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Chapter 10

Decision

Groudon paused, heavy conflict going on in his head. He had to destroy this shadow before she puts the world in more danger than it already is in. But he didn't want to kill his counterpart. He looked up at Rayquaza, hoping he might help. The dragon seemed deep in thought.

The Ground-type looked back at Shadow Kyogre, who kept the smirk. She had resigned herself to whatever fate was decided for her. Now she didn't feel so defeated, because either way, it was a lose/lose situation for them.

Suddenly, water shot pass Groudon and splashed harmlessly onto her face. She growled, glaring through her restrainer at the Pokemon in the tank, who bravely glared back. Groudon straightened up with a determined look, understadning the quiet message all too clearly.

"The little one's right. This will end here. It's what's best for the world..." His expression saddened significantly. "Even if...it's not the best for me...or you...I'm sorry..."

Shadow Kyogre looked up at him, what looked like confusion and surprise in her eyes. She seemed...depressed and thoughtful at the same time. Her look lowered to the ground, her strange complex expression unchanging.

Groudon gazed at Rayquaza and nodded. The dragon nodded back and charged a Hyper Beam. The red land Legendary looked back at the shadow and gave a bittersweet smile.

"If Kyogre's still in there," he whispered softly. "tell her that I still love her no matter what happens."

Shadow Kyogre stared into his eyes for a long moment, eyes glazed, before nodding. Groudon finished what he started and powered up a Solar Beam. Then simultaneously, the duo of non-shadow Pokemon launched their attacks at their target.

There was a cry of pain that eased as the blasts ended. Shadow Kyogre, amazingly still in one piece, was limp. Groudon took a shakey breath, tears stinging his eyes as he stepped back to release her. Her body fell to the ground and the auras began to disperse away, evaporating from existance.

Kyogre's body, now in all its natural blueness, was frozen, unmoving. Groudon stared at the floor, not believing what this whole thing had to go down to. Now he was without a counterpart, without a love. A sorrowful cry escaped his mouth, and he closed his eyes tight, so he won't have to see what he and Rayquaza had done.

"Is she...?" Rachel asked, putting the tank down. Groudon couldn't hold back the tears anymore and his closed eyes watered almost painfully as Rayquaza muttered an answer. The dragon wasn't even startled when a translator (surprisingly not destroyed) sounded.

"She should be. Nothing I know can withstand such an attack...and even if she..." he trailed off as the human approached the orca. She placed her hand on the motionless Legendary, feeling that the body was still warm.

She thought of a haunch and pressed her ear on Kyogre's left side. There was a soft irregular beating. Excitement overwhelmed her and she turned to the others. "She's still alive! Maybe if-"

But Rayquaza shook his head, causing her to stop. "She still won't make it. I'll give her a few more minutes...at most."

Rachel looked at Groudon, who seemed hopeless and empty inside. She looked at the tanked Pokemon, who was laying on the bottom of the tank in a depressing posture. A thought came to her. "She has to be okay. I mean if-"

Again Rayquaza interrupted, having ideas on what she had in mind. "It doesn't matter."

However, Rachel was not giving up on this debate. "But Kyogre told me-" She stopped when the emerald dragon growled at her, having enough of this little human's persistance.

"This has nothing to do with the oceans or that thing you're keeping alive! Her death is coming from another source! She's dying from her wounds!"

Rachel stood still in frustration, tears flowing down her cheeks. "But we have to try..." she squeaked to the sky Legendary. He sighed.

"There's nothing we could do. Nothing."

"Hey!" a tiny voice came from the translator and they looked at the small Water-type in the tank. It seemed to have an idea. "I heard something...about a Legendary... about...um... Moltres."

"What about him?" Rayquaza asked in annoyance. What did the fire bird have anything to do with this? The little Pokemon seemed intimidated but luckily, Rachel has done all her research on each of the Legendaries.

"Whenever Moltres gets hurt," At this point, Groudon's expression brightened. "doesn't he go into magma to heal himself?"

The tanked Pokemon, getting over it's fear of Rayquaza continued happily.

"So maybe if Kyogre gets wet, she'll heal too!" This little Pokemon's definitely onto something. Even the doubtful green dragon nodded at this suggestion. He and Groudon thought back to previous fights and Kyogre seemed to always recover faster when in the water...Well, they had nothing to lose.

The tanked Pokemon thrashed at the surface with as much vigor as it could muster, moistening the orca's body with the tank water. Rachel Groudon, and Rayquaza waited tensely for something to happen. The treatment went on for a few minutes until the Pokemon exhausted itself.

Silence. Nothing came from Kyogre and she was so still, that Groudon's tears threatened to return. Everyone decided to just give up when a soft groan came from the whale's mouth. The land Pokemon apprioached, a smile spreading on his face. The wounds seemed better already and the unevenness on her side wasn't nearly as obvious. Her skin showed its full sheen.

She opened her eyes to see Groudon standing over her. She smiled at him, her eyes asking if the nightmare was all over. Groudon nodded at the unspoken question. Kyogre relaxed and motioned Groudon to lean closer. He did and she whispered something that made his heart leap.

"And I still love you too, no matter what happens." She licked him and he nuzzled her, happy and startled that the shadow actually delivered hjs message.

This moment was interrupted by Rayquaza coughing awkwardly. He never really like shows of affection. It was part of his nature to be made...uncomfortable by such a thing. The two lovers smiled at him, chuckling.

Rachel edged away towards the door, uneasy that she might not be welcomed in this Legendary reunion. However, she was proved wrong when Kyogre grinned at her and waved a flipper as an okay to come over. She did and couldn't help but wrap her arms around Kyogre's face.

"I'm so glad you're okay." she muttered, tears of happiness dripping onto the orca's still wet skin. Kyogre laughed softly.

"Thank you Rachel. Without you, I don't think we could've made it out of this alive." the Legendary said. Rachel blushed at this praise.

"I can't take all the credit." Her modest nature won't let her accept anything...Kyogre looked at her thoughtfully.

"Where's your boss?" she asked. Rachel couldn't help but smile.

"He's not my boss anymore. I decided to quit. I called a friend of mine to take care of him. Her name's Officer Jenny...until she comes, I locked him in the machine. Someone made me a bit more...assertive."

Kyogre chuckled at this. She looked at Rayquaza. "You're not sleeping in that tower of yours." she pointed out. Rayquaza narrowed his eyes, crossed his arms, and huffed. Yet he smiled, just a little, but it was enough. The orca rested for a moment, then continued. "You three saved my life."

At this, Rayquaza's tiny smile widened to a grin and Groudon chuckled, earning a looked from Kyogre.

"What?" she asked testily. Groudon and Rayquaza exchanged looks.

"It wasn't our idea that saved you. Someone else suggested a method and it worked." Groudon told her. Kyogre, confused, looked at Rachel, who got the message and shook her head. Slightly uneasy at the answer to her next question, she looked at the land Legendary.

"Then who?" Groudon hesitated, bracing himself for an outburst, before stepping aside, revealing the little tanked Pokemon. Kyogre's mouth hanged open and her eyes went wide in shock, stunned at what she beheld.

"A...Magikarp?!"

We all know how much Kyogre hates Magikarps in this story... Well, what now Ky!? There's one more chapter that I'm debating on whether to submit today or sometime later...but hey, I hope you guys will review!