The pair consisting of Alizarin and Luke had done well against the Rock and Steel legendary golems at the beginning, but slowly things took a turn for the worst.

"Regirock, Hammer Arm!" Clarissa shouted. She looked at the man beside him. His hair was a thin dark green and covered one eye. Once Luke's Steelix was smashed in the head with the arm of the falling Rock-type, he capitalized.

"Focus Blast, Registeel," he ordered calmly. With the power of a compact sphere of maroon energy, the giant steel-clad serpent was launched into a nearby building and collapse.

Clarissa grinned. "Not bad, Verne." The man, Verne, simply continued to watch the battlefield.

Luke's eye began to twitch as he recalled the Steelix. He then looked to his left; Alizarin commanded a Kabutops to cover for Luke while he chose his next Pokemon. Hesitatingly, he grabbed a PokeBall from his belt and tossed it forward, releasing a Probopass.

"Use Flash Cannon; aim for Regirock!" Luke yelled as the Compass Pokemon prepared the attack.

"Kabutops, Aqua Jet on Registeel!" Alizarin commanded. The fossil, enveloped in water, propelled itself in the direction of the steel-type.

"Grab it," Verne said simply. As the Rock- and Water-type Pokemon approached, Registeel lifted its arms and wrapped its claws around Kabutops's wide yet thin head, much to the surprise of Alizarin and his Pokemon. "Now throw it." Upon command, Registeel swung its arms and let go of the Kabutops in the direction of the oncoming Flash Cannon attack. A small explosion upon impact left the fossil knocked to the ground, struggling to get back up.

Now it was Alizarin's turn to be annoyed. "Shoot! These things are too strong for us to handle," he said, looking to Luke. "We might have to retreat."

Luke gave him a stare as if Alizarin had grown a second head. "Are you crazy?" he yelled.

"Maybe so." Everyone on and around the battlefield stood with wide eyes as they looked around to find the holder of the chuckling voice. "But then again, that is a valuable trait where I come from."

Alizarin scratched his head. Why did this voice sound so familiar?

Then he turned around and looked up with a smirk. "Nice to see you again, Achak," he called as a Drifblim descended with the mentioned man in tow.

Naomi and Valerie watched curiously as the Ghost-type lowered itself to the ground and gently allowed its trainer to dismount. "I don't remember Alizarin saying anything about an 'Achak' before. He seems kind of... odd," Naomi examined.

Valerie nodded. "Yes, but we are all odd in our own ways, right?"

"I suppose you're right. But, still," Naomi gave another hard look at the strangely dressed man. "Something just seems off about him."

Clarissa's eyes remained wide for the longest amount of time, as if she were afraid of the man that had appeared. Verne, on the other hand, remained calm and collected. Yet a twitch in his brow indicated the problem he had with Achak's arrival.

Achak faced Alizarin and gave a welcoming smile. "Ah, Alizarin if I recall. It seems we meet again." Alizarin nodded as they both looked to Clarissa and Verne on the opposite side of them.

"Yep, you came just in time," he said with a smirk.

Achak nodded. "I see." With the same good-natured smile, he said, "Right, and I suggest that these two leave before things get rough. Am I clear?"

Clarissa stuttered for a moment, failing to utter a complete word until Verne extended an arm in front of her, signaling her to stop. He kept his gaze on Achak and slowly nodded. "Come on. We're leaving." Clarissa opened her mouth to object, but her partner gave her a look that told her to do as he said. She complied with a nod and they returned the Regirock and Registeel to their respective capsules. Clarissa then switched hers for another PokeBall, releasing the familiar Charizard. Both trainers hopped onto its back before the orange dragon flew off.

Once the pair took their leave, Achak turned around and faced the younger trainers. "Hello, everyone."

Everyone except for Alizarin was amazed. "H-How did you..." Valerie began, yet was unable to finish her sentence.

Achak smiled. "They simply must have realized that they were outnumbered. I, as my aquaintence Alizarin already knows, am named Achak. But introductions aside, could I ask a favor of you all?" Everyone exchanged looks, then nodded. "Could you be so kind as to direct me to the Celestic resistance?"

"What for?" Luke questioned, arms folded.

"I have important information regarding this Ghetsis character that I believe will be beneficial to you and all of the other trainers," Achak explained.

There was a short pause, as if it were a game to see who would ask first. Alizarin broke the silence.

"So then, what's the information?"

The older man was silent a moment, wondering how much he should tell. Then, he said, "I feel it best not to explain every detail, especially in our current exposed location, but..."

The group was quiet still, anticipating Achak's answer.

"Ghetsis has disturbed the slumber of Regigigas."

A short chapter, I know, but I think it's a good one. And it leaves a nice little cliffhanger.

I plan on getting the next chapter done and uploaded soon, though I have an idea for another Pokemon story and will work on it alongside this one. I hope to get it started soon so watch out for it. Thanks for reading!