[i]The war has ended, Dialga has fallen, and Cresselia has inhaled her last breath. The Pokemon had been unsure what to do, until word came out of Pokemon dubbed as “Keepers†or “Protectorsâ€. Uncertain of what these “keepers†or “protectors†are, the Legendaries ask of their identity…
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“They"re here.â€
The Hall of Origin was quiet, save for the sound of Pokemon walking in its glassy black floor. The legends looked down on the small creatures, their eyes round circles of curiosity. Some looked serious - though a glitter of disdain was present on the orbs on their faces.
The legends were arranged by height - the shortest ones nearest to the entrance, then ascending until it finally reached the end. Each stood on a pedestal. Two pedestals were empty - one between Palkia and Giratina, while the other next to Darkrai.
The small procession of Pokemon soon reached the end of the hall, where they bowed before creator of the world itself. A spark of amusement woke in Arceus" eyes, happy to know that some Pokemon still worshipped him. After about five seconds, the Pokemon stood up. One of them asked, “Why have you called us here?â€
Arceus straightened, then a voice rang out through the hall. The voice was unexplainable. “You have called yourselves the ‘keepers’ and ‘protectors’. What I ask of you, is why you call yourselves that. I do not mean to offend you, but please answer honestly.â€
The Pokemon looked at each other and snickered. The legends raised their necks in disgust; who are they to walk into the halls of their home and do such a lowly and offending thing?
“Is it not obvious? We"re the ‘keepers’ and the ‘protectors’. Is that much of an answer?†one of them said in a taunting way.
Arceus stayed calm. “What kind of keepers and protectors are you? Please explain,†he said. They snickered once again, then pointed to the two empty pedestals. “Dialga and Cresselia, I"m sure you have heard of them? The ones you killed in the war?â€
Palkia looked away. Darkrai glared at them. “Still don"t have an answer?†the same one who taunted them asked, “Are you really that dumb to still not know who we are?â€
“Do you really not know?†another one of them say, “We are the Time Keepers, Protectors of the Light, those who will keep watch over the duties of the entities you have killed.â€[/i]