"The legendary Zekrom..."
Elesa looked at the black dragon Pokémon behind N. She was very shocked. This was the legendary dragon from the stories of the Unova region.
In the stories, Zekrom was a legendary Pokémon. It could burn the world with its lightning. People said it helped those who wanted to create an ideal world.
But it had chosen the King of Team Plasma.
Officer Jenny looked very serious. She wondered why the leader of Team Plasma could get a legendary Pokémon.
Drayton and his friends had already moved away. They were watching from a hill far away.
They could not hear what Damian and N said, but they saw Zekrom appear.
"This is bad. Damian might be in trouble, right?"
Crispin breathed quickly. He was very worried about Damian's safety.
"Is Team Plasma really this strong?" Drayton said. He was confused. He did not understand why Team Plasma's leader had Zekrom.
In the stories he knew, Zekrom would destroy a kingdom with lightning if the people were not good.
This story showed that Zekrom did not follow someone just because they had an "ideal." It did not help just any "hero."
Was the leader of Team Plasma actually a good person?
Or were the stories wrong? Maybe Zekrom could wake up for any strong ideal, even if it was not good.
"Damian..." Lacey looked at Damian with worry.
Kieran was following Drayton. He looked at the scene with nerves and excitement.
"So, that is Zekrom."
Damian looked at the Pokémon. It was the Dragon of Ideals in Unova. He thought it looked very strong.
However, after looking at it, Damian thought he liked the white dragon of reality more.
He thought the white dragon must be very beautiful in real life.
"I do not really agree with what you said," Damian said. He took out a red Cherish Ball and looked at N.
"You said our Team Rocket is evil. Why do you say that, N?"
Damian mocked him.
N was silent.
"You are the 'King' of Team Plasma. Do you not see what your team is doing? Team Plasma often steals Pokémon from people."
"You say you want to 'free' all Pokémon. But Team Plasma does not release their own Pokémon. You are a hypocrite."
Damian looked at N and smiled a little.
"N, did you really not know about these crimes?"
"...I know."
N's eyes were bright before, but now they looked sad. He did not deny it.
"The path to ideals is not easy. To succeed, sacrifice is necessary. It is a requirement."
N did not explain that Team Plasma stole Pokémon to "save" them. He knew that some members of Team Plasma were not good people.
Some members were just greedy.
That was a true fact.
"How hypocritical."
Zinnia mocked him when she heard this.
N's eyes became dull again. He could not argue with her. He had good goals, but the path was very difficult.
Ghetsis told him that these "sacrifices" were needed. N could only accept it.
"I already told you that your ideals will not succeed," Damian said. He made his Cherish Ball larger.
"N, this world is very big. You are not the only special person. Zekrom is strong, but it cannot make a future for you. For example, you will never beat my..."
Damian smiled a little.
"Kyogre!"
"Wooooo!"
A loud, old sound came from the sky. A bright blue light appeared under the dark clouds.
The King of the Sea from long ago spread its wings. It looked down at Zekrom on the ground.
It started to rain.
When Kyogre appeared, rain clouds covered the sky. It rained very hard.
It was Kyogre's Drizzle ability.
"It is actually a Kyogre!"
Officer Jenny and Elesa were very surprised.
They wondered if both Team Plasma and Team Rocket were this powerful now.
One side had Zekrom and the other had Kyogre. It was a battle between titans.
On the hill, Lacey and the others were very excited.
"I knew it. Damian did not look like a normal person at all," Drayton said. He sounded lazy again.
"Kyogre..."
N looked at the super-ancient legendary Pokémon in the sky.
He did not expect Damian to have a legendary Pokémon too. It was the legendary Pokémon from Hoenn that made the sea.
Zekrom looked at Kyogre. It was hard to know what it was thinking.
"But even if it is Kyogre, it will not beat Zekrom!"
N's voice became harder. Kyogre was a surprise. But he thought his Dragon and Electric-type Zekrom would beat a Water-type Kyogre.
Zekrom was strong against Water. It had a type advantage over Kyogre.
"Is that really true?" Damian asked.
"Kyogre."
"Woooo!"
Kyogre looked up and cried. A blue symbol appeared on its body. Its body was covered in a golden-blue light.
Then, a loud sound shook the sky. The giant Primal Kyogre appeared.
Primal Kyogre's eyes were very cold. It stared at Zekrom.
What is your rank? Why are you a black dragon just like Rayquaza?
Primal Kyogre wanted to test this black dragon because it looked like the black Rayquaza.
There was a heavy pressure in the air. The clouds were very low. The rain became even heavier.
N saw Primal Kyogre and his expression changed.
He could feel that Primal Kyogre was much stronger than before.
"Primal Reversion. This is the true form of Kyogre," Damian said with a smile.
"Zekrom cannot beat Primal Kyogre."
Damian was very relaxed. Zekrom had a type advantage, but types are not everything.
Zekrom was a normal legendary Pokémon. It could not beat Primal Kyogre.
"N, I will show you reality."
N bit his lip. He looked determined.
"Zekrom!"
Zekrom roared. Blue electricity appeared in its tail.
"Fusion Bolt!"
There was a lot of lightning. Zekrom was covered in electricity. it charged at Primal Kyogre.
It was the Electric-type move, Fusion Bolt. Only Zekrom and Black Kyurem could use this move.
N would not give up because of Damian's words.
He would not run away without a fight.
He was N. His partner was the Dragon of Ideals, Zekrom.
N was ready for hard times to reach his goals.
It was a super-ancient Legendary Pokémon, but he would try to win.
"Origin Pulse," Damian said.
Primal Kyogre made a sound. Blue water balls appeared. They were very bright.
Then, four big beams of water energy shot at Zekrom.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Origin Pulse hit Zekrom's Fusion Bolt. There was a very loud explosion.
The explosion was very powerful. The Fusion Bolt around Zekrom was destroyed. Zekrom was pushed back and hit the ground hard.
"Zekrom!" N was shocked. He did not expect to lose the clash.
Was Primal Kyogre really this strong?
N looked up at the giant fish. It was glowing with blue and gold light. Its eyes were cold and scary.
"Do not worry, N. I am okay."
Zekrom spoke to N's mind.
Zekrom stood up from the ground. It looked at Primal Kyogre very seriously.
"I cannot beat it, N. We should leave." Zekrom did not want to fight Primal Kyogre anymore.
Zekrom knew that Primal Kyogre was much stronger.
It was lucky because it was strong against Water-type moves. If not, the Origin Pulse would have hurt it more.
It was not smart to keep fighting.
"But..."
N was smart and understood Zekrom.
But he wanted to take Colress away. Colress was still in the base.
"Blizzard."
Damian smiled. N and Zekrom had stopped.
Damian decided to attack first.
He did not care if it was Zekrom. Primal Kyogre was stronger.
Primal Kyogre opened its mouth. There was blue ice energy inside. Then, a big storm of ice and snow came out.
It was the Ice-type move, Blizzard.
Zekrom wanted to fly away. but the Blizzard was very fast. Also, the move might hit N.
Zekrom stood in front of N. It used a green wall.
It was the move, Protect.
The ice storm hit the wall. Protect blocked the attack.
But Zekrom saw a problem. The Blizzard did not stop.
A few seconds passed.
The Protect wall broke. The cold Blizzard hit Zekrom.
Zekrom roared in pain. Its body was covered by the snow. The snow was very thick.
When the Blizzard stopped, there was ice on the ground. The rain washed it away. It was very cold now.
Zekrom was on its knees. it was breathing hard. The Blizzard hurt it a lot.
Ice moves are very strong against Dragon Pokémon.
"Zekrom, are you okay?" N was very worried.
"It is fine... I can still fight."
Zekrom felt weak. It did not actually feel fine.
N was worried. He thought about leaving without Colress. Zekrom could not beat Primal Kyogre.
They only fought twice, and Zekrom was already hurt.
Zekrom only took the hit to protect N.
"???"
Colress came out of the base. He had finished his work. He saw Zekrom and Primal Kyogre. He was very surprised.
He saw that Zekrom was injured. He was very shocked.
Wait, what exactly happened?
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