"It's truly incredible. I actually got to see the awakening of Reshiram with my own eyes!"
On the road back to Icirrus City, Rosa was happy and jumped as she walked. She was still very excited. There was no other reason; the scene from before was just too amazing!
She was born and grew up in Unova, so she had heard the stories about the beginning of the region since she was a child. The legendary Reshiram had come back to life right in front of her. Then, it chose its hero! This was really very exciting!
"Mm. Damian really is not a normal person, after all."
Hilda agreed completely. She had guessed before that the mysterious voice was Reshiram. She felt a little sad that Reshiram did not choose her. Still, she said good things to Damian.
"..."
Elesa stayed silent. These two young girls did not know who Damian really was, but Elesa knew clearly. A beautiful and holy white Reshiram had actually chosen Damian...
In the future, will it follow Damian and do bad things?
Elesa thought about Reshiram becoming one of the main Pokémon for the great villain Damian. Because of this, she found it hard to stay calm.
Caitlin had a small, polite smile at this moment. She was still very happy for Damian. At the least, Reshiram was a legendary Pokémon. Damian catching it made him much stronger.
Damian was also in a very good mood. The combat power of Reshiram among legends was not the best, but it looked good! It had smooth white feathers. If he used it as a mount, it would be very comfortable and flashy!
He thought about what other people rode. Lance rode an Aerodactyl, Steven rode a Metagross, and Cynthia rode a Garchomp. Giovanni even walked. But he was riding the legendary Reshiram! The prestige was on a different level!
"Damian, when are we going to fight Zekrom?"
A mysterious voice spoke in Damian's mind. It was Reshiram. It could not wait to go and beat up Zekrom! To tell the truth, it felt it was very smart for not choosing a hero earlier.
When N woke up Zekrom, Reshiram was already awake, but it was very careful. It could feel that this Hero of Ideals was the strongest one ever. In the end, it and Zekrom were always fighting. Because they came from the same place, their strength was equal. If the battle between Truth and Ideals wanted a winner, it depended on the heroes they chose.
Because the human Zekrom chose this time was very strong, Reshiram had to choose carefully. It had actually sent messages to many people...
Rosa and Hilda were the best candidates it chose. Reshiram thought they had the best chance to beat Zekrom in the future. However, Reshiram was still worried. Rosa and Hilda were still young. For now, Zekrom and N would probably beat them.
But it did not matter! Its waiting finally brought the best result! It found a very special person!
This new person not only has amazing strength (like Kyogre), but he is also very "real"! He is a perfect match for me!
This time everything was ready. Zekrom was in trouble!
Is your name Zekrom? Reshiram thought. It felt very proud.
"No rush, Reshiram. I want to ask you something."
Damian raised an eyebrow. He could see that Reshiram really wanted to beat Zekrom. But that made sense. In many stories, the main legends are opposites or have bad relationships. Although Reshiram and Zekrom came from the same place, their reasons for living were different, so they were opposites.
"?" Reshiram acted very noble.
"Do you know where Kyurem is?" Damian asked Reshiram.
"Damian, why are you asking about Kyurem?" Reshiram was surprised.
"I'm quite interested in it."
Damian told the truth. The most interesting thing in the Unova region was that Pokémon called the "Strongest Pokémon on Earth," Kyurem. As the third legendary of the Unova region, Kyurem was very strong.
In a movie, Kyurem showed a lot of power. With one move, it froze the three legendary Pokémon like Cobalion. Also, while it followed Keldeo, it even had its own followers! As a boss, it was very scary.
In another movie, the black Rayquaza was very cool using hit and run tactics. But Kyurem was also very good there. It could change forms easily. It even used one Ice Beam to freeze Primal Groudon. That was Primal Reversion Groudon. Its body was very hot, but White Kyurem could freeze it easily.
In those two movies, Kyurem could change forms, but it had not taken Zekrom or Reshiram. That means its body still had some parts of Zekrom and Reshiram.
"I don't suggest you go looking for Kyurem, Damian. Kyurem is super fierce!"
Reshiram's message was very serious. It had a serious attitude.
"Oh?" Damian thought it was funny.
"Its temper really is... just the kind that is very bad! And generally speaking, Kyurem is always sleeping, but it has a very bad case of waking up on the wrong side of the bed. If we go and disturb its sleep, it will definitely attack us directly."
Reshiram did not want Damian to look for Kyurem. Kyurem had a very bad temper. But if nothing was wrong, Kyurem would stay in its cave. So if they did not bother Kyurem, they did not have to worry about it.
"In other words, you do indeed know Kyurem's sleeping place, Reshiram, right?"
Damian nodded. In the games, Kyurem lived in the Giant Chasm. But Damian was afraid it might be different now. He also did not plan to look for Kyurem right now.
Reshiram's description of Kyurem was a bit biased. After all, it and Zekrom were like "food" to Kyurem. When they met, Kyurem would try to eat them in one bite. So it was normal for Reshiram to fear Kyurem. In the end, it and Zekrom were like the "spirit" of the Unova Pokémon, while Kyurem was the "shell."
The power of the "shell" was bigger than the "spirit." This shell was mostly empty, but it still had a part of the "spirit." This allowed Kyurem to change between White and Black forms.
In this way, Reshiram and Zekrom could not compare with Kyurem. This is why the legendary Pokémon was beaten and eaten by Kyurem in the game story. It was like a father beating his son. The power gap and the type advantage were the reasons.
"...I do indeed know," Reshiram spoke carefully.
"Fine. Then we will come look for Kyurem later."
Damian nodded. He did not make things hard for Reshiram. Going to find Kyurem now would be like giving it a snack. Kyurem only needed one move to eat Reshiram. Then Damian would have to face the complete White Kyurem. Using Primal Kyogre and the small Rayquaza to fight White Kyurem was too much.
"It's good that you understand, Damian. So, should we go beat up Zekrom first? We can fight Kyurem later when our wings are fully grown!"
Reshiram still had confidence in Damian. With their strength, beating Zekrom was not a problem! And when Damian grew more, defeating Kyurem in the future was possible too!
"..."
Damian was silent when Reshiram talked about beating Zekrom again. This Reshiram really had a problem.
Two days passed. The meeting between Team Plasma and the Unova League happened as planned.
Victory Road. This was the road furthest north in the Unova region. It was the only way to the Unova Pokémon League. The meeting place was here.
Alder brought the Unova Elite Four, Steven, and the others. Ghetsis was already waiting there. N was next to Ghetsis. Ghetsis had a table for the meeting.
"Champion Alder, it really has been a long time."
Ghetsis saw Alder and the others and smiled.
"Ghetsis, you really aren't afraid at all. You actually dared to come." Alder looked at Ghetsis. He did not look happy.
"Why should I be afraid?"
Ghetsis smiled in a cold way. He looked at the people behind Alder. He was not afraid of the Unova Elite Four. However, he looked at Steven and Wallace from the Hoenn region. These two Champions were important.
Also...
"Champion Alder, it seems you really are very wary of Team Rocket. Hoenn Champion Steven, Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, Galar Champion Leon."
Ghetsis said the names of the strong people behind Alder. There were four regional champions. This was a lot of power. Ghetsis was surprised. He did not know Alder had invited two more Champions.
"But it's a pity. Even if there are more Champions, it's useless. If you want to deal with Team Rocket, you need the help of our Team Plasma."
Ghetsis laughed quietly. He was still very confident.
"Ghetsis, you are being a bit too conceited."
Alder also laughed. He stopped acting. He looked very serious. "How our Unova League deals with Team Rocket is our own business. It's not the place for an evil organization like yours to come here and tell us what to do! Ghetsis, and N, in the name of the Unova Champion, I place you both under arrest! If you know what's good for you, hand over your Poké Balls and surrender!"
Alder said in a voice.
What?!
Ghetsis was surprised. He did not expect Alder would try to arrest him.
"Alder! What kind of joke are you playing? You really want to go down with us?" Ghetsis's face looked very angry.
N also looked worried.
"Who's joking with you? Ghetsis, you didn't really think I came here to talk about cooperation, did you?" Alder laughed.
"Without our Team Plasma, do you think you are any match for Team Rocket?"
"That is none of your business anymore."
Alder opened his Poké Ball. A Volcarona appeared.
"Good, good, good!!"
Ghetsis laughed because he was very angry. He looked like a demon. Alder's betrayal made him very mad. Did they think they could stop him with just a few Champions? That was silly!
"N!"
N looked at Alder and the others. The sky quickly became dark. Clouds covered the sun. Blue lightning flashed in the black clouds.
"Zekrom."
Roar—!
A very loud roar shook the air. Zekrom came down from the clouds and landed in front of N. A heavy pressure spread around. It was Zekrom!
"This pressure... as expected from a high-level Pokémon."
Leon looked serious. The stories about Zekrom were different from normal legends. He felt the pressure. Even though this Zekrom was not as strong as Primal Kyogre, it was still very powerful. Leon was not sure if he could win against Zekrom alone.
He would probably need his whole team to win. And the Trainer of Zekrom was also very strong, like a Champion.
"Today, I will let you all know just how laughable your choice is," Ghetsis said.
He opened three Ultra Balls. Three flashes of light appeared. Three Pokémon that looked like big insects landed in front of Ghetsis.
They were Genesect! The Genesect in the front was different. It was stronger and its body was red. This was a Shiny Genesect! This Shiny Genesect was much stronger than the other two.
All three Genesect had a metal ring on their heads. This was the Colress Machine. Colress made it so Ghetsis could control the Genesect easily.
One Zekrom and three world-destroying insects. This was the power of Team Plasma.
"Come! I want to see how you are going to arrest us!"
Ghetsis looked at Alder and the others with an evil gaze.
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