Right now, in the sky over the ocean between the Kanto and Hoenn regions, a large bird Pokémon was flying. It was glowing with rainbow light and flapping its wings very fast.
It was Ho-Oh.
"That human actually went so far away!"
Ho-Oh cursed in its mind. It had been having a very nice lava bath. It was even thinking about taking a nap.
But then, a strange pull made it wake up completely. That pull came from the special Rainbow Wing it had given to Damian.
It was clear that Damian was calling it.
Ho-Oh felt annoyed. But it had made a promise, so it had to leave the lava even though it did not want to.
However, when it felt where Damian was, Ho-Oh wanted to start cursing.
Was that person really that far away? Did he not respect the Pokémon at all?
But it had no choice. It had to go there. This was a debt it had to pay from a long time ago.
Most importantly, that strange pull happened again every few minutes.
This meant the human was being very impatient. What could Ho-Oh do?
It could only fly faster.
"You better have a good reason!!"
Ho-Oh felt the pull again and cursed in its mind. It kept flying with all its strength.
It was also curious. Why was this human calling so urgently? Did he find a dangerous enemy?
Hmph! It made sense. He had called the strong Ho-Oh. It must be an enemy that the human could not beat, right?
In the end, even though the human's black Pokémon was strong, it was not as strong as Ho-Oh.
It did not matter what kind of enemy it was. The invincible Lord Ho-Oh believed it could fix any problem!
Ho-Oh thought it would reach the Rainbow Wing very soon.
LaRousse City.
Shadow Mewtwo and Deoxys were using Calm Mind. At the same time, Primal Kyogre flew high into the sky. It shot an icy blue beam at the Shiny Mega Rayquaza.
"Ice Beam!"
Rayquaza's Flying-type weaknesses were gone because of Delta Stream. However, it still took a lot of damage from Ice!
The thick blue beam moved through the air. It went toward the Shiny Mega Rayquaza. The dragon's eyes looked.
It lifted its body. Pure dragon light appeared in its mouth. A wave of energy shaped like a dragon went forward to meet the attack.
Dragon Pulse!
The Dragon Pulse and the Ice Beam hit each other in the air.
But after only two seconds, the Dragon Pulse broke the Ice Beam. It kept moving and hit Primal Kyogre.
BOOM!
The Dragon Pulse exploded. Inside the smoke, Primal Kyogre cried out in pain. Its large body was pushed back.
"Kyogre, were you holding back?"
Damian looked unhappy. He asked Primal Kyogre through their mental link.
"I didn't hold back!"
Primal Kyogre sounded ashamed. Dragon Pulse was not super effective, but the attack still hurt very much.
It did not expect this. This Shiny Mega Rayquaza was stronger than the "female dragon." That dragon had been mean to it and Groudon for thousands of years!
What was happening? Why were Rayquaza so strong!
It was bad enough they were this strong, but there were many of them? Arceus, please look at this!
Is there any justice?
Damian looked closely. Kyogre did not hold back, but it still lost the direct fight?
The power of this Shiny Mega Rayquaza was very high. But did it not do a small amount of damage to Giratina in the movies with Dragon Ascent?
No, maybe Giratina's Altered Forme had very strong defense.
Damian looked at Shadow Mewtwo and Deoxys. Both had used Calm Mind once.
Damian let them keep doing it. If they were going to get stronger, they should get as strong as possible.
"Roar—!"
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza roared loudly. Its black body moved very fast through the air.
"Blizzard!" Damian ordered quickly.
Primal Kyogre moved its wings and flew up. A cold storm of snow and wind came out of its mouth.
The big Blizzard moved through the sky. The white snow was everywhere.
It was a very strong Blizzard!
"Sss—this Blizzard!"
Below, Wallace looked at the snow in shock. Even their area was feeling the storm!
"This power is truly amazing."
Leon sighed. Was this the power of a real legendary Pokémon?
Primal Kyogre was not even an Ice-type.
However, the Shiny Mega Rayquaza did not care. It did not stop. The sound of electricity was everywhere.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza's body was covered in golden electricity. It went faster and charged at Primal Kyogre.
The Electric-type move: Wild Charge!
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza went into the Blizzard. The ice and snow were torn apart like a lightning strike.
The Blizzard could not stop Wild Charge!
"Protect!"
Damian did not wait.
Primal Kyogre acted fast and stopped using Blizzard. A green light appeared in front of it.
BANG!
Then, the Wild Charge hit the Protect barrier hard. Golden electricity went everywhere, and the barrier shook.
Primal Kyogre looked through the barrier at the black figure inside the electricity. It was very close.
If the human had not told it, it would not have used Protect. It would have kept using energy to make the Blizzard stronger.
But if it had done that, it would have been hit by the strong Wild Charge.
Electric-type moves like Wild Charge were very strong against Primal Kyogre.
It seemed this human was helpful.
"Don't get careless! Watch out!"
Then, Damian shouted a warning.
Primal Kyogre focused again. The Protect barrier was gone. It saw a tail with green light.
The Dragon-type move: Breaking Swipe!
BOOM! BOOM!
The explosion was very loud. Breaking Swipe hit, and the energy sent Primal Kyogre flying back.
Then, dragon light gathered in the Shiny Mega Rayquaza's mouth.
A Dragon Pulse shot out. It hit Primal Kyogre while it was flying.
BOOM!
Primal Kyogre's big body hit a tall building. The building broke in half.
"Roar—!!"
After it beat Primal Kyogre, the Shiny Mega Rayquaza roared again. It looked down at the smoke.
That was where Primal Kyogre had fallen.
Is that all?
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza did not chase it. It thought the "big fish" would have some surprises, but it was not very strong.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at Shadow Mewtwo and Deoxys. It knew they were getting stronger.
But bugs were just bugs. Even after a power-up, can a bug beat a dragon?
It was silly. Did they think they could fight it now?
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza felt only hate. But it did not have time to play with these two bugs.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at Deoxys. Its eyes were cold. Space trash!
"It didn't keep attacking Kyogre. Instead, it targeted Deoxys?"
Damian did not know what the dragon was thinking, but he knew one thing. The Shiny Mega Rayquaza was looking at Shadow Mewtwo and Deoxys. This was bad news.
Damian talked to Primal Kyogre in his mind.
Even though it had just lost, Wild Charge had not hit it before. Kyogre's injuries were not too bad.
Primal Kyogre was very tough.
"Kyogre, get up now!"
"Sss—Human, that really hurts."
"Whose fault is it for getting distracted in a fight?"
Damian had a headache. A wild legendary was still a wild legendary. This fish was not very good at fighting.
But it made sense. Even if it was very old, Primal Kyogre was born at the top. It had no enemies.
In Hoenn, only the "one who can't fly" and the "green snake" could fight it.
It fought Primal Groudon for energy and then Mega Rayquaza stopped them. It probably did not fight much else.
"Also, Kyogre, didn't you say your win rate against Rayquaza was 70/30?"
"This specific Rayquaza is an exception..."
Primal Kyogre was quiet for a bit before it answered.
This fat fish was a bit cute. Damian thought it was funny.
"Ice Beam!"
"Wuu—!"
The sound went through the sky again. Primal Kyogre's body had a blue light. It flew up.
The blue beam shot at the Shiny Mega Rayquaza. The dragon was about to attack Deoxys.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza moved its head. Its long body moved to dodge the Ice Beam.
It seemed it had been too nice to the fish. The fish still tried to attack.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza's eyes were cold. It moved its black body and flew toward Primal Kyogre.
Primal Kyogre felt scared when it saw Rayquaza's eyes.
"Blizzard!"
Primal Kyogre tried to use ice energy again. But before it could...
Everything moved too fast. The black dragon charged forward and hit Primal Kyogre's head hard.
The Normal-type move: Extreme Speed!
BANG!
Primal Kyogre made a noise. Then, it opened its mouth. It wanted to use Blizzard very close to the dragon.
But the Shiny Mega Rayquaza was very fast. Golden electricity was around its body. It hit Primal Kyogre again.
Wild Charge!
Wild Charge went through the Blizzard and hit Primal Kyogre's body.
Primal Kyogre cried out in pain. The Shiny Mega Rayquaza pushed its big body down. Finally, it hit the ground hard.
The ground shook. A big light of golden electricity went into the sky.
Damian looked unhappy. Electric is strong against Water! This Wild Charge hurt Primal Kyogre a lot.
There were small sparks in the air. The Shiny Mega Rayquaza had sparks on its body too. It flew back into the sky.
This was the damage from using Wild Charge. But the Shiny Mega Rayquaza did not care.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at Primal Kyogre in the dust. Its eyes were cold, and its body felt scary.
"This is just too strong! Kyogre is no match for it at all!" Wallace was surprised.
"True. This specific Rayquaza is too terrifying." Steven looked shocked too.
"Shadow Mewtwo and Deoxys on Damian's side have finished their power-up. I wonder if they can turn the tide."
Cynthia looked at Shadow Mewtwo and Deoxys. They were not fighting yet.
They had been using Calm Mind. Now, they were as strong as they could be.
"It still looks very difficult." Giovanni shook his head. He thought they needed a good plan to win.
"Creee—"
Then, a long cry came from far away.
A rainbow appeared in the sky. A beautiful bird Pokémon with gold and colorful light flew in.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at the sound. Its eyes changed a bit.
"Finally, you're here."
Damian smiled. You are here, Ho-Oh!
Ho-Oh moved its wings and landed above Damian.
"Human, you..."
Ho-Oh's voice was in Damian's mind. It sounded a bit like a woman. But it stopped speaking.
Ho-Oh saw the Shiny Mega Rayquaza in the sky. Its body stopped moving. A Shiny Mega Rayquaza??!
The scary power made Ho-Oh afraid. It felt a warning in its mind.
"Ho-Oh, you're finally here. The first favor I need from you is to help me defeat this Shiny Mega Rayquaza."
Damian spoke to Ho-Oh.
Ho-Oh had promised this to him.
"???"
Ho-Oh's eyes became very big. It stopped moving its wings. It looked at Damian in surprise.
"Human, what did you just say?"
Ho-Oh was very shocked.
"You want me... to fight that Rayquaza???"
Ho-Oh used its wing to point at the Shiny Mega Rayquaza.
Is this human crazy? I am just a Ho-Oh! You want me to fight a Shiny Mega Rayquaza??
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