((Quick Recap: Malik battled Carter alongside Deoxys and earned the respect of the man. Danji then showed up and tricked Malik's group in getting captured again))
We had returned to the base in the desert and Danji had Carter and I separated from our Pokemon. I saw the lab we were in before. It looked completely trashed
"I like what you've done with the place" I smirked
"Quiet" Danji grumbled
Crobat kept glaring at me causing me to stick my tongue out at the bat. With one of the monitars that still worked, Danji had one of the scientists pull up an image of outer space. Danji explained that one of their satellites received data of an asteroid heading towards the planet. I then remembered what Deoxys was trying to tell me earlier
"What does Shiny have to do about this?" I asked myself
"Danji, I still don't understand. Why are you doing all of this?" Carter asked
"Sir, don't you understand what we have in our possession? The amount of energy we can take from Deoxys is limitless" Danji smiled
"You're tryna use Shiny as a battery? For what?!" I yelled
A grin crossed Danji's face "You'll see"
In a holding cell, Mawile, Arcanine and the rest of my Pokemon were under heavy security. Mawile, Nuzleaf, and Arcanine were carefully looking around for anything that would help them escape, Vigoroth was relentlessly trying to bite out his restraints, Electrike was calmly glaring at the guards as sparks flew off of his body, and Vibrava was trying to keep Misdreavus from crying. Back in the lab, Carter noticed how calm I was remaining
"You're not nervous?" Carter asked
"Nah. I have a plan" I answered
"Care to share?" Carter wondered
"Nope" I smirked
Danji walked over "It's time"
Carter and I were taken to distant spot were there was a tall antenna-like machine. When we got closer, I saw Deoxys attached to the machine. He tried his best get loose. All of the soldiers called out their Pokemon and had them use Electric-type moves to get Deoxys to stop fighting
I growled "You..."
Danji made his way to the top of the antenna and pressed a button. The machine started changing. It took the shape of some kind of laser. Danji explained that the asteroid heading for us was large enough to destroy everything without any issue, so he was going to used Deoxys' power to destroy it first
"That's it?! Then why all of this?!" Carter yelled
"Yeah, why are you doing this?! We could help!" I followed up
"I don't need anyone's help. If I do this, with Deoxys' power and my brains, the world will fall to my knees!" Danji laughed
I groaned "You're one of those"
"I think it's time you put that plan of yours in motion" Carter said to me
"Relax, it's already in motion" I explained
Danji said we had some time before the asteroid came into range so he just bragged about himself. Back at the base, Mawile and Arcanine were still trying to think of a plan of escape. When they heard a commotion outside of the cell, they saw the guards were all out cold. Taylor and her team walked up
"There you are" Taylor smiled
Minun took the keys off one of the guards and unlocked everyone's cuffs. My Pokemon tried to run out as fast as possible but Taylor stopped them. Mawile put up a fight but was put to shame when she was outvoted and forced to listen to the female twin. Back at my location, Carter and I were shackled to the bottom of the machine so we couldn't do anything. Danji was at the top with the controls and announced that the asteroid was closing in on us. Deoxys winced as the laser began to charge up. When I looked up, I could just barely see the giant rock heading in our direction. It looked a lot bigger than it did in the vision Deoxys showed me. It took up the whole sky and I still couldn't see the whole thing. Danji sat in a chair and grabbed what looked like a steering wheel of sorts. The machine built up energy and fired a large beam. The laser blasted off a decent sized chunk of the asteroid but in reality, due to the size of the rock, it didn't do much. Danji glared and pulled a lever so the next blast would be more powerful
"Malik. Plan. Now?" Carter grumbled
"Wait for it..." I said and looked at Deoxys "Hang in there, Shiny"
Danji kept blasting away at the space rock trying to make some headway but he wasn't getting far. The ground started to shake and there was a dust cloud coming at us
"It's about time" I smirked
Tyler and his team were charging at Danji's machine with a bunch of people and their Pokemon. They were from the town with the clocktower
"What the..." Carter mumbled
"That-a boy! RIght on time!" I laughed
"This was your plan?!" Carter gasped
"Yeah, don't you get it? Since my friends were never caught, I knew that they'd come for us. But they knew that they'd need an army to fight an army, so all we had to do was be patient" I explained
Carter had nothing to say "Uhh..."
Danji saw his soldiers weren't doing anything "Don't just stand there, you idiots, go!"
Danji's army attacked Tyler's army. As the fighting started, Tyler sneaked passed them to get to me
"How did you manage this?" Carter asked
"They're really good people, all I said was that my friend was being held hostage by a mad man. But now I see that I shoulda said the mad man's sidekick" Tyler explained
"It's cool. He's on our side" I smiled as Tyler released us
When we were set free I instantly started climbing the machine. I reached the top and started fighting Danji
"You little..." Danji growled
"This thing is hurting Shiny!" I yelled
"It's us or that thing! I'm choosing us!" Danji replied
"There's another way! If you keep draining Shiny's energy like that he'll die! Stop this!" I demanded
Danji threw me into the control panel and my hand accidentally hit a button causing the force against Deoxys to skyrocket. Deoxys yelled in pain as more of his energy was forced out of him
"Shiny!" I gasped
I tried to turn off the machine but I had no idea what I was doing. As I was in the middle of freaking out, a bright laser came in and blew off a chunk of the machine. Danji's Crobat came in to save his trainer as the machine slanted to the side
"Ahh!" I yelled as I fell
Vibrava swooped in and caught me before I hit the ground
"Vibrava?!" I gasped
"Vi!" the dragonfly smiled
Vibrava put me on the ground and the rest of my team came up to me
"Guys!" I smiled
Deoxys was just barely consious, luckliy Mawile's Flash Cannon damaged the machine enough to shut it down. I was about to make my way back up to Deoxys but when a massive Hyper Beam cut me off, my team and I were blown back a few yards. Danji walked up with Crobat and threw out both a Mightyena and a Crawdaunt and glared at me. He said that he couldn't do anything if I was in the way so he'd have to take me out first. He went on to say that if he hurried he could do some quick repairs and finish off the asteroid. I told my Pokemon to hold him as Mawile and I climbed what was left of the laser. Danji's team was tough, they weren't making it easy for my Pokemon. I reached Deoxys and tried to release him of his restaints but they were too sturdy. Crobat flew up to us and fired a Poison Sting but Mawile, being a Steel-type, block the attack and made fun of the bat. Mawile drew Crobat away so I wouldn't be interrupted again. I picked up a piece of scrap metal and tried to break Deoxys' shackles. Back on the ground, Arcanine had returned to Carter and was getting ready to square off with Danji and Crawdaunt. Arcanine used Extreme Speed on Crawdaunt but the crab took the hit and stopped Acranine in his tracks. Taylor had caught up with everyone as well and said that she went through the army's database and found something important. Back on the still crumbling machine, I managed to break off one of the bands holding Deoxys' arm down. I tried to keep Deoxys awake but he was slowly slipping away
"Shiny, I'm gonna get you out of here, you have to stay awake, okay?" I pleaded
"De..." Deoxys slowly nodded
Mawile was still keeping Crobat at bay but was pushed to the edge. When Crobat saw that Mawile was struggling to keep her balance, the bat headbutted her right off the machine. Skarmory caught my partner and put her on the ground. Crobat came back over to me and began charging up for a Hyper Beam. Deoxys saw this before I did and used his power to throw me aside so I wouldn't get hit
"What was that..." I gasped when I saw Crobat getting ready to fire "No... Shiny!"
Just as Crobat fired his attack, I jumped in front of the blast to protect my friend. The beam exploded on contact
"MALIK!" Taylor and Tyler screamed
Carter gasped "No..."
As I fell out of the sky, Deoxys mustered the last of if his strength and blew the machine apart with an intense telekinetic pulse. Deoxys flew down and caught me before I hit the ground. The twins and the Pokemon rushed over to me. I was completely motionless
Tears poured out of Taylor's eyes "No...! No, Malik, please!"
"He can't... He just can't..." Tyler mumbled and fell to his knees
Tyler and Taylor's Pokemon whimpered and cried as mine just stood there wide-eyed. Mawile's hands shook as she slowly grabbed my hand and waited for me to react. When I didn't, my Pokemon, excluding Mawile, started to cry. Mawile squeezed my hand and started to growl. Danji and his Pokemon stood there and didn't make a sound. It was his plan to get rid of me but it still felt wrong
Mawile slowly looked over her shoulder and shot a demonic glare at Danji "Mawile..!"
Mawile let go of my hand and slowly walked in Danji's direction. Nuzleaf and Vigoroth wiped their tears away and walked alongside my partner. Electrike was about to join them but he stayed to try to comfort Vibrava and Misdreavus. Danji saw the look in my Pokemons' eyes and ordered his Pokemon to attack. When Mightyena shot forward, Vigoroth simply swung his arm and the hound was sent flying to the side
"What?!" Danji gasped "Crawdaunt!"
Crawdaunt rushed at the three but Nuzleaf easily grabbed the crab and threw it out of the way. Crobat got in between my Pokemon and Danji and growled. Crobat flew at Mawile at full speed but my partner's fist shot forward and dug in Crobat's face. Crobat didn't even go anywhere, he just fell to the ground. Danji became terrified. Mawile swung her horns around and started gathering energy, Nuzleaf's leaf began to glow as he did the same, and Vigoroth's claws grew longer and got incredibly sharper. Danji backed up and fell backwards. He begged the Pokemon to not do what they were thinking
"Are they..." Tyler mumbled
A part of Taylor was tempted to let the furious Pokemon do what they wanted but she had to stop them. She knew that isn't what I'd want them to do. Before she could even get a word out Deoxys hollered out causing everyone to look at him. Deoxys layed me on the ground and placed his hand on my chest. My entire body let out a bright light green glow
"What's Shiny doing?" Taylor asked
"He's using Recover" Tyler answered
When the glowing stopped, Deoxys stood up and stepped away from. Taylor watched me closely and saw my hand twitch
"He's..." Taylor gasped as tears fell from her eyes
I coughed and slowly opened my eyes "Guys..."
The twins quickly pulled me into a hug "Malik!"
Danji was panting and sweating on the ground. My Pokemon ran over and nearly smothered me back to my previous state
"Ah! What are you doing?! Stop!" I begged and saw my whole team was crying "Uhh... What happened?"
Tyler scratched the back of his head and cleared his throat "Well... you sort've-"
Without warning, something fell from the sky and crashed into the ground
"Whoa!" everyone gasped
We looked up and saw multiple pieces of the asteroid raining down from the sky. I yelled for everyone to get out of the way. Personally, I knew in a short while that wouldn't mean anything but it was the only thing I could think of. I looked around and noticed something was missing
"Hey, where's Shiny?" I asked
Taylor looked around and pointed upward "Up there!"
Deoxys was floating in the sky looking at the approaching asteroid
"What is he... Shiny, what are you doing?!" I hollered
Deoxys glowed and changed forms but this time it was different than before. He had three horns, sharp tendrils for arms, and spikes on his knees
"What form is that for?" Tyler asked
"I'll get back to you on that" I responded
As more meteors fell down, Deoxys rushed at them and broke them apart with quick and effective strikes
"Fighting... I'm gonna go ahead and say that form is Shiny's Attack mode" I smiled
Deoxys flew off in the sky but stopped before going too far. He turned around and looked at me
"Shiny..." I mumbled
Deoxys turned back to the sky and flew off with great speed. He disappeared from our sight
"Will he be okay?" Taylor worried
"He has to be" I nodded
Deoxys flew up to asteroid but he was an insect compared to the rock. Deoxys flew up to the rock and started attacking it but he wasn't getting far. Deoxys charged up and unleashed a massive Hyper Beam. When the asteroid cracked open, pressurized air blasted out and damaged Deoxys heavily. The DNA Pokemon took it and flew around the rock, firing multiple Hyper Beams. Deoxys was starting to make some progess but he soon noticed that the asteroid wasn't too far from the planet. Back on the ground, I was in the same spot Deoxys left me in
"Malik, come on!" Tyler called out
I remained still "It's okay. Nothing's gonna happen. Shiny can do it"
My Pokemon stood beside me, the twins with their teams remained by me as well, and Carter sat on the ground with Arcanine next to him
"So much much stress... I'm getting too old for this" Carter sighed
In space, Deoxys was blown back by more released air. That blow was more effective than the last one causing the jewel on Deoxys' chest to crack. He noticed this but continued his assault. He kept attacking and actually managed to reduce the asteroid to a much smaller size but was exhausted. He knew one more good strike could get the job done. Deoxys backed away and surrounded himself with concentrated energy. When the asteroid got close enough, Deoxys flew at it with an enormous Giga Impact. At the last second, Deoxys remembered the nice moments with the us. The pleasing memories fueled the power in Deoxys' attack. Deoxys collided with asteroid and lit up the sky. The impact was strong enough that everyone on the ground could feel the force of the blast
"Such power..." Carter mumbled
When the light dimmed down, I was finally able to see the sky
"It's gone..." I said
"Shiny did it!" the twins smiled
All of the Pokemon cheered. I kept my eyes on the sky and waited for Deoxys to come back
"Come on... Come on..." I gulped
I focused my eyes and saw something falling from the sky. When it crashed, I ran to the smoking crater with everyone right behind me. I saw an orb in the center of it
"It's Shiny!" I gasped
I slid down the hole and carefully held the sphere. I noticed that it had a large crack in it
Danji slowly walked up to the crater "That's Deoxys' heart. If it shatters, Deoxys will die"
"No... he can't!" Taylor whimpered
"That machine from earlier! Can it fix it?" Tyler asked thinking back to when Deoxys woke up the first time
"It won't do any good" Danji answered
"Well think of something! Deoxys saved us!" Carter yelled
Mawile and the rest of my Pokemon growled and went at Danji. When he tried to run, Vigoroth tackled him. Mawile walked up and was about to take out her anger
"Hold it! All of you!" I called out
My team froze in their tracks. If I concentrated, I could feel a fading trace of life. I held out the orb in my left hand and the palm of my right hand glowed light blue
"What is that?" Carter asked
"Malik's specialty" Tyler smirked
"Aura" Taylor smiled
"I'm sorry?" Carter blinked
"Life energy. He's not the best at it but he's learning. Slowly but surely" Tyler explained
I placed my right hand on the orb and transfered to my hurt friend. At first I was rejected but I did it it again. I focused and added more energy. There was a blinding light and and crater got even bigger. I was sent flying back and the orb levitated in the air. Deoxys reformed and stood tall
"Shiny!" I smiled
"I don't believe it..." Danji mumbled
"Incredible" Carter said
"Told you" Tyler smirked
I ran up to the Pokemon and laughed "You saved us, I'm returning the favor"
Deoxys nodded and patted my head
"Hey!" I laughed
Danji noticed no one had their eyes on him and made a break for it. Deoxys teleported in front of him and pinned him to a tree with telekinesis. Carter announced that he would throw Danji in their base's holding cell for questioning
"Before you do that, I have a question for our host" I said
"By all means" Carter nodded
I walked in front of Danji and looked him in the eye "That laser of yours. It wasn't something you could throw together at the last minute. I'm assuming it took some time to rig up. How did you know Shiny was going to be here to power it?"
"He didn't" Taylor announced "I went through their database back at their HQ and found out that he had been tracking the asteroid for months. It said he had preformed multiple tests but couldn't find a strong enough power source"
"I designed the laser months ago and finished a few weeks ago" Danji confessed knowing he had nothing left to lose "And when Deoxys showed up, I saw it as an opportunity. If I single-handedly saved the world... I don't know"
I nodded and walked away. Carter apprehended Danji and his Pokemon. I thanked the man for his help and he apologized one more time for our first encounter. I promised him it was okay just before he left with his army. Tyler thanked the town's people for fighting and they said it all worked out for everyone. The only ones who were left were my group and Deoxys
"Shiny. Thanks for everything. And sorry for getting you mixed up in all of this" I bowed
The DNA Pokemon looked at me one last time and floated into the air. He turned around and flew out of sight
"Ya know, back at the clock tower, Shiny showed me a vision of the asteroid. And that was before we knew anything about it. Do you think Shiny intentionally came here to save us? I mean, not us specifically but the whole world" I wondered
"Who knows?" Tyler shrugged
"Honestly, I'm just happy that for whatever reason, Shiny came here. And we're all still here because of that" Taylor smiled
"Yeah. Think we'll see him again?" I asked
"No doubt" the twins nodded
We rested up for the rest of the day and got back on the road
((Sorry about taking forever to put this up. I got a new job and the second I get off, I pass out. I'll try and work around that so I can continue doing what I love. Thanks for reading!))
