Creation Era

His name was Flint. At least that's what Arceus told him when he opens his eyes. Flint was born from the world's need for warmth, and Iroma [Fire Type Primal]. Being Iroma's champion, Flint was the Flame Plate. Why was he created? Flint was going to spark the necessary material needed to create heat and light. After all, how is the one supposed to survive in such a dark and cold place? Despite what he represented, Flint was a calm, collected plate. It took quite a bit to cause the male to snap. He knew his power become erratic whenever he gets overwhelmed by his emotions. Interesting enough, Flint was much more serious when you compared him to his Setmates. With how childish Splash was and naive Meadow was, it made sense for that to be the case.

When it came to Flint's relationship with the plates, almost all the plates carried a level of respect for him. There was no denying the male was a good leader during the time he was active. He knew the right things to say and what was best for the plates. To Meadow and Splash, he was a great brother. There were times where he did often get into arguments with Meadow about doing his job and drag Splash out of situations where he could get hurt. However, this didn't stop the three from caring about each other. There was never a day where the two weren't together, embarking on some secret mission under Arceus' nose. The three love each other to the point they had an unbreakable bond. However, it was a bond that would be tested over years during the Creation Era.

It was a day that Flint would always regret.

It happened one day when Flint, Splash, and Meadow spent time watching over the humans of the sea. The human of the seas were individuals who traveled the sea through the use of boats. The three plates always watch them as it was something Splash enjoyed. As they watched them from a little boat they found, they noticed the humans were attempting to hunt down Kyogre. The smaller legend had been attempting to protect a Pokemon it had befriended and was caught in the fray. It was Splash's duty to protect Kyogre as he was bound to him. As such, Splash, Meadow, and Flint distracted with the humans of the sea, so Kyogre would be able to flee from the fray.

However, things fell apart when they managed to do that.

You see when humans feel trapped, they react out of desperation and madness. Such was proven when Meadow was impaled by a pirate and sent flying into the sea. Flint wanted to save them. He honestly did. He was willing to jump into the sea to grab him even if the damn thing caused him pain. However, he didn't. After all, he knew that Meadow would want him to protect Splash. Their setmate life was more important than their own. As such, Flint saved Splash.

You see Flint saw that Splash stood stunned by what happened to Meadow. He wasn't blind. However, he also saw the incoming rain of attacks heading towards the male. He could have burned the humans and whatever weapons they sent flying towards Splash. He wasn't weak by any means. However, Flint wasn't thinking. He couldn't afford to think. Thinking caused him to lose Meadow. He'll be damned if he allowed it to cause him to lose Splash. As such, he decided that he knew Meadow would hate him for had he been alive.

He protected Splash with his own body.

It hurt. God, feeling those rain of attacks hurt so much, but he was giving Splash time to flee. The sea would be able to protect Splash as it was his domain. His senses started to progressively dull over seconds. The pain became a form of numbness that woos him to that sweet embrace of death. Through his blurry vision, he could see Splash's eyes watered as he wrapped his arms around him. He could hear his pleas for him to stay alive. However, those pleas became softer...and softer. Eventually, his hearing became as bare as his vision. As he felt his lifeforce leave him, he told Splash one final thing:

"Carry my fire into your heart, little one."

His name is Alastair. At least that's what the boy clinging to him told him. Alastair still had his memories as Flint. He was thankful for that. It taught him to never trust humans. What kind of monsters would go as far as to kill both himself and his setmate previous incarnation because they were trying to protect a legend? The thought was always something that Alastair couldn't get over. Perhaps that's why he always such a bitter person. When compared to Flint, Alastair was a much more serious man. He wasn't as nice as his previous incarnation and was a man that demanded respect. For context, his attitude was something that put Draco to shame. He showed no remorse towards those who go against him. Those who went against him would be scorch by the infernal flames that dance around him.

Arceus knew Alastair was going to be the problem the moment he noticed the male's attitude towards him. Every time he scolded the male for his actions, the Flame Plate was flippant with little care about listening to the God's order. All he cared about is doing what he wanted with little worries about Arceus' doing anything to him. After all, Arceus couldn't kill him. Arceus wouldn't dare raise a hoof to harm his creations. They were essentially his children, and the thought of destroying a plate to recreate them was something he couldn't allow. It was something he knew would scare the plates.

However, this isn't to say that no one took care of Alastair. Someone did, and it came in the form of Meadow (specifically the third incarnation of the plate). The male wasn't planning on stepping in until Alastair had the nerve to hurt Splash. In Alastair's defense, he didn't mean to harm the water plate. The male was irritated by an argument they were having regarding how he was acting over the years. It got to the point he ended up lashing out at the male. He thought that Splash would be quick enough to avoid the Fire Lash he swung at him. That wasn't the case. This sparked a rage that he never seen from Meadow. In seconds, the two were battling with little regard about the damage done to the area or what the other felt. In honesty, it was a battle that should have happened sooner with the tension between the two plates as Meadow was the only one who was willing to challenge him.

Alastair thought he had the advantage. After all, he was the Flame Plate. Meadow stands no chance against him. The plants needed his light to grow stronger. Too much of it would cause them to burn to the crisp. It was something that he proved to Meadow throughout that battle. As Meadow laid there with cracks adorning his body, Alastair stood over him, preparing to get rid of the male. After all, what use did this plate had in existing at this point? However, just as he was about to kill the male with a Judgement, he felt pain. It was quite an unbearable one at that. It started at the pit of his stomach and spread throughout his body. He felt disoriented, sick, and overall in agony. In seconds, his body collapsed to the ground next to Meadow, shaking as the pain grew. It became much harder to breathe. He looked over to Meadow and noticed the little purple droplets on hairs on his arms and running down his nose.

He poisoned him.

Alastair should have realized that was the case based on how the male was willing to fight in physical combat. He was willing to poison himself if it meant he got poisoned too. Alastair knew that with how long they been battling, he was dying. He wasn't sad about that. In honesty, it wasn't exactly the worse way to go. That and it was clear Meadow was going to join in whatever the hell they go to. Through his last few minutes, he looked over to Meadow and couldn't help but recall a memory. Something from his past life. Something that he hoped his next incarnation would fulfill for him.

"Hey....Jarred...?"

"Yea...?"

"Let's...go take Will to that nice little lake....when everything...is good...yea? Heard...t.hey...got...good fishes there...."

"...In the...next life?"

"Yeah....the next life...maybe two..?....Honestly..we die....often"

"Haha....yeah....just..try not to forget...mkay?"

And with that, Alastair allowed himself to drift into nothingness.

His name is Aidan. At least that's what that young woman with the green hair told him. Aidan's memories were always a bit rough. No one was sure what that was all about. Perhaps it was some side effect from being another incarnation. Who knows. All this did was make Aidan so irritable. He was rude, wild, and cold. He wasn't as bad as his previous incarnation, so that was a plus. In a way, he was like Draco if Draco used his brain a bit more. The plates treated him like a teenager. Honestly, he didn't mind. He had fewer things to worry about, and he didn't believe he fits the role of a leader with all things considered.

Nor that he honestly lasted that long.

It's funny. When it came to incarnation, he was the second quickest to die. With Meadow, his incarnation can last a decent amount of time before they end up dying. For Aidan, he met his end thanks to Insect. Aidan knew how deeply Insect cared about her bug Pokemon. He knew this, and he always tried to avoid doing anything that would harm them. He knew how protective she can be of them. However, it wasn't his fault that a human ticked him off to the point he took his anger out of her Butterfree. He didn't realize it was Insect's Butterfree until the female attacked him. The battle that occurred between the two was messy. Blood was spilled, and the environment the two were in couldn't handle their battle. Aidan was fighting for the sake of staying alive. If killing Insect was his way of doing so, so be it.

However, he lost. An X-Scissor was what took his life away. It's embarrassing when you think about it. Two of his incarnations were defeated by plates that he had a type advantage over. As he laid there next to Insect, his memories started to come back. Memories of his past selves if you want to be specific. He found himself thinking back about the pain he caused in his current incarnation and his previous one. Not just pain but also fear. He didn't want his fellow plates to deal with that. They deserved better than to worry about someone like him. As he took that last breath, he used his very essence to cling onto those memories so his next incarnation wouldn't forget them and turn out like him (or Alastair).

His name is Firefly. At least that's what the strange individual standing over him told him. The fragments of his previous incarnation are what created him. He recalls the pain he caused his fellow plates from his previous incarnation and refuses to allow that to happen again. He wants the plates to trust him as his previous incarnations ruined their ability to do so. He didn't want the plates not to trust him. It makes him feel so lonely, bad, and empty. It made him so cold. This coldness wasn't something he can overcome easily. Perhaps that's why he decided it would be best if he embraced the title of that kid brother. It wasn't as stressful as worrying about everyone's safety like a leader, and it made everybody be able to see that any mistakes he made were due to his nature. The plates would be able to teach him what was right and what wrong. They would be able to get him to understand things he wouldn't bother understanding.

In a way, it allowed him to truly understand the importance of his own actions from a new perspective.

Firefly's incarnation did result in the plates' being able to trust the male more. After all, Firefly had the mind of a teenager. He was more willing to listen to them compared to his other two incarnations. However, he did spend most of his time under the watchful eye of Splash and Meadow to ensure he didn't do anything extreme. It didn't bother Firefly as he just used that time to try to repair his relationships with the two plates. Oddly, he was considered the little brother of the set. When the POA Era start and Damian started his adventure with a group of misfits (that he would call his friends) to save the world, Firefly and the plates were quick to join that. Granted, they didn't have a choice in the matter. Not much is worth noting when it comes to what happened to Firefly. He spent that time honing his fire manipulation abilities as a means to see what he can honestly do it.

He developed a love-hate relationship with Icy. You wouldn't think that they would consider the thought of being in a relationship. After all, the two are constantly bickering with each other over the smallest of things. Despite that, it's clear they had a thing for each other. One has to question why when Icy is manipulative brat while Firefly is a hotheaded (and occasionally sassy) guy. Granted, Firefly did cite that he had a thing for jerk gremlins. It's unclear when exactly these two started dating. It's clear that they did start dating before the ROTOM Era, but the exact time is unclear. Regardless, they seemed to be perfectly fine, dealing with the other's shenanigans and being overall immature disasters.

In terms of other things that happened during this POA ERA to the PRE ROTOM ERA, Damian's fall occurred after the male was hit with Naoto's move and sent flying off a cliff. Falling into a coma, Damian was teleported away from Mi to an unknown location. However, the plates themselves were panicking as the damage done to Damian's body was severe enough that he was lying close to death's door. While he did have the benefit of reincarnation (thanks to his guardian status), the plates didn't know what would happen to them when Damian died. There was also the concern that Yveltal wouldn't be fast enough to save him. For that reasoning, they decided to fuse with Damian. While this did mean Arceus would no longer be able to use them as they were stuck with Damian, they didn't have any other options or the time needed to reflect on them. Giving a silent apology to their Creator for what they were going to do, these elemental spirits fused themselves into Damian, becoming one with the male.

POA Era-Pre Rotom Era

When Damian was in a coma, things were rough. Each of the plates was worried about whether or not Damian would wake up from his coma as well as what would happen if Arceus found out what they did. Firefly was no different. However, Firefly was one of the few plates that always believed that Damian would be able to pull through. This was a man that stared death in the face and came back, still as smug as ever. When the male wake up, you best believe Firefly was the guy that shouted "I TOLD YOU SO! YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER DOUBTED ME!" This was honestly one of the few times that the plates allowed Firefly to celebrate that victory as the male admittedly helped them hold onto that hope that Damian would wake up. However, don't tell Firefly that. That man would never let it go if you did.

Rotom Era-Our Story Era (Now)

When the war ended, Firefly spent his time with his fellow plates while finding more ways to use his power. With plates now fused with Damian, they were more or less together until Damian somehow dies and stay dead. It's something that Firefly doesn't mind as he cares deeply for the plates. They were his family, and he would do whatever he can to ensure they were safe. That and it's much harder for them to escape his great puns, so there's that. He has been bonding more with Icy, and we're not sure if that's a good thing or not. Unlike some plates, Firefly and Icy had made the decision not to have kids. Mostly because Firefly+Children is honestly a horrible combination when you think about it.

And by the way, Meadow and Firefly did take Splash to that nice little lake. :3