"I possess power you cannot defy!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the top floor of the Silph Co. building in the distance instantly exploded. A bizarre, three-headed bird soared into the sky, then flew rapidly towards Giovanni.
"Triple Attack!"
As Giovanni's voice rang out, Ace finally got a clear look at the approaching Pokémon. It was a fusion of Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno. With Giovanni's command, the three birds simultaneously opened their beaks. Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt—three powers merged, rushing at an incredible speed towards Ace and Aerodactyl!
"Damn it!"
Ace roared. Aerodactyl immediately spread its wings, swiftly dodging the converged energy attack. But as the attack missed, the merged energy instantly dispersed. Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt formed a "Pin" character (品) shape, shooting towards Ace and Aerodactyl in the sky.
"Boom!"
The three forces simultaneously blasted Aerodactyl and Ace. With a burst of sound, Aerodactyl and Ace, emitting black smoke, plummeted straight downwards.
"This is power! It's over! Fissure!"
As Giovanni waved his hand, Nidoqueen, Rhyhorn, and Dugtrio simultaneously created Fissures from three directions. The entire ground cracked wildly, then surged towards where Ace and Aerodactyl were falling.
"Fossil!"
The Aerodactyl, named "Fossil" by Ash, whistled past, directly catching the falling Ace and its fellow Aerodactyl.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Ace struggled to stand up, coughing up copious amounts of blood. The attack from a Legendary Pokémon was not easy to withstand. If he hadn't bought that windbreaker and had his physical qualities enhanced several times, that single blow would probably have killed him.
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Below, the three Fissure cracks converged. With a burst of booming sounds, the ground beneath their original falling point seemed to hold a pile of high-explosive bombs. A massive explosion directly ripped up the entire ground. Shattered earth shot upwards, its powerful kinetic energy forcing Ash and his Aerodactyl to repeatedly dodge, fearing being caught in the blast.
"Flamethrower!"
Gary half-crouched on Charizard's back. Charizard opened its mouth and fired a Flamethrower at Giovanni, temporarily forcing him back. At the same time, the four of them finally converged.
Why four? Because Blue, who had developed ornithophobia, had fainted and was currently being held by Charizard.
"The uncle who digs up fossils?"
Ash looked at the familiar Giovanni, couldn't help but exclaim. His Fossil, after all, was revived from the mysterious Old Amber that Giovanni had given him. Ash never would have imagined that the man he thought was good would now stand against them.
"Heh heh, Ash, you've grown quite a bit too." Giovanni looked at them, then at the almost collapsing Silph Co. building and the already scattering Team Rocket members, sighing slightly. "I never thought my esteemed reputation would be ruined by you lot."
"It's not over yet." Ace, supported by Ash, weakly said, "As long as you're still standing, Team Rocket won't fall. Right, Giovanni of the Earth?"
"Heh heh, it seems among these people, you're the smartest." Giovanni looked at Ace, sighing somewhat. "If you could come and be my right-hand man, then I'd truly have a successor. But now..."
Giovanni shook his head, recalled his other Pokémon, and said to the fused legendary birds, "Kill them."
The three legendary birds cried out, then immediately pounced on Ace and his group.
"Giovanni's running! Defeat the three legendary birds as quickly as possible!"
Ace roared. Blissey took the lead, rushing towards the three legendary birds first, slamming a Mega Punch at them.
"Don't sleep, Blue, use your strongest attack!" Gary directly had Charizard shake Blue awake, then said to Charizard, "Flamethrower!"
"Squirtle, Hydro Pump!"
Blue immediately sent out Blastoise, firing a Hydro Pump towards the three legendary birds.
"Bulbasaur, Solar Beam!"
Ash's Ivysaur was a bit of a letdown, but it too unleashed its full power, attacking the three legendary birds.
Blissey, which had been locked in a difficult battle with the three legendary birds, instantly retreated to the second line. The attacks from the three starter Pokémon fiercely struck the three legendary birds. The three legendary birds were sent flying backward, directly crashing into the Silph Co. building. The already crumbling building collapsed at that moment, instantly burying the three legendary birds.
"Is it over?" Blue couldn't help but ask, looking at the collapsed building.
But as soon as she spoke, the three legendary birds immediately burst through the rubble, sending debris scattering. Their three beaks opened, and three attacks instantly merged, whistling towards Ace and his group.
"Flamethrower!"
"Hydro Pump!"
"Solar Beam!"
The starter Pokémon once again unleashed their strongest attacks, blocking the legendary birds' fused attack. But the situation was dire; the legendary birds' fused attack was slowly but surely pushing back against Ace's group. Ash and the others' attacks simply couldn't withstand the legendary birds' assault!
"Victreebel, Solar Beam. Lapras, Hydro Pump!"
Ace threw his Poké Balls. The already battered Victreebel and the largely recovered Lapras immediately used the same powerful moves, linking with Ash and the others' attacks, pressing back against the three legendary birds. With the addition of two more Pokémon, the legendary birds' attack temporarily halted its advance, but at this point, it was merely a stalemate.
"Crobat!!! It's up to you!"
Ace looked at his starter Pokémon. He had never allowed Golbat to evolve, precisely for this moment!
Golbat violently flapped its wings, instantly transforming into a shooting star. The light of evolution trailed behind it like a comet's tail. The instant it neared the three legendary birds, the light dispersed, and Crobat opened its mouth wide, taking a fierce bite at the fusion point of the three legendary birds' bodies!
"Now!"
Ace immediately roared. Ash and the others instantly understood. Their starter Pokémon almost completely drained their stamina, and the power of their attacks increased once more!
"Boom!"
The concentrated attack from five Pokémon finally shattered the legendary birds' attack. The subsequent attack fiercely struck the three legendary birds. Crobat, which was biting the fusion point of the three legendary birds' bodies, was also hit hard, its entire body sent flying backward.
The attack engulfed the three legendary birds, but immediately afterward, three lights rapidly shot out from within the attack. The three legendary birds were separated from their fused state. They glanced at Ace and the others, then spread their wings and soared high, quickly moving away from Saffron City.