"Back up a moment: When you say you come from the other world, what exactly did you mean by that?" Night Wing asked. "Are you referring to the human world Princess Twilight and her surrogate sister Sunset went to?"
"That's exactly what I meant by that. Before you even ask how I am over here, I am nothing if not meticulous." Rex said before showing off one of his front legs where a strange device can be found. "This handy little device I've created allows me to create a portal between this world and the human world at will." He explained.
"Wait, are you saying the mirror at the Crystal Kingdom's Castle is an Ultra Wormhole?!" Raiden exclaimed.
"No." Rex said simply. "I see the confused look on your face, so allow me to explain this in a way you can wrap your head around: An Ultra Wormhole is a tear in the fabric of time and space itself; meanwhile that mirror portal is just a way for this world to connect with the other." He explained. "That's because this world; your home world; and that world are parallel worlds; one cannot exist without the other."
"Twilight, do you know what a parallel universe is?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"I don't. I apologize." Twilight said.
"A parallel universe is created when certain events happen differently. In this world, Arceus had grown tired of human greed before ultimately deciding humanity should cease to exist. In the other world, Arceus saw the faults within both Humans and Pokemon alike, and realized that both species can help each other become stronger." Rex said.
"I think I get what your saying. But what's the deal with your strange Raichu?" Raiden asked.
"Technically, this is not my Raichu. In fact, this isn't a Raichu anymore either. Sparky here was transformed into a Raichu and Rotom Hybrid through experimentation." Rex said.
"Wait, back up, what do you mean this isn't your Raichu?" Night Wing asked.
"Because Sparky here was my mother's Pokemon. And Sparky just so happens to be my biological father." Rex said.
"Ha! You expect any of us to believe that? C'mon Lightning, tell us he's wrong." Applejack said.
"Actually, this isn't as farfetched as you may think." Lightning said.
"What?" Applejack asked, taken aback.
"There's a couple of myths that originated from the Sinnoh Region. One of them states that Humans and Pokémon once sat and ate at the same dinner table; with marriage between humans and Pokémon being fairly commonplace. Another myth states that there was a Pokémon that shed its skin to live as a human." Lightning said. "So, the concept that humans and Pokémon could conceive a child together really isn't that farfetched. Myths have to come from somewhere after all, Pokémon like Mew and Celebi are treated as mythological Pokémon because so few still see them to this day, yet we know those Pokémon do in fact exist." He explained.
"If you're calling it the Sinnoh Region despite regions not really having human names anymore, then that was one region that kept it's human name huh?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Yes, it is one region that kept it's human name. But that's because the original name was the Hisiu region. Eventually as the land developed, the region's name was changed to the Sinnoh Region and even now the name's stuck on because that's the region with connections to Arceus itself." Lightning said.
"In the other world, I had done everything I could to correct a mistake, as the fact that Sparky is the way he is was covered up. And I also corrected what history had stated about my father. Speaking of, I was watching you fight earlier. The fact that you struggled to attack it when you quickly realized Sparky was holding back his power, means your intentions are pure and just." Rex said. "But I much prefer doing things myself. Team Strikers, I'm going to have to ask you to sit out here. I wish to test the mettle of these Ponies."
"Speaking of you, even though you're a Pony here, what's with your Cutie Mark?" Sunset asked.
"Hey, that's the symbol for the Normal Type." Minx said. "I'd recognize that anywhere."
"It's kind of fitting that the symbol of the normal type is what you would call a 'cutie mark' for me. For you see, while all my Pokémon are pure normal types, I use normal type Pokémon who have diverse movesets. For you see, some normal types are able to use moves of the other Pokémon types, and that is the basis behind the five Pokémon I carry with me." Rex said, before suddenly lightning up his horn, and a strange ball-device was in the air.
"That's a Poke Ball. Those haven't existed here since the human race stopped existing." Lightning said.
"What do you say we cut to the chase now? While I was on my mission to get back my father, I unintentionally became the leader figure for a band of thugs who called themselves Team Dino. I hated them with every fiber of my being. Even if I am friendly, I will not hold back in the slightest." Rex said. There was a sudden roar that sounded beastly.
Normal Master
Rex Lauren
Rex then sent forth the Poke Ball which brought out a Pokémon that was mostly gray with tan highlights.
"That's a Linoone." Raiden observed.
"Linoone, Ice Beam." Rex said. Suddenly, the Linoone sent out a beam of pure Ice which the ponies barely were able to dodge.
"Whoa! Rex wasn't kidding when he said his normal types are able to use all kinds of moves." Lightning said.
"Between my five Pokémon, there's at least one move that would do super effective damage to an opposing Pokémon regardless of their types. In other words, you've only gotten a small taste of what my normal types are capable of." Rex said.
"Oh yeah? Try some fire." Sunset said, before using a fire spell to burn the Linoone to a crisp.
"Not bad." Rex said, returning the Linoone. He then sent out a second Pokémon, this one looked like a cat with some purple fluff.
"That's a Delcatty; and I think I already have an idea what moves it knows. And I doubt this one has Normalize." Raiden said.
"Delcatty, Shock Wave." Rex commanded. The Delcatty let out some kind of electrical looking attack that hit Fluttershy hard.
"Meep!" Fluttershy said.
"What the heck? That moved kind of fast; I barely saw it." Rainbow Dash said.
"That was Shock Wave; a fast moving Electric Type move. This isn't going to be a cake walk." Raiden said.
The Delcatty actually had more resilience then the Linoone, and took a while to take out. "And now for my third Pokémon." Rex said before sending out...a very big looking Pokemon.
Raiden suddenly was shocked. "THIS GUY HAS A SNORLAX?!" Raiden exclaimed. "WATCH OUT, THAT THING'S A WALKING TANK!" He yelled out.
"What?" Rarity asked.
"Snorlax, Fire Punch." Rex said. And with that, Rarity was too distracted to dodge the incoming flaming punch from the lumbering giant. Thankfully, it didn't burn anything on her.
"YOUCH! THAT'S HOT!" Rarity said.
"That Pokémon is a Snorlax; and it's an HP Tank. If you don't find a way to take this thing out quickly, you'll get exhausted." Raiden said.
But it was like he was ignored, and the ponies tired themselves out from trying to take down the huge Pokémon. Suddenly, Rex's device suddenly started going off. "Ah. My apologies for cutting this battle short, but it seems my protégé needs me back in the human world." Rex said, before looking at Twilight. "Come to think of it, you remind me of her a little. Once I started tutoring her, bullies stopped messing with her. They know better than to do so, because of how strong I am when it comes to Pokémon Battles." Rex said.
"Wait, we're not finished here." Night Wing said.
"I'd say we are. Your exhausted and I wouldn't want any of you injured from our battle. Besides, with how exhausted you are, you stood no chance against my last two Pokémon." Rex said.
"Let it go Night Wing. As much as we don't want to admit it, fighting that Snorlax took a lot out of us." Rainbow Dash said.
"I was trying to warn you." Raiden said.
"I do hope that the next time we meet, you'll have grown much stronger and wiser." Rex said before using his device to create a portal that he and Sparky then entered before it closed up behind them.
"Hmph. He's right you know. You can't always depend on your Pony Magic to get you through everything. You need some self-defense training, and lucky for you, I'm just the 'mon for the job." Raiden said.
To be continued