-Location: ???, Tamamo No Mae-
“Okay, Ammy, let’s blow this Popsicle stand, I’m tired of being on ice!” I shouted as I started the sequence of magic that would drop us in the world where the Queen of Canines resides.
This is a little unfortunate because there are many worlds where she exists and we’d only end up in one of the.
Amaterasu, the white wolf with divine red marks covering her body, huffed loudly as the sequence of magical mysteries started and alarms throughout the facility sounded as our transportation out of the facility began.
The three of us would be gone before they could do anything about it.
“So long everyone, it was a nice place to be born, but I’ve got a whole multiverse to mess with!” Great Vixen Tamamo no Mae was out to seek a great husband, even if they were female, she wasn’t exactly picky. “Also Cipactli… have some fun on me, but you definitely belong in here!”
Amaterasu wanted to explore other realms where she wasn’t needed to do anything and Tamamo convinced her to not let loose her world destroying plan, she hadn’t quite reached the state where she would just do so and decided to disable the trigger before they left. She was quite interested in a world where she didn’t exist.
The third member of their group just looked at the two of us and was possibly wondering where we would end up, if I remember right they once upon a time met Merlin and were left wanting. We were doing the world a favor. If the organization actually caught our third member and Amaterasu didn’t bring him along, then they would poke the beast too often and stir up an extinction level event.
“One last thing for the ones recording this, let sleeping dragons lie or else you might destroy yourselves by accident!” I shouted and then the world turned white…
It changed to silver in a few seconds and then I realized I was a silver fox with nine tails tipped with blue colors wrapping around my form and I felt the element of fire surging through me. I uncurled and looked myself over…
This silver fur of mine was really quite glossy… I approved of my new appearance, I’m super sexy!
Now where was Ammy and… oh… it seems we have been a bit… split up.
Ah well, time for some fun! What does this world have to offer Tamamo in finding that great husband? I could find the other two later, I wanted me a Chrysomallus to snuggle!
-Origin Space, Arceus-
“Well now… that’s… concerning.” It seems like something chaotic was added to the mix of what was already happening. I wonder how much of a powder keg that will become? “Someone just accessed a true magic for a second there to hop dimensions… oddly it seems they used Pom’s unusual memetic properties to do so.”
“Yeah, but it doesn’t seem like they kept the amount of power they had during the crossing. Their power was probably more strongly tied to the world they just came from than they thought.” Mew stated as they continued to overlook Ransei. “Solgaleo should be able to keep that one in particular from doing anything rash with the sun at least.”
“Yes, but this does alter things somewhat.” Which is why it was concerning. “Things are about to devolve across Ransei pretty quickly.”
“Like they haven’t already father and mother of us all.” Giratina stated as the distortion world ruler showed up with one of the beings that came to our world, the form they took was quite peculiar. Giritina was in his full might as two of his legs held the Pokémon out while keeping a tight grip on them. “I found this one lost and confused within seconds of him appearing. It was my fastest time yet on finding an intruder. The intrusion might cause problems with Ultra Space, but I’ll deal with it.”
I looked at the normal and ghost Zoroark struggling in Giritina’s grasp, it was based on the Hisuian Initiative I had going on in one of my other worlds… a curious form to take to be sure.
“Drop this spirit off safely in Ransei and give him the knowledge he needs to get by… I’ll let you choose where to drop him off at.” I wanted to see how wise Giritina has grown in recent times.
“I have an idea… though you might not like it at first.” Giritina stated with a smirk, yes I can see he was being quite wise. “But first, and more importantly, can I have some of those fresh baked cookies?”
“Of course.” It was nice of my children to always appreciate my hobbies. “Be sure to check them for allergies before you drop them off.”
“Yeah, yeah…” Giritina said through a mouthful of giant cookie cakes.
-Digi-home, Battle Bunker House, Sami-
Okay, things didn’t seem too bad, but I’m willing to wait a little further. The digital energy in the air was quite thin outside the Digi-home and that was disturbing despite the fact that Calumon was alright.
Digi-bots would be fine as they were made to fight and work better in reality when manifested even if their capabilities were sorely limited compared to a Digimon.
In the meantime I was still healing off the bullet wounds and working on a grappling hook for maneuverability.
I’m not exactly ever going to be the strongest Digimon, but versatility helps a lot. Also… I was afraid of reality, even if Canard came from one somewhat like this one. The lack of digital energy in the air was a bit scary, daunting and I still wanted to be at Canard’s side through thick and thin regardless.
At least Frizzle was texting me, even if she didn’t want to talk out loud. Understandable given how high pitched and squeaky her voice was coming from a body built for combat. She was itching to protect Dazzle and or get out of the Digi-vice, but her constant supply of bread wouldn’t keep forever, she only had so many reality based supplies from Uver and would eventually want out to find if this reality had bread too.
Yggdrasil.sys really shouldn’t have let Frizzle’s particular species of Digimon taste bread, because they are hardcoded to love it and nothing could stop them from trying to get into the nearest reality to acquire more.
Just wait a little longer Frizzle, please don’t cause a scene…
-Ransei, Ice Type Kingdom of Nixtorm, ???-
We just managed to fend off the beast again, but it didn’t seem like we did much damage to it. It even had dangerous poisonous claws, thankfully Pecha berries weren’t too hard to keep in stock. Though if this keeps up, then the kingdom of frozen hearts was going to be torn apart by a being of legendary strength.
The monster only had a passing resemblance to Eternatus, the ‘eternity’s requiem’ legendary Pokémon, the one who is said to be behind the power of Dynamic Maximizing.
We knew this wasn’t Eternatus, because it actually had legs. The blood red bones were also a difference as part of a terrifying visage of a dragon that gave off the feeling of having rotten until it grew strong from it, ice did nothing to slow it down and neither did any other Pokémon attacks until it visibly starts distorting and backs off to possibly heal… if it could be called healing as it didn’t look to be damaged.
It has attacked twice in as many as seven hours we’ve known of its existence and it was terrible in how it inspired both horror and fear.
Our scouts noted that it had a habit of looking towards the moon, but we had little clue as to why. If there was one thing we did know for certain, it was not a natural entity and it wasn’t a new legendary Pokémon by the grace of Arceus. No, it was a demon of raw physical strength and it might have come here for our sins, we hoped that Lunala would guide us in these trying times.
I do not know how the Ice Kingdom of Nixtorm has earned this beings ire, but we know that when even the mighty lady Articuno is having problems slowing it down that we were in dire straits. Were my lady to be knocked down I would put myself in the line of fire for her, but so far she has held strong.
We could only fend off such a ferocious beast as the bloody dragon for so long… it was a good thing we had a reputation for cold receptions to monstrous problems that were decidedly worse than we were at times.
The eastern kingdoms of Ransei would probably make some form of move on us while we were weakening, well we’d actually welcome them to try and deal with our issue!
I seriously doubt that even Dragon Types could take out that monstrosity or would have any better luck than we currently did trying to lead it away from the kingdom.
If there were more entities like this one, it meant that war was coming to Ransei and we’d only survive if we all united like the Pokémon of legends. They once upon a time did so to earn Arceus’s attention for a battle that shakes the world. Arceus welcomes challenges and as his children we’d rise to the occasion as best we can.
“Send word to Titania, Chrysalia and Violight. We need to give them warning that the eastern nations of Ransei may soon break out in war as tensions are rising. We could earn some good will in terms of supplies as we currently are beset by an unquenchable beast of battle.” My retainers waited patiently for me to complete my thoughts as I moved about. “Avoid Illusio and Valora, as much as the other eastern kingdoms. Strange happenings have been occurring around those two nations as of late from with what little information we have received outside our own, every confirmable bit should be verified and acted upon carefully. I want to know if they are as embattled as we soon might be in a constant manner. See to securing and sending supplies our way. I am willing to trade in our plentiful ores, but do not make us seem desperate. Now make haste and find out if the other regions are about to act in poor taste.”
Weird happenings have been going on in Valora and I did not trust Dragnor to lend us aid or even believe that we were having trouble, they’d sooner attack as much as help us. Dragon types were quite fickle like that and only strength mattered to them, they’d usually get a leader that would try to unite Ransei under their banner just for a taste of a battle with Arceus.
The Kingdom of Spectra was rather insular and those ghost types were too tricky to trust at the best of times, at least with the poison types of Viperia or the flying types of Avia you knew absolutely what you were in for... bird brains and political problems alike.
As for my suspicions about Illusio… I hoped I was wrong about there being evil legendary Pokémon there. Anyone that actively fakes having a utopia that hard obviously has issues. I would never send anything other than a dark type there or nothing at all if I could help it, for they could see through those mind manipulators lies.
-Fire Type Kingdom of Ignis, ???-
Our homes were burning and the civil war grew hotter, now it was no longer civil as Lu Bu’s forces threatened to attack the neighboring kingdoms to gain territory to gain some kind of ability to break the stalemate with Lord Hideyoshi. He would do so by forcefully taking supplies from other regions.
Fontaine would not be kind to us and neither would Greenleaf though we have the advantage on them. We did not know if Aurora was awake or not to the plights of those around them. If they were they too would fall upon us.
Please, someone… anyone… save our kingdom… before it is all ultimately brought to ruin...
-Fighting Type Kingdom of Pugilis, ???-
The situation in Ignis was getting worrying, that the Riolu and Lucario raiders haven’t come back was telling of their defeat or they might have even joined someone in the fighting. Whatever the case we were looking south as to the west and east, there was peace. To the northeast there was murmurs of something going on with Illusio.
There was even more noise coming from further east than to our south, have the dragons gone insane or addled their brains again enough to challenge the mighty Arceus?
They would never defeat Arceus without the aid of other Pokémon and the defeat is only so far as Arceus is fighting on the level of us mortals.
Still… a victory is a victory to dragons I guess, even if everyone knows Arceus was actively giving himself a handicap to whoever challenges him.
We fighting types understood the draw of battle quite clearly, but we knew when to rest or to train by keeping up with our economy. People thought we were all muscles, they were right, because we have a lot of muscles to work in our heads too.
-Psychic Type Kingdom of Illusio, ???-
Hmm… it seems she was back on my radar as coming to fight me, it’s rather interesting that the white wooly one continues to be a thorn.
They will have problems soon enough and then we’ll see if they are worth paying attention to, I need not throw another Snorlax at them.
It seems the eastern kingdoms wanted to play… it will make me indispensable and they won’t be able to oust me less the world falls on their heads.
If they ousted me anyway… well they could try at least, it would be quite humorous to see them squirm. I still don’t know how a Caterpie will result in my defeat though.
-The next day, Normal Type Kingdom of Aurora, Helper’s Hamlet, Team Harmony Guild Hall, Shanty-
“Do you be getting the feeling that someone be wanting us to go to the watery abyss?” I know I be relaxing with Favela and we just be waiting on Pom to return from her trip.
“You mean that feeling of something walking over a grave… yeah, something scary is happening, but I’m not feeling anything powerfully malicious within my emotional detection range.” Ocellus was always the first to sense danger or ill intent, so that was being a bit calming on my nerves.
Pom was trouble avoidant, but I be feeling that she still ran into something. She is not being very lucky, but then what is luck compared to skill? Pom is being very skilled at survival, I had little doubt she would return… even if she had to do so as a ghost, she’d be a benign haunting at the very least.
Thinking about nicer things, Dodo was growing back to his original size and he be a silly happy metal bird. Fontaine would slowly recover from the damage that had been done to it and we didn’t exactly have to worry about much.
“Guys, something is happening up north, we might need to prepare for a fight.” Quetal stated as he came into the building and I calmly be taking a sip of juice while looking in the clawed Pokémon’s direction. “I went into Ignis and saw some fire Pokémon building up in force near the border, they aren’t covering the bridges yet, but they are too close for comfort.”
“Aren’t they in the middle of a civil war though?” Picochi brought up as he cleaned the nearby counter, the mouse be good at his job at keeping things tidy.
“Well you’d think so, but they might continue the civil war and attack other regions for supplies.” Eriflamb brought up with a hint of worry, he was being from Ignis wasn’t he? “The first kingdom they’d attack… would likely be Green Leaf. It’d be a complete massacre, it’d be like four Grass Type Pokémon to every one Fire Type taken down. Not favorable odds for the grass types.”
“Hey guys, heads up, we’re sending envoys out to some kingdoms and we’re also preparing for Ignis forces building up in the direct north of us.” Geoff said as he came in with his four Wooloo friends. “My unit has been ordered to cover the bridge to escort our envoys to the Ignis border while we still have a chance to send envoys through the small area while the bridges between there and Greenleaf are not occupied. We are going to stay and watch out for trouble. If any of you would like to help out in case of sudden attack, then we’re open to hiring from the Rescue Team members we have available.”
“Who are the envoys your sending and where?” That be the question now Smolder.
“Well Motochika is being informed by our Pidgey unit of the likely trouble and we need the Rattata and Dragoon Jiri’s Bear unit for defensive reasons, I am to assist them when I set out. Captain Skeeball and the Skitty Squad is to be the envoy to Green Leaf, but we’re kind of lacking an envoy to Violight which I know to be quite necessary for reasons I can’t explain at the moment.” Does Geoff be knowing something that we don’t? “To that end, Maiden Jig will be heading to Violight on the count of being the only competent person we have to send for negotiations, but we can’t exactly provide her cover or escort because we’re lacking resources. Unless we’re in an all-out war, we can’t use volunteers and even if we could get volunteers said volunteers are still reeling from that major battle in Fontaine. So we’ll be short if an attack does occur and we need to mobilize quickly.”
“Which comes to us… as a member of Team Harmony I offer my personal services to escort Noble Lady Jig to Violight.” Honedge, the ancient living sword, be a good start. I be thinking they needed more than that for someone as important as Maiden Jig is being.
I be paying attention because leadership is a skill I will be needing eventually.
“Good if we have two more volunteers Evan will feel much better about letting Maiden Jig go to Violight, Evan is very much needed here to lead our defenses.” Geoff looked about when two more Pokemon came forward.
“I’ll go, I haven’t been doing as much as Oddish has with helping out at the bath houses.” That be the flower Pokémon flabebe right? She looks so tiny and fragile, but I don’t be underestimating based on size as I’ve seen what Skitty can be doing. “I wouldn’t mind attending Maiden Jig in her journey.”
“… I’ll go to, she’ll need someone who can be an emergency medic or support.” Shine the ghostly gourd stated. “I have the title ‘Ninja’ and if there is a need for trickery I can get Maiden Jig out of danger quickly with Ally Switch, help with serious injuries with Pain Split. I’ve been recently toying the idea with picking up the move Phantom Force and dropping Flamethrower. Phantom Force would help me with short range teleportation or as a quick evade and it doesn’t necessarily have to be used as an attack.”
“Yeah, I forgot you were a ‘Ninja’, how did you earn that again?” Quetal received a sad smile and stare from Shine.
“How did you earn your title of ‘Trickster’?” That Shine answered the question with one of her own drew my attention. I already be knowing the answer, it is being ‘through pain and suffering’ and the look on Quetal’s face be one of understanding. “This is a mission for a ninja and I’m clearly capable of keeping someone safe at the cost of my own health, plus I’ll be carrying healing supplies. The KB merchants are running a decent deal on Oran Berries today.”
“Favela believes that leaves our traveling team down a Pokémon for the defenses.” Favela was as concerned as I was starting to be.
“We be having Dodo and anyone else that would join us, besides I be ready for a fight anytime if it’s for my friend’s sakes.” That seemed to embolden a few of the Pokémon in the room.
“Speaking of titles, Evan thinks you’re strong enough to accept a title Favela.” That earned everyone’s attention squarely on Geoff.
“Uh… what, REALLY?!” There was some excitement and trepidation in Favela’s voice.
“Titles, they aren’t easily earned, but if Pokémon start calling you that and the title takes… it’ll stick to you like glue. I would know, even ignoring dark or ice type attacks didn’t stop it from sticking to me. In any case, some of us believe titles have power, others believe it’s simply a part of our personalities.” Quetal seemed to be chatty today and less broody, but I know he be missing Pom like the rest of us. “I don’t think it’s anything special personally… given how mine came about.”
“Mine is still special to me even with… er…” Shine said while wiggling her hair arms a bit looking lightly agitated, but not willing to talk on it further.
“Well hit me with it, what’s Favela’s title?” Favela seemed quite curious as were we.
“You’re being given the ‘Pirate’ title. If it sticks then you’ll be recognized by it, given your friends with Shanty that’s a foregone conclusion given she’s screams the word pirate yet she can’t hold the title like the rest of us. Even Motochika is known as ‘Fencer’ Motochika given his blade work if it wasn’t overshadowed by his status as King, Evan believes the word ‘Pirate’ suits you, do you accept?” Geoff asked as he stood quietly waiting for Favela to respond. “You will still be a free companion of Pom’s Pokémon group, no one to steer your rudder except for whom you’ll allow.”
“Yes, please!” Favela stated brightly and a slight light shimmered around our friendly bush goat, someone I’ve been finding to be among one of my best friends since meeting her.
“Right something just happened there, don’t know if that’s a glowing approval of the title itself or just you accepting it and it somewhat sticking… Pirate Favela.” After a slight grin Quetal frowned a bit with a distant look in his eyes. “I may not like how I have my title, but you can still enjoy yours. It seems fitting really, when you’re palling around with a pirate already.”
“Oh trust me, being a true blue pirate is more than just saying you are one. I don’t even be having a ship or… well I do have one crew member.” I be looking to Dodo who warbled at me affectionately.
“Two, but don’t pirates need to know how to work cannons or swords.” Aye, maybe a sword with those whipping plant tentacles you have will ruin someone’s day Favela, two and a lot of spinning be a weed whacker.
“Eh, we can be working on it Favela. You know how to ride water, your good at any range in a fight and you just need to be looking out for fire which you can use a water technique to protect against.” I wondered what would be changing if anything. “Dodo’s still my first mate though… also all you need to be a pirate is free spirit, an adventurous heart and the capacity to be a charming or clever jerk to just about anyone except your closest friends.”
“Of course, I wouldn’t dream of stealing that title from the baked goods spewing steel bird.” Favela grinned my way and then looked to Dood. “I’m going to your world with you or bust. Don’t care how, I’ll find a way to follow you even if Arceus himself tries and stop me from leaving this world! You’ll be a great captain someday whether it is in the sky, on the sea or even in the sea, because knowing you… you wouldn’t be just happy with not looking at every opportunity for adventure.”
“I be knowing a good place to start a pirate adventure too, Turtle Toga, the best place for a start to any pirate’s adventures! We’ll go there one day together Favela.” But until we both got back to Equus, well… I be a pirate with two crew members no ship and a lot of friends.
Also it be reminding me of Skunk, he would have been a cool pirate too, but he has his whole destiny thing to work out with that black Dragon.
“Okay, that was a thing, so should we get moving or do we have any other Rescue Team business to take care of today?” Smolder asked as she turned to Foffo, the Indeedee was being quite good at keeping track of requests and jobs for anyone needing one. Even the Bidoof be taking jobs to help other Pokémon when they weren’t find reasons to build things.
“Ah, friendship… it’s among one of the sweetest of tastes, so long as it doesn’t sour too badly.” Well at least Ocellus didn’t have to worry about feeding off of Smolder today apparently.
"Congratulations on your title Ms. Favela, I believe we do have a few things for the guild to take care of since Maiden Jig is leaving Aurora temporarily and we could help her from an administrative point of view as much as prepare for a possible attack on Aurora's soil." Foffo answered with his prim and proper posh voice. It be slightly grating, but he was being too nice to say anything about it. "Fiffi will take up Maiden Jigs slack in the time being."
"Anything that keeps us busy and earning gratitude is a good thing Foffo." Fiffi said from next to Foffo smiling in an identical manner.
-???, Oleander-
“Subject appears to be a Crab Face Leviathan like ones seen on Equus, also the sea dragon empress was quite a nice lady... too bad it was her time to go. She seemed fun.” We were underwater and I was in the form of a half octopus equine, Buttina was half leviathan style mermaid and Fred was ghostly skeletal fish with bright red eyes and a spectacular sadistic grin.
Next to us in the water was a creature you’d see on Equus, which was curious because this was an entirely different planet and warranted further investigating to see if there was a dimensional leak in the direction of this planet or in the direction of Equus.
“FFVVVVMMMM…” Yes, Mr. Warper, it was quite interesting indeed!
“Look dude, we’re sorry we put you out of a job… but do you want a new one?” Buttina asked.
“Zzzzzerrrraaaaazmmm…” The strange squid thing with scythe arms called Mr. Warper responded while spreading them slightly and making some odd gestures.
“This somehow screams ‘something Starswirl The Bearded did’ to me, the guy was always known to shove his problems onto others… well at least until the whole situation with Stygian humbled him greatly.” The Crab Face Leviathan shrieked and wiggled in place trying to grasp at me with the scythe limbs on its face. “Either that or this is Celestia’s fault when she was exploring alternate dimensions causing some cross dimensional bleed or leak problems, all because she wanted nooky from an alternative version. Those are not as dangerous though, but Pom’s group is probably infecting every world she visits with a little bit of Equus magic and friendship is not exactly a bad magic to spread around like a disease.”
A large round red fish swam up to us and blinked lazy with two large eyes.
“Cheep-cheep*?” This thing was definitively not native to these waters. That confirms it, something screwy was going on with this water world and we might want to put a stop to it.
“Can I eat Mr. Warper… PLEASE?!” Fred, you ate all the little cave crawlers* off of that floating island an hour ago! Apparently they weren’t even native to this dimension either, which was why I wasn’t worried about Fred eating them, but I didn’t think much of it at the time.
Eugh... so many alien spiders...
“EKEAZZZEDDDGGGGGSSHHHzzzz…” Mr. Warper stated with an eye roll, he didn’t seem too afraid of being eaten alive. I should probably warn him that being part cyborg wouldn’t help in that regard, though his ability to teleport anywhere he’s seen would at least keep him out of Fred's mouth.