//------------------------------// // Raining Cosmos // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Equestria. Ponyville. Twilight's Castle. Late Afternoon. The Chaos Storm that Cosmos had created spread across Equestria and even reached the Pokemon World in different regions. That goes for almost the entirety of this world as it was going beyond Equestria. The storm blocked out the golden sun, preventing any rays from shining through. Thunder boomed through the skies as cosmic lightning was constantly threatening to strike at any moment. Over at the castle, the controlled citizens of Ponyville were still pursuing Applejack and Cold Colt who were outnumbered and surrounded. However, help was on the way. In the form of Ash, Fluttershy, Goh and Hollow. They stayed out of sight upon seeing the controlled residents of Canterlot who were outside and inside the castle. "How are we gonna get in?" Goh asked. "They have the whole place surrounded right now." "And from the inside too." Hollow peeked into one of the windows. "Looks like something big happened in there." "I don't see Applejack or Sceptile anywhere...so they're definitely still around and okay." Ash deduced, noticing that Applejack and her partner Sceptile were nowhere within the crowd of controlled ponies and Pokemon. "Should we try having the Pokemon from the Pokemon House help?" Goh suggested. "There's a lot of them back there so maybe we can even the odds right?" "I'm surprised that Cosmos hasn't found out about that place yet," Hollow added. "Do you think we'll free them by beating them?" "No...We've got the best two ways of doing it. Fluttershy already freed Sylveon, Spritzee and Mawile with her Fairy Magic. And since Aura's just as effective, we're gonna use that too." "Sylveon..." Sylveon lowered her head, thinking about her trainer Valerie. The same went for Spritzee and Mawile. "Don't worry, you three." Fluttershy patted the Intertwining Pokemon on the head. "We'll get Valerie back. Along with all of our friends. Ash. I think we might have to get help from the Pokemon House after all. It's risky but..." "Gotcha. Applejack's gonna have to use Aura too. And my best way of using it is with this." Ash had then held his hand out, summoning Sir Aaron's Staff. "Fluttershy. Counting on you to get all the Pokemon here to create a big diversion so I can use my Aura on 'em all." "Mm." Fluttershy nodded in understanding. "We can have the Pokemon over at PokePark help as well. But the lab is close to the castle." "Don't worry about that Fluttershy. We'll distance them away from the lab by getting a head start with our own diversions." Hollow had suddenly held out multiple Poke Balls along with Goh. "It'll be easy with the numbers we always carry with us." "We'll start right now. You can focus on getting to Applejack." Goh suggested. "And if we do get mind-controlled...well then, we can count on you two to free us." "Right. Then Pikachu and I will bring the Pokemon from PokePark over while you've got them distracted." "Pikachu." Goh and Hollow left as Ash would definitely be ready to free them both in case they do end up getting controlled. Goh and Hollow wouldn't stay secretive as they would be out in the open. Fluttershy, Audino and the trio of Valerie's Pokemon went back to the Pokemon House, ready to bring over all of the Pokemon living here to even out the numbers. "That scent..." However, thanks to having the body of a Stoutland, Cosmos could pick up on familiar scents. However, before she could distinguish it, Goh and Hollow had intervened. "Come out!" In unison, they shouted out as their Pokemon had emerged from their Poke Balls, catching the attention of some of the residents who were still outside the castle, expecting Applejack and Cold Colt to show up eventually. "Hoh? Some new fools to mess around with?" Cosmos spoke through the body of Mayor Mare, facing Goh and the others. Cosmos and all those she controlled still had a stark number advantage, however, Goh and Hollow would do their best to decrease those numbers until reinforcements could arrive. Inside the castle, Applejack was face to face with Roxie and Roxanne along with their Pokemon. To assist her Sceptile, Applejack had brought out all 9 of her Golett along with her Delta Riolu. Cold Colt chimed in with the only Pokemon he had. His Cubchoo. "Sceptile, Frenzy Plant! Golett, Shadow Punch!" "Scep...Tile!" Sceptile had used Frenzy Plant, touching the floor as he had summoned massive roots that burst through the already destroyed room. "Gol!" The 9 Golett assisted him by holding their hands out, unleashing fists of shadows that flew out in unison. "Toxicroak, Protect!" Roxie ordered. "Toxicroak." However, despite this combined effort, all it took was one Protect from Toxicroak to block it off. The roots and punches had hit the shield all at once before being nullified. "Now! Poison them with Poison Jab and Cross Poison!" "Aqua Jet, Carracosta! Aggron, Head Smash! And you! Probopass! Power Gem!" "Sceptile, Leaf Blade!" "Cubchoo, use Icy Wind!" "Riolu, Power-up Punch! Golett! Ya'll stop those Poison-Types with Mud-Slap! One of ya'll use Dig!" Applejack gave multiple commands, making sure they were all specific. "Rio!" Delta Riolu roared before lighting his paws up with an orange energy. He hopped onto Sceptile's bladed arm which he had just extended with Leaf Blade. The Embalming Pokemon leapt off it before approaching Carracosta. As for the Golett, they swung their arms, throwing out manifested mud towards the sparkling gemstones and X-Shaped poison that had been thrown this way. Cubchoo helped freeze those gems by sneezing out a chilly wind. As for one of the 9 Golett, it had dug underneath the floor, going for an underground attack while everyone would work from the surface. Riolu smashed his palm onto Carracosta's aura of water as Sceptile clashed both his bladed arms with Toxicroak and Aggron's Head Smash. He managed to hold the two of them back, holding them in place. "S-Sceptile!" "Golett!" The Golett that dug underground had emerged, assisting Sceptile as it had popped out, headbutting Aggron while Sceptile was keeping it at bay. "A-Aggron!" Aggron took some super-effective damage from that. But not enough to get past its amazing defence as the Iron Armor Pokemon slid back. Sceptile managed to also push Toxicroak away, winning the struggle. "Riolu! Switch! Get that Aggron!" "Rio!" That's where Riolu came in as he and Carracosta equalled out with Power-up Punch and Aqua Jet. Thanks to Power-up Punch, his attack had increased as he ran to the Steel-Rock-Type. "As if! Cradily! Rock Slide! And Golem, Focus Punch! Now!" "Crobat! Brave Bird this instant!" "Cradily!" Cradily had summoned rocks from thin air right above everyone else. Crobat flew past those rocks, moving at great speeds as it had tackled Riolu with a blazing gold aura. "Crobat!" "R-Riolu!" "Riolu!" Applejack gasped as Delta Riolu took the most damage out of anyone here, staggering greatly. The Dark-Fighting-Type had also been launched, flying through the air as the rocks were heading his way. "Sceptile, Grab him!" "Scep!" Sceptile quickly used his vines, aiming them upwards at the Embalming Pokemon. "Cut them with Megahorn, Scollipede!" "Scoli!" Along came Scolipede to promptly stop Sceptile from saving his teammate. Both its horns lit up as it had used Cosmos' magic to move faster than it normally can. With this speed increase, it had cut the vines in half. Sceptile's eyes widened as Scollipede unleashed a second Megahorn while it was this close to Sceptile. The Bug-Poison-Type whacked the Forest Pokemon aside with a super-effective blow, causing Sceptile to join Delta Riolu in the air. "S-Sceptile!" "Gr...!" Applejack growled, thinking of what her next move should be. She had to think fast as even if she managed to beat these two, there were still others within and outside the castle. "I gotcha Applejack!" But this was where Cold Colt's magic benefitted Applejack greatly. The moment two of her Pokemon took big damage, he used his Rift Magic to heal them. It was as if they had never taken any damage. Once they had healed, Sceptile and Riolu recovered midair with Sceptile sliding on the ground. "Tile!" "Riolu!" "Nice save, partner!" Applejack winked back at him only for Cosmos to scoff and sneer. "But...this won't make things easier...These Gym Leader Pokemon are extra strong, ain't they?" "It doesn't help that they have Cosmos' magic on their side. She's all of them." Cold replied. "But...she doesn't have Roxie or Roxanne's skills," Applejack called Cosmos out, exposing one flaw with her. "Which means I've got a pretty great chance at beating her." "Funny..." Cosmos smiled via the body of Roxanne, closing her eyes before looking down. "That's exactly what Princess Celestia said when facing the body of Cynthia." Saying that had shocked Applejack and Cold Colt. Judging by how Cosmos worded that, it made them both think of a cruel and virulent outcome between Cosmos and Celestia. Cosmos then looked up, witnessing the shocked expressions on their faces. She truly enjoyed expressions like that. Anything that involves shock and horror fueled her thirst for malice. "That's a nice expression, you two. Let's see if I can make it better." "Now's a good time as any. Cold...I need you to do something." Applejack nudged the little unicorn. "Cosmos has so many bodies right now...why not let all of 'em feel what happens next?" "All of them?" Cold repeated before processing what Applejack was referring to. In just a few seconds, he understood Applejack's approach. "Oh...I gotcha! But wait! Won't that harm your family too." "We ain't gonna harm them. We'll do something else to win this. Make sure ya get her at that right moment. Thunder Punch, Sceptile! Golett, Shadow Punch! Riolu, Power-up Punch!" A small plan had been made by Applejack. A plan that was sure to affect everyone. But it wouldn't be with physical force. Instead, it would be by something else that could still put an end to Cosmos' chaotic rampage. "Whatever you're planning, it won't work! Not with some newcomers!" Cosmos cackled as the mind-controlled residents of Ponyville had snuck up on them. Cosmos waited for the right moment to show the rest and that moment was now as they had burst out of the walls. "S-Scep?!" Sceptile and the others were naturally caught off guard by this. The Golett took longer to react compared to Sceptile, who was still off. The only ones able to react in time to their appearance were Cold Colt and Delta Riolu. The moment they arrived, all of the opposing Pokemon had unleashed their attacks. "Applejack!" Cold Colt cried out for her before putting up a shield. Right on time as all of the Pokemon attacks had bombarded Cold Colt's shield. If that shield had never been put up, the results would've been catastrophic. However, despite the quick save, this presented a problem. Multiple Cosmos had now arrived where Applejack and Cold Colt were. This entire time, they had managed to avoid the horde of controlled ponies and Pokemon by moving across Twilight's Castle, but now, they had found them and had every room occupied. "Too bad. So sad." Cosmos shrugged, knowing that she had put a massive wrench in their plan. "It ain't over yet," Applejack begged to differ. "We can still do it...if we get the chance." "Sadly you won't. It's best that you give up and let me control you. You'll all be part of my soon-to-be kingdom anyway. And of course...the best part will be that I get to torture you in any which way I like. I'm curious about what I could, honestly? What is it that you modern-day ponies are afraid of now? I'd love to hear it." Cosmos grinned as the ponies and Pokemon closed in on Cold Colt's shield, attacking it relentlessly. Cold Colt tried expanding his shield, only for Cosmos to hold it back. She started using her Chaos Magic to shrink the shield, forming a tight space around Applejack and the others. Applejack growled before going for the hatpin that was on her hat, holding the Sceptilite. Mega Evolution was her next option in this tough spot. Cosmos' hand trembled as she was pouring more of her magic into this next attack. From Roxie's Hand, a crackling ray of Chaos Magic was thrown, distorting space for a split second. Applejack turned around to see this ray as it was distorting the shield itself, having a powerful influence on the atmosphere. And the Chaos Storm helped with this as well as chaotic lightning had struck. "Bisharp!" Suddenly, help had arrived. Jumping through the many broken walls of the castle was none other than Bisharp. The Bisharp from PokePark of course, alongside his platoon of Pawniard. Bisharp came crashing in, slashing right through the ray of magic that Cosmos had made. "What the?!" Cosmos gasped as her ray had been sliced in half, prevented from breaking or affecting Cold Colt's shield. Bisharp also made a fairly stylish landing alongside his Pawniard platoon. But he wasn't the only PokePark Pokemon to show up. Thanks to the diversion made by Goh and Hollow, the Pokemon from PokePark had arrived. Raichu, Pignite and Dewott were all carried in by a flock of Tranquill and Unfeazant. They were dropped into the castle from above while the others took the various broken walls and holes as their main means of appearing here. Such as Queen Serperior who had slithered through the cracks, showing up with her daughter Princess Snivy alongside their servants Lilligant and Leavanny. "What's this all about?!" Cosmos looked in all directions with everybody she was possessing in this very room. When she did, she could see that there were various ways to look for new Pokemon showing up. "Samu...Rott!" Bursting through the walls and cutting them apart with an X-Shaped water slash was none other than Samurrot. Roxanne's Rock-Types were caught by this sneak attack from behind, taking super-effective damage. This was done by Samurott's Razor Shell. Sitting on Samurrot's back were Fraxure, a Watchog and the three monkeys Pansage, Pansear and Panpour as they waved at the Spirit of Malice. "Oh! These are all from PokePark!" Cold Colt lowered his shield. "I can't believe you all showed up!" "Serperior~" The one responsible for this was Ash. He brought them all over. However, this was not all of them. Only the Pokemon from the Arbor Area and the Cove Area had shown up. There were still more out there with greater numbers waiting ahead. Speaking of these other Pokemon, they were outside, assisting Goh and Hollow. "Scrafty, Dark Pulse!" "Cinderace, Pyro Ball!" "Cinder!" Cinderace had kicked up a pebble before igniting it into a ball of fire. Joining these two in this unified attack were not just Goh and Hollow's Pokemon but the Pokemon from PokePark as well. Leafeon, Whimsicott, Drifblim and Vaporeon chimed in with Energy Ball, Ominous Wind and Water Pulse. Cold Colt took a gander outside to see this increase in allies. Cosmos did as well. But then again, she already saw it due to her possessing multiple bodies. And she was certainly not thrilled about this sudden increase in enemies. "Oh well. That means more Pokemon for me to possess, right?" Cosmos didn't see this as a big deal. If anything, she saw this as an opportunity to grow her army of possessed bodies. "And I believe right now at Canterlot, my victory's already set in stone, so what do I have to worry about?!" "Cold. We're still going for that plan. But now, we've got a chance to make it work." Applejack said to the little Rift Pony. "Just don't get caught in the crossfire, alright?" "Yes, ma'am." "Thanks for showing up, ya'll. We need the help." Applejack held out the hatpin. She had then harnessed the power of Mega Evolution, something that intimidated Cosmos due to how much trouble it gave her. "Sceptile! Mega Evolve!" "Scep...Tile!" "Not this again!" Cosmos squinted with all of her eyes as the dazzling light from Mega Evolution had shown itself once more, illuminating the room. Serperior and the o there watched in awe at this sudden transformation. Sceptile's eyes flared red within the light before transforming his body slightly. Out of the light emerged Mega Sceptile. "Sceptile!" "Useless! I'm still out there searching for the remaining stars and you're here wasting time, trying to defeat your friends and family! Isn't that a waste?" "Yeah. But you touched my family so ain't no way I'm leaving." Applejack revealed that at any time, she could've left, but choosing to stay was all because of her family. Cold Colt was also family to her by extension and she certainly wouldn't leave until the ones she loved were safe and free of Cosmos' mind control. "That's enough to get you to stay? Bleh." Cosmos felt like gagging. "Get her. And make sure all of these extras are under my control!" Cosmos ordered. "Serperior!" Serperior had equal authority here since she was a queen. She ordered all of the Pokemon here to not only defend the castle but also defeat their opponents. Then again, there wasn't much left to save with this castle since it had already suffered. Soon, an indoor and outdoor brawl between multiple Pokemon had occurred. It added to the chaos, but in a way that could potentially put an end to it. Thanks to the Pokemon of PokePark, they managed to even out the overwhelming numbers here at Ponyville. But it was only going to increase further thanks to the Pokemon over at the Pokemon House. A smaller PokePark, but populated with those Strange and Wonderful Creatures nonetheless. The storm was growing even further as the chaos magic from it was starting to distort space itself as cosmic ripples showed within the skies. That's when Cosmos spoke with a sinister and plotting grin on her face. "In that case...I'll make it rain." Kanto. Pallet Town. Professor Oak's lab. "Professor Oak! What's that?!" The Twilight Sparkle from the Human World asked. Hisuian Zorua hid and shuddered in Twilight's bag, fearing the absolute terror that this chaotic storm cloud could potentially bring. "Hmm...If I had to guess...I'd say we're in for a big storm." Oak did his best observation. "But this doesn't look like any storm I've ever seen. Perhaps it could be magic." "Magic?" Twilight repeated. That wasn't something she wanted to hear. Magic had been nothing but trouble back in her world and to see it here in this form only brought bad memories and a fearful possibility to Twilight's mind. The people of Pallet Town couldn't help but keep looking up at the chaotic skies. They noticed how it was coming from the gateway that was located over at the gateway leading to Ponyville. Just as they were looking at it, that's when they began to notice something raining down from it. They couldn't quite make it out but there was certainly something there. Then, after moments of silence, something had dropped from the sky. Delia noticed how this peculiar visage dropped near her home. Once she got a better look at it, she had witnessed what had fallen from above. It was not an object but rather a creature. Cosmos. Or rather, a smaller variation of Cosmos. Her true form had been revealed, albeit in a smaller size. "Aww...aren't you adorable?" Delia gushed at the little Cosmos, finding her to be cute. Cosmos shook her head after crashing into the ground. And once she showed up, it started raining more of her. Smaller variations of Cosmos started raining from the chaotic storm clouds in massive droves. Cosmos found a way to gain more numbers. By using herself. Pallet Town was met with a stream of raining Cosmos, but the residents were unaware of the type of creature they were facing. Kalos. Out on the road. Over at Kalos, the van that the sirens were driving had been overshadowed and darkened by the chaotic storm above. It hovered over the Kalos Region as Sonata stuck her head out of the car, being the first to notice. "What's up with that? Is that normal"? Sonata pointed to the sky, alerting her family. The three of them soon laid eyes on the chaotic dark pink storm that blocked out the sun. The van had been stopped near acres of trees once these skies had been noticed. Vivace was the first to notice that this storm cloud was of a magical origin. Her eyes narrowed as she got out of the car. When it came to magic, Vivace was a knowledgable siren. Just as knowledgeable as her friend Sunlight, who was an alicorn. However, despite knowing that it was magic, Vivace had no idea what kind of magic she was looking at, especially since it was visibly distorting space ever-so-slightly. She observed this bizarre storm cloud before seeing the miniature Cosmos drop from it. These various miniature Spirits of Malice were showing up everywhere, covering the skies with their amalgamated bodies. "Freaky..." Aria said as she and her sisters were confused and somewhat amazed by what they were seeing when she and Adagio left the van. It was raining Cosmos. These tiny creatures could only possess one thing. Malice. Much like their creator. "This magic isn't right! Girls! Get back in the van!" Vivace ordered, knowing and feeling how devastatingly serious this all was. "Hurry!" She shouted as her daughters got back outside. All across the world, many Cosmos' were being dropped as the Chaotic Storms in every region were starting to converge. After spreading far enough, these clouds would end up becoming one. Sinnoh. Canalave City. Zero Arcade. Late Afternoon. Over at Zero's Arcade, Zero himself and his customers looked outside the arcade windows, witnessing a sudden flood of Cosmos. They dropped on the roofs, trees and even near the route which was closer to the Zero Arcade. The Cosmis Chaotic Thunder rumbled with sparks flying out. And out of these sparks, more Cosmos' were starting to show up. A heap of them dropped onto the top of Canalave Library as there were constant crash landings. "Everyone get inside." Zero had ordered them to enter the arcade for the time being. Much like Vivace, he knew that none of this was instantly safe to be around. The customers went back into the arcade as they were ordered to stay there for a while. They were having so much fun so that was a guarantee. Zero would have to extend his Arcade's opening hours just for this moment. The Cosmos' started dropping around his arcade, landing on his roof or in the front of the building, right next to the doors. Zero quickly locked the doors immediately, not taking any chances. Those skies were already telling of something bizarre. Equestria. Canterlot. Late Afternoon. Back in the other world, Canterlot was the first to receive these raining Cosmos. The rain there was far greater than anywhere else as well. Celestia and Passion were still o the ground, unconscious after having their bodies overloaded whilst being Celestial-Gardevoir. Arcanine, who was busy battling against the controlled group of Cynthia's Pokemon alongside Premium Polish helping him out, was unaware of what had become of his friends. Luna was still trapped inside of a Dynasite box along with her Pokemon as the boxes kept being smashed against each other. No matter what, she could not break this metal without the right power source. Thus, she was left to take this malicious torture while being unaware of what was happening outside. As for the residents of Canterlot, they were already struggling against Cosmos, who had already defeated their ruler, albeit in a crafty way. They had to deal with many mind-controlled Pokemon but now this new problem had arisen. "Here's a quick look at what I truly look like!" Cosmos spoke while in the body of Cynthia, hovering in the air with her vampire wings. She held her hand out as a small Cosmos landed on it. "Very soon, you'll all be looking at a normal-sized version of this little devil. Exciting isn't it?" She laughed, but no one responded. Cosmos then let go of her smaller self, allowing her to join her sisters. They weren't just raining to throw everyone off guard or even confuse them. These Cosmos all had one thing on their mind. The real Cosmos knew as well. Chaotic lightning struck behind her, not even touching the Spirit of Malice. Cosmos was starting to get giddy. She rubbed her hands together as if she was a child in a toy store, ready to get what she wanted. In this instance, not only was she getting what she deserved, the Andalusian Star, but she felt like she was about to get more as the Spirit of Malice saw victory in her eyes, declaring it imminent. With a booming voice that even matched the loud volume of the cosmic thunder, she declared to the entirety of Canterlot and to an extent, Equestria and beyond. "Let the true Chaos begin!" As the journey continues. Chapter 786 End.