Spirit watched as Moondra left, then she turned to face her friends. "We need to go to Sola Island." She stated seriously. "There is one problem. The Sharpedo have vanished. We are going to need a new way of transportation." She looked at Karen, Mercury, and Amanda. "And I think flying would be the fastest way for us to get there."

Amanda's eyes widened. "You can't be serious."

"I don't know if we can carry Mark. He's the heaviest. I'm not even sure if Kyle or Heather would be too heavy." Karen said quietly.

Spirit sat down and sighed. "I don't know if there's any other way. I wouldn't ask if I didn't think it was important to the mission."

"Besides, shouldn't a bunch of lean, mean, flying-machines be capable of hauling around a Raikou? You disappoint me, Mercury." Kyle taunted.

Mercury swished his tail, annoyed. "Oh? Let's go, then. Get on." He lowered his body, allowing Kyle to get on his back. Kyle leaped on Mercury's back, nearly knocking Mercury to the ground. "Oof! You need to lose weight." The Lugia groaned, regaining his balance.

Kyle used his claws to dig into Mercury's back, helping him hold on. "I'd figure I'd be the skinniest of us all, considering how much hunting I do."

"Are you fine to fly, Mercury?" Karen asked. Once he nodded, she turned to Mark. "I guess you're going to have to fly with me."

"Why can't I fly with Amanda?" Mark complained.

"She's too small to fly with you on top of her. Get on." Karen lowered her body and Mark got on top of her. Like with Mercury, Karen almost was knocked down by the sheer weight of the Entei. "Sheesh!" She groaned, trying to stand.

Amanda glanced at Heather. "Get on." She said.

"Why? I can walk on water, remember?" Heather grinned, revealing her sharp teeth. "I guess you're free to fly without any weight."

Spirit shook her head and said, "Not so fast. I need to be carried."

"Man." Amanda grumbled and lowered her body. Spirit hopped on top and Amanda stood without any problem. "At least you're light." She said, opening her wings.

After a few moments of struggling to rise into the sky, the Ho-oh, both Lugias, and Honchkrow flew. The Lugias, being weighed down, had to flap constantly to stay in the air. But they reached Sola Island in record time. "Land-ho!" Mark shouted from his position on Karen.

"No kidding." She muttered, trying to ignore the pain in her wings. Mark was too heavy. Then she sensed something approaching. "What the?" She turned her neck and saw something red and black. "Oh no!" Karen yelped.

"What?" Mercury yelled to Karen. He was a little lower than her.

"Chargon!" Karen screamed at the top of her lungs. "Evasive maneuvers!"

Spirit could barely hear her. She also sense something terrible approaching. "Not him again!" She groaned when she saw the massive fire dragon approaching.

"You thought you could escape my wrath!" Chargon bellowed. He dived at Amanda.

"Ahhhh! Hold on, Spirit!" Amanda cried, diving toward the river. Chargon was hot on her tail. Amanda could almost feel his breath on her tail feathers. Spirit clung to the feathers and even used her mouth to latch onto Amanda.

"Dive! Dive!" Mercury shouted. He had an idea. He opened his mouth and a ball of light formed. The Aeroblast attack hit Chargon and knocked him off course slightly. However, instead of causing major damage to him, Chargon grew angrier.

Suddenly Chargon used Dragonbreath. The breath attack hit Amanda and Spirit. "Ow!" Amanda bellowed. She was getting closer to the river. "Spirit, jump!" She ordered.

"What?" Spirit gasped.

"Jump into the water!" Amanda yelled. When Spirit leaped into the water, Amanda was light enough to pull away from the water and soar back into the sky. Chargon followed her. It was then when Spirit realized that Amanda was leading Chargon to Sola Island.

Karen joined in the taunting of Chargon. Spirit. No matter what happens to us, you have to survive. Get to Sola Island and find Sundra. The telepathic voice of Karen entered Spirit's mind.

Spirit watched in horror as Kyle released a Thunder attack after Mercury used Rain Dance. The attack was a direct hit and Chargon bellowed in pain. Then Chargon, rebounding on the attack, used Extemespeed to slam into Mercury. The horns and spines on Chargon raked into Mercury's side, cutting him open. Blood spilled onto the shore of Sola Island. Kyle fell off Mercury and landed on the shore, feet first.

Karen, seeing Mercury wounded, grew enraged. She jerked her head to the side, using Psychic to slam Chargon into the shore. Sand flew in all directions. As the sand and dust settled, Spirit saw Fire Blast hit Karen. She screamed and fell into the river. Chargon rose from the sand and growled. "You all will die." He snarled.

Kyle bellowed, "You will die!" He rushed behind Chargon. However, Chargon whipped his body around and grabbed Kyle by the middle. Spirit watched as Chargon's teeth ripped into Kyle. The Raikou's blood stained the sand and Chargon threw Kyle into a tree. Kyle hit the trunk and fell to the earth. Spirit watched Kyle. He was not moving.

Mercury, wounded badly, leaped to his feet to help Kyle. Chargon easily dispatched him by grabbing Mercury's neck and jerking hard. Even from a distance, Spirit heard the snap of Mercury's neck breaking. Once Chargon released him, Mercury's lifeless body fell to the earth next to Kyle's.

Karen, blinded by rage, leaped for Chargon's throat. Chargon grinned, revealing sharp fangs and dodged her. Karen, twisting her neck, used Aeroblast. Chargon dodged yet again and the attack sailed on and hit Honchkrow. "Noooo! Ohhh!" Honchkrow cried as he hit the water.

Heather stood on top of the water. She watched Chargon chase after Karen once she was back in the sky. "Take this." She growled, opening her mouth. Bubbles and foam shot out of her mouth in the form of Bubblebeam.

The attack hit Chargon, but to the surprise of Heather, made him laugh. "Fool. Did you realize that I am a dual fire and dragon Pokèmon. Water does not have the same effect on me as it would a regular fire type." He crowed.

"Oh no." Heather whispered as Chargon swooped down on the water and snapped her up in his jaws. Chargon shook her back and forth. He flew back toward the island and landed. Heather was still kicking in his jaws. Chargon jerked his neck and slammed Heather in the ground. He continued doing this until Heather stopped kicking and moving. He released her and she fell to the earth in a heap.

"NO!" Amanda shrieked and dived at Chargon. "You killed my best friend!"

Chargon looked up and watched Amanda in her dive. "Fool." He growled. Then he leaped into the sky and grabbed Amanda head-first. Chargon bit down hard and flung the Ho-oh into the water.

Only Mark and Karen remained to face against Chargon. Spirit felt Karen's mind in hers. Spirit. Stay back. Only you can save us. Karen ordered her. With that, Karen used Hydro Pump. The attack was a direct hit and caused Chargon to bellow in pain.

Then Chargon used Crunch on Karen. She wailed in pain, then in shock as Chargon's teeth bit into her body. Mark tried to save her, but was knocked away from Chargon's tail. He fell into the water with a splash and a jet of steam rose from where he fell. Karen was released and backed away from Chargon with fury in her eyes. Spirit! It's over. I'm going to die as well. You must listen to me! I'm sure Sundra and Moondra can revive us. You have to get to Sundra in order to bring us back from the dead! Karen's voice sounded helpless. Giving up, Karen raised her wings toward the sky and Chargon used Fire Blast to finish her off. Her body fell into the river.

"NO!" Spirit howled from her position in the river. She watched as Chargon inspected his damaged. Then he jerked and was thrown into the dirt by a new force. Spirit watched as a large white dragon with blue eyes flew out of the forest.

Chargon growled and retreated, leaving the white dragon to examine the fallen. The dragon landed and nuzzled Karen's body. "What a shame this is for so many innocent to fall." He whispered. Then he noticed Spirit floating. "The white beast." He said, opening his wings and flying to her. "I will save you." He said gently as he grabbed Spirit from the water and carried her into the sky. As he flew, the white dragon said, "Forgive my tardiness. I knew that you were in danger."

"Who are you?" Spirit was in no mood for any foolishness.

The white dragon glided toward the mountains. "I am Sundra, dragon of the day."