Well here comes Chapter 4. I think we need to introduce our villain, and we all know who that is. The story starts to get darker, very soon if not immediately. It will still be T but there will be violence and occasionally a little language. Are you two ready?

Shaymin: I'm ready.

Ash: Me too.

Me: Then lets go.

Chapter 4 Return to the Underworld

Somewhere mysterious.

A man was watching recordings of the reverse world. The fight between the two giants, Dialga and Giratina; the capture; the explosion; and the aftermath. He wore a yellow suit that resembled a flight suit with several decorative crests. He had small yellow pads on his abdomen, a red padding on his chest, and a series of black stripes on his legs. If Giratina was capable of transforming into a human, this could be what he would look like. For Zero was a man of ambition. He had been fascinated with Giratina and more importantly, the reverse world. He had examined the renegade Pokemon for years and it became an obsession to learn about it. He wanted to study Giratina, but even more, he wanted to be Giratina. He wanted to be a crusader for an apparent noble cause. To protect the reverse world from the real world. To him, they were separate and the real world was destroying the reverse world. He would rule it, someday.

As he examined the tapes he began to analyze. As he studied Giratina, he knew something was amiss. The renegade Pokemon could normally leave his own world at will. Now, he couldn't. Dialga didn't damage it. It never could have. Something else did; something that made an explosion. This, thing, had somehow destroyed the Griseous orb, he realized. If not destroyed, then severely damaged the orb. Zero knew that the orb was used to create portals, but how it did so was still a mystery.

"A mystery I will solve, I suppose." He said to himself. He typed some commands on his dial pad and a woman appeared. Infi was an alternate intelligence designed to be Zero's personal assistant. She was a white hologram and she appeared next to him. "Continue to scan Giratina. We need to check on his progress."

"As you wish." Infi responded before disappearing. Zero sat in his chair, devising plans for his accession to kingship.

Ash, Shaymin, and the others were strolling through the sunlight, carefree and composed. They were strolling through a garden and enjoying the scenery. Large beautiful mirrors decorated the pathway and the light shone down blissfully, reflecting off the mirrors and keeping the entire garden lit. Brock was busy reading a map as Dawn and Ash enjoyed talking with the new arrival. Shaymin, meanwhile, was talking about his experiences and Ash was actually enjoying it. Dawn found some parts to be a little mean and Brock was grinning at some of the funnier parts.

"Yeah, and then I had to explain to the Ursaring that we were just strolling, and not trying to kick it out. It didn't like us though and we ended up running for our lives as the Ursaring tried to destroy us with a Focus Blast. Thats when we saw a large tree branch and as it charged we used Magical leaves on it. Before it even knew what happened, boom! The branch landed on him and it stumbled away awkwardly, tripping over rocks and not able to see the trees. We ended up leading it back into his cave by screaming, "This way. Over here you big animal. Taste some nice and juicy Shaymin salad!" It worked and it ended up falling asleep and we walked away. It was great."

"Poor Ursaring." Dawn sighed.

"Poor Ursaring!?" Ash gasped. "Dawn, the bear tried to kill him!"

"You ever see an Ursaring before?" Shaymin asked.

"You bet." Brock chimed in. "Once when we were in Johto, Ash, a girl named Misty, and I were strolling through the woods when we came across a Tediursa. It was very charming at first but it was actually sinister and it was stealing our food and blaming others for taking it. Finally, we learned the truth and we were a bit upset."

"Yeah, and I fought it off with my Chikorita and ended up defeating it. But thats when it evolved and it started chasing us. We had to run away before it decided to attack."

"That's great!" Shaymin laughed. "You set that teddy bear crying."

"Sure did." Ash smiled. "Now where exactly are we going, Shaymin?"

"I don't know, you guys have the map." Shaymin replied.

"How do you get around without help?" Dawn asked.

"Well I never really thought about it. I just travel and search for food or water, something that has a scent."

"Water has a scent?" Ash wondered.

"I detect the moisture in the air, numbnut. But anyway, I manage to just get places without really thinking. I do recognize some landmarks and that can help me get to places such as here, but often I just navigate on my own. As for the flower garden...Brock, what direction is the lake?"

"Why according to this is west."

"And where are the mountains?"

"North of us."

"That means we need to keep traveling southwest, which is where we are going." Shaymin calculated. "Keep onwards my good companions." Shaymin smiled and it occurred to him that he was traveling with friends. The only other times he travelled with others was when he was with his own kind. Never before did somebody ever accompany him to the flower garden. It felt strange. He had always travelled alone and that is how he has always been. He preferred it that way because then he could only focus on himself. Not out of self-righteousness but because of simplicity. He didn't have to worry about anything and he could do what he wanted or what he didn't want. He was free. He enjoyed freedom. It was a gift. But now he was traveling with Ash and the others. Was this good or bad? He decided to go with the current flow of things. Only time would tell.

Perhaps that time would be sooner than later. Shaymin felt a tingling sensation in his hair. Something felt strange. He looked at the sky but it was clear; he looked at the woods but he saw nothing; he looked at the mirrors and saw nothing. Or did he. As he glanced at it, the mirror seemed distorted, broken. It was almost moving. It appeared to be trembling like a bell after it gets struck. Shaymin tensed and immediately jumped off Ash's head. "Run. Run now! They're here!" He screamed. The others turned around with alarm and saw the fear in Shaymin's face. He looked petrified and was shaking uncontrollably. Something was wrong. Very wrong.

"What's here?" Dawn asked nervously.

"They...it is here! Run, all of you! Its dangerous!" He felt the mirror humming and he knew something was happening. Before he could react however, he was pulled into the mirror, back into the dark.

As stared as Shaymin disappeared through the mirror. A vortex had appeared and Shaymin was gone. He just vanished into the portal. Dawn looked livid and she ran towards it and looked down the abyss. She cried out Shaymin's name but there was no answer. Ash stared as she dove into the hole in the mirror and screamed after her. "Dawn wait! DAWN!" When he reached it she had disappeared. Ash roared in anger and picked up Pikachu. "Brock, stay here. I'm won't leave her!"

"But Ash-"

Before Brock could finish Ash leapt into the portal and took Pikachu with him. They descended down the dark cave-like structure and fell rapidly. The world blurred around him and lights flashed in a multitude of color. As he neared the end though, he slowed, as if he was walking on the moon. He touched the ground and looked around for Dawn. He screamed her name and prayed she was here. He saw her standing on the marble floor and he ran to her. He embraced her and was relived she was unharmed.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine. Where are we, though." She asked.

"I'm not sure, but its definitely weird-"

"WHAT DID I JUST TELL YOU!?" A voice screamed. "I TOLD YOU TO RUN, GET OUT OF HERE! FLEE! BUT WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU FOLLOW ME! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?"

"Shaymin, you're okay. I thought you disappeared." Ash exclaimed.

"Why did you come?"

"I came because she came and the only reason she's here is because of you."

"But you can't be here! Its dangerous, we need to get out now!" Shaymin screamed. There was a roar somewhere in the distance and they all tensed. They all were covered in a shadow as a shape ascended over them. Shaymin cringed as the monster descended onto them. It glared menacingly and proceeded to roar at them. Images came flashing back and Shaymin remembered the eyes of the monster. How they glowed red before the fireball that would have consumed him. The terrifying sight was back with a vengeance. It gave a deafening battle cry and Shaymin flinched and whimpered from the pain. Ash and the others shielded their ears from the roar and shut their eyes.

"What is that?" Dawn cried out.

"It's going to kill us!" Shaymin screamed.

Ash tensed and gritted his teeth. The Pokemon charged forward and aimed straight at them. This thing was going to attack them and probably kill them. It was going to kill Pikachu; it would kill Shaymin; it would kill Dawn! He had to do something.

"Pikachu, thunderbolt!" He commanded. Pikachu ran forward and blasted a beam of lightning at the dragon. The monster charged at it but before the lightning could strike the giant Pokemon disappeared. Ash gasped and turned in all directions. Dawn tensed and clung onto Ash who moved his arm in front of her defensively. A small light jetted out and Dawn's starter appeared. It was less scared as it was enraged. It ran next to Pikachu and the two Pokemon prepared to fight the monster.

Giratina appeared next to them and it dove down towards Shaymin. Shaymin curled up and shut his eyes with absolute fear. "Pikachu, hit him with thunderbolt."

"Piplup use Bubblebeam!" Dawn cried out. The mouse unleashed a beam of electricity which struck the dragons tentacles and Piplup unleashed a torrent of bubbles at the creatures stomach. Giratina changed its course but was barely injured and it absorbed both blows. That was when a third figure appeared with his Shieldon and ran to Ash and Dawn. "Stop all of you, you need to get away from Giratina!"

"Giratina!" Ash exclaimed.

"Thats what that is?" Dawn added.

The dragon charged forward and unleashed a powerful dragon pulse. The blue fireball descended onto them. It would have demolished the area they were standing on had it not been for Newton's Shieldon and its Ice Beam. Giratina roared and chased after the retreating figures. It prepared to fire a Dragon Pulse when it was forced to turn away from a powerful lightning bolt. The attack hit him anyway and the dragon winced from the savage attack. It turned away and ran off, preparing to surprise them when the time was right. For now it would wait.

Newton and the others ran through the caves and they were temporarily safe from Giratina. Ash was studying this new character with apparent confusion and disbelief. How was this person living here. He must have never seen another human since who knows when! Who is he, what is he? Is he a recluse? An criminal? He didn't know and probably would never find out on his own. He was even more troubled by the creature from earlier. He had seen many strange and powerful Pokemon before, but not something that had this Pokemon's powers. If that thing lived here, Ash figured he was trespassing in its territory and that probably wasn't a good place to be.

As Ash ran he noticed that the moonlike gravity from earlier vanished. His body felt normal and it seemed he was walking as he would in the real world. Dawn also noticed but their answer was answered before they could ask.

"We're entering a cave with higher gravity. it should feel like the real world." Newton explained. "I'm surprised you three ended up here, or down here."

They stopped and Newton felt that now would be the appropriate time to explain things. "Tell me how did you get here?"

"Well, I'm Ash, this is Dawn, Pikachu, and here is Shaymin." Ash pointed out. Newton nodded and glanced at them all shortly, save for Shaymin. He studied him with interest and the events of the morning came rushing back. "This can't be a coincidence." He thought profusely. "This must be the one from earlier. I better start talking and informing them before they wind up in trouble again."

"Well I suppose you might want to know some things."

"Yeah, where are we?" Dawn asked.

"And what's a Giratina?" Ash continued.

"And who exactly are you?" Shaymin finished.

"Newton Graceland is the name. Expert on the Reverse World and Giratina." Newton declared triumphantly. He grinned with admiration and the others stared at him weirdly.

"Expert on the Reverse world." Dawn said skeptically.

"He's kind of a weirdo." Ash stated rather bluntly. Newton looked rather offended but also humiliated and bowed his head.

"Come on." He said sadly. "Thats no way to treat someone who saved your lives."

"We're sorry." Dawn bowed. "Thank you for saving us."

"But without further delay, lets continue on the tour of the reverse world." Newton smiled. They continued walking and Piplup and Pikachu followed behind. Shaymin allowed Dawn to hold him and they all listened intently. "This dimension, is called the reverse world because it is the opposite of reality. Here, the laws of physics are not set in stone and properties change. Gravity becomes weaker or stronger based on where one is. It is connected to the real world but it never intersects it, like two balls of fire that reflect off each other without ever touching. Whatever happens in the real world is reflected in this world." He explained. They followed along and allowed Newton to give his lecture.

"But why are we here?" Ash asked.

"Thats harder to explain. I have to start from the beginning to make this all sound logical. It began when the dimensions of time and space, two dimensions that never should have met, began to collide with each other. Each guardian thought their territory was being invaded. And they began to fight fiercely."

Images came back to Ash like a gentle stream. Dialga and Palkia fighting in Alamo's town; the battle that raged; Darkrai...He shook his head to stay focused and he listened to Newton again. "Tell me, have you either of you two heard of the Pokemon, Dialga and Palkia?"

"Yes. Remember Dawn?"

"Back at Alamo's town." She quietly replied.

"Well they are the guardians of their respected dimensions and when they met, they attacked each other. They proceeded to gain dominance, but they were unaware that they were causing pollution here. Giratina was furious at Dialga and Palkia for violating its home, so it proceeded to the real world and attempted to capture and probably kill Dialga. If it succeeded it would go after Palkia next, most likely."

"Dialga?" Ash followed.

"Hm. But then, when it captured Dialga, it stole a third Pokemon and trapped it here. That Pokemon created an explosion, Seed Flare, and allowed Dialga to escape. That Pokemon, as you may guess, was Shaymin." Ash and Dawn both looked at their friend and the Gratitude Pokemon hid his face. "I started this and got Ash and Dawn caught up in this mess, didn't I?" He thought sadly. He waited for the silence to end before Newton began.

"Giratina, the guardian of the reverse world, normally can leave or enter this dimension at will, by using an item on its crest called the Griseous orb. When Shaymin used Seed Flare, it damaged it and now Giratina is trapped here."

"So thats why it's so angry." Dawn exclaimed.

"Yes, angry at Shaymin." Newton answered.

"Really really angry." Shaymin murmured.

"But you all must want to get out of here I assume." Newton said.

"Yes." they all nodded.

"Then there is no time to lose." He grinned. He commanded his bioarm to search for portals in the reverse world. He found one, it was close to where Ash and the others were earlier. "There is still time. Come on, we may reach the portal before its closes."He signaled them to follow and they ran.