//------------------------------// // Celestia's mistake // Story: Pokemon: The Equestria Region // by Probably Terrible //------------------------------// Princess Celestia stood in her throne room, a stand and a large book in front of her. She wanted to conjure something, and she had forgotten the spell. It had been more years than she bothered to count since she had practiced it. She flipped the pages quickly, the soft breeze of the dusty old book blowing on her face. The scent was comfortable, and very familiar. "Aha!" She said, as she came to the right page. She murmured the spell, her horn glowing. But, in the middle of the spell, Luna burst into the room, her eyes wide, which startled Celestia, and she toppled backwards. A white and red flash exploded from her horn, sending Luna toppling as well. The windows of the castle flashed with red and white, and the ponies nearby screamed in fright, as red and white tendrils of smoke drifted out, creating a thick fog, that spread quickly. It went down the mountain and filled other towns with the smoke-like fog. A few hours later, the fog had consumed Equestria. It was thought unimaginable, but there are firsts for everything. The smoke thickened, and it was hard for anypony to see more than a few inches in front of them. Celestia stepped backwards, her mouth hanging open in a gasp. A huge whitish-gray and dark grey thing with some kind of golden decorations on it stood in front of her, some sort of long horn sticking out behind it. "Greetings, I am Arceus, creator of the Pokemon. You have summoned us here, is this true?" It asked, eying Celestia. "I-i guess I did, um, Arceus." Celestia stammered, even she was intimidated by this towering creature. "Why?" He asked her. "I tried to do something else, I'm sorry." She replied, backing up a few steps. "Well, we will just have to make ourselves at home, then. Millions of creatures like me are now stuck here, and we can't leave." He explained to her. "Gah! Millions?" Celestia exclaimed, her eyes glinting with terror at the thought of millions of this guy running about, causing trouble and chaos. "Yes and No. No, it's not going to be all only me, and Yes, millions." Arceus said. "So, there are a lot of different kinds?" Celestia asked, beginning to understand. "Yes, and they each have special powers. It could be troublesome, and they do not listen to me." Arceus said, looking over at her. "What kind? Like magic?" Celestia asked curiously. "Like fire, and water, and Ice, and stuff like that." He said. "Oh no! That could be even worse!" Celestia cried. "It could, but are there ponies that are especially loyal to you? Ones that would accept such an important task?" Arceus asked her. "Yes, Twilight Sparkle, and her five friends, possibly a few fillies," She said. "Why?" "Well, you see. Back in our world, people used to catch us Pokemon, and battle us, as trainers. There was a pokemon league, made by the best trainers to prove their strength. At the end, is the champion. If they can beat it they might have a standing chance against ponies who become corrupted with all the power they can get from these creatures. It has happened, many, many times. I sense it is happening now." Arceus explained, looking dead at her. "Right now?" Celestia said, bewildered. "Yes, I can't be sure, because the surroundings are unfamiliar." He responded. "Uh, Celestia, there's another creature thing there, I think it's trying to talk to me." Luna said nervously, confronted by a black creature with some sort of red spiky collar and white wispy hair that waved in the wind. "Yes I'm trying to talk to you, listen!" It said to her as she called to Celestia. "Fine, I'm Luna, what do you want from us?" Luna asked, eying the creature suspiciously. "I need you, to be a part of the pokemon league, it's a simple task, you get strong pokemon, you battle trainer ponies, win like 5 times, and lose once. The end." Darkrai said, making it short and sweet. "So, Celestia, do you accept, that we do this, and make your world like ours, so it is easier for things to get better?" Arceus asked, as he turned back to Celestia. "Fine, but how would one capture pokemon?" Celestia asked, a little unsure of this creature, coming in and trying to mess up Equestria. "Using this. It's simple, you will figure it out. I will be your first pokemon, use this, and throw it." Arceus said, presenting a red and white ball of a sorts. Celestia threw it, and a red flash appeared, and sucked Arceus in. It shook for a moment, then was still. "Go! Arceus!" She cried, as it was the only thing that she saw fit to say. The red light appeared again, and Arceus came out. "See, you already have it. I knew you were smart when I learned you were ruler of this place." Arceus said, glad that this pony wasn't so clueless after all. "Ah, so do I now say, to make you return, Arceus! Return! Is that how it works?" Asked Celestia, as she levitated the Pokeball, so that she could examine it a little closer. "Yes, that is normally how it works. There is a purple ball, like this one," He said, pulling out a Masterball. "It catches pokemon without failing, the pokeball you used only worked because I didn't resist, normally, unless you had battled me a lot with another pokemon, thus lowering my health and making me easier to catch." Arceus explained as Celestia nodded. "There are also Ultra balls, Great balls, Premier balls, and many others." He said, pulling out a few more kinds. "Ah, so each of them has a better chance, and the Pokeball is the one that will catch, but has the least chance. Am I right?" Celestia asked, as she leaned over to look at each one. "Yes, you are correct, very good." Arceus said, now more confident things would feel more normal.