“Why all the secrecy?” Celestia asked after the guards had left.
”Because I believe you are the only ones who could handle this information.” I said giving the princesses a dark look, ”Why I’m the only being on this planet capable of handling what’s coming, and why we’d be royally screwed should they decide to attack all at once? ”
Cresselia interjected, ”They cannot do such an attack, it would attract too much attention from much more powerful beings. Father believes that any of the main legendaries should be able to make this world pliable enough for him to take over.”
“Wait, you’re protecting a child of the enemy?” Luna growled flaring her horn.
”Technically speaking, I’m a child of Arceus as well. So let me explain.” I said taking a defensive posture along with Cresselia. Luna paused for a few seconds before stepping back, letting the magic fade from her horn. ”Cresselia and I, or at least my body, are from a world a creature know as Pokemon. We are numbered among them. Pokemon are capable of killing dozens of creature like the ponies here with ease. They can turn boulders to dust and pebbles with a single strike, changing the weather with just their presence, or calling down meteors upon the heads of their enemies. The capabilities I have described are available to some of the weakest amongst us. The term Cresselia used earlier ‘Legendary” is a term given to the most powerful and ancient of these creatures. We shape the continent, tear holes in reality itself, and our fight have destroyed entire civilisations as collateral. I can only be counted in their ranks because of my strength, even with more than a thousand years of consciousness I look like a child to all of them.
”I am a few million years old, though I have lost the exact count.” Cresselia added.
I simply continued speaking after Cresselia’s statement, They are older than most other forms of life, they are the gods and titans of pokemon. One literally so, in the form of Arceus; his birth was simultaneous with that of the worlds he inhabits, and his power surpases any natural pokemon’s.”
”We all view him differently; I see him in a paternal light, while many of the others think of him as a feudal lord, whose affections are easily swayed and grant the recipient power and freedom to do as they please.” The lunar healer explained.
Celestia looked at Cresselia as she asked, “You said that they would not risk a full scale invasion, for fear of beings of greater power noticing.”
”Yes, there are many beings out in the void between worlds that would notice so many powerful creatures moving in a single direction. The ones that would act are those tasked with the maintaining some semblance of order in the Multiverse, and those beings are far too powerful to fight and could undo anything we did, even erase us from existence.” She replied.
”But a single one could sneak by and do some damage, allowing Arceus to merge the two worlds.” I said, impressed at this exploit.
”Good, so you already know Father’s plan, I only wish I could tell you why. All I remember was that for some time, he was so crushed by something that none could console him. I chose to take his pain and sorrow upon myself so that he could continue to do what needed to be done. I remember up to when the plan was formed, but by then I could not control the mental damage; I became unstable and violent so Father had to cast me out.” Cresselia stated.
”You took the pain of unfathomable loss. That’s all I can gather from these memories.” I then turned to Celestia, ”I think you’re the only one that could come close to understanding these, and I’m experiencing them now. I’ll explain a little scenario for you, that might come close to a weaker form of this loose. Imagine you go to another nation for a diplomatic meeting with for a few weeks. Upon your return you find that not only has everypony, you the only exception, been brutally slaughtered, but it was by the nation you went to.”
Celestia’s face blanched, “I don’t even know how I would react, I can’t even imagine such an atrocity.”
”We are dealing with creatures so ancient and powerful that individually they could destroy everything we hold dear. Cresselia’s talents lie in healing through self sacrifice, and there are very few like that in the worlds of pokemon. We discussed and she is willing to stay and help as long as she is not harmed by any ponies under your command.” I gave them an evil look, to let them know the stipulation was mine.
Just then, a white stallion with blond hair came sauntering in, with nurses and guards yelling at him that he couldn’t enter, “Aunty Cele, I thought that today you were going to gi-” he paused clearly confused by the scene, “What in the name of Tartarus are you doing in a hospital with these hideous creatures instead of killing them like the monsters they are?”
My death gaze was now fixed clearly on him, I didn’t care who else was doing the same. I teleported so that I was standing only an inch from his face, well my crotch was, considering the height difference. Before he could back away or even flinch I grabbed his throat with my telepathy and brought him up to look me in the eye, his hind legs just off the ground. ”I could care less what you call me, but to barge into what was supposed to be a secure meeting and suggest cold-blooded murder before you have even learned the situation is utterly stupid. You truly are an idiotic piece of garbage in a royal suite, aren’t you. Don’t worry Celestia, I’ll take this thing where it belongs: the royal dump.” With that said, there was a flash and Prince Blueblood was gone.
”Sorry about that, I just hate that prick. He really needs to learn some manners.” I said, slamming the door shut in the faces of some guard-ponies.
Cresselia turned to Celestia and said, ”I chose to assist Medulla in finding the legendaries that had fled to this world, before Father’s plan was enacted. They were all seen as deserters and traitors, I am now likely seen as one of them.”
”The three that arrived during the dawn of pony civilisation to be precise, they even helped teach some of the abilities earth ponies and pegasi take for granted. They could be almost anywhere in the world, I intend to wake them and convince them to take some responsibility. It could take a while and I still have to protect the ponies here from any legendaries that show up. So Cresselia will scout them out and tell me their locations, I’ll then take emissaries for the relevant pony species to awaken and consult with them.” I explained to the three, ”This will also keep Cresselia out of the eyes of any external threats, so we don’t become a bigger target than we already are.”
Celestia and Luna just stood there in shock, both of them were unsure of how to respond to this.
”You two have no idea how to handle this, what do you think would happen if everypony in Equestria learned this? Nation wide riots, mass hysteria, utter chaos that Discord himself would envy. ” I said resolutely. ”There’s a lot Cresselia and I need to do. Just make sure this stays between us.” With that said, I teleported us over the Everfree Castle.
”Let us get to work, then.” The lunar legendary commanded as we rocketed off in different directions.