Logan couldn't help but recall the first time he met Garchomp.
After escaping Team Rocket's secret research facility, he had stayed at Professor Oak's home for a month. Then he began his journey—with Gible, who would one day become Garchomp.
They survived the harsh wilderness of Viridian Forest together—arguably the most difficult period of Logan's travels. Without relying on Mewtwo, it had been just the two of them, struggling to endure.
In Pewter City's Gym, Gible grew stronger and evolved into Gabite.
At Mt. Moon, they outmaneuvered Giovanni, clashed head-on with Sabrina.
In Cerulean Gym, they defeated Misty.
On the S.S. Anne, they brought down Lt. Surge.
In Lavender Town, they rescued Blue Oak.
And on Cinnabar Island, in a blazing battle against Moltres under Sabrina's control, Gabite completed its final evolution—
Becoming Garchomp.
After that, they crushed Team Rocket in Saffron City.
Won the championship at the Indigo Plateau.
And now—
They stood once again before the challenge of the Elite Four.
Every badge.
Every title.
Every ounce of glory—
Garchomp had earned them together.
For nearly three years, Garchomp had fought in every single battle Logan faced. It was always the absolute main force.
Unlike Mewtwo, whose bond with Logan was forged through genes and destiny—
Unlike Mewtwo, who had possessed overwhelming power from the beginning—
Garchomp had grown under Logan's own eyes.
From a tiny dragon—
Into this colossal force.
It no longer had Gible's puppy-like cuteness, no longer played at his side.
Its massive body meant it spent most of its time within its Poké Ball.
Yet despite its savage nature, it had matured—calm, steady, irreplaceable.
Logan witnessed Garchomp's growth.
Garchomp witnessed Logan's.
They had faced countless crises together. Walked the edge of death more than once.
It had stood at the very front for him, again and again.
Their bond was inseparable.
If Mega Evolution truly required such a bond—
Then if they failed here—
Logan would begin to doubt whether the word "bond" had meaning at all.
In the blink of an eye, under Garchomp's top speed, Cerise Island returned to view.
Even from ten thousand meters above, the volcanic island looked vast.
At its center, the volcano still spewed thick black smoke. Lava roared upward, threatening to pierce the heavens. The island trembled. The land itself was reshaping.
Logan narrowed his eyes.
His gaze seemed to pierce the distance, locking onto Mewtwo and Dragonite battling within the magma river below.
Without trainers directing them, both Pokémon fought at reduced tactical efficiency—
Yet this was also the moment their true individual strength shone brightest.
Though Dragonite was not Mewtwo's equal overall, as Lance's first partner, raised meticulously, it had long surpassed the limits of ordinary Pokémon.
Within the magma, Dragonite and Mewtwo were evenly matched.
This battle would not end quickly.
Logan inhaled deeply.
"Now, Garchomp!"
At Mach 2—
Garchomp halted midair.
From extreme motion—
To absolute stillness.
It hovered at ten thousand meters.
Breathing hard from the strain—
Yet when Logan gave the command, it lifted its head and roared.
Behind them, Lance tightened.
"What is he… planning? Don't tell me—"
Logan exhaled sharply.
And gave the order:
"This technique… from this moment forward shall be called—"
"DRAGON GOD DIVE!"
"Are you insane?!"
Lance knew every Dragon-type move intimately.
From Garchomp's stance and the way energy gathered—
He recognized it instantly.
That was precisely why he was horrified.
Launching Dragon Rush from ten thousand meters—
The impact would rival a meteor strike.
It could truly deserve the name Dragon God Dive.
But as the name implied—
This was a move fit only for a true dragon god.
From that height, accelerated by Dragon Rush—
The recoil alone would obliterate both Garchomp and Dragonite.
A suicidal strike.
A thousand damage to the enemy—
A thousand to oneself.
Only Zekrom might endure such a descent—
And even it would not escape unscathed.
Yet before Lance could fully process—
Garchomp was already descending.
A deafening roar tore through the atmosphere.
Acceleration from ten thousand meters pushed physics toward madness.
Friction ignited its body.
It burned like a meteor ripping through the sky.
The sound was unbearable—
Like ten thousand warhorses charging—
Unstoppable.
The moment Logan issued the command, Mewtwo reacted instantly.
Psychic power froze Dragonite mid-movement—
Leaving it no escape.
From her hiding place, Yellow stared upward in shock.
Her clear eyes reflected nothing—
But a colossal fireball consuming the sky.
"O my Key Stone…"
"In this time and place, let Garchomp shine with the light of a million!"
"Let our hearts intertwine!"
Cerise Island expanded rapidly in Logan's vision.
At such velocity, even his enhanced dynamic sight could no longer perceive detail.
Only the raging volcano and rivers of lava remained.
He raised his hand.
Pressed his lips to the Key Stone embedded in his ring.
And at that exact instant—
As Garchomp continued its Dragon God Dive—
A million lights erupted from its body.
"That is… evolution's light? Impossible!"
Lance's face twisted in disbelief.
"How can Garchomp evolve again?!"
He was the Dragon Master.
The Dragon Tamer.
He knew every draconic bloodline.
And precisely because of that—
He knew Garchomp was already its species' final form.
There should be nothing beyond.
Yet before him—
Logan and Garchomp unveiled a new world.
A greater possibility.
Garchomp's already massive frame swelled further—
Matching Lance's mutated Dragonite in size.
Its tail lengthened like a warhammer.
Armor formed across its abdomen like forged steel.
Its shark-like jaws widened for brutal tearing.
Bone spikes sprouted along knees and limbs.
But the most dramatic change—
Its wings.
Where once they resembled wings—
Now they became enormous scythes.
Ruthless.
Violent.
Savage.
Brutal.
Every essence of dragonkind manifested within it.
Its very form could shake heaven and earth.
"Come, Mega Garchomp!"
"Let us see this through!"
"—DRAGON GOD DIVE!!!"
Under Logan's thunderous command—
A blazing pillar of fire pierced through sky and earth alike.
The meteor falls.
The Key Stone shines.
Lance's certainty shatters.
And for the first time—The Dragon Master witnesses a future he never imagined.
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