//------------------------------// // Attack of the Unown // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Equestria. Canterlot. Nightfall. Already strong on their decision, Celestia, Twilight and Luna would head to Pegalysium after the horrible feelings that Xatu and Absol received. "Alright then. We will make for the Sky Monarch before anywhere else. King Paramount and Queen Luminary must be the first to know about this." said Celestia as she and her fellow alicorns spread their wings out. Espeon hopped onto Twilight's back to take a piggyback ride whilst Passion and Darkrai would simply float. "Has the disaster already started, you think?" Twilight asked. "Absol's disaster premonitions sometimes happen while the disaster is happening." "I hope not." Luna trembled. "Let's just hurry and see what we can do before this disaster can spread out to our world." Without wasting any time, the alicorns and their partners took the skies, heading for Pegalysium. But before they could even go past 6 ft off the ground, grabbing their tails was Pheromosa. Arriving here at great speeds was the Lissome Pokemon along with Raboot and all 12 of Rarity's Leavanny. She held Celestia and Luna's tails with her arms while biting on Twilight's tail. "M-Mosa!" "Pheromosa?" The Alicorn sisters turned. "Ow! Ow! Ow!" Twilight screeched, flailing her hooves. "That's my tail you're biting!" "Mosa! Phero!" Pheromosa managed to get them down, reaching them in time before they could depart. Pheromosa and the rest of the Pokemon had a lot to say. Mainly concerning their Pokemon Trainers. "What is this? What's going on?" Luna asked. "Lea!" One of the Leavanny got in front of Pheromosa, explaining everything to Passion, Darkrai and Espeon. Another Leavanny stepped forward to do the same as Raboot and Pheromosa did so too. Passion, Darkrai and Espeon were able to gather everyone's words, hearing the far in tone. "Garde?!" Passion gasped. "What happened?" Celestia leaned in. "You won't like this." Darkrai turned to them. "Rarity and Fluttershy are already at Pegalysium. Along with the rest of their Pokemon, right when the disaster is already happening." "It's already happening?!" Twilight pulled back. "A-Are they okay?!" "The Indigo Alliance appeared to capture Rarity and Fluttershy. Most likely revenge more than anything. And...they were helped by Unown." Darkrai translated. "Unown. So everything's lining up perfectly with what Xatu and Absol felt," said Twilight. "W might've been too late to know about it." "But we aren't too late to try and stop it," Celestia reassured. "You all are obviously coming with us. I can carry you all, thankfully." "Mosa...." Pheromosa was relieved to hear that. A chance to save her friends. But it wouldn't be just them. Over the horizon, assistance came along. The electrifying assistance that Pheromosa and her friends had managed to gain. Straight from the Pikachu Highlands, many Pikachu were approaching. Led by their rulers PikaSupreme and PikaNoble. Celestia rubbed her eyes as everything turned yellow from these Electric-Types and their arrival. They had heard the plea of Pheromosa, Raboot and the Leavanny to show up. "Pika! Pikachu!" PikaSupreme announced his kingdom's arrival. "Pika!" "Y-You're all here?" Celestia stuttered. "Why? Did you catch the same news as we did?" "Pika. Pika-Pikachu." PikaNoble stepped forward, explaining it to them while gracefully bowing her head. "They did." Darkrai acted as their translator once more. "Pheromosa and the others requested their assistance." "Pika!" The many Mouse Pokemon raised their arms in unison. "No surprise there," said Luna. "The Pikachu of the Pikachu Highlands are some of our closest allies. The help is appreciated and possibly needed. These Unown are too dangerous to possibly approach with little numbers." "Part of Arceus after all. Thank you so much, PikaSupreme. PikaNoble." Celestia bowed to them showing her gratitude. Returning that gratitude, PikaSupreme put his hand out, sending a jolt of electricity at the Ruler of Equestria. "Now um...I can still carry you all. Hopefully, there won't be any issues when getting up there and back down." "As if you will do it alone." Luna stepped forward, aiming to assist Celestia in carrying all of the Pokemon with her magic. Twilight too without a doubt. Some Pikachu had already hopped onto Celestia's back to have a far more comfortable ride. PikaSupreme chose Celestia while PikaNoble went on Luna's back. "Pika! Pikachu!" Other Pikachu had latched onto Passion and Darkrai's back for personal rides, shortening the amount that Celestia, Twilight and Luna would have to carry with their magic. "That works too." Celestia shrugged as she was far more comfortable with this option. "Now, let's be off to the Sky Monarch." With the combination of Luna and Twilight's Magic, they grabbed the remaining Pikachu before taking to the sides. It was off to the nation in the sky. Pegalysium. Lulolum Island. Nightfall. Pegalysium was under attack. Second Wind and the Indigo Alliance had unleashed the Unown onto all of Pegalysium. With their power to bend reality, they would remake it all in Second Wind's image. At the same time, the Unown were fixated on erasing those that wielded Rift Energy. Mainly Bayleef and King Paramount. Within the Lulolum Hotel, many ponies had fled from the commotion. First from the Hyper Beam explosion and now the arrival of the Unown as they covered the skies. Rarity was still within the hotel along with an Indigo Alliance Member by the name of Waverush staring her down. Fluttershy had already been taken, leaving Rarity, Bayleef and a fainted Audino behind. "Sounds like the Unown are making waves now," said Waverush, looking outside at the plethora of Unown. "I won't have to worry about all this commotion with them here. Capturing you will be easier now." "Hm. Are you sure?" Rarity smirked. "Uh, pretty sure." Waverush shrugged. "Your Pokemon aren't here. It's just you, me and the Unown now." "And here I thought the Indigo Alliance would keep important information about their enemies. You should know that Pheromosa and Leavanny aren't my only Pokemon." Rarity flipped her mane, stepping to the side before using her magic to take out two Poke Balls. "Like so!" "Unown, stop her!" Waverush shouted out, attempting to prevent Rarity from gaining any backup. But Rarity wouldn't need to throw the Poke Ball to unleash her partners. All she needed to do was trigger the button in the middle. With a push of her magic, the button had been pressed, sending Ampharos and Milotic out. "Ampharos!" "Milotic!" Right on time as the Unown had attacked Rarity, sending red rays her way, only for Ampharos and Milotic to promptly stop them. Ampharos had used Zap Cannon whilst Milotic had gone for Hydro Pump. Both were strong enough to stop these rays from touching their Trainer. "Ampharos. Milotic. This pony right here and the Unown are being a bother. You remember how the Unown threatened my little sister and her friends along with the Indigo Alliance capturing Jade, don't you?" "Ampha...!" They remembered very well. Ampharos' fur generated electricity to showcase his anger. He already had a disdain for those who would threaten his friends. All of them. Milotic was of the same category. Any friend or someone close to Rarity was too important not to care about. "Tch. As if that's meant to scare me." Waverush wasn't scared at all with the Unown floating behind her as her response to Ampharos and Milotic's intimidation "Unown, go!" "Ampharos, Fire Punch!" "Milotic, Dragon Tail!" "Ampha!" Ampharos ran ahead, covering his arms in scarlet flames. Milotic soon joined him, doing a similar technique with her tail only with draconic energy added in. The Unown scattered, using Hidden Power from both sides. Specifically, Hidden Power Ground and Hidden Power Electric. "Pharos!" Ampharos faced the rays, using Fire Punch on them. Milotic swung her tail directly at the rays as they were both clashing against them. Milotic and Ampharos managed to push the rays away, however, it resulted in them sliding back, unable to approach the Unown. Ampharos and Milotic were soon back to back as another Hidden Power came their way right afterwards. "Hidden Power has a specific type depending on the Pokemon that's being targeted...In that case..." Rarity bit her lip, hatching a plan. "Swap and use Zap Cannon and Hydro Pump!" "Milo!" WIth a quick switch-up, Milotic and Ampharos swapped positions by simply rotating to the other side. And it was a good call. Both of them took the opposite attacks that were meant for them. Ampharos took Hidden Power Electric whilst Milotic was met with Hidden Power Ground. And as to be expected, they weren't that phased by it due to their resistance. It practically tickled them as they smirked in unison. After the rays hit, a crimson explosion covered the area, concealing the two of them in a cloud of red smoke. And out of the red smoke, a crackling orb of electricity plus a High Volume blast of water came flying out. It caught the Unown off guard greatly. Some of them had either been blasted through the hotel walls by Hydro Pump's overwhelming force or paralyzed and launched by Zap Cannon's ferocious electricity. Either way, they felt the full impact of them with their guards down. The Unown fell under the coordination of these two Pokemon as Waverush watched them drop like flies, faster and easier than expected. "No way..." Waverush gasped as the Unown were defeated. "Mass numbers stand no chance against our bond." Rarity flipped her mane. "Especially when you have Pokemon as glorious as mine. Isn't that right, darlings?" "Ampha!" Ampharos and Milotic agreed as they stood back to back again. But this time, showing off. Ampharos crossed his arms, smirking with Rarity whilst Milotic just pompously closed her eyes to display her superiority. At least over the Unown. "Tch..." Waverush couldn't retaliate with a clever remark. She looked around to see that the Unown were down and out, unable to battle. "Fine. I lost this one." She admitted defeat. "But, you still have my friends to deal with and all of the Unown outside. How are you going to handle that?" "We'll manage. Right now, I'd advise you to start fleeing," said Rarity. "Otherwise I will end up having to catch you instead." "Sure-sure..." Waverush then backed away, slowly creeping into the shadows. "But...you should also watch out for your other friend, shouldn't you?" "Fluttershy! Audino!" Rarity gasped with her tone changing. She soon realized that Fluttershy and Audino were still missing, out of her sight. "Right. The pink and yellow duo. By now, one of them's already gone elsewhere. Isn't that right...Chicane?" Waverush then brought up Chicane's name. And right on time, as if she blended in perfectly, Chicane had appeared from behind, startling Rarity. Rarity, Ampharos and Milotic turned to see Chicance's arrival with her casually sitting on a pile of rubble. She then waved playfully at Rarity and while her face couldn't be seen thanks to the robe, it was safe to say that a smug look on her face was being exhibited. "Took care of them without a doubt." giggled Chicane. "Audino is out for the count and that shy one's been captured successfully. It was a bit ugly to get through, to be honest." "Fluttershy's been captured?!" "Speaking of shy...good job getting those Unown under control, Roseshy." Much like Waverush, Chicane had brought up another one of her allies. In this case, it was Roseshy. She appeared from the upper floor of the hotel room that had a hole in it, descending gracefully. "If it wasn't for your weird speciality of communicating with Pokemon, I don't know where we would be, honestly. Great skills, Roseshy." "I'm just good at speaking with creatures. It's not that big of a deal." Roseshy felt embarrassed by the compliment that was given to her. "You...What are you planning to do with Fluttershy?!" Rarity roared as her mood changed from cocky to infuriated. "We're not gonna do anything. That's up to the Grand Judge to decide." Chicane replied. "But you'll soon find out when we capture you. Of course, those Pokemon of yours are the only real roadblocks here. Audino's been dealt with so those two are left." "About that..." Roseshy chimed in, pondering for a bit. "I did see one Pokemon running away from the Unown. I think it was the Bayleef they were trying to get rid of." "Fluttershy's Bayleef..." gasped an already stunning Rarity, realizing that Bayleef was also in grave danger. Seeing that things were escalating for the worst, Rarity chose not to engage against her pursuers. She now started thinking of helping both Audino and Bayleef. Especially Bayleef, who was being threatened by the Unown. " "I can't face them all here...Not with my friends in danger." Knowing of the stakes and how they had reached a high level, Rarity chose to do one thing. Flee. "Ampharos! Show them the beauty of your shine!" "Ampharos!" Ampharos raised his arms as Waverush and Chicane were ready for the wort that Ampharos could possibly give out. So were the Unown. But it wasn't an attack. Instead, Ampharos had used the intense light energy from his body, causing a massive flash that immediately blinded the eyes of Waevrush and the others. Rarity and Milotic made sure to shut theirs immediately. The Unown and the Indigo Alliance were met with this overwhelming light that was so powerful, it could even be seen from space. Speaking of which, the light shined through the windows of the hotel, illuminating the entirety of Luloum Island and blinding some of the other Unown. In that instance of freedom, Rarity took the time to return her Pokemon. Afterwards, the unicorn bolted off as fast as she could while her opponents were befuddled and blinded. Ampharos' light came in handy as it had them stunned for quite a while. Just enough time for Rarity to flee this area. She was soon off to find Bayleef and Audino. Audino had already been harmed but Bayleef could end up being more than harmed. Erased was the proper term. After rushing downstairs, hopping over the destroyed stairs from all of this conflict, Rarity had found Audino lying on the floor, out cold. "Audino!" Rarity screamed, coming to a screeching halt. "Audino..." "Audino! Are you alright?!" She raised the Hearing Pokemon with all of her hoof strength. "Audino!" But it was pointless. Audino was still mute, unable to hear or even make her voice vocal. She couldn't even hear herself speak. She couldn't respond to Rarity. Only see her. "It'll be fine, darling! Ampharos, carry her!" "Ampha!" Ampharos quickly picked the Normal-Type off the floor. He had then placed her on the back, carrying the fainted Audino for the meanwhile. That was one of their friends saved. But they had a long way to go. Especially with Bayleef being chased down and Fluttershy captured. The rest of Rarity's Pokemon and even Fluttershy's Raboot were also missing. Rarity set her sights on the closest to her now. Bayleef. "Please, Bayleef. Be safe." "Bay!" Speaking of Bayleef, she had tumbled on the floor right after the walls and stairs of the hotel had been destroyed by the Unown. She was fleeing for her life as hard as she could right now while fighting back. She turned around, shooting out some Magical Leaves at the Unown once they came around the corner. The Unown had been knocked out by the Magical Leaf, only for more to show up, continuing to pressure Bayleef to be on the run. The Hidden Power from them came flying out in a triangular pattern due to the position they hovered in. Bayleef gasped, quickly running into a hotel room by breaking the door down with the full force of her body. Right on time as the Hidden Power had erased the debris of the door from existence. Bayleef hopped onto the bed, evading Hidden Power as hard as she could She had then used her vines to latch onto the hotel's chandelier, swinging on it. She already built up enough momentum to swing and it would be right out of the window. Bayleef flew out of the window, leaving the hotel entirely and reaching the outside. That was riskier than being in the hotel as the rest of the Unown were present here. Bayleef flew through the air as she witnessed a complete transformation of Lulolum Island The Unown had given it a complete renovation in Second Wind's image. The residents of Lulolum had also been restrained from going anywhere via a red chain made by the Unown. This Unown appeared to span the entire island, wrapping around it multiple times. The only part exempt was the mirror side of Lulolum Island which was still unknown to the residents. "Bay....!" Bayleef gasped. Once she was out, she saw that the Unown had noticed her. Now dozens of Unown were within her sights which was the worst time to be noticed. Bayleef rolled on the ground after finally descending, curling into a ball to gain some extra momentum. The Unown had already restrained all the residents of Lulolum and now all they had left to do was erase the Rift anomaly, Bayleef. Bayleef got back up, returning to her running position once she was out of her ball position. Right behind her, the haunting image of a hundred Unown had been seen by the residents of Lulolum. And all of this would soon be noticed by Rarity who was looking outside the window. She saw the Unown focusing on one major target. And that target was the Leaf Pokemon. "Bayleef!" Rarity shouted out, seeing how outnumbered Bayleef was by a colossal magnitude. There was no way she would be able to escape that many Unown, especially with how they were altering reality just to try and catch one Pokemon with a Rift-based anomaly inside of her. "Ampharos, Dragon Pulse! Milotic, Hydro Pump!" "Ampharos!" Ampharos and Milotic stopped by the window of the hotel, unleashing Dragon Pulse and Hydro Pump at the swarm of the Unown. The stream of water and dragon-shaped shockwave had merged, creating a Water Dragon Beam that had struck some of the Unown. And thanks to this merge, it made a large impact. "Bay?!" Bayleef turned around, witnessing some of the dozen Unown fall to a powerful attack from the hotel windows. She turned to the direction of the beam, witnessing that it had come from Ampharos and Milotic. Commanded by Rarity. A smile graced Bayleef's face after witnessing this. "Bay! Bay-Bay!" "Hang in there, Bayleef! We'll be right there soon!" Rarity shouted. Soon, some of the Unown had noticed Rarity, flying in her direction soon after. "Oh, dear. Go, go!" She shouted, rushing off with her partners from the approaching Symbol Pokemon. "Bay!" Bayleef wanted to help, quickly making a turn with the objective of heading back into the hotel. It would be slightly easier to lose some of the Unown in the hotel. However, while some of the Unown went after Rarity and her Pokemon, the rest of them stuck behind to deal with Unown. The remaining Unown had then used the red chain, causing it to extend. It had already wrapped around the entire island and now it gained extra length. All specifically for Bayleef. Bayleef was now being chased down by the chains as if it wasn't bad enough already. The chains dug into the ground, causing earth tremors to occur that would throw her off balance. "B-Bay!" Bayleef tripped from the tremors, hurling through the air for a bit before sliding flat on her back. The chains acted like worms, digging through the ground and emerging. The Unown had also manipulated the physics of reality to their advantage. Bayleef got back up, attempting to continue dashing, only to find herself running backwards. "Bay?!" The Unown had reversed the natural flow of gravity to bring Bayleef close to them. Bayleef ran as fast as she could, trying to move ahead. That wasn't happening. So instead, with absolute guts and bravery, Bayleef smashed her head onto the ground to try and make a hole. At the same time, she was being assisted by Ampharos and Milotic from the windows while they were still being chased down. The Unown that were already prepared to attack Bayleef were interrupted by Zap Cannon and Hydro Pump. "Bayleef! Try running in reverse! The gravity's changed, hasn't it?!" Rarity shouted out, giving advice to Bayleef. And it was much-needed advice. Bayleef nodded in response, before doing just that. Instead of running forward, she ran backwards, going along with this change in gravity. And it worked great. Bayleef was moving away from the Unown by running in reverse, allowing this altered gravity to do the rest of the work for her. She didn't move as fast as she could when going backwards, but she had used her vines to launch her back for extra speed. The Unown, soon realizing the change in advantage, had used their power to do two things. The first was to create a forcefield that permanently blocked out the attacks of Ampharos and Milotic. When another Hydro Pump and Dragon Pulse came through, they had been blocked by the forcefield. "Drat! A forcefield!" Rarity stomped her hooves as some of the other dozen Unown appeared around the corner. "Bayleef! You have to do this on your own now!" "Bay!" Bayleef gasped after seeing a swarm of Unown cover the window that Rarity, Ampharos and Milotic were on, showing that they already had their own problems to handle, unable to continue helping Bayleef. Bayleef felt like tearing up after seeing all of her friends in rough states. Especially with one of them fainted. But the Unown didn't stop there. They performed their final act. Once Bayleef ran back far enough, she was near the edge of the port city. And right at that moment, the Unown had returned gravity to normal. Bayleef could walk normally now, but not after almost falling off of the edge of the city and the island overall. "B-Bay! Bay..." Bayleef looked down, noticing the long dropdown. It was only skies and clouds after that and possibly the ground far past Pegalysium. The Leaf Pokemon swivelled, seeing that she was now cornered by the Unown. Nowhere left to run at this point. Bayleef slowly backed away with her back legs dangling on the edge. Bayleef felt under great pressure. She was so pressured that she even feared that her fate-changing leaf wouldn't do much. But, it was the exact fate-changing leaf that she bet everything on. The Leaf Pokemon closed her eyes before putting on a face of bravery. And once the Unown unleashed Hidden Power onto her, Bayleef had taken the risky route. Jumping off the edge. She jumped off the edge of the port city and all of Lulolum Island, evading the Hidden Power. Bayleef fell, closing her eyes as she had passed through the clouds, leaving the area. The Unown hovered over the edge, surprised that Baylfee would go for that option of all things. Everything went silent soon. It would be difficult for them to hear Bayleef hit something due to where she jumped from. She was already long gone from here once she passed through the thick clouds. The Unown could still feel Bayleef as she was still falling. However, they flew elsewhere to try and continue chasing her down. As for Bayleef, her leaves had kicked in. With the power to change fate, one of the buds around Bayleef's neck had come off, instantly touching Bayleef's neck. And just like that, fate had been changed. Everything flashed white as Bayleef's position had been swapped. Fate had been changed to take her to the safest possible place right now. And the only place for that was possible via teleportation. Bayleef's body disappeared out of thin air as a white spark, sent elsewhere without her decision. Mirror side of Lulolum. Within the Indigo Alliance Building. After being captured by the Indigo Alliance, Fluttershy had been imprisoned. Her place of holding was a transparent box of Dynasite. Hard and see-through. This box was found in the treasure trove of the building as Fluttershy was already awake to see her current position. Her hooves were pressed onto the glass, looking through it and witnessing the interior of the hideout. Lavish and stylish. Mainly from the expensive quillbits of royalty. Keeping watch of her was the fourth member of the Pegasi Quartet. Thunder Stamp. Mostly silent with occasional grunts here and there, he was the perfect one to keep an eye on Fluttershy while also having three Unown by her side. As if it wasn't difficult enough for her to escape. "I hope Audi and everyone else are okay..." Fluttershy sighed, sitting on the box. She couldn't do much in here after all. As time passed, Thunder Stamp's communication shell went off. He had soon answered it. "Mmm?" "Thunder!" Waverush's voice boomed through the shell. "That marshmallow looking pony managed to escape. But by now, you should see the yellow and pink one inside the box, right?" "Mhm." He nodded, turning to Fluttershy. "Okay, good. I think we'll call it quits for now. We'll head back and let the Grand Judge know." Waverush then hung up on the communication shell as she, Roseshy and Chicane would return. Fairly quickly too. Thanks to the power of the Unown, a dimensional hole had been opened up, startling both Thunder Stamp and Fluttershy. And moving through the hole were Waverush, Roseshy and Chicane. They returned as soon as they hung up. "Whew...That was easy travelling, wasn't it?" Waverush sighed, removing her hood. "But geez...she was tougher to catch than this one." "Hmph. I think we would've eventually caught her." Chicane scoffed, removing her entire robe. "But...I am tired. It is getting late, isn't it?" "I think it's already past midnight." said a less exhausted Roseshy. "The Unown here don't care. They can stay up for a long time, can't they? Maybe forever." "We can clock out now with our work done. But first..." Waverush turned to Fluttershy, approaching the box. Fluttershy nervously backed up even though she was ironically safe within the box. "The Grand Judge is gonna love this. Thunder Stamp, you called her already, didn't you?" "Mhm." He certainly as the nod he gave off was basic confirmation. Second Wind would be here, much to Fluttershy's dismay. She could only hope that her friends could find and save her before something awful could happen. "Don't look too down." Roseshy suddenly fluttered over to Fluttershy. "The Grand Judge could be nice and give you a less harsh punishment. I mean...even though you did ruin her plans and expose her to everypony. So...m-maybe not so." "Please! At least don't do anything to the rest of my friends!" Fluttershy pleaded. "You already have me!" "Uh, well..." Roseshy backed away. "We can't do that. The Grand Judge would prefer it if you were all here. B-But there's a bright side to all of it!" She raised her hoof, trying to bring out the positives. "There is?" said Fluttershy. "That's right. If you're lucky, the Grand Judge might make you one of the Cloven." Chicane revealed, bringing an opposite mood that conflicted with Roseshy's mood. "She's got a knack for making special ponies Cloven. And even if you've gotten on her bad side, you could prove to be useful." "Me...?" "I mean, you don't look like it." Chicane rudely laughed at Fluttershy, taunting her. "You look so cute and timid. Probably more so than Roseshy over here." "Hey!" Roseshy took some offence to that, puffing her cheeks. But she couldn't retaliate with anything smart or as disrespectful. It wasn't in her. "I doubt she'd let a softie like you have that chance." Chicane flipped her mane, further disrespecting Fluttershy. "What makes you think that, Chicane?" Right on time, giving everyone here a scare and even causing Fluttershy's eyes to widen in shock was the mare herself. Second Wind. "G-Grand Judge!" All three of them apart from Thunder Stamp had shouted out. Waverush almost knocked a table over after being startled. They quickly stood upright as Chicane started searching for her robe as to not seem disrespectful. "Fluttershy, was it?" Second Wind approached Fluttershy's Dynasite box. "I should've known that somepony from Equestria would try and get in my way. Much like how many others have before. Tell me, are all of your annoying friends here in Pegalysium?" "We saw just two of them, Grand Judge. I think her name is Rarity," said Waverush. "So no. Not all of them are here." "Not all of them...That's good news to my ears. But frankly, I wouldn't mind if they showed up to this nation either way. That way, I could have them all captured and exact my revenge." "W-What are you going to do to me?" Fluttershy sheepishly questioned. "Hm. I am thinking of making you a Cloven since they brought it up. Along with your Rarity friend. But aside from that, I think it's high time that we prevent others from catching wind of our crusade. Mainly those below. But I won't need the power f the Unown for that. All I need...is his magic." Second Wind then turned to reveal the newest addition to the Indigo Alliance. Shooting Star. He appeared before the Pegasi Quartet as even they weren't aware that he would be here. Their scrunched faces led to them stepping away as Fluttershy was stunned to see Shooting Star here. At first, she had an expression of hope, before soon realizing that he was the pony that Second Wind was referring to. "I didn't think she was serious about actually bringing him to our side." Waverush whispered to Chicane. "Me neither." Chicane whispered back. "Shooting Star?" She uttered. "Shooting Star here has managed to achieve what the previous Pegasi of Destiny doubted him of ever doing this morning. Achieving Destiny Magic. With this serenity in his body and soul, this legendary magic of Pegalysium is his and leans towards our side." "What did you do to him?!" Fluttershy bellowed. "You don't have to worry about that. What you do need to worry about and focus on is what will happen next. Shooting Star. Use your magic to block off Pegalysium. Make sure no pony or Pokemon can reach here. Unless we so desire." "Block it off?! Wait! Shooting Star, don't!" "I'm on it." Shooting Star did just that. By spreading his wings, the mystical aura from the Destiny Magic showed itself. Even from within a building, this powerful magic was enough to affect not just the island or other sky islands nearby, but the entirety of Pegalysium. In less than a second, the mystical light from the Destiny Magic spread out like wildfire. Shining as bright as Ampharos' light, it moved past the windows, covering Lulolum in its radiance. The silver light then expanded with an orb shape about it. Every cloud in Pegalysium's vicinity had trembled, also dispersing. The Destiny Magic surrounded every civilization, whether big or small, visible or hidden in every nook and cranny, alerting all those nearby. Even at the Cold Frontier, the little Snorut and Froslass had seen this. Even the Snorunt that had befriended Shooting Star. This view could not be seen from below. Only the skies would be graced with this sight. Thus, it would stand to reason that Team Rocket, who were currently moving across Pegalysium, would see this as well, away from the Rocketship which was still at Lulolum Island's port. Just like that, all of Pegalyisum had been blocked off. None can enter and none could leave. Unless Second Wind wished to as she still had the authority. And soon, she wished to have absolute authority over the entirety of Pegalysium. Even more than the Royal Family. "It's done," said Shooting Star. "Good boy." Second Wind chuckled before facing a distraught Fluttershy. "Ah, this is all too easy. And I am not complaining. Now, no one can save you from the outside. But if they show up, I wouldn't mind still sticking to my Cloven idea. Speaking of which...Unleash the reanimate tears." With that command, Fluttershy would be the next victim of the Cloven horror show. Essentially, she was in danger of becoming some sort of zombified pony. "Hey! Wait!" Fluttershy backed up. But she wasn't going anywhere. Mostly because the Reanimate Tears would be sent within then box. A small hole had opened up at the top of it as the Unown had summoned a vat of Reanimate Tears. They let out their eerie green glow and sparkle that looked enchanting at first but held nothing but horrors behind it. "I'd say by tomorrow or a few hours, you'll be gloriously reborn into one of my Cloven. Depending on how things go. Either way, I'd suggest forgetting all about Ponyville and Equestria." Second Wind shrugged, walking away. "You'll be residing here from now on. Oh, and don't worry. I won't forget about your home either." "My home? You leave Equestria out of this!" Fluttershy exclaimed. "I might not directly go for it. But the Unown are a different story." Second Wind looked at the Unown. "After all, they have massive sensitivity towards Rift Energy. So much so that they wish to erase those who hold it. Except for us, of course. And you know what that means, don't you?" "Oh no..." Fluttershy soon realized how some of her friends were in grave danger. Bayleef, Spike's Axew, Twilight's Togekiss, Cold Colt and Jade Skies had some Rift Energy within them. Either it had influenced their growth or it was entirely a part of them. They were all under threat of being erased. And the closest was Bayleef. "I don't wanna see this...I'm going home." Waverush chose to leave and head home for the night. Only Thunder Stamp would stay behind as Watch. "Come Shooting Star. It's high time we went to visit your parents," said Second Wind as their net destination was the Pegalysium Capital and especially the Sky Monarch. The vat of Reanimate Tears were dropped into the box, filling it up already. Fluttershy made sure to ascend onto the top of the box to keep herself away from the tears for as long as she could. Now, the Element of Kindness could only just keep on hoping for her friends to show up. If they could be here on time, that is. As the journey continues. Chapter 712 End.