Chapter 43

Ascension: Part 4- The Fourth State of Matter

Earth 97, 2050, 7:38 AM

Connor's POV

As I blasted the last squad of plasma troopers we came to the bridge, Kelly zapped the door's controls. As it opened it saw a man whom I had feared facing ever since the Monitor was turned on. He was wearing a black cloak that covered his entire body, his hair was a muted lime green and a red monocle covered his right eye. He was holding a metal cane that had a disk below the handle, in the center of the disk was the team plasma shield. A blue P with a Z shaped lightning bolt.

While Giovanni was undoubtedly evil, he had always been focused on freeing Giratina and cared little to cause atrocities if it didn't further his goals. This man however enjoyed causing pain and suffering wherever he could, more so than anyone else. No matter what universe he was from, Ghetsis was as vile and evil as a human could possibly be.

Kelly unleashed a shockwave of electricity that knocked out the remaining bridge crew, oddly however ghetsis was completely unaffected.

"Ah, the Raikou girl I heard about, welcome" Ghetsis greeted.

"I've seen you before, in the MRPA's files" Kelly admitted.

"Am I famous in your world as well?" Ghetsis asked, genuine curiosity in his voice.

"Famous for murdering thousands of innocent Pokemon to build your Castle!" Kelly screamed.

Ghetsis sighed and said "hump, it's unfortunate that event is my only legacy, but i'm not surprised that a pathetic world such as yours deludes themselves that they were above my deeds"

"Pathetic!' Kelly yelled, enraged

"All worlds that refuse to submit to my rule are pathetic and unworthy of existing, once Giovanni releases Giratina, I'll be sure to have your worthless world wiped from existence first" Ghetsis threatened.

Kelly was seething, her eyes showing nothing but pure hatred. It was clear that she hated Ghetsis more than anyone she had fought before.

"He's trying to fire you up to catch you off balance, remember your training, your better than this" I reminded her via telepathy.

"I never took you for a follower Ghetsis, satisfied with being Giovanni's pawn?" I asked.

Ghetsis chuckled and responded "for now, unlike Maxie i'm not an idiot, he was foolish enough to attack Giovanni yesterday with his guards in the same room. I'll wait until he and Giratina slip up and take their power as my own. Then I will reign supreme over all of existence. NOW" he yelled as if he was ordering someone.

Around us three men in ninja garbs with long white hair appeared from thin air, teleporting in as shadowy silhouettes before materializing. They pointed their fingers at us and with inhuman speed hit us dead center in our pressure points. Kelly collapsed but i was unaffected, with my human guise still concealing me they had gone for a human's pressure points. This had no effect on a Latios such as myself.

"What! Impossible" one of them stammered.

"Nice try" I admitted, with a smirk I dropped my illusion and unleashed a blast of psychic energy. The shadow triad was sent flying into the metal walls of the bridge.

I turned my attention to Kelly, she growled and conjured sparks of electricity around her and reactivated the nerves the attack had disrupted.

I saw out of the corner of my eye that the other two ships had opened fire on the dome

Ghetsis sighed and tossed his cane to the side, throwing off his cloak to reveal a black shift suit with only one arm. In the center of his chest I noticed an artifact I had only heard stories about. One that was passed down and protected for generations in Opelucid city. The DNA splicers.

With an annoyed scowl on his face he said "it's like the old saying goes, if you want some killed right, you have to kill them yourself" before a massive ball of fire consumed his form, growing until it was the size of an SUV"

Kelly shifted into a Raikou as the shadow triad stood up and took position around the room, ready to help their master. When the fire dissipated there was a massive dragon that I knew all too well as the most powerful being besides the creation trio. It was a grey bipedal dragon with chunks of ice over its body like armor. Its head was adorned with icy spike for a mane on one side and on the other side A long, voluminous wispy mane streamed out from the other side of the snout and outwards from its head. Tipped with red fur pulsing with fire, I knew the power of a Reshiram when I saw it and all that power was added onto a Kyurem's already incredible might.

Before Ghetsis could attack the ship's computer announced "protocol 13 in effect, self destruction in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, .."

"NOOOOOO" he screamed as he flew out of the window, leaving the shadow triad behind.

Thankfully i grabbed kelly as she returned to her human form and flew after him in my Lati form with her on my back.

I locked onto Lucina's psychic signature in the dome and teleported her to safety, leaving me to face Ghetsis in the sky alone.

"GIOVANNI YOU BACKSTABBING SON OF A BITCH, YOU"LL PAY FOR THAT" the white Kyruem roared.

"You'll have to get through me first" I said to draw his attention.

"Oh please a latios against ME?" he asked.

'People are counting on me, I won't fail again" I stated firmly. I had failed to save my adoptive father, failed to save my sister, failed to save Z's world and failed to save Alex, no matter what, I wouldn't fail the others now, not with everything at stake. I would give my all as long as I could draw a breath.

With a final driven rage i said "you won't stop me from saving the people i care about!"

Ghetsis summoned fire around his body and announced "I've killed your kind before, you will be no different!"