"It seems it has given up struggling."
Damian waited for a few minutes. Rayquaza did not show any signs of getting up. He felt certain the fight was over.
Rayquaza's fighting style was very wild. But its head was not just filled with muscle. It knew the situation after being hit so hard.
Rayquaza did not want to continue the fight. Deoxys changed back to its Normal Forme. It slowly landed in front of Damian.
Damian was standing on the roof of a building. He stood high up to see everything on the ground clearly.
"Thank... you... hu... man."
A voice sounded in Damian's ear. It was telepathy from Deoxys. It sounded hollow and like a machine.
Deoxys was not used to communicating this way. Its messages were broken and slow. It was not very good at it yet.
"You're welcome. But I also hope you don't hate Rayquaza. This is also Rayquaza's duty."
Damian shook his head at Deoxys.
Damian thought the fight between Rayquaza and Deoxys was not only Rayquaza's fault. Deoxys was a creature from space. No one could be sure space creatures would not hurt the planet.
Damian knew these two Deoxys were good because of the movies.
But from Rayquaza's point of view, it was safer to destroy space visitors like Deoxys. It wanted to protect its territory and the planet. It would rather make a mistake than leave a threat alone.
This was easy to understand. If Deoxys was an evil Pokémon, it could cause huge damage.
Ordinary Pokémon like Solrock or Clefairy were weak. But Deoxys was very powerful compared to them.
There was a real case like this in the Galar region.
It was the disaster from the sky: Eternatus!
It fell to Galar with a meteor twenty thousand years ago. It slept for a long time. Then it woke up three thousand years ago because it needed energy. It began to take energy from the Galar region.
This caused a disaster called The Darkest Day. It almost destroyed the whole Galar region.
Zacian and Zamazenta appeared and defeated Eternatus. If they had not, the Galar region would be gone.
That is how much trouble a powerful legendary Pokémon can cause. So, Rayquaza was not wrong to try and stop space visitors.
Space visitors were strangers. Killing them was the best way to keep the planet safe. It was mean and extreme, but it was Rayquaza's way.
"It's... okay. Next... I am going to find... my companion."
Deoxys said it did not hate Rayquaza. It was a very kind Pokémon. It wanted to find its friend. It was a little worried.
"I see. Alright then. But you should be careful. There is more than one Rayquaza. You had better hide your power from now on."
Damian thought for a moment. Deoxys really missed its friend, so he did not stop it.
"Yes. Thank you."
Deoxys flew up slowly. Its psychic power spread out again. it began to look for the other Deoxys.
"I wonder if I can capture this Rayquaza."
Damian looked at the hurt Rayquaza on the ground. He looked closely and thought.
Rayquaza was better than Deoxys. This was obvious. Rayquaza's strength was very high. If it learned Dragon Ascent, it could Mega Evolve directly.
Among all Mega Evolutions, only Rayquaza does not need a Mega Stone. It has a Mikado Organ in its body instead.
If Rayquaza does not know Dragon Ascent, it can still Mega Evolve with many Key Stones. Zinnia did that in the past.
There is another way with Meteorites and energy. But that is similar to using Key Stones.
"But it seems very prideful." Damian felt a little stressed. He was very interested in this Rayquaza.
But it was a high-level legend. Capturing it was not enough. A trainer must have its respect. If not, a Poké Ball cannot hold it. Forcing it to stay would be like having a bomb.
The Rayquaza family does not have good tempers.
Damian wondered how to make Rayquaza respect him.
On the ground.
"It's over."
Cynthia felt relieved. The area was a mess. But the battle between legends was finally finished. Rayquaza was badly hurt, so the fighting would stop.
"I didn't expect a Team Rocket member to be the one to solve this in the end. This Damian is really too strong."
Nemona stood with her hands on her hips and thought. She felt sorry for the Hoenn League because Damian was so strong.
They could probably not catch him. In a fight, they were not as good as him.
"Yes. If he could leave Team Rocket, this world would definitely be a better place," Cynthia sighed.
"Hmm~ but that feels very difficult." Nemona moved her head. Then her eyes got bright. "But Cynthia, you are so charming. If you could 'subdue' him, that would truly be something worth celebrating."
Nemona grinned. She thought there might be a chance. Damian clearly looked like he liked Cynthia.
"That is impossible."
Cynthia shook her head. Her eyebrows moved a little.
Nemona was still young. Cynthia knew Damian might like her, but it was not real love. It was a strong desire to own her.
Would Damian leave Team Rocket for her?
Cynthia thought that was impossible. Damian had other plans. He really liked being in Team Rocket.
"Actually, I feel like Damian isn't a particularly bad person," Nemona said. She thought Cynthia would never work with him.
"I didn't mean it that way. What is that?"
Cynthia smiled. But then she saw something. Her face changed.
In the distance, a green light was moving toward them like a fast blade. It looked like lightning! It was incredibly fast!
"Deoxys!"
Damian saw the green light too. He warned Deoxys immediately.
Deoxys reacted quickly. It felt a very cold feeling. It felt like death! Deoxys turned around. Its body changed into Defense Forme.
"Mewtwo! Stop it!"
Damian looked closely. That green light was the move Dragon Ascent!
A stronger Rayquaza had arrived! It could use Dragon Ascent, so it could Mega Evolve!
Purple light appeared in Dark Mewtwo's eyes. It moved its arms. A huge amount of psychic power came out like a wave.
It was a Psychic attack to control the enemy!
Dark Mewtwo looked at the Dragon Ascent. Its power tried to grab and control it.
But the Psychic power was destroyed when it got close. It happened every time the power moved forward. It only slowed the light down a little bit.
It was so strong!
Deoxys was in Defense Forme. It used psychic power to make a shield. It did not have time to use the move Protect. It could only do this.
Then!
BOOM!!!
The Dragon Ascent moved faster. It was like a sharp blade. It left a green line in the sky. It hit Deoxys's shield very hard.
There was a loud explosion. Deoxys felt a huge force hit it. The shield was breaking. It looked like breaking glass.
"Roar!!"
A loud dragon roar sounded in the air. The green light of Dragon Ascent was bright again. Deoxys's shield finally broke.
Crash!
The green light hit Deoxys's body. Deoxys felt a lot of pain. It fell toward the ground. It could not stop itself.
A shadow moved fast. Dark Mewtwo flew and used psychic power to catch Deoxys. It looked at the dragon across from them.
"Mega Rayquaza!"
Damian looked very excited. He looked at the amazing dragon in the sky.
And it was a black dragon!
"Is that... a Shiny Rayquaza? And that appearance?"
Nemona was very shocked. Her eyes were wide. She looked at the dragon in the sky.
It had long gold ribbons from its mouth. They were as long as its body. The black body was darker than the night. It looked very beautiful and strong. Its head had a "Δ" symbol. Its body had "∞" symbols. It was huge and powerful!
The air felt very heavy. People felt like they could not breathe.
The black dragon raised its head slowly. It looked down like a god!
Is this Rayquaza? It was very cool!
Even Dark Mewtwo felt heavy facing this black dragon. Its body warned it. This creature was a very strong monster!
Dark Mewtwo looked at Deoxys. The attack had hurt Deoxys very badly. Its body was shaking. A part of its lower body was gone. The attack had destroyed it.
"Tsk~ A Black Rayquaza!!"
Damian's look became more intense. He thought a stronger Rayquaza might come. But he did not expect a Shiny one.
It was so cool!
Damian felt his heart beat fast. He really wanted this dragon!
And this dragon power felt very real. It was the strongest Damian had ever felt.
A journal once wrote about Mega Rayquaza. It said:
"It looks like a god when it is in the sky!"
Damian agreed. To the people on the ground, this Mega Rayquaza was a god!
In the past, the Draconids respected Mega Rayquaza as a god. They called it "Lord Dragon God." It was a powerful dragon that saved them. It was natural to worship it.
Damian's Poké Ball began to shake. It felt a familiar power.
This aura...