Alenia Dor'za's Story

Alenia Dor'za went over it all in her mind as she pulled the Ebon Star out of hyperspace. Her mission was simple. Well simple in the books... She was to head to Ruula as a refugee and become one of them. She was a lost soul looking for a new home..a stranger seeking a new life.. That's want she was to become.

Her true mission... gather intel on this Planet and to send anything useful to the fleet even if she had to smuggle it out. Alenia took in a breath and opened up a comm "This is the Ebon Star... in need of repair and refuel... requesting landing clearance."

Turning off the comm she muttered "If that damn droid hadn't been sloppy we wouldn't be in this mess." as she turned her ship towards Ruula.

"Roger that, Ebon Star, you are cleared for landing on pad 3," came the reassuring voice from traffic control. "As you're requesting fuel, we're bumping you up in the queue, follow the red lights and good luck on the landing. A crew will be on standby."

"Roger that. Proceeding to landing pad 3" Alenia said.

Alenia eased her ship towards the city making sure to avoid any building or other traffic as she descended towards the leading pad. the Ebon Star sparked a bit as it landed a sign of battle perhaps. The ship's engines grinded to a halt as the ship set down.

"Now to meet the locals..." Alenia said to her astromech droid. "You stay with ship..."

Alenia made her way to the Ebon Star's exit ramp pressing a button to open the door. She blinked at the sunlight as she stepped out onto the landing pad. It had been a while since she had been on a planet...

Alenia made her way into the city making sure to activate the defenses on her ship. Should anyone be fool enough to try and steal it the ship would fill with poison gas and the battle droids in the hold would be woke up.

Alenia figured that soon enough someone of a government type would soon be greeting her. After the report of the Night Raiders scouts She was waiting for a cold reception. Maybe this part of the planet was more laid back or even a different nation? Alenia would have to find out. She knew that the Admiral would want a report. For now though she would just play tourist and take in the sights and sounds of this new world.

As soon as Abra had motioned, Touko, Nendal, and the Diancie would find themselves in Castelia City, the weather having faded back to normal. Standing before the building that the Grand Champion would normally rule from; a magnificent mansion located towards the center area of the city, Nendal smirked as he began to walk toward it, following the pathway with his hands in his pockets.

Well then, isn't this a treat, Diancie? As I had promised, we defeated the rulers of this planet, and now have the power to our own ends.

The Diancie seemed impressed as she floated forward.

Yes, this power is all mine now!

At least, that is what I told you. I'm sorry, however, for I lied. Tragic, I know, but I simply needed your power to succeed. You were nonetheless a fine experiment, but at this point, I have no further need for you. Back into your ball you go.

Nendal brandished the special Poke Ball he had kept Diancie in, ready to activate it and return her. Hearing his words, however, incited something in her.

You wouldn't dare! Betraying me?!

Nendal laughed.

Of course. Pokemon are just means to an end. Like any other tool. They prove useful for my experiments, and thus, I will use them as I need. With this little experiment done, I have no further need of you, you see.

The Diancie brandished her sword.

Traitorous peasant!

She quickly began to rush forward to swing it at the doctor, but it was at this moment that Nendal then activated a device he had built into a remote, wracking the Diancie with electrical energy that seemed to paralyze her and hold her in place. Letting out an anguished, if frustrated and aggressive, cry, she tried to resist the force. Nendal continued,

Tsk tsk! Now, Diancie, such tantrums aren't befitting one of your regal bearing. I do believe you will still have something to rule.

Lifting her head with intensity in her eyes, the Diancie began slowly lifting herself up, despite the electrical charge.

T-That's right! I will have something to rule! I-I will rule! Know your place, filth!

With almost supernatural power, the Diancie shattered the electrical charge holding her in place and rushed down Nendal, who merely interjected with a surprised expression and a momentary gasp of terror before his head was severed cleanly from his shoulders with a single deadly slice. After a moment of silence, the Diancie looked back at the doctor's corpse as it collapsed slowly to the ground. She would move to fetch candies from a bag he had hidden in his coat pockets, before consuming all of them; each of the six pieces. Disregarding Touko, the Diancie faced the building before her and raised her sword high.

Hear me now! All of Ruula!

The sword began glowing and shot a powerful beam of energy into the sky. Immediately, a large scale earthquake began to rumble, and the sky became shrouded in the shadowy aura once more. This time, not only did flashes of light rain down, but lightning crackled, purple and energetic, while thunder rumbled periodically. Immediately, the Grand Champion residence was surrounded by several crystals rising from the surface, forming a crystal cathedral of a castle, the crystals mixing with stone to form their structured shape, incorporating the mansion into its design.

This process was rapid, and soon, the ground surrounding the location began to discolor, with plants turning purple and beginning to radiate a purple aura. Crystals would rise out of various locations, each creating cracks in the ground around their position where purple energy shone through. Somehow, amid all the energy, the Diancie seemed to grow even stronger, with the crystal and stone walls continuing to arise as the castle continued building itself. With a voice echoing to all in Castelia, the Diancie shook the land hardest at this time.

I, the new Crown-Princess Melaine, of Ruula, demand the total obedience of all Ruulans! As of this moment, Ruula belongs to me, and all of you shall be my subjects! A new age for Ruula begins now! O~hoho-hoho~!

At this, Castelia fell under a shadow as the skies became all the same; dark and purple, with the flashes of light raining to the earth steadily. Crystals spawned throughout the city, and though most buildings were not disturbed, the usual cheery and busy atmosphere seemed to grow sluggish and thick, grinding to an oppressive halt. All in Castelia would be subjected to all these events in short order, mere minutes.

Turning to face Touko, the Diancie hovered at a height that allowed her to look down upon the Trainer in all her power. The shadow aura surrounding her seemed to grow in power and influence through whatever candies she had eaten earlier; simply being in her presence was exposing those nearby to a heavy Pressure effect.

Touko, was it? Well, you are standing here in front of Melaine, the 1st Crown-Princess of Ruula, and sole monarch of power eternal. I am a privilege to behold, as you now see; soon, many shall beg for my very being to grace their presence and provide their needs. You are allowed to kneel now if you wish. Your choice in the matter may very well set the direction of our interactions to soon be had.

Seeing the sudden beam of light shot skyward made him curious at first but it was the castle and hearing the speech that got him worried. He took Asuka out of her pokeball and told Shirona to get on as well.

"I really think it would be wise to put you in a pokeball right now..."

"If it comes to it, I'll accept. Until then I'm staying outside of one"

"Alright... Asuka! Takes us back to Castelia!"

A confirmation screech was heard as the Staraptor took to the skies and shot forwards on a course for Castelia. As they neared Castelia, Shirona gasped a bit and told Asuka to fly low due to the pressure. Asuka sensed nothing but listened anyway, lowering her altitude to just 15 feet above the water.

"Pressure? I don't feel anything right now, though."

"It's coming from that direction, closer to the beam."

"Alright, you have better senses than us both so keep us informed. Asuka, towards that beam!"

Another screech and a trajectory change went on. Asuka quickly covered ground, or air in this case, and was soon close enough to sense the pressure building and decided to slow down. Even James could sense it. James soon sees a woman, an unknown Pokemon holding a sword, and a body without its head.

"What is that? Some sort of floating rock?"

"A Diance. A rare mythical Pokemon from which Carbink, Sandra's pet, can sometimes evolve into."

"Carbink can turn into that.... but only sometimes?"

"Think of it as a random mutation. I know nothing of that sword though. Wait, that woman down there!"

"That's the one from the TV Burgh was watching, Emiko. Wasn't she in Nimbassa? Asuka, take us down there."

With that, the bird flew over Emiko and lowered her altitude again to 5 feet. James and Shirona both jumped off and landed next to the girl. Shirona gently landing while James had a tougher one.

"Ok...Maybe should have said go lower. Not fair that you get to use your power to land softly. Asuka, come back."

Asuka reentered her pokeball but Shirona didn't respond with banter like she normally would, instead she studied the area and tried to grasp what was going on. She did connect the dots and figured out that this Diance was the cause of the man's death, and knowing what she does about the Pokemon, she figured the castle was made by her as well.

"This is not good, James, not at all..."

"Tell me something I don't know. Hey, Emiko! You alright? What happened here?"

James turned to Emiko and questioned her about the situation.

So. Here she was. Broken and defeated in front of this villain. Touko was having the worst day of her life. It wouldn't be the first time she saw a castle erupt out of the ground, but watching this Diancie straight up kill her Trainer was just too much. At being suggested to kneel, she did...but then pitched forward onto all fours and threw up. Once that was, um, dealt with, she wiped her mouth and looked up to face the new ruler.

"Heh. It's funny, really. Us humans have rules. And one of them is that you can't threaten someone into entering a binding agreement. If you do, it doesn't count. So if I say yes, I would have done so under duress. And if I say no, you'll probably kill me on the spot. So either way, I will not be by your side as you rule this land in the grip of fear...plus if you killed me now that you've announced the start of your rule, that's not a good look."

She pitched her head down. More coughing to clear out the last bits of vomit. Oh Arceus, the blood was starting to move towards her...at least looking away from the new tyrant's terrifying beauty allowed her to focus her thoughts, even if it felt like the air itself was trying to crush her. "Plus my pal Zekrom would never forgive me. I made a promise to him. That I would fight for a world where Pokémon and humans had nothing to fear from one another. As long as you rule by fear like this, I can't stand by and let it happen. Even if that earthquake means I can no longer stand."

Then, some flashing lights. Some asshole paparazzi had caught her in her darkest hour. That was small compared to the world of shit everyone was about to be thrust into. "Oh, and one final thing. I happen to know that we're not alone. There are others that come from beyond the stars that are watching with great interest at what's happening here. Don't assume that you can just scare them into doing what you say. I don't know what Nendal told you as he made you what you are now, but if you strike me down then you'll never learn what you need to know to be an effective ruler."

Her palms were sweaty. Knees weak, arms were heavy. There was vomit on her sweater already, Mom's spaghetti. "I will not dispute the legitimacy of your rule. But politically, I will oppose you at every turn. Now that you speak for humans and Pokémon alike as our Grand Champion, I hope that you do not lead us to ruin. I have nothing more to say to you...Queen Melaine."

Then she turned and faced James, struggling to get to her feet at the sound of someone calling her name. "Um...could you, uh, not right now? Kinda having a bad day here. Right now all I want to do is fly home to Nuvema Town and just cry into my pillow."

Alenia made her way into a crowded area of the city. She was casually watching as both humans and the strange pokemon creatures moved about. It seemed so peaceful here and nothing like the scouts had reported. As she walked past some shops she felt the first of the earthquakes. "What the hell?" She blurted out.

The people around her seemed just as shocked as another tremor knocked Alenia to the ground. That was when she started to see the sky darken above. Quickly she pulled out her comlink and sent to her droid "Get the ship ready for take off!"

Pulling herself from the ground Alenia made her way though the panicked crowd as the voice of the self named queen roared over the city. I have to get the hell out of here Alenia thought as she pushed closer to the spaceport. but her path was cut off as the ground broke open before her...

As the dust cleared Alenia looked on as some sort of giant crystal rose out of the ground. "I can't get to you..." Alenia spoke into her comlink. "Send a message to the fleet then get the ship over here."

Alenia slumped against a wall taking a breather as across town her astromech fired up the ship. "just a little longer..." Alenia told herself.

James heard what Emiko had to say, and being the nice guy he is, he responded with an offer.

"Alright. If you'd like, I can take you home with Asuka."

"James, we cannot stay here! We need to move!"

"I know, Shirona. I can sense that staying is bad for the health...But I need to know if she is ok to leave on her own or if she needs help! I'm not just going to walk away, I didn't for you, and I won't for her or anybody!"

"1 minute and then we go"

"Fine."

James' attitude might get him seriously injured one of these days but that does not seem to bother him as he continues to stick his neck out for other people. He awaits a response while clutching Asuka's pokeball.

"I think I'd rather walk home myself. The last thing I need is a crazy stalker fan waiting outside my house after everything that's happened today."

With tears in her eyes, Touko took her first shaky steps toward the Skyarrow Bridge gleaming in defiance of the Shadow Sky above. Before, it held the promise of better days to come. Now all she could think of was if they would ever come again, given the seeming omnipotence of this new foe. Maybe she could talk with Dr. Juniper and learn a few things about this new enemy.

"Stalker fan?"

"She's a big person, remember? She likely thinks you're just some fan."

"Well I can certainly understand that. I may not have got it on the same scale, but I certainly got some fame for beating the Champion myself... Though it was likely just because of that report. Anyway, I got my response. She's fine with being alone. Asuka! Take us out of here!"

Asuka pops out of her ball and James hops on her, grabs Shirona and off they went. Asuka dropped them off at the harbor so they could collect their thoughts without some looming pressure giving mixed signals.

"I hope she'll be alright."

"She was up against the Grand Champion, she can handle a small trip! You don't have to be the nice guy all the time."

"I know that, but I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I ever walked away from somebody who could use help. End of story. Now, what are we going to do about this? This puts a halt on everything as this incident is obviously more important."

"We could call Sandra or Dawn to help"

"We could but I'd rather not interrupt their daily lives."

"Don't tell me you're going to try to take out that Diance on your own? It was enough to make Emiko give up!"

"I'm not on her level, that's true, but that doesn't mean I can't try! But...not now. Not alone. We could go home and talk with Prof. Rowan over this..."

"Well we could go and talk to the other gym leaders, those here in Unova will probably rally so we could bring the others to help! Flint and the others might help as well!"

"That's a lot of time to lose though, getting to each region and back.... Even though I have their numbers and could call most of them, it wouldn't do much without a plan of attack. It'd be best to back off and observe for a bit. Learn what it is we're fighting against. Best bet would be to head to the grand arena."

"Why there? Oh that's right! Emiko was there on the TV"

"Yes and if she's here now suddenly, I imagine this Diance and whoever that body was attacked the arena and brought them here, so those there may have some information on this enemy. Asuka! North of here is your destination. We head for the Grand Arena!"

With a confirming screech, the Staraptor takes off for Nimbasa.

Alenia gathered her wits and looked for a new way out of the city. As the strange storm got worse around her she activated her personal shield. While this shield would protect her from attacks it ran of the same system as her cloak which meant she would not be able to go unseen. "I'm going to try and find another way around get the ship online." she sent to her ship.

In The Ebon Star Alenia's astromech R3-13 worked to bring the ship's systems online. The YT-2400 came to life and as it did so did the blaring of an alert. Scanning the systems R3-13 soon detected the landing Taiyou ship. This info was then relayed to Alenia.

Alenia didn't end it though as a simple glance into the air gave her a grand view of the landing ship. these must be the "protectors" that the Nexu had met Alenia reasoned.

Turning back to the task at hand Alenia made her way though the streets until a strange creature flew at her. In reaction she pulled her blaster and shot the creature that to her looked like a weird purple mynock. The creature fell to the ground with smoke rising from the lazer hit. Alenia placed a couple more shots in the creature just to make sure before moving on.

A chirp on her comlink alerted Alenia that her ship was ready to go. "Good work R3 I'm on my way."

Alenia quickly pushed on hoping nothing would hinder her from reaching her ship...

But as she pushed on, she would realize that such a hope would be dashed.

As Alenia rounded the next corner, she would see another strange creature standing in the middle of the street. A furry, gray creature was looking away from her, staring at the strange ship that was slowly making it's way towards the docks of Castelia City. From the back, she would be able to notice it's large ears sticking out above it's head and the white fluffs that twirled around his back. It's fur was matted and completely messy, almost like it hadn't been taken care of since even before she arrived here. Still, the more unnerving sight was the short sword it carried in it's right palm, letting the tip rest on the ground.

Unlike most of the creatures she had seen since Alenia had been here, including the bat-like creature from before, this one seemed completely unaffected by the weather. But the lingering question would burn in the air...

Friend...or foe?

Alenia had managed somehow to make it to the underbelly of the city and by the Force it smelled worse than a Rancor's pit down here but so far she was alone and still alive....

"Got to get help..." Alenia muttered as she made her way into a small enclave. Catching her breath and regretting it as the smell came in she huffed and pulled out her comlink. "Imperial code Echo Bravo Zeta. In trouble requesting aid over"

Alenia hoped someone in the fleet was listening.

Alenia made her way out of the sewers near the outskirts of the city. The city looked totally different but Alenia did not have time for sightseeing. She activated her cloaking device and as quickly and quietly as she could made her way towards the wilderness.

As Alenia neared the edge of the city her comlink buzzed. It was her droid R3-13. He had managed to cloak the Ebon Star and land it in the wilderness. Now Alenia just had to get to it.

Emiko Touko landed, wheezing from the rush. "All right, Unfezant, return. Now to give Burgh his marching orders. Knowing him, he'd likely favor Sticky Webs so our guys can safely unload on them from a distance."

Where else would Touko be? Still directing traffic and giving orders, this time barking into her Xtransceiver at an old friend.

"I don't care if you're having the shits right now, get your ass to Virbank and help Roxie, I am not having some of my best backup bottled up!" She was clearly channeling her inner boss bitch as she shouted at the troops to start moving up to gain ground and engage the NRE forces, who had brought knives to a gun fight...and the UPL had orders to shoot to kill, forcing the enemy Pokémon to choose between protecting their Trainers and being effective combat units.

"Burgh, get your big boy boots on, let's show them they picked the wrong side in this fight!" After giving everyone their marching orders, she moved to hold the Skyarrow Bridge, the gateway to the eastern part of Unova. The Striaton leaders were strong, but not as strong as the Shadow Triad...and she couldn't bear the thought of the enemy getting all the way to her home town.

Touko biked quickly across the Skyarrow Bridge, retreating to Pinwheel Forest to establish a command post deep in the woods. The stage was set, now everyone just had to play their part and hope she started her first war on the right foot.

Emiko Touko couldn't believe it. Her side was...winning? "I guess that's what happens when you put all your eggs in one basket! Melaine may be amazingly strong, but everyone else is a PUSH OVER! Fire teams, move up, they're just about to break!" Then something came on the monitor in one of the Nacrene warehouses where she had set up her command post, getting a good view of the action as well as directing logistical traffic and protecting the east end of the Skyarrow Bridge from a surprise attack. "Wait, no, not the fact that they're flying in using super strong birds, I can get Skyla to worry about that. I'm talking about the dude by the ice cream shop, he's way too calm about this. Get a team over there, assume hostile. I want him alive."

Stay calm, Touko. It's just like a normal battle. You've got this, she repeated to herself, one hand on her chest as she rode the edge between exhilaration and over-stimulation.

Emiko Touko was positively giddy, watching the glorious sight of victory unfold! "Burgh. They're retreating. Mop up any stragglers, take captives if you can. James, grab Allen, you two are with me. I'm going in after them. We have a chance to end this war right here before more people get killed."

Wren's ears perked up at the comment, causing him to turn around from the path he was walking. What was this war the stranger was talking about?

Ahem, excuse me. What did you just say?

he inquired, lifting his hand to his chin in puzzled repose.

Touko skidded to a stop on the bridge as some random citizen asked her about some sort of war going on.

"Wherever you've been, you'd better get back there. Some Diancie went all power trippy and established her own freaking Diamond Domain right over in the harbor there, and recently declared war on us. If you're a strong Trainer that can take out the Shadow Obelisks that have popped up and are juicing her up to where not even I'm a match for her, that's great, but for now I have holdouts to mop up and capture. I'm trying to rendezvous with a couple of my friends so we can strike at the enemy territory, so with all respect..."

And then she just gave Wren a hip check out of her way before continuing to the Castelia pier to meet up with James and Allen.

"Ah, James, it's been a while. Good to see you've been well. Who's your friend and why does he look like he wants to battle me? We do not have time for this, we can't just let the NRE retreat to lick their wounds and prepare for the next attack. I managed to catch them by surprise this time by having the troops use guns in addition to their Pokémon, but they won't fall for that again."

Wren Harrington stood in surprise, stunned by the sudden interposition. Not quite an experienced trainer just yet, he stepped back a bit as the commotion unfolded.

Yes! Well, thank you ma'am!

he stammered, unsure of which direction to go. Looking eastward, he turned on his heel and shouted over his shoulder,

Thanks for the tip! I'll be back soon!

came his echoing response before he disappeared off into the wilderness.