Ch. 7 The Battle of Legend Begins
The man crossed his arms in need of comfort. So far, the oldest brother, being 21, was trying to rationalize the situation they were in. The second youngest, 17, was simply floating in the air as his patience was wearing out. Meanwhile, the youngest of the three, 13, was performing the doggy paddle as he moved around the space between dimensions. The maiden was simply hovering as she continued to look over the boys, waiting for one of them to say something. As time passed by, he decided to ask a question. The oldest was about to speak, until… "How the hell did we end up here!?" Prowl yelled out in frustration.
"It was your fault!" Bryan replied, pointing to Prowl.
"Bullshit," Richard recalled, "We came in here from the computer. No one is to blame."
"Yeah, right," Prowl stated. All three of them began to argue with one another. Their voices filled the empty space around them as they continued to grow louder. Fearing that it would draw the attention of the shadow monsters from before, Novena decided to step in.
"Um, excuse me," she spoke.
"What!?" all three shouted at her.
"Actually, it was me who brought you here," she pointed out.
"…Huh?" all three boys were dumbfounded by what they just heard. They tried to remember what had happened to them before this.
10 minutes earlier...
Bryan quickly shot out of his room and ran over to Richards's door. He pounded his fist on the door as hard as he could. Richard, trying to fall asleep for work that night, flew the door open. "What do you want? I'm trying to sleep!" Trying to explain what happened; Bryan pulled Richard into his bedroom and tried to show him what was going on. As he sat down, he noticed he was watching a kid's cartoon. Prowl was facing away from his laptop watching what Bryan had seen as well. That is until Raimundo, their second oldest brother, was somehow starring in the program. They were in shock as they saw him riding in a jeep and wearing the same outfit he had on just last week. For some reason, he carried a scythe that was latched on to the back of his tool belt. They watched until the ending credits began to roll. Once it was finished, all three of them scratched their heads in confusion.
"Uh…" Prowl was completely dumbfounded. "Dumbfounded, what the fuck, narrator, I'm confused as hell!"
Bryan asked, "What do we do now?"
"I think we should…" Richard started to talk, until the laptop next to Prowl began to light up. Strange symbols appeared on the computer screen with a ring of symbols and letters; all flashing in a purple glow. Once the light filled the room, everything was quiet. No one was around.
Present
"Oh yeah," said Bryan, "I remember that."
"That was only ten minutes," Prowl responded. Having now getting a grip on their current whereabouts, Richard decided to do the talking and get some information.
"Alright, Miss…uh," Richard stuttered.
"Novena," she answered.
"Novena, exactly what are we doing here?" he asked.
"I have brought you three here in need of assistance," she replied.
"Why do you need us for?" Prowl argued.
"It is not me who requires you," Novena stated.
"Then who-," Richard paused for a minute. "You mean Raimundo, right." She nodded her head.
"God, he's hopeless," informed Prowl. "The guy is clueless, carefree, and just doesn't know when to quit."
"But he moved out and works," Bryan emphasized.
"How much you wanna bet he's gonna get fired after his mishaps at work," Prowl barked back. Bryan stared at the ground (if there was one).
"Alright that's enough," Richard interfered. "We know we saw him on T.V., so what's this all about?"
Team Galactic Headquartee
As all three capsules shattered, Ash, Dawn, and Brock charged in to capture the lake spirits. In the order, they called out to each of them.
"Azelf!"
"Mesprit!"
"Uxie!"
Mars: Purugly!
Jupiter: Skuntank!
Together: USE IRONTAIL NOW!
Together, both Skuntank and Purugly's tail brightened in a white veil. They both launched forward as they rammed their tails into all three of the kids. The blow threw them back a few yards toward the Galactic Grunts. Pikachu, Piplup, Croagunk, and Jolt were caught off guard as they just noticed what happened. Saturn immediately took this opportunity. "Toxicroak use Sludge Bomb; Go!" From its mouth, a barrage of purple mud balls fired at the heroes Pokémon. The blast sent the group flying into the air. The trainers dove in to try and catch their Pokémon.
"Pikachu!" yelled Ash.
"Hang on!" cried Dawn as she caught both Piplup and Jolt in her arms.
"Croagunk!" Brock pulled out his pokéball. "Now return, don't push yourself."
"Are you two okay?" she asked. All three of the Pokémon were now in critical condition. Ash and the crew shot glares at the leader of Team Galactic. The lake spirits floated just behind their new master.
"Azelf, aw man, what's wrong?" Ash tried to get its attention.
"Mesprit, don't you recognize us?" Dawn pleaded. Cyrus held out his right hand to show them his fingerless glove. It was brown with black rings around his fingers and a circle on the back of his hand. In his palm, the red crystal was nudged inside, glowing in a dark red aura.
"We have the red chain," Cyrus explained, "which allows us to possess the powers of the original one. So, as you can see, they are now under my complete control!"
"Original?" asked Ash.
"Powers?" Dawn whispered. The jewel grew even brighter from Cyrus's hand. His eyes changed to match the same color as the jewel. The kids gasped as to what they just saw.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Chardon laughed, "According to legend, these powers are responsible for reshaping our entire world. Which means no Pokémon is able to withstand them."
"It is with these original powers that I will use to create a new world order!" Cyrus declared as he clenched his fist.
"You're out of your mind!" Ash shouted.
"You can't do that!" Dawn added. Cyrus began to walk away. He stopped to talk to Saturn.
"Make certain to take care of those children," he ordered.
"Sir," Saturn confirmed. Cyrus exited the room through a pair of automatic doors along with the three legendary Pokémon. The kids ran after Cyrus.
"Come back here!" Ash demanded. Their path was blocked by Saturn and Jupiter.
With Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie under the control of Cyrus, leader of Team Galactic, will our heroes be able to free the legendary Pokémon and stop Team Galactic's evil ambitions?
"Hell ya, we will!" said Rai.
Spear Pillar Entrance
"Remember, we have to be careful," Looker informed the group. He, James, and Jessie were dressed in their Team Galactic uniforms. They made sure to stay hidden behind a large rock that was a few feet away from the grunts guarding the door. "Our goal is to take control of Team Galactic's base. Then find a way to get in contact with Cynthia." Jessie pulled out her pokéball.
"Well, here goes nothing. Alright Yanmega, use Silver Wind!" In a bright flash, a large, green dragonfly flew out with small fangs, red eyes, and red-tipped wings. It drew back as it flapped its wings at a rapid speed. Razors of light were released from its wings as it targeted each and every enemy.
The black chopper flew off from the top of the Galactic base. It started to fly in the Southeast direction. All members of Team Galactic were counted for and seated, while Cyrus stood with the Adamant and Lustrous Orb by his sides. Behind him, the legendary Pokémon floated in their manipulated state. Deep within the storage area of the chopper, Ash, Dawn, and Brock were shackled along with their Pokémon. Pikachu sat on Ash's lap, Piplup on Dawn, and Jolt on Brock.
"What's gonna happen to us now?" asked Dawn.
"Cyrus is using us as hostages so Uxie and the others will do what he tells them to," answered Brock. "We're part of his backup plan in case they break free of his control."
"We've gotta get outta here," Ash assured, "Those Pokémon came to see us in our dreams."
"And they did it because they were asking us for our help, so we can't let them down," spoke Dawn.
"Right," Ash and Brock approved.
"Pika."
"Piplup." Jolt stared at the floor, unaware of the conversation the others. It remembered of what it saw before back at the police station and at the Ironworks a few days before. For some reason, it had an unnerving feeling something bad is going to happen to Rai. Pikachu noticed Jolt in its upset mood. With its tail, it poked onto Jolt's tail to try and comfort its pal. This lightened up Jolt a little, but it still had a concerned look on its face.
Looker, Jessie, and James stood at attention to present themselves when the chopper arrived. Meowth sat on the ground to look dignified as a member. From above, the sound of propellers rose as the carrier began to descend. "They're here!" Looker whispered, "Most likely Team Galactic's leader is on board!"
"About time we met face to face," James muttered underneath his disguise.
"Destroying those fashion freaks has been quite high on my To Do List," said Jessie.
"Yeah, me too," Meowth was prepared, "I'm gonna sleep good tonight." The chopper rested on the ground. As the door opened, the three stood and gave a salute to the people exiting. One by one, each member jumped off; Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then Cyrus with his lake spirits.
I know that man, thought Looker.
"That big mouth gave a speech…" mouthed Jessie.
"…back at the Celestic Ruins," breathed James.
"He's the Team Galactic big cheese?" Meowth uttered. Jupiter threw out her pokéball.
"All right Skuntank, use Flamethrower; let's go!" Jupiter commanded. In a flash, Skuntank jumped out of its ball and fired at the people in front of them. The fire surrounded Looker and Team Rocket, incinerating their disguises and revealing their real outfits underneath. After the fire disappeared, everyone's hair was puffed up in afro fashion.
"How could they tell?" Looker yelled in astonishment.
"They couldn't know who we are!" Jessie surprised.
"My own mother wouldn't have known me in this disguise!" James panicked. They all fell to the ground in sign of defeat.
The steel door opened as Team Rocket and Looker were thrown into a cell. No windows, no bars, only iron built walls that closed them off from the outside.
"Hey look, it's Team Rocket!" a voice cried out.
"And Looker's with them!" A second voice added. Looker managed to lift his head and saw in front of him Ash, Dawn, and Brock with their Pokémon. However, they were locked with shackles just like them.
"Ah, they've gotten you too!" he said.
"Why are you here with them?" asked Brock. Jupiter grinned as she started to shut the door behind her.
"Hey, wait!" Ash tried to rush for the door, but was closed before he could reach it. He rammed his body as hard as he could. "Open the door!" Ash continued to yell at the commander to release them.
"Make sure you keep a close an eye on them," Jupiter ordered.
"Sir!" the grunt saluted.
All the members of Team Galactic gathered at the large doorway. "The Spear Key," Cyrus informed Saturn. He placed the suitcase on the floor, allowing it to open and reveal the golden structure contained inside. The key floated into the air in front of the steel entrance. Much like before, the key drew a blue light radiating near the center. The key moved forward as it began to merge with the yellow sphere within the center of the door. The light shined brighter as the patterns changed their design and rearranged into a new form. Once completed, the door now looked to be a simple design of a two door entrance. Cyrus walked up to it and touched the glowing center. The doors parted as it revealed a black empty space inside. The yellow sphere moved into the black abyss while creating a stream of glowing stair panels in midair. It continued down into the never-ending darkness.
"That means Spear Pillar must be deep within that passage way!" Chardon exclaimed.
"Exactly as it was written in ancient times," concluded Cyrus. Everyone except Jupiter moved forward with both orbs and a large containment unit keeping something within.
"Oh, why do I have to stay behind and guard this thing anyway?" Jupiter complained. Next to her, Skuntank felt a presence nearby and looked to the sky. Jupiter heard a noise as well as she turned her attention to Skuntank. From above, a large burst of purple energy came crashing down onto Skuntank. The impact created a cloud of smoke, while the figure swooped back into the sky. The color scheme was orange and yellow from the chest while the rest of the body was a very dark blue. Its body was something morphed together with a human and a hammerhead shark with large fins sticking out of its arms. Two small spikes jutted out from both its biceps and thighs. On its face it had a star printed on the edge of its snout. Instead of hands, it had one large claw for each arm and a large fin coming out of its back. It had a long sturdy tail that split into three spikes at the tip. On its head it had horns that looked like jet engines. As the smoke cleared, Jupiter noticed that her Pokémon was now unconscious. She turned around to see a blue jeep stopping just near the chopper. Two people jumped out of the vehicle and stood in front of Jupiter.
"I know you!" Jupiter pulled out her pokéball for battle. But, the shark jumped behind her and armed its talons at her neck. She froze in shock, not wanting to make a wrong move. The man jabbed his scythe to the ground as he folded his arms.
"Now that is what I call cutting it close," said Rai, "The plan went without a hitch."
"Agreed," Cynthia replied.
20 minutes earlier...
"Hell ya, we will!" said Rai.
"Who are you talking too?" Cynthia asked.
"It's this guy who…never mind. So do you have any idea how we're going to stop Team Galactic?"
"Before that, we need to ensure that Ash and the others are alright." The sound of propellers spinning filled the air above them. The black chopper was moving north from where they were driving. "They're getting away!"
"Quick, take this tunnel," Rai pointed to a dark tunnel ahead. They entered the darkness and continued forward. "Since I'm low on Pokémon, you got anything that will help?" Cynthia pulled a pokéball from her belt and opened it.
"Garchomp; I need you!" In a bright light, a shark-like silhouette appeared in the dark, and then disappeared.
"Hey, where is it?" asked Rai. Once they were free from the tunnel, Garchomp stood on the hood of the jeep, ready for orders. "…Is that a walking shark?"
"Go Garchomp, find Team Galactic," Cynthia commanded. It spread its long wings (or fins) and, with a push of its legs, it took off into the sky.
"And…it can fly," Rai sweat dropped.
Present
"Now, where are they?" Cynthia demanded.
"I'm guessing they're in that conspicuous carrier large enough to hold a group of people inside," Rai pointed out. Jupiter grinned. Cynthia stared at Rai, and then looked at the chopper. She nodded. "Right, I'll get them." Rai started for the chopper. Jupiter released her hand and dropped the ball. The pokéball landed on the ground and a large black light was released. Cynthia saw the light and warned Rai to run.
"Look out!" she cried.
"What?" Rai looked over to Cynthia. The light quickly shot in front of him and took the form of a dinosaur-like creature. Its entire body was grey with armor hide all over and spikes formed throughout its back starting from its head down to the tail. It had a large pair of fangs on both its upper and lower jaw along with two eyes that were bloodshot red with no pupils. Its three-clawed arms and feet gave it sturdy support to stand. Its two rhombus-shaped pieces of white covered the creature's stomach and back. Compared to Rai, who was 5' 9", it had a few good inches over him.
Rai felt something breathing behind his neck. As he turned, Rai was now face to face with the beast. "Whoa!" Rai jumped back a few feet from the sudden appearance of the monster. "The hell is this thing?"
"It's a Tyranitar," answered Cynthia, "but this one is nothing like a normal Pokémon. I can sense a dark presence coming from it."
"Alright ugly, out of the way-," Tyranitar grabbed Rai by the neck and lifted him off the ground. He struggled to try and keep himself from being strangled. "Choking…not breathing!" Tyranitar launched him a few feet away and crashed him into a boulder, shattering it to pieces. Cynthia rushed over to Rai while he lay on the ground, trying to regain his breath.
"What have you done to that Pokémon?" yelled Cynthia. Garchomp jumped in front to serve as a wall between them. Jupiter only smiled as her creature walked slowly towards them.
"This," Jupiter explained, "This is merely a creation made by one of our annoying scientist, Chardon. Using the energy given to us by Cyrus, he made use of the power to not only construct the red chain, but to create a living and breathing Pokémon as well. We simply took the power of the original one and fused it with the DNA sample of a Tyranitar we collected and began the process."
"Yeah…," Rai tried to sit straight, "guess that explains the matching uniform."
"Garchomp, use Brick Break!" Cynthia shouted. Garchomp zoomed in on Tyranitar with its glowing talons.
"Not so fast! Go, Tangrowth!" Jupiter threw out a second pokéball and released a large blue vine-like creature. Its fingers were red and its eyes hid underneath its cloak of vines. The Pokémon jumped in between Garchomp and Tyranitar. "Your opponent will be my other Pokémon." Tangrowth wrapped its vines around Garchomp and threw it over the chopper onto the other side.
"Garchomp!" Cynthia cried. She then felt something patting her on the shoulder. Rai lifted himself up and walked over to retrieve his scythe.
"Don't worry about me," Rai stated, "I'll handle tall, dark, and ugly. You take care of the weed."
"But-"
"Just go! Remember the plan." Cynthia realized he was right and went after Garchomp.
"Tyranitar, you can handle things from here," Jupiter snickered. She ran after her Tangrowth. Tyranitar and Rai were now at a stare down, waiting for the first move.
"You wanna flip a coin?" Rai asked. Large stone slabs lifted around Tyranitar and aimed at him. "…son of a-"
Large sounds of rumbling and explosions filled the inside of the storage hold. Ash and the others could feel the somewhat shaking coming from the outside. "What the heck's going on outside?" Looker asked.
Jolt's ears perked up as it sensed a nearby presence. "Pika! Pika Pika!" it spoke.
"Huh? What's wrong Jolt?" Dawn asked.
"It says the older twerp is outside…" Meowth translated.
"Pika, Pikachu!"
"And it sounds like things are looking pretty grim."
"Raimundo is here?" Brock deduced.
"If he's here, then he must be with Cynthia!" Ash added. "We gotta help!"
"Excuse me small fry," Jessie complained, "but if you haven't noticed, we're a little tied up at the moment!" Jolt jumped onto Jessie's face, and then bounced near the door. Pikachu quickly hopped to the door and lifted its tail in the air. Jolt bounced off Pikachu's tail and landed in between the small bars. It twisted and turned as it squeezed through the bars and ran off. Everyone looked dumbfounded as to what they saw.
"Well I'll be!" James surprised.
"I guess that's what they mean by a double performance!" Meowth impressed. Jessie stepped on Meowth's tail. "OOOOOOOOOWWWW!"
Tyranitar swept Rai in the air with an uppercut and smacked him with its tail into the chopper. He slid off the carrier and left behind a dent in the shape of his body. Rai desperately tried to stand, but he used most of his energy to regain his balance. He clenched his shirt to relieve the pain, but Tyranitar charged in and fisted him in the middle of his ribs. Rai exhaled a burst of air as he was pinned to the chopper. Tyranitar threw him to the ground and stood over his damaged state. Rai spat on the ground and looked up to the beast. He huffed as he tried to recover his breath. "Come on…is that all…you got?" Tyranitar built up a black energy inside its jaw, and then fired a Dark Pulse. "Shit." The beam shot at Rai and forced him to ram into the jeep. His scythe flew from his hand underneath the vehicle. Rai laid on the ground, unable to move his body.
Meanwhile, Cynthia was having a hard time taking on Jupiter's Tangrowth. "Garchomp, use Dragon Rush!" Garchomp covered itself in a blue aura and charged at the foe.
"Tangrowth, Protect!" Jupiter called out. Tangrowth summoned a large green sphere to shield itself from Garchomp. The force pushed both of them back, neither one of them giving an inch worth of damage. "I now see why they refer to you as the champion of Sinnoh." Cynthia was determined to win this battle.
Rai couldn't move anymore. With all the bruises and blood running down his arm, his body had reached its limit. His shirt had been ripped from the shoulder and his pants were covered by dirt. With one eye, he could see that he was losing focus as three Tyranitars were walking towards him. He clenched his fist as he pushed himself from the ground.
*clank*
"Huh?" Rai looked down and noticed Dawn's ribbon lying in front of his face. That's right, he thought, I never did give it back to her. He grabbed the ribbon and sat up. He looked at Tyranitar with a grin on his face. "You ready, ugly? Because I'm just getting started." Tyranitar drew out its sharp claws and swiped them at Rai.
Crack!
Shards of metal flew amongst the two enemies. A small figure jumped out and stood in front of Rai.
"Jolt! Is that you?" Rai asked. Jolt let out sparks from its cheeks. The steel ring that snared it was now broken on the ground. "Not bad Jolt, not bad." Rai regained his courage as he smiled and stood up. "Alright Jolt, show him what you're made of!" Jolt charged in and tackled Tyranitar. The force pushed him back just a few feet. It shrugged it off as its temper started to grow. "Split up!" They both separated to move out of sight of Tyranitar. "Give it a Thunderbolt!" Jolt shot off a large blast of electricity.
"CHU!" the electricity engulfed Tyranitar in a large yellow barrier, but didn't do anything.
"So much for that," said Rai. Tyranitar's anger reached its peak as it started charging at Jolt. "Dodge it!" Jolt dodged the charge, but Tyranitar was still rushing through boulders and rock. The red aura grew larger as it now focused on its enemy. "Damn, he's pissed off." From behind, Tangrowth had been defeated and crashed just behind Rai. He turned and saw Cynthia heading in his direction. "Hey Cynthia!" Rai waved to her. Suddenly, an idea had struck him. He looked over to her, then back at Tyranitar, then back to her. Cynthia rushed over to Rai's position.
"Rai, are you injured?" she asked.
"Take off your sweater!"
Slap!
"That's not what I meant!" yelled Rai.
"Then why did you!" Cynthia blushed in a dark shade of red.
"Just trust me!" Cynthia took off her sweater, leaving her with a white blouse. She handed it to Rai. He stretched it out and waved it like a cape. "You might want to move from here." Rai could imagine the sound of stringed guitars playing, the horns of trumpets blowing, and the clattering of castanets. If Rai was gonna wrap this up, he was gonna do it with style. "Come on, Rex; Toro! Toro!" Tyranitar changed its focus to Rai. It clenched its teeth as it charged in with full force at him. Stepping to his right, Rai dragged the sheet over Tyranitar as it head butted into the jeep. "Ole!" He rushed to the other side of the area. Tyranitar's eyes were now a complete shade of maroon as it dragged his feet, ready to charge. This is it. Rai waved the sweater next to him over the wall of rock."Let's go, time for me to turn you into fossil fuel!" With all its speed, Tyranitar pulled off a full on Double-Edge at Rai, ignoring the coat.
"Look out!" Cynthia cried.
"PIKA!"
"Surprise!" Rai shouted. Rai threw the sweater in front of Tyranitar. It covered the creature's vision. From below, the earth shattered as a powerful drill was being forced up Tyranitar's back. Cynthia pulled Rai's scythe from underneath the jeep and threw it to him. Rai jumped off where the drill came from and lunged in at Tyranitar.
Slice!
The cutter swept through the body in one clean stroke. As Tyranitar fell to earth, its body disintegrated before it hit the ground. "Way to go, Rhydon!"
"Raaaawr!" Rhydon cried with joy. Jupiter ran into Rai as he stuck his scythe underneath her neck.
"Cadet, you have been relieved of your duty," jested Rai.
"Okay, so Garchomp is going to handle Team Galactic when the time comes, right?" asked Rai.
"Yes," Cynthia replied, "long enough for us to free Ash and the others so they may use their Pokémon." Rai scuffed his chin.
"That's good, but will it be enough power if we end up in a battle?" Rai thought out loud. The earth began to shake. From a distance up ahead, a massive hole was blasted open from the rocky wall. "Hey, check it out!" The jeep came to a halt as a group of rock Pokémon were moving out of the hole and down the mountain.
"It seems the Pokémon are aware of the danger that's likely to occur here." As the herds moved onward, one particular creature noticed the jeep and walked towards them.
"Uh oh," Rai said. "Easy boy, we don't want any trouble." The creature sniffed Rai and poked Rai with his horn. "Ouch! Hey, that stings!" The creature chuckled as it got its payback for what happened before.
"You know it?" asked Cynthia.
"Yeah, this guy gave me trouble when I first came here." Rai recalled this certain rock wrecker from day one. "Alright, I get it we're even."
"Hmm, I think you might be what we need," Cynthia suggested.
Cynthia opened the door to the storage unit and looked to see everyone inside and shackled.
"It's Cynthia!" Ash cried.
"It's the champion!" Looker astonished.
"And Rai and Jolt too!" cried Dawn.
"Thanks for getting in touch with me, Looker," Cynthia smiled.
"We had a few problems, but nothing we couldn't handle," Rai grinned with his bruises and blood showing.
"Rai, are you okay?" Brock noticed the shape Rai was in. Everyone else also noticed the scars and bruises he had on.
"Oh this," Rai pointed to his arm, "you should see the other guy."
In a quick haste, Team Rocket rallied the members of Team Galactic and tied them up as their hostages along with Jupiter.
"Ha-ha!" James taunted, "Don't feel very fashionable now, do you?"
"There's nothing like a little payback," Jessie added, "Time to soothe the savage ego." Jupiter looked up to Team Rocket with her mischievous grin.
"It's too late," she declared, "the world you know it is going to end."
"We'll see about that," Rai lifted his scythe over his shoulder.
"You guys are through," said Ash.
"The legendary Pokémon don't want anything to do with you either!" cried Dawn.
"Watch over them while we're gone," Cynthia ordered. The group left the carrier, leaving Looker and Team Rocket to look after them. As they exited the chopper, Rhydon stood over by the entrance to Spear Pillar. Ash, Brock, and Dawn were amazed to see a Pokémon near this area.
"Alright, Rhydon, a deal's a deal," said Rai. He dug into Brock's backpack and pulled out a pink tin of Pokémon food. Rai tossed in the air and aimed it into Rhydon's mouth. It munched on it and let out a large sigh. With its drill, it dug into the earth and headed down the mountain. The group looked down the entrance of the mountain to see a long stairway of glowing steps that led to the dark abyss.
In the dark center of the space, grey spear-like pillars stood in two rows. This all lead to a large sanctum at the end. Cyrus and his Team ventured onward to this location. "Ahhh, so that's Spear Pillar, eh," said Chardon, "In perfect shape after all these years." There was a large triangle with pedestals at each point. There were two more pedestals standing side by side. The scriptures on the floor all lead to a center circle inside the triangle. Uxie was placed at the top pedestal, Mesprit at the bottom left, Azelf at the bottom right, and the two orbs side by side in the center. Cyrus stood at the outside edge of the triangle as he opened his arms to shout out his commands:
Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie;
Hear me now; transfer your ancient powers to the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs,
And using the infinite original powers;
CONNECT TIME AND SPACE!
Following their master's orders, they each released a red aura from their bodies. Their wave of psychic energy all moved outward towards one another like a sound expanding of yellow, blue, and pink. The center of the triangle began to glow a faint whit light. "Now," ordered Cyrus. Chardon gave the signal to fire the mechanism they have struggled to carry into the void.
"And fire!" Chardon yelled. The machine fired a red beam into the air, creating a looping circle overhead. It fired a second time to create a second circle. The orbs started to glow from the large amount of energy. The Lustrous Orb gave off a silver lighting to the red ring on the right, as the Adamant Orb gave off a gold lighting to the left. "Fascinating; quite an impressive amount of energy." Once filled with enough power, the insides of the rings revealed what looked to be a replica of outer space. However, one was bluer while the other seemed pinker.
"Dialga and Palkia," Cyrus ordered, "the time has come! NOW! REVEAL YOURSELVES!" Cyrus opened his palm that held the red jewel. It shined with an intense shade of red as he gave his command. In a twisted light of pink and blue, two figures warped in existence. The blue four-legged figure had on metallic armor over its body as well as a chest plate that held a diamond in the center. Not only did it have fin-like structures on its back and its head, it also had light blue stripes that ran over its entire body. The Pink bipedal figure had a long neck with gauntlet-like arms and two large pearls that are encrusted on the shoulders. It had two sharp tusks drawn out from its jaw and long wings that extended to the crest on its head. It looked to be a dinosaur with a large tail to complement its Tyrant-like exterior with dark purple patterns running around its body. These creatures floated just above Team Galactic, and their massive size made them look like nothing more than little ants. Although they appeared threatening, they were somehow transparent. The red chains began to glow and encircle the two gargantuan. The chain enveloped the top of the dorsal to the underbelly of Dialga, while the other chain circled around Palkia by the waist. The chains grew massive like a pair of restraints with sharp ridges.
"We are witnessing the original powers," Saturn spoke in awe.
KABOOM!
A lightning strike had destroyed the contraption that launched the red chains. Jupiter and Saturn had turned around to find the source of the explosion. From behind, they could see two pikachus on a staraptor, a croagunk riding a gliscor, and a piplup riding on a garchomp. All three were flying straight into the group. "Alright Toxicroak, Go!" Saturn launched his pokéball. Croagunk immediately jumped off of Gliscor and dove in with its arm glowing. Just as Toxicroak exited out of its ball, Croagunk executed a Brick Break at the top of its head. The impact made contact and knocked it out in one hit. The group made their way to the battle scene.
"Awesome job, Croagunk," Brock praised, "Good job!" Croagunk gave off a victory cry. Everyone looked up to see the large beings that floated above.
"Dialga, Palkia, and the three lake guardians," Cynthia pronounced, "I've always wanted to meet them all, but certainly not like this."
"Stop it, Cyrus!" Ash demanded.
"You kids just don't know when to quit," Chardon argued.
"And apparently you guys don't know when to draw the line," Rai fired back.
"I've had enough!" Mars shouted, "Purugly, now!" She threw up her pokéball and summoned her feline companion. The two grunts had launched their pokéballs to follow their commander's example.
"Golbat, Go!" they cried out. The flying bats appeared along with Purugly.
"Alright Pikachu!" yelled Ash. Suddenly, Jolt jumped into the fray.
"Hold on Ash, I know Jolt wants a piece of this action!" Rai called out.
"Pika…" A large amount of energy began to surround Jolt. Electricity surged over its body like a yellow barrier.
"Whoa, Jolt," Rai was amazed.
"That power," Cynthia announced, "I haven't seen an attack like this in a long while. Could it be…Wild Charge?"
"Whatever it is, I'll take it!" Rai pointed to the enemy, "Jolt, use Wild Charge!" Jolt ran into battle as the energy started to build up. Once at critical mass, the surge of power was released and completely took out the Golbat and Purugly in a static explosion. The smoke cleared and revealed all the Pokémon defeated except for Jolt who was still standing. "Way to go!" Rai suddenly noticed Jolt unable to stand. It fell to the ground. "Jolt!"
"Rai, wait!" Brock yelled.
"Hold on, now's your chance to save the lake guardians," Cynthia said with concern.
"She's right," Ash said, "You heard that guys?" All the Pokémon flew straight past Team Galactic and headed for the sanctum up ahead. Ash, Dawn, and Brock followed right behind. Rai, instead, ran after Jolt and held him in his arms. It was still conscious and managed to give a small thumb up.
"Come on, Jolt," Rai carried him after the others. Cynthia ran up beside him.
"It seems that the attack caused massive recoil on your pikachu," Cynthia explained. Rai couldn't believe that an attack could have had such power, but a major drawback. His expression turned serious as he charged on.
Piplup fired off its barrage of bubbles into Mesprit's red jewel, followed by Pikachu electrocuting the Jewel on Azelf, and finally Croagunk performing a Bick Break on Uxie's Jewel. The lake Pokémon were now free of Cyrus's control and the energy radiating from them ceased production. Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie all started to fall from exhaustion, but Ash, Dawn and Brock all caught them just in time.
"Azelf, it's me," said Ash, "are you ok?"
"I got you," Dawn concerned, "Mesprit it's me."
"I'm coming Uxie," Brock made the catch, "It's me, Brock." From above, the two giants floated in a more transparent state. The sound of their voice could be heard as if a high-pitch sonic sound. Team Galactic took notice of the situation.
"They're both disappearing," spoke Saturn. The Pokémon gathered around Ash and the others. Ash brought out two of his pokéballs and returned Staraptor and Gliscor.
"You two showed Cyrus; return," Ash called out. "What do you think of that?"
"You no longer possess the power to control Dialga or Palkia," Cynthia declared. She and Rai covered the back while Ash and the others covered the front. They all had Team Galactic pinned down in the center.
"I wouldn't be so sure," Cyrus announced. He raised his right palm and the jewel grew with an intense burst of red. The braces glowed intensely as well as Dialga and Palkia. Once the light subsided, the two beings started to twist and thrash about in agony. They now took on their solid form.
"No way!" Ash shouted.
"They're here," said Rai. The two space and time Pokémon only cried in pain as they continued to struggle. As their body made contact with the braces, an electrical reaction was forced on them.
"They can't resist," Saturn explained, "it's impossible to break free from the red chain that contains the original powers." Red static surrounded Dialga and Palkia as they continued fidgeting. Suddenly, their eyes grew a bright burst of red.
"What's happening to them?" cried Dawn.
"It has to be those rings," Cynthia noticed, "The red chain contains the original powers and is controlling Dialga and Palkia.
"So if we break the chain, they're free to go," Rai deduced. The three guardians floated from the trainers arms. Using their psychic power, they levitated Rai along with Jolt. As they floated, Jolt opened its eyes to see the ground over its head.
"PIKA!?"
"Jolt! You're ok!" Rai was ecstatic to see his partner back in the game. Jolt swam onto Rai's head as the lake trio dropped them off near the group. Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie released a shining aura of blue light. Ash, Dawn, and Brock felt a sudden surge connecting their minds. The jewel on Rai's scythe brightened to a glowing green. The scars over his body began to fade and the blood skimmed back into his body.
"What's going on?" asked Ash.
"It's…so warm," Dawn described.
"They must be willing this to happen," informed Brock.
"I can feel my strength coming back," explained Rai. "I can tell they need our help."
"Yeah, me too," Dawn added, "I can really hear them Cynthia."
"Your hearts have become one with the legendary Pokémon," smiled Cynthia, "and it's truly a wonderful thing."
"DIALGA, RULER OF TIME!" commanded Cyrus, "PALKIA, RULER OF SPACE; RELEASE YOUR POWERS NOW, AND CREATE A NEW UNIVERSE BEFORE ME!" Both Pokémon cried under their master's control.
"Quick, get away!" cried Cynthia. Everyone ran away from the center of the sanctum. Dialga and Palkia both fired off a radiated beam of light green energy in front of Cyrus. The powers began to morph and create a ball of light. The wild sparks of energy bounced off the unstable matter.
"Whoa, that energy," Ash noticed.
"This guy is seriously trying to create a new world?" asked Rai, "The man's a lunatic!" The sphere grew larger as it revealed an open area of the cosmos into the deep reaches of space.
"Our new world!" shouted Cyrus, "It's about to be born!"
"Still a lunatic!"
Prof. Rowan's Lab
Everyone was watching on the monitor the lightning that surrounded Mt. Coronet. "Energy levels are continuing to increase," the female aide cried. "At this rate, it will soon surpass critical levels!" Gary turned to Rowan.
"Professor is this…?" he asked.
"A universe…" Rowan answered, "a new universe is about to be born on Mt. Coronet."
Lightning had stricken the main hull of the chopper. A major explosion had gone off and now it had split in two. Team Rocket, Looker, and Team Galactic were now outside trying to regain their balance from the blast. "It's time!" Jupiter smiled, "A new world is being born, and the old one destroyed!"
"DESTROYED!?" Team Rocket cried.
"Don't you realize that you'll get caught up in that destruction with all of us?" Looker shouted in anger, "Is that what you want?" Jupiter's smile became the devil's grin.
"Fine with me!" she replied.
Spear Pillar
Cyrus gazed upon his new galaxy right in front of him. "I am the one who's finally going to bring order to this chaos," Cyrus declared.
"Yes Cyrus, sir," Mars agreed.
"I won't let you!" Ash yelled out.
"Aim for those chains, Ash!" Cynthia recalled, "If we can release Dialga and Palkia from them, then we might stop the creation of the new world!"
"Then what are we waiting for!" shouted Rai. Everyone's Pokémon gathered in front of their trainers.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Ash and Rai shouted.
"Piplup, use Bubblebeam; Now!" Dawn proclaimed.
"Croagunk, use Poison Sting!" Brock called out.
"Jolt, let them have it!" Rai cried.
"Use Draco Meteor, Garchomp!" Cynthia commanded. The Pikachus fired out bolts of electricity, Croagunk fired off poisonous needles from its mouth, and Piplup released a barrage of bubbles. Garchomp summoned an orange sphere from its mouth and fired it into the air. The ball dispersed into small comets and aimed directly at both targets. Cyrus's eyes were now tiny red pupils that focused on nothing more than his new world, but he was still aware of his situation.
"DIALGA, USE ROAR OF TIME!" he commanded, "PALKIA, USE SPACIAL REND!" Dialga fired a beam of blue space from its mouth while Palkia swiped away a slash of pink space. The slash deflected the Poison sting and the Draco Meteor. The beam pushed against the Thunderbolt and the Bubblebeam at the same time. It managed to pierce through as the beam continued straight to the group of kids.
"Crap!" Rai cried. He jumped ahead of the gang. He lifted his scythe sideways and used it to try and block the attack. The second the Roar of Time came in contact with Rai's scythe, a green barrier had surrounded everyone from harm.
"We're okay!" Ash noticed.
"You were able to do that!?" Dawn cried.
"Thanks to the water trio here," Rai smiled as his thumb pointed to the three guardians.
"Thanks you three," Brock complimented. The guardians smiled with Rai at their newfound bravery. Saturn and Mars began to approach Cyrus.
"Oh please, Cyrus, sir," Mars asked, "let's go to our new world right away!" Dialga and Palkia roared directly at Saturn and Mars, making them cower in fear. Cyrus turned his attention to his two commanders.
"I have no need for you," Cyrus spoke, "Your very existence will poison my new world."
"No…need for us?" Saturn was puzzled.
"This new world belongs to me alone! You could never understand…WHAT IT TRULY MEANS!"
"Let's attack those rings once more!" Cynthia offered.
"Alright, let's do it, now!" Ash commanded. Everyone's Pokémon launched the same attack as before at the braces on Palkia and Dialga.
"Help us, please!" Dawn begged. Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie each fired off a Psywave at the ring. With everyone attacking, the red rings were destroyed and the giant creatures fell to the ground. The energy used to create the universal sphere was now dissipating. Dialga and Palkia cried in pain as the aftershock of negative energy still lingered.
"It's vanishing now," said Chardon, "so I guess this is the end." Cyrus began to walk toward the sphere. He moved onward as his dreams and ambitions pushed him forward to what he wanted most.
"This is my perfect world," Cyrus stated, "…governed by an order that does not require either heart or conscious…"
"Cyrus, stop!" Ash yelled. Cyrus leapt at the void with his arms stretched wide.
IT'S MINE! MINE ALONE!
The green energy swallowed Cyrus into the never-ending space. Mars stood in shock as her leader vanished. "Cyrus, sir," Mar whispered, "…NOOOOO!" She charged in after him, but felt the tug on her arm holding her back. She turned to see Saturn who shook his head in disapproval. The sphere flew up into the air above everyone as the energy shrank it to a small white ball. The light shimmered like a twinkling star.
"Do you think," Dawn asked, "everything will go back to normal now?"
"Piplup!" Everyone turned to Piplup's direction. They saw Palkia and Dialga begin to rise up from the ground. Dialga fired off a Roar of Time right at the bright star followed by Palkia slashing away a Spacial Rend. The combination resulted in a huge explosion. From the smoke, a black and red vortex began to engulf the clouds and suck in anything in its path.
Prof. Rowan's Lab
The computer screen displayed the large amount of lightning that surrounded around the top of Mt. Coronet. In the background, the sound of sirens went off to alert everyone in the building of the possible threat. "The energy at Mt. Coronet will surpass the critical point at any second!" The female aide warned.
Spear Pillar
Everyone held on tightly to try and avoid being swallowed in by the black hole. Garchomp held back Cynthia; the Team Galactic Grunts held back Chardon, Saturn held onto Mars, Rai kept his staff to the ground as he held Jolt in his arms, and Ash and the group hid behind on of the pedestals. The vortex grew stronger as it began to grow.
Prof. Rowan's Lab
"The energy that has surpassed the critical point is now rapidly inverting," Rowan explained.
"The entire Sinnoh Region's energy is contracted towards Mt. Coronet," the aide added, "if it continues at this rate, Sinnoh will cease to exist."
Spear Pillar
"Is everyone alright?" Cynthia walked over with caution toward Rai and the others.
"Besides the giant hole trying to eat us, I say we're ok," Rai replied.
"I'm certain Palkia and Dialga haven't broken free yet," Cynthia mentioned, "but, if we aren't able to save them very soon, I'm afraid that energy will expand and engulf all of Sinnoh!" Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie floated in front of Ash, Dawn, and Brock. They cried to them trying to tell them something. "They're communicating with you, aren't they?"
"Yeah, we can hear them alright," Ash said. Rai walked forward as he recalled what Jupiter said to them before.
"You guys were chosen, right?" Rai asked. "Then it's time you guys started to fill your rolls as heroes."
"Alright," Dawn answered, "combine our hearts as one…"
"And please save Dialga and Palkia," Brock inserted. As they looked deep within themselves, they found the power inside to stop this cataclysm from continuing.
"Let's go!" cried Ash.
"Right!" everyone cheered. The group made their way to the front of the cyclone. They stared off to the challenge they would now face. From inside, lightning strikes basted out and surrounded the kids. They shielded their arms from the chunks of ruble hurtling into the air. Three airstrikes targeted the group.
"Watch out!" cried Ash.
BZZZZZZZTTT!
In front, Raimundo punched his scythe into the stone sanctum and drew the electricity at him. The sudden burst was sent from the shaft to the rock and dispersed. As the lightning flared wildly, Jolt fired off Thunderbolts to repel the strikes. "Keep going!" yelled Rai.
"Okay Azelf, do it!" cried Ash. The blue spirit covered its body in a white cloak and charged straight into the black hole. Azelf continued inside until it was no longer visible. Within seconds, a large eruption occurred inside the vortex and blew itself up from existence. Azelf began to fall from above, so Ash caught it in his arms. "Azelf, thank you," he smiled.
Palkia and Dialga roared in pain as the negative power sparked over their bodies. "You can do it Uxie," called out Brock. The yellow guardian brought out its psychic control and created a red space where it and Brock can communicate through their minds.
Dialga, Palkia, the one who is tormenting you is gone.
Please, calm down.
The space around them now changed to a calming blue background as Dialga and Palkia were less ferocious and now calm. Uxie fell from above as Brock caught it. "Uxie thank you so much."
"Alright Mesprit, now it's our turn," Dawn prayed with her arms clasped together. The pink guardian soared high above the two beasts as a shining green light radiated. This energy cleansed the creators of time and space. Once healed, Dialga and Palkia roared with power that has now been restored. "Great Mesprit; thank you!" The three lake Pokémon all circled above Dialga and Palkia, and then lined up in a row.
"Yeah, we did it!" Ash cried out.
"Looks that way," Brock smiled. The light of Rai's scythe faded from a bright green back to a dull red. His body was now surrounded by a light blue aura and began to fly in the air.
"Hey! Whoa! Hold up!" Rai yelled. He spun in the air, trying to gain a sense of balance.
"Hey, Rai!" Dawn cried out. Everyone watched as Rai now floated to the legendary Pokémon. They all stared down at him in the middle.
"Uh…hey…" Rai waved his hand.
"This human," said a low toned voice.
"Who said that?" Rai looked around. He could have sworn he heard someone.
"Over here, child," a higher-pitched voice added. Rai shifted his attention to both Palkia and Dialga.
"…No way," he awed in disbelief, "…you guys are talking…to me…right?"
"It would most likely be referred to as telepathy," Dialga preferred.
"The lake guardians are allowing us to communicate with you," Palkia added. Rai looked over to the trio. They simply smiled.
"Sweet," Rai said with enthusiasm, "so what's up…literally."
"You were summoned to this world, am I not correct," Palkia suggested.
"Well, yeah," Rai stuttered, "But, how did-"
"The power used to enslave us was not from this land, but from beyond the stars," informed Dialga.
"You mean the chains?" Rai pointed out.
"The powers of the original one," Palkia explained, "The energy drawn from the very essence that make up our universe. The six lost treasures that allow existence; only one of these treasures was enough to turn us into mindless slaves."
"…Six treasures?" Rai didn't understand what he meant. "What do mean by-"
"The orbs around us are located in every galaxy; there are always six in total: The Soul of Fantasy, The Soul of Knowledge, The Soul of Terror, The Soul of Cosmos, The Soul of Honor, and The Soul of Life. These powers are distributed each for new worlds to form and are guarded by noblest protectors."
"Ohhhh," Rai realized, "So it was a soul that did this to you?"
"We are unsure," Dialga stated, "But we know now that this has brought an upset balance to the reality before you."
"Yeah, we noticed," Rai said sarcastically.
"Our apologies," Palkia apologized. "But we noticed that the lake guardians not only recognized your bravery among the children, but also the trust you have formed with them."
"Such an astounding performance, Palkia," Dialga added. He turned back to Rai. "We are forever grateful for you and your friends' courage."
"If there is anything that we can help you with," insisted Palkia.
"Actually," Rai claimed, "There is." Dialga and Palkia both listened earnestly. "You know I'm not really from here, right?" They both nodded. "The thing is…my journey is to travel to other worlds and find these 'treasures' so I can save this universe. Something big is going down and it's my job to find out what it is and stop it. But, I kind of ended up in the wrong place to begin with."
"It was no mistake," Dialga spoke proudly, "If not for all of you being here, all of Sinnoh would have ceased to exist."
"Do not speak of it as a mistake," Palkia inserted, "But consider it destiny."
"Destiny," Rai smiled, "Thank you." They all chuckled from their happier gesture of friendship. "Alright, so my request is…can you transport me to where I may start looking for the souls of this universe?" Dialga and Palkia looked at one another, and then both nodded in agreement.
"Consider it done," Dialga agreed. The two Pokémon began to store an abundance of green energy from their mouths. At the same time, they fired off a green ray of galactic force at the ground. The beams crossed and a new green sphere began to grow. Everyone watched as the new sphere came into existence. Unlike before, the power was stable and not causing any disruption whatsoever. The scythe on Rai's back lifted up and aimed straight at the sphere. With a green beam, the scythe fired at the sphere and changed it to a yellow color. Rai gently landed back onto the ground. "Because of your weapon, it has allowed you to pinpoint the first location. Please be ready to leave when possible for this portal will not last."
"Right," said Rai. He turned around to see his friends walking over to him. "I'm not sure if you caught all that."
"We managed to figure out the part where you're not really a local," Cynthia jested.
"So, it looks like you're leaving, huh," Ash asked.
"Pretty much," Rai shrugged, "But, I wouldn't mind coming back to check up on the place."
"Great," Brock said, "Be sure to drop on by!"
"And let's face off again in a battle next time!" Ash was burning for anticipation.
"I will," Rai chuckled. "Oh! Dawn, I almost forgot!" Rai dug into his tool belt and pulled out a worn out ribbon. "Guess I forgot to give it back the other night." Dawn saw it to be her ribbon as she picked it up. She examined it for a bit, then placed it in Rai's palm and closed it.
"Rai, make sure you keep it safe," she said.
"But…"
"Make sure you give it back when you're done saving everyone, alright!" Dawn waved her finger at him. Rai simply grinned as his new promise was made. The portal soon started to shrink. With that in mind, Rai gave a final farewell as he marched forward. Jolt suddenly jumped onto his back.
"Jolt! What are you…?" Rai looked on his back to see Jolt pounding its chest as it pointed to the portal. Rai smiled and readied himself for running speed. "Looks like this team just got bigger!" Rai ran and jumped straight at the portal. He began to fly forward and looked back a final time, waving good-bye to his new friends from Sinnoh. The portal shrank until it faded out of existence. Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie began to fly in a circular pattern above Dialga and Palkia. A portal of yellow, pink, and blue began to sparkle as both giants turned to light energy and vanished inside. The three sprits began to play around the kids, chasing around one another.
"So Azelf, Uxie and Mesprit," Ash smiled, "Why in the world did you go and choose us?" They went over to play with Pikachu, Piplup, and Croagunk.
"It's certainly obvious," Cynthia explained, "Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie could sense how much you care about Pokémon." She smiled. "There is no doubt about that." The three spirits appeared before Ash, Dawn, and Brock. They began to wave good bye as they began to vanish into the background. Ash was the first to turn and face where the portal opened.
"Do you think we'll ever see them again?" Ash asked.
"No doubt!" Dawn answered.
"Yeah," Brock added.
"And I'm sure you will too," Cynthia added. They continued to stare off into space as they now wonder where their new ally had gone.
"Whoa," Richard spoke. All three of the brothers looked to one another in surprise as to what they just learned.
"This threat is very powerful and I know he can do this," Novena explained, "But he might not be able to handle this alone."
"So, other worlds, bad guys, super powers," Prowl listed, "Seems legit."
"I wanna help Rai!" Bryan waved his arms in hoping to get picked for the job.
"So will you help?" she asked.
"If our bro is in trouble, we can't sit around and do nothing, right?" Richard replied. Prowl folded his arms and looked in the other direction.
"Hmph, I guess," Prowl declared. Novena bowed her head in gratitude. With a sweep of her hands, she opened up three separate portals; one leading to a much different land than the last.
"These places shall be your temporary homes once you train and hone your skills," Novena clarified. "Remember…"
"When we find these…'Souls'…" started Richard.
"We keep it safe…" Prowl continued.
"And find Rai!" Bryan concluded. As the three boys began to float toward the entrances to the new worlds, they each looked back at one another for a last time. "Bye guys!"
"Be careful, Bryan," Richard stated.
"Try not to do anything stupid," added Prowl. They vanished in a bright light and disappeared. Novena cupped her chest and began to pray.
"Raimundo Ortega, I have now done all I can to ensure the safety of this universe.
The rest is up to you now.
Please...fight till the very end."
Mt. Coronet
The Adamant and Lustrous Orbs were now safely snugged inside a black briefcase. Everyone was gathered outside of Mt. Coronet along with Looker, Prof. Rowan, Gary, the aides, and Officer Jenny. "No sweat!" said Gary, "We'll get them back to Professor Carolina safe and sound."
"Piplup!"
"Piplup says it's counting on you," Dawn translated.
"Good," Gary replied, "You just leave it to us."
"It seems rather ironic that we were able to ascertain the time and space legend in large measure because of Team Galactic," Rowan explained. Looker began to search around, hoping to find someone.
"What's wrong Looker?" Brock asked.
"I was wondering where Team Rocket might have run off too," he answered.
Over the mountains, Team Rocket was giggling with joy after the end of the catastrophe.
"We beat Team Galactic at their own game!" James cried over the edge of the basket.
"Sure did!" Jessie added. "And now, this old world is all ours!"
"And once the boss gets wind of this," Meowth proclaimed, "we'll get a wind fall, y'all!"
"My kind of wind!" James overjoyed.
"Heave ho!" cried Jessie, "Let the wind blow!"
"Team Rocket finishes with a pace and show!" They all cried
The members of Team Galactic were all now being locked into the back of the police truck. The doors were shut by two officers. Inside, the three commanders discussed what had happened back at Spear Pillar. "What happened to Cyrus?" Jupiter asked.
"He got away, by himself," Saturn answered.
"He did!?" she was surprised.
"Which means it's the end of Team Galactic," he concluded. The truck too off along with two police cars following alongside.
"Because there is sadness, we cherish happiness," Cynthia quoted, "And because there is anger, kindness is born." She turned to the group with praise in her voice. "Thank you all! Sinnoh is still here because you protected it."
"Wait, you mean us?" Ash was stunned by here statement.
"Did she just say we protected Sinnoh?" Brock asked.
"If that's true," Dawn announced, "then it's because we had Piplup, Mesprit, Rai, and everyone else helping out!"
"Piplup!"
"Pikachu!"
And so, as Team Galactic's evil ambitions are finally put to an end, no doubt our heroes will continue to pursue their hopes and dreams…as their journey continues!
"Mmhmm," the red masked man looked over the monitors to examine all of the results. "It appears that Cyrus was incapable of controlling the rulers of time and space. What a pity." He walked over to a mechanical pedestal with three long talons that held up a red glowing orb, about 9 inches in diameter. The orb glimmered faintly red. It appeared transparent with smoke trapped within. "Even if he did fail, I managed to collect the data on the power Cyrus used. I now know what to expect from this; The Soul of Life." The shadowed creatures began to rise up from below and stand at attention, their red eyes locked on and ready for their master's orders. "We shall see how long this 'hero' is fortunate before the realms decide to vanquish him." The man walked over to his helpless captive. The shadows gripped his arms as he knelt down to the floor. His face was expressionless along with his emotions and his will to live. The man looked him in the face and whispered to the victim's ear. "You...have…failed." The victim only whispered to himself, completely unaware of his surroundings.
"My world…my new world order," Cyrus muttered to himself.
Rai and Jolt were flying at rapid speed past countless shooting stars. It seemed more like they were falling instead of soaring, but it was difficult to tell the difference. Jolt held onto Rai's shoulder as he tried his best to pick up speed. "Woo! Wow, this looks like something out of a sci-fi film!" Rai shouted. As they continued to fly, they noticed that the end of the tunnel was starting to open. "Alright, from here on out, we are on a mission to save these worlds from whatever the hell is doing this. Are you up for it?"
"Pikachu!" Jolt cheered.
-To Be Continued-
Man, talk about wrapping things up in the most distinctive way as possible! With a new partner to accompany Rai on his journey, looks like things are going to get interesting. Now all I got to do is put up my next big ideas on this billboard and…wait…when did I get a billboard?
? : Aye! So, are going to tell them what's gonna happen next?
Wait, who let this cat in here!? You're not scheduled until later!
Next Time: A Reaper's Welcome!
? : It's gonna be awesome! I should get everyone here!
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