Welcome to Gaia! ::

Keiko flinched as she stepped into the Fairy Realm. She loved this place. She loved how it felt, what it looked like. She enjoyed how it made all of her senses feel. But for now, she had to shrug the urge to experience it off. She had a responsibility to Ulla as her (adoptive) mother, and making sure Ulla got the care she needed was priority one.

By the time Keiko saw and recognized Sucellus, she kneeled before him, lying Ulla between him and herself. She wanted to explain what happened to Ulla and why she needed help, but he was having a hard time forming the words. She realized then that she was starting to feel anxious. Would he already know what Ulla was going through? Or would he be annoyed by her inability to explain the situation? That thought made it harder for her to talk.

"Hmmm...I was afraid this day would come." Sucellus said as he rubbed his chin. "So you knew about this? Why didn't you say anything before?" "The child's mother came here one day showing her baby to us and explaining what she did." The old Fairy tapped Ulla's chest as a blue aura laid under her as she soon started to float. He then gestured everyone to follow him deeper into the tree. "The child's mother : Naga. She was an outstanding Chaneller, I would've asked her to be my successor. But she did not poses the one thing her daughter had." "And whats that?" "A strong spirit."

He then stopped as there was a large throne in the center of the tree. He then motioned his staff towards the thorne as Ulla floated over and was placed there. "The fact that this child is still willing to live. Is proof enough she can be the one to watch over this land." He said as he looked at Togekiss. "Tell me, are you the only one who channels with her?" Togekiss shook his head as Lucario dropped Ulla's bag on the floor as Mimikyu, and her Shiny Comfey popped out. "She has some very fantastic Pokemon with her. Why don't you three lay next to her?" The three of them nodded as they went over to their trainer.

Sucellus looked at both Kaya and Keiko with a small smile. "She can rest here. But while here. She will have to overcome many things. It will be long, but it won't be hard. As long as she has her Pokemon with her." He then went over to Ulla and took out the Soul Heart she's been taking care of this entire time. The color of soul heart in the bubble looked better, you could clearly see the Soul Heart now. He then placed it on Ulla's lap. He swirled around his staff as Ulla's Fairy Pokemon started to feel drowsy. They then fell asleep. "What did you do?" "Don't worry. All of them are now sleeping. This way they can help her awaken."

He then turned back to Kaya and Keiko. "Because Naga was the main source of the child's channeling. Ulla will need to fight back and show her mother she is strong." As he said that, blasts of sudden winds could be heard around them. "That didn't take too long. Looks like they already started fighting." He then held his staff up as it glowed brilliantly. Soon enough, everyone was able to see silhouettes of an adult woman with long hair fighting against a mere child that didn't look to be no older than five years old. Both were in a heated battle as bubbles and flower petals were being launched at one another. "Master!" Lucario jumped up and was about to punch the woman but his entire body just phased through. "They don't know we are here. This is happening in the child's heart."

Keiko was immensely relieved to see that Succellus knew this was happen and had prepared for it. Watching the master at work washed away the unease that had robbed her of her voice earlier. Then her heart melted as she watched Ulla's Pokemon fall into a deep sleep by her side. They all looked so peaceful together, but of course Succellus was quick to show what was actually going on in their minds - and in Ulla's heart. Keiko had no idea Fairy Channelling could do stuff like this.

She was snapped out of her awe when she heard Kaya's question. "If there is a way we can help her, please tell us. I want to do anything and everything I can for her," Keiko spoke up. Her feelings of wanting to be a good mother to Ulla were only amplified in this place, but she'd had a sneaking suspicion from the start that bringing her here and laying her before Succellus would be the depth of her involvement in this process.

There was some part of Keiko that saw Ulla's biological mother and wanted to back down. That wanted to trust that Naga could take care of her own child and knew what was best for her. But that part of her was buried under both the mind-affecting influence of the Fairy Realm and the fact that Naga just denied the truth about her own daughter.

"If you don't put that child down and stop smothering her, she'll never be able to live on her own," Keiko warned, her face wrenching in anger, though her Frustration hadn't triggered yet. "I get that you brought her back when she was stillborn but she needs to live on her own energy, or she'll keep jumping back and forth between life and death." She clenched her fists, expecting a fight, but at the moment she was trying to talk sense into Naga. She only hoped that the long since dead channeler could be reasoned with. The fact that Naga had the same primary partner as her soon-to-be husband registered in Keiko's mind but she refused to process that for the time being.

Keiko calmed down a bit, a realization dawning on her that took some of the fight out of her. "I... get where you're coming from. I understand wanting to protect your child. And I get that you didn't get to spend much time with her before Ein killed you. But this isn't about you. Or me, or anyone else here. This is about Ulla. If what you want right now was better for her in the long run, I wouldn't stop you. But she won't be able to take care of herself if she relies on you the rest of her life."

Normal-type energy rushed out of Keiko like a pink haze, rising up and out of her body and creating the illusion that her hair changed color to pink as well. On top of that, her muscles expanded, increasing her strength and to a lesser extent her speed. "Leon isn't the only one that's been taking care of Ulla. I won't let you stunt her growth any further."

As Keiko leapt up to strike Naga with a punch aimed at the woman's head, and more importantly away from Ulla, she opened her hand intending to grab Naga's face and throw her down, using Agility to drag the woman's head against the dirt for a few dozen feet. Since Ulla was in Naga's arms, and Keiko was trying to throw Naga on her back, Keiko assumed Ulla wouldn't be at risk.

Keiko was indeed sent flying, but once she got on the ground, she dug into it just enough to prevent herself from sliding on the ground. Her first instinct was to immediately use Agility to regain lost ground, but the amount of energy Lucario gave off as he Mega-Evolved caught Keiko off-guard, and made her think of her own Pokemon.

Natalia, Keiko's Xatu, would be let out of her ball as Keiko focused the frantic, hateful energy of Frustration. While Keiko moved toward Naga, Natalia flew toward the Fairy Channeler's Gardevoir, gathering Ghost-type energy in her wings. Once in position, Natalia would blow an Ominous Wind at the enemy Gardevoir. With any luck, the super-effective move would distract Gardevoir enough for Lucario's Aura Sphere to overpower her Moonblast and strike true on its intended target.

Meanwhile, once Keiko had the amount of Normal-type energy built up that she desired, she flung herself upward and forward with Agility, summoning energy clones of her arms as she soared. Once ready, Keiko used another burst of Agility to send her body toward Naga like an air-to ground missile, releasing her Frustrated Dizzy Punch at Ulla's biological mother. As she swarmed Naga with powerful punches, Keiko roared. "The only thing preventing her from making a full recovery is YOU!"

As Lucario got his hands on Ulla, Natalia flew between him and Gardevoir, spreading her wings and preventing Gardevoir from attacking Lucario. She could use her psychic powers to levitate without needing to flap her wings, so she could use them to block Gardevoir and level another Ominous Wind at it if necessary.

Once Keiko was on the ground with Naga's hand at her throat, she let the energy clones of her arms dissipate and grabbed Naga's forearms with both hands, applying her Frustrated strength to cause enough pain to get Naga to let go. "I don't care what you think about me. Ulla needs her own channeling strength to get out of her cycle of dying and resurrecting, and the only one stopping that is-"

Keiko cut herself short when she heard Ulla's voice, and the shock from it cause her Frustration to subside, the energy aura dissipating entirely. Her hands relaxed instinctively, giving Naga the opportunity to let go of Keiko's neck. Then something shocking happened. Keiko assumed Ulla was calling Naga mama, she was quickly proven wrong. As Ulla stood beside her, apologizing and starting to cry, Keiko sat up. The fact that Ulla was talking to her when she said Mama make Keiko happy enough for Return to trigger, but it didn't. That was because Keiko realized that in this situation, it didn't feel right.

Keiko wiped away Ulla's tears and gave her a gentle hug. "I'm glad you're okay, but I think there's something you should know. She and I," she explained, motioning to Naga, "were fighting because we both wanted what we thought was the best for you, but we disagreed on what that meant. Her name is Noga. She's your biological mother."

Keiko felt a twinge of worry as she let that sentiment sink in. It felt like telling Ulla that was the right thing to do, but Naga could easily use the opening Keiko was giving her to continue smothering Ulla, and that wasn't okay. Keiko wanted to explain further, but she thought Ulla would need time to process what Keiko just told her. so she kept quiet for the time being.