Chapter 28- The Fight

"ARCANINE USE FLAMETHOWER!" John orders. The Arcanine charges up a ball of fire and fires it directly at the advancing Militants, engulfing them all in flames. The Militants scream in agony as their bodily form vaporizes into nothing, "*huff* good job boy," John says. Arcanine yips with uneasy tone to it, "I know, I didn't want it to come down to it either. We have to get back to the house for Lucy and her mom, I can't leave them there for long," John says and hops onto Arcanine's back and dashes away through the field.

They arrive at the burnt and battered house, quickly John returns Arcanine and rushes inside, "LUCY!" he calls for her.

"In here sir," one of the National Guard soldiers waves him over from the other end of the hall. John follows the man and walks into the kitchen. Lucy is sitting down on the floor with an injured and bloodied Liepard on her lap, "How is she?" John asks as he bends down to asses her wounds.

"She's… doing fine so far. Not that I can speak for her pain right now but she's holding out," Lucy explains. Liepard shifts uncomfortably and tries to get up but stumbles back down, "Shh, don't strain yourself sweetheart," Lucy assures Liepard as she pets her soft ears, "We need to get the Pokémon out of here now Johnny. I'm not even sure Liepard will make it in time," Lucy states looking up to John.

His face turns into a frown and he looks away to the gaping hole in the house leading outside, "I know. I promise we'll get her out of here. I'll stay here with the Guard to hold the Dragons, giving you time to flee and get to the safe zone," John states.

"You can't stay here John, not with them. We go together," Lucy argues. John stares blankly at Lucy's face and then reaches into his coat, pulling out a necklace with a dark multi-colored pendant on it.

"Jason and the boys… need a mother who will help them along the way," he says taking Lucy's hand and placing the Pendant in her hand and wrapping her fingers over it.

"You can't leave them like this John… they have to have a father to come back to… a father to guide them," Lucy argues, tears starting to form in her eyes.

"Neither of us will make it out if go with you. If I stay here, it guarantees you will go to them," he says squeezing her hand.

"Unfortunately sir, you are coming with us," the officer states, standing over them.

"I can't go with you. I have to make sure everyone gets out of here. They only want me, I'll deter them while you get your men out of here," John states his plan.

"That is not your call to make Arcadias. I've just received orders to get you and Mrs. Arcadias out of Hoenn," the officer explains. John shakes his head in disagreement.

"Officer I understand your orders but not everything your superiors say should be followed. Right now your men need to be evacuated, they outnumber us 3 to 1. They have firepower you don't have…" John states.

"Mm, perhaps. Regardless, we will be overrun and command needs you alive. I can't say anymore," the officer states and turns to the soldiers keeping lookout, "Alright men, we're heading to the chopper. Objective is to escort Mr. and Mrs. Arcadias quickly and safely. Pack you stuff cause we're heading out now," the officer orders. Immediately, the men begin to pack up their gear and little time they have everything and walk out the kitchen through the hole in the house.

"Officer, I know they have a plan for me. What is it?" John asks the officer. The officer shakes his head and turns to John.

"I just know something is coming and it isn't good," the officer quickly says and tries to get to his team but John holds him by the arm.

"Officer… the truth please," John insists more sternly with a hard glare. The soldier shakes his head and takes off his helmet.

"Honestly, all I know is that whatever the reason they want you out it's because something big is coming. We don't know what exactly but it isn't good to stay here and find out what it is. We've already secured your wife's mother back at HQ so now all that's left is you and yourwife," the officer explains and now it's his turn to return the glare, "Now… we're heading to the LZ to get you and your wife out of here before-"

*BOOM*

"THEY'RE RIGHT ON THE ROAD LEADING TO THE HOUSE! WE HAVE TO LEAVE NOW SIR! OUR DEFENSE CAN ONLY HOLD THEM FOR SO LONG!" one of the soldiers rushes in to the officer.

"Fuck. Alright men we're leaving NOW. Group up around the objective," the officer orders to his men. John helps Lucy with the Liepard and helps her up as the soldiers create a shield around them.

"Don't worry Lucy, we'll make it out of here," John reassures her. Lucy nods nervously as she takes her Liepard in her arms.

"PROTECT THE OBJECTIVE AT ALL COSTS! MOVE OUT!" the Officer hollers the orders and the team responds with an Oorah.

The large group jogs out of the house while some LAV's escort them from both sides. A large helicopter flies over them, disappearing into the trees and lands at the smoke- marked LZ. It touches down and bounces a little on its wheels before settling and opening the hatch from behind. The hatch becomes a ramp and four soldiers rush out of the helicopter and cover both sides of the entrance, aiming their rifles at the trees. The team jogs through the trail leading to the open field where the chopper landed. The soldiers signal the others the team is in sight and they quickly rush up to the team.

"IS THE PACKAGE WITH YOU?" the soldier asks the Commanding officer.

"AFFIRMATIVE, HE'S HERE; ALIVE AND WELL ALONG WITH THE MRS. TAKE CARE OF THEM WELL," the Officer yells over the sound of chopper blades slicing through the air to the soldier.

"WE WILL SIR, WE WILL," the soldier assures him. The team guarding John and Lucy opens up and they walk up to the soldier whom helps take the Liepard into the chopper. The other soldiers take Lucy by the arm and rush her inside. John stops before going inside the chipper and turns to the Officer, whose standing there with a faint smile on his face.

"YOU'RE NOT COMING?" JOHN ASKS CONFUSED.

"SOMEONE HAS TO STAY AND MAKE SURE YOU GET OUT OF HERE," the officer says with a proud smile on him.

"ETHAN… YOU CAN'T STAY HERE. YOU'LL DIE," John states the obvious.

"THAT'S THE POINT JOHNNY. I DIE, YOU LIVE. THAT'S HOW IT WORKS," Ethan states and stands at attention and salutes.

"NO… NO YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF ME. WE GO TOGETHER," John says, placing a hand on Ethan's shoulder.

"SORRY JOHN, NOT YOUR CALL," Ethan says taking John's hand of his shoulder. Two soldiers grab John by the arms and motion for him to the chopper, "I'LL GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT HERE. DON'T DO ANYTHING DUMB YOU HEAR?," Ethan states and turns to his team as they split to let him be at the front. They form up and sprint down the trail back to the firefight. John watches them as he disappears through the foliage until the soldier pulls him by the arm slightly.

"MR. ARCADIAS, WE NEED TO LEAVE NOW," the soldier states. John nods and looks back one more time to see an explosion rise over the tree line; helicopters firing missiles and emptying their guns on the enemy.

John enters the chopper and sits down opposite of Lucy. On both rows of the bay, soldiers make up the seats of both sides with their firearms at the ready. John stares outside as the chopper begins to lift off, ascending into the air. The feeling of leaving Ethan behind and to know that he will die overwhelmed by a terrorist group doesn't help his judgement on the situation. Some images of the possible future fly past his mind and he sees Ethan laying on the ground dead along with the scattered bodies of his team, Rogue Dragon soldiers walking over them as if they were nothing. He hears a voice, almost a whisper, ring in his mind and shakes his head to make sure if it's real.

"You want to save him… right?" the voice whispers. Ironically, John nods his head but still is unsure what the source is, "You… have the power…" the voice whispers again. This time John repeats the words vocally.

"I… have the power," he says.

"What?" Lucy asks looking up to him.

John doesn't respond but looks out the bay door as the helicopter flies away from the fight. The voice returns and asks the same thing, "You want to save him… right?" it asks.

"Y-…Yes," John responds, rubbing his eyes.

"Yes what?" Lucy asks confused as to John's random speech. John gets another series of images flashing through his mind very fast. Then the images end to a Pokemon. He looks away from the bay door and looks to Lucy with a look of determination.

"I'm going back," John says simply and unbuckles his belt. A few men stand up to his sudden action.

"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to sit back down," one of the soldiers say. John turns to them and waves a hand over them. Their eyes glow for a second and they sit back down, inspecting their weapons as if the matter hadn't happened. Now it's Lucy's turn to speak.

"John where are you going?" Lucy asks, her voice almost cracked.

"I… have to do what's right. They will wipe out Ethan's team and continue to take over the entirety of Hoenn. I won't allow that," John says and starts to walk towards the edge of the hangar.

"John don't go, please. What if you don't come back?" she asks afraid now. John turns to her and kneels down in front of her.

"My destiny is now. I won't tell you if I will come back but… I can't afford to see you die. Not when I could've done something to prevent it, but to know that I did what I had to do so you may live…" John stops to look at the Liepard breathing slowly in Lucy's arms, "-and so that someone else may live on so that someone can guide the lost…" he waves a hand over the Liepard, some of the wounds heal up and her breathing picks back up to normal, "-into the right direction," he finishes. He looks back to Lucy who already has tears falling down her cheeks. She breathes a shaky breathe and nods to him. John nods back and walks to the cockpit and waves a hand over the pilots.

"Yes sir, we will abide by you," the pilot speaks. John walks back to Lucy and kneels down in front of her.

A silence settles the helicopter as the two look into each other's eyes. Lucy faintly smiles and leans over to him and kisses his forehead. He leans up and kisses her forehead as well and then down to her lip as a final goodbye, "I love you," Lucy says.

"I love you too," he says and kisses her nose. He faces his attention down to the Liepard whom squeaks lazily to him, "Take care of Lucy for me will you?" he asks. The Liepard nods and licks his cheek. John smiles and unclips his belt holding his Pokemon inside and hands them to Lucy, "I don't want to risk losing them as well, "Give them to Sam please," he tells Lucy and meets his forehead with hers.

John gets up and walks over to the edge of the Hangar door and stops just before it, looking back one last time at Lucy and smiling, "I won't be gone long," he says.

"Don't forget the milk," Lucy manages a smile.

John smiles back and gives a two fingered salute and jumps out, flaring bright Blue and rocketing towards Ethan's squad.

[

*BOOM*

"GET TO THE LAV'S"

"MOVE IT!"

Ethan gives out orders to the rest of the stationed soldiers. The whizz of bullets flying by and then hitting the metal, ricocheting off and flying past the soldiers at high speeds. The team crouch behind the large armored trucks, taking cover from the incoming fire by the militants on the other side.

"COME ON, GET YOUR ASSES OVER HERE! RETURN FIRE!" Ethan shouts at the soldiers while peeking over cover and firing off a few shots with his pistol.

The men nod and quickly advance in front of the vehicles, quickly taking cover behind makeshift barricades and fire off a few rounds each. One of the soldiers takes a rocket launcher and fires it, hitting one of the tanks and damaging it. The militants on the opposite side of the road also advance and take cover while a Tank fires off a shot at the team, hitting and destroying an LAV. Ethan grabs one of the RPG's in the LAV and aims it at the tank and fires. The shot hits the tank but its gun points over to his direction and fires.

*BOOM*

"SIR, OUR COVER IS GETTING BLOWN! WE WON'T LAST LONG ON THIS ROAD!" one of the soldiers voices himself to the officer. The militant tank takes another shot and hits another LAV, effectively taking it out for the count.

"DON'T TELL ME THINGS I ALREADY KNOW. WE HAVE TO HOLD OUT LONG ENOUGH FOR-"

*BOOOM*

The tanks along with the militants suddenly disappear in a flash of blue energy, making the ground rumble in pain. The soldiers duck as rocks fly out from the plume of smoke. Ethan shakes his head and looks up to see a Blue humanoid figure descend down from the sky.

The men stand up from their cover to get a better view of the newcomer. Ethan steps past his team and shakes his head at the Blue person, "*sigh* you don't ever listen do you?" Ethan asks.

"Get to the chopper, I'll cover you as you make your way there," John instructs and casually catches a shell without looking and returns it back to its rightful owner. The shell flies straight through the tan, effectively destroying it entirely and catching multiple militants in the explosion.

"Wait what chopper?" Ethan asks but gets the answer when the familiar sound of chopper blades rings through his ears. The men look up as the same chopper they were tasked with escorting the Arcadias's descends from over the tree line. The chopper turns to face the hangar toward the team. As it opens, Lucy appears just before the entrance.

"Need a lift boys?" she asks. The men hurriedly rush in and slump down while the soldiers inside sitting on the side aim their guns toward the door.

John turns his attention towards the next oncoming wave of militants. John grins at this, "Who in the right mind set…" he starts to ask but is nearly caught off guard when one of them fires a rocket at him. Quickly, he catches it with psychic and returns it, killing off the sender. The others fire off their rifles at him but John catches them as well and deflects them back. A tank and helicopter roll in and fire off their armament. Shells, bullet and missiles all narrow down on him but this time he opens up a large portal, swallowing all of the munitions entirely.

"What the? He just got rid of our-"

He gets cut off by a flash of light from above and is bombarded by bullets and missiles. The helicopter explodes and falls above the strike force, eliminating both the tank and the soldiers.

John smiles at his quick handiwork and turns to the chopper, "IS EVERYONE INSIDE?!" he yells. The last man jumps on along with Ethan following after him but stops just inside. John floats over to him, expecting him to say something, "You better sit down somewhere, and you don't want to fall out do you?" John says. Ethan smiles and places a hand on John's shoulder.

"The last thing I want is for you to save my ass again," Ethan says chuckling at the end, patting his shoulder.

"How many times do you owe me I wonder?" John says chuckling as well.

"You're putting your little brother at risk of going broke," Ethan says.

"Just doing my job. Now get going, I'll hold them off for you," John says. Ethan smiles and before he start to turn to the helicopter, out of the corner of his eye he sees a dark figure emerge from the bush with what looks like a weapon.

"JOHN GET OUT OF THE WAY!"

*BANG*

"Urk" Ethan clutches his stomach, his eyes wide in surprise but close as he stumbles back.

"ETHAN," John yells as his brother falls. He quickly catches him and turns his attention to the lone soldier in the bushes, his eyes now filled with anger, "You'll pay for that," he says coldly and raises his hand, firing off an energy blast, vaporizing the militant entirely. A few others come out from the bushes with their firearms up and pointed but soon drop to the floor when their wielder disintegrates. John looks back at Ethan, some blood spilling from his mouth, "Ethan, Ethan speak to me man," John begs, bringing down his Cairo form. Lucy rushes next to Ethan on his right and takes a look at his gut.

"That doesn't look good at all. Bring him inside," Lucy says helping carry Ethan inside the helicopter. One of the team Medic's rushes up helps. John lets him take Ethan for a bit as he lays him down on the floor.

"Here let me use heal pulse," John says. He guides his hand over the wound but the medic slaps his hand out of the way.

"No don't; if you use heal pulse, the skin will heal over the wound but the bullet will stay inside him. It's best if I handle him and take him to a hospital," the Medic explains. John takes his hand back and looks down at Ethan. Ethan's eyes flutter open and he makes a few quiet coughs.

"Hey man…. Did I save you?" Ethan asks with a smile.

"Yeah, you did. Now I owe you," John says holding Ethan's hand gently.

"Yessssss…" Ethan trails off and his grip loosens.

"Ethan?" John panics but the Medic places a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, he's just unconscious is all. I'll keep him stable sir, don't worry. I won't let him die, I guarantee it," the Medic reassures John.

"Thank you," he says placing a hand on the man's shoulder but then gets a tingling feeling behind him. He looks behind him and sees multiple Militants converging on the helicopter, "Crap, PILOT TAKE OFF NOW, I'LL COVER YOU!" John orders and he flare his Cairo form.

"YES SIR!" the pilot responds and pulls the stick up.

John disappears in an instant and grabs the nearest Militant by the neck and picking him off the ground. The militants fire on him but he dodges them easily and grabs another Man by the neck and flings them both at another Militant and continues with the rest. The helicopter lifts off from the ground, bullets bouncing off the metal hull. The soldiers take position to protect Ethan, firing off shots to cover him. John continues to take out the fighters a fast as he can, trying to keep their focus on him only.

"Come on, hurry," He mentally says to himself. The Helicopter begins to fly up even faster and soon is over the tree line.

"There we go. All systems working fine, stabilizer working, fuel 60%. Navigation check: Hoenn Police Headquarters," The pilot states.

"Check that, we're a go," the co-pilot states.

"Yes, they're almost-"

*BOOM*

An explosion goes off just a few meters away from the helicopter, "DAMN IT NO," John shouts out.

"WE'RE BEING LOCKED ON! EVASIVE MANUEVERS!" the pilot states and pulls the stick to the right, dodging a close explosion.

Several more missiles rise up into the sky, all aimed toward the helicopter. John fires a few energy shots into the air and hits all of them, "I have to protect them," he says to himself and flies up into the sky. More missiles come from different directions and he frantically fires on whichever one he sees first. One after the other, explosions rock the helicopter as John take care of them.

Soon, three different attack helicopters join the fight to bring down the fleeing helicopter, firing off an entire salvo of missiles. John tries his best to shoot them all down but he takes multiple hits and lets a bunch of them fly past him, "NOOO!" he cries out.

*CRACKLE* *BOOM*

Lightning strikes rain down from the clouds above, destroying the missiles quickly and easily. One missile makes it past the carnage and zooms straight at the rear of the chopper but gets struck by another lightning strike.

"What the?"

*RROOOOOAAAAARRRR*

Zekrom breaks through the clouds along with Ryan on his back. The two fly past John and down towards a large task force of soldiers, "Alright Zekrom, use Thunder," Ryan orders. Zekrom nods and his body is engulfed in streams of electricity. Clouds gather around Zekrom and before the soldiers below can react, multiple streams of lighting rain down from above, striking down through the people and rising back up to destroy the helicopters, blowing them up. Soon, the entire force of 100 is decimated to nothing but charred corpses. Ryan turns around to see his father floating in the air as the familiar Caironian form, "Thank Arceus you're okay Dad," Ryan says as he directs Zekrom down to the ground. John floats down and powers down and quickly rushes over to Ryan. Ryan hugs John tightly, taking him off guard but he accepts it anyway.

"I'm glad to see you son…but what are you doing here? You shouldn't be here right now," John asks.

"I got a call from the Police HQ stating that a part of Hoenn was under attack. I thought you and Mom were in trouble and I guess I was right. Where is Mom by the way?" Ryan asks.

"She was in the helicopter you saved. She should be fine from here on out. Where is Jason, I thought he would be here as well?" John asks.

"He's still at home or on his way now. I left after I heard Hoenn was under attack and I didn't have time to warn him too," Ryan explains. John shakes his head and smiles. He looks past Ryan and sees the tall Legendary.

"I see you brought along your newest companion, hello there," John greets Zekrom. Zekrom nods in greeting. One of Ryan's Poke balls suddenly opens and Cora appears in a flash, "I shouldn't be surprised you would bring along Cora as well. How are doing dear?" John greets her.

"Lopun-" she nods but then her ears twitch and she looks behind her and then turns back to Ryan, "Lop- Lopunn- punny," she tells Ryan through her Poke speech. Ryan nods in understanding.

"What is she saying?" John asks.

"She says she hears multiple footsteps approaching. We have to move now. Cora, get on Zekrom," Ryan says and starts to turn to Zekrom before John grabs him by the arm.

"Ryan, I am glad you came for me but right now you are in serious danger. They want me only and I have to make sure they don't get to you or Sam. I know they plan on using me to get Jason to come out along with that Mesprit he saved so it's best if you- WATCH OUT!" John reacts quickly to block a bullet from hitting Ryan's head. He finds the shooter and with his psychic, snaps his neck, "You have to go now Ryan, I can't have you captured along with Zekrom as a bonus," he explains flaring blue.

"No Dad, I'm not leaving you here by yourself. I came to help and I'm not going to abandon you. It's been a long time since we've done something together," Ryan states. John doesn't say anything but instead smiles.

"Then stay safe, it is best if we stay separate to avoid both of us getting caught despite their lethal force," he explains his plan and Ryan nods in agreement, jumping onto Zekrom's back.

"Alright Zekrom, let's show these guys what happens when they mess with the Arcadias's," Ryan says defiantly and Zekrom lets out a massive roar which shakes the ground. His tail glows bright blue and together they lift off. Ryan spots an attack helicopter swooping with its machine gun whirring, "Use Thunderbolt now," Ryan orders and as quick as he saw it, it was cut in half by a lightning bolt.

John watches from below as Ryan easily takes care of himself then flares his Cairo form and flies up into the sky.

[

"RRAAAHH," Jason screams in pain as the vision continues to torture his senses. Chesnaught struggles to keep his hold on him, already Jason nearly escaped from his grasp. Alakazam stands in front of Jason, attempting to lessen the mental strain on his mind but nothing seems to work.

"*sigh* I can't seem to help you in any way Jason. I feel terribly bad you have to go through this pain," Alakazam says apologetically.

"He's nearly transformed right here. I'm not sure if I can restrain him if he turns," Chesnaught mentions.

"Just try to hold him until Corbulo and Cabale get back," Alakazam says.

The doors open as Sam walks in and stops just after the doors to see Jason showing great pain, "W-what's wrong with Jason?" he asks nervously as he walks up close to his brother. Alakazam raises an arm in front of him, halting Sam in his tracks.

"Do not get too close; he is in great pain at the moment so I suggest you don't try to comfort him. I have already tried what I could to ease his stress," Alakazam explains. Sam maintains his distance as he circles Jason, observing his brothers distress,"He is experiencing, what I believe is, a Temporal Time Splice," Alakazam explains.

"And what does that exactly mean… exactly?" Sam asks, a bit confused.

"He is experiencing time in both the Present and the Future, hence he is hearing everything now and then at the same time. This is wreaking havoc on his mind, he is still very young and unable to comprehend the abilities of a God. All we can do now is limit the amount of noise we make and hope this Time Splice wears out soon," Alakazam explains. Sam makes a complete circle around Jason and stops just next to Jason.

"You've tried everything you said?" Sam asks.

"Everything I could do, yes," Alakazam confirms. Sam tilts his head and start walking up to Jason, "What are you doing?" Alakazam asks now nervous of Sam's action. Sam walks up to Jason and brings his hand up to Jason's left cheek. Jason stops struggling and freezes, his eyes shoot open, radiating a white glow.

"Whoa, his muscles are tensed up hard… and he's trembling too," Sam describes. Alakazam stands up and walks over to Sam and looks up at Jason, now even calmer than what he was a few minutes ago.

"It seems I haven't considered using his brother to solve the problem," Alakazam says with a huff.

"It doesn't get rid of his condition but at least it's helping him in a way," Sam says as he strokes his older brother's cheek. A thought enters Sams mind and he tilts is head in wonder, "I wonder what he's seeing, he is seeing the visions right?" he asks.

"I believe so, I can't say for sure what he is seeing though," Alakazam responds. The two look on in wonder at Jason, unsure of what he could be looking into.

[

"Our men cannot be flung into this like Guinea pigs… THEY ARE EXPENDABLE… all this for some sample from-…. Do not question my plan…. We may have the Guardians Pokémon but that doesn't mean *indescribable chatter*…."

Multiple voices sound off as Jason listens and watches a vision from an unknown location. What seems as a plan of uncertain purpose, "What… am I… listening to *groan*" Jason asks himself, still in pain as other sounds ring intensely through him.

"If we are to ensure domination in this region, we need… Reshiram and Zekrom."

"What… are they… planning? *groan*" Jason tries to make out the sentence but struggles to focus.

[

Back in reality, Alakazam and Sam continue to watch as Jason twitches every so often, "You know, I always said I wish I was the oldest of us three brothers but now when I look at Jason… I'm actually glad I'm not him," Sam says and takes his hand off Jason. Alakazam chuckles at Sam's confession.

"There are advantages to being the eldest of a trio and some disadvantages that come along as well. Sometimes power is thrust upon on you, you must adapt to this change and learn to use for its very purpose. This can be considered a burden, but for Jason… he may be happy to take it for the sake of the world and his family," Alakazam says. They both look back up at Jason, Sam smiling and hoping for Jason's dedication in doing his part in the world.

"You make it sound so wisdomy. Are you a very old mystical wizard?" Sam asks.

"*chuckle* Mystical Wizard, yes. Very old Mystical Wizard, no. I'm younger than you think," Alakazam jokes, making Sam chuckle.

"Heh….. I just hope Mom and Dad are okay," Sam says.

"I hope Corbulo and Cabale make it there in time," Alakazam mentions his thoughts as well.

[

"BEHIND YOU!" John calls out to Ryan and block an incoming missile from hitting Zekrom's back.

*BOOM*

"Thanks Dad. I guess it was a bad idea we split up then, they're all over the place I can't even- ZEKROM BELOW," Ryan quickly points out a group of militants with launchers. Zekrom spots them and issues a Fusion Bolt, annihilating them, "Good job. I can't even take a break," Ryan finishes. A few bullets whizz by and Zekrom thunderbolts the shooters.

"They're boxing us in; coming in from every possible direction in order to herd us into a corner," John points out and looks to Ryan, "I think we have to turn up the heat. Meaning we have to be more aggressive than they," John clarifies.

"I don't know, I feel like they're trying to get us to kill more of them. As if-"

*VEEOMM*

"WHOA!" a missile just narrowly misses Zekrom and Ryan. They both look down at the launch site and see the men are already taken care of by Cora as she snaps the neck of the shooter. She looks up at them and makes a two-fingered salute. Ryan smiles and salutes back. Cora nods and dashes away.

"It's risky having Cora down there by herself Ryan," John voices his concern.

"It's okay, she can take care of herself very well, trust me," Ryan reassures him. Zekrom zaps an incoming missile and the shrapnel bounces off him, shielding Ryan, "Shit, we have to get out of here. We have to gather a huge amount of them and get 'em all at once," Ryan tells John his plan.

"I agree Ryan. I'll gather them around since they want me so much and together we'll get them. Sound Solid?" John asks. Ryan nods in agreement and so does Zekrom, "Alright then," John says and the two head their separate ways.

Ryan and Zekrom head off far from view as John flies over a large group of Militia men, getting their attention, "THERE HE IS! AFTER HIM!" one of the Commanders yells. The group aims their rifles but John flies away but not too far to have him out of their view, "Delta 3, we have eyes on the target. Permission to pursue?"

*tzzk* Granted. Permission to pursue! Alerting all other ground teams to converge on the target! *tzzk*

"After him!" the commander orders.

They fall for the bait and follow John through the forest and into a large open field. Tanks smash and roll over the fallen trees, scaring multiple flying Pokémon. John flies to the very middle of the open field, dodging tank shells as they move closer to him. Behind him, another team of Militia men break the forest line and fire on John. John dodges them as well but takes a few hits as his age greatly affects his Forms ability to increase his agility at the same time managing his power usage, "*huff* Come on just a few more *groan*," John starts breathing heavily as he starts to tire. Knowing he can't stay in this form for too long as it could result in health issues in his human form, which may be fatal. A large platoon of soldiers exit the forest and this is enough to spring the trap, "Alright *groan* here goes…" John says as he brings his hands together and charges a ball of energy. The ball glows brighter and brighter until it overcomes the space between his hands. John flings his arms up in the air and fires a beam of energy into the air. The men cease their attack and stare at Johns display.

"Alright Zekrom, let's show who's boss. LET'S GO!" Ryan yells. Zekrom nods, releases a roar and dives down close to the mountain at high speeds.

The Militia hear the roar and quickly realize they've lured into a kill box, "Oh shit, EVERYONE RETRE-"

*BOOM* *CRACKLE* *ZAP*

The field becomes a fireworks show as lightning rains down from the clouds above, destroying and vaporizing everything living and non-living. Zekrom and Ryan soon join the carnage, "ZEKROM USE FUSION BOLT!" Ryan orders. Zekrom roars and his entire Jet-black body becomes surged with blue light. It sorrounds Zekrom's body while avoiding Ryan's and then shoot out in an astounding light show, large tendrils of electricity sweep the field, leaving marks of charred ground as it travels by, "YEAH YOU GOT IT!" Ryan yells out. But the victory is cut short.

*BOOM*

*RRAHHH*

Zekrom's side suddenly explodes with great force it sends Ryan flying off Zekrom's back. John falls to the ground after shielding himself from the Zekrom's show of force. He looks up to see a smoking Zekrom falling from the sky and then sees Ryan free falling, "RYAN!" he screams out and tries to fly up to catch him but the strain on him keeps him from completing the action.

"We've knocked out the Legendary, proceeding to- OFF," one of the Artillery men starts to say but is cut off with a swift but powerful punch across his face. Cora stands tall over the body and looks to the fellow crew men. One of them tries to take out a pistol but she quickly darts toward them jabs them right in between where his collar bones meet, fracturing them and pushing them into his esophagus (A/N: Sorry if it's gory). She proceeds to picking up the man and throwing him at the man on the left while using ice beam to freeze the one to the right, quickly taking care of the team.

"Well that was easier than I expected," she says and looks up to see Zekrom falling with Ryan free-falling just next to him, "*gasp* RYAN!" she screams for him and without hesitation sprints into the open field with everything her strong legs can give her.

John sees Cora sprinting toward Ryna and tries to say something but falls to ground in exhaustion, "Cora…. Nnn-nngh…" John tries to say but can only groan.

Cora pushes harder to catch up to Ryan's descent but soon her fatigue starts to settle in and she can only keep going with the thought of possibly losing Ryan in this, "Come on… just a little… more… just…" she races harder, her closing shut as she resists the urge to give out.

Ryan is getting too close to the ground, too close for John to even react quick enough to catch him, "Cora… please… catch h-him," John says.

Zekrom's eyes shoot open and he quickly steadies his wings into position and his descent slows, his tail glows blue and Anti-gravity kicks in, "*phew* that was a close one Ryan… Ryan?" Zekrom doesn't feel Ryan's presence on his back anymore and looks down to see Ryan unconsciously falling, "RYAN!" Zekrom yells and dives down.

The ground gets closer and closer as Zekrom closes in on Ryan and he extends an arm out to catch him. Cora, on the ground, speeds up and jumps high into the air and wraps her arms around Jason and at that moment Zekrom grabs both of them and quickly changes direction, narrowly avoiding a collision with the ground but still inevitable as his wing clips the ground and sends Zekrom crashing into the ground with Ryan and Cora in his arms. Finally, they stop just a few meters from John. Zekrom uncurls himself and Cora rolls out of him with Ryan still in her arms, "Ryan… is he… fine?" Zekrom asks Cora, looking down at the scarred Ryan.

"Yes, he's fine alright. Thanks to- WATCH OUT!" Cora screams warning Zekrom. Zekrom quickly turns around and sees a large Anti-tank gun pointed right at them and quickly moves in front of Cora and Ryan.

*BOOM*

*ROOOARRR*

The gun fires and hits Zekrom just below the chest and sends him flying over and skidding across the field. He reluctantly gets up but clutches his stomach in pain as large wound seeps bright-blue blood and falls back onto the ground, "ZEKROM!" Cora screams for him and turns around to see the gun now aiming towards Ryan, "NOOO," she darts in front of Ryan and uses Protect just as the gun fires.

*BOOM*

The shell breaks Cora's shield sending her reeling up to Ryan, unconscious. Her right arm is smoking black due to the explosive shell. John stares on in terror as the gun fixes itself on them again, the crew men reloading and shoving in another shot, "No….NOOOO," John's eyes begin to fill with rage. The ground begin to rumble and shake in response to this new incomprehensible might. John gets up and jumps high into the air and lands in front of the gun.

"Oh Shit, FIRE IT NOW!" one of the crew men screams.

"YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?!" he yells at them, the ground shakes violently as his hands grow brighter, "THEN COME TAKE IT!" he screams in pure anger, puts his hand together and releases a massive blast of pure energy.

*VEEOOOOOMMMMMM*

The beam obliterates the crew in front of him and increases in size, consuming everything in its path. A huge chunk of the forest is vaporized as the beam travels farther. The Beam dies down quickly and fades away as John turns to the few Militia men that weren't killed in their trap, "YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF WALKING THIS EARTH!" he yells and releases another massive burst of energy which consumes the remnants of the militia and drills a hole through a mountain, "NONE OF YOU WILL ESCAPE YOUR FATE!" he screams again in blind rage, flies up and fires volley after volley of energy, killing the retreating militia men while also destroying the forest without even thinking.

Ryan's eyes flutter open and he gets up to see Cora lying beside him, her arms scorched in black burns, "Cora?" he nudges her slightly. He looks up to the sky and sees John firing beams of energy from his hands into the forest. Ryan gets up and stumbles but tries to call out to him, "DAD," he yells to him.

John ignores Ryan and continues firing on the forest, "YOU THREATEN TO KILL MY FAMILY…" he raises his hands up over his head and charges a very bright ball of energy, "-YOU FACE ME! RAAAHH"

*SHOOMM*

John gets hit by a bright light coming down from the clouds and knocks him down hard into the ground.

"ENOUGH!"

A loud voice echoes throughout the forest from above. Everything, the fire, the rain, the thunder, all die down all of a sudden, as if silencing themselves in respect of someone. The wind becomes still, now breeze or howl can be heard. Ryan looks up to see something descending from the crevice of the clouds. The light being too bright to see but as it descends, the features start to fill in. Ryan's eyes widen in terror at the sight of the being, the familiar Golden Ring, the gold-lined hooves, the Ice-white body, cannot be mistaken for none other than…

"I… AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA… THE CREATOR OF THIS WORLD AND UNIVERSE… I…. AM ARCEUS" the unmistakable feminine voice echoes throughout the forest as Arceus speaks. As though she were speaking both telepathically and vocally, neither can be told apart.

"Oh no…" Ryan says. He quickly picks up Cora and carries her down into the crater where Zekrom landed and places her there. He takes off his jacket and wraps her in it, "Stay safe Cora. I'll be back," he says and climbs out of the crater. He runs for the unburned patch of forest and hides behind the tree, hoping not to get spotted by Arceus. He looks up through the foliage and see Arceus hovering just above where John landed, "Crap, Dad," he says mentally. He darts from tree to tree, trying to maintain his cover as he nears the open field.

John, meanwhile, powers down and slowly lifts himself up from the ground. He touches his head and feels something wet, he removes his hand and sees it tainted in bright red, "Oh God *groan*" he says and he flops onto his back and sees Arceus just floating above, "And speaking of God…" he says, realizing the irony.

"Many years ago I saved humanity from your kind, the kind I had set upon this Earth to care for and protect it only to betray my trust for them and use their gift against my creations which resulted in the massive loss of life. I knew I had to fix what I had created and that I set forth on finishing now," she states in a monotone voice.

"*grunt* Arceus… the Cairos did not betray their power… they tried to-"

"SILENCE!" she shouts over him, quieting him, "You and your ascendants SHALL BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE!" she yells in anger. Arceus charges a fireball and directs it towards the weakened John.

"NOOO," Ryan yells.

"HMM?" Arceus notices Ryan and the fireball dies down.

"DAD THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! GET OUT OF HERE!" Ryan shouts to John.

"What?" Arceus says and quickly charges the fireball but John takes the time to flare his Cairo form and tackle Arceus but doesn'tn put enough strength to overpower her.

"GO RYAN! I'LL HOLD HER OFF WHILE YOU GET CORA AND ZEKROM OUT OF HERE!" he yells to Ryan.

"But-"

"NOW!" John orders him.

"GET OFF ME!" Arceus orders and shockwaves him off her. He falls down to the forest but catches himself and flies up into the sky. Arceus fires a stream of fire, splitting the clouds but missing John as he evades the stream.

"Go Ryan, get as far away from here as you can-" he tells Ryan as he dodges a Fire Ball, "-While I make my stand," he says and charges an energy ball. He fires the beam but Arceus changes color and flies straight through it and head-butts him in the gut.

"You cannot defeat me Cairo. You will face your justice NOW," she states and issues a stream of Fire which hits him straight on and pushes him down to the ground.

*RUMBLE*

Ryan runs through the open field while also observing the battle raging on in the air; John continues to fly around, distracting Arceus, as Ryan runs to Zekrom and Cora. Arceus fires volleys of Fire Balls, not letting up or giving John a chance to find a window of escape, "Crap, hurry Ryan," John pleads.

Ryan makes it to the crater where he left Cora and is relieved she is still there. He takes out his Poke ball and prepares to return her until her eyes open slightly, "R-Ryan?" she asks while extending her paw out to touch his face. Ryan grabs her paw and guides it to his face.

"Right here Cora, I'm right here," Ryan tells her. Cora closes her eyes and smiles.

"I didn't want to… lose you… so I…" she trails off and lifts her scorched black arm.

"You didn't have to you know?" he says.

"If I didn't… then we would both… be dead. I just… did what I… had to do you know?" she says. Ryan nods and he shows her Poke ball in his hand.

"You did an incredible thing for me but right now I need you to be safe. I have to save my Dad from… Arceus," Ryan says the last part a bit nervously.

"Arceus? I have to be dreaming then," Cora says shaking her head in disbelief.

"It isn't, trust me. I'm going to put you in your Poke ball for now until I can get you to the Pokémon Center," he tells her. Cora nods and closes her eyes waiting to be recalled. Ryan presses the button on it and engulfs Cora in a red light and sucks her inside. His jacket falls from its ghost figure down on the floor. He clips the ball back on his belt, grabs his jacket and climbs out the crater and pulls out Zekrom's ball. Ryan runs up to Zekrom and sees blue euphoric blood dripping from his chest and onto the floor, "Z-Zekrom?" Ryan says, hoping Zekrom still has life in him. Zekrom's eyes open and this makes Ryan sigh in relief.

"Ryan? You're alive… thank Arceus you are alright," Zekrom says with a smile.

"Heh, Ironically, Arceus kind of wants me and my Dad dead right now," Ryan states. Zekrom's eyes narrow on Ryan in confusion to words.

"What?" he asks and slowly looks up to see Arceus herself flying around the sky trying to kill John, "Oh… well I take back what I said them *grunt* I must… help your father," Zekrom says weakly as he gets up, his arms shaking in pain as he tries to support himself.

"No Zekrom, right now we have to get home and get Jason to fight Arceus and save Dad," Ryan tells Zekrom.

"Ryan, listen to yourself. You are speaking out of desperation and that leads you nowhere, it makes room for mistakes and failure, in this case it means another global war between the Arceus and the Cairo. We don't want that to happen now do we?" Zekrom reasons with Ryan.

Ryan doesn't say anything for a while and then nods in agreement, "Fine, but at least let me give you a fighting chance against her," Ryan says and pulls out a potion. He shakes it and sprays it over Zekrom's wound making him growl in pain. The wound starts to close up and the bleeding slows down. Zekrom stands up with even less pain.

"Thank you Ryan. Can you make it to the Pokémon Center in time?" he asks.

"I should be able to with my Salamence. Will you be alright?" Ryan asks.

Zekrom doesn't say anything and looks over at John desperately trying to evade Arceus's rage, "Just get to the Pokémon Center as fast as you can... and don't look back, you hear me?" he asks and his tail glows bright blue.

"Be careful out there big guy," Ryan responds and he releases his Salamence. He jumps on her and moves up to the base of her neck, "Okay girl, to the Pokémon Center," he orders and Salamence nods. Salamence flies up into the air and starts to fly towards the Center. Ryan looks back at Zekrom as he levitates up into the sky, "Good luck buddy," he says as he flies away into the distance.

Zekrom looks back at Ryan as he flies away then looks back toward Arceus and growls, "I will do what I can for your father Ryan," he says knowing he may very well perish if he challenges Arceus. Knowing he won't last long he decides to use every technique he has ever learned training with Corbulo and Ryan. With one thought, he opens his eyes and shoots for Arceus.

John fires a few shots at Arceus, trying to slow her down but she eats up the shots as if he were spraying water on her. Finally, Arceus shoots him down with a Fireball and he plummets down to the ground. John tries to get up but is held down by one Arceus's hooves pressing down on his chest, "Grrrhh," he struggles to lift her off him but she overpowers him by a lot.

"It is no use Cairo. You, and like all your other ancestors, will be wiped off the face of this world for your crimes against Humanity and Pokémon," she says and charges a large fireball. John powers down and gives up in exhaustion.

"You are making…a grave mistake… Arceus," John tries to say with the applied weight on his chest pressing down ever so much.

"Good bye, Cairo," she says and points the at him. John closes his eyes for the inevitable and braces for his demise.

*RROOOOOAAAAARRR*

*THOOM*

Zekrom slams his body straight against Arceus's and slams her down into the ground, returning back up and firing a Fusion Bolt, "YOU SHALL NOT TAKE HIS LIFE, NOT NOWOR EVER," Zekrom states.

Arceus changes her texture to yellow and the Fusion Bolt disappears into nothing and then changes back to her original coloring, "It is not your place to decide," she retorts and fires a storm of Ice shards flying at Zekrom, hitting him head on.

"GRRRGH," he growls in pain and then uses protect to block off the rest. The storm stops but Arceus is nowhere to be seen. Zekrom recognizes the tactic and evades to the right just as Arceus flies in from above. She stops just above the ground and shoots up with unrivaled speed, catching Zekrom off, "OOFF," he grunts as she rams her head into his recently healed wound. He uses Dragon Claw and hit Arceus across the right of her face and manages to make her flinch, buying him some time to counter-attack. He grabs her around the neck and throws her over him and hits her with a Fusion Bolt but Arceus is too fast and recovers, changing type and absorbing the attack.

"You are of no match to me Zekrom, my child. It is not your place to protect this impurity that you are trying to protect. I am not the enemy here," she reasons with Zekrom.

"Not the enemy huh? I'd hate to label as you one but I see no one else who fits that description," Zekrom states and his tail glows brighter.

Arceus shakes her head in disappointment and looks up, "You are so mislead child. I am sorry for what I am about to do to you," she says and prepares to make her move.

"So am I," Zekrom says sorrowfully but does not change his stance. Arceus looks at Zekrom and with lightning fast speed, darts towards Zekrom with a Dragon Claw. Zekrom counters with a Dragon Claw as well and the two attacks collide with the sound of swords colliding.

[

Jason begins shaking uncontrollably, Chesnaught struggles to restrain him so he uses multiple vines to tighten his grip. Jason only retaliates by attempting to flare his God form but can only create a small golden mist. Alakazam and Sam try to calm him down but nothing seems to work as his struggles increase more.

"We have to do something, can't you do something?" Sam asks.

"I can't do anything if he keeps blocking me out. Whatever he is seeing must be very hard for him to process," he explains. They both look up at Jason and can only hope he calms down.

[

"-I AM SORRY FOR WHAT I AM ABOUT TO DO TO YOU…. SO AM I…. IT IS NOT YOUR PLACE….. NOOO….. You can't save him…. Weak…. Tired…. I can't…. but you can…."

"NAAAAHHH," Jason screams mentally. The vision had shown what was to come, what could become, and how, "This…. CAN'T BE RIGHT!... AAAHHH," he screams mentally again. If Jason could cry he would but in the mental world it is impossible.

"AAAHHH," Jason yells in real life, scaring both Alakazam and Sam. His body begins to glow yellow but fades away as the pain forbids him of doing so.

"Can't we put him to sleep with that gas that makes you sleepy?" Sam asks.

"They ran out long ago, there isn't anything we can do now but hope they get back here soon. Amy might be able to do-" Alakazam suddenly stops talking and his eyes glow for a moment. Sam stares at his sudden response and starts to say something until Alakazam gasps, "*GASP* NONONONO it can't be," Alakazam says utterly frightened by what he saw in his vision.

"What? What happened, why did you freeze up like that?" Sam asks, confused.

"A-… Arceus is here…. -and your father is in grave danger," Alakazam reveals. Chesnaught breathes in sharply as his eyes widen at the sound of Arceus on the planet.

"Arceus... is here? And Dad? W-what does Dad have anything to do with her?" Sam asks.

"Your father and your brother are the very last descendants of the Cairo's, a species Arceus created to protect the planet. She accidentally swathe Cairo's killing off the Humans and Pokemon but she didn't know it was for a good reason; the humans were the first to attack first. And now, she has come to finish off your father," Alakazam says and jumps up to Jason's face, "I must see what Jason sees," Alakazam says and places a spoon on Jason's forehead and summons all of his psychic power in breaking through Jason's mental block, "I WILL see… Ngh," he says and pushes his presence into Jason's mind, breaking through the block but hearing and seeing everything Jason sees; the Rogue Dragon plan, the fight of John against the Militia, and then Arceus appearing before his very eyes and everything else no one, not even a mortal like himself, should ever see, "N-Noo," he says and he faints due to the mental exhaustion.

Sam catches Alakazam as he falls and places him on his lap, "Alakazam? ALAKAZAM? Wake up!" Sam says shaking him awake.

Alakazam jerks up, his breathing fast and heavy, "Chesnaught, make sure Jason does not escape from your grip, I will help you," Alakazam says and he summons a psychic force that wraps itself around Jason's body, putting him in a complete body cast of pink mist.

"Alakazam what did you see?" Sam asks concerned after Alakazam's unexpected KO.

"Everything you nor any one is supposed to see… ever. Jason cannot confront Arceus herself," Alakazam states.

"WHY NOT? Dad is going to die without Jason's help we have to let him fight her," Sam argues.

"If I do that the world and everybody on it will perish. The only thing keeping Jason from turning into a God is his Dad," Alakazam explains.

"W-what do you mean?" Sam asks now frightened.

"If he is still alive then Jason doesn't have a reason to fight her. When the two gods clashed long ago it brought destruction and massive loss of life, the planet was scarred to the point where nothing could live. I will not let that happen again," Alakazam explains, making it final.

Sam stares up at Jason as he attempts to flare his God form, "I hope they make it there in time," Sam says referring to Corbulo, Cabale, and Amy flying to Hoenn.

"I… hope so too," Alakazam nods in agreement.

[

*ROOAARR*

Meanwhile, back in Hoenn, Zekrom continues to distract Arceus as John attempts to recover from the pounding he received from Arceus. Zekrom can only do so much as an Electric-type, only being able to switch to Ice attacks and Arceus changing type to cancel it out and then back to Electric-type attacks.

"HOW CAN YOU SIDE WITH THE CAIROS WHEN THEY KILLED SO MANY?!" Arceus asks Zekrom as she fires a stream of fire toward him, hitting him in the back.

"GRAAH," he grunts in pain. The searing hot flames coming from Arceus are ten times worse than his sisters, Reshiram, did. He had to avoid another powerful shot since his wound was starting to open up after the beating he's been taking from Arceus. Right now he needed to buy John some time before his body gives up on him, "Hurry up John, I won't last long against her," he tells John who is just barely starting to regain his strength.

"I-I'm trying…. I think I broke my arm *grunt*….. this isn't your fight…. leave… protect my sons *groan*" he orders Zekrom.

"No I can't *grunt* your son… Jas- GRAAAHH," Zekrom gets hit by a flurry of Ice shards, some slice into his wound while creating new ones around his body, "GRAAAHHH," he growls in pain and he issues a Fusion Bolt, surprising Arceus and hitting her. However, this just angers her more and she disappears into a portal, "Where did she… go," he asks himself but looks up to see Arceus floating just above him and charging a large Fire Ball in front of her.

"I am terribly sorry for this," she says and bears down her Godly might upon Zekrom. Zekrom stares at the massive stream of fire bearing down on him and he looks away.

"ZEKROM," Reshiram's voice screams for him. Zekrom opens his eyes just as Reshiram tackles him out of the way of the Fire Blast. The attack digs deep into the ground, creating a mushroom cloud and camouflaging the field entirely. Zekrom groans as he sits up, he looks down to see Reshiram gets up off him, "Reshiram? What are you doing here?" he asks.

"I'm not about to let my little brother get killed out here. And plus, I brought some extra help," she explains and she shows him Cabale, Corbulo, and Amy on her back.

"Hey there bug guy, are you okay? Where's Ryan and John?" he asks.

"Ryan has left for the Pokémon center while I distract Arceus from killing his father. He is just across from here in that crater over there," Zekrom explains, pointing over the burned field.

"Alright then, Caesar and Claire will distract Arceus while we get John to safety, away from Arceus," Corbulo explains, laying out the plan.

"But we need to do this fast, I sense Jason is getting desperate in escaping," Amy states.

"He is unaware of the presence of Arceus right now, until his vision reaches its climax, he will stay in his condition. Caesar's Alakazam will do everything in his power to help him Amy, don't worry," Cabale assures her.

"I hope you are right," Amy says.

"I promise. Now let's get John out of here," Cabale says. Corbulo nods and he pulls out a glowing Poke ball that no one has seen before.

"What is that? I have never seen that type of Poke ball anywhere," Amy asks.

"This Poke ball captures Pokémon whom have already been captured by someone else. Poke balls have a bond that is inseparable to the Pokémon that lives within it unless the trainer cuts that bond by dismissing it or destroying the ball itself. This ball cuts the bond and capture the Pokémon. Very rarely do I use it but right now, since Ryan took Zekrom's ball, it is necessary," Corbulo explains and he presses the small button in front. Instead of a red light shooting out, a blue light shoots out and engulfs Zekrom and absorbs him inside. The ball shakes for moment then beeps, signaling Zekrom's capture, "Alright, whenever you're ready Cabale," Corbulo says, letting her take the lead.

"Okay, let's go Reshiram," Cabale orders. Reshiram's tail flares bright red and she flaps her wings, ascending high above the trees. Reshiram turns around to John and nearly gets hit by a fire ball, "Whoa!" Claire's Charizard dodges a Fireball and returns with a flamethrower but Arceus changes types again and instantly disregards the attack. Caesar attempts a water attack with his Dragonite but, again, Arceus changes types.

"Come on, John is just on the other side. They have it handled," Corbulo states. Cabale nods and points Reshiram toward the crater. Resshiram nods and quickly rockets toward the site. However, Arceus quickly notices the deception.

"I see now. These mortals are only a distraction *GROWL*," Arceus tells herself and disengages from Claire and Caesar.

"Oh no, she figured it out, CABALE WATCH OUT!" Claire screams to them. Arceus dashes with great speed through the sky and appears right in front of Reshiram.

"*GASP*" Reshiram quickly tries to dive under her but the Diety is one step ahead of her and her tail shies white. Amy sees this and quickly teleports Corbulo and Cabale off of Reshiram just as the tail bears down on her.

*SMACK*

The tail connects with Reshiram's face and she plummets hard down to the ground.

*BWOOM*

The three reappear near John and make a run for it. Arceus quickly notices their escape and fires a Fire Ball. Amy sees it and lifts up a barrier, blocking the attack but the force of the attack knocks down everyone, "Keep going everyone, I'll do my best to deflect her attacks," Amy states, using her psychic to lift the siblings up and on their feet.

"You will NOT save this impurity, RAAH," Arceus states and she releases a flurry of ice shards. Amy lifts up the barrier again as she runs but the shield starts to crack under the sheer force of Arceus's persistence.

Corbulo and Cabale make it into the crater and spot John sprawled out on the side, clutching his gut, "You… shouldn't have come… I'm not worth saving," John states, trying to reason.

"You are worth it, because if you die then it would mean the end of this world," Corbulo replies as-a-matter-of-factly.

"It is true John, if you die then Jason will be forced to fight Arceus herself, it would-"

*RUMBLE*

"I CAN'T HOLD THE BARRIER UP FOR LONG! GET HIM OUT OF HERE!" Amy screams for them. The barrier is nearly shattered as Arceus continues to pound it relentlessly with every move imaginable.

"Come on John, we have to leave immediately," Corbulo says and he wraps John's left arm around his neck as Cabale, his right arm. Together they climb out the crater with John breathing heavily and stumbling as they walk. Claire and Caesar land just a few meters in front of them and wave them over to reach them, "We have a way out of here, Amy hold that barrier!" Corbulo says as they quicken their pace.

Arceus becomes desperate and puts her all into her Dragon Claw, "THAT IS IT!" she yells in rage and bears down the final blow to the barrier, shattering it.

"GAHHH," Amy screams in pain and faints out of exhaustion.

"AMY!" Corbulo yells and he lets go of John to run to her.

"CORBULO NO!" Cabale screams for him but is too late. Arceus issues a powerful Psychosis, knocking out Corbulo and everyone else.

The dust settles as Arceus walks through it and up to John whom managed to raise a barrier and protect Cabale, "Impurities must be vanquished," Arceus states coldly.

To be continued…

HOHH SHIT!

Sorry this took so long to post guys. The final battle will be very long, maybe longer than this. Everything has worked up to this moment and that is why it is taking so long.

The following chapter will take a while to complete as I want everything about it to sound epic. Because it will be.

It took longer than I expected since I had many real life problems to deal with. This chapter should have been finished the past Wednesday but I finished it on Saturday. But yeah, that's pretty much it for what been going on.

As always, thanks for the support, and your patience, and have nice day ;)