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Regigigas: [I am certain you can understand me now, yes?]

Alma: Huh... yes, yes I can.

Regirock: [Does that include us?]

Jory: I assume? I mean, he does have the item tied directly to Regigigas, so...

Registeel: [That’s quite the responsibility to leave to a non-Proxy. Albeit, spreading the power is not unheard of, look at Lugia’s Proxies after all.]

Alma: ...

Regice: [It is, very much so, but this Lopunny, Alma was it?]

Alma: ... That’s right...?

Jory: Oh! He can understand them!

Alma: Where are they though??

Regice: [As mentioned earlier, we reside within the rings worn by Proxy Jory, thus we can move about freely while being aware of the world around us and not draw attention that is unneeded. However, I do find some interest in if Sir Alma will join as our Proxy, having another to speak with that can understand us would be lovely.]

Alma: “Sir” Alma...?

Jory: Sometimes Regice can be pretty formal, most of them try to be, really.

Alma: Huh...

Regigigas: [I considered making Alma a Proxy, truthfully, but I do think testing him first would be ideal, it would fit in with his circle of friends after all.]

Alma: I don’t think choosing a Proxy based solely on who their friends are is wise...

Regirock: [Lugia did it.]

Alma: So...? And do you think I know what Lugia did??

Regigigas: [Lugia’s Proxies are also fellow experiments of the criminals of Orre, and in turn, their greatest foe and fellow Shadow Pokemon is a mortal who outclasses them on occasion, not to mention one of the humans behind their alteration into these new forms of Pokemon also created the mortal that you once bore animosity towards.]

Alma: You mean... Reid? How do you know-

Jory: Remember this... even while incapacitated, there are other Regi out there, somewhere, ‘Gigas made a bunch of them, just I-personally-don’t know where they are.

Regice: [And Madam Jory has yet to prove herself worthy of that knowledge, regardless, I am certain quite a few of our Regi brethren “slumber” within Orre. Likely failed versions of Registeel and ‘rock, I’d say.]

Regirock: [Possibly, yes.]

Alma: So, the Regi aren’t like the other Legends?

Regigigas: [Well, not my creations, no. I am the only one-true “Regi” as you call us. These are extensions of myself, they do not “Reincarnate” in the same way as others do, either. One Century, I was bored, and recreated the Regi with these unique colors in mind, if you must know.]

Alma: ... Huh, but they all have independent thought?

Registeel: [Correct. We have our own thoughts and emotions, Regigigas is capable of creating life, as they are one of the original Legends created before the beings of life and death truly existed.]

Alma: And those would be-

Jory: I think they mean Xerneas and Yvetal...

Alma: Ah...

Jett/Victini/Meloetta: ...

Victini: I thought the Lopunny was a hardass...

Jett: [He’s been acting strange since the Giratina attack, honestly.]

Meloetta: Maybe that’s why he cannot understand you.

Jory: ...

Alma: Something wrong? Everyone suddenly got eerily quiet...

Jory: Nope! I’m just glad you got used to the voices in your head thing so fast!

Alma: I think I’ve been through enough BS to be comfortable with an ancient god and their creations talking to me through telepathy provided by an artifact they made...

Jory: ... OK!

Regigigas: [I’m certain you know where to locate the “Spirits of Chaos” as you call them, so please make sure to prepare for anything before you head off on your journey.]

All (except Jett of course): Right!

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Arceus: You understand the consequences of that decision… not even you would be exempt if I made this act true.

Giratina: Why would I care?

Shaymin: I-Is Giratina seriously suggesting that…?

Victini: Hmm…

Celebi: …

Mewtwo: And I thought I was sadistic…

Genesect: Clean as in… erasure?

Mewtwo: Feels that’s the case, doesn’t it...?

Suicune: T-this is insane…

Raikou: I agree…

Entei: There is some truth to Giratina’s beliefs… while I do not find ‘resetting’ as the answer, I couldn’t say I would be opposed to something similar...

Lugia: There’s always culling the population a bit…

Ho-Oh: Lugia… your malice…

Lugia: So what?

Ho-Oh: ...;

Xerneas: Life is not something that should be so easily removed…

Yveltal: As much as I hate to agree with you, Xerneas, I do… if ‘father’ felt the need to wipe away some problems, why not call me?

Zygarde: We should not participate in such an idea.

Yveltal: Whatever...

Koko: I… I’ll break that snake...!

Bulu: Calm… Koko… not now, not here.

Koko: Hrrgh…!!

Lele: They’re serious…?

Fini: We’d all be nothing, Alola, everything we’ve come to know would be ‘reset’... if that is what our gracious ‘gods’ are implying…

Lele: No way-

???: Staying silent is not a thing I’ll do here...!

Dialga: Giratina! This is madness!!!

Giratina: Is it, really?

Palka: …

Giratina: You can see every possible future, right, “brother”…? What happens? Tell us, all of us, why don’t you? Does Mew succeed in their obsession, or do we all suffer because of it? Will Jirachi or Deoxys return one day soon? What happens? Tell me.

Dialga: You know exactly why I cannot…

Giratina: Then this version of you is useless-

Celebi: Haven't we been through enough?!

Giratina: No-

Celebi: Silence!! Father… you sit there, wondering why the new Mew refuses their duties? I know I'm not alone when I say this can be fixed without genocide!

Arceus: …

Legends: …?

Arceus: Celebi… Celebi… you fail to understand my and Giratina’s interpretation of a ‘reset’...

Arceus: ‘Genocide’ implies ‘pain’… no… What I imagine… if acted upon… no one-not even you-any of you-will feel a thing… it will be instant, painless...

Celebi: …

Suicune: W-wha…?

Shaymin: No…

Koko: I’ll… kill them… both of them...

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Koko: Things… turned into a wave of emotions ranging from fear, anger to disbelief-Celebi landed another good hit on Giratina, so that was nice to see...

But that aside... The legends there chose their sides and Arceus entertained it all… it was clear that this was an attempt to motivate or demotivate us, and it worked in so many ways...

The news spread to the ones who didn’t go and they all had their own plans and they’re likely putting them all into motion as we speak... but our plan is to either force Mew-aka the “Strident King" into their duties, which is what sparked all of this in the first place or we will fight Arceus.

And when it comes to a battle plan, facing Arceus on their turf is wise-the space was made for Legends.

Lele: What Koko means by that, is that the space has an aura that resonates with our respective auras. It strengthens us all just being there.

Koko: But utilizing that newfound strength without understanding the intricacies of control over your auras, mind, body and spirit, you will easily exhaust yourself, even us Tapu could fall to that. If a battle of attrition ensued, we'd strategically exhaust Arceus’ stamina, which for all we know could be infinite. We do also have the power of Alola behind us if need be as well…

Lele: Koko’s the best at our Z-Move, so if pressed we have that. And… well…

Koko: NEVER… consider that… Anyway… are you-

Lele: Yep, all ready to go~

Koko: Finally… let’s star-

Lele: Lyle~!

Koko: ...

Lele: Yup. Necrozma at full power’s pretty brutal, it took everything Lyle’s team and his trainer had just to grant an opening to free Lunala from it...

Koko: Humph... they should’ve killed it back then. But Necrozma aside... Arceus’ power, from just an observation standpoint can’t be properly gauged... I’d need more information than that, but Bulu...

Lele: Admit it, Bulu saved your life-do you know how many legends would’ve probably attacked you if you tried anything there? Nearly all of them were there, silly~!

Koko: Humph....

What you see before you... it could be seen as a facsimile... devoid of life.

King: ... I see...

“Blue”: Before we send you back... however, we wanted to speak with you-

“Yellow”: Kill Mewtwo.

“Blue”: No-

“Green”: Kill all abominations like it!

“Blue”: Will you two stop it!?

“Origin”: Mewtwo, Mutants, Shadow Pokemon, among other curious transformations that came to exist because of the chaotic nature of this world. It’s beautiful, truly!

“Green” & “Yellow”: WHAT-

“Blue”: Thank you...

“Origin”: It’s everything I’ve anticipated from my creations, Humans, ‘Pokemon’ as they’ve chosen to name them... finding a way to expand their existences! It’s beautiful! Even if suffering was the result-new variations of life were born from it! It’s... truly... beautiful...!

King & “Blue”: ... ... ...

“Green” & “Yellow”: Uugh...

King: That... aside... what did you want to tell me-

“Origin”: Well, “Blue” wishes to alter the timeline of events itself.

King: What?

“Origin”: By telling you something that is better for you to experience on your own, to realize on your own, the path that led you to the island, to that fight with “Mewtwo”... however, I do not agree with this method...

“Blue”: Yes, but, it would resolve so much-

“Origin”: Or change fate in just the right way that we would be thrown into chaos again. It’s already happened three times over... the first we tend to ignore or forget about.

King: What do you-

“Green”: You witnessed it, “Freak,” don’t remember?

King: ...

“Yellow”: We’re wasting valuable time. Get to the main point. Origin, “Blue”! The correct point! Not that pointless drivel with those other abominations!

“Origin”: ... Yes... about... Arceus... and this foolish act, prompted by a wild Premonition... I’ll keep it brief: You are being used-all of you.

King: What...?

[...]

The four protectors of Unova, the Swords of Justice have lived among the Pokémon of Unova and protected them without abandon until recently. Each filled with their own sense of honor, they roamed the region and watched over all, often avoiding humans, only a select few being 'blessed' enough to be graced with the presence of the Swords. The most recent one was a trainer and his Pokémon team; they had garnered the Swords' attention by protecting various Legends around Unova to the best of their ability. The trainer and his team grew to be a powerful group and often put themselves on the line for Legends like Meloetta and Victini of that time; eventually this led to the Swords appearing before the trainer and his Pokémon and surprisingly, offering him the chance to join the Swords in protecting Unova.

The four Legends shared their sacred forest with the now legendary trainer, and his team were free to make themselves a life there, building a ranch of sorts for themselves. For the lifetime of some legends, namely Meloetta and Victini, this human and his team were among the heroes of Unova in the modern day, followed quickly after by the Strident Knight's rise. The trainer's ranch gave the Pokémon there a chance to have normal lives, having families of their own and continuing their legacy-along with being graced with the gift of being the Swords' Proxies-all of them, the human included. Sadly, the ranch and the human's bloodline seemed to die out, leaving only the Pokémon to remain; the ranch was closed down and the Pokémon of the second and third generation free to roam the forests, leading to the settlement within the Swords' territory that quickly became Yoshi and Cherry's home. Their parents, and other residents of the area, such as Ace the Swellow, are among the generation that was left the land, the grandchildren of Proxies to the Swords of Justice; their power passed onto them in various ways.

Cresselia: Well, it’d make things easier to decide what Victini’s final dream should be as they enter death’s realm.

Meloetta: ...

???: ...

Cresselia: What?

???: You’re horrible.

Cresselia: This coming from the spawn of nightmares? Humph!

Meloetta: Excuse me-

Cresselia: Finally, something we agree on.

Darkrai: We had ONE disagreement and it cost me an arm, you overly gaudy dream catcher...

Cresselia: A deserved limb loss, you pitiful wretch.

Darkrai: Even your insults are piss poor...

Cresselia: At least I have all my limbs.

Darkrai: Fuck you! At least I’m not a glorified duck!!

Cresselia: I-wha-RUDE!!! I NEVER-

Darkrai: You sure have-never NOT been an oversized duck.

Cresselia: You... you... OOOOOH-you-

Meloetta: Uuugh... I’ll be back...

Darkrai: ...

Cresselia: ...

Darkrai: Good one.

Cresselia: It is worthwhile Victini not die, in my opinion.

Darkrai: Heh, I agree.

Darkrai: I think we-minus this doofus-all know that the Dewott they’re fighting is the granddaughter of the Sword’s last Proxy, right? That bastard bred like a Bunnelby out here apparently...

Cresselia: Obviously... Victini’s just too obsessed with that foolish “option”... And I mean, they were protected here... so... why wouldn’t they?

Darkrai: Well... this place was full of unaware monsters, that rival Legends in strength and we’re looking at the head of that all.

Cresselia: We could use her help-

Darkrai: Yeah? And get my gut punched in like Mew did? I was lingering around, holy hell, she punched them through one of their homes like it was nothing-AND it was a Bug move on top of that.

Cresselia: ... Maybe we should avoid this one.

Cresselia: ...

Darkrai: ...

Both: Oh...

Darkrai: Maaybe we should’ve done something...

Cresselia: I don’t think Victini’s dead...

Darkrai: Hold on, seriously?!

Victini: ... Please...

Yoshi’s mother: Not in the mood for begging-you had that chance when you lost your arm-

Victini: I’m sorry... Meloetta...

Yoshi’s mother: ...

Victini: I thought... Giratina was...

Yoshi’s mother: ... You don’t even know what’s happening anymore do you?

Victini: Don’t... go...

Yoshi’s mother: ... Alright, well-

Yoshi’s mother: ... You’re here...?

Keldeo: ... I’m so... so... sorry... your grandfather was someone we trusted and loved as if we were siblings... I trained with him, his allies and their trainer. I wish, strongly, that we didn’t leave this land solely to your kin to protect... so much has gone wrong in the world, things that we can’t explain without causing it to grow worse. Individuals connected to your remaining son, a being of immense power, ‘blessed’ with it by these individuals on accident, the gods of our world making rash decisions out of what can only be spite at this point... It is a disgrace to say we used to ally ourselves with your family... I-personally-take the blame... for being too weak to draw the other Swords to action...

Yoshi’s mother: ...

Keldeo: You do not have to accept it.

Yoshi’s mother: I know I don’t... I’m more surprised by this one...

Meloetta: Victini...

Yoshi’s mother: When did she even show up?

Keldeo: You’re welcome, Meloetta... and please, a warrior such as yourself deserves to rest now, don’t you think?

Yoshi’s mother: ... My son has no home to return to.

Keldeo: ...-

Yoshi’s mother: His friend either, the surviving Knights; we are homeless now. For the “Betterment of the World”... I hope you Legends have your heads on straight soon... and if my son is intertwined in this... as with Mew... if he dies-

Keldeo: I understand.

Meloetta: As do I-we Legends of Unova realistically owe your family quite a lot, after all-I’m sorry Victini forgot that.

Victini: D-Dewott...

Meloetta: No more talking, Victini... we’ll get you patched up, and then you’ll come with us, far away from Unova for a while...

Yoshi’s mother: ...

Yoshi’s mother: Next time, that armor-or whatever it was around their head won’t save them... Now, excuse me... I have a home to find with the remaining Pokemon of this forest...

>Victini Forgot how to use V-Create... >Unova’s nightmare in flames has ended... but the scar left behind...