"The Rawk has never seen such ravenous hungar before. The Rawk is impressed." Rawk pumped his arms into the air cheering Latios on. Latios devoured an entire bag of dried berries, then went on to tackle a contaner full of nuts. "Don't they have food in alternate demensions?" Luco half joked. Latios responded by patting his stomach and giving off a satisfied burp. Frostwrath had been standing to the side with his arms crossed; now that he saw that Latios was full, he walked over and approached him. Latios' eyes lit up when he saw Frostwrath approach, he extended a messy claw in greeting, which Frostwrath politely shook.
"Been a while since I last saw you." Latios slurred, content from his meal. Frostwrath nodded, he didn't understand what Latios was saying, so he decided to proceed. "How did you get here"? He asked. Latios laughed.
"Always to the point."
Frostwrath was silent. Latios sighed, then shoved the empty bags of food away. "I regret to say... I almost didn't". Luco walked over towards the group, the compass he was holding was still pointing in the opposite direction. He handed it over to Latios. "Perhaps, could you provide an explanation for this"? Luco prompted. Latios took the compass in a claw that was slick with berry juice. He stickied up the compass as he observed the glass face, his mouth twisted up in a faint scowl. "So... It's already happening then." He said darkly.
Dark Pit stepped forward. "We're sort of pressed for time at the moment, so if you wouldn't mind explaining what "it" is... And
quickly"? Luco glared over at Dark Pit briefly for rushing Latios while he was still weak. Latios picked up on the emotion. He gave Luco a brief smile to let him know that it was all right. "I suppose, that would be for the best. The valley has just come under attack I take it"? There was collective silence from everyone in the group. Latios nodded, their emotions confirmed all that he needed to know.
"I'm sorry to say, you're all too late. The Valley is gone, swallowed up by dark subspace".
Upon hearing this, Luco stumbed back like he'd been shot in the chest. Pit and Richard cast him a worried glance. "Everything all right"? Rawk asked, catching Luco before he fell. Luco rubbed his head wearily, he had tears in his eyes. "T-the Valley... So many innocent pokemon... Mewtwo..."
Latios bowed his head sadly. "Tis true. I'm sorry Luco. Mewtwo has been captured, as has Mew. I was nearly captured myself".
"Captured? By who"? That was Frostwrath.
"Sableye, all led by my friend Gengar. M-my Ex-friend anyway..." Latios' voice started to crack when he revealed that last bit. Frostwrath's voice was soft, but unsympathetic. "Sableye led by a Gengar? Any Idea how they would've found out about Mewtwo's location at the valley. I'm assuming it was the legendaries they were after"? Latios nodded. "I'm afraid I'm the one to blame for that". The group recoiled in shock. Luco especially, was surprised by that bit of information. "You? Wait... You mean to say, you've been to our Demension before? That was a demensional portal I saw you come out of correct"?
"I'm with Luco. Plus I have my suspicions. You're not Xiroey, though you look and speak like him. We have no way of knowing whether you're on our side or not." Richard's voice was firm. Frostwrath and Luco thought they could see a trace of fire enter Latios' eyes, but it soon died out. When Latios spoke again, his voice was low and mournful.
"I've made some terrible mistakes"... Latios admitted. Then broke down in tears.
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Frostwrath looked around the vast cave dubiously. To him, the place gave off an unfriendly aura. Latios was stationed over next to Luco, the pair affixated by a line of runes on the far wall. He crossed is arms as he usually did when he began to get impatient. The sooner they could exit this place, he resolved, the better. Finally, Luco shot up. The two appeared to have finished their translation of the ancient text. They walked back over to Frostwrath and Richard's party to deliver the news.
"He's here." Luco confirmed, hands in his pockets. Latios had a wide grin on his face. "I forgot how much of a big help this guy was. He loaned me a pair of actual shoes to help with the hot sand. Not that I need them now that I'm like this... But man, That one time...". Luco smiled. "You should have let us know you couldn't transform then, I would've been happy to help. Why did you stick your foot in that puddle"? Latios cringed at the memory.
Frostwrath interjected on the bit of catch-up between the two. Approached Luco with a stern look on his face. "So, you've decifered the text then"? Frostwrath inquirred. Luco and Latios nodded simultaneously. "No way through I'm afraid". Latios disclosed. "Gonna have to blast our way through" Luco finished. Frostwrath raised an eyebrow when at the two of them speaking in turn, but decided not to say anything about it. "Fine by me". He sighed. He readied a pokeball".
"Hydreigon, come out and use Superpower!" Hydreigon burst to live again, stretching his arms and taking in the moist cave air. Latios thought to himself that Hydreigon must appreciate being in a place like this, since it was similar to his natural habitat as a Deino.
"Haaaiiiii" Hydreigon roared. It charged the wall in a firey red aura, bringing the cave face crumbling down. Frostwrath thanked Hydreigon, and returned it to it's pokeball. "We'll be able to find allies in there"? Richard asked, unconvinced. Latios nodded with conviction. He led the way inside, his body gave off a faint glow that illuminated the dark room.
"Reeeeegggggiiiiiiii....." A soft snore came from the center of the chamber. When Latios heard the sound, he rushed over, then pulled Regirock into a tight hug". "Reg!" Latios exclaimed affectionately. The dots on Regirock's face blinked to life. Regirock hummed darkly at first; but then it's memory must've kicked in because it crushed Latios with a return-hug so tight it made his bones creak. The deflated Latios fell to the ground exhausted. "Regirock's in..." Latios confirmed, then passed out.
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That night, at the local hotspring in [I forget the town name. Will edit]. The group sat together in the pleasantly warm sand. The rest of the party slept soundly in the Pokemon Center upstairs. The nighttime party consisted of Luco, Frostwrath, Latios, and Richard, each gazing up at the stars. Latios had much of his body covered by the warm sand, from above, he figured, he slightly resembled a lumpy potato with wings. The thought made him grin.
Richard broke the silence. "I've only known you for a short time I'll admit; however, I find it very hard to believe...". "Yeah." Latios agreed, a far off look in is eye. "I find it hard to believe myself. Thinking back, I can hardly believe it was me doing those things." Richard sat up. "No kidding." He said, rubbing his neck "torture, murder? Serving as a leader for a band of rougues"?
"I wish that were the half of it." Latios sighed.
"So, you mean to tell us... You're from an alternate demension that is actaully
this Demension. Only two months in the future"? Luco asked.
"Aye." Latios said. He noted, the sand around him was starting to get hot. He rose up and gave himself a good spin to shake the sand off. Richard, Luco, and Frostwrath each stood up as well. "So we're fighting a battle against time itself. Sounds daunting indeed. Richard gave himself a brief pat over to dislodge the sand from his clothes.
"Indeed." Latios confirmed "Primal Dialga will stop at nothing to make sure that Muhti's future comes true. Already every compass has started to point south. That means that the first time gear was all ready taken."
"And, as we speak Primal Dialga's leigon of sableye are all ready searching for the next." Frostwrath finished. The four stood facing each other with determined looks on thier faces. "We need to know everything", Frostwrath said. "Painful or not, we need a good idea of what we're up against." Latios nodded, it was what he'd come here to do. "It started back in Hyrule Town" Latios began...
"Thinking back, I realize we acted foolishly. We attempted to take on Muhti and Dementio in a situation where they held all the cards. Not only did they have the advantage of better synergy and experience as a group. But they had the raw power factor working in their favor as well. Luco and I managed to put up a good fight against them; With the lives of two close freinds on the line, we were able to mitigate that disadvantage somewhat. We bring Muhti and Dementio down on their last legs. Though they weren't showing signs of exhaustion, I could tell, they were close to reaching their limit. I suppose, I acted too hasitily when I learn that. I allowed Muhti to overpower me, and then Luco was forced to surrender. I was certain then and there that Muhti would kill me. With Luco, Typhlosion, and Floatzel nearby, I couldn't risk letting loose a Luster Purge explosion to save myself. I was basically helpless...
But, I suppose Muhti figured killing me wouldn't have been satisfying enough. I all honesty, I'm not sure where he gained the ability--but he traveled back in time. Exactly what he did, I wasn't sure at the time. Luco and I left, and met up with you guys as usual. Our goal then, was to recruit as many allies as possible to strike back against Muhti's group before he expanded his forced Ideals on any other innocent city.
But then things started to go wrong. I started to lose my mind. We didn't know it then, but time was shifting. You see, when Muhti went back in time, he triggered off an enormous series of chain reactions across the time stream. You've all read 'Sound of Thunder' correct? The theory of the Butterfly effect?
The changes came in ripples. As each time gear was stolen, another time wave would hit, and something crutial in the timestream would change. Time waves typically have a very powerful magnetic frequency. The compass pointing south was an idicator that the first time gear was stolen; already something in the time stream has changed.
You see, when Muhti went back in time, and changed everything... The present should have changed right away. I would never have met Luco, who would never have left the valley--only to find out too late that the world around him was changing for the worse. Richard and I would meet up later, shortly after Primal Dialga's minions corrupted each of my freinds. In a rage, I asked him to give me a shot of his T-Virus to give me the stregnth I needed to strike back against everyone that betrayed me. And I would become a bloodthirsty monster. I had no feelings of sypathy, I knew no compassion. Losing my friends had caused my heart to close as it had done before. Given the added power from Richard's virus...
At any rate. Things remained shockingly the same. As long as the time gears are in place, Dialga will be able to monitor over the time stream. Even though Muhti has the power of time travel, It is ultimately him who decides which changes to the time stream to allow, and which to suppress. As long as Dialga remains uncorrupt, The present as we know it will remain the same. Muhti knows that Primal Dialga seeks to see the world brought under a new light. If he can get his hands on the time gears, there will be no one left to monitor the time stream. At which point, he need only repeat what he did before again... And everything will change.
In the the end, I will inadvertently pave the way for Muhti to rise into power. I'll heartlessly destroy towns, cities, innocents. I'tll only be a small matter for Muhti to barge in with his powerful military, offering peace and protection. He'll be like a saint. Preaching his ways of Democracy... Even though the entirety of the Smash world has always exsisted peacefully as it is now.
The portal that led me to this world the first few times, the one beneath Library Mountain, it's closed now. When Celebi came to me and released my heart from shadow, I realized that allowing that portal to exsist was too much of a risk. It's burried now, so now no one from that horrible future can come here to cause any more trouble. Primal Dialga and his leigon of sableye still can. But I'm afraid there's nothing any of us can do about that.
It was ulitametly Celebi that brought me here, and led me to you guys. I've made more my share of mistakes, but I'm ready to fix them now. Primal Dialga already knows where each of the Time Gears are. The first one was located in the Valley, Luco. That is why he attacked there first. But, thankfully, since I'm also from the future. I know where each of the Time Gears are located as well.
I'll help each of you. I'll lead you to the time gears and help you guys deliver them to temporal tower before it collapses completely. If we can do this before Muhti obtains the fourth time gear, which will bring upon a time wave that splits each of us apart, then we can stop the time stream from changing forever".
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And that concludes my post! :D
I'll leave the reaction up to you guys. Whether or not you want Latios to be trustworthy or not is totally up to you guys as well.
It took me all night to think of a way to tie the story together...
I hope it cleared up any confusion you guys had~
And didn't make more of it.
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