My friends and I waited at the Cutie Map table for Twilight, discussing our plans as we did so. I was really worried, because the Queen could've been any of us, or any thing. Until we put together a plan, we couldn't trust anyone... besides Pinkie Pie. I know her like the back of my... hand?
"I'm back." Twilight came into the room. "Did I miss out on any important information that I could really use?"
"Not yet," Gim said. "We haven't figured out a way to distinguish ourselves from a disguised Queen Chrysalis."
"Speaking of..." Roborygon sent a light wave of electricity throughout the room. "Nope, she isn't here. If she was, she would've been forced back into her true form by the electrical disturbance, rearranging her unstable DNA into their usual combination."
"That would help," Twilight said, "but I don't want to hurt your friends, Roborygon. Is there anything else we can do?"
Pinkie Pie suggested, "Maybe they can all do something that Queen Chrysalis can't, like a signature move!"
My friends and I smiled, because we all had a special ability in common. Well, besides Meloetta. She can't throw Friend Hearts. There went our smile. Meloetta sadly played a slow, mysterious tune on a flute, a song like... water.
Roborygon's eyes lit up, literally. "Why didn't I think of it earlier? Meloetta, while the rest of us can throw Friend Hearts to show who we really are, your specialty is music. That tune you just played... it's Lugia's song! Your distinguishing trait will be playing that song, using the baton you used during Pummel Fist's birthday battle. Think of your baton as the Wind Waker!"
Meloetta's eyes sparkled with wonder and delight. She materialized a baton and played a short, quick tune out of joy.
Twilight asked, "All four of you can throw Friend Hearts? Really?"
Gim replied, "You bet! Watch, I'm gonna go somewhere and befriend somepony in a--"
Roborygon stopped him, saying, "Hold on, Gim. I don't want to basically brainwash Equestrians into helping us. We should let them decide if they want to be friends."
Twilight was concerned by this. "Wait, brainwash?! Kirby, you BRAINWASHED these two into being your friends?! I knew there was something suspicious about you!"
I jumped back. It wasn't what it seemed like!
Roborygon stepped in. "Wait, Twilight! Kirby didn't even know that was how Friend Hearts worked. He just woke up one afternoon and discovered that he could turn his enemies into friends by throwing hearts at them. He would never force a pony to be his friend. The ones he turned into friends were actually trying to stop him from saving the day! They were bad!"
Pinkie added, "Or maybe they were just minding their own business when Kirby came along and they were like, 'Ooh, target practice!' and attacked him for no reason forcing Kirby to throw Friend Hearts to get them to calm down! Or better yet, Kirby uses Friend Hearts to help him continue on his journey, like if a raccoon and fox attack only to be turned into friends so they open a gate for him!"
Twilight stared at Pinkie while the rest of us smiled. Another Pinkie Pie guess, crazy but right!
Twilight finally said, "Well, now that we have taken care of recognition, we should probably focus on our battle plans now."
"I concur," replied Gim. "According to the footage that Roborygon shared with me, Queen Chrysalis appears to be weak to Friend Hearts. Because Kirby has used Friend Hearts to befriend us, we can also throw Friend Hearts, so we have that advantage."
"But what about Meloetta? Can she throw Friend Hearts?"
Roborygon became sad. "Alas, she cannot, for she wasn't befriended by a Friend Heart or the Dream Rod. However, she does have a serene voice that can restore her allies' strength. Such purity can also be harmful to Chrysalis, because of its harmonic powers."
"Melele mele?"
"Her type? That is a good question, Meloetta."
Twilight asked, "What do you mean by type?"
"Meloetta comes from the world of Pokemon, inhabited by these creatures of all shapes and sizes. Pokemon each have their own type, such as Water or Flying. Pokemon can use moves, which also have types. Certain move types are strong or weak against Pokemon types. For instance, Fighting-type moves are super effective against Rock-type Pokemon, and Ground-type moves have no effect on Flying-types. Meloetta is a Normal- and Psychic-type. What qualities does Chrysalis have?"
"Let's see... Queen Chrysalis has insect-like wings, and she refuses to share love rather than steal it."
"Stealing love sounds devious, like darkness, and her insect wings are qualities of bugs. My conclusion is that Queen Chrysalis is a Bug- and Dark-type. Meloetta is at a severe disadvantage."
"Oh no! What is strong against Bug- and Dark-types?"
Roborygon's eyes narrowed. "There are a few types that are super effective against Bug- and Dark-types: Fire-, Flying-, Rock-, Bug-, and Fairy-type. Of those types, the offensive move types Meloetta can learn are Flying-, Bug-, and Fairy-type. The precise moves she can learn are U-Turn, Acrobatics, and Dazzling Gleam."
"How can she learn those moves?"
"Meloetta has to be taught those moves. Do you know of anypony that has skills similar to those moves?"
"I'm sure Rainbow Dash could teach Meloetta Acrobatics, and Rarity could teach her Dazzling Gleam, but I'm not sure about U-Turn."
"U-Turn is a Bug-type move, so perhaps Fluttershy or her animal friends could help with that. On the other hoof, though, I'm sure Acrobatics and Dazzling Gleam will be enough."
"Okay. Meloetta, I suggest you visit Rainbow Dash first. Her home's pretty easy to spot, because it's in the sky. Rarity lives at Carousel Boutique."
Meloetta nodded and flew away.
Gim asked, "What can Rocky and I do?"
Twilight replied, "Rocky can practice his stone formations with Maud as his teacher. Gim, you should practice your yo-yo tricks, but hang on to that fire element. And Kirby, I want you to make friends the right way." Twilight glared at me when she said that last part. "Roborygon, you're staying with me so you can share your knowledge of Hyness."