A Midsummer Night's Cure

*(This three-part episode has a different page name since the total amount of episodes in the entire series is clearly undecided. This is also major spoilers for the future, so go on at your own risk!)*

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**A Midsummer Night's Cure** (真夏の夜の治療, ***A Midsummer Night's Cure***?) is a three-part episode of season 13 and the (TBA) episode of the *Guardians of Harmony* series overall.

## Summary

### Part 1: Darkrai - The Dream

*Cases of people having nightmares mean a new mission for the Guardians of Harmony! They suspect it's being caused by the Mythical Pokémon Darkrai and go to investigate in Sinnoh, but guess who's after Cresselia, who is the cure for these nightmares with her Lunar Wings: not just Queen Vera's minions.... but also the Matori Matrix of Team Rainbow Rocket?! Good night, sleep tight, and don't let Darkrai bite!*

### Part 2: Cresselia - The Light

*Now that the heroes founded an injured Cresselia, Nanette seems to realize that she may get targeted. She has also lost confidence following her nightmare, but when the villains all want to capture the poor Pokémon and Darkrai, she just might need to stand up against them...and this will unlock the final stage of the Guardians' powers!*

## Plot

### Part 1: Darkrai - The Dream

Over Fullmoon Island in the Sinnoh region, a Cresselia is being chased by Team Rainbow Rocket's Matori Matrix. A blast from their airship's energy cannons hits Cresselia and hurts her, causing her to fall down. As Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts descend down to search for Cresselia, she makes her getaway by flying away from the island. On the nearby Newmoon Island, a Darkrai senses something is wrong and also heads to the Sinnoh mainland.

Back in Kanto, Professor Cerise tells the Guardians about incidents in Sinnoh involving people being kept awake by horrible nightmares. Chrysa and Ren agree with the Professor's suspicions about the culprit being Darkrai, the Mythical Pokémon with the ability to induce nightmares on people and Pokémon alike. However, Darkrai usually never leaves its residence on Newmoon Island, making the situation all the more strange. The Guardians of Harmony all agree to travel to Sinnoh to investigate, but before they can leave the Cerise Laboratory, a Royal Guard from Equestria barges in. After hearing what he had to say, Professor Cerise realizes that the Tantabus may be on the loose outside the Dream World, much to everyone's horror (but especially Fennel, who goes into panic mode).

At the Juniper Laboratory in Unova, Aurea is shocked to hear that her father Cedric has to take over the lab while she goes on the mission. As such, a fight breaks out between father and daughter, leaving Cina very annoyed. A newbie Trainer that oversaw the commotion mentions how the Guardians had just left for the Sinnoh region, and Aurea freaks out after realizing it. She and Cina rush out via teleportation, much to everyone's embarrasment.

At the Nightmare Castle, the villains are also coming up with a plan to capture Cresselia and Darkrai. Unfountually, Black Hat and Demencia start to fight over something, leaving Event Horizon furious.

Meanwhile in Sinnoh, Aurea catches up to the other Guardians, who are talking with Officer Jenny about the nightmare incidents. She mentions that the nightmare cases have moved from town to town, giving more evidence to the Guardians' suspicions of a Pokémon being behind everything. At the Team Rocket trio's secret base, Matori is contacting them and telling them to join her on the hunt for Darkrai and Cresselia. At first, the trio is uninterested, but upon learning that this capture operation was a direct order from Giovanni and could result in them being promoted if they're successful, they immediately change their mind and agree to come. After ending the call, Matori muses to herself how she's actually calling in the trio just to have them take the fallout in case anything goes wrong.

Back with the heroes, Chloe has trouble setting up a campfire at first, but as the night falls, she finally succeeds (thanks to Nanette having Gigi use her fire attack) and starts cooking food. Suddenly, Nanette starts expereicing a strange dizzy spell. When Marina asks what's wrong, Nanette suddenly says "I got a spark of a dragon-like Pokémon's power..." in the Ancient Unovian language. Stunned with the sudden change of language, Nanette snaps out of the dizziness and everyone retreats to bed in the nearby Pokémon Center.

Back at the Cerise Laboratory, the Guardians have returned to report that they were unable to figure out the cause of the nightmares. Strangely, however, Chrysa and Ren are only interested to hear if they caught any strong Pokémon, before suddenly revealing Team Rocket-like uniforms and performing a modified version of the Rocket trio's motto, announcing themselves as members of "Team Cerise". To the Guardians' shock, they suddenly find themselves wearing similar costumes (with their Power Necklaces, Harmony Gems and Harmony/Cutie Marks gone), and Professor Cerise reveals himself in a dark suit, laughing evilly as he orders an all-out assault with all the Pokémon at the Cerise Park, only for Nightmare Moon and Daybreaker to both suddenly show up and claim *they* will rule the Multiverse. All of the Guardians suddenly jolt awake from the nightmare, their eyes glowing. Upon finding out they all had the same dream, they realize the culprit behind the nightmares must be close, and rush outside to see Darkrai nearby, before it vanishes into the shadows. Their eyes suddenly start glowing so bright that a magical outburst occurs, knocking everyone out.

The next morning, the Guardians wake up and decide to head out. However, when Nanette looks at her reflection in a clear spring, everyone realizes that they transformed invoulntary and their eyes are still glowing. A crowd of paparazzi (to their annoyance) suddenly appears, asking the Guardians for an interview. In a panic, the Guardians quickly return their Pokémon (minus Thunders and Elizabeth's Pokémon) to their Poké Balls and quickly get chased into another town, only to discover that Darkrai is no longer present there. Marina says they have an important mission and the crowd disperses, while Goh has gathered the reports about Darkrai together and figured out that it seems to be circling around a certain forest, so they decide to go check it out. Above said forest, the Team Rocket trio is flying on their balloon while looking down and trying to find Cresselia.

As the sun starts to set, Nanette begins to realize that something strange has been going on with her, Julia and even Jim. She is unable to blurt it out, however, as she momentarily sees Nina about to be corrupted, but she is luckily saved in a jiffy...thanks to the spirit of Victoria! Just before ancestor and descendant could greet each other, however, another Marra decides to perform dark magic on Jim, Nanette and Julia for fun, causing Nanette to get turned into Vahirom while Jim becomes the Celestial Dragon and Julia loses control of her magic, making everyone panic. They only stop when they notice a glow further along their path, and Elizabeth quickly stops the Marra out of fury and turns everyone back to normal, making her dizzy for a moment.

Simultaneously, the usual villains are approaching the forest. Event Horizon acknowledges that possibility that they may have to battle Darkrai themselves, and Black Hat (snarkily) says that *she* should avoid falling asleep, causing them and Demencia to fight, much to Queen Vera's annoyance. Meanwhile, the Guardians approach the glow and see it coming from an injured Cresselia lying on the ground, and Nanette realizes that she may be it.

## Major Events

### Part 1: Darkrai - The Dream

* A wild Cresselia and Darkrai are targeted by Team Rainbow Rocket's Matori Matrix.
* The Guardians of Harmony travel to Sinnoh again.
* Nanette reveals that something big is going to happen, but what *exactly* it is doesn't get known.
* The Guardians encounter the wild Darkrai and Cresselia.

### Part 2: Cresselia - The Light

* The Guardians of Harmony encounter Matori again, with the deceased ones meeting her for the first time.
* The Guardians get their Stage 4 upgrades.
* The Guardians and Darkrai protect Cresselia from the villains and Team Rainbow Rocket.
* The Guardians return to their respective homes.
* Nina starts expereincing painful dizzy spells.

## Characters

### Part 1: Darkrai - The Dream

#### **Guardians of Harmony**

* Nanette Daisy
* Marina Daisy
* Nicole Messerli
* Jim Porter
* Julia Dreamwalker
* Nina Aarden
* Ash Ketchum
* Dawn Berliz
* Goh Underwood
* Chloe Cerise
* Cherry Miles
* Teryn Belle
* Felicia Poochheart
* Elieen Poochheart
* Karen Miosyhi
* Sandra West
* Professor Aurea Juniper
* Doctor Fennel Rosetta
* Professor Sonia Magnolia
* Delia Ketchum
* Elis Daisy
* Catherine Porter
* June Porter

#### **Pokémon**

* Tepig (Nanette's; Gigi)
* Brionne (Nanette's; Jessica)
* Steenee (Nanette's; Bouncee)
* Feraligatar (Marina's; Chompy)
* Samurott (Nina's; Zach)
* Lilligant (Nina's; Lalia)
* Pikachu (Ash's; Thunders)
* Meowth (Team Rocket)
* Wobbuffet (Jessie's; Wobby)
* Piplup (Verity's; Pip)
* Mr. Mime (Ash's; Mimey; dream)
* Yamper (Chloe's; Yampie)
* Rotom (Rotom Phone)
* Magnemite (Ren's; Francois; dream)
* Skuntank (Team Rocket Grunt's)
* Toxicroak (Team Rocket Grunt's)
* Purugly (Team Rocket Grunt's)
* Rhyperior (Team Rocket Grunt's)
* Bidoof (Trainer's)
* Psyduck (Trainer's)
* Shinx (Trainer's)
* Roselia (Trainer's)
* Cresselia
* Darkrai

#### **Villains**

* Jessie
* James
* Matori
* Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts
* Nightmare Moon (dream)
* Daybreaker (dream)
* Event Horizon
* Black Hat
* Demencia
* Queen Vera

#### **Secondary Characters**

* Officer Jenny
* Professor John Cerise
* Chrysa
* Ren
* Talia
* Citizens
* Unnamed Trainer
* Masuko Mika
* Paparazzi
* Royal Guard
* Princess Luna (indirectly mentioned)

### Part 2: Cresselia - The Light

#### **Guardians of Harmony**

* Nanette Daisy
* Marina Daisy
* Nicole Messerli
* Jim Porter
* Julia Dreamwalker
* Nina Aarden
* Ash Ketchum
* Dawn Berliz
* Goh Underwood
* Chloe Cerise
* Cherry Miles
* Teryn Belle
* Felicia Poochheart
* Elieen Poochheart
* Karen Miosyhi
* Sandra West
* Professor Aurea Juniper
* Doctor Fennel Rosetta
* Professor Sonia Magnolia
* Delia Ketchum
* Elis Daisy
* Catherine Porter
* June Porter

#### **Pokémon**

* Tepig (Nanette's; Gigi)
* Brionne (Nanette's; Jessica)
* Steenee (Nanette's; Bouncee)
* Feraligatar (Marina's; Chompy)
* Samurott (Nina's; Zach)
* Lilligant (Nina's; Lalia)
* Pikachu (Ash's; Thunders)
* Meowth (Team Rocket)
* Wobbuffet (Jessie's; Wobby)
* Piplup (Verity's; Pip)
* Yamper (Chloe's; Yampie)
* Rotom (Rotom Phone)
* Cresselia (x2; one in flashback)
* Darkrai
* Cinderace (Goh's; Ace)
* Togekiss (Dawn's; Toge-chan; flashback)
* Pelipper (Team Rocket)
* Dusknoir (Team Rocket's)
* Lunatone (Team Rocket's)
* Skuntank (Team Rocket Grunt's)
* Toxicroak (Team Rocket Grunt's)
* Purugly (Team Rocket Grunt's)
* Rhyperior (Team Rocket Grunt's)
* Kricketot
* Kricketune
* Bonsly
* Piplup (multiple)

#### **Villains**

* Jessie
* James
* Matori
* Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts
* Event Horizon
* Black Hat
* Demencia
* Queen Vera

#### **Secondary Characters**

* Professor John Cerise
* Chrysa
* Ren
* Princess Luna

## Trivia

* There are three **Harmony Colors** announced in this episode, one in each part.
	+ Part 1 - **Daisy Purple**
	+ Part 2 - **Porter Blue**
	+ Part 3 - **Cerise Pink**
* This episode had its three parts published seperately, one part per week.
* It has been confirmed that the heroes of the present will work together with the heroes of the past during the three-parter. Teryn Belle and Sandra West will also reunite with Gina Silverstein for the occassion.
* Piplup gains a redesign, now having blue eyes like the games instead of having black eyes as deciped before. Although, this seems exclusive to Verity's Piplup, as another Piplup shown earlier in the same series had its original design.
* Surprisingly, Nicole for once doesn't have a nightmare of her being evil again, as the heroes all have the same dream.
* Nanette gets freaked out in the nightmare seen in the first part so badly that she refuses to do much at all in the second part, and it's only when she realizes she and everyone else is in danger that she finally snaps and regains confidence.
* The instermental version of *A New Destiny* plays in part 2 during the battle against all of the villains, while Nanette's version plays in Part 3.
* The first part of this episode is one of the rare times where Elizabeth gets dizzy after using her powers.
* Not counting the third part, this episode is one of the times the two teams of villains (the usual villains and Team Rainbow Rocket) are in competition with each other. In this case, they both want to capture Darkrai and Cresselia.
* It is unknown why Event Horizon is walking normally on the ground when she can just levitate.
* Victoria tells Elizabeth to fix the mess by saying "MIRACLE ENGAGE!", making this one of the rare times such an idea occurs.
* Part 2 of this episode features the following flashbacks:
	+ Dawn's meeting with Cresselia in *Sleepless In Pre-Battle!*
	+ Piplup's refusal to evolve in *Stopped in the Name of Love!*
* Despite the move having existed since the second generation of Pokémon, this is the first time Moonlight is used in the anime.
* The Guardians wear color-coded and patterned yukatas in this episode when not transformed due to it taking place in summer, with even the ponies and Smolder, Ocellus, Silverstream, Yona, and Gallus wearing them. Additionally, several civilian Changelings and Hippogriffs can be seen flying around wearing yukatas as well.
	+ Made-up fans even made a meme of Smolder wearing an orange yukata, which went viral.

### Errors

#### **Part 1: Darkrai - The Dream**

* Nina's eyes are sapphire blue in one scene.

### Dub Edits

#### **Part 1: Darkrai - The Dream**

* When the heroes and Pokémon wake up from their nightmare, Bibi, panicked, asks "What kind of drugs have I been snorting?!" and Powalie-chan cheerfully replies "Nightmare drugs!", which results in Nijiko slapping her. In the English dub, Gigi instead asks "Was that just a dream....?", Casty cheerfully replies "Must have been Julia" and then she gets slapped like the original.
* When the heroes go to bed, when Nicole takes her glasses off and puts them on the nightstand, the dub adds a minor folding sound effect.
* The Guardians' eyes were glowing extermely bright during the magic outburst scene in the original, but the glow is toned down in the dub.
* When Batakurimu Purin, Shugadorimu, and Kyarattokeiku fall asleep at sunset and Hoshika (Miranda) gets permission to carry them in her backpack so Shitasakan-chan doesn't have her fins full, the dub replaces the stereotypical sleeping nose bubble with Zs.
* In the original, Niku's blanket is light green with red medical cross symbols, but the English dub edits the crosses to be green since the Red Cross doesn't like red cross symbols to be used in media to avoid confusion. However, in the finalized version the Red Cross also forced the Japanese version to change the crosses to green as well for the same reason.

#### **Part 2: Cresselia - The Light**

* Nina mentions in the original that "nobody can lose hope, unless they're always a dimwit." In the dub, this line is cut off, and Nina gets slapped by Nanette before she can even otherwise say anything.
* In the original, Yumeko tells Usagi that she should marry Cresselia, causing her to punch her in the head and make her fall down with a giant red bump on her head. In the dub, Serena punches Julia after the latter says she should catch Cresselia. However, the fantasy scene of a chibi Cresselia and Serena (complete with Julia and Darien as the ring bearers) marrying is kept.
* Yumeko childishly calls Nonomi "Purple Bruised Eggplanthead" in annoyance despite being 20, but in the dub, it is changed to "Grape Juice Head."

### Easter Eggs

* The title of this three-parter is a reference to William Shakespeare's *A Midsummer Night's Dream*.

#### **Part 1: Darkrai - The Dream**

* Ash makes an indirect reference to Tobias when Goh asks him if he's met a Darkrai before, with Ash saying that it is strong in battle.
* Dragonet's creepy expression, tone of voice, and zombie-like fin movements in the nightmare when Professor Cerise orders the Pokémon to attack resembles Nightmare Adrien in the *Miraculous Ladybug* episode "Sandboy."
* The patterns on Twilight's blanket (clusters of purple stars) resemble G1 Twilight's Cutie Mark.
* While ponies don't normally wear clothes, Pinkie Pie wears white pajamas with a pattern of purple balloons, a nod to the G1 pony Surprise who she is based on.
* Nightmare Professor Cerise says "I'm your Professor now, Nanette!", a reference to the famous quote from *A Nightmare on Elm Street*, "I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy!"
* Nightmare Professor Cerise also has a top hat and a candy cane as a cane in addition to his evil suit, referencing *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*. Miranda even points this out, saying "[she] saw the Professor as some creepy Wonka fan."
* Two Changelings in the nightmare transform into a Mime Jr. and Chimecho as part of "Team Cerise."
* When the Guardians get chased by a crowd of paparazzi asking them for an interview again, Masuko Mika from *Yes! Pretty Cure 5* is among those asking them for an interview before Marina says they have a mission and makes them leave, except she's not trying to find out their identities since everyone knows who the Guardians are.
* Much like the MLP:FiM episode "The Ticket Master," Twilight shrieks "RUNNNNNN!!!!!!!!" before the Guardians get chased.
* Dawn's Piplup trying to eat straight from the boiling pot and getting burned in as a result is replaced with Nina trying to eat from the pot and getting a burn on the face, forcing her to go to the Pokémon Center earlier than the others. In the original, the following exchange is then given out:
	+ Satoshi: [That was the dumbest thing I saw.]
	+ Bel: [Ugh, me too.]
	+ Nonomi: [Be quiet, or I'll-]
	+ (Nonomi expereinces a dizzy spell before she can finish, ending the exchange.)

#### **Part 2: Cresselia - The Light**

* Chloe Cerise's first Stage 4 transformation is similar to Mami Tomoe's transformation.
* Princess Luna mentions her fear nearly confirmed in the MLP:FiM episide "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?", only to realize she shouldn't have done that in the GoH universe, breaking the 4th wall as a result.
* Nina's dizzy spell problem at the end slightly resembles Madoka's transformation into a witch in *Puella Magi Madoka Magica*, but she doesn't luckily turn into a witch herself.
* Reese, Serena G., Mina, and Serena T. each attempt to sing the song "All is Found" from *Frozen II* to try and calm down the still-angered Cresselia, but it comes out as eardrum-bursting shouting instead. As a result, Musa (being a talented singer from the planet Melody in the Magic Dimension) instead just transforms and plays her handheld piano weapon while Serena T. soothes Cresslia and talks to her.

#### **Part 3: Destiny - The Magic**

*(WIP)*

* Nanette's first Stage 5 transformation since the previous season is similar to Mami Tomoe's transformation. As a bonus, Credens justitiam also plays.