Category: Pokémon

Rating: M

Couples: Giratina/Rayquaza

Warnings: Major AU, Blood, Character Death

Chapter: 1

Copyright: © characters and places by Nintendo & Game Freak; © Plot and OC's by me

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"Kyurem, just shut your mouth for once!" Reshiram complained after the meeting. "And you wonder why no one likes you."

"I am just voicing my opinion." The Ice Dragon countered. "Is it my fault Arceus can't handle that?"

The Tao-trio kept arguing as they left the Hall of Origin.

Giratina just rolled her eyes as she watched them leave. Kyurem had been calling for reforms of the Legendary Council ever since Arceus had woken from his thousand-year-sleep after Damos' treachery, before Ash and his friends had changed the past and cancelled the whole treachery-part of the story. The ice member of the trio had thought it unbelievable that the Council had almost fallen apart during the sleep of their Leader, each Legendary practically going for him or herself.

And while many agreed with him to some degree, the way he demanded change mostly irritated the other Legendaries.

She rose from her own pedestal, floating down the long marble corridor towards the exit to return to the Distortion World. In the distance, shooting through the Ozone-layer like a green arrow, Rayquaza returned to Hoenn. The Tao-trio was flying off a bit closer to the Hall and she could just make out the closing portal of Dialga.

She flew down to the nearest lake, terrifying dozens of wild Pokémon as she opened her own portal on the calm surface.

She sighed as she floated through her world. It would be another three months before the next meeting, meaning she'd suffer from loneliness for those three months. And people wondered why she seemed so depressed and anti-social all the time. How was one supposed to become social when one didn't speak to others for months or years at a time?

Perhaps she could sneak out one of these days and visit some human-city? She looked at some of the crystals floating around. Damn, this almost made her wish for another cataclysmic event. At least then she had some company… Okay, maybe not another Zero, since he very nearly killed her – saved by a tiny Grass-Pokémon too, ugh, her pride was still recovering from that one – which was generally not a good thing. Though Ash was a nice guy, as far as she could tell.

She sighed again. That she was musing about a human of all things. Might as well let one of those dozen trainers capture her while she was at it!

She shook her head, ordering those thought to go somewhere where her common sense was not. No, she'd never let herself be caught by the humans. But she really did need some relaxing-time outside of the Distortion World and Turnback Cave.

Perhaps a visit to Nimbasa City would be a nice idea? Considering thousands went there each evening, and thousands more came from all over the world to visit the major city in Unova, she really wouldn't be out of place anywhere there. It wasn't like Latias and Latios were the only Legendaries that could turn themselves into humans on a whim.

Later that day, when the sun was just starting to descend from its' highest point, she opened a portal out on sea, just off the coast of the center land-strip of Unova, under the closed Driftveil Drawbridge. Before anyone could notice the massive Legendary she turned human, stepping out of the water unto land.

"I really need to arrange with Arceus that I can get through portals in my human-form." She muttered as she looked at her wet clothes. "At least it's Summer and I'll dry soon enough."

Giratina plopped down on the ground, pulling of her boots and shaking the water out of them.

"Hey, you okay?" Someone called from above her. She looked up to see some people looking down on her.

"Yeah, I'm fine!" She answered, realizing that perhaps sitting at the foot of a bridge might not be the best idea to remain inconspicuous. She swiftly climbed up, sitting down on one of the benches overlooking the wide river.

She combed through her red hair, cursing under her breath when she realized that that too was completely drenched.

Something appeared in the corner of her eye and she blinked in surprise when she noticed a towel being held out to her.

"This might help." The young woman said, her Arcanine sniffing around as his trainer was talking to the woman.

"Thanks." Giratina accepted the towel and wrapped it around her hair. "Sometimes I really hate the water."

"I can imagine." The woman said. "My name is Luna, by the way."

"Tina." Giratina answered, deciding that now she had a towel she might as well use it and peeled of her coat. "Thanks for the towel."

"Don't mention it." Luna answered. "Where are you going, if I may ask?"

"Nimbasa City." Giratina answered, neatly folding the towel.

"Awww, too bad." Luna accepted the towel again, stuffing it into her backpack again. "I am going the other way across the bridge. I would have liked talking to you some more."

"Because you met me dripping wet?" Giratina snorted.

"Because you seem interesting." Luna countered. "Are you a Trainer?"

"Heavens no." Giratina quickly said. She did not need to see the other's team to know she was formidable, having all the badges. She could sense their aura in the air around Luna. "I never was one for battles." Yeah right, Giratina, and who was the one who got banished for being too aggressive? Mew?

"Too bad…" Luna muttered, then grinning at the look on Giratina's face. "What can I say? I travel for a battle, shall we say. I'm not one for contests, I'm afraid."

"Good to know." Giratina answered dryly. "I'll call you if I ever need someone to fight a battle for me."

Luna laughed at that.