Three Falls
The world around them shook, the floor beneath them cracking. Beams of light erupted from the cracks. Arceus frantically changed type in order to avoid damage, but as an explosion happened behind him, he lost yet another. The plate knocked out of view, and Arceus laid still with large bruises and scathes all over his body. Slenderman Snivy flinched, and seemed to flicker, as if unable to control his actions. He shrunk and knelt to the ground, looking up at the Killer Jell-O in all the commotion, and smiled. He did a quick flip to stand upright, and ran over to the Killer Jell-O's side; free from Arceus' control.
Meanwhile, over by Arceus, his type changing was out of control. Arceus' ring around his torso began to glow psychedelically, the flashing colors enough to give seizures. It's not over, he thought. I can still fight, it's only those two left. Arceus looked up to witness the destruction of his own little dimension, his home. Everything was pulled all from a scream. It was all a chain reaction. I can't be..the only one..who suffered damages. Arceus stood up on wobbly legs, making small cracks in the floor that spawned from the bigger ones. The Killer Jell-O turned toward him, Slenderman Snivy right by him. They squinted at the spectrum Arceus uncontrollably emitted. The Killer Jell-O looked beyond Arceus, his knife was still by him, right next to the largest crack in the floor. The Killer Jell-O knew it would be a long drop down. Everything was finally coming to the end. Slenderman Snivy coughed, and the Killer Jell-O turned to see that his right ear was bleeding slightly.
Suddenly, the Snivy began to glow. It was a black color at first, slowly then rapidly changing from black to white. The white shone brightest, even temporarily blinding the Killer Jell-O and Arceus, forcing them to look away. The glow then died instantly and the Killer Jell-O saw Slenderman Snivy fall. He didn't understand what had happened, but behind him the air began to shimmer. Arceus snapped out of his confusion over what had happened, and began to glide towards the Killer Jell-O. The Killer Jell-O instinctively took a step back, but paused to look at his fellow ally. He knew he couldn't simply leave him there, and went back to stand in front of him as a barrier. Seconds past like hours, and soon Arceus was floating a mere three feet in front of them.
"There is no where you can hide now, heh", Arceus chuckled in the face of his self-thought imminent victory. "You haven't been very good guests, and now there is nothing more you can do, fools.
Slenderman Snivy shook, and with his last few ounces of energy forced himself to get up. He looked down at the floor and smirked. Too weary to stand for very long he fell back to the remains of the floor. He got on his knees and supported his weight with his arms. He looked right at Arceus and said, "That's because..it's already done." Slenderman Snivy stood up again, using his Jiggly friend to hoist himself up, leaning on him for support. "Reversal." He fell down, but not to the floor. The Killer Jell-O caught him with fumbling arms, and struggled to keep him from falling completely. He pondered what those last few words meant; they must've been important if he knew it would be the last thing he could say before he fainted. Of course, Arceus wondered as well. But it was no matter as to what it meant, for it couldn't possibly stop him from taking those both down! Reversal..Arceus recalled that it simply did damage. If he remembered right it was more damage the more he was hurt. Yet Arceus didn't feel hurt at all, and instantly realized that whatever the Snivy did was in vain. He was a traitor just like that pesky Giratina, and like it he would pay! At least the grass snake will die in his sleep, he thought.
The Killer Jell-O pulled Slenderman Snivy away from Arceus while he wasn't paying attention. Unlike a few days prior, he couldn't carry him so easily. If he could only get him to safety, he could battle Arceus himself. But before long Arceus had rearranged himself and was coming towards them, but more slowly, as if savoring the moment. The Killer Jell-O practically pulled his friend along, walking backwards as to keep an eye on Arceus. Yet he still had to continually look back, or else he might fall off the floor. The strain showed on the Jigglypuff's face, and soon he had reached the edge. But now, what had been shimmering behind him was above him. The Killer Jell-O looked above to see the shimmers for the first time, and couldn't remember if they had been there before. He frantically looked back to Arceus, who didn't seem to care about the phenomenon. The Killer Jell-O looked back up, and the shimmers began to expand. They turned into shining orbs, seemingly delicate like bubbles. They connected and started to take shape. The shape became solid, and then three-dimensional. It rose a bit, and then dove down into the abyss. The Killer Jell-O's heart sank. What may have been his best hope, was suddenly gone. But it wasn't his biggest issue. His heart beat raced and the air seemed colder as Arceus right in front of him. Slenderman Snivy smiled in his sleep.
"What a shame-it appears you've reached the edge. It hasn't been fun, and it's about time you've reached the endgame." The Killer Jell-O had to squint to look at Arceus, but wouldn't let it look like he was under any sort of pressure. All of the flashing colors distracted him from the small white light below them all. "FINALLY YOU WILL GET A TASTE OF REAL JUSTICE!" Arceus proclaimed his victory in several self-absorbed shouts, but all the Killer Jell-O could focus on was how the white was coming closer and closer. And then, it disappeared. !, the Killer Jell-O thought. He bit his lip as to not shout angrily, and looked back at Arceus; then it came. From nowhere, the giant white glob reappeared right underneath Arceus. With no time to react, Arceus' underside was hit with full force. The white figure had become more clearly defined. It stopped pushing Arceus up but it continued to fly. Lines appeared across the white, defining where and what each part of it was. The Killer Jell-O's eyes widened with glee as it gained color while using it's massive tail to smack Arceus down back to the platform.
"Giratina!" The Killer Jell-O shouted. He wasn't sure what reversal did, probably not this, somehow Slenderman Snivy was able to reverse all of the actions he performed while under Arceus' control. Giratina nodded their way and swooped down to their side. He opened the portal back to the regular Pokemon dimensions and told the Killer Jell-O to hurry. The Killer Jell-O tossed Slenderman Snivy at Giratina and ran the opposite direction. Arceus laid crippled on the floor, but even so the Killer Jell-O tip-toed by him. He broke into a sprint the second he was past him. He sprinted to where he would be but three feet from the knife, and then fell. He used the momentum to slide and grab his knife like the main protagonist in a really bad action film. Too preoccupied with the return of his beloved knife to his hands, the Killer Jell-O paid no attention as he fell through the huge gap. All he did was do his signature grin in a knife-induced daze. Stars glinted in his eyes as he began the eternal downfall. Giratina sighed deeply and took chase after him. He dove to underneath him, and in perfect timing used his tail to whack the Jigglypuff all the up to the top. The Killer Jell-O began to dance on the platform, and Arceus began to stir. The Killer Jell-O froze. Arceus began getting to his feet. Giratina took the Killer Jell-O into his arms in one swift swoop and they went back to join Slenderman Snivy on the other side.
The two quickly began to rest as they reached temporary safety back in the valley, but everything seemed different from when they left. The trees were bent in all directions, some things looked contracted and others thoroughly stretched out.
"What happened here?" The Killer Jell-O asked, looking at Giratina.
"In my prolonged 'absence' from this world, the Distortion World became so out of balance that it severely damaged this one."
"Where's Slendy?"
Giratina motioned towards the worst damaged area with his new dark, shadowy wings in a silent answer. The Killer Jell-O came over to see Slenderman Snivy kicking up dead grass, hands in his jacket pockets. Not a scratch was on him. His ear seemed completely healed as well, there was no visible sign that it had ever been hurt. The Slendersnivy turned his way as he approached.
"Um, you're healed?"
"An old friend stopped by. They used Morning Sun to compliment my Synthesis, which would be painful otherwise. All while you acted recklessly", Slenderman Snivy replied, as matter of factly as always. The Killer Jell-O was surprised that he knew about his "knife-incident", and suddenly wanted to change the subject.
"A friend you say?" The Killer Jell-O inquired. He hoped mostly to change the subject, but was also curious. He had never known the Slendersnivy to have any other..friends.
Slenderman Snivy glared at him in reply, making it clear that he wasn't to pry. The Killer Jell-O took an uneasy step back, unsure of how to proceed. The Slenderman Snivy had never been much of a conversationalist, and was very keen on making his life a shrouded mystery. He wanted to ask 'What's next?', but he knew that it probably wouldn't go very well, the Snivy would only go on about how obvious it is. So he waited. Arceus would most likely be coming soon, and if he could heal himself like Slenderman Snivy did it would be much more of a challenge that anticipated. At least Slenderman Snivy would be on their team this time.
The sun shone dimly, obscured by wispy clouds. Over the hill, a ghost army was approaching. They weren't very organized, nor did most of them take the matter seriously. Boo had told them of Giratina's instruction as told, but was only a cheap laugh. A large majority of the ghosts thought she was only out for attention, that she just couldn't get enough. Some went to watch her be made a fool of when she was inevitably proven wrong, and a few here and there thought she might be right. But the largest majority bothered going only because Mama Gengar, the overall leader of the ghost hideaway, aside from the Elders, said so. As sightings of the final destination came into view, the group began to get antsy. Boo was relieved to see that Giratina was there, waiting patiently, but something was amiss. In the distance a dark portal swirled open, and Arceus began to step out.