Team Harmony RP

It had been a while since Dia had actually visited this chamber. The last time she did, she had still been a Carbink.

And then, suddenly, she wasn’t anymore.

“Okay… no more stalling. You’re sure you want to see this, so I’m sure I want to show you this. There’s a big platform in here but there’s not really steps, so um… be careful, if you wanna follow me in at all.”

The Diancie pushes the doors open to reveal…

Darkness, at first, the light from the gems in the corridor only barely filtered into this chamber. 

Until she floated inside, that is. On the far wall something lit up, turning slowly inside of one of the crystals on the wall, and in turn Dia’s own crystals began to glow as well.

“Here it is- the thing I’ve been puzzling over for some time now.”

It was, of course, the Time Gear.

“Dia what, what is that thing?”

Kini took a few steps in and after a moment, found a path for her to jump up next to the Diancie. She stared at the gear.

“This is my- er, this is a, Time Gear. They’re gears that come from a dungeon called Temporal Tower, created by a pokemon called Dialga, and distributed to remote and generally secure locations to be protected by a handful of chosen guardians.” she explains, with a tone that definitely sounds somewhat rehearsed.

“And, um. Evidently I’m the newest one of those. That’s why I’m trying to get stronger. So that the choice actually makes sense, you know?”

“I know I’m not that bright, but if I can at least be strong, it’ll be better than nothing, right? There’s a lot that I don’t know, but what I do know is that I want - no, I need - to be the best protector here that I can be. Even if I just feel like running away.”

Junko’s eyes widened. Mild amusement gave way to genuine surprise.

“A Mew? Yours must be very different from the one I’ve met, then,” she commented. “As for getting soldiers… that’s, like, not a bad idea at all. Plenty of Pokemon back home had similar ideas - say, how much do you know about the regions beyond the Outer Continents? ‘Cause there was this one explorer from my world known as Dusknoir, he had like, a whole army of Sableye…”

The Absol pauses.

“But like, tell me more about this Mew? I’ve absolutely got to learn how you got one to listen to you.”

She gestures towards the misty aura around the Vaporeon-

“That you can, like, just create, at will. It’s incredible! My team’s like, got some business out in the Grass Continent right now, but hey, if or when we pop back in to our own world, if you wanna, like, come with us? Take whatever you want! Then we’ll work our way up through the other one!” the Absol laughs.

At the mention of her teammates, Dia hesitated but kept her usual smile.

“Team Harmony is doing just fine, last I knew. They’ve got some big stuff going on back home, or… something like that, and even though I tried joining them to become an explorer too, I realize I’m not really cut out for that yet…” she chooses her words carefully. The Diancie’s hands found their way together behind her back, for a moment she squeezed them anxiously before waving in a dismissive manner.

“Oh! But, I’m getting better! And once I’m a little more confident I’ll join up again, and I’ll go on my first mission proper - instead of having to be rescued by them again, hahaha…

Anyways, really, I’ve been improving a lot, see? I still don’t really know what I’m supposed to be telling these Carbink to do, but I picked up a few new tricks while training! Check this out!”

Dia used Light Screen!

“It’s not a good move for offense, but I think it’s nice!”

One of Dia’s moves has been revealed.

“Oh woah!” Kini grinned, she was getting better, and that light screen looked pretty good. Not as a distraction but as a move that is.

“You are getting good, at least I think so. As for the carbink? If you want I could ask my mom, she would probably know what could help.” She shook her head, silly, she never introduced Dia to her mom. “Sorry, my mom is a Totem pokemon in alola, basicly she’s in charge of Mount Lanakila.”

“… Oh, but you asked me a question. I, uh… well.”

She looked around again, knowing no one was eavesdropping, but trying to be more aware nonetheless.

“There is something I’ve been puzzling over, but so long as I have to stay here, I’m not sure I can actually figure it out.” the Diancie begins to explain, choosing her words with caution.

A pause. A really really long pause.

“… Well. It’s a thing I told Team Harmony about, that kicked off a lot of… other stuff,” Dia quietly says, offering a weak laugh of her own. “And I’m sort of, um, weighing my options, you know? But…”

Another pause. Dia stares contemplatively at her hand for a moment - which she then places on Kini’s shoulder with a very serious expression.

“…I trust you either way, so I’m going to leave this up to you. I can show you what I’m supposed to be protecting, or we can drop it like we probably should. Okay?”

It was a little longer when Kini spoke up. “Well, thanks for trusting me.” She sighed, looking up to go eye-to-eye with Dia.

“Okay, let’s go. There’s a bit of a maze between here and there, but it’s the one place I don’t get lost navigating. Stay close and uh, try not to memorize the way there,” she half-jokes.

The path to whatever it is they’re approaching is long and winding and pushes farther underground. Here the stone is less smooth, less traveled upon. The crystals glow brighter in the absence of natural light. Finally, at the very end of the path, there appears a large door with diamond patterns etched across the center.

Dia takes a deep breath.

“Okay, last last chance, are we still good?”

“Do I live in a…” The shadow waited a moment, pondering the question, before bursting into laughter. “What kind of stupid question is that?”

The Absol laughs too, a genuine and hearty laugh, despite the shadow mon’s cutting words.

“Obviously it’s disastrous for someone like you to be running around, that’s like, why I’m here in the first place! Yin wishes he could be a proper shadow,” she elaborates, “But there’s just not much one can do when they’re busy throwing an eternal temper tantrum, you know?”

Her expression changes, still smiling faintly, but more focused, more intrigued.

“I’m sure you know what I mean. So, tell me, then, what’s a real Shadow Pokemon like?”

“Future queen of shadow, huh? Going big, respectable, for sure. I wouldn’t say ours isn’t strong, though - he’s tougher than Layla and myself combined. Although...” she trails off, pacing as she thinks.

“All right, I’m gonna like, be real with you. Where I come from, things are suuuuuper lame. Time is busted. Dialga’s all crazy. Easily half the other big guys upstairs are straight-up missing. All the leftover legends are total pushovers, like, they’ve lost their immortality and everything. It’s not like that here, though, and that’s a problem, ‘cause to get where my team is going, we’re gonna like, have to take on the real deal - and between you and me, I don’t think Yin’s quite cut out for that, you know? But, from the way you’re talking... I’m sure it’s possible to surpass even the strongest of legends, right?”

“Is that your way of saying you’ve got big plans for the future...? You don’t have to share if you don’t wanna, buuuuuuut.....”

If a rock can make puppy-dog eyes, that’s definitely what’s happening right now.

“Do I live in a…” The shadow waited a moment, pondering the question, before bursting into laughter. “What kind of stupid question is that?”

The Absol laughs too, a genuine and hearty laugh, despite the shadow mon’s cutting words.

“Obviously it’s disastrous for someone like you to be running around, that’s like, why I’m here in the first place! Yin wishes he could be a proper shadow,” she elaborates, “But there’s just not much one can do when they’re busy throwing an eternal temper tantrum, you know?”

Her expression changes, still smiling faintly, but more focused, more intrigued.

“I’m sure you know what I mean. So, tell me, then, what’s a real Shadow Pokemon like?”

At the mention of her teammates, Dia hesitated but kept her usual smile.

“Team Harmony is doing just fine, last I knew. They’ve got some big stuff going on back home, or… something like that, and even though I tried joining them to become an explorer too, I realize I’m not really cut out for that yet…” she chooses her words carefully. The Diancie’s hands found their way together behind her back, for a moment she squeezed them anxiously before waving in a dismissive manner.

“Oh! But, I’m getting better! And once I’m a little more confident I’ll join up again, and I’ll go on my first mission proper - instead of having to be rescued by them again, hahaha…

Anyways, really, I’ve been improving a lot, see? I still don’t really know what I’m supposed to be telling these Carbink to do, but I picked up a few new tricks while training! Check this out!”

Dia used Light Screen!

“It’s not a good move for offense, but I think it’s nice!”

One of Dia’s moves has been revealed.

“Oh woah!” Kini grinned, she was getting better, and that light screen looked pretty good. Not as a distraction but as a move that is.

“You are getting good, at least I think so. As for the carbink? If you want I could ask my mom, she would probably know what could help.” She shook her head, silly, she never introduced Dia to her mom. “Sorry, my mom is a Totem pokemon in alola, basicly she’s in charge of Mount Lanakila.”

“… Oh, but you asked me a question. I, uh… well.”

She looked around again, knowing no one was eavesdropping, but trying to be more aware nonetheless.

“There is something I’ve been puzzling over, but so long as I have to stay here, I’m not sure I can actually figure it out.” the Diancie begins to explain, choosing her words with caution.

A pause. A really really long pause.

“... Well. It’s a thing I told Team Harmony about, that kicked off a lot of... other stuff,” Dia quietly says, offering a weak laugh of her own. “And I’m sort of, um, weighing my options, you know? But...”

Another pause. Dia stares contemplatively at her hand for a moment - which she then places on Kini’s shoulder with a very serious expression.

“...I trust you either way, so I’m going to leave this up to you. I can show you what I’m supposed to be protecting, or we can drop it like we probably should. Okay?”

At the mention of her teammates, Dia hesitated but kept her usual smile.

“Team Harmony is doing just fine, last I knew. They’ve got some big stuff going on back home, or… something like that, and even though I tried joining them to become an explorer too, I realize I’m not really cut out for that yet…” she chooses her words carefully. The Diancie’s hands found their way together behind her back, for a moment she squeezed them anxiously before waving in a dismissive manner.

“Oh! But, I’m getting better! And once I’m a little more confident I’ll join up again, and I’ll go on my first mission proper - instead of having to be rescued by them again, hahaha…

Anyways, really, I’ve been improving a lot, see? I still don’t really know what I’m supposed to be telling these Carbink to do, but I picked up a few new tricks while training! Check this out!”

Dia used Light Screen!

“It’s not a good move for offense, but I think it’s nice!”

One of Dia’s moves has been revealed.

“Oh woah!” Kini grinned, she was getting better, and that light screen looked pretty good. Not as a distraction but as a move that is.

“You are getting good, at least I think so. As for the carbink? If you want I could ask my mom, she would probably know what could help.” She shook her head, silly, she never introduced Dia to her mom. “Sorry, my mom is a Totem pokemon in alola, basicly she’s in charge of Mount Lanakila.”

“... Oh, but you asked me a question. I, uh... well.”

She looked around again, knowing no one was eavesdropping, but trying to be more aware nonetheless.

“There is something I’ve been puzzling over, but so long as I have to stay here, I’m not sure I can actually figure it out.” the Diancie begins to explain, choosing her words with caution.

Dia listened intently to the Gallade and nodded - she noticed the fluffy Beedrill staring, and smiled cheerfully and gave a wave back.

“That’s all really interesting! ‘Guardian of the Evergreen’,” the Diancie repeats the title, a sparkle in her eyes. “So you protect this place, and you probably know it like the back of your hand… oh! I know!”

It seems to cross her mind almost as an afterthought, but Dia had realized-

“Um, speaking of which, you wouldn’t happen to be able to help me navigate out of here? We can take the scenic route, this place is really nice, but uh… I should probably go home eventually, haha…”

“If there’s some sort of scenic route you wanna take, I’d be more than happy to go along with that for sure!”

Eh.

We’ll be all right, Dia decided.

“Welcome to Ultra-Space. Creepy isn’t it.” Said Kini

“I dont know, it looks beutifull to me.” Bell responded. Nina followed throught the wormhole a few seconds later, also uneasy.

“I don’t like it,” Mallory quietly but bluntly offers.

With a huff, Dia folds her arms. “I think it’s kinda peaceful but kinda… really spooky,” she decides, with a sideways look towards her teammate.

“Either way, though, let’s get moving, yeah…?”

The Diancie floated forward, albeit with some hesitation.

The place was strange, ambient noises echoed through the dark trees, clicking, whistleing, laughter. It seemed like the group was going In circles.

“Does all of Ultra Space follow such a uniform pattern… or have we been through this area before?” Aisling observed. Her teammates paused and looked around, confused.

“I mean… Nina probably knows where we’re going, though, right…?” Dia meekly offered, trying to hide a look of concern.

Bell chimed in. “This place is like if you were going through a forrest and a Zoroark decided to play some tricks on you. You feel like you’re getting no-were then bam!”

Nin continued to lead on.

"So," the Diancie speaks up, "Do you guys travel through here a lot, then, or...?"

Maggie watches the Espeon closely, seemingly befuddled by her ability to change forms. Multiple questions buzzed around in her head- why an Eevee, of all species? For the utility, maybe, but still-

New abilities, new moves, new anything - all Maggie knew was that she had a soul-heart, and that with every adversary she defeated, it grew stronger. She knew Fleur Cannon. She knew Flash Cannon. She knew she was slower but more resilient.

And… that was about it.

If this other ‘mon had been given a Soul-Heart, and if she was really as powerful as she seemed because of it, what other tricks were there to implement that Maggie was missing out on?

And who was Cass, and what was this about another Magearna existing after all…?

She frowned slightly.

“I know I should start from the beginning, even with my questions, but - that signal. How does it work? Is it something that can be learned?”

*Analysis – Magearna is highly lacking in functional knowledge for self-operation. Predicted cause of error – incorrect infrastructure for information distribution. Suggested action – provide operation information. Calculated moral alignment…gray – kindred spirit located.*

“As for whether it can be learned, yes, it can. In my case it was pretty much just realigning several lines of code. However, if you want to learn it, you’ll need to connect with someone who knows what to look for and where. I can show you the code as well as how to apply it if you’ll grant me access.”

“I can definitely work with some of the information you’ve given me on my own, but if you’d like to elaborate, feel free - um, you can have access, or however you worded it.”

She thought on it for a moment, though-

“-And, also. I appreciate all of this, of course, but surely you have more important jobs to be doing? I can keep learning so long as I have some way to contact you with questions, and... the world won’t end if I don’t learn everything instantly.”

Beat.

“... I think. It’s never super clear.”

She forces a smile after her attempt at humor.

“Guys, nows not the time for discussion, we will slowly lose our minds if we keep fighting, we need to advance to the next room before we are trapped here for probably an eternity”

she looked down at the book, unsure what to do, the others didnt feel safe opening the book, but maybe it was hiding something?

“Im going to open the book and see if it has something of help, I know it could be dangerous but it could have a hint to the way out, so im going to check”

she looked down at the book, taking a deep breath and preparing herself mentally, she opens the book

The co-ordinates are -25, 22, 15, -20

“Hm... guess that’s not surprising by now. The number though... there can’t be many more left to find,before we’ll be able to open that lock from earlier? Right? So we just need to find them and that’ll be it? Maybe follow the new coordinates, um... that sounds about right...?”

In her suddenly talkative again state it’s clear that she’s not quite sure of her own words, she just doesn’t want to float around in silence anymore. She also makes absolutely zero mention of Necrovix, even though they’re no longer present.

However this isnt a thing Moonlight should ask herself, as it was going to be pointless to still think that

“O-Our adventure? Its only been…well…confusing, and now slightly scary now that your here…I doubt your going to give me an answer but, why did you chase us? What was the point of it? Is it just to mess with us? A ‘revenge’ if you want to put it like that?”

“Adam, I think you know why you’re here, same goes with you, Dia. Sahara, I’ve been wanting to meet you for some time, and considering Alexs strength, I thought you would be good here. Eevee and Moonlight, your power isn’t too far from mine, I thought to see you up close~. And Lavender…”

They stared at Lavender, emotionles, but the most astute of the collected mons could tell something was going on behind the mask. “I think you also know why you’re here.”

“DAMN STRAIGHT YOU KNOW WHY I’M HERE! YOU KNOW WHO YOU TOOK, NOW RETURN HIM AT ONCE!” Adam was frantically shouting at the mini necrozma, who seemed intent on ignoring him for these other mons he didn’t know. Though at this point, it was hard to tell of he was angry or pleading, completely out of his league.

“Although, I have to say, getting a move on might be your best option at this point.” They grinned, evily. “I think a friend of yours needs help.~”

Dia hesitated. Her friends were getting worked up, Necrovix could probably still attack at any moment, and worst of all-

“I-I’m sorry, but how do you expect us to get a move on when we’re trapped in this room?”

Sudden realization.

 “Wait, have you been stalling us intentionally!? Guys, forget about Necrovix for a second, we gotta get out of here!”