Chapter 62:
Legends Awaken
All around me, cracked pillars stood mighty shadowing Sinnoh's past. I didn't need the oxygen tank because the air was fine. Even with all the massive adventures I had, never did I think I would be here. There wasn't a view despite being on top of a mountain: we were above the clouds.
Two Galactic Grunts were blocking the entrance to Spear Pillar.
"So, you made it up after all" Grunt M told me.
"This operation is over" I said. "Let me through!"
"Go Croagunk!" Grunt M shouted.
"I choose Drifblim!" Out came my Ghost Type. "Drifblim, use-"
"Sucker Punch!" Croagunk punched Drifblim before it would get in a move. A lot of damage was done.
"Shadow Ball!" Drifblim fired a black blob at Croagunk. It was a hard hitter, but I switched to Toxicroak. Drifblim would not be able to take another Sucker Punch. "Toxicroak, Strength!" Toxicroak slammed into Croagunk, finishing it.
"Croagunk no.2, go!"
"Toxicroak, Strength!" Toxicroak once again slammed into Croagunk as half of its health was taken away.
"Croagunk, Poison Jab!" Croagunk jabbed Toxicroak, but it wasn't very effective.
"One more Strength!" Toxicroak this time lifted up Croagunk then threw it into a pillar. Croagunk fainted upon impract.
"Cyrus, I'm sorry…"
"Quit your yapping!" Grunt F told him. "I'll take him down!"
"Drifblim!"
"Go Stunky!"
I recalled Drifblim immediately; I wasn't prepared to deal with Night Slash. Instead, I sent out Empoleon.
"Stunky, Night Slash!" Stunky swiped at Empoleon with its dark claws for not much at all. "Again!" The next one didn't make much of a difference.
"Use Surf!" Empoleon created a huge wave that swamped Stunky. It was almost taken down. "Now use Aqua Jet!" Empoleon struck first with a water sped tackle, dealing with Stunky.
"Urgh, go Glameow! Use Sucker Punch!" Glameow cam out and hit Empoleon in the back before it could move. Once again, the Dark Type move didn't do much on Steel Type Empoleon.
"Flash Cannon!" Empoleon fired the beam at Glameow; Critical Hit! Glameow was down!
The Grunts gave me an evil look, as if they were using Scary Face. But they took their defeat maturely.
"Go on through, I'm sure Cyrus would like to deal with you before this new universe is created…"
"Sorry I'm late" Barry appeared out of breath. "I had to deal with Grunts, but I'm here now."
Dawn and Cynthia then appeared from the cave entrance. I couldn't believe it; everyone was here to help me.
"Listen guys, you don't have to do this. If anyone doesn't feel up to it, speak now. Otherwise, no turning back. Cyrus is going down, and all of you will play a role in it no matter how minor."
Barry smirked. "You really expect us to turn back when we've come this far? Victory against either side is in our grasp, and we are going to take that opportunity to claim said victory!"
"Yeah!" Dawn said. "We may have lost multiple times before, but not this time!"
I smiled at everyone. "Guys, thank you. Okay, we have a Galactic to take down!"
Cyrus was in the middle of the crumbling ruins kneeling down. He clearly knew my presence, but stood with his back to me.
"Cyrus!" I yelled. "This has gone far enough!"
Cyrus turned his head slowly like a demented Noctowl, his faced washed with hate. "You just can't stop yourself can you. As far as I'm concerned, I'm doing you all a favour. I'm creating a new world, I'm bored of this one. This will be fun!"
Two portals were faintly starting to flash. Mars and Jupiter then appeared at the Spear Pillar entrance and blocked it.
"Don't think about running!" Mars said. "Our plan is almost complete."
The purple portals fully developed. Cyrus turned to them, stood up and put out both his hands. "Now, I summon the Legendary Pokémon of the Sinnoh region. Come forth, Dialga and Palkia!"
From one portal came the quad raped blue and white Pokémon. Its body glistened in the light. It was the Time God, Dialga.
Dialga
149
Steel/Dragon Type
Temporal Pokémon
Region of origin: Sinnoh
17'09" (5.4 m)
1505.8 lbs (683 kg)
It has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity.
Legendary Pokémon
From the other portal emerged the white and pink bipedal Space God with a large tail and giant circles on its elbows with pearls in it, Palkia.
Palkia
150
Water/Dragon Type
Spatial Pokémon
Region of origin: Sinnoh
13'09" (4.2 m)
740.8 lbs (336 kg)
It is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. It appears in mythology.
Legendary Pokémon
They were just like the paintings at Celestic Town depicted them. Giving a mighty roar, they dwarfed the crumbling pillars, perhaps even more as it was so loud that bits of stone crumbled off them in perhaps the most contact they've had in hundreds of years.
"Mars! Jupiter! The Orbs!"
Mars got out from a Team Galactic bag a diamond like jagged orb. From the same bag, Jupiter got out a round orb that was as shiny as a pearl. They ran over and gave them to Cyrus, who held each in either hand.
"Dialga, I present the Adamant Orb! Palkia, I present the Lustrous Orb! Both of these items increase your power tenfold! Take them!"
Both items were lifted telepathically into the air. The Adamant Orb floated over to Dialga and the Lustrous Orb floated to Palkia. Both were dissolved into the respective bodies of the Dragons.
"What now?!" I shouted. "Dialga, Palkia! Don't receive them!"
However, they weren't listening. Both roared once again, and the sky started turning red. With this, the clouds beneath us disappeared revealing the Sinnoh region cloaked in the red above it. The Valley Windworks, Hearthome City and everything else was not immune to whatever was about to happen.
"I can't believe I'm seeing this" Cynthia said. "The creation of a brand new universe. I hate to admit it, but there is beauty in this destruction. But we will not allow it to go on."
"Now for the final touch!" Cyrus said. From another bag supplied by Mars, he pulled out two Red Chains, larger and brighter than any before it.
Mars and Jupiter grabbed me by the arms.
"Ladies and Gentleman" Jupiter said. "Our first performance, Cyrus creating a brand new universe. Lucas gets front row seats to. Lucky him, he gets to be in the splash zone."
"Don't even ask for an encore" Mars continued. "Because you won't be around to see one."
Just then, Barry's Staraptor started flapping in front of them. This loosened their grip and allowed me to escape.
"This show has been cancelled!" he said. "But we have a make up one called Lucas and Barry kick Mars and Jupiter's butt!"
"You bet!" I replied. "Exeggutor Magazine calls it a 5 star performance!"
"Bronzor!" Both Commanders shouted as they sent out their Steel Types.
"Go Munchlax!" shouted Barry.
"I choose Blissey!" I yelled. "Use Focus Blast!" Blissey fired a ball of energy at Jupiter's Bronzor for lots of damage, but not quite enough to take it down.
"Bronzor, use Light Screen!" Jupiter's Bronzor created a big shield around it. Special moves would now be halved.
"Gyro Ball!" Mars's Bronzor spun at high speed towards Blissey. It was knocked back by quite a lot.
"Munchlax, Body Slam!" Munchlax jumped onto Jupiter's Bronzor. It went down because its health was so low, even if the move wasn't very effective.
Jupiter sent out the Golbat. "Use Mean Look!" Golbat gave Blissey an evil stare; now it couldn't switch out.
"Blissey, another Focus Blast!" Blissey used it on the other Bronzor; it only took Bronzor down by half due to the Light Screen.
"Gyro Ball!" Bronzor once again span into Blissey. This was a Critical Hit and Blissey was finished.
"Munchlax, Body Slam!" Munchlax jumped onto Jupiter's Golbat; it also paralyzed it.
"Great one Barry, and you to Blissey. Okay, go Luxray!"
"Golbat!" shouted Mars, sending out another Golbat. "Use Poison Fang!" After Luxray was sent out, Golbat chomped down on it. Luxray was badly poisoned in the process.
"Munchlax, Screech!" Munchlax made a high pitched scream, lowering both Golbat's Defense.
"Luxray, Thunder Fang!" Luxray bit down on Mars's Golbat; an OHKO! Plus, Jupiter's Golbat couldn't move that turn due to paralysis!
"You are unbelievable. Purugly!" The Normal Type was sent onto the field.
"Purugly once harmed a friend of mine" I told Barry. "Taking it out would be satisfying indeed. But I'll focus on Golbat for now! Thunder Fang!" Luxray chomped on Golbat with sparking jaws, knocking it out of the sky and knocking it out in general.
Skuntank was sent out from Jupiter's ball. This was it, the final obstacle before Cyrus was about to go down. "Skuntank, Flamethrower!" Skuntank fired flames at Luxray; Luxray would fall to the poison that turn.
"Purugly, Slash!" Purugly slashed at Luxray, finishing it off anyway.
"Munchlax, Screech!" Another Screech lowered the Defense of both Purugly and Skuntank.
"Mamoswine, go!" I shouted. "This should do it!"
"Skuntank, Flamethrower!" Skuntank spat flames at Mamoswine; a lot of Super Effective damage was done to it.
"Purugly, use Slash!" Purugly went in for the Slash, but Mamoswine dodged.
"Okay Mamoswine, Earthquake!" Mamoswine created a massive tremor that shook even the slowly developing ruins. Skuntank was taken down in one with Purugly barely hanging on.
"One more Body Slam!" Munchlax finished off Mars.
"NOOOOOO!" Mars yelled.
"Relax" Jupiter told her. "I think we've succeeded."
Barry held out his hand. "Lucas, you are the one to beat Cyrus." He healed up my team. "I'd say I'll fine you if you lose, but I don't think you'll be there to be fined if that is the case. Neither will I. The universe is in your hands."
"Barry, what do you mean?" I asked. All this pressure was coming down on me like Avalanche.
"This is your fight" Cynthia explained, having taken out all the other Grunts with Dawn. "You've been the brain, brawn and most importantly, heart behind this operation. You should have the honour of taking down Cyrus."
"We'll stay with you" Dawn assured. "Barry, you try and find a faster way down Mt. Coronet."
Before Barry could dash off however, the giant Red Chain was starting to float in the air. It sent out red sparks which hit both Dialga and Palkia; they were in pain.
"Just go, I'll deal with this" I told Barry, who understood. He nodded, then ran off towards the entrance, disappearing into the cave.
I put my hands together and closed my eyes. "Uxie, Azelf, Mesprit, I need you…"
Sure enough, the Lake Guardians appeared.
"Uxie, Azelf and Mesprit?!" Dawn shouted. "But… what can they do?"
"They created the Red Chain, they can destroy it" Cynthia shouted. "However, this is the strongest kind there is. It will take a long time."
"You… are unbelievable!" Cyrus shouted. "My beautiful creation, slowly being ruined before my very eyes! I thought that I had used all their energy, I didn't know they were capable of taking it apart to!" He held a Pokéball in his hand. "I've let you go scot free too many times Pratt. It ends here."
This was it. If I lose this, the entire universe would be doomed…
"Go Empoleon!" I yelled as my partner was summoned.
"I choose Houndoom!" Cyrus responded. He sent out a large black Pokémon with two white horns, a curved pointed tail and sharp teeth.
Houndoom
177
Dark/Fire Type
Dark Pokémon
Region of origin: Johto
4'07" (1.4 m)
77.2 lbs (35 kg)
The flames it breaths when angry contain toxins. If they cause a burn, it will hurt forever.
Houndour -Lv 24- Houndoom
"Houndoom, Flamethrower!" Houndoom spat fire at Empoleon; Empoleon took it.
"Use Surf Empoleon!" Empoleon created a huge wave. Being a Fire Type, a lot of HP was washed away from the Super Effective move.
"Houndoom, Thunder Fang!" Houndoom bit Empoleon with charged jaws for a lot of damage. Cyrus was clever, putting an Electric Type move on a Pokémon that was weak to Water Types.
"Empoleon, Surf again!" One more wave was enough to take out Houndoom.
"This isn't over. Go Honchkrow!" Out came a feathered black Pokémon with a red tail and a white feathery chest.
Honchkrow
075
Dark/Flying Type
Big Boss Pokémon
Region of origin: Sinnoh
2'11" (0.9 m)
60.2 lbs (27.3 kg)
Becoming active at night, it is known to swarm with numerous Murkrow in tow.
Murkrow -Dusk Stone- Honchkrow
"Empoleon, Aqua Jet!" Empoleon shot forward into Honchkrow; it was the best I could pull off.
"Use Heat Wave!" Honchkrow flapped its wings, firing hot air at Empoleon; it was down.
I sent out Luxray next, giving me a Type advantage. "Luxray, Thunder Fang!" Luxray jumped into Honchkrow and bit it with sparking jaws; a lot of damage was done.
"Honchkrow, Psychic!" Honchkrow used Psychic energy to throw Luxray into a stone pillar. Luxray fell down, but got up quickly.
"One more Thunder Fang!" Another electrified chomp and Honchkrow was history.
"Crobat, sneak through the night!" My next foe was a large purple Pokémon with 4 wings.
Crobat
030
Poison/Flying Type
Bat Pokémon
Region of origin: Johto
5'11" (1.8 m)
165.3 lbs (75 kg)
Having four wings enables it to fly faster and more quietly. It turns active when the night comes.
Zubat -Lv 22- Golbat -Happiness- Crobat
"Crobat, Cross Poison!" Crobat's wings started glowing purple. It then slashed Luray in an X formation. Luxray fainted.
"Oh no Luxray! Urgh, Cyrus is strong. But I can still beat him! I choose Mamoswine!" It was the big and tough Mamoswine vs the fast and nimble Crobat. "Use Ice Shard!" Mamoswine fired a block of ice at Crobat for a fair amount of damage.
"Crobat, Toxic!" Crobat fired some sludge at Mamoswine, badly poisoning it. "Now use Air Slash!" Crobat swiped the air, sending out a shock wave that hit Mamoswine.
"Mamoswine, Ancient Power!" Mamoswine fired Fossils at Crobat, leaving it hanging. "Now Ice Shard!" One more chunk of ice knocked Crobat clean.
"Gyarados, go!" Cyrus sent out the ferocious Water Type.
"Mamoswine, Ice Shard!" A chunk of ice went flying into Gyarados.
"Gyarados, Aqua Tail!" Gyarados's tail turned blue, then it hit Mamoswine with it. Mamoswine was done for.
"I choose Drifblim!"
"Gyarados, Ice Fang!" Gyarados bit Drifblim with cold jaws.
"Drifblim, Shadow Ball!" Drifblim fired a black ball at Gyarados.
"Gyarados, another Ice Fang!" Gyarados used the move again. This time, Drifblim was frozen stiff; it couldn't move. Gyarados continued to whittle away at Drifblim till the balloon basically deflated. Not before going out with a bang however; one more move would finish the sea monster.
"I choose Toxicroak!" I yelled. "Sucker Punch!" Before Gyarados could get in a move, Toxicroak punched it. It fell to the ground.
"Urgh… LEAVE MY NEW UNIVERSE ALOOONNNNEEE!" Cyrus threw his last ball and out came a black Pokémon with red feathery tails, sharp claws and a red feathery head. It had a yellow jewel on its forehead.
Weavile
145
Dark/Ice Type
Sharp Claw Pokémon
Region of origin: Sinnoh
3'07" (1.1 m)
75 lbs (34 kg)
It sends signals to others by carving odd patterns in frost-covered trees and ice.
Sneasel -Level up with Razor Claw at Night- Weavile
"Alright, let's do this! Toxicroak, use-"
"Fake Out!" Weavile clapped in front of Toxicroak, causing it to flinch. That could have gone better. "Now use Ice Punch!" Weavile punched Toxicroak with its icy fist, causing Toxicroak to freeze. "You're going to be out COLD!" Cyrus taunted. He wasn't wrong; there wasn't much Toxicroak could do but take the Ice Punches until it was down.
"Blissey, it's all up to you!" Out came my pink friendly last resort.
"Weavile, Ice Punch!" Weavile punched Blissey coldly, but it didn't freeze. This was my chance.
"Blissey, FOCUS BLAST!" Blissey fired a ball of energy at Weavile. SUPER EFFECTIVE! Weavile fell to the ground. I had won.
Cyrus fell to his knees. "NO NO NO!" he shouted, hitting the ground with his fist. "This can't be!"
Uxie, Mesprit and Axelf had almost finished dismantling the Red Chain; the new universe was starting to disappear.
"It's over Cyrus" I told him. "You're new Universe is no more…"
Cyrus got out his Pokéballs.
"Don't even try and battle him again!" Cynthia yelled. "He's beaten you. You've failed."
However, Cyrus dropped all 5 of them onto the floor.
"This new universe… IS MINE!" Cyrus jumped through the Red Chain into the new universe. Mere seconds afterwards, the Chain fell apart and exploded in a beauty of red fireworks; the New Universe was gone, and so was Cyrus. Slowly, the sky turned from red back to the usual blue.
"What… just happened?" Dawn asked, when she noticed something flying in the sky.
"It's Staraptor!" I shouted as my Flying Type landed. On it, was Professor Rowan.
"Cyrus has disappeared into a Universe that no longer exists" he explained. "This is what happens when you mess with reality."
"We… saved the day!" I yelled.
"Not quite" Professor Rowan explained. "Dialga and Palkia are still under the aftereffects of the Red Chain."
Dawn got out a Master Ball of her own. "The best way we can stop this is by catching Dialga and Palkia. Once we've done that, we release them again after taking them out from the PC."
I knew that the Master Ball has a 100% catch rate, but I knew I would need to battle them anyway. "I'll take on Dialga. Dawn, Palkia is yours!"
Dawn nodded at me. "You got it!"
My Pokémon were healed again, so I felt like I could take it.
"Toxicroak, come on out!" Out came my Poison Type. Dialga's claw turned blue, then it slashed Toxicroak with it. "That was Dragon Claw, strong move. Okay Toxicroak, Revenge!" Toxicroak punched Dialga for a lot of damage, maybe a bit too much as I wanted to catch it after all. Dialga suddenly roared. It then gathered up energy and shot a purple beam at Toxicroak. Toxicroak was finished. "WHAT WAS THAT?!" I shouted.
"Roar of Time!" Cynthia told me. "It's a very strong move, but Dialga has to recharge after using it. Use this opportunity."
I would; I sent out Mamoswine and had it use Ice Shard twice whilst Dialga was recharging. Dialga then swiped with Metal Claw. That was enough; I threw a Master Ball…
… I CAUGHT DIALGA!
Dawn was finishing up with Palkia shortly afterwards. "Okay. NOW we save the day!" I said, exhausted.
"I found a shortcut down!" Barry said upon returning. "It will take us to the Celestic/Eterna side of Mt. Coronet, and we need to use Strength to get there! We can make it to ground level by this evening!"
"Great job!" I said. "Professor, meet you at Celestic Town."
Professor Rowan nodded then flew off.
Our work was done here. We all headed down together.
Upon return to Celestic Town, we all went to Cynthia's house to discuss what had just gone down. They now had a TV installed so I turned on the news. Sure enough, everyone was reporting on what had gone down.
"As you can see, the inhabitants of Sootopolis have gathered outside to witness the concerning event. The Hoenn region has already had one crisis with Legendary Pokémon, but this tops that. This is Gabby Cronkite with HBC news, more to come. Ty, you can stop rolling now."
"Welcome to KBC news. Many Trainers in Cerulean City have stopped their battling in order to witness what could have potentially been the end of the world as we know it, but we feel fine."
"SBC news here live from Veilstone City as our region's very own Team Galactic, thier HQ behind me, almost succeeded in their operations. However, reports have come in that they have now been foiled. Please remain calm and help rebuild our community."
I slumped down in a comfy blue armchair chair. "So, are Team Galactic done for?"
"That's what we don't know" Cynthia replied. "Mars and Jupiter weren't arrested, but I' heard Saturn was in Eterna City. They might start up Team Galactic again for all we know."
I looked at the time on my Pokétch; it was 23:00. I needed a rest today, but I of course needed to sort something out. "Everyone, I can't thank you enough for what you have done." I looked out the window at the night sky. "Whether Team Galactic are coming back or not, it's the now we should focus on. Have we stopped them for now or forever? I don't know." I headed to the door. "I… need a walk. A lot went on today, I need to clear my head."
"Dawn's waiting for you over at the Ruins" Cynthia told me. "Do it there, best no one sees Dialga in public. No one but us knows that you caught it."
I went to the PC in the Center, grabbed Dialga then went over to the Celestic Ruins. Dawn was waiting outside, looking at the painting of Dialga and Palkia.
"Ready to do this?" Dawn asked.
We both walked in. Then, with one throw, Dialga and Palkia were sent out.
"This feels so wierd to do" I said to Dawn as we put both Master Balls on the ground. Then, with one hard stomp, they fell to pieces.
"You're free now" I told them. "No one will harm you again." Dialga and Palkia looked down at us both. Then, they disappeared into some portals as me and Dawn looked on.
Upon going outside, me and Dawn looked at the night sky.
"You know, they often say that the size of the universe makes us realize our insignificance. But is that the same when you save it?"
It was a good question. Would anyone know it? "That doesn't matter, what matters is that we did save it."
Dawn smiled at me. "Hey, this isn't the end of our journey. Far from it! After all, you have to get you final Badge!"
The journey continues…
