***That Evening***

"What is love?" Crystal asks.

Her Smoochum stares at her with her head titled to the side.

"Is it the history you have with somebody? When you enjoy a someone's presence? Which is it? Or is there something deeper than that?"

Crystal sighs, as she places the ring on the table next to her.

At this rate, the castle will be rebuilt before she makes a decision.

"Love is what you make it."

Crystal turns around to find Stuart standing by the door.

"Love can be taught. It can be forced. It can be grown. But true love is something you won't ever forget," Stuart says as hands Crystal a glass of water.

"And it's something you will never question."

...

Crystal walks into the Council Room. All the gym leaders and Lance are sitting at the table, with Green and Blue both sitting at the head of the table.

"You requested my presence?" Crystal asks.

Blue nods.

"We're about to make contact with Red. I figured you would like to be present when we do," Blue says.

Crystal nods, and sits in a chair in the corner of the room.

"Shouldn't she be at the table?" Green asks Blue.

Blue shakes his head.

"The Council Table is only for Kanto natives. She's lucky to even be in this room," Blue comments as Sabrina summons her Alakazam.

"You will feel a sight pull in your head. But besides that, you will not feel anything while we are connected," Sabrina explains, as she nods at Alakazam.

Alakazam then floats high above the table with his legs crossed. His eyes glow purple, and everyone in the room feel a slight head pain.

"My King, can you hear me?" Sabrina asks.

"Yes. I hear you loud and clear."

Crystal lets out a soft gasp.

She can hear Red perfectly.

"Lovely." Sabrina says as she sits back down.

Red proceeds to tell the council what happened during his meeting with the Kalosians. Everything is going well, until Red mentions his attempt to negotiate.

"I can't believe you tried to negotiate with those terrorists!" Lance yells.

"Are you aware of the atrocities our people committed in their homeland?" Red asks.

"We did no such things! And did you forget the atrocities they committed in your home?"

"Of course not! I haven't been able to sleep since the attack! But I can't help but wonder if this whole situation could have been avoided?"

Lance goes silent.

"If we did not have a presence at Kalos, would they have have attacked us? Or what if we treated them differently? At the end of the day Lance, we should not be focusing on how to rebuttal against the Kalosians but how to solve the issue at hand."

"So are you saying their response was appropriate?" Blaine asks.

"That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is just because Kanto has always ruled over Kalos doesn't mean it is a good thing. Or at least, good for them. I tried to resolve the issue without any bloodshed, but unfortunately, that is not the case."

The Council sit in silence.

"Does that mean there is no longer a Kalosian threat?" Brock asks.

Red sighs.

"I'm not sure. I didn't check if there were any survivors. However, not all the Kalosians were there. And I did not see one Sinnohian with their Lucario. So there still may be a threat."

"Or the threat is bigger than we originally thought," Blue comments.

"Either way, I'm coming back at sunrise. I want to be prepared for anything."

"Yes your majesty," the Council says in unison.

"Oh, and Lance?"

"Yes your highness?"

"Talk like that to me again, and I promise you will regret it," Red says as everyone feels another small, sharp head pain. Alakazam's eyes stop glowing, and slowly floats back down to the ground.

"Lance?" Blue asks.

"Yes your highness?"

"Is there royalty in Kalos?"

"No, there is not."

"Then how on Earth do the Kalosians have Pokéballs? Only nobles own Pokéballs," Blue comments.

"That means they must be getting help from somewhere," Brock says.

"Exactly. And I'm beginning to think Sinnoh may play a bigger role than we thought," Blue says, as he glances over at Crystal.

She gulps.

"Would you give us access through Johto to pay Sinnoh a visit?" Blue asks.

"Or would you rather take care of them yourself?"

"I, um-"

"Blue. That is for Red and Queen Ana to discuss when they are both present and well," Misty says.

"Fair point. My apologies Princess," Blue says as he rubs the back of his neck.

"Anyways, that's enough for tonight. Get some rest. We will meet again once Red arrives," Blue says as everyone begins to get up and leave.

"Sorry about that," Green says as she locks arms with Crystal.

"It's fine. I was caught off guard is all," Crystal explains as they walk out the room.

"Yeah. I guess everyone have just been on edge since the attack. Red has been working nonstop, and Blue disappears all day everyday. I don't know what's going on anymore," Green says with a frown.

"Princess Crystal!"

Both princesses turn around and spot Stuart running down the hall towards them.

"Stuart? What's wrong?"

"It's Silver m'lady. He's gone."

...

***The Next Day***

Serena wakes up to a roar.

She quickly sits up and frantically reaches on the ground for a weapon.

"Ugh!"

Serena stops and looks to her right. Clemont is sitting at a table which is covered with old writings and books.

"Alain! You better tell that overgrown lizard to shut up or-"

Clemont stops once he realizes Serena is awake.

"Serena! How are you feeling?" He says as he rushes to her side with a glass of water.

"Tired. How long have I been out?"

"About a day. Nothing crazy."

Serena takes a sip. A sharp pain appears on her shoulder, nearly causing her to spill.

"Oh! Be careful! Your shoulder is pretty messed up from the blast," Clemont explains.

Serena looks over to her shoulder, which is covered in bandages.

Serena sighs.

"How is everyone else?"

"Y is still unconscious, but don't worry, she is under X's care. Tierno is in his own tent."

"What about the rest of our group?"

Clemont doesn't say anything as he gets up and heads back towards the table.

"The rest didn't make it. Only you three survived."

Serena's heart drops.

"What? How?"

"After reviewing the battlefield, I came to the conclusion that whatever Pokèmon attack you, was aiming towards the center of the group. You three were barely far enough to not get incinerated from the blast. Let me emphasize again on barely. Y has some bad burns. Tierno ended up with a branch drilled in deep in his leg. We managed to take it out, but we don't know if he'll be able to walk again."

Serena shakes her head in disbelief.

"Clemont! I need an update on-"

X stops as soon as he spots Serena sitting up. He immediately dives towards her, giving her a hug. Serena quickly returns it.

"I'm so sorry this happened. I should've been there to stop it."

"It's fine X. You had more important things to do."

X shakes his head.

"My priority should always be to look after you guys," X says as he eventually lets go.

"If you need anything, let Clemont or I know, ok?"

Serena nods.

"Good. I need you to be healthy as soon as you can."

"Why?"

"As soon as Clemont is done mapping out Kanto, we will start our conquest of Kanto."

Clemont grabs a piece of paper and hands it to X. He quickly looks it over.

"Perfect. Then Pallet Town will be the first to fall."

...

***Meanwhile, somewhere in Sinnoh***

"May Arceus have mercy on our souls for we have sinned! Let us repent by asking for forgiveness! Our creator! Hear our prayers..."

Platinum rolls her eyes and stands up from the pew. She makes her way down the row and walks out the church, slamming the door behind her.

She makes her way down to the plaza and finds a tree to lean against. She pulls out a book and begins to read.

Twenty minutes go by, then the church bells start ringing. People flood out the doors, continuing their daily chores.

"Did you really have to slam the door?"

Platinum looks up and Cynthia is looking down at her.

Platinum shrugs.

"I got annoyed."

Cynthia sighs.

"How do you expect to get the people's support if you can't relate with them?" She asks as she flicks her hair to the side.

"East. We can all agree we have a common enemy," Platinum answers as both women turn towards Town Hall. Johtoian troops were standing in front of it, ushering citizens away.

"What did you want to talk about?" Cynthia asks

"I wanna know if you're gonna be part of the cause."

Cynthia sighs again, and stares at the sky.

"Look. I want freedom for Sinnoh as much as you do. But we know what happened to Unova. But I don't know if risking the destruction of my region is worth it."

"I figured you would say that. So I wanted to give you an update. Remember when Riley rushed in during our battle a while ago?"

"Sure."

"He asked for a loan. A rather large one."

Cynthia groans.

"Why on Earth would you give that idiot money?" Cynthia exclaims.

"Because with that money, he bought supplies, weapons and Pokèballs to save  Kalos from extinction. Now, Kalos is attacking Kanto as we speak."

Cynthia's mouth gapes open.

"And he is planning to cut off Johto's head. He just needs to make sure you're on our side."

Cynthia runs her hand through her hair.

Yelling breaks out in direction of the Johto soliders.

"What in the world is going on over there?" Cynthia asks.

"Let's go take a look."

As they make their way over, Platinum recognizes a certain blonde headed man.

"For Arceus sake! That idiot got himself arrest!"

Cynthia stops and pulls Platinum back.

"Wait. Let's see this out," Cynthia says.

Platinum nods.

"You barbarians! I did nothing illegal! I have the right to speak my mind!" Pearl yells as the Johtoian solider leads him towards the building.

"Quiet! You Sinnohians don't have any rights!"

The crowd that gathered grows louder. People begin yelling threats at the soldiers. They respond by bringing out their Pokémon and unsheathing their swords.

"Back up! Or we will cut you to shreds!"

"You won't do anything! You're a bunch of cowards!" Pearl yells.

The guard responds with a punch to the gut.

The crowd chant angrily. They begin to throw rocks at the soldiers.

"Captain! What should we do?" A guard asks.

At that moment, a bottle collides with the Captain's head, shattering all over him.

"Get rid of them! Tyranitar! Use Rock Slide!"

People scream as rocks are launched at them, crushing a few unlucky ones.

"How dare you!"

Cynthia is now in front of the crowd.

"How dare you kill citizens with your Pokémon!"

"Citizens? You are all nothing but peasants to Johto's Empire! Tyranitar! Use Hyper Beam now!"

The crowd cries in fear at the Pokémon begins to charge up the attack.

Cynthia doesn't move, and grabs her necklace. She grabs the emblem ,shaped like a fang, and blows into it.

Tyranitar launches the attack.

Just as it's about to hit Cynthia, a blue blur appears and charges into the Hyper Beam. It goes right through it and collides with the Tyrantiar, knocking him into the ground.

The Johtoian soldiers stare in awe as Cynthia's Garchomp lets out a roar.

Cynthia glances at Platinum, then sighs.

"We are not your peasants! We are the People of Sinnoh! And we demand that you leave now!" Cynthia yells.

The crowd cheers in agreement.

"N-nonsense! Tyranitar, use-"

The Captain goes silent when he realizes Tyranitar hasn't gotten up yet.

"Not so tough now, are ya?"

The soldier begin to fall back, as the crowd gets bigger and inch closer by the minute.

"How about we teach them some manners?" Cynthia asks.

The crowd cheers, and together they rush towards the soldiers, trampling then down. They continue into the Town Hall, and remove all the Johtoian champions from the walls. Someone manages to light a fire, and everyone begins to toss anything related to Johto into it. The crowd begin to cheer " Sinnoh will rise."

Platinum smiles.

Cynthia walks over to Platinum.

"I'm in. And it's safe to say our people are in as well."

*** End of Part 1 ***

Author's Note:
Sorry for the delay! School has been rough :(
But hopefully I can update twice before Thanksgiving!
Also check out Roamin'! It's my rant/random book! It contains some important info about the future of this account! Well, not really, but if you wanna know about my future projects then give it a read!
& as always,
Happy Reading :)
-eVo