"ROAAARRR!"
On the battlefield, the completely uncontrolled Kyurem erupted with terrifying might.
For a moment even Mewtwo had to avoid taking it head-on.
"Guo Yi!"
Just then, Jin Peng came sprinting back, panic all over his face.
Guo Yi glanced at him and frowned. "Jin Peng—what happened?"
"Did something go wrong chasing the Seven Sages?"
Jin Peng sucked in a few deep breaths, forcing his breathing to steady.
"The Seven Sages got away. But we've got a bigger problem. Up ahead—Huilongkou has breached."
"A breach?"
Hu Yan'er couldn't help gasping.
That was no small matter.
Guo Yi's brows tightened too. "Then what do you want me to do?"
"Brother Lin said—can you subdue Kyurem as fast as possible, then have Mewtwo slow the water down?"
"The current's too fierce. We can't plug it."
Jin Peng quickly laid out the situation.
"Mewtwo helping?"
Guo Yi glanced at Mewtwo trading blows with Kyurem—and a better idea surfaced.
He looked back at Jin Peng. "Go on ahead. I'll end this fight as soon as I can."
"Mm. Please."
Jin Peng nodded and rushed back.
"Mewtwo—pin Kyurem."
Once Jin Peng was gone, Guo Yi called out to Mewtwo.
"Mew!"
A surging tide of psychic power poured from Mewtwo, locking Kyurem in place.
The raging Kyurem thrashed and struggled, trying to rip free of the restraint.
Without the slightest hesitation, Guo Yi drew on the Aura within him.
Right now—Kyurem's power was still climbing. Mewtwo wouldn't be able to finish it quickly.
After all every Major Legendary Pokémon had terrifying stamina.
Winning might be manageable…
But truly putting one down was another matter.
Especially with Kyurem in a berserk state—its power felt endless, like a bottomless well.
So the fastest way to end this battle was simple:
Wake Kyurem up.
For anyone else, that might be impossible.
For Guo Yi, it wasn't.
As a vast surge of Aura poured out of Guo Yi, Hu Yan'er at his side stared, mouth falling open.
"Teacher is incredible…"
Her eyes shone with pure admiration.
Compared to this, her own Aura was a puddle beside an ocean.
I thought I'd made real progress with Aura…
But next to Teacher, I'm still nowhere close.
When we get back, I'm going to train even harder.
Hu Yan'er silently fired herself up.
As Aura continued to flow into Kyurem, its struggling gradually eased.
The brutal haze in its eyes began to fade.
After all in the original story, Aura could even stop a battlefield's momentum. Calming a Pokémon's emotions with it was naturally effortless.
Sensing Kyurem's resistance weakening, Mewtwo loosened its psychic bindings as well.
After a while—Kyurem opened its eyes again.
This time its gaze was clear, bright, and alive.
"Thank you."
After a long moment, those words surfaced in Guo Yi's mind—Kyurem's gratitude.
Kyurem had been under Yang Yong's control the whole time, but it could still sense everything happening around it.
It was just that some things, even it couldn't control.
With Kyurem awakened, Mewtwo returned to Guo Yi's side.
Guo Yi stepped forward until he stood before Kyurem.
"Kyurem—how did someone like Yang Yong manage to control you?"
That was what Guo Yi cared about most.
With Yang Yong only at Elite Four Tier, how could he possibly suppress Kyurem?
In the original story Ghetsis controlled Kyurem with advanced technology.
But Yang Yong clearly didn't have that kind of tech.
Kyurem answered with the truth.
"Before, I was sealed. I didn't know much about the outside world. And when I awakened, a strange power of emotion forced me to obey Yang Yong's orders."
You had to understand that Red Chain could even control the gods of time and space.
Controlling an incomplete, not-fully-restored Kyurem was naturally even easier.
"Power of emotion?"
Guo Yi's brow furrowed.
In his memory, the only ones who possessed that kind of power were the Lake Guardians.
"Did they capture the Lake Guardians?"
Compared to other Minor Legendary Pokémon, the Lake Guardians weren't known for raw combat power.
If they'd been caught, it wouldn't be surprising.
After all, Team Galactic had even captured the Forces of Nature.
Taking the weaker Lake Guardians would be well within their reach.
What truly made Guo Yi wary was this:
Team Galactic was using emotion power to control Pokémon.
If they could control a Legendary Pokémon on Kyurem's level, then controlling ordinary Minor Legendary Pokémon would be effortless.
Looks like Team Galactic's scheme this time runs deep.
Before, Guo Yi had thought Team Galactic simply wanted revenge on Dragon Country.
But now it seemed they were using this disaster to harvest emotions within Dragon Country.
Good thing I left Su Qingxue and He Yongsen a trump card… otherwise this rescue might've been dangerous.
Guo Yi felt a quiet relief at the preparations he'd made earlier.
Just Yunlong Dam alone had produced two Legendary Pokémon—one of them Kyurem.
The other disaster zones those two were at… were definitely not as simple as they sounded.
"Kyurem, I need you to help with something on my side."
Once he understood the basics, Guo Yi asked Kyurem to help stop the breach.
Against a flood, Kyurem's freezing power was far faster and more convenient.
As for Mewtwo after two battles, the time it could remain here was nearly up.
"No problem."
Kyurem agreed without hesitation.
"Get on."
Kyurem lowered its body, offering its back for Guo Yi to climb on.
"I can stand on you?"
Guo Yi froze for a beat.
A Legendary Pokémon's back wasn't something just anyone could mount.
Only those it acknowledged were allowed up there.
And Guo Yi—who had defeated Kyurem and freed it, both benefactor and rival—had clearly earned its respect.
Seeing Kyurem nod again and again, Guo Yi leapt onto its back.
Despite Kyurem's Ice typing, its back wasn't nearly as cold as he'd expected.
If anything, there was a faint warmth to it.
Beside them, Hu Yan'er stared with naked envy.
Riding a Legendary Pokémon… for many Trainers, it was something they might never achieve in a lifetime.
If only I could sit up there too…
Guo Yi caught her burning gaze and looked down at Kyurem. "Kyurem, can my student come too?"
It was a bit presumptuous, but he wanted to grant his student's wish.
Kyurem looked Hu Yan'er over, then moved in front of her and lowered itself.
Hu Yan'er went blank for a moment, not sure what to do.
"Silly girl. What are you standing there for? Get on."
Guo Yi reached out with a smile.
"Oh!"
Snapping back to herself, Hu Yan'er grabbed his hand and climbed onto Kyurem's back.
"Teacher… am I dreaming? I'm actually sitting on a Legendary Pokémon's back."
Her excitement was unlike anything she'd ever felt.
And that excitement infected the Pikachu on her shoulder.
"Pika! Pika!"
Pikachu puffed itself up, wearing a smug, proud look.
Sitting on a Legendary Pokémon—Pikachu was basically king among electric mice now.
Compared to Hu Yan'er, Guo Yi was much calmer.
Kyurem was only the first—certainly not the last.
He believed someday, he'd ride every Legendary Pokémon there was.
"Yan'er. In the future, aim farther."
"If others make pseudo-legendary Pokémon their goal, then we'll make Legendary Pokémon ours."
"Mm! One day I'll catch Legendary Pokémon too—and become the world's number one Trainer!"
"That's my disciple."
...
"Jin Peng, Teacher Guo still isn't here?"
Watching the breach widen by the second, Lin Feng's frown carved deeper lines into his forehead.
No matter how they tried to patch the river dike, the results were minimal.
"He should be soon."
"Kyurem went berserk. Guo Yi won't be able to end the fight that easily."
Jin Peng answered helplessly.
What could they do?
They couldn't help at all right now.
Thud, thud, thud!
Just then, the ground began to tremble.
Several League members spotted a familiar silhouette in the distance and cried out in alarm.
"K-K-Kyurem!"
"Kyurem is coming!"
What?
Both Lin Feng and Jin Peng stiffened.
If Kyurem was coming… didn't that mean something had happened to Guo Yi?
Thinking that, they quickly looked again.
"It really is Kyurem."
Seeing that familiar dragon shape, Lin Feng's face turned grim.
They couldn't even handle a breach.
Now Kyurem was coming on top of it—even Lin Feng, an Elite Four, didn't know what to do.
"No—wait."
Jin Peng's sharp eyes caught something off.
"Brother Lin, look—aren't Guo Yi and his student on Kyurem's back?"
Lin Feng focused.
"…They are!"
"Teacher Guo actually subdued Kyurem."
Lin Feng and Jin Peng exchanged a glance. In each other's eyes, they saw the same shock and confusion.
"Are Legendary Pokémon really that easy to catch?"
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T/N: urban pokemon lost the spring cleaning vote :( goodbye urban pokemon