Even for a being as mighty as Rayquaza, the power inside the boulder was overwhelming. It had only consud a fragnt of the exposed energy, and yet it had been enough to trigger its transformation.
Devouring the whole thing in one go might be reckless.
No… it was wiser to take it back to the World Tree and consu it in moderation.
Rayquaza shared its thoughts with Naoki telepathically.
Naoki nodded. "Got it. Then let's retrieve it and go!"
With a burst of speed, ga Rayquaza descended from the clouds like a teor.
Its glowing eyes were fixed squarely on the boulder.
On the ground, Lysandre's expression twisted in panic. "Stop it! Rayquaza is trying to take the boulder!"
Alain's face turned grim. Without hesitation, he reached for a Poké Ball at his waist.
With a flick of his wrist and a flash of light, Charizard soared into the sky.
"Charizard, ga Evolve!" Alain shouted.
Brilliant light engulfed Charizard's body. When it faded, the jet-black form of ga Charizard X erged, his blazing blue flas burning fiercely at the corners of his mouth.
"Charizard, stop it!" Alain shouted.
"Charrrrrr!" Charizard roared, unfurling his powerful dragon wings as he soared to face Rayquaza head-on.
"Flathrower!" Alain commanded.
Charizard opened his jaws wide, unleashing a scorching stream of blue fire.
Rayquaza's massive, serpentine body tilted gracefully in the air, effortlessly spiraling upward. The airflow created by the Sky High Pokémon's movent sent a gust so powerful it knocked Charizard off balance midair.
Rayquaza paused, hovering. Its gaze locked on the trainers below, its golden eyes narrowing with fury.
"Oh no... we've angered Rayquaza," Lysandre muttered, his face darkening with tension.
In the blink of an eye, Rayquaza's body shot forward like a streak of erald lightning. Before anyone could react, it slamd straight into Charizard, moving too fast for the eye to follow.
Charizard was struck with such force that he spun through the air like a falling cot, plumting toward the ground like a broken kite.
Seeing this, Steven Stone's expression grew serious. Without hesitation, he tossed out a Poké Ball.
"Go, tagross!"
The Poké Ball burst open, and the mont tagross appeared, it imdiately glowed with energy—ga Evolution activated. With a flash, the steel titan spread its four powerful limbs and launched into the sky, catching the falling Charizard just in ti.
Naoki, still perched atop Rayquaza, watched the scene unfold.
"So Steven is stepping in too…" he murmured.
With a sigh, Naoki crouched low, preparing to leap.
"Rayquaza, keep them busy for a while. We'll handle the boulder!"
He didn't want Rayquaza to launch another powerful attack.
"Raaawr!" Rayquaza nodded, acknowledging the command.
Naoki and wtwo exchanged glances. wtwo, already in its ga wtwo Y form, understood imdiately. With a flick of psychic power, it teleported the two of them away in an instant.
Now alone in the sky, ga Rayquaza locked eyes on its next targets—ga tagross and ga Charizard X.
Its golden pupils glead.
Suddenly, a violent surge of dragon energy erupted from Rayquaza's body. The sky roared, clouds split, and with a low rumble, a colossal teor ford overhead, burning with radiant, chaotic energy.
The earth trembled beneath them.
It was Draco teor.
The sheer scale of the attack resembled an apocalyptic storm, and the aura alone sent shockwaves across the ruins.
Both ga tagross and ga Charizard felt the crushing pressure descending from the heavens. Their eyes narrowed in determination as they rapidly moved to dodge the incoming teor storm.
With a deafening crash, the first of the teors slamd into the earth. The ground cracked, energy flared, and the entire landscape quaked from the impact.
"No… it's Draco teor," Lysandre said grimly, eyes scanning the sky.
All attention turned upward.
And at that mont, in the corner of the ruins, two figures reappeared, Naoki and wtwo.
Their sudden arrival caught Manon's eye imdiately.
"Who… who are you?!" she cried out, startled.
Hearing the voice, Steven, Alain, and Lysandre imdiately turned towards the masked figure.
When Steven saw the familiar figure and that iconic mask, a shocking thought flashed through his mind.
Could it really be…?
Naoki stood calm and composed in front of the glowing boulder. wtwo floated beside him, silent yet intimidating. Naoki's voice was low, but firm.
"We'll handle the boulder from here."
Steven said nothing. He simply stared at the masked man, searching his expression.
Lysandre's brow furrowed. If the boulder was taken, his grand plan would be ruined.
But he didn't move. Even he could sense the overwhelming pressure radiating from the Pokémon next to the man. That kind of power... it could rip him apart in an instant if he made the wrong move.
Lysandre knew who this masked figure was. The mask, the presence of wtwo and Rayquaza, it could only be that man. The one the world had been whispering about.
Still, Lysandre tried to reason with him. His tone remained civil, though his voice carried urgency.
"I don't know who you are, but that boulder is the origin of ga Evolution. If we can understand its secrets, it would be a montous discovery. Trainers around the world would benefit. We could celebrate a new era together."
"…"
There was no reply.
After a long silence, the man finally spoke again. His tone was cool, and every word struck like thunder.
"Lysandre. Leader of Team Flare. Your plan is to rge this boulder with the sundial in Anistar City, triggering a global cataclysm and rebuilding the world in your image. And that's not all. You also intend to capture Zygarde, the guardian of balance, to use its power for your twisted ideals. Isn't that right?"
Lysandre froze.
His eyes flickered. Panic flashed briefly across his composed expression.
How does he know that?
Steven, Alain, and Manon turned their eyes toward Lysandre, their shock and suspicion evident.
A bead of cold sweat slid down Lysandre's temple. His voice, now more cautious than ever, trembled slightly.
"Surely… you're joking… sir?"
The masked man replied quietly.
"Let's end it here."
It wasn't just a warning. It was a final statent—calm, resolute, unshakable.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Naoki, wtwo, and the boulder vanished in a flash of light.
In the sa mont, ga tagross and ga Charizard X were struck down. Their ga forms dissolved, and both Pokémon fell back into the ruins, badly wounded and exhausted.
"tagross!" Steven rushed over, kneeling beside his partner to check its condition.
When he looked back up, he caught the last glimpse of Rayquaza's shadowy form disappearing into the swirling storm clouds above.
...
Atop the World Tree, Naoki stood with wtwo and Rayquaza on a wide, sturdy branch. Not far from them, the mysterious boulder hovered gently above the crown of the World Tree, glowing faintly with power.
wtwo still retained its ga wtwo Y form, radiating intense psychic pressure. Rayquaza, too, remained in its ga Evolution, floating beside them in regal silence.
Rayquaza narrowed its golden eyes at the boulder, a deep satisfaction flickering across its expression. With this boulder safely stored here, there would be no danger.
Naoki glanced over at the Sky High Pokémon. Its black, polished scales shimred, crisscrossed with glowing golden lines that pulsed with energy. Twin golden strears flowed like ribbons from its jaw, forming the infinite-loop crest of its ga form.
There was no denying it. Rayquaza, in its current state, was flawless.
Powerful. Majestic. Enigmatic.
The Overlord of the Sky was truly breathtaking.
Naoki couldn't help but marvel inwardly. So cool. So incredibly cool.
But then, a question tugged at his thoughts.
Why hadn't Rayquaza ga Evolved before?
After all, unlike other Pokémon, Rayquaza didn't require a trainer's Key Stone or even a held ga Stone. Its evolution was unique, Rayquaza could ga Evolve on its own, so long as it had mastered the move Dragon Ascent.
Naoki pondered it silently.
Maybe the energy in Rayquaza's body hadn't reached the threshold yet?
He recalled that deep within Rayquaza's throat lay a special organ known as the Delta Organ, an ancient structure that absorbed and stored energy from teorites. It was this energy reservoir that allowed Rayquaza to transform when the mont was right.
Only when the Delta Organ brimd with enough power could Rayquaza unleash Dragon Ascent and trigger its ga Evolution.
So that's it, Naoki thought. When the boulder appeared, it must have emitted just enough pure energy for Rayquaza to complete the process.
Watching Rayquaza now, fully transford and radiating dominance, Naoki let out a breath of relief.
With this newfound strength, Rayquaza would be invaluable in the days to co, especially when the Hoopa incident unfolded.
If Hoopa's rings brought forth legendary Pokémon like Groudon, Kyogre, Dialga, and Palkia… they would need a true force of nature to stand against them.
And just like in the movie, the black-scaled Rayquaza could once again rise to the challenge, facing multiple foes and holding the line.
Safeguarding the boulder also dealt a major blow to Team Flare's ambitions. Without it, their plans to create a destructive utopia had stalled.
All in all, Naoki thought, things had gone perfectly.
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