Cast appearances:
Kristen Bell- Hilda
Lucy Hale-Zekrom
Kaitlyn Dias- Jirachi
Nicolette Pierini- Victini
Charice- Xerneas
Greyson Chance- Azelf
Rose Byrne- Mesprit
Emmy Rossum- Meloetta
Auli'i Cravalho- Diancie
Lori Phillips- Hoopa
H.D. Quinn- Cobalion
Amy Poehler- Professor Juniper
Jennifer Ellison- Bianca
Austin Abrams- Kamon Silver
Daniel Huttlestone- Gary Oak
Elle Fanning- Cynthia
Corey Burton- Theater Director
Vic Mignogna- Keldeo
Cut to scene: Nacrene City Library. Enter Jirachi, Bianca, Professor Juniper, Kamon, Gary and Cynthia. In the background, Celebi, Marina, Brock and Uxie sit reading books.
Bianca: Don't worry, Jirachi. I'll be careful next time.
Jirachi: I should really warn you not to do that again in the future. You shouldn't try and overwhelm yourself; there's only so much a human body can handle you know… you should know your limitations. Not only that, but you already seemed clumsy on your feet…
Bianca: I know! I'm such a klutz! I should know better. I guess I'm just excited. I'm finally using my strengths to help people. I'm not a strong trainer as I thought I would be… that realization hit really hard during my journey. I'm nothing compared to Cheren and Hilda; they're awesome trainers. Since then, I've been rather undecided on what I should do. I'm a thinker, not a fighter… something that I learned the hard way.
Cynthia: You shouldn't doubt yourself as a trainer. You're an amazing trainer; I can see that from here. Believe me; I have an eye for seeing this type of thing. And it is not all about being strong – yes, being strong helps, but that is not what Pokémon battles are all about.
Kamon: That's right. Pokémon battles also take planning and organization. With the right strategy and combination, even the weakest side can win. Even I once thought that being strong was the only way to win… but I learned the hard way that this was very untrue. It was hard… a very hard lesson.
Bianca: I know all this to be true… but still…
Kamon: How about we see just how good you actually are then? Perhaps after I see what you can do, we can determine if being a trainer is right for you. Hey, to be honest, I was starting to get bored with all this reading… a Pokémon battle would be a nice break, wouldn't you say?
Bianca: Alright.
Gary: Alright, a Pokémon battle! The Unova newbie against one of the World's Elite Four. This should be interesting!
Bianca: What? A world ranked Elite Four?
Kamon: Too late to back out now; once you accept a challenge, you cannot go back! This should be enlightening for you; this will prove just how good you really are. Get ready!
Gary: Alright, let's get this show started! The loser has to buy lunch!
Exit Jirachi, Bianca, Professor Juniper, Kamon, Gary, Cynthia, Celebi, Marina, Brock and Uxie. Cut to scene: Nimbasa Musical Theatre. Enter Hilda, Victini, Dawn, Diancie, Hoopa, Azelf, Meloetta and the Theater Director.
Victini: You want us to star in your drama production?
Director: Yes… if you could…
Victini: As much as we would like to help you, I'm afraid we'll have to decline. We're on an important quest and we just don't have the time to indulge ourselves in recreational activities… any matter how intriguing…
Hilda: That and we're not actors!
Dawn: None of us would have a single clue about… improvisation and all that stuff!
Director: I can help you in that department. With my quick tutelage and direction, your energy and passion will be more than enough to pull this off! Please help me! If you do, I will introduce you to that Pokémon you were chasing earlier.
Victini: What? You know Keldeo?
Director: I'll take you to him now, if you'd like?
Hoopa: Does this mean you know about his human form?
Director: Yes. How do you know that? Just who are you people and what kind of quest are you on?
Victini: We'll explain that while you lead us to Keldeo. You may as well know, since you know about him…
Exit Hilda, Victini, Dawn, Diancie, Hoopa, Azelf, Meloetta and the Theater Director. Cut to scene: Nimbasa City. Enter Jirachi, Bianca, Professor Juniper, Kamon, Gary, Cynthia, Celebi, Marina, Brock and Uxie.
Kamon: Meh; I guess you're pretty good for a newbie.
(Marina slaps his arm.)
Kamon: What!? What else can I say; nothing else will seem to make her feel any better… I mean, look at her!
(Bianca is in a corner, crying. Kamon steps up to her.)
Kamon: Bianca, you're beating yourself up too much about your loss. You got serious talent, considering you have been a trainer for only a short while. You even held your own against me! Stop being so hard on yourself!
Bianca: Sorry. I know I did a great job considering the circumstances… it's just that I have lost so many times that it's just beginning to become too stressful for me to bare. This is why I decided to dedicate my life in becoming a researcher, because I couldn't handle losing all the time anymore. It took so many defeats to realize the truth that I'm not that good trainer like Hilda and Cheren are. I can never compare to them! It was hard lesson for me to learn, and it still is!
Cynthia: But even so, you continue to fight. That just shows how strong willed you really are… even if you yet to realize that yourself. You never give up till the very end, despite the truths you have learned. Also remember this: your Pokémon are the reflection of you. They're the result of yourself as a human being, your experiences, and the lessons you have learned. And from that battle, I saw that they have as much of an iron will as you do.
Bianca: You really think so?
Cynthia: As Kamon said: stop being so hard on yourself. Take a step back and look upon your achievements as a trainer and less on the failures. Perhaps then you will finally realize just how good you really are, and truly begin transcending as a trainer.
Bianca: Thanks, Miss Cynthia.
Gary: And with that said, I think it's time to get some lunch. Remember, the loser has to buy lunch, so get going Bianca! I'm hungry! Besides, you could probably use the walk to calm down…
Uxie: It's rather surprising to realize that you can be such an ass and yet thoughtful at the same time, Gary… I admire Brock because he's the same way.
Gary: I know. It's a gift.
Exit Jirachi, Bianca, Professor Juniper, Kamon, Gary, Cynthia, Celebi, Marina, Brock and Uxie. Cut to scene: Backstage. Enter Hilda, Victini, Dawn, Diancie, Hoopa, Azelf, Meloetta and the Theater Director.
Director: …And since then, Keldeo has become one of our greatest actors. He never realized he had such talent until his first performance. After all those centuries of existing, he never knew what a niche he had for the stage and how right at home he felt. But when he finally opened up and told me of his past, I began to wonder that perhaps he was just happy pretending to be someone else. When he is on stage he is a character – someone else who is not him. It may be his way of dealing with his past… or perhaps running away from it.
Victini: The ones who may have beaten him and left him to suffer that day, may have very well been Cobalion and Keldeo's other siblings.
Zekrom (O.S.): After finding out he had been cast out by his brethren, I thought the same too.
Enter Zekrom
Hilda: Hey, sis.
Victini (Seething with rage): Oh, that Cobalion! When I see him again, I'm gonna burn him to a crisp!
Director: So, you're on a journey to gather the other Unova Legendary Pokémon, are you? That will be quite a fleeting task to achieve indeed. At least you got a good start with yourself and lady Meloetta over there… hopefully Keldeo will be happy to join you as well. But I must warn you: it may take a lot of persuasion to remove Keldeo from his comfort zone; he feels very safe here.
Diancie: We know. We're hoping that when he finally understands what we're doing, he'll find the courage and strength to join our fight.
Director: Yes. It is hard to believe that the glorious Pokémon who once fought by Sir Huge's side to save this land, now wants to destroy it. Now knowing this seems to render the message of this production redundant. But it's one of the greatest legends Unova boasts!
Azelf: The present actions of the catalyst should not overshadow the greatness of his past. What Kyurem and Huge accomplished was remarkable. I should know, for I was also there. This story is still important as it had always been, despite what Kyurem is doing now.
Director: I hope you Victini, can finally bring him back to his senses.
Victini: I hope so too.
(Another new face enters. It is Xerneas.)
Xerneas: Long time no see, Diancie and Hoopa.
Diancie: Xerneas!
(Xerneas runs over and embraces Hoopa and Diancie.)
Hoopa: Where've you been all this time?
Xerneas: Napping. What are you doing here in Unova?
Diancie: We could be asking you the same thing. Do you know Kyurem?
Xerneas: I haven't met him, but I did hear about him once.
Diancie: He wants to destroy not only Unova, but the whole world as well. He's also after Hilda here, and the green haired boy named N.
Xerneas: Then it's good that I came to Unova. Do you need my help?
Diancie: Absolutely. I'd also like to thank you for helping me restore the Diamond Domain. I never got the chance.
Xerneas: Why, you're welcome, Diancie.
Hoopa: Hey, where are Yveltal and the others?
Xerneas: I don't have a clue. It seems we also have a new friend named Magearna, but I don't know who she is or where she came from.
Diancie: Oh, then that's a mystery we need to solve at a later time.
Director: Keldeo, we need you out here please. You have visitors.
Enter Keldeo
Keldeo: No, please…
Director: Keldeo, they're not here to hurt you… they wish to only speak with you.
Victini: Please… we just want to talk.
Keldeo: No! Go away! I want nothing to do with you or Kyurem!
Victini: I'm not with Kyurem! I've had nothing to do with him for a couple hundred years now. I hate what he has become and he needs to be stopped. That's why I have come today.
Everyone leaves, but Victini, Keldeo, Azelf, Xerneas, Meloetta, Diancie and Hoopa. The stage lights dim, but not completely. Azelf begins to sing.
Azelf: You never enjoy your life, living inside the box. You're so afraid of taking chances. How you gonna reach the top? Rules and regulations force you to play it safe. Get rid of all the hesitation. It's time for you to seize the day. Instead of just sitting around,
Victini, Diancie, Hoopa and Meloetta: And looking down on tomorrow…
Azelf: You've gotta let your feet off the ground. The time is now. I'm waiting…
Diancie and Hoopa: Waiting…
Azelf and Victini: Just waiting… I'm waiting…
Azelf, Victini, Diancie and Hoopa: Waiting outside the lines… (Meloetta: Whoa… whoa… oh…)
Azelf, Victini, Diancie and Hoopa: Waiting outside the lines… (Meloetta: Whoa… whoa… oh…)
Azelf, Victini, Diancie and Hoopa: Waiting outside the lines…
Xerneas: I know you wanna be the best. But you'd better enjoy the ride. Don't worry if you pass the test. Just worry 'bout it passing by. It's not about the destination. It's never gonna be enough. When everything goes away,
Diancie and Hoopa: All you need is love.
Xerneas: So instead of just sitting around and looking down on tomorrow, just try and let your feet off the ground. The time is now, just let it go. I'm gonna have to force you to smile.
Azelf and Meloetta: I'm here to help you notice the rainbow.
Azelf and Xerneas: 'Cause I know, what's in you is out there. I'm waiting… waiting… just waiting… I'm waiting…
Diancie and Hoopa: Waiting outside the lines… (Meloetta: Whoa… whoa… oh…)
Azelf, Xerneas, Diancie and Hoopa: I'm waiting outside the lines. (Meloetta: Whoa… whoa… oh…)
Azelf and Xerneas: Waiting outside the lines.
Azelf: I'm trying to be patient… (Meloetta: Trying to be patient…)
Xerneas: The first step is the hardest. (Meloetta: Hardest…)
Azelf: I know you can make it,
Xerneas: Go ahead and take it…
Azelf: Waiting… (Xerneas: Waiting…) Just waiting… I'm waiting…
Azelf: I'm waiting…
Xerneas: Waiting…
Azelf: Waiting…
Xerneas: Waiting…
Azelf and Victini: Just waiting… I'm waiting…
Azelf, Victini, Diancie and Hoopa: Waiting outside the lines… (Meloetta: Whoa… whoa… oh…)
Azelf, Victini, Diancie and Hoopa: Waiting outside the lines… (Meloetta: Whoa… whoa… oh…)
Azelf, Victini, Diancie and Hoopa: Waiting outside the lines…
Azelf and Xerneas: You never enjoy your life, living inside the box. You're so afraid of taking chances.
Azelf, Xerneas, Victini, Diancie, Hoopa and Meloetta: How you gonna reach the top?
Keldeo: So… you're not with Kyurem then?
Victini: No, we are not. And from what I hear, it sounds like you already know the situation…?
Keldeo: Not all… but enough. Perhaps you can fill me in on what I've missed.
Victini: Sure!
Everyone exits talking about Kyurem's plot. Cut to scene: City Street. Enter Bianca. Cobalion also enters, hiding behind a tree.
Bianca: What do my Pokémon think… or want for that matter? Do they want to continue fighting, or will they'll be just happy enough assisting me?
(As Bianca walks to the right side of the stage, Cobalion leaps out from behind the tree and intercepts her.)
Cobalion: You are Bianca, correct?
Bianca: U-u-uh… yes.
(Cobalion holds the sword up to Bianca's neck.)
Cobalion: Where is Hilda Juniper?
Bianca: H-H-Hilda…?
Cobalion: You are her friend, are you not… which means as a friend, you should know where she is. So… where is Hilda Juniper? And if you know the whereabouts of N Harmonia that will be appreciated as well.
There is a blackout. Exit Cobalion and Bianca. The lights come back on as the set changes to Backstage. Enter Hilda, Victini, Zekrom, Dawn, Diancie, Hoopa, Azelf, Meloetta and Xerneas.
Keldeo: I shouldn't have been as careless and ignorant as I have been these past few centuries. If I was just a little more informed, I would have known what was really happening within our circle of Arceus' ambassadors. We were not born from him and his wife's flesh, but Arceus and Angeallen's influence indeed gave rise to us. I should have known this was happening, and should have known that you were no longer fighting alongside Kyurem. You've been his enemy for a couple hundred years now, and I was none the wiser. It just goes to show how out of touch I am. Please forgive me, Victini.
Victini: You needn't be sorry. I know why you have been keeping your distance from us; the last you knew I was close to Kyurem and Cobalion, working with them as an ally. Anything to do with Cobalion you want nothing of, right?
Keldeo: Yes.
Victini: So, Keldeo… how do you know what's going on?
Keldeo: Cobalion told me.
Victini: Huh?
Keldeo: Well, he didn't tell me exactly… more like offered a chance of redemption by working alongside him and others, assisting Kyurem achieve his destructive goals.
Dawn: They tried recruiting you?
Keldeo: Yes. They tried every manipulative thing they could: saying that we could be a family again working together to cleanse the world. As you already know, my siblings hate humans for what they did during the second Unova war. Because of my objections then, I was cast away. I still object to their hateful reasoning, so when I refused… they beat me all at once and left me defenseless within a forest clearing. That's when the director found me.
Zekrom: So it was Cobalion and your brethren who beat you that day!
Keldeo: Yes. Victini, I am prepared to fight alongside you. As long as I am not alone, I can fight against my brothers and sister. Ideally, I should be able to stand on my own… but…
Victini: Don't worry; you can count on us!
Keldeo: Very well, I will join you. However, there is one condition you must fulfill before I journey along with you.
Hilda: And what's that?
Keldeo: You must save this production and perform along with me!
End of Scene 11.