Chapter 168: Legendary Showdown

Chapter 168: Legendary Showdown

The sky rumbled overhead as a storm began.

Small flecks of water fell and wet the ground but no one rushed to get undercover. Instead, we remained locked in place, all of us watching as Mewtwo floated above.

Sabrina was the first to move, her hand beginning to glow as she and Alakazam locked their gazes upon Mewtwo.

Mewtwo! Take her out before Giovanni started to order only for Sabrina to erupt as psychic energy exploded from her.

Her gaze shone with light from within and her hair floated as her form was veiled in a pinkish aura.

Mewtwo, we dont need to fight, Sabrina said both aloud and psychically, her hand reaching up to the Legendary pokemon as Mega-Alakazam appeared behind her.

Mewtwo tilted his head, only for sections of his armour to shift around his helmet and darken in colouration as an electrical current raced across it. Giovanni glowered at Sabrina as he raised up his transceiver. I gave you an order Mewtwo, destroy them! he barked.

Mewtwos visor shifted about and took in everyone before both hands and channelled an attack into a powerful orb. I couldnt rightly recall what Sabrina had called this. A Psybomb?

It fit as Mewtwo unleashed both attacks. One towards Sabrina and the other towards where Lorelei and Agatha stood.

All three women responded to the threat instantly.

From Agatha three Gengar shimmered into view alongside other ghost pokemon like Frosslas, Shedinja and Mismagius. All of them unleashed attacks of their own while Lorelei stabbed her hand forward.

Her Ice-type pokemon met the oncoming Psybomb with Ice Beams.

Sabrina, despite only having her own team of pokemon, unleashed a wave of Psybeams as other pokemon formed a wall of interlocking Barriers and Reflects.

Both attacks detonated and caused the air to rock slightly.

Bertha, Titan! Stone Edge! I barked, deciding to make use of Mewtwos focus on other people to launch an attack.

With my other hand, I unleashed the last pokemon I had held in reserve for this moment.

Empress emerged and roared, only for a wave of Golbat to be released by two of the Rocket Executives. They split apart only for both Rocket Executives to topple to the ground.

The boulders that had been launched at Mewtwo were caught in a telekinetic grip and launched back merely for both Titan and Bertha to destroy them with a swing of their fists.

I glanced about assessing the field, only to spot that the Golbat swarm was coming towards us. Brace for

My pokemon and I clutched at our ears in pain.

I locked eyes with Giovanni and found him smirking at me.

I growled and stabbed my hand forward, resulting in my Rock pokemon obliterating the Golbats out of the sky with extreme prejudice. Sanchez grinned and cackled maniacally as he launched a thunder straight into the sky, making the most of the wet conditions to spear the powerful electric attack straight into the midst of the Golbat swarm.

Behind Giovanni, two of his executives staggered to their feet, their hands stuffing something into their mouths while they stood back up.

I noted that the Executives made no move to return the downed pokemon, instead gesturing for their other pokemon to step forward.

Hmmm... smart, if despicable. Without returning their pokemon they wouldnt get as much of a feedback shock to their auras. Thered still be some, but not the entire cost.

Houndoom, Arbok, Weezing, Machoke, Hypno and other pokemon raised their heads and locked eyes with our pokemon.

Hippodown! Go on the attack! Giovanni shouted, shifting his attention from Mewtwo as Mewtwo shifted and fired another attack, now well and truly committed to the fight as Sabrina and Agathas pokemon exchanged attacks with the Legendary.

I snapped my head to the Sinnoh pokemon as it dove into the ground, and I hissed when I noted that Giovanni was looking at Sabrina. He knew she was the real threat here with her Mega-Alakazam and he was aiming to disrupt her as much as he could.

Jorm! Intercept that pokemon! I ordered.

Jorm threw himself into the ground and vanished, beyond a shaking rumble throughout the earth.

Giovanni wasnt being lax, however, as in the space of time Id set up an intercept, hed waved forward his Gliscor and his Torterra.

I almost barked for Don to engage only to remember he wasnt here. Empress! Blast that Gliscor! I barked.

I quickly shifted attention to the Torterra, my mind rolling through what options would be best as Empress unleashed a swarm of Stone Edges at Gliscor only for it to weave its way through with a cheeky grin.

Brock! I can take those pokemon out! Take out the Rocket pokemon that keep blocking me! Lorelei shouted as she sent forth her Weaville, Mamoswine, and Froslass to engage Giovannis pokemon.

Team Rocket instantly had Houndoom, Magmar and a Medicham out to intercept her.

Then the Executives raised guns, and I felt my mind lurch.

Id heard the gunfire earlier, and Surge had even shot at me once, but to see Team Rocket using them still weirded me out.

It seemed wrong for a pokemon world to have firearms but that didnt mean they didnt exist.

Lorelei skipped behind her Lapras, who turned and let the bullets plink into his shell before he returned fire with a Hydro Pump.

The attack was in turn blocked by an Arbok unleashing a Gunk Shot.

Sanchez! Get in there! Dig Dip over to Loreleis side I shouted, deciding to follow Loreleis lead.

She was right; an Ice-type was exactly what we needed to keep Giovanni on his toes.

It was the entire reason wed brought her along for this raid after all.

Still, it seemed Team Rocket had been playing keep away with Giovannis pokemon inside the hangar, forcing exchanges that hadnt been in Loreleis favour.

It was impressive that Lorelei had still held her own.

I made sure to step close to Bertha in case Team Rocket turned their pistols on me.

I was relieved that they didnt seem to have anything bigger, like a machine gun.

The barks of the guns were lost as Jormungandr emerged with the Hippodown caught in his jaws. Steeeeeeeeel! he roared triumphantly before throwing the Hippodown high.

Blast it! I ordered, more than happy to give Shrek a target.

Giovanni hissed and quickly raised a Luxury ball to return his pokemon only to release it back at his side, although slightly worse for wear. He then raised a bottle of something and sprayed it onto his pokemon. He shot me a smirk, and I held in a snort.

What was he expectingme to cry foul? It was a clever move and showed he was aware of all his options.

Jormungandr turned his head toward the rest of Team Rocket with a growl.

Jorm! Iron Tail on that Arbok! I said, sending Jorm into the fray. The pair of Houndoom who had been harassing Lorelei turned to roast him, only for Sanchez to emerge and slam the pair of the fire-dark type pokemon around.

Sanchez swept his hand and created a safety zone with a Thunderwave that had Team Rockets pokemon skipping back to evade, as Lorelei was able to return her focus to the other ground pokemon Giovanni favoured.

This caused Team Rocket to scatter as Jormungandr and Sanchez drove into Team Rockets pokemon, disrupting their formation.

Jormungandr slammed into an Arbok, flattening it.

Jormungandr then rose and unleashed a Dark Pulse to further stagger Team Rocket, only for a number of attacks to land as they regathered themselves.

Jorm roared in pain as his mega-evolution began to fade, his body shrinking to what it was normally. I raised his pokeball and returned him, knowing he was on his last legs.

Next to me, Link shook himself awake. His Rest finished.

I toyed with the idea of returning Jormungandr to the field and using wait, I didnt need to use Healing Wish if he was right here. Shit! I hadn't even considered using the recall function offensively, but then again it could be interrupted which would leave me in a horrible lurch.

I pushed the thought away and released Jorm. I then pulled out a max potion and began spraying it over him. This time it was my turn to smirk at Giovanni as Jorm regathered his strength quickly. Still, I kept Jorm close to me and had him act as artillery, launching Stone Edges into Team Rockets pokemon.

I waved for Link to stand behind Bertha.

He was one of the softer pokemon I had, and therefore might be another target for the Rocket Executives with their guns. I inspected him and made sure he wasnt fracking himself back too quickly but he seemed healthy.

His steely-eyed gaze met mine and he nodded. Fable! he said. Sanchez, fall back to Lorelei! I shouted over the roars and rumbles of battle.

Empress growled as Mewtwo evaded another Stone Edge from her. I decided to give Empress some more support.

Bertha build up, I said quietly as Shrek intercepted a wave of what appeared to be Toxic headed our way.

Mewtwo unleashed another attack, only this time the attack was met by a trio of Gengar, one of who was the giant known as Gengy that I equated to Agathas starter.

Shadowballs met the attack, and then the trio of Gengar zoomed in to close with Mewtwo, a glimmer of malicious intent in their eyes. They worked in tandem to weave in and out to pressure Mewtwo, forcing him back only for him to lash out in reply.

Giovanni growled as a glow began to form up around Sabrina and her Alakazamfor them to fire a Psybeam and clip Mewtwos leg who barely evaded the attack.

Within the cluster of Team Rocket Executives, another pokemon was released.

I eyed the Executive who had done so, he was looking extremely pale and was sweating profusely. Too much demand on his energy?

How many pokemon had they used in this fight?

The Exploud shook its head as it looked around only for the shaky Executive to direct it towards Sabrina. It grinned and hopped forward before inhaling a huge breath.

It was about to roar.

I stabbed my hand forward ready to disarm the threat, an order on the tip of my tongue.

The command for Hyper Beam was on the tip of my tongue as a Raticate threw itself towards Agatha only for Froslass to dispatch it.

Sabrina, however, was aware of the threat and was faster to neutralise it.

Her Hypno raised its medallion, and its eyes flashed once. The Exploud choked on nothing and flinched.

Ah, Disable. Nice call by Sabrina; short, sharp and to the point, allowing others the opportunity to clean up.

Shrek, Hydro Pump, I said, deciding to commit to taking it out.

TITAN! GO! I shouted aloud.

Once more Team Rocket as one turned towards my side as Titan lumbered forward.

This time, I wasnt going to let them disrupt the attack. Everyone! Hit them hard! I called letting my pokemon go for a full alpha strike by putting everything on the line.

I still held a hand up for Empress, and she paused on her inhale before adjusting. I decided to hold her in reserve just for a moment more.

Team Rocket scrambled to defend, and pokemon rose to do just that.

Only to then be taken from other angles as Lorelei, Sabrina, and Agatha all went in for the kill.

Psybeams, Ice Beams, and Shadow Balls erupted from various pokemon causing a crisscross of fire as Team Rocket found itself caught out of position and very much in the killing field.

Heh, they should have kept Surge with them, I thought to myself as pokemon fell in the wake of our onslaught.

Titan surged through the attacks, a corona of power building up around him as he charged towards Giovannis last guard.

Rhydon didnt even have time to counter or block the attack as Titan slammed into and then carried the Rhydon away. Both pokemon slammed into the hangar wall and then, with a screech of tortured metal, through it and into the hangar.

Another boom announced that they might have even slammed into and then through one of the containers that had been stacked up. A rumble announced that some of them were now toppling over.

Giovanni stared with wide-eyed shock. His eyes darted around as some instinct warned him of the danger he was in. His hand shot into his jacket, and a gun was pulled out as he whirled about.

Koga was suddenly there, underneath him, with a fist cocked back ready to strike.

His fist lashed out faster than Giovanni could react to knock the gun aside. It discharged even as Giovannis aim was thrown.

Koga then stabbed forward with the other hand a purple glow forming around his hand as he connected with Giovannis stomach.

Giovanni buckled to his knees only to vomit as everything in his stomach was brought up.

Hurk! he wretched as purple veins suddenly formed up on his skin.

Koga went for another strike but was forced to break off as The Executives raised their guns and fired. Koga darted low and was suddenly among them kicking and punching to disarm them.

Blergh! Giovanni wretched again only to struggle and turn his head up to Mewtwo. Mewtwo! Get me out of here! he shouted desperately.

Mewtwo stiffened, having been trading blows with the Gengar only to break off. He spun around and raised a hand, his attention falling off the fight.

It was only a momentary distraction.

A moment I and many others had been waiting for.

Empress! Go! I bellowed. This time Empress unleashed everything she had in her Hyper Beam even as the Gengars shot their Shadow Balls forth.

Sabrina raised her hand and from her pokemon, a single cohesive Psychic took hold of Mewtwo and locked him in place.

Right in time for the various attacks to slam into him all at once.

An explosion rocked the battlefield.

Smoke wafted across the sky and silence gripped it as everyone held their breath, waiting to see if it had been enough.

A clatter of metal rained down as the sky cleared and revealed Mewtwo curled in on himself, burns and wounds littering his form.

He glowed and then straightened, his wounds receding as he straightened back up. His intelligent eyes took us in.

I swallowed and prepared to keep fighting.

Giovanni laughed from his position on the ground. Ha! We sought to make the most powerful pokemon and we succeeded! You dont stand a chance! Mewtwo destroy them!

You dont need to do that Mewtwo, Sabrina said, floating up with her Mega-Alakazam at her side.

My heart lurched as she got closer to the pokemon wed just been fighting but Sabrina still made the effort. You are more than just a mindless creation. You are a person; let me help you.

Mewtwo stared at her and then turned to look at Giovanni who looked gleeful.

A voice echoed across the airfield then. I will not destroy them said Mewtwo as he stared at Giovanni.

What?! No! I created you! You obey me! That is your purpose!

It isnt, Sabrina said. Your purpose is yours and yours alone to decide!

You are nothing but a clone! Made to follow orders! So obey! Giovanni shouted.

Mewtwo put a hand to his head and shuddered. I am not I will not! Follow orders from you! snarled Mewtwo channeling a powerful psychic attack that exploded around him, blowing back the Gengar that had been circling him. Mewtwo glowered at Giovanni.

For a moment I thought Mewtwo was going to lash out at his former master.

Koga must have felt the same way, as he stepped up next to lay a hand on the Team Rocket Boss. I wasnt sure if it was to detain him, or offer protection.

Koga didnt say anything, he merely stared at the Legendary.

For a long moment violence seemed to be teetering into a certainty as Mewtwo flexed his fingers.

He gave the field one more look over, I felt his gaze sweep over me and my skin broke out in goosebumps.

Mewtwo, we dont want to hurt you. Please? We want to help Sabrina said only for Mewtwo to streak away, his passing causing the clouds to ripple.

I exhaled in relief and inhaled. That hadnt been the worst outcome. Sabrina stared after where Mewtwo had been.

A click made me look down and find one of the Executives standing in front of me with his gun raised. D-dont move! he growled.

I sighed. Put the gun down, its not going to help you, now or in the future. Sabrina would crush this idiot. But then again with her psychic strength right now, she could probably see well into the future. If she wasnt stopping him, then he wasnt a threat.

No! Im not going down like this! said the man hysterically. His gun twitched back and forth slightly and I drew up my rock energy as strongly as I could around me.

I sighed and shook my head. I was trying to help you, I said right before Selene slammed into his side. His arm snapped as she set about disarming him of his weapon and I could only grimace.

Id tried to warn him.

I looked around and found the other Executives were now kneeling with their guns on the ground and their hands laced behind their heads. I nodded, glad that no one else had decided to do something dumb.

I looked around and found Koga frisking Giovanni.

I blinked and felt something settle in.

Holy shit, we did it, I said as I realised that this wasnt a dream.

Wed captured Giovanni.

Its quite the accomplishment, Agatha said, walking up to me a glint of something in her gaze.

I nodded. I dont think I believed we were going to get him, I thought he was going to get away; hes been so slippery and careful, I said.

Giovanni glowered at me. I would have gotten away if it wasnt for that traitorous bitch! Im going to teach Ariana a lesson if I get my hands on her! Giovanni said.

I chuckled. You should probably stay quiet or something I glanced around. Do we need to read them their rights?

Agatha snorted. They have none, she said firmly as she stabbed her cane and set her Ghost pokemon to frisking the Executives of their pokemon. A few of them were looking extremely pale and starting to shake.

She flicked her eyes over me and I frowned. Something wrong?

No I just she coughed. Thank you for sacrificing your Clefable like that it was very noble.

I blinked. Oh, yeah. Link is pretty cool like that, isnt he?

Agatha blinked and turned her head only to find Link shaking his head as he emerged from yet another Rest. Clefable! he cheered.

She stared in shock. Well Ill be, thats a new trick.

I grinned at her Ive been known to think up a few in my time, I said.

Agatha merely nodded, eying me thoughtfully as Sabrina floated back to the ground.

When she landed next to me I reached out and caught her as the glow of energy died off and her Alakazams Mega evolution died off.

Nice work out there, I said.

Sabrina nodded. You too, congratulations on Jormungandr, she said.

I grinned. He did great! I said happily. I get what you mean about syncing up now. It was a lot more of a rush than Id thought it to be.

She merely nodded and inspected the downed Rockets.

Today is going to be an interesting day, Sabrina said as the sun began to rise.

I sighed. Itll be a good one Heck! Maybe even a great one! With no Team Rocket things will be so much better!

Giovanni glowered at us. You fool! You have no idea how the world works! Without us to stave off the others you will only face more criminals! The ecoterrorists of Fiore, the tribals of the wilds, the blasted Hoenn militants! The Zealots of Sinnoh! We stood in their way! The Executives roused a little at this and glared at us.

Agatha snorted, and Sabrina shook her head. You did no such thing; you were a rot weakening us from within. More criminals may come, but we will handle them, she said, her hand slipping into mine.

I squeezed her hand, liking the sound of it.

Tomorrow might see others trying to fill the void left by Team Rocket, but today?

Today wed won.