A New Soul's Beginning

## Staff

### Writer

CheerfulSteekip
Foodyeater

### Director

CheerfulSteekip
Foodyeater

### Artist

CheerfulSteekip

**A New Soul's Beginning** (Japanese: **覚醒！初対面？！** *Awakening! First Meeting?!*) is the first episode of the *Friendship is Legendary* Saga.

## Plot

The story begins with the Sekai Heroes battling against Team Storm in Canterlot. Sally Tailor, the Sekai Heroes' second-in-command, soon realize that a few members of the Sekai Heroes and the Everfreedom Fighters are badly outnumbered, in addition to Parallel!Elizabeth Storybook having gotten hurt during the fight. Furious, she orders the battle patrol to retreat, with Parallel!Adaman carrying Elizabeth along the way. Tempest Shadow, Team Storm's newest admin, wins the fight and claims Canterlot with her new agents and spies, which she are controlling. In the Heroes' station, Isabella Starton, the leader of the Sekai Heroes, is trying to seek answers from the Law of Cycles, troubled by that night's defeat. At that moment, April Kalloway, the deputy, receives a prophecy from an unknown character, echoing to Isabella that "*One Hero alone can save our home*."

What follows is a scene where a young girl is to have been unconscious on a beach due to an unexplained accident. Meanwhile, Kyubey is nervous about looking for new Chosen Ones, but Bella has to remind her that she shouldn't be giving up so early. Later, while walking along the beach, Megan Williams and Radiant Daybreak encounter the girl, and after some confusion, the former informs the girl that she has arrived in the Multiverse. Despite not being able to remember anything, the girl does say that her name is Cherry, only for Megan and Radiant to look at each other in surprise.

Meanwhile, the Law of Cycles chamber is shown to be empty even though they would normally have their monthly meeting around this time. The businesses such as Nova's salon, Pinkie Pie's bakery, Homura's counseling office, and Mallow's restaurant are all empty, as are Katrina's, Valerie's, and Cheren's classrooms. The media reports on the sudden disappearance of the experienced Magis and Pokémon the citizens of the Multiverse have looked up to for so long, and many concerned humans, creatures, and Pokémon are shown watching various news reports on this from their homes.

## Transcript

(It appears that a battle between two teams of Heroes and an evil team is going on...)

???: **Foolish little Humans, did you come here to actually stop us?**

Parallel!Elizabeth: **Come on, everycreature! I know you can stop them!**

Isabella: **There's no way we can stop them!**

(As the heroes fight the evil team, many of them are quickly outnumbered. Parallel!Elizabeth herself suddenly gets hit by one of the grunts.)

Parallel!Elizabeth: ***YAAAAAAHHHH!!!!***

(Parallel!Elizabeth is knocked out.)

Isabella: ***ELIZABETH!!!***

Sally: **Oh no! Our fellow comrades are outnumbered!** \*gasp\* **And Elizabeth is knocked down as well! *QUICK, EVERYCREATURE RETREAT!* Isabella, carry Elizabeth!**

Isabella: **On it, Sally!**

Parallel!Adaman: **Allow me, Isabella.**

Isabella: **Adaman, sir?! What are you doing here?**

Parallel!Adaman: **It seemed like you were in a jiffy, so I went to help. Guess I arrived too late, huh? Well, it doesn't matter, as Sally is right due to the conditions of the others. *RETREAT!!!!***

(As the heroes retreat hastily, a Pony with a broken horn fixed by a crystal-shaped horn attachment looks on.)

???: **Heh, so they chose to retreat.** \*sinister laugh\* **Looks like we win. Canterlot is *OURS!***

###

(At the station's balcony, Isabella, treated with minor injuries, is seen watching the night sky.)

Isabella: **Come on, come on... I have to keep trying! I need some info from the Law of Cycles!** *This night is really troubling...*

Parallel!Adaman: **About that... I heard that they have gone missing recently...**

Isabella: **They have...?!**

Parallel!Adaman: **I'm afraid so. Also... for quite a while, I've been thinking...** \*takes a deep breath and sighs\* **Have I been doing a good job making sure the Hope Crystal, as well as the other Unity Crystals, don't fall into the wrong hands? Now that the Law of Cycles have turned evil against their will, something tells me that we'll soon face a difficult challenge...**

(Isabella says nothing. April walks to her and Parallel!Adaman, concerned about what happened in their defeat.)

???: **Oh hey, Miss Starton, Mister Diamond. What's going on here?**

(Parallel!Adaman simply rolls his eyes over being called "Mister Diamond.")

Isabella: **Oh, there you are, Kalloway. I thought you're busy with the other comrades.**

April: **It's nothing! I heard about what happened during the battle in Canterlot.**

Parallel!Adaman: **What about Elizabeth-chan?**

April: **Elizabeth's in the ER right now, but she's going to be fine!**

(Parallel!Adaman sighs in relief.)

Isabella: **What about the other Magis? Is there reports for them?**

April: **They're going through recovery. They said that there are a few heavy injuries, meaning they must rest for months.**

Isabella: **We're lucky not to have lost any Magis this time. You're a gifted Miko, Miss Kalloway.** \*sigh\* **I'm deeply troubled by tonight's defeat. We Sekai Heroes have faced so many events ever since we formed the team. These are difficult times for our team.**

April: **It's only just the beginning! There will be more new Magical Warriors every time one makes a contract. Perhaps, but training our Stage 0 Magis takes time. If the Sekai Heroes are to defend our home, we must have new Magical Warriors as soon as possible.** *The only problem now is... all the Incuabtors except one have been kidnapped a day after we found a single Chosen One! How are we going to figure it out now...?*

(April suddenly closes her eyes, and then the screen briefly flashes white.)

Isabella: **Are you asking the Law of Cycles for answers?**

April: **It is at times we need the words of the Royals to help us.**

Isabella: **Has the Law of Cycles spoken to you?**

April: **Not for some months, Starton.**

[Silence]

Parallel!Adaman: *Really, Isabella?*

(April opens her eyes, which briefly glow golden for a second. As the scene switches to the night sky, a shooting star emerges.)

Isabella: **It's a message from a bright light!**

April: **Instead, I just received a prophecy from somecreature.**

Isabella: **What's that?**

April: ***One Hero alone can save our home.***

## Characters

### Mains

* Cherry
* Hillary Rita-Amora
* Megan Killy-Williams
* Radiant Lilypad-Daybreak

### Mascots

* Kyubey
* Bella
* Zirco

### Supporting

* Gracie White
* Sekai Heroes
* Parallel Elizabeth Dreamsun-Storybook
* Parallel Adaman Gemstar-Diamond

## Trivia

* There is no eyecatch in this episode.
* Starting from this episode, and throughout the whole FiL saga, no **Harmony Color** will get announced at the beginning.
* This is the first episode of the FiL saga without a post-credits scene.
* (TBA) reads the preview for the next episode.