A Thunderstruck over a small cottage on a meadow.
A teapot screamed as it was getting finished, and a wrinkled hand grabbed it firmly.
The Old man poured the coffee in his cup and walked to his Table which surface was used so many times that it may be even older than the man himself.
" Another Morring..." He looked at a few pictures frames of His perished wive and Charizard. " Without them..."
He sighed and took a long sip. As he looked out of the Window.
Even tho, he was in a Pokémon war that was...he forget the years that have passed, what was even the reason for it?
He slowly stood up, without letting the precious coffee from his Mug and breaking eye contact from the View.
He enjoyed the view like always that was just the last thing that gave him at least some peace...but only if it's in the Morring or at the evening, then the Galar Mine would not make the annoying sound and the workers that came in and out of the Mine like they were Drillbul.
He took another sip and started to recall what happened the last day.
There was an incident yesterday, it happened around Lunch. The Man looked out of the window as he observed the men eating their Lunch when suddenly a bright explosion came out of the Mine and blew up the Upper part of it away. In the news, it was stated that a reaction had happened in that Mine, which many people didn't really buy that. But what was, concerning for many people was the fact that were Reports and Video proofs of an entity's shade through the smoke, and it was also seen of Flying through a portal.
The Ceo from the company of the Mine had spoken about a theory about a New Pokémon or Alien entity, and since yesterday The Police department was Investigating the Mines.
The Man didn't really care about it, heck, He wouldn't even mind that the thing was highly deadly or something. In his opinion, he lived already long enough.
He took one last sip.
He turn the facet on as the Water came splashing down onto the cup, and cleaning away the Filth.
As was getting finished with his Cup, a red light shinned out of one of the entrances of the Mine.
He thought first it was maybe one of the Policemen, and he promptly decided to open the window to let some fresh air in...
The room was filled with a blood-curling scream as the Man almost dropped his Mug on the ground.
" W-What?" The man stuttered as he leaned out of the Window. Was someone getting attacked in the mines?
The man run away from the sink, threw his coat on, and Jumped into his Boots.
He has to investigate! he quickly pulled out his phone and immediately reported to the Police.
They told him to stay away, but they and He himself knew that he wouldn't wait, he didn't do it back in the war even if a Comrade was on the verge of Dying and himself being killed, he wouldn't let everyone die alone.
Even as his wife died, he wouldn't leave her alone, up until now he had never in his Life willingly let anyone die alone.
He slowed down as he came near enough to the entrance, he could swear that it Normally takes longer to get from his House to the Mine, but it didn't matter in the situation.
He slowly entered the entrance.
What greeted him were multiple colorful minerals carrying in size, but the Man barely paid attention to any of that, he slowly but surely moved around the many Tools and rock laying around.
He Looked up and saw the Gigantic hole from the Explosion, if the sky wasn't obscured by Clouds, he could Possibly see the stars or the orange of The rising sun.
Then a whimper was heard, the man's wrinkled face tensed up, as he realized that the Wimper was from a child.
"Mommy...M-mommy." Based on the Voice it was likely to be a girl.
" Where are you?" The man's voice was rusty and yet gentle. " I am over here."
The girl trembled with her Voice "W-Who are you?"
" I'm just some old man with the Name Fero Luro." He answered.
He heard steps, as The girl came from behind a rock, he couldn't fully see her, but he could see that her Hair was Blonde, and wearing a red dress.
" Hey, there Little girl..." He gently says " What are you doing in the Mines, alone?"
" I-I was..." the little stuttered " I was following a Pokémon and my Mommy went after me..."
Fero could hear that the girl was starting to cry.
"Hey. It's going to be fine... we're going to find-"
"mommy's body fell as the creepy man hit her with something green." The girl interrupted him, and his eyes grew in horror.
Doses this mean? That the child saw someone murdering her Mother?
He cursed under his breath. He must act now very carefully, there's some mad soul in the mines right now! He knows that he has to protect the girl at all costs!
" Come." He said quietly to the Girl. " We're getting out of here."
He offered her hand, and she looked at it. " Don't worry I'll protect you."
She took his hand, and both started to move.
The man looked around to see any moving shadows in the dark, his heart started to beat harder.
Where's the Police? They should be already here now!
His breath stopped, as he heard a crunch of people, and he was sure it wasn't from the girl, and from himself.
" Did you celebrate your Birthday, Mister Luro?" Asked the girl innocently, Fero sighed.
He knew that the girl was just trying to distract herself.
" Yes I did..." he paused as he tried to listen after the steps, he heard nothing. " It was my seventy-two birthday. I'm a bit of an old-timer."
The girl chuckled highly " Woah...You must know a lot of things then."
" Yes, I do..." He started to hear the steps again, and there were closer. " Come I can tell you a lot more if we get out of here." and they started to move.
He knows that the exit is close; with just about ten small steps left.
The girl breathed out as they saw the exit.
" are we getting out?" she asked.
" Yes, we almost made i-"
His excitement died down, as a Figure stood at the entrance like a predator.
He cursed under his breath again.
This couldn't be it! This no way that this is the Police, they would yell and have a Pokémon with them. It must be the Murder.
" Where are you...Little girl?" The voice cracked in a manner that Fero reminded of someone whose throat hasn't felt precious water in days.
The girl stopped breathing as she saw the man. " T-Tha-"
Fero holder her Mouth shut as the Figure step forth.
" where are you...?" The voice started to sing a bit, as though it was trying to sing a croaking lullaby to the girl's death. " Aren't you tired? I'll take away the Times of restless sleep and give you the long rest you deserve. Mommy took her l long slumber as well...even tho she screamed that her Time was taken from her."
"What kind of psycho is that?!" Fero thought, as he gnarled his teeth down. " Is this a twisted game to you?"
The stranger sighed, as he stopped singing, as Fero caught a glimpse of something black touching the head.
" What am I even doing with my time?" The stranger's voice changed as it sounded embarrassed. " If they hear this...they are going to fall on their backs laughing..."
The Stranger stomped angered on the ground. " Should I use the stolen...No! That brat should appear any Minute now!" a red glowing outline started to flicker around the stranger.
The girl gasped in shock, and the Stranger jolted in their Direction.
" There you are!" The Stranger screamed Joyously, " You've wasted my Time, you weak child!" The stranger quickly walked forward, and Fero Jumped out.
The red glow stopped, as the Murderer stood in surprise. " Who are you, Old man?"
Fero answered with a jump on him and tackled him down with surprise.
The stranger's air was pushed out of his lungs, as Fero started to punch him.
" YOUNG GIRL GET OUT OF HERE! I WILL STALL HIM!" He screamed as he punched into the stranger's stomach. The girl sprinted past them into the outside.
Fero slowly gett up and started to kick the man, he was sure that was he, into the sides. " Eat that, you sick bastard!"
The man couched as Fero could some swear words that came out of the laying man.
" You...!" The voice wheezed at the kicks " By our horsemen! Y...You will pay! With yo...your Time!"
Another Punch...and it hit on the stone ground.
Fero's eyes widen as he looked at the spot where the man had just lay a moment ago.
Where did he go? He wasn't imagining thing-
He quickly got up to only hear. "-ra!" The man shouted behind him.
Fero quickly turn around and saw a green Light flying to him, and with a bloodcurdling scream, his eyes went black.
"AHHHH!" Yoshi fell from his bed as his snout landed hardly on the Ground.
His nose was punched into his face as the hardwood pressed on him tightly.
He quickly got up and began to stroke his snout with his Hands. " Owowowo!"
As the pain slowly got more bearable, Yoshi slowly stood up. " What a Nightmare!", he quickly shook his head.
He quickly pulled on his shoes and left his room to go to the dining hall.
He began to ponder: That old man from that Nightmare...who was he? Certain was a brave fellow that was for sure. Then there was the little girl, poor thing saw of her Mother got murdered by the other man.
Yoshi shivered at the thought of the man.
Whoever that was...Yoshi felt so unnerved by just thinking about that Voice. He better get to the hall before his thoughts get worse.
He entered the hall and before he knew it, he had already snatched many fruits from the counter. Those fruits were a bunch of apples, his favorites, melons, oranges, and strawberries.
Yoshi looked at some tables to sit and saw to his surprise That Necrozma was floating beside Mario and Peach sitting at a table near the window and sharing a meal.
" I should join them...Necrozma seems to an interesting fellow."
He walked closer and Peach noticed her old friend. "Oh! Good Morring Yoshi!" she answered in a sweet tone.
Mario has noticed his friend too and greeted him with a slight nod.
Yoshi put down his fruity plate and started with an Orange, he opened his mouth and a frog-like tongue jump out, latched onto the orange, and quickly pulled it in.
" So..." Yoshi said as he happily swallowed his Orange. " How are you doing Necrozma?"
Necrozma who seems to be taken back by Yoshi's question went silent for a moment before shy full saying a small " Yes... I feel well."
Yoshi forgot almost to eat an Apple, as he let out a sigh. "Not used to talking to others, aren't you?"
Necrozma went silent for a moment before answering " No."
Mario slowly put his knife down, Yoshi saw that he had spread jam on his slice of bread, and Pulled out his Pocket a Bulb berry.
Yoshi recognized that yellow eggplant, both of them used it on their Galaxy mission. The Bulb berries had light stored in their juicy flesh. Yoshi has eaten by their requests of Mario back then, the contained Light would change Yoshi's skin to yellow, and he would illuminate like an overloaded lightbulb. Wich, in turn, caused hidden paths to be revealed, if they came in the range of Light that is.
" It's time for your daily dose, Necrozma." He said, and Necrozma nodded. A White zig zack line appeared under Necrozma's face, with quick pop it opened up revealing: an open mouth that has a white light shining in it.
Mario threw the Bulb berry and it flew into Necrozma's maw like a basketball, Necrozma closed his mouth, His body glowed up in a faintly yellow. Necrozma hummed for a moment before Mario turned to Yoshi's direction, who was in awe of Necrozma's trick.
" That's his daily meal." He said casually as he picked up his bread. " As I said on the first day, He's a broken Dragon of light, and those berries are used as a way to give him light and also to feed him at the same time."
Yoshi, who was slowly got back to his senses. " Oh...so this makes you..." He slowly begins after a melon. " Uh...well..."
" A butler?" said Peach with a small smile.
Mario started to laugh warmly " C'mon! If I am Necrozma's butler then I'm yours too!" He said and gave Peach a shining grin.
Yoshi started to eat the apples, his mouth was quickly filled with the sweetness that he liked so much. But that feeling was short-lived as he felt a tapping on his back.
He reluctantly turned his head and saw Necrozma next to him.
The black prism looked at Mario and Peach in confusion, and Yoshi saw how Peach's hand was on Mario's hand, as he was eating his slice of bread.
" Am I allowed to ask you something?" Necrozma said in a hushed tone, as though he was being about to ask a very touch subject.
Yoshi just nodded his head in agreement. Necroma's face leaned closer to him, and what came next surprised him.
" Why are they so...odd with each other?"
"What?" Yoshi looked bewildered as he asked him the most absurd question he'd ever heard. " Are you joking with me, or do you truly don't know?"
" No, fear I am not."
Yoshi rolled his eyes in slight annoyance. He began to pounder of how he should explain this to Necrozma. " So..." Yoshi slowly began and Looked at Mario and Peach helplessly. They didn't realize the situation he was in, as per usual.
" They have the feeling called 'Love'."
Necrozma lifted his right hand slightly in wonder " Love? What is that?"
Yoshi's heart started to get smaller... did Mario tell that Necrozma was dangerous? Or didn't he pay enough attention?
The Dino took a deep breath and out, and thinking of not saying anything wrong or too complicated
" Love is...oh boy, Is a very strong and pure emotion. It is a thing if two...very close souls show a kind of affection to each other." Yoshi pauses as he swallowed a melon, and Necrozma seemed to nod his head.
"Affection is kinda the same thing, but it's like in the case of peaches and apples, they seem to look the same from a distance, but if you go closer to it you will the difrenc-forget what I just said." Yoshi made an annoyed sound. " That analogy was weird...Nevermind! affection is the pre-evolution of Love, which will evolve into love if the affection is grown right. In the case of Mario and Peach, their special relationship came firstly from a trust, which became affection, and boom!" Yoshi said dramatically as he swallowed another apple " It became Love!" He said proudly as he devoured the last fruits like a beast.
Necrozma looked at him and looked at Mario and Peach. " Is that all that it is?"
If Yoshi had drunk something in the meantime, he would've spitted it all out of like a whale. " What?!" He shouted quietly bewildered " You expected more?"
" You still didn't tell me why they are acting this to each other!" Necrozma's voice began to sound colder, and Yoshi facepalmed, he was right. He still didn't explain that.
" Okay, I'm sorry." He said with an apologizing nod. " They are acting like this since they love the presence of the other so much, they start to cuddle a bit..." he pauses for a moment before he continued. " You know what? That stuff is very hard to explain, it's probably better for you to understand, is through observation, and Hey! Mario is your friend. I highly think he explains this so much better to you than me."
" I don't think I can quite help you with that, Yoshi." Said Mario suddenly, and Yoshi for shock almost swatted his empty and clean plate from the table. He looked at him, while Peach started to giggle a bit like a mischievous fairy, that planned for months for a prank, which came to fruition after the long wait.
" You've heard everything?!" Yoshi almost jumped from the chair as Mario nodded with his head. " Why didn't you say anything, you Idiot?! I wouldn't have been stressed out by explaining this!"
Mario started to chuckle while Peach was trying not to Laugh. " I'm sorry, I needed something to lighten my mood in the past few days, It's been very stressful lately."
Yoshi calmed himself down. " Okay, that's kinda understandable...wait." Yoshi realized something. " You didn't fight a single battle yet, didn't you?"
" Yup, someone has paid attention."Mario nodded fatherly-proudful nodd. " Yes, I didn't because I haven't my full gear, yet. But don't worry I will mostly not snatch away the first place, since well, I can join the battle just today now forth, and you know very likely it's Friday." Mario used the short break to take a quick quiet sip from his mug.
" And, Including today, I have at least three days left to climb up the ranks, but that's straight impossible. You've seen of what the other fighters are capable of, and not excluding Ash's growth in fighting experience with Pokemons, he's quite strong now, there's simply no way for me to win this tournament. Unless a mysterious force or gigantic Lucky charm will help me with that." Said Mario calmy and took another sip.
Yoshi's jaw was opened so wide that one could've shoved an entire cake inside. " You kinda just give up? what about your honor in the last times?"
" To be honest... that fighting for honor in the tournament was just a Mask." Mario said while shrugging his shoulders as if he told just a regular mishap on Monday. " I was doing it for fun."
" For fun?" Yoshi blinked even more confused while Peach looked out of the Window dreamy. " You've never actually cared about winning the first place?"
" No. Just having fun, but the mask part was the sole reason to give People a role model, an Idea that everyone regardless of Job, can be a hero."
Yoshi's mouth closed as he sucked in the Info. " That's admirable...but" He started off. " What do you mean with, that you can't help me explain Necrozma love?"
Mario widen his eyes and put down his mug. " Oh, I've forgotten...yes I can't really help him with that... I'm as you are aware, Master hand's part-time assistant. So I don't have much Time to Look after Necrozma since I have to do, checking the still empty rooms, checking if the food has run out, looking after the power, checking some papers of the Fighters, the guests, and the assistant trophies. Honestly, I feel more like a worker in the office than a fighter, which on its own sounds a bit funny."
" So..." Yoshi slowly spoke, as he knew already Mario's answer. " You're busy, I get that...but thought I saw Isabelle on Tuesday carrying around papers or am I wrong?"
" No, you aren't. She helped at the day willingly...we had some issues with some other stuff. She is working like a machine!" Mario pauses and clasped his hands. " I really can't explain Necrozma alone about Love...so can you help him with that? Even tho he just sits right here with us, and I am almost ignoring him the entire time."
Necrozma slowly waved with his hand to show that he heard that quite well.
" Yes...But I think I have to fight soon." Yoshi said, as Mario slowly stood up.
" I know...but am I still thankful for your help. well, see you later, Peach, Yoshi, and Necrozma!" Mario said and disappeared through the door.
Yoshi who was taken back by how quickly Mario disappeared, Peach slowly rose up from her chair. " Mario is really busy today. I mean can you blame him? He's seeing Fludd again, he will have a lot to tell Cappy about Fludd."
" Yes, shouldn't we start to talk Necrozma abou-" Yoshi began and was immediately silenced, as a golden light engulfed him.
"-t..." Yoshi looked around and saw that he was on the Planet stage, which was based on the Adventures of him and Mario in the galaxy. On the Planet, what was being surrounded by a starry space, they were standing one, were multiple pine trees scattered across, there was also a small flower bed shrouded with a fence, a small cozy house with a blue roof, and there were two floating platforms.
He stopped looking at the things on the stage and looked at his Opponents.
They were Pickachu, Pichu, a cat-humanoid with the name Mewtwo, Greninja, and Ash Ketchum.
He sighed as realized that Mario might have foreseen that through sheer Luck.
Ash pulled out his Pokeball and called out his Charizard. The orange dragon roared and spit out flames.
" Okay, Charizard! Rember the training!" Ash spoke in a loud yet calm manner.
His Pokémon shook his head and started to sprint to Yoshi. With a quick reaction, Yoshi jumped up in the air and attacked Charizard with a ground pound. It roared annoyed and punished Yoshi with an uppercut into his stomach.
Yoshi coughed by the Dragon's fist and was sent flying. Yoshi quickly saw of How Ash's Pikachu, and also his Greninja were fighting each other.
Greninja dodged in a puff of smoke as Pikachu tried to hit the water Pokemon with an electrically charged headbutt. The smoke vanished, and a wooden log fell down. As soon it hit the ground and bounces it off, another puff of white smoke appeared, and Greninja jumped out of it and quickly kicked the yellow mouse in the back.
Yoshi quickly air-recovered and landed gracefully on the ground.
But he got electrified by Pichu, who seemed also taken some damage, Yoshi got flung into the air and saw Mewtwo flying to him, his arm lifted for a strike. Yoshi quickly recovered from the electricity and dodged the clone of Mew's arm.
Mewtwo let a small grunt, as Yoshi wiped with his Tail across Mewtwo's face.
The legendary Pokemon got flung across the stage, and due to the shape of the stage, which also affected the gravity on it, Mewtwo's flight slowed down immensely.
Yoshi wanted to let a sound of Joy, but it didn't come out, as a sharp pain pierced into the dinosaur's back.
He couldn't see what it was, but he could feel the water of the shuriken that Greninja threw. Yoshi landed on his nose, and felt the splash of the shuriken, dissolving its shape, dousing his back.
"Ow..."
He heard webbed feet landing on the ground with a splash, he remained still as he heard still the sounds of Ash's Charizard, Pikachu and Pichu's electric attacks, and Mewtwo who seemed to fight the two electric mouse pokemon.
"Gren." Greninja talked, which of course Yoshi couldn't quite understand. " Gren. Greninja!" The frog pokemon said, and Yoshi heard water gathering around.
Yoshi quickly jumped up and kicked Greninja in his chest.
The water shuriken dissolved, and Yoshi quickly followed with a headbutt, the Frog pokemon, and surprisingly, Ash gasped from the pain.
Greninja quickly recovered in the air with a roll.
The webbed hands performed complicated gestures, and the shadow of the frog pokemon detached itself from it.
The shadow quickly dashed towards Yoshi like it was a hungry predator, and Yoshi quickly jumps backward, keeping the shadow thing in his eyes while Greninja was slowly following it.
Yoshi shouted angered as a flying Pichu crashed into his back, causing him to fall forward to the shadow. As landed with his hands on the Shadow and Greninja disappear in a puff of smoke, and reappears with a quick kick into Yoshi's head.
The Dinosaur was sent flying and saw how Pichu has been turned into a trophy.
Then he was caught up in midair, and his heart just sank... He knew who and what exactly caught him.
With a quick turn, Yoshi came face to face to Mewtwo, and his three-round fingers bashed into his face, as the clone of a legendary pokemon seemed to chuckle darkly.
With each hit, Yoshi could a wave of energy soaring through his mind, but he knew that Mewtwo would not read his thoughts, it would be otherwise very unfair and would count as cheating.
The next hit was a bit stronger, and Yoshi yelped from the sudden wave of pain.
Then in the next second, it was a surge, and Yoshi was sent flying again.
He felt the gravitational dent of the stage, as he heard Ash calling back his Charizard, and he heard a "Squirtle!" coming from the turtle pokemon.
" Squirtle! Use water gun!" Ash commanded his Pokemon, and the blue turtle fired a beam of water at Yoshi's back.
The force of the water slowed down Yoshi's fall, and it dissolved, as Ash changed again his Pokemon. This time it was Ivysaur.
The plant Pokemon roared, as the two vines jumped out of its sides and started to pummel Yoshi like whips.
He shouted as the vines hit his nose. " COME ON!" he dodged while clutching his fists "HOW MANY TIMES I'M ABOUT TO GET HURT ON THE NOSE TODAY?!"
He grabbed the vines and pulled strongly in his direction, and slammed the filing Ivasaur with his head while shouting angered, which makes Ash slowly step back, and quickly call Ivasaur back.
Charizard came out, and Yoshi looked around and saw a baseball bat near him, he quickly grab it and threw it in anger at Charizard, who simply catches with his claws.
Yoshi quickly jumps into the air as Charizard started to swing around the dreaded black bat. The dragon pokemon roared apply as the bat launched Pichu away, Yoshi looked after the Puchi as it disappear into a golden star, another gimmick of this stage.
He could start to hear that Greninja, Pikachu, and Mewtwo had noticed the swinging dragon too. Gerninja started throwing shurikens, and Mewtwo fired a shadow ball. wich the former and latter were being countered by the baseball bat.
Yoshi felt a volt attack, as Pikachu slammed him forward launching in the direction of Charizard, and the latter readied his bat and swung with full force-Missed.
Yoshi landed behind the Dragon Pokemon and saw that he landed close to the small house.
He heard Pikachu yelling and the sound of a trophy, which meant that Pikachu was out of this battle also.
he quickly jumps up in the air and had dodged barely another shadow ball by Mewtwo; who seems to be very focused on Charizard, and Greninja. Yoshi moves his feet quicker to stay longer in the air and looked for Items that may have appeared to turn the situation in his favor.
He saw how Greninja was picking up a sphere with a sprout in it, it was a healing sprout, an Item that will heal as it was held.
Yoshi looked down on his body as he continued to fly, he saw multiple bruises, mostly his nose. He knew of what he wanted and of how he will get it.
Yoshi focused on his underside of his and started to push something inside him, and with a loud plop, an egg with green dots came out and landed on Yoshi's hand.
He aimed quickly and threw the egg quickly, and Greninja saw it, and responded with a quick kick, smashing the egg into pieces.
Before the frog pokemon could react, a long tongue of Yoshi flew past his leg, and attached it to the healing sprout, before Greninja could progress of what was happening, the sprout was taken away.
The sprout glowed in a mint Light in its flight and released the healing powers on Yoshi. The green Dino could feel how the bruises are getting healing, and he felt like he was taking a relaxing bath.
With a quick movement in his head, the tongue flew quicker and the sprout landed in his hand.
He landed on the ground and saw how Mewtwo getting launched into space, becoming another star.
Only Greninja and Charizard were left, Yoshi could still feel the Life energy of the sprout, and started to sprint forward.
Greninja vanished into smoke again, as Charizard tried to it with the bat, and quickly regretted with the kick of his opponent, the orange dragon got slammed into the ground, and the baseball bat made a cracking sound, as Charizard's talons dug into the wood of the bat.
Yoshi has reached the Frog pokemon and started to engage a flurry of headbutts and followed swift kicks and punches from Greninja. Without letting the healing sprout out of his hand, he punched into Greninja's face and the Pokemon was sent away a few meters and landed in front of the flower bed on its feet.
" Greninja!" It yelled as it posed honorably.
" Well, here come I!" Yoshi shouted and laid another egg, and threw it.
Greninja responded with a water shuriken, and a quick dashing forward. Yoshi kicked into the frog pokemon's direction, and it blocked with his arm. Yoshi tried to shoot out his tongue, and Greninja jump into the air, splashing water from his webbed hands. It splashed onto Yoshi's head and propelled Greninja away from Yoshi. The latter started to mumbles something under the dripping water.
Yoshi turned around, and noticed to his shock, as his heart pumps loudly, that Charizard had vanished.
He quickly flatters jumps into the air, barely dodging the baseball bat.
" Holy tail!" Yoshi yelped loud. " That was close!" Still having the healing sprout in hand, he continued to flatter-jump around.
Then he felt a strong kick in his left cheek like an iron bar. He crashed into Charizard, as the baseball bat called from the pokemon's hand.
With a loud wooden sound, it layed there like a forgotten toy. Yoshi quickly stood up, and so Charizard; Both of them charged at the strong bat, trying to shove the other out of their way, tail swiped and punches.
Yoshi and Charizard leaped over, and almost tangled their Tails in each other for trying to get that weapon. They slide across the floor, and each of the two simultaneously managed to grab the bat.
They started to roll around on the ground trying to push off the hand of the bat. Yoshi clutched the healing sprout even tighter, and start to punch with his closed fist on Charizard's snout.
The Pokemon let a roar out, as he tried to bite into Yoshi's nose, and his teeth missed it by millimeters.
Dust and debris flew in the air, as they continued their dance on the ground.
Then out of nothing, a matt appeared beneath them. Their heart stopped as they knew what happened. Greninja shouted in fiery colors and kicked the matt; sending both of them into the air: Greninja then started to mercilessly slash them.
Yoshi couldn't tell where the water pokemon was and will appear in the next split second.
Then it stopped, for a brief moment Yoshi felt a second of relief which was taken away as the frog pokemon used a strong and swift punch to the ground.
Yoshi landed sharply on the ground and felt his bones shatter as his vision turned black.
He knew that sensation all to well, being in that black Limbo.
Yoshi didn't feel like looking around in that blackness, he knew that he lost the battle and there was nothing here.
" I hope they turn me back soon." Yoshi said to himself in slight boredom. " I must also explain Necrozma with Peach about love..." he paused and stared at the blackness longer. He swiftly moved around and some of the cloth touched his skin...
" Wait a minute... What am I feeling?" He looked down at his body and saw to his surprise that he was wearing clothing.
The clothing was akin to a royalty collared in gold yarn, he also could barely see that his collar was striped with white and yellow.
when did have that? D-did he just gained that or was it always there and he didn't have it noticed not until now?
He used both of his hands to pull at his clothing, he saw that a golden moon was on his chest drawn.
His shoes have changed, what was once a slight mixture of orange and brown, was now pair of sky-blue.
In Yoshi's head, the gears turn, as he is puzzled by the meaning of the clothing. As his left hand started to stroke the fiber of the cloth, he'd noticed something on his hand. There was a small sprout coming out of the back of his hand.
"W-what is this?!" He bellowed terrified, as he looked bewildered at the sprout.
where did this come from? why was it growing on him?
He tried to remember the last moments before he had passed out. He fought with Charizard over the baseball bat like some starved people, then Greninja used his ultra-smash onto them, and K. them...whilst Yoshi himself helded the healing sprout.
Like a thunder hit his arm he pulled it closer to his face. "Is that the healing sprout in my hand?!" He realized in shock. " What in the world happened? Did it just fuse with my hand or am I dreamin- wait! Of course, I am dreaming, I've blacked out."
He quickly lowered it down, that's probably a thing he has to get used to eventually. Yoshi continued to fly forward, even tho there shouldn't be anything he can't help himself of just doing something. He'll wake up eventually, and that sprout should be gone.
As was still thinking about that situation with his hand, Out of nowhere His nose hit something, as though it hit an invisible wall, which marks the fourth time he'd hit his nose.
" Again?! What is it this time?" He complain as he groped the wall. He could feel wood, and somewhere a knob.
He turned it around and opened the door.
There was a bright golden Light from a silhouette of a being.
Yoshi lifted his feet a bit and stepped closer.
He couldn't tell what the shape was exactly, he could guess that the shape on the far left might be a head of some sort, with four antennas on it. There were also two wings that were similar to two streamers.
As he examined the silhouette, it started to move.
With a dried high voice that reminded Yoshi of a female, it spoke. " W..who's there?"
Yoshi quickly stepped back, as the thing continued to speak " Is it time for the purge already? Are you one of the...HE." The being began to stutter, and Yoshi step a bit farther away. " H...H...Hel...p" The being started to stir more, and moved its head closer to Yoshi. " D...Do something...anything... the order...makes me ill...in my min-"
The tone of the voice changed from the stutter to a controlled voice. " who are you? Identify yourself!" the creature bellowed in a commanding tone.
Yoshi stepped further backward, as the creature started to tower over him. " What is this?! What is that on your hand?"
Yoshi quickly looked at his hand, and to his surprise, the green sprout on his hand was turned to a closed bud.
The being roared furiously as she lowered her head to him" Did you steal something from the divine gardens?!" and with a quick movement, it tried to slam with its head him.
With a panicked jump, Yoshi punched the creature in the head and realized that he punched it with the bud in his hand.
The bud opened with a watery blue light, and without time to react, the light turned into a slight flame and poured into the creature's head.
The bud disappeared, and the creature let a out small grunt...and fell unconscious.
" What was that?" Yoshi looked back to his hand and back to the creature. He wondered of what that just was, but he couldn't help to wonder if the creature was alright.
" Help... The order makes me ill..." Yoshi repeated the words in his head, what did the thing mean with that? He figured out already, after the sudden tone shift, that the creature was being controlled somehow. But by whom?
He almost forgot about the creature and neared it to check if it was still alive. He lowered his head, and the small steady breaths whispered in his ears.
" Okay, you seem to be good..." He said assuredly and looked around, he then felt a tug on his clothing. Without any warring: he was quickly hoisted into the air, and shot toward a bright light like a bullet.
" Hey, are you alright?" Said Ash concerned, as Yoshi rose up seemingly up from a sofa.
Yoshi looked around and saw Peach, Necrozma, Ash, and his Pokemon looking at him concerned. " Yes, I think so? What happened?"
" You were a trophy, and we've turned you back..." Peach began. " But you didn't wake up and we didn't know of what to do. So we've waited that you wake up by yourself."
Yoshi slowly stood up and looked at his hand. It was normal as always. " Why are you looking at your hand so strangely?" Asked Ash as Pikachu jumped on his shoulder. " Did something happen to it?"
" There was the healing sprout on it, in my dream."
Peach blinked in surprise, at the mundane answer of Yoshi. " You had a dream, Yoshi? Can you tell us this about it?"
Yoshi slowly told about, the strange clothing he'd worn, the healing sprout in his hand, and that strange being.
Peach slowly looked at Ash and Necrozma; The former just shrugged his shoulders and the latter just floating there.
" Did you get perhaps stressed out?" Peach calmly asked as she carefully looked at Yoshi. " Is Mario's wish for teaching Necrozma about Love to be stress full to you?"
Yoshi put his hands in protest " what? No! I am not stressed! I'm just wondering about that dream, nothing more! I mean, I can teach with the help of you, to Necrozma about Love. But that dream just irks me too much. Maybe some of the new fighters know about this, and If I'm being honest, the phantom thieves of hearts may or may not know a thing or two about Love."
With that Yoshi stood up, and Peach and the others followed him.
After some walking through the halls, they've soon met Akira and Robin standing in front of the painting that shows the paper planes.
" What do you think? Is the meaning behind that art?" Robin asked as he analyzed the sunflowers.
The leader of the phantom thieves pondered, before giving a defeated sigh. " I don't know. We should ask Yusuke about it, he's the master of art in our group after all."
Then the Thief noticed Yoshi, and then greeted his hand into the air, greeting Necrozma.
Necrozma waved back, and Akira began. " So are you feeling better today? and what are the others doing here?"
Peach mannerly moved her hand around. " We try to help Necrozma to understand love."
Akira and Robin simply started at Peach puzzled, and looked at Necrozma. " Let us help you try...since well..." Robin said with an unsure tone. " Love is a hard subject to explain. Say, Akira, Shouldn't we ask for your assistance from your friends?"
Akira replied with a small nod, and the group followed him.
Soon they saw a gathering of Akira's friends around a table and seemed to talk about something that Yoshi couldn't quite hear.
The orange girl that looked similar to Orenji, noticed Yoshi and waved her hand, which resulted in the others noticing the small group too.
" Hey! what's up?" Futaba shouted happily.
Akira nodded his head and explained to them what Necrozma wanted.
Okay, That seems difficult." Ann said with uncertainty. " And didn't we just like meet?"
Makoto slowly stood up. " Yes, we just meet. But this can be an opportunity to get us to know each other."
The others nodded their heads in agreement, and Futaba grinned. " It's like those filler episodes in animes!" she said to herself quietly.
" So..." Haru stared shy. " Love is about, having very positive emotions and thoughts about someone you care."
Necrozma lifted his hand in curiosity, but Ann came forth. " There's also the fact, that it comes from the trust, that the other one is willing to be there for the other if they wanted someone to listen to their words. Right, Haru?"
" Yes, that's true. Thank you, Ann." Haru said as she folded her hands.
Ann just returned the gesture with a nod. " No problem."
" I want to add something too." Said Mishima, and lifted his hand up. " when you are being loved by someone, they'd usually give you gifts." He smiled by his answer, only to realize that the others were just shaking their heads.
" That thinking is wrong." said Sojiro knowingly " If you give your Love too many gifts, it may annoy them."
Mishima slowly sat back down, and a dark-blue-haired woman stood up.
" I think we should show our 'student' an example since we have too many things at once, that his mind couldn't take info in." She said focused. " And we have to take in consideration, that he's not a human, to begin with. Has anyone a way to properly demonstrate the concept of Love?"
"Oh!" Futaba suddenly yelled, and pulled out her Laptop." Why don't we show him some scenes that cover the theme of Love in them?"
Before anyone could've said something. Necrozma floated beside Futaba and stared curiously at the screen.
Peach slowly approached Haru, which the latter seemed puzzled by her. " Is something the matter?
" My name is Peach Toadstool." The princess greeted her. " I thought while Necrozma is watching the laptop, we can properly know each other."
Yoshi just blinked, as Haru bowed her head in agreement. They soon started to go into their talk, but Yoshi didn't pay any attention to them.
The others sat back down, and continued their Talks in their Language, while Ash was busy with his Pokemon.
Yoshi sighed. So much to find about that dream. It was so bugging his mind that it was so odd.
" I sense that something is bothering you."
Yoshi almost spun around as Chihaya spoke behind his back. " Who are you?!"
The fortune-teller's eyes widened. " Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't introduce myself properly. My name is Chihaya Mifune. I am a fortune-teller, and I've sensed something about your Aura, that has told me that you are very bothered."
" Yes, because I am. I had this weird dream just some moments ago, and I can't wrap my tongue around it." Yoshi continued to tell about the dream, and Chihaya listened closely.
" So to recall. You wore some strange clothing, you've entered a door, interacted with a silhouette, and had a sprout out of your hand, firing a blue flame..." she slowly analyzes it, before shaking her head. " I am sorry, but those details appear to be odd, to be properly understood."
Yoshi let out another sigh.
" The only clue we're having is that The door symbolizes transitions and something about life." She said and wipe out a book from a suitcase, which Yoshi hasn't noticed beforehand. " So... should we try some card readings? Those might give us an answer about this."
Yoshi nodded, and Chihaye was about to put again her hand but stopped.
" Tarot? Lenormand? Or Both?"
Yoshi started confused at her puzzled as he struggled by the Question. " The what?"
She let an awkward laugh, as she lowered her hand. " The deck I should read from. Tarot cards, or Lenormand Cards? We can do both if you want to!" She said excitedly.
" Tarot and the lemonade."
"It's Lenormand."
She pulled out two decks of cards on the table. " So, how should I read it? Three or four Tarot cards? and with Lenormand, I'll take three since I am a beginner at it. So expect that I can get the reading wrong."
Yoshi nodded and Lifted three fingers to show his choice on the wanted amount of the tarot cards.
" Your Question is needed before the shuffle. Keep your question in mind while you shuffle."
" And why should I shuffle?"
" So you can put your energy in... and so you can be sure That the deck was only manipulated by you."
With a quick grab, he started to shuffle the cards in his hands and keep his question in his mind.
After he felt like he had shuffled enough, put it down.
Chihaya then spread the cards in a grid, in which Yoshi picked up the first one.
Then he revealed the first one of the three cards. It was a Star and sky floating under the green meadow and the pond. The green dino then realized that the card was turned, by the simple observation that the letters on the top of the card were flipped, spelling ' The Star'. He was about to flip the card right, and then a white hand grabbed his own.
" Don't mangle the reading! Once drawn one should not try to correct the cards!" She said sternly, and Yoshi nodded.
Then draws the next one: It was a being with angelic wings, steering two horses that were facing different directions, One the left was a sword, and on the right was an apple. Under the Picture was in white letters ' The chariot'.
He drew the last of the Tarot set; It was a Lion with a bronze mane floating in the wind, over the head of the Lion was an Infinity symbol. The text read: 'Strenght'
Chihaya nodded with her head silently as she handed over the other deck of cards, which Yoshi assumed was the Lenormand cards, and that he should shuffle again.
The same sound of rustling cards echoed weakly across the table, and Chihaya lay down the cards.
With a slight pounding heart, he revealed their pictures.
The first one was showing a dusty book laying on a table with a black pencil beside it. The second one showed a night sky, and like with the Tarot there was just a beautiful crowd of stars.
Then with the last flip, he revealed the last one. It was a plain scythe laying in the middle of a freshly mowed flower field.
" So what does this mean?"
Chihaya examined the Cards, closely and turned pages in her book. " They mean... Oh!" She gasped surprised, and Yoshi moved his head closer. " You might do something important! Very important! I think you kinda helped out that creature you've mentioned. We should be careful that thing you did, it may have Jumpstarted something dangerously, and you will find out what the creature was!"
Yoshi took that by storm, and with a surprised gasp he asked " How did you read that from those cards?"
" I can tell you that..." Chihaya slowly says as he looked at the cards. " But It can get very complex at that..."
"Do it."
" So well... There's the Major Arcana, which you drew three cards. Then there is the Minor Arcana. Which of them do you want first?"
Yoshi went silent for a moment, as he pondered about the reading of the cards, but his curiosity took his interest to other cards. " The Minor ones. They sound interesting."
She opened her book again, and before she flipped through the pages, Yoshi could see her sticking her thumb between the pages, which he assumes is for marking the spot she wants to keep.
She let out a loud "Ah!" she found the pages she was looking for. " The Minor Arcana consists of four types/Objects that each have ten cards, including four cards, that are page, knight, queen, and King." She read loudly in knowledge and Yoshi listened to it.
" Oh, what you are doing?" Yoshi almost spun around from his as Zelda pointed with her finger on the Table.
" From where did you come from?!"
" I was with Luigi, and I heard you two talk about Tarot cards, Lenormand, and I thought I may just join for the sake of Curiosity."
Yoshi looked past her shoulder of the princess, and Just saw of Luigi and his Polterpup left into a hallway.
Chihaya looked at Zelda bewildered, and In an attempt to ease the Confusion, they both quickly Introduce themselves.
" So?" Zelda shortly asked with her eyes beamed with a thirst for Knowledge " What are those Objects in the Minor Arcana?"
Chihaya cleared her throat before she resumed. " Those are Cups, Swords, Pentacles, and Wands. I will now say their core meaning of each, then yes, each of fourteen has an extra meaning, but this will take too long for just one time. So instead I'll just tell you two the core meaning." She paused, and both of her listeners nodded with their heads.
" The cups represent the water of the heart, the emotions. Then water is similar to emotions, in times they are soft and gentle, in other times they are an overwhelming wave. The next suit is Sword, which symbolizes Thoughts, and Intellectual, they are the air in the Tarot. There are the Pentacles, they represent the things that surround us, tangible things like clay, and fiances, they are at the end connected with the earth itself. The last thing is the suit of Wands, they are the fire of the creativity, spiritually. In my terms, they are everything spiritual... Did I mention 'Spiritual' already?" She paused as she looked back into her book.
Yoshi looked at Zelda who had fully absorbed the Knowledge like a starved woman. Before she could ask for the next question Yoshi answered. " So what about the thing? We know how it may jumpstart something dangerously, and how I am going to find what it is? Like should I just wait until something happens, or should I just do something?"
Both of the others looked at him confused. Then Chihaya answered, although a bit abruptly. " We don't for sure if you can even do something, besides of preparing yourself since in the Lenormands there a scythe wich alone symbolizes Danger."
"Great." Yoshi said unsurprised and Looked back at Necrozma who was still looking at the screen looking even more confused than before.
Zelda followed his eyes and notices Necrozma's state too. " I think he needs a bit of help with that ancient Technology." she said bluntly, and Yoshi shook his head.
" No, he's looking with Futaba a Video about Love on The PC. Although for a Video, it's a bit too long."
Zelda started for a moment to Yoshi with silence and asked with a puzzled voice. " He doesn't know Love?"
" uh...Yes?"
"By Hyila! That amount of Knowledge is too much!" Zelda quickly stood up. " Knowledge should be always taken by bit by bit! Like eating bread, if you bite too much of it will ruin everything! Necrozma might get even more confused by watching that technology."
Yoshi blinked for a short moment before asking bluntly " You mean the Internet?"
" Yes. I think so...Nevermind. Necrozma needs bite-sized knowledge about Love. Or he's going to forget like half of it." Zelda's arms dashed like a lighting bolt grabbed both of Yoshi's hands. " Do you understand this, Yoshi?"
Yoshi and Chihaya looked at the Princess of Hyrule before Yoshi freed his hands. " Uh... This comes a bit surprising...but shouldn't we first wait, until Necrozma stops watching?"
" Alright. what else are can you tell us about the Cards, Chihaya?" She quickly changed the subject.
Chihaya nodded and turned to the next page.
" The Major arcana consists of twenty-two cards. with each having a different meaning if they are flipped, the same rules apply to the Minor Arcana. Like as an example for you two." She said while not Looking up. " The card zero: The Fool, if he is in his upright position, it means: beginnings, innocence, and a free spirit. In his flipped version, also called Reversed. It means the following: Holding back, recklessness, and risk-taking."
Yoshi clapped, whilst Zelda was pondering upon the explanation. " So that's the same for all cards? Like the Upright is always positive and the Reverse is always negative, and the same counts for the Minor Arcana! I get it." He said proudly of his answer, which faded as he saw how Chihaya shook her head. " No?"
" Not completely false. But I can understand that thinking." She said " There are some exceptions to the cards. The Reverse is just the opposite of their Upright meaning, which aren't all positive and Negative. The Devil and The Moon's upright meanings are not positive. The Devil is about the shadow self, addiction to desires, restriction, and a thing that I don't want to mention in front of a royal member." She paused as Zelda nodded in response to knowing what the Fortune teller was speaking off.
" The Moon stands for Illusion, anxiety subconscious, and intuition. But the devil is in Reverse stands for Releasing limiting beliefs, exploration of the dark thoughts, and detachment, mostly of those harmful desires. Whilst the reversed Moon is the release of fear, repressed emotions, and Inner confusion!"
" My head slowly hurts..." Yoshi moaned, Zelda, still has the same gleam of curiosity from before.
" This is particular... what is the difference between Lenormand and Tarot?"
The rustle of Paper was heard again, and she Coughed again. " The difference between Both are one. Tarots are the only cards that have Reservals, Lenormand has not. Also, they don't have suits, which are the objects, and are more psychological or spiritual. They are describing the why of the reading." She paused.
" The Lenormand on other hand focuses on the How of the situation, as they symbolize things that might actually happen. For the reminder, Tarot answers the Why, Lenormand answers the how." She paused as she looked at Yoshi who was holding his hands on his head, as though trying to hold it in place. " I think we should stop, for now, Yoshi's mind is starting to have trouble with the high amount of Info. But I want to tell you the last thing..." Chihaya slowly said.
"Tarot can be read in only spreads, and the difference to Lenormand is that, That Lenormand is being read like a string of words, a sentence. They are to me, the Language of Fate... A Fate that can be changed..." She said in a played creepy tone. Zelda huffed back.
"Well, then let's see how Fate changes in the end."
Chihaya chuckled a small bit, whilst Zelda tried to get Yoshi's attention, who was swaying his head around.
He saw the cards moving inside his mind in their complexity and noticed for a short time that Chihaya winced as though ice-cold water run down her neck.
" What was that?" She asked nervously, to which Zelda reacted.
" Is something the matter?"
" I... I thought I'd heard something."
Zelda and Yoshi looked at her in confusion. After some silence, Zelda answered, " What did you hear?"
Chihaya mumbled for short time and shook her head " I am not so sure... but I thought I heard something slither behind me."
"Yikes, that sounds scary." Yoshi said nervously. " Is that a side effect of the cards?"
"No. I think not. Maybe I've sensed something else?"
Yoshi nodded while Zelda didn't know. " Right. You've sensed that something was bothering me. Maybe you've sensed someone else's problems?"
"Maybe."
They slowly stood up, and they could hear a clicking sound from behind.
" ANNND...Done!" Said Futaba giggly and Necrozma started to float away from the computer. " Did this give you some EXP about Love?"
" I may have..." Necrozma answered slowly to the surprise of Yoshi, Peach, and Zelda. " Love is about giving back your Love to someone who also cares...Be with them...and..." He muttered as he started to lower. " I still know too less...and what do you mean with 'EXP'? Is that a special term for this?"
"No..." moaned Futaba while Helplessly eyeing the others. " Guys, I need some help assistant!"
Some of the Phantom thieves stood up, and Ann said " Is that really difficult to explain Love?"
Futaba and Necrozma just nodded, which Ann returned with a sigh.
" I think we're not cut for this... What do you still not understand, uh...Necrozma?"
"I..." Necrozma stopped pondering and said, " Does Love have any limits?"
Almost everyone in the room that could hear the question rose up their eyes in confusion.
" What?" said Ann perplexed.
" Yes. I want to know of the Limit of Love is." Said Necrozma in an unfazed tone, unaware of the actual difficulty in the question.
Yoshi stuttered as she spoke " D-Do you realize what you just asked? Necrozma! That question is very difficult to answer! Like we don't already have the trouble explaining the basics to you!"
Necrozma was floating, waiting for an answer. Then Peach stood upfront " Necrozma... I think... We can't truly explain the limits of Love." Said Peach with a slightly sad voice, and Necrozma started to lower himself in disappointment. " But why do you want to know so much? It's almost like you're to solve some-"
" It is just my curiosity." Necrozma interrupted her almost in a panic. " I just wanted to know the reason for your and Mario's behavior towards each other." Necrozma started to float higher. but Yoshi couldn't shake off the feeling that he just blatantly lied to them.
He knew there must be a very good reason that this Primasitc thing asked this, but Yoshi was already annoyed off this along. He was just glad that Necrozma, for now, lost interest.
" I will be going to Mario..." Necrozma said and floated away into the hallway. Peach, and everyone not named Chihaya, looked puzzled while the latter let out a sound of surprise.
" His cards!"
Peach, Yoshi, and Zelda turned around.
" His cards?" Repeated Zelda confused. " What do you mean?"
"I've laid out some Lenormand cards for Necrozma out. He seemed so confused by the love thing." she said in a wise tone. " And this is the result."
Zelda and Yoshi inched closer to inspect the cards.
The first card was a brown snake that had lifted its head skywards, and seemingly admiring the sky. The card next to it was a floating heart in space, and rays of pink light emitted from its form. The third was a valley that was completely covered in white-greyish clouds, causing confusion among the four whatever they are just normal or storm clouds.
The scythe appeared again, the other didn't pay enough attention as they immediately moved to the fifth: It was a gazing sun over a grass-green field. The last one was a flower named Lilly, which was floating with leafs in the wind.
" So what does this suggest?" Asked Zelda as Peach loudly hums confused.
"It says...That his craving for the understanding of Love would destroy his confusion about it..." Chihaya pondered for a moment, and Yoshi noticed, how her eyes were fixated on the last card. " But I don't understand the meaning of The Lily in that reading. The sun stands for success and Victory in that regard, but the Lily just confuses me right now... am I Reading the Lily wrong?"
She slowly gripped her book and turned pages yet again.
"Ah!" She shouted in surprise and pointed her Finger at one Page. " It says that there are different ways to read Lenormand readings! So I think I try the chain method...Let's see.
After that the removal of his confusion about Love he will find Happiness in virtues...which I predict to be Love!" She laughed triumphantly as she lifted her arms into the air. "I think that's enough reading for today!" She said tiredly as she pulled the cards away.
"and should we do something about it?" Yoshi asked, and Chiahya nodded.
" Maybe... I think his ambition to know this and have people helping him, may boost this very good."
Zelda stepped in between the table and Yoshi " But what about the scythes? As far as I've paid attention there, that card was drawn twice. Are they somehow connected?"
The fortune-teller stood there with a surprised expression, before shaking her head in disapproval. "No, think not...but could be also wrong since today is a day where I actually used the Lenormand cards as the most so far, I am still learning it... there might be some hiccup there and there." she let out an awkward chuckle.
" It's alright for making some mistakes," said Peach in a reassuring tone. " But whatever those cards say, I think we should prepare, in case something awful happens."
With a quick nod of all four, they left the room with Zelda gave one last look at Chihaya and was thinking about the scythe.
Necrozma floated around the halls of the castle in search of Mario.
His mind was filled with thoughts about Love. Must the ones who love each other do what again? He had already forget it...
Necrozma sighed and noticed a screen on the wall, which showcased another battle.
He stopped and floated closer to watch it.
The young blonde boy in a striped shirt fired a snowflake-like blast, which hovered over the stage for a good while and exploded near Mega-man and R.O.B.
A cold fog of freezing air swallowed them, and after it dissipated, both machine were trapped in blocks of Ice.
Then the boy yelled " PK Fire!" and from his fingertips flew a thunderbolt-shaped trough the air. Upon impact, the blocks of ice exploded due the sudden heat, and both of the robots got flung outside the view.
The boy made a quick movement in victory.
Necrozma nodded his head and kept focusing on the screen in found interest. He had never really paid attention to the battles, and now he wants to see it...
He felt a small pinch on his body but tried to ignore it.
The boy then jumps upwards, quickly dodging the leg of a fighter, which Necrozma recognized as Ken masters.
With a cheeky grin, he swipes some sweat from his face.
The boy crossed his hands, and an electric field engulfed him. Over his head, a ball of electricity appeared and it flung itself to Ken.
The fighter jumped quickly, and without any hesitation, punched the boy in his Midriff. " Have a nice flight, Lucas!"
Lucas flew some meters away and manages to quickly air recover, then dodged another fist. " PK Fire!"
The Fighter caught fire, and he shouted surprised.
Lucas kicked into Ken's leg, but the firey fighter countered, and send Luca's flying away.
The sound of a Trophy was turned, and on the screen, a line of text appears saying: " Battle Over!"
Necrozma shook his head, he has also trouble understanding the thrill of battle... Alright! He admits his knowledge about that thrill is at least a plate full!
He turned away and saw into the blue eyes of his Friend.
"Hello, Necrozma! And how was it?" asked Mario, while Necrozma noticed a strange device on his back, which was held by a leather belt.
Its nozzle 'stared' at him curiously, and like a mouth, the nozzle moved by its breath. " Analyzing...Analyzing..." The device spoke in a rhythm. Then a loud sound was heard.
" Entity recognized as 'Necrozma', recognized as Mario's friend. Starting introduction." A buzzing sound came out of the nozzle, and it moved again. " Hello. My name is F.L.U.D.D. which stands for Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device. I was invented by Professor Elvin Gadd, who at this very moment is in the office of Master hand and crazy hand. Mario had introduced me to Cappy, and his adventures around the globe of his Universe."
Necrozma nodded with his head, as Fludd went silent.
" So? Did you understand Love now?"
Necrozma shook his head in silence. Mario's eyes got a bit smaller.
"Oh...well...Was it at least enjoyable?"
Necrozma was starting to feel awful. it was the pain that he feels in his body, even tho it was far weaker than in the first weeks it was still not a pleasant experience. But it wasn't the only thing that made him feel awful... As soon Mario took him under his wings, Necrozma felt more like a nuisance to Mario than someone that needs.
Because of him, Mario barely sleeps. Because of him, Mario can't enjoy himself, because he has to look out for him at the minute's call. Because of him, Mario has given up things... and he was letting him down. Such an ungrateful mess.
"Necrozma?" Mario's voice illuminated his mind, as the concern in his voice was clear " Is everything alright? You seem to get lost in your thoughts."
"I'm...fine." Necrozma answered numbly.
"But you don't sound alright." Mario's voice softens. " are you sure, that you're okay?
Necrozma's hand twitched, " I'm fine Mario, I just need some time alone..."
Mario opened his mouth but quickly closed it. "I understand...but can call me if you need anything."
Necrozma's hand stopped shaking, and he tilted his head. " and what did you do?"
" I?" Mario said dumbfounded and returned with a chuckle " Nothing special, just introduced Fludd to Cappy, have seen some of the guests, and checked the janitor closet."
"The closet.." Necrozma paused a moment, and while any sign of his nervousness was gone. " why you are always checking that closet?"
Mario blinked a bit puzzled before giggling awkwardly. " It's just a closet! There are only cleaning products in there. There isn't anything that I think will be useful, Necrozma." After he laughed again, he moved his arm to invite Necrozma. " Come I bring you to your room."
Necrozma took the offer and floated after Mario.
After taking the staircase, they both entered the floor.
Mario hums a happy tune, while Necrozma floated soundlessly over the ground, blowing some pieces of food, hair, and dust away from the carpet with his movement.
" You...Mario?" Necrozma slowly asked, Mario, let out a small sound, and yet he did not answer. " What do you understand under Love?"
Mario stops in his tracks, his hummed song ended, as his arms hang from his shoulder like ropes. " What I understand of Love?" He repeated it loudly without turning around. " Did I hear this right...Necrozma?"
Necrozma, who felt Mario's sudden change in his voice rather uncomfortable said bluntly. " Yes... I did ask that..."
Mario slowly turned around and his eyes were full of coldness. " My answer is very complicated... I'd had hoped to have it explained it easy to you... So...Do you want my answer?"
Necrozma was put off by Mario's changed attitude, he felt almost overbearing by just standing there. "Y-Yes I do...?"
" Good then." Said Mario, as a grin plastered his face. " Love to me, means devotion. Devotion and Love mixed together almost create a wonderful mysterious force on earth, which is a mystery that would be ruined if it were completely explained."
"Uh..?" Necrozma felt cold, as though the temperature of the place had just dropped.
Mario scratches the back of his hand before he continues. " Do you know what the strangest thing I have with Love?" he inches closer, as Necrozma could feel dread creeping his heart.
Mario quickly turned back, and he was folding his hands on his free back...and Necrozma just the back.
" Where is your friend, Mario?"
"Oh? Him? I've put him down for a moment."
"B-But you had him just on your back moments ago!" Necrozma stuttered as Mario faced him again.
" Maybe you didn't pay attention...but It doesn't matter...where was I? ah..." Mario looked at the ceiling while Necrozma was trying his best to wrap his head around the whole situation, his head hurt as though it was hit by a rock.
" The strange thing I have with Love is that, without I feel I will die... It's funny, the one I save so many times is on an emotional level, the reason I live. But that's just my own Interpretation. Love is about caring about the other so much, that you put so much trust in them that you are even ready to die for them. The other thing is that you can't leave the other one in pain alone, it will happene- you know what?" Mario paused, as he looked at the ground this time.
" Why do I even explain this to you? If Love happens, you let it explain this to you...then after all the cards did say that didn't they?"
Necrozma almost threw his arms in the air in confusion as he yells " Cards?! WHAT CARDS!? You are not making any sense-"
" What are you talking about?"
Necrozma heard Mario's voice behind him, and he quickly turned around to see him standing in the door frame. Necrozma quickly looked around and noticed that he was in his room.
" Wha-? How did that happen-"
"Necrozma? Are you okay?"
" I-" Necrozma stuttered confused as he looked at Mario who had a face of the same emotion. " Wha-? I...Think I may be not..."
Mario scratches awkwardly behind his head. " Yeah... There's a slight chance you might be hallucinating since you were talking with something in the room. Like you were being influenced by an unknown force." He chuckles as he laughed at his own words. But Necrozma didn't crack up, deep in his body he wanted to, at least in the moment, to get away from Mario.
He shook mentally his head, he wanted to stay away from Mario, his friend. That thought alone was absurd on its own, Mario wouldn't hurt him or anything similar, he was on his own far stronger than him...right? No, Mario wouldn't have strange forces, if there was an Influence of dark origin that he must be someone else that is trying to make him doubt Mario or he was slowly losing his mind... Yes, That must be it... It was something else. There's no way it was him...
" Uhm...so you're going to sleep now?" Mario asked. " I mean the sun has set and I think you should go to bed."
" Yes, it sounds ni-wait...It's dark already?! But it was just morning an hour ago!" He said, but he quickly shakes his head. " I think I am really confused right now..."
Mario shook his head in approval, as Necrozma slowly sank into his enormous bed. The springs crank under the weight of the prism.
The blanket rustled as Necrozma pulled the blanket over him, he slowly moved his body in the bed, as Mario began to close the door.
The Door stopped, as Mario looked at Necrozma.
"One last thing before you take the night nap. The thing I think about Love is that I almost want to cuddle Peach like every day, she is such a sweet heart, I wish we could cuddle more. Before you ask, cuddling is just the act of showing compassion and embracing the body of each other in a non-mating way."
Necrozma's head moved higher in confusion and his blanket moved along. " Non-mating?"
Mario scratches again the back of his head. " Oh...Uhm... I...mama mia." Mario stumbled helplessly over his words "Er...well, It's hugging the other without directly mating...the thing you do if you want to have offspring. Listen, Amico. That is slowly getting awkward to explain...I mean if you are in love with someone you'd also try to cuddle with your loved one, like; Trying your head onto your Loved one's body, since you trust them enough to let your head on them, and if they like enough they just let you."
Necrozma lay down back in his bed. " If you like them enough..." he said slowly, as he moved his head to stare at the ceiling.
" Night Night, Necrozma!" Said Mario happily as he slowly closed the door. " Sleep tight, and Sogni d'oro."
With a small beep sound, the door was now locked.
The Light of the moon shined inside the room, bathing it in a cold ghostly light.
Necrozma stared at the ceiling and began to clutch his bedsheet. " Why...?"
He almost threw the bedsheet away, as he quickly stood up from his bed. " Why didn't I...?"
Both of his hands started to twitch as he got closer to the window, he tried his best not trying to shatter the window as the feeling of anger started to flow into his hands.
" Why didn't I realize..." He looked outside the window and saw the starry night sky.
He slowly rose up, his big dark hands: the moonlight touching them, and got swallowed in their inky black.
Necrozma could have barfed his insides out as he stared at the pale moon, and stars...they seemed so far, as though they are trying to avoid him... which he deserves so much.
He looked at his hands and back outside. " Why didn't I acknowledge you...?"
His hands slowly reached for the stars outside, a part of him inside wanted to feel their warmth, and he wanted to embrace them. But he quickly pulled his hands back, and he felt like jelly.
He slowly floated back into his bed and continued to talk with himself. " I don't deserve of being loved... " and he could feel that his mind started to doze off.
" Can you even forgive...for not realizing your emotions...?" Nercozma's voice was barely a whisper. " Does this even matter? You may have died already...and alone..."
Without any delay, he had fallen asleep, and his pained heart beat slower as his mind enters the darkness.
In a dark corner there stood a sphere, the very same one from the previous day.
" Today cards were drawn that tell your Future, Rouge. You will get your solution, but you may not like progress." From the Orb came black smoke, similar to appendages, and in one of them was a phone.
" I wonder if it was good of doing that illusion...but We have to make absolutely sure that Ganon's Power actually works." It spoke into it and the screen showed several lights, coming from other screens.
A voice came to form a screen with a dark yellow color. " But buddy, we should clearly seal that Hole that our Fatso has created yesterday!" The Voice sounded almost child in a tone of seriousness. " I still can't believe that place somehow has an entrance to there...but I am holding for? That realm is really weird, sometimes so weird that even a Fun house a clowny Carnevial looks Normal!" The Voice laughed.
" I can understand your Joy, but have to remind you of what happened in the Morning." Said a male voice. " and I find it odd that none of the Smashers hasn't talked about a single bit."
" There were too busy with fighting." whispers The orb, as Necrozma moved in his sleep. " and they were busy with other things...They didn't have the chance to watch the news. The plan for tomorrow is that the other two will investigate that incident from tomorrow. I and You will be trying to find a way to seal the hole off."
The voice let out a disappointed " Aw, man."
The Male responded in a mixture of strictness and wisdom " You know what he said, no fun investigating this time."
"But, c'mon, Tri! It is always fun seeing you analyze the corpse!"
Another voice responded this time it was also male but it has a certain calmness and darkness. "Don't be sad over it... If the Plan works and The choice is made, we'll see more." it ended, and it sounded not exactly thrilling.
"I find very concerning that it seems, that you are always interested in that stuff." said a tired voice. " I mean you didn't look that that you were interested in that kind of knowledge."
" Well, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, especially after my transformation into 'thinness'.Wink wink"
The dark orb knocked at the screen, getting the attention again. " Focus. So what do you now, J?"
The tired Voice let an annoyed shout: "J? Did he teach you that Nickname!?"
The other Voice chuckled " That isn't the last,J!"
"Nevermind...If I understood right, there will be an Attack in the next few days. So I propose that you better tell your group of Villians that they should rather focus on Fighting in the next few days."
" In summary." The orb said. " You two will go investigate that murder on that Morning, and search the place for suspicious things, while Me and Him, will close the hole off, and J will continue to observe the outside of the flow and you try to keep an eye on getting any commands from the the-one-who-remembers. Do you all copy?"
Without any words, three screens turned off, and only the screen of the child-like voice remained.
"And? Do you have a thing to say?" asked the orb in a waiting manner.
The voice couched for a moment. " I mean those two are really creepy, you know?"
The orb's surface glowed for a moment purple, revealing spirals-like waves. " Really? How so?"
" I mean...Suck my dream!" The voice shouted. " Those two committed already a high crime in their youth, and guess what, because of that complicated thing, that also J does, they did it twice, TWICE! Not sounding like some sicko, but I'm kinda glad of what happened to them in that Lab. They really suppressed that, who knows what would've happened if they had the Full V.I.P access to it! The whole Galaxy will pee in its pants because of them!"
" Alright...I understand...I'll be not surprised if there many off-shoots because of them."
"Well, let's wrap this up, and see ya at the top of the morning.!" The voice bid farewell joyous, and the screen turned off.
The orb put away the phone and looked one last time at Necrozma. " You are a good familiar to him..."
and without any sounds, the orb was gone.
The pale moonlight was the only thing that glowed on the black surface of Necrozma's body.
End of day 5
Phew! The last part of the chapter was hard to write. I admit this was kinda rushed, but I feel like it went well.
The upper part of the chapter was a mixture of a foreshadowing and trying to write a character in a short time, and there were the cards. I added them because, yes, you could use Chihaya in Persona 5 and the Royal for interesting stuff. but they didn't show the cards. I wanted the reader to see more of The tarot cards, even showing the Minor ones.
The Lenormand was added because, almost no game, art, movie, or Book, that I know of, has used them like at all.
But don't worry those added things didn't influence the story all too much.
I also wanted to add that the Fight of Yoshi was for me the first truly really written fight, which if anyone had probably noticed that the previous fights were mostly dialogue and pretty rushed, including Luca's match in this chapter.
But so far, anything is good on my side, there are no issues or something like that, the only issue I have is that I still get distracted by Youtube videos and other things on the Internet. But that 'wasted' time is mostly used for entertainment and gaining information about Ideas, and characters I write about.
So I hope you have a good life, and a pleasant future. See you next time!