Chapter-7: Night of the Hydreigon Part-1

Koal and Tia looked at the Sinnoh League Champion. Cynthia looked back at Ash and Zoey as the two wondered what she was talking about. Cynthia said that her, along with the Sinnoh Gym Leaders, were going to end this battle.

Koal chuckled a bit, "You and this region's Gym Leaders are going to stop us?"

Cynthia smiled, "That's right. Your rein over this region is about to end."

Harribel shook her head, "You are bluffing, Champion Cynthia. I only see you and your Garchomp. If you brought reinforcements here to save those two, where are they?"

Ash looked at Cynthia as her smile hadn't faded.

'Did Cynthia really bring the Gym Leaders here?' Ash said to himself.

"She may have came here by herself after all," Koal said, "it is a shame though. If she did had backup, it would make things a lot more interesting."

Ash and Zoey watched as Koal's Volcarona and Harribel's Garbodor were getting ready to attack. Cynthia's expression quickly turned into a serious one. Her Garchomp got into a battle stance as it glared at its foes.

Koal smirked as he closed his eyes, "If we want to get to Ash and Zoey, we must defeat the Champion. Though I wonder how she'll fare in a 2 on 1 fight."

Harribel nodded in agreement.

The two Rocket Elites and the Sinnoh League Champion stared at one another. Ash and Zoey watched to see who would make the first move. Just as the stare down was about to end, a massive figure, followed by a coffin like object came crashing down in between the group.

Koal and Harribel's eyes widen in shock.

"Gekko Moria! What happened to you?" Koal shouted.

Ash, Zoey and Cynthia were surprised to see how tall Moria is, even though he's lying on his back.

Gekko stood up slowly as he recalled his Cofagrigus back into its Poké Ball. He growled in frustration as he stared down at his comrades.

"This region's Gym Leaders are here!" Gekko replied.

Koal and Harribel looked towards the direction Gekko came flying from.

'This is irrelevant,' Koal said to himself, 'Moria is almost 23 feet tall. There is no way he could have been launched like this...unless...'

True enough, the Elites looked towards the city of Snowpoint and there they were...

...The Sinnoh Gym Leaders.

Roark and his Rampardos. Gardenia and her Roserade. Maylene and her Lucario. Candice and her Abomasnow.

Behind them were the eighteen grunts that were attacking the city. They were all tied up as they struggled to break free. Koal and Harribel growled as they stared at the four Gym Leaders.

"I see that only four of the Gym Leaders are here," Koal said to them, "I wonder where the others are?"

Cynthia and the four Sinnoh Gym Leaders stared at Koal as he tilted his head to the right and to the left. Harribel did the same thing. As they looked around to find the remaining Gym Leaders, Ash was wondering where the rest were.

"Cynthia, are you sure the others are coming?" Ash asked.

Cynthia smiled, "They're on their way even as we speak."

The response did not please Koal one bit. This was supposed to be a simple payback mission. Getting rid of Ash and Zoey. Simple as that. Now that the Sinnoh League Champion and the Gym Leaders are here, things were not going well for them.

"Impossible, this can't be happening!" Koal said, getting frustrated, "We were supposed to take those Trainers down for what they did to Ivan! We'll be humiliated by our organization if we can't beat them or the Champion of this Region!"

Harribel looks at her partner as he loses his composure.

Suddenly, Cynthia looked at Harribel, "Tia Harribel, correct? I have a question for you. I heard from an acquaintance that Ivan was the weakest of your Elite group. Are you and Koal the next in line after him?"

Harribel shook her head, "No, he was Rank Number 10. As for Koal and myself, we are Rank Numbers 4 and 3 respectively."

Ash and Zoey's eyes widen at this revelation, "Rank Numbers 3 and 4?"

"Correct, the man that was here earlier, Volt, he was Rank Number 5," Harribel continued.

"What about the ones below Volt?" Ash asked.

"You'll face them...soon," Harribel replied, "the Elites above us, Rank Numbers 1 and 2, are even stronger than us, especially Rank Number 1."

Ash and everyone around him were shocked that there was two others above Harribel and Koal, even more powerful than them.

"I bet Gekko Moria is one of them?" Ash asked pointing at the giant Trainer.

"Ki shi shi shi! Not quite!" Moria cackled, "I'm Rank Number 7! That's my lucky number and your UNLUCKY number!"

Ash growled.

"Now then, shall we continue where we left off?" Koal asked, finally calming down.

Ash smirked as he looked at Pikachu, ready for Round 2, "Alright, Pikachu use-"

Suddenly, Ash heard something coming from behind. Ash turned around to see a red-orange beam heading towards Pikachu.

"Pikachu, dodge it quick!" Ash yelled.

Pikachu quickly evaded the beam just in time as the beam hits the ground, leaving a huge crater where the beam hit.

"That was Hyper Beam, wasn't it?" Zoey wondered.

"Yeah," Ash replied, "but, where did it come from?"

Suddenly, everyone heard laughter coming from the air. Ash, Zoey, Cynthia and the 4 Sinnoh Gym Leaders looked up to see a three-headed Dragon-Type Pokémon slowly descending to the ground.

"Who's that Pokémon?" Ash asked, pulling out his Pokédex to scan the Pokémon.

Hydreigon, the Brutal Pokémon

Hydreigon travels the skies on its six wings. Anything that moves seems like a foe to it, triggering its attack. The Heads on their arms do not have brains. They use all three heads to consume and destroy everything.

"Consume and destroy everything?" Ash asked in shock.

"Mwahahaha! Not to mention your own execution!" a figure slowly appeared on top of Hydreigon's back.

"Lord Ryuga!" Koal exclaimed in shock.

"My Lord, what are you doing here?" Harribel asked.

Ryuga looked at his surroundings and frowned.

"You all have been here for too long!" Ryuga said coldly, "How long does it take for you to eliminate our targets?"

Koal, Harribel and Gekko looked at each other before returning their attention back to Ryuga.

"But, sir-"

"Save it, Koal!" Ryuga yelled, "You three were suppose to dispose of them! Not even YOU THREE can get the JOB DONE!"

Ryuga snapped his fingers as another Pokémon appeared before him. It resembles a suit of pale blue armor possessed by a ghost. It has a small head compared to its body, and large bangles on all its limbs. There is also a crack across the chest of the armor which is patched diagonally in the opposite orientation which resembles a belt. It has a crystal-like formation on its shoulders. It has a Roman-armor-like "skirt" and flat feet beneath.

Ash reached for his Pokédex again as he scanned Ryuga's second Pokémon.

Golurk,the Automation Pokémon

Golurk flies across the sky at Mach speeds. Removing the seal on its chest makes its internal energy go out of control.

Golurk were ordered to protect people and Pokémon by the ancient people who made them.

"Unfortunately, not this Golurk," Ash muttered to himself.

("DESTROY! DESTROY!") Golurk spoke monotonously.

"Infernape, I choose you!" Ash yelled, throwing a Poké Ball, releasing the Flame Pokémon.

The dual Fire and Fighting type looked up to see the towering figure which was Ryuga's Golurk. The two Pokémon had a stand-off, until Ash's Infernape noticed something dangling on Golurk's right hand. It was holding a rope that was connected to a net. There was something Golurk was holding on to.

That's when all of a sudden...

"Miss Fantina!" Zoey called out.

Ash and Cynthia looked at Zoey and then to where Zoey was pointing. The net Golurk was holding. It contained the other four Sinnoh Gym Leaders!

Ryuga noticed Zoey's shocked expression and looked at the net. A smile crept to his lips.

"I figured they tried to stop us, so I came to...deal with them," Ryuga said calmly.

Everyone facing the Team Rocket Elites glared darkly at Ryuga.

"Let them go, now!" Ash demanded.

Ryuga stared at Ash angrily, "What did you say? Did you just demanded me to let them go? I don't think so, you little worm! If you want to save them, then you better show me the power you possessed to defeat Ivan! Koal, Harribel, Moria, stand down! I'll handle this personally!"

Golurk looked down at its enemies, ("I WILL TERMINATE ALL ENEMIES!")

Ash looked at Infernape and back at Golurk, 'Got to find a way to break Fantina and the others free. Once I do that, then we'll deal with Golurk. His Hydreigon, however is a different story. If it uses Hyper Beam again or any other attacks, then we're in serious trouble. I never fought these Pokémon they all have before, so I don't know what I'm truly up against.'

CHAPTER-7: END