???: This is Arceus, Damaris... Theyāve taken on a Mortal Form to greet you.
Young Damaris: It is an honor...
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Lyle: So thatās their mortal form...?
Troy: At the time at least?
Damaris: ...
Tapu Fini: Well, thatās all of Unova weād be digging through... are there any defining features we can look for?
Tapu Lele: Thereās always the possibility that Arceus switched out this form... though... Iām not too familiar with that species but... doesnāt the orb-fingers look... off...?
Celebi: [There are things that have to occur... we cannot interfere any longer.]
Crysta: [Youāre concerned about altering the timeline now of all times? What about the shrine-]
Celebi: [The shrineās natural aura will protect it from whatās occurring nearby, but for you, I need you to stay here and make sure none of the Alolans get involved further than this.]
Crysta: [What do you mean?]
Celebi: [Iāve taken the time to peek further into our respective futures here... save for what we witness through these windows... I was not able to view ahead of time, but what I am able to reveal to Damaris... will prompt her to act, and will cause our temporary separation here.]
Crysta: [But-]
Celebi: [From the moment this Smeargle acts, that will be my time to depart, where we go, time likely flows differently, thus mere moments for you could be hours or even days beyond... all I ask is that you keep the Alolans here and make sure their next steps are to be of assistance to those under your trainerās watch. They are more intertwined with... that thing... than we are. Believe me.]
Crysta: [I... see...]
Celebi: [...You have always had faith in me, Crysta. I ask that you continue to have faith, I will not allow myself to perish, that much is clear. But I-like many here-am tired of this chaos. Itās time to push back to some degree, and to do so, we must plan accordingly, by the rules of time, not by our interference...]
Celebi: [As for myself, I will be Damarisā support... though I canāt foresee where her actions here will lead her... I will be there to witness them.]
Crysta: [... Understood... I will do what I can here, Celebi-]
Demaris: What?!
Celebi: ...?!
Lyle: Ah... ... thatās not good...
Damaris: It was all a lie...?! A DAMNED LIE!?
Celebi: [Crysta!]
Crysta: ...!?
Troy: W-wait, Damaris-
Crysta: Stop!! Do not interfere!
Lyle: What?!
Tapu Fini: ...? Why shouldnāt we?
Tapu Lele: W-what is she...
Damaris: ... Arceus...!!
[To Be Continued...? .. .. Red-Green-Blue]
[*Small mod note here: This was going to be covered in this whole intermission thing but... uh... too many hiatuses... weāll get proper coverage of this event later...! Sorry about that!]
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TapuLele: Weāre wasting time if we hurt her, you should be able to tell her very life force is fading away. Taking any action against her would kill her and just leave us with no leads! Think!
TapuFini: I am thinking! We have that freak of a Mimikyu to deal with-
Troy: M-Mimikyu...?
TapuFini: Not to mention this nonsense with Arceus-are we doomed or not? Why are there two of them? Why is one the original form and the other a reincarnation? Whereād Koko even go for example? What was the point of ANYTHING weāve been forced to endure for the last few YEARS now!!
TapuLele: I get that-all of it, but we canāt-
Lyle: Can you two not... please!?
TapuLele: Lyle-
TapuFini: Be Quiet!
Crysta: Unfortunately this region is under the protection of Celebi, fighting here will-
TapuFini: Oh and what will you do, Proxy? Youāve already failed multiple times, wasnāt Giratina here recently? Not to mention I sense Lugia and Entei lurking around somewhere-both of them with their vile auras-
Crysta: ...!
???: Enough! I could care less how powerful you think you Tapu are, Iām very, very, very tired of powerful beings damaging one of my places of rest... do any more harm and I will show you why I havenāt reincarnated...
TapuFini: Humph... says the legend who ran away from that toy...
TapuLele: Shush!
Crysta: Celebi...?
Celebi: Damaris, yes? I donāt mean to be rash, but as you can see, weāre on a time crunch... weāre in need of your memories of the reincarnation ceremony, thatās also the time you interacted with Arceus, yes?
Damaris: It... is, but I do not remember-
Celebi: I know, I wish to try a method of brining those memories to the surface, I had to do the same to myself thanks to Arceusā tampering with memories.
Damaris: ... What-
Celebi: Please-
Damaris: You wonāt leave until you do this, those Tapu-things are just going to exhaust us with their bickering and fighting and Iām just tired... letās end this by proving you wrong.
Celebi: ... Fine. Crysta, do you mind treating TapuFiniās injury?
Crysta: Y-yes...
Lyle: And... could we be brought up to speed on why you three are here? And... why the Tapu are fighting? And... Kokoās missing???
TapuLele: Itās a long story... Iāll try and give you some quick notes.
Troy: And you also mentioned a Mimikyu... that couldnāt be our Mimikyu could it?
TapuFini: Itās a huge chance that it is-
Lyle: WHAT?!
Celebi: One thing at a time, Damaris, letās focus on this memory first...
Gareth: Youāre all OK with being talked about while weāre standing right here?
Lyle: I mean... thereās not much to say...
Troy: They bicker like a father and daughter-
Bartholomew: Technically they are, theyāre all family, right??
Carla: And what happens if youāre attacked?? You havenāt been able to fight since your back injury, Clark!!
Clark: Iāll be fine! I might not be able to attack with direct moves, but I can still launch special ones-
Gareth: Okay, this is tedious-we have a trip ahead of us right now... listen, Carla.
Clark: Besides, the most risky situation would be if we let Lugia have their way.
Carla: I can handle myself, Clark-
Gareth: And what about Yoshi? Or Reid? This Cassidy individual was a Cipher-made Shadow Pokemon, so itās possible she knows about Lugia, right? Can we really say sheās trust-
Carla: Letās not question Cassidyās loyalty right now.
Clark: It is a fair argument, Lugia is among the strongest Shadow Pokemon that weāre aware of, and from my understanding is essentially a god to most of these Shadow Pokemon, for all we know that could include Cassidy, couldnāt it?
Lyle: So, if every Shadow Pokemon is automatically loyal to this Shadow Lugia, wouldnāt that mean, well, eventually-
Carla: I will NOT become loyal to Lugia...
Lyle: It was just a suggestion to mess with Clarkās mindset, but itās realistic to say Cassidy may not be completely unbreakable if Lugiaās will is involved, right?
Carla: I know Cassidy... I know she wouldnāt toss Yoshi to someone like that...
Gareth: The longer we linger, the farther theyāll get.
Bartholomew: I have to agree there-if your assumptionās right, and your lying to Reid working-heāll be heading right for the Under, leaving us to focus on Yoshi and Cassidy, so... weāre looking for a different place, right?
Carla: Right...
Clark: And where exactly is that, Carla?
Bartholomew: You donāt know...?
Clark: Sheās been keeping that to herself... for some reason...
Carla: ... I donāt know what youāre doing Clark, but please donāt try placing doubt on me: I said Mt. Battle is a plausible location, I donāt know all the details, but I know thereās a huge Shadow Pokemon factory there-the Key Lair-weāll make our way there as a first lead.
Gareth: At least I know why she was upset now...
Bartholomew: Okay, so, Carla, Clark, Gareth and myself are going? What are you and Lyle going to do, Troy??
Damaris: The fact that King is going about this the way he is, is the reason weāre on this path of destruction-or... whatever path weāre currently on now.
Troy: As of right now, Arceus and the other gods have gone silent... for how long-
Lyle: What did Arceusā mortal form look like.
Troy: ... Lyle...
Lyle: I want to know.
Damaris: ... I donāt remember.
Lyle: What do you MEAN you donāt remember?? Thatās not something you just up and forget...
Damaris: Well, I have, and I doubt thereās much time left for me anyway.
Lyle: Uugh...
Troy: So, weāve gained nothing but the motivation for this death game thatās been put on hold for all we know...
Lyle: This whole situation is making me uncomfortable... weāre going to have to deal with Mew, arenāt we?
Troy: And how do you propose we do that?
Damaris: Killing King will not save anyone.
Lyle: Killing him is pointless, yes, but the only thing keeping him obsessed with the world is the Strident Knights right? Maybe that needs to go... Iām sure Iām not alone in thinking that, either...
Troy: Of course, but consider getting the others on board.Ā
Damaris: Do what you feel is right, but leave me out of it...
Lyle: Of course, your heart literally couldnāt take it.
Celebi: ... Hmm... I should probably speak with Mewtwo eventually concerning that Smeargle... hmm... but, I digress... right now, Iām far more concerned with the Ralts and Scrafty that seem to follow Lugia as their Proxies... I should get back to observing these new timelines...
>Celebi appears to be focusing on Lugia for the time being...
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Troy: Weāre going to get Mew back to where they belong-doing their duty as part of the worldās balance. Weāre done following this āChase the Terrible Trioā order; the fact that Mew ignored the full story Carla told them is also a sign of... delusion might be wrong, but it works in my opinion; theyāre Shadow Pokemon, no oneās seen the Politoed leader of them-at this point, Iām assuming heās dead.
Kanto was ravaged by Zapdosā storm apparently, Johto was set ablaze by Ho-Oh, Unova by Victini, Kalos, Sinnoh and Alola seem to be the only sane places left... and Hoenn... itās safe to say, Annika was right: she killed all of her Knights... thereās no one left to contact... weāve been thrown so far off... none of us even wear our Knights bands anymore... among those who still have them... Iāve been asking myself if the Strident Knights even exist anymore... now excuse me... thereās still some... ādebrisā to clean up...
Chansey: And... if all of this is serious... what exactly did the Trio do beyond Goldenrodās incident-which apparently was instigated by one of those trainers?
Clark: I dunno, read further? It sounds more and more like we instigated a lot of conflicts with them that led to large fights, or we heard about them being involved in some serious incident, deemed it a threat to us, and instead of trying to run away or prove their innocence, they either fought back or just fed off the hype...? If any of that makes sense.
Clark: The Terrible Trio definitely caused some problems, but-if Crysta would tell us anything-weād likely have a better idea, but... obviously this might have deeper, Legendary-related issues...
Chansey: Youāre... reaching a bit, arenāt you?
Clark: When Crysta comments on āalternate timelinesā I donāt know what to think anymore-and she wonāt tell us anything...
Clark: And for all we know, the other Knights of other regions might have stories or fears involving Legends as well-even without Crysta telling us-there is some kind of issue going on in the world... somethingās very wrong-even I can tell that.
Clark: The bigger question is... are they going to bring it up? Crysta implies we need to āgo aroundā the Knights because of that...
Chansey: So... we just have to hope theyāre all on the same page...? But what if thereās someone who isnāt?
Clark: Then... letās hope Arceus-willing, Carla can stop that...
Chansey: ...
Clark: We know heās obsessed with the Terrible Trio, though knowing all of whatās in that book, half-if not all of the Trio arenāt... ānormalā Pokemon...
Chansey: Like that Eevee?
Clark: Oh, youāre aware of him too? Yeah, he crossed my mind-the Prince of Kanto... wouldnāt he fall into the same boat as the Trio? Two of which were basically made with ill intentions, wouldnāt he sympathize with Carla and the Trio?
Chansey: This is... going to be very complicated, isnāt it...?
Clark: Possibly... and thatās not counting what Reid might do without us knowing-
Chansey: Oh gods, what does that mean??
Clark: We may have told him about the Cipher Lab-
Chansey: Y-YOU DO KNOW WHATāS THERE-
Clark: Yeah, yeah, but if Reid has been a regular traveler to Orre in the past, he likely knows some things there anyway... besides... thereās likely less of a chance heād do anything drastic-he literally tried to trick Carla into killing him. He wonāt go back to being āEvilā unless something goes dramatically wrong between this meeting and the next time we all meet him... plus... something deep down tells me that these energies Carla and Crysta supposedly feel in that direction... heād likely know who or what it is...
Chansey: ... Well... what about Carla...?
Carla: Plus, Iām a bit aware of you and Vris having an interaction?
Cassidy: ...
Carla: She mentioned you to me when I ran into her...
Cassidy: Y-youāve SEEN her?!
Carla: Relax... sheās... just as bad as Reid-the Black Pikachu-it seems... but in a more... āLeave me aloneā way instead of āKill meā way...
Cassidy: ...
Carla: I know you donāt want to end up wrapped in some kind of crazy conflict, but... this might be better for you-in case... something bad happens here.
Cassidy: W-what...
Carla: Iām getting a bit uncomfortable with the Strident Knights as a whole and this meeting might strain Orreās connections with them. I doubt theyād target you, but still... Iām not sure... so, Iām debating on explaining things to Yoshi-he seems mellowed out, but, Iām still nervous about him. But for you, Cassidy... are you aware of another method to enter the labs?
Cassidy: I... what if I am...?
Carla: Heh... use it.
Cassidy: ???
Carla: My mother made a link with Alan-the Meowstic traveling with Reid right now; if he mentions that Reidās gone towards that lab, my mother will alert me, and then... Iāll alert you... I want you-and possibly Yoshi to go there.
Cassidy: Why Yoshi-
Carla: Because, well for many reasons-though itād be dangerous having him meet Reid again-neither knows the otherās situation... but... I donāt intend to let him be taken by the Unova Knights-because heās dangerously unstable-even if heās not while with you or me...
Cassidy: I... understand... but Iām not comfortable trusting myself with him-this all... it... makes me anxious... and you know when my anxiety gets-
Carla: I know, but thisāll be your mission from me, I may be looking to promote you-if weāre still Knights after all this is over... h-hahah...
Cassidy: ... Donāt you go... becoming like Yoshi or this Reid...
Carla: I... doubt thatād happen...!
Cassidy: ...
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???: Iām sorry, but I have to ask...
Reid: This basically means life or death for us, doesnāt it?
Speara: A bit extreme, but-
Reid: I wonder how long before they try to jail you too-youāre rogue, arenāt you?
Speara: Weāre getting off topic. Book. Truth.
Reid: Right, right, yeah, my memoryās pretty good, I mean, most of our... āincidentsā were my fault anyway, thatās what you were all told, too right?
Speara: People and Pokemon were seriously injured in your counterattacks when the S-Knights or police forces got involved with you-is that in there?
Reid: I think so...?
Speara: You think so??
Reid: Come on, half of that was like... a few days ago? Hours? I donāt really remember-
Speara: Because youāre an insomniac with a split personality of some kind and now youāre a Shadow Pokemon-youāre the most unreliable individual to be asked to remember anything.
Reid: Am I? Really?
Speara: Just because your... āsituationā was different and Iām still not clearly sure how exactly this happened... but you are still a Shadow Pokemon and the rules applied to them applies to you too.
Reid: Uh-huh...
Speara: What are your moves.
Reid: Well-
Speara: Non-Shadow Moves? Tell me exactly what they are, and demonstrate them, right here, right now.
Reid: ...
Speara: You canāt can you?
Reid: That doesnāt prove a damn thing...
Speara: Iām not going to argue with you, just... keep in mind what you are now, being a mutant does not make you different-you lost whatever that was a long time ago, right?
Reid: ...
Speara: Now, can we get on with why you wanted to talk to me in the first place?
Reid: Right, whatever... I wanted to warn you...
Speara: About Rteddy-
Reid: About everything involving that thing... and if it has followers weāre all going to have to be cautious, because I know next to nothing about any of them...
Speara: ... Alright.
Reid: ... Royo wasnāt with Vris...?
Speara: I didnāt see him, no.
Reid: ...
Speara: Before you ask, no, I donāt know where.
Reid: Alright... so, I guess The Underās the best bet?
Speara: You could try it...?
Reid: And you?
Speara: Iāll be around, unless you need my assistance-
Reid: Pfft, no...
Speara: ...
Reid: ... Iāll consider it...
Speara: Apparently you have friends who can fly, so you know where to find me.
