After passing through several similar spaces, the two came to a space with pillars.

\"Ah, Miss Sirona! Look! It's a different place! \"

"A pillar, yes. But it looks a little different from the first pillar. ”

Compared to when I first entered the cave, the structure of the pillars in front of me is much simpler. Thinking that whether it was to meet Giratina or leave here, there might be some clues, Sirona thought as she walked to the pillar. The pillars are carved in small letters. The two of them shone their flashlights and looked at the letters.

1

Five

Numbers are written vertically on the pillars.

"1 and 5, right? I don't know what they mean. ”

Just looked at the numbers and tilted his head.

Sirona put her hand on her chin and fell into a sea of thoughts.

What does the number represent? There must be a meaning. Speaking of pillars, I remember a phrase written on the first pillar. Three pillars outside before I was 30 years old, I don't know if that was the case. This column and the number 30 and what is written here are 1 and 5 I know that 1 may be the first of the "three columns", but this 5? 55 never

Shirona thought back to the number of spaces she'd walked through so far. If Sirona remembered correctly, they had passed through a total of five dimensions. Sirona thought that the number written on the pillar might be the number of spaces it passed.

"Maybe that number represents the number of columns, and the amount of space they pass through."

"How many pillars are there, and the space they pass through?"

"Yes, these pillars before us, with the exception of the first pillar, are the first pillars on the path we have traveled. Therefore, it is \"1\". I guess that's the number of spaces we've walked through. I haven't counted them exactly, but I think we've been through them about five times. ”

"Maybe so, but what does the amount of space you walk through mean besides the number of columns?"

"Remember what was written on the first pillar. ' The man who walked through the three pillars

Toch. Before he was thirty years old. In other words, it means "finding the three pillars and reaching the source of the sleeping thing." So, "before we reach 30" doesn't mean we have to find the three pillars before we pass through the space that goes over 30. ”

Hikari agrees with Sirona's words. Of course, Sirona's speculation is plausible and convincing.

"I see, it really makes sense!"

"The problem is, I don't know what will happen if we don't find a pillar before we are thirty, but I don't have a good premonition about it, and even if nothing happens, it's a waste." time. ”

"But that doesn't mean there's a way to find it," Sirona said with a wry smile.

Seeing this, Hikari smiled slightly, clenched his fists, and said vigorously.

"It's okay! We'll figure it out! If we find this place, it means that there are only two left! Then we'll find it soon! ”

"yes. I'm sure it'll be fine. ”

It sounded like self-talk, but it still reassured Sirona. He was a little disappointed that he was constantly worrying about a young girl, but he quickly moved away from that feeling and looked forward.

"Let's go. Go and meet Giratina. \"

"Yes!"

The two nodded, and continued their way down the dark cave.

After searching for a while, the two finally came to the third pillar.

\"Ahh Miss Sirona, look! This is the third pillar! \"

Light finds a pillar and runs towards it. When Hakuna followed the light to approach the pillar, like the previous pillar, there were numbers written on it.

3

14

When the light saw the numbers illuminated by the flashlight, she raised her voice.

Sure enough, the numbers below were exactly what Miss Sirona had expected. \"

After finding the first pillar, they continued to walk as they counted the number of spaces they had traversed, and sure enough, the number at the bottom was the number of spaces they had traversed.

"It looks like so. I'm glad it was as I expected. ”

"It's amazing insight. After all, you're a scholar, so you have the ability to think that way, right? ”

"Yes. Maybe it's because I'm trying not to think about it. ”

"Wow, that's cool! Don't know if I can do it too? ”

"You can do it. As long as you don't give up thinking things right. ”

Sirona said as she touched her bare head. The touched light smiled a little shyly and nodded.

"So, I found the three pillars, but nothing happened."

"yes, the atmosphere hasn't changed either."

I found three pillars, but nothing special happened. Nothing has changed in the air, nothing has changed.

"It's going to be fine."

"But this is my third time."

"That's how it should be, and the number is also '3'."

But since nothing has happened, there's no reason to stay here. Sirona thought that maybe there was a way, so she put her hand on Hikari's shoulder.

"There's nothing we can do if it's okay, let's get out of here for once."

"But Giratina"

"It's okay, let's look for it."

"It's just that the electric field has to be deployed so densely."

However, Sirona, who cares about Kem more than anyone else, will never give up on bringing him back. Thinking so, Hikaru nodded at Sirona's words.

"Okay. Let's go. ”

"Yes"

With that, the two walked towards the north of the stone pillar.

Go out from the exit as before. At that moment, the two of them felt the same breath as when they stepped into the spring. There is a pillar in front of you that looks very similar to the first pillar you see when you step into the cave. And in front of that pillar, a cracked space appeared.

"It's...!"

"This domineering is in a torn world!"

As soon as the voices of the two sounded, something like a claw flew out of the cracked space. Immediately afterwards, the spatial crack was broken, and a huge body dressed in a strange domineering spirit jumped out and slowly fell in front of the two.

"Giratina"

The being who appeared, Giratina, changed his appearance from tearing the world apart and turned into a dragon with broken wings. Then he slowly opened his eyes and stared at them.

"I think you've been here after all."

Bai Nai muttered and took a step forward. Then he began to tell the reason why he had come to see Giratina.

"Giratina, I have a request for you, would you like to listen to me?"

Giratina slowly turned her gaze to Sirona, her eyes widening slightly when they met Sirona's.

“？”

Sirona noticed this, but didn't know why Giratina had such a reaction.

Giratina, on the other hand, was shocked when he saw Sirona's face. A long time ago, when the Sinnoh region was still known as the Jade Domain, Giratina colluded with a certain man against Arceus, the being who created her. That was also stopped by 'someone', and Giratina never thought of going against her again, only because Sirona's face was too similar to the existence that had colluded with her at the time.

I don't know what happened to the man. However, if he left a descendant somewhere, then the woman in front of him may be that descendant. No, it is possible that it is a descendant left by that person's relatives. Anyway, they were so similar that there must be some kind of connection, but Giratina didn't think that the people here now had any connection to her past, so she turned her gaze to Sirona.

Hakuna had no way of knowing what Giratina was thinking, but she began to explain the reason to Giratina, who seemed to be willing to listen.

"Giratina, you have the power to connect the world. Connect the power of the inverted world and this world, and I want you to lend me that power. You may have noticed this, but now, you have the power of nightmares. is covering our city. So, in order to resolve the situation, my dearest person is diving into the world of nightmares. But even if the situation is resolved, he will return to this world on his own. We probably won't be able to go to him. So I want you to use your power to connect the world and take us to him. ”

Shirona asks Giratina to help bring him back to Kem.

Giratina looked at Shirona and remembered the man's presence again. His face was exactly the same as the man's, except that the light in his eyes was different. Obviously, Sirona's light was softer.

Seeing this Sirona, Giratina let out a roar of rage.

“？”

Sirona braces herself and tries to pick up the monster ball, wondering if it has been rejected, but a small light appears in front of her eyes. The light slowly fell, and it fell into Sirona's hand.

"Is this the Platinum Tree?"

In Bai Nai's hand, he held a platinum bead. Shirokane beads are an ore found in the Sinnoh region that symbolizes Giratina, but I don't know why they are here.

However, I felt a strong presence in Giratina from this platinum bead. When Sirona looked at Giratina, Giratina stared at her as well.

"Does that mean I can call you when I need you?"

Hearing Sirona's words, Giratina nodded. Seeing Giratina's reaction, Sirona's face suddenly lit up. If he can get the cooperation of Giratina, the chances of bringing back Keim will be greatly increased.

"Thank you, Giratina. \"

Giratina nodded and disappeared into the darkness. At the same time, a slight light also leaked from the exit behind Sirona and the others. It seems that the space has returned to normal and is connected to the outside world.

Shirona put away the platinum beads and turned to the light.

\"Thank you Light. Thanks to you, we were able to get Giratina's cooperation. \"

\"I didn't do anything! She cooperates because she thinks she wants to help Kemsan! \"

\"Even if it were, if I were alone, I would have used too much force and might fall down halfway. I've been able to get this far because I've had you by my side. It will take a while to bring Kem back. \"", can you help me? ”

"Of course! Well, let's get some rest early today, so we can bring Mr. Keim back! \"

"Yes"

Smiling, Sirona walked over to the pillar where Giratina had been. Sure enough, there were words written on the pillar.

"'This is where two worlds intersect, where those who shine and those who lose their lives', after all, this cave is where our world and the reversed world intersect."

"What do you mean?"

"The inverted world and our world exist next to each other, but they never intersect. However, where space is prone to distortion, they may partially intersect and be unstable. ”

“… I get it? ”

"To put it simply, it's a place where it's easy to open the door to an upside-down world."

However, light does not need to understand this. Sirona smiled and walked out of the cave with the light.

"Let's go home.

"If I talk about my tired body, Miss Kem will scold me."

"Huhuhu, yes, let's go, let's go back."

"Yes!"

In this way, the two left the mysterious cave house, the Return Cave.

*

The next day

Early in the morning, Sirona and the others came to Sirona's garden. Bashamo and Lucario let Cam sleep on the couch.

At the same time, Sirona took out the platinum gem that Giratina had given her yesterday.

"Giratina, lend us strength. \"

Bai Nai held the white pearl and prayed. Hikaru, Kreselia, Sirona, and Kem's Pokémon are watching.

Then, the platinum beads shimmer slightly. The next moment, space distorted, and Giratina appeared from there.

\"Giratina! \"

Giratina landed beside Bai Nai and let out a deep voice. Sirona smiled at the voice that seemed to be speaking: \"You did come as promised. \"

"You're here."

"Yes. But it's a spectacular sight. ”

The legendary Pokémon Giratina and Creselia are in Sirona's garden. Gabrias and Bleckey were petting the two animals. Calm and think about it, the current situation is really amazing, and before you know it, Heiki is already riding on the head of Giratina, and Bashamo is clinging to her back.

"What do you think of seeing the legendary Pokémon in your garden?"

"It doesn't feel real, I've encountered legendary Pokémon many times, but this is the first time I've encountered them in my own home."

Since Shirona often travels around the world, she sometimes encounters legendary Pokémon on the way. Of all the things I've seen with Keim, I've seen the Ratti Brothers, Sherabi, Zekrom, and others, so my encounter rate is probably high.

However, the place where they met was their territory. Of course, it is impossible for the legendary Pokémon to set foot in Shirona's private territory. So seeing that Giratina was now in Sirona's garden, Sirona couldn't help but smile wryly.

\"yes. In general, legendary Pokémon will not come to your house. \"

"I've been through a lot, but there are some things I haven't experienced yet."

"Okay. "Sirona said as she walked over to Giratina.

"Giratina. Thank you for coming. I don't know if you can lend me your power right away. \"

Giratina quickly turned her gaze to Sirona's words and nodded slowly. Then he approached with Xiao Hei on his head and Bashamo on his back.

"Thank you, Giratina. \"

\"Well, Creslia. Use our power to let everyone enter the dream realm. \"

Creselia nodded and closed her eyes. And it amplifies its power through light, enveloping Shirona and the others.

Due to the intense glow emanating from Cresalia, Sirona instinctively closed her eyes. I felt like my consciousness was floating in space and couldn't understand anything.

The light faded and I opened my eyes.

“… Here"

The scene unfolding in front of you is the townscape of Futaba-cho. Sirona stood alone in a peaceful, quiet, beautiful landscape.

\"Mr. Hakunai\"

When I heard my name called and turned around, Hikari was standing there. Creselia was also by her side.

"Light. It's "

"This is my dream, or rather, this is the scenery in my heart. It seems that the dream you see through the power of Creslia will be the scene that is most imprinted on your heart. ”

I see. Light is a person from Futaba Town. \"

In other words, the scenery that remains the most intense in the light is the scenery of the hometown. Sirona: They were in that dream.

"It's a beautiful place."

"Hey, hey, thank you."

"It's nice to have a quiet and beautiful town. I love places like this. ”

Sirona understands her situation and asks Hikari about one of her concerns.

"That's right, light. I know it's in your dreams, but what about those clothes of yours? \"

Light wears a different outfit than it did before entering the dream. The clothes that Hikari wears are like the magic knights in the fantasy world, and the colors are modeled after Cresalia.

"Ah, that's how it works when my heart is connected to Cresalia. It seems to be to elicit more power. \"

"Well, maybe it's because I'm in a dream."

"I think it's the result of our unity of hearts."

Hikari turned around on the spot and burst out laughing. They do look great together, and I feel like the strength I feel from Light and Creselia is even greater.

So Sirona looked around.

"What about Giratina? \"

"Giratina must have been there, too. I could feel her presence. ”

In fact, as Hikari said, I could feel the presence of Giratina. Sensing that his name was being called, Giratina quickly appeared at Sirona's side.

\"It's good to go Giratina, you're also in my dreams. \"

All that's left is to use the power of Giratina to enter the nightmare world, and as I thought, Blackie and Bashamo jumped out of Giratina's head.

"Huh?! Blackie? Even Bashamo, why are you here? ”

"Then again, we both touched Giratina when we entered the dream, so we entered together. \"

Of course, as Hikari said, Kuroko and Baza Mo are touching Giratina's body, and they are riding it. If that's why he's involved, it makes sense. The communication level of Xiao Hei and Bashamo is very high, and although they smile bitterly, the desire of the two to bring back Kem is the top in Pokémon. Shirona understood the intensity of this feeling, so she didn't send them home.

\"。 So, let's go wake up Keim. \"

The two animals screamed in agreement with Sirona's words. Shirona nodded, looking at Giratina.

"Giratina, please. \"

Giratina let out a roar of rage, trying to use the power of connecting the world to forge a path to the world of nightmares. At first, the space gradually opened a hole, but gradually, the space closed. Giratina tries to open it somehow, but the space doesn't open, probably because it's outside her area of expertise.

"Is this not enough strength?"

"Yes, it seems so. Originally, it is the power to connect our real world with the reverse world, so it may be a little lacking to use it as a power to connect dreams and nightmares. Moreover, there is a possibility of rejection. "On the other side. It's possible. ”

But they are connected. If you have a little more strength, the road will open.

Speaking of which, Bai Nai looked at the light. By connecting her heart with Creslia, the light exerts more of Cresseria's power. Darkrai's friends may be the same. In other words, if it can be connected with Giratina, it will be able to draw more power from Giratina.

But how exactly can we connect our hearts?

If you own a Pokémon like Gabrias, or if you've spent a lot of time with it, you can tell that your hearts are connected. However, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'll be able to easily connect with the Pokémon and gods I just met, like riding a Ratina.

But I have to do it, Kem

If he can't go to the Nightmare World, he can't bring Kem back. The option to give up was non-existent in the first place. Not only that, but her commitment to Kem also inspires Sirona.

"I'll definitely take you home."

This commitment strengthened Sirona's feelings.

Shirona felt a desire to protect herself.

The idea struck a chord in Giratina's heart. Parts of the world have been twisted by the spread of the nightmare. However, Giratina was unable to correct the cause of this distortion.

"Someone" who once defeated himself. Giratina wanted to protect the world that the man had overcome his fears to protect.

Although the form is different, their desire to protect resonates, and they both feel it.

"Giratina!"

Hearing Sirona's words, Giratina nodded. Their hearts resonate, and thoughts and powers are in sync.

At the same time as the heart synced, Giratina was clothed in black power and turned into a 'body form'.

And like Giratina, Sirona also has a black aura, and the next moment, she is no longer the usual black coat, but has changed into a dress that is believed to be based on Giratina.

"This is the heart and power of Giratina. \"

Bai Nai felt the heart and strength of Giratina coming through her skirt intensely. I can't put it into words, but I can feel a strong desire to "protect" the world, and somehow a little bit of "nostalgia". I don't know what caused this feeling, but even Shirana knew that Giratina wanted to protect the world.

They know a part of each other's hearts, and although in different forms, the desire to protect each other resonates. In proportion to this, the power of Giratina proliferated within Sirona. Drawing on the power of amplification, Giratina opens the door to the world of nightmares.

Outside the door was a dark world. Seeing the strong signs of the nightmare, Sirona couldn't help but frown.

Kem is lonely in this world

It is a darker and more intense nightmare than the nightmare that envelops the wonderful city. The thought of Cam living alone in such a world made Sirona's heart burst.

That's why we have to bring Kem back from here as soon as possible. Having strengthened her resolve, Bai Nai took a step closer to the door.

However, Xiao Hei and Basha Mo ran past Sirona, and both jumped into the gate at the same time. The desire to see Kaym as soon as possible, and the desire not to let Kam live alone in this world like Sirona, touched the two.

"Ahh Blackie! Bashamo! ”

“… I'm leaving. ”

"yes, let's go too."

"Yes!"

Hikari nodded, and jumped through the gate with Kreselia. Bai Nai also followed Giratina into the gate.