//------------------------------// // The Threat System // Story: My Little Pokémon: Grander World // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Equestria. Canterlot. Canterlot Castle. Nightfall. The Royal Phantasy's first day had come to a close with each of the world leaders coming to an agreement on a few things. But some progress would still have to be made for this new world. With the first meeting coming to an end, the leaders would rest until tomorrow. Thankfully, Celestia prepared for that as well. Instead of having them all leave and come back, guest rooms were made. Their respective form of transportation was kept out. As for Ash, his group had just returned after failing to meet with Lena Ketchum. Perhaps another time. But that would have to wait since the battle with Melony was tomorrow. Ash was at the Canterlot Gardens, practising with his Pokemon. Sparks from Pikachu were flying through the air which let out minimal noise. There were those trying to sleep after all. "Look at this. I expected you to be elsewhere." Returning from the Royal Phantasy were Kimia, Novo, Shining Armor, Cadence and Alo, Kimia specifically was shocked to see her little brother Raleigh still here, expecting him to be elsewhere at this time. But Queen Novo already had that gut feeling that her daughter already departed and just made it back. "Mhm! Nothing went wrong!" Raleigh grinned. In reality, he was over at Vanhoover and a cold region, far from Canterlot. "Gardevoir..." Kimia's Gardevoir knew that was all a bunch of hogwash. The departure part, that is. The other one was very much true. She tried stopping them but was very much powerless to do so. "So, what happened in there? What did you all decide on?" asked Raleigh. "Well, I assume Princess Luna has already told you about one of these decisions. The agreement to prepare everywhere else for any dimensional threats. Everything else involves maintaining world peace in this new world. Turns out, plenty of areas are in a bit of turmoil because of how much larger this world has become." "For starters, each of us can all make deals across the world now. You'll be seeing a lot of Pokemon-related things appearing from now on." Novo added. "A huge influx of Poke Balls are coming for us." "Yes!" Skystar pumped her hooves, excited to hear that. Mount Aris plus Seaquestria was about to truly be a part of the Pokemon World "That isn't all. We've also decided on what level each threat should be on. We all can't expect to tackle certain threats that come up. Some of them need specific attention." Cadence continued, taking a turn to describe things. "From now on, if something threatens our world, each kingdom can respond to it. I mean, we all don't have to just suddenly unleash someone like Reshiram on a bank robber or something." "Really? How can you tell how bad someone's gonna be?" The older Flurry Heart asked. "I mean, from what I've seen, they're all pretty dangerous." "Yes, yes, yes. They all can be dangerous. But sometimes, we might be in over our head and could suffer a catastrophic loss. That's why we decided on this." Kimia crossed her arms, nudging her head in Cadence's direction. In response, Cadence would use her magic to create a magical projection. This projection was essentially a sheet of these threats. On it, Raleigh and the others noticed 7 different threat levels. Walking up to the projection were Kimia, Novo and Alo, ready to describe it all. "As you can see, the absolute lowest one here is a City Level Threat." Alo aimed his staff at the bottom of the magical sheet. "Those who possess capabilities to do significant damage to or destroy a city. Or even overtake it." "Above that our Regional threats. Any region in the world could be conquered or destroyed by these threats. Any country in the world will be within their sights." Next would be Novo. "And going beyond that are threats that target the entire planet. Anyone on the level of the former Lich Queen fits into this category." Kimia added. "At that point, everyone in the world will have to come together. And even though the Former Lich Queen has been defeated, forces such as Team Plasma fit into this. Before, they used to only threaten a region. But they have turned all their attention to the world." "So then...what are the other three?" Raleigh asked. "The other three...Princess Celestia thought bigger than all of us. She's seen for herself how vast the powers in the world can be. The entire planet is not the limit. Above that are Astronomical Threats. Forces that are able to threaten our entire solar system up. All the other planets out there and the stars we see up in the sky could be their targets." "Wait, we're going that far?! We don't have to, right? I mean, the world is totally fine." Flurry Heart nervously laughed, hoping the rest were just subcategories. Unfortunately, they were not and the Pokemon she used to have, Giratina, was proof of that. "I'm afraid so. We've already seen threats like that. When Galaxy Master was temporarily taken over by the Rift, we saw how powerful the threats would become later on." Shining Armor would also speak. "Galactic Threats. Anyone that has the capability to destroy or control the best part of the galaxy." "Celestia decided on this before any of us did," Cadence said. "She knows a lot about what's out there and how serious things can get." "And finally, above that is the last level." Alo raised his staff to the very top. "The Universal Threat. This is tailored for the Rift. It is the reason we are all here today. But, Princess Celestia stated that there are other forces just as powerful as the Rift that could prove to be troublesome. Such as Cosmos or any other Draconequus. "They can conquer the universe, or maybe even destroy it." Novo menacingly said, intimidating the younger monarchies. "And the Rift is potentially above that level considering what it's done before appearing in our respective worlds. The Rift fits every possible category. Especially the last one." "Forces such as Empress Twilight, Ghetsis again or even Daybreaker could threaten more than one universe. They won't stop at a single universe; they'll cross time and space to either take control over everything else. As always, the Rift is up there but I'm not sure it cares about control." Kimia added. "And that's it. Those are all 7 levels." "Good to know." Skystar gulped. It was rather terrifying knowing what was out there. "And that is why we all can't hope to throw ourselves at these forces without knowing what we're dealing with." Kimina finished as Cadence would end the magical projection. "If one comes up, the necessary amount of force will be sent to deal with it." "Amazing!" Raleigh had an opposite reaction to Skystar and Flurry Heart. "What a great system! I wish I was there! Have you told Ash about this though? He's the King of the Sea after all." "Oh, no we decided not to." Shining Armor said with a smile. Everyone else had visible smiles on their faces. "Huh? Why not? Shouldn't he get to know?" Flurry Heart asked. "Ash will tackle the threat either way no matter the level. It really doesn't matter." Cadence explained. A reasonable response. The Threat Levels did not matter to Ash at all. He loves this world way too much to let it see any harm." "Well, anyway! There is something I wish to request, sister!" Raleigh could finally get to the other best part. "Ash is about to have a Pokemon World Championships Battle tomorrow and I wish to see it. Do you think you could allow me to head to Circhester to watch this battle?" "Circhester?!" The older sister pulled back. "That's all the way in Galar." "If we were back in Kalos, it wouldn't be that far." Raleigh continued, bringing up the distance. "Yeah! I mean, we're not in the meeting so we're free to do whatever we want, right?" Flurry Heart also tried convincing them. "You'll be inside while we head off and do our own thing. And then, we'll be back before it even ends." "You already went," Novo uttered, already aware of their previous departure. "There was no way Skystar stayed still this entire time, I can guarantee that." "You're right..." The princess of Seaquestria giggled nervously. "And it'll be too far away. You won't get back in time since Galar is too far away from here." Kimia would bring up another point. The distance between Equestria and Galar was massive. "If I may." Alo stepped forward, ready to speak his word on this. "They will not have to travel a great distance. They can use the Sea Temple's Lightspeed Function to get there." "Oh, yeah! Yeah! That works for us!" Flurry Heart and Skystar collectively nodded, approving of that. "However. this time, It will be a one-time use, I'm afraid. That function was made without the power of the Sea Temple's crystals after all." Alo warned. "We have already used the function quite a few times recently. It wasn't too long ago that we used the function to appear at Alola so it needs time to recharge." "Why didn't you use it with the crystals? They have plenty of power in them." Shining Armor asked. "We decided it was better to burn out our physical resources rather than the Sea Temple's resources. We also enjoy just moving along the seas. The Royal Advisor to the King of the Sea explained. "The crystals will actually burn out plenty of power if lightspeed is used." "Well, if it can move that fast, then so be it." Kimia saw the positive at last. "You can head there first thing in the morning. And since it's a Pokemon Battle and nothing more, you can head back sooner than possible. Use the gateway over at Kanto to return here." "You got it!" Raleigh saluted. "It won't be an issue for us, sister!" The young prince put on a wide grin. He would get to see Ash's battle after all. And speaking of Ash, his training was beginning to intensify during the night. He wasn't going to get any sleep just yet. He was already expecting Melony to be a powerful opponent. Ash never takes any of his opponents lightly, after all. He knows for a fact that they can unleash something truly powerful when they are at their best, which is why he has to be at his best as well. Galar. Circhester. Nightfall. And speaking of Circhester, Melony was already gearing up for tomorrow's battle. But there was no training involved. After returning to Circhester after meeting with her Pen Pal and now Rival Delia Ketchum, she stood at the stadium where the battle was about to take place. And even though it as late at night, some noise could be heard in here. Mainly because of her son Gordie's fans. At this moment, Gordie and his fans had gathered here at the Circhester Stadium which was also a Gym. Here, a crowd would be here to watch this battle to see who would rise up the ranks, getting closer to the World's Strongest Trainer Leon. "Hmm...How am I going to do this?" Melony wondered, placing her finger on her chin. "If he uses that adorable Dragonite, It'll be easy for me to win that part but she has such an adorable and innocent personality." "You're lucky to face him, Mom. I would, but I can't with my rank. If I could, the publicity would be great and I'd gain Equestria's attention." said Gordie while signing autographs. "But you just had to knock my rank down. Beaten by own mom. Eh, it's not that bad of a defeat, honestly." "Hmph! I can be just as popular as you, my little Gordie~" Melony said with a melodic tone. "Gh!" Gordie flinched. That wasn't what he wanted to hear. At least, not in front of a crowd. "Not in front of my fans, Mom..." "It's fine sweetie. As your very first fan, I think it's completely alright!" Melony continued to embarrass her son. "Oh, that reminds me. I told Delia that I was your first fan and she said the same thing about her son. Isn't it sweet how parents are always the first supports? "Oooh..." Gordie groaned as his fans would clamour and squeak about that. Now everyone knew that Melony was his first-ever fan and found that very sweet. "I'm hoping Ash wipes the floor with you tomorrow." "That won't be happening." Melony rejected that notion. "Victory will be mine tomorrow. And I need all the sleep I can get. See you all in the morning~!" Melony took off. And much like how she didn't go easy on ever her own son, her flesh and blood, Ash wasn't going to receive that same treatment at all. That much was to be expected. But Melony was also expecting quite the battle tomorrow. She's heard of Ash thanks to Delia so she knew that he was a powerful trainer indeed. One who would really give her a challenge. 5 of Ash's Pokemon had the potential to defeat her team since she was an Ice-Type specialist. But there was a fact that one of them was very much vulnerable. Dragonite. Any trainer would opt not to use someone like Dragonite against an Ice-Type Trainer. But for Ash, he was always looking for a challenge. And what better challenge was there than taking on the stronger type? Melony was already made aware of this by Delia, so she was well prepared for Dragonite to appear. Equestria. High in the skies. Meanwhile, above the skies of Equestria, Lena Kethcum and Team Rocket were on the move once more as Hisuian Braviary had been sent out a second time. Still no shards have been found. Neither of the cold regions possessed them. After failing to find these mystical shards, Lena's group were heading to the next destination and that would be the Changeling Hive, located at the Faye Mountains. "Don't worry. I know my way to the Changeling Lands." Lena eyed down the horizon. "We'll be there soon. But we should probably get some rest soon. Too late to head back to the mansion now." "Hey, Lena. What happens if all those shards come together? I mean, they're all split up, right?" Jessie asked, curious about what else the shards to offer. "If they come together? Well, if united, they will create plates. And those plates are what possess the power to manipulate Time and Space if all of them are used. If I can find all of them, I can use them to fix the distortions in Space-Time back in the past. And prevent them from ever being used again. "Plates? Doesn't that sound familiar?" James uttered, trying to remember what importance plates had. He wasn't thinking about the ones used to hold food. A different kind of plate was coming to mind. "Doesn't Arceus have something like that?" "Oh, yes. You already know about Arceus' plates, I see." An impressed Lena said. "That only adds to how powerful they are and why I need to get them as soon as possible." Hearing that made Team Rocket look at each other. This now involved Arceus. The Creator Deity. Devious and opportunistic smiles were shown on their faces. And without them saying a word, their eye contact allowed them to communicate. They knew what to do. They were truly going to stick around Lena for the long haul, just to get all of these valuable things. And it looked like the power to control Time and Space itself as about to be theirs as well. Especially for Giovanni. They did it all to the boss. Meowth was already envisioning what Giovanni would do with such power and he couldn't wait. If they succeed at this, this would be their most successful achievement ever. Unbeknownst to them, they were being followed. Ever so slowly, someone was trailing behind them, mainly focusing on Lena Ketchum now that her presence was aware. Ash's group wasn't the only one that left the Royal Phantasy to find Lena. Right behind Lena's group, was none other than Diadora. She moved through the mist, being on the ground and still keeping up. With no Pokemon of her own, it was impressive that she was making it this far. After speaking about Ash's ancestors in a bad light, she was not going to miss out on this opportunity to encounter one of them. A lot was about to be said from Diadora that she wasn't going to hold back on. Instead of Ash, it was Diadora who found Lena. Unova. Ghetsis' Kingdom. Day. A kingdom hidden from the others, nestled within a place that once belonged to Ghetsis' ancestors who all shared crimson eyes and green hair. Ghetsis fittingly made this the place where his new kingdom would be after making a deal with the Rift. And what a deal it was. The Kingdom had already flourished under Ghetsis' control The residents of this kingdom were the people of the past who were frozen by Froslass, getting the chance to live once more. The buildings were already developing swiftly, moving from their olden-times style to a more modern look. And while this kingdom was concealed, that didn't stop anyone from the inside to be aware of what was happening outside. Newspapers were not an exception. Flying through the air with a newspaper in its mouth was a Mandibuzz who was a member of this hidden kingdom. The Mandibuzz dropped the newspaper from above for others to read. But right now, someone was already reading the news. It was none other than the leader of Team Plasma and the King of this new kingdom. Ghetsis. Sitting pretty in his kingdom without anyone to bother him, he was catching up with the events of the world. "The Royal Phantasy was a success for the first day, was it?" And of course, this involved the Royal Phantasy. Ghetsis read about as the first batch of news involving the Royal Phantasy had been published. Ghetsis definitely wasn't involved for obvious reasons and it was hard to reach him now. Reading this, Ghetsis saw all the agreements made by the different monarchies to help maintain the new world that had been built thanks to Jirachi's power. All of this intrigued Ghetsis. A changing world meant that new opportunities were rising. Ghetsis no longer had to worry about focusing on two worlds to conquer. Now, it was all in one place. But the time was not yet ripe. World Domination was still something he was brewing. Something rather titanic was being formed by Ghetsis and he was going to make sure that his next plan would be his greatest. Unrivalled, unmatched and unparalleled. However, he would have to wait. As the journey continues. Chapter 263 End.