Chapter 48
Judgment Day: Part 4- Finality
Earth 97, 2050, 11:12 AM
3rd person POV
The battle had been raging for almost an hour, Giratina was occupied with Lugia so he had a limited amount of betas for now, but even with all the power Connor's forces possessed it was a struggle.
As Zander weakly hovered over to his father he said "Dad, all of this isn't gonna mean a damn thing if we don't stop Giratina"
Connor blasted a horde of betas and responded "i'm open for suggestions"
"If we can get him back to the portal, could we close it?" Zander asked.
"It wouldn't matter, he's got enough power to open one anywhere" Connor confessed.
"Then why don't we drain his power?" Zander stated bluntly.
Connor opened his mouth to debunk the idea, but then it hit him, causing him to remain silent.
"Luster plurge cleanses shadow energy, if we hit him in the gateway with enough of it.." Connor had no time to finish his thought as Lugia fell to the ground, crushing dozens of betas as it landed, the guardian of the seas was too exhausted to remain airborne.
"Get the herd ready for a synchronized blast, we get one shot at this!" Connor ordered before flying off towards Jake and Cassie, the battle raging around him like a spreading wildfire.
"We need to shove Griatina into the portal, now!" Connor ordered telepathically.
"We're on it" Jake responded as helped tha charge with the herd's remaining Entei, Cassie did the same.
Before they could attack as a group, Giratina screamed "ENOUGH!" A barrage of shadow energy attacks barraged the battlefield. Raining fire all over the battlefield, the indiscriminate barrage killing legendary Pokémon and beta alike.
However Cassie and Jake were resolute and managed to evade we're all others could not. They stood beside each other as hell rained down around them, creating a barrier of fire and lightning.
They took a look around the area, it was a losing battle and time was of the essence, Cassie and Jake looked at each other straight in the eye, the brother and sister knew what the other was thinking without saying a word. They were reduced to a threadbare realization of what had to be done.
Cassie gave a final telepathic message to Connor saying "thank you for everything, take care of my kids, tell them I love them more than anything"
"Wait, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Connor demanded out loud.
He was answered by Cassie and Jake charging Giratina, the Raikou and Entei were cloaked in fire and lightning respectively as they smashed into the being of anti-matter. They knocked him just in front of the portal before tackling his stomach again, sending the three flying into the portal, Giratina was just about to fly back out when Zander yelled "FIRE"
Dozens of luster plurges and mist balls fired into the portal, all Giratina could do was scream "NO, THIS CANNOT BE, I AM FINALLY FREE, NO STOP!"
A massive burst of purple light consumed Giratina, his form shattering into black energy as the portal sucked in every beta and imploded on itself, the portal closing to the distortion world with a final, deafening blast.
As the dust settled ander flew up to his father, the green Latios weeping at the loss of two of his three remaining original students.
"Is Giratina dead?" Zander asked.
Connor choked back on the tears and said "not exactly, he will always exist in one form or another but that attack shattered his essence and sent it in every direction within the distortion world. It's void is endless, he'll likely never reform enough to create a consciousness."
"So that means we won?" Zander asked, in disbelief at the situation.
"Yes, it's over, we won" Connor admitted slowly, his voice hollow.
Charlie and Kelly walked up behind him, finally healed enough to move again. Connor sensed them and immediately tensed.
"Where's mom and uncle Jake?" Kelly asked.
Connor turned to face them, his eyes morbid. Charlie and Kelly knew what it meant without him speaking. They fell to their knees, weeping. They didn't care that anyone was around, they had lost their father and now their uncle and their mother too.
Connor has nothing to say, nothing he could say would ease their pain. Connor turned back to Zander and said "But the price of victory was almost too steep to pay, get everyone home and get a headcount"
He opened a portal to the monitor, Zander and Connor took on their human guises and carried the weeping Mason twins to a bed in the vault's medical room.
The battle was over, but they had little reason to celebrate….
Earth 63, 2050
3:07 PM
Lucina's POV
A week later, I was in the vault's medical room, a space Connor created specifically to treat shifters and legendary Pokémon treating its one remaining inhabitant. Despite the massive battle, none of Connor's allies had required more than a few stitches at most. The Mason twins were gone in a mere three days.
The room was silent apart from the beeping of the heart monitor and the hum of the healing pod's energy. Within it Z was covered in sensors and bandages, I was checking a brain scan on my tablet when I heard someone speak behind me.
"How is he?" Connor asked, causing me to jump.
I regained my composure and said "he's comatose, but the scans indicate his brain is undamaged despite the inactivity"
"That's the best news I've had all week, and his body?" Connor asked further.
"Weak, obviously, but nerves are intact and muscle tissue is thin but maintained" I remarked.
Connor sighed and said "you've got your doctorate from the MRPA, what's your honest opinion"
"This isn't my usual wheelhouse, but I'd say Z has a better chance than most people would in this situation. As for how long he'll be asleep, I'd expect a few months at least, after that it's just becomes a waiting game. After 3 or 4 months it's anyone's guess if or when he'll wake up" I admitted.
"Well then, all I can do is what I've done, keep hoping he makes it, if anyone is strong enough to make it through this, it's him" Connor conceded.
"How are Kelly and Charlie?" I was almost afraid to ask.
"They're with each other at a new home. I paid for Jake and Cassie's tombstones and then bought a house for them, they didn't want a funeral and can't stand being at their parent's house" he explained.
"Yea but how are they getting along?" I clarified.
"I don't know, and that's probably for the best" Connor replied quietly.
"Connor, you can't blame yourself for…" I began to say before he cut me off.
"I can and I should, regardless of the choices Alex, Cassie and Jake made it was my missions, and my orders that led to their deaths. I'll make sure those two have what they need to live but otherwise I'm staying away from Kelly and Charlie" Connor stated firmly.
"Don't you think they need you to support them emotionally as well!" I asked, raising my voice slightly.
"What they needed were their parents and uncle. Their mother was adopted and Alex's family hates his father and mother even beyond their graves. Dana has far too many responsibilities with Siplh Co and her school, I can't ask her for anything more. I CAN'T HELP THEM WITH THEIR GRIEF!" Connor yelled, his calm demeanor snapping for the first time I'd ever seen.
I didn't say anything else as Connor picked up his fedora and cane, heading to the elevator in silence.
Connor pressed the button to call the elevator, as the door opened all he could say was "I've ruined those two's lives enough…."
Author's Note- and that is that, I know the final battle ended a little abruptly but there wasn't much to other than just dragging it out for the sake of word count. The epilogue is up next!