Episode 138: The Legend of Thunder Part 3
This the third and final chapter of the Legend of Thunder Arc for this fic! The final battle against Attitla and Hun will prove to be intense. How will Sora, Ethan, and the others manage? Just read and see for yourselves!
"I just can't believe this happened!" Lyra exclaimed.
"Pika, Pika, Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
"Me neither! This is a worse case scenario we couldn't even see coming," Eusine said.
"We need to think about rescuing both Kris and Raikou! They can't just do this to them and get away with this!" Ethan said.
"You have a point there, Ethan. But, we need to have a plan before we go after them. They might be expecting us to show up again and then mess up like before," Sora said.
"Sora is correct. Team Rocket will probably be using that Crystal to finish us off. We need a way to disable that crystal and save both Raikou and Kris," Eusine said.
"What kind of plan do you have, Eusine?" Kairi asked the scientist.
"I'm afraid I didn't plan anything as of yet," Eusine answered her.
"Well, I hope we come up with something soon, because I don't think she can last in their 'care' for long," Kairi said.
"Togepi," Togepi said.
Just then, the Alolan nine and the two Pichu riding on Lillie's shoulders come running.
"Sora! Kairi!" Lillie called out.
"Pichu, Pi!" The Shiny Pichu called out.
"Pi, Pichu!" The Spiky-eared Pichu also called out.
"Guys!" Sora called back. Kairi, Ethan, Lyra, and Eusine turned to see them. "What are you guys doing here?"
"We came to help," Lillie said.
"So, where are they? Where did they go?" Kiawe asked.
"And where's Kris?" Mallow asked. Sora, Kairi, and Lyra winced at the question. Ethan clutched his fist at the mention of her name.
"Yeah, about that," Sora started. Hapu walked up to the spiky-haired Pokémon trainer.
"What do you mean about that? What happened?" Hapu asked.
"Team Rocket took her along with Raikou," Lyra told them.
"WHAT?!" Sophocles exclaimed.
"Team Rocket took Kris and Raikou?!" Hapu also exclaimed.
"Not good," Mina said.
"Mina's right. This is bad," Lana said.
"Where did they go?" Acerola asked.
"They went somewhere up there. And even if we start going after them by foot, they would already be miles away," Eusine said.
"I agree. And with Raikou as their weapon, they will be an unstoppable force. Not even the Four Island Guardians of Alola or any Ultra Beast would be able to stop them," Illima said.
"Well, that is something we can't let happen. That kind of power can and will be extremely dangerous for us and for everyone else," Sora said.
Everyone thought for a moment, then Lyra gets an idea.
"Wait a minute! We can contact Kris on her PokéGear!" Lyra said, remembering. She pulled out a pink device that what looks like a cellphone. She looked at Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine whom were giving her a cryptic look. "What?"
"You had a way to contact Kris and you wait until now to let us know?" Sora asked with a tone of irritation in his voice.
"Hey, I just forgot about that fact until now. So don't judge me," Lyra said.
"Okay, okay. Make contact," Sora told her and apologized, "and sorry." Lyra dialed Kris's PokéGear number and it started ringing.
"Kris! Kris! Come in! It's me, Lyra! Come in!" Lyra said.
"Hello? Lyra? Is that you?!" Kris asked. "Come in! I need he-" Kris was cut off. "Hey! Give that back!"
The group all knew that didn't sound very good and why that was.
"Well, this is just dandy," Sora said with sarcasm.
In Team Rocket's cargo hold, Kris is trying to get her PokéGear back from Attila.
"Give that back to me this instant!" Kris told him.
"Pipe down, you little twerp!" Attila said, pushing her down. Little Miss charged right the Team Rocket agent, only to end up being grabbed. "And you too!" Kris took out a Pokéball and used it call back her Misdreavus.
"Return, Misdreavus!" Kris said. She succeeds in calling back her Pokémon.
"You really are getting on my nerves, you little brat!" Attila growled.
"Kris! Kris! What's going on? Answer me!" Lyra exclaimed.
"Gimmie that!" Hapu said, taking the PokéGear from her. She spoke into it. "Listen to me, you Team Rocket buttholes! If you harm one hair on her head, so help me, I'll stomp into mush like a Charizard would do to a Caterpie!"
"SHUT UP, YOU LITTLE PUNK!" Attila shouted through the PokéGear. Sora and Ethan's eyes went wide covering their ears from the yell. Most of the Alolan nine did the same thing. Hapu tosses it in the air for Ethan to catch it. The signal suddenly goes dead.
"Not good," Ethan said.
It turns out, Attila had crushed Kris's PokéGear and dropped it.
"Your friend shouldn't have made fun of Caterpie. I used to collect them and they're very sweet Pokémon," Attila said.
"Kris! Kris! Come in!" Ethan shouted.
"Ethan! Let see that let see that apparatus," Eusine told him.
"Why?" Ethan asked.
"If we check the call log subsettings, we can be able to pinpoint Kris's exact location," Eusine explained.
"Hey, you're right! That'll work!" Ethan said.
"That means we have the element of surprise on our side!" Sophocles said.
"Don't get too cocky, Sophocles. We need to know where they are first. And we need to be smart about our next move," Kiawe said.
"Kiawe's right. They hit us pretty hard and we need to hit just as hard. We're going to have a battle they won't forget," Sora said.
With that said, Eusine had pinpointed the location the aircraft was heading. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, and the Pichu rode on Mamoswine, while Lana, Mallow, and Acerola rode on Gyarados. Hapu, and Mina rode on Mudsdale Lillie rode on Ponyta. Turtonator carried Kiawe and Sophocles while Bewear carried Illima. Ethan and Lyra rode with Eusine and went towards Team Rocket's location.
Team Rocket made a landing and they had tied up Kris just so she couldn't send out any of her Pokémon. Jessie, James, and Meowth were put on guard duty for failing to stay with her. Attila retook his position in the mecha.
"You know, once we gain control over that power, we can have attacks like the 'Attila Thunderbolt!'" Attila stated.
"Yeah. Or the 'Hun Shockwave!'" Hun added.
Attila and Hun both shared a laugh.
"Hey, not bad!" Attila said, liking the idea.
"Now! Activate the crystal!" Hun told him.
"Roger!" Attila said. He turned on the crystal, it opens up.
"Launch the signal!" Hun told him. Attila pushed a few buttons and it creates the same kind of clouds to bring Raikou right towards them. The starts buzzing.
"Well, it was faster than expected! Raikou is coming this way!" Attila said. "And it's coming very fast!"
"Be ready!" Hun told him.
"Aren't I always ready?" Attila asked. Just then, Beedrill, Gligar, and Ledian come flying around. "WHAT THE?! THAT'S NOT RAIKOU! NONE OF THEM ARE RAIKOU!"
"Beedrill! Gligar! Ledian! Tell them I'm here!" Kris spoke through the cloth. They nodded and turned back to get them. Jessie and James tried to stop them.
"Oh no you don't!" Jessie said.
"You're not going anywhere!" James added.
Gligar swiped his pincer at James, sending him on the wall of the mountain. Ledian threw a punch on Jessie, sending flying her to the cargo hold.
"Crap! The twerps will know where we are!" Jessie exclaimed.
"Where the hell is Meowth and Wobbufett?" James questioned. With perfect timing, they came out the bushes.
"What's going on? We were heading to the bathroom and when we came back, we heard a commotion," Meowth said.
"Wobbufett," Wobbufett nodded.
Meowth saw the three airborne Pokémon fly off the direction they came from.
"Oh," Meowth simply said.
"It looks like we're going to have some company!" Attila said.
"Let them come, Attila! This is a good chance to deal with them once and for all," Hun said.
"Good! Because, those kids are going to pay for getting in our business!" Attila said, cracking his knuckles.
Sora, Kairi, and the smaller Pokémon rode on Mamoswine's back when Gligar and Ledian made their report to their trainers. Beedrill went to the car to report to Ethan.
"Ledian," Kairi said.
"Gligar! Did you find Kris and Team Rocket?" Sora asked. The two Pokémon nodded and pointed to the direction of the mountain ridge.
"We're on the right trail!" Kairi said.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
"Good! It's time to settle the score with those guys!" Sora said.
"Totally right, Sora!" Kairi agreed.
"Full-speed ahead, Mamoswine!" Sora said. Mamoswine picked up the pace as the rest had followed them. They made it to Team Rockets's location, Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, and the Pichu climbed down from Mamoswine, as the rest had shown up.
"I was hoping I'd see you again! And it looks like you brought some friends with you!" Attila said.
"You better believe it, Musclehead!" Hapu hissed.
"Now where's Kris?" Mallow asked.
"She's right here!" Hun answered, holding her up and saw her tied up.
The group didn't like how that looked; especially Ethan. He growled in anger, wanting to defeat Team Rocket more than ever.
"Okay, now hand both her and Raikou over!" Sora called out to them.
"They don't have Raikou!" Eusine corrected him. The kids all looked at the scientist. "If Raikou were here, then why would they need that wretched crystal?"
"He's right," Illima agreed. "That crystal has been set out and Raikou is nowhere in sight."
"So that means Raikou got away!" Sophocles cheered He then started to taunt the Team Rocket members. "Losers! Losers! Losers!"
"I wouldn't say Raikou got away. I would say Raikou is out for a little walk and will be back very soon," Hun said.
"I'd take a walk from you if I were Raikou," Sora taunted. "And I wouldn't fall for any of your tricks for a second time."
"That kid is really getting under my skin," Attila growled.
"Same here," Hun added.
"How about you let Kris go and forget about Raikou. There's no way Raikou is going to come back again!" Ethan said.
"It's not a matter of if WE get Raikou. It's a matter of when," Hun said.
"You're the ones who act who are the legendary ones instead of Raikou," Ethan stated.
Lightning crashes down and strikes the crystal. The lightning was a well-conentrated blast. The Miracle Crystal absorbs the lightning and it sends the lightning back and it stikes in all directions. Sora, Kairi, the Alolan nine, Ethan, Lyra, and Eusine avoided the electric blast. Attila moved his mecha, avoiding the blast as well.
"What was that?!" Lyra exclaimed.
"It's Raikou! Raikou is coming!" Eusine exclaimed.
"But where is Raikou?!" Acerola asked.
"Raikou must be attacking from outside the range of the crystal! The good news is Raikou is much stronger than ever; but, I'm afraid that's the bad news as well," Eusine explained.
"Does that mean we're in the line of fire?" Kiawe asked.
"If it does, then that's a bad thing, too," Lillie said.
Lightning strikes the crystal again, and the crystal sends the lightning blast back out again. It shocks Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbufett. Lightning strikes up a dust cloud near Hun and it causes Kris to fall.
"Go Beedrill!" Ethan told his Pokémon. Beedrill dives in and catches Kris before she could hit the ground.
"Thank you, Beedrill," Kris said. Beedrill buzzed in appreciation.
"Way to go!" Lyra cheered.
Ethan and Lyra went off to meet her landing safely. But, Attila had other plans.
"Oh no you don't!" Attila said, getting out a Pokéball. "Skarmory! Show these punks whose sky it is!" Attila threw the Pokéball and the armor bird Pokémon chases after Bedrill carrying Kris. Acerola took out two of her Pokéballs.
"Gengar! Mismagius! Go!" Acerola shouted, throwing them. The ghostly Pokémon are let out and they float around. "Gengar! Dark Pulse! Mismagius! Mystical Fire!" Both Pokémon fired their attacks, Skarmory had easily avoided them.
"This is getting us nowhere!" Kairi said.
"I can fix that!" Sophocles said. He took out Vikavolt's Pokéball and threw it. "Go Vikavolt!" When Vikavolt is let out, he clangs his mandibles twice. "Vikavolt! Vise Grip on that Skarmory!" The stag beetle Pokémon flew towards the opposing Skarmory, but it attacks him back with Steel Wing and continues to pursue Kris and Beedrill.
Kris turned and saw Skarmory was gaining on the two of them.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!" Kris repeated.
"That Skarmory is gaining on them!" Kairi gasped.
"Quickly Beedrill! Use basic maneuvers!" Ethan told Beedrill. Beedrill let go of her and she screams while she's falling.
"Ledian! Catch her!" Kairi told her Pokémon. Ledian flew in to catch Kris. Ethan ran to catch her.
"Kris I got you!" Ethan said. Ledian flew right towards Kris and caught her. Ethan slowed down as Ledian had fluttered to where Ethan had stopped. Ledian let go of her, but he caught her in his arms, making him blush. Kris blushes as well. "You okay, Kris?"
"Y-yes. I am thanks to you. I never saw anything more brave," Kris said. Ledian flew to Kairi and she smiles to her.
"Good job, Ledian," Kairi said.
"You sure you're okay?" Ethan asked wanting to make sure.
"Mmm-hmm. More than okay," Kris said. Ethan stared into each other nearly forgetting about the situation. Sora and Kairi smiled at the sight. Sora turned to his girlfriend.
"Nice save, Kairi," Sora complimented.
"You would have done the same for me if I was in her situation," Kairi said.
"Yeah, I would," Sora agreed.
"Such a sweet and gushy sight, but it's going to end here! You're all gonna take a fall and no one is gonna be catching you!" Hun said. He took out his Pokéball and threw it. "Steelix! Go!" Steelix roars upon entry. Hapu took out a Pokéball and threw it to let out her Onix.
"Onix! Go!" Hapu shouted. Stars swirls around Onix upon entry.
"Iron Tail!" Hun ordered. Steelix moved forward to swing its tail at them.
"Onix! Move in!" Hapu called out. Onix crawled towards her evolved form and got struck by Steelix's Iron Tail. "Onix!" Hapu ran to her Pokémon.
"Iron Tail again!" Hun ordered. Steelix waved its tail to strike the group. Eusine took out a Pokéball to join the battle.
"I will not allow this to stand!" Eusine stated. Before he could let out his Pokémon to battle Team Rocket, Raikou comes running in. The legendary Pokémon rams right into Onix's evolved form and Steelix crashes on the foot of the mountain. Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbufett all fall off the trail and they land in the bushes beneath them.
"Look who it is, Attila!" Hun said.
"Raikou!" Attila said.
"Raikou! You have to get out of here!" Sora said.
"We can't protect you, Raikou! You have to run!" Kairi said.
"She's right, Raikou! Run! Now!" Sora stated.
Raikou charged right towards the Team Rocket agents. Attila grins evilly, knowing this was what he wanted.
"Oh yeah! Come to papa," Attila said. He pushed some buttons, but the thunder Pokémon jumped out of the line of its own electricity and headed right towards Attila himself. "WHAT?! Attila jumps out before Raikou landed on the mecha, destroying the controls to the Miracle Crystal. Hun scowled at what he was looking at.
"This beast is going to be way more difficult to capture than I thought," Hun said.
"This is remarkable. Raikou has figured out how to disable that crystal's control unit," Eusine said.
"If they can't control the crystal, they're done," Ethan said.
"And that's good for us," Mallow said.
"Yay Raikou!" Sophocles cheered.
"Skarmory! Sky Attack!" Attila ordered. Skarmory's body started to glow. The armor bird Pokémon headed right towards Raikou, but Raikou jumped off right when the mecha started to explode and Skarmory is caught in the blast. The Miracle Crystal then stops glowing. Hun looked at the Crystal, not affected by the sight.
"It worked! The crystal powered down!" Kiawe said.
"Raikou was winning from afar. Why did Raikou come in close when it didn't have to?" Illima asked.
"I think I know why," Sora bluntly said. "Raikou came here to save us."
"I think you're right, Sora. But, why do you say that?" Kairi asked.
"Raikou does protect Electric Type Pokémon, but that's something we already know. I think it doesn't just protect them, just because they're electric like Raikou. It protects them because it sees them as its friends," Sora said.
"That does make a lot of sense," Ethan agreed. "After what we did to help it, I can see why."
With that said, Raikou let out a loud roar. Attila and Hun stood their ground, not moving an inch.
"I believe Raikou is the victor, but why hasn't Team Rocket fled?" Eusine asked. Sora, Kairi, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, and the Alolan nine all wondered the same thing. Raikou fired a Thunder attack right at Team Rocket, but its attack gets drawn into the crystal once again. The group gasped when they saw the crystal was still active. The crystal fires the electricity right back at Raikou. It dodges its own attack.
"Guys! The crystal!" Sophocles gasped.
"What?!" Acerola exclaimed.
"You have got to be kidding!" Hapu exclaimed.
"I thought that crystal was all busted up!" Lyra added.
"The crystal's control unit is busted. But, the crystal itself has officially switched to auto-destruct. Tell them what that means, Attila," Hun said.
"Its powers is twice as focused now," Attila told them.
The crystal starts flashing and sparkling.
"Now that the crystal is on auto-destruct, it will hone in on its target. And then, it will turn from purple to black," Hun concluded. The crystal turns completely black.
"What does he it mean when it turns black?" Ethan asked.
"I think we're about to find out," Lana said.
"That's when the electric hook sinks into the target. That's the point of no return!" Attila stated. Raikou's electricity flows right into the blackened Miracle Crystal and starts to pull in Raikou itself.
"Raikou! You have to break away!" Sora said.
"Raikou can't break away from the crystal, than a planet can break away from its orbit around the sun. Raikou now belongs to the black crystal and there's nothing you can do to stop it. The more Raikou resists, the greater the crystal's pull. The less Raikou resists, the easier the capture becomes. Either way, it's game over!" Hun said.
Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbufett pop their heads out of the bushes and saw what is going on.
"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Meowth asked.
"I think I do, Meowth. How about you, Jessie?" James asked.
"I don't know what's going on here, but I think we're winning!" Jessie cheered.
"For real?!" James exclaimed.
"For real!" Jessie also exclaimed.
"Yes, yes, YES!" Meowth cheered.
"Wobbu!" Wobbufett added.
"YES! Score one for the bad guys!" Jessie cheered. She laughs.
Raikou gets pulled in and levitates right above the crystal. Sora, Kairi, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Eusine, the Alolan nine, and the Pokémon all gasps at the sight.
"When I'm legendary, I don't ever want to be caught and put on display like that striper. It'll be down right humiliating," Attila said.
"We don't have to worry about that, because we have science on our side!" Hun said. "We don't just rely on brute strength and wild instincts. That's why our legend will last forever!" Hun said.
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Sora countered.
"And what say do you have?" Hun grinned evilly. "You can say that all of you were here when it all began. The legend of Attila and Hun was born!"
"Your legend is going to end before it starts!" Sora stated. He took out his three Pokéballs and threw them. "Bayleef! Quilava! Totodile! Go!" The Pokéballs opens as Bayleef, Quilava, and Totodile enter the battle joining Pikachu, Gligar, and Mamoswine.
"I'm with you, Sora!" Ethan said. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go Typhlosion!" The Pokéball opens and Typhlosion's flames flare up upon entry. Kairi took out a few of her Pokéballs and threw them.
"Go! Sunflora! Cubone!" Kairi shouted, letting out two of her Pokémon to battle. The rest of the Alolan nine took out their Pokéballs and threw them into battle.
"Snowy! Magearna! Go!" Lillie shouted.
"Stantler! Join in!" Illima shouted.
"Go for it! Tsareena! Weepinbell! Skiploom!" Mallow shouted.
"Marowak! Go to battle!" Kiawe shouted.
"Go! Cloyster! Poliwhirl!" Lana shouted.
"Togedemaru! Magnemite! Flaaffy! Voltorb! Go!" Sophocles shouted.
"Go! Mimikyu!" Acerola shouted.
"Shiinotic! Clefairy! Go!" Mina shouted.
"Go! Little Miss!" Kris shouted.
"Go! Meganium! Marill!" Lyra shouted.
All of the Pokémon awaited their trainer's instructions to battle.
"Ethan, why don't you go first?" Sora offered.
"Gladly," Ethan accepted the offer. "Typhlosion! Flamethrower!" Quilava's evolved form fired a powerful Flamethrower right at the crystal, hoping to destroy the crystal's field. But, the flames doesn't touch it.
"It didn't work?!" Kiawe exclaimed.
"I was sure that it would work. That field is still in play. Hey Sora. How about we all try a combination attack. We might free Raikou that way," Ethan suggested.
"I'm afraid that is not going to work," Eusine said. "You can't explode the field. Not while Raikou is still inside. The blast will be so powerful, not even Raikou will survive the impact. We must come up with another plan."
"Yeah, but what?" Sora asked.
"If we don't come up with one soon, there won't be any Raikou to save," Kris said. They all watched Raikou in pain, and they all knew they were in a sling.
"Don't waste your brain power. You're just gonna get a headache," Attila said.
"Yes. It's almost like a long physics, the perfect plan simply cannot be foiled," Hun said.
"Come on, Eusine! There has to be something we can do! Is there a way we can save Raikou without killing it?" Sora asked.
"There is, but it is dangerous," Eusine said sadly.
"What is it?" Lyra asked.
"Yeah. Come on. Tell us," Kris said.
Eusine thought for a moment and he knew it was a great risk, but he couldn't afford to hesitate. It may either result in Raikou's demise or Raikou may be okay. He knew it was a fifty-fifty risk; one he had to take.
"The all-or-nothing," Eusine simply said.
"All-or-nothing?" Ethan asked. "What is that?"
"It is the last ditched battle technique for everyone goes in and rather everyone comes out alright, or no one comes out at all," Eusine explained.
"Oh, I don't like that," Mallow said.
"It does seem rather extreme," Sophocles said.
"How exactly will it work?" Kairi asked.
"They'll have to break open the field, grab Raikou, and then get out fast," Eusine said.
"Before the explosion. Oh man," Sora said.
"And if they don't get out..." Lana said.
"Does that mean, whoever goes in is gonna die as well?" Acerola asked.
"I'm afraid so," Eusine stated. Ethan looked at Typhlosion and he was worried he may lose him to the explosion and then blame himself if something went wrong. Typhlosion wasn't afraid, so he nods. Ethan understood the risk.
"Typhlosion? Are you sure?" Ethan asked. Typhlosion let out a loud cry letting him know he was willing to sacrifice himself for Ethan. "You are so right! That's what we're going to do! A go-for-it all-or-nothing mission! Now go! Go free Raikou!" Typlhosion ran towards the crystal field to free Raikou. All of the Pokémon, except for Togepi and the Pichu all went to join Typhlosion.
"If you wnt to go on a suicide mission, then be my guest! Skarmory! Sky Attack! Now!" Attila ordered. Skarmory dove down with its body glowing. Pikachu jumps onto Typhlosion and smacked the armor bird Pokémon with Iron Tail.
"Steelix! Rock Slide!" Hun ordered. Steelix sent out a barrage of rocks, it sends the Pokémon back, but not for long.
"We're not going to let the good guys win today!" James said.
"Right James! We're going to show those two, we're not chopped liver!" Jessie said. Jessie and James took out their Pokéballs to join the battle. "Arbok! Go!"
"Weezing! Victreebel! You go get 'em!" James said. The Pokéballs open and lets out the dangerous Pokémon, but Victreebel chomps on James's head once more. "Go get them! Not me!"
"Arbok! Poison Sting" Jessie ordered. Arbok fired Poison Sting right at Snowy, Sunflora, and Flaaffy, but the Steel Type Pokémon take the hit knowing the poison will not affect them.
"Weezing! Double Hit!" James ordered. Weezing slams right into Cubone, striking her twice. "Victreebel! Leaf Blade!" Victreebel charged with his leaves glowing green and struck Tsareena, Marowak, Totodile, Bayleef, Quilava, and Weepinbell.
"I have stood on the sidelines, long enough!" Eusine said, holding out a Pokéball "Go! Alakazam!" The Pokéball opens and Alakazam twirls its spoons upon entry. "Alakazam! Psychic!" Alakazam uses its telepathic attack and lifts Arbok, Weezing, and Victreebel right back to Jessie, James, and Meowth. "Now use Psybeam! Aim it at that Steelix!" Alakazam fires Psi Beam right at the iron snake Pokémon. It gave Typhlosion a chance to get pass Steelix.
"Typhlosion! Flame Wheel!" Ethan ordered. Typhlosion rolled into a ball of fire and struck the forcefield.
"I can help out, too! Mamoswine! Ice Fang!" Sora ordered. Mamoswine's tusks, extended and emiited ice. Mamoswine and Typhlosion both struck the forcefield. The combined power of fire and ice was making good work of getting through the forcefield.
"Hey you little twerps! Don't forget your raincoats and your galoshes!" Attila shouted. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. It let out a Muk. "Okay Muk! Sludge Bomb!" Muk fired Sludge Bomb, striking Mamoswine.
"Cubone! Bonemerang!" Kairi ordered. Cubone threw her bone right at the sludge Pokémon, striking it. Arbok came right behind Cubone to strike her, but Marowak strikes the cobra Pokémon with Shadow Bone.
Victreebel came to stike Marowak for it, but Gengar hits Victreebel with Dark Pulse. Snowy fired Powder Snow right at Victreebel, but Weezing came and struck her. Gyarados struck Weezing with his tail. Ledian gave a Supersonic attack on Wobbufett, who only to use Counter to block it, but it backfired, making the patient Pokémon confused.
"Okay, I'm going to earn my keep since I'm a Pokémon! Okay Twerps! Here comes a Fury Swipes!" Meowth said. Kairi took out another Pokéball.
"I don't think so, Meowth. Raichu! Go!" Kairi said, throwing her Pokéball, letting Raichu out to battle. "Seismic Toss!" Raichu grabs Meowth and does a rolling jump, making the scratch cat Pokémon dizzy. Raichu then throws Meowth straight down to the ground, landing on Jessie and James.
"That was great, Kairi!" Mallow complimented.
"Thanks, Mallow!" Kairi said.
"I'll take care of these guys now! Tsareena! Magical Leaf!" Mallow ordered. Tsareena sends out Magical Leaf and the attack strikes them good.
"Marill! Bubble Beam! Meganium! Petal Blizzard!" Lyra ordered. Marill and Meganium sends out their attacks and it hits both the Team Rocket members and their Pokémon.
Attila's Muk attempted another Sludge Bomb, only to be struck by Misdreavus's Psybeam. Skarmory flew behind the screech Pokémon and struck her. Alakazam fired Psybeam, but Skarmory avoids the attack. The battle raged on between the group's Pokémon and Team Rocket's Pokémon.
As for Mamoswine and Typhlosion, they continued on with the forcefield, weakening it. Attila and Hun watched on and they knew what was happening.
"It can't be! Those wannabe pests are actually draining energy from the black crystal's forcefield," Attila said. Raikou began to regain control of of its own body again.
"Look! Raikou is waking up!" Lillie said.
"The crystal's forcefield must be weakening! If they manage to keep this up, the forcefield should shatter," Illima said.
"Indeed. And if Raikou can stay awake until we break the forcefield, then it can flee on its own and it can the other Pokémon time to escape the explosion safely," Eusine said.
"Perhaps we better give your Pokémon something else to worry about," Hun said. "Steelix! Forget about the other Pokémon and focus your attention on those meddlers! Crunch!" Steelix moved in to deliever a Crunch on the group, but Togepi fought back with a Safeguard, and it reflected Steelix's Crunch.
"Great work, Togepi!" Kairi cheered. "Now use Metronome!"
"Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge," Togepi said, swing his little arms around back and forth. Togepi stops swinging his little arms and then, giant pillairs of fire rushed towards Steelix. As soon as the pillars of fire reaches the iron snake Pokémon, they form a ring of pillars and then merge into one giant pillar, causing heavy damage to Steelix. Hun growled in frustration.
"Whoa! That was Fire Pledge!" Ethan said.
"That was amazing!" Kris exclaimed.
"This is really getting to me," Hun said.
"Same here. That Typhlosion and Mamoswine won't last long if we keep hitting them. Muk! Sludge Bomb on Mamoswine! Skarmory! Fury Attack on Typhlosion!" Attila ordered. Muk fired Sludge Bomb at Mamoswine and Skarmory pecked at Typhlosion.
Just when they thought they won, Steelix springs back up and heads towards the two other Pokémon to attack them.
"Steelix! Crunch now!" Hun ordered. Steelix moved in to deliever the attack to Typhlosion and Mamoswine. Sora, Ethan and Pikachu moved in front of Steelix to defend them both. Raikou watched and saw what they were doing.
"Sora! No!" Kairi shouted in fear.
"Sora! Ethan! Get out of the way or you'll be crushed!" Eusine shouted. Seeing enough, Raikou pours some power into the black crystal. The lightning gets sent to Steelix, striking it despite the Type resistance.
"Raikou?!" Ethan exclaimed.
"Yes! Way to go, Raikou!" Sora cheered.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu added.
"How in the hell is that blasted beast doing that?!" Attila excalimed.
"It shouldn't be possible!" Hun said. "This is the ultimate system! There's no way it can be defeated!"
"I'd hate to say it, Hun. But, the ultimate system is no match for the ultimate Pokémon," Attila said.
"It appears becoming a legend will have to wait for another day," Hun said.
"Let's beat it before that thing blows!" Attila said. The Team Rocket agents heads inside their cargo hold, shutting the door. Jessie, James, and Meowth turned to see them leave.
"Wait! Attila! Hun! Where are you going?!" Jessie asked.
"You can't leave us here!" James added.
"Let them go! We got the twerps to ourselves!" Meowth stated.
"You're right, Meowth! And we can take Pikachu while we're at it!" James said, but their plan hit a snag with Alakazam giving them a Psychic sendoff. "Then again, I could be wrong!"
"At least, we didn't get hit by the imminent explosion," Meowth said.
"Wobbufett," Wobbufett said, all dizzy.
"That's good, because that smoot doesn't go so well with my makeup," Jessie said.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Team Rocket shouted. A star twinkles in the distance. Raikou had made an escape and the couple looked at the crystal and then each other.
"Hey Kairi. How about we make sure this thing doesn't cause any trouble for anyone or anything ever again," Sora suggested.
"I like that idea, Sora," Kairi agreed.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Pikachu!" Sora called out.
"Raichu!" Kairi called out.
"THUNDERBOLT! ON THAT CRYSTAL!" Sora and Kairi ordered. Both mouse Pokémon fired their electric attack on the crystal, destroying it completely.
They turned to see Raikou had made it to the other side of the ledge. Sora and Kairi looked at the legendary Pokémon, and it back at them. Raikou looked over to Pikachu, smiling at it.
"I told you you can trust Sora." - Pikachu subtitle.
"Perhaps, not all humans are the same after all. I know that now. I suppose, the day when humans and Pokémon can truly live together in peace does come, I will truly see the wisdom of your words." - Raikou subtitle. Raikou took one last look at the humans and Pokémon before taking off.
"I am never going to forget Raikou for this," Sora said.
"Me neither. This is an experince I think we're all going to remember," Kairi said. Sora puts his arm around his girlfriend and she places her head on his shoulder.
"Thank you, Raikou. And thank you, my friend," Sora said in his thoughts.
Now that the threat of Team Rocket has been foiled, the legendary Pokémon Raikou is safe and once again, good had triumphed over evil.
Elsewhere, Attila and Hun are greeted by a lanky nerdy looking young man with a red afro, wearing large glasses and his mouth appears to be opened. He wore a high-ranking Team Rocket outfit.
"Atiila! Hun! We heard you heading down to snag up an incredibly awesome Pokémon and now I see you come back empty-handed. What happened?" The lanky Team Rocket member asked.
"Cool your jets, Napolean! We had everything under control until some kids came around and screwed everything up," Attila hissed.
"It's already bad enough for some kids to get in our way back in the Slowpoke Well, but now this crap? The boss is going to be pretty PO'd," Napolean said.
"Don't worry your curly little head about it, Napolean. We'll have our chance for revenge on those kids soon enough," Hun said.
"You you two will have to wait to get that chance! Petrel and Ariana wants to see you two," Napolean told them.
"Yeah, yeah. We're going," Attila said.
Napolean escorted the Team Rocket agents right to the Team Rocket exectutives. Attila and Hun saw both Petrel and Ariana in the same room.
"Ariana! Petrel! I brought them like you asked," Napolean said.
"Thank you, Napolean. We will take it from here. You may leave," Ariana said.
Napolean took his leave and shuts the door behind him.
Napolean wonders down the halls when he's greeted by Rasputin.
"Aw, Napolean. Good to see you as always," Rasputin greeted.
"What do you want, Rasputin? I was about to do what I feel like! Gosh!" Napolean hissed.
"I trust Attila and Hun were successful in their mission to acquire the legendary Pokémon Raikou with the Miracle Crystal Professor Sebeastion had provided," Rasputin guessed.
"They just said something about some kids throwing a monkeywrench into our plans again. GOSH! Do you how many freaking idiots we got working for us?" Napolean asked.
"Too many, I'm afraid. The incompetence we have working beneath us is unbearable. And because of that, we failed to keep a tight lid on the situations and it won't take long before the criminal underworld catches wind of our failures and our villainous reputation will suffer a devastating blow," Rasputin said.
"People are going to think that we're a bunch of idiots! Just like those two doofuses with that talking Meowth," Napolean said.
"I wouldn't worry about it too much, my boy. I have sent Genghis and Kahnnie out on a mission days ago. Our plan for the Lake of Rage is already underway. It will take some time before my plan is ready to go into effect," Rasputin said. He chuckles evilly. "And who knows? It may draw out that brat with the silver hair." Napolean sighes.
"Are you still going on about that kid who beat your Tyranitar with that Incineroar? You've been obessing over that ever since that Slowpoke Well mission got flushed down the crapper," Napolean pointed out.
"Revenge knows only obession. And when I do see him again, I will completley destroy him and all of his Pokémon; especially that Incineroar," Rasputin proclaimed. "Mark my words, Napolean. I will not rest until that silver-haired brat has been brought to his knees and wished he has never come across Rasputin the Mad Thief!"
Napolean knew for certain Rasputin was right. He wanted to find the kids responsible for sabotage back at the Slowpoke Well and pay them back for foiling their objective.
Back to the Pokémon Center, the group celebrated their victory over Team Rocket. Ventus, his parents, and his friends arrived to the Pokémon Center to join in on the celebration. Sora introduced Ethan, Kris, and Lyra to his aunt and uncle, and they were surprised to hear that he's related to her. Sora and his friends explained to his relatives, Terra, and Aqua about the situation and how Raikou had helped out.
"I'm just glad to hear Raikou is free again," Ventus said.
"Me too. At least Team Rocket is out of our hair; for now anyway," Sora said.
"I couldn't agree more. Those guys will stop at nothing until they control the world," Terra said.
"No," Mina simply said.
"But, hopefully those two guys will think twice before messing with us again," Lyra said.
"I'd like to hope so too, Lyra," Lillie said.
"I agree. But, I for one think we shouldn't think too much about them and enjoy our meal," Illima said.
"You got that right, Illima," Danny agreed.
"And besides, the one we owe this to is Raikou!" Sora said.
"You got that right, Sora!" Hapu said.
"I'll eat and drink to that!" Sophocles said.
Cattleya was once again proud of how brave her nephew is when dealing with an organization like Team Rocket. And she was surprised to hear that he and his friends had helped a legendary Pokémon like Raikou of all things.
The group said their goodbyes to Ventus and his family and friends once again as they went back to their vacation. They decided to stay the night to build up their strength since it was a hard long day they went through and one they are certain to remember for a long time.