//------------------------------// // Precious Time // Story: My Little Pokémon: Grander World // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Kalos. Anistar City. The Pokemon Festival. Nightfall. Sound asleep here at Anistar City were some of its residents including its guests. Those who did not go with Ash, Twilight, Celestia and Luna stayed behind. Still awake at this time was Sci-Twi, who was wondering how they were doing at this very moment. She looked out into the night sky of Kalos, patiently waiting for their return. Sleeping right next to her were Hisuian Zorua, Bulbasaur and Kubfu. Three of her non-Alpha Pokemon. Asleep with them were the CMC along with Applejack and Rarity. Sci-Twi was only awake since she was so worried for them. She didn't even take the time to enjoy the rest of the Pokemon Festival or even sleep. "Worried about them?" Lucas said with Fluttershy right next to him. They were still awake at this time while all of their Pokemon were dreaming under the stars "Mhm. It's been hours and they're not back yet. I know they probably went far but..." The Human Counterpart to Twilight replied, twiddling her fingers. "Listen. I don't mean to sound like Hilbert..." Lucas cleared his throat before putting on a bright grin similar to Ash's. "But since Ash is basically me, they'll be fine." "I'm sure they'll be back by sometime in the night or by tomorrow's light." Fluttershy reassured, trying to give Sci-Twi some optimism. This was her first time being away from Ash in such a scenario and it only made her worry. But she could at least count on the words of Ash's friends, who knew him very well. "I hope so." The Diamond Domain. Only 7 minutes on the clock until the Rift Pedestal takes the entire Diamond Domain away with it. At this very moment, the Rift Energy from the Rift Pedestal was filling the area but it would all be for naught if Daybreaker's group wasn't exiled from the Diamond Domain. Celestia's group had to find the most efficient way to force them all out. "I would say I need to reach the Heart Diamond first, but as long as you're all in my way, that isn't happening. And is that Zeraora I see?" Daybreaker glanced at the Thunderclap Pokemon. "Ze...!" Zeraora responded after being called out. The amount of revenge that was building up within her was tremendous and she was dying to let it all out. "Ghetsis and his team were foolish to just lose someone as valuable as you. I was planning to build you up to a point where you'd have enough light for Necrozma. I can still finish that task since you're also here." "Carbink!" Backing away were the many Carbink. Those who were fearful of Daybreaker's group were already out of here while those who would stay behind to protect their home and the Princess stuck next to Ash's group, even if they were intimidated and fearful of Necrozma. "Zeraora!" Unable to contain it, Zeraora would lash out at last, finally having the chance to properly attack her enemies. And this time, there was no mistaking them for anyone else. That was indeed Daybreaker and that was without a doubt Necrozma. Slamming her arms into the ground, she generated a stream of plasma that would aggressively tear through the ground and even damage some nearby diamonds. Daybreaker stood there with a smile, knowing she would be protected. And she was right. Getting in the way of the plasma was Necrozma, who would take the opportunity to absorb it. The plasma crashed into him, dealing some damage but a majority of it was cushioned once it was absorbed. "Salamence! Flamethrower!" Hunter J ordered. "Sala...!" By holding his breath in, J's Salamence released a strong stream of scarlet flames that flew right past Necrozma, being wide enough to envelop Ash's entire group. "Hidden Power!" Second Wind would do the same, having the Unown collectively use Hidden Power. These alphabetical Pokemon would generate crimson lights in their eyes, releasing them with varying effects. Quickly, Celestia would envelop her friends and family in a spiral of magic that acted as a twister. This golden twister would rise, encountering the red rays and the scarlet flame. Celestia would use this is as her chance to force them out of the Diamond Domain and the best way to do it, in her eyes, was with a force of wind. Celestia used the twister to reflect and deflect the attacks. The red rays of Hidden Power would fly in random directions away from her group while Flamethrower was sent back at Salamence. The Dragon Pokemon took his attack, causing Hunter J to flinch. After deflecting and reflecting them, Celestia would manipulate this twister, increasing its speed and pressure just to try and force Daybreaker's group out of here while on precious time. Daybreaker and Second Wind's troops could feel themselves being carried through the air thanks to this twist. But in response, Daybreaker would do the same. She was already capable of everything Celestia could do after all but on a more destructive scale. She made her own twister, but this one was surrounded by flames, creating both a strong wind pressure and a furious heat. A sudden clash of twisters occurred. One with a warm and comforting heat and another with a fierce and unforgiving heat They were very much even, rivalling each other in power. The result was the two twisters cancelling out and forming a powerful synchronized wind pressure that would affect both sides. The Carbink, Second Wind and Daybreaker's troops were each launched as shards of diamonds flew everywhere. Another result was the emergence of fire. Thanks to Daybreaker's twister, it ended up setting fire to spots here at the Diamond Domain. Some diamonds were being set on fire, melting due to the sheer heat of Daybreaker's flames. "Trying to force us out?" Daybreaker grinned, closing one eye during this strong gale of air going across the area. Celestia would slide back as the walls above were crumbling down, dropping large chunks of rock. This interaction at least managed to slightly scatter Daybreaker's forces, even if it wasn't by much. "Now's my chance..." Luna, who distanced herself from the others so far, would hold out a Poke Ball, having a risky plan to force Daybreaker's group out of the Diamond Domain. Out of the Poke Ball emerged Frillish. "Frillish. I need you to do something for us. We don't have much time on our hooves. If this one doesn't work, then out second plan will have to do." "Frillish?" "That didn't work. In that case...Passion! Use Dazzling Gleam!" "Gardevoir!" From her body, Gardevoir released a beautiful blinding light, attempting to stun her opponents. In response, the opposing Gardevoir would do the same. She still had the strength to pull off attacks as seen by how she used her own Dazzling Gleam. Two flashes of light occurred with both sides trying to blind each other. However, still weakened from before, Passion managed to beat the Aura Vampire in this Dazzling Gleam exchange, overpowering her light. The Aura Vampire was repulsed, receiving a blinding flash to her eyes. But not to Necrozma. Something like this was fine for him as he easily ignored the flash. If anything, he could feast on it. Standing behind Necrozma to block the view of the light was Daybreaker, who would show herself once the Dazzling Gleams faded away. "Now, Frillish! Hydro Pump!" "Fri...Lish!" The plan was to start a tsunami that would drown out Daybreaker's group, perhaps even carrying them out of the Diamond Domain. He showed himself, unleashing a strong blast of water that would target the ground only By doing so, Frillish started a tsunami that would instantly emerge, growing at rapid speeds. Water began flooding the ground but with a clear target. By using her magic, Luna would redirect the mighty wave, making sure it was only facing Daybreaker's group and no one else. Right as Daybreaker was about to make her next move, she quickly put up a shield for herself and Necrozma against the fierce waves. Ash and the others watched as the tsunami would envelop Daybreaker's group, while also filling up a good portion of this cave. Thankfully, since Luna redirected it, they wouldn't have to worry about being caught up in the flood and the Carbink were especially lucky to be away from it. Luna knew where the exit to the Diamond Domain was which allowed her to control the direction of the flood. It was off to the secret passageway, which wouldn't be involved in the Rift Energy that would soon envelop the Diamond Domain. "Nice! Way to go, Princess Luna!" Rainbow Dash cheered, believing that Luna found the most efficient way to eject them from the Diamond Domain. Since it was going in the direction of the secret passageway and there was still time to spare, victory looked to be within their grasp. At least, that's how it seemed from the start. But quickly reversing this was none other than Daybreaker plus the additional assistance of Second Wind. Both Queens used their magic to reverse the flood, sending it back. "Ngh!" Now Luna had to really push herself. She expected this type of retaliation after all. "Too much! I need some help here..." "Got it! Palpitoad! Dracovish! Kingler! I choose you!" Ash held three Poke Balls, quickly throwing them to summon three different Water-Types. Push that tsunami back!" "Palpitoad!" Using their respective Water-Type moves, Ash's Water-Types would attack the approaching flood, making sure that it wouldn't get any closer to them. Assisting them was Celestia, who used her own magic to push it back. Once again, a fierce magical clash occurred between both sides. The walls were rapidly eroding and breaking apart thanks to all of this strengthened water. They were eroding faster than any stone ever has. This one spot was eclipsed by the water as it would expand to the point where both sides were in danger of being swept up by it as seen by how it was covering two directions. This struggle could be felt even in the room where the Rift Pedestal was on. The Rift Energy already went far, eclipsing a majority of the Diamond Domain with at least 5 minutes on the clock remaining. The Rift Pedestal stayed completely still thankfully even with these tremors going off. "What on earth is happening out there?!" A disgruntled Merrick exclaimed before falling over from these tremors. "At this rate, our home will be destroyed before the Diamond Domain can be sent elsewhere!" "Mmmrgh...!" Twilight grumbled while focusing her mind on where she wanted to go. That's all she had to do and they would be home safe. But not until Daybreaker's group was out of here. "Just a bit more...!" "I don't know if we can afford to keep up with this." said Diancie. "What will we do if we can't escape our invaders?" "Should I stop then?" Twilight asked. "I can try and help them out and-" "You can't stop!" Dace objected. "If you do, you would have to start from scratch entirely! You can't help your friends right now I'm afraid. You must focus on taking us elsewhere." "Right..." Twilight lowered her head. As much as she wishes she could help her friends, in her current position, she couldn't Further interaction might escalate things to a new level. The best thing to do was to count on Ash and the others to try and force Daybreaker's group away. "Hmm..." Pondering for a moment, Diancie would suddenly hover away, taking action as the Princess of the Diamond Domain. She couldn't sit by and let her domain suffer because of these invaders. "Wait! Princess, Diance!" Merrick gasped upon seeing the princess depart. While Twilight couldn't leave, the Diamond Princess certainly could. She had all the power here after all. The aftermath of this clash resulted in a wet area with a majority of the walls and ground being eroded. With neither side managing to overpower the other, this left quite a mess here at the Diamond Domain. In the end, the flood carried everyone instead of just one group, leading to an erratic outcome where some of them had been split up from each other. But not too far away. Celestia got back up, shaking the water off her as she, Rainbow Dash and Zeraora were in the same room together. Away from them were Ash and Luna, who had unfortunately been carried away by the waves. Luna's plan didn't succeed since Daybreaker's group was still around. As for Daybreaker, even with all of that water, her mane and tail did not go out. Her flames were far too powerful to be drenched, much like a Charizard. Necrozma flew out of the rubble, letting out his signature and horrific cry. Only 4 minutes remained for them. "What was your plan there? Whatever it is, it's wasting precious time!" Daybreaker growled at Celestia when getting back up. "You have no idea..." Celestia sighed as she was also losing precious time. If this doesn't wrap up soon, they could end up taking Daybreaker's group elsewhere and wherever Twilight chooses, it will most likely result in that place being threatened as well. "Ora!" Moving past Celestia and leaping into the air with Plasma Fists was Zeraora, who went straight for Necrozma. Daybreaker would be next. "Necrozma! Shadow Claw!" In response, Necrozma would meet with Zeraora's attacks, swinging his claws at her with shadows leaking out. The two attacks collided, sending a vibrant spark in the middle. Zeraora tried overpowering the Prism Pokemon, but he had grown to the point where he could dish out heavy blows as well. Not only that, but his speed was also greater than it used to be. Necrozma would swing his other claw at Zeraora, only for the Thunderclap Pokemon to back away. Successfully avoiding the Shadow Claw, Zeraora then used Thunderbolt, sending 100,000 volts from her arms. This was then deflected by Necrozma's Shadow Claw, knocking it elsewhere. The volts charged through the walls of the cave, leaving behind a massive hole in the process. Zeraora grizzled, ruthlessly heading back in with another Plasma Fist, hoping to land a proper hit this time. "This'll be enough to put you down and capture you! Necrozma! Gravity!" At that moment, the Prism Pokemon held his arms out, summoning a forcefield of gravity that would immediately surround Zeraora. As soon as the Thunderclap Pokemon rushed in, her speed was quickly outdone by the gravitational force. Her paws were one inch away from hitting Necrozma's body, only to absolutely fail once she felt herself losing a tremendous amount of speed. "Z-Ze...!" "Passion! Use Mystical Fire!" "Voir!" Assisting Zeraora would be Gardevoir, who leapt into the air with flames around her arms. She used the flames as a jetpack before releasing them in the form of a spiral. Necrozma was then struck by the flames directly in his chest, letting out a faint cry. This freed Zeraora from the gravitational hold, allowing her Plasma Fist to finally connect. It was another direct blow to the chest, followed by a strong outburst of plasma that electrocuted Necrozma's body. "Necrozma! Stone Edge!" After being struck by the spiralling magical flames, Necrozma retaliated by summoning glowing crystals from the earth below. Underneath Zeraora, the crystals would uppercut her while more would aggressively rise up, approaching Gardevoir. Quickly, Celestia used her magic to slice off the top of the crystals, greatly weakening them. This golden whip of magic would chop them off, sending the sharpest parts into the air. But this was used to Daybreaker's advantage. She used her own magic on the sharpest parts, grabbing them while they were still airborne. Daybreaker then ignited them, giving these sharp stones flaming auras which would make them deal even greater damage than before. Daybreaker then brought these Blazing Stones down, bombarding Celestia's team. "Voir?!" Gardevoir was the closest as she would be the first to take these stones, receiving a sharp blow along with an outburst of flames that could be felt. The Embrace Pokemon was forced into the ground from this counterattack, crashing near her trainer. "Passion!" Celestia yelped before using her magic to create a forcefield that quickly blocked the incoming stones. She managed to shield Zeraora and Gardevoir from further harm this way while also expanding the barrier to destroy the rest of the stones that came too close. As soon as she destroyed all of the stones and lowered her barrier, her eyes shrunk to see Daybreaker pulling something else off. Something that Celestia never expected. By taking a simple breath, Daybreaker suddenly released a large quantity of flames from her mouth. She could even breathe fire, much to Celestia's surprise. The flames tore through the ground, melting away any rubble and threatening to destroy anything in its path. Once again, Celestia had to think quickly on her feet. She was playing defensively this entire time and now it was time for her to lay some offence in. From her horn, Celestia unleashed a piercing light that would hit the centre of the fire breath. Once it struck the centre and formed a strong clash, Celestia managed to cancel it out instead of going through as she originally wanted. At least she managed to stop the Fire Breath which would destroy itself upon failing to reach Celestia's group. "This isn't good...I don't think we can take them out of the Diamond Domain for too long at this rate." Celestia thought to herself. Things weren't looking pretty at the moment since Daybreaker's group was still here. She also noticed the Rift Energy leaking through the walls, showing that it was almost done enveloping the entire Diamond Domain. "Zeraora!" But Zeraora could care less about that. She was more focused on exacting revenge and she didn't care where it was and would certainly not want Daybreaker and Necrozma to leave at all. Charging at Necrozma, the Thunderclap Pokemon used Close Combat against him. Necrozma didn't see it coming this time. Zeraora moved through the dispersing flames, using them to cloak herself. This allowed her to land a successful hit against the Prism Pokemon. Even though it wasn't super-effective, the impact was most definitely heavy. After landing the hit, Zeraora would unleash an onslaught of attacks on the Psychic-Type, letting all of her rage out against him. This was Zeraora's absolute best strength and it showed as she was managing to push Necrozma back. The Prism Pokemon was being absolutely pummeled by these attacks which moved him across the ground. He even went through some of the diamonds, causing them to shatter. Zeraora was also sending him in the direction of Daybreaker, planning to harm her too. "!" Daybreaker noticed this before using her magic to create a wall of light. This wall of light appeared right in front of her and behind Necrozma, acting as fuel for him. As soon as Necrozma was pushed back against this wall of light, not only would it stop him in his tracks, but it would also fuel him. "Zera!" As Zeraora was furiously beating on Necrozma against the wall of light, the Prism Pokemon received a power boost, allowing him to catch Zeraora's paw the second it tried landing again. "Ora?" Necrozma absorbed all the light that Daybreaker offered, overpowering the Thunderclap Pokemon with ease. After grabbing his paw, Necrozma would unleash a point-blank attack as ordered by Daybreaker. "Dragon Pulse!" Right in front of Zeraora, a burst of draconic energy that immediately blasted Zeraora. The Electric-Type was launched far back by this dragon-shaped blast which gnawed on her chest and carried her away. Celestia ducked her head as Zeraora would be sent straight into the walls of the Diamond Domain which were already fragile at this point. "Z-Ze..." Stunned by that counterattack, Zeraora could be seen lying around some rubble, absolutely perplexed. "It's your turn!" Daybreaker declared. From her entire body, a great blaze of fire would occur. She was letting off a tremendous body heat that was heating up the surrounding area. All the water that had been left behind would immediately evaporate. Celestia managed to resist the heat, however, showing impressive endurance. Speaking of the water, it was now reaching scalding temperatures. While some of it would evaporate, others would be used to Daybreaker's advantage. Scalding hot water was soon generated, slowly moving towards Celestia. But that wasn't the main attack. By using the aura around her, Daybreaker manipulated it in a circular fashion, creating a powerful, and highly destructive, torrent of flames that acted like a whip. Celestia looked up to see these spiralling flame whips coming down on her. Just looking at them was a sign of how she failed to force Daybreaker's group away from here. There just wasn't enough time at this rate. In the midst of all this conflict, Diancie would take action, heading to the one place untouched by the scuffle. In that place, was the one object that mattered more than the Rift Pedestal itself. Once she reached this location, she looked to gaze up at an object of absolute brilliance Brighter than any diamond here and the reason for Daybreaker invading this place. The Heart Diamond. Hanging on the ceiling of the Diamond Domain, it was the centre of this location. The cause of what keeps the Diamond Domain active and healthy. If it were to fall here because of the invaders, all would be lost. Even with all of this destruction, the diamond was standing strong. It was the foundation of the Diamond Domain after all. "I don't want to use the Heart Diamond for anything other than sustaining the Diamond Domain. But now is a good time to try something different." Diancie said whilst looking up at the Heart Diamond. "Wait, Princess Diance! You can't!" Merrick pursued her, already knowing what she was planning to do. "The Heart Diamond isn't some sort of weapon!" "I'm not going to use it as a weapon. I made this new Heart Diamond myself. It's my own power behind it and I should use it to help my friends." said Diancie, knowing what had to be done. "I don't think we have much time to send everyone elsewhere while our invaders are still here. There is one thing I can do." By raising her arms, Diancie began tapping into the power of the Heart Diamond which was just one massive extension of her own power. A beautiful pink glow left her body while another came from the diamond. The two lights could connect with each other, acting like DNA strands. The first thing she did was something that would reach her friends and allies. Only 2 minutes remained on the clock before the Rift Pedestal fully transports them. But those 2 minutes would be used to the best of their extent "Twilight." The voice of Diancie met with Twilight's ears as she spoke with her from this distance. This was the result of the Heart Diamond's power. "Diancie?" Twilight looked up, hearing the Diamond Princess's voice. "You don't have to worry. I can do something that'll make sure we get to leave here without our invaders." Diancie had her own solution that would guarantee victory. Hopefully. "What? Why?" "I can protect you all. Just like this." Diancie demonstrated by using the power of the Heart Diamond to envelop Twilight's body in diamonds The Princess of Friendship gasped as her hooves were being enveloped by these beautiful diamonds, starting from the lowest point. However, they brought no harm to her. This wasn't limited to Twilight after all. The Carbink would feel the same effect. Merrick's body was being enveloped in a diamond shell. All the other Carbink found themselves receiving a diamond shell to protect them. The Carbink gleefully cried out, feeling the power of the Heart Diamond coursing through them. Ash would look at his arms, seeing diamonds appear all over him. Immediately, he knew this was the work of Diancie. And it also helped that Diancie's voice was reaching his mind and ears too She only spoke to her friends after all. Celestia gawked, witnessing the diamonds cover her. "Zera..." Zeraora's rage was subsided once the power of the Heart Diamond could be felt moving across his entire body. There was something peaceful about it that tempered her anger. Not only that, it but as moving across the entire Diamond Domain, covering the walls, ceiling and ground. It wasn't just limited to people, ponies and Pokemon. "What is this?!" Daybreaker looked around her, noticing a sudden influx of diamonds. On top of that, she soon noticed the Rift Energy moving across the area. "Twilight. This way, you can take us all away from here. The diamonds around everyone will bring them along but not the invaders." A great move on Diancie's part. These diamonds would ensure that her friends and the Diamond Domain were the only ones who got to leave. "I don't think so!" But it wasn't as smooth as they hoped it would be. Appearing here with her clothes and hair wet was none other than Pokemon Hunter J. "J?!" Twilight gasped. This was the worst possible time for Hunter J and her Salamence to show up. Instead of engaging with Celestia and the others, she went straight for Twilight. "Found you...All thanks to that Desire of yours." The Pokemon Hunter grinned, aiming her Protean Vambrace at Twilight while she was at her most vulnerable. She couldn't move from that spot at all. All she could do was form a magical shield around herself. "Oh, I'm not going for you." At that moment, out of her vambrace, a different energy shot out. It was the energy of the Desire. Twilight Sparkle's own Desire was unleashed, showing its purple appearance once more. And the main target was not Twilight herself, but the Rift Pedestal. Knowing that the pedestal and the Desire were both related to the Rift, the reaction they could have was very up in the air and J was about to find out. Twilight's shield did not matter as she juked by Hunter J's aim. Her real target was the pedestal. And once the Desire hit the Rift Pedestal, a reaction most definitely occurred. The unification of Twilight Sparkle's own wish to head elsewhere along with the corrupted Desire of Twilight Sparkle who was all about worrying about the worst would merge. It was far too late to stop it. The Rift Energy finished enveloping the entire Diamond Domain, allowing the transportation to go through. Neither side knew what would happen next but Hunter J knew that the Desire's negative traits would definitely play a part in something. The end result was a beautiful Blue and Purple flash that eclipsed the entire Diamond Domain, signifying a successful transportation. But how successful was it? As the journey continues. Chapter 328 End.