Mewtwo: [Care to explain what I might experience?]
Reid: [Well... his attacks hit extremely hard... not sure how else to describe it...]
Vris: [He also healed completely from Reid’s unique variations of Shadow Moves...]
Speara: [That’s... new...]
Entei: [And with the ability to “Clease” Shadow Pokemon with the same aggressive force as Celebi, could be pretty deadly if used with far too much force... in theory at least, hrm...]
Hikari: [This “Strident King” sounds more like the big villain of some Human’s fanatical stories, the ones they make into books... feels like Dark was underselling them somehow...]
Cecil: [Right? I’m glad I’m not alone here...]
Entei: [And if this is the kind of force we’re dealing with and they’re on some bizarre warpath... it’s best to answer this “question” being asked of you two.]
Vris: [I still have no idea what that’s all about...]
Reid: [Yeah... my memories of the past aren’t really... focused at the moment...]
Entei: [Then allow me to focus them, since we’d like to avoid a Mew with the power of creation going wild: It, presumably, has something to do with one of your many fights with Team Machine...]
Reid: [Do YOU know what he wants?]
Entei: [Unfortunately, this is a... guess... If Celebi were here, I’d imagine they’d tell you to figure it out on your own... so I will do the same.]
Vris: [... Uh-huh...]
Entei: [I will say no more... unless you wish to challenge me-]
Lugia: [Stop that you old fool!]
Entei: [Humph.]
Gareth: [... Despite everything I’ve heard about Rteddy... for some reason I’d rather deal with that over King right now...]
Mewtwo: [Thanks for your encouragement.]
Raikou: [Sorry to interrupt this train of thought, but, what happened to Koko?]
Reid: [And what or who is that..?]
Vris: [That weird-looking thing that tried to fight with Rteddy?]
Raikou: [It’s wise to say that in terms of raw power, the Tapu have us beat to some degree.]
Reid: [Rteddy was able to push them back...]
Entei: [There are four Tapu, and their power comes from their homeland, when at full strength, from my understanding, they can become massive, humanoid, beings the size of titans.]
Vris: [And why didn’t they do that...?]
Mewtwo: [I assume we’d like the lingering bit of green in Orre to survive the wrath of a regional “deity”...]
Faril: [So... these Tapu things could lay waste to everything?]
Lugia: [Apparently?]
Mewtwo: [Make them angry enough, sure. An entire town in Alola was left in ruins because their faith faltered in one of the Tapu... or so I was told. They also fight with beings from another dimension entirely that... probably would make Rteddy look... tame... or so I’m told...]
Vris: [Then... let’s leave them to deal with Rteddy...]
Reid: [A-agreed...]
Mewtwo: [Hmm... anyway, I don’t think I can ignore the Mew in the sky here any longer... plus I doubt your ‘kid’ is able to understand why every single adult just stopped talking all of a sudden. Good luck.]
Lugia: [I’ll be in touch~]
Faril: [Like hell you wil-] Damn it!
Vris: ... Ugh.
Royo: ???
Reid: Okay-
Hikari: I have an egg to worry about... not even going to try and process this in detail right now.
Speara: Would anything we learned even be of use? No one’s willing to directly deal with Rteddy, the Strident King seems to have grown stronger and I feel like we’re still missing something.
Faril: Hmm... [Care to fill them in on the “end of the world” bit?]
Reid: Riight... [No.]
Cecil: Sounds like the Strident King is just... bad? Hah... I’ll focus on treasure hunting and rescuing eggs...? Yeah... I don’t think Ian and Qui’ll even believe this...! Plus... yeah, not touching the weird magic doll monster... no way.
Vris: That “hint” Entei gave is.. useless... if we can’t figure it out and he shows up again... then what?? If we shouldn’t fight him-then what???
Raikou: Talk? There’s something important that Mew wants from you, you know this.
Hikari: Since when has talking ever worked for any of us?
Speara: ... Hmm...
Vris: Feh...
Faril: Suddenly my face hurts...
Reid: H-Hahah...
Cecil: Hmmhmmm~
Raikou: No comment?
Cecil: No, just happy to be here. Besides, these problems seem... insurmountable right now, but I’m sure there’s a solution to everything, hmm~?
Hikari: ... If there is, I’m too tired to figure it out.
Vris: I can agree there...
Reid: ... Yeah...
Raikou: You should check on your injuries anyway, and take the chance to understand the “Mew’s question” situation... do either of you know where to start?
Reid & Vris: No...
Hikari: Damn it all...
Speara: Ah...
Cecil: They’ve had a lot of run-ins with Team Machine... just from the stories I’ve heard... h-hahah...
Speara: Remembering which specific event King’s possibly asking about isn’t going to be... easy...
Vris: Oh no... really? Thanks queen obvious...
Speara: Humph...
Vris: Humph....
Reid: Let’s... not fight here... please?
Faril: That’s rich, coming from you, Reid...
Reid: If this is about your eye again, I said I’m sorry-
Faril: Sorry doesn’t grow a new eye!!
Cecil: ... D-do I want to-
Hikari: Reid and Vris have a history of maiming people...
Cecil: Aaah... fair enough~
Hikari: You think that’s “cool”... don’t you...?
Cecil: ... ... ... No-
Hikari: Uuugh...
Raikou: I believe I will take my leave... being here is making me very uncomfortable... a past life isn’t too... pleased to be here...
Hikari: They’re all distracted... so, take care wherever you’re going... safe to assume you Legends won’t interfere much more, right?
Raikou: Considering we’ve likely turned humanity against most of us... we may become closer than you think... however... I’m not too eager to deal with this... “Rteddy” creature...
Hikari: I WILL NOT “CHILL”! That... thing is HERE!?
Reid: H-Hikari... come on, breathe...! They came out of nowhere while we were fighting with the Strident-
Speara: You fought the Strident King...?
Raikou: [At least we do not have to explain that much.]
Reid: I-I-I’m done... Vris-
Vris: I’m getting a headache from all this...
Reid: VRIS-
Hikari: BOTH OF YOU!!! EXPLAIN! What did you two do, why do you look like hell!?
Reid: Can this... wait...?
Hikari: I don’t think so!
Reid: Ugh... wait, who’s this??
Cecil: Aah, um...! H-hello!
Cecil: Y-yep! That’s right! The Terrible Trio’s exploits are like... THE biggest inspiration for a lot of Pokemon in the wilds! Even after you three vanished all those years ago, a lot of Pokemon, myself included, still admired what you all did! It made a huge difference in how humans interacted with Pokemon all over the place! It’s... truly an honor to meet you both!
Reid: Huh...
Vris: Interesting?
Cecil: I’m also helping out with miss Hikari’s problem... erm... when she’s done fuming...?
Hikari: Urgh... I’m too tired for this...
Speara: You’re going to give yourself a migrane...
Hikari: I know that...! Ugh...
Vris: You know... I’d ask why you’re here, but...
Speara: Safe to say we’re all on the same side at the moment...?
Vris: Reid... what is this? This isn’t Shadow Sky...
Carla: It’s definitely not Shadow Sky...
Reid: Something Dire did a long time ago... also kind of reminds me of when Lugia initiated their fight with me... I’m just... “mimicking” it... shrouds the area in shadow auras... so his ability to track us or our attacks is likely nullified a bit now... anyway, before he comes back, Faril, Yoshi? Can I ask you guys to-
Faril: I’m not fighting THAT...!
Reid: Wasn’t asking that, could you make sure everyone’s okay? And hide them in the mountain cave, please?
Faril: ... Why...? [He’s way too calm right now...]
Reid: Because, Vris... want to make this “Shadow Storm” into a “Shadow Typhoon”...?
Faril: ...
Carla: ...
Yoshi: ... Um-
Vris: ... Hell yes...
Yoshi: ... I-I’ll get Sean... or try to...
Faril: ... Right... behind you, Yoshi...
Carla: ...
Reid: Right, Carla... want to help out? We could use the help so long as you’re not going to-
Carla: Of course. So long as we don’t kill him, you both know what’ll happen if he dies right...?
Tai: Well, let me help you up at least! And thanks again for helping me train this new form... hah... evolution’s a hell of an experience...!
King: I... hah, can imagine!
[What would you say Tai? If you saw your brother like this?
Would you blame me...?
Just like your mother did?]
Tai: But, I don’t think that’s why you’re here right?
King: ... Well, no...
Tai: Ok, first, let me help you up!
[I need to stop Yoshi... that family’s blood is already on my hands.. no more... not again... Yes, I want answers, but not at the cost of Yoshi’s life-or theirs if I can avoid it... But... would I just as quickly abandon my goal? The world’s situation... even if they’re not exclusively responsible, they all caused things to get worse directly or not...
Yoshi’s joined them too, to some degree... many-if not all-of my allies have joined them... Can I really? Truly? Let them go knowing this?
...
OK... one thing at a time... breathe... I need to stop him, Celebi was able to do that, right? How? How do they quell Shadow Pokemon?? Can I replicate it? Is that possible??
I... nngh... I just... I just wanted answers... enough... enough...]
Yoshi: Uugh... w-what did you do...? My head’s spinning... aagh...
King: ... [That... whatever that was worked... Now... how can I get my answers...? He’ll just continually counter anything i try to ask with some nonsense... I’ll need to get him to accidentally blurt their whereabouts out...
... something I’ve learned... they’re reactionary... Shadow Pokemon thrive on emotion... at least... that’s what it appears to be... which means...
Ugh...]
Yoshi: K-King-
King: [I’m sorry...] I doubt your brother would approve of this...
Yoshi: !! D-don’t... you-
King: If I understood as much as I do now, maybe I could’ve saved him... I doubt your so-called “Friend” Reid would be able to deal with the strength your brother would’ve had with my blessing-
Yoshi: S-shut up...! Aagh... you... you ruined our... lives-
King: You think that black Pikachu had a life before you? You likely heard of his origins, yes? It is vile. Disgusting. And these Shadow Pokemon you associate with are no better. Do you think they’re all innocent? Do you think that child hiding in the cave wouldn’t have become a threat to all of us if we allowed the Trio to act with impunity? If we didn’t force them into hiding? Imagine, if your brother was among the Knights instead of you... this would’ve never come to pass-
Yoshi: Y-You don’t... know that...!!
King: I think I do-
Yoshi: Everything... EVERYTHING that’s happened to us... Cherry... Goldenrod... that Rteddy thing... IT’S ALL ON YOU...!!! Aagh...
King: ... Maybe that’s true, but I won’t stop... [I’ve gotten off topic..] Not until I find the Trio, and I know two of them are-
Yoshi: F-fuck off..!
King: ... If only I made your brother my Proxy...
Yoshi: A-aagh!!
King: [I’ll just... knock him out, I’ll find them myself...] But... It’s too late now... I’ll make sure to tell your mother: “I’m sorry”-
Carla: KING!
King: ...? Oh- [I can’t... believe it... hah...] There you are.
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Entei: ... I won’t intervene yet... Lugia. You better complete whatever plan you’ve got, because... unfortunately... this is... interesting...
Faril: [Using Mewtwo’s Proxy and me as some sort of amplifier... ugh... the migraine I’m going to have is going to be horrendous...]
Lugia: [Oh Faril, you can sleep it off, and you never had to deal with this kind of issue before-]
Faril: [REID SLASHED MY DAMN EYE...!]
Reid: [I apologized for that already...!]
Gareth: [Maybe consider treatmen-]
Faril: [Screw off!]
Gareth: [Are all Shadow Pokemon like this...?]
Vris, Reid & Lugia: [Not always.]
Gareth: [Hmm... Anyway, everyone else is being taken care of on the other side of the building. As for the rest of this mess... this conversation was needed.]
Lugia: [Exactly!]
Camomile: It’s a “trick” I picked up from a particular variant of Leafeon on the islands nearby. Kind of works like Heal Pulse-
Cassidy: B-but it hurts... Heal Pulse never hurts like this...
Camomile: Never said I was good at it, “ice-pop”.
Yoshi: ... A-Ah...
Cassidy: Urgh...
Hikari: [... How.]
Lugia: [Well, you already know about Rteddy, and the whole Mew situation...]
Speara: [I believe we all know and understand Rteddy... unfortunately.]
Cecil: [Even I’ve heard of that thing! You can’t really hide the mass disappearances of Pokemon and Humans around the world over the last few years.]
Reid/Vris/Hikari: [WHAT?!]
Faril: [What have I gotten myself into...?]
Lugia: [Before we get off topic, Celebi’s Proxy just moments ago told me something curious-that’s why Cecil’s here~]
Cecil: [Huh....??]
Mewtwo: [Lugia implies that Celebi’s Proxy implies that something particular is about to happen that, until moments ago, something changed that allowed Celebi to perceive a future scenario? How far off am I?]
Lugia: [Close enough. And apparently that means Cecil’s relevant to something...]
Cecil: [Uh... o-okay...???]
Lugia: [Not any time soon apparently, but enough that you maaaaybe should know about the dangers of dealing with Mew-aka the Strident King-if they decide to act out randomly.]
Reid: [Why would this guy be targeted??]
Cecil: [E-exactly...!]
Lugia: [That much, I have nooo idea about, Celebi’s outright vanished, so...]
Mewtwo: [Great. Let’s assume anyone associated with the Terrible Trio are a target...]
Speara: [So... all of us.]
Mewtwo: [Anyway, Entei mentioned this-]
Entei: [Correct, Mew, that foolhardy child, appears to have obtained the ability to access something rather powerful under the correct circumstances.]
Reid: [The weird, golden wings?]
Vris: [Great... so his ranting meant something?]
Entei: [Yes, simply put, Mew has obtained power that I haven’t seen since I was, well, “born”. It’s supposed to be the power of creation, so, the child could in a sense, will things into being very easily. At the moment, this appears to be utilized to either boost their strength or, which made even me flinch... Attempting to... “Cleanse Shadow Pokemon”]
Vris: [... Excuse me...?]
Raikou: [That... actually scared you, Entei...?]
Reid: [You say “Cleanse” instead of “Purify”... why...?]
Faril: [Probably because Celebi’s known to force some to purify. There’s a reason their Proxy’s nicknamed “The Shadow Killer”...]
Lugia: [Oooh yes... I’m very familiar with that unpleasant sensation...]
Mewtwo: Diancie was here to confront Kyogre, however, they chose to attack us, I dealt with the threat accordingly.
TapuKoko: ... Hmm. I see. Good.
Raikou: Oh? You are fine with this?
TapuKoko: Swift decisions like that are acceptable to me, however, Mewtwo, how is this plan compromised?
Mewtwo: I’m sure I mentioned this before, but Genesect’s role in my plan was to try and locate Rocket by following the faint threads of his prior travels, someone with whatever his hatred of humanity is wouldn’t just up and vanish unless it was serious... While I don’t know exactly how, Genesect was murdered by either Giratina or Diancie utilizing the power of corrupted, fake Regi, this is the reason my plans were set back-Genesect found Rocket, but was struck down before we could be informed. Then Giratina’s whole attack happened in Orre... sigh...
TapuKoko: So this Rocket is important to what exactly?
Mewtwo: The initial plan was to use Rocket to manipulate Reid and Vris into laying low, truly vanishing from view... at least... that was my theoretical plan-if we could get Rocket to communicate with us.
TapuKoko: Alright, so he chose not-
Mewtwo: He’s dead, Rocket is dead.
TapuKoko: ... What-
Mewtwo: The only thing we found of him was... what I can assume is his ghost.
TapuKoko: How can you be so certain?
Darkrai: Let me fill you in, sparky...
Darkrai: Kyogre’s deeper inside this cavern and even they confirmed that the one who initially came to them was a Politoed... This overgrown bag of water is likely the Rocket we’re seeking... but I have doubts that his former partners in crime will take too lightly to seeing a ghost of him.
Cresselia: At the moment we arrived, some sort of training was being conducted, and Rocket was in this sleeping state. Before you ask, no, he is not Kyogre’s Proxy, at least that much we can tell...
TapuKoko: ... Fair enough... so what’s our next move?
Mewtwo: I’m going to Orre...
TapuKoko: Of course... I recieved word recently that TapuLele and TapuFini are there as well, with Celebi.
Mewtwo: What? Why?
Darkrai: Not another fight there... if it is, I’m staying as far away from any weird energies, got it?!
Raikou: Entei also went there...
Mewtwo: And I tasked Lugia to watch over Reid and Vris...
TapuKoko: Do you have any idea what may be happening there?
Mewtwo: One of two options, right?
Cresselia: I apologize, but... I am lost.
TapuKoko: I came here to inform Mewtwo of a theory we came across after our own investigations... apparently, the former trainer of my Proxies met with a young human who claims to have been-essentially-brought back from the dead by someone we assumed was long lost to Ultra Space. It turns out they’ve managed to obtain an unfathomable amount of power and are existing under what we assume is an alias: “R-Teddy”.
Mewtwo: ... I thought we could ignore that thing...
Darkrai: Wait, the hell? You know about... whatever that is?
Cresselia: And you do as well, Darkrai?
Darkrai: I swear it’s the thing that forced me out of Reid’s nightmare before Orre...
Mewtwo: ... I knew enough... my Proxy was “investigating” it while keeping an eye on Mew... it became a focus of the Strident Knights alongside their main targets after whatever happened to that “Kryona” place... hmm...
Raikou: Entei originally went to Orre to confront Lugia after we felt their power flare up, and from my understanding, it was a fight between various Pokemon, among them this Reid and Vris... all of which defeated Lugia.
Darkrai: ... Heh...
Mewtwo: No overreaction?
Darkrai: I wouldn’t fight those two, and all I’ve done is feed off of a few occasional nightmares... they’re not pushovers if you actually force them into a corner...
Mewtwo: Either way... can you two inform Rocket of what’s happened? Whenever he wakes?
Cresselia: Of course, speaking for Darkrai, I feel this is the safer option for us, we’re not as resilient as the rest of you...
TapuKoko: So, why are you leaving so suddenly, Mewtwo?
Mewtwo: I can feel them again... Mew... they’re back...
