Chapter 3:
Kingdom
After a few minutes of being blinded the white light enveloping Ash & Serena finally faded down to a point to where the two confused trainers could see and after rubbing their eyes discovered they weren't in Alola anymore. Realizing this Serena turns to Ash again this time with a tone of fear rattling in her voice; "Ash where are we?" Ash then turns to Serena and holds the performers hand and says to her "I don't know Serena." Serena who wasn't reassured by Ash's answer just starts looking around and is soon consumed by disbelief as she realized something; "Wait Ash..." Serena's remark catches Ash's attention as he turns around and looks into her blue eyes with his auburn eyes and asks her; "what is it Serena?" Serena then mutters out "Look around Ash; it looks so familiar..." after scanning the horizon for a few moments Ash finds himself in disbelief as well as he realizes Serena's right. While Serena once again asks herself an all too familiar question; "What is going on?" As the young couple continue to scan the horizon Serena then asks Ash; How we'll we get back Ash? as he raven haired trainer continues looking on trying to place where exactly they were he takes a moment to reply to Serena; "I don't know but we're smart we'll figure it out as the two of them decide to start walking down the trail in front of them as if they subconsciously knew exactly where they were going it was a strange feeling because even as the place looked familiar they couple knew they had never been here before. After a few hours of walking Serena began to grow tired as she asked Ash; "Are you sure this is the right way?" Ash then looks to Serena and assures her "If I remember right this is the correct way" Encouraged by Ash's confidence Serena starts to smile but couldn't help but to address the strangest part of this entire situation; I still don't understand why we recognize this place Ash, since we've never been here before." Ash replies to Serena's statement "I know Serena it's so weird after walking another five hundred feet or so Ash & Serena both come to a "Dead stop" as they could see and feel the entire tree line shaking as a bright orange Pokemon "the first one Ash & Serena have seen since arriving at this place comes flying out of the tree line It was a Charizard who now clearly has its eye on Serena as she runs ahead of them to get out of it's sight as Charizard appears to be getting ready to attack her. Now whether this Pokemon had a trainer or if it was wild didn't even cross Ash's mind as the raven haired trainer's only focus was to save the woman he loved. Ash then exclaims "Guardian of the gateway appear and lend us your power!" At Ash's call the sky begins to darken as a white colored bolt of lightning shows across the cloud line as a silver dragon with four wings descends from the sky! Ash then looks up to the Guardian of the gateway who is now in the sky right above his head and asks him to please save Serena with; absorb reflection. The dragon then flies in front of the Charizard's flamethrower attack that he had just launched at Serena who is still trying to run away. As the attack hits Mirror Wall Dragon's metal colored wings it starts emitting a glow as Mirror Wall Dragon turns around to face Charizard and launches the absorbed attack right back at Charizard as the multi-colored blast escapes Mirror Wall Dragon's jaws and hit's it's mark on Charizard causing it to fall from the sky. Seeing that Charizard has been taken care of Ash runs up to Serena and places his hands on Serena's shoulders as he asks her if she's alright but, because Ash and Serena where too busy focusing on each other they didn't even notice a "mysterious" little girl walking up behind them along the trail as the girl takes one look at them and asks "What are you doing here your majesties?" This question and how it was stated immediately captured Ash & Serena's attention as they both turn to find a girl who "shares the same face as their friend from Kalos; Bonnie." Seeing this Ash & Serena both immediately come to the same "logical solution"; (if there was one at this point) and ask the girl. Bonnie, what are you doing here? Ash & Serena's question obviously confused her as she just looks to Ash & Serena in confusion because unbeknownst to Ash & Serena this girl has them mistaken them both for someone else. After pondering this for a few moments the blonde haired girl finally addresses Ash & Serena again; who's Bonnie I'm Rebecca! Rebecca's response to Ash & Serena really just created more questions than it answered as Serena leans over to Ash and whispers into his ear a question they both have in mind; "Ash what is going on?" Once again however, Ash had to do something he absolutely hated and that was telling Serena; "I have no idea!" As Ash & Serena are discussing their current situation Rebecca once again addresses Ash & Serena with a bit of confusion as well; "Why are you out here anyway your highnesses I thought you two were out searching for Dragonus?" That name the name of the legendary Guardian of Guardian's; the supreme dragon ruler immediately captured Ash & Serena's attention as they both begin to remember their previous encounter with the ruler of all the Guardian Titans. Serena was the first to answer back to the energetic girl who from how she was acting was obviously; "Very anxious and obviously searching for answers." I really think you have us confused with someone else! The honey blonde trainer states as she pushes a strand of hair from her face as the wind begins to pick up in the pasture where they all now stand. Rebecca then grins at Serena and replies to her; No I don't you're obviously our king & queen you both look like them and also you can do something no one else on this plain other than our King and Queen can; you can call upon the gods... Sorry I mean the Divine Dragons and command them without them killing you! Rebecca's revelation had clearly caught Ash & Serena "off-guard" as the couple stand there not only stunned by Rebecca's words but also because they don't have a response to her argument. After a few moments of silence Rebecca decides to address Ash and Serena once more; "Anyway I'm glad you're both okay, so let's head back to the kingdom everyone is worried sick about you!" After stating this Rebecca turns her back to Ash & Serena and begins to walk down the trail she arrived on no doubt back to her kingdom but, Ash & Serena just continue to stand in the clearing unsure of how to approach this as Serena reaches down and grabs Ash's hand taking it into her own and asks him. What do you think Ash should we follow her? Ash then looks into Serena's blue eyes and answers her question; I don't know Serena after all we aren't who she thinks we are and, it wouldn't feel right to lie to her and her people. Ash just continues to look into Serena's eyes as he feels her grip tighten on his hand as Serena responds. I know Ash but if we go we may get some "desperately" needed answers so we can figure out what's going on and go home. As Serena continues to try and convince Ash, Rebecca has once again turned back to Ash & Serena and noticed they hadn't followed her; so she decides to ask them once more; aren't you coming? After hearing Rebecca's question Serena just looks at Ash again and whispers to him "Well Ash?" Serena knew Ash's answer almost immediately as she felt his grip change on her hand and his fingers interlocking with her own. As Ash shouts over to Rebecca; Yeah we're coming as the two of them walk over to the girl who will hopefully take them to their answers. Sure enough after only a few minutes of walking Rebecca had led Ash & Serena to a village that looks like it came straight out of the middle ages, as Ash & Serena look up at the castle on the hill in awe they hear Rebecca proclaim; "Here we are Tempalizin." Ash & Serena don't respond to this though as they continue to look up unaware that one of Rebecca's friends had run up to them all; "Rebecca there you are, who's your friends?" Her friends question immediately causes Rebecca to fall into a state of disbelief as she begins to talk; Kylie what is wrong with you? You don't recognize the king & queen? Kylie then looks over Rebecca's shoulder then back to Rebecca and says "That's not them Rebecca they look different than they did!" Rebecca just shrugs her shoulders as she reminds Kylie; "The king & queen have been gone for six months of course they look different!" Ash & Serena just decide to stand back and not get in the way of Rebecca & Kylie's argument but the four of them are interrupted by a noise coming from the forest causing all their eyes to focus on a clearing where a group of wild pokemon appear to be charging straight for them. This sight causes Rebecca & Kylie to stop arguing as they stand there in terror over what's coming but Ash and Serena who don't know either of these kids decide to get between them and this group of charging pokemon and call out both Braixen & Pikachu to use their combined attacks in an attempt to stop the charging line but as Braixen and Pikachu's combined flamethrower & Thunderbolt combination hits and the smoke begins to fade they are all shocked by the result; "The attacks had little to no effect on them" this causes both Ash and Serena to step back in surprise that one of their strongest combo attacks had done nothing but realizing that Rebecca was still in harm's way Serena wasted no time looking back to Ash and in concern says to him "I think it's time for Plan B" Ash just nods to Serena in agreement as she calls out "Osiris please lend us your power!" After calling out for the legendary sky guardian the skies begin to darken only to be interrupted by bursts of blue lightning as a dark blue dragon begins his descent from the sky! The sight of the sky guardian once again catches Kylie & Rebecca's attention as they stand under him in awe. With the wild pokemon still charging towards all of them Ash & Serena waste no time in asking the sky guardian to use his lightning blast to protect them all; as a burst of electrical energy forms from the mouth of the sky guardian and blasts them. After Osiris clears the sky of their attackers and once again fades away into the sky; Serena runs over to Rebecca and Kylie asking them if they're okay; to which Kylie and Rebecca assured Serena they were the two girls start running for the courtyard shouting at the top of their lungs "EVERYONE THE KING & QUEEN ARE BACK!" Ash and Serena obviously didn't know how to react to what's happening as they just quietly follow Rebecca and Kylie, unaware that they were being watched by Bannon who was known to the citizens of Tempalizin as the local "Con-Man"; who just so happened to know about Dragonus begins thinking to himself; "That's impossible he already took care of..." But as Bannon looks up and sees Ash & Serena walking behind them he immediately confuses them for their Different Dimensional counterparts the real Queen & King of Tempalizin causing him to talk to himself again "It can't be..." Bannon then decides that he needs to confront the "muscle" of his bosses plan; about why the Queen & King are still walking around. As Bannon turns his back to walk away he can hear Rebecca shouting; "Come on your Majesties let's go to the castle!" The group continues walking while Rebecca continues to play tour guide that is until Ash and Serena see a piece of tapestry that makes them both stop "dead in their tracks" after gazing at the tapestry which to Ash and Serena may as well have been a mirror causes Ash to whisper to Serena "no way Serena look.." without even looking at Ash; Serena whispers her response still in complete disbelief; "it's them the people that look just like us; the ones who would show up and give us guidance when we needed it!" While listening to Serena and glad that he's not the only one seeing this and that he's not crazy just mutters out the two questions still glaring in his mind; "What is going on and where exactly are we?"

Meanwhile in an unknown cave in an unknown location:

"Where are you; you lying coward?" Bannon shouts out but grows frustrated when he doesn't hear a reply causing Bannon to shout out once more Raphael! After hearing the ruckus going on Raphael finally appears to Bannon and shouts him down in response "What do you want Bannon?" Raphael's response just infuriates Bannon even more as he looks Raphael square into his eyes and says "I want answers you snake" Bannon's comments clearly confused Raphael who just "raises his brow" as he responds "I have no idea what you're talking about! Raphael's response clearly infuriated Bannon who didn't think much of Raphael in the first place as he "blares out" to him; "THE KING & QUEEN YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE KING & QUEEN!" Bannon's revelation just deepened Raphael's confusion as he responds to Bannon "I did" Bannon was quick to respond to this by once again jumping down the warlord's throat "LIKE HELL YOU DID THEN WHY ARE THE KING & QUEEN WALKING AROUND THE PALACE?" This revelation caused the warlord to take pause as he begins to think to himself about his plan to capture Yveltal from the second dimension and unleashing it against the king & queen and how stupid he was for sending a pokemon to "do a warlords job" as he grabs Bannon by the collar and demands to know where the king & queen are. to which Bannon anxiously answered "they're at the summer palace" after hearing what he wanted to know Raphael throws Bannon to the ground as he storms out of his hideout as he mutters "They may have survived my wrath once but they won't survive this time!"
Meanwhile with Serena in Tempalizin:
What is going on and why does everything always happen to us? Serena mutters as she sits alone glancing up to the crescent moon in the middle of the warm night sky as a tear starts to run down her face. As Ash comes walking up and sits beside her and asks; "Are you okay Serena; why are you crying?" Ash's inquiry just causes Serena to turn to him and brush a lock of her honey blonde hair out of her eye as she answers him; "I just want to know what's going on and..." Serena cuts herself off as she reaches into her vest pocket and pulls out her pink guide book and opens it pulling up her screensaver which was a picture of her, Ash, Kate and, Kenny as she begins to finish her response; and I want to go home so we can see Kate and Kenny and everyone else again. Seeing Serena like this just causes Ash to reach over and pull her into a tight hug and whisper into her ear; "I know you do sweetie I do too, we'll figure out how to get home together soon I promise." Ash's words and embrace had a sudden calming effect on Serena as she rests her head on his shoulder and tells him thank you. As Ash was getting ready to respond to her he was cut off by Serena who whispers to him; "You know that's the first time in a while I've heard you call me sweetie." As Ash starts to stutter out a response to Serena she says to him; "That's not important though thank you Ashy" as the two of them just continue to look up to the night sky."

The Following Morning In Tempalizin:

This is so strange ash & Serena mutter in unison as the continue to stare upon their different dimensional counterparts depicted on the tapestry on the wall only to be interrupted by one of the servants; "Are you ready to address the senate your majesties they've been very anxious since you wondered off" not knowing how to respond to him Ash & Serena just nod to him as they begin to follow him down the corridor; however along the way Ash and Serena try to keep their distance so they can have a private conversation. "Ash I don't like this; pretending to be someone I'm not" Serena's concern as quickly met with Ash's "I don't either Serena but we already tried to explain this to them and they won't believe us." "I know is mistaken identity that unbelievable?" Serena asks Ash but instead of answering her Ash addressed another concern of his; "I just wonder what we'll do if they return." thinking about the King and Queen on the tapestry" Just as Ash and Serena finish the last of their conversation they find themselves staring at the door of the senate which was pushed open by the Servant revealing a green colored room with a group of Men and Women sitting around tables chanting as the Servant leads Ash & Serena to the center of the room where two thrones sat no doubt for the King and Queen and announces " ladies and gentlemen" The servants words silenced the room as he continues on "The King and Queen of Tempalizin." After a couple minutes of silence Ash and Serena nervously mutter out "Good Morning..." Ash and Serena were not met with happiness however instead they find themselves being "shouted down; for leaving Tempalizin while a power struggle began to unfold and how Ash and Serena would like them to ensure they're in charge again " Unaware about anything or anyone in Tempalizin, Ash and Serena begin to try to address concerns and get everyone to calm down only to be interrupted by the doors to the senate being kicked down by a mysterious man to Ash and Serena warlord Raphael; "Don't worry they won't be in charge for long" Raphael was met by more anger than Ash and Serena were; "And you are?" The senators question just causes Raphael to smirk as he introduces himself; "My name is warlord Raphael" Raphael then turns his head to Ash and Serena and says to them "Well what do you know you two did survive, I'll have to fix that!" Raphael's statement causes Ash and Serena to "tense up" as Raphael reaches for a Pokeball and tosses it up in the air as he proclaims Yveltal come forth and finish what you've started" as Yveltal "The Pokemon of destruction appears inside the Tempalizin senate chamber. Seeing Yveltal causes a couple of senators to grow unnerved a they've never seen it before and ask; "what is that?" expecting Raphael to respond but it is Serena who answers the question "Yveltal The legendary Pokemon of destruction" Raphael was impressed and was quick to comment on Serena's response; "Well what do you know the queen managed to pick up a book while finding a new look! responding to Serena's "different appearance from her dimensional counterpart" causing Serena to grow annoyed as Raphael once again assured Ash and Serena that they'd be dead soon! Ash soon spoke up "Enough Raphael!" as Ash adds "Leave now" but rather than heading the warning Raphael informs Ash & Serena that he ensured his employer that they'd both be eliminated!" but deep down Raphael begins to get a gut feeling that whomever he was talking to wasn't the real king and queen as he orders Yveltal to blast everyone but, Ash had a different idea as he walks from Serena's side making Serena un-easy but still confident that Ash would not just protect her but everyone else as she looks on at Ash who is now staring Yveltal in the eye as he called out a legend of his own Greninja; however seeing Greninja caused Serena to grow more un-easy because she knows what Ash is going to do next. Sure enough Ash and Greninja united to form Ash Greninja. Seeing Ash-Greninja surprised the senators who were quick to assume that their King (whom they believe Ash was at this point) had learned how to do this while him and the queen (whom they believe Serena was) were gone. As Ash begins to confront Yveltal with Greninja Serena could feel her finger nails digging into her thighs as she remembers the stories her mother told her about Yveltal when she was little and how it was responsible for countless deaths and all out destruction. While Serena was thinking about this she's shocked back to reality as she sees Greninja was just barely able to dodge Yveltal's blast fearing what would happen to Ash if Greninja was hit with the two of them being "Fused" and all. Serena couldn't take it anymore as she stands back up from her throne and calling Braixen out just as Yveltal was preparing to attack Greninja again as Ash stands in front of the warlord and Yveltal his attention immediately focuses behind him as he hears Serena shouting "Braixen use flamethrower!" Braixen's attack managed to confuse Yveltal just long enough to buy Greninja enough time to fall back; as everyone including Raphael was taken aback at the incredible teamwork of Ash & Serena but Yveltal was quick to charge in again as Raphael begins to laugh "Insanely" as he takes aim at Braixen however before that could happen the "Dimensional Guardian Mirror Wall Dragon" appeared on his own surprising everyone including Serena as she looks up at the Silver Dragon floating above her head as he screeches out causing light to shower down onto Braixen as he fades away Serena quickly rubbed her eyes so she could see again but as she tilts her head and looks on at Braixen she notices that her partner now had rainbow colored lines running up and down her body confused by this Ash who was looking on at this wonders to himself "if Mirror Wall Dragon had just fused with Braixen" but there was no time to keep wondering as they hear Raphael commanding Yveltal to attack again but Serena wasn't going to let that happen as Braixen jumps down in front of Yveltal at first her actions cause Ash and Serena to instinctively shout out in concern but
soon stopped with the faith that whatever "Mirror Wall Dragon" had done would protect her and sure enough as Yveltal attacked Braixen draws her stick as Yveltal's attack comes in contact with it rather than turn Braixen to stone she begins to absorb it and was quick to fire it back combining it with her flamethrower causing Ash & Serena to stare on in stunned silence while the deflected attack hits Yveltal causing smoke to build and Raphael to rethink his plan as he fades away into the smoke and escapes as Tempalizin's senators begin to check on one another and the servant calls for guards to chase after Raphael; as Ash and Serena just stand there as the lines on Braixen fade away and Mirror Wall Dragon begins re-appearing above their head wondering what that was all about...