How is it going folks? Here's another chapter. Good news is that this should be the last action based portion of adapting Movie 5 so after this and a bit more resolution we can move the story along to new areas I imagine. Hopefully by now you've been offered the amount of Pokémon battling action you've been waiting for.

Chapter 27: Just One Victory

As Ash and his friends made their way into the museum, the first thing to greet them was the sight of Lorenzo and Bianca being caught in a life or death situation. Everyone saw a Rhyperior holding Lorenzo in an embrace while Bianca was helpless to save him from the edge of death he was walking. Will asked, "Did Giovanni make his way through here?"

Bianca confirmed, "He did! The Defense Mechanism is activated!"

Ash ordered, "Mew! Help him out!"

Mew agreed, "Getting to work on that." Mew's body glowed light blue as the Rhyperior was surrounded in a light blue aura. The monstrous Pokémon struggled to free himself from the control but gradually felt his arms being forced open and dropping Lorenzo to the ground. Mew then lifted Rhyperior off the ground and shot him out of the open door while the others dodged shot and allowed the Pokémon to fly towards the spider mech outside. The giant machine was reduced to a wreck as Rhyperior was forced outside.

Lorenzo gasped for air while Bianca helped him up and thanked, "Thank you. I don't think grandpa could have handled this for much longer."

Lorenzo told Ash and his friends, "Now get to work. If you don't hurry, the fate of the world could very well be at stake."

Misty asked, "How can that happen? What is the mechanism supposed to do?"

Lorenzo answered, "It all came from a legend long ago. It was said that the site of this city was once a tower that struck fear into the hearts of the world. We have never been able to discover what the purpose was, but this tower was used to destroy the enemies who came into contact with it. It was said that only those who surpassed the power of the Eon twins would be able to raise it again. Now it would seem that it is about to happen once again. I fear what that man could achieve with this sort of power."

Brock turned to Ash when he asked, "This seems really tough Ash. Do you think that Giovanni guy is going to going to be someone we can take down easy?"

Karen answered, "Just to count, there's seven of us and one of him. I think we just have to find out how easy he's going to be."

Ash agreed, "It's all we have left now. Trust me guys, it's doable. We can take this guy down if we put everything we have left on him."

Lorenzo warned, "I suppose you all are our last hopes. You must be weary however. This is not the power of one man that you are about to face. This is a man who has the will to raise this city from its depths. More than likely, this man has enslaved the Eon twins to his purposes and will do whatever it takes to maintain his grip over what he has obtained."

Clair told him, "We managed to come out of one challenge recently. This will only be another one for us. We can't afford to wait any longer."

Sabrina agreed, "Anything can be overtaken if enough power is given to something. I believe there is enough of us now."

Ash took the lead when he told everyone, "Good to hear guys. Let's go in there and tell Giovanni what we're going to stop."

The group of seven charged ahead while Bianca told them, "I hope all of you are enough."

Jack was engaged with a Team Rocket member as he launched his capture disc towards a Rhyhorn. The rhinoceros pokemon struggled for a while before the capture line around it caused it turn and see the Team Rocket member shouting, "What are you waiting for Rhyhorn!? Horn Drill that guy already!"

Jack ran up to the Team Rocket member and kicked him in the stomach before rushing behind him and placing a pair of handcuffs on the wrists behind the Rocket members back. Jack warned, "You won't be giving many orders for much longer. Now where are your superiors?"

The Team Rocket member struggled to stand but chuckled, "You shitheads aren't going to be able to do anything anyway! Don't act like you're some cavalry!"

Jack picked up the Team Rocket member and placed him on top of the Rhyhorn when he told him, "Sorry that you won't be part of the victory party. Okay Rhyhorn, let's take this guy back with his friends."

Jack and the Rhyhorn made a way to the edge of the city as they found an aircraft carrier holding several Team Rocket members hostage while the rangers deposited one after another. He heard the voice of Cade on his Poké device ask, "How's it going on your end Jack?"

Jack answered, "Got about 10 of these guys so far. Still no sign of their higher ups though."

Cade told him, "We need to try and make this quick. We've got some really big activity going on down here."

Jack turned around to see several Team Rocket members with Koffings and Raticates charging towards him when he agreed, "Yeah, things aren't getting much better up here! Rhyhorn! Use Megahorn!" Rhyhorn's horn glowed white as it charged towards one of the Raticates and made a mighty charge towards the attacking Pokémon.

He then heard Cade warn, "It's more than just topside activity I'm afraid. It looks like these guys are getting ready to bring in some serious big guns."

Jack shook at the warning when he asked, "That shaking from earlier. It wasn't the city moving up further?"

Cade confirmed, "I'll try and see if I can stop anything. But yeah. This city is doing more than just lifting itself into the air."

Giovanni gazed at the world outside when he saw what he was about to achieve. The cannon from the Defense Mechanism had been activated and he was now about to achieve his greatest plans. He laughed before deciding, "It is time for the world to see how powerful I have truly become! Perhaps as a first demonstration, I will start with Lumiose City!" As he announced his plan, he began to turn the city of Alto Mare in the direction of the Kalos region with the power of the orb and felt the cannon begin to charge. Much to his surprise though, he found that he was not going to be unchallenged before his first display of power.

Ash and his friends made a dash into the Defense Mechanism room when he called out to Giovanni, "Giovanni! You're going to have a lot to answer for when this is all done!"

Giovanni turned to see the seven trainers who stood in defiance to his conquest of the world beneath him. He held on to the Soul Dew while reaching for a pair of the dark Poké balls the marauder provided him with when he answered, "Oh I'm afraid that I only have one thing to answer for. That being my worthiness of controlling this magnificent weapon." He threw both of the dark Poké balls when he ordered, "Krookodile! Dragonite! Subdue them!" Both a Dragonite and a Krookodile stood in front of Ash and his friends as they looked them down with a determined star being prepared for battle. Anyone could send out any of their Pokémon, Giovanni ordered, "Dragonite! Hurricane!" Dragonite's wings glowed light blue before flapping them and sent a powerful gust of wind at the gathered trainers.

The mighty gust of wind sent the trainers flying out of the doorway and back into the empty space of the museum while Lorenzo and Bianca were left in shock at what was happening. Will, Sabrina, and Misty found themselves on one side while Karen and Brock made it to another. Ash and Clair however were still both stuck in the middle of the floors while Ash was pressed against a column and saw Clair flying his way past him. He reached out his arm as he caught her waist and pulled her towards him as they continued to face the might of the wind together. Clair made her way into Ash's embrace as she tried to stand against the might of the wind in front of her while the others tried to pull themselves back up.

Before anyone had a chance to retaliate, Giovanni ordered, "Krookodile! Sand Tomb!" Krookodile created wisps of sand that surrounded Ash and his friends before becoming a swirling sand vortex.

Ash brought up a hand when he endured the constant pelting of sand against his skin while Clair had to withstand the same thing. He heard Pikachu ask, "This doesn't look good for us! How do we get to them?"

Ash spat out some sand from his mouth when he turned to Mew and asked, "Mew! Do you think you can make a barrier for us to get through there?"

Mew confirmed, "That will be an easy thing to pull off." Mew floated in front of Ash and Clair as she summoned a pink barrier that surrounded them and allowed them to deal against the mighty gust that was pushing them back.

With the sand storm bursting out of the doors passing across their shield, Ash encouraged, "Okay, let's head in there. Pikachu, you and Bagon are going to be my best bets right now. So don't let me down."

Pikachu agreed, "After a nice stroll like this, I think I'll be more than ready."

Clair agreed to the plan when she warned him, "The longer we wait, the sooner he will use this supposed weapon the city is. Let's not delay."

Ash nodded as they made their way forward. Through the blowing gusts of sand, he saw another barrier similar to that of Mew's making its way through the attack before recognizing that Espeon was the one allowing her trainer and Karen to make their way forward. Ash knew that Sabrina couldn't hear him at the moment, so he simply continued to press forward as he searched for the first opportunity to roll out of the way from the incoming attack.

Giovanni in the meanwhile saw the two spheres making their way through the attack as he laughed, "So they all made their way through for a reason after all. Perhaps Lumiose will have to wait. For right now, I will ensure that none of you make it out of here alive!" He resonated his thoughts through the Soul Dew and throughout the city of Alto Mare, an event that was about to shake everyone had begun.

Kellyn and Solana wrapped up their recent arrests of Team Rocket members while guiding the newly saved Pokémon into the air carriers next to them. There were still many Team Rocket members trying to assert their dominance through the city but there was still a sense of accomplishment in seeing the criminals taken in from their attempts at conquering the city. The airship in front of them shut close as another full load was finished and Kellyn pointed out, "I think we might be getting closer to the museum. They're starting to get more desperate about keeping us away right now."

Solana agreed, "It's not such a bad day for us after all. We're probably going to earn a pretty penny for all of the roundups we're making."

As the two continued their way towards the gathering of Team Rocket members, Kellyn heard Ben's voice on his Poké device call, "Hey guys! We have a serious situation going on!"

Kellyn picked up his Poké device when he asked, "How's it going Ben? What's progressing?"

Ben's voice answered, "The good news is I managed to find those fossils. But something weird is happening right now."

Before Kellyn could ask what it was, he saw something that few would have anticipated in such an environment. An Aerodactyl came flying from above and making a dive towards him. Kellyn rolled out of the way while Solana stepped aside and prepared her capture styler for the situation. Before she could do anything, a Bastiodon came charging from behind and pushed her to the ground. Kellyn helped her up to her feet when he agreed, "Yeah. I think we might have seen what's happening first hand."

Across the entire city of Alto Mare, there was now a variety of fossil Pokémon that had been brought back to life from their long slumber with death and stood side by side with Team Rocket as they attacked the pokémon rangers and their efforts to take down their siege of the city. Many of the rangers did everything they could to calm the charging creatures but were for the most part being easily pushed back from the attempts at stopping them. All the while, many of them turned their attention to the site of the Alto Mare museum as they prepared to face the greatest opponents who awaited them.

Giovanni gave his commands through the Soul Dew as he waited for the coming number of fossil Pokémon to come to his side. As he waited for the incoming invasion of Pokémon, he saw a sight that he knew he had to anticipate out of sheer persistence alone. Two spheres of light appeared from behind the mighty sandstorm as they slowly made their way towards his two Pokémon. He knew that his battle with the pests who stood in his way would continue for a while longer, but he grinned at his confidence of how assured his victory seemed to be.

Ash, Sabrina, Clair, and Karen all stepped out of the blowing sandstorm as they prepared for their confrontation with Giovanni. As everyone continued their advance towards the dying sandstorm, both Ash and Sabrina could hear Will's voice tell them telepathically, "I have some unfortunate news. It would seem that we are about to have much more company than we could have asked for."

Sabrina was worried when she asked, "Is Team Rocket on its way here?"

Will answered, "It's far worse. There is an actual army of fossil Pokémon on its way here."

Ash found himself moving slightly faster when he asked, "That's another thing Giovanni was hoping to use this thing for? Sounds like we have our work cut out for us."

Will told them, "We'll stay behind and keep them back. It may be best if you were to press forward and stop Giovanni as soon as you can."

Ash agreed, "We'll do that on our end Will. You help the others."

Sabrina added, "Ensure that you have a safe plan. We don't need to suffer any losses."

As soon as the end of the sandstorm was reached, Ash rolled out of the barrier of light as he took hold of a Poké ball and commanded, "Bagon! Help out Mew and Pikachu!"

Clair followed, "Shelgon! Kingdra! Assist!"

Sabrina and Karen made their part away from the blowing sandstorm while Espeon followed them and prepared to assist in facing their toughest opponent yet. Sabrina called out, "Alakazam! Grumpig! Follow Espeon!"

Karen followed, "Umbreon! Honchkrow! Form up with them!" Within Defense Mechanism room, there were now ten Pokémon standing against the two that Giovanni had.

Ash stood in front when he warned, "You're outnumbered now Giovanni!"

Giovanni chuckled, "Oh yes I am! But I will not allow such a trivial complication work against me! Mamoswine! Hydreigon! Dominate them!" Another two Pokémon stood next to the two he had when he ordered, "Dragonite! Thunder Wave! Mamoswine! Blizzard!"

Dragonite released a stream of blue electricity form the ends of his antennae towards Ash's Pokémon. Mamoswine opened his mouth and fired a blizzard towards Clair's Pokémon. Ash was brought on the defensive when he ordered, "Mew! Block that Blizzard! Pikachu! Try and match that Thunder Wave!" Mew shot ahead as she brought up a pink barrier to protect Kingdra and Shelgon from the attack that would have devastated them. Pikachu in the meantime surrounded himself in yellow sparks before firing a stream of it towards the one that Dragonite made.

Clair in the meantime went on the offensive when she ordered, "Kingdra! Hydro Pump!" She turned to Shelgon when she ordered, "Shelgon! Anáil dragan!" Shelgon took aim at Dragonite and fired a thick, green beam from its face towards its target. Kingdra in the meantime built a massive stream of water in its nose before firing it towards the Mamoswine. Dragonite was pushed back from the attack but managed to remain firm in his feet while Mamoswine was given the encouragement to push forward and prepare to attack Kingdra head on.

Giovanni was not distracted however when he ordered, "Hydreigon! Dragon Breath! Krookodile! Foul Play!"

Hydreigon caused a cyclone of pale purple wind to appear around his body before releasing a stream of pale purple fire towards Karen's Pokémon. Krookodile in the meantime ran towards Sabrina's three Pokémon with a charge as though it were prepared to tackle the first one that came within his grasp.

Karen didn't have the same options for her defense when she ordered to her Pokémon, "Watch out guys!" The two Pokémon made their way away from the blasts of pale purple fire while Umbreon and ran along the edge of the flames to avoid being burnt and Honchkrow flew along the tops of the growing blaze.

Sabrina recognized how she needed something to combat the Krookodile when she ordered, "Tyrogue! Help them out!" The small pale purple Pokémon rushed out with its hands forward as it prepared to tackle the Krookodile head on. She turned to her three other Pokémon when she told them, "Espeon! Use Helping Hand for Grumpig and Alakazam! Grumpig, use Psybeam with Alakazam's!" Espone started by placing her front paws on the backs of Grumpig and Alakazam as they were both covered in a multicolored aura. Alakazam's eyes glowed red before multicolored circles released from his eyes to merge with the same attack Grumpig made. The intertwining beam made contact with the body of the Hydreigon as it was forced back in mid air but only took some damage from the might of the attack.

Giovanni laughed as he watched the struggle unfolding before his eyes as his Pokémon held their own. "And this is only to begin my solidification of power! Now I call upon the Eon twins to aid me!" Just as Giovanni brought his last two dark Poké balls into his hand and prepared to throw them towards the battleground, a web of silk shot into his hands and felt the two small spheres fly out of his grasp. He looked behind him to see the two Poké balls end up in the hands of two he had no anticipation of betraying him.

Annie and Oakley stood a distance away from him as they stood with their Pokémon at their side prepared for battle while they both took one of the Poké balls that contained one of the Eon twins. Giovanni lost his concentration for the battle at hand when he cursed, "You ungrateful turncoats! You have the audacity to deny me my victory?"

Annie answered, "It's nothing personal boss. But there's just nothing in it for us at Team Rocket anymore."

Oakley agreed, "If we're going to lose our place we might as well have some kind of going away present for ourselves."

Giovanni's anger came out in full force when he ordered, "You will have to learn how little tolerance I have for such an act of defiance against me! Hydreigon! Dragonite! Destroy them with Dragon Rage!" Both Dragonite and Hydreigon formed a ball of fire from their mouths and released a mighty inferno towards the two sisters.

Ash recognized the two sisters who had practically all but saved them from utter defeat as they claimed the dark Poké balls and tired to make a run away from the incoming attack. Even with their previous deeds in mind, he couldn't bring himself to not care about their fate. He ordered, "Pikachu! Use Thunder! Mew! Psychic!" Mew's body glowed a light blue while Pikachu fired a massive beam of electricity from his body. Mew caught the Dragonite by surprise and forced him to fall face first to the floor while Hydreigon endured an amount of electricity he did not anticipate to see. Dragonite's Dragon Rage attack was launched just inches away from his face before a mighty explosion threw him flying towards another wall. Hydreigon's Dragon Rage was thrown off his targets when he landed in the same area and caused a massive hole in the ground to appear.

Clair followed suite by ordering, "Kingdra! Buille Dragan! Shelgon! Dragan Claw!"

Kingdra fired a multicolored beam of energy from its mouth towards the Hydreigon while Shelgon's front legs glowed bright green before pounding on top of Dragonite. Ash followed with the command, "Bagon! Lascaire!" Bagon heard the command reach far into the back of his mind as he was brought to inhale as deep as he could before releasing a stream of fire from his mouth twice the size of his open jaws. The stream of fire surrounded the fallen Hydreigon and Dragonite as t hey were burned by the might of the attack. Across the flames, Ash could see the two sisters making an escape form the flames as they tried to avoid the burning.

While Mamoswine and Krookodile were struggling to find their footing, Sabrina took advantage of the chaos by ordering, "Espeon! Use Helping Hand! Alakazam, Grumpig! Fire Psybeam at Mamoswine!"

As the three psychic Pokémon got to work on their joined attack, Karen followed, "Umbreon! Honchkrow! Foul Play with that Krookodile!" Both Umbreon and Honchkrow moved in towards the Krookodile as they grabbed him and took turns throwing him around on the ground.

With the four pokemon defeated, Ash stepped up to the fading flames of the recent flamethrower attack when he warned, "Giovanni, you can run all you want. But we are not going to let you get away."

Giovanni held on to the Soul Dew when he cursed his situation but told Ash, "I did not achieve so much only to fall here! I will have you dealt with once handled a pair of traitors!" From the power source generator in the center of the Defense Mechanism room, a mighty blue orb of energy began to glow. Before anyone could say anything, the blue orb fired to its back area towards Annie and Oakley as they continued to search for their way out.

Ash saw the attack coming when he ordered, "Mew! Help them!"

Mew flew in front of the blue orb as her pink barrier endured the blunt of the attack. The smoke dissipated from the attack as both sisters were astonished by the act of defense they were offered. Sabrina asked, "What is that power coming from now?"

Mew told everyone, "He's drawing from the energy of the city itself! He's threatening to destroy all of us!"

Ash told Giovanni, "Stop it Giovanni! You're going to kill everybody!"

Giovanni gave an ominous grin when he responded, "So be it! If I am not allowed to control the power of this weapon, then I will allow no one to have the opportunity!"

Just as Giovanni began to summon the power of the city core again to attack the gathering of Pokémon trainers. Before it could be done, a green blur flew out of the hole that both dragons had created earlier. The Flygon expanded its wings and knocked Giovanni off his feet and caused him to lose hold of the Soul Dew. Ash ran over as he took hold of the Soul Dew before it hit the ground and saw who had just arrived to offer a great rescue at the last minute. "Dad?"

Cade made his way up to Giovanni as he grabbed him from behind and prepared to cuff him before looking up to see his son in front of him holding the Soul Dew. Cade smiled to greet, "Well how's it going for you kiddo? Seems like you've been doing more than I expected."

Sabrina made her way up to him when she told Ash, "We need to use this now. We have to help the others with the fossil Pokémon outside running rampant."

Ash agreed, "I hope this thing is easy to use."

Cade was interested when he heard the observation but saw both psychics focus their thoughts into the sphere. There was a calming of the air in the Defense Mechanism room but the events that were happening outside were ones that would end much of the conflict for what was happening out in the city.

Ben and Jack made a dash away from multiple Kabutops slicing at the air but were intrigued to see them stop in their tracks and no longer attempting to have them killed. It was the first sight of many where the fossil Pokémon were no longer trying to force the humans out of the city. Instead they were making their way towards what they believed to be their new territory with their new lives given to them.

It was to the dismay of the Team Rocket members however since their Pokémon had rounded up and their only line of defense was now lost. Domino looked around and asked, "What's going on? Why is the boss not sending them packing out of here?"

William tried to move but was still bound by the Disable he received earlier like his compatriots were when he cursed, "It would seem that we are not as victory assured as we had believed. Damn it all, this was meant to be my rise to power."

Butch asked, "When does this Disable thing wear off? We need to get the hell out of here!"

Cassidy agreed, "It's curtains for our careers if we let ourselves be caught!"

Solana made her way up to the four gathered Team Rocket members when she observed, "It looks like we had some work done for us at least. And we have some pretty big targets to take in too."

Kellyn agreed, "We're just one short of having a full set it seems."

The Marauder was still caught underneath the rubble that had been placed under him when he yelled, "Hey! Get me out of here! I swear I'll pound your flimsy asses to a pulp from here if I have to!"

Jack was near him when he told his fellow rangers, "I think we might actually just have our job completed guys."

Ben added, "I'd say it looks like we just won this battle guys. And I think we might have someone in particular to thank for everything that we just pulled off."

Well there's this portion done guys. I been hoping to get to this point and it would seem that I have been able to power through. What can I say? Taking on all of Team Rocket and still coming out on top is just a big juggling act as you might have seen, especially being against an organization that doesn't play along with the proper rules of Pokémon battling. Now that the action is done, we can get back to moving along with the actual overarching plot. At least after we do a little wrapping up with the events that have happened recently anyway. And believe me, a lot of the events that recently happened will play a part well into the story. Of course we'll actually have to get there in order to see how it does that and it can only be done one chapter at a time, and strating with just another one when it's ready to be uploaded.

Until then, I look forward to seeing you all next chapter.