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BGM: V (Pokemon XY)
The opening begins by showing off a Glaceon running towards something as an image of Sabrina appears behind Glaceon, and then she jumps up and uses Iron Tail.
Doragon goosuto jimen hikou
We see a Zorua, Frosslass, Liepard and Blaziken in formation, as images of Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang appeared behind them, as they were ready for action.
Doku mushi mizu denki iwa kusa aku
It then shows an Absol, Umbreon, Ralts and Rattata riding on top of Absol, and a Tepig and Gardevoir running somewhere as images of Riku, Isaac, Rose, Maria Jr, Sora and Kairi above them.
Koori noomaru honoo kakutou
We then see a very unusual Ninetales resting next to a Gurdurr and Kirlia as it shows images of Aria, Terra and Tristina.
Hagane esuppa fearii
We then see a green Zoroark, a Vanillite and an Arcanine looking ready for combat as images of Emerald, Neo and Sarge appear.
Saa koko kara ga bouken da hikari no saki no hate made
It then shows a Flareon, Talonflame, Dragonair and Braviary sitting down and the wind blowing through them as images of Flare, Flame, Sarah and Ven.
Sora kara koboreta namida no ame kakiwakete
We then see an Altaria and Charizard flying with Meowth and Delcatty riding on top of them as images of Wendy, Natsu, Happy and Carla show up.
Saa yuuki dashite ikou ka kinou no boku ni katsu tame
It then shows a Klefki freaking out while an Audino and Bisharp sweatdrops at the Klefki, then showing images of Lucy, Levy and Erza.
Donna deai mo takara da
We then see Greninja and Kyurem running towards something and then we see Hawlucha jumping over the two.
Doki doki doki charenja
Hawlucha then proceeds to use Flying Press on an unknown creature.
Itsuka kanarazu kanaeru yume garu
We then see a Lucario with a metal arm aiming his arm at something before firing an Aura Sphere, and then an image of Nan appears.
Kimi ga oshieta kureta no sa sou dakara koso tabi ni deru
We then see an Ampharos doing a fabulous pose while a Celebi, Jirachi and an Espurr sweatdrops at the Ampharos.
Akai kizuna no wa ga dekaku hirogattara
It then shows Mew transforming into a Darkrai and using Dark Pulse on a few strange blobs with a Samurott and Eelektross helping Mew.
Tashika no koto genki mo sugu minna ni todoku no sa
We then see a Pikachu and a Cyndaquil looking at each other and nodding as they close their eyes and glow brightly.
Aoi bokura no hoshi no kibou wa kagayaite
We then see the same Absol, Gardevoir, Blaziken, Altaria, Audino, Charizard, Lucario, a Gallade, an Aggron and Ampharos glowing as well, and when they stop glowing, they proceed to attack a Yveltal when everyone else is down and with the Yveltal are Nuzleaf and a few Beheeyem.
Ki-iori hana ga saku
We then see a lone Smeargle by itself, sighing and an image of a bored Xarina appears.
Doragon goosuto jimen hikou
We then see a dark shadowy Mewtwo flying towards the screen.
Doku mushi mizu denki iwa kusa aku
We also see a menacingly dark Arceus approaching something, looking very determined.
Koori noomaru honoo kakutou
We then see the same Glaceon rubbing her head affectionately at the Absol as they both have smiles on their faces.
Hagane esupaa fearii
The opening ends by showing off all the Pokemon ready to attack a very dark blob of sorts before the screen fades to black.
End BGM
"WHAT THE HELL!" Weiss's voice yelled as soon as they got into the world.
"What is it?" Sabrina asked, who was a Glaceon.
"WHAT THE HELL AM I?!" She screamed, looking like a Frosslass by the looks of it.
"You're a Frosslass." Sabrina said.
"What's that…?"
"An ice type Pokemon, which is what I am." Sabrina said, smiling. I'm glad I'm a Glaceon again! "Although, you're part ghost too."
"…You're kidding. I'm a Ghost as well?!"
"Hehehe! Fitting for the Ice Queen!" Ruby exclaimed, who is a Zorua.
"Okay, Pokemon Expert. What the hell are we?" Yang asked, who is a Blaziken.
"Okay, let's see…" Sabrina looked at them. "Ruby is a Zorua, Weiss is a Frosslass, Blake is a Liepard, and Yang's a Blaziken."
"I hope Zorua are freaking adorable." Ruby giggled.
Sabrina smiled and then looked at Riku and Sora. "I can tell who those two are." She said, winking at the Absol in front of her.
"How could you tell so easily?" Riku asked.
"I probably might have asked Kyurem who you guys were at our Mark of Mastery." She said.
"…Well, that explains it." Sora muttered.
Sabrina looked at the Umbreon. "You're more than likely my son."
"What?! How did you know? I didn't say anything yet!"
"You told me all about your Pokemon transformation after we defeated Xehanort." Sabrina said.
"…Oh, I forgot." He muttered which caused Sabrina to laugh. "But, where's my two sisters?"
"Over here." Rose's voice said as they looked at a Ralts and a Rattata. "I'm the Ralts." She said.
"And of course, I'm the Rattata." Maria Jr. said. Fitting, actually…
"Hmm, so if I'm back to being a Kirlia… and Rose is a Ralts…" Tristina looked at a Gardevoir. "Then… who's the Gardevoir?"
"Kairi!" Kairi smiled.
"Fitting for someone so beautiful." Sora said, causing Kairi to smile.
"Again with the cheesiness…" Sabrina said.
"Hey!"
"I have to agree with that." Kairi smiled.
"So, what am I?" Emerald asked.
"A green Zoroark by the looks of it." Aria spoke up. "And I believe the Vanillite is Neo." She said, and then the Vanillite nodded. "Thought so."
"Wait… Aria…" Sabrina walked over. "Are you… supposed to be a Ninetales?"
"So I'm a Ninetales? Cool…. But why are you asking?"
"Well, I've never seen a Ninetales in that particular color… not to mention you look very… icy."
"Icy? How can that be possible?"
"Icy Ninetales… is that such a thing?" Terra asked, who was a Gurdurr.
"…Sounds familiar, where have I heard that before?" Tristina asked.
"I think it was that new form in the Pokemon Sun and Moon games, an Alolan Ninetales which is basically an Ice type, and looking a bit more majestic too." Flare said, as she was once again a Flareon.
"Oh yeah, I've heard about that." Sabrina said. "The new Alolan forms! Not a huge fan of Alolan Exeggutor though."
"Sweet, I'm an Ice type Ninetales!" Aria exclaimed.
"Also, the Alolan Ninetales is an Ice/Fairy." Flare pointed out.
"Even more awesome!" Aria grinned.
"Speaking of majestic, who's the Dragonair?" Isaac asked.
"I guess I'm a Dragonair." Sarah said, then looked at a Braviary. "I'm guessing this is my husband."
"Yep." Ven nodded.
"So, I'm guessing the Talonflame is my fiancé." Flare said.
"Yep." Flame nodded.
"The Arcanine… I believe that's… uh… I don't know who that is." Sabrina said.
"Hmm, it seems like I'm the dog." Sarge said. "Fitting because I'm the Alpha wolf of Red Team… but I have NO idea where my shotgun is!" He said.
"Hey look at this! I'm an Audino again!" Levy exclaimed.
"And I'm a Bisharp once more." Erza said.
"Heck yeah, I'm Meowth again!" Happy exclaimed.
"I've always been fond of Delcatty." Carla said.
"Hey hey hey! Look at me! I'm actually a dragon!" Natsu exclaimed, who is a Charizard. "Wahoo!" He cried as he flew in a circle. "I don't even have motion sickness! Yeah!"
"…Should we tell him that Charizard isn't a Dragon type Pokemon?" Isaac whispered.
"Oh, let him figure it out." Sabrina whispered back.
"So… what am I?" Wendy asked, having fluffy clouds for wings.
"Altaria. A Dragon/Flying Pokemon." Aria said.
"Sweet."
"Oh yeah, I'm a Gallade!" Flash exclaimed, doing a few karate moves. "Oh, I'm gonna have fun with this!"
"…So… that just leaves…" Natsu looked at a Klefki. "Lucy."
"Can anyone tell me who I am? I can't even feel my feet."
"Here. This should show you." Greninja said, using Water Gun on the ground to make a puddle as Lucy took a look.
"I'm a floating pair of keys…" Lucy said. "…WAIT, WHAT?! I'M A FLOATING PAIR OF KEYS?!" She screamed. "AM I SOME KIND OF HAUNTED KEY RING OR SOMETHING?!"
"Ironically, a Klefki is a Fairy/Steel type." Umbreon said.
"Add Ghost to the mix and you got me!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Oh, don't be so dramatic." Natsu said.
"DRAMATIC?! YOU'RE A FREAKING DRAGON AND I'M JUST A FREAKING PAIR OF KEYS!"
"She's taking it well." Riku said sarcastically.
"Tell me about it." Sabrina nodded.
One calmed down floating pair of keys later…
"Okay… let's just get Xarina and get the hell out of here." Lucy muttered. "I'm still not thrilled about being a floating key ring."
"First, we need to figure out where we are." Sabrina said. "I honestly don't know where we are… but it's definitely creepy."
"First things first, get the hell out of this place." Kairi said as they all agreed as they began to walk.
A little ways off...
"Honestly... I don't know how I was dragged into this mess... first I get turned to stone and then I wind up in this stupid place." A certain Munna groaned. "I swear, can't this get any worse?" She wondered and then bumped into Sabrina's group. "OOOF! Watch where you're going!"
"Watch where YOU'RE going!" Sabrina growled as the two gasped.
"YOU!" Munna yelled.
"YOU?!" Sabrina yelled in surprise.
BGM: The Coming Danger (Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon)
"I do not take kindly of what you did to me back at the glacier! Now I get to have my revenge!" Munna growled.
"Seeing you again burns me up..." Sabrina growled. "Riku, let me handle this... I'll take care of the problem."
"Hey, I encountered this thing too."
Sabrina chuckled. "Well, why didn't you say so? Let's do this!"
"Right!"
"You and that Absol... I'll make sure you won't see the light of day again! And I see you've captured Kyurem! I'll save him from the likes of you!"
"...Should I tell her I'm a different Kyurem?" Kyurem wondered.
"Probably after this beatdown." Greninja said.
"Hmph, this should be interesting." Hawlucha said.
End BGM
BGM: I Burn Remix (RWBY)
"Now... HERE I COME!" Munna yelled as the two got ready to fight.
"Should we use our Keyblades for this?" Riku asked.
"We're Pokemon... I don't think we NEED our Keyblades." Sabrina smirked.
"Heh, good." Riku smirked as the two ran over to Munna.
"PSYWAVE!" She yelled but the two immediately dodged and Sabrina jumped into the air, using Iron Tail to knock her down. "You little...!" She growled and used Yawn, but she used Quick Attack to avoid and rammed into her, then using Ice Beam. "ARGH!"
"NIGHT SLASH!" Riku yelled, slashing Munna away and then Munna glowed a little, seeming to use Defense Curl.
"Oh look, you've learned to defend yourself with that move." Sabrina taunted.
"WHY YOU...! IMPRISON!"
Riku immediately got in the way and got hit with it and he tried Night Slash, but that was no use. So that's what it does, huh...? Riku thought. "RAZOR WIND!"
"AGH! You little punk...!"
"ICE SHARD!" Sabrina yelled.
Munna growled after she avoided it. "Psywave!"
Sabrina used Ice Beam, as both of them collided and caused an explosion, covering the area. "This again...?!" Munna growled.
"Riku!"
"Right!" Riku nodded and then ran forward and used Bite.
"YOOOOW!" Munna yelled and then used Psywave directly at him, but Riku didn't seem to be affected. "What?! How come that didn't affect you?!"
"Riku is a Dark type Pokemon... and last I checked, Psychic moves have no effect on Dark type Pokemon!" Sabrina smirked as Munna's eyes widened.
"Oh no..."
"You're definitely screwed, Munna!" Sabrina smirked and then ran to her and used Iron Tail again to knock her into a wall, then Riku used Swords Dance... and then used Razor Wind to finish her off.
End BGM
"Uuugh..." Munna groaned.
"Hmph... we're done here." Sabrina as she and Riku walked away.
"You... you're going to pay for that..." Munna whispered as she weakly got up and then used Psywave at Sabrina, as she screamed in pain and was knocked away.
"Mom!" Isaac shouted.
"Sabrina!"
Sabrina weakly got up, glaring at Munna. "You want to go... another round...?!" She asked.
"I'm not done with you... after you humiliated me at the Glacier... I will not rest until you are destroyed!" She declared and used another Psywave, but then Kyurem got in the way and took the hit. "What?!"
"That is enough." Kyurem said, brushing aside the attack.
"Kyurem, why are you siding with that good-for-nothing human?! I thought-"
"I'm a completely different Kyurem... and I do not like it when someone attacks my friend like that."
"But... we can still change the world... revive the Bittercold! Take revenge on that human and that good-for-nothing Absol as well!"
"What part of 'different Kyurem' didn't she get?" Greninja muttered to himself.
"All of it." Hawlucha said.
"I do not like it when you attack my family... and I will destroy you if you don't stand down." Kyurem threatened.
"Wow... I guess we missed a party or something." A voice said as they looked to see a Lucario, Honedge, and Mew walking over to them... but this Lucario looked different. Like... a metal arm attached to it.
"...Nan?" Isaac asked.
"Bingo." Nan grinned, completely unaware of Flash sighing in sadness.
"So is that Julia next to you?"
"No, I'm just Mew!" Mew giggled.
"You can guess that I'm Caliburn." The Honedge said.
"We were together with my dad and fiancé when we heard the commotion so the three of us went to investigate… and look who we bumped into."
"The explosions intrigued us." Mew admitted.
Nan walked forward. "Kyurem is right though, you shouldn't attack Sabrina like that." He said. "In fact... I believe you two should team up."
Munna and Sabrina looked at each other, blinked and then back at Nan as if he lost his mind. "TEAM UP WITH HER?!" They both yelled.
"Yes. Otherwise, we're going to be getting nowhere." Nan said. "So, as much as you don't like it, you have to team up so we can get to my mother faster."
"Dude... when did you get so wise?" Isaac asked.
"Well, when you lose your arm, you tend to get a little bit more wise." Nan said.
"...This coming from the boy who recklessly attacked a Steelix and a Claydol in front of us…" Caliburn said.
"Hey, they were going to attack US first. I decided to make them regret it."
"Oh brother..." Mew sighed.
I knew it was too good to be true... Isaac thought. "Still the same moron as before."
"I could blast you with my metal arm, y'know..."
"There is NO way I'm working with this bitch." Sabrina said and walked away. "After all, why would I work with someone that killed me a million times in Gates to Infinity..."
"Oh ho! So there's an alternate universe where I beat you many times? So there IS hope for me to take you down!"
Sabrina turned around. "YOU WANT TO RUMBLE?!"
"I still got some fight in me left! Have at you!"
"Oh for the love of..." Greninja sighed as he and Yang pulled Munna and Sabrina away from each other while electricity was shooting out of their eyes.
"This is going to take a while..." Mew sighed.
"Let's just hope it doesn't take forever." Isaac muttered.
BGM: Abyssal Badlands (Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon)
"So, where exactly are we anyway?" Sora wondered as they were wandering around.
"The Abyssal Badlands." Nan replied as they were walking back.
"Abyssal Badlands?" Isaac asked. "Wait, you have Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon?"
"I sure do… and I would have completed the story by now if a certain Pokemon wasn't so damn cheap." He muttered.
"And that would be…?" Sabrina wondered.
"Oh, you just wait." Nan muttered as they continued to walk around, spotting an Electrode in the room that spotted them, but Erza quickly defeated it as they continued forward. "So, I'm a bit curious." Nan spoke after a few minutes. "What happened when we were all separated?"
"Well, we defeated one of the Malevolent Seven." Isaac said.
"Did you really?"
"Yeah, and we also got quite a few new party members."
"Like?"
"Saki, Satoru-"
"Oh, those two?"
"Their world was destroyed."
"Ouch…"
"And so was ours…" Ruby muttered, glancing over at her sister who sighed in depression.
"Oh, I'm sorry…" Nan said.
"It's not your fault… it's the Malevolent Seven's fault." Yang muttered as they continued walking while dealing with a few Wild Pokemon.
"Anyway, we also got Qrow, Kratos-"
"Kratos? As in 'I can kill Gods and Titans in many different ways'? THAT Kratos?"
"Bingo."
"How did you…"
"Mephiles."
"…I don't even want to know." Nan muttered.
Isaac chuckled. "Yeah, we also got Team Rocket."
"Those idiots?"
"Pretty much."
"Well then…" Nan rubbed his chin. "Anyone else?"
"Neptune and the other CPUs… including someone named Uzume."
"Okay…"
"Mata Nui and Click… we also have Samus again."
"Samus? Ugh…"
"…What?! Dude!" Isaac exclaimed.
"You try defending her when she tried to kill your cousin over something like a split-personality!"
"Hey, I know what she did was wrong, but… you just feel bad for her when you see the distressed look in her eyes."
"…I'll believe it when I see it."
Isaac sighed. "Why is it so hard for everyone to forgive Samus…"
"It takes time." Erza said, putting her arm on his back.
"Yeah…" He said, looking over at Tristina who only sighed before using Psychic on a Sandshrew to throw him to a wall.
"Anyone else?"
"Yeah, we got the Kill la Kill crew, Madoka Magica…"
"Huh, I actually tried to watch that anime with my folks, but dad fainted before we could finish the last few minutes of episode three." Nan said. "Still, it's cool that we got the Magi girls." And I still want to finish the anime. "Anyone else?"
"Well, we also have the rest of the Amestris crew."
"Nice… also, I can't help but feel that you got your darkness back."
"It's a long story… and speaking of long, where the hell are Julia and Demyx?!" Isaac asked.
"He told them to go on ahead and we'll catch up." Caliburn said, which earned a lot of anime falls as the trio looked behind and sweatdropped.
"What? I didn't want them to wait."
"You complete moron…" Munna muttered.
Nan lightly growled. "Hearing that from someone who's not exactly my friend really stings…"
"Best to not let it get to you." Caliburn said.
"Right…"
"Well, we're gonna be going around in circles for a while…" Weiss muttered.
Eventually…
"Nan!" A voice called out to them as they turned to see an Eelektross waving to them.
"Who's the Eelektross?" Aria asked.
"My girl." Nan smiled and ran over to her.
"…A Lucario and an Eelektross…" Isaac sweatdropped. "Okay, that's not weird at all."
"I've seen weirder." Tristina said, glancing over at Sora and Kairi. "Flare has a Tepig and Gardevoir for parents."
"I honestly don't think that's a bad thing." Flare said.
"So I'm a bit shorter than Kairi at the moment, big deal." Sora said.
"A BIT?!" Sabrina asked. "Dude! Compared to you, Kairi's a freaking giant!"
"She's not wrong." Aria said.
"A Tepig and a Gardevoir… and they gave birth to a Flareon. Never thought I'd see the day." Munna said. "You must be REEEEAL proud… not to mention that a Glaceon and Absol has an Umbreon, Ralts and Rattata for children!"
"Don't bring my kids into this!" Sabrina growled, glaring at Munna.
"I can talk smack to your kids all I want!"
"YOU WANT TO GO?!"
"OH, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TOO!"
"Oh for the love of…" Erza sighed and grabbed Sabrina by the tail and dragged her away while Hawlucha held Munna. "Come on, let's go see Julia."
"OW! OW! OOOOOOW! THAT'S MY TAIL!"
"UNHAND ME, YOU CRETIN!"
"…It's going to be a long day." Isaac sighed as they eventually made it to Nan and Julia when they noticed a Samurott.
"Whoa, that's a very… intimidating Samurott." Levy said.
"I can take it." Natsu smirked, cracking his knuckles.
"Am I that scary?" The Samurott asked… with a very familiar voice.
"…Oh, it's just Demyx." Natsu said. "That's not even worth a challenge…"
"Hey! Hurtful!" He exclaimed when they all noticed a Pikachu and Cyndaquil talking to someone on a device.
"Hey, who's the Pikachu and Cyndaquil?" Nan asked after hugging Julia.
"We met up with them when we went on ahead. Get this; the Cyndaquil is a human just like us." Julia said.
"So the Pikachu is basically just… Pikachu?"
"Yep."
"I see."
It was then that the two Pokemon turned their devices off and walked over to them. "Alright, Dedenne is close by. We just need to go ahea-… who are these guys?" Pikachu asked.
"Friends of ours." Nan said, glancing at Munna. "…Most of us."
"I saw that glance!"
"Good, you're not blind." Sabrina muttered, and then they proceeded to glare at each other again.
"…Uh, let's just go on ahead." Cyndaquil said as they all nodded and walked away, and they soon saw two figures up ahead, a Dedenne and Mawile.
End BGM
"Oh! Dedenne and Mawile!" Pikachu exclaimed as they went up to them.
"I'm so glad that…both… of you… are… safe… who are these Pokemon?" Dedenne asked.
One loooong introduction later…
"Interesting names for Pokemon." Mawile said. Almost sounds like they're human…
"But wait, if you're here, then that means…" Dedenne didn't finish her sentence.
"Yes… they were turned to stone." Mawile solemnly said.
I thought we just came out of a portal… Carla thought.
"What?! How?!" Pikachu exclaimed in shock.
"We were also turned into stone. At the Prehistoric ruins." Dedenne said.
"What?!"
"We were suddenly attacked by the Pokémon that were at the ruins… they started flashing these lights on their fingers, and black shadows came after us. In a flash, we were all turned to stone!"
"Cyndaquil… you don't think…" Pikachu looked at him.
"It was definitely those Beheeyem…"
"Beheeyem?" Sabrina asked. That's strange…
"Do you know why we were turned into stone?" Pikachu asked.
"This place is known as the Voidlands. It seems to be the place where Pokemon are sent when they've been turned into stone." Mawile replied.
"Who is it that these Beheeyem have these powers?" Tristina wondered.
"Hmm…" Isaac looked at Nan. "Do you know?"
"I would say it, but I don't want to spoil it for you guys."
"…Gee, thanks." Would be REALLY helpful for some knowledge here! He thought.
"It's written here on this wall in ancient Pokémon text." Mawile said as Pikachu walked over and took a look, and began to read it.
"These are the Voidlands. The spirits of Pokemon that have been turned to stone are locked away here." Pikachu read as his eyes widened in shock. "It really does say that!"
Mawile and Dedenne looked at Pikachu in shock. "You can read the ancient writing?!"
"Yep… but I don't know how I can read it though… but I can."
Mawile sweatdropped. "That's… surprising. It took me some time to decipher it despite all of my training, but you read it just so easily."
Pikachu moved to a different spot and read something else. "Enemy Pokemon in the Voidlands are not real Pokemon. They are all apparitions made up of hate and given a physical form. We must continue onward to defeat them." He read.
"So they're just phantoms? That's really comforting…" Lucy muttered.
"Hold on, why is this even written in the first place?" Aria wondered.
"It must be from a long time ago." Mawile said. "It seems there were past Pokemon that were turned to stone, just like we've been. They left this record here."
"It's more than likely that we'll meet up with the other members of the Expedition Society. They should be around here somewhere." Dedenne said.
Expedition Society… REAL creative there. NOT! Munna thought.
"Even though I've been sending signals nonstop, I just can't seem to reach them for unknown reasons." Dedenne continued.
"It's only because we were close to each other that we were able to meet up." Mawile said.
"That explains why you knew were close just a minute ago." Pikachu said, and then started tearing up.
"What's wrong?" Dedenne asked as everyone else seemed to be a bit concerned.
"This place is too frightening…" Pikachu admitted. "I was just about to lose up until we ran into you two." He looked at Dedenne and Mawile. "I'm glad Cyndaquil never gave up and kept going… and I can feel the determination from these others that it makes me want to keep fighting too!"
"Pikachu, do you know why the ancient Pokemon left behind these writings?" Mawile asked. "I believe it's because they left hints all over the place and hope that someone would find them. If that seems to be the case, why do they want us to find them? I do believe it's because there's probably a way out of here."
Pikachu clenched his fists. "Cyndaquil… I'm sorry for being so scared."
"You don't have to be sorry… I was a bit scared too." Cyndaquil admitted.
Pikachu smiled. "Thanks… now, let's go."
"Right." Cyndaquil nodded and everyone took off.
BGM: Cave of the Deep (Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon)
As they were walking, they heard a scream of terror that sounded all too familiar to Sarge. "What was that?" Mawile asked.
"It sounded like…" Sarge grinned. "Heheheh… I know that scream anywhere." He said and quickly ran off to the source of the voice, as they proceeded to run after them.
"NO! NOOOO! IT CAN'T BE HAPPENING! THIS IS MY WORST NIGHTMARE!"
"Grif! Is that you?" A voice called out.
"Oh no, that's even worse…!"
Sarge came barreling through a few Wild Pokemon and then screeched to a halt, looking at a Slaking. "Grif, is that you?"
"WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?!"
"Yep, that's the Grif I know!" Sarge smiled as everyone caught up.
"What the hell are you doing here anyway?!" Grif asked.
"We originally came to get Xarina, but it seems as if we ran into you as well." Demyx said.
"Fuck me! Why do I have to wake up in a fucking Pokemon world?!"
"Well, you better get used to it because we're going to be Pokemon for a long time until we get Xarina back." Sarge said.
"Oh fuck you!"
"WHAT WAS THAT?!" Sarge growled, as there was an orange aura that seemed to illuminate his mouth.
"Fuck you, SIR."
"That's more like it!" Sarge grinned and then turned around. "Let's move!" He said as they took off again.
"This is the worst nightmare ever. Of all time." Grif muttered as he unenthusiastically followed them.
It was then that they eventually came across more writing on walls. "I could decipher them… but I think it'd be much faster if Pikachu read it."
"Alright." Pikachu nodded and read it. "Why do Pokemon become stone? Dark Matter is the source of all woe."
"Dark Matter?" Dedenne asked.
The thing that kidnapped my wife… Demyx growled.
"There's more." Pikachu said. "Dark Matter absorbs the energy of Pokemon as it turns into stone. With that energy, it turns stronger. Dark Matter will continue to turn Pokemon to stone to enlarge itself."
"What does that mean?" Dedenne wondered.
"If what is written here is correct, then this Dark Matter is responsible for all the turning to stone incidents." Mawile said.
"But it was Yveltal and Nuzleaf that turned us into stone." Pikachu said.
"Yveltal?!" Everyone but Nan, Mawile and Dedenne yelled.
"Is this Dark Matter some sort of Pokemon?" Pikachu asked.
"I don't know… it's the first I've heard of it too." Mawile said.
"Hey guys, there's something written over here too!" Ruby said as they went over to investigate.
"Look out for Void Shadows! Void Shadows will make Pok-… it cuts off right there."
"Hmm, sounds to me someone was in a huge rush." Isaac said.
"I have a feeling something happened to them while they were writing." Riku said.
"What in the world are Void Shadows?" Dedenne asked.
"Well, it does say to look out for them." Mawile said.
"Hmm, I have a bad feeling about this…" Rose said.
"I hope we don't run into them." Maria Jr. hoped.
"I have a feeling we will." Flash said. "But if we do, we'll just kick its ass."
"So true." Nan chuckled, as Flash glanced at Nan and sighed deeply.
How can he be so positive when his arm was taken out? He thought to himself.
"Yep… Yep! Over here!" Dedenne's voice said as it caught their attention, and then the next thing they knew, a Buizel, Bunnelby and Archen walked in.
"Whoa, the whole gang's here!" Buizel exclaimed. "…But who are the others?"
"Friends." Mawile said.
"Buizel… Archen… Bunnelby!" Pikachu exclaimed, tearing up.
End BGM
One reunion and introduction later…
"Hmm… so it's like that…" Archen muttered. "This place is for Pokemon that were turned to stone."
"So that means… Dedenne said that she was glad that we're safe, but we're actually aren't, even though we seem to be. I was beginning to suspect something was up." Bunnelby said.
"Well, now that everyone's here. Let's get a move on and get out of here!" Buizel suggested as they nodded and proceeded to leave, unaware that they were being watched by a strange blob.
Sabrina's ears twitched. "Hmm?" She turned around, only to see nothing. "…Must be going crazy or something." She said and then quickly caught up to them.
BGM: Calm Craggy Area (Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon)
As they went ahead and defeated any pesky Arbok, Golem, Girafarig, Dustox, Metang, Craniados, Whirlipede, Crustle, Sigilyph and Gothitelle within the area (While also trying to separate a certain Glaceon and Munna on several occasions), they soon came across some writing on the walls, which Pikachu immediately went to.
"Somewhere in this world, there exists a Tree of Life. That Tree of Life has become possessed by Dark Matter. As it grows, Dark Matter snatches away the vitality of the Tree of Life. If this continues, the Tree of Life will wither and die. We must do something…" Pikachu read. "…That's the end of it."
"Tree of Life?" Mew wondered.
"What's that?" Archen asked.
"It's an extremely large tree somewhere in this world, and it's called the Tree of Life. It's the source of vitality that is the foundation of all living things. It is breathing life into our world at all times. The Tree of Life is the very life of the planet itself." Mawile explained.
"The life of our planet has been possessed by Dark Matter?!" Dedenne exclaimed in shock.
"Isn't that a really big problem?" Archen asked.
"Indeed it is." Mawile nodded. "It may threaten the fate of our planet."
"Why is it whenever we go into a new world, we always somehow unintentionally manage to save it in the process?" Isaac asked.
"We sure have a knack for doing things like that." Sabrina said, which they all agreed to.
"…I'll never understand you…" Munna muttered.
"Hmm…" Pikachu rubbed his chin in thought. "I've been giving it some thought, but do you think that Dark Matter could be here in the Voidlands?"
Nope. That'd be too easy. Nan thought.
"Dark Matter… here?" Archen asked.
"Yeah, If Dark Matter really has possessed that tree, I was thinking the Tree of Life could be here too."
Nope. Nan thought again.
"I considered that at first myself, but I don't think that's the case. The Tree of Life exists back at our world. If the Tree of Life has been possessed by Dark Matter… then that means that Dark Matter is not here in the Voidlands."
Then we really need to get out of here, but how…? Sabrina began to wonder.
"I wonder what's going on there now…?" Pikachu wondered.
"Well, Cyndaquil did break the barrier over the spring… I can't imagine Yveltal would have just left the Luminous Water sitting there." Mawile said.
"I don't even want to imagine it." Archen muttered. "But I'm sure it's pretty bad over there."
"Um… where's Buizel?" Dedenne asked, catching the attention of everyone as they began to look around.
"Now that I think about it… Bunnelby seems to have disappeared too." Blake said.
"Where did they go?" Rose wondered as they began to look around, and then they spotted Buizel in the distance.
"Buizel!" Cyndaquil exclaimed as they ran to him, but Nan was taking his sweet time… and was aiming his metal arm at Buizel, slowly turning into the arm cannon… or was he actually aiming at Buizel?
Steady… steady… Nan thought.
"Everyone, stop! That Buizel is an imposter!" Bunnelby's voice exclaimed as they saw him running towards them.
"What? He is?" Julia asked.
End BGM
"I seen it! Some creepy-looking black creature turned into Buizel!" Bunnelby exclaimed.
"What?!" Pikachu exclaimed.
"Yes! It's true! We have to save Buizel before it's too la-"
Suddenly, Mawile kicked Bunnelby away… and then he got hit by Nan's Aura Sphere. "AGH!" He cried out in pain.
"What the hell was that for, you two?!" Isaac exclaimed.
"The real imposter is Bunnelby." Nan said.
"Indeed, and the real Bunnelby wouldn't say 'seen', he would've said 'saw'!" Mawile added and then to their amazement, Bunnelby suddenly turned into a dark blob of sorts, much to their shock… and then Buizel fainted.
It was at this moment that more dark blobs, known as Void Shadows, appeared in front of them. "What the…?!" Munna exclaimed.
BGM: Vs. Phantamanta (Super Mario Sunshine)
"Alright, time to kick some ass!" Natsu exclaimed. "Let's go, Happy!"
"Aye, sir!"
"Something to fight besides Munna, I'm going to enjoy this." Sabrina smirked.
"I heard that!"
"Let's do this!" Isaac exclaimed.
Ruby ran over to a few of them and quickly used Punishment on a few of them while using her Speed semblance to pierce through several of them while Yang punched one up in the air and Umbreon used Hyper Beam on it to destroy it, then Weiss used Ice Beam on a Void Shadow that was about to hurt Isaac and then Tristina used Psychic to knock it away and then Blake used Night Slash on it.
"TAKE THIS!" Pikachu yelled, using Thunderbolt while Cyndaquil used Flame Wheel on several Void Shadows.
Kyurem quickly used Glaciate and then Greninja used Water Shuriken on a few of them as a few Void Shadows attempted to tackle them, but they quickly avoided and then Natsu flew up in the air.
"FIRE DRAGON'S… ROOOOOAR!" Natsu yelled, using Flamethrower on the shadowy blobs.
"SKY DRAGON'S ROAR!" Wendy yelled, using Dragon Breath on several Void Shadows.
"Should we tell them that they're not actually using their Dragon Slaying powers?" Sabrina asked, using Ice Beam on one.
"Let them have their fun." Aria said and then closed her eyes and then a moon appeared above her. "MOONBLAST!" She yelled, destroying several of the Void Shadows, and then using Ice Beam on the last one.
End BGM
"That seemed to do the trick." Demyx said, putting his water sword away.
"Yeah, but when they hurt you… it hurts like a bitch." Nan said, rubbing his arm.
"Tell me about it." Julia nodded.
BGM: The Coming Danger
It was at this moment that even more Void Shadows started to come, and started to engulf Buizel, Dedenne and Archen. "No!" Mawile exclaimed and then more kept coming. "More of them?!"
Then, one decided to sneak up on Yang, which Ruby noticed. "YANG, LOOK OUT!" Ruby yelled and managed to shove her out of the way, and then the Void Shadow consumed her. "Ack!"
"RUBY!" Yang screamed in horror.
"Oh god, no!" Weiss exclaimed as Yang quickly ran to the Void Shadow to save the helpless Zorua.
"No, it's too dangerous!" Mawile exclaimed.
"I've lost my world… I'm not going to lose my little sister too!" Yang exclaimed, trying to reach inside the Void Shadow. "Come on… come on… Ruby… can't… reach…!"
Everyone was on high alert and tried to protect Yang from the other Void Shadows… but then she got consumed by it too. "No!" Blake exclaimed.
It was then that they heard a roar and then massive lightning bolts rained down on the Void Shadows, getting rid of them while saving Yang and Ruby in the process. "Whoa… what was that?" Happy asked.
"Ruby!" Yang exclaimed.
"Yang!" Ruby smiled and then the two sisters embraced.
"Now's not the time for hugging!" A voice boomed as they turned to see an Entei, Suicune and Raikou.
"We need to get out of here now or else you'll all be consumed too!" Suicune said.
Several more Void Shadows moved towards them. "Get away!" Raikou exclaimed, using Thunderbolt… and then suddenly, everyone disappeared from the spot.
End BGM
BGM: Reverse Mountain (Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon)
Lightning bolts rained down on the ground in a different location, and everyone appeared. "Oh great, more of this nightmare…" Grif groaned.
"You're not getting consumed on my watch." Sarge said.
"Well, I'd like it if YOU were consumed!"
"Insubordination! If I had my shotgun…"
"Well, guess what? YOU DON'T!"
Entei roared. "BREAK IT UP!" He ordered, which seemed to do the trick… and making Sabrina and Munna pale up in the process.
"Well, um… thanks… for saving us." Mawile said.
Pikachu teared up. "But… Dedenne and the others… what are we going to do?"
Entei roared again. "Do you think we came to save you?! Do not think so highly of yourselves! We have merely judged you necessary to make our escape from this place!"
"…Necessary?" Mawile asked.
"The human." Suicune spoke up.
Which one? Sora wondered.
"Should you hope to overcome the crisis, summon a person." Suicune recited. "The writings of those ancient Pokemon are related to these turning to stone incidents. We believe a human is the key… and don't think we know that all of you aren't human. You're from other worlds, are you not?"
…How is it that they were able to guess so quickly?! Aria thought.
"Uh… well… maybe…?" Sora asked.
"DON'T LIE TO US!" Entei yelled. "YOU ARE ALL FROM DIFFERENT WORLDS! ADMIT IT!" His yelling made everyone, including Sarge, to pale up.
"Calm yourself, Entei." Suicune ordered. "But, admit it. You're from other worlds."
"…Yeah, we are." Isaac said.
"That's what we thought. But, our main concern right now is the Cyndaquil." Raikou said and then turned to Mawile. "You can read the ancient writings, can you not? We can also understand them to a point, but we will need a precise translation."
"There is also the matter of your scarves." Entei said, referring to Pikachu and Cyndaquil.
"Scarves?" Pikachu asked.
"On Fire Island, those scarves suddenly began to glow. We do not understand why that happened… but those scarves appeared to be imbued with a special power. They may be of use to us when the time comes."
"Can you comprehend that?" Raikou asked. "Unfortunate as it may be, you will all be the pawns we sacrifice to leave this place."
"What?!" Everyone exclaimed.
And to think I liked these three…! Sabrina growled.
"…And if we refuse?" Mawile asked.
"Then you will leave us with no choice." Raikou said, walking menacingly towards Pikachu and Cyndaquil and sparks began to fly everywhere, making Pikachu cower. "You would have already been defeated by Void Shadows if it were not for us. Your lives are ours now, you should have no complaints!"
Because of this, it made them all glare at the Legendary Beasts. "We have also deciphered some of the ancient writings." Entei said. "And…" They turned to the mountain, which made them turn to as well. "The mountain you see there… is known as Reverse Mountain. The very summit of that mountain is apparently connected to the world from which we came."
"Our world?!" Pikachu exclaimed.
"We will make our way there now." Entei said. "Do not attempt to defy us." He threatened. "You will prioritize our escape as you support us. There are no other options for you. Now we go." He said as the beasts walked away.
"Am I the only one here who wanted to hurt them?" Isaac asked, as everyone raised their paws/hands/wings at the same time. "I thought so."
"Well, it's not like we have a choice, given our situation." Mawile said. "And, I can't imagine Nuzleaf would just leave the spring on Revelation Mountain be, but we may be able to find the Luminous Water somewhere else. If we can just get out of here somehow… I think we'll be able to find the means to save everyone."
"Thanks, now I feel a little better." Pikachu smiled.
"As much as I don't like it, we might as well join those three for now." Riku said.
"Like we have a choice…" Kairi muttered.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Raikou roared, snapping them out of their thoughts. "Move quickly!" He ordered.
"We might as well look for a chance to escape to our world too." Mawile suggested as they followed them.
"Worst. World. Ever. Of all time." Grif complained.
"Stop complaining." Sarge ordered as they proceeded to make their way to Revelation… er… Reverse Mountain.
As they were making their way, they noticed some ancient writing as they climbed. "You!" Raikou looked at Pikachu. "Read." He ordered, causing Pikachu to sweatdrop.
"O-Okay." Pikachu nodded as he walked over and began to read. "At last you made it here. Just beyond here, at the top of Reverse Mountain, is the door to hope. A path of light that connects to the world you once knew. It is an exit from these Voidlands."
So it's at the summit. Cyndaquil thought.
"However, there is a problem. A countless number of Void Shadows are blocking the light from above the ground."
"Why am I not surprised…" Caliburn muttered.
"Th-they're… c-countless…?!" Pikachu paled.
"KEEP READING!" Raikou roared impatiently.
"The power to defeat these Void Shadows… is unfortunately not something I possess. And so I will wait here."
"What's this about waiting?" Entei asked.
"For what?" Raikou asked.
"Judging by the position of the stars, Dark Matter should stop momentarily." Pikachu continued. "Dark Matter is related to the movements of the astronomical bodies. If everyone fighting back against Dark Matter in the world…can somehow protect the Tree of Life… Dark Matter will cease, and the end of the world will be averted…and I will be able to leave this place. In other words, I'll be able to return from being stone. However, even if I were to get out of here, the fight would not end here. I must prepare… for the distant future." Pikachu stopped reading. "That's the end of it."
"A stop to Dark Matter… the position of the stars…" Suicune mused.
"What does it all mean?" Entei wondered.
"Dark Matter is snatching away vitality from the Tree of Life." Mawile said. "The Tree of Life is wilting, and our planet… no, our world, will soon come to an end. But Dark Matter has some relationship with the position of the stars. I believe it sometimes becomes active, and other times it stops. The Pokemon who wrote this must have known that it was about to stop. That's why they decided to wait here for it to do that."
"I wonder if they got out of here all right…" Pikachu wondered.
"I don't know about that, but it seems there's little doubt that Dark Matter ceased once long ago."
"How do you know that?" Raikou asked.
"Because our world still exists. If Dark Matter hadn't stopped, this planet would've been finished. None of us would have ever even been born." She turned to the writing. "The last thing written here: 'I must prepare, for the distant future', I think the distant future mentioned there is our era. It's right now. The ancient Pokemon who wrote this wasn't just concerned for their own time. They knew that, in the distant future, Dark Matter would return."
"And, as expected… Dark Matter has returned in our time." Suicune said.
And we just so conveniently came in at the right time. Riku thought.
"Those ancient Pokemon who protected the Tree of Life… they made preparations to protect us here in our time as well. One of the measures they took must have been… the sealed spring that was on Revelation Mountain."
Raikou growled. "But you were outwitted by the likes of Nuzleaf and Yveltal!" He then turned to Pikachu and Cyndaquil. "THIS IS ALL THANKS TO YOUR FOOLISHNESS!"
"…Based on the position of the stars, do you think Dark Matter will cease in our time?" Entei asked.
"Are you hoping that if we just wait here, we'll be able to get out?" Mawile asked. "I think you had better give up on that hope. These incidents of Pokemon being turned to stone started happening not that long ago. We haven't precisely determined when Dark Matter became active again… but at the very least, we can expect its activity to continue for some time."
"Hmph! I was not hoping for anything! I was only asking out of curiosity!"
Sure you were. Sabrina thought.
"We will rout the enemy with our power… onward to our escape!" He then looked at everyone. "Until we leave this world, you are nothing more than tools to us! Know your place… especially you other worlders!"
"He is rubbing me the wrong way… I want to smack him upside the head for it!" Natsu growled.
"So do I… but there's nothing we can do about it." Erza said. "We have to move."
"Yeah… got it." Sabrina nodded as they proceeded to make it to the peak of the mountain, where they saw the light heading back to their world.
End BGM
"Oh yeah, we're getting out of here!" Grif exclaimed…. And then Shadow Voids appeared, which made the light disappear. "Oh fuck me!"
"No matter, we can easily destroy these!" Entei said, but then two Shadow Voids proceeded to transform into Mega Gengar… and adding insult to injury, the main one transformed into Mega Tyranitar.
"…Oh, you gotta be kidding me." Sora said.
"Stand firm!" Entei ordered. "We'll deal with them all if we have to!"
And then, they all split to deal with them as Sabrina, Aria, Team RWBY, Erza, Riku, Isaac, Tristina, Terra, Nan, Julia, Mew, Caliburn, Demyx, Flash and Hawlucha decided to face the Mega Tyranitar as it roared in front of them.
BGM: Swordland (Sword Art Online)
"Let's go!" Sabrina said as Mew transformed into Cresselia.
Riku ran over and used Night Slash on the Mega Tyranitar, but it didn't seem to budge as it attempted to use Bite, but Riku jumped back and then Erza ran over and used Iron Head to deal some damage, then Yang used Fire Punch.
Mega Tyranitar roared and used Stone Edge on them, but they quickly dodged as Sabrina, Aria and Weiss used Ice Beam on it, then Cresselia using Psycho Cut on the Mega Tyranitar. Unfortunately, the Psycho Cut didn't even affect him.
Nan smirked and then ran over to use Bone Rush, but Mega Tyranitar suddenly stopped it with his bare hands, much to Nan's shock as he removed his metal arm from the Bone Rush and then charged up an Aura Sphere from it and shot him directly in the chest and then swung the Bone Rush, then Nan backflipped while Caliburn used Shadow Sneak.
Flash ran over and used Close Combat, then avoiding Mega Tyranitar using Chip Away, then Hawlucha jumped up and used Flying Press on top of him, then jumped away and Mega Tyranitar used Screech, forcing them to cover their ears.
"Night Daze!" Ruby exclaimed, hitting Mega Tyranitar and then got hit by Tristina's Psybeam and Demyx's Hydro Pump and Julia's Zap Cannon, then Terra ran over and used Hammer Arm right on top of him.
"This will finish it!" Aria exclaimed as she used Moonblast as Mega Tyranitar was distracted by Sabrina and Isaac, as they both used Iron Tail, and then the Moonblast hit him as Mega Tyranitar roared and then disappeared at the same time as the Mega Gengar and Void Shadows.
End BGM
"Well, that was pretty awesome." Nan said.
"Nice quick thinking on that Bone Rush." Isaac said.
Nan chuckled. "Well, I am pretty quick on my feet." He said proudly
…Oh brother. Isaac thought, rolling his eyes.
"Still, we managed to beat that beast." Cresselia said, turning back into Mew, and then the light that was there before returned.
"There! Now we can go back home!" Pikachu exclaimed, only for more Void Shadows to appear and the light started to slowly disappear again.
"No!" Sora exclaimed.
"Quick! Let's go!" Sabrina said as they all ran in… while Hawlucha threw a reluctant Munna in, much to her dismay.
"You go as well. We'll stay." Mawile said, much to Pikachu's and Cyndaquil's shock.
"What?!"
"Suicune and I discussed as soon as we started climbing again, and we agreed that we'll sacrifice ourselves so you can go save our world."
"But…!" Cyndaquil exclaimed.
"NO BUTS! NOW GO!" Entei roared. "You are the only ones who can save our world along with those other worlders!"
"Go! Now!" Mawile ordered, and then proceeded to kick them right into the light portal just as it disappeared right after.
"Good luck!" Raikou said and the four proceeded to fight once more.
At Revelation Mountain…
Cyndaquil opened his eyes, seeing that he was now at the peak of Revelation Mountain, where the Luminous Water is now just a small dried up hole. "Ugh… am I back at Revelation Mountain?" He wondered, seeing petrified versions of Archen, Suicune, Raikou, and a Krookodile.
Then, he noticed Pikachu getting up. "Pikachu!" He exclaimed as he ran over to him.
"Ugh…" Pikachu groaned as he got up. "Cyndaquil…?" He asked. "Are we… back at Revelation Mountain?"
"Yes."
Pikachu looked around and then his eyes widened. "We have to go save the others!
"Right… and speaking of 'others', where the heck is everyone else?"
"Over here." A voice said as they turned to see the group walking up to them and a portal disappeared.
"Oh thank goodness… but where's Munna?" Pikachu asked.
"She's not here?" Sabrina asked with a huge smile. "Hallelujah, she's gone!" She whispered.
You're probably going to hate me later. Hawlucha thought and then Pikachu gasped.
"The Luminous Water, it's gone!" He exclaimed as they all looked at where it used to be.
"I knew Nuzleaf wouldn't just leave it here…" Cyndaquil muttered.
"So, there's no way to turn them back…" Pikachu muttered.
"We just have to find a way eventually… and I bet if we destroy Dark Matter, we'll bring them back." Natsu said.
"Right." Erza nodded.
"…Yeah, let's go back to Lively Town." Pikachu muttered as they proceeded to make it down the mountain into Serene Village… and it was completely empty.
"What?!" Cyndaquil exclaimed as he ran forward. "No… don't tell everyone's gone… they can't have all been turned to stone!"
"My god… I could imagine this was once a lively village…" Aria muttered.
"It was…" Nan nodded solemnly. "Now… it's just a ghost town."
Pikachu trembled. "…We need to fight to the very end…" He said as tears were streaming down his cheeks. "I don't care what'll happen… but if it means fighting to the end… and trying to find my old pops… I'll do it with any means necessary…!"
"Pikachu…" Cyndaquil looked at him sadly.
"…Let's go… to Lively Town…" Pikachu said through his tears.
Poor guy… Sabrina thought.
One loooong trek to Lively Town later…
"Ugh… it feels like it's... getting hotter by the second." Isaac groaned.
"Oh, so it's not just me…" Emerald muttered.
"I'm not… feeling any different." Natsu said.
"Neither am I." Sora said.
"Or me." Yang said.
"We're not feeling any hot either." Flare said.
"Right." Flame nodded.
"I'm all peppy!" Sarge grinned.
"That's because you're Fire Types… lucky…" Weiss groaned and then they proceeded to go into Lively Town when they noticed everyone has been turned to stone.
"Oh geez, here too?!" Cyndaquil exclaimed.
"…Oh no, what about the Expedition Society?!" Pikachu asked as they took off, and everyone followed… until Sabrina smacked right into a Pokemon.
"OOOF! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!"
"WATCH WHERE YOU-"
Sabrina then realized that she bumped into the same Munna who walked out of the gift shop as their eyes widened.
"OH HELL NO!" They both yelled, and then Greninja and Hawlucha pulled both of them away.
"AAAH! SWIRLIX!" Pikachu screamed, seeing a petrified Swirlix.
"Oh no…" Cyndaquil muttered before realizing something. "Wait… it seems like he's been eating Perfect Apples and not aware of the real danger…"
"So, he's basically a garbage gut… like Natsu?" Happy asked.
"Hey! …Actually, that's true."
"Oh brother…" Lucy muttered as they walked in, where they noticed a Kecleon, Cofagrigus and another Hawlucha and Klefki in front of them, much to the duo's shock.
BGM: Onward, Expedition Soceity! (Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon)
However, when they did walk in, Natsu picked up on a few familiar scents. "…Coming through!" He exclaimed as he quickly flew off.
"Natsu, where are you going?!" Happy asked as everyone followed them… except for Cyndaquil and Pikachu who wanted to catch up with the four of them.
"I'm picking up on several familiar scents!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Now that you mention it, so am I." Wendy said as they quickly followed it… and then they smacked right into an Aggron.
"OW!" Both of them yelled.
"Oof! Watch where you're going, you klutzes!"
Levy's eyes widened. "That voice… Gajeel?"
The Aggron looked at Levy. "…Shrimp, is that you?"
"Gajeel!" Levy exclaimed and then hugged him. "Oh, I was so worried!"
Gajeel blushed. "N-not in front of… everyone…!" He said.
"You liiiiiiiiiike her!" Happy teased.
"CAN IT, YOU DAMN MEOWTH!" Gajeel yelled and then looked at Natsu and Wendy. "Wait… Salamander? Wendy? That you?"
"Yep!" Wendy smiled.
"Sweet." Gajeel turned his head. "Hey guys! You're not going to believe this!" He exclaimed as a Persian walked in.
"Lily!" Happy exclaimed.
"Happy, Carla, good to see you." Lily greeted, and then a Luxray, Serviper, Dragonite, Hydreigon, Purrloin and a Poliwag walked out.
"Well, isn't this a surprise." The Luxray spoke.
"Laxus!" Wendy exclaimed.
"Hmm, I thought I heard several Pokemon charging in." The Serviper, turning out to be Cobra, said.
"I thought it was your imagination." The Dragonite, Sting, said.
"It wasn't." The Hydreigon, Rogue, told him.
"At least the gang's back together!" The Purrloin, who's Lector, said.
"Fro thinks so too!" And of course, the Poliwag is Frosch.
"…Of course, Sting has to be a dopey Dragonite…" Nan muttered.
"Hey! I'm not dopey!" Sting exclaimed.
"You kind of are." Sabrina said. "I mean, look at Sarah." She said, pointing over to the Dragonair. "She evolves into… that."
Sting blinked. "Seriously, I don't see why I'm so dopey."
"Look in a mirror." Gajeel muttered as Sting looked into the mirror and blinked, then looked at Sarah, then back at the mirror.
"…Still don't see it." Sting said. "You're probably just being crazy."
"Hmph, at least we're all here now." Laxus said. "On the bright side, you did come to get us."
"We came here to save my wife." Demyx said and explained what happened.
"Sweet, now I've got an excuse to kick some ass." Gajeel smirked... and then they heard crying from the other room.
"What the…?" Aria wondered as they walked over to see Pikachu and Cyndaquil comforting a crying Espurr as the two told them about what happened in the Voidlands.
End BGM
"I'm so sorry that you had to go through all of that…" Espurr muttered and then noticed everyone else. "Oh, are these your friends that you met at the Voidlands?"
"Yes." Cyndaquil said.
"But hold on a second, how did you end up here anyway?" Pikachu asked.
"I was asked to come here and help… by Ampharos."
"Ampharos?! That's right, where is he?"
"He's gone out. He and Jirachi have been going out constantly in the search for answers. I stay here and use my telepathy to help them keep in touch with each other. Thanks to that role, I've been able to glean quite a bit of information from their talk. About Dark Matter… and what is going on in the world now."
"What's going on…" Pikachu muttered before realizing something. "Wait! Espurr, what about Serene Village?! What happened there?!"
"Y-You didn't see it?! The whole village… e-everyone has… been turned to stone…" He said, trying to fight his tears.
BGM: Jolene (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
I had a feeling… but I didn't think it'd be that bad! Sabrina thought.
"Then… that means…" Pikachu teared up. "My old… pops…" He quickly took off crying, tearing through everyone and running away.
"Wait, Pikachu!" Cyndaquil exclaimed.
"…I wish I didn't say that…" Espurr muttered.
Cyndaquil sighed. "I'm sure he'll come around… I just know it."
"I'm sure we'll get his ol' Raichu back in no time." Sabrina said.
End BGM
"Actually, it's not Raichu… it's Carracosta." Nan said.
"…You're kidding, right?" Julia asked.
"I wish I was."
"So… who's the mother…?" Munna wondered. Please don't be anyone insane!
"He's Adopted."
"…Oh thank goodness."
It was then that they heard a crash upstairs, catching their attention as they quickly ran up to see what it was, only to see a single Beheeyem in the room. "Ah geez, they followed me all the way here?!" Cyndaquil exclaimed in horror.
The Beheeyem looked at all of them and raised its arms up, but then Sarge got in front of them. "Don't even think about it." He growled.
"Oh goody, Sarge is my hero… THAT'S JUST WHAT I NEED!" Grif yelled.
"Put a sock in it, Grif!" Sarge ordered. "Now, is anyone else willing to join me?" He asked as Emerald, Neo, and Laxus stepped up, then Cyndaquil and Espurr joined.
"Let's take it down." Laxus said as they got ready to fight while everyone else decided to watch.
BGM: Rowdy Rumble (Kingdom Hearts II)
Beheeyem quickly began the battle with Simple Beam, but they managed to avoid it and Emerald ran over and used Night Slash on it repeatedly before jumping away so Cyndaquil could use Flame Wheel, and then Espurr used Psybeam at the same time as Beheeyem, as both of them clashed and caused an explosion.
In the smoke, Neo used Ice Beam on Beheeyem and pushed it to a wall, then Luxray used Thunderbolt on it as Beheeyem tried to fly over and use Psybeam but then Sarge jumped over and then used Fire Blast to seal the deal on the Beheeyem, knocking it down to the ground and defeating it.
End BGM
"Hmph, wasn't even a challenge." Luxray said.
"Probably because your small team had a freaking powerful Dragon Slayer on the team." Nan pointed out.
Laxus chuckled. "Probably…"
And then, at that moment, the Beheeyem got back up again. "Again?!" Cyndaquil exclaimed.
"Well, I guess we'll do it again." Sarge smirked, but then they heard a scream and then Pikachu suddenly tackled the Beheeyem to the ground.
"That was for my old pops!" Pikachu growled. "AND EVERYONE IN THE VILLAGE!" He yelled, attempting to attack him again, but Espurr got in the way.
"Pikachu, that's enough!" Espurr said. "This isn't right, he's not fighting back anymore!"
"E-Espurr…" Pikachu growled.
Espurr turned back to the Beheeyem. "Now tell us. What did you come here to do?!"
"Yes, tell us… otherwise I'm gonna burn your ass again!" Sarge threatened.
Beheeyem sweatdropped. "Y-You've got me all wrong! I'm not here to hurt anyone! I was trying to get away from the ones that were hurting everyone! I was running away from Nuzleaf and Yveltal!"
Everyone's, excluding Nan's, eyes widened. "Wh-what did you say?!" Pikachu exclaimed in shock.
"We were all being controlled by Dark Matter! We were just tools to them!"
"You were being controlled?" Gajeel asked. I'm not buying this…
"That's right… but because of you, when Pikachu and Cyndaquil… and apparently, everyone else escaped from the Voidlands a little while ago, it seemed to have caused some kind of a shock. And I at least managed to free myself. Once I could think for myself again, I knew I couldn't stay there with them… So I waited for my chance and then I ran away."
"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" Gajeel yelled. "YOU EXPECT US TO BELIEVE YOU?!"
"I think he might be telling the truth." Espurr said.
"What?!" Pikachu exclaimed.
"Ampharos said something similar. That Dark Matter can invade the hearts of Pokemon who have any darkness in them; even if it's just a little… it's enough for Dark Matter to control them. The Pokemon that it controls gain the power of the void. Then they use that power to suck the energy from other Pokemon, turning them to stone… and that energy is then used by Dark Matter so that it can grow even greater. It is by controlling other Pokemon that Dark Matter gets its energy." Espurr explained.
Beheeyem's eyes widened. "Right! That's it exactly! You've gotta believe me! I only fought you just know because you attacked me out of the blue! I was just defending myself, but it's not like I turned you to stone or anything, right?! I mean, not that I even wanted to! I don't have the power to do that anymore because I got away from Dark Matter!"
"Hmm, if that's the case, Nuzleaf and Yveltal seem to be controlled by Dark Matter too…" Isaac whispered to himself.
"Hmph, say if we believe you, why come here?" Pikachu asked.
"I know where Dark Matter is… I know where to find the Tree of Life."
"The Tree of Life?!" Cyndaquil asked.
"Where we once turned the Expedition Society members to stone… the Prehistoric Ruins, the Tree of Life is deep within the ruins."
"It's in there?"
"The only reason no one has discovered it before is because it's so far inside the ruins. And now it's being taken over by Dark Matter, but it has grown so large already… we don't have much time. I came here hoping to find someone who would help me destroy Dark Matter. I've done terrible things, yes… but… I want to help destroy it with all of you."
"…What do you guys think?" Espurr asked.
"I want to talk to Ampharos about this first." Pikachu said. "Can you try and reach him?"
"Sure." She nodded and walked a few feet away and tried to contact him… but it was no good. "Hmm, can't seem to reach him. I don't know why though…"
"Hold up." Demyx looked at the Beheeyem. "Do you know of anything of a girl named Xarina?"
"Xarina? Odd name for a Pokemon… I've never heard of that before." Beheeyem said. "But, I do remember Dark Matter telling us that it captured someone and when we took a look, it was a Smeargle. I don't know why it wanted a Smeargle, though…"
"A Smeargle…" Aria said quietly. "…You don't think…"
"That's Xarina… I just know it." Demyx growled. "I'm going to get my wife back, no matter what it takes!"
"…You're married to a Smeargle… CAN THIS DAY GET ANY WEIRDER?!" Munna yelled.
"Welcome to the club…" Sabrina muttered.
"I never asked to join a club, you dumb Glaceon!"
"Who are you calling dumb, you bitchy Munna?"
"Oh, you're asking for it!" She growled as electricity sparked out of their eyes.
"…Oh good grief…" Isaac sighed.
"Never seen such hatred for a Munna before." Nan said.
"I've contacted Lapras." Espurr said. "She'll take you to the ruins."
"Thank you." Pikachu said. "You stay here and wait for Ampharos and Jirachi's return."
"…Well, it'll be dangerous, but seeing as how we don't have much time left, I'll stay here."
"Thank you, now let's move!" Pikachu said as they took off to Lapras.
"…I should've contacted a Wailord when I was at it…" Espurr sweatdropped. "Oh well…"
With Lapras…
"O-Oh my…" Lapras sweatdropped, seeing the many Pokemon in front of her. "Espurr should've contacted a Wailord while she was at it."
"We can manage." Sting said and then tried to lift up Gajeel. "Nnngh…! GEEZ, HOW MANY ANVILS DID YOU EAT FOR BREAKFAST?!"
"You can lift me harder than that!" He said, and then Natsu, Wendy, Rogue, and Ven picked him up too, and he lifted off the ground… barely. "There, much better."
"How many anvils does he have in his pockets… IF HE HAS ANY?!" Natsu yelled.
"Ever heard of Psychic…?" Tristina sweatdropped. "Oh, never mind…"
"Well, that makes me feel a little better." Lapras muttered quietly. "Come on, I'll take you to the Ruins." She said and then once they hopped on, she took off with the Flying Pokemon following her, but they seemed to be taking their time thanks to Gajeel.
"We're gonna be here for a while…" Gajeel muttered.
"GEE, YA THINK?!" Wendy yelled.
Meanwhile, back at the Expedition Society…
Espurr's eyes lit up. "Wonderful! I finally reached you! How are things going on your side, sir? …I see. Pikachu, Cyndaquil and a handful of others are headed to the Prehistoric Ruins as we speak. …Right, I understand, then I won't try and call them back. Yes. If anything changes, I'll be sure to let you know… Mr. Nuzleaf."
Somewhere else…
"I don't care what I am or where am I... I'm going to take her down one way or another..." Homura said as she was in a different area far away from them, and she looked quite… different.
It was then that she picked up on something. "I see… you're going over there." She said and then quickly flew off.
Xarina…
A lone Smeargle was trapped within the roots of the Tree of Life. (Think of the Toads trapped within the trees in Partners in Time, but without the life sucked out of her.)
The Smeargle groaned. "Demyx… Nan… everyone… please hurry…" She said quietly as a tear ran down her cheek.
Mephiles…
"Here are the Heartless you wanted." Dark Decade said, handing Mephiles a few Novashadows.
"Yes, these Novashadows will be enough to revive them and turning them into Heartless." Mephiles chuckled darkly and then noticed something behind Dark Decade. "What is that behind you?"
"Oh, this? I found him while I was hunting for Heartless." He said. "He might be of some use to us."
He side stepped out of the way as Mephiles let out a short gasp. "As I live and breathe… I never imagined I would see this creature right before my very eyes."
"So, what are you going to do?"
"Those fools are in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon world. Go and destroy them… Shadow Mewtwo."
Shadow Mewtwo nodded and then made a portal, then quickly flew in and closed it behind him.
"Something tells me that Dark Matter is your doing."
"I may or may not have had a part in it." Mephiles said as the machine was done. "Alright, now… to add my first henchmen." He said, putting in someone in the machine and then shoving the Novashadow in there as well.
Mephiles chuckled darkly. "It is time to revive and become a Heartless… Felix."
Well, this turned out to be quite interesting, don't you think?