Little more than a drabble, less than a 'shot.

Feeback loved!


Number Eleven. Light.

"I heard from a friend that the Grand Meteorite can negate the powers of nature!" Wallace cried, examining the stone in Sapphire's clenched fingers. "That fact was proven when it stopped the volcano's activity. That means…"

"If we use its irradiation on the jewels…" Sapphire continued.

"…we can bring those two back to their senses!" Ruby finished, elated. The sparkle was there in the both of their eyes, especially when Winona turned from the two battling titans and shouted, "Where should we aim?!"

They deliberated for a moment, trying to find where the jewels that controlled the two battling ancients were found in the human's bodies. The heat from Groudon was nearly unbearable; Sapphire almost felt like her face was melting off. Similarly, Kyogre's aura felt like the inexorable death of drowning at sea, stifling. Cold.

"…which means the symbols mark the position of the jewels," Ruby was saying, "now the jewels are in their foreheads!"

Ruby turned to Sapphire as Wallace handed her back the fragment of the meteor. "Let's do it! We'll succeed this time!"

"Yup!" Sapphire agreed. "We'll totally bring an end to all this!"

Ruby turned, and without any further hesitation, he tossed the fragment up in the air; Sapphire, her Blaziken Toro, and Ruby's Swampert Zuzu at the ready. At the last instant, he shouted, "GO!"

And the blast of fire and water shot out from the respective Pokémon, engulfing the fragment. A blindingly white beam shot out from the center of the meteorite fragment as it disintegrated, bouncing off the Reflect shields erected by the Gym Leaders and splitting into two before striking Archie and Maxie on their foreheads. Groudon and Kyogre roared in shock, arching backwards with twin pain from the humans they were entwined with, all four screaming. The roar sent a deafening rumble throughout both Ruby and Sapphire's bones. Sootopolis itself seemed to shudder…and then the world went totally silent as the force of the meteor fragment grew bigger and bigger. Groudon, Kyogre, Archie and Maxie disappeared in the flash of light, their noise stopping almost as if it had been cut off with a switch. Winona buried her hand in her shoulder, shielding her eyes.

Ruby could only grab Sapphire's hand, both staring ahead, eyes widening in fear. Toro and Zuzu jumped in front of their Trainers, both speechless, mouths agape in terror.

Wallace glanced up at the last second, about to call a warning. All he could see was Ruby and Sapphire, their edges blurring to nothingness around the light, fading away, the sheer brightness of the energy engulfing them. Wallace thought it was almost beautiful; striking, in a way. He'd forever remember the image of the two being simply swallowed from the Meteor's fallout, their shadows fading in the light...

…and then all went dark.