Lunar Ascension

A Whole New World

The bright light died down and Selene was able to make out her surroundings again. She and Elio were on the ground next to one another.

Selene looked around and they appeared to be in some sort of city. Skyscrapers pierced the horizon and buildings lined the streets.

All of it, however, was devoid of natural light. The eerie lack of light set Selene's nerves on edge. Artificial white lights reflected off of the black buildings but no light shone from the sky.

"Where are we?" Elio wondered.

Selene got to her feet. "I have no idea... are you alright?"

Elio nodded. "Fine. But I'm still trying to process everything that just happened. That Pokémon... it looked like it fused with Nebby."

Selene checked her bag to make sure all of her Pokémon were safe. "Let's look around and try and find someone who can help us. We need to go after Nebby and Necrozma."

Selene was about to zip her bag back up but Rotom flew out of it. "Woahhhh. This is like... way creepy dudes."

A set of footsteps echoed along the ground to their left and Selene turned to see a man and a young girl dressed in strange outfits running towards them.

The outfits were white bodysuits that seemed to cover most of their bodies. Their faces were pale blue and Selene couldn't tell if they were wearing masks or not.

The man had a purple mustache and goatee while the girl had a braid of orange hair draped over her shoulder.

The man approached them and moved his hands in a square motion. "Greetings! I am Phyco and this is my cohort, Zossie."

The young girl waved. "Heya strangers! Welcome to Ultra Megalopolis!" She swayed back and forth as she stood, seemingly bursting with energy.

"Ultra Megapolis? I've never heard of that before." Elio mused.

"We're from another world," Selene added.

Phyco twirled his mustache in his hand. "Interesting. You don't look like Fallers. How were you able to traverse the Ultra Space?"

Selene frowned. "Nebby, my Solgaleo, can open portals into Ultra Space."

Zossie's jaw dropped. "You have a Solgaleo? That's just like that girl who battled Necrozma!"

"Necrozma?" Selene's eyes widened. "You know it?"

Phyco nodded. "Necrozma is from our realm. It is also the reason we no longer have light in our sky."

"Does that mean you can help us get Nebby back?" Selene asked.

Phyco raised an eyebrow. "Whatever do you mean?"

Selene and Elio explained their encounter with Necrozma to the two strangers. Phyco seemed to grow distressed as the explanation went on.

Zossie tugged on his sleeve. "Mr. Phyco, what does this mean?"

"I-I am not sure," Phyco admitted.

Elio folded his arms. "Wait, what do you mean? Why is Necrozma attacking Nebby?"

Phyco pointed at a tower in the center of the city. "That tower contained Necrozma for a long time, but we feared it would escape soon.!We teamed up with some trainers in a realm similar to yours and a girl named Luna was able to defeat Necrozma in battle after it took control of her Solgaleo."

Selene gasped. "So then how did she get him back?"

"Necrozma released the Solgaleo upon being defeated and fled the realm," Phyco finished. "But the last thing I was told by Luna was that she had found Necrozma and captured it. So I don't know why it's attacking realms again. We must get to the bottom of it."