I pushed open the door to the gym, and looked around at what I saw. There were bird Pokemon fluttering around everywhere, and I recognized one as the Pokemon Talonflame, from Kalos. The walls of the gym were painted with clouds and shadows, and a gentle hum filled the air. I looked forward and saw a woman with a Hawlucha standing next to her. The Hawlucha tapped on Lisia's leg, and she turned around and saw me.
"Welcome! I'm Lisia, and this is Islaa's Flying-type gym. For years, I've loved bird Pokemon, and I've spent my life with my trusted Hawlucha and Ornatory. I've always dreamed of flying high in the sky, with the wind at my back and the ground far below me- but alas, I have a horribly weak stomach, so I'm confined to the ground. That doesn't dampen my love for bird Pokemon, as you will see- right now!" Lisia spun around and faced me, and the first thing I noticed was she was dressed in clouds. With wings. Do NONE of the female gym leaders or elite four in this region enjoy getting dressed? Not that is bothers me, but that's beside the point. My hand dropped to my belt and I pulled Searline's Pokeball from my belt. Lisia pulled the one that I assume contained Ornatory, and threw it at the ground. Out came a bird Pokemon with a myriad of colored feathers coming from its head. Searline burst out of the Pokeball with a ferocious snarl and fixed Ornatory with a glare.
"Searline, let's start off with a Fire Fang." I pointed at Ornatory, and Searline lunged, clamping its jaws around Ornatory and biting into it with burning fangs. Searline spun around and sprang off of Ornatory, landing beside me and spinning around.
"Ornatory, Air Slash!" Ornatory fluffed out its wings, then flapped them together, creating a blade of air that slammed into Searline, knocking him back with a growl. Shaking his head, he jumped up and landed next to me, growling.
"Finish her with another Fire Fang." Searline sprang at Ornatory and fixed its burning fangs into the bird, and it dropped to the ground, fainted. Looking sad, Lisia held out her Pokeball. Ornatory vanished back into the Pokeball, and she nodded to Hawlucha on the ground. The two nodded in unison, and Hawlucha flipped in front of her with a high-pitched cry. Taking a battle stance, it screeched at Searline, who roared back.
"Hawlucha! Acrobatics!" With another screech, Hawlucha dashed at Searline diagonally, zigzagging back and forth with attacks and jabs at him. Searline dropped to the ground, breathing hard, as Hawlucha dashed back to Lisia, landing noiselessly at her side.
"Searline. Hit her with a Thunder Fang." A look of panic flashed across Lisia's face as Searline clamped his electrified jaws around Hawlucha's body and sending volts coursing through the bird. She screeched and crumpled to the ground, unmoving.
"Well, I guess that ended… well done, Flight. I should have some Wing Badges around here somewhere-huh?" Lisia dropped her bag as a massive explosion shook the building. I dropped to the ground and Lisia fell near me. I struggled to my knees, and held out my hand. Lisia pulled on me and we stood up together, brushing ourselves off. "What was that?" she asked me. I shrugged.
"I don't know. It's your job to go look, right?" I asked.
"Mhmm," Lisia said, and reached in her bag for a Pokeball. "Thundurus, let's go!" Tossing a Pokeball at the ground, I saw the legendary Pokemon Thundurus appear and look at me with a cocky gaze. I smiled back, and he turned his head to the window. I saw smoke, and people running. "Flight! Take this! Return it to me later. We need to go- now!" Lisia shoved a Pokeball into my hand, and turned and ran out the building after Thundurus. I looked at the Pokeball, and tossed it at the ground. With a cry, a Talonflame erupted from it, screeching as it landed. It looked at me, and nodded. We turned and ran out of the building together, in the opposite direction Lisia was running. I put my hands to my mouth and yelled.
"Eve! Maylee! Luca!" I kept running, following Talonflame as she flew low to the ground. Hearing more explosions, I followed them. A powerful explosion threw me to the ground, and I saw buildings light on fire. Talonflame slammed her feet into the ground and lowered herself down. Instinctively, I climbed on top of her, and she took off into the sky, soaring above the buildings. I could see the skyline of Shinesky, and saw a massive purple explosion of energy, leveling Shinesky to the ground. "EVE! Talonflame, let's go!" Ducking down, Talonflame sped towards the ground, sending showers of dirt and dust as her talons scraped the ground. I looked around, and where there was Shinesky, there was now… nothing. There was level ground, but I saw some shapes off in the distance. "Eve!" I pointed to them, and Talonflame jumped up and rocketed towards the figures in the distance, and I saw them in more detail as we closed the distance. As I could make out figures clearly, Talonflame slammed her talons into the ground, and I tumbled forward into a roll. I looked and I saw several people standing there. I recognized Eve, Luca, Maylee, Igneo, Lisia, all five of which were lying on the ground, bleeding. In front of them stood a girl I had never seen before, dressed in dark and red robes, and a huge six-headed dragon Pokemon and oh my Arceus it can't be. It turned one of its heads and looked at me, then roared. The mysterious girl looked at me, and winked.
"Don't worry. He won't hurt you. But he will." She turned and pointed at a man, who I recognized as Helio. Of course. Peering around the massive dragon, I saw Glacister raising his icicle staff, cold energy flowing from it as he backed away slowly. I walked up to the girl and looked breathlessly at the dragon.
"What… is that?"
"Yes. The legendary six-headed dragon of destruction, Scytolin. And yes, before you ask, we did come from Onous. You, and your friends, will need to head there with the Sun Band in order to heal Torretia and restore balance between Onous and Islaa. Scytolin and I came to find you. Now, mind if I deal with this creep? He's staring at my breasts. And I don't like it. Scytolin, Devour Six!" I watched in awe as all six heads roared in unison. The massive wave of sound knocked everyone nearby down, but the girl was standing there as if it was nothing. Who IS she?! Still watching, one of the heads rushed forward and crunched Glacister, and the other five followed, and by the time the attack finished, Glacister was on the ground, motionless. Such a powerful Pokemon, felled by a single attack from Scytolin. Helio raised his hand as the girl flashed an arm out and pointed at him. "Stare at my princess parts one more time, and I'll make sure you don't have a body left to stare at them with." He got up and ran, just… ran. The girl turned and looked at me, and I could see why Helio was staring. She was… perfect. Imagine the ideal perfect girl, and that was her, standing in front of me. She grinned. "Stare at them all you want. I cover up once I reach Onous. It's much colder there after Torretia's warmth ceased to be. Come on, let's go. There's nothing left of Shinesky, or of Islaa to save- you have the two bands. It's your destiny to save the world, Flight." She reached out her hand, and Scytolin lowered himself to the ground and looked at me approvingly before reaching his heads out to my friends. Suddenly panicking, I dived at them, but the girl grabbed me. "Just watch, silly."
"Huh?" I watched as Scytolin lowered his third head down to Eve, and gently scooped her onto the top of his head, where there was a shallow dome. He adjusted his head until she was secure in the center, then did the same to the rest of my friends.
"Scytolin isn't evil. I don't care what your little fairy tales tell of the evil dragon Pokemon who wanted to kill all the people." Scytolin groaned softly, I could tell it was hurt. "Scytolin is a guardian. Your fairy tales leave out the crucial bit that when Scytolin ravaged Islaa long ago, it was possessed. That's why its typing shows as Dark instead of Light. Once the balance is restored, Scytolin will be restored to it's rightful role as the guardian of the skies." Scytolin growled approvingly, and I could tell she was right. Suddenly, she grabbed me by the waist and swung up onto Scytolin. "Now, are you ready to go to Onous?" She asked. Breathlessly, I nodded. I still couldn't believe I was atop the legendary dragon Scytolin. She patted Scytolin, and he opened his six heads, and from each, fired a beam. The six beams met at a point, and a portal opened. Putting its heads together, Scytolin flew into the portal. I opened my eyes a minute later, and I saw a wasteland in front of me as far as the eye could see. Scytolin landed, and lowered enough to the ground that the girl grabbed me by the waist and swung down again. "Here we are!" She grinned, and shivered. "Oh no… I left my winter clothes in Islaa… and they're disintegrated. Well, lucky boy, you get to keep on looking at the good stuff. Come on, let's get moving. We have a lot of ground to cover, Flight." She picked up her bag and Scytolin began to walk after her. Wordlessly, I quickened my pace until I fell in beside her.
"I don't believe I ever caught your name, and if you don't want me to call you hot stuff during this entire journey, I suggest you tell me," I said.
"My name… is Y. My parents didn't name me. Our destination is the abandoned city of Dragyre. There, we'll find several scrolls and three orbs which were used in an ancient ritual to awaken the long-lost Dragon-type evolution of Eevee, Meteoreon. Meteoreon is a servant of the dragons, from the faraway region of Sinnoh. They serve the legendary Pokemon Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, and its three Mega Evolutions augment its abilities to turn it closer to one of the three dragons. The Meteor Adamantite turns Meteoreon into a Dragon-and-Steel type, changes its ability to Filter, and changes its signature move, Meteor Shower, into a dual-type Dragon-and-Steel move. The Meteor Lustrite does that but with Palkia's typing, and gives it the ability Hydropressure. The Meteor Griseite gives it Giratina's typing and the ability Cursed Body. That Eevee your friend Maylee carries- we need to awaken it into Meteoreon. The scrolls and orbs there will allow the ritual to take place. Once it's awakened, Meteoreon and Maylee will need to climb the Bestia Spire, along with the lot of you. Once there, place the Sun Band on Meteoreon's horn, and allow it to heal Torretia. You'll meet opposition on your way there and at the summit. I'll be with you, and so will Scytolin, but no possessed Pokemon is permitted to climb the tower. We'll have to wait at the bottom until Scytolin is cleansed and balance is restored. The final battle will fall on the four of you. Igneo, you stay with me at the bottom when the time comes. Once Torretia is healed, Volatia will come, and a lot of magical stuff no human has seen before will happen. Then, you guys get to enjoy being heroes who saved the world!"
"I can imagine it..." I said. "We come home and we're celebrated as heroes, Maylee will finally be happy and the prejudice against her and those like her will be gone, Luca can go about changing how Pokemon are treated, Eve can fulfill her dreams of completing the National Pokedex, and I'll be able to finally be with the girl of my dreams, seeing as I'll have the respect of everyone for being the hero of ages who was born with the destiny to save the world..."
"And, if you're lucky, that girl could be me!" Y winked at me and gave a little hop. She certainly had bust that moved with her body, that much was sure. "You never know, you could luck out and get all this." She grinned at me, and I felt my face turning red. She certainly was flirty, that was for sure. And with all good reason. She smiled at me, and together we turned and hopped up on Scytolin as he flew towards the sunset, and Dragyre Town. I looked ahead, and saw ruins. Those must be the Dragyre Town ruins, I said. I could see a pyramid that looked like the place where we awaken Meteoreon standing tall above the ruins. Scytolin slowed, and as the sun's rays shrunk, we dropped down to the ground and began to walk into the Dragyre ruins. Y moved from place to place, picking up stones and pieces of paper. "They should be right about here..." she pulled a piece of debris aside to reveal a hatch. Scytolin clamped his jaws around the lock and pulled the massive steel lock off the hatch like it was a noodle. Y flipped the hatch open to reveal seven scrolls and three orbs.
"Are those the things we need to awaken Meteoreon?" She nodded at me and scooped the things into her arms and put them into her bag. Pointing to the pyramid, Y looked at me.
"We need to rest for the night, and we'll move to the pyramid tomorrow morning when your friends are all healed. Let's set up camp here." Y pulled a blanket out of her backpack and swung me up onto Scytolin. She laid the blanket down and crawled underneath it. "I don't bite, and don't pretend you wouldn't love to sleep with me." She motioned for me to lie down, and I wormed under the blanket next to her. The fur on Scytolin's back was oddly silky, and I nestled myself into it. Y put one of her arms around me, and I could feel my face growing red.
"Y?" I asked.
"Mhmm? What is it, Flight?" she murmured, sitting up.
"Can you tell me more about… well, everything? There's a lot of things I still don't understand. I think you can explain them." Y moved around a little and laid her head on my shoulder.
"Sure, but I want a back rub while I'm doing it." I nodded my head, and she bent over in front of me, and I began to rub her back. "Now, oh, that feels good… what do you want to know?"
"More about the legendary Pokemon. Torretia, Volatia, Manteltia, Scytolin, Arkega, Dempha… all of them." I rubbed her back in wide, firm circles, and Y began to speak.
"Dempha and Arkega are the beings of hell and heaven, respectively. Dempha is the demon, the infernal creature who resides far, far below the mortal world, in depths not even Scytolin would dare to go. Arkega is the angel of purity, the heavenly ruler who resides in the clouds, much farther than any living creature would dare venture. From their palaces of peace and chaos, they control all that is bad and good in the world, and have been at odds with each other since before the dawn of time. On to Scytolin. Scytolin is the mythical dragon who was said to have devoured the world with his six heads. He did, in fact, do that, but he was possessed when he did. He wasn't in control of himself, but the people didn't know that, so they called on their most powerful warriors to banish Scytolin to Onous, branding him a monster and putting him down in history as the evil dragon he never was. The other three, Torretia, Volatia, and Manteltia, are the beings of the sun, moon, and earth, respectively. I'll skip Volatia, since you've already seen it. Torretia is a phoenix with burning wings the color of the sun. It can use the power of the sun when it attacks. It's really a sight to see. The final one, Manteltia, is the embodiment of the earth, who resides in a cavern far below the Bestia Spire. It's a chimera who can make the land shift at will. The three can also, when brought together, awaken into their Astra forms, making their power rival that of the gods. That Sun Band you possess, and the Moon Band Eve has, when brought together with the lost Earth Band, will awaken and unite the three legends and allow them to use their combined power to restore unity and harmony to the world. That's your job. They chose you, Flight." I kept rubbing her back, moving down in small, firm circles.
"Can I stop now? My hands hurt," I said.
"Sure. That felt great." Y laid back down and curled up away from me, and I laid down next to her, looking up at the sky and the stars. I looked over at Y, who was shivering. I put my arms around her and I could feel her relax as she nuzzled more comfortably into me. She smiled a little, and took my hand into hers. I'm the fabled hero, chosen by the gods countless centuries ago who will save the world and prevent the collapse of everything in the world into the infinite void of space-time… that's a lot. But I've got my friends by my side, and together, I think we can do this. There's Eve, my best friend, Luca, the voice of reason, Maylee, the one who wants change, Igneo, the Mega Evolution successor, and Y, commander of Scytolin… we're gonna be the heroes they tell stories about eons in the future. I'm gonna save the world.