Hey guys, just a few quick notes before you read:

*HUGE, huge typo in the last chapter, towards the end I meant to say Team Piplup instead of Dedenne. My mistake, I hope I didn't confuse anyone too much.

*This is actually not the end of the story. I thought I would be able to fit all of this into one chapter, but with everything going on I just couldn't make it happen. So expect Chapter 14 or maybe an Epilogue shortly, I think I've made you all wait long enough. Anyways, enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 13: Order

~ Sea Spirit's Den ~

The water, Korrina thought. If we get lucky enough, maybe we could get ahold of our stones.

The rising water was now three feet high, and it was beginning to agitate Lucario. It began punching and kicking the walls again, as well as using Bone Rush on occasion. It certainly wasn't about to go down without a fight; that was something it and Korrina had in common.

"Lucario!" Korrina shouted out her window. "Calm down! That's not helping anything!"

The loud banging sounds stopped and Lucario listened to its trainer.

"Look, Lucario, your Mega Stone is rising with the water! Try to grab it somehow!" Korrina instructed, her voice full of determination. She could see her Keystone moving around just below the surface of the water. The water was up to her chest now, and she knew that they were running out of time.

Lucario used Bone Rush in an attempt to hook in the Lucarionite while Korrina could only stand and just pray that her Keystone would drift over to her. We have to do this...we have to! she thought to herself. She couldn't bear to think about the alternative.

She heard Lucario cry out triumphantly, assuming that it had managed to get its hands on the Lucarionite. She turned her attention back to the Keystone, which was still swaying back and forth about two meters away in the water. It wasn't going to make it.

Her heart sank as she felt the rushing water reach her chin. She kicked up to the surface to get a few last seconds of breath. "Lucario! I'm not going to make it!" she shouted, tears streaming down her face. She had done everything she could, but she kept her voice strong for Lucario. "Just know, Lucario...you make me so very proud to be your friend..." she cried out.

And then the water reached the top of the cell.

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~ Lumiose City ~

"NOO!" Clemont shouted, his arm reaching out towards the crumbling landmark of Lumiose City. Prism Tower had meant the world to him, and it was where he spent the majority of his time; it was his gym, his workshop...his home. He couldn't help it; he began to cry.

And this time, Bonnie didn't call him a baby for it.

Down below on the ground, Team Piplup was scrambling to get to safety as the avalanche of debris fell closer and closer towards them.

Ash and Serena quickly hopped off of the dog's back and ran, dodging their way towards their friends. No one paid any attention to the five dogs, who remained standing together between the rampaging Groudon and Kyogre.

Zinnia's jaw dropped. "Rayquaza...isn't here after all," she muttered to herself, staring in disbelief.

"AHH!" May shrieked as a huge piece of iron landed directly beside her, shaking the ground slightly upon impact.

Drew could hear May's scream from the helicopter. His eyes widened with fear as he realized that she could very well die down there. He immediately started biting at the rope that was binding his hands, desperate to escape somehow to help May.

Clemont was doing his best to forget about Prism Tower and tried to focus on escaping. He didn't think his jaw was strong enough to chew his way out, so he glanced around the helicopter for anything that could potentially be useful. Suddenly, his eye caught his backpack laying in the corner, just a few feet away.

"It's no use. We're not Rattata...we can't get out of these bindings like that," Calem said, his voice indicating that he had given up.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Max angrily demanded. "There are people we care about down there, and you're sitting here just being pessimistic about everything, without offering any way to help!"

Back on the ground, the situation was getting worse.

"Guys! I think the dogs can help us!" Ash shouted, but almost no one was listening. They were too busy with trying to survive. God damn it, everything is going so, so wrong... he thought. I was the leader, I should've been more careful, I should've – holy shit! Ash looked up and saw a massive chunk of Prism Tower about to land on him...no, not him...on Serena.

"Serena! Watch out!" he cried out as he turned around and tackled her out of the way. His back skidded across the ground, and he held Serena in his arms to protect her from any potential injury.

She lay on top of him as they both managed to catch their breath. "Th-thank you, Ash..." she said, staring into his eyes. Despite the urgent situation, she couldn't help but blush.

Ash smiled, then winced as he felt a sharp pain in his leg. "Ah, shit..." he said, closing his eyes as he tried not to focus on the pain. "I got cut by a piece of glass."

Serena's eyes widened in horror as she looked up. "ASH! We need to get out of here!" she said, pointing at another piece of the tower plummeting down towards them.

Suddenly, one of Ash's Pokeballs burst open on its own, revealing the Shedding Pokemon. Scraggy raised its tiny arms, which just barely reached above Ash and Serena as they lay down, and braced itself for the incoming debris. Surprisingly, it managed to stop the piece of iron and stood there, struggling to hold its position.

"Scraggy!" Ash exclaimed, words unable to express what he was feeling at that moment. He was scared, relieved, happy, and proud all at the same time, and yet there was more to it than just that.

"Scrag!" Scraggy cheered, though it was clear from its shaking arms that it wasn't going to be able to hold up much longer. Ash and Serena just started scooting their way out from underneath the chunk of iron when another piece fell on top of it.

"Scraggyyy!" Scraggy cried out in pain as it somehow continued to hold up the weight of now two large pieces of Prism Tower.

"Hang on, buddy! We're almost out!" Ash shouted as he and Serena did their best to crawl as fast as they could.

If only the third piece hadn't come along.

Scraggy couldn't handle it. Upon impact, the third piece shoved the two pieces beneath it down forcefully on top of Scraggy's failing arms. Scraggy was now using its head to hold it up, but now Ash and Serena were being pressed against the ground.

"Scraaaggyyy!"

Ash closed his eyes and cursed under his breath while also trying to think of a way to escape. He had been so busy that he hadn't even noticed the bright white light beside him.

"Scraaaggyyy!" Scraggy cried out as its entire body began to glow. It began to grow taller and wider, its head increasing in size and growing a mohawk-like feature on top of it. Scraggy was evolving.

"Scraagggfftyyy!" Scrafty let out a roar and smashed its head upwards into the stacked pieces of iron, smashing them to pieces. Ash and Serena stared in shock at Scraggy's sudden transformation, which evidently came with an incredible increase in power.

"Scrafty! You evolved to save us...that's awesome!" Ash cheered joyfully as he helped Serena up. They both gave Scrafty a pat on the back, though it seemed that Scrafty wasn't paying much attention. Its eyes were focused on the five strange dogs, which were all still standing in a V formation. Ash figured that the dogs were about to act, and he suddenly realized that they could possibly undergo another combination process.

"Is everyone else alright?" Wulfric's usually booming voice did not seem so strong amongst the sound of Lumiose City's destruction. He and Diantha were now caring for the wounded, which included Iris, May, Mairin, Alain, and Kenny. Fortunately, the eruption of debris had stopped.

"Ash, what's going on? What are those things?" Dawn frantically demanded, running up to Ash and grabbing his arm. This gave her a sense of security, something everyone needed at that moment. Serena tried not to openly express her disapproval, since she knew that Dawn and Ash were just friends and that Dawn and Kenny were a couple, anyway.

Ash managed a weak smile at his old Sinnoh traveling companion. "You know, Dawn...I'm just not sure," he admitted.

Gary walked up to them and put a hand on Ash's shoulder. "Well, whatever happens Ash, we should all be pretty damn glad to have you here. Am I right?" he asked, holding his arms spread wide as he looked around at the rest of the group.

Alain laughed and nodded. "You're right, Gary. Ash has done it again," he said with a smile.

Zinnia simply stared at the ground, her eyes welling up with tears of disappointment. I came all this way to reclaim my legacy...only to find out that Rayquaza isn't even here. How will I show the world the power of the Draconid?

Up above in a helicopter, Courtney scanned the city grounds with a frown on her face. "They're not dead," she said, turning to her lieutenant. "Why are they not dead?" she demanded angrily.

"Uh, um, ma'am, it seems that the dogs are standing their ground and were unfazed by the debris. I'm suddenly getting a much stronger read on their energy scale...it looks like they're about to do something...big," the lieutenant stammered, sweating from the stressful ordeal of speaking with his commander.

"Uh, Courtney? You might want to look at this," Matt's voice said over the loudspeaker.

The five dogs suddenly became surrounded in a bright, green light. The light began to envelop their bodies, shielding them from everyone's view.

"What's happening?" Misty asked aloud.

Everyone else seemed to be wondering the same thing as a new body emerged from where the five dogs had stood only seconds before; a larger, much more intimidating figure now let out a deafening cry. Its green-and-black body was long and scaly like a serpent's, only it had five large frills on the back of its head, almost like those of a frilled lizard.

"No way..." Trevor said, his jaw dropped as he stared in awe with everyone else at the massive Pokemon standing before them. "That's Zygarde! The Legendary Order Pokemon! It's here to protect the Kalos region!"

Serena began to feel nervous, and her hand slowly found its way to Ash's. They held each other firmly, feeling comforted by each other's touch. Then Ash pulled her in closer, which came as a big surprise to her.

Zygarde at its 50% form stood majestically between Groudon and Kyogre, who had both somewhat calmed down due to the presence of this strange Pokemon in their path.

"Uh, Shelly," Matt said. "What the fuck are we supposed to do with this thing in our way? It looks powerful if you ask me."

Shelly rolled her eyes. "Of course it's powerful; just look at the thing. If I had to guess, I'd say its one of the Legendary Pokemon of the Kalos region."

"Stop talking about it and just do something, god damn it!" Tabitha shouted. "Courtney, command Groudon to attack!"

Courtney nodded and turned to her lieutenant. "You heard him," she said coldly. The man nodded and began working with his controls. No one noticed that Clemont had managed to break free from his bonds using the Clemontic Gear Team Magma had carelessly left lying too close by. He was now helping Drew to escape, whose mouth was bleeding from trying to bite through the rope too hard.

Despite the lieutenant's efforts, Groudon was not responding to any commands. And Courtney soon saw why.

Zygarde was emanating bright, green waves of light that coated the bodies of Groudon and Kyogre entirely. The two Primal Reverted Legendary Pokemon, who had been rampaging ferociously just a few minutes ago, now seemed tranquil as a young flower blooming in the spring.

"Whoa...that's crazy," Tierno said.

"I guess that's why they call it the Order Pokemon. It's restoring order by calming the two living beings that are threatening the balance of the ecosystem," Brock said. Though he was simply making an inference, everyone could figure that he was probably right.

"Why doesn't it just fight them?" Kenny asked.

Groudon and Kyogre now looked lethargic, unable to move aggressively or make any sudden motions. It was as if they were falling into a deep sleep, entranced by the power of Zygarde.

"Because a fight here would mean the destruction of the city, which would be the death of thousands of people. It wasn't attacked directly; Groudon and Kyogre were just making a mess, so it deemed this the best way to stop them. While Zygarde is primarily concerned with the ecosystem, the city must remain intact in order for the environment to be safe," Diantha answered.

Misty posed the question, "But...what if Zygarde was attacked? What would it do then?"

Diantha simply smiled at the Cerulean Gym Leader. "I must admit that I can't say for sure. Let's just be glad that that hasn't happened," she said.

"What is going on?!" Courtney shouted at her lieutenant, who didn't have an answer for her. No one did; Zygarde had caught everyone off guard. Groudon was now turning around and began walking away from the wreckage it had just caused. Kyogre also began to leave.

"Shelly! Why can't we get control of Kyogre anymore?" Matt shouted.

Shelly shook her head. "That thing, whatever it is, is way too powerful. There's nothing we can do..." she said.

"They're LEAVING? Just like that?! As if they were never even here?!" Matt shouted, nearly going into a state of insanity.

Everyone on the ground was relieved. Everyone, that is, except for Zinnia, who bitterly muttered under her breath. "How could Grannie tell me that Rayquaza was going to be here? She's a fool..." she said to herself. "How could she..."

Groudon was now walking beside Kyogre, who was using the stream to travel back out to the sea. Both Legendary Pokemon were, for the time being at least, peaceful with one another as they began the long journey back to their homes in the Hoenn region.

Wulfric turned to the Champion. "Does this mean...it's all over?" he asked her hopefully.

Smiling confidently, Diantha replied, "Yes, Wulfric, I think it is...and we all owe it to Zygarde."

Ash and Serena turned to each other with big smiles on their faces.

"Who knew those blob things would come through like that?" Ash exclaimed happily.

Serena laughed. "That was amazing! Without you, Ash, who knows what could've happened!" she said, throwing herself at him into a big, intimate hug. The two childhood friends and Kalos traveling companions stood there, embracing each other.

Up in the helicopter, Team Aqua and Team Magma were devastated. Courtney felt crushed, her dreams and aspirations shattered by one Pokemon alone. She did not even care that Team Dedenne was escaping on the backs of their flying Pokemon.

Alain held Mairin in his arms as the two young lovers felt relieved to simply be with each other again. "I was so worried about you..." Mairin said.

"You? I was the one who should've been worried," Alain said, chuckling lightheartedly.

Ash pulled away from Serena for a brief moment to look around. "Hey...where's-"

"BONK!"

Everyone looked around in confusion.

"What the hell was that?"

"Where did that come from?"

"Oh my god..."

With a challenging stance and a look of determination, Scrafty was now standing just inches from the Legendary Order Pokemon. It had just used its newly learned move, Head Smash, directly against Zygarde and was preparing to do it again.

Ash stared in disbelief. "Oh no...Scrafty! STOP!" he shouted, running out towards it.

But Scrafty had other plans, desperately wanting to test its newfound power. And what better way was there than to fight a Legendary Pokemon? Scrafty's answer to that question would be, of course: none. It leapt into the air and charged head-first towards Zygarde a second time, smashing into its serpent-like body with formidable force.

"It needs to stop," Diantha said. Her voice sounded worried, and her expression was even more so. "We cannot anger it...Arceus knows what it would do."

But it was too late. Like Scrafty, Zygarde wanted to test itself as well as its opponent, allowing Scrafty to attack a third time. This time, however, Scrafty aimed for the head, and struck Zygarde right between the eyes. Hard.

Zygarde roared angrily just as Ash had put a restraining hand on Scrafty's shoulder. "Scrafty! You've gotta stop! You don't know what you're doing right now!" Ash shouted, starting to pull Scrafty back along with him. Scrafty didn't seem to resist initially, then suddenly quickly broke free from Ash's grip and burst forward head-first towards Zygarde.

Enraged, Zygarde was now glowing with that same green light from before, only this time something strange happened. Something only Ash and Serena recognized.

Seemingly out of nowhere, hundreds of small green figures began flying in towards Zygarde from all directions. Zygarde was absorbing each and every one of them, and it seemed to be growing...or changing form.

"I can stop it," Zinnia said and confidently began walking towards it. Everyone turned their heads in confusion, watching the strangely-dressed girl and her Salamence approach the Order Pokemon.

"Scrafty, stop this right now!" Ash commanded, speaking with a tone of voice he rarely found himself using. "Return!" he shouted, recalling Scrafty back into its Pokeball. "God damn it..." he said as he looked up at Zygarde, who had not yet fully transformed.

"Zygarde!"

Ash turned around to see a girl he had noticed before but hadn't talked to. "What are you doing?" he asked.

Zinnia smiled. "Don't worry. Ash, right? I can handle this," she said.

Zygarde let out another deafening roar that resonated through the air. It looked down upon Zinnia as its body continued to receive cells.

"Zygarde...won't you please calm down?" Zinnia started off straight to the point. "I understand, as a Draconid, what it feels like to be able to control draconic power. It's amazing, isn't it? You're an amazing Pokemon, Zygarde."

Zygarde did not stop absorbing cells, but it stopped its loud cries and stared intently at the Draconid girl. The light emanating from its body still shone brightly, but it was slowly getting dimmer and dimmer.

"I understand that you're angry...I know you've been caused pain by this impetuous Pokemon...and boy," she said.

"Hey, I didn't-" Ash said.

Zinnia turned to him and held up a finger to her lips to signal him to be quiet. Then she turned back to Zygarde. "This Scrafty here was wrong to attack you. You, the mighty Order Pokemon, who just saved the Kalos region, deserves better than that, don't you?"

"Can it even understand her?" Kenny asked aloud.

Dawn shrugged. "Who knows. But it seems to be calming down, at least," she said.

Zinnia took a deep breath, imagining that she was talking to Rayquaza, urging it to realize its connection with her and the Draconid people. "Zygarde...with jewel bright and borrowed might form the spirits of the departed...through sacred right, in thy great sight, my life as well I offer...I plead thee to withhold thy power...and save us from disaster."

– –

~ Sea Spirit's Den ~

Korrina awoke on the sand, feeling a terrible pain in her chest. Beside her lay Lucario. She did not need to get up to see if he was still alive; she could feel it. Her aura made sure of that.

She sat up and took a good look around. The surrounding water was calm, and she could see flocks of Wingull flying in the sky above. How did I get here? she wondered. I thought I was dead for sure...and there's no way Lucario somehow broke through, he had been going at it for days...

She noticed her Keystone laying on top of a slip of paper in the sand beside her. She picked up her Keystone first, examining it, making sure that it was fully intact. Then she turned over the paper, which appeared to be a note. It read:

Sorry for the trouble. Though I was not involved with your capture, I worked with the organization who was. Hey, gotta do what you gotta do to make a living. I was just leaving the Den when I heard you screaming for help, and hey, what can I say...I'm a nice guy. I couldn't just leave you. So I helped you and your Pokemon out, free of charge, didn't even steal anything from you. Consider yourself lucky. Oh yeah, if you ever meet the Draconid girl whose name is Zinnia, tell her I impersonated her grandmother. She'll understand. She might even find it humorous. Maybe.

Korrina read the note over again, then looked at the signature, which looked like it was written in a hurry. "Sincerely...The Master of Disguise?"

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Again, there will be one more chapter to this story (or maybe an epilogue, haven't decided yet) that I will publish rather soon. Thanks for reading, and I hope you'll leave a comment in the reviews for me.