One thousand years prior to the events of the films, the Sword of the Vale was at the center of the [[Kingdom of the Vale]], with the [[King of the People of the Vale]] residing in it with {{moOBP|Victini|Victini|14M14}}. However, when the king's sons, the [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals]], began fighting over their beliefs, the [[Dragon Force]] flowing through the kingdom reversed, leading to the devastation of the land. To save his people, the king borrowed Victini's power and used it to enhance the strength of hundreds of {{p|Solosis}} and {{p|Duosion}} in the castle, lifting it into the sky with all of the village's people within. It flew from the vale to the top of the mountain where the Dragon Force's leading edge flowed before landing.

[[Eindoak Town]] developed on that same mountainside, into a prosperous and rich town. Despite this, [[Damon]], a descendant of the People of the Vale, wished for the restoration of the Kingdom of the Vale, and ultimately discovered that he could accomplish that goal by reactivating the Sword of the Vale and flying it back to its original location. Once [[Ravine]], [[Glacine]], [[Mannes]], [[Juanita]] and others supported him, he captured Victini using the castle's Pillars of Protection and lifted the castle skyward, allowing the Dragon Force to flow back to the ruined land and begin restoring it. However, shortly thereafter, the Dragon Force went out of control again, spreading devastation over the land once more. Once Damon discovered this, he asked {{moOBP|Reshiram|Reshiram|14M14}} and {{mo|ZekromOBP|Zekrom|14M14}} for help in using the castle to stop the chaotic Dragon Force, and they caused the Dragon Force to reverse on itself and move upward into the Sword of the Vale itself. Juanita, [[Carlita]], {{an|Cilan}} and {{an|Iris}} escaped, but Damon insisted on staying until the crisis was solved, and {{Ash}} could not leave because the barrier generated by the Pillars of Protection sealed Victini inside. As the Dragon Force flowed through the castle, it began to fly out of control, first throwing Damon off and then rocketing into the atmosphere with Ash, Victini and {{TP|Ash|Pikachu}} still aboard. Damon, after being rescued by Juanita's {{p|Golurk}}, used the shared power of Golurk, Reshiram and Zekrom to try and destroy the Pillars of Protection so the castle would descend, but they failed. Victini, however, was able to destroy the pillars using {{m|Searing Shot}} and then {{m|V-create}}.