My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

A Pedestal of Transport

Kalos. The Diamond Domain. The Pokemon Festival. Nightfall.

Here at the Diamond Domain, warned of the incoming threat that was Daybreaker's Necrozma, the Carbink of this area already had an answer. Their solution was to steer themselves away from Necrozma and to do that, it involved the power of the Rift which could be found here as well.

"You've got Rift Energy here too? When?" Ash asked, following the four servants to the location of the Rift Energy. His friends assumed that it had something to do with gateways since that would be the best way to distance themselves from Daybreaker's group. Ending up somewhere else in the world.

"Just 4 years ago it showed up here," Dace explained. "While we've used it scarcely and rarely, we've had enough time to understand how it works."

"Oh, so you've been down here the whole time getting used to things," said Rainbow Dash. "What about everything outside?"

"With how everything developed so quickly, we wouldn't dare look into it and would rather stay down here," Merrick grumbled. "But...the Princess was far too curious so we had no choice but to engage. It was almost unrecognizable!"

"We learned so much from this world before the merge. The balance of Aura was greatly affected because of it." Dace continued, revealing more of the other effects that occurred ever since both worlds encountered each other.

"It has? How so?" Luna questioned.

"Ponies, let alone beings from completely separate existences should not possess Aura. It goes against the fundamentals of everything. But thanks to the Rift, it's become a possibility."

"Is that how Applejack got it? I thought she always had some semblance of Aura in here..." This made Twilight think, wondering about what that means for everypony else that was related to the Aura. She even had to wonder about Spike's new abilities as a Dragon Trainer.

"But, there's nothing we can do about it. Especially since both worlds are now one. From this point on, the power of Aura and anything that came from our world will seamlessly and naturally exist in this Grander World." Merrick shook his head with a disgruntled expression. "You humans and now you ponies gain access to great levels of power far too easily."

"It's just that easy for us, old timer." Rainbow Dash cackled, followed by Merrick side-eying the pegasus.

"About that...Do you know about a new phenomenon that's come up recently? It's called the Harmony Phenomenon." Celestia had her own question and it concerned the Harmony Phenomenon. She wished to get a handle on this newfound phenomenon that connects Ponies and Pokemon.

"I can't say." Dace, unfortunately, did not have a response. This was something he knew little of. This left Celestia in the dark once more when it came to the Harmony Phenomenon. A truly elusive power that has yet to be fully grasped and only exists in small instances.

"Here it is." At last, the Carbink would show them what form this Rift Energy took on. They expected it to be a gateway, but it was something else. Standing before them and right near the walls of the Diamond Domain was a Rift Pedestal. Not a gateway, but a pedestal.

Shaped exactly like a table pedestal, it sat there gracefully with its cosmic presence, surrounded by diamond decorations. It has certainly been a while since they've seen Rift Objects that weren't man-made. This was fully cosmic in every sense, even unleashing the sounds of space.

"A Rift Pedestal? Nice..." Rainbow Dash nodded in amazement.

"It appeared here in our Diamond Domain one day, whether by accident or on purpose. Since then, we've kept it here since we have no way of taking it elsewhere. And it's for the best that we don't take it anywhere."

"So, how do we travel with it? It's not a gateway..." Twilight leaned her head towards the Rift Pedestal. "Do we stand on it and it takes us somewhere?"

"You're correct. We soon found out what it does. Much like those gateways, it acts as a gateway, but it does things differently from the ones you know." Dace hovered into the air, floating in front of the Rift Pedestal. "This doesn't just transport others, but it can transport an area."

"It's an Area-Transporting Gateway?! How?! That little thing?!" Luna bellowed. This pedestal seemed to do more than the average gateway.

"But how does it do that? It's just a pedestal. Is there a hole or something on it?" Ash squinted, trying to see if there was something that indicated the possibility of it taking an entire area. But there was nothing he and Pikachu could see.

"Pikachu?"

"Taking a step on it will explain it all. As for what we must do, the best solution to this incoming disaster is to take the entire Diamond Domain elsewhere." Dace revealed the method of escaping from Necrozma. "All it takes is one to place themselves on the pedestal and their mind will choose where they wish to go."

"No way..." Ash let out a prolonged gasp with amazement in his eyes. "That's so cool! Anywhere?! And it just takes everyone here?"

"The pedestal can carry the Diamond Domain itself to wherever we wish to. But of course, we never had that much of a reason to do so. It was something we briefly discovered and vowed to never do it again until neccessary." said Dace.

"Ths will do just fine." Celestia smiled. "This will keep Necrozma away from the Diamond Domain and Daybreaker won't have a way to find out.

"Dace! Dace!" Rushing over here was the princess herself. Diancie. She had just returned on this night with a gleeful expression. As soon as she showed up, she spotted two familiar faces and some new ones too. First, she looked at Twilight and the ponies before shifting her eyes towards Ash and Pikachu. "Ah...? Ash? Pikachu?"

"Hey, Diance!" Ash spoke, giving a light wave to the Jewel Pokemon.

"Pika-Pika!" Leaping off Ash's shoulder to hug Diance was Pikachu. The two spun around after embracing a hug.

"It is you two!" Diancie bellowed with the brightest smile on her face. Instantly, she hovered over to her old friends. "Are Serena, Clemont and Bonnie here too?!"

"Nah. They're not here. But my new friends are." Ash introduced them.

"So, that's it." Rainbow Dash and Twilight were seeing Diance for the first time, taking out their Pokedexes

"Diancie. The Jewel Pokemon. A sudden transformation of Carbink, its pink, glimmering body is said to be the loveliest sight in the whole world. It can instantly create many diamonds by compressing the carbon in the air between its hands."

"Don't just wield your contraptions at the princess! Greet her properly!" Merrick would roar at Rainbow Dash and Twilight, causing them to almost drop their Pokedexes.

"Ow!" Rainbow Dash groaned. "Geez...Sorry..."

"Introducing the Princess. Keeper of the Heart Diamond and ruler of us all. Princess Diancie." Dace would do the honour of introducing her.

"Well. A pleasure to meet you, princess." From three princesses to another, Celestia, Luna and Twilight would bow down, greeting the Ruler of the Diamond Domain

"You're late, Princess Diancie. Urgent news have hit and you were out frolicking in the Pokemon Festival!" Merrick barked at the Princess next. "I told you that you had to be near either one of us or any of the guards no matter where you go!"

"That would've sucked the fun out of it though," Diancie replied. "I want to have fun on my own and it's been worth it every single time. I'm doing well on my lonesome. So, what's the problem?"

"We must transport the Diamond Domain at once, Princess. Ash has informed us of invaders who plan to absorb all the Light here. It will be done by a Necrozma, who will surely leave this place a dark husk of its former self." Dace answered.

"Necrozma?! Necrozma's coming here?!" Diancie was also aware of Necrozma's existence and had a rather horrified look on her face.

"The Heart Diamond will be the biggest target without a doubt. If it dies out, so will the Diamond Domain." Dace shook his head, knowing the consequences of such a loss. "Or worse..."

"Again?! But we did all we could a few years ago to prevent that from happening." A disgruntled Diancie said.

"Now it's happening again. But it's not of old age. Unless we act now, all our hard work will have been for nothing. We will flee here at once. But where to..."

"Anywhere will do!" Rainbow Dash added. "All that matters is that you get away from Necrozma."

"If this was before the unified world...But we need time to travel elsewhere with this gateway." From Dace's own words, there was a catch. It wasn't as easy as it used to be. "Before the Jirachi put everything together, travelling with this pedestal would have been swift. Now, we will need time buildup before we can head elsewhere. Step on the pedestal, think about where you wish to go and let the energy do the rest."

"Sorry we had to meet again like this, Ash. I wanted to tell you so much about what I've done so far." Diance grumbled, rather bummed out by this urgent reunion. She wished it was under better conditions.

"No need to worry. You can do that with us once we're away from Necrozma. We just gotta find a place to put the Diamond Domain. It's a big place after all..."

"I know where we should go." Twilight had one place in mind. She approached the pedestal, deciding to be the one to send them elsewhere. "So, all I have to do is do this, right?" She performed a light hop, getting on the pedestal.

At that moment, Absol's horn was frantically shaking more than ever. The disaster was ramping up and it was even closer than before. A rumble was soon heard that was felt by everyone. The diamonds would tremble and some of the Carbink would fall over.

"What was that?!" Merrick questioned while currently being upside down.

"They're close!" Celestia gasped. "I thought it would've taken a bit longer to reach here!" Alas, Daybreaker's group was rather efficient in getting to where they needed to be. And this was further shown by a group of Carbink quickly flying over.

"Bink! Carbink!"

"Invaders are coming through the secret passageway?!" Diancie translated. To the shock of Ash and the others, Daybreaker's group did not take the long way. Instead, they found the shortcut, albeit slightly delayed. But by finding the shortcut, they would have an easier time getting here. The Carbink showed up as soon as they could to warn the others, showing no scratches or injuries anywhere. This was a sign that they haven't been harmed yet, but they knew what was coming.

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The Secret Passageway.

The tight cave that Ash and his friends had to pass through had been obliterated. Salamence had absolutely destroyed it, making it spacious for Hunter J, Daybreaker and Second Wind.

They already knew where the Diamond Domain was and were on their way, moving across the ruined caves. In their way were the Carbink who were protecting this passageway, but were obviously not strong enough to do so.

"Carbink..." A group of Carbink were already caught by Necrozma's claws. Captured, they had the light from their bodies absorbed. With the Unown using their otherworldly abilities, they could find their way to the Diamond Domain with ease.

The Carbink did their best to stop Necrozma, using Stone Edge, Power Gem and Moonblast in unison. Glowing crystals, gemstones and the power of the Moon itself were launched at the invaders, only for Necrozma to negate it. He used Photon Geyser, holding one arm out and unleashing a devastating pillar of light that consumed the opposing attacks.

Their attacks were enveloped and soon were their bodies. These Carbink were immediately defeated, failing to stop the Prism Pokemon in his tracks. Closer and closer, Daybreaker's group was getting to the Diamond Domain. More Carbink stood in their way to try and stop them, throwing themselves at the invaders.

Even though they knew they might not win against a force as powerful as Necrozma, they had to try. For the sake of their home and Princess Diancie.

"You're such cute Pokemon. But you're wasting your time trying to slow us down." Daybreaker smirked as her eyes let out a devious solar glow, intimidating the opposing Carbink. "You won't save your light in time when we get there."

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The Diamond Domain.

"You should probably hurry, Twilight! Even if it takes time to build up!" Celestia exclaimed after hearing and feeling a stronger rumble from before.

"Alright...The place I want to go to is..." Twilight closed her eyes, thinking of the best possible place to be at right now. She couldn't afford to waste any more time and had to act fast. When stepping on the pedestal, that's when the Rift Energy kicked in, reacting to Twilight's thoughts.

A flow of Rift Energy exuded from the pedestal, spreading across the entire area. From the walls, the floors, to every decoration here at the Diamond Domain. To truly take the area away with it, the Rift Energy had to capture everything. A wobbly effect met with the eyes of everything as Rift Particles were starting to build up. "How long will it take for it to transport us?" Luna asked.

"Previously, it was 10 seconds. Now? We only have 10 minutes." Dace answered.

"10 minutes, huh? That's not so bad." Rainbow Dash didn't see that as too long. But in the context of what was happening right now, 10 minutes might not be enough. Twilight already a place in mind but the Rift Energy had to take time to really get there.

"You don't have to worry about how long it will take," said Diancie. "As Princess, even if we don't leave in time, I'll do my best to protect you all. Ever since I restored the Heart Diamond, I've vowed to do more than just preserve it, but also defend my subjects. And my friends. I've grown a lot stronger since then, Ash."

"I believe it. I know you're strong without a doubt, Diancie. But you gotta be careful around Necrozma. It doesn't matter how strong someone is...If Necrozma gets you once, that's bad news." Even Ash knew how critical it was for Necrozma not to interact with Diance all that much. One absorption of the Jewel Pokemon and the power boost he could receive would be titanic.

Bursting through the walls of the Diamond Domain was Necrozma. Using pure brute force, he showed up at the Diamond Domain, home to all the Carbink and Diancie. He was still away from the Heart Diamond, but he could feel it. The amount of light it possessed could be felt by ill body. On top of that, with so many diamonds, he had a feeding ground for himself.

The Carbink who couldn't fight immediately scattered upon seeing Necrozma, fleeing for their lives. They were unfortunately targets and food for the Prism Pokemon. And also money for Hunter J. Second Wind had her Unown use Hidden Power on the area, forming a strong gravitational forcefield. The Carbink who managed to escape avoided this field while those who were behind were unfortunately held back.

"Absol...!" Absol really wanted to take action as soon as possible. So did Zeraora. But these two just couldn't since they had to depart. Absol had more restraint than Zeraora, but the Thunderclap Pokemon was still digging into her rage. The Diamond Domain was suffering through Daybreaker's attack just like how her home suffered. But it might not have to, so as long as Twilight can get the Diamond Domain away from here.

"This isn't good. By the time they get here, they'll be pulled in the zone of the Rift Energy as well. Someone has to keep them from entering the Diamond Domain!" Merrick grumbled. Little did he know, they were already here.

"You said that as long as the Rift Energy surrounds the entire area, the Diamond Domain will leave, right? We can try and force them away from the Diamond Domain." Luna spoke. They had a way to retaliate after all, as long as they stayed in the zone of the Rift.

"We'll be right back. Twilight. Stay on that pedestal!" Celestia said, taking flight immediately. She would leave with Luna Ash and Rainbow Dash, who would engage with the invaders. Their goal was to give Twilight all the time she needed while they had to force Daybreaker's group out of the Diamond Domain

"Alright!" Twilight exclaimed. "Can't this thing go any faster though? Why'd we have to show up at its weakest?" It was up to Twilight to stay on this pedestal and keep building up the Rift Energy until it could transport everyone in the area.

"Be careful, Ash! Pikachu!" Diancie cried out.

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"Car! Carbink!" Screaming in terror were the Carbink, who were being hunted down by Hunter J and Necrozma. Two terrifying figures to be chased by. Necrozma was still focused on the Heart Diamond since that was the main goal here Nothing else would matter in the long run since it would all be absorbed. Once the Heart Diamond loses its power, all the diamonds will lose theirs as well.

Clearing out the area were Daybreaker and Second Wind's forces, who used their own methods. Mainly magic. Feeling out the energy of the Heart Diamond, Necrozma felt that it was somewhere in the centre of the Diamond Domain.

"Carbink...!" Some more Carbink showed up, but these ones would stand their ground and defend the area. The group of Carbink formed a wall of themselves, blocking the path of Necrozma. Some of them could be seen sweating, fearing for their lives when gazing at the Prism Pokemon.

"Hoh? Necrozma. Blast them with Photon Geyser!" Daybreaker ordered. Necrozma would gladly do so. By holding his claws out, that devastating energy beam was being constructed. The Carbink were sweating profusely with the beam building up, harbouring truly devastating intent.

But this was all part of their plan. They didn't come alone. It wasn't just a group of Carbink in all of this. As soon as the beam was about to be fired, the Carbink all separated, ending their wall. But this was for a good reason. Flying through the hole that the Carbink left behind was the Dark-Type Absol.

"Absol!" Absol would be the shield for them. Once Photon Geyser was unleashed, Absol would take the hit. And he was certainly the best Pokemon to take it. Once it struck him, it had zero effect on the Disaster Pokemon since he was a Dark-Type. Daybreaker gasped upon seeing Absol. That was the one Pokemon she didn't think she would see down here.

But it wasn't just any Absol.

After taking the Photon Geyser, Absol would use Night Slash, unleashing a black cutting wave at the Psychic-Type. Necrozma would receive a swift yet heavy slash to the centre of his body, taking a super-effective hit. Necrozma was even launched back by this sneak attack. Absol slid on the ground with all of the Carbink behind him, ready to assist the Dark-Type.

"You...!" Daybreaker glanced at the Disaster Pokemon with a sharpened look. But Absol would do the same, fearless in the face of this Solar Queen.

"I know that Absol..." Gardevoir gasped, already recognizing which Absol that was. "It's Twilight's!"

"Twilight's Absol? Does that mean she's down here too? What a coincidence. If you're here, then she's probably here. I didn't think I'd run into you but if that's the case, you've made a grave mistake showing yourself in front of everyone else." Daybreaker said. "What's stopping us from crushing you here and now?"

"Sol...!" Absol flared his eyes at them. He technically wasn't outnumbered with all these Carbink by his side. But while he was planning to defeat them all, he also had to do one thing. Force them out of the Diamond Domain. If he defeats them here and the Rift Energy successfully takes them all away, that could create its own problems.

Nearby, hiding behind the pillars of diamonds that could be found here, were Ash and the others. They kept themselves secluded, glancing over to see Hunter J's group. Gripping onto the diamond walls and grizzling her teeth was Zeraora, who was already seeing red. Just looking at Daybreaker and Necrozma was enough to spark strong amounts of plasma from her body.

"Wait, Zeraora..." Rainbow Dash uttered slowly. "How are we gonna force them out? You don't think brute force will work, right?"

"Probably not. We have to turn things around for them." Celestia answered. "We're running on limited time right now. 8 minutes at best, so let's make it quick and do the best that we can."

"I know what we can do, but it's a rather risky decision." Luna had something to offer. She was hoping that it would work, even if it had a high risk.

"Hm?" Hunter J paused for a moment, turning her attention away from Absol and the pillars. At that moment, the Desire of Twilight Sparkle would pulsate within her, drawing her focus to someone else. "I sense someone there."

"So do I. That could be Twilight...Or her friends. Only one way to find out." Twilight's Desire spoke.

"Salamence! Hyper Beam!"

"Sala...!" Generating a strong burst of Infinity Energy in his mouth, Salamence was prepared to unleash it. But not on Salamence. Instead, he sent it towards the diamond pillars, targeting Ash and his friends. They all collectively gasped, until Celestia placed a shield around them.

She successfully protected them from harm, blocking the Hyper Beam. With the diamond pillars nearby crumbling and shattering, the dust would clear to show the side of Celestia who was now fully exposed to Daybreaker's side. Celestia lowered the shield once all the dust fizzled out, showing her most serious expression to the invaders.

"Well, look at this. If it isn't my weaker self from this world." Daybreaker smiled, rather pleased to see herself. "It isn't just Twilight Sparkle here."

"So that's Daybreaker...?" This was also Rainbow Dash's first time seeing Daybreaker in the flesh. The resemblance to Celestia was there but at the same time, she lost a lot of what made her Celestia. Luna would slowly back away, attempting to enact her plan.

"Did you by any chance predict that we would be here? If so, then that's a little inconvenient." Daybreaker shrugged. "I'm not sure how you would've known that we would show up to this place during the Pokemon Festival."

"If I had to guess, Nadya must've ratted me out." Hunter J kissed her teeth. "That brat..."

"Don't worry about how we know. Worry about how we're going to stop you. You can't take the light from the Diamond Domain."

"Why? Because you won't let us or there's a huge consequence behind it? I doubt it's the second one." Daybreaker would pace herself. "I'll just make this quick and be on my way. It's my first day back here in this universe and I don't intend to waste it."

"We heard a lot from you and Necrozma." Celestia saw this as a good moment to bring up some rather crucial information involving Daybreaker and Necrozma. "Quite a lot."

"You did, eh? I suppose that means you know that you're destined to become me, right?"

"That's not what I was going to bring up...But unfortunately, you're not off with that." Celestia closed her eyes, knowing that Daybreaker was living within her.

"Of course I am! If Luna can turn into Nightmare Moon, you can absolutely turn into me, Daybreaker! The better, prettier, and more powerful version of you! It's only natural. Essentially, natural evolution. But before that, I have to get Necrozma to is best as well."

"You can't. Your Necrozma is incredibly ill. It has an unknown rare disease that prevents it from ever being satisfied with its hunger. It's not something you can solve by absorbing as much light as possible?"

"Hoh? And how would you know?" Daybreaker questioned.

"There's only one thing that can solve Necrozma's hunger and it threatens us all. It might be the absolute absorption of all things. This world and possibly your own."

"Hmm...I don't think so." Daybreaker denied it immediately. She was rather confident too when shutting down Celestia's words. "I can see where you're coming from, but I know Necrozma better than whatever you've been told. You see, there is a way to satisfy, Necrozma's hunger without resorting to what you just said."

"What...?" Celestia pulled back.

"Necrozma told me himself. Absorbing huge portions of light is just one big step to that satisfaction and for him to be cured of his illness. Of course, I won't tell you in case you try and beat me to it. So, I'll just get to work. And as a bonus, if I defeat you all here, that's one gigantic obstacle out of the way."

Daybreaker clearly wasn't listening. But only because she had a solution already. It was official. A battle was about to break out here at the Diamond Domain between Celestia's forces and Daybreaker's forces. All the while, the Rift Pedestal was building up with minutes to spare.

As the journey continues.

Chapter 327 End.

Comments

[ArcticAce01]

"Of course I am! If Luna can turn into Nightmare Moon, you can absolutely turn into me, Daybreaker! The better, prettier, and more powerful version of you!

love it when I see you add in these mlp quotes and references to the actual episodes, Amar

[ArcticAce01]

Oh man, we gotten a lot of info in this and especially on Necrozma.

And now, a battle is about to commence