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BGM: Hades' Infernal Theme (Kid Icarus: Uprising)

"Time! Space! Reality! It's more than just a boring ol' linear path! It's a prism of boundless entertainment! A single choice can branch out into infinite realities and infinite amusement from yours truly! Alternate universes created from the ones that we know and love! I am Lord Hades, your handsome guide to these wonderful and boundless fun of opportunities! Follow me, if you dare… and bask in the neverending torturous question of:"

SUPER RWBY: WHAT IF?

"What If!"

End BGM

"Now there's something you don't see every day. Cinder actually deserving the Fall Maiden powers? Who would have thunk!"

Hades grinned. "Not to mention good ol Merc saved his legs and proceeded to get his semblance back from his old man. This universe is pretty good! But alas… we must part ways from it for a bit. I'm sure they'll be fine unsupervised for a spell."

Hades looked around the universes once more. "Let's see… now where should we see chaos unfolding next… where should we-"

He spotted one universe, raising an eyebrow. "Oh, what's this?" He wondered as he looked into it.

"Oh, that's diabolical! It's so silly! It's so… perfectly entertaining!"

Hades looked up with a grin. "So! We all know what happened in Hisui. Ghetsis and Team Plasma made their move, caused chaos in Hisui, blackmailed Darkrai, all of that fun stuff! …I do question why everyone went up to the final battle in Arceus' domain and only one percent of them actually did something while everyone watched and did nothing. Could've had more fun picking off Team Plasma, am I right?"

He let out a chuckle. "Oh well, Ghetsis had competition. And said competition was the far more interesting Fecto. If only Ghetsis had a unique party member with him! …Oh hey, this is what's about to happen here!"

What If… Ghetsis Had an Ally?*

"Hmm? That's peculiar… what's with the strange asterisk? I'm sure it's probably nothing~!"


"Do you hear the baby stars? These newborns will grow up to become galaxies someday. When stars die, they turn to stardust and scatter across the cosmos. Eventually, that stardust reforms to create a new star… and so the cycle of life continues. But the cycle never repeats itself in quite the same way. So… you'll see."

A hunter woke up, finding himself lying on some grass. "Mmm…?" He slowly rose, rubbing his head. "Where the devil am I…?" He wondered as he noticed his shotgun next to him. He reached for it, only to see a Rhyhorn approaching him curiously.

"Gah!" He yelped as he aimed his shotgun at the Rhyhorn.

The Rhyhorn jumped back startled and quickly turned the other way, running off.

"...That was a peculiar rhino." He mused as he stood up. "Wait a minute, what's a rhino doing in the jungl-"

His eyes widened, feeling his neck. There was no vine around him as he breathed a sigh of relief. He looked around, seeing that he was no longer in a jungle, not to mention he had no idea where he was.

"Most peculiar…" He mused as he walked off while scratching his chin.


Waaaay later…

BGM: News (Pokemon Colosseum)

"Breaking news! Unova's worst criminal, Ghetsis, has escaped from prison with his army of cohorts. No one has any idea where he could be, but Ghetsis is back at large. Could we see another return of Team Plasma? Will Unova be hit with a new ice age?

In other news, there have been mysterious dead Pokemon all throughout the region. Police have determined there has been a poacher at large. Large Rhydon horns were sold at a high price, along with other items such as Roserade's cape, Aipom's tail, Donphan's tusks and much more.

Could these two suspects work together? Only time may tell…"

End BGM

"Bah, a poacher? That's nothing to be worried about." A Plasma Grunt rolled his eyes. "Hey, has the boss come back yet?"

"He's en route now." A female grunt said.

"Ah, good… by the way, why did we station ourselves in a forest when a poacher is on the loose?"

"Don't know, don't care, doesn't concern me." She shrugged. "I mean, not like we'll come into contact with the poacher. They have their business, we have ours."

"Good point."


Meanwhile, with Ghetsis…

Ghetsis walked through the forest with a reluctant Darkrai. "Do not worry, Darkrai. Alamos Town is in good hands."

"Tch…"

"As long as you obey my commands, it will be." He chuckled.

Unaware of the two, the hunter walked by and spotted the two. "Hmm?" He mused, narrowing his eyes as he approached.

Darkrai shifted his eyes, feeling something amiss as he turned around. "...Ghetsis."

"Yes, what is it?" Ghetsis turned around, to see a shotgun pointed at his face. He didn't flinch but smirked. "My, you've got some nerve pointing that thing at me." He casually said.

"Heh, had to make sure you weren't some strange animal." He said, putting his shotgun down. "Who are you?"

"I am Ghetsis, leader of Team Plasma."

"Ah, I've heard of you on the news."

"And you are?"

"You can call me… Clayton."

Ghetsis smirked. "You must be that poacher."

"I woke up in a land with strange creatures that fetch for a high price for certain items." Clayton responded.

"Ah… walk with me." Ghetsis said as he walked with Clayton beside him, latching the shotgun to his back as Darkrai had his arms folded, giving them both the stink eye. "So, we at Team Plasma liberate Pokemon from trainers, but you, on the other hand, prevent Trainers from catching Pokemon. Perhaps we should team up."

"Is that what these creatures are called? Pokey-mon? Fascinating… are there any gorilla Pokemon?"

"Quite a few, actually."

Clayton smirked. "Excellent." He said as they walked into the tent.

"I'm back, and I brought Darkrai with me." Ghetsis said.

"Hey, welcome ba-... who's the hunter?" A Plasma Grunt asked.

"This is Clayton, the infamous poacher of Unova. We will be working together."

All of the Plasma Grunts blinked.

"Aaaaaah… shit." A female Grunt groaned.

"So, tell us about yourself, Clayton." Ghetsis said as Clayton sat down and brought out a pipe.

"Any of you have a light?" He asked as one of them gave him a match. "Thank you." He proceeded to light the pipe up and blew out some smoke. "So, you want to know more about me, hmm? It's quite simple… back where I came from, I hunted gorillas for a fair price."

He sneered, letting out a fierce growl. "However, four good for nothing imbeciles ruined everything for me. They even killed me for it… AND my one of a kind lizard!"

"I guess that universal reset brought you back…" A grunt shrugged.

A female grunt nudged another. "Did he just say "Imba-seel"?"

"I dunno…"

"Whatever the case! Those four… those imbeciles ruined EVERYTHING."

"...Holy Arceus, I can hear it."

"Thank you!"

"Who are these four?" Ghetsis asked.

"One of them was a man-ape named Tarzan. The others… I believe the boy was named Sora and his two companions were Goofy and… I never got the name of that duck. He was highly unintelligible if I'm being honest."

"I see. I, too, have been wronged before. Some lousy trainers that go by Rosa and Nate." Ghetsis growled. "Those two ruined everything for me… especially Hilda and Hilbert!"

Ghetsis composed himself. "However, I have a plan that will get rid of them forever!"

"Oh really?"

"Yes. I just need to drop by Alola to grab something and then we will begin our plan. I won't be long. Get comfortable with my men until I return."

"Quick question. Why do you call them "trainers"?" Clayton asked.

"It's simple. People capture Pokemon in these Pokeballs and they train them." A grunt said, tossing a Pokeball in the air and called out a Poochyena.

"Hmm… materialization." Clayton rubbed his chin as Ghetsis walked out.

"Have fun getting to know my crew." Ghetsis said as he walked away.

Clayton turned to face the Grunts. "So, tell me… what exactly is your boss trying to do? And can someone fetch me a Pokemon of my own?"

"What do you want?" A Grunt asked.

"A creature that knows how to use a gun."

"...I'll be right back. I have a sister who moved to Galar." A Female grunt said as she called out a Braviary and flew off with it.

Clayton chuckled and turned to the others. "My first question remains unanswered. What is Ghetsis's goal?"


One round trip from Alola later…

Ghetsis walked into the tent. "I'm back, and I have the time machine with me."

"Ah, excellent!" Clayton said. "I was just giving the group a rousing speech. The young lady over there just gave me my own Pokemon."

"Oh?" Ghetsis wondered as Clayton tossed the ball in the air, calling out an Inteleon. "Aaaah, an Inteleon!"

"Yeah, I took the Inteleon's ball when my sister wasn't looking." The female Grunt chuckled.

"Indeed. Now, Ghetsis… before we go into the past and ruin some people's futures, not to mention severing the bond between humans and Pokemon… there's something that I need to do between us."

"What's that?" Ghetsis asked.

"Come-" Clayton approached him, putting an arm around Ghetsis's shoulder. "Walk with me."

BGM: Lacunosa Town (Pokemon Black/White)

The duo walked through Lacunosa Town late at night. "I must say, Ghetsis… what you've been doing is rather bold, if I'm being honest."

"Indeed. It is all part of the plan."

The two of them walked up the stairs and leaned on the railings. "To think you would actually take over Unova so easily…"

Ghetsis chuckled. "I almost had it too… twice, actually. But I know this plan will work."

"Rather bold, and I like the plan. We just need to iron out a few kinks."

Ghetsis closed his eyes. "I'm open for suggestions. What do you have in mind?"

"My first suggestion-"

End BGM

Chi-chick!

Ghetsis turned his head, immediately seeing Clayton's shotgun at his face.

BGM: Villains of a Sort (Kingdom Hearts)

"-Is to get rid of a loose end."

"Wh-what are you doing? Is this some sort of joke?"

"Your henchmen told me all about your plans. You're all washed up, Ghetsis."

"What is the meaning of this?! I will not stand for mutiny!"

"I may be a hunter, but I draw the line at terrorism."

"Guards! GUARDS!" He yelled, but no one came.

"Ah yes, your Shadow Triad? I disposed of them." He said as Ghetsis's eyes widened. "Not only that, but all of your henchmen listen to me now!"

"This is mutiny! MUTINY!"

"Cheer up, Ghetsis. I'm sure you'll think of another plan in the afterlife."

Ghetsis growled. "Treason!"

He let out a yell and tried to tackle Clayton to the ground.

A loud buckshot was heard all over town, lights immediately turning on. A few civilians walked out the door and ran to the source of the noise, where they would see a gruesome sight. A few women shrieked in horror.

"Oh hey, look at that! I can pull that asterisk off that title now!" Hades grinned.

RRRRIIIIIIIP!

What If… Clayton Shot Ghetsis' Damn Head Clean Off?

"There we go!"


BGM: News

"BREAKING NEWS! Unova's Top Terrorist, Ghetsis, has been found dead in Lacunosa Town. No one knows for sure why or how Ghetsis was murdered. Witnesses claim they heard a loud gunshot. When they arrived at the scene… okay, viewer discretion is advised, but this is what they found."

N grimaced. "Yup, that's Ghetsis's body alright…" He said as he rubbed his chin. "So… does that mean Unova is safe?"

"I hope you could stomach the horrifying scene, but regardless, Ghetsis is no longer around and Unova can breathe a sigh of relief."

End BGM


Meanwhile, in Hisui…

Clayton arrived in the land of Hisui with the army of Plasma grunts. "Alright. Let us liberate these creatures from these pesky humans."

"Right, boss!" A Plasma Grunt nodded.

"And no terrorism either! I'd rather we scare folk the old fashioned way, not blow things up because we can."

"Oh? You look rather interesting." A voice said as they turned to see Volo approaching. "Yo, name's Volo. What's your name?" He asked with a smile.


Meanwhile, at Toad Town…

BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story plus Bowser Jr's Journey)

"Wooooow!" Sora said in awe. "You really are the most powerful trainer in Sinnoh!"

Cynthia nodded. "Indeed. I've had some fights where I've felt excitement, and this fight was no exception." She said, turning to Gloria. "No hard feelings?"

"You kiddin'? That was amazin"! I'm not even mad." Gloria grinned, using a Hyper Potion on CInderace.

"It was rather close." Cynthia nodded.

Gloria stood up, putting Cinderace away. "That was fockin' incredible, though. Can't wait to tell Rubes about what happened!" She said and walked off.

"Gawrsh, I thought she'd be more upset by that." Goofy said.

"Guess not." Donald responded.

"I told you that she's pretty strong." Cloud said, leaning against a tree with Aerith sitting down on a bench, giggling.

"Now, can you direct me to where I can find this Sea Salt Ice Cream? I've heard it's rather deli-"

Suddenly, she disappeared with a puff of smoke.

"HUH?!" They all yelled.

"...What… just happened?" Aerith asked.

"I'm not sure, but…" Cloud looked at Sora. "Sora, think you can look up Sinnoh's champion?"

Sora pulled out his gummi phone, typing it up. "I mean, it's still Cynthia, right? I mean, it's not like-... HUH?! Who's this clown guy?!"

"Clown guy?" Aerith wondered.

"Someone named… Flint? Apparently he's the champion of Sinnoh."

"Anything on Cynthia?"

"Uh… page doesn't exist."

Cloud's eyebrows furrowed. "Disturbing…"

"What the heck just happened?" Sora wondered.

"I can help answer that." A voice said as they turned to see Arceus approaching them.

"Arceus, do you have any idea what's going on?" Cloud asked.

"It appears that someone went back in time in the Hisui region with ill intentions. That someone took Team Plasma with him and he's currently making a mess of things."

"Hisui?" Donald wondered.

"Ancient Sinnoh." Arceus responded.

"Who's this guy?" Sora asked.

"Someone by the name of Clayton."

"Aaaah, Clayton." Sora nodded.

The trio's eyes widened.

"CLAYTON?!" They yelled.

"...Wait… who's Clayton again?" Sora asked right after.

"Sora, do you remember Tarzan?" Donald asked.

"Yeah, I remember Tarza-... Wait, was Clayton that large gorilla?"

"That was Kerchack." Goofy said.

"Uuuh… the gorilla that admired Donald?"

Donald shuddered. "No!"

"Uuuuh…" Sora folded his arms. "...Oh! Wait! He was that guy with the Stealth Sneak and the shotgun, right?"

"You remembered the Stealth Sneak… yet you couldn't remember him?" Donald deadpanned.

"Aheheheh… ah… that place was a bit of a blur for me, honestly." Sora sheepishly admitted.

"Oh brother…"

"Yes, the hunter is making a mess of things in Hisui. I had a feeling you knew him because he brought along a Heartless before Ghetsis came back from Alola." Arceus explained. "It's not just Cynthia, but all of Sinnoh is affected… and soon, he may even change the rest of the regions too."

"Well, we can't let that happen!" Aerith said.

"Indeed." Arceus nodded. "I would ask Team RWBY to come with, but, Ruby's family is having a moment, so it would be wise to leave them be."

"Juuuust out of curiosity-"

"Summer is leaving after Tai and Rosalina got married."

"Okay, yeah, let 'em mourn." Sora nodded. "We'll take the lead!"

"Thank you."

"So, out of curiosity… who's the professor in Sinnoh now?" Cloud asked.

"Barry."

"...Who?"

End BGM


Meanwhile, in Sinnoh…

"You got that? I'll fine you a million Pokedollars if you don't complete the Pokedex!"

"HUH?!" A starting trainer looked at him in horror.

"Naaaah, I'm just kidding! I just like to say that to get reactions out of starting trainers." He grinned.

"...What the Distortion World is wrong with you?!"


Back with the others…

"Alright, let's go restore the world!" Sora grinned.

"You gonna bring your Blade sisters with you?" Cloud asked.

"They're about to have a match in one minute. Would be rude to pull them away."

"Good point." Cloud nodded. "I'll go with you then."

"Same here!" Aerith smiled.

Sora grinned. "Thanks guys, let's rock and roll!"

"I'll inform Dialga and Palkia."

"I'll go stock up on Phoenix Downs!" Aerith said as she took off.


Later, in the past…

BGM: Jubilife Village (Pokemon Legends Arceus)

A distortion portal opened up as Sora landed on his feet. "So, this is Jubili-"

Donald and Goofy landed on top of him.

"OOOOMPH!" He grunted as Cloud and Aerith landed side by side.

"That's strange… I thought we were falling side by side…" Goofy said.

"Awww…" Donald groaned.

"That went better in my head…" Sora mumbled as they got off of him.

"So, where to?" Cloud asked.

"Maybe we'll ask around." Sora responded as they walked around town, hearing a lot of people grieving.

"Man, talk about a downer town…" Cloud said.

"I wonder…" Aerith approached a villager. "Excuse me, do you know what happened here?"

"Some lunatic came by and killed the village chief!"

All of them looked at each other before they nodded. "We'll take a look." Aerith responded as they went into the Galaxy Hall and saw blood splattered everywhere, and then noticing Cyllene, Akari and Kamado on the ground.

It looked like they had put up a fight but had wounds to the chest. Aerith reached into her bag and pulled out three, using them on the spot.

"Gah!" Akari yelped as she sat up along with Cyllene and Kamado. The blood on the walls disappeared.

"Nnngh…" Cyllene rubbed her head as she looked at the five. "Who… are you?"

Sora grinned. "I'm Sora! This Is Donald, Goofy, Cloud and Aerith."

Akari looked at Donald and Goofy. "Huh… these are peculiar Ducklett and Watchog…"

"Ducklett?" Donald tilted his head.

"I don't know what a Watchog is, but I'm glad you're okay!"

"Goodness, they can talk?!" Akari said in shock.

"Judging by you five… you are not from our time." Kamado said, standing up. "Just like that man who had an explosive stick." Kamado shot them a glare. "Why would you-"

"Look, if you're gonna be grumpy about time travelers, blame it on the guy who killed you. Why would you be mad at us? We just revived you guys!" Sora said.

"Technically, I did, but… whatever." Aerith shrugged.

"He's not wrong." Cyllene said.

"...Very well, I will reserve my wrath against the man who killed me along with his team. Plasma, I believe. Unfortunately, we have no idea where he went."

"I think I might have an idea." Akari said. "Follow me!"

With a nod, they took off after Akari.

BGM: Obsidian Fieldlands 2 (Pokemon Legends Arceus)

Akari rushed through the Obsidian Fieldlands with the group behind her, heading straight for the Grandtree Arena.

"Lian? Irida! Where are you?" Akari called out.

"Over here." A voice said as they turned to see Lian approaching. "I've heard about what happened in Jubilife, so I decided to hunker down with Lord Kleavor."

"Is he okay?" Akari asked.

"Yes. Though he's mourning right now. A few Scyther were killed by that man. He escaped, but some of his men weren't lucky." Lian explained. "As for Irida, I'm not sure where she's at, but I hope she's okay."

"Wyrdeer's okay as well!" A voice said as they turned to see Mai approaching with him. "Wyrdeer managed to herd some Plasma assholes into a pack of angry Paras and an Alpha Parasect, but we're both okay!" Mai smiled.

"That's a relief…" Sora smiled.

"Yeeeeah… though I'm not sure about Adaman. Maybe you guys can go check?" Mai suggested.

"Come on!" Akari said as they took off again.

End BGM


At the Crimson Mirelands…

BGM: Crimson Mirelands 1 (Pokemon Legends Arceus)

As they entered the Crimson Mirelands and ran around, they would immediately see Calaba on the ground along with Ursaluna as blood was everywhere.

"Oh no, she's dead!" Akari exclaimed.

"I'm on it!" Aerith said.

"I'm not dead, you nincompoops!"

Calaba stood back up. "I was resting on the ground. Ursaluna was busy eating alive some Team Plasma folk when he accidentally tripped and caused me to fall and bumped my head! He's been guarding me ever since!"

"That's a relief…" Cloud said.

"Luna!"

"Although, you may want to check on Arezu… just in case. She's with that Lilligant of hers." Calaba said. "Might check on Adaman too, I think he was around."

"Thanks." Sora smiled as they ran off.

"By the way, you boys need to brush your hair! It's quite messy if I'm being honest!"

"...My hair's messy?" Cloud asked.

"Nah, it's spiky!" Aerith giggled.

"Can't say the same for Sora." Donald teased.

"Hey!"

They ran up to Lilligant's domain, where they would see Adaman and Arezu on the ground with Lilligant on her knees and softly crying.

"Oh no…" Akari frowned.

"Don't worry, they're going to be alright!" Aerith smiled, using two Phoenix Downs on them.

"Mmmph!" Adaman sat up along with Arezu.

"Lilli! Lilli!" Lilligant hugged Arezu happily.

"Oh! Nice to see you were worried…" Arezu smiled.

"Ugh… that hurt like hell…" Adaman grumbled.

"Can you recall what happened?" Akari asked.

"Some asshole decided to try and kill Lady Lilligant, but Arezu and I fought him off… and, well, you can guess how that went…" Adaman grumbled.

"Lilli Lilli Lil Gant."

"She's saying that she managed to scare him away. Some Plasma folk ended up in an Alpha Gardevoir's turf and she heard screams that were quickly silenced."

"Geeeeez… does Clayton know how to operate a team correctly?" Sora sweatdropped.

"He's probably not a good team leader." Cloud snarked.

"If you find that Clayton asshole, give him a wallop for me… actually, heck with it, I'm going with ya." Adaman said. "Arezu, stay here."

"You got it!" Arezu nodded.

End BGM


Cobalt Coastlands…

BGM: Cobalt Coastlands 1 (Pokemon Legends Arceus)

The group ran toward the cliff, dodging some Beautifly and Dustox, along with some Aipom as they made their way to the edge of the cliff, running around some Voltorb and Growlithe.

At the end, they would see Palina crying and cradling Irida while Iscan was comforting her.

"I-Irida…?!" Adaman ran over to her. "No no no…"

"Mind if I take this one?" Sora asked as Aerith handed him a Phoenix Down. "Thanks." He then used it on Irida.

Irida gasped, opening her eyes and sitting up. "Nnnngh… what just…?"

"Oh thank heavens!" Palina hugged her tightly.

"Mmmph! Ow! Little sore…" Irida winced.

"What happened?" Adaman asked.

"Some hunter guy tried to shoot Palina's Growlithe, but I put a stop to him. I fought him off but… I felt something hit my chest. Next thing I know, I wake up with… spiky haired people, a Ducklett, a Watchog and… a red dressed girl?"

"That's what I said about these two as well." Akari said. "Apparently, they're Donald and Goofy."

"...Donald Ducklett?" Irida tilted her head. "Honestly, that has a nice ring to it."

"Awww… phooey!"

"Have you heard about Plasma?" Sora asked.

"Well, I've seen some of them come face to face with an Alpha Drapion, Octilerry and Machoke." Iscan said. "A few of them were frozen over by an Alpha Walrein."

"Sounds to me Clayton is an idiot." Cloud said.

"I suppose you're right…" Sora nodded.

"Mind if I tag along? I owe him a knuckle sandwich!" Irida said as they nodded and took off.

…But before they went into the Coronet Highlands, they saw Volo down on the ground.

"Oh!" Aerith quickly used one for him.

"Gah!" Volo sat up. "Ugh, who does that to a traveling salesman…" He brushed himself off. "Common courtesy to say "hi" back instead of shooting me in the chest."

"Ah, walk it off. That's what we're all doing." Adaman said as they ran off.

"...I'll go see how Jubilife's doing." Volo said as he walked off with a small grumble.

End BGM


At Coronet Highlands…

BGM: Coronet Highlands - Base (Pokemon Legends Arceus)

"Hmm? Can't say I've met the guy." Ingo said. "I was busy making sure Sneasler was okay from that fight with that Alpha Crobat."

"Sneasel Snease." Sneasler waved it off like it was no big deal.

"Well, glad you guys are okay." Irida said.

"That said, I heard a little girl screaming not too long ago." Ingo said. "I've been meaning to investigate…"

"We'll go take a look!" Sora said as they took off running, and then as they got closer, they would find Melli sprawled out with Electrode looking him over with a tilted body, then Aerith used a Phoenix Down on him.

"You alright, ma'am?" Donald asked.

"MA'AM?!" Melli glared at him. "DO I LOOK LIKE A "MA'AM" TO YOU?! …Wait, why is this Ducklett talking?"

"Ooooh…" Donald folded his arms in annoyance.

"Ingo said he heard a little girl screaming not too long ago." Adaman said.

"Well, it certainly wasn't me! It was probably those weirdos that got into a tussle with an Alpha Steelix. I didn't scream at all, no sir!"

"Electrode Elect."

"Hmm, Electrode begs to differ." Adaman smiled.

Melli glared at Electrode who turned his frown into a smirk. "Traitor…" He grumbled.

"There's one more area to check. Let's go!" Akari said as they took off running.

"Sheesh… not my fault that man had his Inteleon snipe me between the legs…"

End BGM


At Alabaster Icelands…

BGM: Alabaster Icelands 1 (Pokemon Legends Arceus)

"Eh? Haven't heard a peep over here." Gaeric said. "Went off to check on Lord Avalugg and he's doing okay."

"Th-th-thuh-that's guh-great! H-How… are yu-yuh able tuh-to withstand th-the cuh-cold without a shirt?!" Sora shivered.

"Seriously? It's not that cold out here." Irida said.

"Speak for yourself! Hooo!" Adaman shivered a bit.

"What? What's wrong with being a bit adventurous? Heh!" Gaeric grinned. "I did hear some screams, but I chalked that up to some folk meeting either a Mamoswine or came into contact with an Alpha Froslass."

"Or they probably went into Snowpoint Temple and made friends with an Alpha Gallade!" Sabi approached with her Hisuian Braviary.

"Ah, that too." Gaeric nodded. "Sorry, folks. But no one came over in this domain as far as we know!"

"Alright, glad to see you're okay." Irida said.

"Guess that's everything." Cloud said.

"Well, we didn't go to the very top of Mount Coronet if I remember correctly." Aerith said. "Maybe we can try there!"

"That's where the Temple of Sinnoh is located. Maybe our Clayton guy is there." Irida guessed.

End BGM


Near the Temple of Sinnoh…

The group ran through the cave where they spotted a woman laying against the walls. "Hey, isn't that…?" Adaman wondered as Aerith used a Phoenix Down on the woman.

"Gah!" The woman yelped as she sprang up. "Ugh… where is that man? I want to have a word with him!"

She blinked, turning around and saw the group. "Oh, hi there! Name's Cogita if you didn't know~!"

"Let me guess. Some dude with a shotgun?" Sora asked.

"Is that what it was called? Well, regardless, I was trying to prevent him from harming any more Pokemon. Unfortunately… you can guess how that went."

"We'll take it from here. You go back home and rest." Irida said.

"Hmph! I'll go home… and I'll come back with a frying pan with his name on it!" Cogita walked off in a huff.

"Come on!" Sora said as they ran up ahead.

BGM: The Temple of Sinnoh (Pokemon Legends Arceus)

"I hope he didn't kill Almighty Sinnoh…" Irida said.

"Nonsense! I doubt he would have done such a thing." Adaman reassured as they ran up the slope, making their way into the Temple of Sinnoh.

End BGM

Up ahead, Clayton overlooked the entire region. "Mmm… I feel like there's more Pokemon to hunt. I wonder if there's a Pokemon god… heh, that'll be worth a fortune…"

"Clayton!"

Clayton turned around, seeing the group in front of him. "Ah, Sora…" He growled maliciously. "You've grown since we've last met. …And I thought for sure I've killed some of you."

"Yeah, you suck at killing people!" Akari taunted. "We're still here!"

Clayton let out an amused snort. "Is that right…"

"It's over, Clayton! We have you cornered." Cloud said.

"This feels like deja vu…" Clayton mused as his Intelleon appeared from a corner with his arms folded. He smirked. "Not to worry, I'll settle the score with you imbeciles… especially you." He pointed his shotgun at Sora.

Aerith nudged Cloud. "Did he just say "Imba-seal"?"

"You too?"

Clayton chuckled. "You're not the only one who has grown and changed. Let's settle things like old times." He said, snapping his fingers as the Stealth Sneak dropped down from the roof.

"What do you mean by that?" Sora asked.

"Let's just say before I came here, some of those Plasma imbeciles, who can't take out a single Alpha Pokemon for the life of them, mind you, took the liberty of showing me a world known as Remnant. One of them stole some bloke's "aura and semblance" or however they said."

"What?!" Sora said in surprise.

"...How the hell did they pull that off?" Cloud wondered.

Clayton smirked. "And for my next trick…" He climbed onto the Heartless, where it suddenly sprouted wings and flew up.

BGM: The Encounter (Kingdom Hearts III)

"It flies now?!" Sora exclaimed in surprise.

"Ha! It flies now!"

Sora let out a groan. "Great, it flies now…"

"We'll take the Inteleon, you focus on Clayton and his flying Kecleon!" Akari said as she, Adaman and Irida jumped ahead as the Inteleon simply conjured up a watery sniper rifle with a smirk.

"This ends now! I will not lose to you imbeciles again!"

"Seriously, do you not know how "imbecile" is pronounced?" Aerith wondered as they got ready to fight, Sora quickly summoning the Kingdom Key.

*&&X% Not Clayton! - Clayton

The Stealth Sneak flapped its wings and then fired charge beams from its eyes, forcing everyone to either block or get out of the way as Clayton aimed and fired at Sora, which he blocked with his Keyblade, then he used Strike Raid.

Clayton ducked, noticed that it was coming back as he had the Stealth Sneak move to the side and then shot Sora in the shoulder. "Here, have a berry!" Clayton said, feeding a Tomato Berry to the Stealth Sneak, where it immediately turned red and breathed fire.

Cloud hid behind a pillar as he then threw a Blizzaga along with Donald. The Stealth Sneak returned fire as Clayton loaded his shot while Sora used a Cure spell on him before switching to Oathkeeper.

Clayton smirked, aiming directly at Sora, seeming to focus on him as Sora smirked, quickly jumping over to a pillar and jumped between pillars in Flowmotion, only Clayton nailed him between pillars with all six shots, causing him to drop to the ground in agony.

"You like that, boy? That was the power of that semblance I now have!"

"Uuungh… what does Chiaki and Futaba call that again… auto aim or something…?" Sora wondered as Aerith used Curaga on him, to where Sora immediately Airstepped toward Clayton.

"Impressive." Clayton said as he aimed his shotgun, but Sora sweep kicked him and then jumped back to hit him with a Ragnarok before jumped back, throwing a Thundaga in the process as he landed right as Aerith fired a beam of light from her staff.

"Hmph!" Clayton pulled out a Hyper Potion and drank it down, then he sat down and held on as the Stealth Sneak corkscrew dived into the party. Cloud got in a stance and proceeded to cross slash him in retaliation, knocking the two back as Cloud then jumped up and slashed him away with Aerith using Aeroga.

Clayton fed the Heartless another Tamato Berry, where it breathed fire and also fired lasers from its eyes as Sora had an idea while Donald got into position and launched fireworks directly at Clayton.

"Goofy!" Sora called out as the latter nodded, running to him and got into position as Sora launched off of his shield, brought Goofy up, spun him around and threw him at Clayton.

"What in-"

"Yahoo-hoooey!" Goofy cried as he slammed into Clayton's face.

"Ooomph!" Clayton grunted as Goofy was on top of the Stealth Sneak as he used Goofy Tornado right after. "Away with you!" He said, shooting Goofy away but Aerith used Curaga on him.

Clayton smirked, pulling out another Hyper Potion. "You imbeciles, I can do this all day!" He declared, when suddenly a large X appeared in front of him. "Eh?" He shrugged it off as he proceeded to drink the Hyper Potion…

…But didn't feel better at all.

"What? I don't feel rejuvenated!" He said.

"Thundur!" A voice cried as a Thundurus appeared along with a Tornadus, Landorus and even Enamorus.

"Seems like the Pokemon had enough of you!" Sora said.

"Quiet, you!" Clayton aimed and fired at the Pokemon, but they would quickly avoid it as the Forces of Nature unleashed Wildbolt/Bleakwind/Sandsear/Springtide Storm and proceeded to unleash heavy damage on the duo.

"Rrrrgh…!" Clayton growled as his aura flickered, not that he cared. He thought it absorbed most of the blow and he felt invincible. "Is that the best you can do!" He mocked as his Stealth Sneak fell to the ground.

Cloud smirked. "I got it." He said as he proceeded to use Omnislash Ver. 5 on the Heartless, proceeding to completely destroy it as Sora used Zantetsuken to finish the Heartless off, causing it to fall limp and disappear, making Clayton fall on his butt.

End BGM

"Rrrrgh! Graaaagh!" Clayton screamed. "I will not lose to you imbeciles! My aura makes me invincible! I will-"

SMACK!

A heavy frying pan smacked him in the face, shattering his aura as they turned to see Cogita standing there with her arm forward with an annoyed expression on her face.

"That was for shooting me in the stomach, you asshole!"

"Uuungh…" Clayton rubbed his face before growling, missing a tooth after the frying pan had hit him square in the face. "I should have brought that Darkrai with me… as soon as I told him that Ghetsis had nothing more than a clicker pen, he bolted! But never mind that, this ends now!"

Sora immediately Airstepped toward him. "I agree!" He said as Clayton's eyes slowly widened in horror as Sora dug his Oathkeeper into his gut, knocking Clayton off the edge.

"Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Ow! Ooof! Mmmph! Nnngh! Ow! Gah! OOOF!"

"Yeah… there's no way he's surviving that…" Sora said as he turned around and walked away.

"Ow! Nnngh! Mmmph! OOOOF! GAAAAH!"

Clayton finally found the bottom of the mountain, groaning. He was still alive, but bruised beyond measure. He slowly got up. "I'll get that imbecile if-"

Clayton shifted his eyes, seeing a Chimchar playing with his destroyed shotgun. "Hey! Get away from that, you little ape!" He kicked the Chimchar away.

"Chaaaar!" Chimchar cried as he ran off.

"There… now, I need to repair this and-"

"Fernape…"

Clayton's eyes widened, slowly turning to see a pack of Alpha Infernape surrounding him.

Chimchar hopped on top of a rock. "Char char char Chiiiiim!"

"INFEEEEEERN!"

"Wait wait wait wait! No no no no no!"

Chimchar folded his arms with a smug smirk and a nod of approval.

"AAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!"


Back at the Temple of Sinnoh…

"Ooookay, now he's dead." Sora said, grimacing at the sight.

"Serves him right." Cogita said.

"Intel…" Inteleon raised his hands up in defeat, having received heavy damage from the trio.

"Ha!" Akari grinned, high fiving Irida and Adaman.

"So, what do we do with the Inteleon?" Cloud asked.

"Hmmm…" Sora rubbed his chin. "Hey, you want to come with us?"

"Intel Tel Intele."

"I think he's saying he'd rather go with an honest human like you compared to a maniac like Clayton." Irida said.

Inteleon nodded.

"Oh good, I was hoping I had it right." Irida smiled.

"Well, I guess we're done here." Cloud said.

"Yeah." Sora smiled. "Come on, let's head back!"


Later, back at Toad Town…

BGM: Toad Town

"Phew, I can take a nap after that…" Aerith said.

"Agreed." Sora nodded. "But, hey, on the bright side, at least we have a souvenir!"

"Intele…" Inteleon sweatdropped with a chuckle.

"There you guys are!" A voice said as they turned to see Cynthia coming over with Sea Salt Ice Cream. "You guys somehow vanished on me, so I thought I'd go get some ice cream on my own."

She took a bite.

"Mmmm~! Salty, sweet… the perfect combination~!" Cynthia giggled before tilting her head at Sora. "Sora… where did you get an Inteleon?"

"Ah… well… it's… a long story."

"A long yet fun story indeed. Until next time!"


This What If actually started off as a joke by Yoshi, but soon, we were like "Ya know, we could actually do this What If just for the hell of it!"

Ibuki: *cackles* Oh, that's great!

Deadpool: Let's see... *writing something down* Two points for Sora... one big ol' zero for Clayton. Yikes.

Oh, and Kaizer actually came up with the Semblance for Clayton.

Crack Shot: Where as long as he focuses on one person, any six shots he fires at that one person will never miss within the time frame of one minute.

Ibuki: Think Futaba-chan and Chiaki-chan would call that aimbotting on any other circumstance...

Deadpool: Pretty much!

Mhm. Oh, and there's also a poll for y'all to check out on my FFN page!