In the sky, the black Zekrom and the white Reshiram—the legends of Unova—faced each other.
On the ground, N frowned as he looked at the beautiful Reshiram.
Ghetsis was being controlled by Dark Mewtwo's psychic power. He landed in front of Alder and the others. Alder moved quickly and grabbed Ghetsis.
Alder also searched Ghetsis. He took his Poké Balls. Now, Ghetsis could not hurt anyone.
"N! What are you doing?! Quick, save me!"
Ghetsis was angry and scared. He shouted at N again. He hoped his foster son, whom he called a monster, would save him.
"Zekrom!"
N heard that voice. He bit his teeth and called Zekrom.
The turbine on Zekrom's tail lit up with strong lightning. Electricity moved on its black body.
The lightning turned into a ring around Zekrom. This was Zekrom's strongest move: Bolt Strike!
Zekrom's roar was very loud. It ran toward Alder and the others on the ground.
Alder's expression changed. He felt Zekrom's power. It was so strong that he could not breathe well.
They had to run! If the attack hit them, they would die.
"Blue Flare," Damian said with a small smile.
"Woo~!"
Reshiram let out a beautiful roar. The turbine on its tail started burning with big flames.
Then, Reshiram used blue flames. It aimed them at Zekrom.
This was the Fire-type move Blue Flare! It was also Reshiram's strongest move.
The Blue Flare was very strong. Zekrom could not move away. It had to use Bolt Strike to hit it.
BOOM!
Bolt Strike and Blue Flare hit each other in the air. There was a very loud noise.
The blue lightning and the blue flames fought each other. Strong winds moved everywhere.
The shockwaves moved out like circles on water. The sky was filled with lightning and fire.
Everyone saw only blue lightning and blue flames.
BOOM!
There was another loud explosion. Bolt Strike and Blue Flare were equal for a moment. Then they exploded. The blast pushed Zekrom and Reshiram back.
Zekrom and Reshiram have always been equal. Neither Pokémon could win.
"Damian, Damian! Help me, help me!"
Reshiram spoke to Damian's mind. It was very excited.
"Genesect," Damian laughed. He told the Shiny Genesect to help Reshiram.
The Shiny Genesect moved like a red flash in the sky. It went toward Zekrom.
Reshiram was special, but it was his Pokémon. He had to be nice to it.
"Woo~!"
Reshiram saw this and roared again. It moved its wings and flew toward Zekrom. It attacked with the Shiny Genesect from two sides.
Today, it was going to show Zekrom the power of truth!
"..."
Zekrom looked at the Shiny Genesect and Reshiram. It moved back.
"Zekrom!" N gave an order.
The turbine on Zekrom's tail lit up with lightning.
But the Shiny Genesect was very fast. It used Extreme Speed.
Extreme Speed hit Zekrom's head very hard. Zekrom's head moved to the side. It cried in pain.
"Thunder!" N frowned.
Zekrom roared in anger. Golden lightning fell from the sky. It tried to hit the Shiny Genesect.
But the Shiny Genesect was very fast. It moved and dodged the Thunder move.
At the same time, a clear wave of energy shaped like a Pokémon moved through the air. It hit Zekrom in the chest.
It was Reshiram's Dragon Pulse!
The Dragon Pulse exploded. Zekrom made a sound of pain. Its big body began to fall.
Then, another big cannon shot hit Zekrom. It exploded.
BOOM!
It was the Shiny Genesect's Techno Blast!
Zekrom could not take any more. Its body crashed onto the ground.
"Woo~" Reshiram made an excited sound. Its blue eyes looked down at Zekrom.
'Zekrom, is this all you have?'
'...'
Zekrom was on the ground. It looked at Reshiram. It was angry. This Pokémon was using two against one! It should not be proud.
Zekrom was getting very angry.
Reshiram knew Zekrom was sad. But Reshiram did not care.
The Shiny Genesect floated next to Reshiram. It looked at Zekrom.
'Do you feel it? This is the power of truth! How can ideas beat the truth?'
Reshiram felt very happy. It mocked Zekrom.
Its partner Kyogre was not even there. Zekrom already lost.
Did it care about fighting two-on-one?
No. Reshiram thought truth meant winning. It did not care about being fair.
"I feel like they are saying something to each other?"
Wallace thought about it. He did not know Pokémon language. But he felt the white Pokémon was saying something.
"..."
Giovanni had the Viridian power. He had a strange look in his eyes. He did not translate Reshiram's words.
He did not know how to translate those mean words.
N also understood Reshiram's roars. He bit his lip.
"Zekrom, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, N. But we have to retreat."
Zekrom spoke to N quietly. If they stayed, Reshiram and the Shiny Genesect would hurt Zekrom more. Then they could not run.
"But Father..."
N's expression changed. He looked at Ghetsis. He was not sure what to do.
"N, we must be safe first. Then we can think of other things," Zekrom said.
"I understand."
N made a choice. They would run!
He would save Ghetsis later. If N was caught, everything would end.
"Roar~!"
Zekrom roared. The clouds in the sky moved. Big lightning hit the ground.
Thunder!
Reshiram and the Shiny Genesect moved to dodge.
Zekrom picked up N and flew away.
"Woo~ (Zekrom! You coward! You are running? If you are brave, fight me to the death!)"
Reshiram was surprised. Then it roared at Zekrom.
It did not think Zekrom would run.
Reshiram thought this was cowardly. Reshiram felt bad to be the same kind of Pokémon as Zekrom.
Zekrom was angry. It thought Reshiram was not fair. Reshiram fought two-on-one. Reshiram should not talk about being brave.
Zekrom did not say anything. It took N and fled.
Damian did not care. He could have stopped them. But it was not important now.
Ghetsis was very angry. He was mad at N. He thought N was not kind for leaving him.
But N was gone. Ghetsis had a dark face.
N ran away and Ghetsis was arrested. The Elite Four caught the members of Team Plasma.
Team Plasma lost.
The League was happy, but they also felt worried. N was more important than Ghetsis.
And...
"What? Why are you looking at me like that? Do you still want to fight me?"
Damian looked at Alder and the others. He was interested.
N was gone. Now they looked at Damian.
"Damian, what exactly do you want?"
Alder asked in a heavy voice.
He did not understand Damian. Damian helped them catch Ghetsis. Without Damian, they would have failed.
"Team Rocket will lead the secret groups in Unova. People like Ghetsis are better for the League to handle."
Damian smiled.
Ghetsis looked at Damian with hate.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to stop myself from sinking him into the sea to feed the fish. You wouldn't want me to do that, right?" Damian looked innocent.
"Damian, take Team Rocket and leave the Unova region. You can make any request you want. I will try to give it to you."
Alder spoke seriously.
"Oh?" Damian looked at Steven and the others.
"Champion Alder, you invited many Champions. You even invited my father. And now you say this? I don't believe you." Damian was surprised.
"I promise you," Alder said.
Team Rocket was very strong. Damian also had Reshiram now.
Alder was worried about fighting Team Rocket. Steven told him about Kyogre's power.
Damian was not crazy. He would not drown the region.
But Alder was still worried.
"Champion Alder, you know what I want, right?" Damian laughed.
"..." Alder looked sad.
He knew. Steven told him. Team Rocket wanted to be legal in Unova.
But he could not say yes. Team Rocket was a criminal group. It was crazy to say they were legal.
"Damian, you know the Unova League will not say yes," Alder said.
"Fine. Then we will meet again, Champions."
Damian laughed. He was not in a hurry. He would wait until the League felt more pressure.
Then they would say yes, just like Steven did.
Damian was not worried. He wanted to go play with N.
Damian took Caitlin and left. Alder and the others watched them. They did not stop him.
They did not want to fight Damian now.
"Smirk~ Are these the Champions of the Pokémon League? Damian is already being so arrogant and blatant, and you just sit there and watch him leave?"
Ghetsis mocked them.
He was mad. Alder and the others were not fair.
They fought him, but they did not fight Team Rocket.
"Ghetsis, you don't need to try and stir things up. Rest assured, you won't be leaving prison for the rest of your life."
Alder looked at Ghetsis coldly.
Ghetsis laughed.
"I know. You are afraid of his power, aren't you? Champion Alder, I can tell you something."
Ghetsis spoke with a secret meaning.
"As long as you can find that Legendary Pokémon... even a guy like Damian, you can defeat him!"
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