After dodging the Unbound Hoopa's attack, Lugia launched its signature move, Aeroblast, at the Unbound Hoopa.
Blade-like gusts of wind rotated as they slashed at the Unbound Hoopa, making it howl in pain.
Fortunately, it had transferred most of the air vortexes away using its rings, or it would not have been just howling.
Seeing Lugia gain the upper hand, the Confined Hoopa danced with excitement.
"Hit it, hit it hard, hit it until it disappears!"
Lugia launched Dragon Rush again, slamming toward the Unbound Hoopa. This time, the Unbound Hoopa would not let Lugia attack it at will.
It quickly enlarged a ring to block its front. The fast-approaching Lugia looked like it was about to crash right into it.
Clearly, the Unbound Hoopa intended to send Lugia away to weaken Ange's side.
But Ange would not just stand by and watch that happen.
"Espathra, Lumina Crash!"
"Espa~~" Espathra's eyes flashed with colorful light. A beam precisely hit the Unbound Hoopa's ring, knocking it slightly off course.
It was just that slight deviation—Lugia did not crash into the portal in the center of the ring, but rather hit the frame instead.
Clang! Lugia and the ring were both sent flying from the impact.
The Unbound Hoopa looked furious and immediately unleashed a Dark Pulse at Ange and the others.
The Ability of Ange's Espathra was Speed Boost. As they had been running all this time, the Ability had been constantly in effect, so its speed had long since reached its peak.
The moment the Unbound Hoopa attacked, Espathra leaped into the air, easily dodging the strike.
The Unbound Hoopa screamed, venting its anger. "Damn it! Scoundrel! Why must you stop Hoopa!"
Ange instructed Ash, "Ash, you keep your eyes on the Unbound Hoopa. If you see any signs of it trying to teleport Lugia away, command Pikachu immediately to use Thunderbolt to knock its ring off course."
Ash patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Ange, leave it to me!"
"Pika~ Pika~" Pikachu also patted its small chest, promising solemnly.
Outside, Lugia launched another Aeroblast at the Unbound Hoopa. The Unbound Hoopa had no time to spare for Ange and the others, hurriedly controlling its rings to defend.
Since most of Lugia's Aeroblast was transferred away by the Unbound Hoopa, Lugia launched Dragon Rush to ram into it again.
The Unbound Hoopa was still determined. It once again controlled the rings to block its front, intending to teleport Lugia away.
This time, it was cleverer; it placed two rings one in front of the other. If one was knocked away, there would be a second.
It felt smug inside, thinking, "Let's see how you can fight now!"
Ange and Pikachu shouted at the same time:
"Espathra, Lumina Crash!"
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
As soon as they spoke, a colorful beam and a golden bolt of lightning struck the two rings separately, knocking both of them off course.
The Unbound Hoopa's attempt failed once again.
Time and time again, whenever Hoopa intended to teleport Lugia, it was thwarted by the combined efforts of Ange and Ash.
Finally, Hoopa could take no more.
"Hoopa! Damn it!" The Unbound Hoopa roared at the sky. "You keep ruining Hoopa's plans! Unforgivable!"
The Unbound Hoopa released six rings simultaneously, controlling them to fly above its head and continuously enlarging them.
Blue light flickered within all six rings at once.
Seeing this, Ange's expression shifted. "The Unbound Hoopa is summoning help again!"
The Confined Hoopa, hearing this, said angrily, "I can do that too!"
As it spoke, it also controlled its rings to rise into the sky. The rings grew larger and larger, with blue light emerging from them.
On the Unbound Hoopa's side, after the blue light within the rings twisted, six Legendary Pokémon emerged simultaneously:
Dialga, the God of Time.
Palkia, the God of Space.
Giratina, the Lord of the Distortion World.
Zekrom, the Dragon of Ideals.
Reshiram, the Dragon of Truth.
Kyurem, the strongest dragon on land.
At the same time, from the three rings controlled by the Confined Hoopa, three Legendary Pokémon quickly emerged.
They were:
Rayquaza, the Dragon of the Sky.
Latias and Latios, the Eon Dragons.
The Rayquaza was a Shiny black Rayquaza.
Ash shouted to the three dragons, "Rayquaza, Latias, Latios, please help us."
Rayquaza, Latias, and Latios nodded in agreement.
As soon as Ash finished speaking, Dialga and Palkia on the opposite side launched their signature moves, Roar of Time and Spacial Rend.
Twisted temporal power and tearing spatial blades surged toward Ange and the others.
"Roar~~" Rayquaza roared, opening its mouth to fire a Dragon Pulse, which actually defeated the attacks of both the time and space gods simultaneously.
Immediately afterward, Giratina launched its signature move, Shadow Force, and appeared behind the group without anyone noticing.
Fortunately, Ange detected it in time through his Aura.
"Latias, Latios!"
Hearing Ange's call, Latias and Latios launched a counterattack against Giratina, who was about to strike.
Two Dragon Pulses slammed into Giratina.
Giratina was weak to Dragon-type moves; its head jerked, and the move it was charging was interrupted.
Taking this opportunity, Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem charged at Ange and the others, trying to capture the Confined Hoopa.
Ange hurriedly drove Espathra to run.
The Tao Trio (Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem) and the Unbound Hoopa chased after them.
"Pi~~"
Pikachu occasionally fired a Thunderbolt to attack the Tao Trio and the Unbound Hoopa.
"Roar~"
"Roar~"
Reshiram and Zekrom unleashed Fusion Flare and Fusion Bolt at the same time.
Red flames and blue thunder intertwined,轟ing toward Ange and the group.
"Espa~~" Espathra cried out, pushing its speed to the limit, constantly swerving and dodging. The flames and thunder missed it by a hair's breadth each time; it was truly a close call.
At the same time, Kyurem and the Unbound Hoopa also launched attacks.
Kyurem used Ice Beam.
The Unbound Hoopa used Dark Pulse.
For a moment, it was as if it were raining around Espathra, with the moves of four Legendary Pokémon bombarding them like raindrops.
Ange was incredibly grateful that his Espathra was so capable; although it couldn't win in a fight, its running skills were top-tier.
Just then, a ring appeared above Ange and the others, with blue light surging within it.
Something was coming out!
It turned out that the Unbound Hoopa saw that Espathra was too agile, so it had directly teleported the moves of Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem through a ring to appear right above them.
"Hoopa!" Ange shouted loudly to the Confined Hoopa in his arms.
"Got it!" The Confined Hoopa understood immediately and at once controlled its own ring to hover directly below the Unbound Hoopa's ring.
BOOM!!!
As the red, blue, and white energy surged out of the Unbound Hoopa's ring, it flowed directly into the Confined Hoopa's ring.
The charging Kyurem hadn't noticed the ring appearing above its head.
In the next second, the surging tri-colored energy poured out, instantly engulfing Kyurem.
"Roar~~"
Kyurem felt the pain and roared in anger.
Then Ange and Ash saw Reshiram and Zekrom, summoned by Kyurem, fly toward it, turning into streams of light and merging with Kyurem.
Kyurem's body was wrapped in light, transforming into White Kyurem, its presence becoming even more powerful.
White Kyurem flew directly into the sky, accumulating cold air while flying rapidly.
Before long, a terrifying white cold flame was controlled and fired toward Ange and the others.
It was White Kyurem's signature move, Glaciate, though it was an Ice-type move, it possessed the characteristics of Fire, with a chance to leave the opponent burned.
"Espa~~~" Espathra accelerated, narrowly dodging White Kyurem's attack.
But immediately afterward, the Unbound Hoopa's Dark Pulse came.
"Pi~~" Pikachu used Thunderbolt to buy time for Espathra, and Espathra dodged it again.
"Woo~~~"
"Roar~~~"
Just then, Kyogre appeared above Ange and the group out of nowhere, while Groudon suddenly erupted from the sand, blocking their path ahead.
Espathra was so startled that it slammed on the brakes.
It turned out that Kyogre and Groudon had shaken off Volcanion and Diancie and chased after Ange and the others.
Not only Groudon and Kyogre, but Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina had also each shaken off Rayquaza, Latias, and Latios to follow.
After all, the Unbound Hoopa's target was the Confined Hoopa; entangling with the others was meaningless.
Just as Kyogre's Origin Pulse and Groudon's Precipice Blades were about to hit Ange and the others, Volcanion and Lugia descended from the sky.
Volcanion blocked Kyogre's Origin Pulse with its body, and Lugia shielded against Groudon's Precipice Blades with its holy body, while simultaneously protecting Ange and the others behind them.
Volcanion's Ability was Water Absorb, so the Water-type move Origin Pulse was ineffective against it.
And Lugia, with its high defense and sturdy body, could handle a Precipice Blades hit.
Just as Kyogre and Groudon's attacks ended, Palkia and Dialga arrived.
Lugia and Volcanion hurriedly used Dragon Rush and Flare Blitz to knock them away.
But then Giratina also arrived, firing a Shadow Ball, only to be knocked away by the arriving Rayquaza.
Just as Ange and Ash were surrounded by White Kyurem and the Unbound Hoopa, Latias and Latios descended from the sky.
They grabbed Ange and Ash by their collars, threw them onto their backs, and soared into the sky, completing Mega Evolution during the flight.
Mega Evolving without a Mega Stone or Key Stone—Ange couldn't understand it, but it had truly happened right before his eyes.
Ange hurriedly pulled out Espathra's Poké Ball and recalled it.
"Woo~~"
"Woo~~"
During the flight, Mega Latias and Mega Latios unleashed Dragon Pulse at White Kyurem and the Unbound Hoopa simultaneously, but the attacks were defeated by Glaciate and Dark Pulse.
High in the sky, Salamence carried Diancie, panting and scarred. Fighting these Legendary Pokémon was truly difficult.
But it was also thrilling!
At this point, Salamence and Diancie could no longer interfere; their strength was still a bit too low.
Z2 was held in Diancie's arms, silently watching the fierce battle below.
In the process of fighting Giratina, Rayquaza performed Dragon Ascent, violently knocking Giratina away and completing Mega Evolution under the effect of Dragon Ascent.
After Rayquaza Mega Evolved, Giratina immediately fell into a disadvantage, and Dialga and Palkia hurried over to support it.
"Roar~~~" Under the dual surprise attack of Spacial Rend and Roar of Time, Rayquaza was knocked down.
Lugia and Volcanion wanted to assist Rayquaza, but they were hit by Kyogre's Ice Beam and Earth Power, respectively.
At the same time, Ange on Latios's back and Ash on Latias's back were being pressured by White Kyurem and the Unbound Hoopa.
Seeing that his side had completely fallen into a disadvantage, Ange cursed, "Fine, want to see who has more help? I'll find help too!"
The next second, Gengar appeared out of thin air beside him.
"Gen~~" Gengar looked at the chaotic scene, feeling a bit dazed for a moment.
Just then, White Kyurem's Glaciate grazed it, giving it a huge fright, and it hurriedly hid beside Ange.
"Gengar, go home and bring Yveltal and Xerneas, okay?" Ange said to Gengar.
"Gen~ Gen~" Gengar didn't know what was happening, but it knew the situation was urgent, so it nodded vigorously.
Immediately, it was sent home by Ange.
When it returned, it held two Poké Balls in its hands.
Ange took the Poké Balls, threw them, and Yveltal and Xerneas appeared outside.
"Xerneas, Yveltal, sorry to trouble you this time!" Ange said to them.
Yveltal and Xerneas nodded simultaneously.
Watching this "lively" scene, Yveltal was actually a little excited!
It was time for a big rampage!
The next second, Xerneas's Moonblast collided with the Unbound Hoopa's Dark Pulse.
Yveltal's Dragon Rush also collided with Kyurem's Glaciate.
Xerneas defeated the Unbound Hoopa's Dark Pulse in just an instant.
Seeing the Moonblast about to hit it after defeating the Dark Pulse, the Unbound Hoopa hurriedly controlled a ring to defend.
The Moonblast went into the ring and was controlled by the Unbound Hoopa to be fired back at Xerneas.
However, Xerneas leaped away and dodged it easily.
Yveltal, on the other hand, was slightly inferior in the clash with Kyurem.
Originally, Yveltal's strength was not inferior to Kyurem's; although its type was countered, it didn't have a huge impact.
But now that Kyurem had merged with Reshiram and Zekrom, Yveltal was struggling to face it.
As Kyurem's body burst into light, it shifted from White Kyurem to Black Kyurem, wrapped in cold air and lightning as it rammed toward Yveltal.
This was Black Kyurem's signature move, Freeze Shock; although it was an Ice-type move, it had the characteristics of Electric, potentially causing paralysis while dealing massive damage.
Yveltal did not back down, using Brave Bird to meet the charge.
BOOM!!!
With a loud bang, the two Pokémon collided, and rolling shockwaves expanded from their center, kicking up countless dust in the surrounding desert.
In the end, Yveltal was defeated and was the first to be knocked flying.
However, Yveltal was lucky; Brave Bird not only hit Black Kyurem's weak point but also left it in a flinching state.
Latias and Latios seized the opportunity to launch an attack on Black Kyurem, with two Dragon Pulses hitting Black Kyurem at the same time.
"Roar~~~" Black Kyurem let out a painful hiss and fell from the sky to the ground.
Black Kyurem barely stabilized its form, and just as it intended to fly up again, Yveltal launched its signature move, Oblivion Wing, at it.
"Roar~~" Black Kyurem was knocked to the ground again.
Black Kyurem was enraged, immediately switching back to White Kyurem, opening its mouth to spit out Glaciate and sweeping it across.
Yveltal, Latias, and Latios hurriedly flapped their wings to dodge quickly.
On Xerneas's side, the Unbound Hoopa was already beaten out of temper; it was simply no match for Xerneas.
The Unbound Hoopa controlled six rings to surround Xerneas, launching its signature move, Hyperspace Hole, with six arms attacking Xerneas from within the rings simultaneously.
Xerneas's antlers bloomed with brilliant seven-colored light, and Dazzling Gleam was unleashed.
Rings of colorful energy expanded from its center, hitting the Unbound Hoopa so hard it howled, forcing it to retract its arms.
The light rings surrounding Xerneas disappeared, and Xerneas leaped away and vanished, launching its signature move, Geomancy.
Geomancy required charging, so it continued to dodge the Unbound Hoopa's attacks while charging up.
The Unbound Hoopa's Dark Pulse swept out like a machine gun, but it could not hit the agile and light-footed Xerneas no matter what.
Finally, Xerneas finished charging, and Geomancy took effect; its momentum began to skyrocket, and its speed increased significantly.
Xerneas leaped, flying nimbly into mid-air, a new moon appearing behind its back.
Silver moonlight condensed on its horns, and in the next second, it transformed into a pillar of light pouring down toward the Unbound Hoopa.
"Hoopa~~~" Hoopa screamed as it was knocked flying.
At this time, Z2, riding on the back of the Salamence, was very surprised.
It felt like its eyes were playing tricks on it; otherwise, why would it see Yveltal and Xerneas appearing on the battlefield?
"My friends, why would you appear here?"
Z2's voice appeared in the minds of Xerneas and Yveltal simultaneously.
Yveltal and Xerneas were both startled.
The voice of Zygarde!
Zygarde was here.
As deities of the Kalos region, Zygarde, Xerneas, and Yveltal naturally knew each other.
"We are fighting for our partner!" Xerneas's voice echoed in Z2's mind.
"Cry~~" Yveltal chirped, responding to Xerneas's words.
"Partner? Do you refer to that human named Ange?" Z2 asked.
"That is correct," Xerneas replied.
Z2 continued, "My friends, humans are not to be trusted."
Xerneas said, "Nothing in this world is absolute, Zygarde."
Having said that, it ignored Zygarde and focused on its own battle.
"Cry~~" Zygarde, this battle has disrupted the ecology of Kalos; will you just sit by and watch?
After dropping this line, Yveltal also focused on its own battle.