Chapter 37 – Giratina
The shadow rose from the stone floor to form a flickering, black form in the air. It towered over us all except Rayquaza. Then, two glowing red eyes appeared near the top.
They gazed down at us impassively, reminding me eerily of Cyrus. Then the rest of the shadow began to slowly take form.
First, the shape became definable. The shifting shadow began to form into a creature with six thick legs and a lower body that extended back. Above that was a tall, thick upper body and a head with a beak. From this head stared the two glowing eyes. Then from the back of its upper body unfurled two ragged, still strangely formless wings, with spikes in them.
Then the darkness that covered it faded slowly to reveal that it was gray with red and black striped across the width of its body. It was covered with golden ornaments.
It looked out across us. Then it spoke, in a quiet, eerie, melancholy voice. "Where is the chain?"
Brandon stared up at it. "That's… Giratina!"
The Galactics moved away and looked up at it in fear. Deoxys, Brandon, and I also moved away slightly, not sure whether this "Giratina" was a bigger threat than the Galactics.
Only one Galactic didn't move, and that was Cyrus. He looked up at Giratina with the same impassive face. "Voice key, Cyrus. Order 487."
Brandon stared in confusion. Deoxys and I did, too.
Then one of the giant metal spheres opened up and lights flashed inside of it. Electricity poured from it and around Giratina. I thought I saw Giratina's red eyes widen momentarily as it was lifted off the stone floor and sucked inside of the sphere, which closed after it. The entire process took about three seconds.
Cyrus turned to his shocked audience. "Now, I have all three of the Legendary Cosmo Pokemon. The dragon that rules time. The dragon that rules space. And now, the dragon that rules death."
We stared, shocked. Cyrus took out a Poke Ball.
"Give me the red gems."
Then Mesprit woke up. She quickly took stock of her surroundings, and then fixed a glare on Cyrus, who stared at her unemotionally. Mesprit rose into the air.
"I remember you! You're the one who tried to catch me all those years ago. You didn't play fair, either, using all your little gadgets."
The Galactic Leader's face didn't even flicker. "That is true."
Mesprit continued to glare at him as we all looked on incredulously, even the Galactics. "You accidentally touched me, and lost all of your emotions. That's why you act like this now."
"That is also true."
Mesprit's eyes flashed with anger. "Want to try again, but fairly this time?"
Cyrus released a Pokemon from his Poke Ball. It was the same Honchkrow from before. I realized that he must have recalled it at some point. "Honchkrow, use Nasty Plot."
Honchkrow's eyes glowed black, and a dark aura surrounded it for a moment, then was gone. Mesprit's eyes then became black as well, and the black aura surrounded it and disappeared, like Honchkrow's.
"Night Slash, Honchkrow."
Honchkrow flew at Mesprit, and its wings began to be covered with a black haze. Mesprit's eyes glowed purple, but nothing happened, and Mesprit had just enough time to look confused before Honchkrow's sharp wing feathers slashed her across her stomach. She telepathically cried out in pain and went somersaulting through the air before righting herself. We saw, to our relief, that the damage looked rather minor.
Brandon then said angrily, "I'm going to help her." He then opened his mouth to give a command to one of his Pokemon, but then Deoxys stopped him.
"This is Mesprit's fight," he said. "Don't interfere."
Brandon didn't say anything for a moment, until finally he nodded. "All right."
We returned our attention to the battle.
Mesprit's eyes glowed purple, but again nothing happened. Honchkrow's wings were covered with the black haze again, and it flew at Mesprit.
Mesprit didn't move, even as Honchkrow flew toward her. Then, when it was only a few feet away, her eyes flashed white, and Honchkrow slammed against an invisible wall. The black haze dissipated as it flapped frantically to try to stay in the air.
"Honchkrow, use Dark Pulse."
Honchkrow's eyes glowed black, and it flapped its wings towards Mesprit, as if it were trying to blow her away. But instead a wave of black light spread from its wings and raced toward Mesprit. Again, Mesprit's eyes glowed white, and the light vanished.
Then a purple ball of light appeared above Honchkrow and slammed into it, sending it to the ground. Mesprit's eyes glowed purple once again, but nothing happened, like before.
Honchkrow picked itself up off the ground and flapped its wings towards Mesprit again without taking off, sending more black waves toward her. As the wave raced toward her, Mesprit's eyes flashed white again.
But this time the black light didn't hit an invisible barrier, and instead it hit Mesprit as she cried out in surprise. She fell to the ground and began to unsteadily get back to her feet.
Honchkrow and Mesprit were both on the ground now, and it looked like Mesprit was the most weakened. I realized that she must not have been fully recovered from that beam the Galactics had used to knock her out.
"Finish it off with Night Slash, Honchkrow."
Honchkrow walked up to Mesprit and raised a wing. The wing began to be covered in a dark haze. Mesprit looked up and her eyes widened, and she floated up into the air above Honchkrow. Honchkrow jumped after her and swung the wing, as Mesprit's eyes flashed with a white light again.
Honchkrow's wing connected with Mesprit, sending her flying in an arc towards the ground with another slash mark, this time across her face. She was unconscious before she hit the stone floor. Brandon cried out in concern and Deoxys's eyes widened.
Then, a purple ball of light flew into Honchkrow from behind, knocking it to the floor as well and also rendering it unconscious. We stared in shock at the two limp Pokemon. Cyrus recalled his Honchkrow.
Then he took out another Poke Ball and threw it at Mesprit. Mesprit regained her senses in time to see it coming at her, and her eyes widened. She raised her arms as if to block it.
The Poke Ball hit Mesprit, and she disappeared in a flash of light. The Poke Ball fell to the stones, and after a moment it began to rock violently back and forth. Everyone watched it intently.
After a few seconds, it stopped moving.
Brandon, Deoxys and I watched in shock as Cyrus stepped forward and picked it up. Then he said, emotionless as ever, "Mesprit is now mine, as well."