(A/N): Sorry for the long wait guys. The chapter was stored here, but I just forgot about everything. Anyway. Not much for me to explain here, I don't own Pokemon...yada yada yada. R&R!

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Lugia coursed through the ocean with graceful ease as he continued to move toward Deoxys. Slowly Lugia began to rise from the ocean's depths and soar through the clear night air. The sky around him was dark and full of stars for miles around. The great ocean guardian expanded his consciousness with his psychic powers and located Deoxys once again. Lugia finally spotted his target with his eyes and surged forward and up, rising in front of Deoxys and halting the dangerous Pokemon in mid-flight.

"What is your business here, Deoxys?" Lugia demanded. "What you have done in the last month is inexcusable. Leave this world forever or suffer the consequences," the great guardian roared.

Deoxys did not seem to hear Lugia, or he didn't understand, or just decided to ignore the mighty Pokemon's words. Deoxys just continued to stare at Lugia with his cold, lifeless eyes. Lugia understood; the challenge had been issued.

Without warning Deoxys struck. He hurled himself forward with incredible speed and force and slammed his frame into Lugia's. But Lugia was many times his size and withstood the attack with little difficulty. Using one of his arm-like wings, Lugia backhanded Deoxys and sent the smaller Pokemon sailing through the air.

But Deoxys quickly righted himself and resumed his attack. In between his four tentacles he gathered a sphere of psychic power and hurled it at Lugia, but Lugia rolled around the attack and retaliated with a powerful Aeroblast. The attack struck Deoxys dead center and sent him spiraling towards the ocean's surface. Lugia dove to take chase but Deoxys once again managed to stop his fall and flew directly above the surface of the water, throwing up a water trail in his wake.

Deoxys seemed to attempt to flee from Lugia but the great guardian would not allow it and chased after him. Deoxys was extraordinarily fast and was easily able to outrun Lugia, but escape wasn't on his mind. Deoxys quickly doubled back and came up alongside Lugia. By the time Lugia realized this it was too late. Deoxys' massive psychic sphere careened into Lugia and sent him tumbling beneath the waves.

Now it was Deoxys' turn to give chase. He dove into the water in search of Lugia, but what he found wasn't what he expected. Lugia was ready and waiting for him, and as soon as Deoxys was in his sights, Lugia released a powerful Thunder attack. The conductivity of the water insured the attack's accuracy and Deoxys visibly recoiled in pain. He raced to escape from the watery trap and flew high into the air. But Lugia was not far behind. When Deoxys turned around to reinitiate his attack, he was met with the broad side of Lugia's powerful tail and was sent hurtling through the air.

But Deoxys righted himself once again. Its hollow eyes bored into Lugia's as Deoxys began to shift forms. He became thin and slender as he entered the speed form. Lugia was taken aback by this transformation. He had never seen it before; it was apparently something Deoxys had learned during its time away.

Deoxys raced forward, his speed was at an unheard of level, but just before he struck Lugia, Deoxys transformed into his defense form. When this more massive form –combined with the incredible momentum gained from the speed form- slammed into Lugia, it sent the mighty guardian flying through the air.

Lugia and Deoxys crash-landed on an island nearly half of a mile away. Deoxys rose first, as Lugia was nearly embedded in the ground due to the force of the impact. Deoxys once again shirted forms, this time into its attack form. He lashed out at Lugia, whipping his larger opponent viciously. But Lugia was able to swing one of its wings and hurl Deoxys away. Lugia charged forward and slammed its skull into Deoxys, but Deoxys responded by wrapping its tentacles around Lugia's head and digging its "feet" into the ground as a standoff began. Lugia dug its hind claws into the ground and gripped the earth fast with its fingerlike appendages on its arms. The guardian's powerful shoulder muscles strained to push forward, but Deoxys had grown immensely in physical power…