@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North

Valentine chuckled as Bisharp tried not to offend him. "None taken." Everyone headed into the dungeon and Valentine was the last one in. He began a thorough sweep of every floor, phasing through walls as he pleased, slowly making his way up. Final floor wasn't too far away now, here's hoping he found one. Valentine actually picked up a variety of objects since he wants too sure what an Awakening Emeras even looked like.

[Lilac Meadow]

@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North@Ninian
In the unconscious void of the former humans mind, a voice from the past called out to him.

"You're such an idiot Devon."

An irritated sigh echoed through the space.

"Yeah yeah I know. Quit ripping on me will ya? It's not helping this gash..."

The first voice laughed at the second's disapproval.

"Haha! Come on man, this happens to you like everyday! Scratched, bitten, kicked, peaked, you're like a Pokémon's punching bag! You sure nature doesn't hate you?"

"Pretty sure. I just haven't found the right Pokémon yet. Just you wait! I'll find one that likes me! I know I will!"

A sigh came from the other voice, and what one would assume was a shrug.

"Whatever you say, Punching Bag."

~~~

In the arms of the Mawile, the Totodile would squirm a bit in his sleep, now painfully alone in his mind due to the absence of the other voice.

Jason...?

[Lilac Meadow]

@Ninian @Light Lord @Polaris North
Serenity was a bit taken aback by the tears that suddenly streamed down the Mawile's face, and was confused on what had happened. Maybe she had stepped into an onion patch during the battle, and some had broken open... no, it wouldn't be something so silly. Whatever the case she accepted her help, and she used her feelers to ease the Totodile onto her back. "Alright, let's get back to the village now." She said, moving to catch up to the rest of the group.

Omen paused when Zaru asked what would happen to the Ariados. "Knowing how hard Serenity can hit, he'll be out for a few hours. We'll send some mons from the Guild to pick him up here in a bit, right now, let's just get everyone home." He said, motioning Zaru forward. Finally, they made their way back into Valiant Village.

[Valiant Village]

After getting Krissy, Ember, Peach, and Lyla each home safe and sound, Omen, Serenity, Rico, and Lulu all headed back to the Guild themselves. The twins headed in first, pausing by their dad's doorway to see what he was doing. He was speaking to the Meowstic that often served as the Guild's Communication Officer. It seemed they were in deep conversation, so the twins headed upstairs without a word. They were exhausted, and practically collapsed into their beds. Omen and Serenity tucked them in, before heading back downstairs to converse with Spirit.

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

@Iatos
He listened to the sad tale that Relay had to convey, and looked at the Guild Badges curiously. He held one in his hand, inspecting it carefully. At last he closed his eyes and sighed. "Alas, they are not from my Guild. Nor can I identify to which Guild they belong to. There is no inscription on these, not of whom issued them. These are old, very old. And... I do not need an Echo to show me the sadness beyond these. Though they may not be living things, I can sense the spirits these badge's holders had. I will hold a ceremony after the Founders Day Festival to honor the Pokemon whom these belonged to."

He took the badges and stored them away in the desk he now sat behind. "If you would, who knows what mysteries are hidden away in that box. It could give us the answers we seek..." A light tap at the doorway showed the entrance of Omen and Serenity. "Ah, welcome back Omen, I'm guessing you all were successful..." He noticed the wounds on Omen. "Was it that bad?" Omen shook his head. "Not at all, couple of bugs had overrun Lilac Meadow, their leader got the best of me for a second, but Serenity saved my tail again." She looked at Omen. "For about the twentieth time..." He looked back at her. "Nineteenth time, that time in Post Town... it doesn't count..."

Spirit smiled on the inside looking at the couple, but kept his composure on the outside. "So, you're Meridian's daughter? It must have been some time since I last saw you, you've grown a lot." Serenity smiled. "I guess you've probably heard, but me and Omen are together now! It's just great!" Spirit now smiled on the outside. "Yes, I have. I'm happy for you both. Relay, I'm sure you remember Omen here, right? He only left here last year after all." He said to the Meowstic still sitting before him.

[Northern Prison]

@Iatos
It was starting to be utter chaos within the prison walls, the Rhydon Guards were all moving to engage some kind of intruder, leaving the prisoners still in their cell blocks wondering what the hell was going on. "Prison Break?" Asked one of the Pokemon in the cells. "Whoever it is, they have zero subtlety or strategy, relying on brute strength." Replied the other across from him. "Hey, maybe it's HIM." Replied the first, the other shaking his head. "No, our master would never cause such a ruckus... who is that?" He asked, looking at the behemoth before him. "I don't know, but I think he's our ticket out of here. About time too, I was getting cramped." Said the other, grabbing a disc of some sort out from under his bed and sliding it into some kind of port on his back. It clicked into place, and suddenly the bars before him were blasted into dust.

"That makes two of you with no finesse..." Said the other as he simply turned into a shadow and crept under the bars, reforming once he was out. "Showoff..." Said the first. The reason they had been unable to do this before was the fact that they were kept in a special section under a protective field, which had been disabled, probably by the behemoth before them now.

@Shiny Keldeo
The Meowstic was lost deep in thoughts while the Guild master examined the badges and didn't return for a bit before after the pokémon had started speaking of the music box he had found. "Hmm?..." he mumbled suddenly breaking out of his deep thoughts, he had listened, but perhaps not so fully that he didn't need a moment to figure out what Spirit was telling him. The Badges was a mystery indeed, if the Lucario couldn't tell where or when they came from it meant it was another 'lost' item. Over the years he had collected quite a few and the meaning and purpose behind most of them didn't become much clearer. He had started drawing the conclusion that items that wanted to be found had a tendency to end up with him because he was a missing pokémon... meaning he was technically out of place even if he was stable and didn't cause any troubles to any time streams and what not.

It was from thoughts on heavy subjects such as the possibility of linked worlds and what-nots that he returned. "Oh... yes the Badges. I would say it would be a great honor of course, for a cermony to be held for these pokémon" he replied and nodded slightly with the faintest relieved smile. Then his expression returned to a quite impassive one "I shall of course do my best in my studies of the Musical Box." he replied, yet avoided any further statements about his personal beliefs of the item as he didn't want to give any false hope, nor did he want to share mere speculations before they hardly had the chance to fester in his own mind. He knew he needed time with this... much, much time.

Even before the knock on the door was heard, the Meowstic's ear left ear raised and seemed to glow for a while. He didn't turn his head before his ear had settled again and at that point the pokémon had already entered the room and spoken their piece to Spirit. When he turned his head to face these two visitors his expression did remain impassive. 'Thank Arceus that officer Tzerah left when she did... Seeing Omen together with 'her' would probably have broken her heart he thought to himself, knowing that Omen might just have been that 'Second option if Spirit said no'. "No. I cannot say that I remember him. Nor can I say that I have forgotten" The Meowstic with a sudden mystical air to it.

He couldn't help but to smile when he saw the Sylveon however... it was impossible to resist such a dazzling apperance. "The Omen I remember didn't have such a Beauty as his mate" he said before smirking in the faintest as he couldn't really help to tease such a sweet couple. He then glanced to Spirit again with a kept smirk "Not that I am surprised. I merely regret not setting a timer for when it would happen... another won wager." he said as he shifted slightly in his seat. The Meowstic then slipped off his seat quite suddenly and gently floated to the ground. "Master Togekiss of the Aura Guardians asked me to relay a message to you" he said as he looked up at Spirit.

The Meowstic's scarf suddenly shifted direction, and started fluttering towards the south east quite intensly. "Curious... oh yes, the Message. 'Master Spirit, I wish to know about the twins Progress. I shall arrive During the next Full moon, And meet with your Prodigy in the meadow of the four winds. That is if he or she can reach me... ´ that concludes the message" The Meowstic said before he turned around and started walking towards the door. "The wild webs gang... in our Little Meadow" he mumbled as he passed the two Pokémon by, clearly he was not looking upon this event with the same eyes as most. Clearly he also knew exactly what they was talking about when they did... like always Relay always knew, often more than most.

Then the Meowstic left as sudden as he had arrived... without even a word of Goodbye.

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@Ninian@Light Lord

On his way out of the guild, the Meowstic paid special notice to the new arivals, A Totodile, a Mawile and a Vanillite. All these three was pok... no, not all of them was pokémon he haden't met before. One of them was a Human... The Meowstic was sure of it, he could tell at first glance that the Totodile was not what one would call a 'Normal' pokémon. But for now this would be information he would keep to himsell. After all... knowledge of such information could be dangerous in the wrong paws. While the Mawile looked tired and the Totodile was already passed out, he still took the time to visit the two of them first on his way out. "Sorry to bother you..." he would say, quite gently as he stepped closer to the Mawile, at first he would look upon her with an impassive expression, but then for a second he would flinch and grit his teeth with a sudden pain. "Ouch my foot..." he muttered, yet it was but a lie to for the moment conceal what really had pained him.

He would sigh and brush his fur slightly before continuing, "I know you must be tired, your child have already passed out from exhaustion. My name is Zeths, guild call me Relay, as I'm the Guild's pokémon for long range communication. I would like the chance to welcome you to our Guild. And to Rudely ask to see the two of you perhaps tomorrow, or upon a date that suit you both. I'm sorry that my time is so short, I have much to do tonight... I bid you good night Celty... oh... Sorry, I was not supposed to know that yet was I?..." said, muttering to himself at the ending as he passed they by as quickly as he had arrived. Of course he could tell her that he simply knew it because Spirit had the chance to mention it... but he had already lied once, and prefered not to do so again.

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@Banana

Next on his agenda for the evening was the Vanillite, a rather lone pokémon from the looks of it. Already from the moment his eyes settled on the fellow pokémon did Zetchs feel slightly bad for it. He weren't sure why he felt bad yet but felt it being related to something that had happened quite recently. He approched the pokémon and once he was close to it he stopped for a moment "Is it absurd for a Stranger to ask another Stranger a favor?... perhaps, but its up for one of them to decide." he mumbled then flinched and facepalmed as he realized he was talking out loud... and replied to his own question. "My Name is Relay... no, wait my name is Zetchs, and I'm called relay... long story short, my mind's in a bundle at the moment. I'm the guilds long range communication pokémon. And If you find it in your heart to believe it... I'm here to ask something quite insane... Do you wish to Accompany a total strange Meowstic to Liliac meadow here nearby now in the middle of the night?. " he asked as he stepped up besides the pokémon and glanced at him.



As he continued on his path, the one he carved in front of him through the blood of his fallen enemies and through the crowd of fleeing convicts the Tyranitar realized that the more convicts he freed the fighting he actually needed to take part in due to the criminals handling the guards on their way to freedom. His sandstorm was still raging outside, and while a sandy veil stil lingered around him he knew that creating one inside would not be especially helpful for anyone. And as he sent his claw straight through the thick scales, body and spine of a Rhydon guard he questioned himself if it was actually possible that he was enjoying himself too much. He didn't know when it had started, but he was sure he was smirking faintly without a care for families of these rather innocent guards he just had slaughtered for the, well- fun of it.

His plan was quite complex however, it might seem as simple as a T-rex hunting for meak and small prey. But Kaiser didn't randomly go on a berserk spree as he might have done under different circumstances. He pummeled cells and released captives in hope to quickly find the 'right pair' among the other ones. He was after all here on a mission, and even if he had a bit of fun doing it he still knew exactly what he was doing.

When he reached the special section he glanced to the two pokémon who had already broken out of their cells. He raised a brow before his mind thing noticed him that they was the ones he was searching for in the first place. "I suppose your the missing pawns... your king calls... time to leave, I take it you don't want to stay seeing as your already outside your cells" he said as he calmly pulled out the teleportation gem, yet kept it in a tight protected grip in his hand... someone wouldn't be able to take it from him nor destroy it without going through him first quite literally. His 'client' had said the gem would bring him back once his job was done... and thus the Tyranitar expected at least at the moment that it would do just that when these two was freed which was his assignment.

Then if it carried all three or just him was up for the orb to show to him...

[Valiant Village]

@Light Lord@Polaris North
With the Sylveon gone to take care of the other children's needs, Celty was left carrying a Totodile who was essentially the same size as her. Shit I wish you'd wake up Devon.

Looking around utterly confused, Celty was trying to locate an inn when a Meowstic approached them. His words troubled her, but she nodded, "Uh... yeah if I remember we'll stop by. I probably won't remember though, sorry in advance. Have a good night Zeths."

Well that was odd. Watching as the Meowstic continued on his way, Celty made her way towards the building that she hoped was an inn.

Kargool the Vanillite

Valiant Village, Spirits Guild.
@Iatos
The Vanillite perked up when the Meowstic spoke to him, it was a bit of a weird day, and Kargool was itching to adventure around. Even though the Meowstic was a stranger, he seemed like a friend of Spirit, and honestly that seemed good enough for him. Also, even if the title of "Long Range Communication" was farfetched at best, Kargool could hold his own in a fight against him. "O-okay. The name is Kargool by the way, nice to meet you Zeths..." Kargool floated over to Zeths and waited for them to depart.

@Banana

He was sincerely surprised when the newcommer to the village actually wanted to follow him on this strange adventure of his. And yet he was gladdened by the news as Zeth's actually didn't want to go alone to this place. "Kargool eh?..." he said and stopped to think to himself briefly before he started to lead the way. He still wasen't sure why he had felt bad for this pokémon nor why he had mentioned the Mawile by name without ever asking for it. However he had a lot on his mind at the moment some of it simply relating to the fact that he was somewhat frightened by the idea that something was stirring in the shadows again.

When he sat his eyes upon the meadow's exterior he quickly realized it was worse than he had first anticipated. The spider pokémon gang certainly had done a number on this place, and now he was actively wondering if this little meadow was actually becomming an actual mystery dungeon. He knew that when 'stars aligned' new dungeons would start to appear to indicate the beginning of an upcoming apocalypse. Then in the midst of it, a Human turned pokémon would appear and by their choises, actions and deeds the world would be saved. Or at lest something like that was what always had happened in the past. If Devon indeed was a human turned pokémon, it would but hint that the possible apocalypse was around the corner and these thoughts alone stirred a very bad feeling within the Meowstic.

He sighed, and nodded to the pokémon that was accompanying him "Sorry... I spaced out for a Moment. This place was certainly a good spot to meditate in... before these bug types did a number on it" he said to the Vanillite. He then continued inside to see what was awaiting within.

When he arrived he saw but the remains of the battle that had transpired ther not long ago, holes in the ground hinting from pokémons digging... broken branshes, burns and webs hinting on a fire type, electric type and bug types shootings strings, jolts and fire balls at each other. Zeth's didn't really need the echo to tell him much of what had transpired at this site, the left evidence was clear enough for him to read almost like a book. "I thank you for Accompaning me Kargool... you who lay your eyes upon this place for the first time... I would wish to know what it is you see before you" he said, it was actually something that Zeth's was sincerely curious about, perhaps in the back of his mind he wanted an outsider to lay their eyes on this site just to tell him what they felt and saw.

The Chimchar looked at Omen as he mentioned that someone else will pick the Ariados up later and lock him up. Zaru really wanted to know why exactly they took Krissy hostage. Didn't they know that there was a guild in Valiant Village? While he was walking back to the village, that's the only thing that was filling his thoughts. What were their motives? He doubted he would get a good night's sleep tonight, even though he was tired.

Once they had reached the entrance to the village, everyone dispersed. Omen and Serenity went with the twins towards the guild, Celty and the unconscious Devon towards the inn, Lulu's friends went back to their respective homes. Zaru took a detour to one of his friend's shops that sold some pretty delicious food. They never told him what was inside. After purchasing two of it, he headed back towards the guild.

While he thought he could sleep at that little house where he and Rick had lived before the latter disappeared and the former joined the guild, he felt a little lonely there. He went back to the guild and back to his room. He munched away at his little late-night snack before heading back to sleep.

@floodtalon@Shiny Keldeo



"Score." He muttered to himself as he finally saw the emera. With this, maybe they could finally defeat Rayquaza once and for all. He picked the emera up and then placing it into his Sp. Attack looplet. There was already a barrage emera there as well that he had picked up earlier. A white light enveloped him as he mega evolved. This wasn't the first time he mega evolved but rather the second, it was by chance anyway, just like this one.

He sped to the top to reveal the good news. Maybe now they had more of a chance to defeat the legendary pokemon. It was a power booster, yes, but Rayquaza is still more powerful than him if that pokemon mega evolves as well.

Kargool the Vanillite

Lilac Meadow
@Iatos
"Hey, we all space out sometimes, don't we?"The Vanillite looked around. Although this was the first time he ever came to this area, he felt like it was all too familiar, like he had been here before. Nonetheless, the small ice-cream cone spoke to the Meowstic. "I see... although this is my first time here that I can recall, I see a small group of Pokemon, and... ok I know this sounds kinda dumb but I see a hazy green snake. I mean I'm no psychic type, but I saw just a bare glimpse, then it was gone." The Vanillite was telling the truth, albeit he was a bit nervous because it was so dark around the forest at this time, and it was rather unsettling, his mind could jusr be playing tricks on him.

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

@Ninian @Light Lord
It seemed just as quickly as the Meowstic known as Relay had come, he was gone. Spirit was used to this by now, and chuckled. "Relay... as mysterious as ever... but Togekiss... I haven't heard that name in quite some time... and Prodigy? I haven't a clue... I'll have to question him about that tomorrow..." He mused for a moment, and looked back to his guests. "So, everyone came home safe?" Omen nodded. "Some, more than others. Everyone should be fine by morning though. But... I do have some worries about one of your Junior Teams... Cat's Grace..."

Spirit nodded. "Ah, yes, the team headed by Tzerah's daughter... she came to me with worries of her own, maybe they were founded then... I may have been a little too loose with them lately, that will change." He said sternly, Omen nodding. "I'd expect nothing less." Spirit nodded. "Now, onto more jovial topics. Are either of your parents coming for the festival?" Both shook their heads in reply. "My parents have their tribe to look after..." Said Omen rather sadly. "My mom's been busy lately, she might make it, but I wouldn't count on it..." Spirit nodded in reply. "I see, well, I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps next year then." He said. It had been a long time since they had their group back together from the good old days...

Then he noticed outside Celty and Devon, who seemed to have passed out. "Excuse me one moment..." Spirit stood up and headed out to the front of the Guild. "Celty, if you need a place to stay, we always have room for Pokemon in need!" He said before returning inside.

[Northern Prison]

@Iatos
The two looked questioningly at the giant before them. "Did... did he just call us 'Pawns'? Did I hear that right!?" He said, shaking in anger. "Relax, he simply does not understand our standing with our Lord." The calmer one stepped forward. "As much as we'd love to be rid of this dreadful place as quickly as possible, they still have some items of ours we must reclaim. If you'll excuse us for a brief moment..." He waved his companion on, as they headed deeper into the prison.

Soon they were at the Warden's Office, who's door proceeded to be blasted into dust. Inside was a very large Rhyperior, who stood up in shock and surprise as the two barged in. "Y... You! How did... what's going on out there!?" He said, but was met with a sharp pain in his chest. "Sorry, Boulder old pal, you've got our gear and we want it back!" He said as he pulled his fist from the Rhyperior's stomach. Behind him was an iron vault, which didn't even put up a resistance as the door fell to the ground. They grabbed what belonged to them and nothing more, and soon returned to where the behemoth stood.

"Now, let's get out of here." He said as he held up his own Teleport Gem. "Agreed." Said the other as he pulled out his. In moments they were encased in light, and headed for the peak of Infinity Mountain.

[Sky Tower - Floor 34]

@Polaris North @floodtalon
Most of everyone had made it through thus far, and were waiting for the others to arrive. Machamp had struck gold when he discovered an Awakening Emera on Floor 28. "Well, as soon as Drogo and Valentine get up here we can get this show on the road." Said Bisharp as he tapped his foot impatiently. Finally, they caught sight of Drogo, who seemed to have found an Emera of his own, and used it... prematurely... "Well, we're in luck Drogo. We've got a spare Awakening Emera for you to use since that one will probably wear off any second now, where'd you find that thing, anyways, which floor?" Asked Bisharp, angrily.

Machamp tossed Drogo the second Awakening Emera. "Make sure to put that one in your bag so you don't waste it, this time." Said Machamp. Beartic and Hippowdon were already on either side of the stairs to the Summit. "Now all we need is Valentine..." Said Bisharp, looking towards the only way into the room they were currently in.

[Infinity Mountain Peak]

@Iatos
He soon caught the light of multiple Teleport Gems being activated in his sight. They were heading for the peak. He smiled, the behemoth had pulled it off easily. The lights landed just where he had predicted, and finally 'The Master' stepped out into the moonlight before them. Upon emerging, the two Pokemon that had arrived, looked upon The Master and bowed graitiously. "My Lord, we have finally returned to your side, once more." Said the first. "Forgive us for our misfortune and capture, it will not happen again." Said the second.

The Master laughed. "You need not forgiveness, I'm only sorry I failed in the first place... I should have known my old nemesis would return once more, but I was cocky, careless. That won't happen again. Now, rise. Commander Darkrai. Commander Genesect. We have an army to rebuild." The two stood but bowed again once more. "Yes, Lord Mewtwo." They said together.

@Banana

The Meowstic turned a surprised gaze to the Vanillite's very unexpected response, and for a moment he had to just keep looking at this pokémon to check for signs of him actually pulling a fast one on him. When he did't find said signs he brought a paw to his chin as he thought about various possibilities. "Small group of pokémon... hazy green snake... curious, not the reply i expected." he mumbled mostly to himself. The only green snake he could think off on the go would have been a serperior, and as of the moment he hadn't really seem any traces of that being the case.

One possibility crossing his mind was that the pokémon he seen was one of the extraction team sent to retrieve the remains of the wild webs team, another was that it was simply something linked to something completely different. Once he came to a hollow tree and looked inside he stopped to see a shiny thing on the ground. "A bell?..." he mumbled and gently picked it up in his paw. His gaze flashed as he saw three individuals it was linked too and the other remains here told him a strange story. "Cat's Grace... I better return this. " he said to himself mostly as he realized how important this bell was to them and how they must have dropped it here when they was tossed around like some rag dolls.

After that he walked back out into the clearing and placed his gaze upon Kargool. "Thank you Kargool, for accompaning me here... you have my sincere gratitude. The thing you told me, I shall keep it to myself if you wish, but know that I believe you. " he said and headed for the exit, yet before they walked out Relay sensed something unsettling once more. He glanced back to see that a pokémon was starring at him from the middle of the clearing, yet as faint as he could make it out he had to question if it truly was there.

"I know you won't tell you saw me... but I am always watching. I shall not fail to protect them if they need me. This I swear upon the very moon" the pokémon said and as it suddenly was gone again the Meowstic fell to the ground. He gasped as if his breath had been knocked out of him, coughed and shook a bit. Y... you..." he said before shakingly getting back to his feet. He looked very tired, and suddenly was beyond exhausted. "I. I need to get home... I'm sorry... I might need to burden you further Kargool. I can hardly walk, please see us out of this place" he said as he leaned towards the Vanillite.

The Meowstic's gaze looked empty, like no-one was home after that. He simply followed Kargool's movements like if he was in a Zombie like state, perhaps it wouldn't be too far fetched to assume he was sleep walking.


@Shiny Keldeo

He raised a brow as they told him they needed something else, it didn't really come as a surprise that there as something more to this. However, he nodded and let the two be off on their buisiness. He refrained from doing near anything until they had what the was looking for then simply teleported out with them as they was done.

Once the little reunion scene played out the Tyranitar simply walked past the three of them and sat down by the side of the peak again. He kept any opinions and questions to himself if he really had any, and instead simply shut his eyes again seemingly turning docile again as he relaxed after the battle.

Kargool the Vanillite

Lilac Meadow
@Iatos
"It's fine, you can reveal if you need to, but please get me before you do." As the two Pokemon were walking out of Lilac Meadow, Zeths took a spill and fell to the ground. Kargool, now shocked at what just happened, carefully floated close to Zeths, preparing to help him up if he needed it. "Zeths, you alright?!" Kargool asked with a worried tone, and the reply from Zeths proceeded a few seconds later. "I. I need to get home... I'm sorry... I might need to burden you further Kargool. I can hardly walk, please see us out of this place" Kargool nodded and proceeded to float under Zeths' arm, trying to help him walk out. "Don't worry guy, I'll get us out of here as fast as I can, just hold on to my head and we'll be out of here."

@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North

Valentine eventually made his way up to the top and dumped the contents of his bag on the floor. "I found a lot of these Emera things but I don't know which is which. You guys can just take them." There was one Awakening Emera on the very top of the pile, the rest were random.

Valentine looked at Drogo and had to hold back a snicker. He looked absolutely ridiculous, but he wasn't going to say that to their only chance of winning. No matter how silly he looked. "I suppose I'm ready to go whenever."

[Valiant Village → Spirit's Guild]

@Light Lord
With a groan, Celty nodded as Spirit offered her and Devon a place to stay. Fuck, I was trying to avoid that Sylveon, but I guess it can't be helped. Hanging her head, she slowly trudged towards the Guild. Staring at the unconscious Totodile in her arms, she thought to herself, You totally owe me kiddo.

Once inside the Guild, she looked around. It didn't take her too long to spot the empty room, as she placed Devon into the comfortable pile of hay. I probably shouldn't just leave him to sleep? If he doesn't wake up... fuck. FUCK. He should be healed, is he just tired? Overly exhausted? I mean, we didn't sleep last night. I'm tired too... fuck... Hanging her head, she stared down at the collapsed Totodile trying to figure out what she should do. Finally, she spoke softly to Devon, "...You're breathing, so I'm just going to let you sleep. There's a room next to this one, I guess I'll sleep there. Night kid."

Turning to leave, Celty made her way to the next room, taking her own spot in they hay. This day has been too fucking long... Laying on her side, she tried her best to shut her mind down so that she could finally get some rest, 48 hours later.

[Sky Tower - Floor 34]

@Polaris North @floodtalon
"Wow, you grabbed all these? I'm impressed, Valentine." Said Bisharp as everyone grabbed some of the Emera's from the pile to complete their sets. They now looked back up above them. "Alright, Round 2, let's do this." Bisharp quickly moved up the stairs, followed by Machamp, Hippowdon, Beartic, and eventually Drogo and Valentine.

[Sky Tower Summit]

Rayquaza stirred as he heard the footsteps coming up the stairs. They had come back after all... He quickly assumed his battle stance, preparing to attack. He sensed something different though, they were prepared... was that Mega Evolution he sensed?! So, they would try to fight fire with fire, or in this case, fight Mega with Mega. "So be it..." He said as he instantly Mega Evolved. "I have to say, I didn't expect you to return so soon... no matter, this will still end the same way, prepare to be finished for what you started!" He said, flying upwards as he prepared to attack with Dragon Ascent.

[Infinity Mountain Peak]

@Iatos
The Master, now known as Mewtwo to all on the peak, looked out over the land. "Much has changed over the past ten years... yet one thing remains the same. The Legendary Council still reigns." He said with much distaste. He closed his eyes and sighed. "I thought I might be able to change this world, but it seems that it is too far gone for that now. You both know what I plan to do." Darkrai and Genesect looked at each other, then looked back to Mewtwo and nodded. "Operation Reborn." Said Darkrai.

Mewtwo nodded. "Correct. A plan to completely remove this world from existence, and create a new one in its place. I have found new followers, such as our friend over there, who have agreed to aid us in this endeavor in exchange for safe passage to this new land. But... even with their help, we still need more." He looked up towards the moon now high overhead. "I assume that HE is coming back as well, am I correct?" Mewtwo nodded. "The other followers who came, I sent them to defeat the one who stands in his way. When Midnight comes, if they have not completed that task, we will go there ourselves and do it ourselves." Darkrai and Genesect nodded, leaving Mewtwo to his thoughts once more.

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

Seeing Celty had taken him up on his offer, he put out the torches in both her and Devon's rooms, ensuring a good long rest. Razor had returned from bringing the defeated Ariados Leader back. He had been notified by Omen when they got back into town, and he went out immediately to bring him in. "Everything was a mess down there, but it still didn't have that feeling of a Mystery Dungeon. I'd say it's still safe, for now." He said, Spirit nodding. "Good, you've earned a good rest yourself, Razor. I'll see you in the morning, first thing." Razor nodded. "As usual, you never change." Said Razor, giving a small chuckle before heading over to his own room, the light soon diminishing from it.

Spirit led Omen and Serenity upstairs, where the more private quarters were kept. "It's still just how you left it, nobody has touched a thing since you left." Said Spirit, opening one of the room doors. It was a simple quarters, some artwork on the walls, a table with some chairs, and two beds, as was the standard. "Thanks for keeping it in good shape, I'm glad." Omen replied, heading over to one of the beds. Serenity followed quickly and took the other. Spirit smiled, waving good night, and closed the door. He checked on Rico and Lulu, finding them both sound asleep, then went to his personal quarters. He wasn't tired, by any means. He couldn't remember the last time he'd slept, sleep was something he only rarely did now. Instead, he began to meditate.

@floodtalon@Shiny Keldeo



The Salamence only shrugged in response as he kept the emera in the looplet. If anything, there was a joking grin on his face, indicating that he may have known of the time limit but still decided to test it out. He accepted the other emera and placed it inside his bag as ordered. He then looked at Valentine who had a huge amount of emeras. Damn, this guy was the real deal. While there was only one awakening emera in there, the others were still useful. It seemed Valentine was going to burst into laughter. True, he really didn't look the best, in fact, the look was quite silly, he admits to that. But no matter, the power up was no laughing matter.

He sped up the stairs once they were all prepared and flew over the others. He eyed the Rayquaza who prepared an attack. He quickly dodged the move and then began barraging Rayquaza with a series of Dragon Breaths, occasionally stopping to dodge the attacks. The emera was running out of juice and he would soon have to replace it again.

[Sky Tower Summit]

@Polaris North @floodtalon
They kept their battle tactic pretty much the same as last time, but with Drogo's boosted power they had a much better chance. Everyone was launching their attacks at the Mega Dragon Lord, but mostly it was the same result from them. From Drogo, however, his attacks were finally denting the Legendary Pokemon. For a moment, a small fleeting moment, he faltered, but righted himself again. "I did not expect them to return so soon... nor with this much power... I may have underestimated them... but I will win this battle!" He thought to himself, turning his attention to the Mega Dragon Pokemon causing him so many problems. He aimed his jaws and fired a powerful Dragon Pulse at the Mega Salamence.

@floodtalon@Shiny Keldeo



Drogo exchanged the emera once it had exhausted of its power. While doing this, he was momentarily distracted and when he turned back, Rayquaza had turned to him and fired off its Dragon Pulse. He had enough time to try and dodge, however, it still scored a hit. Not a direct one but enough to damage Drogo severely. It was powerful, and super effective on him too. He landed on the ground, panting. He quickly ate Oran Berries, hoping that the others managed to distract Rayquaza long enough.

After that, he took to the skies once again. Not as powerful as before but it was good enough. He began firing his Dragon Breath at the Mega Evolved legendary. "Come on, go down..." He had one last Awakening emera, hopefully it would be enough to end the battle.

[Sky Tower Summit]

@Polaris North @floodtalon
With Drogo keeping Rayquaza pretty much occupied, it gave the others the chance to barrage him with attacks, boosted by their Emeras. Rayquaza had hit it's limit, Mega Evolving twice within the span of an hour... he didn't do that very often. And trying to keep up with a Mega Salamence while also dodging attacks from the ground was really wiping him out. He began to slow, and more attacks began to connect.

Then he felt it, one of the Salamence's Dragon Breaths had connected with his neck, the wind was instantly knocked out of him. He went crashing to the ground. "Now's our chance, pelt him with everything you've got!" Said Bisharp, and they did just that. Every attack they could throw at him, they did. Every ounce of damage they could deal, they did.

As the smoke cleared, Rayquaza laid defeated, unable to battle any more. "It... seems I underestimated your abilities... ugh..." Said the Sky Dragon as he passed out.

[Infinity Mountain Peak]

@Iatos
Even from there he could feel the shift, Rayquaza was defeated. They'd pulled it off after all. "I will return momentarily, with the last of those who we need." He said, taking off into the skies using his psychic power.

[Sky Tower Summit]

Within minutes he landed atop Sky Tower, the once mighty fortress of Rayquaza. "You all did well, I knew I could trust you to finish this mission." He said. With a wave of his hand, he grabbed the Sky High Pokemon with his psychic power, and with a flick of his finger, he was cast off of the tower, and fell beneath the clouds. "Now, it is finally time for the return of one of my most trusted followers." He said.

Soon, the area began to shake. Mewtwo looked up into the sky, watching as a massive chunk of rock descended from the heavens towards them. The other Pokemon ran for cover, but Mewtwo remained where he stood. Soon the rock impacted with the top of the tower, and when the dust settled, there was no rock. In its place was a very alien looking Pokemon, colored in orange and purple. It turned to face Mewtwo, and upon laying eyes on the Psychic Type, stepped forward, and bowed before him.

"Lord Mewtwo, it is my greatest privilege to kneel before you once more." Mewtwo stepped forward, motioning the Pokemon to rise. "General Deoxys, I am thankful to see that your travels have not left you... damaged." He said in response. Slowly the other Pokemon emerged from their hiding places, looking at the two. "Look around you, this is the beginning of our new force. Soon this world shall fall, and from its ashes a new world shall rise." Deoxys looked upon them before looking back to his lord. "I see much has changed since I departed... none for the better... I will be happy to be rid of this lost world, and I look forward to serving at your side once more."

Mewtwo smiled, and looked to the mercenaries he had hired. "I will keep my promise, as well. For now, we must return to Infinity Mountain. It will not be long until word of Rayquaza's defeat reaches the ears of the Legendary Council. We must move underground and let our operations and influence spread. Once more, the name Mewtwo shall bring fear into the hearts of the inhabitants of this world!" Mewtwo once more took flight, Deoxys following right behind them. One by one, each of the Mercenaries held up their Teleport Gems and returned to Infinity Mountain.

Following this, Mewtwo would transport them all to his hidden base deep beneath Infinity Mountain. There he would plan for his next assignment, and ensure his followers would continue to follow him.

@floodtalon@Shiny Keldeo



Drogo smirked as Rayquaza hit the ground and the others pelted him with everything they've got. The Salamence was pretty much beat at this point and could only throw in a Dragon Claw before collapsing on the ground. He had taken damage as well, not as much as Rayquaza, but enough to make him not want to move for another hour. His form turned back to the original form, the last juices of the emera spent up.

"Ugh, finally." He muttered to himself as Rayquaza fell. Drogo's ears perked up as he heard the familiar voice of the person they were working for. They could now see him, and needless to say, Drogo was at least shocked. Then again, it made sense considering that only someone who is legendary-like could wipe out the guards here at Sky Tower. Once the area began to shake, Drogo forced himself to fly for cover along with the rest of his mercenary comrades. Once the shaking stopped, he looked at the new pokemon, Deoxys. They were talking about destroying the world and remaking it? The Dragon-type smirked as he thought that he got himself involved in one heck of a grand scheme.

They had finished talking and Mewtwo looked back at them and stating that he will keep his promise but they had to go. Following the others, he teleported back to Infinity Mountain and followed Mewtwo to his underground base.