The female trainer regarded the tower with a sort of coldness, looking at it and examining its details. Patches of darkness on the tower suggested that some of its floors had collapsed, and she stood briefly, for just a second, trying to peek at the top. It was just out of view, and she sat down, waiting patiently to arrive at the shore. The tower itself seemed to reach into the heavens, and she wondered how it was even constructed. Her Ludicolo swam ever closer, finally crawling up to the shores nearby the tower. The trainer's full name was Mayflower, but most knew her just by May. She paused as she looked at the tower yet again, and looked at her Ludicolo, the poke ball suddenly in her hand. "We're going to have to get out of here, so you just.. Get into the ball. Stay healthy." She regarded the tower with a growing suspicion, she had been requested to investigate the ancient structure and what was inside.
She had approached the tower, listening carefully for the cries of pokemon. She took a step forward into the darkness, and a flood of wings soon assaulted her. She hid her face, lifting a ball from her waist. She clicked the button, still attempting to protect her face from the flight of creatures. A large winged creature fluttered down, landing rather quickly despite its immense size. The dragon roared, the bats forming around it. They dodged the large creature, as if sensing his power. The Altaria turned to its master, cooing gently as it poked at her face. Feeling at its cheek, she smiled, giving its chin a few affectionate stroke. Now was not the time for any feelings of gentleness, however. "Alright, let's get going."
Gripping onto its fluffy downing, she climbed aboard the creature, and they set forth into the abyss. She watched steadily for any signs of something, her flashlight barely illuminating the area before them. The walls were covered with what appeared to be drawings, May hopping off quickly to look at them. With a finger, she traced across them, looking at what appeared to be a line that stretched across the wall. When she reached the end, she found herself looking at a vicious draconic visage of a creature, its eyes fierce as it glared downwards. Underneath seemed to be two ginormous creatures. Her Altaria followed after her as she walked, and she eventually came to a violent scene. The large sky creature appeared to be battling the other two, of whose immense lava from the large Behemoth covered the earth. On the other side, torrential waters rose from the depths in accordance with a massive Leviathan. She traced over the Behemoth, examining its red body. It seems familiar, almost like.. Her hand drifted over her waist, feeling for the deep purple ball there. "Groudon."
Her hand darted to her waist, feeling at the deep purple ball there. Inside the ball, the miniaturized Groudon looked up, staring up at her. The pair exchanged uneasy eye contact, and her Altaria stuck his head over her shoulder, cooing concernedly. She pointed the flashlight around, drifting past a set of stairways, before resettling back on them. It was time to ascend.
The first floor was a breeze, little debris resting about the room in general. She had once again climbed aboard the Altaria and together, they swept across the room with ease. She spotted the dim line shining in from above, and pointed the flashlight down to the stairwell. It looked relatively safe, but upon closer examination she spotted various cracks running throughout. Her Altaria seemed to come upon the same conclusion, and stretched its wings out, a common sign of him knowing that it would return to his ball. She had just taken the ball from her waist when the tower shook, shaking violently. After nearly 20 seconds, the tower suddenly stopped, the Altaria lying protectively on top of her. It screeched violently, rising as if to challenge the tower to do it again. She rose, dust covering her face and hair. Of course, she would not realize for hours later how filthy she was. She shook, trembling as the tower had trembled moments ago. She felt with her hands, touching the debris. The way back was blocked. There was but no option to go up.
Unfortunately for Mayflower, her flashlight had broken in the earthquake. She crawled and crept her way carefully through the tower's third floor, and was surprised to find the stairwell just fine. A tiny amount of light shone down from the floor above, and she clawed upwards, careful of any holes in the floor. Her eyes widened a little as she realized how large indeed the hole was in the tower. Most of the floor was gone, dim light shining through.. But now, they were just above the clouds. Her Altaria followed behind carefully, looking out into the light as it approached the gaping hole. May felt his head gently rest on her shoulder, cupping its chin gently with one hand. "I think.. We can fly."
Once again, she climbed aboard her Altaria and they took to the sky. Despite being above the clouds, they still had a long ways to go to the very top. Her Altaria flew quickly to the top, which seemed to be miles high. Yet, it still took nearly an hour to reach the very top. The tower very nearly poked into the highest of clouds, scraping the clouds at its peak. Coiled around the top, she spotted something strange indeed, gasping. Could it really be? It was possible, the legendary Rayquaza could just be up there. If not, it was a monumental discovery regardless. She whispered to her Altaria, and they sped closer to the top.
She hopped off her Altaria nearly as quickly as they reached the top, looking at the floor. It was decrepit, the dragon resting itself ontop of it. She wondered how the floor even supported its massive weight, and briefly pondered if the peak was made just for the incredibly large dragon. The girl took but a step, the large dragon opening both yellow eyes then. It screeched, uncoiling itself and rising slightly into the sky. Strangely enough, the dragon did not flap any wings nor did it glide, it simply moved across the sky. Her Altaria swooped in, roaring as if to challenge it. She rose from the ground, as if on autopilot. Her Altaria faced off against the Rayquaza, trying to keep up with its immense speed. The Rayquaza flowed through the sky gracefully, its movements confusing and baffling May. Massive swathes of dust clouded the area, obscuring her view. Her vision was rapidly fading, but she lifted her arm to the sky. Adorning her arm was a bracelet, and she focused, the last of her energy fading away. Energy flowed through the air, electricity almost crackling at the heights.
Altaria screeched, before the energy surrounded it, forming a cocoon. The Rayquaza withdrew slightly, baffled by the new influx of energy. Bursting out of the energy soon after however was Altaria, swooping into the Rayquaza swiftly. Its talons dragged at the Rayquaza's long body, a high pitched screeching emitting from its mouth all the while. The Rayquaza briefly writhed in the air, taking blow after blow from the cloudy dragon. Rayquaza, using its tail, swept the Altaria away. Rayquaza roared fiercely, readying its short-armed claws for its foe. However, the Altaria did not approach, instead gliding through the air above the clouds. The Rayquaza's beady eyes focused on it, impatience brewing in the dragon's short-tempered mind. It dove for Altaria, the creature dodging out of the way with ease. Altaria chose not to use its claws for the battle, instead opening its mouth. Screeching loudly, the Altaria dove at Rayquaza, gripping onto the creature. It continued to screech, blood beginning to drip out of the Rayquaza's earholes. The Rayquaza grabbed ahold of the Dragon's fluffy down, throwing it against the tower. The Altaria very nearly bounced off, despite the force it was thrown with. Roaring once again, it began to sing in its screeching, ear-bursting way. The Rayquaza roared, wishing it could drown out the music of the fair dragon. It hung just outside of where it could still hear the dragon's immaculate singing. With a realization, the green dragon streamed towards the Altaria, waiting for it to dodge before it grabbed ahold of it. Its size in comparison was nothing, how it would attempt to challenge him was a mystery, but it grabbed ahold of its downing with one claw. The Altaria squirmed in its claws, singing its mysterious screeching tune as it attempted to escape. The Rayquaza ripped the downing surrounding the creature's head away, the Altaria nearly at once stopping its frantic song. Quickly, it resorted to its claws, scratching deep etches into the Rayquaza's body. The Rayquaza roared at once, throwing the Altaria yet another time against the tower. The Altaria, most of its downing bloodied from its encounter, fell in the sky, before attempting to take flight once more. Still, it sank through the sky, its wings barely fluttering. At the top of the sky tower, May was rising from her sleep.
May rose from the ground, coughing at once. She covered her mouth with a hand, going to the edge of the tower. What she saw there was appalling, her Altaria falling through the sky, covered in blood from head to talon. The Rayquaza watched its descent with a predatory gaze, its claws at the ready to snatch it from the sky. Even from that height, she could see that the Rayquaza was licking its lips. He had already tasted blood on the air. May reached for her waist, grabbing onto the master ball that hung there. She had already pressed the button without a second thought, the large ruddy creature rising ontop of the tower. Groudon roared, stamping a foot into the top tower floor May blinked once, wondering how she would return to the ground, when the behemoth scooped her up in one claw. Rayquaza was already on its way back up, it had recognized the call of the creature. Groudon leapt off the building, catching Rayquaza by the neck with its free hand. May screamed the entire way down. The Rayquaza squirmed in its claw, firmly against the ground. Its claws scraped ineffectively against Groudon's large claw, Groudon ignoring it as thin rivers of blood streaked down. It set May down carefully, May at once rushing over to her Altaria, who lied on the sand, a mixture of downing, blood, and moist sand surrounding it. The Groudon now turned to regard the Rayquaza, who seemed to be in a deep concentration. A strange foreign energy surrounded Rayquaza, who snapped its view to Groudon. It let out a tremendous roar, Groudon, now somewhat annoyed, slamming its clawed fist into its face. Still, the strange energy persisted, the Rayquaza roaring again. The Groudon became aware of a splitting sound, a strange burning sound coming from heaven itself. It turned, finally spotting what the Rayquaza was roaring ever so triumphantly about.
The meteorites struck across Groudon's back, it falling to the ground. The Rayquaza freed itself from its grasp with a simple shove, drifting into the sky. Underneath its gaze, the stones grew ever hotter. They broke apart on the Groudon's back, it ignoring the pain. Crackling apart, a green coloured stone rose from the remnants. The Rayquaza roared, streaming towards the orb, when Groudon turned, its claw in the air. Groudon smacked Rayquaza out of the sky, grabbing ahold of the green coloured orb. The pair wrestled briefly, Rayquaza's fury striving against the Groudon. Rayquaza dove in mostly for the creature's right arm, which held the orb. It bit along the length, leaving gashes that seemed yards long on the creature. Yet it did not get ahold of the jade orb. The Groudon beat furiously at the Rayquaza's body, bruising its normal green colouration and tainting it almost to a deep forest colour. Meanwhile, from the sidelines, May and Altaria watched, both of them barely conscious. Just from her simple observations, it appeared as if Groudon would simply not win. She dug in her bag, her fingers drifting inside to produce something at last. The Red Orb. Groudon lifted its head from its struggle with Rayquaza, looking back longingly. May knew she would not be able to control Groudon, if it took on its ancient form. But was it better to let Rayquaza win that Green Orb? She thought not. With a few weary steps, she began to make her way towards the two giants.
Groudon stomped on Rayquaza's body, its mouth now firmly around its arm. It had first bitten onto its arm at just the claws, working its way up. Rayquaza seemed to not show any signs of reluctance, continuing to bite down with its razorsharp teeth. Groudon grew ever frustrated, its stubby arms were not enough to reach for the creature. Frantically, it pulled at the tail end of the Rayquaza. May grew ever closer, kneeling over. If she died then, who would care? Rayquaza would ascend into the upper atmosphere, and the behemoth known as Groudon would fade, its carcass dotting the beach by the Sky Pillar. She was nothing to these creatures, merely a dot in the sand. May grunted, dismissing the thought, and with one last push of energy throughout her frail body, she threw the Red Orb as hard as she could at Groudon. The ball reached its destination, being absorbed into Groudon's body. To her surprise, light shimmered across the creature's body. Across its cracks and crevices, a golden light glowered. It roared, summoning the strength to rip the Rayquaza off from its bloody arm. Nearly instantly, Groudon's arm regenerated, the blood still dripping off its arm in thick rivers. The Rayquaza recoiled slightly, before letting out a massive roar. Its head shot for the claw that gripped the Jade orb, biting straight through. The moment it touched the orb, green light illuminated the vast area, the Rayquaza spitting out the fingers of the Groudon. The Groudon roared in a mixture of agony and leapt for the Rayquaza, who glowed with a seemingly omniscient green light. Rayquaza's body finished glowing, a sharp claw snapping outwards to meet Groudon. The beach shook with the efforts of the massive creatures. Groudon was caught in the air by Rayquaza's blow, blood dripping from its intestines. Groudon lifted its left arm, swinging it down quickly onto the Rayquaza's arm. A loud crack resounded throughout the beach, the Rayquaza dropping Groudon from the air. Its claws remained embedded inside Groudon's gut, and with a look of panic, Rayquaza tried to pull its now useless arm away. Groudon grabbed onto it with its clawless hand, the stubs barely holding on as they gushed blood. The behemoth pulled, Rayquaza rushing forward. Groudon raised its leg, giving it a sharp kick. Rayquaza shot through the air, slamming into the Sky Pillar. The ground rumbled as the floors of the Sky Pillar collapsed, and Groudon roared, the sun brightening. As it did, the wound across its stomach began to disappear, sealing up with only a slight scar left. Rayquaza pulled itself from the tower, rushing for Groudon. Groudon roared, stomping one of its massive feet. A wall of lava shot from the ground, the Rayquaza simply surging through it, shutting its eyes as it rushed through. It readied a claw to strike, but was met by Groudon quickly. Groudon's right claw slammed into the creature, the creature sharply recoiling back to the ground.
Rayquaza roared, its body bruised and exhausted from its fight. Its body once again glowed with unholy energy, and it surged from the ground, twisting upwards. It slammed into the Groudon, pushing it up with it. Its teeth dug into Groudon's stubby neck, pushing him upwards. Once it reached a great height, the ascent of the dragon paused, and it slammed its body against Groudon, the creature falling to Earth. Groudon landed in the water, a massive patch of water rising into the air, and then falling. Almost immediately, lava surged up from the water. Rayquaza roared once again, flying down at Groudon. Its speed suggested it almost wanted to end the fight in just a single blow. Groudon jumped into the air, reaching the beach effortlessly. Groudon scaled the tower, watching as Rayquaza flew through the air towards it. May opened her eyes, spotting Groudon on the tower, it looking like a spiky gargoyle as it was perched upon the tower. Groudon's body tensed as Rayquaza approached, leaping off the tower quickly. Its speed even surprised Rayquaza as it surged through the air, its left claw swiping Rayquaza down into the ocean. Groudon slammed into the beach, sand rising in massive clouds. Raising its claws, Groudon roared, lava surging up from the crust of the Earth. Rayquaza roared, rising slightly. Its head was barely above water, lava and water meeting. The mixture sizzled, cooling quickly as it surrounded Rayquaza. The great creature roared as it attempted to free itself, succeeding in breaking free from some of the mixture. To its surprise, lava and water flowed up, surrounding it once more. Its head shot around, its eyes searching.. Kyogre roared, flying into the air. A wave of water washed over Rayquaza's head, along with a sudden flow of lava. The mixture cooled, settling over. If one looked over the scene now, one would suspect that a volcano resided nearby the island. Exchanging a glance with Groudon, Kyogre swam back into the depths, disappearing. Despite its rival's appearance, it simply remained still, turning just to look at the crumbling sky pillar. It stepped towards it, May rising quickly. At once, she lifted a ball, placing her Altaria back inside. She watched as Groudon gripped at the tower's base, pulling and once the tower tilted to a 70 degree angle, pushing. The tower fell onto the newly formed land, crumbling onto the Rayquaza's resting spot. With a mighty roar, Groudon stood atop the rubble of the tower, its trainer standing aside, watching out of pure terror and curiosity.
