Chapter 36 - "You Kept Your Promise."


Traveling through the portal was not something that Cyan was exactly prepared for. He mostly buried his face into Solgaleo's fur as to avoid looking at all of the lights that continuously flashed. On occasion, he'd look up to find the two passing by what looked like stars and other planets at a speed that made him sick. It was a mix of colors that blended together in a way that almost made Cyan think he was dreaming.

But it was real.

And it all came to a stop faster than Cyan had anticipated. Solgaleo ceased moving, and the two exploded through a portal. Solgaleo landed on solid ground and stopped moving, but Cyan never let go of his grip. He shook as he slowly loosened his tug, and he looked up, realizing that they were no longer on Earth.

This place was a wasteland of a planet lit up by a nearby star. There was seemingly no other sentient life, but there was a sort of beauty to it. Nearby was a pond, and in the distance, there appeared to be a lush jungle.

Slowly, Cyan removed himself from Solgaleo, and he collapsed as soon as he hit the ground, his legs unable to help him stand. Solgaleo ignored Cyan, and it roared.

"Yeah. Yeah. I know," Cyan said. "Embarrassing, but give me a moment. It was my first time." He continued looking down at the ground while he tried to find his equilibrium. His eyes rolled and his vision had been blurred. What Cyan didn't see was what was in front of them.

"You followed," a voice said.

Cyan's head snapped up, and he could barely work out the figure of Enhalus in his blue suit.

"Someone's gotta stop you before it's too late," he said. He tried to stand, but his right leg was still too shaky. "I learned a long time ago that we can't allow people like you to roam without consequences."

"Cyan, I admire your bravery and your determination," Enhalus said. "But you're stupidity is a shameful trait."

Cyan's vision was now coming back to him. Enhalus was clear to him, and behind him floated Necrozma, who looked as though it had been healed. It's eyes were still filled with the same evil look, but now it appeared angrier.

"Oh boy."

Solgaleo roared, and Cyan nodded. He grabbed ahold of both of his Poké Balls and threw them forward. Venusaur and Primarina materialized into the new world, and they immediately noticed the glowing creature. Venusaur had a look of determination on his face while Primarina appeared taken aback.

"We can do this!" Cyan said. "I believe in you!"

Primarina looked back to his trainer. The two locked eyes, and Cyan smiled, reassuring his Pokémon that it'd be okay.

"Prrri."

"Saur!"

"It's a fool's game to take on Necrozma on this planet. You thought it was scary before? You have no idea," Enhalus said. A sickening smile came across his face, scrunching up his pale skin, and for the first time since Cyan had met the strange man, it looked like there was some life in his eyes. "You will now die for your stupid mistakes!"

Cyan looked at his two Pokémon and Solgaleo. Only a few days ago, he struggled to defeat a regular Pokémon in his trial with a full team of Pokémon. Now, he was down to two, and his opponent was a legendary being. But nonetheless, Cyan smiled. "Bring it on. Primarina, use Moon Blast! Venusaur, Petal Blizzard! Go!"

Solgaleo roared, and it took charge. Its body became engulfed in flames before it ran forward. Before Necrozma could strike, the two collided, knocking the larger Pokémon backwards. Then, Cyan's Pokémon had their opening.

Petals blasted forward, and they surrounded Necrozma's body. Slowly, they worked their way in closer, and they began slicing at the legendary beast. It seemed unphased when the petals faded away, and it turned its attention to Venusaur.

Which was a mistake. With Necrozma's back turned, Primarina used the energy that he gathered from the air, and then he unleashed a large pink orb, flinging it at the legendary creature. It connected directly, knocking Necrozma downwards, but the Pokémon quickly recovered.

Before Solgaleo or Cyan could do anything, Necrozma released arcane energy from its body, sending powerful blue flames towards them. It knocked into Solgaleo, Venusaur, Primarina, and Cyan, making them fall back. Cyan crashed into a nearby wall of stone, and his Pokémon looked back with concern.

"Stay focused!" he yelled.

Much to their displeasure, his Pokémon turned back towards Necrozma, ignoring their trainer's condition.

Necrozma floated back into the air, and it started to glow with energy. The light got too bright for Cyan and his Pokémon to see, and then Necrozma released a blast of energy across the wasteland. It shook the entirety of the planet, but somehow, Cyan and his Pokémon were safe.

When he opened his eyes, he looked up, noticing Solgaleo standing right in front of him. In front of the Legendary Pokémon's face was a wide red shield, guarding the entirety of the team.

"Thanks," Cyan muttered.

Solgaleo roared in response.

The light had started to dissipate, but Cyan wasn't going to wait for Necrozma to attack again. "Venusaur, charge your Solar Beam! Primarina, Sparkling Aria!"

As the two Pokémon began their attacks, Solgaleo roared, and it bounded forwards. It jumped into the air, engulfed itself in flames, and then shot back towards the ground like a meteor.

"Sunsteel Strike," Cyan muttered.

But Necrozma was ready. It quickly snapped around and then unleashed arcane energy from its body. The force pulsed across the wasteland, but the main part of it was focused towards Solgaleo. The two moves clashed with one another, and Solgaleo managed to break through, but by the time it reached Necrozma, it was weakened.

But what the two weren't paying attention to was Primarina and Venusaur. The Water-type was now standing on his tail and chanting, creating bubbles with his voice. They started to float through the air, and when Primarina stopped chanting, they exploded, making it rain down heavily on the two beasts.

Necrozma howled with pain, and it tried to escape, but then Solgaleo clamped down its jaws on one of Necrozma's wings. It held on tight as it endured the attack.

"Solar Beam!" Cyan yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Saur!" the Pokémon howled as he unleashed a thick beam of light from the tip of his flower. It blasted into both Necrozma and Solgaleo. No matter how much the evil Pokémon tried to get away, Solgaleo held on tight. Solgaleo roared through its teeth, telling Cyan to finish it.

"Primarina, this is our last shot!" Cyan said. "Get ready!" Cyan raised his arm into the air, and to the best of his abilities, he struck the poses to create the energy necessary.

The air in the wasteland shifted, and Primarina howled as his body was filled with the energy for the attack. He sat up on his tail and began to chant. He held up his arms, and a bubble formed bigger and bigger while his chant got louder. When the bubble was the size that Primarina wanted it, he flung it forward, sending it into the air and blocking out the light from the star that lit up the wasteland.

"Oceanic Operetta!"

The bubble exploded, and it began to rain down aquatic energy from the heavens. Necrozma and Solgaleo were pelted repeatedly with the strong attack. Cyan had never done the attack at such a level before, and he wasn't ready. He ran to Venusaur's side and crouched down while he attempted to avoid any of the flying debris. Primarina inched his way over to his trainer, and he focused to make the attack avoid them.

They watched as the two legendary Pokémon were hit repeatedly, and Enhalus looked on in horror. Necrozma let out an angry growl, and the power that he had built up started to glow. It then exploded off of him when the violent rain had stopped. Necrozma had returned back to his original state.

"No!" Enhalus yelled. "No!"

"We did it," Cyan managed to choke out.

Necrozma weakly floated away from Solgaleo and back towards Enhalus. It collapsed in front of the man's legs, and Enhalus knelt down to be with the Pokémon. Meanwhile, Solgaleo fell. It never took its eyes off of Necrozma, but even if it wanted to continue fighting, it couldn't move a muscle. Both of the Pokémon had been defeated.

Enhalus put his hand on the Pokémon. "You've weakened us. But you will not win in the end. If Necrozma wants something, then it'll get it."

Cyan knew that the battle was over, but he couldn't help and think that he needed to do more. He couldn't. His Pokémon were unable to continue. And even if they could, Necrozma was a living being, and no matter how evil the creature was, it was not in Cyan's heart to take the life away from it.

"No matter what, you'll always be stopped. You're better off never returning to Alola!" Cyan yelled.

"I hope we never meet again," Enhalus said quietly. He stood up and raised his hand into the air, revealing his blue bracelet. It started to glow, and a wormhole was formed over his head. It then lowered, sucking in both Enhalus and Necrozma. Within seconds, they both were gone.

Everything was quiet now. Cyan and Primarina collapsed into Venusaur's side, and they started to breathe deeply. The damage had been enough, and although there was Enhalus' threat that loomed over them, for the time being, they could enjoy momentary peace.

Solgaleo finally turned around, and it faced towards Cyan and his Pokémon.

"I'm sorry," Cyan said. "I'm sorry for attacking you."

Solgaleo took a step forward and weakly nodded. Its legs buckled from under, and it fell to one knee.

"Solgaleo!" Cyan yelled. He forced himself to stand up, and he ran to the Pokémon. As he inched closer, he could feel the tremendous heat that radiated from the beast. He was cautious, but he tried to get as close as he could.

The Pokémon roared, but it was not to intimidate Cyan. Instead, it was from the pain that he had incurred. He looked at Cyan once more, and as though to say goodbye, he roared again. His body began to glow a bright yellow, and specks started to float into the air. Solgaleo was slowly dissipating.

"Solgaleo…" Cyan muttered. "What's happening?!"

The Pokémon didn't answer, and instead let the glow take over its body. Its body turned into the sparkling specks, and it slowly disappeared, leaving only a small creature floating in its place. The creature appeared weak, and it slowly floated forward, landing in Cyan's arms. He caught the creature, and it instantly fell unconscious. He looked down at it, unsure of what to make from it. It appeared like some sort of cloud built from the night sky.

"What happened?" he wondered. "Solgaleo?"

There was no response from the creature.

Cyan walked back to his two Pokémon, and he leaned against Venusaur. They were all silent for what felt like minutes.

"Venusaur… Primarina… do either of you see an exit?" Cyan finally asked. He looked around his surroundings. Complete silence. There was no wind that blew through the leaves. The pond that was before him was still as glass. And there was no sign of any other life on the land.

"Saur…" Venusaur mumbled.

Cyan looked up. The portal that Enhalus and Necrozma had disappeared into was completely missing. Still holding the new Pokémon in his arms, he managed to lift a rock from the ground and toss it into the pond. It sank with a big clunk, and the pond rippled, but there was no sign of disturbed life.

"Prima…"

Cyan approached and sat down at the edge of the pond, and his two Pokémon slowly joined him, limping through their injuries. Tears escaped from Cyan's eyes and traced his cheeks, making lines through the dirt on his face. He looked up to the star that filled this world with light. "At least I have my two best buds."

The two Pokémon inched closer.

Cyan looked down at his reflection. His baseball hat was dirtied from the journey and the intense battle. His pink t-shirt was torn and ripped in areas, and smoke and blood had stained his white shorts.

When he looked at the reflection of his Pokémon, all that he saw were them in their younger forms. He saw Bulbasaur and Popplio. Around them was Rockruff, Salandit, Oranguru, and the mischievous Graveler. Standing behind him was Kala with her little Litten in her arms. Rowlet sat on her shoulder, and Jangmo-o poked his tiny head out of her bag.

"Peek-a-boo," he muttered softly.

But this was all just an illusion, and the reality soon returned to him. Reflecting off of the water was Venusaur's and Primarina's faces. Venusaur stood stone faced while Primarina silently sobbed at the situation.

Cyan reached out and ran his hand through Primarina's hair. "Don't worry, buddy."

"Saur…"

Cyan giggled. "You kept your promise. I'm proud of you."

He looked at his reflection one more time, and his smile faded away. "I just wish I could say goodbye to mom."


AUTHOR'S NOTES:

I said what happened in this arc would drastically change the story and its direction.

REVIEWS:

CrescentApple - "A fantastic battle. Liked the team up everyone presented to keep Necrozma on its(hypothetical)toes. Even Clark and John were willing to keep on fighting XD Cool beans. The last scene reminds me of the time Zacian and Zamazenta teamed up with Hop and the main player to take on Eternatus. And that battle was amazing. Itll be exciting to see how Cyan compares with Solgaleo against Necrozma. Although, I'm wondering where Lunala is. Did Enhalus take Necrozma to Lunala to absorb its power? I dont know!" - So, Lunala will come into play in a separate arc that I'll write sooner than later. This was already pretty bloated, so I decided to keep it as Solgaleo, Necrozma, and the Tapus. But don't worry, Lunala will show up in one of my stories sooner than later.

pokemonking0924 - "That was one crazy battle. But I wonder what will happen to Cyan especially since he only has two Pokémon that can still battle. Can't wait to see what happens next. I find it funny that Cyans plan to poison Solgaleo ended up backfiring on them, especially since it was a misunderstanding on the Legendary Pokémon's part." - Yeah. A lot of what Cyan did sort of backfired. Gotta remember that he's only 11 (and a half).