Chapter 12
A/N: New plot device…We're back to Galaxian.
Disclaimer: All characters, plots, etc belong to their rightful owners.
Galaxian sat cross legged on the cool metal floor of his cell. His arms were tied to his back. His eyes were closed and his chest rose and fell steadily, it seemed that he was meditating. In truth, it was more than that. He was replaying the events just now in his brain.
As Cyrus took out the necklace from his breast pocket, he stifled the urge to laugh. That necklace was powerful, but not powerful enough to break through the shields he had set up in his mind. However, Cyrus did not know that. Galaxian used this to his advantage. He lowered down his psychic shields and started to fidget, giving the look of an anxious man. Cyrus looked smug. He took out his Dusknoir that he got a day after he broke out of the high-security prison in Sinnoh underground and commanded it to use Hypnosis on Galaxian. The ex-director struggled for a while before finally succumbing to its power. His body went limp and he started snoring lightly.
Galaxian's physical body was asleep, but his mind was not. Instead, he used his Aura sensing powers to 'see' his surroundings. He 'saw' Cyrus walking confidently towards him. Cyrus came to his side and violently yanked his hair back to lift his head. He slid the necklace down it. Then, he took a chair nearby and sat down on it, crossing his legs together. Galaxian sensed Cyrus point a stiff finger at him. The next thing he knew, Dusknoir came speeding with a glowing fist towards him. He was shocked awake.
"Welcome back to the world of consciousness, Galaxian," said Cyrus, not sounding welcome at all.
"Yes, master." asked Galaxian, faking a monotone voice to duplicate the effects of mind control.
Cyrus smiled, showing a row of fanged teeth, like those of a Sharpedo's, and leant forwards, putting his ten delicate white fingers together. Fool, thought Galaxian as he laughed heartily in his mind.
"Now, Galaxian, tell me all about the Moment of Creation," said Cyrus.
At this part of the memory, Galaxian grinned, his yellowing white teeth reflecting the little light that the lone fluorescent light bulb at the ceiling could give. His majestic plan worked perfectly. Cyrus believed everything he had said. He even printed the whole thing out as reference.
"Now, Solaris…"
Ash, Dawn, Brock, Carla, Jarlo and Bryan gathered round the metal table. Bryan seemed unusually pale for someone who was supposed to be lively as they have seen yesterday. The huge tome has been put atop the table with combined efforts of Jarlo and Ash. Bryan pressed a panel on the table. A holographic image materialized from the center of the table. A news reporter and Officer Jenny appeared. Brock had to be restrained by both Ash and Dawn before he rams himself into the image. The image spoke.
"As you now can see," the news reporter stepped aside and tilted her body so that people could see behind her. It was a jail cell, with a single person in it. "This is the jail cell where the criminal mastermind Cyrus supposedly lived during his sentence of jail for twenty years. Officer Jenny, could you shed some light on this incident?"
Officer Jenny took the microphone. She looked awfully tired. Her eyes looked blood-shot and strained. She also had eye bags around her eyes. It was obvious that she had gone through a rough night.
"Well, Cyrus was captured at Mt. Coronet one years ago and that -now pointing at the 'person'- is his robotic substitute for his sentence. We didn't know that he had used a substitute to prevent capture. It was pure genius, for the robot was very real, close to a real human. It can even do radical thinking! However, the parts of the robot, without maintenance, rusted with time and we now know that Cyrus is still out there…"
At this, the holographic image stopped and closed itself. Everyone's face was white with fear. The infamous Cyrus was back on the track. Ash thought about the people who were chasing them yesterday. Were them Cyrus's men?
"Cyrus is back. And he's out to kill you. Especially you, Ash. For thwarting his plan to create a new world," said Bryan, his voice a little shaky.
"So, we shall need to complete the mission quick. Ash, Dawn, Brock, it's time you knew about the mysteries about this book," said Jarlo, his voice much calmer than Bryan's, patting the book in front of him.
Ash peered at the book. It was an ancient looking leather-bound book with yellowing pages peeking out of its cover. There were five letters on it, two of which are the same. Ash recognized it immediately. It was the Unown letters he had seen before. "Alias," muttered Ash under his breath.
"Yes, Ash, the name of this book is 'Alias'. As you can see, this book is written in the ancient Unown language. I believe that you all know a little about it?" he looked around. Everybody nodded. Dawn seemed a little unsure.
"Are the Unown shaped like alphabets with eyes?" asked Dawn.
"Yes." Dawn then smiled and nodded.
"Good. Now, this book given to me by Rayquaza sixteen years ago, exactly on the day when you, Ash Ketchum of Pallet town were born. I have spent years trying to decipher the old language in the book and found out it was a chronicle. A chronicle about important things in the world. It also makes pretty accurate predictions on things that happen in the future. I, being young and impatient, decided to flip to the last page and see what happens. Then only did I realize that the book has an ending. The WORLD has an ending. And when I translated the last page, I found out one horrible thing. Ash," Jarlo now turned to Ash, "I think you met a Jirachi before, right?"
Ash nodded. Jarlo must have gotten that information from the book. He looked anxiously towards Brock. He gritted his teeth.
"Oh Holy Flygon, this is horrible. Jirachi acts as a 'purifier' for the energy from the Millennium Comet. The crude and pure energy will be processed and purified during the opening of the eye. But when the energy became a corrupted Groudon, it became corrupted again. Without opening its eye and just simply returning it to Jirachi will cause the corrupted energy to spread across the world, and space-time during its 1000-year-old sleep.
The battle between Dialgia and Palkia caused a space-time rift and when Palkia took a chunk out the corrupted space-time to 'heal' itself it brought the energy into space and time, together with the rift, causing the whole dimensional universe to go corrupted.
There's more, the 'black smoke', as described in the book, is the form that the corrupted energy takes in dimensions and it could disrupt energy transfer and cause living matter to undergo temporary mutation and become weak."
Ash jumped up. "So that's why Giratina almost lost to that Zero person!" he exclaimed.
"Zero…let's see… Hmm, he was someone who battled Giratina in the Distorted World." Said Jarlo as he took a bone-pen and wrote something on the first page of the book.
"Ash, Dawn, you together with Carla, Jarlo and me, are Aura Channellers or Auraers for short," said Bryan, now standing up. Everyone looked at him. His azure blue eyes shone with the flames of determination and his body literally had a pulsing Aura that was to be reckoned with. His fists were so tightly clenched that it turned chalk white.
"Now, Ash, Dawn, Brock, Carla, Jarlo, we are all gathered here to solve this problem of the corrupted worlds. As Jarlo and I believe, there's only one pokemon which could have the power to purify the worlds—Arceus." Ash, Dawn and Brock frowned at the name. It was evident that they did not hear the name before.
"Arceus, the Original One, the Center, or the native name here, Enotragethi, which literally means 'the Great One' or whatever name you call it is a pokemon which had created the universe and every last thing inside it, straight down to the nano-bit of sand. It used the power of the 18 shards that orbits to do that. However, after creating the Universe and placing legendaries to take care of it, it fell into deep slumber at an unknown place. We are to awake it from its slumber and once more purify this world by gathering the 18 shards."
"Wait, you mean that this kind of thing happened before?" asked Ash.
"Yes, and that's why we're doing it. It seems to be only way," answered Bryan.
"The 13 shards involved has been found and kept in a secure place. There's another plate, the Icicle plate, which was being explored by the Sinnoh Champion, Cynthia," Bryan continued. Ash, Dawn and Brock sat straighter at this.
"The Champion is currently now at the Artic, finding the fourteenth shard. The only shards left are the Draco plate, Zap plate, and Iron plate. The last plate is an unknown one, but the book can help us to find it."
"So, our mission is to find the plates and give it to you?" asked Dawn.
"You're half right. Our mission is to find the plates, and resummon Arceus into this world."
"When do we start?" asked Ash eagerly.
"Now." Bryan looked dead serious.
A/N: Sorry for late update. I had to research a bit. I happen to put a little 'mistake' on the shard mystery. Anyone who could find it? Next, Cynthia and Cyrus.