Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.

All names shall be in Japanese. The locations were each Legendary are found in are also in Japanese. Brass Tower in Japanese is Gold Tower. Stark Mountain in Japanese is Hard Mountain etc. Each name with its corresponding dub names are at the end. And also, I try to make the Legendaries as human as possible. It will be very feasible if you imagined them as humans )

Also, this was posted in correspondence to IkariShipping Da, 28 June!! Happy IkariShipping Day, IkariShippers.

Act 0: Intro

Shigeru stared at the book he caught. " 'The Legend of Mangetsu and Shinketsu Islands'?" he read off the main cover. Shuu leaned in for a closer look. Shinji glared at the both of them. They were in a far corner from the rest of the crowd and making fun of Shinji's latest 'achievement' was no problem.

"You got a question with that? You wanted to know and I told you," he said. "I even got a freaking book for your reference. I'll thank you not to mention in front of your friend's gang."

Shigeru sniggered and opened the book. "You heard of the tale Shuu? I heard it's a very touching story," he asked the green-haired boy sitting next to him.

Shuu shook his head. "I moved here so naturally, Shinou's legends will have no effect on my memory," he replied.

Shigeru flipped through the first page. "Well then shall I read it to you?" he asked.

Shuu glanced at Shinji who was looking away, at a particular person. "I don't know, Shigeru," he said cautiously while still watching Shinji. "You might want to ask for the permission of 'Lady Cresselia'."

Hearing the word 'Cresselia' had the desired effect. Shinji's head turned around and glared at them. If looks could kill, both Shigeru and Shuu would be pierced with ice daggers over their heads.

"I can't be bothered with you two," he said, crossing his arms. "If you want to be a storyteller in future Ookido, be my guest."

Shigeru took that as a 'go ahead' sign and turned the page to the first chapter.

Once there was the Original One, now officially proclaimed as Arceus. Arceus created the four regions of the world and their respective guardians. Kanto shall be watched by the Mirage God Myuu and her trio of birds, Freezer, Thunder and Fire. Johto shall be governed by Ho-oh, the guardian of the skies and Lugia, guardian of the seas. Ho-oh shall bring forth its subordinates, the trio of Raikou, Entei and Suikun when thousands of lives are consumed in a mysterious incident. Hoenn shall have the ruler of the land Groudon, the ruler of the seas Kaiorga and the ruler of the skies Rayquaza. Deity of Wishes, Jirachi will awaken every one thousand years for seven days. During that time, Jirachi will grant wishes to those who are worthy in his eyes. The sibling gods, Latias and Latios will be the 'Eyes of the Gods' to blend in with humanity and determine the Judgement of Arceus. The god of the lakes, Yuxie, Emrit and Agnome will give humanity knowledge, emotion and willpower respectively. They will reside in Eichi Ko, Shinji Ko, and Risshi Ko in Shinou. They are beneath the gods of time and space, Dialga and Palkia who rule on Tengan Zan. Dialga is accompanied by Serebii, a god who possess the ability to travel through time and is guardian to the Ubame Mori. Giratina lives in the Other Dimension in cemeteries and brings the dead to Arceus from his station at Okuri no Izumi.

"Oh hey, your name's in here Shinji," Shuu commented. Shigeru looked back at the words 'Shinji Ko' and also started laughing.

"Shut up and carry on your future career as a storyteller Ookido," Shinji snapped.

"As 'Lady Cresselia' orders," Shigeru joked.

Regigigas shall be sealed in Kissaki Shinten until his three guards, Registeel, Regice and Regirock are present then shall the King awaken. Guardian of the Sea Temple, Manafi will serve under Kaiorga. The guardian of Hard Mountain, Heatran, will come after the universe was created. The Princess of the Flowers Sheimi will reconstruct nature to destroyed land if blessings for nature are given with true sincerity. The lunar gods Darkrai and Cresselia, will each rule when the moon is in full power, in both forms of new moon and full moon.

"That's a very long introduction, Shuu," Shigeru said. "You read from here, I'm getting thirsty." Shuu took the book from Shigeru.

Events turned out as Arceus predicted. Johto's Gold Tower was burned and from the burned tower came the three subordinates of Ho-oh. Regigigas awakened when someone managed to bring him the three guards who were residing in Hoenn. Heatran was created in Hard Mountain when lava pooled together and hardened into a Pokemon. But Arceus never predicted one outcome. And it was for both his lunar gods to fall for each other.

Shuu looked at Shinji after reading that paragraph. "You're going to be the lovesick maiden?" he snickered.

Shinji wanted to succumb to the urge to dump his drink on Shuu's bright green head but he heard someone asking, "Oh, is that the legend of Mangetsujima and Shinketsujima?"

He looked left to see a girl with brown hair and bright sapphire eyes like his secret interest peering at the book.

"It is, Haruka," Shuu replied. "The roses this morning are in full bloom. Want one?"

The girl, Haruka, sighed inwardly. "Shuu, I have an entire garden of it at home," she said. "And you are not going to cut off a rose from the school garden. Perhaps you forgot what happened if you got caught."

The fact made Shigeru crack up. "Shuu, get an alternate life," he said while still laughing. "Be a storyteller and stop stealing roses from private property." He avoided Shuu's fiery glare before the green-haired boy went back to the tale.

Mangetsujima and Shinketsujima are next to each other, a few kilometers in between. The islands are still there today. Darkrai came in full power when the moon turns into its 'new moon' phase and Cresselia dominates the night when the moon is full. As both were lunar gods, other gods who knew of their secret romance said nothing as there was no better match. Until it reached the ears of Arceus. Arceus had not foreseen that both his lunar gods were in love with each other and decided on a way to split them apart as it was forbidden for a god to have a partner unless approved by Arceus himself.

"I know what's next," Haruka said. "This story is also famous in Hoenn. Although it's treated as a children's story."

Shuu turned the page. "Funny, La Rousse City's kids were brought up as 'children of the future'," he remarked.

Shinji made an incorrigible sound. "Figures. You have no childhood." Shigeru quickly swiped the book from Shuu who was going to use it to hit Shinji.

"My turn. You staying to listen, Hoenn no Kamo Kamo Mai Hime?" he asked. Haruka shot him a look that warned him to shut up. Shigeru gulped and read from where Shuu left off.

Arceus called all the gods to the Hall of Origin. All except Latios and Latias turned up.

"It has come to my attention that the gods are not united," he said. It caused a wave of unease in the hall. "Latios and Latias are away to Hakutai City to collect information for me so they will not be around. I have decided on the remedy to that problem. Cresselia, step up."

Cresselia walked to the middle of the hall. Arceus looked down at the female lunar god.

"Cresselia. From now on, you shall be joined to the forces of Earth, to Regigas. From now on, you are not allowed to step out of your island. Freezer will make sure of that."

The rest of the gods were in shock. Especially Cresselia. But Arceus's words were final and nothing could be done to change his mind.

"As you wish, Master Arceus," she said with a hint of sadness in her voice. "But can I beg you to let me choose my own guard?"

Arceus pondered over Cresselia's request and finally agreed to substitute Freezer for Cresselia's choice of sentry. So Cresselia picked Serebii. Arceus created a forcefield over Ubame Mori until its guardian's return. Serebii went to Mangetsujima with Cresselia until the time of the union.

Serebii was one of the gods in the know about Darkrai and Cresselia's romance. Seeing Cresselia's blue mood spurred her to contact the rest of the gods to tackle the problem. After Cresselia had retreated for the day, Serebii travelled to the past to Tengan Zan to see Dialga and Palkia.

"Please, please, please, you have to help Lady Cresselia," Serebii pleaded with her superior. Dialga looked skeptical. Palkia looked at Serebii for a long time. "I don't know how we will pull this off, Lord Dialga, Palkia. But if you can contact the other gods through space, Lord Palkia, maybe they can be of help too."

Palkia finally relented and got Ho-oh, Lugia, Sheimi, Manafi, Yuxie, Emrit, Agnome, Giratina and Myuu. Myuu came up with a plan to get Darkrai and Cresselia to escape.

"Master Arceus IS our creator," Myuu reasoned. "He could create another lunar god."

So Sheimi and Manafi were told to stall Regirock, Regice and Registeel when they go to Mangetsujima to escort Cresselia to Kissaki Shinten. Serebii was to take Cresselia to the back of Mangetsujima where Ho-oh and Lugia will take her to Shinji Ko while Yuxie, Emrit and Agnome will bring Darkrai. Dialga and Palkia will be waiting at Shinji Ko. Palkia will send them into another space and Giratina will bring them into another dimension.

All went smoothly. Except Cresselia who was in horror when she learned of their plans.

"Miss Serebii!! Those who offend Arceus shall be punished harshly," she exclaimed.

Serebii looked out of the window where vines and water clashed onto the three Regis. "Lady Cresselia, this is not a time to be arguing," she said firmly. "Would you rather spend the rest of your eternity with Regigigas and stay moody all the time or be with Darkrai and live happily?"

Haruka frowned. "That's not the story Shigeru," she said. "You left out a lot of parts."

Shigeru turned the page. "My dear Dancing Princess," he said with mock formality. "It is, like you said, a basic summary of the story. I don't want to lose my voice by the end of the day."

Haruka got up. "You can continue fulfilling your crack storyteller dream Ookido," she said. "I'm going back to Hikari and Kasumi. See you guys around."

Shigeru's attention went back to the page as Haruka left. "Want me to continue?" he asked.

Shuu nodded. "Yeah, I haven't heard the end yet," he replied. "And make it fast, It's another fifteen minutes till we are due back in the north building,"

Cresselia relented and sneaked to the back of the island with Serebii. Ho-oh and Lugia took over and brought Cresselia to Shinji Ko. Serebii stayed behind and knocked out Regirock as the entire team will be crippled without one functioning god. Serebii fled via Time Travel. At the same time, Yuxie, Emrit and Agnome brought Darkrai to Shinji Ko. Shinji Ko, as Emrit's territory, was covered by a mist veil to keep intruders away. Myuu was waiting when all of them arrived. Except for the final two gods of the plan.

"Where's Lord Palkia and Giratina?" she asked angrily.

"It's 'Lord' Giratina, Lady Myuu," Yuxie corrected Myuu.

Myuu cursed under her breath. "I'm the guardian of Kanto," she said. "In a way, I'm on the same level as Giratina, which gives me the authority to leave out the 'Lord' part. I'm going to Tengan Zan."

She Teleported in a flash of pink light. The other gods looked at each other. Myuu was unpredictable.

In Tengan Zan, Giratina was going over the possible locations to send Darkrai and Cresselia to. "How about Alamos, Palkia?" he asked. "You have been to Alamos before, it should take less than a second to pinpoint the location. Also, Darkrai has been there before."

Palka shook his white and pink head. "Brings back bad memories with Dialga, Giratina," he said. "How about the Reverse World where you reside? It's easier to keep an eye on them."

Myuu appeared between them in a flash of bright light. "Do you two have any idea what time is it?" she asked furiously. "Both of you are due at Shinji Ko now and I will be taking you there personally." Taking each of their gigantic paw into her small pinks ones, she Teleported all of them into the cave in the middle of Shinji Ko.

Palkia greeted everybody there while Giratina remained silent. "Ready?" he asked the two lunar gods who were nearly hidden at the back. Both nodded. The jewels on Palkia's arm bands glowed bright pink and a boomerang-like entity sliced through the air. A paper-like tear appeared in a wall beside Dialga.

"Watch it, Palkia," Dialga growled. "You want another incident like Alamos?"

Myuu and Sheimi split them apart while Manafi quickly pushed Darkrai and Cresselia into the space tear. Giratina morphed into an alternate form and followed them into the alternate space.

"My turn now, Manafi," he said. "You guys can go back to your respective locations now."

The space closed and all was quiet in Shinji Ko. Until Ho-oh spoke up.

"Dialga, you know of the Judas?" he asked. Dialga nodded. Ho-oh continued speaking. "I think that we may be due at the Hall of Origin very soon."

The gods are all astounded, except the lake trio. "It's true," said Agnome. "I used Future Sight earlier. Both lunar gods are in danger." Agnome turned to the pink god of space. "Think you can create another space tear? We need to get them out before Giratina does something!!"

Shuu muffled his laughter. "Shinji, you are so popular," he said. "Firstly, you are the female lead. Next, the escape took place in Shinji Ko. Shinji Ko, of all places. Then, you get spirited to the Hall of Origin by none other than the Judas himself."

Shinji glared at Shuu for the umpteenth time. Shigeru noticed that his friend and half-acquaintance shooting sparks at each other.

"If looks could kill, Shuu, Shinji, you two would be dead on the floor in two seconds flat," he commented.

"SHUT UP AND CONTINUE READING!!" both boys shouted at Shigeru. Powerless at their union, Shigeru quickly looked back at the book.

They were too late. A psychic command was issued to all gods, telling them that they were due at the Hall of Origin immediately.

"Too late," Lugia said. "If only you could use Future Sight a little earlier, Agnome."

"Oh, so it's MY fault now?" Agnome demanded as Myuu asked them to keep quiet.

"Oh shut up, we have to go to the Hall now," she said. "Massive Teleport-ing takes up a lot of energy."

Lugia looked at Serebii. "Couldn't little Serebii go back in time and change events?" she asked.

Serebii looked at Lugia angrily. "I'll thank you to NOT call me 'little'. And did you not think I have not considered it before? Changing events of the past is highly forbidden unless a very strong and valid reason is given," she said.

"Then is saving Darkrai and Cresselia strong and valid enough?" asked Sheimi anxiously. "I don't want to see either of them in trouble. Please, Miss Serebii!!"

Serebii glanced at Dialga. "I cannot answer that, Lady Sheimi. Lord Dialga controls time itself. He doesn't have to move a muscle if he doesn't want me to travel," Serebii explained.

Myuu then covered everybody in a blinding flash of white light. When the light subsided, the ten gods found themselves in the Hall of Origin. A male and a female human stood in front of them.

"Lord Latios!! Lady Latias!!" Manafi said happily as she ran over to them, hugging each one in a suffocating embrace. "You're back!!"

Latios attempted to get free from Manafi's death hug. "Yes, we're back. We finished our mission and received Master Arceus's command to return to the Hall of Origin," said Latios whose face was turning magenta. Manafi noticed it and quickly release Latios and hugged Latias while Latios gasped for air.

Latias returned Manafi's hug. "Yeah, so what's the problem this time?" she asked, a small smile on her face. Sheimi went up and tried to explain but Arceus appeared and called for attention. Freezer, Thunder and Fire were on the other side of the Hall, along with Groudon, Kaiorga, Rayquaza, Entei, Raikou and Suikun.

"Like, why are we here?" Fire asked Sheimi. Sheimi put a finger to her lips, asking Fire to keep the questions later. Regigigas and his golem trio had entered the Hall. Giratina, in normal form, hovered like a ghost beside Arceus.

"Dialga, Palkia, Yuxie, Emrit, Agnome, Sheimi, Manafi, Ho-oh, Lugia, Myuu," Arceus said. "All of you, I have heard, have tried to assist Darkrai and Cresselia by spiriting them into another dimension."

Upon hearing that, the Kanto, Johto and Hoenn trio erupted into an argument.

"Why did anyone not tell us Kanto guardians anything?" Thunder demanded.

"We thought we were supposed to help you Lord Ho-oh," Raikou said.

"If we got hold of your plans, all ten of you," Rayquaza roared, "All of you will be demoted when we bring the case up to Master Arceus."

Arceus called for silence. "It does not matter who is on whose side," Arceus said. "Giratina, bring the lunar gods forward."

Giratina opened a portal beside Arceus and from its depths, Darkrai and Cresselia were thrown forward.

"Cresselia," said Arceus. "Are you not aware of your own actions?"

Latias, who got the story after Manafi whispered the whole thing to her was shocked. What Arceus planned to do with both of them, she knew. After all, it was her duty and Latios's to seek out people with darkness in their hearts and bring them to Arceus for Judgement. And this was what Arceus was going to do.

"Oh my god, Shigeru, hurry up," Shuu complained. "Since Haruka said that you leave out a lot of parts, you have been telling us everything word for word. You're not even on the fifth page from when we told you to continue."

"If you are so impatient," Shigeru snapped. "You want to be the storyteller, rose stealer?"

"Seven minutes," Shinji reminded them. Shigeru and Shuu abandoned their previous attempt to argue and Shigeru continued to read.

Latias ran up to Cresselia. "Master Arceus, please, they did no wrong," Latias pleaded. Arceus watched her with emotionless eyes.

"Darkrai and Cresselia has flouted the proposal most outrageously. It is because of them that the other gods were dragged into this," he told Latias quietly, his voice echoing through the polished walls of the Hall. "Step aside Lady Latias. This does not concern you."

Cresselia helped Latias up and guided her back to Latios and went back to the middle of the Hall. "Master Arceus," she said as bravely as possible. "I will take full responsibility for this whole thing. Demote me, banish me, turn me into a common caterpillar, anything. Just do not implicate the rest of the gods as well."

Giratina answered instead, "Master Arceus has made the Judgement, Lady Cresselia. It is too late for amendments."

"And Arceus made Mangetsujima and Shinketsujima invisible to each other, forbidding each god to see each other. Over time, Darkrai went insane over the fact that Cresselia is no longer visible to him. To this day, Darkrai is said to curse people in never ending nightmares during new moon while searching for Mangetsujima. Both islands are still there. From Mio City, a ferry service is available to each island. Rumor has it that pouring water from Mangetsujima on Shinketsujima or vice versa will help them find each other again. The end," Shigeru concluded.

"THAT, was a legend?" asked Shuu. "And that Mangetsujima and Shiketsujima are still there?"

Shinji nodded. "They are a little above Koutetsujima. You should take some time off your rose stealing schedule and visit those islands," he said. "Maybe getting some clean water from both islands will help a little in your rose garden."

The bell rang before Shuu could land one hit on Shinji. Shigeru raised an eyebrow. Shinji never failed to make others mad with his sharp comments and sarcastic remarks. He thanked the gods that Shinji was humiliated by the role he was given.

Freezer - Articuno
Thunder - Zapdos
Fire - Moltres
Myuu - Mew
Suikun - Suicune
Kaiorga - Kyogre. I always wondered why 'Kaiorga'.
Yuxie, Emrit, Agnome - Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf
Eichi Ko, Shinji Ko, Risshi Ko - Lake Acuity, Lake Verity, Lake Valor
Tengan Zan - Mount Coronet
Serebii - Celebi
Ubame Mori - Ilex Forest
Okuri no Izumi - Sendoff Spring
Kissaki Shinten - Kissaki Temple/ Snowpoint Temple
Manafi - Manaphy
Hard Mountain - Stark Mountain. I was, like, HARD MOUNTAIN?! O
Sheimi - Shaymin
Mangetsu Jima - Full Moon Island
Shinketsu Jima - New Moon Island
Mio City - Canalave City
Koutetsu Jima - Iron Island