'Giratina?'
Hearing that name, Dialga couldn't help but feel his pupils shrink.
The words he'd prepared to say instantly stuck in his throat, and all that came out of his mouth were a series of "Aba… Aba…" sounds.
'What the hell?'
'Isn't Giratina supposed to have gone off to destroy the world? There's no way he followed you here, right?'
'Following a human Trainer around?'
'He wouldn't have sunk that low, would he?'
But soon, Dialga saw Rayquaza shift slightly to the side, revealing a familiar dragon's silhouette.
'No way.'
'Did he actually… catch Giratina?'
Dialga rubbed his eyes hard, even starting to doubt whether he was seeing things.
He strongly suspected that this "Giratina" was either a Ditto or a Zoroark in disguise.
The reason was simple.
Thousands of years ago, he and Palkia had carried out the Creator's command and banished Giratina with divine force.
That guy hadn't even submitted to Arceus's orders, how could he possibly yield to a human?
["Fake. Absolutely fake!"], Dialga roared furiously.
Even he and Palkia had never considered finding a Trainer to shackle themselves to.
How could that proud, rebellious Giratina ever choose to follow a human?
Seeing Dialga's reaction, Giratina sneered.
He had already predicted this while on the way here, it would either be disbelief or disdain.
But those two pieces of trash could never comprehend his grand ambition.
He, Giratina, was going to freeload off a Trainer and become the true Dragon of Destruction.
"ROAR!!"
'You piece of trash, you dare question this dragon?'
Almost without thinking, Giratina gathered a massive surge of Dragon-type energy around himself, forming a huge phantom of the Dragon God that crashed straight toward Dialga.
All the resentment from thousands of years of confinement in the Reverse World, along with every ounce of frustration from the past few days, erupted in that moment, turning into a suffocating wave of power that crashed down onto Dialga.
Under that overwhelming pressure, Dialga felt like even breathing was difficult. Instinctively, he tried to unleash his strongest move, Roar of Time, to resist Giratina, but he couldn't.
Under Giratina's oppressive might, his energy simply refused to move.
Realizing this, Dialga turned in panic, trying to flee, only to find himself bound tightly by the red chains.
["Axel! Let go of these chains, he's trying to kill me!"]
Axel smiled leisurely and said, "It's fine. I'm not gonna kill you, so what are you so afraid of?"
Dialga stared blankly, gritting his teeth in disbelief.
What the hell, how could this guy hold a grudge for so long?!
He'd already been beaten for days, and now he couldn't even complain a little?
["I was wrong! I was wrong, okay?"]
"Don't apologize now, you just said you weren't gonna take this crap anymore, didn't you?", Axel spread his hands helplessly, as if even he couldn't do anything.
"Why don't you try sealing Giratina back in the Reverse World again? Don't go getting upset because of him."
"ROAR!"
The moment Axel finished speaking, Giratina let out an enraged bellow, clearly remembering that not-so-pleasant part of his past.
The energy of his Dragon God Dive surged to its peak, cracking the very air around him.
Dialga was completely stunned, staring at Axel in terror.
'Bro, please stop stirring things up! I give up, I really give up!'
But Giratina had no intention of giving him any chance to beg. Before Dialga could even open his mouth, Giratina charged forward, cloaked in that terrifying Dragon God Dive energy, and slammed into him.
BOOM!
With a deafening crash, Dialga's body was sent flying, plowing a deep trench through the ground.
Palkia reacted instantly, his space energy wrapping around the lounge chair and soda before teleporting behind Axel, terrified Giratina might lose control and start pounding him too.
Watching Dialga get bowled around like a bowling ball, Cynthia blinked in disbelief.
Was this… right?
She'd struggled for days to subdue Dialga, and now Giratina was just grinding him into the dirt?
Even if Dialga's divine power had been sealed by the red chains, this was still absurd.
The battle between Giratina and Dialga raged all the way into the night.
After several hours of continuous fighting, Giratina was still bursting with energy, standing behind Axel like an eager lackey.
He swore to Arceus, this had been the most satisfying fight of his entire existence.
All the pent-up frustration of the past few days had vanished. Even his urge to destroy the world had eased considerably.
Following Axel was absolutely the smartest decision he'd ever made since escaping the Reverse World.
Fight when he wanted, love fighting, and would keep fighting forever.
Seeing Giratina's smug expression, Dialga's mouth twitched.
He had a dozen curses ready in his head, but not a single one dared cross his lips.
'Damn it all… Just wait till I escape!'
No way was he gonna believe Axel could keep him chained up forever.
Dialga remembered clearly, Axel still wanted him to send the Glastrier back to the Colonization era.
Those chains, he'd break them no matter what.
Suddenly, a few golden lights flashed before Dialga's eyes.
He turned his head and saw a little Gible holding a pouch of gold coins, staring up at him eagerly.
"Rawr!"
["Hey, Mister Dragon-who-almost-died, can I buy those scales you dropped on the ground?"]
Dialga: "???"
'Whose kid is this? So damn rude!'
He was Dialga, the Dragon of Time itself, one of the gods who maintained the world's very foundation, and now not only had Giratina beaten him into the dirt, but someone was trying to buy his scales?!
That Axel was absolutely a dog-type Trainer, every one of his Pokémon was more shameless than the last.
Thinking that, Dialga suddenly felt his dragon life grow dim. He just wanted Axel gone as soon as possible.
Turning toward him, Dialga forced himself to speak without sounding too resentful.
["Axel, didn't you say you wanted to take Glastrier to the Colonization period for a look?"]
["Undo my chains, and I'll send you there right now!"]
Axel blinked, then shook his head.
"Nope. Cynthia and Caitlin already made plans, we've got stuff to do tomorrow."
Dialga: "???"
'Who the hell is Caitlin now?'
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