While he spoke, Damian used his Viridian Power. Small green lights went to the Shiny Mega Rayquaza and healed its hurts.
The Viridian Power worked very well. Soon, the Shiny Mega Rayquaza felt its strength come back.
"You human..."
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza flew up. Its dragon eyes looked closely at this special human.
As for Deoxys, the dragon did not care about it much now. If it wanted to kill Deoxys, it could do that anytime. It was not hard.
But it was interested in this human.
"You were the one commanding them, weren't you?"
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at Primal Kyogre and the others. If it was a one-on-one fight, it could easily beat any of them. That was the truth.
That included Primal Kyogre.
Even if it had to fight all of them at the same time, the Shiny Mega Rayquaza was still very confident. It was very powerful.
But in the end, it lost. Even if it said it did not take the enemies seriously at first, it still lost.
It was a fact that it could not change.
"Exactly," Damian replied with a smile.
"As a human, you are quite capable. But if we did this again, I wouldn't lose to you."
The telepathic voice of the Shiny Mega Rayquaza showed it was not happy with this battle.
It thought about the fight and felt it could have won!
This human only used tricks like burns and moves that make Pokémon stronger. If it had used all its power from the start to beat Primal Kyogre quickly, it would have been fine.
Also, if Kyogre and the others could make themselves stronger, couldn't it do the same?
Damian smiled but said nothing. He could see that the Shiny Mega Rayquaza was very proud.
Primal Kyogre felt a bit annoyed. This Shiny Mega Rayquaza flying snake was so stubborn!
"Forget it. A loss is a loss. Since you won this time, I'll leave this alien bug to you."
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at Deoxys. Since this human asked, it was okay to show him respect.
Even if the human used tricks, he still won the fight.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza was proud, but it was not unfair.
"Interesting human. If we meet again next time, I won't underestimate you."
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at Primal Kyogre coldly, then looked back at Damian.
"I enjoyed talking with you. I hope we run into each other again," Damian said. He was very interested in the Shiny Mega Rayquaza.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza could hear the excitement in Damian's voice. It felt good.
Of course!
It was the invincible Rayquaza. It was a shiny Pokémon with a special look. It was normal for humans to love and admire it.
"I wonder if I might have the honor of inviting you to travel with me and see this beautiful world, Rayquaza?"
Damian immediately asked the Shiny Mega Rayquaza to join him. He really wanted it.
Deoxys and Shadow Mewtwo did not react. Ho-Oh looked at the human with surprise. He was very brave to ask that.
Primal Kyogre was very shocked. Damian was inviting Rayquaza first!
But Kyogre was there first!
Even if Kyogre went into his Poké Ball and followed his orders, it was not officially his Pokémon yet.
He had not even asked Kyogre officially!
The fish was very unhappy. It thought about the Shiny Mega Rayquaza. It wondered if the dragon was better than it. The dragon looked better than Groudon, and maybe its looks were as good as Kyogre's.
But Kyogre was still first!
The normal Rayquaza was also shocked.
It was surprised by the human's courage. He was actually asking its father to be his partner!
It was amazing.
"Oh?"
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza was also surprised. Then it looked at Primal Kyogre, who was staring at it. It stared back.
This fish was very brave now. It actually dared to stare!
Primal Kyogre moved back a little. The Shiny Mega Rayquaza was still very scary.
"Human, are you serious?"
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza asked through telepathy. it was interested.
It had lived for a very long time. Maybe hundreds of millions of years.
This was the first time a human asked it to be a partner. It felt like a new experience.
"Of course," Damian said immediately.
"Rayquaza, I don't know what 'the world' looks like to you. But I want to show you how I see it. Trips, adventures, dreams, and the friendship between humans. I want to see all these things with you."
Damian looked at the Shiny Mega Rayquaza's eyes.
"I want to invite you to witness them with me!"
The boy's words were not loud, but the Shiny Mega Rayquaza understood them clearly.
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at this special human.
It did not care about the things Damian said. It was a Rayquaza. It had seen many things change in the world.
It saw many countries and people disappear over time.
Even a great king from a certain region disappeared eventually.
The things Damian said were not interesting, but the human was interesting.
This was because he led Primal Kyogre and the others to beat it!
If this human asked its child to go with him, the Shiny Mega Rayquaza would trust him to train the young Rayquaza well.
But it seemed...
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at the normal Rayquaza. The human did not seem to care about its child.
Well, the human had good taste.
The normal Rayquaza felt its father was being rude. It felt like it was being looked down on again.
It felt sad. It did not do anything wrong!
The area became quiet. Time passed slowly.
Damian was not in a hurry. He waited.
Finally, the Shiny Mega Rayquaza gave an answer.
"If we meet again, and you can defeat me again, I will accompany you to see the world."
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza's eyes were sharp. It would remember this defeat.
But next time, it would not lose!
"It's a deal."
Damian smiled. He was happy with that answer. It was better than a "no."
"I look forward to our next meeting."
ROAR—!!
The Shiny Mega Rayquaza looked at Damian one last time and flew high into the sky. Its long black body went far away. The normal Rayquaza followed it.
"It's finally over." Damian took a breath. He looked at Primal Kyogre and the other legendary Pokémon.
"Good job, everyone. Our cooperation was great. We won."
Damian said with a smile. The fight was messy, but his plan worked.
Shadow Mewtwo was quiet and thinking. Deoxys looked far away.
A blue light appeared on Primal Kyogre, and it left its Primal Form. But Damian felt the fish was looking at him with anger.
"So? I didn't lie to you, did I, Ho-Oh?" Damian asked.
Ho-Oh used its rainbow fire to clean the dust from its body. Its feathers became beautiful again.
Ho-Oh looked at Damian. It did not answer, but it looked proud.
It was happy it helped beat a shiny Rayquaza!
But the fight hurt!
Ho-Oh moved its wings and flew up. It had helped him like it promised. Now, it wanted to go back to its lava home to rest.
"Human, the next time you decide to fight a Rayquaza, please leave me out of it. Thank you."
Ho-Oh flew in a circle. It was very serious.
It was happy they won, but its body hurt a lot during the fight. It was not happy about the pain.
It did not want to suffer like that again.
If there was another fight against a Shiny Mega Rayquaza, it was not coming!
"Don't worry. I definitely won't call you to fight a Rayquaza." Damian agreed. He would not call for a Rayquaza fight, but he could call for other things.
Ho-Oh was happy with that. As long as it was not a Rayquaza, it was fine. It had two favors left.
Creee—!
Ho-Oh made a loud sound and flew away until it disappeared.
Damian thought Ho-Oh was very useful. Three favors was a great deal.
He thought he should have asked for more. For example, ten favors. Three felt like too few now.
He wondered if he could use one favor to ask for three more favors.
But he decided not to try. Even if the bird was nice, it would probably get very angry.
Damian felt a little regretful.
"And what about you, Deoxys?"
After Ho-Oh left, Damian looked at Deoxys.
"I want to find my teammate."
Deoxys spoke through telepathy. Its voice was smooth now.
"Then, can I come find you later, Damian?" Deoxys asked.
"Of course. I'll be waiting for you." Damian smiled.
He had gained a lot this time. The fight with the Shiny Mega Rayquaza was worth it.
"Thank you, Damian."
Deoxys said thank you. Then it flew high and used its psychic power to search for its friend.
Damian watched Deoxys for a bit, then looked at the fish.
Kyogre looked away, but it was really looking at Damian.
It thought it was its turn now.
It thought the human would invite it now. In the battle, Kyogre was the main attacker!
Without Kyogre, the human could not beat the Shiny Mega Rayquaza.
And the human brought it from the Cave of Origin.
That meant the human really liked it!
Kyogre wondered why he did not wake it up earlier. It would not have said no.
But it was Kyogre. It wanted to be a bit special. If the human invited it, it would pretend to think about it for a while.
Kyogre was thinking about this.
And then...
"Kyogre, become my partner. I'll take you to beat up Groudon. I promi—"
"I'm willing!"
The fish forgot about its other thoughts. It did not even wait for Damian to finish!