My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

Poems of Old

Equestria. The Human World. Late Afternoon.

A gateway to the Human World was finally opened. Done by Lucas, this gateway was done at Sci-Twi's own home. A gateway to Arche Valley was opened up in between her home. And helping Lucas as always was Twilight Sparkle, who was in her Human Form. And even in this form, the Rift Energy would flow and this time, it came from her hands.

When opening the gateway, nearby Pokemon scattered since they immediately saw Lucas's fingers at the edge of it. Naturally, the people of Arche Valley noticed this as well. How could they not since the gateway was right in front of the entrance to their town?

"There we go..." As always, Lucas felt out of it after making a gateway. With a smile on his face, the Trainer from Another Sinnoh collapsed, only for Ash to catch him. "Now, let me rest a bit before I make another."

"This makes it so much easier for me." To say that Twilight was relieved was an understatement. Not only would she have a place to go to for Arceus's knowledge, but it was also a reassuring place to be.

"If you need me...Get me started in about 4 hours or so." Lucas suggested before twitching for a moment. "Maybe 8."

"We're gonna set one up at Eindoak too. It'll take a while." said Ash. "But are you sure you're okay, Lucas? You might really pass out for a long time after this."

"Pssh. No way." Lucas denied it. "I've been through worse. Believe me. But ya know...I've been thinking about something. I was accidentally given this kind of power. What did you and the others get? I mean, if we're all technically the same guy, there's gotta be something more than this."

"Mmm...Not sure." Ash wasn't quite able to figure something out. "We just do what we do. I haven't seen Red or Hilbert do anything yet though."

"Well, I want to figure this out. Baraz and Meray will know what to do." Without hesitating, Sci-Twi would walk straight through the gateway to Arche Valley.

---

Kalos. Arche Valley. The Pokemon Festival.

Arche Valley.

A town where the people here are deeply connected to the Creator Deity Arceus, able to communicate with him and receive power as well. The last time they were here, the two worlds were still separated from each other. But now that they were officially One World, sharing it with each other, things were bound to change for this town connected to Arceus. But not in appearance. It still looked the same after all.

Knowledege about Arceus here was strong and personal as well. Sci-Twi, while not from Arche Valley, was a part of it since he briefly learned from there, discovering the Light of Arceus.

"Baraz and Meray aren't here?!" But as soon as she got here and asked for Baraz and Meray, in a short time, Sci-Twi was hit with an inconvenience.

"Sorry. But they actually left months ago, I believe. I think it was just 3 days after our worlds became one." One of the townsfolk said. Alas, Baraz and Meray were long gone from Arche Valley, off doing their own thing.

"Aw..." Naturally, Sci-Twi was let down, prompting her Equestrian Counterpart to give a comforting pat on the back. "What a waste. What am I gonna do with this thing then?"

"The Arceus Pendant? I'm afraid to say but...We can't help you with this one either." Alas, even the people of Arche Valley couldn't easily solve the mystery of the pendant or even delve deeper into what it could do. Perhaps, Baraz and Meray were the best ones for this job.

"So where did they go?"

"Well, there isn't a set destination. But one thing was clear. They knew about something greater beyond just our worlds becoming one." While lacking any information about the pendant, he could at least tell them about what Baraz and Meray went off to do, remembering the day they departed.

---

It was 3 days after the wish Ash made became a smashing success, putting two worlds together so that they would emerge as one. Worldwide joy was made because of this with many relieved and satisfied hearts. But even with all of this happiness, there were those who knew that such a wish would have a drawback. Much like many things out there in the world. Sheena knew this. N knew this.

And so did Baraz and Meray.

They were already tapping into the Divine Powers of the world and by doing so, they learned of what was coming. The Brother and Sister duo knew what they had to do and they unfortunately couldn't take the time to enjoy the breath and lengths of this new world.

"Oh? Where are you two going this time? It's a time for celebration." The same man speaking to Sci-Twi in the present said to them.

"While this is good and all, there's been a great balance upset." Baraz explained. "This hasn't happened before in the history of the universe."

"Our worlds are so different from each other and their respective powers are now bound to live together forever. We obviously want that, but we can't leave it unchecked. Since this universe was made by Arceus and now it's gained a new one, growing in size, the power of Arceus is being thrown out of balance."

"It's up to us to fix that balance as soon as possible. If we don't, then all of this would've been a waste."

"Where will you go then?"

"The Light of Arceus and Primordial Magic could be anywhere. We can track down Arceus's power thankfully, which will lead us to places brimming with those two. As soon as we get there, we'll try and subdue it." Meray revealed the main plan. It was about tempering the mixture of two great powers.

They should exist with each other from now on since this was a brand new existence. However, if they are left unchecked when together, then it could result in something catastrophic. Once they left on their mission, that was it. For the entirety of the past few months, Baraz and Meray have been elsewhere.

After that, we never heard from them again. They haven't returned to Arche Valley just yet. They have the entire world to explore and it's a big one. Bigger than what it used to be.

---

"I see. That explains it." Sci-Twi sighed after hearing about Baraz and Meray's reasoning for departing. They had better things to do it seemed and the mystery of the pendant wasn't on their mind at all. "So I'm in the dark with this pendant."

"To be fair, we never knew this thing existed in the first place. Baraz and Meray told us that you found it in Dahara City, right?"

"I did. It was given to me and I think it was because of the Witch. She's the one who set me up to find this pendant and I don't know why." A confused Sci-Twi would hold up the pendant, unsure as to why the Witch would want her to hold it.

"There aren't many Arceus accessories in the world. Most barely know that they exist. What you have here is special and unheard of or unseen. All other Arceus Items were moulded in the past and there has never been one done in the present. It's good that you're thinking about it." The man would grab onto the pendant as well, knowing Sci-Twi was the right one for it. "You can be trusted with such power."

"Oh. T-Thank you!" Sci-Twi stuttered, glad to hear it. "Well, I don't want to leave just yet. I'll make the most of what I can while I'm still here. There has to be something I can at least read that could help with the pendant."

"You're free to do so. Now um...I'm a bit busy myself. Good luck." The man would say his farewells before continuing his own work.

"Wait...Do you have something for me? Maybe something to cool me down?" Lucas asked, weakly raising his arm. He could use some valuable knowledge to help temper the perplexing feeling he receives after opening a gateway.

But what he needed right now was some rest so he was ready for another gateway to be opened up. Ash and Twilight would gladly take him elsewhere at the moment and the gateway leading back to Sci-Twi's home was a good call.

However, while Sci-Twi was heading for the library where she could grab an array of information, her presence here wouldn't go unnoticed at all. Not by the people living here at Arche Valley, but by someone else. Hisuian Zorua could feel it while within Twilight's bag. Her body would shudder, conjuring up a bad feeling which immediately made her go deeper inside the bag.

As soon as she went to touch the door to the library, another hand touched her shoulder. Sci-Twi turned, thinking it one of her friends coming to speak with her. But while it wasn't any of her friends, it was someone she knew about. The Merchant from the Past.

"Volo?"

"Hello there. I didn't think you'd be here too." Volo greeted. "But we had to meet each other later again at some point. Especially when it comes to searching for those shards."

"Oh, well, I'm not here for the shards right now. I'm here for something else." She revealed that she was on a different mission, but it still related back to those shards. "It's just my pendant. It's been a bit weird recently and I need to figure something about it."

"Is that it? Well, that's also important, I guess. Can't have you focusing on one thing after all." Volo wagged his finger while Spike and Zorua side-eyed him. Alpha Pikachu didn't have that much of a reaction to him though. He couldn't get a read on Volo at all.

"Right. But I'm doing my best. I've actually found new shards. They look a lot like Ghost-Type shards based on their colour so I'm getting somewhere at least."

"I wonder if it's because you have this thing to help you out." Volo would reach his hand for the pendant, being the next person to touch it. "After all, it-" But as soon as he touched the pendant, something shocking happening.

Or rather, searing. A sharp burn struck Volo's hand once he touched the pendant, causing him to retract his arm. The Merchant from the Past groaned as there was smoke coming out of his hand.

"Oh my gosh! Are you alright, Volo!?" Sci-Twi gasped as that was a complete accident. It didn't happen when she touched it. It didn't happen when that old man touched it either. But it certainly did for Volo.

"I'm fine...Boy, that thing's hot. You don't feel it?" Volo would hold onto his burning hand with his other hand to soothe the pain.

"N-No. It's never done that before. That's why I'm trying to figure out everything about it."

"It reacted to me so violently...Perhaps, it already knows. I should've thought about this pendant a bit more." Volo thought to himself when looking at the pendant. "This'll heal. It's just a light heal so don't worry about it. Anyway, about the shards...I was going to comment about how that thing's really helpful in finding it."

"Well, yeah. But it's been acting up recently. I'm not sure I can find any shards with its current behaviour. What about you? Are you having an easier time?"

"Mmm...Not really. I found one type of shard but that's about it so far." Sci-Twi had to admit.

"Well you might be happy to hear this. As a merchant, it's also my job to obtain anything valuable that can be sold. And during my own adventures in this new world, I came across some interesting things. There's something that might pique your interest, Twilight. Do you want to see it?"

Sci-Twi was definitely curious. What could Volo be referring to? Whatever it is, it would have to relate to the search of these shards since that was what Volo was most focused on to get someone else involved in them.

---

Volo brought Sci-Twi inside the library where this mystery item would be revealed. Once they sat down, Volo took this item out of his bag, revealing to be a note. Sci-Twi leaned in as Volo had not one but two of them at his disposal. These two notes were revealed to be poems.

"These are poems I found and they aren't just for show. This is what they read, Twilight. The first one is..."

"Once there were two. And one looked upon time's steady pace. And one looked upon the expanse of space. And the two set out: the fullness of future did they seek, the world's far end would they greet.Two different paths each walking alone a path their own, though they walk with Almighty Sinnoh."

"Back in my time, we referred to Arceus as Almighty Sinnoh. But now that I know its name, this poem makes more sense."

"Who are the two that it's talking about?"

"Mmm...I was only thinking about Arceus honestly. But in Hisui, we saw Almighty Sinnoh in two images. Both were Dragons. One with a blue colouring and another with a pinkish colouring. The two tribes in Hisui modelled themselves after it too. The Diamond and Pearl clan."

"Oh! It has to be Dialga and Palkia then!" That was the main conclusion Sci-Twi came to. And it was the right one even if Volo referred to them with the same name.

"Dialga and...Palkia?" Volo learned the names of these two Great Dragons. "Odd names but alright. Then I suppose this other poem refers to them?"

"Let our wishes reach heaven's crown,' the people together vowed. So they and their Pokémon bore stone to the peak of heaven's mount. The people carved the gathered stones in shapes of Pokémon, the ten Pokémon upon Sinnoh shone its almighty light upon."

"I'm not sure about that one. The last one sounds like Arceus but the rest, I don't have a clue." Sci-Twi couldn't understand this if her life depended on it. "Or even who the ten Pokemon are."

"But you can understand this part, right? Almighty Sinnoh AKA Arceus stands at this heavenly place, resting and acting in small instances."

"Did you find these in the past? I mean, your time."

"Actually, I found them in the present." Despite the fact that these poems were focused on the past, especially when Arceus was still known as Almighty Sinnoh, Volo claimed that he came across them in the present day. "Turns out, it's not just the shards, me or the Alpha Pokemon that were flung through time. These poems came through as well. As for where I found them, during my travels in this world, I knew I had to go back to Hisui. Otherwise known as Sinnoh in the modern day."

"I guess they would be in the same area as they were in the past..." She slowly nodded. "But that's really lucky though."

"It is, isn't it? Perhaps its fate." Volo chuckled. "But these poems hold great value. And since you have that pendant with you, I have a feeling, not sure if it's a good or bad one, that this will all come together for something great."

"So...Do you think I can use these poems to help with the shards?"

"Maybe not these two. But there are other poems. A total of 20 but it seems I was able to find only two of them. These two are parts of a series of old poems that have been unearthed around the Hisui region and now they've been thrown into the present. Judging from the handwriting, it appears they were all written by the same person. Not sure who though."

"20 Poems?" Sci-Twi gulped. "Gee, that's... a tall order. But you're the one handling them, right?"

"But of course. I've read them myself so I know what they look like. I'll multi-task and focus on those shards and I'm still wishing you the best of luck. When I bring back more poems, I'm positive they'll help in your quest."

"Wait. We should find a way to get in touch with each other. I mean, it's nice that we've run into each other repeatedly but just to be safe, you should have a way to contact me."

"Ooh..." Volo scratched his hair, shifting his eyes. "I'm...not exactly the best with your modern devices, I'm afraid. I don't think I can adapt to them."

"Well, you have to reach me somehow. Don't worry. This'll be very easy and I'll show you the ropes!" Sci-Twi promised him that it would be simple and sweet. Volo was about to get himself something that he could contact Sci-Twi with but he wouldn't find it here.

---

The Human World.

Volo was brought all the way back to the Human World for this. He would pass through the gateway, gazing at its cosmic wonder since it wasn't here before. She didn't stop by her own home. Instead, she ran right past it. Inside her home was Lucas, who was resting on her couch for a while until he had the energy to make a new gateway. Poor Lucas had to expend himself back to back with no sign of gaining further resistance.

When Sci-Twi and Volo walked past the building, Volo would briefly turn his head, looking through the windows. There he saw Lucas, which immediately made him narrow his eyes. After that brief glance, they were off. They weren't stopping at Sci-Twi's house but somewhere else.

They were about to stop at Canterlot High. Sci-Twi's new school that she got adjusted to quickly and where many of her new friends could be found.

"Here! This is where you need to be." Sci-Twi introduced. "The school provides a lot for its students. I can ask for a backup phone. I was thinking of an Xtransceiver but...Maybe not. This is much quicker."

"This is what a school looks like in your world? Goodness." Volo grimaced at the school. "It's so...colourful."

"Not as colourful as the world opposite to this. I'll just get you a quick phone that you can use for yourself. The distance between us won't matter anymore."

When opening the doors, Volo would gander at the school's interior. But most importantly, the students. They had yet to experience the Pokemon Festival but thanks to Lucas, that was going to happen fairly soon. He just needs the time to recover and be back on his feet. Nearby, Sci-Twi's friend group could be spotted, prompting her to rush over and introduce them to the Merchant of the Past.

And upon seeing them, Volo put on a smile, which was noticed by Sunset Shimmer, who would spot the uniquely dressed fellow. Volo certainly stood out with those clothes. When seeing that smile, Sunset's smile would fade, immediately sending shivers down her spine. The same shivers that Zorua felt when first seeing Volo.

Something about him rang poorly in Sunset Shimmer's mind and heart. Something rather uneasy that she couldn't make out past that smile of his. She had to wonder; what kind of person did Twilight bring with her?

As the journey continues.

Chapter 341 End.

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