Pokémon Go!

Chapter 49: Climatic Battle in Lacunosa! Vlad VS Cobalion

Narration: The Swords of Justice have appeared before Vlad and the others while the Dogma trio prepares to fight against their own companions.


"What now?" Nichole asked her teammates. "There's no question about it, we fight!" Zorua shouted. "For once, he's right. These guys are not our allies, so there's no reason to hold back on them." Duke declared as he and Nichole called out all of their Pokémon while they prepared to do battle with their fellow Team Dogma operatives. "What is that?" Cobalion wondered to itself.

"It is not my desire to hurt others….but I will do whatever I have to, to save those dear friends that mean the entire world to me!" Vlad declared while from the bag he took out a strange ball.

"Vlad will fight on, in his own way. He will fight with the gadgets of the future!" Tom boastfully declared to Carly. "ThunderOrb!" Vlad exclaimed while he tossed the orb at the Iron Will Pokémon. The orb then made contact with the Iron Will Pokémon and proceeded to let out an intense thunderbolt. "W…what was that?" Cobalion angrily queried. "You are a legendary Pokémon, who dearly treasure his companions, which is why I'm going to get past that blind hatred of yours and change you back into your true self!" Vlad declared to the angered Cobalion.

"I finally found you." the sniper declared as he was perched atop of one of the remaining buildings.

"This is a present from mother to son, now die." the sniper declared while he held out his rifle and took aim at the crimson-haired lad.

"You worthless trash!" Cobalion exclaimed while it opened its mouth and a ball of silver energy appeared in front of it. It then fired a silver beam from the ball at the crimson-haired lad. "AH!" Vlad exclaimed as he jumped out of the way of the attack, which caused an explosion. "Tch, darn it!" the sniper cursed as his vision was obscured. "I guess I've got no choice. I'll have to move in closer." the sniper then declared while he departed from his current location.

"Hydro Pump!" Keldeo shouted while it released powerful blasts of water from its hooves at the Muscular Pokémon.

"Gurdurr, dodge it and use Mach Punch!" Golen commanded in response while Gurdurr narrowly avoided the Colt Pokémon's attack and proceeded to charge at it, ready to strike with its own move. "Potential?" Carly mumbled in confusion while her Pignite avoided Terrakion's attacks. "Indeed, that boy is impeccable. I am positive that he will return to us no matter what kind of challenge that Cobalion presents to him." Tom reassured his companion. "Fine, I'll believe in you guys. Just don't go on and lose though." Carly declared as she and Tom ceased their conversation to continue their respective battles.

"Your comrades are destined to suffer a disgraceful death, as are you." Virizion declared to the former Gym Leader and the Dark Pokémon.

"Heh, you will need to display a much more elegant battling style than what you have currently portrayed to us if you truly want that prediction of yours to come to fruition." Tom smirked. "Dour." Houndour declared. "How dare you mock me, scum." Virizion angrily uttered. The horns on the side of the Grassland Pokémon's head then began to glow a light green color as it dashed towards the trainer and Pokémon duo.

"Disappear, human!" Terrakion roared while it glowed a faint orange color and a ring of light formed around its body.

The light then became a ring of multiple sharp stones that spun towards the Fire Pig Pokémon. "Pignite, avoid that Stone Edge and use Heat Wave!" Carly commanded while Pignite did as its trainer commanded and narrowly dodged the powerful Rock-type attack. "AH!" Carly exclaimed while she ducked out of the way while the stones penetrated through another building. A ball of fire emerged from Pignite's snout and it shot out a strong wind of flames at the Cavern Pokémon. "Is that all you've got!" Terrakion exclaimed as it withstood Pignite's attack.

"That Terrakion is even stronger than I expected." Carly thought to herself.

Elsewhere the three groups that were respectively led by Golen, Carly and Tom's Pokémon continued to walk through the ruined town while the Pokémon themselves worried for the safety of their trainers. "You will all perish." the lead Team Dogma operative of the group declared. They all then tossed their Pokéballs in the sky while from them emerged various Pokémon, which included Amoonguss, Darmanitan, Boldore, Krokorok, Sableye, Nosepass and Tangela. "Those Pokémon….they seem familiar." Duke mumbled as the Dogma members who opposed them simply smirked in response.

"Heh, so it's a 7-on-7 battle." Zorua grinned in excitement. "Don't get too excited, these guys are members of Team Dogma so they're not people we can afford to underestimate." Nichole stated to the Tricky Fox Pokémon.

"I understand, though even if those idiots are members of Team Dogma they're still not elites of our caliber." Zorua smirked. "It's a strange day when I actually agree with you more than once." Duke jocularly expressed to the annoyance of the Tricky Fox Pokémon. "Your bond amuses me, it's so unfortunate that we'll have to take out such promising operatives." the lead Dogma member declared. "We'd like to see you try!" Zorua declared.

"As you wish, Amoonguss use Sludge Bomb!" "Darmanitan use Fire Punch!" "Boldore use Rock Blast!" "Krokorok use Stone Edge!" "Sableye use Shadow Ball!" "Nosepass use Discharge!" "Tangela use Power Whip!" the members declared while they all simultaneously attacked the Dogma trio and their Pokémon.

"You just had to say something, didn't you!?" Nichole exclaimed in irritation, as the battle between Team Dogma got underway.

"Sleep Powder Ball!" Vlad declared as he tossed a light green orb at the Iron Will Pokémon, who swiftly avoided it in response. "Darn it." Vlad thought to himself while Cobalion charged at him once more. "I don't want to end up in an extended fight with Cobalion." Vlad thought to himself as he avoided the Iron Will Pokémon.

"You say that you will fight and yet you run like a coward!" Cobalion exclaimed at the crimson-haired boy. "Even if I can fight, I'm not going to go out of my way to hurt you!" Vlad declared.


"How pathetic, you humans have abused us Pokémon for ages and yet here you are attempting to play off that cruelty through hiding behind your façade of sincerity." Cobalion angrily growled at the lad.

"Cobalion." Vlad somberly mumbled. "Just recently a group of you worthless humans….GAH!" Cobalion wailed as it fell to the floor. "Cobalion!" Vlad shouted in concern for the Iron Will Pokémon. " DIE!" Cobalion then exclaimed as it suddenly stood up from the ground, now sporting blank eyes while its body then glowed blue. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a white aura formed from its forehead. The Iron Will Pokémon then attempted to strike down the crimson-haired lad, who in response took out a small piece of iron and pressed a button on it, which caused it to extend into a steel pole. The crimson-haired boy then clashed with the Iron Will Pokémon before his pole was completely destroyed by the force of Cobalion's Sacred Sword and he was sent reeling despite not getting hit by the horn.

"Focus Blast!" Keldeo declared while opened its mouth and formed a light blue orb of energy in front of it. It the fired the ball at the Muscular Pokémon.

"Gurdurr, dodge it!" Golen commanded as his Gurdurr narrowly avoided the powerful Fighting-type attack, which proceeded to blow up a devastated building that lied in the background. "GAH!" Keldeo wailed while it fell to the floor while Terrakion and Virizion did the same.

"What's going on?" Carly wondered in confusion as she and Pignite looked on at the fallen Cavern Pokémon. "Just what in the world is happening to them?" Tom inquired while he and Houndour looked on in bewilderment.

"Looks like those four are finally starting to succumb to our influence." one of the Dogma members muttered to their superior. "It was only a matter of time. Even Pokémon of their caliber are helpless before us." their superior muttered in response. "Hey, what are you idiots talking about!?" Zorua queried as he and his companions fought against all of their Pokémon. "Everyone, attack!" the lead member ordered.

"Tirtouga use Aqua Jet, Abomasnow use Wood Hammer, Durant use Iron Head and Scraggy use Brick Break!" Nichole commanded. "Archen use Stone Edge, Heatmor use Fire Spin and Misdreavus use Thunderbolt!" Duke ordered while he and Nichole's Pokémon attacked their opponents as the battle raged on.

"I'll…..I'll kill…YOU!" Cobalion violently declared as it charged at Vlad. Its claws were encased in a bright light while it then turned into steel while it attempted to strike at the crimson-haired lad.

"Cobalion, just what is happening to you?" Vlad asked to the Iron Will Pokémon as he frantically avoided each of its Metal Claws. "Wait…that collar." Vlad thought to himself while he caught a glimpse of the strange collar which was located around the neck of the Iron Will Pokémon. "Pignite avoid Terrakion and use Heat Wave!" Carly ordered while the Fire Pig Pokémon dodged the Cavern Pokémon and unleashed another wind of flames that managed to slightly repel the Legendary musketeer. "What's up with that collar?" Carly wondered after having caught a glimpse at the strange device on the Cavern Pokémon's neck.

"Houndour, strike down Virizion with Flamethrower!" Tom commanded.

The Dark Pokémon then opened its mouth and unleashed a stream of red-orange flames at the Grassland Pokémon, who was struck by the powerful attack. "You insolent fool!" Virizion growled while its body glowed green and it jumped into the air. Then, light-green leaves quickly circled around its body and the leaves were then shot at the Dark Pokémon, who was struck as a result. "Houndour!" Tom called out to his Pokémon, who quickly stood up despite the powerful attack that it was struck by. "That collar…" Tom mumbled as he noticed the strange device that was around the Grassland Pokémon's neck.

"Perish, you trash!" Cobalion exclaimed while it rushed at Vlad, who then took out a blue cannon.

"Water Bullet Shot!" Vlad exclaimed while he released multiple blasts of clear blue water at the ground that the Iron Will Pokémon ran through. "AH!" Vlad exclaimed as he then dodged Cobalion's strike. "Now, Instant Freeze Ball!" Vlad declared while then then took out multiple whiteish blue colored orbs and threw them at the feet of the Legendary musketeer. The orbs then struck Cobalion as its feet were encased in ice, causing it to get stuck to where it stood.

"Headmaster Tom, Ms. Carly, are you there?" Vlad asked while he took out his communicator. "Vlad! Thank goodness that you're safe." expressed the relieved Carly while she and Pignite ran from Terrakion.

"How effective have your weapons been?" Tom curiously asked to the crimson-haired lad as he and his Houndour avoided Virizion's attacks. "They've been pretty effective so far, but that's not what I wanted to talk about." Vlad answered to his companion. "Have any of you noticed something strange about the Swords of Justice member that you've been battling against?" Vlad inquired to his companions while the Iron Will Pokémon broke free from its constraints and prepared another Metal Claw.

"Darn it." Vlad thought to himself in annoyance while he started running from the Legendary musketeer. "Actually I have." Tom answered. "Same here." Carly added along.

"I assume that your opponents are also sporting a strange device as well." Vlad stated. "Indeed and if that is the case then I assume that the Keldeo that Golen is battling also sports that strange device." Tom answered to the crimson-haired lad. "If I had to guess then I would also say that those devices are what are currently warping the minds of the Swords of Justice and making them as hostile as they are." Tom added along. "So if we get rid of the devices then we can return them to their real selves?" Carly inquired.

"Yeah hopefully, but it won't be easy." Vlad declared. "From my observations I can come to the conclusion that the Swords of Justice are not fighting at their full power either." Tom informed to his two companions.


"What do you mean?" Vlad asked in response. "Well if my hypothesis is correct then they were assaulted prior to their arrival here and those collars are most likely putting an even greater strain on their bodies and mental health." Tom replied to the crimson-haired lad. "So if we can take off the collars then we can put an end to this battle, right?" Carly inquired.

"Yeah, but we should all be careful. Hopefully Mr. Golen comes down to that same conclusion as well. After all these opponents are…GAH!" Vlad exclaimed while he moved out of the way of Cobalion's attack.

"Vlad!" Tom exclaimed in concern as their conversation came to an end. Virizion's body glowed green. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a light green aura formed on its forehead.

"Sacred Sword." Tom mumbled to himself while the Grassland Pokémon charged at the trainer and Pokémon duo. "PERISH!" Virizion declared while it attempted to strike down Houndour. "Propel yourself into the air with Flamethrower!" Tom commanded in response while the Dark Pokémon released a stream of red- orange flames at the ground as it was sent flying up into the air.

"I'll kill you." Terrakion roared as it opened up its mouth and a metallic gold orb of energy that was surrounded in orange energy appeared in front of it. Terrakion then fired the orb at the Fire Pig Pokémon.

"Dodge it and use Arm Thrust!" Carly ordered while her Pignite swiftly avoided Smackdown and charged at the Cavern Pokémon. The Fire Pig Pokémon repeatedly struck at the Legendary musketeer with alternating hands as it attempted to remove the collar that was influencing Terrakion. "Cobalion…." Vlad mumbled while he then avoided another attack of Cobalion's.

"This should be close enough." the sniper declared while he closed in on Vlad. "Wait, what the hell is that thing?" the sniper asked after he caught a glimpse of the Iron Will Pokémon.

"Cobalion, please stop!" Vlad pleaded after he avoided the Legendary musketeer once more. "Damn it, that thing's trying to steal my kill!" the sniper realized while he looked on at the battle. "I can't afford to let that happen." he then thought to himself while he took aim at Vlad. "Flash Cannon!" Cobalion declared while it then opened its mouth and a ball of silver energy appeared in front of it. It then fired a silver beam from the ball at the crimson-haired lad. "GAH!" Vlad exclaimed as he moved out of the way.

"What!?" the sniper shouted in shock as the blast blew up right next to him. "That was a close one." Vlad thought to himself in relief.

"This is bad…how will I be able to get the collar off of it without hurting it too badly?" Vlad wondered to himself. "Darmanitan use Fire Punch!" one of the members declared. "Durant, take them out with Rock Tomb!" Nichole ordered in response. Silver sparks appeared in front of Durant's mouth. The sparks then formed into a large gray boulder with a transparent silver glow as the Iron Ant Pokémon launched it at Darmanitan, who was decisively struck down by the powerful attack.

"Not again!" one of the Dogma members exclaimed. "Again?" Nichole uttered in confusion.

"Houndour, Rock Smash!" Tom declared while the Dark Pokémon's tail glowed red-orange as it struck the Legendary musketeer, in the process it managed to slightly crack its collar. "Excellent, just a bit more." Tom smiled while he looked on at the enraged Grassland Pokémon. "Pignite use Fire Punch on Terrakion's collar!" Carly commanded. The Fire Pig Pokémon's fists became surrounded in red-yellow flames while it charged at the Cavern Pokémon.

"Sacred Sword!" Terrakion roared while its body glowed brown. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a golden aura formed on its forehead.

"Pignite, dodge that attack!" Carly urgently ordered while the Fire Pig Pokémon ceased its attack and avoided Terrakion's powerful technique. "Even if it is weakened, this thing is going to be tough to stop." Carly thought to herself. "That collar…it has to be what's making that Keldeo go insane." Golen thought to himself. "Hey Keldeo, get ready because I'm going to defeat you!" Golen declared to the Colt Pokémon.

"As if I would be defeated by a lowly human!" Keldeo declared while it jumped up with a high burst of speed with a clear aura around it, and it charged at the Muscular Pokémon.

"Gurdurr use DynamicPunch!" Golen commanded while the Muscular Pokémon let go of the steel beam it was holding and raised one of its fists into the air and clenched it. Its fist then began to glow red and red-orange energy pulsed off it like an explosion as it prepared to attack the Colt Pokémon. But to both Golen and Gurdurr's astonishment Keldeo disappeared and proceeded to strike the Muscular Pokémon in its gut and sent it flying into the rubble. "Gurdurr!" Golen called out in dismay.

"Emoh?" Emolga mumbled to itself while it looked over in the direction where its trainer was. "Koo, koo." Skorupi stated to Emolga. "Emolga, emoh!" Emolga called out to Vibrava, who flew into the sky to see what was going on before seeing the direction where the other groups were. "Vi, vi!" Vibrava exclaimed to its teammates and the group while it pointed in the direction it saw the other groups. "Sno." Snorunt mumbled.

"Bou, bou." Bouffalant declared while it and its companions led the residents of Lacunosa Town to where the other groups were.

"Ga!" Gabite called out as it caught a glimpse of the Vibration Pokémon. "Rose?" Roselia mumbled in confusion. "Slowpoke, slow." Slowpoke blankly expressed while Vespiquen flew into the sky and noticed the other groups. "Vanillite, vani?" Vanillite queried to the Beehive Pokémon, who nodded its head in response. The group led by Carly's Pokémon then headed towards where it saw the other groups.

"Ai-pa?" Aipom mumbled as it assumed that it had just seen Carly's Vespiquen a second ago. "Jellicent." Jellicent expressed to its teammate.

"Nyah, nyah." Skitty uttered in confusion. "Gimme, gim." Ursaring expressed to its teammates while it told them to focus.


"Piloswine." Piloswine uttered as it confirmed to the others that it had indeed seen the Pokémon that were under the possession of their trainer's companions. "Aipa!" Aipom declared while it led its group to where all the other groups were.

"Archen use Steel Wing on all of them!" Duke commanded while the First Bird Pokémon's wings were encased in a white light before both turned into steel. Archen then repeatedly slammed itself into all of its opponents. "Now Scraggy use Leer and Durant use Rock Slide!" Nichole commanded while the Shedding Pokémon looked at the various Pokémon and glared at them with an intimidating look on its face while its eyes glowed red. The Iron Ant Pokémon then slammed its feet into the ground while its body glowed white. From the sky appeared multiple white rings of energy as large gray boulders emerged from the rings. The boulders then rained down on the battlefield. "Incredible." the lead member smirked.

"We won't fall behind, Heatmor use Fire Spin and Misdreavus use Thunderbolt!" Duke ordered.

The Anteater Pokémon unleashed a spiraling stream of red-orange flames at the opponents while the Screech Pokémon's body sparked with electricity and it released a powerful bolt of yellow lightning from its body. The two attacks then struck the multiple opponents and sent them all reeling. "You guys are as impressive as ever." the lead Dogma operative declared. "What are you talking about? We've never met before." Zorua expressed to the group, who only snickered in response. "Your power has increased quite a bit despite the fact that it hasn't been too long since our last meeting." the lead member declared. "What are you talking about?" Nichole wondered in confusion.

"Just what are….Neo Phantom!" Duke hatefully uttered as he came to a realization. "That's right, we're Neo Phantom." the members declared to the anger of the Dogma trio.

"It's been a while. We haven't seen you guys ever since that little incident at the Reversal Mountain." the lead member declared. "You scum, you're the Bronze Phantom aren't you!?" Zorua angrily queried to the devious group. "Even if you all get past us, there's no guarantee that you'll get past the Swords of Justice." another one of the Phantom members declared. "Swords of Justice? Why would a group of Legendary Pokémon like that be here now of all times?" Duke inquired to the Neo Phantom members. "We lured them here, obviously." one of the other Phantoms declared.

"Enough talking, show us the supposed absolute power of the mighty Team Dogma." the lead Phantom declared to the irate Dogma trio. "Let's go, everyone!" Duke and Nichole commanded while their battle raged on.

"Attention! Breaking Report! Lacunosa Town has been leveled by an unknown assault!" a reporter on the news declared while Amy watched the news with her grandmother. "Lacunosa Town? Hey, wasn't Golen in Undella Town not too long ago, so you don't think…" Amy stopped in the middle of her sentence as she was overcome with the fear at the possibility of what could have possibly happened. "Golen." Emma mumbled in concern as the duo looked on at the news. "Currently there is a police force on their way to the city. We will have more coverage on the matter later in the day in the meantime let us wish for the best for the residents of Lacunosa Town." the reporter declared.

"Poison Powder Orb!" Vlad declared while he tossed a thick gray orb with purple sparks at the Iron Will Pokémon, who had previously managed to corner him.

"You fool, as a Steel-type I am immune to poison." Cobalion declared as the purple gas shrouded its field of vision. "I am well aware of that." Vlad smiled. "What?" Cobalion exclaimed in astonishment while it looked on to see that the crimson-haired boy had created distance between them. "Why you…Flash Cannon!" Coballion roared while it attacked the young lad once more. "Phew, that was close." uttered the relieved Vlad, who managed to successfully avoid the attack.

"Disappear!" Cobalion exclaimed as it tackled the crimson-haired lad upwards. "GAH!" Vlad wailed while he was sent flying. "Now die." Cobalion uttered as the crimson-haired lad suddenly opened his eyes.

He then grabbed one of the remaining street poles that were still connected to the ground. He twirled around on the pole while he then let go of it and leaped into the air. "Damn that stupid deer." the sniper expressed while he removed some of the rubble that lied on him before noticing Vlad. The crimson-haired boy then nimbly landed on the side of one of the buildings before swiftly leaping off of that surface and almost flawlessly landed on his feet. "What the hell is he?" the sniper uttered in shock at the crimson-haired boy's athleticism.

"Flash Cannon!" Cobalion exclaimed while it attacked the crimson-haired trainer once more, who in response leaped into the air and landed on a one of the collapsed buildings before letting out a smirk while he looked on at the Iron Will Pokémon. "Huh? What just happened?" Vlad muttered to himself in confusion.

"Now's my chance!" the sniper declared while he shot at the distracted crimson-haired lad. "I'll kill you!" Cobalion declared as it attacked Vlad with Metal Claw.

"Huh?" Vlad uttered in confusion before jumping out of the way and just narrowly avoiding both the sniper's bullet and the Iron Will Pokémon's Metal Claw. "I've got no choice…I've got to settle this." Vlad thought to himself in disappointment. "Houndour, Flame Charge!" Tom commanded while the Dark Pokémon repeatedly stomped on the ground until a cloud of dust covered its entire body. Its body then became surrounded in an orb of red and yellow flames as it charged at the Grassland Pokémon and managed to successfully hit it.

"You insolent humans have mocked me long enough! I'll settle this!" Virzion declared. "This is bad, even in its currently weakened state Virizion is more than strong enough to defeat us. So we cannot afford to act recklessly." Tom thought to himself.

"Sacred Sword!" Virizion declared. Virizion's body glowed green. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a light green aura formed on its forehead.


"Houndour, execute Flamethrower on the battlefield!" Tom commanded while the Dark Pokémon did as its trainer commanded and attacked the ground surrounding them. As a result the Flamethrower caused a fire, which managed to distract the Grassland Pokémon. "It is time for the conclusion, Flamethrower!" Tom declared while the Dark Pokémon leaped into the air and unleashed a powerful stream of red-orange flames at the distracted Virizion, who was struck down by the super-effective move.

An explosion occurred as the added heat from the flames that surrounded the battlefield managed to help burn off the collar that restricted the Legendary Musketeer. "So we succeeded after all." Tom chuckled as he then lied on the ground in exhaustion.

"This is battle is over!" Terrakion roared. "Alright, Pignite use their momentum against them and settle this with Fire Punch!" Carly commanded at the Fire Pig Pokémon.

One of Pignite's fists became surrounded in red-yellow flames as it clashed with the Cavern Pokémon. "A weakling like you can't hope to stop me." Terrakion expressed while it began to overwhelm the Fire Pig Pokémon. "Pignite, finish it!" Carly ordered while Pignite used its Fire Punch and landed a clean hit on Terrakion's collar while at the same time using the force of its attack to flip the Cavern Pokémon over and smash it into the ground. As the dust cleared Terrakion was revealed to have been freed from the influence of the strange collar.

"Gurdurr use ThunderPunch!" Golen declared while the Muscular Pokémon clenched its fist which was surrounded by yellow sparks, which grew into a ball of electrical energy and it uppercutted the Colt Pokémon, successfully breaking its collar in the process. "Alright!" Golen happily exclaimed.

"What? We lost control of three of the four Legendary Musketeers?" one of the Phantom members expressed in astonishment. "How could that have happened?" the lead Phantom queried.

"Hah, it looks like your plans aren't going as smoothly as you planned." Zorua declared. "Now all that's left is for us to crush you, you second rate organization." Duke added along while they continued their battle. "Emoh, emoh!" Emolga called out as all of the groups met up with each other and they all ended up outside of the walls that surrounded Lacunosa Town. "Amazing, to think that we were saved by a bunch of kid's Pokémon." a townsperson expressed in astonishment. "Thank you, you were all amazing." the Nurse stated as she thanked the Pokémon.

"I'm sorry for this, Cobalion." Vlad thought to himself while he held out two thick black orb. "Sacred Sword!" Cobalion declared while it charged at the crimson-haired lad once more.

"Smokescreen Orb!" Vlad exclaimed while he tossed the two black orbs at the incoming Iron Will Pokémon. The orb then exploded and released a thick black smoke that engulfed the battlefield. "You fiend!" Cobalion grumbled as its vision was obscured. "The Smokescreen Orb, its main function is to escape from an overwhelming opponent." Vlad declared as his voice echoed in the smoke. "Stupid kid, now I have to get in closer." the sniper declared as he departed from his current location. "How unfortunate for you because I can still sense you." Cobalion declared.

"I figured as much." Vlad replied as he held out three spheres that all had a black, red and orange color scheme.

"This smokescreen is absolutely useless!" Cobalion shouted. "I wouldn't be so sure about that." the crimson-haired lad muttered while he then took out a red bazooka-like device. "You're incredible, even in a weakened and unstable state you put up such a fight." Vlad expressed to the Iron Will Pokémon. "Silence, I will finish you!" the Legendary Musketeer declared. "Sorry, but you're the one who's finished." Vlad retorted to the Iron Will Pokémon's confusion. "These balls are called Explosive Spheres, as the name says they have a destructive capability comparable to that of the move Explosion." Vlad informed to the Legendary Pokémon.

"Such a pathetic weapon will do nothing to me." Cobalion retorted. "This should do it." the sniper muttered. "Most likely, but that's not all." Vlad declared as he threw the three explosives at the Iron Will Pokémon.

"Flamethrower Shot!" Vlad exclaimed while he unleashed a powerful stream of red-orange flames from his bazooka-like device. The flames then fused with the explosives and collided into the flammable smokescreen. As a result a massive explosion occurred as Vlad and the sniper were sent flying into the rubble. "W…what is that?" Carly wondered while she looked on at the large smoke cloud as Golen did the same in another location. "Emoh?" Emolga uttered as it and the others looked on as well.

"Impossible." one of the Phantom members uttered after they realized that they had lost control of the final Legendary Musketeer while they all looked on at the smoke cloud.

"…Vlad!" Tom called out while he recalled his Houndour and ran towards that location. "*wince* Ouch, that hurt." Vlad expressed as he stood up from the rubble and looked on to see that Cobalion's collar was destroyed. "As expected of a legend." Vlad smiled as Cobalion began to regain its consciousness. "Huh? Oh no!" Vlad exclaimed while he ran over after noticing the sniper lying in the rubble.

"Mister, are you alright?" Vlad queried to the man.

"….Damn…you…No wonder your mother wanted you dead… If only I had taken care of you earlier…You freak." the sniper uttered to Vlad's astonishment, while Vlad's eyes then blanked out momentarily.

"Looks like the police are here." the lead Phantom member uttered as he noticed helicopters in a distance. "The police?" Nichole uttered in astonishment while she and her companions looked back. "POLICE, IT WAS US!" the Phantom member declared to the trio's astonishment as he leaped up onto one of the buildings while the police closed in. "IT WAS US WHO ATTACKED THE TOWN. US, TEAM DOGMA!" the Phantom member exclaimed. "W…what is that guy doing!?" Zorua wondered in anger. "Team Dogma?" the police uttered in confusion.

"That's the end of this." the Phantom member smirked as he regrouped with his teammates and recalled their Pokémon.

"You bastards, this was your plan from the beginning, wasn't it! You planned to do all of this just to blame Team Dogma for what happened!" Duke angrily exclaimed to the Neo Phantom members. "I guess so, well then let's see how the great Team Dogma deals with this." the Neo Phantom members declared as they then disappeared. "Hold on!" Zorua angrily yelled. "There's no time for that, we've got to retreat." Nichole begrudging declared to her companions as they recalled their Pokémon and retreated.

"Vlad, Vlad, are you alright?" Tom queried to his companion, who woke up to notice that he was in a camp site outside of the town. "Master Tom?" Vlad mumbled in shock. "We're glad you're safe." Carly smiled. "Yeah, you had us worried." Golen added along. "….Where's Cobalion!?" Vlad queried while he remembered the Iron Will Pokémon. "Don't worry, Cobalion and the others are all over there." Golen stated as he pointed to where the Swords of Justice were.

Vlad and the others then went up to the Swords of Justice, disregarding the potential danger they were in.

"Thank you." Cobalion declared to the group's astonishment. "It was because of the four of you that we were saved." Keldeo smiled. "I greatly appreciate the lengths you all went through to save us." Virizion added along. "I guess that you did good…for humans." Terrakion stated to the quartet. "Our apologies for the damage we caused, it was not our intention." Cobalion told the quartet. "It's not your fault. It was whoever ended up attacking you who is to blame." Vlad stated to the Iron Will Pokémon.

"But regardless of that, I hope you guys can live peacefully after leaving this mess behind." Vlad smiled as he and his companions bid farewell to the Swords of Justice.

"Are you sure?" Golen queried to the nurse after he and his companions returned to where the rest of the townspeople were. "Yeah, you guys don't have to stay here." the Nurse declared. "But we'd like to help all of you restore your town." Carly stated in response. "That won't be necessary, after all you all have your own goals to follow and you've already done more than enough for us." the Nurse replied to the green-haired lass. "We would like to stay longer but if you insist then I presume that we have no choice." Tom stated.

"Don't worry about it, we'll follow up from all the work that you guys put in and will restore this town to its former glory." the Nurse assured the quartet.

"Very well, we'll leave it to the rest of you." Vlad smiled, being confident in the abilities of the residents of Lacunosa Town.


Narration: After overcoming the crisis in Lacunosa Town and subduing the Swords of Justice, Vlad and the others continue their journey. What awaits them next time?

A day had then passed as the quartet departed from the sight of the ruined town after bidding farewell to the thankful citizens.

"It's a shame that their town was leveled." Carly mumbled while she and her companions walked down a path. "Yeah, but it really worries me at who exactly was behind all of this." Golen mumbled in response while Emolga looked on. "But anyways. Vlad, how did you and Tom create those awesome gadgets?" Golen excitingly queried to the duo, attempting to forget about the terrible event they had just experienced. "We managed to create all of these devices after we analyzed the typing of all Pokémon that you both and myself possess and then proceeded to create gadgets whose properties are adapted to be similar to that of a specific typing." Tom answered to the goggles wearing lad while Vlad remained unusually solemn. "That's awesome….Though Vlad are you alright?" Golen inquired to his companion.

"I finally remember it." Vlad declared to the confusion of his companions. "Everyone, on that day when you found me unconscious outside of Reversal Mountain, I learned something terrible." Vlad declared.

"W…what was it?" Carly inquired. "Back on that day, with my very own eyes I saw Rayzoni." Vlad declared to the astonishment of his companions.


Major Events (11/10/13-11/11/13): The Dogma operatives behind the attack on Lacunosa Town are revealed to be Neo Phantom members under the guise of Dogma members.

The Sword of Justice are revealed to have been manipulated by Neo Phantom.

Vlad, Tom, Carly and Golen manage to free the Swords of Justice from the manipulation of Neo Phantom.

The sniper reveals to Vlad that he was hired by Veronica to kill him.

The undercover Neo Phantom members reveal the existence of the Team Dogma operation to the police.

Vlad informs his companions about his experience from a few days ago.

Characters:

Golen

Carly

Tom

Vlad

Nichole

Duke

Amy

Emma

Bronze Phantom

Neo Phantom members

Sniper

Nurse

Citizens

Pokémon:

Emolga (Golen's)

Zorua (Team Dogma)

Vibrava (Golen's)

Gurdurr (Golen's)

Skorupi (Golen's)

Snorunt (Golen's)

Bouffalant (Golen's)

Pignite (Carly's)

Slowpoke (Carly's)

Gabite (Carly's)

Roselia (Carly's)

Vanillite (Carly's)

Vespiquen (Carly's)

Aipom (Tom's)

Ursaring (Tom's)

Skitty (Tom's)

Piloswine (Tom's)

Houndour (Tom's)

Jellicent (Tom's)

Tirtouga (Nichole's)

Ditto (Nichole's)

Durant (Nichole's)

Scraggy (Nichole's)

Archen (Duke's)

Heatmor (Duke's)

Misdreavus (Duke's)

Amoonguss (Bronze Phantom's)

Darmanitan (Neo Phantom's)

Boldore (Neo Phantom's)

Krokorok (Neo Phantom's)

Sableye (Neo Phantom's)

Nosepass (Neo Phantom's)

Tangela (Neo Phantom's)

Cobalion (wild)

Terrakion (wild)

Virizion (wild)

Keldeo (wild)