Pokémon Soul Generations – Hoenn Saga

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Chapter 30: Return To Mt. Chimney! Discovering Team Magma's Hideout!

Weiss - "Ok can you please explain it properly."

Michael - "Very well then. First off, we have the mural in Granite Cave. According to the legend on it, the Orbs were used to awaken AND force Lady Kyogre and Lord Groudon into their Primal Forms. However, while it's NOT stated if both Orbs were used together when they were awakened, the mural does prove that wasn't the case."

Leon - "And how does that tie into what the elderly woman on Mt. Pyre's summit told you and the girls about the Orbs needing to NOT being separated?"

Michael - "Simple. When trying to awaken EITHER Legendary Pokémon, BOTH Orbs are needed. One Orb to awaken them, and the other to slowly let them enter their Primal Form. But if just one Orb is used, it instead causes them to lose control of that power and bring nothing but chaos and destruction in their wake."

Lance - "And you believe Archie and Maxie are trying to repeat history and do the same thing here?"

Michael - "Yes. It seems like those two truly didn't bother to learn about the full history of the respective Legendary Pokémon their Team is trying to awaken and take control of."

Steven - "And like you said. If they aren't stopped, all of Hoenn could very well be lost."

Michael - "Not unless we get the Orbs from them BEFORE they try."

Ame - "So what's the plan for now then Michael?"

Michael - "For now, I want Steven's group to stay in Sootopolis City and wait for any progress on our end. As for us, we're gonna split into two teams for now. One team will stay here in Lilycove City and assist my Grass Starters with surveillance of Team Aqua. While I lead the other team back over to Mt. Chimney and find Team Magma's hidden base. For those coming with me, I'll be taking Pinkie, Rarity, Clair, Roxanne, Bea, Applejack, Mumei, and Bae. Everyone else stay here and help out my Grass Starters as best you can."

Michael then quickly brought out the rest of his Grass Starters.

Michael - "Decidueye. I want you and the rest of your siblings to go find Sceptile and Serperior and assist them with keeping surveillance on Team Aqua's base. Think you guys could do that for me?"

Decidueye - "Leave it to us Michael."

Decidueye then quickly led the rest of his siblings out of the Pokemon Center, off to find Sceptile and Serperior.

Weiss - "You guys be careful, ok?"

Michael - "Don't worry Weiss. We will."

With that, Michael and his half of the selected party exited the Pokemon Center as well. Then they quickly headed west, back towards Mt. Chimney.

Roxanne - "So Michael. Just how are we gonna find Team Magma's hideout?"

Michael - "With this."

Michael held up the Magma Emblem.

Mumei - "A Magma Emblem?"

Michael - "That's right. And where else would Team Magma's hideout be, then right near Mt. Chimney itself."

Rarity - "But where on Mt. Chimney where their hidden base be?"

Michael - "That I'm not entirely sure of yet. But I do believe the Emblem should react to where the entrance is."

Soon they arrived at the top of Mt. Chimney. Then they decided to search along their way down Jagged Pass. As they worked their down, the Magma Emblem suddenly reacted. This also caused a nearby boulder to react to the Emblem as well. The party came around to find a hidden entrance into the mountain side.

Clair - "What do you think Michael? This has to be the hidden entrance to Team Magma's base."

Michael - "No questions it is. But let's just be careful in here."

With that, Michael and his group quickly made their way through Team Magma's base. After fighting through numerous twists and turns, they finally came across Courtney and Tabitha.

Courtney - "Hehehe! You've all made it this far, so we'll tell you! That's right! Up ahead, Lord Groudon is sleeping!"

Tabitha - "Maxie went to Lord Groudon just seconds ago! He's going to awaken real soon! Hehe! Hehehe!"

Courtney/Tabitha - "Go Camerupt!"

Michael - "Samurott, Greninja I choose you!"

Michael then activated his Battle Disk, which caused an aura to surround both Magma Admin's Numel.

Courtney's Camerupt: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

Tabitha's Camerupt: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

(Insert Music: Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire OST – Team Aqua/Magma Battle Theme)

Battle: Michael Masi (6) Vs. Team Magma Admin Courtney (4) & Team Magma Admin Tabitha (4)

Turn #1

Michael's Hand: 5 + 1 = 6

Michael - "Ready Greninja?"

Greninja - "Ready!"

(Music Ends)

Courtney/Tabitha - "Huh?"

(Insert Music: Pokémon XY&Z OST – Ash-Greninja Theme)

Michael - "Let's go Greninja! Stronger and stronger!"

Greninja roared as his Battle Bond ability activated.

Courtney/Tabitha - "Eruption Quake!"

Michael - "Special Booster, Water Booster, and Fighting Booster! Dodge and answer back to the respective Camerupt in front of you with Sacred Razor Sword and Dark Sense Shuriken!"

Michael's Hand: 6 – 3 = 3

Special Booster (Michael): Turn 1/3

Water Booster (Michael): Turn 1/3

Fighting Booster (Michael): Turn 1/3

Eruption's Current Power: 150 + 75 = 225

Earthquake's Current Power: 100 + 50 = 150 + 30 = 180

Eruption Quake's Current Power: 225 + 180 = 405/2 = 202.5(x2)

Sacred Sword's Current Power: 90 + 18 = 108

Razor Shell's Current Power: 75 + 37.5 = 112.5 + 22.5 = 135 + 27 = 162

Sacred Razor Sword's Current Power: 108 + 162 = 270 x 4 = 1,080

Dark Pulse's Current Power: 80 + 40 = 120 + 24 = 144 + 28.8 = 172.8

Extrasenseory's Current Power: 80 + 16 = 96 + 19.2 = 115.2

Water Shuriken's Current Power: 20 + 10 = 30 + 6 = 36 + 7.2 = 43.2 + 8.64 = 51.84

Dark Sense Shuriken's Current Power: 172.8 + 115.2 = 288 + 51.84 = 339.84 x 4 = 1,359.36 x 3 = 4,078.08

Courtney and Tabitha watched stunned as their Camerupt were quickly knocked out.

Courtney's Remaining Pokémon: 4 – 1 = 3

Tabitha's Remaining Pokémon: 4 – 1 = 3

Courtney - "Well that's just smart."

Tabitha - "Agreed. But we have to delay as long as possible."

Courtney/Tabitha - "Go Mightyena!

Turn #2

Michael's Hand: 3 + 1 = 4

Special Booster (Michael): Turn 2/3

Water Booster (Michael): Turn 2/3

Fighting Booster (Michael): Turn 2/3

Courtney's Mightyena: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

Tabitha's Mightyena: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

Courtney/Tabitha - "Thunder Crunch!"

Michael - "Mega Razor Sword and Ice Shuriken!"

Crunch's Current Power: 80 + 40 = 120 + 24 = 144

Thunder Crunch's Current Power: 65 + 144 = 209 x 2 = 418 (Samurott)/2 = 209 (Greninja)

Mega Razor Sword's Current Power: 120 + 270 = 390 x 2 = 780 x 2 = 1,560

Ice Beam's (Greninja) Current Power: 90 + 18 = 108 + 21.6 = 129.6

Ice Shuriken's Current Power: 129.6 + 51.84 = 181.44 x 3 = 544.32

Another pair of one-hit KO's happened.

Courtney's Remaining Pokémon: 3 – 1 = 2

Tabitha's Remaining Pokémon: 3 – 1 = 2

Courtney - "Damn. We know the kid was strong."

Tabitha - "But not THIS strong."

Courtney/Tabitha - "Go Crobat!"

Turn #3

Michael's Hand: 4 + 1 = 5

Special Booster (Michael): Turn 3/3

Water Booster (Michael): Turn 3/3

Fighting Booster (Michael): Turn 3/3

Courtney's Crobat: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

Tabitha's Crobat: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

Courtney/Tabitha - "Sludge Air Slash!"

Michael - "Razor Ice Shell and Dark Ice Sense Shuriken!"

Sludge Bomb's Current Power: 90 + 45 = 135 + 27 = 162

Air Slash's Current Power: 75 + 37.5 = 112.5

Sludge Air Slash's Current Power: 162 + 112.5 = 274.5 (x2)

Ice Beam's (Samurott) Current Power: 90 + 18 = 108

Razor Ice Shell's Current Power: 162 + 108 = 270 x 2 = 540

Dark Ice Sense Shuriken's Current Power: 339.84 + 129.6 = 469.44 x 2 = 978.88 x 2 = 1,957.76 x 3 = 5,873.28

The girls were starting to get outright stunned at just how big the power gap between both Team Magma Admins and Michael was.

Courtney's Remaining Pokémon: 2 – 1 = 1

Tabitha's Remaining Pokémon: 2 – 1 = 1

Courtney - "For real..."

Tabitha - "Is there no end to his strength?"

Courtney/Tabitha - "Go Camerupt!"

Michael saw that their second Camerupt were the ones that could Mega Evolve.

Special Booster (Michael) ends

Water Booster (Michael) ends

Fighting Booster (Michael) ends

Turn #4

Michael's Hand: 5 + 1 = 6

Courtney's Camerupt: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

Tabitha's Camerupt: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

Courtney/Tabitha - "Let our desire to expand the land bring us to victory! Go, Mega Evolution! Appear, Mega Camerupt! Magnitude 10 Eruption!"

Michael - "Special Sword, Water Sword, and Fighting Sword! End this battle the exact same way it started! Sacred Razor Sword and Dark Sense Shuriken!"

Michael's Hand: 6 – 3 = 3

Special Sword (Michael): Turn 1/3

Water Sword (Michael): Turn 1/3

Fighting Sword (Michael): Turn 1/3

Magnitude 10's Current Power: 150 + 75 = 225 + 55 = 280

Eruption's Current Power: 150 + 75 = 225

Magnitude 10 Eruption's Current Power: 280 + 225 = 505/2 = 252.5

Sacred Sword's Current Power: 90 x 2 = 180

Razor Shell's Current Power: 75 + 37.5 = 112.5 + 22.5 = 135 x 2 = 270

Sacred Razor Sword's Current Power: 180 + 270 = 450 x 4 = 1,800

Dark Pulse's Current Power: 80 + 40 = 120 + 24 = 144 x 2 = 288

Extrasensory's Current Power: 80 + 16 = 96 x 2 = 192

Water Shuriken's Current Power: 20 + 10 = 30 + 6 = 36 x 2 = 72 x 2 = 144

Dark Sense Shuriken's Current Power: 288 + 192 = 480 + 144 = 624 x 4 = 2,496 x 3 = 7,488

Despite having their Megas quickly knocked out, Courtney and Tabitha were proud of the time they pulled for Maxie.

Courtney's Remaining Pokémon: 1 – 1 = 0

Tabitha's Remaining Pokémon: 1 – 1 = 0

Tabitha - "Taken down again...

Courtney - "Hehe..."

(Music Ends)

Tabitha - "Well it seems like our stall mission is a success."

Michael - "And yet it was all for naught."

Courtney - "What do you mean by that?"

Michael - "Simple really. Despite all of the attempts by you two and your grunts to stop us, both Maxie's, as well as Archie's, plans will soon come crumbling down."

Courtney - "You don't know that for sure!"

Michael - "Oh I don't huh? Well then just follow me and all will be revealed."

Michael then marched off towards where Maxie was, Tabitha and the girls close behind him.

Maxie - "Lord Groudon... Nothing could awaken you from your sleep bathed in magma... This Blue Orb is what you sought. Wasn't it? I have brought you the Blue Orb. Let its shine awaken you! And show me... Show me the full extent of your power!"

The Blue Orb then shined across the whole room, before slowly dying away. Then, Groudon woke up and slowly lumbered over towards Michael and Maxie.

Michael - "Lord Groudon..."

Groudon stared at both Trainers. He then sent a silent message that only Michael could hear.

Groudon - "Please young Michael... Help me and my sister Kyogre..."

With that, Groudon suddenly disappeared. Maxie looked around, wondering what had gone wrong.

Maxie - "Lord Groudon! What's wrong? Wasn't the Blue Orb the key? Lord Groudon! Where have you gone..."

Michael - "Well, well. Seems like I was completely right after all."

Maxie then finally noticed Michael.

Maxie - "Oh, so it was you? I've seen you and your friends poking around uninvited here and there... I get it now! You all must've pulled a cheap stunt!"

Michael - "Oh sure. Blame us for your own failures. You just refused to see the writing on the wall and let your entire plan blow up in your face."

Maxie - "Talk is cheap boy. Time for me to put you in your place! Go Mightyena!"

Michael - "And I could say the exact same thing to you! Swampert I choose you!"

Michael then activated his Battle Disk, causing an aura to surround Maxie's Mightyena.

Mightyena: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

(Insert Music: Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire OST – Team Aqua/Magma Leader Battle Theme)

Battle: Michael Masi (6) Vs. Team Magma Leader Maxie (3)

Match #1: Swampert (Swampertite) Vs. Mightyena (Blackglasses)

Turn #1

Michael's Hand: 5 + 1 = 6

Maxie - "Ice Crunch!"

Michael - "Physical Booster and Ice Booster! Earth Ice Fall Press!"

Michael's Hand: 6 – 2 = 4

Physical Booster (Michael): Turn 1/3

Ice Booster (Michael): Turn 1/3

Crunch's Current Power: 80 + 40 = 120 + 24 = 144

Ice Crunch's Current Power: 65 + 144 = 209

Earthquake's Current Power: 100 + 50 = 150 + 30 = 180

Ice Beam's (Swampert) Current Power: 90 + 18 = 108

Waterfall's Current Power: 80 + 40 = 120 + 24 = 144

Body Press' Current Power: 80 + 16 = 96

Earth Ice Fall Press' Current Power: 180 + 108 = 288 + 144 = 432 + 96 = 528 x 2 = 1,056

Maxie watched stunned at his Mightyena was quickly knocked out.

Maxie's Remaining Pokémon: 3 – 1 = 2

Maxie - "Curses. I'll be sure you pay dearly for this! Mightyena return! Go Crobat!"

Michael - "Swampert return! Delcatty I choose you! And I'll end my Physical Booster too!"

Physical Booster (Michael) ends

Match #2: Delcatty (Wise Glasses) Vs. Crobat (Black Sludge)

Turn #2

Michael's Hand: 4 + 1 = 5

Ice Booster (Michael): Turn 2/3

Crobat: Attack +1, Defense +1, Sp. Attack +1, Sp. Defense +1, Speed +1

Maxie - "Sludge Air Bomb!"

Michael - "Special Booster! Shadow Thunder Ice!"

Michael's Hand: 5 – 1 = 4

Special Booster (Michael): Turn 1/3

Sludge Bomb's Current Power: 90 + 45 = 135

Air Slash's Current Power: 75 + 37.5 = 112.5

Sludge Air Bomb's Current Power: 135 + 112.5 = 247.5

Shadow Ball's Current Power: 80 + 16 = 96 + 19.2 = 115.2

Thunder's Current Power: 110 + 22 = 132 + 26.4 = 158.4

Ice Beam's Current Power: 90 + 18 = 108 + 21.6 = 129.6 + 25.92 = 155.52

Shadow Thunder Ice's Current Power: 115.2 + 158.4 = 273.6 + 155.52 = 429.12 x 2 = 858.24 x 2 = 1,716.48

Much like with Swampert, Delcatty easily knocked out Crobat with a single hit.

Maxie's Remaining Pokémon: 2 - 1 = 1

Maxie - "Just what is going on here? There's no way the boy has this kind of strength. Crobat return! Go Camerupt!"

Michael - "Delcatty return! Get back out there Swampert! And I'll end my Boosters too!"

Delcatty jumped back, tagging in Swampert as he took her place.

Ice Booster (Michael) ends

Special Booster (Michael) ends

Match #3: Swampert (Swampertite) Ve. Camerupt (Cameruptite)

Turn #3

Michael's Hand: 4 + 1 = 5

Maxie - "Let my desire to expand the land lead me to victory! Go, Mega Evolution! Appear, Mega Camerupt!"

Michael - "Lady Arceus, hear my plea! Let my bond with Swampert bring the birth of a new power! Go! Mega Evolution! Appear, Mega Swampert!"

Maxie - "Overheat Blast Quake!"

Michael - "Raining Fortune, Physical Sword, Ground Sword, Water Sword, and Fighting Sword!"

Michael's Hand: 5 – 5 = 0

Raining Fortune (Michael): Activated

Physical Sword (Michael): Turn 1/3

Ground Sword (Michael): Turn 1/3

Water Sword (Michael): Turn 1/3

Fighting Sword (Michael): Turn 1/3

Current Weather: Clear – Rain Turn 1/5

Overheat's Current Power: 130 – 65 = 65 + 32.5 = 97.5

Fire Blast's Current Power: 110 – 55 = 55 + 27.5 = 82.5

Earthquake's (Camerupt) Current Power: 100 + 50 = 150

Overheat Blast Quake's Current Power: 97.5 + 82.5 = 180 + 150 = 330/2 = 165/2 = 82.5

Earthquake's (Swampert) Current Power: 100 + 50 = 150 x 2 = 300 x 2 = 600

Waterfall's Current Power: 80 + 40 = 120 + 60 = 180 x 2 = 360 x 2 = 720

Body Press' Current Power: 80 x 2 = 160 x 2 = 320

Earth Fall Press' Current Power: 600 + 720 = 1,320 + 320 = 1,640 x 2 = 3,280 x 4 = 13,120

Maxie fell to his knees in stunned defeat as Swampert made easy work of Camerupt.

Maxie's Remaining Pokémon: 1 – 1 = 0

Maxie - "Just what makes you so adept at handling Pokémon?"

(Music Ends)

Maxie - "There has to be some reason why Lord Groudon fled... That's what you're trying to say, aren't you Michael?"

Michael - "Yes Maxie. That's exactly what I'm saying."

Maxie - "Humph... You think I didn't know that? With Lord Groudon gone, there is no longer any need for this blasted Volcano. I am going after Lord Groudon, so this is where we part!"

With those parting words, Maxie quickly led Team Magma out of their now abandoned Volcano base.

Michael - "Let's do the same then."

Michael then quickly led the girls out of the hidden base as well.