//------------------------------// // They came from the Ultra Beyond! // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Manehattan, Night. Currently, most of Manehattan is asleep with some still active at night. But it's not many. The Earth Pony and one of Rarity's friends, Coco Pommel was making her way home at the moment. Alongside her was her partner Glaceon who was enjoying the cold weather as Ice-Types usually do. It was usual night heading home, but this night is not like the rest. What is about to occur could change all of Equestria. Coco had heard odd sounds whilst making her way home. They almost sounded like radiowaves of some sorts. She couldn't quite make them out, but these odd and bizarre sounds were echoing across the streets of Manehattan. Almost as if something was near. "Glaceon..." The Fresh Snow Pokemon felt as if something was wrong. She ceased her movements, no longer walking side by side with her trainer. "What's wrong, Glaceon?" Coco turned to her Pokemon who was on the lookout. "Did you see something?" "Glaceon." Glaceon narrowed her eyes, focusing on the Mare Statue of all things. Clearly, something was up there or at least near the statue. An ominous fog surrounded the Mare Statue, blocking any vision from it. The fog had even appeared behind Glaceon and Coco, causing them to turn around towards it. There's a reason why this fog is present. Those same radio wave sounds were coming straight from the fog as if there was something deep within it. And as an extra surprise, 3 lights flashed within the fog. Green, red, yellow. Not to mention two green eyes that looked to be in the shape of the ∞ symbol but bug-eyed. "W-What is that..."? Coco shuddered with her hooves shaking uncontrollably. "Ceon..." Glaceon snarled at the unidentified lights, preparing to protect her trainer. The unidentified entity revealed itself to be none other than the Cerebral Pokemon. Beheeyem. "Behee...yem." The Cerebral Pokemon put both its alien-like arms forward, facing them at Coco and Glaceon's eyes. But the real focus wasn't Beheeyem. Instead, it was what came along with the Cerebral Pokemon. The fog that gathered up behind it had summoned something else, high up in the air. A wormhole. Not just any wormhole. But an Ultra Wormhole. An unstable portal connecting to the Pokemon World and Ultra Space. Beheeyem had managed to gather enough power to summon these wormholes with its own psychic powers. Coco moved back, gazing at the unstable portal. The appearance of it was uneasy to the eyes. It looked like the sky itself had been cracked with a large hole in the middle. Why did Beheeyem summon an Ultra Wormhole here? Whatever the reason, one thing was clear. It was doing this for its own plans that only it knows. Out of the Ultra Wormhole came an Ultra Beast which had the codename UB-01 Symbiont. Otherwise known as Nihilego. The Parasite Pokemon. The sound it made was unnatural. To Coco, it didn't look like a Pokemon, giving its alien feel more authenticity. The Parasite Pokemon turned its attention towards Coco and Glaceon. It was almost as if Beheeyem was giving off the command. Nihilego raced towards the trainer and Pokemon with haste. Coco let out a bloodcurdling scream from this and that was the last thing that occurred in Manehattan that night. Morning in Ponyville. Today, the town was granted with news that would normally seem standard with Pokemon involved. But this time, it was much more surreal than standard, even with Pokemon. They had gotten news that for some unknown reason, everypony in Manehattan have started becoming violent for no reason. Manehattan right now is a mess with ponies and Pokemon acting fierce. Not only that but there is also news of ponies seeing two unknown alien creatures appearing. "Ponies becoming violent for no reason?" Twilight read the news as she was sitting with the rest of her friends. "How come?" "Maybe somepony said something to another and things took off from there?" Pinkie Pie shrugged. "Even so, I'm surprised that it's the entire city. Oh, I hope Coco's alright." Rarity said worryingly. "What's more is that some ponies have said they've seen these strange creatures appearing. Almost as if they were alien." Twilight continued reading. "A-A-A-Alien...?" Fluttershy gulped, hiding behind her Audino. "You don't think its aliens do you?!" "Please don't tell us its aliens!" Sweetie Belle shrieked. "Relax. There's no way its aliens. They're not even real." Rainbow Dash laid her back on a chair. "I wouldn't be so sure, Rainbow Dash. Don't you remember what Ash said back in Alola?" Twilight reminded her of the small little conversation about aliens that they had. "Pokemon beyond Earth? Like... aliens?!" Twilight squeed, loving the idea of that. "Oh, yeah! We've already got aliens in our world. Do you?" Ash asked Twilight. "Well...none that we know of yet. Maybe we do." "Oh yeah...He did say that. Wait! So our world does have aliens?!" Rainbow Dash stood up. "I was actually thinking it might be aliens from the Pokemon World instead," Twilight replied. "If so, I can't wait to meet one!" Twilight squeed at the thought meeting an alien Pokemon. "I don't know...this sounds a little bit too dangerous to get excited by." Starlight uttered. "What if the aliens come here...?" "Or maybe..." Applejack slammed her hooves on the table. "There's already some here in Ponyville, hiding out in the shadows...pretending to look like us and our friends. Waiting for the right opportunity to reveal themselves, dissecting and analyzing our open insides with whatever unknown doo-hickeys they have, only to then rip-" "Stop!" Apple Bloom bellowed as she and the Crusaders were shaking in fear. "What's the big deal? Aren't they like changelings if they can look like us?" Spike asked. "Maybe. But I don't wanna find out." Applejack shook her head. "Elgyem..." Passing by the group was a new Pokemon that none have ever seen before. This Pokemon was carrying an old TV with its mind, taking it somewhere. "Oh? What's that?" Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle took out her dexes. "Elgyem. The Cerebral Pokemon. It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent’s brain, causing unendurable headaches. Rumours of its origin are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert around 50 years ago in Unova. If this Pokémon stands near a TV, strange scenery will appear on the screen. That scenery is said to be from its home." "UFO..." Rainbow Dash paused for a moment. As did everypony else. And for those few moments that their minds had processed everything, they each gasped. "Alien!" They all said in unison. "That's the alien?!" Spike pointed at Elgyem. "Aw... it's so cute for an alien!" Fluttershy gushed at it. "This thing's the cause of everything?" Applejack gazed at it. "Hi there, little one." Fluttershy flew towards Elgyem. "What have you got there?" "Elgyem...?" The Cerebral Pokemon looked up at Fluttershy, gazing at the pegasus. "Gyem." "Uh, maybe it's not a good idea to be so close to it, Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "You heard what the Pokedex said! It'll make your brain hurt a lot!" "I'm sure it's fine. Besides, the dex also said it's just looking to head back home. That's why you have a TV. Right Elgyem?" "Elg." The Cerebral Pokemon held the TV out at Fluttershy. Obviously, it wasn't connected to anything so it couldn't show off the strange scenery. "Elgyem." "What's it saying?" Scootaloo hid behind Eve. "It says that...It's unsure of where to find a place to plug this TV." Fluttershy translated. "You can understand alien, Fluttershy? Amazing. But this is even better! An actual alien!" Twilight squeed, bouncing over to the Cerebral Pokemon. "I wonder which part of space it came from! Maybe it came from another dimension!" "Shouldn't we be more worried that it's causing everypony in Manehattan to act violently?" Rarity asked. "Rarity's right. The whole Togepi thing should be a clear reminder of what not to trust." Starlight nodded. "I'm sure that Elgyem doesn't mean any harm. After all, it's just trying to get home, Right Elgyem." "Elgyem." The Psychic-Type raised its arms up, pointing to the skies. That made everypony believe that it was trying to get home as the dex says. But in reality, Elgyem was pointing for a different reason. A shriek had come near the corner of Carousel Boutique. Roseluck seemed to be on the run from something. Her Roserade was firing Razor Leafs while her trainer makes a run. Roserade had unfortunately been taken out by an unknown beam filled with the power of space itself, causing it to faint. "Audino...? Audino turned around, instantly picking up on the shriek faster than everypony else. Nihilego had arrived at Ponyville. The Parasite Pokemon was currently hovering over the town, grabbing the attention of everypony. They had never seen anything like it before. Roseluck picked up her Roserade, looking up at UB-01. "Hey! Look!" Scootaloo nudged her friends and everypony else, gaining their attention. Now they have seen this unknown entity for themselves. "What is that?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, unsure of what she and her friends were looking at. She, of course, pulled out her dex for this thing. "Nihilego. The Parasite Pokemon. One of several mysterious Ultra Beasts. A life-form from another world, it was dubbed a UB and is thought to produce a strong neurotoxin. This neurotoxin is capable of infecting others, causing them to suddenly become violent. Nihilego appears to be a parasite that lives by feeding on people and Pokémon, fueling its Nihilism and Ego. That is why is this Pokemon has been granted the name Nihilego." "Ultra...Beast?" Twilight said slowly. "So that thing's the cause of what happened in Manehattan??" Applejack gazed up at UB-01. "Elgyem..." The Cerebral Pokemon nodded. "N̶͎͋i̶̧͂l̵͉̑ë̵̜g̶̤͠-̴̻̓G̸̼͝h̸̰͆-̵̪̕N̴̗͘i̵̝̋ḫ̴̇Ḯ̶̫l̶͇̈́." Nihilego hovered over to Roseluck and Roserade who were backed into a corner, phasing in and out of space itself. Roseluck held her Pokemon tight, preparing for the worst. "Psybeam!" A beam of Psychic energy raced towards the direction of Nihilego, knocking the Parasite Pokemon out of the sky. Twilight had saved them both from Nihilego's attack. "Are you two alright?!" Twilight ran over to Roseluck and Roserade. "I'm fine. But Roserade isn't!" "Rose..." Roserade had been badly hurt by the attack from before. She was doing her best to protect Roseluck and it ended up harming her in the end. "I'll help her." Fluttershy flew over with Audino. The Hearing Pokemon had picked up the fainted Roserade, aiming to nurse her back to health. "H̶̪̑i̶̳͂l̷͊͜ê̶̩-̶̺̊ğ̶͇h̸͈̒õ̴̬N̵̗̕i̶̗͑" The Parasite Pokemon got back up, obviously targeting all its hate towards Twilight and Eve now since they fired at it. "G̵̠͊h̶̹͘ǒ̵̮." Nihilego began phasing in and out of space itself, almost as if it was unstable being here. "What's it doing...?" Starlight whispered to Rarity. "I don't have a clue...But it's uncomfortable to look at." "N̶͙̏i̷͓͝-̵͍̉Ğ̸̠h̷͖̀-̷͚̄h̶̛͙ḯ̷̱l̶̠͆e̵̤̿ḡ̸̭ơ̷̲.̶͔̂ ̶̛̻Ṇ̴̉i̷̦͝l̷̡͊h̸̺͗.̴̰̊" "W-What's it Saying, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash stuttered. "I...I don't know." Fluttershy gasped. "I can't understand it!" "N̴i̴.̶.̴.̷" The Parasite Pokemon had suddenly sprayed venom across the skies of Ponyville, causing a poison rain. "Look out!" Pinkie shrieked with her and her friends scattering to avoid the poison rain. This poison was made for the intent of turning everypony violent. Once it hit you, your entire behaviour will shift in a millisecond, causing Nihilego to feed off your nutrients for its own expense. Like a Parasite. Many ponies had decided to enter inside order to avoid the poison rain. It was a good call. But not for long. The poison would eventually melt away the roofs of everypony's home, making it futile to hide. "Eve! Psybeam again!" Twilight commanded, avoiding the poison rain with a magic barrier. "Espeon!" The Sun Pokemon channelled all of its psychic energy within her gem. Nihilego had done something similar to Psybeam. The beam from earlier that took out Roserade. This move was identified to be Meteor Beam. A beam that even Ash probably doesn't know exists. Nihilego had gathered up power from space itself in order to pull this move off. Both Pokemon unleashed their own beams at the exact same time. They both collided, having a small little struggle for a few seconds. For a moment, they seemed to be even, however, Meteor Beam proved to be the stronger beam as it tore through Eve's attack, blasting through the barrier that Twilight put up. "Esp!" The Sun Pokemon and her trainer had been knocked back by Meteor Beam's destructive power. "Twilight!" Her friends cried out, seeing Twilight tumble on the ground. They attempted to run over to her, but Nihilego wasn't letting any of that happen. The Parasite Pokemon had every single one of them in their sights, shooting poison needles towards all 5 of them. Rarity and Applejack had been hit in the neck, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie in the head and Fluttershy right in the hoof. "Ow!" Rainbow Dash fell from the sky, feeling the poison seep into her. Nihilego had done its job of infecting them with its violent poison. And it was only a matter of time until it would change them. But the Parasite Pokemon wasn't satisfied with just 5. It needed more. Everypony had to be infected. The Parasite Pokemon turned its attention towards Twilight and her Espeon, planning on changing the behaviour on the Sun Pokemon and her trainer for the worst. Eve had gotten up, protecting Twilight by using Quick Attack to smash into UB-01. Nihilego, once again, had phased in and out of space itself, becoming more and more unstable in this world. "N̸i̸h̵" It was planning on using Meteor Beam once more to knock everypony out in the process so that nopony could resist and run from its poison. "Eve! Use Quick Attack to head behind it!" "Espeon!" Eve had moved at blinding speeds, avoiding the incoming beam that had been fired by UB-01. All that was left was a crater in the ground. "Now! Psybeam!" From behind, Nihilego was met with a super-effective attack in the form of Psybeam. The Ultra Beasts' body had been engulfed by the psychic beam, overwhelming it. Thankfully, that powerful Psybeam was just enough to take out the Parasite Pokemon, causing it to cease its attacks. "Yes!" "N̷i̴h̶i̷l̷-̶H̷i̶l̵...N̷i̴h̶i̷l̷-̶H̷i̶l̵" Nihilego had finally felt unstable in this world, phasing in and out like a flash TV screen. All of a sudden, the Parasite Pokemon had flown away with its body constantly flashing. It was clear that it knew when it was beaten. However, it had done its job of infecting others with its poison. "Finally...is everypony alright?!" Twilight turned to her friends who were currently squirming on the ground. She flew over to see if they were injured, but once she moved her hoof towards Rarity, it was smacked away by her. "Don't touch me!" Rarity groaned, trying to ease the poison from within her. "Rarity?" Twilight pulled back, shocked at Rarity's response. Fluttershy breathed in and out with the poison causing her body to twitch constantly. The process of Nihilego's poison goes like this. It hits you, causes a little sting, forces your body to go through unbearable pain, and that pain is what transforms your behaviour into something violent and aggressive. It wasn't as bad as a Houndoom's toxins, but it was close. "Audino!" Audino realized she had to do something quickly. She had just finished healing up Roseluck's Roserade, rushing over to her friends next. The Healing Pokemon went for Refresh, a move that is perfect for dealing against anything relating to poison, burn or paralysis. "Urgh..." Fluttershy had acted violently, shoving her own Pokemon to the ground. Nihilego's poison can make you see things at times. And right now, Fluttershy couldn't see her Pokemon anymore, but something else. "Audi!" The Hearing Pokemon fell on her back, shocked at her trainer's sudden actions. "Audino?" "Don't worry, Audino! They're not acting like themselves! Just use Refresh on them to get rid of the poison!" Twilight exclaimed. "Audino!" The Normal-Type got back up, putting her serious face on. She knew that simply walking up to Fluttershy in her violent state wouldn't help. So what she could do now was grab ahold of her trainer, placing Fluttershy within her clutches. "Let me go!" The violent nature of the poison was rapidly taking over Fluttershy. Very soon, she'll be completely overtaken by it. The shy pegasus had retaliated by biting onto Audino's arms, leaving a bite mark. The Hearing Pokemon yelped, feeling Fluttershy's teeth sink into her skin. It was clear that the poison didn't just make you violent, but it even twisted your instincts. "Audino..." The Hearing Pokemon had powered through the bite, ignoring it for the sake of her trainer's well being. A bright green light had emanated from Audino's body, surrounding her trainer. Fluttershy strained with the mystic green light spreading across the area, reaching all five of them. A dazzling and sprinkling stardust filled them with refreshing energy that had poured into the spots were Nihilego struck its poison needles. And with ease, Nihilego's poison had been taken away from their bodies, giving Twilight's friends space to breathe properly. "...Hah...Wha?" Pinkie got up from the ground, feeling refreshed. "Oh, I feel refreshed!" "That makes two of us. Oh, Audi! I'm so sorry!" Fluttershy hugged her Pokemon. It seems that even if the poison is taken away, you still gain memories of what you did previously. "Audino!" Rainbow Dash stretched her hooves, getting a good feel of Audino's refresh. No longer was her body full of poison. Rarity and Applejack were also clearly refreshed. "Oh thank Celestia...But what was up with that thing?" Twilight turned to the direction Nihilego fled to. "Elgyem..." Elgyem, who was hiding behind the TV when it all went down, spoke to Fluttershy. "Hm? What's that?" Fluttershy listened in on Elgyem's words. The Cerebral Pokemon was giving her a simple explanation of what happened. Once Fluttershy got all that information she needed, the revelation shocked her. "Bad news, everypony. There's a reason why that Nihilego came by here." "Well, what is it?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Team Plasma." "Team Plasma? They're behind this?" Twilight walked up. "Elg. Elgyem." "Apparently, that Nihilego was brought over by a Beheeyem. One that belonged to Colress. He had his Beheeyem open up an Ultra Wormhole of some sorts, bringing Nihilego and other Ultra Beats here." "Wait! So...there's more of these things around here?" Applejack questioned. "Elg." "Mhm. Elgyem's been trying to reach home in order to gain help from its other Beheeyem so that it can stop Colress's Beheeyem from opening up more wormholes." "Wormholes? Aliens? Ultra Beasts?" Pinkie held her head. "Why would Team Plasma want to bring over....Wait a second." Twilight realized something she heard earlier. "Rainbow Dash! Play Nihilego's dex entry one more time!" "Uh, okay." Rainbow went over to Nihilego's entry, replaying the entry. "Nihilego. The Parasite Pokemon. One of several mysterious Ultra Beasts. A life-form from another world, it was dubbed a UB and is thought to produce a strong neurotoxin. This neurotoxin is capable of infecting others, causing them to suddenly become violent. Nihilego appears to be a parasite that lives by feeding on people and Pokémon, fueling its Nihilism and Ego. That is why is this Pokemon has been granted the name Nihilego." "There! That part!" Twilight stopped at the part that mentioned Nihilism and Ego. "I think I've got a pretty good idea on why they brought that Ultra Beast over here. For Adagio." "Adagio? How does she play into this?" Rarity asked. "Adagio does something similar, remember? She stirs up some trouble then feeds off the negative energy of everypony. Exactly what Nihilego does but with poison involved. And since she, Team Plasma and the changelings are in an alliance, they must be giving each other boosts in magic and power. So they brought Nihilego here to power up Adagio even further." "Elgyem!" "Elgyem says...that's actually spot on." "Doesn't that mean that Adagio's getting all the negativity she needs in Manehattan right now?!" Pinkie yelped. "Most likely. And who knows how much magic she's gathered last night? Or how many other Ultra Beasts are roaming Equestria? We might have to stay firm on our hooves for this. Audino's refresh was able to get rid of the poison, so maybe we can help everypony in Manehattan return to normal." Twilight chatted on. Whilst she kept on speaking, who was spying on them as always? None other than one of Colress's spy drones. It had been sent from Pyrestar's universe in order to monitor over everything that went down in Ponyville. The drone had enough frequency to connect from this world to Pyrestar's world. "Chrysalis and Adagio were right. She does catch on fast." Colress was impressed by Twilight's quick learning. Her intelligence was possibly on par with his. "But can she act fast enough? We've already unleashed many Ultra Beasts across her world. Who knows where they're all roaming." Clearly, Ghetsis had continued his plans on conquering Equestria. And he was willing to do whatever it took to do so. And that involves utilizing Ultra Beasts. It was thanks to Colress that they were able to open up an Ultra Wormhole. At this very point in time, there are countless Ultra Beasts somewhere in that version of Equestria, either hiding or already interacting the world. Wherever they may be, the group will all end up coming across them, as the journey continues. Chapter 191 End!