"Rayquaza, one more time—Dragon Ascent!"
At Aiden Flint's command, Rayquaza roared, its entire body radiating overwhelming divine pressure.
In the vacuum of space, countless streams of Flying-type energy gathered, compressing into a devastating attack.
Seeing this, Deoxys's core flickered sharply.
It reacted instantly.
A surge of psychic power exploded outward—Psycho Boost—striking directly at Rayquaza's mind.
The impact landed.
Rayquaza's head jolted slightly—
Then its fury exploded even further.
At the same moment, Dragon Ascent descended.
The attack covered such a vast area that even Deoxys's teleportation couldn't guarantee escape.
But Aiden moved.
His eyes glowed with deep violet light.
As someone with psychic power on the same level, he could predict exactly where Deoxys would reappear.
So—
He intervened.
Space twisted.
Aiden forcibly redirected Rayquaza and its attack—
Teleporting them directly to Deoxys's landing point.
The next instant—
Explosion.
A massive detonation erupted from the center of space itself.
Boom—
Shockwaves rippled outward.
Deoxys was blasted away, its body spinning uncontrollably.
At its chest—
The core pulsed erratically.
Flickering.
Unstable.
Aiden's gaze sharpened.
It was almost over.
"Deoxys… you don't want to fall back into endless sleep, do you?"
His voice wasn't spoken.
It was transmitted directly through psychic waves.
"After this battle, you'll be alone again. Drifting. Sleeping for hundreds… thousands of years."
Deoxys froze.
Its movements slowed.
For a moment—
It hesitated.
Loneliness.
That word alone was enough to shake it.
It had wandered the universe for ages.
Never finding its kind.
Never finding a place to belong.
Aiden continued calmly.
"I have a place."
"A world where countless Pokémon live together."
"Even Rayquaza isn't the only one there."
"You won't be alone."
Deoxys's gaze flickered again.
Uncertainty.
Hope.
Fear.
"I can travel through space," Aiden added.
"In this world, I'm the only one who can truly understand you… and help you find your kind."
Silence.
Long silence.
Then—
A psychic response.
"…I don't want to be alone anymore."
Aiden smiled faintly.
"Then come with me."
Deoxys slowly approached.
Its body shifted back to its normal form.
No hostility.
No resistance.
Just quiet acceptance.
Aiden raised a Poké Ball.
Master Ball.
Deoxys gently touched it.
Flash.
Red light enveloped its body—
And it was absorbed instantly.
The ball didn't even shake much.
A soft glow pulsed once.
Then—
Stillness.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Deoxys has been captured!"
Aiden looked at the ball in his hand.
Light.
Almost weightless.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Breaking into space…
Defeating and capturing a cosmic Pokémon…
With Rayquaza at his side.
Not many could claim something like that.
Without wasting time, Aiden returned.
Rayquaza descended rapidly, re-entering the atmosphere.
Heat built up from friction—
But Aiden's psychic barrier nullified it completely.
As for Rayquaza—
Nothing in this world could harm it.
Soon—
They arrived back above Petalburg Woods.
Before they even landed—
A helicopter approached.
Inside—
A reporter leaned out, shouting through a speaker boosted by Exploud.
"Champion Aiden! Can we get an interview?!"
Rayquaza glanced sideways.
Annoyed.
Very annoyed.
If not for Aiden's calm presence—
That helicopter wouldn't exist anymore.
Aiden chuckled slightly.
"Alright. Go ahead."
The reporter's eyes lit up.
"Champion Aiden, is it true that you just entered space and captured a Pokémon called Deoxys?"
Aiden nodded.
"That's right. Deoxys has been successfully captured."
"With Rayquaza here, there aren't many Pokémon I can't handle."
Rayquaza let out a proud roar.
Clearly pleased.
The reporter continued excitedly.
"Then—can our viewers see Deoxys up close?"
Aiden didn't refuse.
He raised the Master Ball again.
Flash—
Deoxys reappeared beside him.
The camera zoomed in instantly.
"Amazing… it looks so… alien, yet elegant!"
Another question followed immediately.
"Champion Aiden, traveling into space normally requires special equipment… how were you able to do it so easily?"
Aiden smiled.
His eyes gleamed faintly.
"That's simple."
"It's just psychic power."
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