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Shield looked off. "...Collective decision based on the evidence we had gathered." He tapped his foot. "...Sorry. The Radiance might have made us a little... hastier. It was the one we happened to steal from Giovanni early, possibly before he perfected that energy suppression..." He sighed. "It...

"Mm. Created by one." Shield nodded. "But that was so long ago, and that Giovanni had been defeated. He escaped somehow and found his way here... Even he isn't sure. But it's not really related to any of this. In fact, I think Buffet had reached out by chance..." He hummed. "That's all there...

"I don't remember. It's all a blur." Shield shook his head apologetically. "Somewhere on the Air Continent. I was covered in bruises, so I think it must have been a real tumble... or something..." He trailed off, thinking. "But eventually I happened upon Karat. He asked me a lot of questions...

Shield nodded. "I have... no memory of any time between when Telum was destroyed to me waking up here on Cibus. Not a single memory. Like I just got knocked out and--to be honest, I thought I just woke up on Telum again and it was all a nightmare..."

"My whole story?" Shield asked, frowning. "I think I went over my whole story at this point... What more is there that you want to know?" He sat up with a grunt, like he had just been getting comfortable. "...Oh, but I didn't know Blade that well as... she is now. I knew her a little from our...

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"I don't know... It was so hard to tell... I don't think it was anybody, but I knew someone was there. I didn't see anyone..." Sword huddled as even more of the Charmander disappeared. There were only a handful left. "They saved us from Mewtwo but then put us... there... I... I feel myself...

Shield growled at Brisa, looking back at the forest. "I'm more together than I've been for a while, Luxray. I know what I have to do now, and I know where to go. Sword's right there." His paw clenched. "Once the team is ready to go, I'll be right with you."

I do not know, Diyem replied. I spoke with a Dark Matter from Cibus. There are two Cibuses and therefore two Dark Matters, split off by the power of Arceus when the world had nearly been erased due to... various needlessly complicated circumstances. ...Eien spoke with at least one. I suspect...

Owen interjected next. Um, I've been talking with Maple a little--don't worry, I didn't say anything she doesn't already know--but I think I should mention that when you guys were pulled into the Worldcore, you only went down one of the paths. There was another path that went another way... I...

"The little shithead is around here somewhere," Soda muttered, scanning the shoreline. "Illusions made some of those Shadows go everywhere. Didn't wanna deal with that, so Escape Orb." Soda brushed off some invisible grime off his fur and then headed for the portal. "I'm going. Job's done. Grab...

S'more looked contemplative, like he was mulling over every word being said. This wasn't unlike how several others were behaving, though--certainly trying to solve the mystery presented to them. S'more didn't appear to be acting suspicious at all. "I don't remember... I was... taken. When he...

"Koa," Cal said, "these Charmander are Sword. She looked like a Mew before, but before that, according to Shield, she had been a Charmander. These... are projections of her, or something. Look--it's gonna be okay." She turned back to the huddled illusions. "We're gonna help you, alright? Where...

"Is destroying the Worldcore gonna free her?" Soda asked, looking skeptical. "It won't free her," Shield said. "It will kill her... and possibly stabilize the world. Arceus might be able to restore things afterward, since his power is there. But... Sword..." He furrowed his brow. "I was talking...

"Maybe," Cal said. "C'mon, let's go take a look. And not just because I'm kinda-sorta the same species." It probably had a small amount to do with it. Further ahead, the Charmander were huddled together and shivering. Ethereal, their faces were in perpetual smiles, but their eyes were riddled...

"...We should tell Shield and the others what we found when we return," Maple said, forming a portal for them all to go through. "Destroying the Worldcore is a last resort. We may have no choice but to do so... but..." While Shield was speaking, Bluk and Pecha were quietly discussing with each...

All the chaos and Shield was still able to keep it together, if only because Brisa had snapped him out of his initial stupor. He looked at Sword, or the Swords, and shook his head defiantly. "So, you're in the Worldcore? Fine--then I'll save you! You hear me, Sword?! I'm... not going to stand by...

Giratina landed with her siblings like before, looking left and right. With three heads, it was basically impossible for them to miss anything... not that it would be very hard. "Whoa..." Cal looked around, testing her feet on the strange semisolid ground. "What is this place?" "The very dark...

"...Follow me," Giratina said with a firm nod. "We can't really tell from here, can we? But the core is my home. So, stay by me, and you should be... er... relatively save." A dark power enveloped the undersides of the Reverse World visitors, and then got ready to fly down. "This way!"

Maple made certain that everyone present had survived. Headcounts, wellness checks, Heal Seeds where needed. Truffle was making his rounds as well, producing wards and invigorating healing as well--with the presence of the distortion gone, his techniques were at full strength once again. "...A...