Twist Mountain

On my flight back I noticed the egg had already begun to move, by the time I reached the foot of the mountain it had hatched!

Lennier II ♂ Lv. 1

I wonder what that creepy ranger meant when he was talking about a green fairy?

Looking at Lennier II as I give him the Exp Share to hold I notice something.

- Hmm, maybe he was talking about Lennier? He’s kinda green and looks a bit like a fairy…

Lennier frowns at me.

- Sorry.

Just ahead I spot Cheren talking to Clay.

Howdy, Caldar! Welcome to mah mountain, y'all just be careful on yer way to Icirrus City. Team Plasma could be anywhere, the other gym leaders and I had a little meetin’ about it and as soon as we find their HQ we’re gonna hit ‘em hard.

- Good to know.

Thanks for the warning, I’m going to get to Icirrus as fast as I can!

- I think I’ll hang around to train a little.

Cheren rushes off into the cave network and I take the opportunity to recruit. A gurdurr appears but Gamey hit it a little too hard and sent it flying off of the mountain.

- Well… back to training I guess…

It doesn’t take me a long time in training before Lennier evolves!

Lennier II ♂ Lv. 20

Working my way through the mountain I keep encountering pokémon bursting from under the ground, they’re easily dealt with but they get annoying after a while. I see some disturbed earth just ahead and decide to avoid it, but Lennier leaps out of his pokéball and rushes right towards it!

- Lennier! Stop! It’s dangerous!

He quickly flashes a defiant look at me and leaps into the dust cloud and starts digging with his bare hands.

- W-what are you doing?

Lennier finds a Dawn Stone and raises it above his head triumphantly, he begins to evolve!

Lennier II ♂ Lv. 22

- Oh… OK then…

There don’t seem to be many trainers around and by the time I reach the far end of the mountain I can see why.

And let that be a lesson to you, nobody makes trouble on my journey!

Damn, and to think we were here to ambush someone else!

Like who?

Him!

- Hm? Me?

It doesn’t matter now anyway, Lord N has reached Dragonspiral Tower!

The grunts make their escape.

What could they possibly want in that old ruin?

Who cares…

Icirrus City

A quick visit to the pokémon center later and I head right for the gym, after some slipping and sliding around I make it to the gym leader’s arena.

Say no more, let us battle!

- Uh, OK!

Go Vanillish!

- Go Scrappy!

- Hi jump kick!

Acid armour!

Vanillish attempts to melt itself a little to somehow become more durable when it’s suddenly hit by a flying Scrappy who splatters it against the arena wall. Scrappy flexes her muscles in triumph.

Go Beartic!

- Hi jump kick!

Swagger!

Beartic shows off it’s swag which only seems to anger Scrappy as she launches herself foot first into beartic’s jaw, knocking it out cold. Scrappy’s strength continues to build.

Go Cryogonal!

- Brick break!

Reflect!

Cryogonal surrounds itself with an invisible barrier, Scrappy leaps at cryogonal and in one chopping motion with her hand she shatters the barrier and slams cryogonal into the ground with a loud smash.

You’ve earned it, the Freeze Badge.

I find Cheren and Bianca waiting for me outside the gym.

Howdy!

Hey, Caldar. You’ve gotten another badge, I see. That’s… great.

I’ve been helping professor Juniper with research!

- Oh? That’s nice…

Show yourselves!

- ?

?!

The shady trio appear as if from thin air.

Well spotted, gym leader. We of the Shadow Triad were born into the dark, moulded by it. It’s quite a feat for a human to see us like that.

It’s broad daylight, jackass!

We were ordered to deliver a message to Caldar once he was alone, now we see that will not be possible.

Lord N wishes to meet you atop Dragonspiral Tower, you have been chosen.

The trio vanish, Brycen immediately turns to face the tower in the distance.

Something’s wrong, we must get to the tower immediately!

I’m coming too!

M-me too!

Dragonspiral Tower

Team Plasma are already here, we must remove these scum from this sacred place!

Let’s kick some butt!

I’m gonna make sure none of 'em escape before the authorities get here…

- I’m going to find Enn.

Brycen and Cheren rush on ahead and I take a quick opportunity to recruit. Unfortunately Gamey does it again and knocks a druddigon into a pool of water before I can catch it.

The whole tower shakes briefly.

What’s going on up there?

- I don’t know but it can’t be good.

I head up some stairs, climb over some crumbled stone pillars and climb more stairs to find Cheren and Brycen taking on about a dozen plasm grunts.

Go on ahead, Caldar!

We’ve got this, we’ll catch up in a little bit!

Even more stairs to climb, a few plasm grunts to battle too, Lennier seems to be strong enough to deal with them himself now and ruins a few grunts’ days with creative use of his blade-arms.

Still more stairs and I round a pillar to find an oddly dressed man with a posse of grunts.

We must give our King more time! Get him!

Yes, Lord Giallo!

Plasmaaaaa!

The four of them charge at me, I step back to find no more floor. The plasm grunts are still bounding towards me, as they’re about to grab me I leap to my left.

It was kind of satisfying to hear their screams followed by distant splashing noises as they fell into the flooded pit below. Though it sort of ruined the moment when it was shortly followed by a series of cuss words faintly echoing up from below.

Damn you!

I run up a final flight of stairs to find Enn standing before a giant black dragon.

You’re just in time, Caldar!

- You–

That’s right, Zekrom has chosen me as it’s ally!

- But–

Together we will free all the pokémon in the world! If you even want a glimmer of hope you must find Zekrom’s counterpart, Reshiram!

- Wait, why would you–

You have been chosen too! And when I defeat you and Reshiram together there will be no doubt as to who will be the best!

- You’re insane!

I’ll meet you at the pokémon league!

Enn climbs atop Zekrom and rides off into the distance amongst the clouds.

- Gamey, let’s fly! Chase that maniac!

Caldar, wait!

- ?!

Team Plasma have fled.

We showed them what for!

Before you go off chasing that N boy there are a couple of things you’ll need to do.

- What, why?

If you’re to take my place in the event I fail, you’re going to need the best chance you can get. We must track down Reshiram! I believe the best place would be Relic Castle, that place dates back to the era Reshiram and Zekrom first appeared.

Good idea, I’m coming too!

- Fine…

I will go update the other gym leaders.

Relic Castle

I fly as close to the ruins as I can, Cheren arrives soon after me.

This is the place, it looks like Alder has gone on ahead.

- I’ve been here before, this is where I caught Geoffrey…

Come on, there’s bound to be some clues we’ve missed before!

We barely spend five minutes exploring before Cheren is trapped in a sand pit, I try my best to pull him out but he ends up dragging me under with him. We both fall into a chamber we’d not been in before.

Ha! Ghetsis knew you’d find your way down here. Get them, lads!

Yes Lord Ryoku!

Cheren and I make short work of the few grunts who bothered to stand in our way. Without looking back we head to the next chamber.

Glad you could make it, look who I found!

You won’t find what you’re looking for here, not even I could locate it! But I’m glad I managed to waste your time too! hahaha

You…

Alder I suggest you go back to the Pokémon League, the sooner N will issue his command for all trainers to release their pokémon!

Ghetsis saunters out of the chamber.

If Reshiram isn’t here, then where could it be?

I suddenly remember the almanac, I reach into my backpack to find it.

- Let’s see… Reshiram… “This Pokémon appears in legends. It sends flames into the air from its tail” blah blah blah. “Was last seen in Unova when” um…

Where’d you get a book like that?

Wait, how was all that information gathered? Never mind, where is Reshiram?

- “An ancient relic known as the Light Stone, originally theorised to be a broken ancient pokéball or simply a decorative item, was in fact Reshiram itself in it’s dormant state.”

Yes, and?

- It was found in– uh I mean it is in Nacrene Museum…

What’s that picture?! Is that–

I quickly slam the book closed.

Looks like you’re going to Nacrene, I’ll be going back to the Pokémon League. When we meet again, I think you have some explaining to do.

Nacrene City

Cheren and I arrive on our bird pokémon. To find Bianca and Lenora waiting outside the museum.

I called ahead, Bianca was closer so I thought it best if she helped protect it before we arrived.

Long day, I see. We found the, what was it, Light Stone?

Here it is, Brycen updated me on the situation.

Lenora hands me the Light Stone.

How do we wake it up?

- I’ve got a feeling it’ll know just the right time…

If you’re to face N at the Pokémon league, you still need to get your last badge. The gym leader Drayden is a dragon specialist, he might know some things about Reshiram and Zekrom.

Drayden’s in Opelucid City, just head east from Icirrus City and cross the Tubeline Bridge!