//------------------------------// // Three Twilights' a Crowd // Story: My Little Pokémon: Grander World // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Johto. Out in a mountainous area. The Pokemon Festival. Day. Lucas's plan failed. But what it did was also cause one other drawback. The energy his plan gave off was still felt by those trying to tap into the gateways once more. It already worked for Daybreaker's group, allowing them to create a gateway that only lasts for 5 days. But it also reached another group attempting the same thing. Appearing here was a Storm of Rift Energy, fixated on the Johto Region. Over the more mountainous area of the region, this storm would raise the rubble and shake the mountains. But it was not here to cause damage. Instead, it was here to send someone. There was one group who had different plans in mind, consistently sending one pony into this world. Appearing from that storm was Twilight Moonlight. Once more, she arrived in this world, but not by the usual means. Thanks to Lucas, Twilight Moonlight's group sent her here by reacting to the near-creation of a gateway. "That worked well for us. He doesn't have Prisma's full capabilities yet so it's still flawed. But it'll do. How long can I stay here?" "Since the gateway wasn't completed, we have at least 9 days to remain here." Compared to Daybreaker's group who only managed to create a gateway that will keep them here for 9 days, Twilight Moonlight's group improved on that and bumped it up to 9 days. It was still limited and imperfect, however. Speaking to Twilight Moonlight from the other world was none other than Silver Swirl herself. "Be careful, alright? Don't be too drastic this time. Just try and find Prisma and bring him back here." Silver Swirl ordered. She knew how Twilight Moonlight gets with her missions. She was rather aggressive and unrelenting with a consistent streak of destruction. "I'll bring Prisma back this time. The main one is here in Johto, just as we read. And this time, I'll have more time on my hooves." Blackthorn City. Ready to depart from Johto, they would take the S.S Aqua. A boat that traverses ocean paths using hydraulic power. Their destination was the Kalos Region and coming along with them was the surprise guest of Diancie who was just happy to be here. That is until one her servants immediately took action. "Wait!" Moving here at high speeds and leaving behind a trail of dust was none other than Merrick. "Princess Diancie!" "Yes, Merrick? Is something wrong?" Diancie faced her servant. "You can't possibly be leaving for another region right now?!" "What's the problem? Hasn't she already done it before?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Only limited to the Kalos Region!" Merrick jumped up and down with steam erupting from the side of his head. "And we've only used the pedestal scarcely! Plus, it's energy is being absorbed by that vortex! You can't leave now of all times!" "No need to worry. I've called for help from the Pokemon Rangers. Your pedestal's energy will be contained by the devices they have." Celestia said. "If you don't mind the use of technology." "Not at all but..." Merrick grumbled. "You can't leave to another region, even if it's the one we were born and raised in. You could end up elsewhere!" "That's the plan~" Diancie giggled. "I don't get to do much outside of Kalos and this is my chance. I'll be fine as always." "You haven't even gone across most of Johto the second you arrived." Merrick groaned. "The S.S Anne won't go straight to Kalos. We'll have to take another ship after we're done with this one and nothing's stopping you all from coming along." "But we must stay at the Diamond Domain at all costs. It's far too risky to leave it out in the open." Merrick vehemently disagreed. "Princess Diancie! If you're going to leave, you will at least make your visit short. A day or two!" "A day or two? That's not any fun." Diancie grumbled. "How about you come with us, Merrick?" Choosing to let him come along, Diancie picked up the Carbink. "As your princess, I allow it." "Oooh...Curses." Merrick groaned. He couldn't object to this since Diancie used her princess status to her advantage which she doesn't do all that often. She just wants to have fun as herself instead, which the other princesses could relate to. The rest of the Carbink were already making their way to see their princess off before they return to the Diamond Domain. The S.S Aqua. Indeed, Merrick was dragged along. He was the only Carbink that was brought here. Now on the ship, they could sit back and wait for it to reach its next destination. Celestia looked outside to see the Dragon Holy Land and the spot where the Diamond Domain forced itself onto. It could be seen from this part of the ship easily but the existence of the Rift Vortex underneath would be invisible for the most part. Celestia made sure that this would be known to the public since the Pokemon Rangers would soon be heading there. As it stands now, the Diamond Domain was safe from Necrozma's clutches, for now. With the ship preparing to depart, the Carbink outside would jump up and down, bidding farewell to their princess until she returns. They had full faith in Ash and his friends to keep her safe. So did Dace. Merrick, wasn't on the same page as he was already fearing the worst. Right as the ship was ready to depart, Ash ran into two familiar faces on board. Straight from Johto itself, but also heading elsewhere during this Pokemon Festival. Hollow and Jewel. "Oh, Hollow! Jewel!" Ash exclaimed. "Morning..." Hollow replied to Ash with a rather weak voice. Ash immediately spotted bags under his eyes. "It's been a while, hasn't it?" This was then followed up by a weak smile. "Look at you all! Healthy as the day we last saw you!" Jewel said, with more energy behind her voice. Noticeably, she was holding something covered in a cloth in her arms. "We haven't seen you at the Pokemon School for a while, Hollow." Twilight pointed out. "I just thought that was because of the gateway problems we were having. A lack of them." "Well, I couldn't leave my home at all with that distance. I wouldn't have had enough time." Hollow shrugged, followed by a sigh. "A lot happened. One major thing happened and I guess I can come back to the school pretty soon...By the way, is that Diancie with you?" "Hm?" Ash would turn his attention to what was in Jewel's arms. At that moment, he heard a light cry. "I know you hear him. Here he is, Ash." Jewel would answer Ash's curiosity immediately Lo and behold, with enough months passing, the baby of Hollow and Jewel was born. A baby boy in the hands of Jewel. "Our little boy Earn." "Aww, cute!" Twilight, Diancie, Celestia and Luna gushed at the baby boy who was currently fast asleep. They could already see the resemblance. He appeared to have Jewel's blonde hair and Hollow's face. "He was born just a few months ago and is already as healthy as he can be. And more. Hollow's been couped up at home, unable to do all that much." "Mhm." Hollow confirmed. "It's his first Pokemon Festival too, so we're going to make sure this goes well for him. So far, nothing's gone wrong in this year's Festival. Only positives since we're getting gateways back." "Uhh...Yeah." Rainbow Dash squeed as she was obviously lying. A few things have occurred that could be considered going wrong. The threat of Daybreaker's group was still out there. "I've never seen a Human Baby before." Diancie peered over. "Oh, my. That is a Diancie. And Zeraora?" It was only now that Jewel realized such a Mythical Pokemon was present here. The passengers on board obviously saw her. Some knew who Diancie was and some didn't, spotting this Pokemon for the very first time. "Aren't your hands made out of rocks? You might hurt him." Rainbow Dash uttered. "I mean...unless you can control it, like Bisharp or Rapidash." "Umm..." Diancie looked at her own hands, knowing that they were as hard as rocks. The Jewel Pokemon puffed her cheeks, realizing that she might end up hurting Earn in the process. "Mmm!" "I'll have you know that the princess's hands are delicate, as they should be!" Merrick frantically jumped up and down, roaring at Rainbow Dash yet again. "That was in my ear..." The pegasus groaned. The S.S Anne was off, ready to head to its next destination. It would be a long trip, but the Pokemon Festival exists even on ships. By this point, the afternoon Sun had risen over the Johto Region. Here on the ship, there was a buffet going on where Ash and his friends could freely feast. And feast they did. it was already expected of Ash, Pikachu and Rainbow Dash to absolutely demolish the food with their wild ways of eating. Zeraora was in the same boat as them, showing no mercy to the food in front of her. Compared to the others who had a more refined way of eating. Mainly the princesses. Diancie watched how Ash, Pikachu, Rainbow and Zeraora demolished the food in front of them, wondering if she could do the same. Merrick showed a fussy face, not wanting the princess to act in such a way. But when looking over at Celestia, Luna and Twilight, they encouraged her to do so since there was no shame in it. But the way they ate was still polished compared to Ash and Rainbow Dash. Taking this advice from her fellow Princesses, Diancie would do just that, eating the way she wanted. In the end, it was the same way she always does. In the kitchen, Celesita's Alcremie was currently present, wishing to whip up something for her favourite trainer. "Cremie!" Alcremie immediately whipped up a swirl of cream from her bare hands, going for Celestia's favourite flavour. Vanilla. The cooks gasped as a tall tower of cream was made right in front of them. Of course, Alcremie couldn't do it on her own. She could only make the cream after all. Naturally, this wasn't taken well by the Pokemon of the chefs, who would try and rant at Alcremie, but that wasn't going to stop her. All of Ash's Pokemon were free to wander the ship as well as Luna's Pokemon. Some skipped out on having a meal, only to end up in rooms were food could still be found. "Snorlax!" Snorlax was already on his way to find a new buffet, going straight for the kitchen. Following him were Totodile and Gible who wanted a bite as well. There wasn't just one room with a buffet. The S.S Anne during the Pokemon Festival was absolutely loaded with things to do and eat. "Bay! Bay!" Currently, Bayleef was being pulled back by Ash and Luna's Gliscor since they didn't want her bothering Ash. Bayleef tried her best to overpower them, but it was no use. The two Gliscor pulled her away from this interruption. Ash and Luna's Pokemon would continue to interact with each other while moving across the ship, which was also flooded with plenty of Pokemon. Many Trainers had sent their own Pokemon out to roam the ship, which brought many other interactions. Oshawott could already be seen flocking to a Mawile with hearts in his eyes, only to be halted by Snivy's vines and many more. They would all be occupied indeed. All the while this was happening and everyone was enjoying themselves, there was one guest who wasn't exactly as ecstatic at the moment. Located on the higher levels of the ship, sitting in luxury was none other than Twilight Moonlight. She managed to enter the S.S. Anne, specifically following Ash due to this connection to Prisma. At the moment, it was currently her. None of her allies have shown up to assist her. At least, not yet. The harsh counterpart of Twilight was patiently sitting on the bed, knowing it would be foolish to act at this very moment. She was outnumbered by many powerful trainers currently on Ash's side. And Ash is a powerful trainer to boot. "Once nightfall hits and everyone's asleep, that's when I'll act. But my counterpart has an Absol with her, doesn't she? And there are other nocturnal Pokemon." Twilight Moonlight said to herself, already plotting her next move. Right now, she couldn't do anything at all and simply had to wait. I have to sort that out as well. But how?" At that moment, the door to her room opened up. Opening it was one of the Pokemon roaming around, who got curious. In this case, it was a Nidorino who was joined by a Nidorina. "Nido?" "!" Twilight Moonlight gazed at them both, immediately sending a sense of fear through their hearts. The Nido-Duo were intimidated, closing the door and zipping away from Twilight Moonlight. She would continue to sit here, staying silent while also using her magic to lock the door. But while she was here, she might as well do something to kill some time. In this case, she would lie down instead. That was her solution instead of doing anything active. By the time she wakes up, it'll be nightfall. Twilight Moonlight wasn't afraid to be nocturnal as well. Currently, three Twilights were getting closer and closer Two of which were on the same boat while another was all the way over at the Kalos Region. There was a fourth one, but she had her own method of getting around while also focusing on her Prisma mission as well. Twilight Sparkle was already putting herself to sleep after finishing her meal. She would rest for a while before continuing. Both Twilights were now asleep. Alola. An Unknown Island. Meanwhile, at the Alola Region, Daybreaker's group were still on that island. They had yet to leave it. Not just because it was smack-dab in the middle of the ocean, but because of Necrozma's current predicament. When trying to remove these diamonds from his body and the Unown, they found themselves struggling. The diamonds around Necrozma's body were not coming off at all. Try as they might, nothing was working. They tried smashing against them, but that was a failure. Chipping away wouldn't do a thing either. Daybreaker even used her overwhelming flames against them and yet they did not melt or face any form of destruction. "Just what are these diamonds made out of?!" Daybreaker roared. "My flames can't melt them?!" "Drat! If my Unown were freed, this wouldn't be an issue!" Second Wind groaned. "I can't stay here! I have a new kingdom and country to rule!" Second Wind was more worried about losing her position of power. "If anypony from the previous Pegalysium finds out about my absence, it'll all be over!" "Worry about that another time!" Daybreaker bellowed. "J! Aren't you going to do what you do best? You were so confident yesterday." "I can't tell where we are. What is this island anyway?" Hunter J was currently facing problems herself. The Alola Region was brand new to her but her technology wasn't helping either way. She was looking at a map of Alola on her phone, only to find absolutely nothing on her location. "I don't think this island is on the map." "So they sent us to an unknown island? Curse them." Daybreaker scoffed. "But clever...Sending us to a completely different region. I'm not sure how they pulled it off...but I'll remember this." Appearing from above were Daybreaker and Second Wind's troops who tried searching for a way out of here by simply taking flight and finding another location. They returned with news but from the looks on their faces, it wasn't positive. "Your majesty. We've flown out of the island and..." "And what? What did you find?" Daybreaker questioned. "The same island." The troops answered with nervousness in their voice. "We ended up finding this island instead and nothing else." "So...It's one of these islands." Daybreaker narrowed her eyes. She was familiar with these types of islands that feel like they're in the middle of nowhere. They were always mysterious and perfectly placed in certain positions. "That's troublesome, but not impossible "Well...The most we can do is wait for the 5 days to be over for us. And then we'll try again." "We won't do just that," Daybreaker added. "We'll do more than that. We'll explore this island a bit until those 5 days are over for us." "What's there to find on an island such as this?" "Here's your first guide as a Queen from yours truly," Daybreaker smirked. "If something isn't on the map at all, then there is obviously something off about it. The fact that it's out in the middle of nowhere is the first red flag. And now that we know it isn't on the map and flying out of it brings us back, tells us that there's something here. Something we can use." "Without my Unown though..." Second Wind groaned, unable to utilize the power of the Unown at all. She was always used to having others do her dirty work for her. And while she still had some of her troops here, she got comfortable with the Unown fast. Daybreaker's group would stay behind here at the mysterious island, using it to their advantage instead of just doing nothing. There was indeed something peculiar about it and they have yet to explore it. Now was the time for them to see what it had to offer. Gardevoir couldn't be bothered to do so. But she'd rather find something else than sit around, sulking in her own weakness. Johto. S.S Anne. Late Afternoon. The ship was still moving. It wasn't time for Ash's group to depart just yet. With the late afternoon sun rising, another day of the Pokemon Festival was slowly about to come to an end. Celestia was currently looking at the schedule of the S.S Aqua, seeing that she had a few stops left until she could catch another ship that would take her to Kalos. Earn would wake up, already meeting Ash. Upon meeting him, the son of Hollow and Jewel would grab onto Ash's face with vigour pulling on it. Ash allowed it to happen as Earn had quite the grip on him. Now he could really see Hollow's face when looking at him. "Mmmrgh..." While asleep, both Twilights suddenly started twitching. It happened at the same time, but this was not a coincidence. There was a reason for it. Both of them felt the same thing. It prompted them to wake up in unison, having the same shocked reaction. It was a new type of feeling that neither had felt before. It was similar to when Twilight Sparkle met Twilight Wish but greatly elevated. And it all happened outside. Many pressed their faces on the windows of the S.S Aqua, witnessing what was appearing on the seas. A flash of dimensional energy happened over the ocean, followed by a certain structure appearing. This was the reason Twilight Sparkle and Twilight Moonlight had such a sudden shared reaction. Lo and behold, it was none other than the Dimensional Castle of Twilight Wish. "Twilight Wish is here?!" Luna gasped upon seeing the familiar castle. This was unforeseen, but both Twilights promised that they would see each other again soon. And that was very much true. Sparkle and Moonlight had both seen Wish's Castle, having separate reactions. Twilight Sparkle was elated to see the castle since it meant she would reunite with her counterpart rather soon. Twilight Moonlight kept her serious expression, however. For her other counterpart to be here, she knew that it was serious and it obviously involved her. She moved away from the window, staying silent once more. As for Twilight Wish, she made the castle park right next to the S.S Aqua. The Dimensional Energy latched itself onto the side of the ship, essentially glueing itself there. The doors to the castle open, showing Twilight Wish herself. But while some familiar faces were happy to see her, the counterpart was here for a completely different. "Two of me are on board of this ship. I hope I'm not too late." She was aware of not just Twilight Sparkle but also Twilight Moonlight. This one plan from Lucas kickstarted this moment but it was really the cause of the Light of Arceus that brought it all together. What will occur once all three Twilights are in the same room together? As the journey continues. Chapter 331 End.