As the TOP 5 ranking video began to play—
the scene slowly unfolded…
All members watching across the dimensions once again entered immersive mode, as if they had truly stepped into the world within the video.
They now found themselves in an extremely desolate world.
This world was eerily strange. As far as the eye could see, it stretched endlessly, the sky dim and gray.
There was no sun, no moon—
yet light still existed.
Strange indeed.
Moreover, the entire world was monotonous, devoid of vibrant colors.
People from all dimensions looked around, examining this place.
What a bizarre world.
Looking up at the sky—
there was no atmosphere.
And the entire land was barren and lifeless. Not a single living being could be found.
"Where is this? What a strange place…" Professor Oak frowned, puzzled. There wasn't even an atmosphere, and the land itself existed as floating islands.
On those floating islands stood structures.
But those structures were equally strange—like a single object mirrored top and bottom, inverted from each other.
As if a reflective mirror had been placed atop a building.
Between the islands, winding stone paths connected them.
All the islands floated in midair.
Below them lay a bottomless abyss.
Not only was there no atmosphere—
it seemed there wasn't even gravity.
A place like this didn't exist in the Pokémon world.
"Could it be… this time, the Pokémon being ranked is from another world?"
Professor Oak solidified his guess.
That must be it—this ranking was likely about divine beasts from another world.
In the Pokémon world, he simply couldn't think of any Pokémon stronger than Dialga and Palkia.
Pokémon World Chat:
"This isn't from our world, right? I've traveled the entire world collecting stones, and I've never seen a place like this." —Steven
"I've traveled far and wide for years, and I've never seen such a bizarre region." —Bug Catcher
"The other side of the world? The world is round—I've circled it already. There's no such place." —Leon
"There's no atmosphere here, and the land floats in chunks. Even gravity is different. This shouldn't be our world." —Professor Oak
Everyone agreed—
this wasn't the Pokémon world.
The divine beast ranked at TOP 5 likely didn't belong to their world.
…
Meanwhile…
Outside the main world, within Palkia's subspace—
Palkia had recently awakened from its slumber and discovered it could access something called the Dimensional Platform.
After spending some time figuring out how it worked,
it saw the ranking videos of Groudon, Kyogre, Ho-Oh, and Rayquaza.
Its massive head nodded slightly.
Old acquaintances.
All of them were first-tier divine beasts—
beings born from laws, maintaining the operation of the main world.
Since they could make the ranking, it naturally should as well.
Sure enough, it soon finished watching the TOP 7 video.
After watching—
it froze.
A trace of confusion appeared in its eyes.
Had it sleepwalked?
Since when had it fought Dialga?
And even gone to the main world, wreaking havoc?
But as it observed more carefully—
it noticed something.
This was a scene from the future.
In the future, its subspace and Dialga's had collided, and both had mistaken it for an invasion.
Thus, the battle had begun.
Palkia felt puzzled.
Why would their subspaces overlap in the future?
That shouldn't be possible.
They each existed at opposite ends of the main world, sustaining the operation of space and time.
Suddenly—
its pupils shrank.
No… there was one possibility that could cause their subspaces to overlap.
It seemed—
the one who created them had awakened.
As it finished watching its entire ranking video—
Palkia felt extremely dissatisfied!!!
It was only ranked seventh?
And Dialga was sixth?
On what basis was Dialga ranked higher than it?
At the very least, shouldn't they be tied like Groudon and Kyogre?
Why had it lost in the clash between Spacial Rend and Roar of Time—
even having its origin pearl cracked by Dialga?
But as it replayed the scene repeatedly—
placing itself within the battle, simulating the collision—
it seemed…
it was indeed slightly inferior.
Damn it. Still so frustrating that Dialga ranked above it.
The relationship between the two divine beasts was far from good.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have immediately fought when their subspaces overlapped.
If they were on good terms, their first reaction upon meeting would've been—
"Have you eaten? What are you eating today?"
After finishing its own ranking video,
Palkia also became a member and could now enter immersive viewing.
It was curious—
who could possibly rank fifth?
Who could stand above it and Dialga?
As it entered immersive mode—
what came into view was that bizarre world.
No sun, no moon, no stars. Floating islands hung in the air.
Everything appeared inverted and reversed.
"Where is this?" Even Palkia was puzzled. This wasn't the main world.
But then—
it saw something appear within that strange world.
Bubbles.
Translucent bubbles.
Its previously drowsy mind—
instantly snapped awake the moment it saw them.
It knew where this was!!
…
At the same time—
in the Pokémon world's chat, the members were still discussing.
They marveled at this barren world without a sun or atmosphere.
"I wonder how this TOP 5 divine beast differs from those in our world."
"This definitely isn't our world. If such a strange place existed, it would've been known worldwide."
"Huh? What are these bubbles?"
Just then—
"This is our world. I think I know who is being ranked." —Palkia
"What nonsense are you talking about? Where in our world is there a place like this? And the divine beasts in these rankings are all unknown to humans—if even famous Pokémon Professors don't know, how would you?" —Magma Team Leader Maxie
"Even though our organization worships Fire-type Pokémon, this time, I'm with you." —Team Aqua Leader Archie
"I… what the hell???" —Professor Oak
"???" —Lance
"I-Is my vision failing?" —Cynthia
"!!!?" —Professor Kukui
In the Hoenn region—
Maxie frowned, confused. What was wrong with these people?
"Hey, what's going on with you all?" —Magma Team Leader Maxie
"Y-You should take a look at the ID of the person you just argued with." —Bug Catcher
Maxie turned his gaze toward that ID.
His pupils shrank into pinpoints.
His mouth opened wide enough to fit a fist.
Pa… Palkia?!
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