Crossover Together

Late autumn. The leaves amongst the trees at Fugato Pass show the true signs of the changing seasons, turning from green to the colors of yellow, orange, and red. Some had even fell from the trees already, littering the cold ground of the forest floor. Many birds had migrated away already, though some who don't migrate still try to gather what food was still available to them. Rodents still scurried amongst the bush, trying to find seeds and small scraps of food. And for one retriever roaming the forests, it was no different. In a quick jump and bite, Mel had caught his catch - in this case, it was a decent sized rat - and was soon starting on back to his home at Gaijou.

"Good. This will be nice for Smith-San," Mel thought, as he trotted back to Gaijou. As far as activity had been with the Ohu army, it had been a bit lack luster; not much action for the dogs to really face. Mel was finding it a bit boring, but a change of pace over fighting demon after demon back with the 3-E. All the same, he had been missing Weed for quite a while. Throughout the spring and summer, he and Weed were pretty much a puppy tag team, and he hadn't heard much of him for the longest time. He still kept his spirits up all the same.

The golden retriever continued on for a while longer until he got sight of the grand Gaijou. It was still standing strong, a monument to the Fugato Pass, and Ohu Army itself. Mel went on casually through, heading right for it. A number of other dogs were about the place as well, some older soldiers, though others looked about the same age as Mel was. Mel was more used to being the younger one of the Ohu soldiers, but not anymore.

"Smith-San! Where're you?" Mel called. It didn't take very long until Mel began to see the dog in question walk on out of Gaijou to see him.

"Ah, Mel. Got a rat, I see."

"Here, this is for you," Mel offered, setting the rat down at Smith's paws. The old veteran looked down to it for a moment before looking to the pup.

"You don't have to do this, you know," Smith said with a smile.

"It's alright, Smith-San, really. The least I can do," Mel replied, wagging his tail. Smith nodded, and took the rat from the retriever. The pup was happy to help the veteran out.

"Mel, you've been quite busy. How about you rest in Gaijou for a bit?" Smith offered, starting to head in himself. Mel was happy to oblige, and followed the three legged canine in. Before the two could get in though, a small group of dogs were heading right towards them. It was no group of strangers, but Jerome's squad; Wheeler, Rocca, North, and Robert. Jerome had instructed them to help Ohu while he was away, and they had surely kept their promise ever since. The squad was soon in front of the Ohu veteran.

"Oh, hey guys. How's patrol?" Mel asked.

"That Kyoshiro is still lurking in the area. What cause of action do you want to take?" Robert asked.

"Still? Did he threaten anything on us yet?"

"Not as far as we know," Wheeler responded. Smith nodded on hearing this. Kyoshiro technically hadn't left since he fought Weed months ago, but he had yet to really confront Ohu itself, so sightings of the kishu came up on occasion.

"I see. Well, we'll try to figure it out in due time. No point in starting something that isn't worth anything," Smith decided. The squad agreed to terms, though Wheeler felt bugged with the response. As they walked off, Wheeler nudged Rocca.

"When will Jerome come back you think? Smith's soft in the head."

"Bear with it," replied Rocca. Soon the squad was away, and Smith went on inside of Gaijou. Ohu was strong, but they don't go out and start fights with just anyone. Mel went off on his own way after a little bit, heading through some of the dogs. There was plenty of dogs, but he wanted to find one in particular amongst the dog pack. The only one who's gone through just as much as he had. In a good sized pack like this, it wasn't too easy, but eventually Mel did find one dog that he was looking for.

"GB!"

Mel went right over towards GB, who was conversing with Sasuke at the moment.

"Hey Mel. Where's that catch of yours?" Sasuke asked.

"Just gave it to Smith. How're you guys?" Mel asked.

"Pretty quiet actually. About time, if you ask me," GB admitted.

"Yeah I know. Say, has anyone heard anything about Weed yet?" Mel asked.

"Not a thing. You think he'd start running back here after the moon fixed itself, eh? What else is keeping him there, right?" Sasuke brought up.

"True that. Guess we'll just have to wait. I know he'll come back eventually," GB replied. GB and Mel knew Weed better than the others at Ohu, and they knew Weed wouldn't lie to them. He said he would be back, but how long would that be?

~~

Out further away, Kyoshiro was still handling his own lurking around the place. The scarred pup himself had been sticking around. Kyoshiro technically hadn't left since he fought Weed months ago, but he had yet to really confront Ohu itself, so sightings of the kishu came up on occasion. Kyoshiro was a bit beside himself; how could Weed let him live after what he did to him?

"Wanted to talk to that damn pup, and he disappears. For god sake," Kyoshiro groaned. How much does it take to just talk to someone around here? It was getting pretty annoying to the pup, saying absolute least. He fights Weed thrice, and Weed was out of Ohu for months on end. As the kishu continued to look around, he began to hear something close by. Looking to the ground, it was a small squirrel. Not too bad for a snack.

"Come here you morsel," Kyoshiro said, licking his muzzle. The squirrel quickly saw the hungry dog running right towards it, and the rodent bolted off away from the kishu. Kyoshiro locked onto the animal as it scurried along the ground. The squirrel got through the bushes, and scurried up a tree on the other side. Kyoshiro raced through the bush at top speed, but -

"OW!"

Kyoshiro got his head ramming into something, and ended up stumbling back, head hurting.

"Hey bitch, watch where you're going!" Kyoshiro yelled. However, what he charged into was no ordinary dog. It was a dog, by all means, but this dog towered over Kyoshiro. This dog was a Great Dane, but this behemoth was large even for the breed. The ears had dropped tips, and the eyes were a yellow color. This tall canine had white fur like Kyoshiro, but covered with black splotches, more like a Dalmatian. Being a dog who fought and killed for a living, this giant wasn't making him intimidated. The Great Dane looked down to Kyoshiro, turning to face the pup.

"You should talk," the dog growled. Suddenly, the Great Dane grabbed Kyoshiro, and tossed him right into one of the trees! No prompting, no reason (well aside from getting rammed), just a way to get Kyoshiro away!

"The hell!"

"You an Ohu Soldier?" He asked, ominous and intimidation filling his voice. Kyoshiro got up, shaking off the throw.

"What's it to you, asshole?" Kyoshiro snapped. He wasn't gonna reveal anything to a dog who just threw him into a tree. The Great Dane licked his muzzle.

"I'm here for a invasion. You apart of Ohu, then I'll eat you. If not, then I'll drive you out of here."

Damn, the dog's blunt with his answers. Kyoshiro was especially unnerved on the 'eat you' part. The fact this dog was huge was one thing, but a cannibal was quite another!

"Bullshit, you ate another dog. Who do you think you are?" Kyoshiro demanded, snarling at him. The Great Dane smirked.

"I am Genba. Younger brother to Hougen."

"And who's Hougen? Another dipshit?" Kyoshiro mocked. He was confident in taking him on, no problem, but Genba himself was finding his confidence only mildly amusing.

"Judgement of hell and death. If you like, I could keep you alive as a slave gift for Hougen."

"Screw that!"

"Thought so."

Suddenly Genba raced at Kyoshiro again. The kishu jumped to the side as Genba sank his teeth into the tree. Genba was paused for a moment, getting his teeth out. The kishu jumped up, landed on Genba's back, and bit into the back of his neck. Genba though easily knocked the pup off of him, the bite only minor.

"Think you got a chance against me?" Genba mocked, Kyoshiro landing on his feet. The kishu was getting a bit annoyed as much as Genba was, and deployed his technique; he turned around, and dug into the ground. Genba ran at him, only to have the kishu slam rocks into Genba's face! Kyoshiro kept this up for a bit longer until he found an opening to get himself winning, until ...

"Genba-sama!"

"Genba! You alright?!"

"What's going on?!"

Who'd of guessed the dog had backup? Soon, Kyoshiro found himself surrounded by a large pack of dogs, all locked on him. Genba regained himself, and stared down Kyoshiro.

"Good timing. Slaughter him!"

The pack was suddenly running at Kyoshiro. Kyoshiro Shirogane stood his ground against the dogs, charging in with fangs out and at the ready. However, even for an experience slaughterer like Kyoshiro Shirogane, he was at extreme odds. The first six to seven were no problem, but this was easily over fifteen dogs, all adults, all attacking him at once. The kishu tried his best, but he was quickly getting overpowered, and overwhelmed. Worst part; Genba didn't lift a paw to even fight him!

"You goddamn dipshit, get off your ass and fight me!" Kyoshiro yelled, before another dog shoved his head in the dirt. Five others were biting into him, as Genba watched with a shit-eating grin across his muzzle.

"You finish him off. Meet me at Gaijou when your done," Genba ordered. The Great Dane began walking away, as Kyoshiro was getting his ass handed to him. Getting beaten in a one on one with Weed was one thing, but getting beaten by a cheap Genba was another story. Kyoshiro struggled like mad, feet bashing and waving, body shaking, until he finally broke free. He was bloody, but he was burning with rage at this point. Before the kishu could sink his teeth in Genba, Genba suddenly got his front leg behind Kyoshiro, and slammed the dog in the dirt with one swing. One hit, and he was pinned down.

"You don't have a ghost of a chance against me."

"I refuse to die for a scumbag like you! Kyoshiro Shirogane does not die for anyone!" Kyoshiro yelled, his claws swiping in Genba's leg.

"Oh? Kyoshiro Shirogane? This'll be even more interesting," Genba said. Kyoshiro suddenly found himself grabbed by the head, lifted off the ground, and shaken around like a ragdoll! Kyoshiro endured the pain shooting through him, but Genba had his finishing move all set for the kishu. Keeping a firm grip with his teeth, Genba swung him around, and knocked him out with one smash into a tree! Kyoshiro was out cold immediately, and Genba dropped him down on the ground, Kyoshiro looking lifeless with a bloody head.

"That was boring. Alright, let's go!" Genba ordered. Genba and the rest of the dogs soon ran off away from Kyoshiro, and soon the dog was alone. Genba was sure that the hit had killed the dog, and there was no point in sticking around.

...

"Bout time."

Kyoshiro woke up, shaken up, but still having plenty of energy. That was simply a act at the end to get Genba off his back. He heard what he wanted, and he knew where to go next.

~~

Those amongst Gaijou were still unaware of the oncoming threat. The Ohu soldiers were still around the area, and GB and Mel both were still sitting over by Gaijou itself. The two were looking on from the top of Gaijou, scouring Fugato Pass for some sign of their old friend. As Sasuke had said, Weed should start coming back by this point, since the Moon was now back to normal. Weed had left since the moon was exploded, and why would he still be gone if the problem was solved? All seemed calm for everyone around this point, until ...

"OY! OHU!"

Whoever was in earshot turned to the source, as another dog raced out of the forest, and out into sight of those of Ohu, Mel and GB included. The dog in question may not be an Ohu soldier, but he still wasn't going to let Genba in without them knowing about it; Kyoshiro Shirogane. Odd to see the dog suddenly come back around, and once more Kyoshiro looked pretty bloody and torn up.

"Kyoshiro?" Mel wondered. He and GB looked to eachother before they began to head on down to see the kishu. The calls Kyoshiro was making also got out some of the higher ranking soldiers, and Ohu Veteran Smith as well. Kyoshiro was lucky to make it here before Genba would, and not a moment too soon either. Smirth, Ken, Sasuke, and Kagetora were the first to confront Kyoshiro, who was hurting, but determined. GB, Mel, and even Teru showed up sometime after.

"God damn what happened to you?" Sasuke asked, almost immediately after seeing him. At least the question was a more reasonable one for Kyoshiro.

"You Ohu Soldiers better get yourselves ready; an army of dogs are coming to take over!" Kyoshiro warned. The news hit them hard, and got them on edge right away.

"What?!" Some of the dogs gasped.

"So, another invader. Kyoshiro, how many dogs are we talking about here?"

"Enough to stand a chance at Gaijou, I'll tell you that much," Kyoshiro replied. GB and Mel nearby grew a little bit troubled on this news. Weed's gone, and now a threat to Gaijou was going on? Not a good time. Before Kyoshiro could continue, one of the dogs suddenly called out.

"Smith-sama! A huge pack is coming this way!"

Smith had to see for himself at this point. The three-legged dog quickly began to climb up Gaijou as fast as he could, until he got himself just on top of Gaijou, and he started to look around from there. At first, everything seemed normal, but soon the veteran began to see something huge start to come their way. Out in the big clearing in front of Gaijou, more dogs began to march right towards them, with Genba marching strong right in front. Behind him was hundreds of dogs, far more than Ohu had for the moment. The Ohu Soldiers immediately notice the huge pack coming their way. Smith himself couldn't believe his eyes. A huge pack was nothing new for him, but the Ohu veteran knew well that Ohu was too short of numbers to face against such a pack like this. Genba, marching forward, knew that Gaijou was short on fighters too, and he found this to be easy pickings for his own soldiers.

"Shit. There's so many soldiers. Gaijou won't stand a chance in this stage ... But them ..."

Smith made his decision.

Smith began to run down Gaijou, until he was back with the others on ground level. Every second ticking by had Genba closer with his pack. Genba wasn't even running - he was in no hurry.

"Shit, shit! What do we do?! There's so many," Sasuke said, getting scared. Many of the soldiers were ready to fight, Kyoshiro and Jerome's Squad too, but Smith had his own idea in mind.

"They're not going to get Gaijou!" Kagetora declared, snarling in anticipation.

"Be quiet! GB, Mel, Teru, Sasuke, Kyoshiro, you have to get out of here; escape down the river behind Gaijou, and find Weed. He has to know what's going on at Fugato Pass," Smith instructed firmly. GB and Mel agreed, and Sasuke was more than happy to get out, but Kyoshiro drew the line there.

"What?! Bullshit, I'm not running away!" Kyoshiro demanded. Smith then went over, confronting Kyoshiro in particular. The look on his face was firm, but not threatening so Kyoshiro could listen without getting angry at him.

"You'll have to leave, you're too weak to fight them now. Besides, you wanted to find Weed yourself anyway, right?" Smith said. Kyoshiro felt angry, but didn't think of anything to respond. Soon, the dogs of Ohu began to hear Genba's army advance faster from a signal howl from Genba himself. Pressure turned high.

"We don't have time to argue, let's find Weed," GB decided. The others had to agree at this point, as they began to hear the battle cries of the other army. Those who had to leave began heading off behind Gaijou to the cliff, but Kyoshiro was still standing there for a little bit longer. The kishu just groaned, and went off to join GB and the others. GB, Mel, Sasuke, and Teru were already at the cliff, as Kyoshiro caught up with them. The cliff did halt Sasuke in particular, just for how deep it was.

"Teru, here, climb on top of me," GB said. Teru quickly did as he was told, and climbed up onto GB's shoulders. It was better than him jumping down himself any day.

"Come on everybody, here we go!" Mel said, making the first jump down. GB gathered his nerves, and quickly jumped down after him, but Sasuke still was hesitant, even after hearing GB and Mel land in the river below.

"S-Shit. Shit."

"Get a move on," Kyoshiro ordered, suddenly pushing Sasuke off to get him to go! Sasuke screamed as he fell, and Kyoshiro jumped right on down after them. Smith himself sensed that the others had left by now, and with the dogs now left, there wasn't anything to hold the rest back. Smith went out with the others, seeing Genba standing there with his army right behind him. The ohu veteran knew damn well that this sort of arriver was not here just to visit Gaijou. Genba had the most smug filled grin on his face, ready for a blood bath at the expense of the Ohu Army. Genba then made the order that was about to change everything for Smith ...

"TEAR THEM APART!"

~~

"Weed! Aim high!"

"Give me your best shot, Nagisa!"

With a strong throw of his arm, the ball was thrown high in the air, as far up as Nagisa could do. Weed kept his eyes locked up in the sky, and began to run around for a bit, him trying to aim himself right. The blue dog continued going back and forth more and more, until with one tall leap, Weed grabbed the ball in his jaws mid air. The leap itself was about ten feet straight up, which was pretty impressive for a small dog like him. With the ball in his mouth, he trotted right on back to Nagisa Shiota, feeling pretty good with himself. Nearby, the duo had a little audience watching Weed (Twilight, Karma, Ren, and Korosensei). Odd to see them at school at this point: since Gakuho's attack, school had to close down for a while, and while the main building's still being put under deep question by officials, 3-E was virtually unaffected right now, being far away as it is.

"Ready for another go, Weed?"

"Just a minute, let me rest first," Weed replied, sitting down over by the others. He and Nagisa had been doing this for over an hour now, and the constant jumping and running  did tire Weed a little bit.

"Well done, everybody's improving wonderfully!" Korosensei praised, clapping excitedly. Weed was a little beat from his games, but he felt pretty accomplished about it, all the same.

"Eh. I can do better, I know I can," Weed said, panting. Still, he was feeling pretty confident with himself.

"We all know you can pup, and I know you will," Korosensei encouraged. During this little conversation, one of the watchers was, more of less, left behind in what was being said. Twilight. Unlike everyone else at the moment, she didn't get any exact trick to get her to understand Weed in anyway, unlike Nagisa and Karma.

"Hey, Ren? Can you translate, please?" Twilight asked quietly. Ren got the memo, but instead of doing that, she suddenly gripped one of Korosensei's tentacle hands.

"OOWW! Ren, how many times do I have to tell you -"

"Twilight needs your pill," Ren simply stated, monotone as usual, and unaffected by what just happened.

"For what, migraine?"

Ren answered simply by pointing a finger over to the only other non-human with them. Korosensei followed Ren's finger to Weed, and it immediately clicked.

"OH, stupid me *hand bonking his head*, Twilight, got something I think can help ya," Korosensei said. In a flash, Korosensei disappeared, and reappeared within a second, holding the same sort of pill that the other kids took during their safari trip. Twilight heard of these thanks to Nagisa, but she didn't feel up for trying any strange looking things like this. Before she could react exactly though, the pill popped into her mouth, and, almost instinctively, she swallowed it. She felt a sense of fear (and the gross taste) rush over her, but it went as quickly as it came.

"W-What was that for?!" Twilight gasped, coughing a little bit. The others were a bit caught off guard to Korosensei's quick jump, but the alien knew what he was doing. Weed tried to get the answer out of her, and at first, all Twilight heard was barking, but ...

"Hey, you okay? Was he too rough?"

Twilight froze up, eyes fixated on Weed for a moment or two. However, she gulped, cleared her throat, and checked her ears with a few snaps of her fingers to be sure if they're alright. Both ears sounded the same, as Nagisa went over to her side.

"Was that those translator pills?" Twilight asked, still a little shaky.

"It's okay, it's okay. Korosensei made those pills for us during my safari trip. It's help you understand Weed a bit more," Nagisa explained, trying to calm Twilight's nerves all the while. The others got her relaxed, and Weed gave a sigh of relief. However, as the cool autumn breeze went by, something ended up catching the pooch's attention. The smell in the air was normal for most, but the dog got the scent of a few familiar figures - at least he thought so. The blue dog took a few sniffs, and started walking off out into the field, facing the forests bordering 3-E's main yard. Could it be? No, he was sure he left them back at Gaijou already ... But ...

"Wait ... No, it can't be ... can it? ..." Weed thought.

"WEED! WEED!"

Weed's suspicions are confirmed, the second that one of the newcomers rushed out into the open. Amongst them, as it turned out, the first to rocket out was GB. The English setter kept running like mad, even with Teru still riding his back without falling.

"GB? GB!" Weed said happily, running over to greet his old friend. Weed hadn't seen the dog pretty much all autumn, so it was nice to reunite with him, though it was odd that he'd find him coming back in such a worried panic. GB skidded to a stop once Weed got up to him, the English setter looking exhausted from all that running. The humans further away were quick to recognize the dog as well.

"Weed *pant* thank god you're still here. *pant* Look *pant* we got a *pant* *pant* hang on a minute," GB panted. Obviously from his exhaustion, he'd been running for days, and possibly straight through as well.

"GB? That you? Damn, been a while since I last saw your face," Karma said, rubbing the dog's head. A nice gesture, but GB had other things on his mind other than that, but he sat down first. Him sitting ended up knocking Teru off his shoulders.

"Sorry, Teru. couldn't stand a minute longer," GB said through tired breath, as Teru got to his paws.

"Teru? That who you are, pup?"

"What the?! How do you know what I'm saying?" Teru stuttered out.

"Long story. Anyway, GB, what's the -" Before Weed could finish, the other dogs then started to show up: Kyoshiro, Mel, and Sasuke. Sasuke they never met, and Mel they're okay with, but Kyoshiro being with them did confuse some heads. All of a sudden though, Ren quickly saw Kyoshiro, and stood in Weed's way, ready for a fight as anyone else would be. The trio stopped quickly.

"Hold up, bitch, I'm not here for another fight!" Kyoshiro quickly got out before Ren could charge him. He didn't run for days, just to end up clobbered by the superwomen. Ren kept an eye on him, but stepped aside anyhow.

"What're you doing? humans can't hear us, you idiot," Sasuke commented, just for Kyoshiro to whack him in the head with his paw.

"Huh? All of you? I thought you all were staying at Gaijou," Weed noted. That was when Mel raced up to Weed, and went right on with the message.

"That's just it: It's Ohu, it's been invaded and taken over!"

Weed felt his heart stop on hearing such news, he was so shocked. He'd been here, fighting off demons and helping Nagisa, just to hear his own home had been taken over?! Did Giratina slip by an invasion force without them knowing, and confronted them to keep them busy and distracted? Not too far off, but it was still horrifying.

"W-WHAT?!" Weed gasped. However, Ren suddenly grew from monotone, to ready to kill. The warrior went right up to the other dogs, her expression alone enough to unnerve them.

"Gaijou? WHO INVADED?" Ren demanded, her voice bellowing. Sasuke gulped, and actually sidestepped, soon standing behind Kyoshiro. What an embarrassment.

"How'd you know?!" Sasuke gasped.

"We'll tell you later, but Weed, Fugato Pass needs you back, right now! Smith said so," GB instructed.

"WHO. INVADED?" Ren repeated.

"Some demon dog, Genba. He sat his ass aside and got his own men to nearly kill me!" Kyoshiro finally answered, once he tore off his muzzle cover. Weed would normally be right up and running at this point, but however, he still remembered what Arceus had said, and the reason he came back here in the first place. He's a Chosen, and he has the Multitype in him, and he needs to be with the others to fight off Giratina and his demons. On the other paw, this was his home that's being taken over ... However, the silence lasted just a little too long.

"You're doubting, aren't you?" Kyoshiro growled, pushing aside GB and Mel.

"What? No, no, it's - just -"

"DAMNIT WEED! We didn't run outta Gaijou for days straight just for you to pussy out on us! I could've stayed and fight, but - MMPH!" Suddenly, Korosensei disappeared, and in just two seconds flat, the angry scarred pup was suddenly muzzled. It got quiet a lot quicker after that. Still, the kishu was still fuming, and now he was trying his best to break the muzzle on his face.

"Weed, I know this is out of nowhere, and I know you got your prerogative, but Ohu needs you back in order to regain Gaijou again. They've probably lost Gaijou by now. Please, Weed," GB said, trying to get Weed to change his mind. The blue dog tried to think over the circumstances, both in personal and overall. One side held the whole world, and the other was a more personal issue. He could still remember the clear words Arceus told him and his friends about their involvement at hand .... er, paw in his case. Eventually, an idea did come up in his head, of the only true angel that can decide this situation out. Before he could though, Ren was already beginning to move off away from the school.

"Ren, where're you going?"

"Back to Gaijou! I REFUSE to stay here and let my home get destroyed," Ren bellowed, anger deeply engraved into her voice.

"Eh, I think you got your home confused. This is the wild, not a town," Sasuke corrected. The very look of Ren's angry eyes silenced the poor pooch.

"Look, can you guys give me a second, please?" Weed asked, starting to trot away to the nearby forest. They allowed him to do so, but Ren and Kyoshiro both were getting impatient.

~~

"Greninja! Greninja?! Where are you?!"

Weed moved off right to the mountain forest, and his target this time was Greninja. They had many in their group, but Greninja was the only one who actually works directly with Arceus, so perhaps the ninja frog would actually help him decide what was best at the time. He hadn't seen him since his last appearance during the demon dog attack. The dog continued moving along at a fair pace, trying to find Greninja's scent properly, but it wasn't exactly easy to do.

"Why does that frog have to hide so well?" Weed wondered, as he continued going along around the main path. As he kept going on though, with his nose still trying to pick up some sort of scent, the little dog eventually reached the main place where Greninja would hang out: the mountain pool. Due to the cold weather, the pool was starting to freeze over a little bit, though the ice is still far too thin to take a step on. However, Weed didn't see Greninja anywhere in sight however.

"Greninja?! You around here? I want to ask you something!" Weed called. However, there didn't seem to be any response coming from anywhere, aside from the cold breeze against the trees. Weed took a few sniffs in the air, but he couldn't seem to catch any scent of Greninja either. To be fair, he was by a pool of water, so if Greninja was in the water, then the scent could've been cut off. After a bit though, Weed continued looking around the mountain pool for any signs or any clues. As Weed kept looking around the pool, he looked back into the pool, and he got his answer - the clear icy roof of the pool concealed the ninja frog just under the water surface. Greninja didn't look very troubled, and even looked asleep.

"Greninja! Greninja!" Weed yelled. But, Greninja didn't seem to react at first. Weed leaned in closer to the surface, and then tried something else. The ice maybe? Weed whacked the ice with his paws, breaking the ice so there was an opening. Weed then got his muzzle underwater, and gave a good yell. The reaction was quick.

The ice roof suddenly smashed open, and a freaked out ninja frog was suddenly out in the open, landing on the side of the pool. His eyes were as big as dinner plates, and his nerves now up.

"Weed!"

"Sorry, Greninja. Listen, I need to talk to you about something," Weed said, as Greninja tried to calm down after his little wake up call.

"What is it?"

"Look. My old friends from Fugato Pass, they need me back there, they said -"

"Weed, we've been over this already before when you left the first time, remember?" Greninja reminded, still a bit annoyed with being woken up. Weed lowered his ears, embarrassed. He remembered the last time he talked to Greninja about this with Nagisa, and it was Nagisa who helped Weed out. This time though, Weed's alone.

"Yeah, I know we did."

"And you also know that you eventually came back regardless of that."

"I know, but it's different!"

"... How?" Greninja asked sternly. Both the dog and the ninja frog were getting quite a Deja Vu moment from this, but Weed had a different reason this time. Weed had to get his act together this time.

"Greninja, they ran from Gaijou for days on end, and they told me Fugato Pass is taken over by a demon dog. Smith-san himself that they need me back, and Ren is probably going off by now to help them anyway."

"Ren left as well?"

"Hie. She looked very determined about it too," Weed replied. Before they could continue, the two then started to hear something coming towards them. Guess it was something to expect, especially since they soon saw Karma, Nagisa, GB, and Mel as well. Greninja knew what was coming now, as they all caught up with Weed.

"Greninja, there you are. Listen, we -" GB started to say.

"Don't say it, Weed just told me why you came back for him. Ren ran off too?"

"Like any of us could stop that bitch," Karma noted. Greninja gave a groan. He was tired, annoyed, but he wasn't stubborn about his opinions on the matter anymore. Especially after seeing Nagisa nearly kill Giratina all by himself with just a few kind words.

"OK then."

"Look, we know you want us - wait ... ok?" Nagisa asked.

"I've been a bit troubled with your safety, and the fact you all are needed together, but it's starting to become just a little ludicrous. Ren Hosen has already went off, and now Weed wants to head back himself to help with the demon dog of yours. From now on ... I'll go with whatever you think is right. If that means for him to go, then so be it. Still, promise me one thing, Weed, if you do go off alone: Try to unlock your Multitype while you're gone. It'll make all the difference for everyone."

The others didn't say much at first, but they were glad that Greninja was actually opening up to their ideas for now on. Weed nodded, and promised.

"Thank you, Greninja," Nagisa said. Greninja didn't respond to that, as he turned back to the pool. Weed knew that this is the ultimate green light for him, and if the Ohu army needs him, then they're going to get him. Once that was done, Greninja made a jump, and landed right back underwater, back in the same position, and heading back to sleep.

"About time that frog opened up to us," Karma commented, as Nagisa turned to Weed, who went over to GB and Mel.

"Well, Weed, we'll be here for you if you need us. Good luck," Nagisa said, rubbing Weed's head. The akita clearly understood.

"I promise, Nagisa. You guys watch your backs too, ok?"

"Sure thing, pup. Catch you later," Karma said. With a nod, Weed, GB, and Mel then went right off on their way. No time like the present to go off and head on their way.

~~

As for the Demon Clan, things seemed to have ended up put down a bit thanks to the incident back during the Eclipse. While Nagisa had the real world, Giratina's world is anything but normal. The world he was in was not the same world, by any means: the land around him left in suspended animation, floating around him in the lack of gravity. The world seemed to be put upside down: the clouds far below, and a sort of crystal roof above him, with land masses themselves looking either turned upside down, or merging into eachother in a similar manor to lava or clap - not natural. Amongst many of the places in the world, the place Giratina slipped himself into was hidden on one of the floating forest pockets. Giratina had got himself a cold lake, so cold in fact that there was some ice blue crystals around the water's edge. Only his head was out of the water, resting on the bank. Thanks to the incident, Giratina's entire body was covered in severe burns, the only exception being the head.

"My lord!"

The voice woke up the sleeping pokemon demon, as another demon soon went over towards him. The demon in question was Bisharp, troubled over his demon overlord now in such a state.

"Ah Bisharp. Did you handle what I asked you to do?"

"Doing well, but are you okay?" Bisharp asked, actually showing concern towards Giratina. The demonic dragon gave a rough growl, but not because of Bisharp.

"No, I am not. I took too much damn time during the eclipse, and the Chosen bastards took it to their advantage," Giratina explained, Bisharp able to see the horrid burns all over his body.

"You're lucky to still be alive. I'm sorry."

"It's my own fault, Bisharp," Giratina admitted. As much as he hated to say, he mocked the Chosen for too long, and was enjoying himself just a little too much. The last time he's going to do that to himself in such a situation. After that, Giratina raised his head.

"You said you were doing well, Bisharp?" Giratina asked. Bisharp answered him by showing the list that Giratina gave him, but with a few names and pictures with a check mark over them. Looking over who Bisharp had found and recruited, Giratina felt a little better about the report that Bisharp had made for him. The amount of names and pictures cut out was about three, and the ones exactly were a step up for the Demon Clan.

"Thank you, Bisharp," Giratina said. One of his wing spikes gently touched one of the faces that were scratched off.

"Bring him in to see me for a bit. I'd like to have a word with him."

Bisharp nodded, and he was soon off to get him. All Giratina could do in his current condition is hunker down in the cool waters, and wait ...