A Rift in the Sky

Professor Bellis! Something terrible is happening...

Huh? Lucas?

Dawn?!

When you say terrible, do you mean...?

There was a report of a strange phenomenon in the sky last night, above the forest on Pasio's outskirts. Is that what you're referring to?

From what I've heard, people are seeing what appears to be a rift in the sky.

Y-yes, that's it!

Dialga's been acting weird since last night, when the phenomenon was first reported. I wonder what's going on...

Oh! Speaking of Dialga!

Huh?! What about Dialga?

There was another commotion in town, too!

I heard that some people were making a fuss about Dialga and Palkia.

You just don't get it.

We've obviously come to the future!

This has to be a trial from mighty Dialga, who controls time!

Hmph, doubtful. Do you have any proof we're in the future?

This is clearly a faraway country across the sea! Which means it's a trial from mighty Palkia, who controls space!

Er... Are those the people you were talking about?

Yeah, I think so.

Hm?

Huh? OH!

Akari?!

What? Rei's here, too?!

I'm so glad you're here! I thought we were alone!

Huh? Wh-what?

Why are you wearing different clothes? What happened to your Survey Corps uniform?

U-um! Hold on a second!

Er... Who are you two?

Hey, don't tell me you forgot this handsome face.

Now's not the time for bad jokes.

Hold on.

These two really might be different.

Huh? Different?

They look similar to Rei and Akari, but their mannerisms are completely different.

Now that you mention it, they kinda are, aren't they.

Um... What are your names?

I-I'm Dawn!

My name's Lucas. Nice to meet you.

So in short, these two aren't who we thought.

Seems so.

Then I suppose introductions are in order.

I'm Irida, leader of the Pearl Clan in Hisui.

Huh?

I'm Adaman, leader of the Diamond Clan. I'm also from Hisui.

Sorry for getting ahead of myself earlier.

I-it's OK. Nice to meet you.

But...Hisui? I haven't heard of that region before.

No way. It can't be.

What's wrong, Lucas?

Well... Y'see, Dawn, the Hisui region...

is what the Sinnoh region used to be called a long time ago!

Lucas! Are you serious? Hisui is ancient Sinnoh?

Yeah. It was in books in the Canalave Library and in Professor Rowan's research materials.

A long time ago, Sinnoh used to be called Hisui.

Which means, if what these people say is true...

They've come from ancient Sinnoh?

See? I told you we came to the future.

Grrr...

This must be a trial from mighty Dialga!

Mighty...Dialga?

Um, what exactly do you mean by "trial"?

The Diamond Clan I lead is a group that worships mighty Dialga, who controls time.

We give our thanks for the time it's bestowed upon our world.

In other words, the fact that time sped up and led us here to the future...

means this is a trial from mighty Dialga!

By the way...

The Pearl Clan, which I lead, worships mighty Palkia, who controls space.

I was so sure it was mighty Palkia who led us to this distant, foreign land, by manipulating space!

So...before you got here, did the two of you meet up with Dialga?

Now that you mention it, I don't remember.

Actually, Irida and I are fuzzy on what happened just before and after we arrived here.

If that's the case, it'll be hard to tell if this was really Dialga's doing.

I agree. It's still too early to draw any conclusions.

Traveling to an unknown world in a distant time...

I never thought it would happen to us.

Me neither. Not even an inkling.

What do you mean?

Back in Hisui, where we were before...

There were some people who went through what we are now.

Apparently, they suddenly fell from the sky one day. And if I remember correctly...

That's it! It was from a rift!

There was a rift when we showed up here, too!

Right! Why didn't I realize it sooner! I'm such a fool!

Oh, so if you came from a rift, that must mean...

See that over there? That's what we're talking about.

That's the rift in the sky Professor Bellis was talking about!

Back in Hisui, there was a rift similar to the one here...

So the rest of you came, too!

Are those two the ones everyone's been talking about?

Yes! Their names are Adaman and Irida!

Professor, have you learned anything new?

Yes, but I have some bad news.

Strange phenomena, including this rift, have been occurring across Pasio...

And it seems a lot of wild Pokémon are suddenly appearing where these phenomena are occurring.

Do you think this could be...

It's a space-time distortion.

Oh, you know something about it?

Yeah. It's a dangerous phenomenon that sometimes occurred back in Hisui.

An unusual amount of wild Pokémon start to appear within the area it affects.

We don't know when or where a distortion will appear, but the ones in Hisui would always naturally dissipate after a while.

Does that mean the ones on Pasio will, too?

No, I'm afraid the ones on Pasio...

aren't showing signs of disappearing. In fact, they're getting bigger.

That's...dangerous.

Dangerous? I know there haven't been any wild Pokémon on Pasio before...

But if it's just a lot of Pokémon showing up, that's not exactly scary, right?

... ... ...

I see. So that's how you perceive it.

We don't keep our Pokémon in balls...

Do you know why?

If I remember correctly...back in the time of Hisui, Poké Balls weren't very common, right?

Correct. Only some folks use Poké Balls.

In the time we're from, aside from those raised among humans...

Pokémon are considered dangerous, frightening creatures that shouldn't be underestimated.

Hello? Bellis speaking.

What?!

Thanks. We'll be careful.

What was that about?

Wild Pokémon attacked someone who entered a distortion's vicinity.

What?!

There are a lot of non-Trainer civilians on Pasio. That must be why...

Come to think of it, before I became a Trainer, adults used to warn me...

"Don't go into the tall grass."

Yeah. You shouldn't underestimate Pokémon's strength.

We need to stop this at once, before this causes even more trouble!

Yeah! We gotta hurry!

If you plan on doing something about the distortion, we might be able to help.

Thank you!

By the way, this rift in space-time we were talking about earlier...

When it appeared in Hisui, mighty Dialga and Palkia were a major cause.

The rift is also what started all the strange things back in Hisui, too, like the distortions.

There's a chance the disturbances occurring on Pasio are connected to mighty Dialga and Palkia...

If so, we'll have Dialga help us!

Whoa!

W-wow! I wasn't expecting to witness mighty Dialga!

Y-yeah...

But if mighty Dialga is already helping humans in this time, fixing this should go smoothly!

Hey, if Dialga is here, then what about mighty Palkia?

W-well...

There is a Trainer with a Palkia, but...

Really? Then let's go ask mighty Palkia for help as well!

But Palkia...

Yeah...

Is there a reason why it'd be difficult?

C'mon, we can't be indecisive! We don't have much time!

Stop rushing them, you fool!

But... I guess she's right.

Yeah. It might not work, but we should at least try!

Let's go find Cyrus, of Team Galactic!

I don't know what you're worried about, but it'll be fine!

The Galaxy Team will surely lend us a hand!

Um...I don't think we're talking about the same people...

You! You're here to get in our way again, aren't you!

Wh-what are those bizarre outfits?!

Y-you're the Galaxy Team, correct?

Why are you all here?

Huh? Coin?!

Excuse me?

Arezu! What are you doing in that outfit?!

Who are you talking about?!

I'm Mars, one of the commanders of Team Galactic. Can you handle my beauty and strength?

How rude of you to mistake a Team Galactic commander for someone else!

Oh...so this is just another case of people looking alike?

Seems so.

Um, we're not here to stop your plans or anything!

We just want to ask Cyrus and Palkia for their help in fixing the disturbances happening on Pasio!

Hmph. Bold of you to ask, but I suppose we could entertain the idea.

Team Galactic has suffered damage due to the disturbances.

This could benefit Master Cyrus, so we'll hear you out. But don't you dare try anything funny!

Um, so the reason why we're here is...

You don't need to explain.

I already know why you're here.

However, I have no intention of cooperating with the likes of you.

Hey, hold on a second...

The Galaxy Team's mission is for people and Pokémon to coexist for the peace and safety of the world, right?

I don't know what organization you're mistaking us for, but Team Galactic has one mission...

to create a perfect world.

I guess Team Galactic is different from the Galaxy Team we know.

If you're hoping for goodwill, leave now. You won't find such ambiguous things here.

His blunt personality...

Yeah, it reminds me of someone...

Dialga?

What is it, Palkia?

Ugh!

Adaman! Irida! What's wrong?!

This is...

My head... Mighty Dialga's talking...inside my head!

It's telling me to use the power of time and space to ease the space-time distortion...

Mighty Palkia is telling me that we can stop the space-time distortion from spreading by working together!

Dialga and Palkia are speaking to you?

How unscientific.

However, it does coincide with some of Team Galactic's research.

Huh?

Time and space...

If a large number of wild Pokémon are appearing in this phenomenon's vicinity...

I can hypothesize it's because various times and spaces are connected.

If we assume your hypothesis is correct...

There's a chance the disturbances are forming because the balance between time and space has been disrupted.

If so, we might be able to use the power of time and space to restore balance and stop the distortions!

Yeah, sounds great!

What do you think, as one who has a connection to mighty Palkia?

Fine. I'll cooperate.

I'm curious whether this will prove my hypothesis correct, and what the results will show.

Excellent! With mighty Palkia's cooperation, I'm much more confident this will go well!

So, what's the plan?

Within the distortion, wild Pokémon will become an obstacle.

It would be more effective, then, to apply force from outside the distortion, in a pincer movement.

So we'll have mighty Palkia and Dialga working from opposite sides of the distortion.

Sounds like a plan!

Let's split up and get started!

OK! Time to call upon mighty Dialga to lend us its power!

Dialga... Can you help us, please?

Hey... The distortion seems to be getting bigger...

Why? How could this happen when mighty Palkia is trying to stop it?

M-Master Cyrus!

Two powers were not enough...

At this rate...

No, wait! The distortion stopped growing!

And...it looks like it's coming to an end!

I knew you could do it, mighty Palkia! Your power worked!

(There was a third power at work here, from that reverse world that doesn't follow the laws of physics...)

Hmph. So she's here, too.

We did it! It's getting smaller and smaller!

Let's finish this quickly!

I have a lot of questions for those two Professor Bellis mentioned, who everyone's talking about!

W-we did it! The space-time distortion is gone!

It's really over?

Yeah!

You're a lifesaver, Dialga! It's all thanks to you lending us your power!

(Once again, people and Pokémon joined together...)

(and saved the world from destruction.)

Looks like it's time for us to make a decision.

Later on...

Huh? The rift is still open?

And you're saying more space-time distortions have been forming, too?!

Occasionally, yes. But on a smaller scale.

So we didn't fix the root of the problem...

Don't worry. We were able to stop the worst of it, weren't we?

If anything happens again, I'm sure we can resolve it together.

Huh? But I thought you two wanted to get back home as soon as possible.

Well...we do, but we don't know how.

So for now, we've decided to stay here on Pasio until we figure it out!

Other people and Pokémon from Hisui might come here, too...

So we'll be sure to take care of them if they do. Leave it to us!

Are you sure?

Yeah. Our minds are made up.

As proof of how serious we are, we even have Leafeon and Glaceon in Poké Balls now.

When someone from Hisui comes here, or when we eventually find our way back there...

We'll have to set the example and show them how people and Pokémon can live together in harmony.

Sync pairs are the perfect example!

So please, let us stay and learn from all of you!

Sure, of course!

*chuckle* I can tell it's going to get lively here.

Let's give it our best, Adaman, Irida!

You got it! Since we'll be here a while, let's help each other out!