Arceus sped along the skies, flying through the clouds and dodging shellshocked birds. He found the small town of Ponyville and circled once before perching on a cloud overlooking the village. His emerald eyes scanned the small town, searching for the mares he had sensed. There, on the outskirts of Ponyville sat six mares under a tree on a picnic blanket. They chatted and laughed together, completely unaware of the hostile act that had just been made against the princesses.

As quickly as possible, Arceus rushed down to them as fast as his powers would allow him. He landed in front of the mares, startling them at first, but they quickly bowed, now seeing who's presence they were in.

"Lord Arceus," The purple unicorn Twilight Sparkle stepped foward to the alpha pokémon, "It's a pleasure to see you. What brings you to Ponyville?"

Arceus' tone was filled with worry, "Sombra, Discord, and Darkrai have kidnapped the princesses."

They all gasped. The white unicorn Rarity nearly fainted upon hearing this.

"Who's... Dock-cry?" Rainbow Dash the blue pegasus asked.

"An enemy to the pokémon world," Arceus explained, "They have taken the princesses and have demanded for the kingdoms in exchange for their safety. I have come to you, seeing how you have saved Equestria on multiple occasions with the Elements of Harmony. Me and my brother can not do this alone. Please, won't you help us?"

They all exchanged glances. Slowly, Twilight stepped foward.

"Lord Arceus," She started, "We will be happy to help you save the princesses."

Arceus' green and red eyes seemed to lose their worried looks and was replaced with a hopeful shine, "Thank you. Thank you so much. Now hurry! You must prepare for the trip to the Crystal Empire! I will retrieve the Elements of Harmony for you to wield and stop the princesses' kidnappers."

They all nodded gladly.

"You can count on us, Arceus sir!" Applejack cheered.

"Yeah! We'll kick their butt!" Rainbow Dash added.

"Let's get rid of those ruffians before they do something awful to the princesses!" Rarity whined.

"Yay! Adventure!" Pinkie Pie shouted.

"Um... Yay?" Fluttershy whimpered.

"We won't let you down." Twilight concluded.

Arceus bowed his head before taking to the sky again. The six mares left for their homes in Ponyville to prepare for the journey.

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Giratina was greeted with the fresh scent of the woods in Sinnoh. His red and black eyes scanned the area, looking for the paticular human's Pikachu. He turned himself into a shadow and stalked among the woods, picking up the sound of human laughter.

Quickly as possibly, he hid himself within a bush and watched a clearing where three humans were eating lunch, along with a Pikachu. Giratina knew that this was the Pikachu Arceus had spoke about. The little electric mouse would definitely help him and his brother save the princesses from their doom. In an attempt to lure the Pikachu away from his human companions, Giratina used his powers to bring a Pecha berry into the bush he hid in. Pikachu fell for it and chased the berry into the bush, where he was greeted by the sight of Giratina, who had shrunk himself down in order to stay hidden and not intimidate the rodent.

For a moment, Pikachu was surprised. But he knew Giratina wasn't hostile, being that the great basilisk was not attacking him. The renegade cleared his throat and spoke in a calm, clear voice.

"I need your help, young Pikachu," He explained to the rodent, "My, and my brother's loves have been taken by a trio of hostile villains."

Giratina then went on to explain Equestria, the princesses, and how they had been kidnapped by Darkrai, Sombra, and Discord. Pikachu listened intently, understanding every word the great renegade said. When he had finished, Pikachu jumped on the basilisk's back before giving a happy "Pika!", signaling that he had agreed to help.

With that, Giratina conjured up a portal back to Equestria. The two jumped through it, ready to face the challenge ahead.

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Later, Arceus and Giratina met back at the edges of Ponyville. The six mares also met with them, as Arceus had the Elements of Harmony.

Seeing that they were all ready, Arceus cleared his throat and began giving an encouraging, beginning speech, "Thank you so much for helping us. Together, we shall save the princesses and stop the forces of evil from taking over. Together, we go!"