KONICHIWA, FOLKS! KAMENCJ HERE WITH ANOTHER NEW STORY!
NOW THEN, I AM ASSUMING THAT THERE MAY BE SOME PEOPLE WHO WILL GO "WHAT THE DUNSPARCE IS BIONICLE?"
WELL THEN, I SAY LOOK UP DIFFERENT VIDEOS TALKING ABOUT BIONICLE FROM 2000 TO 2012.
BIONICLE WAS THE TOY THAT I ALWAYS WANTED, BUT NEVER GOT.
BUT I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE STORY AND LORE.
AND I WANTED A CROSSOVER RECENTLY WITH POKÉMON, BUT EITHER IT'S NOT WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, OR THE POKÉMON ARE JUST NAMED AFTER THE TOA.
NOT THIS STORY!
ASH AND HIS FRIENDS (YES, ALL OF THEM FROM BROCK AND MISTY TO GOH AND CHLOE! ALL OF THEM WILL BE HERE) WILL HAVE TO HELP THE TOA MATA SAVE MATA NUI, STARTING FROM WHEN THEY ARRIVE TO THE FINAL SHOWDOWN ON BARA MAGNA!
FOR NOW, LET US BEGIN THE LEGEND.
FOR UNITY!
FOR DUTY!
FOR DESTINY!
THAT IS THE WAY …
OF THE BIONICLE.
ALSO THE WAY OF THE BIONICLE IS THE DISCLAIMER IN THAT I DON'T OWN BIONICLE OR POKÉMON.
IF I DID, BIONICLE WOULD STILL BE AROUND AND NOT HAVE GOTTEN CRAPPIER IN GEN 1.
It had been a tiring walk home, but Ash felt fulfilled.
He may not be a Pokémon Master yet, but he had a good feeling as to where he would go.
For now, though, he was content with beating Leon and going on one last group travel with the ones who were with him at the start.
And for 11 weeks, it had been a great travel with Misty and Brock.
They had reunited after Misty had caught a Clauncher, then meeting Brock again at Oak's ranch.
After a quick sketching from Tracy, they headed for the port city of Vermillion, trying to catch a ship to the Kalos Region.
They had missed the ship yesterday, so they spent a week in Vermillion to wait for the next one.
They reunited with May and Max, who had finally become a Trainer and chose a Treeko as his starter.
May was competing in the Grand Festival that was held in Vermillion that year and won it.
After some congratulations, the trio said their goodbyes and headed for Kalos.
On Route, they stopped in Sinnoh so that people didn't have to get seasick.
In a twist of irony, it was the same city where the Sinnoh Grand Festival was taking place.
They took the time to watch it, and were surprised at seeing Dawn again, at least Ash and Brock were.
It went even better when, in a rematch between her and Zoey, Dawn came home with the title of Top Coordinator.
Ash and Brock congratulated their friend, while Misty congratulated her on following Ash's advice this time around.
When the ship set sail for the Kalos Region, Ash and Brock were surprised to find Cilan again on the ship, alongside Iris.
After a quick battle, Ash had come out with a narrow win against Iris.
When the boat arrived in Kalos, Ash ran into Clemont and Bonnie in Shalour, which was housing the Kalos Queen Showcase this time.
And Serena was here to try again.
As they watched her perform, Misty and Brock were smirking at Ash the entire time when Bonnie revealed Serena had kissed Ash on the lips when the adventure in Kalos had ended.
With Ash there, Serena seemed to perform well in everything.
And when the final came this time, Serena triumphed over Aria, earning the title of Kalos Queen.
And then Misty and Brock commented that since Ash was Monarch, his Queen was finally ready for him when they had left the building.
Ash and Serena became slightly uncomfortable by this, when a root tried to squish them.
Only to be cut in half by a Greninja.
Misty had gotten excited and tried to capture it, but it destroyed the Pokéball and walked over to Ash.
Misty went into quite the hissy fit when it was revealed that this Greninja was Ash's.
And after confirming with the legendary Zygarde that they did not need to have him so much for the roots, Ash recaptured Greninja then challenged Misty and Brock to a fight.
Misty became extremely jealous of Ash and Greninja's Battle Bond, but Brock pointed out that this might just come down to the ludicrous luck Ash has.
With that, they arrived in Lumiose City, where Bonnie was about to get her first Pokémon.
After some asking if she could take all three, she ultimately decided to go with Froakie.
She gave her reason as Clemont already has Chespin, and while she viewed Serena and Ash as older siblings, Fennekin felt more for Performances than Froakie did.
She also wanted to honor Ash's Greninja.
After she got her new partner, Ash, Misty, and Brock said their goodbyes …
Though not before Ash returned the kiss Serena gave him, saying that she was now a grown person he would go for.
Misty and Brock slapped each other to make sure it was reality and not a Zoroark illusion.
On board, they headed for the Alola Region.
There, they reunited with Ash's classmates and reunited with Naganadel and Nebby.
They also ran into Ash's Lapras, who had now given the leader role to a different Lapras and was ready to return to Ash.
With that, they headed to Galar and reunited with Goh and Chloe, with Goh's Grooky having evolved into a Thwacky.
With that done, they flew back to Kanto, and on Route 1 reunited with Pidgeot after so long, and who rejoined after the newest Pidgeot made sure to promise to take care of the flock.
After that, in a surprise twist, and despite not being on the same plane, they ran into everyone on Route 1.
With that, a makeshift party was thrown. In celebration of the adventures, they've had.
When it began to rain, and everyone took shelter while Brock, Cilan and Clemont continued cooking the food.
That's when Serena asked Ash something.
"So, now that you're a Pokémon Master, what do you intend to do?"
At that, Ash looked confused.
"Am I a Pokémon Master, though? I mean sure I beat Leon, but he didn't have the title of Master. Just Monarch."
With that, he looked up in the sky.
"Honestly, I don't know where to go from here. But I can say that I don't think my journey is over, and I'm no Master yet. But I am thankful that I met all of you on my journey. If I could, I would love to take you all with me." Ash then saw the looks of happiness in them.
"But don't give up on your dreams either, guys! I mean, May, you still haven't beaten Dawn yet, and you also haven't become the top Coordinator in Hoenn yet!" May laughed at that.
"And Serena hasn't won any of the Top Coordinator anywhere! She needs to start in Johto!" Serena became flustered at that.
"Hey! Why me specifically!? Dawn hasn't taken on that course either!" Dawn began to giggle.
"It might be because I was planning on taking it on myself! And I can make sure you're still ready for when Ash proposes to you! No need to worry about anything!" Ash and Serena turned a hue of crimson down their entire bodies at that.
"Are you sure you're not trying to just get rid of your competition with him, Dawn?" Dawn just began to laugh at that.
"Oh, a girl we traveled with for a few days back when Ash traveled through Sinnoh thought me and him would be a good couple. I will admit, I did start to have a small crush on him, but we both agreed that it wouldn't have worked out. So, you definitely have no need to worry, Serena!" Ash and Serena then looked at each other.
"That's when we worry the most, Dawn." Everyone laughed while Dawn had a pouty face.
"Oh, trust me Dawn, you won't believe the flak we got from our families back in Alola about if Ash was our boyfriend." Lana told Dawn.
"Yeah, my Nihelgo sister honestly thought I had a crush on Ash when she read my mind after she came home with us." Goh and Sophocles both laughed at that.
"And I take it you're more interested in Goh, Chloe?" Chloe began to blush at that.
"Seriously? Why shift the conversation to this!?" She shouted as everyone just had a jolly laugh.
"Took longer because of the weather, but the food is ready!" Brock called out, as he, Milan and Clemont began to distribute the food.
"Such little kids, eh, Cilan?" Iris asked as she saw everyone chowing down.
"Indeed, Iris, but then again, that adds such the great little pieces of spice to Ash's life and his journey." He told her as she just gave him a clueless look.
"And yet we still can't completely understand you when you go full Connoisseur mode, Cilan." Cilan just chuckled at that.
"And most of the time, you guys aren't meant to understand us." He jokingly said, as everyone heard that and laughed.
"FREE!" Ash looked up just in time before he got tackled in the gut …
By a Butterfree with a scarf.
"What's up with the bug?" Goh asked as he was confused as to why this Bug Type had slammed into Ash.
"Because this guy was my first capture!" Ash revealed as everyone began to look at something else, as Butterfree began to converse with Pikachu.
"So, what made you release him?" Max asked him when a Pink Butterfree came by.
"Her. I released him so that he could have a life with this pink Butterfree." He said, before the pink one laid down on Serena's lap.
"And your girlfriend isn't helping me with my issues, Butterfree!" He told his old friend who looked back and forth in confusion.
Pikachu snickered and whispered in his ear, which made him "jump" and start to make a small version of the Butterfree mating dance and pointed at Serena.
"PIKACHU!" Ash shouted.
Everyone was just laughing when the sky began to clear up.
"Well, I'm assuming everyone is heading different ways?" Ash asked, which everyone nodded.
"Yeah, we may be far apart, but we aren't going to stop being friends, right?" Ash asked, which made everyone smile, especially Butterfree.
Then he brought out his old Pokéball and handed it to Ash, as he then went inside.
Then to Serena's surprise, the pink one then went into one of her Pokéballs.
"Well, I now have all the ones I started out with back in the beginning of my journey. Still, it was great to see you all again." He said then stopped when he looked up in the sky.
Everyone looked up …
And saw Ho-Oh flying away, smiling down at everyone before he disappeared over the horizon.
Everyone stared at the sky for a bit longer, before they all smiled at one another.
"Well, I think Ho-Oh approves of it, and of us!" Ash declared as everyone cheered.
Dawn, May, Max, Iris, Cilan and the Vermillion kids headed towards Viridian City, ready to head to Johto.
Brock, Misty, Lillie, and the rest of Ash's classmates headed for Pewter City and Cerulean city.
Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie headed for Pallet Town.
"You guys never met my mom, right?" Ash asked, as they then arrived at the front gate of Pallet Town.
"Not unless you count phone." Bonnie replied as they then arrived at Ash's house.
"Well, hopefully she doesn't embarrass me or you guys too much." He nervously chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Chu." Pikachu deadpanned, as he then led everyone inside.
(HALL OF ORIGINS!)
Arceus was just watching all of this, as the current chapter for Ash was ending.
"Well, Ash. It was a fun ride with you. You have my thanks for all you did, and it is time you rested. For now, the world will not need you, so take as long as you need to become a Pokémon Master. Thank you." He said, as he saw Ash say goodbye to Serena, Bonnie and Clemont.
"Just try to be less dense. She can't keep waiting forever you know." He chimed as he saw the love ball that was his mother absolutely smother not only Bonnie and Clemont, but Serena the most given how she and Ash seemed to be on their way to a relationship.
Arceus then realized that he didn't exactly have any need now to keep watching Ash's adventures.
As such, he decided to watch other realities, hoping to get a glimpse of an old friend.
"I wonder how Mata Nui is doing these days."
With that, he asked Palkia to open a viewing portal to his dimension, and began to lay down, hoping for a talk with his friend.
So, imagine his surprise when he didn't feel his friend's life Pulse.
"What the -! MATA NUI!" Arceus had talked with Mata Nui before, and he knew that he wouldn't be taken down that easily.
Thinking fast, he had Palkia open a portal to the dimension Mata Nui resided in and quickly investigated.
He found no sign of him, not in the cosmos, nor on Bara Magna.
Just as he passed by a watery planet, he heard someone calling up to the sky.
"Oh, Great Beings! HEED OUR PLEA!"
Wondering what would be calling up to the Great Beings, the equivalent of HIM in this dimension, he found what looked like a robot sage, bowing at an altar with what looked like a mask, as if watching him.
"WE REQUIRE THE HELP OF THE TOA! Makuta has taken over our island home of Mata Nui, named in honor of the Great Spirit!"
That got his attention from the word GO.
"Makuta has taken control of the Rahi! The villagers are in peril! We cannot defend ourselves! Please, we need your help!" The being called up to the sky, as Arceus also watched.
The stars began to flash, as 6 new ones appeared in the sky, but the being did not seem so happy.
"I see. It would take them 50 years to arrive here. I thank you for sending them, but I fear that just the six Toa will not be enough. But thank you, great spirits for watching over us." The being replied sadly, before several stars began flashing at him.
"What? Talk to the one who is behind me and observing me? Maybe he can help?" With that, the being turned around …
And looked straight at Arceus.
"Uummmm, hello?" This was awkward for the Alpha Mon.
Now that the being was fully turned around, Arceus could see that he wore robes that had symbols representative of fire, colored red and orange, and holding a staff with a circular orb on it.
What was most obvious about him was what was on his face.
The being wore a mask, colored orange, with dark orange "brows" around the red eyes. However, the mask's mouth area was elongated down, almost like a human goatee, with three rectangles separating it from being a strange mouth.
The top one had a grill that Arceus could see energy welling behind, moving around as a human would with a tongue, and lips.
"And who or what are you?"
"My name is Arceus, and I am not from here."
"That much is obvious, Arceus. Tell me, are you a Great Being?"
A chuckle managed to escape his throat at that.
The first time he ever met Mata Nui, he made the same assumption.
"No, but you're not the first to make that assumption in this universe. Mata Nui did the same thing." Hearing that name, the being's "eyebrows" raised in surprise.
"You knew the Great Spirit?"
"Last I checked, he was a giant living robot with a mission to learn how to save a planet. What has happened to him?"
The being looked saddened by that.
"I believe in order for you to understand, I must tell you the legend."
"Before you do, may I ask what your name is?"
"I am Turaga Vakama. Leader of Ta-Koro. And I believe we should get the other Turaga for this."
"Indeed. I must know what has happened to my old friend."
(AFTER MUCH TELLING OF THE LEGEND!)
"And that is all we know, Arceus." Turaga Vakama finished.
When they arrived at the center of the island, learning that it was named after his old friend, he met the other Turaga.
Turaga Nokama, of Ga-Koro.
Turaga Nuju, of Ko-Koro.
Turaga Onewa, of Po-Koro.
Turaga Matau, of Le-Koro.
And finally, Turaga Whenua, of Onu-Koro.
They had told him everything they knew about what had happened in the last 10,000 years that he had been here.
"I see. That is most troublesome."
"Indeed, Great Arceus. Even with the 6 Toa on the way, we may not be in enough shape to be rescued by them. While we can last long enough for them to arrive, we do not know if the Toa will be swift enough to defeat Makuta." Turaga Nokama told him, while looking like she was on the brink of tears.
"Indeed, they may not be able to get all the Kanohi that reside on this island to get their golden masks and stop him. If anything, if you can help us, we would be most grateful." Turaga Onewa told him, then bowed down, followed by the other Turaga.
"I can't aid them directly, otherwise they will receive dependent on me helping them with everything." Arceus thought sadly, as he stared at them.
"But I can't abandon them either, for they are the equivalent of children for Mata Nui. If only I could send someone to help them."
Lanturn bulb.
"Wait. ASH! Maybe if I'm lucky, some of his friends will come with him!" But Arceus then remembered that Ash has saved the world at least 25 times.
"I believe I may have a solution." The Turaga immediately looked up and he could sense they were smiling.
"How, Great Spirit Arceus?"
"First, Mata Nui is the Great Spirit, not me. Second, in my dimension, I created the universe and the controllers of space and time." With that, he brought out his Psychic Plate and absorbed it.
"It is time I tell you some legends."
(ONE QUICK ARCEUS LATER!)
"Now, while I can't aid you, I can send him and some of his friends and Pokémon here to help the Toa when they arrive. What happens then, I cannot foresee."
The Turaga looked in shock at what Arceus had shown them.
None of them expected to see the sheer raw power of elements from these creatures or how they worked with the ones called humans.
Most especially Ash Ketchum.
He has taken on Legendaries, saved the world numerous times, made plenty of friends, and has been named the strongest Trainer in the world.
"If you are able, Great Arceus, we would be most thankful. And even though you wish to not be called the same as Mata Nui, you have shown the same kindness he did, and as such, we may refer to you as the Great Spirit Arceus." Arceus was a little uncomfortable being compared to his old friend, but he also could tell that this was just their way.
"We'll talk titles later. But do I have your word that my Chosen One and his friends if they do indeed choose to help will be taken care of?"
"Great Arceus, we shall. If they also allow it, we wish to learn from them."
"That will depend on when we can make sure that normal humans and Pokémon can walk through without issues. For I would love to have a link back to my friend."
"Indeed, Great Arceus. I hope that we can make it happen. As well as help them with their journeys."
"How so?" Turaga Vakama smiled as he and the other Turaga pointed to a symbol.
It was made of 2 blades on the outer edge, 2 small orbs within, with one big orb in the center.
"I believe that if Ash and his friends learn our virtues, it will help him achieve his dream. As well as his friends. For they have done one of the hardest virtues despite traveling different paths." With that, the Turaga then held their arms aloft and glowed.
"UNITED IN DUTY. BOUND BY DESTINY!" As they chanted this, Arceus could feel himself being pulled back to his dimension by Palkia, who must have become worried for him.
"THAT, GREAT ARCEUS, IS THE WAY …" Arceus felt himself returning home, but the last words were still heard by him, and he knew that he would make sure that he would get Mata Nui back.
"OF THE BIONICLE."
"MASTER ARCEUS! ARE YOU OK!?" Palkia shouted in concern as Arceus slumped to the floor.
"I'm fine, Palkia. However, I need you to get me Cresselia and Darkrai."
"What for, Arceus? Is our world in danger? I thought Ash could stop being the chosen one for at least a year by this point!"
Arceus just shook his head at that, and he just hoped Ash would indeed help, since Palkia was right, he needed a break from being the one they call upon to fix things.
"More ask him if he feels like it, which I hope he does. But right now, I can't just waltz in on him, or his friends and I need to talk to all of them. Best way to do it right now is via their dreams."
He then turned to Dialga and used his Psychic Plate to send an image into his head.
"Dialga, you and Palkia hold onto this portal until that amount of time has passed, then hold time still for us in that dimension while I talk with Ash, feel free to save it by 5 years."
"Yes, master Arceus."
With that, Arceus went off, and sensed Giratina had gotten the ones he asked for.
"Now, Darkrai and Cresselia, I need to talk to Ash and his friends." Understanding that this was probably an emergency, Creselia and Darkrai began their work.
(ON THE LATIOS SR-77)
"Merde. Could they not have tried to do that photoshoot until earlier this morning or until I land in Johto?" Serena grumbled to herself, as right now she was seated in her first-class seat …
While wearing her red and black Showcase dress.
Just as she got to the airport, she got pulled into a photoshoot and had to wear it.
She had just buckled her seatbelt as the plane was taking off and was ready to pull out a book to read when she felt extremely tired suddenly.
"Well, I guess a little nap won't hurt. Just hope nobody thinks it strange seeing the Kalos Queen napping in … her … dreeeessssss." And with that, Serena fell asleep, which got the flight attendant to giggle a bit after the plane righted itself and she quickly changed the seat to bed mode and got everything ready for her.
As such, Serena was now seen napping in her dress, and nobody could wake her up.
"I hope she wakes up soon, this is a 2-hour fli- "Suddenly, the plane itself seemed to just freeze, not moving forward, and the only one moving at all on the plane was Serena.
Albeit that was because she was still sleeping.
(ON PLANE CRESSERA-69!)
"Jeez, what some companies won't do to try and get some Coordinator coverage. Did they HAVE to make me wear my Grand Festival dress!? This seat would be much more comfortable if I didn't have a big pillow on my backside and these heels!" Dawn groaned, just as Serena; she had been pulled into a random photoshoot just before the plane was boarding.
She almost swore it was on purpose given how she almost boarded last despite having gotten a first-class seat.
So now she was stuck wearing her yellow and white Grand Festival dress sitting cross-legged on her chair, not exactly liking the fact that she was now on an 8-hour flight to Johto while wearing it.
Why 8 hours?
Because the flight had to reroute to avoid an encounter with Groudon and Kyogre, who were having one of their little spats again, and the airplane workers didn't want to take a chance of running into their battlefield or Rayquaza slamming them with Dragon Ascent.
Suddenly, she began to feel her eyes getting heavy. Almost as if someone was using Hypnosis on her.
Though she guessed it was from the party she had earlier yesterday, as she did celebrate with them hard.
"Excuse me, Ma'am." Came a voice, and Dawn turned to see the handsome flight attendant that was basically her private chauffeur for this flight.
"It seems you are getting tired. Am I right that you would want your seat converted to bed mode and dressed up?" Dawn smiled as this young man had been attentive to her ever since that photoshoot nearly caused her to miss the flight.
"Yes, Lucas. That would be most appreciative." With that, she held out her left-hand which Lucas gently took and gently guided her out of her chair, as he then laid it out flat.
"I'm afraid both restrooms right now are occupied with people taking 15-minute showers, Dawn. So, you might have to sleep in your dress." Dawn yawned but nodded as Lucas put the memory foam mattress on the chair and put the blankets and the pillows on alarmingly quickly.
"When you lay down, would you like me to remove your heels, or anything else?" He asked, as it might be rather uncomfortable wearing those while laying down.
Dawn looked at the heels on her feet and was tempted to say yes, but she was so tired she didn't care right now, and she just wanted to nap.
"Haaank you, Lucas, but no. just make sure no one disturbs me while I …" Dawn very nearly collapsed to the ground before getting picked up bridal style by Lucas.
"Understood. At least let me make sure that your hair is out of the way of your pillow." Dawn just smiled tiredly at him, as he pulled the blankets back and laid her down on it.
And he, true to his word, moved her hair that was currently in triple drills right now, out of the way of her neck so she could rest her head on the pillow.
"THAAAANNNNKKK you. You know, you remind me of a young boy I met back when I was 5, at a camp Rowan did. Had a crush on him when I met him, though I never found him again. I think his name was also … Lu …caaaasssss." With that, Dawn drifted to sleep, as she snored light as feather as Lucas just chuckled.
"Yeah, and you remind me of a girl I met at a Rowan camp, same age actually." Lucas said as he then headed back to the kitchen to get her food ready since she might be hungry when she woke up.
"Hey, Phil! Get some pancakes ready for Dawn Berlitz! Photoshoot made her so tired that – "Lucas stopped himself when he saw the cook Phil in the middle of flipping a pancake in the air …
But frozen in place, with the pancake starting its rotation.
He then looked at the area where the cook had some oil burning and the flames were not moving.
Quickly rushing out, he saw that the passengers were frozen, either looking at things on their Rotom Phones, talking with each other, or just looking out the window.
Speaking of, when he looked out, he saw that they weren't moving!
Like something had stopped the plane!
He rushed for the cockpit, threw the door open …
And saw that nothing was moving there!
They weren't losing fuel, they weren't losing altitude, NOTHING!
In a panic, he rushed to the first-class area and looked to see nothing had changed!
Then he noticed that Dawn was still snoring and still moving around as if she was in a dream.
Sighing, and hoping that no one was targeting her, he grabbed a chair and pulled it over to her.
He then sat down and watched over her.
She may have been asleep, and time wasn't working right, but she was still his responsibility.
And he would make sure she was safe.
(ON THE RUBIOS 90!)
"Jeez! One moment someone sees you, and they ask for a photo opportunity with you in your Contest outfit! Talk about annoying! And why is the best seat on this plane some BUSINESS CLASS SEATS!?" Max whined as he and his sister were up in the air, after they had leveled out.
"Max, these seats aren't that bad, and they haven't gotten the ok yet to renovate this plane! And besides, first class tickets on their planes that do have it are about 10,000 POKÉ!" May argued back, just as their waiter came up.
"On top of that, I too would like to know how they were able to convince the flight crew to delay a bit so they could get a photo of me in this dress with them!" She angrily scowled out, as she was wearing a pink dress, with pink heels that had ribbons traveling up her shin and her hair down up with a star decoration.
"Another cup of soda?" The attendant asked, as he arrived near them.
"Indeed, Brendan! Surprised the son of Professor Birch must do this to get money!" Brendan chuckled at that as he refilled her drink.
"Eh, free transport to a region is nothing to sneeze at. I'm still travelling, May, but I am not going to rely on my dad's bank account to do it!" He winked at her as she chuckled at that.
Then heard Max humming.
"May and Brendan, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" May growled at her little brother at his shipping attempts.
"Keep that up and I'll have Blaziken knock you silly when we land!" Max just smirked and pulled out a portable game console.
May had just taken a swig of her soda when she fell asleep right on the spot, with Max doing so right after.
Brendan had seen it and then saw that the plane was not moving anymore.
(IN THE VIRIDIAN FOREST!)
Cilan and Iris were taking a break from walking to Pewter City.
"So, why are you so interested in talking with Brock?" Iris asked, given how she didn't see what he could offer him.
"Figured his knowledge of doctoring could help me get the right spice to become an S class Connoisseur." He told her as she just rolled her eyes.
They then noticed that time froze around the forest …
Before they face planted into the ground sound asleep.
(ON THE S.S BEOWULF!)
Lillie had finally boarded the ship and gotten to her cabin after some people stalled her.
"Glad Gladion and Mom weren't here to see that. I don't get why they just asked to have a picture taken with 'the ice princess of Alola' whatever that is." She grumbled out, as she didn't get why people suddenly begged for a photo with her.
She had just gotten onto her bed when she suddenly passed out.
And the boat froze right in place.
And she was unaware of the same thing happening with the other Alolans.
(IN PEWTER CITY!)
"There we go! Rattata is now cavity free! Just make sure to brush its teeth after feeding it food, otherwise it won't be able to use its bite attacks properly." Dr. Brock told a young boy who had brought in a Rattata with two cavities in its mouth.
"I will, Dr. Brock! Thanks!" The boy ran out, with Rattata crying happily at no longer being in such pain.
Brock waved him off, then closed for the night.
"Bit rock headed, as I was back in the day, but he has potential if he was able to get to my dad's Onix with just a Rattata. Impressive." He mused, as he then headed for his bed as it was now nighttime in Kanto.
The moment he laid in his bed, he slumped over.
And time froze outside.
(IN CERULEAN CITY!)
Misty had finally gotten through the last challenger of the day.
A kid from Johto named Jimmy, who was traveling with a girl named Marina, who Misty swore she saw in several Coordinator magazines.
"Time to hit the hay, and make sure Psyduck doesn't try DROWNING again."
"Psyduck!"
"YEAH! IM GOING TO GET YOU TO LEARN TO SWIM ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YA DOPEY DUCK!" She called out before suddenly dropping onto the floor, asleep.
(IN VERMILLION CITY!)
Chloe and Goh had just finished checking up on the Pokémon in the dome section of the lab, having put Thwackey there to learn more about his new body from Cinderace and Inteleon.
"So, any plans for tonight?" Goh asked, as he was feeling pretty tired from the work all of a sudden.
"Well, I was thinking of checking on Gengar real quick and … then …" And just like everyone else before, the area froze in place around them as they slumped to the ground asleep.
(ON THE S.S ARCHIBALD!)
"BONNIE! I'VE TOLD YOU A MILLION TIMES! STOP TRYING TO GET GIRLS TO MARRY ME!" Clemont was heard shouting, as his Aipom arm had again grabbed Bonnie after she did her little stunt of asking some random pretty girl to marry him.
"COME ONE, CLEMONT! YOU NEED MY HELP TO GET A WIFE AND STOP LIVING IN YOUR ARCEUS FORSAKEN LAB!" She cried out, as she squirmed in the arm, trying to slip out.
"I'M LUCKY NO ONE IS ATTEMPTING TO SUE ME OR PUT ANY LAWSUITS ON ME WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING!" He told her off, which actually made Bonnie stop and stare at him.
"You could seriously get in trouble for this?" Clemont just stared at his sister.
"Most of the girls you're asking are older than me. If they get angry enough, they'll strip everything away from us! You have to let me decide, not you." Bonnie looked ashamed and stopped struggling.
When he saw her not trying to escape, he put her down gently and they went into their cabin.
"Besides, I'm hoping to get a chance to talk to Korrina again when we get back." Bonnie looked at Clemont in surprise at that.
"Guess you were right when you said that you didn't need help." She said, then noticed Clemont smirking at her.
"Maybe I should try to get you back by pairing you up with Max, Bonnie." He said with his eyes being obscured by his glasses glare.
Bonnie began to wave her arms around, not wanting to actually admit she found Max cute …
When she slumped over asleep.
"Hey, Bonnie! Is everything alri-" Clemont literally fell asleep as he ran over to check his sister.
And as such didn't see the ship freeze in space and time.
(FINALLY, AT THE KETCHUM RESIDENCE!)
"You didn't need to make such a big deal out of this, mom. We could have waited a bit longer." Ash told his mother, who had dragged him out to a special dinner in celebration of beating Leon.
"I know, but I haven't gotten as many chances to spend time with you, my little Pokémon Master." She teased him as she bear hugged him.
"Besides, I never thought you would actually get a girlfriend by this point!" She told him, as she was surprised to meet Serena.
"MOM! WE ONLY ADMITTED TO HAVING CRUSHES ON EACH OTHER!" Ash argued as Delia just laughed.
"Maybe that red and black dress of hers can become what this dress is for me." Delia said as she motioned towards the blue dress and white heels she was wearing.
It wasn't exactly a new sight for Ash as he had seen her wear it a couple of times when he fought in the Indigo league and Silver Conference, and never saw it again until now as Delia was no longer able to get over to the conferences or cups Ash fought in.
"What's so special that you wore it at the Indigo League and Silver Indigo League and Silver Conference."
"When I first met your father, I was wearing this dress. He made it all the way to the semi-finals in the Indigo League. Then in his attempt in Johto, not only did he win the Silver Conference, but he also made it to the champion, only to luck out on the final Pokémon." She then did a fancy spin, expanding her dress out a bit as she smiled.
"I figured it would also do the same for you. And it did seem to help out in those conferences you took part in. Maybe if Serena was in her Showcase dress, you would have won the Lumiose Conference." She continued to tease as she opened the door, and let Ash walk in first.
Ash was blushing at this, while Pikachu smirked at his partner.
Ash then gave a smirk to Pikachu.
"Maybe you would have done a better job if Sylveon was watching?" Pikachu smacked Ash on the back of his head, though if one knew Pikachu enough as Ash did, one would see that Pikachu's already red cheeks had gone darker.
Delia couldn't help but laugh at the scene, remembering how dense Ash was to other girls.
"Like father, like son." She whispered as she headed towards the stairs in order to change her clothes.
She had just gotten to the bottom of the stairs when she saw that Mimey wasn't moving around.
"Mimey! What's wrong!?" She asked in horror, running towards her only friend when Ash isn't around.
"Apologies Mrs. Ketchum." A voice in her head told her as she whirled around trying to find the source, only to suddenly feel the ground disappear from underneath her.
"So, Mimey, did you get a chance to clean the areas I always mess up?" Ash jokingly asked Mimey, as he had been cleaning the house the entire time he and his mom were at that special dinner.
"MIME, MR. MIME! MI MIME MIME!" Mimey replied happily, as he used Psychic to lift a couch up and vacuum underneath it.
Ash just laughed at his response as he the went to the kitchen door to get a snack …
Only to realize that the doorknob wouldn't move.
It didn't even jiggle.
"MIMEY! STOP PRANKING ME WITH -!" But Ash cut himself off when he saw Mimey frozen on the spot.
Ash then heard and saw his mom running towards Mimey, only to stop like she heard something …
And then a portal opened underneath her feet, and she dropped through it.
"MOM!" Ash cried in concern as he and Pikachu ran over to try and grab her hands as she fell through.
Unfortunately, he suddenly got so tired that he crashed onto the floor and fell asleep alongside Pikachu.
He would have been relieved to know that the portal merely dropped Delia in her room.
"Owww. Why is it every-time I have plans for a regular trainer, Legandaries immediately put a wrench into that plan?" Ash groaned out as he stood up and saw that he was in space.
Ash then looked and saw Pikachu floating beside him.
"OK, bud. Darkrai or Cresselia? My money's on Darkrai." Pikachu held up 2 fingers, showing he voted for Cresselia.
"Yeah, good point. Not seeing any dark visions here." He said, as he tried to look around and see what was happening.
"If this is Arceus' idea of a prank, he's gonna lose 10 of those plates for what he did to mom. If he's trying to ask me for help again, this is a headache and a half. WHEN WILL I BE DONE WITH BEING HIS CHOSEN ONE!?" He yelled in frustration, getting sick of having to be the one whom Arceus trusted to fix things up.
"I swear if he asks me to go to a new region and protect some motorcycle Pokémon, I'M GONNA LOSE IT!" He screamed as he started rotating …
And then bumped into something.
"OW!" He and a feminine voice called out, as he looked up to see what it was and chew it out …
And immediately regretted his decision to look UP at something.
Serena had just felt like she had gotten enough sleep to finally wake up.
"Mmmmm. Felt like I slept a full 8 hours. Hopefully I woke up in time for the plane to land in" And then she realized that she was floating around in outer space.
In her Showcase dress instead of a space suit.
"WHAT THE!? HOW DID I GET HERE!?" She screamed, though it felt more like she was screaming in her mind than with her mouth.
She also felt like she wasn't getting crushed at all here and began to breathe and try to calm down.
'OK, Serena. You're in a dream, that's all. And either Cresselia and/or Darkrai is having a laugh right now. Don't panic, you'll wake up soon.' She thought as she just kept floating in space …
And bumped her head on something.
"OW!" Both she and a masculine voice said as she tried to rotate to where she could see who it was.
And looked down to see a certain someone with red cheeks trying not to look up.
"SERIOUSLY!?" She shouted as she forced her dress down and rotated away from Ash, who was clearly trying to make sure that he didn't do it again.
"Jeez. Why did this have to happen!?" After the 'incident' with Serena, Ash had finally noticed that all his friends were there as well, and they were all floating near each other.
"Given how many times you've saved the world, I'm guessing Arceus is calling on you again to fix his mistake." Dawn said which got everyone past Unova's attention.
"YOU MET ARCEUS!?" They all shouted, while Ash winced.
"In a way, I'm his Chosen one. It was only supposed to be for Shamouti, but well, you could see how bad it got." Everyone, especially Serena, looked at him incredulously.
"Is that why you weren't exactly frightened when you jumped off to save Pikachu during the rampage of the Garchomp?"
"Or with the Ultra Beasts?"
"Or with Eternatus?"
Ash gulped, realizing that he really shouldn't have been so nonchalant about meeting the Legendaries.
"Yeah, it just seems to happen to me. But I swear, if Arceus has done something to doom the universe, and needs me to fix it, I'M GOING TO BE SEEING WHAT I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE HE STOPS BREAKING THINGS! I JUST WANT ONE STINKIN' YEAR TO MYSELF WITHOUT TAKING ON TEAMS OR SAVING THE WORLD FROM DESTRUCTION!" He roared as he was really getting irritated with Arceus.
"An understandable thought process, but our universe is not in danger." A voice said as everyone turned to see …
Arceus, the Alpha Pokémon and the Creation Trio and Lake Trio.
Even though Ash was irritated with Arceus right now, he joined his friends in bowing to the one who created the universe, or at least the one who created this universe.
"Apologies for yelling about you earlier, Arceus. It's just I would really like at least one year without being the hero. Just be me." He told him …
And was surprised when Arceus nodded at that.
"That was my intention. You wouldn't have been called on for a good long while, as you have visited all the known regions in this dimension. I was content with just letting you be and letting you live your life free from my problems, but this is not me telling you to fix something." Ash was surprised by that, as before, it seemed like Arceus would just tell him to go fix something.
"But this one, this one gives you the option of choosing not to help me. And given how many times you have saved the world; I would understand if saving another dimension would be the straw that breaks the Camerupt's back." With that, he had everyone's attention.
"Now please, listen to the tale I am about to weave."
(ONE BIONICLE SUMMARY LATER!)
"And that, Ash, is why I am asking for your help." Arceus said, as he hung his head low.
"Please, help me revive my old friend. Please save the ones he created." With that, he surprised everyone with his next action.
He did the equivalent of getting down on his knees and pleaded.
"Please, save Mata Nui." Ash stared at the sight of Arceus doing this.
On one hand, he wanted to say no. To just go back to his life and just live. No need to risk his neck out for these people, especially since Arceus said he could try to find a way to circumvent the Great Beings blockade on him by helping directly.
But even then, Ash immediately knew that wasn't who he was and what he wouldn't do.
He didn't become the Chosen One because he ignored when people needed help.
And even then, he realized that Arceus had a special attachment to this Mata Nui. How without meeting him, their universe wouldn't exist at all.
But he didn't want to abandon his friends. And from the sounds of things, this enemy was going to be harder than anything he ever faced.
With that, he made his choice.
"Alright, Arceus. I'll help." Arceus shot up with tears in his eyes, while his friends looked at him incredulously.
"BUT ON ONE CONDITION." He yelled out firmly, taking everybody by surprise.
"ALL my friends come with me. Not one group I traveled with in the past. ALL of them. That is my condition, and I won't go unless it's fulfilled." He told him, as he crossed his arms with a stern look on his face.
His friends looked at one another.
Then smiled at him.
"You're right, Ash! You've saved the world enough in each region! If you are saying that we are the condition for you going there, count me in at least!" Serena said as she clutched his arm.
"Yeah! It's about time we all saved the world this time! Together! With us, there's no need for the beings of Mata Nui's universe to worry!" Dawn cheered as she did a fanciful spin …
That very nearly caused her to lose control of her dress as everyone looked away.
"We're in too! It's been a while since we had to save the world together, Ash!" Misty called out, with Brock nodding.
"You're like a little brother to me, Ash. I didn't abandon my siblings back in Pewter, and only left when Dad came back! The same goes for you! You want me to plunge into the Reverse World with you? How deep are we going?" Was all Brock said.
"It may have been a while, Ash, but I still consider you a friend! And I won't let you go into this alone! So, count me and Max in!" May spoke up, as she thumbed towards herself and Max.
"I may not be as good in physical combat as others, but I am not going to leave you alone to face danger, Ash! And I'm sure Bonnie agrees!" Clemont called out, with Bonnie enthusiastically agreeing with him.
"I know I called you a kid a lot back in Unova, but I never thought you were worthless! The fact that you jumped into helping others proves that! I'm going down there with ya!" Iris called out.
"Indeed! Without your fine preparations, the lovely entrée of Unova and other Regions would have been destroyed! Should you require my help I shall gladly give it!" Cilan told him, with a bow, how a waiter presents food in a restaurant.
(A/N! This will be my last time attempting to write Cilan's dialogue like it is in the show. It's getting too hard for me to do this so his dialogue will be regular like the others.)
"Ash, if it wasn't for you, I would not have gotten over my fear of Pokémon, and my mother would be under control of a Nihelgo still. My father wouldn't remember me if you hadn't helped! I now have a chance to repay you for that!" Lillie cried out with tears in her eyes.
"Same with all of us! We aren't letting you take this on alone!" Kiawe called out, with Lana, Mallow, and Sophocles nodding in agreement.
"Ash, I wouldn't have gotten this far in my search for Mew without you helping me! I wouldn't have Cinderace, Inteleon or Thwackey if you weren't here!" Goh told him, showing his faith in his friend.
"I would not have met Eevee, Serena, Dawn or anyone else if you hadn't come into the lab! I would be a shut in with no purpose in life! Me and Goh will go with you!" Chloe declared, with her and Goh holding hands.
Ash stared at everyone. They were all willing to join him here.
Even though they might not be able to come back?
Ash honestly felt touched by their words, as he then looked at Pikachu, as he had final say.
"PIKA! PI PIKACHU, PIKAPI!" Even though Ash couldn't understand his friend, he could tell from his thumbs up that he agreed with him.
"Well, Arceus, you heard them. It seems we are doing our usual routine. So, we're in!" Arceus stared at everyone.
And began to bawl at his eyes.
"I thank you, Ash. Once you all wake up, get what you need, make sure you have all your Pokéballs, and make sure that no one sees any trace of us. Even though Palkia and Dialga seem to be here, they are both busy keeping portals and time frozen. So, they can't just transport your luggage to you, you'll need to get it out of the belly of the plane yourself." Serena, May and Dawn gulped at that.
"Can we at least get footholds so that we can get there safely?"
Palkia nodded and then everyone felt their minds waking up.
"Ash, I will make sure the Pokémon you had released are returned to you so that they can help. And I have a plan on making sure you don't get outright killed in this dimension. When you wake up, go to Oak's and get all your Pokéballs and put them in your backpack." He then turned to Serena, May, and Dawn.
"Before I say anything else, I would like to apologize for getting you stuck in your dresses. I was the one who had made those people ask for a photoshoot with you." The three girls then glared at him.
"WHY?"
"I had to make sure you were the last ones on the planes, so yo make sure you were the last ones in the entrances for Cresselia and Darkrai, I had used my Psychic plate to influence them to get those photoshoots with you."
The three glared at the white lama and huffed.
"Fine, but you owe the three of us!" Serena told him, which he nodded.
Everyone then felt themselves waking up and heavier …
(BACK ON THE LATIOS!)
Serena jerked awake as she looked around in confusion.
"OK, now that I'm back here, what am I supposed to do?" She asked, as she saw that everything was still frozen.
Suddenly, the hatch of the plane opened, though no pressure was lost.
"This might sound strange, but you need to get your suitcase. I have a plan for them. I also sent a little help for you." When Serena looked out, she saw little patches of ground coming out of portals.
Serena assumed that since Palkia was having enough of a headache, making sure that Space wasn't throwing up on itself.
She peered out the door and saw several patches of ground through portals making a pathway to the bottom of the plane.
"Well, can't back out now. Here goes nothing." With that, she cautiously stepped onto the ground and felt that they weren't going to give.
Slowly, she made her way to the underside of the plane and saw the hatch for the luggage.
With a little finesse, she was able to get it open.
And thankfully, her suitcase was right there.
Slowly she was able to work her way to the suitcase and grab its handle, making sure that none of the other ones fell out.
Unfortunately, she forgot to keep her balance on the way out.
She had just put her right foot onto the small pad of ground that was there, when she felt her traction give out before she could get her other foot onto the next patch.
"YIPES!" With that, a Pokéball fell off her belt, though thankfully it was an empty one.
She felt weightless for just a moment …
Before something caught her and her suitcase.
Looking up, she was surprised to see a Charizard with a bow on its head, as it smiled at her.
"Who are you?" She asked, having never seen this Charizard before.
"This is Charla. The mate of Ash's Charizard. I told her everything about you and what is going to happen, so she volunteered to help, given how you only have 4 Pokémon right now." She 'heard' Arceus tell her, as Charla also revealed a Pokéball in her hand.
"I take it it's yours?" Charla nodded and then revealed another ball, which Serena guessed was the empty one she had dropped.
"Well, Arceus, I got everything. When's the next portal to the place you're sending us?" Serena asked as she returned all her Pokémon and made sure the hatch was closed so that no explosive decompression occured …
Only to have a portal open underneath her and drop down it.
"KYA!" Was what the passengers would have heard the moment time started again with one less passenger.
(BACK ON THE CRESSERA!)
Lucas had kept a watchful eye over Dawn as she had slept peacefully, only leaving to make sure he got some water and no one else was moving.
He had just gotten back when Dawn suddenly screeched.
"DAH! Everything OK, Dawn?" Lucas asked her, as she seemed to be in a panic.
"Considering I just agreed to help out Arceus and I need to get my suitcase for some reason before I go to a new dimension and help out the Chosen One, WHAT DO YOU THINK!?"
"Honestly, that's about the reaction I would expect from one who knew Ash Ketchum." Lucas admitted as the side hatch opened.
"Is something going on?"
"I need to get my Suitcase from the luggage compartment, is there an internal way there?" She asked as Lucas thought for a moment.
"None except the outside way. Follow me, I can override the door."
"Wait, you're not even going to question how I'm going to get there?" She asked as Lucas smirked at her.
"You talked to Arceus, so I'm assuming Palkia is probably going to be helping out in some way." Dawn nodded at that and then Lucas opened the door.
They then saw small patches of ground leading to the belly of the Jet.
"OK, guess Palkia is spread thin if he can't make a full path with guard rails to the cargo bay." He said as he held Dawn's hand as she did the initial steps out of the aircraft.
"And this is part of the reason why I got angry with you Arceus. You made me do this whole thing in HEELS." She groaned out as she successfully reached it.
Opening the hatch slowly so as not to inconvenience any other passenger, she made her way inside.
Seeing her target, she moved the luggage off it and got back to the hill opening …
Only to remember that she had left Togekiss's Pokéball back in her chair, and her suitcase was very heavy.
"AMBIPOM!" Startled, she turned around and was surprised to see a purple and cream monkey with two tail hands.
"Ambipom! You're back! Did Arceus tell you?" Ambipom nodded as she grabbed Dawn's suitcase and began to lower it down to her.
A mall road then appeared on Dawn's left as she rolled her suitcase back to the door, as Ambipom closed the hatch and made sure no one lost their luggage.
Dawn had gotten to the door as Lucas leaned out the door and held out his hand.
Dawn lifted her suitcase, before a pair of Ambipom hands grabbed it.
Dawn, however, noticed that the hands were those of a Shiny Pokémon, as her Ambipom leapt into the cabin, and Lucas gently lifted her into the cabin, making sure to be careful with her.
When Dawn's Ambipom caught sight of Lucas's, she began to blush and look nervous around him.
"Thanks Lucas."
"I already got your regular outfit ready for you to change into while you were out there." He told her as he then handed her her casual clothes, as she returned her Pokémon minus Piplup to their Pokéballs and recaptured Ambipom.
"Thank you, Lucas. Now hopefully, Arceus doesn't-"
*VORP! *
"DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!" She screeched as a portal opened under her feet and she disappeared.
Lucas felt himself moving back to where he had been, and what he was going to say.
Better make sure not to cause massive panic.
(WITH MAY AND MAX, AS THE OTHERS GET THE SAME TREATMENT BUT BEING SKIPPED TO SAVE TIME!)
"You would THINK Lord Arceus would make it easier when we want to talk to him, and when he needs us to get something! I mean really, do I NEED all my other outfits to go to this dimension!? I would rather just take my stinking casual clothes!" May gripped as she brought both hers and Max's suitcases onto the plane, as Brendan's Swampert helped her up.
"Well, it would explain why Groudon and Kyogre just SUDDENLY decided to fight all of a sudden on the way." He argued as Max arrived back with the carryon bags.
"OK now, let's make sure that all our stuff is in the bag before-"
*VORP! *
"THIS HAPPENS!" May shouted as a massive portal opened underneath her and Max.
Ash had just gotten his past outfits from the other regions, and his Pokémon from Professor Oak.
Arceus had explained the situation to them, and they were ready with their Pokéballs.
Before Ash put them in, they checked on his mother, who was frozen right above her bed.
"Hey Pikachu. Let's make sure she lands comfortably." With that, he grabbed her ankles and flipped her to where she would land on her back.
With a bit more finagling, Delia was now on her bed with her arms crossed over her chest.
Ash quickly kissed her cheek as he said goodbye and ran to his room.
As soon as he got the clothes in the bag, and then got all of his Pokémon, including ones he released like Primeape, into their balls, a portal opened below him, and he dropped into it.
The flight attendant had barely walked three steps away from Serena when she then …
"WHERE IS SERENA!?" Soon, everyone jumped when an alarm sounded, and oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling.
"Attention, passengers! Something has happened and we are making an emergency landing at the Lilycove International Airport!"
"-il! Get some pancakes for Dawn Berlitz! She's going to be hungry after she wakes up!" Lucas quickly called out to the head chef on the plane.
Lucas still remembered when he helped Dawn, and then, after a half hour, went to check on her.
And pretended to have just now noticed that she was gone.
The same thing occurred with Brendan on his plane, and the staff on the cruise ships soon found they had one less passenger.
Galdion, Mohn and Lusamine soon realized that they had lost their daughter and sister, as they began to rush up and down looking for her, and Lillie Nihelgo, who had vanished in the blink of an eye.
And Pewter City and Cerulean City found themselves missing a Doctor and a Gym Leader in the span of seconds.
Delia swore a flash happened before her eyes.
In one second, something grabbed her ankles and maneuvered her into her bed, and then she felt a kiss on her cheek.
Thing is, she knew exactly who kissed it.
Ash's kiss of goodbye whenever he went on a journey.
Hurriedly, she shot off her bed and ran into the living room …
Only to see Ash gone, Mimey cleaning, and Oak running over.
"Delia! Ash's Pokémon and their Pokéballs have gone missing! Even their Pokéballs are gone!" Delia stared, and then curled up in a ball.
"I think … I think Arceus has sent him somewhere." She said, as she had finally given up on her son being able to just have one day to himself.
"WELL, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE!" Ash shouted as he and his friends bumped and slammed into one another, going down some kind of pipeline or something.
"AND IF I MAY, WHY HAVE US GET OUR CLOTHING OR SUITCASES!?" Serena shouted as she slammed into May and then Dawn.
And then they saw their suitcases flung open.
"ARCEUS!" Dawn, Serena, and May shouted, though it was everyone's suitcase that had flung open.
Dawn tried to grab for her clothes, but all she got were the blue Mary Jane heels from her Moonlight dress.
"COME ON! WHY!?" Dawn gripped as everyone then felt themselves falling faster.
Then, Serena, May, and Dawn found themselves in their regular travel clothes, though Dawn still held onto the blue heels.
And then they saw what they were falling down split into 7 tubes as everyone felt something bunch them up together.
Ash, Serena and Clemont were thrown down a tube, while Dawn and Lillie were shoved into another.
Brock, Cilan, and Sophocles were sent down another tube, with May, Iris, and Mallow were thrown down another.
Goh and Chloe were bunched up as they went through another, while Misty and Lana were sent down another.
As hard as they tried, May and Clemont lost their grip on their little siblings as they went through a tube in the center.
"MAX!"
"BONNIE!"
That would have been a horrifying sight for the siblings, if the two hadn't then felt themselves slammed into something metallic.
And then, the 6 groups of trainers saw they were holding onto some kind of capsule as they felt themselves heating up.
"WAIT! ARE WE FALLING THROUGH AN ATMOSPHERE!?" Sophocles shouted as everyone then saw a massive watery world that seemed to only have one single island on it.
"I DON'T KNOW, BUT JUST HANG ON!" Ash shouted …
Until they became aware that they were beginning to spread out.
"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!" Ash shouted as he saw the other 5 groups disappear from view.
Only Serena and Clemont were with him, as a light appeared on their right wrists.
And then they saw what looked like silvery water, and they had no way of stopping.
"LET'S HOPE THIS WORLD OPERATES ON CARTOON LOGIC!" Ash shouted as they splashed down.
And they all survived.
Turaga Vakama had been mediating at Kini Nui, almost every day when his plans for the day failed or he attempted to protect the Matoran from Makuta's creatures.
It had been fifty years since he and the other Turaga had met Arceus and asked him for his help.
The Toa were on their way, as the great beings promised, and he opened his eyes from the meditation to see the 6 Toa Spirit stars, each one representing the Toa and their element.
But what he wasn't expecting to see were that 4 of the stars had 3 stars surrounding it, and 2 only had two smaller stars.
"Now, a new legend shall begin, and it will be quite the tale for the Chronicler, once I send him out on his journey."
"Turaga Vakama!" A young voice called out as Vakama turned to it.
"Chronicler Takua, what brings you here?" He asked the young Matoran who had the red body of a Ta-Matoran and a powerless blue Pakari mask, with blue legs and hands.
"I found some strange … creatures." Takua replied …
As two strange creatures, neither of them metallic, stepped out.
"Um … hi? My name is Bonnie." The female creature said in a very nervous tone, while the other adjusted some sort of object on its face.
"I'm Max, and I think Arceus has separated us from our siblings for some reason." Vakama quirked a brow at that.
"They landed on top of me just a few minutes ago when I was getting ready to head out for the spot you told me of." Takua said, as Vakama chortled a bit.
"Indeed. And I am assuming that these 'siblings' are the ones Arceus spoke of to help us with our plight." With that, he began to usher the three out.
"Follow Takua, find your friends and then Takua will lead everyone here, or the other Turaga will, if they can. Tell me, Max and Bonnie, do you like stories?"
"Oh, I love stories! Not sure about Max, but I would like to know what is happening."
"Rest assured, there will be much telling soon. For you and your friends to understand why you have been brought here, we must tell the legends." With that, the strange group of three vanished out of sight, and out of Ta-Koro.
Vakama turned back to the skies, and saw 6 meteors fall through the sky, and then several other objects around them.
"Great Arceus, may your champions be swift, and may they be successful. We will dedicate something to you soon, as thanks. And may Mata Nui be awakened soon." With that, Vakama grabbed his staff, and began to walk out.
No doubt Jaller would do something rash if he saw them.
(DEEP IN THE LAIR OF MAKUTA!)
Deep in a dark area of the island, a figure was resting on the floor of a temple.
That is, if he hadn't already corrupted this temple to serve as his base of operations.
It had been a long time since he had forced the Matoran away from Metru Nui, a LONG while after that vision he and Mata Nui had accidentally seen when they met a strange being named Arceus.
Since that day, he vowed to make sure that the vision he saw of his "BROTHER'S" destiny would not come to pass.
He would make sure of it, even at the cost of his own life.
Suddenly, he felt a surge of power, rousing him from his meditation.
"So, Arceus has discovered what has happened to you, brother. And as such, 6 champions are summoned to fight me." He then sensed the presence of 17 other life forms, but they didn't match anything he had ever seen or sensed before.
"Ah, and he sends some of his champions to combat me. Well, I shall have to have a proper greeting for them ready then." He stood up, and then turned to the stone gateway that looked like his brother's mask of shielding, the Hau.
"I promise you, you shall not be disturbed, and the destiny we saw shall NOT come to pass." He then touched the frame, almost in a nostalgic motion.
"I swear."
And with that, he left to get things ready for the arrival of the ones who would attempt to stop him.
AND THAT IS WHERE I WILL LEAVE THIS CHAPTER OFF, FOLKS!
NOW SOME MIGHT SAY THAT I AM MAKING TOO MANY STORIES.
AND THEY MIGHT BE RIGHT.
THING IS, WHEN I HIT WRITER'S BLOCK ON STORIES, I TEND TO SWITCH WHAT I'M WRITING SO I CAN FIND THE INSPIRATION AGAIN.
SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE SO MANY STORIES, BUT I ALWAYS INTEND TO FINISH THEM.
THEY WILL ALL GET FINISHED ONE DAY, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN.
THAT BEING SAID, IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, I WILL PUT OUT A NEW CHAPTER SAYING THE STORY IS UP FOR ADOPTION.
THEN, IF YOU WANT TO ADOPT IT, SEND ME AN OUTLINE OF HOW YOU'LL CONTINUE IT OR HOW YOU'LL START OVER.
TILL THEN, I'M GONNA KEEP WRITING.
AND A INTRO/TRAILER FOR THIS STORY WILL GO UP AFTER THIS CHAPTER.
TILL THEN, REMEMBER THE VIRTUES!
UNITY! DUTY! AND DESTINY!
THESE ARE THE WAY …
OF THE BIONICLE.