My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

The Shards' Worth

Equestria. Delibird Snow Field. Late Afternoon.

Searching for Lena Ketchum led Ash's group to the Delibird Snow Field. All of them were still using the Power of the Sea Temple bestowed upon them by Ash. Thanks to his status as King of the Sea, he could share this golden power with them. The golden lights zoomed across the snow field, searching for Lena.

But all they saw were Delibirds and other Ice-Types that populated this area. Lena was long gone from the Delibird Snow Fields by this point. She was already at another cold region with Team Rocket. And unlike Team Rocket, his group actually came across some of the Delibird.

"Man...Still no sign of her." Ash sighed. This felt very familiar. It reminded him of how long it took for him to meet Galaxy Master. Now, Lena Ketchum was becoming a bit difficult to reach. Even with the power of the Sea giving him a great speed increase, he was still too late to reach this area.

His friends weren't as hit by it. They were busy interacting with the Delibirds, taking the time to embrace the Pokemon World and what it offers. Especially Skystar and Shooting Star.

"Maybe she's at the other cold region. Don't let it beat you up too much, Ash." Skystar said before receiving a gift from one of the Delibird. "Oooh, thank you!" It wasn't just her but everyone else would receive gifts. Magearna even received a gift. Artificial Pokemon were no exceptions.

They opened their gifts which consisted of warm food and clothes, specifically made for this cold environment. Poor Team Rocket missed out on this but were thankfully gifted some by Lena Ketchum. The Delibird would have done it for them eventually if they encountered each other.

"Don't look so down, Ash." Raleigh flew over. "It is getting a bit late so maybe we should make it back as soon as possible. The meeting could end at any moment and I don't want my sister barking at me."

"Sticking around that mansion didn't seem like a bad idea at all since she'll show up there." Shooting Star added.

"Yeah. I'm just so psyched to meet her. When it comes to family, sometimes I forget about everything around me." Ash chuckled. This happened with Galaxy Master too, in which, he was so focused on reaching him that everything else around him wasn't even on his mind. Ash is usually the one to enjoy the Pokemon World for what it is until something critical involving his family comes up. Lena Ketchum was just another example.

"Am I getting a Pokemon!?" Flurry Heart already had expectations of what gift she could receive. Two Delibirds came up to her, offering two gifts. "Two Pokemon?!"

"Deli." However, that was not the case. Instead, all Flurry Heart would receive was a scarf along with a hat to keep her warm. The disappointment on her face was very much visible. No Pokemon for her but she would still take the gifts out of kindness.

"Oh well...I guess I was expecting too much." The young alicorn grumbled. "When am I gonna get a Pokemon?"

"You don't have a Pokemon of your own, Flurry Heart?" Skystar questioned.

"Well, I had a Pokemon." The young princess of the Crystal Empire reminisced about her closest friend. "Giratina. But he had to return to his universe to keep the Distortion Realm stable.

"You had a Giratina?!" Raleigh almost dropped his food, taken aback. "Does every form of royalty in Equestria just casually have a Legendary or know about one?"

"I was gifted Giratina in another universe. I've never actually caught a Pokemon of my own." She rubbed her hooves together out of embarrassment. "And I guess I'm pretty picky. But I'm looking for that right Pokemon."

"The right Pokemon will come to you. Dondozo and Tatsugiri came straight to me after all." Skystar encouraged.

"I'm not gonna give up just yet!" Ash suddenly shouted. "I'm gonna find my ancestor today! She's gotta be nearby!" He would suddenly fly into the air, hoping to get a better view from this angle. He would go wherever he could just to find her. Surely she had to be nearby.

"Pika-Pi?" Pikachu said Ash's name before seeing him take off. It as too late to stop Ash now. He was off, becoming a golden sparkle in the cold grey skies.

"Look at him go." Shooting Star raised his head as all the others watched Ash depart. "Boy. You can't knock him for caring about his family all that much. But that's just his adventurous side that's coming out. Who's gonna wanna miss this?"

---

Whitemane Berg.

Currently, Lena Ketchum was at Whitemane Berg, where she was also with Team Rocket. She was seen soaring over the icy lands with a Hisuian Braviary that she managed to call from seemingly nowhere. After gaining some distance, Braviary would slowly descend, finally coming to a halt.

"Thank you, Braviary. This is good enough. And now, for another good friend of mine." Lena would hold out the Celestica Flute once more as Braviary was not the only Pokemon she could summon.

"Another one?" Jessie uttered. But she and her friends did not expect what was coming next. Instead of waiting for Braviary to touch the ground, Lena would already play the flute Right as Braviary was near the ground, the divine light from before returned, captivating the eyes of Team Rocket.

And just like how he entered the scene, Braviary would also leave the scene. That divine light enveloped his entire body as the Hisuian Variant was finally leaving. But he wasn't just leaving, he was swapping out. Team Rocket screeched after seeing Braviary disappearing, fearing that they were about to fall. But Lena didn't look bothered at all, mainly because she knew what was coming next

Below them all, a figure was appearing. A four-legged entity appeared, touching the ground and making a light tremor. The entity turned out to be another Pokemon. One that had a striking resemblance to Ursaring. But there was something very different about this one.

"Is this Ursaring?!" James questioned.

"It's Ursaluna! It'll help us greatly on ground level!" Lena answered as this was yet another Hisuian Variant. That flute gave her the power to summon these Pokemon that once lived in Hisui. It looked like she was summoning them from the past but Team Rocket had no way to know. "Ursaring has always been helpful in finding secret items for me back in Hisui. I'm positive it can do the same and find the shards. I just arrived in this world not too long ago

Ursaluna was already on the move, wasting no time and knowing what to do. Sniff out the shards. The variant of Ursaring from the past moved across the icy land. And the speed it was moving at was rather impressive for such a large Pokemon. It was only the shards that Ursaluna had to focus on. Anything else was irrelevant.

Ursula already found some items with its nose, instantly competing to a halt. The Peat Pokemon would then start digging with those mighty claws, seeing if the shards were buried beneath the icy earth. Alas, the shards were not there. Instead, a Gold Nugget had been found.

"Mmm. Not what we're looking for." The ancestor of Ash shook her head. No shards just yet.

"But it's what I'm looking for~!" If Lena was going to take it, Jessie would gladly take it. Nuggets definitely sell for a lot and it was a bonus that this one was gold. Jessie was sure to make a huge profit with this.

Ursalun continued on its way, digging as much as it could to find any of those shards that represented the 18 Types. This would involve minutes of moving across the snowy land as the mist was getting stronger, making it hard to see. Not for Ursaluna, as it could move perfectly even with all this chilling mist.

More and more items were being dug up. Star Pieces, gemstones, different evolution stones for specific Pokemon and many more objects that have been lying here for either 4 years or during Equestria's long past. All of this was being collected by Team Rocket who had the most gleeful looks on their faces. For once, they weren't doing all the work when it came to obtaining something. Lena and Ursaluna were doing it for them.

Never before did they think that the ancestor to Ash Ketchum, the one who has defeated them on many occasions, would also be their lucky charm. Life was full of surprises. Even ones that come from the past. Lena's bag was used to store these collected items as they kept racking up. And unfortunately, so far, there weren't any signs of these shards. Ursaluna's search continued as Lena's Team went deeper into the misty icelands.

---

Time passed and unfortunately, Ash couldn't find Lena at all. He travelled across the Snow Field as fast as he could, but there was no luck. The other cold regions were his target but he found no one. The mist in front of him was rather aggressive, combined with the Moon that was starting to arise, made this rather difficult.

Knowing that it was hard to press on in this condition, Ash would return to his friends, seeing this as a failure. Ash flew back to see his friends still around the Delibird. Pikachu could be seen dancing with the Delbird along with Passion, Dragonite, Sylveon and Magearna.

"Nah. I couldn't find her. Boy, she must've really gone far." said Ash after returning. "But, I guess that's normal. Mom said she used to love exploring just like me!"

"You don't seem that beat up by it anymore." The Prince of Pegalysium noticed Ash's smile returning compared to how disappointed he was earlier.

"Nah. I was in too much of a hurry. On the bright side, I know where she comes to, so I can always check out that mansion. She's gonna show up there again for sure and I'll be there to meet up with her." Ash already knew that the mansion was where she was showing up constantly. So in reality, it wasn't a major loss for him. He was just so excited to meet her that everything else slipped his mind.

"If we get back now, the first day of the Royal Phantasy won't end just yet," Raleigh spoke. "We can make it in time with all of this speed, without a doubt.

"First day?" Ash paused.

"Meetings such as these don't just last for one day, Ash. They can go on for a little while since they involved the entire world." Raleigh's knowledge was showing up once more. "And since it involves world leaders, that only makes it longer."

"Aaah! But my battle with Melony!" Ash grabbed his hair, realizing that might slow him down. The Royal Phantasy might go on longer than the Pallet Town Yard Sale which was nearing its final day. It was at this moment that Ash realized just how much was on his plate. Really, it was a surprise that he managed to balance it perfectly but now, it looked like it was spiralling out of control.

"Eh, I'm not sure they care about that, Ketchum." However, Flurry Heart wrapped her hoof around Ash, telling him that he wouldn't have to worry about that. Since Ash wasn't an expert in meetings and Alo was speaking in his place, he was a free spirit. "You've got your advisor to handle everything."

"Oh, right." The King of the Sea chuckled. "Okay! I know what to do. I gotta prepare for my battle with Melony tomorrow. And then I'll meet up with my super-great grandma. That's the game plan!"

"Is it gonna work this time? This plan didn't exactly pan out." Skystar added.

"Well....Yeah." His response was followed by a pout. "I was kinda blindsided by my ancestor being mentioned. If I knew about this later, I would've shown up after the battle with Melony..."

"Since my sister and all the other leaders will be busy with the meeting...Do you think we could watch your battle, Ash?"

"Oh, yeah. You sure can." Ash loved the sound of that. He was always up for his friends being around. This was also beneficial to his friends since they would get to view a Pokemon Battle from a powerful Trainer. "But we're gonna be having our battle over at Circhester. Another cold place."

"Circhester? That's all the way at Galar." Raleigh bit his thumb. "I'll have to convince my sister to let me go there. The trip to Galar will take some time...If we were back at the Azoth Kingdom, it wouldn't take that long. Galar and Kalos aren't too far away from each other."

"My parents won't let me go too far for too long. It was way safer for them when the gateways were still around." Flurry Heart had her own problems as well. Plenty of convincing would have to be done for both Flurry Heart and Raleigh's family.

"Well, I don't need to worry about that!" Shooting Star laughed. "My parents let me go as far as I can! But never on land. This'll be the first."

"I just do it all the time and get an earful from my mom, so...it is what it is." In Skystar's case, she did it freely without thinking about anything else. Afterwards, Queen Novo barks at her. Shooting Star was in a similar boat but without the complaining.

The other two would have to really negotiate with their family if they wished to view Ash's Battle. This is something they didn't want to miss. Ash looked over at his Pokemon, knowing that this battle was on the horizon. Pikachu and the others were very much ready to take on yet another high-ranking Trainer in the Pokemon World Championships.

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Lena's search continued. Ursaluna had dug up a plethora of items and yet none of them were the shards. But Team Rocket were satisfied with what they received. A real goldmine of items to sell and keep. Ursaluna stopped right in front of a massive snowy hill where all of the mist was at its current strongest. Ursaluna unfortunately couldn't climb it.

"Hmm...Scaling that will be difficult with all of us around." Lena observed the massive hill. "Braviary might freeze up there if I call him now."

"Let's call it a day, Lena. We've got an amazing haul!" Jessie suggested, showing off the goods. But neither of them were the shards so it didn't matter.

"Not yet. I'll have her carry all four of us up there one by one." The flute was about to be used once more.

"Who?" James asked, questioning Lena on who she was referring to. But that answer would be given out by the Celestica Flute once more. Yet again, the light returned to show off its wonders. Another Pokemon was about to be summoned. Ursaluna's body vanished, swapping out for someone taller. Team Rocket fell off once Ursaluna vanished as this Pokemon had a humanoid appearance.

Appearing here was none other than Hisuian Sneasler. So far, Lena Ketchum has summoned only Hisuian Pokemon and nothing else. No other variants or even the common regional Pokemon were showing up. Team Rocket were truly being hit with Pokemon from the Past. They had to wonder what other Pokemon Lena could summon at this moment.

"Sneasler can help us scale this hill. And once all of us are up there, I'll summon Ursaluna again to sniff out the area." Lena explained. "She has amazing climbing skills but she can't carry all of us."

"You look like you're the same height as her. Is this even safe?" James thought otherwise. Lena was rather tall and Sneasler looked like she was capable of carrying someone smaller than her. A basket could be seen on her back, perfectly made for that specific individual.

"Positive! I used to climb mountains and hills with Sneasler back at Hisui. The way we do it requires plenty of coordination. I'm not big enough to fit in this basket. But you can fit in, Meowth. If you enter it, that'll be two of us up there already."

"Don't mind if I do!" Meowth wouldn't mind the offer. He leapt off the ground, perfectly landing in Sneasler's basket.

"And if we fail here, then the Changeling Lands will be our next destination. Finding those shards will take time, but I found them before back in Hisui. They always show up where they feel like they should be. Know what I mean?"

"What's so special about these shards anyway? I get the feeling they're not just pretty items." James asked. "You sound like you're in a hurry to find those shards."

"I am. That's because I have to find them before he does. You see...I showed up to this time by pursuing the one who stole the shards in the first place." Lena would explain the reason for pursuing these shards and why she was in such a hurry. Someone else was involved in this pursuit. "I chased him while the Space-Time Distortions were continuing to get active and seemingly out of control. The two of us ended up entering a Space-Time Distortion that was wilder than the others and we ended up here."

"Those shards have some crazy power in them?" Meowth asked, peeking his head out of the basket.

"Not scattered. But together, they can unlock something greater. That was why he was so dedicated to grabbing those shards. There is a reason they appear in different colours and the sooner I find them, the sooner I can prevent him from unlocking the true power they possess. Because if he succeeds, then he could break all of Time and Space."

"All of it?!" Jessie made a prolonged gasp. Lena's mission was way more serious than she expected. She believed that Lena was just a fellow Gem Chaser such as herself. That was not the case. Lena was doing this for the safety of the Time and Space. Rarely do these two forces ever come up and are threatened. But when it does, even Team Rocket knows it is not a joke. They have seen the effects for themself.

Lena looked up in the sky, knowing for a fact that this pursuer was also in the present. But where he was, that was a mystery she hadn't found out yet. Just like how she hasn't found the shards yet. These shards if ever put together, could unlock something truly magnificent, giving Team Rocket a greater incentive to help Lena Ketchum. Just so they can obtain that power for themselves.

As the journey continues.

Chapter 262 End.

Comments

[ArcticAce01]

"Not scattered. But together, they can unlock something greater. That was why he was so dedicated to grabbing those shards. There is a reason they appear in different colours and the sooner I find them, the sooner I can prevent him from unlocking the true power they possess. Because if he succeeds, then he could break all of Time and Space."

Got a good feeling on who she is talking about

[CorporateColonel]

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considering he has appeared once in the story... we might be right.