Thank you for stumbling upon my new joy, a collab with somerandomguy42: The Change of the Seasons. It has been quite some time since I have been so excited about a new fanfic, and I'm glad I feel this way.
So we decided to create this fanfiction based on the anime, but we must warn you that it contains the pokemon Keldeo, Meloetta, and Gensect, all of which have not been officially revealed by Nintendo and the only way to obtain them is via hacking.
We also want to state that we will be using old anime characters, so if you are a long-time fan, then good, if not, go look things up on bulbapedia or serebii.
NOTE: This story is also available on Deviantart, so if you are more used to the latter, please go there. The fic will be under the possession of my partner, somerandomguy42 (somerandomguyALT in DA).
Me: Okay, time for the disclaimer!
Brandon: Oh, I want to do it!
Me: No! This is MY version!
Brandon: :[
Me: …FINE. Do the disclaimer.
Brandon: Pokemon and all its amazing characters belong to Game freak. Oh, and, Shaymin and Togekiss ftw!
The Change of the Seasons
Chapter One
In God's Country
It was a quiet night at the Hall of Origin, and Arceus was resting on his bed at his golden palace counting Mareep. Just as he had counted the last of the hundred, Arceus was abruptly awoken by a noise in his palace. He stood from his bed, curious about who would be suicidal enough to disturb his slumber. "Who goes there?" He bellowed. There was no answer. Arceus decided to shrug it off and went back to bed.
Tap.
Arceus stood up again, growling. He looked around, saw nothing, and went back to sleep.
Tap.
Tap!
This time Arceus arose and blew flames at the candles in his room, bringing light to the dark area. There was nobody there, but the alpha was too wary to go back to sleep. "Mew, I swear, if this is another prank I am going to…"
Crash!
It had sounded like something made of glass had shattered. Arceus galloped out of his room and out into the golden hallway, but, seeing nothing there, he ran to the entrance, and saw that one of the windows had shattered. Arceus willed light to emit from his body, and was stunned at what he saw. There, laying on the ground, was Genesect, bruised and defeated.
"Genesect!" Arceus called. "Genesect, answer me!" He demanded as he leaned down to check on the cyborg. Genesect heaved a heavy sigh before he started panting.
"Lord Arceus…" He muttered.
"Genesect, what happened? Who did this to you?" Arceus asked, desperate to know. Genesect lifted his head up to meet Arceus's red eyes.
"That's just it. I…I don't know…" He said before he passed out. Arceus felt his blood boil as he looked at his unconscious friend.
"LEGENDS, ASEMBLE!"
The next day, the sky was dull gray, the sun hidden. The legendary pokémon were seen making their way up Mt. Coronet to visit their leader, as he had summoned them.
Palkia and Dialga were the first to arrive, as they lived at the Spear Pillar; very close to the Hall of Origin. Palkia was opening the immense wooden double-doors of the huge palace when Dialga landed next to her, and she rolled her eyes. "Oh great, you're here." She said sarcastically.
"It's nice to see you too, Palkia." Dialga said with a growl. They both stood in front of each other without entering the palace. "Well? Aren't you going in?" Dialga asked.
"Sure, but after you." Palkia said, gesturing the inside with her arm.
"Oh no, ladies first." He said, motioning with his head.
"I insist you go first!" Palkia growled. "No, no, please, you first!" Dialga seethed. "You just want me to turn my back so you can attack me!" Palkia accused.
"That's what you want to do!" Dialga shouted back. Palkia drew her claws and roared and Dialga bared his fangs and screeched.
"You two are acting like children." Giratina said as he climbed up the stairs. He grabbed the two legends by their heads with his wings. "Now kiss and make up." He demanded.
"No!" They both shouted.
"Suit yourselves." He said as he smashed their heads together and they fell unconscious on top of each other. Giratina climbed over them and entered the palace.
"I say, what a mess." Reshiram said as she landed on the glass flooring. Zekrom flew in behind her and looked at the defeated legends.
"Charming…Palkia and Dialga just can't go a bloody second without fighting." He said as he held the doors open and gestured to Reshiram. "Ladies first." He said kindly.
"Why, thank you." Reshiram said as she flew inside, later followed by the black dragon.
"Wow…this place is huge. I've never been here before." Reshiram said in awe as she stared at the golden walls of the palace. The floor shone brightly along with the walls. The ceiling was held up by golden pillars wrapped in laurel vines. There were crystal statues of each and every legendary pokémon against the walls, starting with Arceus and ending with Genesect. The room was long and wide, and had a lot of corridors leading out of it, so neither dragon knew which way to go.
"We are going to get lost here." Zekrom said.
"Excuse me, Zek and Resh! I know how to get to the assembly room!" Came an annoying voice from behind them.
"Oh no, it's her…" Zekrom muttered in despair.
"Make her go away…" Reshiram mumbled. Victini flew in rapidly and excitedly before smiling warmly at them. She gave them a thumbs-up.
"C'mon! All you have to do is follow me, guys! Let's go!" She said as she flew away at great speed down a corridor. Zekrom and Reshiram sighed and followed.
The three arrived at an even larger room. There were circular, silver platforms on the ground of different sizes. Names were written on the platforms in cursive. Victini flew over to a small one that had her name written on it and sat down. Zekrom and Reshiram guessed they had to sit on the platforms, so they did, and waited.
Just then, Entei, Suicune, and Raikou walked in and were headed towards their platforms when Raikou sighed all of the sudden.
"What's the matter Raikou?" asked Suicune.
"I just feel bummed that I only had one movie appearance while you two had two." said Raikou. Entei then spoke up for his friend.
"Well, technically I was only in one movie. The third one just had an illusion of me."
"Well that's true I suppose. Thanks for your sympathy." said Raikou.
"No problem, man." said Entei.
"Movies? What on earth are you two talking about?" asked Suicune in confusion.
"Uh, nothing! Nothing at all!" said Raikou.
"Whatever, you two are weird." said Suicune as the two made it to their platforms and waited.
"I told you—it's over!" Cresselia shouted as she came floating inside. Darkrai flew in behind her looking quite irritated.
"Come on, baby! We can work things out!" He begged pathetically.
"No!" Cresselia shook her head as she took her place on the platform with her name.
"But why?" Darkrai whined.
"I specifically told you I wanted blue curtains in our bedroom, and you got them purple! You fail as a lover!" She said.
"But, Celia-" Darkrai began, but was cut off.
"No! You have lost the privilege to call me that. From now on, you may only call me Cresselia!" She said and turned away from him, ignoring the pitch black pokémon completely.
"Oh, come on, Cresselia, don't you think you're being a little too harsh on the guy?" Latios said as he took place in his platform.
"No, let him suffer." Cresselia said stubbornly. Darkrai curled up into a ball to wallow in his misery.
"Don't worry, Darkrai! She'll take you back!" Latias reassured.
"No she won't; she hates me now. I fail as a lover." Darkrai said sadly. Latias rolled her eyes.
"You and your drama." She said.
"Ew, couple drama…" Groudon said from his platform.
"You're one to talk! You just broke up with Kyogre!" Latios scolded.
"She is a bossy bitch that practically ruled my life!" Groudon complained.
"I'm right here, you know!" Kyogre complained.
"Yeah! Don't you dare talk about my girlfriend that way!" shouted Manaphy.
"Oh great, now she's offended. See what I mean?" said Groudon.
"You're darn right she is offended you freaking ton of bricks!" said Manaphy attempting to insult Groudon.
"Oh c'mon you can do better than that! Why are you even defending her anyway? She will just control your life as she did mine!" shouted Groudon at Manaphy.
"Oh please, Aqua here would never do such a thing to a prince such as myself. We are just clearly more compatible, unlike YOU were!" said Manaphy as he smiled smugly at Groudon.
"He's right! We are more compatible! He even has a NICKNAME for me! I don't remember you ever calling me something that charming." added Kyogre.
"The only nickname I would give you would be Ice Queen!" shouted Groudon.
"Will you shut up! Just learn to live with your love loss!" said Manaphy.
"I cannot live with that for the rest of my eternal life." Groudon said, pointing an accusing claw at Kyogre.
"You're not a walk in the park either. You don't even shower!" She spat.
"The water hurts my skin!" He defended.
"Oh, it sure does! But that doesn't mean you can walk around smelling like dead Magikarp! And that's another thing, you barely move!" She shouted.
"I'm the freaking continent pokémon! I don't exactly have much space, you know!" He said.
"You are a COMPLETE waste of space, Groudon!" insulted Manaphy.
"Why don't you shut your mouth you prissy little-" started Groundon.
"Enough with the stupid trash talk! Either you three shut up, or I'll SHOVE THIS STICK UP YOUR…" Rayquaza angrily began, grabbing large stick from nowhere.
"Easy there, Rayquaza, just calm down. Go to your happy place." Lugia said. Rayquaza put down his stick and breathed in deeply.
"Happy place…Buneary skipping in the meadow…Hot Skitty on Wailord action…happy place." He meditated.
The three legends just stayed silent as they slowly headed to their platforms without saying a word. Rayquaza continued meditating when he was suddenly interrupted by some shouting.
"I told you she belongs to me!" shouted Azelf as the three lake guardians floated into the room.
"Why, Mesprit would never fall for a complete simpleton such as yourself. She would rather date someone with great intellect like I have." said Uxie.
"So what if you're smarter than me? I do better in battle than you do since I am both faster AND stronger than you." said Azelf.
"Haven't you ever heard of the phrase brains over brawns?" asked Uxie.
"Oh I'll show YOU brawns!" said Azelf as he fired a Shadow Ball at Uxie. The Shadow Ball hit Uxie as he was thrown right into the wall of the palace.
"Oh if it is a fight you want then its a fight you get!" shouted Uxie as he fired Azelf with a Psychic attack. The two continued fighting while Mesprit watched them with a smile on her face when Latias approached her.
"Don't you think you should stop them?" she asked.
"Heck no! Them fighting over me is hilarious to watch!" exclaimed Mesprit.
"Haha, I win again, LOOSERS." Keldeo neighed as he entered the room, panting after such a run. Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion came in slowly behind him, panting.
"For the millionth time; it wasn't a race!" Cobalion said.
"You just took off real fast. We weren't even trying." Terrakion said casually. Keldeo began to tear up.
"You mean…you mean I actually…didn't win? But I…I thought…" He sniffled.
"Aw guys! Look! You made the poor kid cry. Don't worry, honey! Terrakion and Cobalion are just sore losers; but I accept defeat!" Virizion cooed, cuddling the water type. Cobalion and Terrakion glared at her. Keldeo smiled and neighed.
"Thanks, Aunt Virizion! Haha, SORE LOSERS." Keldeo said, poking his tongue out, as he ran over to step on his platform.
Virizion," Cobalion said. She turned around and perked an eyebrow. "You do realize you're a jerk, right?" He said.
"Yes, I do, and I enjoy it." Virizion said as she skipped over to her platform.
"By the way, do you have any idea where the kami trio is? They should have been here by now." asked Cobalion.
"Oh come on Cobalion, those three are always late. They are probably just-" started Virzion as Tornadus suddenly appeared flying through the air and crashed into the floor.
"Is that all you got brother? You can do better than that!" shouted Thundurus who just appeared into the room.
"Oh I'll show you BETTER!" shouted Tornadus as he fired a Dark Pulse at Thundurus who counter-attacked with Thunderbolt. The two continued fighting, destroying a few palace decorations in the process when Landorus suddenly showed up to stop their fighting.
"Enough with this! It is always your fighting with each other that I always get blamed for!" said Landorus to his brothers.
"Indeed Landorus, shouldn't you be taking better watch over them, hmm? I am a quartet leader and I always make sure that my siblings don't fight!" said Cobalion.
"But Terrakion, Virzion, and Keldeo never quarrel intensely with each other! You have no idea what I have to put up with each day!" shouted Landorus.
"Oh I feel you Landorus. Groudon and Kyogre never shut up about each other and it annoys the heck out of me. It isn't entirely your fault for Thundurus and Tornadus' quarrels." Sympathized Rayquaza.
"Aw thanks Rayquaza, wanna hang out after the meeting, maybe get some tea?" asked Landorus. Rayquaza nodded as the two shook hands and they then went to their platforms.
After about an hour, every single legendary pokémon had assembled, except for their leaders. The platforms began to glow and rise from the ground magically, until they were leveled with a balcony covered by curtains. The red curtains slid open and Arceus, who wore a majestic red cape, walked out, looking as furious as ever. Mew, who wore a fluffy blue cape, floated over next to him, looking happy and carefree as always. Immediately, the other forty-six pokémon bowed down before their rulers.
"All arise." Mew called, and everyone stood back up.
"Lord Arceus, what is the meaning of this sudden reunion? I have not seen anything wrong in a long time." Ho-oh said, breaking the silence. She never broke eye-contact with Arceus, which was something most pokémon kept from doing.
"Someone has harmed a fellow pokémon. I want to know…who was the one that attacked Genesect?" Arceus bellowed. Worried murmurs and whispers broke through the whole room. Nobody answered Arceus, which caused the white pokémon to growl. "I will inquire once more," He said. "Which of you attacked Genesect?" He boomed, striking fear and confusion on the other legendary pokémon.
Nobody replied, but a small pokémon adorned with flowers was fed up with Arceus's attitude. Arceus would always treat them this way, no matter how much he'd claimed he loved them. It was natural for one to show concern for a companion, but to accuse one's own family? It was too much, and Shaymin thought it was quite rude of the alpha. As small as she was, she spoke up, and stood out.
"What if none of us did it? Stop accusing everyone without even having a hypothesis." She shouted. Arceus sent her a glare, sighed, and then frowned.
"You're right, Shaymin. I apologize." He said. Every pokémon gasped. "What? Must I always be portrayed as a jerk?" Arceus growled.
Mew cleared her throat.
"Arceus, remember the situation?" She said, nudging him with her tail.
"OH, right." He said, clearing his throat as well. "Anyway, last night Genesect crashed into my living room injured. His wounds were grave, so I just assumed that only a pokémon as powerful as you could inflict such damage. That is why I accused you all." Arceus said.
"Well, it certainly wasn't us. We have nothing against Genesect." Suicune said.
"Why don't you just ask him?" Entei asked.
"I did. But he either has amnesia or sincerely doesn't know who assaulted him." Arceus said, hanging his head in thought.
"Excuse me, everyone." A voice was heard. Arceus and Mew turned around sharply to see Genesect walking up toward them. He bowed and then jumped over to his platform. He adjusted his cannon nervously before speaking. "I remember a little now, and I can make out a humanoid figure." He said, refusing to lock his red eyes with anyone. Immediately, Arceus turned his head to Meloetta, Deoxys, and Mewtwo, who met his gaze with wide eyes.
"We didn't do it; I swear!" Meloetta sang.
"Can't you go one sentence without singing?" Mewtwo complained, rolling his eyes.
"Screw you~" She sang. Arceus perked an eyebrow, and decided to dismiss the idea.
"No; I'm sure it wasn't anyone of this family. In fact…what attacked me took the silhouette of Mewtwo, but I'm sure it wasn't him." Genesect said. Mewtwo perked an eyebrow.
"Odd, I don't recall ever making a clone of myself." He said.
"Oh please, just one Mewtwo is annoying, who'd want another?" Deoxys said.
"Oh, do not go there." Lugia warned.
"Excuse me, Deoxys? What did you just say?" Mewtwo said, his right eye twitching.
"You're an annoying, spoiled brat." Deoxys said, louder this time. Mewtwo put his hands together and created a large spoon the length of his body. "Oh, a spoon, I'm horrified." Deoxys said sarcastically. Mewtwo growled before tackling Deoxys to the ground, which was far, far down. Both were screaming as they fell, completely forgetting they could levitate.
Arceus and Mew chose to ignore the two psychic types. "Seems to me a new threat is rising." Shaymin said. Arceus and Mew hung their heads in thought.
"Somebody…I think somebody is trying to clone legendary pokémon!" Heatran said.
"Well…more trainers have been challenging us lately. Maybe, were they trying to get blood from us? So that they could unleash their devious plans?" Entei pondered.
"Impossible! No human could ever make me bleed!" Rayquaza boomed.
"Don't be stupid, of course not a human! With their pokémon!" Ho-oh said, smacking Rayquaza lightly with her wing. Then the legends noticed Meloetta had her legs crossed, and her eyes closed, hands resting on her lap as she meditated in midair.
"Meloetta, what do you see?" Arceus asked.
"I bet she's just watching a mind-movie." Keldeo said. A few minutes passed before Meloetta opened her eyes, which were glowing neon blue.
"I see…a big red R…and…a machine…and some delicious popcorn…" She muttered, licking her lips. Mew face-palmed.
"Forget about food! Focus on what's important!" Arceus scolded.
"Unfortunately, I can't see anything else. Oh, wait! I see a person! I see a boy…with a blue cap…and a Pikachu…" She mumbled, concentrating.
"Blue cap, huh? OH! I know!" Victini chirped. "It's that kid I met a while back!" She said.
"I think I know him too." Reshiram said. Arceus perked an eyebrow.
"What does a kid have to do with what's going on? Is he the enemy or something?" He asked.
"No. You should know him, Arceus! His name is Ash Ketchum!" Victini announced.
"Ketchum…Ketchum…let me see…" Arceus muttered. His eyes glowed neon blue as he used Psychic to bring a huge black book titled 'Humans' to his face. The book opened on a certain page and Arceus read. "Oh! There it is. Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, Kanto, I totally forgot. But what does he have to do with anything? Is he our enemy?" Arceus asked.
"Obviously not. The kid is hero. Meloetta, can you see anything else?" Mew asked.
"I will try." Meloetta said, shutting her eyes and concentrating. "I see…others; humans. Young humans…and a huge black creature. Oh, and some pie…" She muttered. Arceus groaned.
"Can we please get another psychic? How about you, Celebi?" Rayquaza asked. Celebi pushed Meloetta from her platform and meditated.
"I'm a whole lot better than her because I can see the future." She said smugly. "I see nine humans, one of which is Ash Ketchum. There is the silhouette of a big, black creature with bright, white eyes. I can see…oh! Arceus!" Celebi suddenly panicked.
"What? What is it, Celebi?" Arceus asked. "I…I saw your dead body!" Celebi cried, terrified. Everyone in the room gasped, but Arceus was strangely calm.
"I…I know the day is coming. We must stop it from arriving." He said sternly. Arceus gave one mighty stomp that echoed through the entire room. "Mew!" He called.
"Yes, Lord?" She asked.
"Seek out the nine humans in Celebi's vision! They must be the key to preventing disaster!" Arceus boomed. It all made sense to him now. Genesect had been attacked just to acquire his blood, his DNA. The attacker wanted to make a clone of Genesect, one of the most powerful pokémon. Soon, they would come after everyone else, one by one. The enemy had already made a Mewtwo clone, that was clear. And they were most certainly aiming for Arceus. The humans that appeared in Celebi's and Meloetta's visions were there for a reason. And since Ash Ketchum was one of them, it seemed clear to Arceus that it meant the group was meant to do good and possibly take the enemy down.
"Alright! Celebi, find out who the humans are! Victini, find them! Mew, capture them!" Arceus commanded. Victini pumped her fist in the air with excitement.
"Oh goodie, adventure!" Mew chirped. "Get us outta here, Palkia!" She said. Palkia (who had awoken a while ago) nodded and raised her arm, her pearls glowing intensely. Victini, Celebi, and Mew joined hands before Palkia swung down her arm and created a massive, pink portal that sucked the trio in.
"As for the rest of you," Arceus began, examining each and every one of his familiars. "Try to lay low. Avoid human contact at all costs. Be careful out there. Dismissed!"
Mew, Celebi and Victini were done with their research. The trio took off to their destination, knowing they would find the common hero, Ash Ketchum, very soon.
And so, the silhouette of the New Species pokémon could be seen flying over Unova.
I appreciate you had enough patience to reach the end of this chapter. Well, things kick off in chapter 2, as this was just informing you of the main enemy. Oh, and I'm sure you've noticed that certain parts of the chapter are written diferently. Well, we took turns writting. (I did the most)
I hope you enjoyed!
Brandon: Please review!
Me: All reviews will be replied to!
And remember that this story is available on deviantart on somerandomguyALT's account.
ALL HAIL DA QUEEN!