> Spatial Hope > by King Rose > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1: My Arrival In Equestria > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palkia's POV I saw my little sister, Diana or how the humans used to call her Dialga, being pulled through a portal to Arceus knows where, and I was filled with dread and worry for her, but at the same time, I released a sigh of relief, because I know that where ever she'll end up, its better than here. I look out in front of me to see my universe, my home, being torn apart and with it, all the legendries of the earth and the world, going with it. I heard the cry of my father, Arceus telling me to get my ass out of here, as I see him struggling to keep the universe from crumbling. "GO!!!!!!!!!!! RUN PALADIN!!!!!" My father screamed as he was straining heavily. "I can't leave you!!! You need to get out of here too!" I screamed back. "I'm sorry my son. Its too late for me, just leave!" My father told me through telepathy. I watched as my father was torn asunder, and I could no longer feel his aura, nor his life force. He was really gone, for good. As several tears flowed down my face, I raised my arm, and used Spatial Rend to open a portal to a different universe, too grief stricken, from having my brothers, and sisters perish, and I just witnessed my own father's death. I passed through the Spatial portal, and felt my body change, but I didn't give a damn. All I wanted was to get away from my universe. My sight was filled with a white flash as I felt my body come into contact with a hard surface as I tried to push myself up with my arms, but they felt more like hooves? It was weird as all shit, but I didn't care I stood up and my eyes started to lose the white light and my vision started to focus. When my sight wasn't blurry anymore I saw... a... pony? It was a pony with a horn, so it was likely a unicorn, but it had wings like a Pegasus, so I guess its a... Unisus? I don't fucking know but its fur was anti-void white and on its flank it had this sort of... Tattoo? Well, anyway the tattoo looking thing looked like a burning sun, and it looked like a female, as it had a sort of tiara/crown thing? On her head and when I looked around, there were several other pegasai, I think that's the plural for Pegasus, and unicorns all of different fur color and all of them had different types of golden armor on them. All of them were looking at me with shocked, and surprised faces. "Uh... where the Distortion world am I?" I asked myself as I stood up trying to hold my head as I got a sudden headache, but when I brought my claw up to hold my head, I saw that my claw was a hoof. I was a little freaked out so I bolted out of what seemed to be the throne room and headed straight for a reflective object, which was a window, and what I saw was... weird, to say the least. Instead of seeing my normal dragon self, I saw this. (The damned website won't let me add the fucking image so just use the Palkia image from the cover art please) I then put my hoof to my horn and spread my wings a bit, and when I spread them I heard the metallic shing. I looked at myself in the window and then I looked at all the other ponies, pegasai, and unicorns all walking about and their mouths were moving like they could talk. This is indeed an interesting place. I then heard quite a lot of hooves stomping on the ground heading in my direction. As I turn around I find myself, face to face with the tip of a sword that has an odd aura around it. I then see next to the unicorn, whose horn had the same color aura around it, was that same Unisus? I saw from the throne room. "Who are you? And what is your business here?" The Unisus? asked me, with a glare that would put dad's to shame. "Uh... Well I'd like to answer your questions but that's kinda hard when there's a sword tip sticking up my Arceus damned nostril!" I yell as I use my aura, and I shatter the entire sword just by activating my aura. The Unisus?'s eyes wet wide as well as the unicorn, whose aura had once surrounded the now shattered sword. My reaction was one of confusion. Had none of them ever seen aura before? "What? Have none of you seen aura before?" I asked the still shocked Unisus? "What is aura? I do not understand, is that some kind of magic?" She inquired. Oh you have got to be fucking, SHITTING ME!!!!!!!!!! This place has magic!? Why the Distortion world did I have to transpot myself to a land of Arceus damned magical bullshit!? "You guys really use magic?" I ask them as my left eye gives off a little twitch. They both nod. "UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I let out an audible groan as I lean my head back. "Well lets get back to the questions you asked earlier, for the first one, my name is Paladin Palkia, and I am from an entirely different universe which I can not return to, because... *Sigh* It no longer exists." I tell them as I lower my head and I feel several tear drops escape my eyes but when I see them land on the ground, they're not normal tears... I'm crying blood. I then hear another set of hooves approach me and I feel a cloth on my cheek, and I look up and see another one of those Unicorn, and Pegasus hybrids, she looked female as well, but this time their fur was a midnight blue color, and on her flank had a crescent moon on it and her mane, and tail were moving as if a constant wind was moving though it, just like the white Unisus?'s rainbow like hair, and the midnight pony looks at me with tears ready to burst out of her eyes, while the white one looks at me with wide eyes as the unicorn is just dumbfounded and shocked. "Well aside from that, I'm here because I was the only one to escape that calamity, and I have no where else to go... so, if its not any trouble, could I stay here?" I ask the two of them while wiping off the last of my blood red tears. "... Well first lets get acquainted with each other." The white Unisus? says. "My name is Princess Celestia." "And my name is Princess Luna." The midnight colored Unisus? told. "and what are you?" "Well that's an odd question, but where I was from, I was known as a legendary Pokémon, but I wasn't just any legend, I was and currently am, the legendary Pokémon Palkia, god of space. And if I might ask, what the Distortion world are you? Are you like a hybrid of a figgin' Unicorn and Pegasus? Are you a Unisus?" I ask the two of them. Luna lets out a light chuckle, and Celestia lets out a slightly annoyed sigh. "No, that is not what we are called. Me and my sister Luna are known as the Alicorns. There are only three Alicorns known in the world, but you might be the fourth, seeing as you yourself are an Alicorn as well." Celestia explained. "... So, that's what I am... huh... well I guess I have that answer, but with that arises a new question, where will I stay?" I ask the two of them. "Follow me." Luna tells me as I start to walk with her down the corridor passing stained glass windows as we walk by. I then notice a mural on the wall that has 6 other ponies, all of various race, wearing necklaces and one unicorn with a crown on their head, shooting beams of light towards another Alicorn. This catches my attention. "Hey Luna? I thought you said that there was only four Alicorns in existence including me. Who is this one?" I ask her while pointing at the mural with my hoof. "That is Nightmare Moon, the evil version of myself, which I became over 1000 years ago, when I let my jealousy and rage take over, and it was when my sister was forced to banish me to the moon." She explained as she held her head low in shame. I understand where she was coming from. I had to banish my little brother Lugia for a very long time because he let his emotions take hold, which turned him into, Shadow Lugia. "Don't worry about me thinking about you differently, I know what it feels like to have to banish a loved one. I had to do the same to my younger sibling Lugia, when he let his negative emotions take hold, and he became the demon of the seas, Shadow Lugia. He wanted to plunge all of the land into the sea, and he would reign supreme. But before the sea overtook everything, my father sent me to stop him, and with the help of my younger brother, Ho-oh, we were able to stop the sea and banish Lugia into the ocean. But if I might ask, who are those six ponies represented in the mural?" I explain and ask her as she listens to my tale. "The six ponies represented here, are the ponies that saved me from showering all of Equestria, in eternal night. They represent the Elements of Harmony, Loyalty, Honesty, Laughter, Kindness, Generosity, and Magic. They are the most powerful of the Equestrian relics, and they are fueled by the magic of friendship." She tells me as we walk past several more murals, depicting the same six ponies blasting a similar light at what looks to be a snake, with a goat's head a cloven hoof, and several other creatures, and the thing looked creepy to say the least. We then stopped at a door and Luna turned to me and I halted in front of the door. It had a similar color scheme to the walls around it but had different design patterns on it. "This is where you'll be staying for a while, at least until we can get all of this situated." Luna told me as she used her magic to open the door. Inside was a very nice looking room, and it seemed to look like the rooms, that we had in my world, but slightly different. I looked out the window to see that it was almost night, and I decided it was time to get some rest. So I used my aura in the same way, Luna used hers and I turned back the covers, and I got into the bed, which for my first ever time sleeping in a bed, was AMAZING. I then closed my eyes and let the soothing feeling of slumber, pushed me into the land that my sister Crecelia once ruled, called the dream scape. Dream Scape I opened my eyes to find myself inside the Dream Scape. It was once the domain of my sister Crecelia, and my Brother Darkrai. How I missed them. As I walked through the night surrounded world I happened upon the dreams and memories, of my brothers and sisters. It was a corridor of a crescent and starry night, on their good dreams, and parallel to each of their good dreams, were their nightmares, which were spawned by Darkrai. As I was ready to walk down that path I heard a blast of magic clashing with what seemed to be... the... sound of A DARK PULSE?!?!? That could mean Darkrai is alive! I turned into my dragon form and with great speed, burst off into the direction of the clashing, and when I arrived, I saw something that almost brought me to tears. I say my little brother... Darkrai, but he was battling Luna. Why? I then summoned an Aura Sphere and shot it in between the two of them, which on impact with the ground, let out a brilliant bronze flash, which caused Darkrai, to shield his eyes, and Luna to cover her eyes with her foreleg. The two of them then looked in the source of the Aura Sphere, which was me, and I saw both of their eyes, become dinner plates, but they both had different responses to seeing me in the Dream Scape. "How are you here?" Luna questioned, with eyes that looked like dinner plates and a very shocked expression. "B-big brother?" Darkrai said as he took a few inches and floated towards me. "Darkrai! I'm so glad that your ok! Is Creselia here too?!" I yelled as I ran towards him and gave him a legendary sized hug, which he promptly returned. "Yes, its me elder brother. I'm here, but-" He told as we broke from the hug. "sadly, my physical form was lost during the calamity, in our universe and to keep myself from dying, I tied myself to your mind and dreams. As for Creselia… I witnessed her perish, when we tried to save several Pokémon and Humans. " He told me as he clenched his fists and his uncovered eye let out several tears. I just hugged him again and he was taken with surprise, but shortly hugged my tightly, and he started to cry on my shoulder, as I comforted him by patting his back. "Its ok little brother. I don't care if your physical body was lost. If I can see and talk to you in my dreams, and I know that your alive, I'm happy." I said as a couple of tears dropped from my eyes as well, all while I had a smile left on my face. "*Ahem*-" Our attention turned to Luna, as she looked at both of us with a curious expression. "Will you two explain to me, what is happening?" "Sorry about that. Luna, this is my little brother, Darkrai. The legendary, and god of nightmares. In our world, it was his job to provide the Dream realm with balance, by creating nightmares, for both Humans, Pokémon, and Legendries alike. Darkrai, this is Princess Luna, the ruler of this world's Dream Scape, and the Princess of the moon." I introduced them to one another, as Luna held her hoof out for Darkrai to shake, as he returned the gesture and shook her hoof. "Sorry about attacking you. I was just in a state of panic, and anger." Darkrai apologized as his shadowy claw shook Luna's hoof. "Its nice to meet you." "Its nice to meet you too Darkrai." Luna returned the greeting. "And I'm sorry about attacking you as well. I didn't know tht you were a Legendary, I thought that you were a nightmare." She admitted as they broke from the greeting, as Luna turned to me with a look on her face that demanded an answer. "As for you Paladin, how did you enter the Dream Scape? I understand how your brother can do it, but aside from him, the only ones that can enter, are me and Celestia." "Oh, well in my universe, any Legendary can enter the Realm of Dreams, if they know how to, and the reason I entered the Dream Scape, was so that I could resume Crecelia's role as Dream Keeper, but up until now, I had no clue that Darkrai was alive, or that you were this world's Dream Keeper." I answered her, as my body returned to its Alicorn state, which Darkrai, silently questioned, but as to my best guess, he dismissed it as a figment of the Dream Scape. "Well seeing as I'm stuck here, I guess I'll take Crecelia's job as banisher of nightmares, and help Luna here with her job, seeing as I've got nothing better to do." Darkrai says as he changes his form into a pony one. (For fucks sake, can someone please tell me how to add a god damned picture?!?!?! I tried to add one of Pony Darkrai but the fucking add image option, wont let me!!! So instead, just click or tap Here) "Well I think that I'll be waking up in a bit so, see in the morning Luna." I say as I wave my hoof at the Alicorn. "And see you tomorrow in the Dream Scape little brother." "See you tomorrow Elder brother." Darkrai said as he waved his new wing at me. I then shut my eyes as I started to wake up, feeling the energy and happiness of finding out that my little brother was still alive, but a new question swarmed my mind. Who else survived? It filled me with both hope, and with dread. Hope that Diana survived, as well as my other brother and sisters. And dread, for Lugia was still alive, and that in itself raised a new question... Was Shadow Lugia, still in control? But these questions would have to wait for another day, as I got out of my bed and opened the door to a new world and a new day of exploration, and discovery. Yesterday was the day I arrived in Equestria, and last night was the night, I reunited with my little brother Darkrai. Today, I was ready for a lot of things, but instead of opening my door to meet a brand new day. I opened my door to meet...………………………………………………………….. A FUCKING PHEONIX!? > Chapter 2: A Legendary Find > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I opened my Damned door to see Celestia with a fucking Phoenix. What the Distortion world? I looked at the creature with wondering eyes, as it looked very majestic, but it also reminded me of my brother, Ho-oh. "Is that a Phoenix Celestia?" I questioned the Solar Princess as I raised my hoof and lightly patted the wonderous creature. The Phoenix cooed as Celestia chuckled. "Yes, this is my pet Phoenix, Philomena. Magnificent, isn't she?" She told me as the orange and red fire bird spread her wings proudly. "Why do you ask?" "Oh, its nothing really. She just reminded me of one of my brothers." I told her while still fascinated about this new discovery. I can't believe that this world has Phoenixes. "Oh? Who?" Celestia asked, clearly interested. "My brother, Ho-oh. God of the fiery skies, and of reincarnation. He created the Legendary dog trio after a terrible storm struck a tower and killed three Pokémon. Raikou who represented the lightning that struck the tower, Entei who represented the fire that engulfed the tower, and Suicune who represented the rain water that extinguished the fire. *Sigh* If Ho-oh were here, there's no doubt in my mind that he and you would become great friends, immediately." I tell her as we embarked off down the hall into the dinning room, when Philomena lifted her head and faced towards the direction of the garden. I then heard an odd noise which I guess that Celestia didn't hear as she didn't stop until she walked a few feet in front of me as she had realized I was no longer following her. I then feel Philomena perch on my back. "You felt that too?" I asked as I turned my head towards the Phoenix. Philomena nodded while still facing the entrance to the garden. I started to walk towards the door, and I slowly opened it to reveal, nothing. There was no animals in my line of sight and it was sort of... unsettling. All I saw was a path that was lined with bushes, which I've never seen the species of. As I was walking with Philomena on my back, down the path, I felt Philomena get my attention by tapping me on the wing with on of her wings. I looked over to where she was gesturing, to see an animal that looked like a Mandibuzz, but it was much smaller, as small as a Vullaby. But it was looking in a direction with a worried and sympathetic look. I headed down in the direction the Vulture creature, was looking. And what me and Philomena saw, was a Legendary find. I saw an Alicorn with Solar colored fur and his wings were the same color with white feathers with green tips. (ya know. I think I'll just put links for the pictures. The link for the picture I'm gonna used is here) He was lying there with his eyes closed. I approached him as Philomena flew off my back and landed near the unconscious Alicorn, and when I got close enough, I could see a patch of his fur was a crimson red. He was bleeding! "Oh Shit! Philomena, can you go get Celestia? This guy's bleeding out!" I half-yelled to Philomena as the Phoenix gave me an understanding nod, and with that, she flew off. I got closer to the Alicorn, and tried to use my aura to stop the bleeding. It slowed but the bleeding didn't stop. So, I used my hooves and put some pressure onto the Alicorn's side and I saw him wince in a little pain. I silently apologized and said 'sorry' as I let up on some of the pressure but still kept enough pressure on the wound, so the bleeding would stop. I then heard Celectia and Luna's voice call out my name as I saw Philomena fly overhead as she was looking for me. "PHILOMENA!!! OVER HERE!!!" I screamed as I flapped my wings repeatedly so that it make the same 'Shing' noise that was made when I flapped them yesterday, and I saw Philomena look over at me, and seconds later I saw the two Princesses, and several other ponies who looked to be medical specialists. "What in Equestria happened here?!" One of the ponies with a lab coat asked with a very concerned and serious face, as they rolled up with a gurney next to them. "I don't know! I was walking with Princes Celestia and Philomena when me and Philomena felt this powerful aura burst crash into the garden, and we decided to investigate, when we found him. He was bleeding and I'm trying to stop it but my aura alone wouldn't stop it so I've been keeping pressure on the wound, but he needs medical attention, NOW!" I told and screamed as several of the ponies used their magic and carefully started to lift him up as I kept pressure on the wound. "Ok, on three. One... Two... Three!" The medical pony said as the Unicorns carefully picked up the Alicorn, as they allowed me to keep pressure on the wound so he wouldn't bleed out. We were making our way to the medical wing, when the Alicorn started to stir as I had noticed. He weakly opened his eyes as we were setting the gurney into the emergency room. Then the doctors gave him a sedative and it knocked him out fairly quick. "Sir? I can take over here. Go and wash your hoofs and please sit in the waiting room, and as soon as we get done stabilizing him, we will let you know." One of the nurses said as they took over applying pressure to the wound, as she tried to get me to leave the room, which I strongly and clearly refused. "No, I can't. My aura is helping to slow and stop the bleeding. If I stop, he has a lower chance at surviving. Now I won't watch, but I will keep applying my aura." I explain to the Nurse, as she hesitantly responds with a simple nod, and I turn around. A few minutes later, the same nurse as before, tapped my shoulder. I looked at her face and saw that she had a look that said that the Alicorn would live. So, I breathed a sigh of relief and stopped applying my aura as I looked at the Alicorn, and he was still stable. When I got a closer I saw that, his flank was marked with two Phoenix feathers that made the shape of a heart. This raised my interest about these marks. So, I turned to the nurse beside me. "Hey I want to ask, what are those marks on everyone's butts?" I ask the nurse. "You mean our Cutie Marks? Well they signify what our special talents are." The nurse told me. "Well, what does my Cutie Mark look like? I haven't had enough time to look." I sheepishly asked the nurse. "Well your Cutie Mark looks like a Pearl, that looks like it has a spatial rift inside of it. Kinda odd, but cool at the same time." The nurse told me. "The Lustrous Orb? Huh... That's neat. Oh we haven't been introduced have we? My name is Paladin Palkia. What's yours?" I introduced myself while holding out my hoof for a hand... no wait, hoofshake. "Well, my name is Nurse Redheart. Nice to meet you Mr. Palkia." Redheart greeted me and returned the hoofshake. "Well, who do you think this guy is? I thought that there were only three Alicorns in existence, four including you." "Please just call me Paladin. And yeah, I think I may know who this is..." I told her, as I approached the Alicorn. "Well, who?" Redheart asked me. "I think... this is my brother..." I told her, and Redheart looked at me with a very confused look and let out an audible gasp. "But I thought that you were the only being to escape your world before it was destroyed!" Redheart exclaimed. "Yeah I thought that too, until I traveled to the Dream Scape and found my little brother Darkrai. He had escaped but his physical body was destroyed, and he had to transfer his conscience into my dreams and he somehow ended up in this world's dream realm." I explained while still looking over the sleeping Alicorn, who I theorized, may actually be a sleeping Legend. The two of us were watching him, when he started to stir and his eyes started to open. They were the same color, as my brother's when we were in my original universe. He then raised his hoof to his head and he let out a groan. "Oh, my blasted head! What in the name of Arceus? W-where am I?" The Legend turned Pony said. "Hey, hey, its ok. You were wounded and heavily bleeding, but we managed to stabilize you, your going to be ok, but we wouldn't have been able to save you if it wasn't for Paladin over here." Redheart told the Alicorn, as he turned to me and his eyes went wide, and what he said next proved my theory. "...……. Palkia?" He asked. "Yeah, its me brother... and welcome to the world of Equestria…" I told him. "...…………………………….. Ho-oh..." "What the? What happened? Where is everyone? Where are the others?" Ho-oh asked franticly. "Hey, calm down ok? *Sigh* Ho-oh... I have some bad news...…." I told him as I looked at him with grief still lingering in my voice. "As far as I know... You, me, and Darkrai, are the only beings to escape our world... but you, and I are the only ones to escape with our physical bodies intact... Darkrai, is trapped in this world's Dream Scape." I explained to him. The only reaction I got from him was grief stricken eyes and him turning to look out the window his medical bed was stationed by. I walked next to his bed and looked out of the window with him. "Hey Redheart? Can you go tell Luna, and Celestia, that my brother's awake?" I asked, and was answered with Redheart giving me an understanding nod, and with that, she left. "Are you doing alright, brother?" "Are... we really the only ones left Paladin? Is father really gone?" My brother asked me while staring out the window, watching the sky. "Yes... dad is gone, I watched him die. He bought me enough time so that I could escape... But we have to keep hope. I thought that I was the only one to survive, but then I found Darkrai, but when I asked him about Crecelia… He told me that she didn't make it, but who knows... others may have gotten out. All we have to do is to have hope." I told him I put my hoof onto his shoulder I saw him shed some tears, but they weren't like mine, his tears were normal. I then looked at him and he looked back as I started to cry as well. I then pulled him into a brotherly hug, and we just hugged for a little while, with the both of us shedding some tears, with his being the clear and normal type, but with mine being crimson red tears. We then broke off of the hug and he looked at my eyes with a semi worried face. "Paladin, you're have blood tears... what happened?" Ho-oh asked, while I just looked at him and smiled with my crimson tears were still running down my face. "I don't know how this happened, but I don't really care. I'm just glad that I still have some of my family with me." I said to him. "Well I better get going. The doctors will want to check up on you and I was scheduled to meet some guests of the Princesses today, when you showed up. See ya." "See you later my brother! Take care of your self!" Ho-oh told me as I left the room. I was walking down the corridor heading towards the throne room when I arrived at the huge doors that led to the throne room, and I was expecting to be very surprised when I got in there, but when I got in there, what I saw was very underwhelming. I opened the doors and I saw seven different colored Ponies, but I was very surprised to see someone who I thought was trapped... I looked at the dark colored Pegasus and he looked back at me. "... Darkrai?"