Chapter 35
3rd person POV
"Viper-24 your cleared for departure" The traffic controller announced.
With a roar the VTOL shot up into the clouds.
Connor stood up as Jake, Cassie, Alex and Dana were putting on their scuba gear.
"You all know what to do, but keep in mind that we have plan B and the Checkmate as a last resort" Connor reminded them.
Alex winced at the mention of checkmate, if everything went south Connor would send a psychic message to Michael. The MRPA would launch every missile in their arsenal, hopefully destroying the triton station and turnback cave in one fell swoop.
Michael recommended to capture the admins and the master for interrogation, that way they could tie up every loose end. Connor was opposed to this, but Michael remained him that every Cipher agent deserved a fair trial under international law. Connor begrudgingly agreed but said he wouldn't hesitate to end the master and his sister. They could only be taken alive if they were safe to transport.
Once everyone was suited up they headed to the back of the VTOL where another shiny new toy was waiting.
The DTV-29 looked like a jetski mixed with a torpedo. It was still experimental but these 4 units were deemed mission ready. They could move up to 58 miles per hour and were invisible to sonar.
"This is as far as I can take you without being detected, good luck guys" the pilot said as the VTOL came to a hover above the water.
Everyone mounted up save for Connor, who dropped his illusion and put on a special made MRPA rebreather. The green Latios dived into the crystal clear alolan water.
Alex gave Cassie a wink and the four shifters leaned forward. The DTVs lurched and began to slide down the ramp. They were airborne for a fraction of the second then the world went silent.
"Alright, let's get moving" Connor ordered via telepathy.
The team glided through the water, carefully avoiding sea life as they went along. However as they were nearing the rendez-vous point something appeared on sonar. It was massive, as large as Wailord and moving as fast as a speedboat.
"It's the sub!" Alex said nervously.
"No it's not, it's too early and way too big" Cassie dismissed.
Connor's eyes went as wide as dinner plates, all he could say was "Oh no"
A swarm of water pokemon went past, they were clearly swimming away from something. Out of the depths emerged a leviathan unlike anything they had ever seen. The Pokémon's two massive pectoral fins each had four white square-shaped nails. Its deep blue body and white chin had two small spikes protruding under it. Above each eye are two white, oval-shaped spots. It had red stripes around its chin, eyes, dorsal fins, and torso. These stripes were glowing red. Its tail was tattered with four trailing parts, the inner ones being smaller than the outer. Its eyes were small, yellow, and shadowed with black.
"BEGONE HUMANS, YOU TRESPASS IN MY OCEANS TO PLUNDER ITS RESOURCES FOR THE LAST TIME" a voice boomed telepathically.
"We're not here to steal" Cassie responded.
The beast paused and asked "how can you respond human"
"I'm more than meets the eye, we don't want to fight, we want to go to the triton station and destroy it" Cassie explained slowly.
"The human building nearby?" the beast questioned.
"Yes" Cassie responded.
The beast stared down the group, but then took notice of Connor coming forward
"Lord Kyogre, I am Connor, soul survivor of the Sinnoh Lati herd and Son of Jebediah, we have come to stop the group known as Cipher who is polluting your seas, they plan to open a gateway to the distortion world and unleash Giratina" Connor explained in a formal tone, revealing a glowing blue brand on his arm. It looked like two crescent blades with an eye in the center.
Kyogre's eyes relaxed instantly, he looked at Connor intently for a moment then spoke.
"You look so much like your father, I owe him a great debt, proceed" Kyogre said before turning around and swimming back into the abyss beneath them.
"What was that" Alex said, still dumbstruck.
"Kyogre, the creator of the oceans and one of the most powerful beings in the world " Connor responded.
"But what about this Giratina" Jake asked.
Connor paused at that question, this was going to be a difficult thing to explain.
He took a deep breath from his rebreather and said "Giratina, is part of the triangle that makes up existence itself. Time, Space and Antimatter. Three beings control this triangle under the guidance of the original one. Giratina in particular controls antimatter and was banished to a realm on the opposite side of ours, a place one might call the distortion world."
"So, let me get this straight, Cipher is going to unleash an ancient being who controls Antimatter itself" Jake questioned, barley believing what he had just said.
"Yup" Connor said nonchalantly.
The submarine appeared on the scopes, it was almost here. Connor looked at the team and said "power down, let it pass"
The team powered down the DTVs. They simply sat there until the sub was right above them. Everyone activated their magnetic gloves and grabbed the outside of the sub.
"Alright, hang on tight, once their docked we make our move…."
Lana's POV
"Right this way master" I offered as he disembarked.
"I assume the other admins have arrived on schedule?" He asked as his Bisharps came to his side. The two blue Bisharps were closest with 4 red ones behind them.
I nodded as we entered the hallway leading to the throne room.
The entire staff of the triton station was present, all standing at attention as the master walked by.
"The gateway is charging as well?" He inquired.
"Yes master, we managed to reproduce Gregavich's design and began powering up around an hour ago, all the admins are waiting on the throne room, the device is there as well" I explained.
His lip curled into a smile, a rare sight on the master's usually blank face.
"Well done Lana, I never could have done this without you, your loyalty will soon be rewarded" he said via telepathy.
I smiled and opened the massive steel doors via telekinesis. Victor, Sophia and Nikolai were sitting at a tabel with the throne at the head.
Ardos looked puzzled, but he sat down and allowed me to join him.
"Where is the gateway" he asked sternly.
I smiled and pointed to a wall, "its behind that wall, a lead lined chamber to keep the MRPA from tracing the energy signature"
"Open it, the MRPA will never be able to get here in time, once the gateway opens we will be unstoppable"
I hesitated for a moment, but pressed the button. The device was self sustaining now, even if the entire station lost power the shadow energy it was creating would power it for days.
The wall slid away revealing a giant metal ring with a surging ball of black energy in the center. The facility A.I spoke clearly saying "gateway at 45%, 90 minutes remaining"
Ardos raised his arms above his head, "at last, the day has arrived, the world will be ours" he announced triumphantly.
"Warning, intruders detected in sub bay two" the computer blared.
Ardos shook his head "no no no not now" he muttered under his breath.
The admins stood up and turned to Ardos, awaiting orders.
"GO, BUY ME TIME, SEAL SECURITY DOORS AND ACTIVATE ALL DEFENSES" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
The entire room descended into chaos as the admins and soldiers ran out of the throne room.
"Lana, wait outside, you are the last line of defense, understand?"
I nodded rapidly and ran out as well. If the MRPA wanted a fight we would oblige them….