The Rise of Kyogre and Groudon Chapter 3: "Awakening"
-Team Aqua Base, Computer Room-
"Hmmm... things are about to get a lot more interesting." Archie said with a smirk on his face.
"Why's that, sir? I don't think either of our teams have submarine technology." A grunt observed.
"That's where you're wrong. We stole some plans from Slateport City a while back. Our scientists have been secretly working to create our submarine. Honestly, what kind of water-based team would we be without the technology to go underwater?"
"Uh... Not much of one, sir?"
"Exactly."
-Team Magma Base, Computer Room-
Maxie was a little more upset about finding out that the only route to Groudon would take them underwater. "HOW IN THE WORLD ARE WE GOING TO GET TO HIM?!!!"
"Calm down, sir. Please."
Maxie glared at the grunt's feeble attempt to stop his yelling. "YOU EXPECT ME TO CALM DOWN WHEN THERE IS NO WAY FOR US TO GET TO GROUDON?!!!!!"
Another grunt stepped into the room cautiously. "Sir, sorry to interrupt, but we have some news from one of our spies at Devon Corporation."
Maxie took a deep breath and calmed down, if only for a moment. "What do you have to tell me?"
"We have found out that Captain Stern, who works at the Docks at Slateport City, is nearly finished on building a diver for exploring the bottom of the ocean."
The grunt's news caught Maxie off guard, and in effect, drained away the rest of his anger. "Are you sure?"
"Absolutely, sir. It's set to launch at 12 noon tomorrow."
Maxie had a keen look in his eye and a big smile on his face. "Perfect. When Stern prepares to launch that diver, Team Magma will be there to break up the party."
-Team Aqua Base, Laboratory-
As night fell in the Hoenn region, Team Aqua scientists were still working to perfect their submarine. It was a small craft, large enough to fit maybe 10 members of the team. It was a nearly completed craft as it was now. The only left to do was to finish and install an engine which would allow it to stay underwater indefinitely.
"Do you think we'll be able to finish this in time for launch tomorrow?" One scientist said to another.
"Sure. We just need to do some fine tuning to assure optimum efficiency at the depth Archie requires to get Kyogre. We've already done the simulations needed to determine the optimum settings for this engine. It's just a matter of doing it."
It was easy for the scientists to tweak the engine using specialized tools. After only one more hour, it was ready for insertion into the submarine. This engine was to be placed in the back compartment of the sub.
"It's a good thing that Archie went all out and built soundproof walls around this lab. Otherwise, it would be impossible to get the job done until morning."
"What?" The scientist operating the crane couldn't hear the one on the ground because of the amount of noise the machine generated. Only through hand signals could any amount of communication occur. It took about 15 minutes to get the engine installed inside the diver.
When the job was done, both scientists were feeling quite satisfied with themselves. Seeing as the job only took 10 days as a whole, there was little wonder as to why.
"We did it."
"Yes, and now we can relax for a few days."
"Especially because instructions as to how to use it are written within the sub. They can figure it out on their own without our assistance."
"And now, we shall... get some sleep."
-7:00 A.M., Launching Point-
After Archie had piloted the sub to what Team Aqua calls the "Point of Destiny", he got out onto a wooden dock. The reason the dock was known as the "Point of Destiny" is because this is where they will launch to meet their destiny, awakening Kyogre.
The 9 members of the team slated to go, as well as many others wanting to see them off were present when Archie stepped up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to see us off!"
The 9 members who were to depart with Archie stepped forward and behind him. After they did, one by one they turned to face those who came to see them off.
Archie spoke while holding out the Blue Orb. "When we return, all of our dreams of helping the world will have come true! Wish us luck!"
The crowd of Team Aqua members cheered loudly as the group stepped inside the submarine. The door shut, and the submarine went underwater.
"Ok, men! Let's get it right the first time!"
"YES, SIR!" All of the grunts yelled at the same time.
As Archie read the instructions etched on the wall, the grunts got into position to follow those instructions. When he was finished, the grunts performed the necessary actions with all due speed. It was at this point, that Archie and Team Aqua realized that there was no turning back. It was either awaken Kyogre or die trying.
-Slateport City Docks, 12:00 P.M.-
A crowd had gathered outside the building which housed the docks for the city of Slateport. The reason was that a well-known oceanographer, Captain Stern, had announced that this would be the day that the Devon Corporation would unveil their "diver" to explore the ocean floor.
A tall, burly man appeared from within the docks and spoke to the crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming! On behalf of the Devon Corporation, I thank you for your interest in this project."
-Meanwhile, in the back of the building...-
Maxie and Team Magma had come at just the right time, it seemed. Captain Stern was outside, as was many of the workers within the building. It was only a matter of getting inside.
"Put the explosives on the building." Maxie spoke quietly; despite the fact that the crowd was cheering so loudly that no one could hear them anyway.
The explosive bearing grunt put a remote controlled explosive on the building. They all ran behind a tree several feet away.
"Push the button." Maxie commanded in the same quiet tone.
Upon pushing the button, a loud noise occurred and a hole was created in the side of the building. Despite the noise of the explosive, the crowd continued to make noise. It seemed that they had not heard the explosion.
"Let's go, quickly."
-Front of the Docks-
Captain Stern attempted to quiet the crowd down before speaking through a megaphone. "And now, without further ado, let's unveil..."
"Team Magma's Diver!" A second voice spoke.
The crowd quickly hushed as they watched the diver come out of the docks and park about 25 feet away. When it stopped, Maxie appeared out of the porthole.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Captain Stern said very angrily.
"It's quite simple, Captain. You built this diver, but we have more use for it than you do. So, we steal it."
"You're hurting Pokemon research with this act!"
"We have better things to do than 'Pokemon research'. When we're done, you'll be parading us as heroes! So long! Hahahahaha!"
Archie went back into the porthole and the machine dived underwater.
The entire crowd of people just stared into space at the sight they just saw. Captain Stern couldn't believe what he had just seen, either.
"Now what do we do? It'll take weeks to build another one."
One of the workers responded. "Sir, I'm not sure there's much we can do. I mean, it's not like we can just call Officer Jenny and expect her to find a diver when it's underwater."
"You're right. We'll just have to hope that they don't do anything drastic..."
-Underwater-
The natural Pokemon of the seas played in the water below the waters of the eastern sea. Horsea, Corsola, Chinchou and Clamperl all play with each other not knowing of the impending danger coming to the world. The only hint comes when they are temporarily interrupted by a machine which is traveling at a brisk pace through the sea. After the sub passes over, another one passes by within a couple of hours.
-Legend Isles, Eastern Isle-
A cavern lit by miniature holes in the ceiling has many Zubat and Golbat on the ceiling. It was daytime, so this was their time to sleep. Suddenly, the silence in the cave is broken by a grey machine which surfaced in the small lake at the edge of the cavern. Normally, the bats would have gone nuts at the disturbance, but they could feel something more about the humans who came out. They somehow knew that if they moved, then they would be in danger.
-Legend Isles, Western Island, 30 minutes later-
The red diver came into the dimly-lit cavern. When it stopped, a group of 8 people came out. The Red Orb was pulsating light like it never had before.
"We must be getting close to Groudon, men." Maxie said quietly, not knowing if the Zubat and Golbat were going to attack.
They marched deeper into the cavern, allowing the Red Orb to show them the way.
-Eastern Legend Isle-
As Archie and Team Aqua continued into the cavern, they came upon a large underground lake within a room about 2,000 feet into the cavern.
"Come on, then. Let's go for a swim, shall we?"
All of Team Aqua was very capable of swimming through the waters of this cave. Of course, because the water was in a cavern, there were very few Pokemon present. The ones who were could see some sort of pulsing blue light and knew better than to come even close to them.
After about 10 minutes, they reached the other side and saw an entrance which sloped downward.
"You two, stay behind. We need to guard the cavern in case someone gets an idea to try and stop us."
"Yes sir!" The two grunts said in tandem.
-Western Legend Isle-
The light was getting brighter as 5 remaining members of Team Magma descended deeper into the cavern. A red tinge was evident in the light they were seeing.
"We must be getting closer to Groudon." Maxie spoke quietly.
The rest of grunts dared not speak a word, for they knew that their destiny was within their grasp. There were no Pokemon within these rooms, mainly because of the constant pulsing energy coming from the deepest room in the complex.
-Eastern Legend Isle-
The Blue Orb was pulsing at the fastest pace they had seen since they got into the cave. As they continued walking, they passed several entryways to the deepest part of the cave. When they passed one particular door, the Blue Orb suddenly stopped pulsing.
Archie quickly figured out what was going on. "That last door we passed must have been the entrance to the resting place of Kyogre!"
They quickly backtracked to the previous doorway and the Orb began to pulse again. They knew that Team Aqua's destiny lied only a few feet away.
"Stay here. I'm going on alone to awaken Kyogre." Archie said in a very serious tone.
The rest of grunts didn't like the idea of him going on alone, but they also knew that there was little they could do about it.
-Western Legend Isle-
"I'm doing this alone. As keeper of the Red Orb, it's my responsibility to awaken the Lava Beast Groudon."
"But, sir. What if you get hurt?"
"Fear not for me, my men. If I awaken Groudon, then my life will be complete. I will have no regrets after that point."
The grunts sighed. They cared deeply for their leader, despite the fact that they were sent to do the most menial tasks one could think of.
Maxie stepped into the doorway and knew that destiny was calling.
-Simultaneously- (Split screen, you know? –ed)
As both leaders went down the final few steps the light was getting progressively brighter. When they reached the bottom, they entered the doorways before them.
"Ahhh!" Both leaders were flabbergasted at the sights before them.
Maxie could see a 20-foot tall grey statue of the being he saw in the prophecy. This was Groudon.
Archie could see a 20-foot long grey statue of a whale-like being. He knew instantly, despite never having seen it before, that it was Kyogre.
For both of them, they knew the time had come to finally summon these creatures back to life. Archie and Maxie both held out simultaneously the Orbs necessary to bring the creatures out of hibernation.
"By the power of the Orb, I summon you, the mighty Groudon!" Maxie yelled.
"By the power of the Orb, I summon you, the mighty Kyogre!" Archie yelled at the same time.
Flashes of blinding light surrounded both men and the Pokemon upon the completion of the summoning.
As the light dimmed, some was apparent. Groudon's crevasses were glowing blue and Kyogre's lines were glowing red. As the light continued to shine, the color of both creatures was returning. Groudon was turning red rapidly and Kyogre was becoming blue at the same pace.
After only a minute, the creatures opened their eyes for the first time in centuries.
"It's alive!" Both Archie and Maxie yelled in jubilation.
That happiness would soon turn into fear as they saw both creatures eying them suspiciously. Suddenly, both creatures charged up what looked like a beam attack in their mouths.
"No, wait! This can't be happening!"
Kyogre and Groudon fired their attacks at the same time.
"Nooooooooooooo!!!" Both men screamed.
What caused Kyogre and Groudon to go berserk and attack the people who awakened them? What will happen when both creatures break free from their prisons and unleash their rage on an unsuspecting world? Will anyone be able to stop them? When will I stop asking questions I already know the answer to? Find out the answers to some of these questions next time in Chapter 4, "Gathering"!!
