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"It sounds like we're all prepared to go," Maple said, nodding as the team collectively steeled themselves for what they were certain would be another battle. It had been a while... but it seems, indeed, it was time. There was no telling what it would be, though Diyem's pessimism made it clear...

"Bidoof disappeared a week ago," Maple said, "and Pine and Nanab haven't returned any form of correspondence in two days. I don't think we should wait any longer." "What I don't get," Soda said, looking irritated, "is why I wouldn't see anything. I'm a freaking Zoroark. I should have seen...

Several days passed without incident. Spontaneous searches throughout the Grass Continent turned up nothing, and perhaps by chance, the team was not able to find this mysterious Shadowed village at all. There were several reports of Pokemon looking a little antsier than usual, particularly in...

"Near the edge of the Hidden Highlands," said Maple. "Hold on. Let me check the safety of the area before sending you there..." She peeked into the portal and seemed to be looking around. Then, she paused, sighed, and pulled back. "It's safe," she said, looking irritated. "Palkia and Dialga are...

This didn't bode well. "Be sure to behave yourselves," Maple said simply. "Diyem, if you're listening, the Hidden Land is another area that is obscured by distortions. You may have trouble directly contacting them. I will be sure that they are within my view at all times while there." Diyem...

"...I suppose you could..." Maple said, frowning at Mellow. "I might be able to set something up for quickly traveling between the continents, similar to the Air Continent and here." Then, nodding to Cabot, she explained. "It's a place in the Sea of Wonders, but it difficult to access normally...

Several days passed without incident. The return of Brisa and Starr had been a massive relief for the team, and from there, everyone settled into their little routines while looking for their unknown foe's next move. One day, Maple called for an optional meeting at the Guild. "...Where is...

With little else to say, Maple opened the portal and the team rushed through. <><><>

"It appears that we're all ready to go," Maple said, nodding. "Whatever happens next, steel yourselves, and know that we are here as backup for an escape. Do not hold back; Lugia will require your full strength to subdue, and even then, she may still be fighting back the same way Thyme and...

"That is why we are taking as many precautions as we can," Maple said to Jaro, nodding. "But as of now, they appear to be... singing and dancing."

"Indeed. It seems that there are only two individuals in the Silver Trench: Lugia, and Darkwhite." Meringue shifted. "And she's..." "From what we've observed," Maple said delicately, "we will need to subdue her."

Day 23, Noon The message came to them several days later, in the form of a group text from Maple: [Maple > Everyone]: We found Darkwhite. Silver Trench. Meet at the Guild. <><><> Maple stood in the center of the Guild hall with her full team and Meringue nearby. Team Spice was not present...

They watched him go, then laughed to one another. "Look at that," Cepa commented. "Across entire worlds, we have fans." "He's not really my fan," Balm said. "He's a fan of the version of me from his world. It's odd to think about... but I think he would appreciate it all the same." <><><>

"How to fight..." Balm and Cepa looked at one another. "Well, I think that even if you match in type, I don't think you two match at all in style. Balm is a physical fighter, and his best Grass technique is Leaf Blade. You seem to focus more on energy attacks, don't you?" Cepa tilted her head...

"I think we'll be staying for a while," Balm said. "We still need to investigate what's happening. In fact, I think we're going to be getting housing with all of you in Destiny Village. Maple said she was nearly ready to have you all move there... Well, hopefully. Apparently they still wanted to...

"I think they became a sort of... family," Balm said. "Hang around together for so long after losing everything else, it's not too surprising that they'd develop into something like that." "I'm happy for them," Cepa said. "He really turned a new leaf after everything that happened."

"If something ever happens that he needs to deliver information to us, he'll come," Balm explained. "Otherwise, well... someone has to stay home to keep an eye on all the Sableye." He smiled wryly.

"Ah, him..." Balm nodded. "Well... He was Dialga's helper in all this. Misguided, but it's hard to blame him for everything he did when you think about it. He was just trying to preserve his own life, and the life of his world, while I was trying to destroy it for a better one. But when I...

"Well, I--" "Balm was a native of a place called the Hidden Land, back in the Sea of Wonders," Cepa explained. "And it was there that we met, some time after the world froze. Oh, that was a long time ago, wasn't it? Well, for you." "Very." Balm nodded, though he didn't seem to be keen on...

Balm shook his head. "We aren't the same world anymore," he explained. "We used to be. However, after the Omen of Time, changing the past ended up erasing the future world that we came from... which in itself would have resulted in a paradox that could have reset everything. A combined effort...