//------------------------------// // Rising Fame // Story: My Little Pokémon: Grander World // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Equestria. Ponyville. Carousel Boutique. Day. It has been a day since Ash received his Mega Evolution. The presence of Delayed Aura Ataxia was practically non-existent now because of this. And with that, Ash was free to cut loose as much as he wanted but the threat of Ataxia was still lingering. At this moment, he was at Carousel Boutique, conversing with the two sisters Rarity and Sweetie Belle. "So, how's the movie business going? Anything sweet going on?" Ash asked Rarity. "Well, it's been going fine so far. I haven't had the chance to head to Unova as much because of the lack of gateways, so I haven't been in many roles so far." Rarity explained. "Truth is...I believe I only had one film that I was the main star in." "Just one? I thought it was multiple?" "I was only a side character in most of them." Rarity closed her eyes, trying her best not to summon tears but they would flow either way. "That one role as the protagonist was wonderful and I haven't gotten one ever since. At least everyone recognizes me since I'm the only pony in those other movies." "I've got all the movies that she was in right here!" Sweetie Belle would suddenly place down a large cardboard box that made a loud thump on the floor. And in that box, with Meowstic using her Psychic powers, posters of movies were sent out. All of these posters were placed on the floor for Ash and Rarity to see as they all involved Rarity in them. "Oh, there you are!" Ash noticed her in a few of these posters with multiple characters in them. But some didn't have Rarity on them. "I did enjoy this one. I got to play as a duchess and I'd say I pulled it off wonderfully. Along with that Gothitelle next to me." Rarity pointed at one of the posters, complimenting her own performance in that film and vividly remembering it. "But it has been a while since I've starred in a film. Supporting roles are what I'm mainly doing now but I'd love to be the centre of it all once more. If only the gateways didn't all vanish except for one." "Well, I did say to Bea yesterday that I'd try and find a way to bring those gateways back. Jirachi didn't want them around but it kept that one gateway. We can't make more either." Ash pondered. "But! Red, Hilbert and Hilda found a way here." "Yeah. How about we ask them?" Sweetie Belle suggested. "They used some kind of machine to get here right?" "I wish I knew where they were." Ash lowered his head as he couldn't possibly know where they were. "There's that Infinity Gateway though. It just moved all of a sudden when we first passed through it. I don't know what that was all about." "Pika..." "Well, I'd prefer if we still had those gateways with how easy they made travelling. I could simply go back and forth to PokeStar Studios if I ever wanted to spice up my role with my outfits. But alas...It's a long trek there." Rarity sighed. "Pheromosa isn't even fast enough herself which gutted her when she found out about it. The thrill of being in those movies again..." "I've got something that can patch that up." Ash would then stand tall, already hatching something in his mind. "How about we go and visit the Human World? By now, Sunset and everyone should've gotten that video recording of my battle with Bea. They wanted to see it after all and I think the next best thing is having them watch some movies from our world." "I thought you'd never ask." Rarity smiled before using her magic to pull something else out of the box. It wasn't just posters but also DVD boxes and tapes that were given to her by PokeStar Studios. "How about we give them some of these?" "Oh! You're going to the Human World!? Can I come along?" Sweetie Belle asked. "I've always wanted to go there!" "You only want to go there because of how you'd appear as a Human. And that is the same reason I wanted to go there." Rarity nodded. "What's stopping you from coming along?" "Yes! I'm going to throw as much as I can when I get there!" Music to her ears. Sweetie Belle was excited about how much she gets to grab and throw, even though her magic can already do that. But this time, it would be physical. And of course, there were other things to look forward to. For the sake of media entertainment, the three of them would head to the Human World. Equestria. Canterlot. Day. Over at Canterlot, Princess Celestia could once again be found in her throne room, busy with current world events. And this time, some developments were starting to appear, grabbing the attention of the Sun Princess. And at this moment, she was about to receive a massive update. "Sister!" And this time, it came from her younger sister Luna, who rushed into the throne room. Alcremie, who was chilling with Gardevoir, Arcanine, Kommo-o and Philomena, was startled by this, spilling cream over her friends. "Are you here?!" "I'm here. What is it, Luna?" Celestia questioned after seeing her sister burst in here. "Y-You have to hear this at once..." Luna breathed in and out. "It's of great importance that you do. It was last night when Darkrai and I were patrolling the Dream Realm. Darkrai and I saw his dream. Reshiram's dream" "Reshiram's dream?!" That was something that caught her interest greatly. A good friend of hers who she hasn't seen in a while. Reshiram. He was simply just an orb, resting and recovering from the damage he received from the Dread League. But for months, his dreams have been missing with Luna being unable to find them. "Are you sure?!" "I'm very positive. When Darkrai and I were patrolling the Dream Realm and the Hyperdream, we spotted one dream that stuck out from the rest. It looked rather faint." Luna recalled what she saw in there. Last night. The Hyper Dream. It was only just last night and Luna was already exhausted. She spent most of her time watching over the many dreams in the Dream Realm, making sure everything was fine. And for the most part, it was all smooth sailing. The dreams that they patrolled over were as chaotic as they can be and the involvement of Pokemon only increased that. Luna had ice cream cones stuck to her mane and horn before she removed them. Obviously, the dream she left was a rather delicious one that soon transformed into a messy one. Still delicious as she took a bite out of one of the cones. Nothing was amiss here as Luna just left a dream with Darkrai, finishing things up there. However, before she could return to the real world, that is when it caught their eyes. "Wait...What is that?" Luna spoke as she noticed one Dream Bubble that stuck out from the rest. She could spot it at the very end of this long string of dreams. All of them were so vibrant but this one dream seemed to be the opposite. it was rather dull. Luna and Darkrai flew over to inspect this bubble that stood out from the rest. All the Dream Bubbles were perfectly organized and symmetrical while this one was lazily hanging off to the side, not aligning with any other bubble. On top of that, its colours weren't as bright as everyone else's and it seemed to be smaller than the rest. But not small to the point where it was impossible to see. And when approaching this dream, that's when Luna saw what was being projected from it. This dream that was hanging off to the far side had the visage of Reshiram within it. Reshiram was currently asleep, seeming peaceful while resting in a field of flowers where the Sun was at its brightest. "Reshiram?!" Luna gasped after recognizing the Vast White Pokemon. "How long has it been since we've seen his dream?! Why now though?!" "That must mean he's beginning to dream again. That orb form of his is meant to rejuvenate his health and strength. Whatever the Dread League did to him obviously made it so that he took this long to dream once more." Darkrai replied. "But his dream looks faint." "It does. It almost looks non-existent." Luna held onto the bubble, using her magic to shrink it so that it could fit into the grasp of her hooves. "I've never seen the other bubbles do this. If Reshiram is beginning to dream again, this must be a Young Bubble." In the Hyperdream, all dreams were the same age as they occupied dreams from the past, present and future. But this one seemed to be younger than the rest. It was a fresh dream from someone who always used to dream. But thanks to the Dread League, he was essentially shut off from both the world and the concept of dreams, only existing as an orb that was there to heal. "Reshiram! Can you hear me?!" Luna cried out for the Dragon of Truth, hoping that he would hear his voice. "Reshiram?!" She continued to shout his name, even sticking her head through the bubble, slightly enlarging it. Her head would appear as an astral body within Reshiram's dream, making her voice louder than before. She even used her Royal Canterlot Voice to elevate it. And yet, Reshiram did not respond. He simply slept there in his own dream, unresponsive to his name being called out. "Drat. This means he's still not fully healed." Luna said, pulling her head out of the dream. "Usually, anyone can respond to voices in their dreams but this doesn't seem to be the case. Reshiram's dreams are only now coming back to him so there's not much we can do yet." "We can still try and find his stone. Zekrom is still out there looking for his opposite," said Darkrai. "We can. But we'll need Reshiram to be awake for him to tell us. For now, we'll just have to wait and see." Present Day. "So I suggest that we wait for Reshiram to heal up some more and then he can tell us where his stone is. Since he's within the Light Stone, he should know where his location is. Hopefully, no one else has found him by then." Luna suggested. "Ah...That's wonderful to hear." A part of Celestia's heart was relieved by this revelation. "But...I still wish we knew where the stone was. And you're sure that's all you saw?" "That is all. I shall be checking up on Reshiram's dream every night to see if that bubble of his grows. As long as it grows and becomes as vibrant as the others or even slightly close to them, I can speak to them. Otherwise, I fear Reshiram will forever be out of our reach." Not exactly what Princess Celestia wanted to hear but she knew that could be the case. She was hoping that Reshiram was getting enough strength. All that mattered was that he was free to heal up as much as he could. No other method has been successful in helping them find Reshiram. Zekrom was still out there searching for his counterpart and prior to this, that was the best method since Zekrom could fly incredibly fast and knew what the stone looked like. There were still those in the world who knew what the stone looked like, such as Giovanni and it terrified Celestia. The fact that someone like Giovanni, who knows what the stone looks like, could be in their clutches. All she could was pray that Reshiram's dreams grew big enough and that he was safe. The Human World. Canterlot High. Afternoon. An hour after Celestia was informed of the update on Reshiram, Ash, Rarity and Sweetie Belle had already shown up at the Human World, bringing with them some movies. In this case, Ash was carrying them but he was holding more than just a box. He had a cart where the box was placed in, in which there were multiple boxes. "Hurry along, Ash. They don't want to miss this." Rarity spoke, appearing in her Human Form while ASh did all the heavy lifting. "Check me out! I have fingers!" Meanwhile, Sweetie Belle was too busy admiring her appearance as a Human, trying to get adjusted to it. Standing on two legs was a difficult task since she was so used to four legs. But that was a challenge everypony who passed through here had to face the first time. "Coming. You kept all of these copies of your films? I thought it was just the one box." Ash said while pulling the cart. It didn't help that Pikachu added extra weight to it, sitting on one of the boxes. "Pika." "That's right. I might as well go above and beyond. Think about it, darling. Pokemon here is starting to gain popularity in this world, isn't it? As to be expected. So now would be a good time to capitilize on that ever-rising popularity." Rarity also wished to gain some fame by sharing Pokemon Movies with the people of this world. "Are you gonna show them just your movie where you're the main character?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Oh, that will be the one they see first!" Rarity laughed. "Which is why for my first major role, I asked if they could give me multiple copies of that film. And not just that, but I also have films that I personally made at PokeStar Studios with me and Pokemon as the centre of attention. And after they've gotten comfortable with me and my Pokemon, they can take a gander at all the other films in here. But I think the rest should be given to our good friends here. Make sense?" "I guess." Ash attempted to follow it all. "If that makes you popular then sure. It's gotta work now that I think about it." "Oh, it should. Picture it!" Rarity raised her arms with her eyes glimmering with stars. "They'll be so enamoured with me and my performance with all the films they've seen to the point where any other film I show up in, they'll be caught by surprise. They'll say, 'Oh isn't that Rarity from that one film?!', and point out references to my previous roles! It will be the equivalent of a cameo but with me standing out since I'll be the only pony there. And even though I appear as a human right now, who else has this amazing and beautiful appearance? Aside from my human counterpart." "That's a bit complicated though, don't you think?" Sweetie Belle asked as her head was spinning at this. "Pah! It's simple to understand. Make yourself stand out and steal the scene in other movies. What makes that so complicated?" Rarity shrugged, not finding it all that confusing. "Ash. You know what I mean, right?" "Hmm...I get what you mean. It's a lot like how popular Galaxy Master's been getting, right?" "Something like that. Just watch. I'll treat them all to my films and they'll be amazed by the wonderful world of Pokemon!" Rarity said with glee before opening the doors to Canterlot High, focusing there first. She wanted to start small after all and this was as small as it gets when first showing up in this world. However, the moment she opened those doors, she was met with the surprising appearance of Twilight. Not this world's Twilight but her world's Twilight Sparkle, who turned to face her friend. "Hm? Rarity? Ash? Sweetie Belle?" "Oh, Twilight. You're already here?" Ash spoke, spotting Twilight who was hanging around Sunset Shimmer and her many other friends. IN her hands was her phone that was used to record yesterday's battle. Twilight obviously showed up here to return it so that this battle could be enjoyed by them. Their request had been granted since two days ago. "There he is!" But before he could chat with Twilight who was also here with Spike, the students here took notice of Ash's presence. "Hey, Ash!" "Eh?" Ash pulled back as he suddenly witnessed a storm of people approaching him with bright faces of amazement and intrigue. They completely passed by Rarity, making her spin around while Sweetie Belle moved out of the way. As for Ash, he was facing plenty of familiar faces here who reminded him of Ponyville and Canterlot. Unfortunately for Rarity, Ash already garnered popularity here. Mainly at Canterlot High. He was already incredibly popular back at Equestria and he was just gaining more here. "That was an amazing battle you had! I thought you were going to destroy that place for sure!" And obviously, this was focused on the battle he and Bea had. Everyone saw it. Not just Sunset Shimmer and the others. Word of Ash's achievement got out to the students of Canterlot High, who have already previously seen Ash in action but that battle with Bea elevated it to new heights. As such, he was bombarded with questions from everyone. "What was that blue thing around you?!" "Can my Pokemon do that?! I mean I don't have my own but..." "How can you still stand after that?" "Don't you ever get hit by those elements flying all over the place?" "I thought only Sunset and her Human Counterpart wished to see it." Rarity said, holding her head as she was a bit dizzy from how many people passed by her. "It got out fast." Twilight scratched her mane. "But there's nothing wrong with this." "Well, my counterpart shared it and that's how it really took off." Sunset Shimmer explained. "Turns out, she has a channel and she's been posting videos about Pokemon recently." "No shame in that." The other Sunset, who had the nickname Fiery commented, holding out her phone. She was shared the video, which in turn, made her turn the video into a public one. Plenty of views were showing up on this video as it was going viral. It fittingly had an extreme title to really make it stand out. Since Twilight was the one who recorded it, it only had one angle but it was a wonderful angle, managing to focus on both the Trainers and the Pokemon. "I'm going to get so much traction from this! Well, not as much as him." "Well, maybe we can take their mind off of it with one of my films. I brought along many of them that I did over at PokeStar Studios. Most are made by me, of course." said Rarity. "Wouldn't you agree, Sweetie Belle?" "Sure, sure." "But you and Ash should probably hear this right now. I would've returned to Equestria by now but something caught my attention." Twilight had something important to share with Ash and Rarity. By now, she would be back at Equestria as all she needed to do was give Sunset her phone back, but something came up. "It's a gateway. Another one's been spotted." "Another gateway?!" Rarity gasped. The existence of another gateway had been discovered. And that was certainly something that could be of great interest at the moment, especially with what Rarity was aiming to accomplish. But right now, with Ash's presence, he was the greatest interest with people gushing over his battle. Indeed, the popularity of Pokemon has afflicted them and the battles that come with them only elevate that. For their time in the Human World, they were going to expect quite a lot of this. But mostly Ash as the journey continues. Chapter 97 End.