N stood on a stage with the elites of Team Plasma by his side. They were in a very large hangar standing in front of the members of Team Plasma who were all wearing futuristic white and black body suits with electric blue outlines and the Team Plasma emblem on the chest. They also wore shock trooper helmets with tinted visors. Each of them was holding a blaster rifle with a capture crystal containing their Pokémon embedded inside of it.
N walked over to the podium where he stood in front of several vertical banners displaying the emblem of Team Plasma. N was wearing one of the bodysuits, but his was electric blue and black, with gold outlines. He also was not wearing a helmet. "Team Plasma, today is the day we conquer the Lost Plane. We shall claim the dimension in the name of Team Plasma!" He proclaimed earning several cheers from the soldiers. "We shall build our new kingdom in a place where time does not exist. We will establish a new order and bring about a new utopia between man and Pokémon." The soldiers cheered once more. "I will now open the gates." N said pushing a button on the podium where large portals opened up in front of the soldiers.
The soldiers as well as several trucks containing materials and supplies entered through the portals. A kingdom that would have taken decades to build on earth was seemingly built instantly. The kingdom was very advanced; the scientists had even started tapping in to the large vortex as a renewable source of energy that they were using to power their kingdom.
Aaron woke up sweating and clutching his chest. He was in a great deal of pain and kept having flashes of purple lightning in his eyes. "Something is wrong. A portal's opening in Lilycove City. Maybe I can get some answers." Aaron said to himself as he got dressed almost passing out from fatigue while he did so. He grabbed his staff and teleported to Lilycove City; he fell on to his knee once he got there. He managed to stand himself up as he walked to the portal that had just started opening.
A man with a sword walked out of the portal; he was covered in cuts, bruises, and burns. "What happened?" Aaron asked running over to his side.
"There were these guys wearing these futuristic suits. They attacked me." He said breathing heavily. "I don't think I'm going to make it." He said moving the hand from his side to reveal a large gash.
"What else can you tell me?" Aaron asked kneeling by his side.
"They claim to be adding order to that void. They built some sort of kingdom in it. They call themselves Team Plasma…" He was about to continue speaking, but he vanished.
Aaron sighed as he closed the portal. "They succeeded. I'm going to have to go after them." Aaron thought to himself as he teleported back to his hideout. "They're probably the reason for the flashes of white light, and why I couldn't see the portals opening."
Aaron started dragging the tip of his staff on the ground drawing the runic circle that he had first used to escape the Lost Plane. Aaron opened the portal and jumped through it. He landed on a large rock formation. He saw the large vortex giving off bursts of the purple lightning. In the distance, he could see a large wall structure with several large buildings inside it including a large castle that was surrounded by men in futuristic bodysuits armed with blaster rifles.
Aaron stealthily approached the kingdom and knocked out any guards that saw him. Aaron examined one of their rifles and noticed the unusual capture crystals embedded in to them. "In this place, they can enter the future in minutes." Aaron thought to himself as he leapt from roof to roof of several buildings. Sadly for him though, they spotted him and started firing their rifles at him. Aaron was knocked off of the roof by one of the blasts where two guards grabbed him by the arms and carried him in to the castle.
He was led down the elaborate halls until they stopped in a throne room where N was reclining in a throne. "Hello there, Vortex. Do you like what I've done with the place?" N asked smiling as he jumped from his throne and walked over to Aaron. "I've been looking forward to meeting you, the guardian of the Lost Plane. Remove his hood. I want to see his face before I banish him permanently from here." N said as one of the soldiers removed Aaron's hood revealing his snow white hair and purple eyes that met directly with N's.
Aaron kicked one of the guards in the side who let go of Aaron while he punched the other guard knocking him to the ground. Aaron grabbed his staff and swung at N knocking him back. Several soldiers rushed in to the room firing at Aaron who was running from the castle trying to find a safe place to draw the circle to take him back home. He was injured from the barrage of blasters, but continued moving until he found himself on a rock formation that was safe enough for him to open a portal on. Aaron opened the portal and quickly leapt through it as he found himself in his hideout. He collapsed on to the floor exhausted from forcing the portal open and from the injuries of his encounter with Team Plasma. When Aaron woke up, he used his staff for support as he made his way to Rustboro City. If he was going to stop Team Plasma, he would need a plan and some help.
"Pikachu, thunderbolt!" Ash called out as his Pikachu shocked an Azumarill causing it to faint. "Yeah, another win." Ash said smiling at his partner.
"Hey, look, it's Vortex." Max said pointing to the hooded figure slowly walking towards them.
When Aaron got to them, he collapsed in front of them. "Are you all right?" Brock asked helping him up.
"I'm fine." Aaron said sitting on a bench with all of them crowding around them.
"What are you doing here?" Max asked.
"I need your help. Team Plasma has taken the Lost Plane, and I need help to take them down." Aaron said breathing heavily.
"And you want us to help?" May asked. Aaron nodded his head.
"I'm in." Ash said smiling at Aaron and giving him a thumbs up.
"I'm in." Brock said smiling.
"Me too." May said.
"So am I." Max said.
"Great let's get back to my hideout, so that I can explain everything." Aaron said as they started walking back to his hideout. When they got there, Aaron walked behind a curtain and rummaged through a trunk containing several vials. Aaron pulled out one containing a red liquid that he swallowed; his injuries immediately started healing after he drank it, and some of them even healed completely. "I'll have to get more potion ingredients at some point." Aaron thought to himself as he set the vial with several other empty ones. Aaron walked from behind the curtain feeling much better as he approached the group.
"How did you get better so quickly?" Brock asked.
"Potion." Aaron responded. "I don't have that much of it, but I needed it." He explained. "I need you guys to put all of your pokeballs on the table." The kids did as instructed as Aaron pulled out his spell book. "The Lost Plane can warp your pokeballs and render them useless. I'm going to cast a spell on them to protect them from the effects of the Lost Plane. That way you don't have to risk your lives using capture crystals." Aaron explained as he opened the book and said a few words as he waved his hand over the pokeballs which glowed briefly before their trainers picked them up. "Okay, come with me now." Aaron said as he escorted them in to what he called his armory. "You guys might want to ditch the trainer clothes for a little bit. You don't want to stick out too much." Aaron walked out of the room while they started going through the available outfits.
"Vortex sure has done some collecting." Brock said as he began going through one of the chests full of clothes.
Brock was the first to walk out of the armory wearing a pair of blue pants, a pair of black boots, and a brown vest exposing his chest as he had no shirt on underneath. Max came out next wearing a dark green tunic along with a small pouch by his side. Ash came out next; he wore a silver colored chainmail vest over his black t-shirt. He also wore black pants and a pair of brown boots and a pair of brown gloves. May was the last to come out; she wore a short white dress along with a silver necklace with a purple crystal pendant and her bandanna functioned as a bow in her hair.
"A little formal for a battle." Aaron said looking at her.
"Sorry, but I couldn't help myself." May said twirling in the dress.
"Fine, but all of you need these." Aaron said handing each of them a silver ring. "These protect you from the Lost Plane's energy. I don't think that you guys want white hair and purple eyes. Hearing that, they all put the rings on. "Come with me now." Aaron said walking in to another room of the cavern where a large runic circle was drawn in the ground.
"There's no turning back now. Are you guys ready?" Aaron asked them who all nodded their heads. "Grab my staff." They each put a hand around the shaft of the staff as Aaron began speaking.