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In all the things the world has ever experienced, none could ever compare to feeling the relief the world experienced when it was spared from its doom. Thanks to the actions of a group of kids, they have saved the world from its final days of both human and Pokémon life. Even though as every single thing was credited to their actions, the aftermath still lingered within the confines of the many worlds that govern the world's laws, orders and status quo.Â

"Oh, it was a nice sleep to begin with." Said the majestic and powering Alpha Pokémon in her domain, the world far beyond space. Arceus was finished with one of her naps, a bit exhausted from the trip going, fighting and back home from the world Humans and Pokémon coexisted, she needed the rest. She was there all along; who knew that her ploy, concerning a not-so-altered past, was broken by a divine intervention that she herself could not believe happened without her consent. Now with the altered future, she found peace and somehow happiness, as if the fight had never occurred, the actions that took place never changed a single thing to the world and even to her life. She was happy to be home.Â

Back once more to her realm, she could see all, hear all, feel all and smell all. She is once more in her "home", her sanctuary away from the world that none shall ever stand upon and never to look upon. She pondered once more how nice her "home" was, all far and all mysterious for others, unfortunately, the thought that others do not know where or how to get to her domain had sunk somehow in her mind.Â

"I have never been with anyone before." She sudden said to herself in a failed attempt to entertain herself. "What in the world?" She soon realized that she had started to speak to herself. "Why did I just... Oh, this is not helping." She frustratingly growled, as she continuously remembering that there was nobody, not even a soul, that could hear her. In pure instinct, she shut her own mouth to see the stars, the colors of her realm and even the wormholes that design her domain as her own. She also remembered her other realm, the white and cloudy one, but it was too bright for her eyes. She settled in her alternate one instead.Â

(I have nothing to do...) She thought, closing her eyes to find an entertaining thought in her head as if to avoid her own foolish gesture to speak to herself. As she continues to browse through her memories, two such memories struck in her mind from the incident that she has just thought about. (Ash...) She remember how she had met a boy with that name when she almost suffered from that incident, how Damos had somehow snapped her out of her 'sleep', seeing the boy stand there with his Pikachu. The other memory about Ash was seeing him once again, standing and calling for her to stop and remember. How her memories had punched itself within her mind was a mystery to her but somehow comforting nevertheless. (Why him?) She wondered how her thoughts could link the human and herself to the convenience and truth of the matter.Â

At that moment, one phrase answered her far beyond her own realm, "The Chosen One". Arceus opened her eyes in bewilderment, remembering that that title is given with highest regards to any person the Legends have deemed noble enough to receive the pledge. As she was about to speak and ask the unknown why that title was given, her attention was averted by the presence of power clearly being misplaced. Looking through the many stars, she looked once more to the world she went to recently to find the source of the disturbance. (I swear, if this starts that awful battle once more, I will imprison every one of us in our realms for all eternity.) She told herself.Â

As she searched, she saw Giratina coming out of a distortion that had appeared within a lake. She escaped through and converted once again to her Altered form as that world is no longer her world. Without a second thought or moment, though clearly angered by this, Arceus opened a portal of her own power and entered through. There was no such sensation or pain in going through her portal and in an instant; she was already there, in an uninhabited forestland untouched by neither humans nor Pokémon. She rested upon a large enough clearing for the both of them to speak because of their massive and intimidating forms, though hovering a feet away from the land itself. Soon enough, Giratina came stomping through and into the same clearing as she was waiting on.Â

"Um... hello there Arceus..." Said Giratina, clearly surprised to see the goddess herself in this part of the world. "Hello Giratina. Now, what brings you here is this world?" Arceus, using her questioning tone at the ruler of the "Distorted World". "Just a stroll Arceus, I did not mean to cause such fuss over this and the pretenses I am sure I did not violate. I know that all of the fighting has stopped" said Giratina, as calmly and properly as she could at the presence of the Goddess. "Yes it would seem so, but I must warn you, that if you ever meddle with anything in this world, the consequences are greater than just a simple banishment." Arceus sternly said to Giratina as if she would break it nonetheless, but Giratina's response has caused the Goddess to wonder Giratina's intention. "I cannot do that. I cannot promise not to meddle with others, human or Pokémon. I just can't" Giratina answered with a tone of sadness. It seemed that she was mournful and depressed. To Arceus, it was just a disguise to hide her own 'evil' intentions.

"What is the meaning of this?!"Â Arceus's own voice trailed with angered as she questioned Giratina. "Why do you intend on doing such a thing?! Are you planning on repeating the mistakes that we had done recently?! Is your world not enough for you?! Are you trying this world once more?!" Arceus's voice boomed over at every question she asked over the distortion Pokémon, stinging Giratina with speculations she just conjured within her mind.ÂEach question had a stronger emphasis than the last one.

In a blink of an eye, Giratina retorted, with tears flowing down her eyes, a sight most surprising for Arceus to see on a deity, "You will never understand how I feel Arceus! You are you, I am me and neither of us can be the other You just don't know when you want to hear others! You are viewed as a God by everybody. Me, I'm viewed as a force that is entirely evil since I'm supposed to be opposite of everything in this world. But all I wanted is to find company, to find someone to be with and I will not have you or anyone else stopping me from doing the things I want to do. My world is all that is my home but to think that it is all but me in it. It pains me to find that I could not be with anyone, anybody, that I would end up alone. I will not have it like that; I just could not take that too far. I will go to such bounds to finally be free and happy to be with anybody." Arceus was taken aback by the sheer emotional response of Giratina as if it would be greater than her own power. Within the small moment of Giratina's confession, Arceus's hearts seem to ache in guilt for her.Â

There in front of her, Giratina had started crying, not caring who or what hears her. As Arceus looked down on her, she notices, in a small glance of the eye, herself. It soon dawn to Arceus, like a large enough force stinging her heart, that she herself is just as lonely as Giratina is within the confines of her realm. Her body soon changed to a saddened state, that even Giratina could feel the emotion tap her shoulder. Giratina glanced at the mighty Goddess and be surprised to find the supreme power all in tears of her own. "You have no idea how right you are Giratina." Arceus said, sobbing. "Even I, the Goddess of all Pokémon, have been lonely ever since I have awoken to exact that small revenge to find that even time will not change how and where you live." She said as her compassion towards Giratina was somehow also taking control of her.Â

"But you..." Giratina tried to speak but was cut off by Arceus. "I'm sure I know how you feel Giratina. My world is also beyond anyone's reach. Though, I remember that you were not a complete evil when we last fought that other time. As I see it, we both desire companionship of some sort. To quell that need also means that we ourselves leave our realms for that to happen or so help me when I practically allow people in our realms." Arceus explained as Giratina stares at her with disbelief with how the Alpha Pokémon, the one that governs all, has surrendered to her own weakness, a weakness that both of them had in common, a weakness of the mind and the heart.

"I...I can't believe that... you yourself have been like me..." Giratina trailed her thoughts out through her mouth. "Believe it Giratina, I, the Alpha Pokémon, have been lonesome within my home and also seek that one person that had ever given me a change of both heart and view within the world..." Arceus continued, looking down at Giratina and moving towards her as if to hug her somehow but stopped close to her instead. "We could help each other. And it won't be as much lonesome if we stick together and find someone we really want as company." Arceus explained her sincere intentions, as pure as water.Â

Giratina had finally snapped away from her surprised trance regarding how the Goddess has experienced loneliness like her. "Is there anyone who you wanted to see in this world that has taken your interest, Lady Arceus?" Arceus's response was a look towards the sky "I was looking for a boy named Ash..." Giratina was once more surprised to hear the same name Arceus has mentioned to whom she herself was looking for. "Who are you looking for Giratina?" Arceus calmly ask from the Distortion Pokémon. Giratina was there, looking plain and simple at Arceus, "Ash..."Â
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Unknown to the two dimension deities, their presence in the world has caused a distortion and imbalance of power greatly affecting the space within proximity of the two. This matter was not left unnoticed to Palkia; the Pokémon that governs space, such a thing must be looked at than left in her own book.Â

Within her realm, she looks at warp portal after warp portal finding the distortion and imbalance of space that seem to appear. "How could this happen again!?"Âasked the agitated deity to herself. "How could a Distortion happen now!?"ÂLooking for the space in effect, staring at the many warp portals until she has found the source of it all. "This warp portal is showing signs of strain"Âshe said, viewing the portal and the source of the conflict. As she looked closely, her eyes shot open wide with fear and dread. She saw that Arceus and Giratina has once again left their domain and are currently on the world. Without another thought but the intention to find out why the two had decided to break the bounds that each realm has, she left her own realm without further ado.Â
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Back with Arceus and Giratina, Arceus stares at Giratina in utter disbelief. "You are looking for Ash?!" asking Giratina as her voice straining to hear her own wishes within Giratina's confession. "Yes, I was going to look for Ash." answered Giratina meekly, embarrassed to hear how Arceus was finding the same boy in question. "What... um... attracted you to him?" Asked the equally embarrassed Arceus, the awkward situation has caused the two to look very love struck with how they would like to find Ash.Â

Before the two could continue their conversation, a warp portal appeared close to them. The two were surprised to find that but was even more surprised to see who arrived with it. "You two should have a good reason for being here or I will send the both of you back to your realms!" Palkia questioned to the two other deities. "Um... Palkia, it's not what it looks like. We were just here to quell our loneliness." Giratina answered. Her attempt to avoid Palkia's speculations about their actions was somewhat futile to the mental solution in Palkia's mind. "Right and another ploy to end the world once more, I presume." Palkia sarcastically said, a bit of a sneer was evident

But Giratina interjected entirely in her own speculation. "If you would think that, then why is it that you're here to worsen the situation the two of us were making?" Arceus profoundly asked to the "Pink" intrusion that stands before them. "Just to start putting you two back to your places." Palkia's threat may have been genuine but shallow to the thought department.Â

(Damn it! Why didn't I think this through fully!?) Palkia's thought was somehow true to the problem she faced. She was outnumbered and out powered by the presence of both the Alpha and the Distortion Pokémon. (I have to think of a way for this!) Thinking through the many possibilities, she decided on one possibility for the solution to this problem. Once more, she ripped the fabric of space but this one was different for the special case. The blinding flash that had somehow appeared with it, stunned Arceus and Giratina, shielding their eyes in any way they can. As the blinding light faded there stood, where Palkia had ripped through the fabric of space, Dialga, disoriented and confused as to how he had entered the world. "Ugh! What hit me? Was it another me back when I was a time traveling? Was it the hour glass? Ugh!" Dialga shakes his head back and forth as if to shake away the disorientation.Â

As he opens his eyes he saw Palkia beside him, Arceus and Giratina on the other end of the clearing, and they were all in the inhabited area of the world. Though very aware of everything now, the faces Arceus and Giratina's shocked faces were there his attention was focus on him than others.Â

(I can't believe it, Palkia just ripped through the boundaries of time. That should never be possible.) Arceus was in a sudden shock to find Palkia able to do such a thing. "Ok... tell me why I happen to be here?" Dialga asked. "If this is some meeting why is it here, time here is so slow." He said boringly. "Dialga, I summoned you here to help me stop these two from repeating the recent realm conflictions" Palkia explained though it landed on the deaf ears of Dialga.Â

"Lady Arceus, should we run or stay?" Giratina whispered with worry by the presence of Time and Space once more. "Let us watch and see." Arceus answered. "But it seems so risky..." Giratina's response was more worrying then before. "There is something odd as to how Palkia had summoned Dialga even when their domains are entirely different. I must see why." Arceus answered and no response was returned to her as Giratina saw knowledge to follow Arceus's decision.Â

As the Alpha and the Distortion look on with wonder and somehow worry at Time and Space, they were astonish to find them bickering again somewhat. "Are you even trying to listen to me?!"ÂPalkia shouted at the top of her lungs, anger taking the wheel. Dialga continues to look elsewhere as if no one has spoken a work. "Dialga, these two plan to repeat our mistakes. Why can't you at least try to understand the situation we are all in?!" Palkia spoke while stopping herself from kicking his side. "If I did worry, I would have been here a second earlier." Dialga spoke proud and mighty at this. "You mean you?" Palkia was taken aback by his response.

"Of course I know. I am the master of time remember, I know which events occur when and where but the how part is not my problem." Dialga was uninterested about the matter. "Then are you saying you don't really even care?!" Palkia's anger was taking the best of her, hearing him be this uncaring and unconcerned. "I don't care because of all the things that could never be affected by all of this are time. Time will always move on with or without me. So I don't need to be in this situation." Dialga spoke straight at Palkia like there was never going to be a next time for him.Â

"But then why did you come battle me when our domains collided?!"ÂPalkia too stood and stare angrily at Dialga. "It was meant to happen." Dialga said blankly, his face showing no emotion. "Then you just did it because it was...?" Palkia staggered back, surprised to hear him with such bluntness and emotionless in his answer. "I was meant to be in the event because time needs me there. I did not come to battle you for territory or rights, but being purposely meant to be there." Dialga was lecturing her as if least educated that his job lasts longer and greatly needed than hers. "So all that fighting and with us all was all...?" Palkia's heart felt like being pinned hard, worried to find his response to sound the same. "All just convenience and meant-to-happen situations." Dialga answered with no such tone Â

Finding out that he was nowhere close to have any emotions regarding all of this, Palkia's heart felt heavy and cold from the stinging thought of Dialga's purpose. Looking at him, she could see he was heartless and uncaring all this time. "But I thought... that... I was... I... I just..." Palkia was feeling weak in the legs and her body shook with emotions. "I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING BETWEEN US!" She screamed, tears flowing down her cheeks, her pink eyes turning a shade of red from crying in that moment. She kneeled down, feeling utterly defeated but actually just shot down and denied of her loveÂ

Arceus and Giratina were taken aback, just like Dialga, Palkia wanted to find out something and thus it had come to this. (So that answers it!) Arceus thoughts were focused on Palkia for once. (No wonder she had the will to get Dialga out of his own domain! She was in love with him!) Arceus's question was answered by this emotional display.Â

"What made you think I would be interested?"Â Dialga asked while looking down at the defeated heap of Space emotion. "I just did all that because it was meant to be. You think there was something there? You must be delusional." Dialga just left as he insulted further Palkia from her emotional distress. Opening a Time portal and into his realm leaving the broken hearted heap to her sulking self.Â

As Dialga left, Arceus and Giratina walked their way towards the emotional deity. "Are you going to be okay?" Giratina asked while lowering her head in level with Palkia's. There was never a response as Palkia continues to cry and sob. "Come on Palkia, cheer up!" Giratina attempting once more to get her to "sing" out that she is happy but the same response was no response. In this moment, Arceus saw Palkia sob like a child who had lost a good toy by the river and her so-called savior never came to get it back for her.Â

Within the confines of Arceus's mind, she knows she is angry at not just Dialga but also at Palkia for not even trying to do her own part to get the attention of "her" partner. "Is that all you can do?!" Arceus called at Palkia, getting her attention as the goddess of all Pokémon was talking to her. "You think just harsh and fierce words will get you to be with him? I have been living way before any other world. So I will teach you... how to... GET YOUR MAN!" Arceus's stream of confidence and determination had somehow rubbed on to Palkia as she wiped her tears and looked at The Alpha as if hope had arrived on time.Â

On this one day not only was a Pokémon, Palkia, deity of Space, crying but a human boy who looks down on to his oldest friend lying tired, bruised and battered on his hands. Defeat was hard when you know that victory could have been just inches away from you but to see your friend hurt was even more devastating. Tears stream down his face, crying for his loss, his own faults, his mistakes and even the efforts that have proven worthless in the end. He looks down the yellow rodent, remembering that their travels have made their bonds so tight, so close as if they were brothers. Though, their loss beg to differ, how they lost was all to the boy's decision and all of his ways of trying to win no matter what was all but futile. His friend, though tired looks up at him, crying but keeping a small enough smile at him, "Pika..." Tears from the boy kept falling on his Pikachu. Regardless of all that, the boy is miserable to have let his Pokémon experience hell that was beyond their abilities to overcome. They know now that everything was meant to happen sometimes whether they were good or bad but to this boy, defeat was greater than any other.Â

Remembering all the hard hits, crushing blows and loud explosions, he never gave up. It was just that it was too much that he could ever handle. A loss is a loss even when you have done all you can do for now. The boy stayed quiet no matter what, his face all but hidden under his hat, though the sounds beg to differ, sobbing his reprieve and all his pain with it. He was defeated; nothing could ever change that day for him. The lake knows too well, the sky has looked down on it, the ground felt it and the mother of life knows when one from its many children has shed tears down on their faces. Wings shall never take flight within the heart of the boy. This loss was a chip off the block of his pride, joy and heart. Defeat...

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