coming back, getting bowled over by a Kyurem... In the end, I can't say I disliked it. Maybe time has a funny way of course-correcting. No matter what you do, it finds a way to stay the same. I don't think I like that. I'll see you back at the Nightclub.

Ash and the others nod as they all head back to their house or the Night Club for Taka.


And here is a new chapter, as you can see, this is the Giratina one, and now there are only 4 more Legendary Quests left before Arceus, and I hope you like this chapter. Also, if you do the Anna route, after you capture Giratina, instead of a long monologue like Lin's, Anna will troll you by giving you a Game Over Screen, if that happens, don't worry, just close the game and open the game for 4 times and you can get back.