Chapter 5:
Delta Episode Part 2
Location: Draconoid Hideout
CRASSSHHH!
"What was that?!" I yelled waking up.
I got a call on the Pokénav; it was Steven Stone. "Brendan, this is bad news. Go outside and look into the sky."
Location: Route 114
Me, Drake, Drasna and Zinnia ran outside. Flannery was waiting outside for us.
"Look up there," she said. We all looked up and saw it. A large meteorite, slowly heading our way.
"This isn't good," I said. "We don't have long. Zinnia, how long before it's in prime position?"
"A couple hours," Zinnia replied. "That loud bang was just a small meteorite hitting Fortree City. That's still quite a way away. If that's the impact of a small meteor, I dread to think of the impact this will cause."
Location: Fallarbor Town
Usually, Fallarbor Town would be its usual calm self, even when living next to Mt. Chimney. Now however, people were in panic. All the Gym Leaders (except Winona, who was checking up on the damage at Fortree City), Elite Four members and Frontier Brains were there. In addition, Steven Stone, Juan (the stand in Gym Leader when Wallace is away), Wally, May, Aliana, Professor Birch, Professor Sycamore, Professor Cozmo, Matt, Courtney, Tabitha and Shelly were present.
"Sorry I'm late," I said. "What do we do?"
"That was only the first meteor," Professor Cozmo said. "I'm afraid it won't be the last one. The big meteor is bad enough; it will end the world, but these smaller ones will also do critical damage. We need to destroy them before they reach earth."
"And we're helping."
A voice came from the crowd, and I knew exactly who it was.
Both of them walked out. Maxie, now wearing specs and having a long red coat. He was with his partner, Camerupt.
Camerupt (バクーダ)
#107 (Hoenn)
Fire/Ground Type
Eruption Pokémon
6'03" (1.9 m)
485 lbs (220 kg)
The humps on Camerupt's back are formed from the transformation of its bones. They sometimes blast out molten magma. This Pokémon apparently erupts often when it's enraged.
Numel -Lv 33 Camerupt
On the other side was Maxie, now sporting a blue pirate wetsuit with an anchor necklace. He was with his partner, Sharpedo.
Sharpedo (サメハダー)
#103 (Hoenn)
Water/Dark Type
Brutal Pokémon
5'11" (1.8 m)
195.8 lbs (88.8 kg)
Sharpedo can swim at speeds of up to 75mph by jetting seawater out of its backside. This Pokémon's drawback is its inability to swim long distances.
Carvanha -Lv 30 Sharpedo
"Feels weird to be working together," I said.
"Quite," Maxie replied. "And that goes for you to."
"Arr!" said Archie. "We'll do whatever we can as an apology."
"Wait," I said. "Are those…" I noticed in Maxie's spectacles and on Archie's anchor necklace. "Those are Key Stones?"
"Some of us got some!" said Lisia, showing me hers on a pendant.
"Tres bein, we have our teams," said Professor Sycamore. "For starters, all the Gym Leaders will go to their respective Cities. You are the icon of each settlement. Your duty is more than just giving away Gym Badges. You must be there for it."
"Got it," Dad said.
"We will teleport you all there," Tate and Liza said in unison. Their powers had grown so much stronger since I battled them for my seventh Badge. Combining, they could now teleport multiple people to different locations at once.
"I'll go to Verdanturf," Wally said. "It's my hometown. I need to protect it."
"Do it," Professor Sycamore said. "The Frontier Brains will be stationed all over Hoenn. Spencer, you will join Maxie on top of Mt. Chimney."
Tucker looked into Maxie's eyes. "You've already messed with nature, don't even think about messing with technology."
"Greta will be going to Dewford Town with Brawly. Lucy, you're with Aliana at Lilycove City."
"I will protect the Battle Frontier," said Spencer.
"I'll join to," said Brandon. "Tucker, you alright to help?"
"Marvellous! I would be thrilled to!" he said.
"Anabel," I said. "You go to New Pacifidlog with Juan. The people of the water might need you."
Anabel nodded. "I'll try my best."
"Next, the Elite Four," said Professor Cozmo. "Phoebe, since Ghost Types are your specialty, we will put you at Mt. Pyre. Drake, go with Drasna will go to Meteor Falls. Sydney, protect the Weather Institute. And Glacia, you'll be at Oldale Town."
"It would be my pleasure," she said.
"I think we should all practice Mega Evolution," I said. "Now me, May and Wally have already tried it, but I think everyone should make sure they're on point."
Steven nodded. "Good idea. Elite Four, Archie, Maxie, you want to try this?"
"I've done it to," Drake said. "I'll pass."
"With the power of the sea, Mega Evolve!"
"The erupting powers shall awaken your true potential! Mega Evolve!"
"MEGA EVOLVE!" shouted Steven. With a blinding light, Maxie, Archie and Steven Mega Evolved their Pokémon.
First up, Maxie and Mega Camerupt. Mega Camerupt has a large-active volcano on its back and its orange wool went passed its feet.
Mega Camerupt (メガバクーダ)
#107 (Hoenn)
Fire/Ground Type
Eruption Pokémon
8'02" (2.5 m)
706.6 lbs (320.5 kg)
The volcano on this Pokémon's back is always erupting to intimidate foes. It hates water, but it radiates so much heat that even heavy rain will evaporate within its vicinity.
Numel -Lv 33 Camerupt- Mega Camerupt
Mega Sharpedo had some yellow bits sticking out all over it. All of its fins were now longer, and its jaws were sharper.
Mega Sharpedo (メガサメハダー)
#103 (Hoenn)
Water/Dark Type
Brutal Pokémon
8'02" (2.5 m)
287.3 lbs (130.3 kg)
As a result of this Pokémon's Mega Evolution, it has grown spikes all over its body. Even a luxury cruise liner is zero match for its intense body after it dashes through.
Carvanha -Lv 30 Sharpedo
The rest were Mega Metagross with Steven, Mega Absol with Sydney, Mega Banette with Phoebe and Mega Glalie with Glacia.
"Lisia," I asked. "Why didn't you Mega Evolve?"
"Saving that for the Contest," she said. "Hey, don't worry. I'll know you'll save the world!"
"No time for scanning," said Steven. "You need to get to Sky Pillar."
"What about me?" May asked. "No, wait. I want to protect my home! I'm going to Littleroot Town!"
"A mature decision," said Wallace. "Okay Tate and Liza, do it!"
Tate and Liza sat down cross-legged. A brilliant burst of psychic power burst out…
Location: Sky Pillar
I was back. Sky Pillar. I had saved the world once by climbing to the top, and I would be doing it again.
"Hey," Zinnia said. "Come on, I want to tell you a story. You got the Spacesuit?"
"Yep," I said. It was collapsible, so I could fit it into my Bag. It was high tech stuff.
"Look at that," Zinnia said, pointing to a mural on the wall. It was just like the one at Granite Cave, but much taller. "As we climb, I want to tell you a story passed down from Draconoid to Draconoid, and I will pass it down to you."
Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre clashed, many years ago. The ones you fought was only a fraction of their power. Around this time, meteorites fell from space, and most of them fell at Meteor Cave. That is where many ancient Dragon Type users would make their home
At the height of the duel, a Pokémon emerged from a meteor shower. This Pokémon was called… Rayquaza. Using a special meteor, it underwent a special transformation that quelled the fighting between Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. We believe that this could be the world's first Mega Evolution. But without a Key Stone and a Trainer, it's up for debate. A thousand years after this time, another meteor struck, creating a hole. This helped release an underwater volcano, which erupted forming a caldera. That is where Sootopolis City, or where it would be, was born.
Of course, this part of the story isn't depicted because, well, it's very recent. The once evil Maxie used the power of the Red Orb to awaken Groudon. Sensing its rage, Kyogre joined in to fight Groudon once again. However, the Red and Blue Orbs hadn't awoken their true Primal potential, so Groudon and Kyogre fought as is. So, with the help of your friends, you went to Sky Pillar to summon Rayquaza. And with that, the fighting was quelled a second time. However, the Draconoid people received a prophecy the same day. Sometime within the next 15 years, a large meteor, accompanied by the Littleloids meteor shower, would strike earth and destroy it. I was only a young child at the time, so I didn't think much of it.
Location: Sky Pillar Summit
Me and Zinnia stood at the top of Sky Pillar. Below, we could see flashes of lightning, water and other moves stop multiple littleloids from reaching Earth.
"Rayquaza, we need your help!" I shouted.
No reply.
"Rayquaza, come on! You're my Pokémon!"
"What did Drake tell you about Mega Evolution?!" Zinnia said. "You can't be too harsh. Why did Swampert go through all that pain? It's the same with Rayquaza." She put a Pokéball in her hand. "Rayquaza wants to see our worth. What do you say?"
I nodded. "Okay. Rayquaza, we give to you this battle."
Brendan Vs. Lorekeeper Zinnia
"Okay Goodra, go!" Zinnia shouted, sending out a large, purple and very slimy Pokémon.
Goodra (ヌメルゴン)
#706 (National)
Dragon Type
Dragon Pokémon
6'07" (2 m)
331.8 lbs (150.5 kg)
It attacks with retractable horns. It throws a punch that's the equivalent of the force of a hundred pro boxers.
Goomy -Lv 40- Sliggoo -Lv 50 during rain- Goodra
"And I choose Dusknoir!" I replied.
"Goodra, start with Power Whip!" Goodra's tail turned green, and it hit Dusknoir with it.
"Use Confuse Ray!" Dusknoir sent out a weird pulse of energy. Goodra was confused upon impact.
"Use Dragon Pulse Goodra!" Goodra fired a burst of energy from its mouth. Dusknoir was hit again.
"Use Payback!" Remembering the hit, Dusknoir came back and rammed Goodra.
"Now Aqua Tail!" Goodra's tail went all wet, but it hit itself from the confusion. "No!" Zinnia shouted.
"Now's our chance Dusknoir! Shadow Punch!" Dusknoir punched the ground and then hit Goodra.
"Dragon Pulse again!" Goodra tried another move, but it hit itself again.
"Use another Shadow Punch!" I told Dusknoir, who once again punched Goodra in the face with its shadowy fist.
All was going well, until Goodra snapped out of its confusion. Oh no. "Dragon Pulse!" Goodra breathed more energy at Dusknoir. It was a Critical Hit that knocked it out.
"Thanks, Dusknoir," I told it. "I choose Seviper next!" I yelled. "Use Poison Jab!" Seviper jabbed Goodra with its poisonous tail. It was finished.
"I'm not done. Go Tyrantrum!" Zinnia shouted.
"Seviper, Coil!" Seviper coiled round, raising its Attack, Defense and Speed.
"Earthquake Tyrantrum!" Tyrantrum stomped its foot down, causing a massive quake. If it wasn't for the Coil, Seviper would be as good as fainted.
"Iron Tail attack!" Seviper's tail turned to steel, and it whacked Tyrantrum. It was a massive hit.
"Now use Crunch!" Tyrantrum chomped down on Seviper and threw it to one side. Seviper was defeated.
"Great job," I told Seviper. "Shiftry, go!" With Shiftry, Earthquake and Crunch wouldn't do that much on it. "Use Energy Ball!" Shiftry made a green ball in front of it and fired it at Tyrantrum. Because of its low Sp. Defense, Tyrantrum was finished.
"Altaria, go!" Zinnia said next. "Use Moonblast!" Altaria fired the power of the moon at Shiftry. It was a Super Effective hit being a Fairy Type move.
"Feint Attack Shiftry!" Shiftry ran up behind Altaria and punched it.
"Now Altaria, Flamethrower!" Altaria fired flames at Shiftry whilst in close range.
"No!" I yelled. "Shiftry, great job. Okay Armaldo, you're next!" Armaldo's Rock Type moves would surely do the trick.
"Dragon Pulse!" Altaria fired another burst of energy. Armaldo took it.
"Rock Blast!" Armaldo fired five rocks at Altaria. It almost finished it off.
"Use another Dragon Pulse!" Thankfully, Armaldo narrowly dodged that one.
"Now use Slash!" Armaldo jumped up and swiped at Altaria, finishing it off.
"This is fun! Noivern, go!" Out came another Dragon and Flying Type. "Use Air Slash!" Noivern swiped the air, and the resulting soundwave hit Armaldo.
"Rock Blast it!" Armaldo fired four rocks at Noivern. Rock Blast was really helping this battle.
"Another Air Slash!" Noivern used Air Slash once again. However, this one caused Armaldo to flinch. "Now Boomburst!" Armaldo's ears started glowing. It then let out a noisy explosion. It finished off Armaldo.
"That was a strong move," I said. "Machamp, go!" Machamp was sent out.
"Air Slash!" Noivern fired the burst of air at Machamp. It was Super Effective.
"Now Stone Edge!" Machamp fired multiple small stones at Noivern. It was a great impact; Noivern was finished.
"Time for my last one," said Zinnia. "Go Salamence!" It was time. Salamence's Intimidate also lowered Machamp's Attack. Her strongest Pokémon. "But… I'm not done." From her satchel, she got out a necklace which she put on. And on that necklace… was a Key Stone.
"Woah!" I shouted. Shock turned to excitement immediately. "This has got interesting."
Zinnia pressed the Key Stone. "The power of the Draconoid people. We use this power. Salamence, it's time to Mega Evolve!" Energy burst off of Salamence. When it died down, it's feet were tucked in, and its two wings were now one big one. It looked like a very deadly kite.
Salamence (ボーマンダ)
#198 (Hoenn)
Dragon/Flying Type
Dragon Pokémon
5'11" (1.8 m)
248.2 lbs (112.6 kg)
Its two wings, now melded into one big plume, had now become great weapons. They can be used as blades in air combat, and to slice anything in its flight path.
Bagon -Lv 30- Shelgon -Lv 50- Salamence -Mega Evolve- Mega Salamence
"Salamence, use Dragon Claw!" Salamence sped quickly up to Machamp and swiped at it, knocking it out.
"Thanks Machamp," I said. I had no choice now. If I was going to win this thing… I was going to have to trust Swampert. "It's time!" Out it came. I looked at the Mega Bracelet. "Swampert… do you want to do this?" Swampert looked at me. I remembered our adventures. Getting Swampert as a Mudkip, it's evolution into Marshtomp at Rusturf Tunnel, its evolution into Swampert at the Weather Institute, become Champion at Evergrande City and Mega Evolving for the first time at Dewford Town. "When our hearts become one." I pressed the Mega Stone, and energy started omitting from Swampert. "Beyond evolution… Mega Evolve!" Swampert gained even more energy, then its Mega Evolution was revealed. "Swampert… WE CAN DO THIS!"
"Okay Salamence, Dragon Claw!" Salamence flew down quickly again and swiped at Swampert.
"Rock Slide whilst it's in close range!" Swampert made rocks fall from the sky. They hit Salamence big time.
"Now Salamence, Giga Impact!" Salamence flew down even quicker than usual. Large amounts of energy came from it as it skydived into Swampert. Swampert barely survived. "I'll let you know two things," Zinnia said. "Mega Salamence has the Ability Aerialate, which turns Normal Type moves, such as Giga Impact, into Flying Type moves. But also, be my guest and attack. You've won. Salamence doesn't have the energy to attack next round."
"Then," I said. "Swampert, fire two Rock Slides!" Mega Swampert did just that. The next Rock Slide almost finished off Mega Salamance, and the next one did finish it off.
"Thanks," Zinnia said.
"Swampert," I said, a tear coming from my eye. "We won."
Mega Swampert looked at me. Then, all its Mega Energy was shed. It changed back to regular Swampert. "Have I... mastered it?"
"I'd say so," Zinnia said. "But there is more training." She looked up at the meteorite. I looked up to. "I hope that was enough. Rayquaza is our only hope. And everyone is working so hard down there to protect the Hoenn region. But Brendan, it's up to you to save the world."
I put my hands on Zinnia's shoulder. "And I wouldn't have got this far without you. And if this doesn't work out, we can at least say we tried."
"ERUGGGAARG!"
From above us, we heard a loud roar.
"Ah! Could that be?!" shouted Zinnia.
From the clouds, came Rayquaza. It's long-green body protruding from the hole in the ozone layer. (No damage caused; the meteorite was blocking out the sun's rays).
Rayquaza (レックウザ)
#209 (Hoenn)
Dragon/Flying Type
Sky High Pokémon
23'00" (7 m)
455.3 lbs (206.5 kg)
It flies forever through the Ozone Layer, consuming meteoroids for sustenance. The many meteoroids in its body provide the energy it needs to Mega Evolve.
Legendary Pokémon
"Rayquaza… we need you," I told it. Rayquaza roared and looked up at the giant meteor.
"But we need to Mega Evolve it!" Zinnia told me, strangely calm.
"Mega… Evolve?" I said. "But how? We don't have a Mega Stone for it!"
"Yes we do!" Zinnia said. "The Meteorite!"
I got it out my Bag. "Rayquaza, can you…" The Meteorite started glowing, as did Zinnia's Meteorite Shard. They fused together, and Mega Energy started radiating from it. This led to Rayquaza doing the same thing.
"Might want to put your spacesuit on," Zinnia said.
As I did, Mega Rayquaza appeared before me. It had black parts all over it, and a large yellow jaw in the front.
Mega Rayquaza (メガレックウザ)
#209 (Hoenn)
Dragon/Flying Type
Sky High Pokémon
35'05" (10.8 m)
864.2 lbs (392 kg)
A Pokémon that Mega Evolved thanks to a Meteorite made from Meteoroids. When Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre clashed, it came to quell the fighting; it was the only one with the power to do so.
Rayquaza -Mega Evolve- Mega Rayquaza
"No time to gape in awe," Zinnia said. "We have to stop this meteor! I'll see you back at Mossdeep City."
Now in the spacesuit, I gulped and got onto the back of Mega Rayquaza. "Let's… do this!" I shouted.
With me hanging on for dear life, Rayquaza burst into the air, too fast for me to wave goodbye to Zinnia. It went through the sky, through the clouds and finally, into our atmosphere. Below, I could see the earth.
Location: Space
Above, the blackness of space, it's many starts dotted around. And in front of us, the meteorite. Rayquaza, with a burst of speed, charged through it. The meteorite burst into many pieces.
"We did it!" shouted I shouted. "Now let's get back and…"
I noticed something from the meteorite. It was green and triangular. It started darting from side to side. Then, many orange arms emerged from it, followed by a head. I knew what it was…
Deoxys (デオキシュ)
#211 (Hoenn)
Psychic Type
DNA Pokémon
5'07" (1.7 m)
134 lbs (60.8 kg)
The DNA of a space virus underwent a sudden mutation upon exposure to a laser beam and resulted in Deoxys. The crystalline organ on this Pokémon's chest appears to be its brain.
Mythical Pokémon
"Deoxys," I said. "It's really you!"
Deoxys was too focused on attacking, however.
Brendan Vs. Deoxys
"Rayquaza, Dragon Dance!" Rayquaza danced about, raising its Attack and Speed. Deoxys then came back with Psycho Boost. This was a powerful Psychic Type move that hit Rayquaza for a lot, but also made Deoxys lose Sp. Attack. "Now use Extreme Speed!" Rayquaza darted into Deoxys. It was a Critical Hit! Deoxys then came back with Hyper Beam. Thankfully, the lowering of stats meant that Mega Rayquaza hung on. "Okay, use Dragon Ascent!" Rayquaza flew up high, then dove down at Deoxys. Me, Mega Rayquaza and Deoxys started making our way down to the atmosphere. "We're going to crashed into Mossdeep!" I yelled.
Suddenly, something stopped us. It was large purple and had many arms.
Hoopa (フーパ)
#720 (National)
Psychic/Dark Type
Djinn Pokémon
21'04" (6.5 m)
1080.3 lbs (490 kg)
In its true form, it possesses a huge amount of power. Legends of its avarice tell how it once carried off an entire castle to gain the treasure held within.
The energy was enough to stop our fall.
"Hoopa, is that really you?"
The giant demon nodded, then brought us down to Mossdeep City.
Location: Mossdeep City
Upon arrival, May, Zinnia and Professor Sycamore were waiting for me.
"Brendan!" the two girls shouted, coming up to hug me.
"Yeah, I'm okay." I looked up at the three Pokémon. Rayquaza had now transformed back into its normal form.
"Everything's fine now," Professor Sycamore said, looking up into the sky.
"Yes, it is," said Professor Birch who arrived with Steven.
"Wait," I said. "How did…"
"We may have used this…" May said, handing me the Prison Bottle. "When the meteorite broke apart, we had Hoopa summon many Pokémon to help destroy it. But we all worked together, and everything's fine now."
"Not quite," Professor Birch said. "In all the commotion, a piece of meteor hit just outside New Pacifidlog and… we lost someone. Anabel. She was washed away."
"No," I said. "Can we find her?"
"Juan, Wallace and Archie will take care of that," May said. "You did it, you saved the world. And now…"
May opened the Prison Bottle. Hoopa seemed reluctant, but it had no choice. All the energy went back inside, and Hoopa slowly turned back into its normal form. "Sorry, we may have used a Porygon to hack into your PC and grab this. We didn't have a choice and in all the commotion, we didn't have time to ask."
"If it meant saving the world, I forgive you," I replied.
Rayquaza gave another roar, and it went back up into the sky.
"Hey!" We heard Tate's voice. "Is that…"
Tate and Liza ran out. "It is!" shouted Liza. "It's Deoxys! I thought we would never see you again!"
They hugged it, and Deoxys hugged it back.
"Amazing," said Professor Cozmo, who now appeared. "This is the very same Deoxys that we sent into space all those years ago! It must have wanted to see its friends again! But almost destroyed the world in the process. Well, to prevent this from happening, Deoxys. Come live here! At the Space Lab!"
Deoxys nodded.
"Thank you," said Tate. It was funny. Both of them were 22 years old now but seeing Deoxys again brought back a certain childlike energy to them. Deoxys did all that… to see the ones who took care of it.
"So," May said. "What now?"
Location: Verdanturf Town
"You're going where?!" Zinnia, May and Wally shouted.
"The Kalos region," I said. "I had a talk with Professor Sycamore, and he somehow managed to get me a ticket on the plane he's going home in tomorrow evening. Good timing. I want to watch Zinnia's Master Cool Contest right here in Verdanturf in the morning though."
"And what about your afternoon plans?" asked May.
"If it's fine with you," Wally said. "I want to have a battle with you! Tomorrow. I understand you're tired today!"
I smiled. "I'll be glad to, and you to May. Wally, we could even battle in the morning before the Contest starts. And May?"
"Yeah," she said. "I'll meet you on Route 103."
