Wait actually, why did Time Gears even exist? The fact that when placed in their spots at Temperal Tower, they became impossible to remove implies that they were always meant to be placed in the tower. Were they created by a legendary (possibly Arceus) with the intention of placing them in Temporal Tower? If so, how did they end up separated the way the were?
The only logical explanation I can come up with is that whoever made them didn't intend for their removal to stop time in the area in which they were made and decided it was safer to just leave them.
Honestly there are so many aspects of PMD2's world building that aren't even questioned in-game, much less explained.








