His "future" daughter was actually noticed by the "present" Dialga?
To be honest, Damian really hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
However, this was a good thing. Today's gains could be described as very large. Capturing Giratina was already an unexpected joy.
After learning that he would have a very "amazing" daughter in the future, Damian's mood naturally became even better.
Caitlin pursed her lips. Her eyes were currently flickering with uncertain emotions. She didn't really care that Damian would have a daughter.
A daughter or a son—either was fine, as long as it was a child between her and Damian.
But was that future daughter Dialga mentioned the child of her and Damian?
Why did Dialga answer that it "didn't know"?
No, it had to be her! There was no mistake! Only her and Damian's daughter could be so outstanding!
Caitlin felt that there was nothing wrong with her thinking. She was such a powerful psychic, and Damian was an ability user who had received the gifts of nature.
The child of the two of them would, of course, be the most excellent!
After the atmosphere on the scene was quiet for a while, Palkia glanced at Damian. A spatial vortex opened; it was preparing to return to its own dimension.
It didn't quite understand why Dialga thought so highly of a girl who didn't even exist yet. Was it simply that the girl in the future would be very incredible?
However, that had nothing to do with Palkia.
"Wait a moment, Palkia."
Right then, Damian spoke up to Palkia.
"?"
Palkia stopped. It looked down at Damian, its eyes full of confusion.
Its attitude toward Damian was quite complicated. After all, Damian seemed to know Dialga from before.
Because of its annoyance toward Dialga, Palkia had no intention of being friendly with Damian.
Still, Damian had technically helped it. Otherwise, Palkia's attitude toward Damian would certainly be much worse.
"You seem to be hurt a lot worse than Dialga. Are you unable to beat it?"
Damian looked Palkia up and down, speaking in a teasing tone.
Palkia's aura instantly turned much colder. It stared coldly at Damian.
"Don't look at me like that. Am I not just stating a fact?" Feeling Palkia's anger, Damian remained smiling.
"Human, do not try to provoke me!"
Palkia's low telepathic voice rang in Damian's ears.
Even Palkia had a temper!
"Don't be angry. I didn't mean to insult you. I just wanted to ask a question."
Damian raised his hands in a calming gesture and spoke slowly to Palkia.
"Do you want to defeat Dialga?"
"?"
The look in Palkia's eyes changed slightly.
Meanwhile, Cynthia and Caitlin also looked at Damian with some shock.
"What do you mean?" Palkia questioned in a deep voice.
"It's nothing much. I just happened to get a treasure by chance a while ago. It seems like it would be quite useful to you."
Damian took the Lustrous Globe out of his backpack and spoke to Palkia with a smile.
The moment it saw the Lustrous Globe, Palkia's eyes instantly lit up.
This was its treasure! Palkia understood this very clearly!
As if sensing Palkia's presence, the Lustrous Globe began to glow with a pearl-like light.
"The Lustrous Globe? Damian, how did you get that?"
Mesprit was very surprised. As the Lake Guardians, they naturally recognized it. This was the key item for Palkia to take its Origin Forme.
"I got it through good luck. So, how about it? With this globe, Palkia, you should be able to gain the upper hand over Dialga, right?"
Damian waved the Lustrous Globe in his hand toward Palkia.
"Human, what do you want?"
Palkia suppressed the urge to immediately take the Lustrous Globe back. It noted that Kyogre and Shadow Mewtwo were still standing guard in front of Damian.
Besides, robbing a human was something it looked down upon doing.
"When I need help, you come and assist me."
"Deal!"
Palkia agreed without hesitation. It was just helping out; it wasn't a big deal.
And what would it get?
With the Lustrous Globe back at its side, it could beat Dialga properly while Dialga didn't have its own Origin key item.
"Straightforward." Damian threw the Lustrous Globe toward Palkia. Palkia immediately used its power to make the globe float, and then it slowly merged into Palkia's body.
A wave of surging power overflowed from Palkia's body. A pearl-like light flashed.
After a short while, the light gradually faded. A different form stood tall in mid-air.
"What is this?"
Cynthia looked at this Pokémon in wonder.
It was already completely different from the previous Palkia. The original Palkia had the appearance of a theropod-like Pokémon.
But the current Palkia looked like a centaur. Its tail was like a horse's tail, and its head looked like a knight's helmet. There were deep purple wavy rings around its waist. The disk-like objects on its shoulders were connected to the wings on its back.
Furthermore, its presence was much stronger than before. There was no doubt that Palkia had become stronger.
"Origin Forme Palkia."
A strange light sparkled in Damian's eyes.
"This form is Palkia's true appearance. It is similar to the Great Lord," Mesprit said. It couldn't help but look at Origin Forme Palkia with some envy.
Although they were all creations of Arceus, Pokémon like Palkia were simply too strong.
A form similar to Arceus?
Is Arceus also shaped like this?
"As expected, my power has returned..."
Origin Palkia's telepathy was filled with comfort.
"This is the complete me!"
Origin Palkia raised its head and looked into the distance, as if it could see Dialga.
Dialga. Now, I have surpassed you!
And isn't it a complete win? I have my Origin item and you don't. Just wait for me to beat you.
Origin Palkia was very confident. Its current self could suppress Dialga in a fight!
"As long as you're satisfied." Damian nodded.
"Human, I owe you for this."
Origin Palkia looked down at Damian. A gem descended and landed in front of Damian.
This was the Lustrous Orb.
Originally, Origin Palkia hadn't planned on giving it to Damian. After all, the Lustrous Orb counted as a portion of its power.
Since Dialga had given the Adamant Orb to Damian, Palkia would have had an advantage by keeping the Lustrous Orb.
But now that its true treasure had returned, it could already defeat Dialga. It no longer needed this Lustrous Orb.
"In the future, if you have business with me, you can contact me through the Lustrous Orb."
Origin Palkia spoke those words.
"I can do that." Damian took the Lustrous Orb.
"Goodbye."
Origin Palkia entered a spatial vortex and disappeared.
It was a pity that Dialga had left first. Now, Origin Palkia couldn't find Dialga.
Otherwise, Origin Palkia would definitely have looked for Dialga to "spar" and give it a beating.
With both Dialga and Palkia gone, Spear Pillar returned to peace once again.
"Good. Everything has been solved perfectly."
Damian gave a long stretch and moved his stiff muscles.
Charon was finished. This meant the leader and all the Commanders of Team Galactic were gone. Although Team Galactic hadn't completely disbanded yet, they were already finished in all but name. They didn't pose any threat.
The underground of the Sinnoh region would be unified by Team Rocket sooner or later. It was only a matter of time.
"I will notify the League. We will recognize the businesses and companies under your name. As long as your companies don't use illegal methods, there won't be a problem."
Cynthia pursed her lips and spoke to Damian seriously.
Now that Team Galactic had been mostly absorbed by Team Rocket, Cynthia didn't plan to keep stalling with Damian. It was better to stop resisting.
The Sinnoh League alone couldn't possibly deal with Damian.
"A wise choice. We didn't have any reason to be enemies in the first place, right? Team Rocket is a legitimate business organization."
Damian let out a chuckle. He wasn't surprised that Cynthia gave up the struggle like this.
After all, Cynthia had made her choice from the start. The fact that she didn't ask other regions for help already proved this point.
Otherwise, she could have requested aid from regions like Hoenn or Unova.
"I hope so." Cynthia sighed in her heart.
During the time she had followed Damian, she had indeed come to understand Team Rocket better.
Although this organization's methods were quite pushy, if you were talking about true evil, they weren't actually that bad.
"So, what about you three, Uxie?" Damian turned his gaze toward the Lake Guardians.
"I plan to return to Lake Acuity to rest," Uxie said calmly.
"Since things are over, it's time to go back and sleep."
Mesprit sounded full of emotion. Damian had reason to believe this little guy was very good at acting cute and spoiled.
Being the Pokémon of emotion, it knew exactly how to make humans like it.
Azelf nodded from the side, agreeing with Mesprit.
"Actually, if staying in the lakes gets boring, you can come out and travel with us. The outside world is quite lively."
Damian suggested.
"I don't really want to go out. I like the quiet." Uxie thought for a moment but still decided to return to seclusion.
"I don't like crowded places either." Azelf tilted its head.
However, Mesprit looked conflicted.
"Can I go out and see the world with you, Damian? I'm still very curious about the outside. I also want to see how the emotions of people are doing nowadays."
Mesprit decided to follow Damian and see the world.
"Of course you can. You're very welcome to join us, Mesprit."
Damian smiled and rubbed Mesprit's small head.
The Lake Guardians were quite small Pokémon. Mesprit's height was only 0.3 meters.
Mesprit showed a big smile, looking very happy.
Uxie and Azelf looked at each other but said nothing.
Following Damian on a journey was Mesprit's own decision. Besides, Damian was a very outstanding human.
"Then, when I challenge Arceus, do you want to come and watch the battle?"
Damian felt it was necessary to bring a crowd of spectators, especially Legendary Pokémon like the Lake Guardians.
"We can. But Damian, you shouldn't get your hopes up too high. The Great Lord's strength is far beyond your imagination," Uxie reminded Damian.
"Also, the Great Lord is unbeatable as long as it has its Plates. If you want to challenge it, you'd better keep those five Plates it left in this world and not give them back," Mesprit began to give advice to its chosen partner.
Uxie looked at Mesprit speechlessly. What kind of idea is that?
"Don't worry, I obviously know that. And forget about the Jewel of Life; that was left for Sheena's family. However, I already have an idea. When I challenge Arceus, I'll set three rules for it." Damian grinned.
That alpaca. You're only powerful because of the Plates. If you've got the guts, try not using them.
"Oh? What are you planning to agree on?"
A gentle, aged voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.
"Naturally, it's—??"
Damian turned his head, but when he saw the creature that had appeared behind him, he was stunned.
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