Veilstone City

There’s still one room I’ve yet to trash in the galaxy group’s building. I enter the room to find the three lake guardians in glass vats, twisting and shivering in pain.

- By Arceus…

The horror…

I try to open the vat nearest to me but it won’t budge. I try to break the glass but I almost break my knuckles. I look at the control panel on the vat and reach for a random button.

I wouldn’t touch that if I were you.

- Don’t mind me, I’m just taking out the trash. It looks like I missed a spot. Get him, Lennier!

Woah! Golbat, help!

- Psycho cut!

Confuse ray!

Golbat fires a psychedelic ray but misses, Lennier makes a slashing motion and golbat curls up in pain and drops to the floor.

Go Bronzor!

- Drain punch!

Confuse ray!

Lennier punches bronzor into a wall, bronzor fires a colourful ray at Lennier.

- Drain punch!

Gyro ball!

Lennier has trouble trying to focus his vision so he closes his eyes and drives bronzor further into the wall with a punch. Bronzor begins spinning and launches itself at Lennier.

- Drain punch!

Gyro ball!

Lennier punches bronzor back into the wall and breaking it through, bronzor tumbles down to the streets below.

Go Toxicroak!

- Psycho cut!

Poison jab!

Lennier makes a series of complicated cutting motions, toxicroak crumples to the floor in pain.

Bah! So much for buying time!

I grab Saturn by the throat.

- How do I release them?

Guh… control panel… gak!

I drag him over to the nearest panel and smash his face on it.

- This one?

Gah! … next one… on the left…

I drag him to the next panel and drive his head into it.

- Right… here?

Saturn whimpers, tears rolling down his cheeks as he nods.

Aww look at the big bad galactic commander now!

- Which button?

Saturn points to a big red button, I smash his face a couple more times in random places on the panel.

- What, here? No, how about here?

Saturn is blubbering, tears and blood dripping from his face. He says something incoherent and I slam his face on the red button.

- Oh! You were pointing… here!

Saturn goes limp and I let him flop to the floor, he’s still breathing. The vats open and the lake guardians slowly float out of them, they each give me a look of gratitude and fly out of the hole I conveniently had Lennier make earlier.

On my way out of the building I find a galaxy grunt on the floor amongst shattered glass. He is in the throes of pain, his legs are obviously broken.

He pauses a moment when he sees me and begins a desperate crawl through the glass to get away from me. I grab him by his jacket.

- Where is Cyrus heading?

Mount Coronet! Please let me go!

I drag him out of the glass pile and leave him by the steps in front of the building.

Mt. Coronet

It’s surprising how well such a small pokemon like Refa can carry a person, I have him carry me to the summit of the mountain. We land just outside some ancient ruins.

I had a feeling you’d make an appearance.

You’ve chased off all of our underlings. Cyrus, Mars and I are all that remain.

But that doesn’t matter, soon we’ll be in paradise!

- You’re crazy!

Hah! Your opinions will be meaningless once you’re erased from existence!

Go Bronzor!

- Go Talia! And–

Go Munchlax!

- Barry?!

I’ve come to get my revenge!

If it isn’t the crybaby from Lake Acuity, this’ll be fun!

- Flamethrower the one on the right!

Stockpile!

Reflect!

Light screen!

Talia incinerates Jupiter’s bronzor, Mars’ bronzor creates a barrier around it’s side of the battlefield. Munchlax stuffs… something into it’s cheeks.

Go Purugly!

- Flamethrower the purugly!

Stockpile!

Extrasensory the munchalx!

Slash the munchlax!

Purugly slashes at munchlax, Talia takes the opportunity to scorch purugly. Bronzor assaults munchalx’s mind with purple energy and munchlax stuffs more… stuff into it’s cheeks.

- Flamethrower the bronzor!

Swallow!

Extrasensory the munchalx!

Slash the munchlax!

Purugly slashes at munchlax again while Talia incinerates the other bronzor. Munchlax swallows whatever it has in it’s mouth and heals it’s wounds.

Go Skuntank!

- Flamethrower the purugly!

Body slam the skuntank!

Poison jab the houndoom!

Hypnotise the houndoom!

Purugly attempts hypnosis but it interrupted when Talia breathes fire in it’s face. Purugly swallows a sitrus berry it had stashed. Skuntank jabs at Talia with it’s paw, poisoning her. Munchlax slams itself onto skuntank, badly hurting skuntank’s back.

- Talia, return! Go Cern!

Stockpile!

Poison jab the houndoom!

Slash the houndoom!

Purugly bounces it’s claws off of Cern as it takes Talia’s place. Skuntank it unable to move and munchlax puts more things into it’s mouth.

- Thunderbolt the purugly!

Body slam the skuntank!

Poison jab the munchlax!

Slash the magnezone!

Purugly breaks it’s claws slashing at Cern, dealing critical damage. Cern frazzles purugly with a lightning bolt. Skuntank jabs at munchlax with it’s paw and munchalx slams itself onto skuntank’s tail. Skuntank eats a sitrus berry it had hidden away.

Golbat, go!

- Thunderbolt the golbat!

Swallow!

Poison jab the munchlax!

Bite the munchlax!

Golbat chomps on munchlax’s head but it soon lets go when Cern fries it with a swift lightning bolt. Skuntank can’t move again and munchlax takes the time to swallow whatever it had stockpiled in it’s cheek to heal a little.

- Thunderbolt!

Stockpile!

Poison jab the munchlax!

Bah!

Cern electrocutes skuntank but skuntank is still able to jab at munchlax with it’s paw. Munchlax topples over in pain.

Go Staraptor!

- Thunderbolt!

Quick attack!

Flamethrower the magnezone!

Staraptor darts at skuntank, knocking it flying off the mountain. Cern cancels it’s attack.

Go Golbat!

- Thunderbolt!

Take down!

Mean look!

Staraptor charges at golbat but misses, sailing right past it. Golbat makes an angry look at staraptor, not noticing Cern charging up and completely frying it.

Muahaha! You’re too late! My red chains are charged! I summon the great makers!

Caldar, quick!

Barry tosses a couple of full restores to me and I quickly use them on Talia and Cern.

Come! Palkia, lord of space! Dialga, lord of time!

Time?

The air rips open in two places, dark clouds form above us and a strange aura permeates all around.

Two dragon-like pokemon come through the gaps in the air. One has a large pearl on it’s shoulder, the other has a diamond on it’s chest…

- I know you…

Meanwhile in Sandgem Town…

I did what you asked.

And?

I outright accused him, and he didn’t deny it.

I see, there is just one more thing I need to do before I proceed. There seems to be a ruckus in Veilstone.

The Galactic HQ?

You know where it is?!

It’s the big building with the dome and the large G written on it.

So that's what that building is!

Professor! Come quick! Something odd is happening at Mount Coronet!

Hm? Let’s see.. Oh my…

How ominous! But first thing’s first, I must get to Veilstone!

But-

Back atop Mt. Coronet…

Finally, my own universe! And nobody to share it with!

What?!

Things are getting weird!

- Like what?

Everything’s twisting! You don’t see it?

- No. Wait… now that you mention it…

The floor and the stone pillars begin to flex, bend and twist. Fleeting images and sounds begin to appear all around, people, pokemon, voices, stuff I can’t quite make out. Something comes into focus…

… I still don’t understand how it’ll get you home.

You’ll understand soon enough, young champion.

That looks familiar…

The images change.

This is agent 4 reporting in, target was last detected entering the time vortex at the scheduled time. I’ve made the necessary repairs to the timeline.

The crazy lady in Johto who thought she was your mom?

- Agent 4…? What’s that silver ball she’s talking to?

Understood. Request permission to return to base. Off the record, sir? I dislike being in this backwards era. I’d like to go to my next assignment as soon as possible.

Roger that, awaiting extraction.

The image shifts.

HQ come in, come in HQ. This is agent 9.

- May?

The image flickers.

Sir, I believe a local time distortion has just occurred! It’s quite possibly target zero, sir!

Who’re these agents?

Understood sir, has it been traced yet? Request permission to pursue.

Too dangerous? It took him there? Arceus help him…

- Is she talking about me?

Request extraction, I’ve assumed the role of this girl for too long.

So… she’s not May?

Another change…

Caldar, destroy it! Burn it!

The image is replaced again.

- Is that me?

What’s with your outfit?

… help!

I’m sorry…

Where’d that knife come from?!

What’re you doing?!

No! NO!!

The visions fade. Palkia and Dialga have vanished and there’s an ever growing shadow on the floor in front of Cyrus.

Damn you! Why isn’t it working?!

The balance you’ve tried to disrupt is not between two, but three!

- ?!

The shadow begins to lift from the floor and take form.

My research has brought me to discover a third maker. Disrupting the balance has angered it!

Fah! I’ll make it submit to my will like the others!

It comes for you! Behold, Giratina!

- Oh no…

Ruh-roh!