... Oh... My... God... An update! It only took... a really long time. I'm so sorry for the wait, but I had to get the plot in the right order in my head. Now I feel really bad... I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Well... Since I haven't written for this in a while, it'll probably be choppy. Should all go as planned then another update should be in three days. Probably more... Eh... Well! Thanks for all of those reviews! I'm surprised at the amount of them! This chapter focuses more on the spirit trio than anyone else, so... Yeah. Thanks for the reviews so far! You guys are awesome!
FIC!
"Okay, dudes..." Azelf started, sitting down in one of the swivel chairs as she started to spin around in circles while looking at the ceiling with bored gold eyes. The trio had been sent to the building that Palkia had warped around, warped in such a way that even the largest of legendaries could be in there without touching the ceiling. Simply the titans like Arceus and Lugia and the other large legendaries were then made into smaller, less destructive sizes. At least Arceus had thought of that much. The legendary of will power waved her paw in the air towards the general direction of her other two counterparts as she continued. "Now for the moment of truth... Anyone have a medical degree here? Anyone?"
The other two spirits only shook their heads silently while Mesprit took a seat and Uxie began to pace in the air. He clasped his small paws together behind his back and lowered his gold and blue head in thought, frown on his furry face. Then he simply declared."No." As if shaking his head didn't mean the same thing.
Mesprit mirrored what her blue counterpart was doing and started to spin around in circles, face thoughtful as she took one of her twin tails in her paws and turned her golden gaze to the male legendary in front of her. Her face was mildly surprised as she realized something. "Really, Uxie? But you're the Being of Knowledge..." she trailed off as said fairy's frown deepened.
"That may be so, but I am merely an object of that. That doesn't necessarily mean that I know everything there is to know." He replied, tails flicking as he folded his arms and tilted his head down in such a way that always annoyed one of his counterparts. Take a guess who.
"You sure act like it." Azelf muttered as she stopped her spinning, for her stomach was feeling queasy and she didn't feel like throwing up. She turned her golden glare to Uxie as he continued, ignoring her grumblings completely. Per usual, since it was easy for him.
"After all, Mesprit, you don't understand your own emotions sometimes, right? And we both know that Azelf has the will power of a Magikarp." The focus of his insult stiffened, eyes widening in shock. He had crossed that line! Oh no he hadn't!
Now, Azelf had this rage meter, just like everyone did. However, unlike most, Azelf's happened to be easily activated, and when it had to do with Uxie, the numbers usually rocketed to the top without a sign of warning. This rage meter was actually closest like Darkrai's and Cresselia's, but sometimes even worst, since they at least gave some sort of hint that they were about to crack... And being called a moronic fish that couldn't even swim properly and smelled bad... The will power legendary fumed, slowly turning herself to glare rocket launchers at the smirking fairy in front of her. He was smirking, smirking as if he didn't understand the fatal danger he was in. She would make sure of that much at least.
"Die!" she snarled, jumping forward to wrap her paws around his neck and throttle him into oblivion. Before she could, however, pale pink energy surrounded her, keeping her levitated midair as she continued to claw at Uxie, missing by several feet but not caring, while cursing him in all seven of her known languages. He went to laugh, but stopped when he too became surrounded in the glow of psychic power.
Mesprit, gold eyes glowing magenta while her brow furrowed in annoyance, floated up to look at both of them, paws on her hips. Here came that lecture. The lecture that would last for hours and hours if no one interrupted... Azelf sighed, regaining control of herself as she was tilted upside down from the emotion legendary's ability.
"You two are ridiculous!" She chided, waggling one finger at them as the other two counterparts blinked. This stern voice was surprising from the Pokemon that had just been sobbing over her beheaded doll... "Always fighting!" She made a cutting motion with her paws and the psychic energy ceased, leaving the other two to hover uncertainly in the air. "You two are like a quarreling item, for Arceus' sake!"
Uxie coughed at her simile, paw going to his gold head as he twitching his two tails in slight embarrassment. Despite the fact that she could be quite naïve, Mesprit really knew how to get to someone's head. Or at least his. "That was uncalled for, Mesprit."
"Seriously. As if." Azelf continued, eyes rolling. She wasn't effected by emotions as much as Uxie, mainly because she just didn't give a damn at the end of the day, but just then that was something she would rather not talk about. She could barely stand to have the smart ass of a legendary as a counterpart, but less as a friend, Arceus' be damned anything more. It made her gag just thinking about it. So instead of risking the puking reflex, the blue fairy sat down again and took an imposing posture.
"Now then, my hate in Uxie aside, what the hell are we going to do? None of us know what we're doing."
Mesprit also took a seat as Uxie continued to float in the air. "Hm. I know... So... I'm recalling how most humans react to the doctors, as opposed to our lack of knowledge..." the emotion Pokemon said. "It seems that most do not enjoy it at all.. And that it is most disheartening."
"So, in this... we could probably simply act as if we know what we are doing?" Uxie inquired. "Since ninety-nine percent of most of our lives is spent in such a way?" Azelf nodded her head thoughtfully, then snapped her finger towards the other two.
"Exactly! If we take away everything they love and replace it with things they hate, then that should work!" She clapped her small paws together and nodded her head all the more in excitement. "Even better, we we can add some bitter tasting medicine and painful shots to make this all the more believable." Azelf cackled evilly, which looked strange from such a fairy.
"... Of course, we must keep our ignorance a secret." Uxie pointed out quickly. "I fear how the others would react to such things."
"... Like Cresselia..."
The trio shuddered.
Azelf, getting over her fear floated up. "Well. No need to worry about that, dudes. Now, we'd better pick out the groups, and bring in the first vict- I mean, patient." She laughed sheepishly before floating over to the door and opening it slowly, peering outside. "Who first, dudes?"
"We should go in order from region to region." Mesprit rationalized, "And assign certain activities after the examination. That would mean that the bird trio would be first, yes? Then I suppose we would bring out the serene trio... Mew, Celebi and Jirachi... Followed by Raikou, Entei and Suicune..." Mesprit pulled out a list, since even fellow legendaries couldn't remember everyone. There were just too many legendaries... "Then Lugia and Ho-oh. The Regis. Latios and Latias... Kyogre and Groudon and Rayquaza... Deoxys is tagging along with Registeel, so yes... Dialga and Palkia will be one group, as Giratina and Arceus will be in their own. Cresselia and Darkrai... Manaphy and Shaymin... Regigigas is sleeping and Heatran will be working elsewhere." by the time she had finished reading this list off, the other two had many things to say.
"You're putting Lugia and Ho-oh together?! Are you mad! That will end horribly!" Azelf yelped. "At least use some sense!" she folded her arms and shook her head slowly, imaging all of the things that were bound to go wrong in just this one day.
"Putting Cresselia and Darkrai in their own group will also end in pain." Uxie noted. "As with Groudon and Kyogre. Surely that will torture poor, poor Rayquaza, will it not?" Mesprit only sighed, shrugging her shoulders slightly. She really didn't have any remorse when it came to others, despite the fact that she was considered the kindest of the three spirits.
"Well. Counterparts must go together." She argued. "If we must, then we can combine groups to make it less painful, but that is all." she floated outside, and the other two followed drearily behind. Mesprit and Azelf squinted their eyes against the bright sunlight, while Uxie- who's eyes were always closed- wasn't bothered. The two shaded blue legendary of will power floated around the clearing in which the building- disguised as a tree- sat, eyes searching for any other of her kin.
There came a crunch as Arceus moved past the trees, about the size of a Tauros now that the spacial bending was doing its work on her usual size. The horse/wolf/fox creature moved towards them, small smile on her face as her sea green eyes searched them for some type of hello. Azelf saluted, Mesprit waved and Uxie bowed at her approach.
"Arceus."
"How is the process going, you three?" She inquired, voice gentle, yet strong. Despite the fact that she was no longer the titan that she would be in her true form, the goddess was still three or four times larger than they. She wasn't very intimidating when in her usual mood, for she was very calm and fair in most accounts. But once she got mad... the three shivered. It was terrifying to think about.
"Well enough. We're ready to start assigning groups to come in for examination." Uxie said, tails wavering in the wind as the jewels on them glinted from the sunlight. "Where are the others, Arceus?" The white, black and gold legendary of legendaries paused thoughtfully, hoof coming up to rest on her chin in a rather human-like manner.
"I... am not sure. You know how they are, always wandering away from the nest..." Arceus sighed, sea green eyes slightly irritated. "I shall call them now, I suppose." before the trio could even blink, the god raised her head to the sky and gave a deep roar that shook the trees.
"GET YOUR SORRY ASSES OVER HERE!"
There was a slight pause in silence as if all of the legendaries on the island were still listening before there came a series of trampling and wing beating. Seven seconds after the call each group started to land or come to the clearing one way or another in their own special way. Mew, still hyper, darted in like an arrow, then started to flew loops around the lake trio with a sign of stopping.
"Hi! Hi! Hi! I'm Mew!"
Uxie sighed heavily. "We know who you are... Mew..."
"I'm Mew!"
"Again-"
"Just don't bother." Celebi muttered, approaching with a flutter of her wings. She folded her small arms and sighed, deep blue eyes irritated. "He's still high. He really can't understand a thing you say." Jirachi, who had also come over, gaped, tags wavering in the breeze that swept through the clearing. She waved one pale hand in the air.
"Still?! How?!"
The forest guardian shrugged. "Someone must be hooking him up with more pixie powder." She shot an accusing glare towards another group of legendaries. "I just have to figure out who... Hmmm... When I do, I will personally have it so they will never walk again..." Azelf grinned sheepishly, glad that she was good at covering her tracks.
"Well. Everyone is here, and everyone is waiting for you to speak." Arceus said quietly, nodding her head to the waiting groups. Uxie would have blinked if his eyes hadn't been closed already. He then coughed before nodding his head. He usually wasn't want to speak in front of a large crowd, but he still managed well enough.
"Right. I'm now addressing to the entire group." the gold and blue legendary started, shifting in the air. "Now. We will ask for groups of legendaries to come into the place at a time, to keep from too much chaos from engendering, understood?" He didn't wait for them to respond and simply continued. "A such, I would like Lugia's Trio -Moltres., Zapdos and Articuno- to come to the main building in three minutes exactly. Thank you. Other legendaries please stay in this area. Mesprit will come and get you when it is your turn. We will now be going." Uxie then floated back towards the building, counterparts in tow.
"And though I feel of very-"
"That's enough, Moltres."
The three titans, being the first of the legendaries in line for the appointment, all drearily sat around the room, trying to find something to do in the human-like place. Thanks to Palkia, whom- after practicing for a few centuries- managed to make such a space-confused place, the three elemental birds were resting around on the itchy carpet attempting not to kill themselves from boredom. Articuno was reading a magazine and attempting to take a random quiz while Moltres was reading off some of his poetry from the top of his head, much to the electric bird's pleasure.
Zapdos, wishing that her death would come, only scrunched her red eyes closed and ran through a list of the quickest types of suicides there were. There weren't many, unless she could gouge her brain out with a desk somehow. Which brought up the question on how she would pick up the desk in the first place, seeing that it was bolted to the floor. She wondered why.
"Alright, guyz." Articuno started, obviously reading something aloud from her girly magazine. The electric bird huffed, feathers ruffling. Seeing, or rather, hearing that Moltres was too busy reciting his poem under his breath, the arctic avian turned her attention to her static counterpart. "Here's a fun quiz..." She said, red eyes bright and hopeful.
Zapdos only sighed. Fun seemed to vary from person to person... "What?" Anything had to be better than staring at the wall in pure boredom. Articuno seemed delighted by the show of 'interest' (If you could call it that...) and she gave a small giggle before continuing.
"Well... Alright then. First question then..." She said in a singsong voice. Zapdos only slapped herself in the face with one spiky wing, resisting the urge to electrocute everyone in the room to death. "... What would you say is your average thought count on a certain someone?" Narrowed red eyes blinked, confused and frozen at the question.
"Uh. Well..." The gold and black bird paused. "Well. Does it count if you attempt to conceive the worst possible way to murder said person?" the legendary of electricity inquired, turning her carmine eyes to look at the phoenix that was now ranting random words that didn't even rhyme to a random bench. Zapdos pitied that bench, and she could swear that it was melting from its own despair. "... Because then I can say about all the time."
Before Articuno could ask who, the door opened and Mesprit floated in with a nurse hat on and a clipboard in hand. "Lugia's trio? The doctor will see you now. Come with me, please."
The trio of birds got up and went into the room with the Being of Emotion, where Uxie sat, looking pissed off with his own pink nurse outfit on. It was obvious who had forced him into such a thing, noting the smug look of the 'doctor' who was the only one wearing nothing in particular.
Azelf clasped her two paws together, tails twining and untwisting around each other. "Now then, you three... shall we begin?"
Oh... and now everything goes wrong... Well! I hope you liked this chapter! I'll see you guys later! SU out!