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Episode 1: It Came From the Sky
Contrary to the hellhole that was the city of Zenith, Mythical Forest was rather peaceful. Pokemon lived there without that many worries, and the occasional visit by Celebi made it even stranger.
The evening sun shone through the treetops. As a bird landed on a giant flower, it began to move. The flower was a Pokemon called Vileplume. The bird was a Fletchling, and they had both woke up to hear a guitar.
A man with black hair and a shirt with a handprint on it was playing said guitar. Nearby, a few Bellossom were dancing to the music. Another man with brown hair ran by, carrying a bag with something in it. Eh, it's probably money.
After the thief escaped the sight of the guitarist, he went to a huge gargoyle. A bird with a head shaped like a musical note sat on top of the gargoyle. "Password?" it asked. The thief sighed and began to flatly sing:
"A smart thief fears the boss's wrath!
I'd rather be on a cliff walking a narrow path!
Sometimes it hurts too much to care.
You think knowledge is power, but it's really despair…
Every time I say I'm leaving
This accursed life sets me right back to thieving!"
The bars on the lower part of the gargoyle rose, as a teenager with multiple facial piercing and a green Mohawk welcomed the thief in.
"Welcome back, Flynn," he said, grinning. "What did you find this time?"
"Well Duncan, I found some metal fragments, a bone, and a gauntlet," Flynn replied. Duncan cringed.
"Pretty sure Stalblind will only accept the gauntlet. Everything else should most likely belong in the 'Useless Junk' vault."
"SOMEONE MENTION ME?"
The thieves turned around to see a monstrous figure wearing a tattered light purple robe. Its eyes were a light cyan, and its mouth was filled with sharp teeth. The weirdest thing was that there was the skeleton of some kind of monster serving as its body.
"Evening, sir," said a sweating Duncan. He laughed nervously as Flynn put the things he stole on the floor.
"WELL BOYS, WHAT DID YOU STEAL FOR ME TODAY?" Stalblind asked with a maniacal grin on his face. The monster observed the loot and smiled when he saw the gauntlet. "THIS IS AN EDENIAN GAUNTLET," he said.
"You're serious?" Flynn deadpanned, looking at the gauntlet. "I just found it lying around in the catacombs." Stalblind examined the gauntlet further.
"IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LAST WORN BEFORE AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DEMON KING'S RETURN."
Rider put the pieces together, and came to a realization. "Boss, I think this is the armor used by Terrence Silva. And judging by the location, there may be more Edenian artifacts in the catacombs. And Boss, the entrance to the catacombs is within the city. So Duncan and I will drive Bei Fong away from the entrance. You can conceal yourself while they're distracted, and get all the loot."
Stalblind was silent. "RIDER, THAT'S THE SMARTEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD YOU SAY," he said with his jaw gaping.
At the grate that functioned as the hideout's door, a man with purple hair, a woman with red hair, and a Meowth listened in. "Did you hear that?" Jessie said gleefully.
"I did, Jessie," replied James.
"When we get our hands on dose Edenian artifacts, we'll sell dem and get rich!" the Meowth finished.
"WOBBUFFET!" shouted Jessie's Wobbuffet, who had popped out of its Pokeball.
"We'll have fame! Fortune! Keys to the executive bathroom!" they all cheered in unison.
"WOBBUFFET!"
The Team Rocket trio sneaked off into the woods, laughing about their dumb ideas of what will happen.
A white unicorn stallion with a blue mane galloped through the forest. "No sign of Stalblind or his goons yet," he said to himself. The guitarist noticed him. "Hello, Trent."
"Hey, Shining," said Trent. "What are you up to?"
"The thief boss Stalblind was recently sighted in the forest, and Bei Fong may have located his hideout. If we catch Stalblind, Zenith's crime will diminish immensely," Shining explained. He then noticed a strange ripple followed by two men. "It's Stalblind! Don't let him escape!"
Trent and Shining Armor chased after the thieves. Eventually, they reached a small grove with a pond in it. Various forest Pokemon scurried away as Trent and Shining cornered the thieves. But the unicorn then noticed something after containing Stalblind in a shield spell. "Hey Trent… what's that light?"
"What light?"
Shining pointed to a dim light across the pond. He and Trent walked over to it, and Trent broke a branch off of a tree to serve as a makeshift weapon. Another presence was with them. "Aren't you one of Stalblind's goons?" asked Armor.
"Yeah, but I think this may be Edenian. So Duncan sent me out on a recon mission to check it out," Flynn said.
The three approached the light. Stantler, Zigzagoon, Pachirisu, Sentret, Minccino, Deerling, Tropius, Butterfree, Venonat, Altaria, Buneary, Audino, and Sunflora were gathered around it. It wasn't a meteor or a huge gem, but a pod of some sort. There was a lid on it, and Trent used the branch to pry the lid open. Inside the pod was a man, around 18 or so. He had blue hair and strange headphones. His torso seemed metallic, and there were no feet, just long metal legs.
Shining read the label of the pod. "'8-A.S.S.W. Dark'. What the heck does A.S.S.W. stand for?" Trent then reached towards the mechanical man, and right when he touched it, its eyes opened.
"Registering identities: Trent, Shining Armor, and Flynn Rider. Identifying other creatures as Pokemon," he said in a mechanical voice. "Now for introductions. I am the latest in the Anti-Shadow Weapons, and my name is Dark. My directive programmed by the Kirijo Group is this: Prevent the Demon King Demise from escaping his seal at all costs. Now I shall scan your emotions…" He looked at the trio for a few seconds. "Scanning complete. Now capable of expressing 'confusion' and 'surprise'."
The three began to back away from Dark, creeped out by his robotic mannerisms. "Is my appearance frightening? Activating disguise mode." Dark now wore a white sleeveless shirt and black pants. He now had sandals on and feet.
Trent shuddered. "If this thing was activated to stop the Demon King's escape, why now? Unless… The Demon King is going to return."
Meanwhile, in an unspecified location, a fairy with pale green skin and a horned headdress looked into her cauldron. There was a crow on her shoulder and she was holding a staff. "Well, well…" Maleficent said. "It seems that if what that weapon says is true, Demise will most likely return." The crow agreed by squawking.
In another unspecified location, a sorcerer with bright red hair and literally white skin looked into a pool. He held a staff that looked like a paintbrush and had a purple cape. Yuga smiled. "And so it begins…"
In a beautiful hall with waterfalls and pillars, Chase Young watched them. "Soon those whelps will be looking for the Chaos Emeralds. This should prove interesting," he said. The warrior turned to a tiger and a black panther. "Go and observe that weapon for me. When it starts searching for the Emeralds, return to me."
A/N: Well, there you have it! The first episode of Seekers of Harmony. Sorry if there's no action. There might be a bit more in the next episode. We'll also meet two more main characters and best pony. Until then, this is BD89, signing off.