Hello, again.
Let's see just how things will progress once the 'truth' comes out ('truth' – Kami, Yami, Shinigami being pokemon).
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Previously, on Were'mon:
Neji must be classified as a Fighting type, Pokemon wise, and Psychic types like me must truly have the elemental advantage against ones like him. She rationalized, Nikorra and Sayuki subconsciously agreeing after getting the story from Floette about the connection between them in Pokemon types.
Hinata sweat-dropped at how easy they had it in comparison. First chance they had, they would need to learn as much as they can about Pokemon to figure it all out. Deciding on keeping things simple, she just simply sent the mental command "Sleep." and rendered him unable to continue.
Once she came back up to her team and Floette, Nikorra stared down Floette. "Alright, start talking. Who sent you, and why are you feeling similar to Zorua?"
Floette chuckled a bit sheepishly. "Well...in reverse, I am a Fairy type Pokemon, actually, and as you would know him...Lord Zygarde...is...Lord Shinigami."
"...SHINIGAMI IS A POKEMON?!" the three Were'mon cried out, catching everyone's attention in confusion and shock.
And now, back to the scheduled content:
Nikorra and her friends were stunned beyond belief at what they just heard. Shinigami...THE Shinigami...WAS A POKEMON?!
Quickly grabbing the floating pokemon before them, Nikorra said, "You're coming with us. Hinata, teleport us to the Hokage's Office, and if he's not there, get him, Mom, and Tsunade. We're going to need them."
Understanding the seriousness of the situation, Hinata quickly did as commanded, bringing them over to said office before arriving with those three individuals Nikorra mentioned. Once all six were accounted for, Nikorra ordered, "Mom, Old man, get your best barriers up NOW! Hinata, link them up to get the full story straight."
Only when they did so did Nikorra let go of Floette. "Make sure you don't leave out any details, got it?"
"Got it." answered Floette, a bit unnerved by what just happened and Nikorra's reaction. "Sigh. Look, the truth is...none of your 'gods' are actually real. They were all put in place as representations of various Legendary Pokemon, such as Lord Zygarde. However, only three of the Legendaries actually know about the Elemental Nations, and they are the ones you call Kami, Yami, and Shinigami: Lord Xerneas, Lord Yvetal, and Lord Zygarde."
Kushina's eye twitched once from the names. "X, Y, and Z. Really?"
Floette groaned in response. "Just be glad that was mere coincidence and they aren't here to hear you say that. Even they don't like it. But the real reason behind the placement is actually their powers. Out of the three, Xerneas gives life, Yvetal takes life, and Zygarde maintains life."
"Then Zygarde is Shinigami because death is seen as the ultimate equalizer?" asked Tsunade, having an idea as to the implications.
"Correct, Tsunade." chirped Floette. "Lord Yvetal is the one that is usually seen in a bad life for the most part, so he focuses more on dishing out punishment to the problem-makers. Thankfully, he doesn't really care all that much about his reputation, and is quite content to be the bad guy's bogeyman."
That got a round of chuckles from the listeners.
"However, this does put him at occasional odds with Lord Xerneas, so Lord Zygarde usually has to step in and stop them whenever it happens." Floette added as an afterthought.
Hiruzen then had a question. "Would you mind explaining why only now is this information being released? You've been so long separating us from Pokemon, so why now?"
Floette sighed again at those words. "It's because of Nikorra in particular. With Pokemon powers showing up here, and Kurama – the Kyubi – becoming a Pokemon on the outside, it was only a matter of time before the barrier keeping the two worlds separate had to be brought down."
"That doesn't sound so bad." Kushina said, not seeing the problem, only to be rebuked rather thoroughly with the pokemon's next words.
"Not if the bad guys in both worlds discover that they don't quite have to go to as great lengths as they thought to take over the place."
The implications escaped no one. If someone such as Orochimaru managed to get their hands on Pokemon, especially the aforementioned Legendaries, then there was no telling just what could come from it. Except for the destruction of Konoha.
Floette's next statement made things even worse. "And while most of them are towards the middle range in comparison to the Biju, there are Legendaries out there that are powerful enough to not only change the weather and landscape with their mere presence, but also warp the very fabric of space-time."
Which are NOT things Biju can do by themselves. Ran throught their heads as they paled at that. The Biju were bad enough, but if that was the type of thing they ended up facing sooner or later, then they pretty well screwed. Throughout this whole thing, only Zorua was the one even remotely calm.
"For your peace of mind, though, we Pokemon are somewhat easier to deal with in battle." Floette placated. "At most, each of us have two elemental affinities, or Types. For example, as I'm sure Zorua and Ursaring explained, Nikorra is a Dark Type, Hinata is a Psychic Type, and Sayuki is a Fighting/Steel Type. It's once you get into the strengths and weaknesses of each that things get tricky for most."
"How so?" asked Hinata.
"For starters, as a Dark Type, Nikorra is strong against Psychic Types. Even immune to them. At least normally." Floette explained. "However, she is weak to Fighting and Bug Type attacks. She can still fight Fighting and Bug Types, but it'll just be harder for her to win than against other types."
"Kind of like how having an elemental affinity doesn't mean you'll have that type of jutsu." Tsunade surmised. "You can still use other elements to broaden your attack patterns."
Floette shrugged the best it could. "I guess you can say that. Your personal Type just makes it easier to access certain Types of moves. However, Dual-Type Pokemon tend to have a bigger move-pool to work with, thanks to being two different types at once. For them, the tricky part comes from their weaknesses. In the case of Sayuki, her weaknesses come straight from her Steel typing, making them Fighting, Ground, and Fire type attacks. While in other cases, some weaknesses might either be negated or added on, making the pokemon either harder or easier to fight, depending on what pokemon is going up against it. Trust me, it's pretty confusing once you get started, especially with about 18 different types for us Pokemon."
Sayuki whistled while Tsunade's medical mind started working some overtime. In the ninja cycle, there are five basic elements, with others being sub-elements made from a combination of the basic set. But 18 basic types? Just what kind of path through history did these creatures take to be that diverse? And that's not adding in the possibility of most of them being completely different from one another.
It was mind-blowing for the humans and Were'mon in the group. Although Nikorra mentally groaned at how much would needed to be known about types alone before they were ready to deal with Pokemon fully.
"There is one last thing, before I forget to mention it." said Floette, returning their attention to the floating flower. "You three don't have to worry about training this month. Lords Xerneas, Yvetal, and Zygarde are actually planning on taking care of that themselves, while your teammate, teachers, and friends are being told what is going on as well so that they don't have to worry. We'll handle getting them up to speed while Our Lords take care of you three."
"Thanks." said Nikorra appreciatively. "Just one quick question. Where should we meet them?"
However, Floette's answer wasn't for a few minutes as it seemed to stopped and lean, listening to something from elsewhere. After it was done, it answered with, "Training Ground 7. They'll meet us there."
After they nodded, Hiruzen and Kushina released the barriers and Hinata brought them over to the chosen location for the meet up. Not too long after they arrived did the three they were meeting come out from the tree line, and they were definitely unlike anything the ninja had ever seen before.
One was a buck/stag in appearance, with a primarily black body with a blue neck and head. On its head were eight grayish-silver horns with parts of different colors, two horns each having various shades of yellow/orange, red, purple, and blue.
Another was bird in shape, with primarily red on the underside and black on its back, with black claw/finger-like protrusions on its wings and tail. It had a ring of purplish-gray fur-like material trailing a bit around its neck, with its claws a similar color. It only mildly surprised them when it managed to land on flat ground without a problem.
The final was the strangest out of the set for the most part. Snake-like, with a primarily green and black hexagonal scheme, it bore five long, flat protrusions in the form of a frill behind its head, and small tendrils on its chest and tail. The final detail was that the eyes were four hexagons each, similar to a bug.
Floette was the first to speak. "May I present Lord Xerneas, Lord Yvetal, and Lord Zygarde."
As it introduce the creatures, it gestured towards the deer, bird, and snake in turn with each name, indicating which was which.
"There is no need to bow." Xerneas said to them before they could. "This isn't formal enough for that. We are here to help prepare you for when the worlds collide for good. Formalities such as bowing in respect can wait."
"Indeed." agreed Zygarde. "But it is good to meet you in person, Nikorra, Hinata, Sayuki, Kushina, Tsunade, and Hiruzen."
Nikorra responded for all of them. "It's good to meet you, too, but I have a quick question." At their urging, she asked, "How is that a snake was represented by a God of Death, again?"
The three legendaries chuckled before Yvetal spoke. "This is only him at 50%. His Shinigami form is based on him at 100%. Show him, brother."
Zygarde replied with, "Not yet. I'll show it when it comes time to reveal ourselves to the public. I won't need it for this month."
The Were'mon shrugged, not entirely caring either way. It wasn't every day that a deity-esque being offers to train you. But the question now was "So, who's training who?"
"It depends on what is necessary at the time." Zygarde explained. "Each of us have unique abilities and traits to help, so you won't benefit if you just have a single trainer. We'll have to work out an exact schedule, but we can make it work, including for your daughter, Nikorra, who you have yet to name."
Nikorra resisted facepalming as she remembered that fact. "I completely forgot!"
"It's okay, Mama. Not every Pokemon gets a name beyond their species." Zorua reassured, but Nikorra was adamant.
"But a daughter does." she told Zorua before thinking about names. Eventually, she came up with an idea. "How about Hikari, because you are definitely a light in my life."
Zorua nuzzled Nikorra in happiness. "Thank you, Mama."
Hinata, Sayuki, and the witnessing humans couldn't help but smile at the scene.
Zygarde kept quiet for a bit to let them have a moment before bringing them back on track. "Alright, you lot. If the humans could move out of the way for the time being, we can begin today's session. Welcome to Pokemon Training."
If anyone takes note of any thing different from the original, like Xerneas' horns, then please note that it wasn't entirely intentional. It's just the way I see it for the most part.
This one is meant to just fill in a few things (not just being a filler chapter). They did need to meet the three sooner or later after all, and I did say it would happen roughly around this time.
Here's the other half:
Mess with the Bat, win over the Frat (Pt. 2)
Here again? Nikorra noted once she woke up, recognizing the style of architecture from when she encountered the costumed adults. However, this time she was solid, unlike the other time when she was more of a ghost or projection. So I'm actually fully here this time, unlike last. I wonder how things will go with Batman now.
Just then, the alarm went off, drawing her from her thoughts quick enough to notice another strangely suited man running in her direction. However, unlike the others, the only thing shown was his face, which was behind glass, and he was showing a form of fear.
Why do I have a bad feeling about this guy? She thought before moving forward to pin him. Even if he was good, best to restrain and calm them down than to just let them run free and panicked. She just didn't quite expect to actually shoulder-tackle the man as he was about to leap into a portal that just showed up, pushing them away from it.
Nikorra sprung up as Batman, the woman from last time, and another man that was dressed similarly to man with a ring came into view. Bat was the first to stop as he recognized Nikorra. "You again?"
"Glad to see you remember me, emo-britches." replied Nikorra. "But unlike then, I'm actually solid this time, so no ghosting for me. Too bad for you, I can't say the same about my other abilities."
By then, the woman remembered the incident herself and asked, "This is the one who you saw but we couldn't, correct?"
"It certainly made for a good prank on someone who needed it desperately." said Nikorra before returning to the guy that she had knocked down. "Real quick, what about him?"
"Capture and interrogate." said the one with the ring, who's skin color reminded her of Kumo. "We need to know why he's here."
Nikorra simply stuck to sending out a blast of her SI, nearly knocking out the male intruder and causing the Kumo-ring man and the woman to become weak-kneed. Batman, in the meantime, actually managed to just have heavy breathing in comparison, impressing the girl.
"I'm impressed. It wasn't a small blast in any sense, but to be just breathing heavily from that much arousal..." said Nikorra, picking up the downed man's ankle. "Now, would one of you care to direct me to the cells. I should be able to get this guy to sing easily."
"We'll take it from here." Batman stated, but he couldn't do anything else as Nikorra tossed the downed man off to Kumo-Ring before turning herself into a copy of the woman before their very eyes. It got worse for him as Nikorra then sauntered up to him, putting her illusion's cleavage in full view right beneath his eyes, caressed his cheeks, and spoke in the woman's voice.
"Are you sure, big boy? He might be a bit much for you to handle, although," she moved a bit to allow 'her' hand to gently rub his pelvic area, "that might say otherwise. But we should probably test that, just to see if it is truly up to the challenge. What say you?"
Just then, she ducked as the woman she was imitating got enraged enough to throw a punch, only for it to land in Batman's face and sending him flying. Surprised and concerned, she ran off to take care of him as Nikorra returned to her original form from laughter while their original companion was torn between surprise, anger, and laughter. Arousal was evident throughout, but not quite at a level that Nikorra expected.
Once she was calmed down, Nikorra turned to him and said, "Oh, those types of budding couples are some of the best to play with. They always skirt their affections until someone hits them in the head with it. By the way, I never quite caught your name. I'm Nikorra."
The man smiled as he finally figured out the full story. Placing the intruder he was holding in a green bubble that came out of his ring, he replied, "Green Lantern, but because of your little stunt with Bruce and Diana, you may call me John. Your alright, kid."
"Thanks." Nikorra spoke.
"The cell bay is this way." John told her as he walked, Nikorra keeping pace despite her foot design and height. "Your the talk of the League, and this will only put more fire to the mix. Everyone has been wanting at least someone to pull a fast one on Batman, but now you've done it twice. Flash and Hal are never going to let him live this down. They especially have been wanting to meet you."
Nikorra chuckled. "I'll bet. You can't have any group of people without at least one having a mischievous side to them."
"True, although some do tend to take if a bit farther than others." said John as they came across an elevator, which opened up to reveal just the two that John was talking about.
"Hey, John." Hal greeted. "Who's that with you?"
John first indicated the prisoner. "This guy we found from the alarm. We're taking him down to find out what he was doing here. As for the young lady beside me...the score is now Batman: 0, Nikorra: 2. She played on Batman with Diana's appearance and Diana ended up hitting him instead of her."
Hal and Flash gawked at that. "She tricked both Diana and Batman?"
"Let's put it this way, gentleman." Nikorra smirked. "Fool me one, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Diana really needs to do something about Emo-britches before his attitude turns him into a eunuch from atrophy."
The two newcomers laughed loudly at that statement.
Flash was the first to official greet her. "Your a riot, girl! Nice to finally meet you face-to-face."
"Same here." added Hal. "So where are Diana and Batman now?"
"Probably fighting over whether Batman needs to get his face looked at." surmised Nikorra. "It was a pretty solid hit, and she was pretty quick in her concern for him."
The imagery got the men laughing again as they moved to the cells. In the meantime, Nikorra thought to herself, Even if it won't be for all that long, they are pretty nice guys to be around. I wonder how they are in bed.
And that's it for now, people. As for Bruce and Diana, ultimately I'm using Justice League Unlimited (more or less), and this time was around the episode where Bruce, Diana, and John when on that time-hopping journey to deal with 'Chronos' before he could destroy everything with his meddling.
That's all for now. Until next time, please let me know what you think.
