Lysandre roared in his defeat as Anne punched the palm of her hand, nodding and grinning. She returned Delphox as the boss of Team Flare fell to his knees. Shauna stepped forward from behind Anne after watching the battle.
"Um…" She cleared her throat. "Know what I think? Even if there's only a little bit of something it's still best to share it."
She ignored Lysandre's glare.
"Even you manage to use Mega Evolution… That's because Gyarados shared its power with you, didn't it? And not just Gyarados but your other Pokémon, too…"
Her words were met by awkward silence. Calem stepped forward.
"Yveltal is gone so you can't use the ultimate weapon anymore, right? You don't have to worry about the future all by yourself… I think everyone should work together to make a better, beautiful world…"
Anne nodded.
"It's easy to destroy the world. But is it really the best solution? We can all build a better and brighter future if we just work together!"
"If that were possible…" Lysandre spat. "All wars would have ended long ago! I can only see one future! One where selfish, foolish humans think about nothing other than themselves and steal more and more from one another! It's a tragic future!"
He cast his eyes up to the weapon above him.
"The original purpose of this device was to bring a Pokémon back to life. But the ancient king transformed it into this ultimate weapon…"
There was a pause as he studied it.
"Hmm…" He adopted a pensive look. "When Yveltal awakened, it took back much of its energy that had been sent to the ultimate weapon. There's not much power left. But there is enough to use it once."
He grinned.
"The ultimate weapon is a flower bloomed to no avail. Just like me. But this ends here!"
He cast his hand out towards Anne.
"Anne! I will show what its remaining power can do!"
Anne stepped back towards Shauna and Calem. The room began shaking and Anne looked up to see the eerie red glow from the weapon as it was activated.
"That's not good!" she exclaimed.
"Anne, Shauna, let's get out of here!" Calem shouted.
Shauna shot off with Calem following her closely. Anne took one last look at Lysandre before following them.
The crystal flower rumbled as it shot a laser of red into the sky. The beam of energy went up before dropping back down onto the weapon itself. The resulting collision shook Geosenge Town and the weapon collapsed onto Team Flare's base. As the smoke cleared, six Trainers stood looking at the crater in awe. Sina approached Calem.
"I'm glad you're all safe!" she exclaimed. "I really respect the courage and kindness you all showed."
"Thank you." Shauna smiled as Trevor looked around. "We're all fine…"
"Wait!" Trevor exclaimed and everyone turned to him. "Where's Anne?"
Looking around, it became clear that Anne wasn't amongst them. Tierno rushed to the crater and was pulled back by Calem when he reached the edge. All he could see was rubble. He turned to Calem and Shauna.
"Wasn't she with you?!"
"She was right behind us!" Shauna covered her mouth. "She can't be…"
Calem turned and ran back towards Team Flare's base entrance. He ran down the stairs and his face dropped when he found doors blocking his way. In front of those doors was Anne's purse alongside her Pokeballs.
Calem tried prying the doors apart only to find them sealed firmly. With a frustrated yell, he let out Greninja. Greninja nodded solemnly as he helped his Trainer pry the doors apart. Calem heaved with him as Sina and Dexio finally joined him. Sina pulled Calem back.
"It's too dangerous!"
Greninja cried out when light spilled out onto the scene before them and Calem's eyes widened. Under the debris, he could see Anne's arm. Underneath was a pool of blood.