Reduced to Ponies

A muffled voice combined with the shaking of his pony shoulder awoke Palkia. He couldn't make out the words but he could tell they were important. He opened his eyes slowly, his pink irises quickly adjusting to the gloom of the Twisted Dimension. Rainbow Dash had a relieved look and started talking again. This time he could actually make out the words.

"We need to keep moving, those...things are still out there, I saw a couple pass by." She was trying to sound confident, but her eyes told him that she was terrified.

"No need." Palkia croaked.

"W-Why?"

"Because Giratina already got what he wanted..." He looked down at his chest, he could still feel the pain though now it was a dull throb. He also felt hundreds of years of raw emotions come to greet him. He gritted his teeth and quelled them with much effort.

"What did he get?" Her voice almost a whisper.

"My power." He said looking into her eyes."I am no longer the Ruler of Space..."

"I-I'm sorry..."

"Don't be, Rainbow Dash," He put a hoof on her shoulder. "You tried your best but... it was bound to happen, Giratina planned this, down to the last letter." She thought about it for a second.

"You seem... different." The crestfallen look she had earlier turned to one of confusion, as she tilted her head.

"How so?" He removed his hoof from her shoulder.

"Well, first off you've never called me by name before, just 'pathetic equine'. And second... your voice, it doesn't seem like you're yelling all the time anymore..." She scratched the back of her head with a hoof, avoiding his gaze.

"Perhaps it is the effects of the Twisted Dimension, no ponies are supposed to be here I do not know the effects it will have on equines."

"Yeah, maybe." She looked at the winding walls and floors of the Dimension. "What are we gonna do now? You said so yourself that we can't escape."

"I don't know Dash, all we can do is keep moving, maybe there's an exit I don't know about..." He looked down in despair. And Dash looked at him oddly, before getting to his hooves shakily and looking around the cave they were in. "What happened after I blacked out?"

"Oh, well I sort of dropped you," she grinned sheepishly, "And those creepy shadow ponies sounded close so when I saw this cave I dragged you inside." He walked over to one of the walls but it was too dark to see any detail. He suddenly had an idea, he was a unicorn! He saw Twilight's horn light up earlier and if she could do it so could he. He closed his eyes and focused on his horn, willing it to glow.

"Uhh, what are you doing?" She hovered nearby, "You look constipated."

He shot a look quickly at the blunt comment, and refocused on his horn, and then began to explore for the store of magical energy he knew he had inside him. Rainbow Dash sighed in boredom after a few minutes, almost breaking his concentration before he felt something, he willed it to his horn and commanded it to glow. Soon a silver-pink light emitted from his horn and lit the surrounding area, but most importantly the wall of the cave. He laughed in triumph and started examining the wall. Something seemed off about it, the grooves and cuts were too perfect. He gasped in realization.

"What?" She stared at him questioningly.

"This cave...This cave was made by ponies."

"Ok, you guys said that you needed to see the place where you first arrived, correct?" Twilight asked as she turned to Dialga.

"Yes." She responded calmly.

"And it would be a fair bet that he could be there now?"

"Yes, again."

"Well then what are we waiting for you silly fillies! Let's goooooooo...." Pinkie yelled as she zoomed off into the distance disturbing several blades of grass as she did so. Twilight let out an exasperated sigh and started to trot after the pink mare. Dialga however had a look of mild confusion on her face.

"How does she do that?" Dialga questioned.

"I've learned not to question it." After that statement Dialga also started walking her thoughts still on the overactive pony. Though she was interrupted by Twilight.

"So... Can you tell me more about this Giratina pokemon you mentioned?"

"Are you sure you want to know? It is not a happy tale."

"Yes." She said without hesitation.

"Very well, to begin I must tell about my father, Arceus creator of the known and unknown world." Twilight looked at her with disbelief but allowed her to continue," He was caring, happy, and very wise. He also had many children, but he only chose Palkia, Giratina, and I to help rule along side him."

"You mean..."

"Yes, Twilight Palkia and Giratina are my brothers. We had other brothers and sisters but we never got to see them. We all were destined for something greater than ourselves my father used to say. We never really understood what he meant, even now it is still a little confusing." She said with a chuckle." Though as we got older we grew apart, the fights Palkia and I would have got more and more violent, with Giratina desperately trying to stop us. Arceus could never intervene most of the time, and as we got more and more angry we got blinded and we couldn't see what we were doing to Giratina..."

"The energy that was leftover after every fight was absorbed into him... and eventually, he snapped." She felt tears come to her eyes but quickly dismissed them. " We were ready to accept our responsibilities for being Rulers of Space, Time, and Nothingness."

"Nothingness?"

"That's what we called the space between dimensions and time. It was like a virus and needed to be controlled or it would consume everything. Giratina hid his new found insanity well so he could gain his power, but before the day came... Arceus said we were not ready and left, without another word. We were devastated and angry. And when we found out Giratina had gained his... We stole it from our father and banished Giratina to the newly formed Twisted Dimension... He managed to escape a couple times and that's when we learned of his plans to actually become Space and Time."

"T-The Twisted Dimension?"

"A prison, and each time he escaped we only made it stronger."

"W-Why would you do that to your own brother?" Twilight asked quietly.

"We were angry, young, and rash..." Dialga hung her head low.

"How did you steal the power from Arceus?" Twilight asked cautiously.

"He made them into a pearl and a diamond so we could accept them into our beings easier and the fact that he didn't keep them under lock and key." Dialga stopped walking as a pink pony popped into existence. "We're here."

"Yeperoony!" Said the (once again) bouncing pony. Dialga stiffened as a familiar sensation came over her.

"Something is terribly wrong."

"What do you mean, made by ponies!?" Rainbow Dash yelled.

"There's no need to yell Dash."

"Well I wouldn't need to yell if you would tell me what the hay is going on!"

"Ponies were here Dash, they somehow made it to the Twisted Dimension and that means we may have a way back to Ponytown."

"Ponyville." Rainbow Dash corrected.

"Oh, sorry."

"S'alright." She waved a dismissive hoof. "So do we just follow this cave or what?"

"Yes, exactly." He turned to face the darkness behind him. "Now follow me!" Palkia said as he started to gallop off.

"Hey!" She then zoomed off towards him following the light of his horn. What is up with that pony!?