"Ash and Team Rocket?"
Hearing that, Axel knew this time it was basically settled.
As expected of the dream that came with the system, it was almost exactly the same as the plot in the movie!
"Let's go. Head over to Ash's side and see how far the story has progressed."
If Axel remembered correctly, the moment Team Rocket opened the Prison Bottle was the beginning of the battle between the two Hoopas.
A faint blue light flickered in Gardevoir's eyes. Psychic waves spread out like invisible ripples, instantly locking onto a familiar aura coming from a corner of the city.
["Master, they're all near the plaza on the west side of the city."]
["Ash and his friends are very tense. Team Rocket... seems to be trying to snatch a golden jar."]
Gardevoir's gentle voice sounded directly in Axel's mind, while also transmitting the scene it sensed to him.
"So it really is this point," Axel's spirits lifted, "Gardevoir, Teleport. Take us over there. Find a place with a good view that's hard to spot."
["Understood,"] Gardevoir nodded, psychic power surging around her.
The next moment, space twisted slightly. Axel and Gardevoir appeared at the edge of a rooftop on a tall building.
———
Down in the plaza, Team Rocket's trio was scrambling to control a small jar that was shaking nonstop.
Ash, Pikachu, and a man and a woman beside them were anxiously trying to stop them. But with the Prison Bottle in Team Rocket's hands, they didn't dare attack rashly, afraid the evil power sealed inside Hoopa might be released.
"Stop it, Team Rocket! That jar is dangerous," Ash shouted.
"Hmph! Since you've sincerely asked!"
"We'll graciously tell you!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
Even at a moment like this, Team Rocket's motto still showed up, late but never absent. But this time they clearly lacked confidence, because the Prison Bottle was shaking more and more violently, and unsettling purple-black energy was already seeping out from its cracks.
"It's happening!", Axel's gaze sharpened. He had Gardevoir hold onto the Poké Ball of Glastrier, while he himself took out the Poké Balls of Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza, his three powerhouse hitters.
Almost the instant Axel finished speaking—
Boom!
The lid of the Prison Bottle was blasted open. A torrent of purple-black energy surged out like a dam breaking, rapidly gathering in midair into a massive, hideous figure radiating endless malice and fury.
It had six enormous arms, with six golden rings hanging around its waist. It was Hoopa in its Unbound form, but its colors were darker, and its eyes were filled with pure destructive intent.
It was Shadow Hoopa.
"ROAR!"
Shadow Hoopa let out an earth-shaking roar. The overwhelming pressure instantly knocked Team Rocket flying, and even Ash and the others were forced to retreat again and again.
"Hoopa! Very strong!", it bellowed, its voice twisted with rage.
Its gaze quickly locked onto the small Hoopa behind Ash, "Come back. Fuse with me. Together we… are very strong!"
Compared to the larger Hoopa, the small Hoopa had a much cuter look. A tiny Pokémon with pink and gray coloring.
There was a braid on top of its head, and two upward-curving horns on the sides, each with a ring hanging from it.
Its lower body was ghost-like, with a larger ring attached as well.
The little one shrank back behind Meray, timidly peeking out its head, raising its small fists with a fierce-but-cute expression.
"I won't fuse, hoopa!"
It took a ring from its pointed ear. Psychic power belonging to hyperspace surged wildly, causing the ring to expand.
At the center of the ring, terrifying spatial distortions appeared.
The next moment, a Pokémon with a white body, with only its belly and tail fins blue, suddenly burst out from the hyperspace hole.
Seeing small Hoopa resist, Shadow Hoopa's expression changed, "You dare defy me? You dare defy the very strong Hoopa!"
"Hoopa... is angry!"
Several of Shadow Hoopa's arms separated from its body, clasping together to form a massive black sphere.
Hyperspace Fury!
This move could ignore Protect, ignore evasion, and directly make the attack appear beside the opponent.
Its rule-breaking effect was comparable to the "Empty Shadow" trait!
"Hoopa, fuse with me!", Shadow Hoopa's voice turned sinister. Violent psychic force surged in from all directions, forcefully pouring into small Hoopa's mind.
At the same time, the pitch-black sphere suddenly appeared behind small Hoopa, about to strike it.
At the very last moment, just as that dark Hyperspace Fury was about to swallow small Hoopa, Lugia's massive wings swept forward like an unbreakable shield. Sacred energy clashed violently with the shadow energy, releasing a deafening explosion, successfully shattering the attack.
"Wooo!", Lugia let out an ethereal yet majestic cry. Its azure eyes locked onto Shadow Hoopa in the air. The airflow around it turned chaotic, air pressure dropping sharply, openly showing its displeasure and anger.
As the guardian of the seas, it symbolized calm weather and balance, and it was extremely sensitive to acts of bullying the weak.
"You dare interfere with Hoopa!", Shadow Hoopa grew even more furious after its attack failed.
It looked at the small Hoopa protected behind Lugia, then at Ash and the others who stood ready. Its six arms began to move wildly.
"You think you're the only one who can summon? Hoopa, stronger!", It laughed maniacally. The golden rings around its waist expanded, releasing even more violent and unstable energy than when small Hoopa summoned.
"Come out! Wrath of the land, Groudon!"
From one ring, scorching heat poured out. Along with a thunderous roar, Groudon's massive body descended with a crash. The ground instantly became dry and scorching, terrifying Ground-type energy flickering beneath its feet, so intense that even the ocean couldn't suppress it.
"Come out! Wrath of the sea, Kyogre!"
From another ring, endless seawater gushed forth. Kyogre appeared with both elegance and terror. Torrential rain poured down, clashing strangely with Groudon's sunlight power, as Water-type energy surged violently.
"And you all! Come out! Fight for Hoopa!"
Shadow Hoopa had completely gone mad. More rings lit up. Figures like Palkia and Dialga emerged one after another from hyperspace holes. The terrifying pressure of these legendary Pokémon stacked together, making the entire space begin to tremble.
Ash, Meray, Baraz, and the others turned pale. Faced with a scene like the end of the world descending, they felt an unprecedented sense of helplessness.
Even small Hoopa and the Lugia it had summoned felt immense pressure in the face of these overwhelming legendary Pokémon.
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
[email protected]/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining P@treon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through P@treon.