Chapter 15:
The smoke from the attack of Arceus continued to dissipate into the clear blue sky of Alola as Arceus himself continued to float there and once the smoke cleared out complete Arceus addressed the grandmaster. "Listen here human i won't allow you to absorb the divine dragons your actions are distorting the order i worked so hard to create!" before the god of pokemon stares down at the "fossilized" carcasses of the divine dragons that were laying upon the ground angering Arceus before he addressed him again sharing a revelation that frankly everyone was aware of at this point; by taking my different dimensional counterparts power you're destroying both of our worlds!" before pledging to strike the grandmaster down.
Arceus' rant however didn't succeed in striking fear into the grandmaster who quickly assured Arceus that his power was superior and it would indeed be Arceus that would be struck down! As the grandmaster continued on threatening Arceus; ash, Serena and the others continued to observe the two exchange insults. Serena grew more and more worried about Arceus fearful that the grandmaster may have the power to destroy him but Serena began to relax as she felt ash's arm wrap around her pulling her closer to him before assuring the honey haired performer that Arceus would be fine. A belief which was confirmed as the grandmaster began to attack but was stopped! He stood there unable to move and was unable to figure out why he seemed to be paralyzed!
as red lightning began to fill the sky Arceus' voice rang out once more; " now magical creatures!" after which two rifts began to appear on either side of the grandmaster and out of the rift on his left came Dialga the legendary pokemon that rules time! Which was noted by Lillie before Palkia began to emerge from the rift on his right as Bonnie noted; "Palkia the legendary pokemon that rules space" Palkia being a pokemon bonnie learned about during her travels in Sinnoh. seeing the three god pokemon was confusing to Serena but ash on the other hand was beginning to put two and two together as he whispers to her; "Arceus must've asked Dialga & Palkia to bend time and space around the grandmaster so he couldn't move Serena!" ash's observation which was showing to be accurate amazed Serena while infuriated the grandmaster who turned his attention back to Arceus who responds to the grandmaster; "and now like i said it shall be you that repents human!" as his life plates emerged from his body and began encircling the pokemon god illuminating the darkened sky as they did so and after four rotations one life plate broke formation and reentered Arceus causing his body to turn a light pink color as he completed his change to a fairy type! which once again confused Serena as she turns to ash and notes Arceus' color change ash smiles and answers his wife's curiosity by explaining to her; "he selected the fairy life plate Serena; which means Arceus is now a fairy type!" this amazed Serena as Lillie and bonnie begin to smile noting that since the grandmaster fused with dragon types; this attack can work! Before bonnie noted that the grandmaster also can't move as Arceus begins his attack shouting; "prepare for justice" his voice shaking the ground as he did so. While on the ground the grandmaster continued to struggle in an attempt to move just an inch but these attempts where in vein as Arceus' attack hit him causing smoke to build around him.
with heavy smoke in the air bonnie, Lillie and, ash and Serena who were still in one another's arms continued to watch on and wonder what they would see once the smoke clears as Arceus once again took to the sky overhead confident that this battle was over!"
Meanwhile at the domino coliseum in the city of Domino:
while things continued as normal in this sprawling metropolis inside the domino coliseum; ash and Serena's home Kenny and Kate Ketchum the son and daughter of ash and Serena where tearing up in front of the families video phone. On the other end of the video phone was professor Kukui who had just called to pass along the news he received from Lillie to the two of them, the news that their parents were found alive in Alola just a few short hours ago. The news was overwhelming to the two Ketchum siblings who quickly hugged each other as they shared tears of joy. With ash and Serena's disappearance months ago Kenny and Kate were almost certain that they'd never see their mom and dad alive again. This sight even brought a tear to professor Kukui's eyes too as he hung up the phone.
as the siblings continued to express their relief that their parents were okay they found themselves interrupted by the sound of the front door opening and a female voice calling out downstairs; "hello... is anyone here!?" hearing the voice Kate and Kenny just assumed that it was another coliseum challenger as they walk towards the staircase that leads down to their foyer.
as the Ketchum siblings entered the foyer they were astonished by who they saw standing there it was Katie who had just arrived in this dimension and while of course their mom and dad would know her but Kate and Kenny clearly didn't in fact Kate just stood there stunned as seeing her different dimensional Counterpart made her feel like she was gazing into a mirror while Kenny was convinced that his sister playing a trick on him as he questioned their "visitor"; "Kate!?" Katie didn't respond but the real Kate certainly did respond to her brother rather annoyed; "I'm over here doofus!?" as the two siblings began to squabble Katie not wanting to be rude quickly decided to introduce herself; "you must be Kenny and Kate, my name is Katie princess of Tempalizin I'm looking for ash and Serena!"
Katie's introduction created more questions than answers as they not only question Katie about being the princess of Tempalizin as well as the fact that she knew ash and Serena." Katie of course understood their curiosity and knew that this was going to happen but unfortunately she didn't have the time to tell Kate and Kenny the entire story as she quickly informed Kenny and Kate that this was "an emergency and she needed to talk to ash and Serena now!" still not knowing what to think of their strange visitor Kate and Kenny informed Katie that their mom and dad weren't here right now and that they were just found in Alola." the room went silent as Katie digested the information she was just told before telling the Ketchum siblings That meant; "she needed to go there too then" before turning around and running outside. still having questions Kate and Kenny quickly ran after Katie as she calls out; "guardian dragon of the underworld hear my cry..." at Katie's words echoed out the sky began to darken and lightning began to appear in the sky freaking the Ketchum siblings out as Katie finished her call; "come down Dagon..." and it was at those words a green dragon begun descending from the sky as he legs landed on the ground causing it to shake a little bit." the sight of Dagon standing in front of the Ketchum home was awing to Kenny and Kate who stood there in silence unsure of what to make of this because right now though that only their mom and dad could do this."
after about a minute Katie had mounted Dagon and told him that they needed to go to the region known as Alola to find and assist ash and Serena but before the two could take to the air Kate and Kenny came running up to Katie and Dagon and asked them if they could go to. Katie didn't know what to make of this because on the other hand she knew where Kate and Kenny were coming from as she felt the same way when her parents were brutally exterminated by her brother but at the same time wasn't sure if this was a good idea and there of course was also the matter of ash and Serena how would they react to Katie bringing their pride and joy into an area where they most certainly would be attacked and maybe even worse.
Seconds passed as Katie began to see the determination in the eyes of the Ketchum siblings and so reluctantly allowed them to board Dagon with her before taking to the air and unknowingly began heading towards the region of Alola where the "war of the worlds" has already begun!
Meanwhile back with ash and Serena in Alola:
Tension continued to fill the air as ash, Serena and everyone else continued to anxiously stare at the smoke that had built as a result of Arceus attack. After several tense minutes the smoke begun to clear out revealing a horrifying sight, the grandmaster was still standing there with a smirk on her face. The grandmaster was holding her arm but other than that appeared to have survived the attack unscathed.
This confused not only ash, Serena Lillie and, bonnie but, Arceus as well. silence began to set in as the grandmaster finally and smugly addressed the pokemon god; "well Arceus I'll give you this you did manage to hurt me but, luckily for me your power alone wasn't enough to stop me." finishing her statement with a laugh. Hearing those words not only made the pokemon god realize she was right but also made him realize that in order to pierce through they needed the attack strength of a divine dragon to attack with Arceus simultaneously. Realizing this Arceus looks to ash and Serena and begins to speak with them;"In order to win; we need to combine the power of both dimensions, we need you to call a divine dragon!" words weren't spoken at first rather ash and Serena turn their gaze across the valley where their fossilized companions continued to lay and it was after this ash finally spoke up; "but the only ones left are Contemillia... who won't fight..." as Serena picked up where her husband left off; "and Dagon and Gorath but they're protecting..."
Serena couldn't finish her statement as the word protecting left the performers lips because as that last word escaped her mouth her mind goes back to Katie and the dimensional plain and how she desperately needed Gorath and Dagon to protect her since they were unable to. this thought brought tears to the performers face as she told not just Arceus but ash too that she "wouldn't do it, that she wouldn't take any advantage away to Katie and that she wouldn't put Katie in danger again." seeing Serena cry was too much for ash he couldn't bear seeing Serena cry as he took the performer in his arms in attempt to calm her down. While Arceus continued to plead with them that they had no other choice!
while the grandmaster just grinned before mocking this worlds last line of defense; "how sweet however, the time has come to finish you two off, well as soon as i finished these two off that is!" as ash continued to hold Serena he angrily stares down the grandmaster who has turned her attention to Dialga and Palkia who she was preparing to strike down using Dragonus' special power; "imperial dragon's wrath" hearing this worried Arceus as he knew what was about to come while his human allies just watch in horror as red lightning forms in the skies over their heads before striking the ground and eventually Dialga and Palkia themselves as ash and Serena called out in concern to the time and space guardian pokemon.
Seeing Dialga and Palkia being hit by this red lightning and crying out in pain was too much for ash and Serena as the couple agrees that they have to do something! seeing this the grandmaster halts his attack on Dialga and Palkia much to their relief before focusing on ash and Serena; "it appears you two want to try battling against me again!" a statement ash and Serena responded to with just two words; "we do!" as Greninja, Pikachu and Braixen stood by their sides.
This brought a smile to the grandmasters face as she taunted ash and Serena again; "well bring it on!" ash quickly commanded Greninja to use his cut attack while also ordering Pikachu to use electro ball. While Serena ordered Braixen to attack with fire these three on coming attacks didn't even make the grandmaster flinch rather it made him more determined to not allow those attacks to close in as the red lightning that struck Dialga and Palkia began to form in the skies over head once again. a sight that struck fear into ash and Serena because they knew what was coming and after only a minute more those three words escaped the grandmasters mouth; "imperial dragon rage" and with those words the red lightning in the clouds above came clashing down from the sky striking down Greninja, Braixen and, Pikachu in just a matter of seconds ash and Serena's strongest pokemon were eliminated. As ash and Serena run to their precious partners their faces so pale they could pass for ghosts as they begged their pokemon to respond to them. It was during this chaos that everyone could hear Arceus' voice ringing through the sky once again; "ash... Serena... quick use one of the remaining dragons..."
a request which was once again met with defiance from the performer as she yells out to Arceus; "no!" while ash after seeing the look of horror on Serena's face turns his attention to his and Serena's pokemon who are still being attacked and decides he needs to do something as he reached for his Pokèball belt; " I'm counting on you Lycanroc" ash whispered as the grandmaster smugly proclaims; "now cower before me" as the red lightning continued to break the sky wide open overhead but; before ash has a chance to call out Lycanroc him and the grandmaster are interrupted by a voice in the distance.
"sacred beast silvuddy, receive the fairy memory and dawn the armor clad in light to penetrate the heart of the man who has performed an un-holy fusion with the divine dragons!" ash and Lillie recognized that voice almost immediately as silvuddy came dashing across the valley before unleashing his multi attack against the grandmaster knocking her back and stopping her attack. Ash and Serena immediately took advantage of this minute of rest bit to run to their pokemon and check on them. after seeing their pokemon were okay Serena turned to ash and asked him who it was that saved them as ash responds to the performer; "it could only be one person" as Lillie who was currently tending to bonnie turned her head to the direction that monologue came from and finished ash's statement; "my brother" as Gladion emerged from the shadows before walking over to silvuddy but, Gladion wasn't alone as soon as he reached silvuddy four pokemon descended behind Gladion they were the four tapu pokemon of Alola tapu koko tapu lele tapu bulu and tapu reni.
The sight of Gladion silvuddy and the four tapu pokemon was a relief to ash, Serena, Lillie and, bonnie but to the grandmaster it was a real annoyance as he angrily resumed his attack on ash, Serena and, the others.
Meanwhile in the skies above Alola:
the divine guardian of the underworld Dagon continued to fly at low altitude as Kate, Kenny and Katie continued to scan the ocean underneath them until they finally gazed upon the Alola islands below and realizing that they were now over the Alola region Kenny and Kate informed Katie as such and hearing that they have arrived from her new friends Katie commands the divine guardian of the underworld to go ahead and take them down. A command Dagon quickly obeyed as he began to break through the clouds. As they descended closer and closer to the Alola islands
Meanwhile back with ash and Serena:
The battle continued to rage against the grandmaster who was growing more and more annoyed as tapu koko continued to charge at him with repeated attacks. After what seemed like hours the grandmaster finally decided he had enough as he uses imperial dragon rage to attack the guardian of mele Mele Island to finish him off but while the attack didn't succeed in destroying tapu koko it did manage to blast him across the valley. As tapu koko began to pick himself up the remaning three tapu pokemon rushed to his aid while Gladion, Lillie, bonnie and even Arceus. Began pleading with Serena to call on another divine dragon to break this stalemate but Serena continued to be defiant refusing to do so. seeing this ash decided it was his turn to plead with Serena as he put his hands on her shoulders and stared into his wife's eyes before pleading with her himself; "Serena i know you're trying to protect Katie i want to protect her too but we also need to protect everyone here now as well!" but once again Serena refused to listen to everyone and it was during their conversation the grandmaster decided to take advantage of the situation as he silently launched another attack at ash and Serena and it wasn't until their friends called out to them ash and Serena realized what was going on and seeing the blast coming towards them ash and Serena pulled each other close as they waited for what they were certain would be their end to come. ash and Serena were so focused on one another they didn't even notice Dagon descending from the sky and making a hard landing on the ground just in time to take the attack and protect ash and Serena. The sight of which confused everyone as they looked on wondering just what Dagon was.
Moments passed before ash and Serena realized they weren't attacked and when the young couple finally opened their eyes they were greeted by the sight of Dagon standing in front of them. the guardian of the underworlds presence wasn't only a surprise to ash and Serena but everyone including the grandmaster and, once the shock wore off a thought crossed Serena's mind as she turned to ash and asked if he called Dagon but ash was just as lost as Serena as he responds to her that he thought she did. To which Serena responds that it wasn't her. This situation made no sense to the couple that is until they heard a familiar voice calling from behind them in a confident tone of voice; " it was me!" the voice shocked ash and Serena as they slowly turned around almost in disbelief but sure enough there behind them was their friend and daughters different dimensional counterpart Katie and with her were their own kids Kenny and Kate. As ash and Serena stood there in stunned silence their son and daughter ran to them wrapping their arms around ash and Serena as they began to cry tears of joy.
Joy that their mom and dad were alive and that this want a dream. it took the young couple a couple of seconds to realize what was going on but once they did like Kenny and Kate both ash and Serena began to cry tears of joy as they returned Kenny and Kate's embrace, overwhelmed that they were finally able to see their pride and joy again as ash and Serena whispered to Kenny and Kate that they missed them so much.
the Ketchum family reunion was very touching to Lillie Gladion and bonnie and even Katie cracked a smile which went away however as soon as she realized what was about to happen. she could tell the grandmaster was going to use this moment of distraction to attack again and sure enough the grandmaster began to call out an attack again and the former princess of Tempalizin was determined not to let that happen as she called out for the divine guardian of war; "Gorath!" and at the princess's call the sky began to darken as Gorath came down from the sky his white glowing humanoid body almost blinding Lillie bonnie and Gladion in the process and with the war guardian ready for battle Katie commanded Gorath to attack the grandmaster with his blade arm which sent the grandmaster flying across the valley as a result knocking him unconscious too...
At least for now; while in the sky Arceus continued to watch on before realizing that the tide of this battle has turned with Katie, Gorath and Dagon's arrival and that now was there chance to end this but, they'd have to work fast.
The valley went quiet as realization has set in for ash and Serena realization that this was their chance; the realization that right here right now with their friends and family by their side. This was their miracle and this was their chance to end this. As they assured one another that now was their chance. a sight that the grandmaster wasted no time in criticizing as he tells the young couple; "that I'd like to see, so come and get me!" before raising his arm at ash and Serena to launch yet another blaze cannon blast. a smug expression creeping over what was visible of the grandmasters face as he did so but, luckily for ash and Serena they had a "guardian angel" with them in Katie as, she looks to her trusty ace Sylveon and orders her precious fairy type partner to use light screen to protect ash and Serena.
There wasn't a second wasted in Katie's thinking because as soon as Sylveon's light screen materialized in front of ash and Serena the grandmaster's blaze cannon attack made contact with it deflecting the blast away from not just the young couple but, their allies in bonnie, Lillie and Gladion which was met with sincere gratitude. after thanking Katie ash turned his attention back to Serena as he assures her that they can win before turning to what may have been the most obvious question in the world as he asked the honey blonde performer if she had his back to which Serena responded; "Of course i do ash always have always will" before smiling at him. The young couple then looked to Arceus as he continued to levitate above them joined by Dialga, Palkia and Giratina and asked the pokemon god if he had their back to which Arceus responded; "yes as do these magical creatures"
His divine voice continuing to echo with the roars of Dialga, Palkia and, Giratinia in the background; Ash then looks to Katie to ask her if she'd allow him and Serena to take control of Gorath and Dagon. A question Katie responded to with a nod instantly after all after everything the grandmaster had put her through she wanted revenge on this person no matter what it took. after nodding to ash Katie turned to her divine dragons and ordered them to go to ash and Serena and with Gorath and Dagon behind them ash and Serena put the final phase of their plan into action by asking not just Katie but Lillie, bonnie and, Gladion to clear a path and knock the grandmaster off balance! A request the Alola and Kalos champions quickly reacted too as Lillie commanded Solgaleo and bonnie commanded Zygarde to attack the grandmaster followed by Gladion who sent in the four tapu's of Alola followed by his "sacred beast" silvuddy.
Even Katie joined in sending a swift attack from her Sylveon. But what was most unexpected was even Kate and Kenny joined in even if ash and Serena didn't want them too as they are very protecting parents but there was no time to focus on that as the two siblings to control of their parents pokemon and sent them into battle too.
This barrage of attacks just kept coming and it appeared to achieve its goal of knocking the grandmaster off balance which did not go unnoticed by ash and Serena as ash called on Gorath to use his divine blade to attack the grandmaster while Serena commanded Dagon to use magma firestorm. only a few seconds ticked by as Arceus waited to merge the dimensions power to finally end this battle and when the moment was right Arceus along with Dialga, Palkia and, Giratinia launched their attacks towards the grandmaster as well and the timing could've not been any better as these attacks merged together prior to impact creating one final trans dimensional blast sending the grandmaster flying across the valley with a tremendous explosion followed by a large smoke cloud. Time itself felt like it had stopped as everyone watched the smoke waiting for it to clear out and to see what the final result would be. After a few minutes a light breeze picked up in the valley allowing for the smoke to finally clear out and reveal the grandmaster lying on the ground unconscious. which confused everyone as they thought the purpose of this attack was to destroy the grandmaster but when the question was raised to Arceus by ash and Serena the pokemon god had only one thing to say; "of course that didn't destroy him after all we still need him alive to restore order to all dimensions" it was at those words "restore order to all dimensions" a bluish white glow began to light up the valley as Contemillia the divine guardian of time materialized in front of them. The sight of which was only new To Lillie and Gladion as they looked on at the white sphere in disbelief about what could actually be happening; now of course being the guardian of time Contemillia knew time was a precious commodity as the grandmaster could wake up at any moment so without any further hesitation Contemillia begun using his telepathy to call out to Arceus; "all the pieces are in place!?" a question Arceus responded to with a yes. knowing the time had finally arrived Contemillia asked one more question of the pokemon god; "with all the components in place let's shall we show them the hidden power in this valley!?" once again Arceus just responded with a nod as the eight humans gathered in the valley looked on with confusion and frankly more questions than answers but before any of those could be asked everyone felt the ground start to tremble as if there was a giant earthquake striking the area. While at the same time a ghostly white mist began to develop everyone. this immediately panicked Kenny and Kate as they ran to their parents and just as ash and Serena took them into them into their arms and assured them that everything would be okay the trembling stopped as everyone looked on to see that the valley they had just fought so hard in had completely transformed!
