//------------------------------// // Chapter 15: Faller // Story: Pokemon Cosmos // by FandomPlays1234 //------------------------------// Necrozma watched intently as Symon and Amber inserted their new Z-Crystals in their Z-Ring with excited looks on their faces. "How does it look?" asked Amber turning around showing Necrozma her Z-Ring with the crystal in it. Suddenly a metallic voice spoke up from somewhere in Aether Paradise, "It looks good on you," The group surprised began looking around themselves to find the origin of the voice. "Who said that?!" asked Gladion. "Please Gladion calm yourself," answered the voice. "Wait is that coming from our heads?" asked Starlight. "Indeed," answered the voice. Symon suddenly realizing what was going looked up at Necrozma, "Is that you?" he asked. "You catch on quick my friend," the voice responded. Necrozma nodded. "It is I Necrozma," "Whoa how are you doing that?" asked Pinkie. "It's called Telepathy my friend," answered Necrozma. "Telepathy?" asked Lillie. "I am a Psychic type after all," said Necrozma. "You have summoned me for my aid did you not?" asked Necrozma. Twilight's eyes widened, "You mean you'll actually?" "Of course I would not choose any to give my aid," "But for two trainers just doing their Island Challenge who are willingly giving themselves in to the dangers caused by Team Cosmos just to help some individuals they barely know," "Well I can't find anymore reasons to refuse your request," Necrozma answered. Starlight's eyes began to tear up as she ran up and hugged Necrozma, "Thank you oh thank you Necrozma," "It is my pleasure young Starlight," said Necrozma gently stroking her mane. "Great now we have everything we need," said Rei. "Now we just need to-" But his statement was cut short when a tremor began shaking Aether Paradise. "What's going on!" screamed Rainbow Dash. Just as the tremors ended two large roars erupted from inside paradise followed by an Aether Employee running up to them. "MRS. LUSAMINE THIS IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!" Lusamine turned towards the Employee, "What is it what happened?" she asked. The employee stopped to catch his breath, "Team Cosmos they got Solgaleo and Lunala!!" "WHAT!??" screamed Lillie. "No time to explain please hurry or they'll enter the wormhole!" said the employee turning around. Suddenly a rush of electricity shot down in front of the employee knocking him back. "What was that!?" yelped Luna. Just as Luna asked that question a creature with a long slender body with small wire like features for hands and small stubs on its feet and tail similar to plugs jumped out of the sky. "Xurkitree!" shouted Looker. "Xurkitree?" asked Rarity. "One of the seven Ultra Beasts," answered Sun. "But he looks different," "What do y'all mean?' asked Applejack. "Last time I checked it wasn't blue it was black with a white head!" answered Sun. "Exactly," replied a voice. The group turned to find Nova and two grunts walking up to them smirking, "Alola!" he said waving. "Nova," growled Luna. "What are you doing here?" "Aw come on princess don't you like Nebula's newest creation?" asked Nova. "Newest creation?" whimpered Fluttershy. "What you mean Io hasn't told you about the Cosmic Beasts?" asked one of the grunts. "Cosmic Beasts?" asked Gladion. "Wait you mean to tell us that this thing is a Cosmic Beast?!" "Precisely," laughed Nova. "It looks disgusting," said Rarity. Just as Rarity said that Xurkitree started shaking it's arms and tail wildly as if it was going crazy. "Uh what's happening?" asked Rarity. But before anyone could answer Xurkitree lunged at Rarity and wrapped it's wire like arms around her. "Oh my Celestia!" screamed Rarity. "Rarity!" Spike called out. "Eww get it off, get it off!" screamed Rarity. Just as Spike was about to lunge at the beast, Necrozma slashed Xurkitree with his arm forcing the beast to drop Rarity. Yelping Rarity scrambled to her friends. Meanwhile Necrozma punched the beast knocking it back towards Nova. "Hmm impressive," said Nova. Xurkitree started getting up and caught Starlight in it's sight once again freaking out. It reached out grabbed Starlight by the tail and picked her up, "AHH NO PUT ME DOWN!!!" screamed Starlight. "Xurkitree down we're leaving!" ordered Nova. Xurkitree let out a electrical screech as if it was hesitating but did as it was told and walked back to Nova's side. "Well looks our job is done," he said smirking. "Thanks for the legendaries," said Nova returning Xurkitree back into it's beast ball and taking out a normal Pokeball. He threw the Pokeball releasing a black crow with white feathers puffing out it's chest. The crow had black feathers on it's head in the shape of a hat and red feathers at the end of it's tail. "Honchkrow let's go," he said jumping on the Pokemon. the Pokemon let out a loud caw before taking off with the two grunts clutched it's talons. "Wait get back here!" yelled Lusamine. But Nova and his honchkrow were already out of sight. "Wicke get everyone back inside and go check the labs," ordered Lusamine. Wicke nodded as the group headed in. The group waited in the conservation area while Wicke checked on the legendary Pokemon. Returning she was mortified, "Madam Nova wasn't lying the legendary Pokemon are gone!" "Dammit!" screamed Gladion slamming his fists on the ground. "Master Gladion calm yourself," said Necrozma. "How we just lost both legendary Pokemon," said Gladion. "I understand your frustrated," said Necrozma. "But we must take this situation in a calm manner," Gladion scoffed but the gentle pat of Fluttershy's hooves seemed to calm him down, "Thanks," he said. "Happy to help," squeaked Fluttershy. "So now what?" asked Spike. "I'll tell you what!" said Rarity. "Beat that beast for grabbing me like that," said Rarity disgusted. Everyone just stared at Rarity as if she was stupid. "What you saw that thing freak out as soon as it saw me," said Rarity. "Yeah we know sugarcube," said Applejack. "But why?" asked Twilight. "The same thing happened with Kartana back in Malie Garden," "Maybe it hates ponies?" suggested Fluttershy. "Unlikely," answered Sun. Everyone turned to look at him. "Looker this is another one of those incidents isn't it?" asked Sun. Looker nodded. "Wait what incident?' asked Pinkie. "Well first things first we can all conclude that the ponies plus Spike appeared from the Ultra Wormhole right?" asked Sun. Everyone nodded their heads. "Just as I thought," said Sun. "What?" asked Luna. "Well you see something similar happened in the past," said Looker. "It was way before Ultra Beasts were even a thing," "I came to Alola as a three person team to eradicate a UB," "Our team succeeded in tracking down the UB and then we tried to put an end to it," "But somebody screwed up," interrupted a voice. The group turned around to see a familiar man with grey hair wearing a black jacket, pants and sandals. "Mr. Nanu!" squealed Pinkie Pie. "Yes hello there," he said. "You knew it was a mistake Looker," he said looking at him. Looker looked down ashamed, "I can't deny the fact that I made an error," Suddenly the group looked over to Anabel to see her crying, "I'm sorry," she said. "Wait what's going here?" asked Rainbow Dash. "This fool here felt sorry for the beast," answered Nanu. "Even if it was only for a moment it was enough for her to be done in by the beast," The group realized what was going. They looked over to Anabel who had her face covered with her hands, "I'm sorry it's all my fault," "Oh don't cry Mrs. Anabel it was just a mistake," said Fluttershy patting her back. "You knew it didn't you Anabel," asked Sun. Anabel wiped her tears before answering, "No I'm afraid not at least not that time," "She was just bait for the UB," said Looker. The entire group gasped in shock to the words that came out of his mouth. "And the International Police knew it," "The UBs relentlessly seek out those that have passed through an Ultra Wormhole," "The passage must've changed them somehow as if they've bathed in some sort of energy," "Beast Boost," said Wicke. Everyone looked at her. "That's the same exact energy surrounding the so called Totem Pokemon trainers faced during their Island Challenge," Symon and Amber both looked at each other with concerned looks. "This energy is something that the beasts can sniff out," said Sun. "The beasts don't want to be here," said Nanu. "However when they sense this energy they think they'll be able to go home, that there will be an Ultra Wormhole," "But wait Mr. Looker you called Anabel bait," said Starlight. "Faller," answered Looker. "That's what the International Police calls those that have passed through the Wormhole and bathed in that energy," "Anabel was a Faller and still is," "Back then when Nanu and I found her unconscious on the shores of Poni Island she claimed that she wasn't from Alola and that she lost most of her memories," "She was placed in the International Police to help draw the UB to us," "But now your repeating history for a THIRD time," said Nanu. "Wait a third time?" asked Luna. Looker nodded, "Anabel wasn't the only Faller we had on our team back then when Lusamine summoned the Ultra Beasts into Alola we had Sun help us out," "It was during the hunt when we realized that he was a Faller as well," "But now you have these ponies and the dragon," said Nanu. Spike, Starlight, Luna, and the Mane Six looked at each other with worried looks, "We are Fallers," said Twilight. "Yes," answered Sun. "With Fallers in Alola the beasts will run wild and mercilessly hunt them down one by one," "And just when were thinking that Team Cosmos was bad enough," said Rarity. For the rest of the time the group sat in silence not wanting to say another word. They wanted some time for themselves. The Ponies of Equestria were considered Fallers and now with Alola and Equestria in danger, so were their lives. Team Cosmos had nearly taken their lives already, but now with the Cosmic Beasts they would become their worst nightmare.