//------------------------------// // Princess Fluttershy // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Ponyville. Day. Right now, Ash was having his usual Pokemon World Championships match with an opposing trainer. He can't slack off if he wants to reach Leon and become the World's Strongest Trainer. His opponent had a Ferrothorn while Ash was Dragonite for this. "Ferrothorn! Pin Missile!" "Ferro!" The Thorn Pod Pokemon had fired multiple sharp pinks in the shape of arrows, right towards the Dragon Pokemon in rapid succession. "Dragonite! Ascend and use Dragon Claw!" Ash commanded. "Dra!" Dragonite immediately flapped her wings, taking to the skies. By ascending, she started evading the pins, but they acted like homing missiles, tracking the Dragon Pokemon down. Dragonite flew around in the sky with the pins still following her. Nearby ponies looked up, witnessing Dragonite and the many Pin Missiles. The Dragon-Flying-Type then managed to fully avoid the pins by flying around a nearby tree. The pins ended up hitting the tree instead, blowing up afterwards. Dragonite then dived downwards, summoning green draconic claws around her arms. "Gonite!" Dragonite then slashed Ferrothorn with Dragon Claw, causing green sparks to fly out. Ferrothorn was swiftly knocked back, but its great defence allowed it to recover quickly. "Gyro Ball!" "Ferrothorn!" After recovering immediately, the Grass-Steel-Type Pokemon started spinning at high speeds, heading for Dragonite who was closer now. "Let's counter with our own spin! Dragon Dance, Dragonite!" "Dragon!" To fight back against Gyro Ball, Dragonite pulled off the usual spinning Dragon Dance technique. By rotating her body, the Dragon Pokemon received an orange energy that consumed her body. At the same time, Ferrothorn started slapping its three spiky feelers onto her at high speeds. Since it was an incredibly slow Pokemon, Gyro Ball's strength was at an all-time high. "Dr!" Dragonite winced as she felt the heavy damage from Gyro Ball. But she kept spinning. And as she kept swivelling her body, her attack and speed were rising every passing second. She even turned into a self-tornado from her speed increase, forcing Ferrothorn back. "Power Whip, Ferrothorn!" "Thorn!" After using Gyro Ball, Ferrothorn then switched it up by lighting its three feelers up. It then swung all three of them right for the spinning Dragon Pokemon. "Now, Dragonite! Dragon Claw!" "Gonite!" Dragonite received a slap to the face from Ferrothorn's Power Whip. But after that slap, the Dragon Pokemon let out a grin that made Ferrothorn's eyes widen. And before Ferrothorn knew it, it had been smashed by two powered-up claws, right on the very top of its body. Thanks to Dragon Dance, this attack was stronger than before. So strong that it bypassed the resistance Steel had to Dragon. Ferrothon had been flung like a slingshot, rolling through the ground after Dragon Claw. The trainer gasped after seeing her Ferrothorn tumble on the ground. The Thorn Pod Pokemon landed next to the Trainer as it had fainted. "Ferrothorn..." "Ferrothorn is unable to battle! Dragonite is the winner!" The Rotom drone announced. "Which means the victory goes to Ash!" "Alright!" Ash pumped his fists up with joy. "Awesome work, Dragonite!" "Pikachu!" And just as excited as Ash and Pikachu, Dragonite flew over to gift the two of them a celebratory hug like she always does. Her large figure towered over them as she pulled the duo in with her arms, gifting them a hug. "Dragon!" "Another neat win, Ash!" Pinkie waved flags of Ash's face around along with the younger ponies of Ponyville "Good work, Ferrothorn." The trainer returned her Ferrothorn. "And good job to you, Ash and Dragonite." "Thanks!" "Dragonite!" "The Pokemon World Coronation Series rankings will now be updated!" said the drone as it flew off, returning to the Pokemon World. The trainer was also heading back to the Pokemon World after having that battle, waving goodbye to Ash, Pikachu and Dragonite. That was another battle done and Ash had gone a day without using too much Aura or coming under Delayed Aura Ataxia. However, he was actually hoping for it to happen since he wanted to solve this issue as soon as he could. If there was a time he wanted to pass out, now would be that time. Aside from that, it was time to eat for Ash and his Pokemon as always. This time, they took a bite out of some food that Pinkie Pie had made. Everything carried on naturally in Ponyville as always. Complete silence. And no lurking threat of an invasion in the distance. Some foals were singing a tune about the Pokemon World together that they had found out about. "I see Galar, I see Kalos..." And it just went on. "So we're really invited to that place? What's it even all about?" Rainbow Dash was currently speaking to Twilight with matters concerning Pegalysium. Ever since Celestia gained her own invitation, she was allowed to bring some company with her. And there was no better company than Ash, Twilight and the others. "Pegalysium. A place for just pegasi. It was made by pegasi to stray away from Equestria. They wanted to build their own nation. So they did it in the sky." Twilight herself was well versed in Pegalysium knowledge. Only from the foals tales fables that she had heard. Other than that, she barely knew that much. "Just pegasi? That doesn't sound too fun." Rainbow Dash shook her head. "You never know." Pinkie nudged the pegasus. "It could have a lot we've never seen before. Hah? Hah?" "I'd like to see other pegasi like me. It must be a nice place if it's in the sky. I can only imagine what animals live up there, maybe." Fluttershy closed her eyes, thinking about what Pegalysium was like and the creatures they could have there. "I guess..." The multi-coloured-maned mare scrunched her face while looking up at the sky. She wondered what it looked like beyond the clouds. As they ate away, Pikachu's ears began twitching along with his tail. Whenever they twitch, this meant that something was approaching. It was almost as if Pikachu had a sixth sense for incoming scenarios. "Pika?" "Mmm. What is it Pikachu?" Ash asked while full of food in his mouth. From how Pikachu's ears were twitching along with his tail, he was sensing two things coming this way. One that was familiar and that other that was new but still had some familiarity with it. And before Ash knew it, right in front of him and Pikachu arrived Princess Luna, unannounced unexpectedly. Ash and Pikachu gasped as they swallowed their food. "Mm! L-Luna?!" Ash exclaimed. "Pika?!" "Morning, Ash!" Luna bellowed in front of Ash. "I see you're enjoying a wonderful morning meal after a battle, aren't you?" "Uh yeah." Ash nodded afterwards once Luna was up in his face. "Just another World Championship Battle, that's all." "Splendid. But, before you can have the chance to finish your current food, how would you enjoy some of my own." Luna suddenly revealed to Ash her own homemade food. She used her magic to bring it out of her bag. "Oh! Really?!" Ash's eyes lit up as Twilight's senses suddenly kicked off. The young alicorn broke her eyes away from Rainbow Dash and shifted them towards Ash and Luna instead. "I could go for another bite!" "Well then, feast away. This salad is my personal favourite. My own mother's recipe. And I learned it in just two days." Luna nodded as Ash rubbed his hands together. He did enjoy a good salad and couldn't wait to taste this one. Twilight, in the blink of an eye, had shown up to Luna, knowing what game she was playing as Luna immediately turned to face Twilight when she teleported herself here. The two alicorns then looked at each other with lowered eyes. One had a smirk while the other had a frown. The two of them distanced themselves a tad bit away from Ash while he was distracted by the food that laid before him. Including Pikachu and the rest of his Pokemon. "A bit too late, Twilight Sparkle." Luna chuckled with her cocky smirk showing. "It seems I'm already one step closer to winning." "Pssh. As if." Twilight scoffed. "Oh, but you should believe it. After all, it is my own mother who said it herself. It went a little something like this." Luna was then reminiscing on what her mother taught her. Words that she could live by. According to Sunlight. And this had actually happened yesterday. "Always remember, Luna. The best way to anyone's heart is food. No question about that. I mean, it's how I captured your father." "...Really?" Strangely enough, Eventide, at that point in time, had squinted his eyes, indicating that was now how they truly fell in love. "Yes, yes. My mother truly is a pony of wisdom, isn't she? You might have to keep up, Twilight Sparkle." "Well...I can match that no problem! I already knew that Ash had a huge appetite and loves food, so hah!" "Oh? Can you cook as well?" "N-No." Twilight hung her head, knowing that she had no culinary experiences. "Didn't think so." Luna gave out a light chuckle, knowing that she had won this round. "But it isn't over yet!" Twilight pointed her hoof, connecting it with Luna's chest. "Just you wait and see." "Hmph! I'll be waiting." Luna and Twilight had a clear rivalry. But not one out of ill-intent. If anything, it was a race for one goal while still being great friends. But as they looked each other in the eye, Pikachu's second sense was kicking in. "Pika..." Luna was just the first one he picked up on. The second one was approaching. And Lucario could definitely sense this himself. Right near Town Hall, out of nowhere, a gateway had opened up, startling everyone in Ponyville. They didn't expect one to appear right now as they all dropped what they were doing. Ash sat up, placing his food down. This is one of the many moments where he can get serious as he swallowed the salad. However, noticeably, this gateway had a different appearance from the usual ones. The one thing that stuck out was the fact that butterflies were surrounding them and flying out. "Butterflies?" said Pinkie Pie. The butterflies were one with the gateway, spiralling around it. But after the butterflies showed themselves, something even more surprising could be seen passing through the gateway with a silhouette. A silhouette that matched the figure of an alicorn. Naturally, everypony immediately shot their worried senses up, believing that this could be Empress Twilight Sparkle showing up here. And Ash did too for a moment. However, he then noticed something else about the silhouette. Something that negated the possibility t being Empress Twilight. Once she saw the figure fully, his eyes widened as he had a good hunch on who this might be. And passing through the gateway was an alicorn of another world. An alicorn with the fur colour of butter and a mane as pink as a cherry tree while also having the ethereal mane with stars within it. Only one pony fits these two colour descriptions and Ash knew exactly who this was. Princess Fluttershy. "FLUTTERSHY?!" Practically everypony in Ponyville, minus Fluttershy herself bellowed after witnessing this familiar pony that had appeared before their town. "Oh, finally!" Ash bellowed after everyone else while the pegasus Fluttershy stood there, shocked and bewildered by what she was witnessing. "Morning." The alicorn Fluttershy spoke, giving her signature smile as right behind her was an alternate universe Angel Bunny, wearing a crown and a snazzy red cape. "Neat! You made it!" Ash and Pikachu ran over to the alicorn Fluttershy. "And after everything that happened last week too." "Pika-Pika?" This was Pikachu's first time seeing Princess Fluttershy. Only Ash had met her while unconscious in his Delayed Aura Ataxia state. "Oh my goodness! Is that the Pikachu I've heard so much about?!" And of course, Princess Fluttershy was mostly here to see the Pokemon more than anything. And seeing Pikachu for the first time had her heart racing with joy. And much like every Fluttershy that Ash has met so far, whether it be this world, the human world or even the alternate timeline, one consistent event occurs. And it always plays out like this. "So cute!" The alicorn rushed over to Pikachu, picking him up with her hooves while placing them on his red sacs. She let out a playful giggle, feeling like a filly with how she was admiring the Electric Mouse Pokemon. "Oh wait! Don't touch his-" Ash tried to warn her but it was too late. "Pika...CHUUU!" And just like the other Fluttershy's she had been met with 100,000 volts of electricity along with Angel Bunny and Ash because Ash is always at least met with a shock as well. Most of the time. Afterwards, Pikachu lowered the electricity as the alicorn Fluttershy was now a smoking mess. One second she appeared with a beautiful appearance, now her mane is frizzy and a tad bit burnt along with her face. She still looked beautiful. "Wow...What an output..." She coughed out smoke as Pikachu hopped onto Ash's shoulder, giving his awkward apology. "Pika-Pika." Pikachu knew this was a common occurrence and he couldn't help it. He's just really sensitive there. Along with his tail in certain instances. "Ahem. Glad to finally be here. And it's nice to fully meet you. Ash Ketchum." Fluttershy bowed to Ash. "And everypony here in Ponyville! My name is Princess Fluttershy! But you can also call me Fluttershy if that's okay with you..." And she even had the same mannerisms this world's Fluttershy had. "No way!" Rainbow Dash's jaw dropped. "You're serious?!" "Oh, so that's who Ash saw and mentioned! I didn't think she'd be here!" Twilight shook her head furiously as everypony immediately started gathering around Princess Fluttershy. Seeing a friend of theirs from another world in the form of an alicorn was a sight to behold. She wore the regalia of Princess Celestia. From the crown, necklace and boots. Down to a T. It was a bit odd seeing a tall Fluttershy, but it did remind them of how Fluttershy dressed up as Celestia during that one play. Made them wonder if there was a universe where Rarity looked like Luna. Although...Nightmare Rarity was that answer. "Y-You're really her?" Applejack asked while stuttering. "Mhm. Sorry if this is a bit overwhelming to you all. I should've probably informed everypony." Princess Fluttershy gave a slight chuckle. "But it is good to see you all. Even if I just spoke to each of you yesterday. It feels like I've been blown into the past with this sight. Everything here still looks the same as it was before." "S-s-so like! You're from the future and everything?! Are you the new Ruler of Equestria?!" Pinkie Pie questioned. "I am. Princess Celestia and Luna gave me the role of being the new ruler. I suppose it was building up ever since I became her student years ago." "You're Celestia's student in your world?!" Rarity bellowed. "What's it like there?! What about us?!" Rainbow Dash leaned forward. "Is everything the same over at your world?!" Scootaloo chimed in. "And why would I do that?! Would I not become the next ruler of Equestria?!" Luna flew over. Soon, questions were being bombarded towards Princess Fluttershy. She felt a bit overwhelmed by how many were coming her way. But this wouldn't be the first time this has happened. Meanwhile, the pegasus Fluttershy just stood in the back, hidden from Princess Fluttershy's sight. She was still taking everything in. Never in her life would she think that there was a possibility for her to become a Princess in another world. But, after a few seconds, the two Fluttershy had spotted each other once their eyes met. And everyone else immediately separated, just now noticing the presence and potential synergy between practically the same individual. Princess Fluttershy gazed at her younger self, feeling a nostalgic blast to her heart. The alicorn approached the pegasi while the younger Fluttershy scrunched her face, freezing in place. Something about her younger self just felt pressurizing. Probably the identical appearance and taller height. But as she got closer, that intimidating feeling had been washed away as Princess Fluttershy stopped trotting, having a moment of silence throughout the atmosphere. "Hello. Younger me. Nice to meet you." "Oh um. N-Nice to meet you too. Older me. I mean, Princess Fluttershy." "Oh, please you can just call me Fluttershy. We're the same, aren't we? If that's okay with you." "Oh. Sorry! I mean, Fluttershy." Fluttershy gave another bow to Princess Fluttershy. She was certainly acting differently against her alternate older self of all ponies. "Ah, s-sorry if it's sudden for you!" Princess Fluttershy ended up giving her own apology by waving her hoof. "It's fine," Fluttershy replied with yet another apology. And just like that, the cycle had begun. Each time one of them apologized, they would keep saying sorry, it's fine, if that's okay with you and more. They were definitely the same. No doubt about it. After some introductions, Ash did the honour of leading Princess Fluttershy to the Pokemon House, where she could see all the Pokemon for herself. In a sense, this was a parallel to how the alternate universe Flurry Heart received the chance to explore the Strange and Wonderful Creatures known as Pokemon the other day. Alicorns seems to love their Pokemon. And of course, Princess Fluttershy couldn't stop gushing and fawning over the variety of Pokemon. And the Pokemon in the Pokemon House were a bit perplexed. Every one of them here loves Fluttershy as if she was their own mother. And seeing an alicorn variant of her threw them for a loop. "It's amazing how they all resemble ordinary creatures, don't they?" Princess Fluttershy giggled as she was currently hugging some of the smaller Pokemon. Even if they were blown back by this alicorn Fluttershy, they still felt the positivity and kindness radiating from her. The Angel Bunny with the crown and cape ended up meeting this world's Angel Bunny after hopping off Princess Fluttershy's back. The royal bunny met eyes with the ordinary one, intimidating him a bit. He was fearful of what his other self could do, especially if he's now some sort of prince, king or whatever royalty he is. However, he meant no harm. It seems that over in Princess Fluttershy's world, he's mellowed down over the years. And his non-threatening aura showed that. "Check this out, Fluttershy!" Ash exclaimed, leading the Princess to the rest of the Pokemon. "Pikachu!" Ash was just as enthused as her, including this world's Fluttershy. Despite being a princess and mature now, when interacting with Pokemon, she couldn't help but gawk over them like a little filly. She gave a Snorlax a huge hug, rubbing her face on its belly. She then got to skip alongside a Skiploom after seeing its movements. Princess Fluttershy even took the risk of coming into contact with a Grimer. But since Grimer can control its toxic bio-hazard body for those it likes, the Princess was safe. "See? They can control their bodies in certain ways so that no one they like gets hurt." Fluttershy explained to her older alicorn self. "But there are some exceptions like Ferrothorn." "Really? That is quite some control, isn't it?" Princess Fluttershy gasped as she dashed over to the lake of the Pokemon House. After heading then, she lowered herself, looking into the lake and all the Water-Type Pokemon there. "Byss!" A Gorebyss splashed out of the lake, giving the princess a splash and making her mane and face wet. But she laughed at it. "Hello there!" Princess Fluttershy laughed while the Water-Type Pokemon swam to her. Twilight and the others were just watching this unfurl. They had actually adjusted to the thought of a Princess Fluttershy. If an Empress variant of Twilight Sparkle can exist, then there's no impossibility that a Princess version of either one of Twilight's friends could exist out there in the multitude of worlds. "Did she really just come here for the Pokemon?" Applejack spoke. "That's Fluttershy without a doubt." Rarity nodded. "Hmph. Ash didn't get the chance to eat my food..." Luna grumbled with her hooves crossed. She then sent herself over to Princess Fluttershy, knowing there had to be a better reason for her being here. "Pardon me But surely you did not just arrive at our world for a gawk at Pokemon? I mean, I wouldn't blame you at all. They are wonderful creatures, aren't they?" "Oh, Princess Luna." Princess Fluttershy raised her head as a Joltik climbed up her mane, giving it a shock and a frizz. "Oh, that's just the second reason I came here." "Second? Then what would be the first?" "Right, right. Serious business." Princess Fluttershy slapped herself in the face with a magic aura of hands, gaining concentration. "I had a premonition. It was about stopping Empress Twilight and Ghetsis." "Stopping those two?" said Pinkie Pie. "Uh, we kinda already did that." Rainbow Dash gave off a smirk. "That premonition already came true, no problem." "Oh, I'm aware of you stopping them just last week. But I fear it's not over yet. My premonition told me that the worst is yet to come." Princess Fluttershy immediately sparked up worries in their hearts after hearing that. "Sorry...The worst is yet to come?" Twilight gulped. "Mhm. That invasion you all went through was just the beginning." The butter-coloured alicorn nodded as a Chewtle began chewing on her mane. She also sat down, holding a Chingling, Budew, Shroomish and Illumise in her hooves. "There is more on the horizon. More that will threaten not just your worlds, but mine and everyone else's. Worlds that have yet to be conquered by the Empress or even Ghetsis." "Yeah. They did kinda retreat after everything was getting dicey." Ash responded. "Fluttershy told me everything when I was unconscious with Ataxia. We stopped them now, but they'll back for sure." "Pikachu." "Well now we know how to deal with them, right?" Spike raised his shoulders. "Next time they try and invade, we'll have something new for them. Plus, if we get in contact with those other worlds, we'll have a ton of backup." "Spike is right." Luna turned to Spike then Princess Fluttershy. "My sister had already formed something known as the Universal Alliance. It was made to deal with the rest of the Empress' forces across other worlds and against her whole empire overall." "Universal alliance? Really?" Princess Fluttershy spoke as Pikachu hopped into her hooves. "I hope you don't mind me asking but...could I join it?" "Certainly. All allies are welcome." The Moon Princess nodded. "Especially any princess. Princess of...Ummm." Luna bit her lip. "I'm sorry...what are you the princess of in your world?" "Oh. I'm also known as the Princess of Friendship in my world." "Princess of Friendship...? You too?" Twilight repeated at a slower pace. "Oh! What kind of Pokemon is that?!" Immediately, she became distracted once spotting a group of Marill. She went back to admiring the Pokemon, feeling too excited around them. But, she now gave everyone something to prepare for in the future. If the worst was yet to come, then whatever was coming may result in them having to use more than 100% of what they can do. "Ash! Younger me! Look at all of these unique Pikachu!" Princess Fluttershy dashed over towards the Electric Rodent Family consisting of Plusle, Minun, Pachirisu, Emolga, Dedenne and Todemaru. "Neat huh? They're all like Pikachu. We call them the Electric Rodent Family." Ash slid over to the many Electric-Types, appearing behind them. "Pikachu, show her how you greet each other." "Pikachu." Pikachu then went over to his fellow Electric Rodents, giving the traditional electric greeting. Each of them touched fingers, creating jolts and sparks of electricity while some used their tails to do so or their red sacs and cheeks, nuzzling them together. Pikachu even did it with Electric-Types that weren't part of the Electric Rodent Family, like Joltik, Charjabug and Chinchou. Princess Fluttershy's heart felt like it was going to sink from how adorable this was. Seeing the Electric-Types greet each other in unique ways with their own electricity was too much for her to handle. But she did anyway. "Cute!" She gushed, lowering herself and bring her face close to the Electric-Types. "Pachi!" Pachirisu and the other Electric-Types gave Fluttershy an equal greeting by poking her face with their fingers or tails. The Princess received a shock that once again, frizzled up her mane. But she didn't mind. "It was worth arriving here for certain!" She let out a childish laugh, clapping her hooves together before turning to face Ash, Twilight and the others. "Oh! Your own Pokemon! I haven't gotten a chance to experience them!" "Oh, right. Dragonite. Everyone." Ash offered his Pokemon to interact with Princess Fluttershy while Twilight and everyone else sent out their Pokemon. Immediately, Princess Fluttershy was met with more varieties of Pokemon than she could expect. Dragons, Fossils, mixtures of cats and dogs, foxes, Ghosts, cloud-like entities, tall insects and more. "Oh my. I didn't think you'd all have such a unique selection!" Princess Fluttershy flew over to the first Pokemon she saw. Dracovish. "Hello! What's your name!" "Draco! Dracovish!" "Dracovish, eh? Nice to meet you!" Princess Fluttershy held her hooves out. In response, Dracovish did what it tried to do towards Ash the first time they met. Although this time, it pulled it off. "Draco...!" The Fossil Pokemon ended up biting on the Princess' head, making everyone gasp after witnessing it. However, it wasn't a harmful bite. It was actually a friendly one as Princess Fluttershy giggled. "Haha! Okay, okay!" She playfully laughed while Dracovish gnawed on her head before letting go. The Princess of Friendship then dashed over to the next batch of Pokemon to see what they were capable of. Thus began a series of showcases. "Check it out! Mew can transform into any Pokemon out there. Show her, Mew!" Pinkie said. "Mew-Mew!" And Mew did just that. By spinning around, Mew transformed into a handful of recognizable Pokemon and even rare ones. Princess Fluttershy watched as the New Species Pokemon switched into a Totodile, Joltik, Pyroar, Samurott, Gogoat and Rowlet with ease, performing it in the span of 12 seconds. "Amazing! So it's like a changeling, is it?" She clapped her hooves together as Mew kept transforming, showing her all the varieties of Pokemon she can look forward to. Next, she wanted to know about Lucario and Aura since it was so vital. And Ash would give her that favour with Twilight as assistance. "Aura's basically everywhere!" Ash spread his arms out before patting Lucario on the back. "And no Pokemon knows Aura better than Lucario." "Lucario!" "With Aura, Lucario can sense anything from far away and Aura uses can create attacks, barriers, sense incoming danger and more." Twilight explained. "It's also one of the few forces that can interact with Rift energy. It does have Delayed Aura Ataxia as a problem..." "Oh! S-So...Does that mean I have Aura myself?" Princess Fluttershy pointed at herself with her hoof. "Pokemon Aura, I mean!" "Well...yeah. Now that you're here." Ash nodded. "Wonderful!" Next, she interacted with the Ghost-Type Pokemon. Mainly Gengar and Frillish. She put her hooves onto them, seeing that she could make contact with beings that were essentially no longer in this world. "I can make physical contact with these Ghosts..." Her jaw dropped. "That's not all. They can go intangible too. Observe." Luna nodded as Frillish turned himself intangible, along with Gengar. Now they were really like Ghosts as they phased through the ground, making Princess Fluttershy squee out of excitement. Left and right, she wouldn't stop interacting with them. She was met with Dragonite's warm and lovable hugs for the first time as she melted in them. Her ears lowered, her eyes closed and her spirit felt calm. "So warm..." She sighed with relief. "Dragonite!" Darkrai eventually showed up, emerging from the shadows. But, from the first glance, Princess Fluttershy wasn't even close to being scared. She was just intrigued by the Pitch-Black Pokemon. "My. You're a certainly intimidating one, aren't you?" She giggled. "Uh...Thank you." Darkrai said. "Oh! You can talk?!" Princess Fluttershy was taken aback by this. So far, she's just been hearing the names of Pokemon. She didn't expect them to have a speaking pattern like this. "Some Pokemon have the ability to use Telepathy and talk like us," Ash explained. "Pretty neat, ain't it?" "But a Pokemon like Meowth can talk with his mouth. Right, Meowth?!" Fluttershy called out for Team Rocket's Meowth. But currently, he was nowhere to be seen. "Oh, they must have gone out" "Talking Pokemon?! This just keeps getting better and better! I wish I could've brought Discord along. He would've loved this." "You called?" And speaking of Discord, appearing out of thin air after responding to a familiar voice was the Spirit of Chaos. It was this universe's Discord. He appeared traditionally. Having an absurd way of popping into place. Or sometimes, he keeps it simple with teleportation. However, when he showed up, his eyes were met with a perplexing sight. Two Fluttershy's. One was the one he knew and the other was an alicorn. The Spirit of Chaos quickly removed his eyes, shaking them a tad bit to see if he wasn't hallucinating. After shaking them, he placed them back on, spraying and polishing them with a cloth as he blinked a bit. He wasn't hallucinating. "...What is this?" He asked, befuddled. "Is this another one of your prank's Rainbow Dash?" "Nope. No way I can pull something like this off." Rainbow Dash shook her head before shifting her eyes towards Mew. "Unless..." "Oh. Nice to meet you, Discord. Or at least, this world's Discord." Princess Fluttershy bowed her head to him. "My name is Princess Fluttershy. But Fluttershy is good too if that's okay with you." "Princess...Fluttershy? I beg your pardon?" "She's from another world. She came here to visit the Pokemon and experience them. And um...important business about Empress Twilight and Ghetsis." Fluttershy explained. "Well...Well!" Discord quickly took the scenario in before stretching his lion paw out for a shake. "This is certainly something, alright. A pleasure to meet you, Princess Fluttershy!" He giggled as the princess shook his paw with her hoof. "I must say, you look as wonderful as this world's Fluttershy, hm?" "Oh, thank you for the compliment, Discord." She giggled as Discord created a flower bouquet in his paw. "But I'm afraid my Discord won't be s happy if he finds out about this." "Your...Discord?" Discord pulled back suddenly. "Yes. Don't worry." She shook her head. "He's just as nice as you and lovable." "Oh. Certainly. I would imagine every variant of myself would be lovable, isn't that right everypony?" "Eh..." Twilight and everyone gave unconvincing smiles and sounds while Ash and Pikachu gave a thumbs up along with Fluttershy's approving nod. "It's good to see that even in this world, you're still so enthusiastic and charming." Princess Fluttershy turned around. "All of you. Seeing how young you all are, takes me back. I should tell your older selves about this after I'm done here." "You're not leaving early are you?" Pinkie leaned forward. "No-no. I still want to experience more. THere's also the Pokemon World. I hear there are many regions with exclusive Pokemon out there!" "Then, what are we waiting for?" Ash went over to Princess Fluttershy. "Come on and let's have fun the whole way through, okay?" "Pikachu!" "Sounds good to me!" Somewhere else in this collection of Universes. A Universe dubbed Universe 11. Here, there exists an Empire. But not one on the same size as the Empress'. This Empire, the main capital of it, had a similar appearance to Canterlot like others. But it was more reinforced, had a wider appearance and some changes to it. However, one noticeable difference was the banners. Banners that had the sun on them. A fairly crimson sun. One that matched the appearance of Celestia's Cutie Mark. And that made sense considering the individual that governed this Empire. An individual who was a part of the Empress' alliance. Daybreaker. Currently, she was on the move herself. After Empress Twilight's embarrassing defeat, Daybreaker found enjoyment in it and chose to deal with the Pokemon and Equestria threat herself And she would obviously need the assistance of her own Empire. Or, going by its official name The Solar Empire. Daybreaker had access to some universes with the gateway travel she was given. But it was fairly limited. However, she had to make do with what she had. And she would. Daybreaker shared Celestia's drive after all. "Alright, alright." She looked at the Ultra Ball in her hoof while sitting on her throne. "I believe I've made up my mind. I know what I can do about our little predicament." As the journey continues. Chapter 486 End.