Ash shook his arms, a wide grin on his face, his voice filled with excitement.
"I've been ready for a long time."
"Shut up."
Ash: (°—\)
Trouble-maker.
Lucas muttered to himself in his heart, then looked at Flint and the others.
"Flint, what's the plan? Don't tell me it's just to beat it into submission."
"Manager."
Brandon's voice came from the side, and Lucas looked over.
Brandon said quickly, "Our original plan was to have Ash go over and use his Aura to communicate with it, to soothe it and make it stop."
"That's a good idea."
Latias carried Lucas through the air, constantly dodging Regigigas's attacks.
"But it failed."
Brandon said.
Lucas frowned. It failed?
He remembered that Ash's Aura had been recognized by a certain Aura Guardian. Logically, such an idealistic power like Aura should have some effect, especially for the 'Ash' from the movies.
"Ash, you and Pikachu try again. I'll cover you."
Lucas looked at Ash.
Ash nodded heavily. "Leave it to me and Pikachu!"
Lucas nodded. Seeing that everyone and their Pokémon had finished the herbal medicine Gengar gave them, he said, "Take a break for now. Leave the rest to me."
"And me and Pikachu."
Ash's voice rang out.
Lucas hummed in agreement. "And Ash and Pikachu."
Seeing Lucas sitting leisurely on Latias's back and chatting with the others, Regigigas was fuming with rage.
"Regi!!!"
Who gave you the courage to ignore me!
A massive Metal Sound rang out once more.
Latias's body wavered, causing Lucas to fall off her back.
Latias: Σ(ǒǒ)
"Lucas!"
Latias lunged toward Lucas, catching him on her back again before Regigigas's iron fist could reach him.
"Fly properly, you jerk."
Lucas was nearly scared to death.
"I know, I know! It's because that sound was too loud."
Latias's voice sounded.
"Let's go, Latias."
"Understood."
Lucas looked at Ash. "Go for it, Ash, and you too, sparky rat."
Ash: ?
Pikachu: ??
Latias carried Lucas and charged directly at Regigigas.
"What are you doing! Ahhh!!!"
Ash scratched his head. "Strange, did I just hear Lucas scream?"
"Pika pika."
"True, I must have misheard. How could Lucas scream like that?"
Thinking this, Ash watched Lucas's receding back and rotated his wrist. "We can't lose either, Pikachu."
"Pika!"
Ash, with Pikachu, sprinted toward Regigigas.
"Let's go help too."
Flint pulled Aaron up and remounted Arcanine.
"That's—"
Riley's face was full of disbelief.
Brandon's expression hardened. "Regigigas's power is too terrifying. It has affected the surrounding snow mountains, leading to—"
"An avalanche—"
Candice finished for Brandon.
"No, if we don't stop this avalanche, Snowpoint City will be buried."
Candice said anxiously.
Realizing the gravity of the situation, everyone sent out their Pokémon to block the avalanche cascading down from the mountain peak.
But the avalanche continued to surge toward them with unstoppable force.
"It's no use, we can't stop it at all."
Dawn commanded her Piloswine and the others, but found that the avalanche showed no signs of stopping.
Just as everyone was at their wit's end, an angry cry rang out.
"Goth!!"
Gothitelle woke up from her coma. After drinking the herbal medicine and recovering for a while, she saw the avalanche rushing down the mountain. She floated into the air, raised her hands, and once again squeezed powerful psychic power out of her body.
"What... incredible psychic power—"
Riley said in disbelief as he saw the avalanche showing signs of slowing down.
With her strength alone, she was holding back the entire avalanche.
Mother Gothitelle, the symbol of protection!
Gothitelle's hands were slowly being pushed back. She took out some herbs, threw them into her mouth, and chewed. Feeling a bitterness that could kill ten Fang Yans, she let out a Roar.
"Goth!!! itelle!"
Get—back!!!
The entire sky was dyed by the eerie purple light in her eyes.
The avalanche began to slowly recede.
"Regi!"
What is this?!
No matter how strong Gothitelle's psychic power was, it was still just her own strength. The avalanche started heading toward Snowpoint City again.
But the speed was much slower.
"We'll help you, Gothitelle."
Riley finished speaking and used his Aura to help Gothitelle relieve her fatigue and buff her. Lucario also stood before the avalanche and opened a Barrier.
Next were Steelix, Piloswine, Arcanine, and Drapion. They all ran over to use their bodies to block the avalanche.
Pokémon also began to emerge from the forest one after another, using their bodies to resist the avalanche that was a disaster for both humans and Pokémon alike.
Snover, Aipom, Kricketot, Pachirisu, Abomasnow, Piloswine—
In this moment, humans and Pokémon stood together once again in the face of a natural disaster, working in unison to completely halt the avalanche.
Lucas glanced back. "Good work, Gothitelle."
Lucas said softly, then shouted loudly, "Ash! No matter what you see, ignore it! You have only one task right now: keep charging forward until you reach Regigigas!"
Ash, clutching Pikachu, scurried forward with his head down. He didn't respond to Lucas, but his legs moved faster and faster.
"Gigas!!"
Regigigas raised its left hand high and clenched it into a fist, preparing to slam it down on Ash and Pikachu.
"Regigigas."
Lucas, riding Latias, appeared before Regigigas. Looking at the human in front of it, Regigigas was momentarily curious about what Lucas wanted to say.
"Want to fight? How about I accompany you?"
Hearing Lucas's voice, the lights on Regigigas's body flashed once more.
"Gigas!!!"
In that case, I'd like nothing more!
With that, it swung a Hammer Arm toward Lucas and Gengar.
"Latias, run!"
Lucas gripped Latias's neck tightly.
"I know! Don't hug my neck, it tickles—"
Dodging Regigigas's attack, Lucas looked at Gengar.
Gengar grinned, indicating he understood, and then sneakily left.
Looking at the towering giant that was Regigigas, even though Lucas had seen Lugia, Palkia, and Dialga, he still couldn't stop trembling.
He finally understood why these Pokémon were called gods.
Their pressure was truly unmatched by ordinary Pokémon.
Perhaps ordinary people would feel immense pressure facing legendary Pokémon like Moltres or Entei, but before the likes of Regigigas, Palkia, and Dialga, one would feel a sense of suffocation even more terrifying than mere pressure.
But so what?
I'm not alone.
"Latias, Draco Meteor! Smash it!"
Meteors fell from the sky. Regigigas looked up and, without hesitation, raised its hands and clenched them into fists, systematically smashing the falling meteors one by one.
"Dodge."
Lucas commanded Latias to avoid the shattered rocks flying everywhere.
"Isn't its ability Slow Start?"
Lucas watched Regigigas swinging its fists rapidly and fell into self-doubt.
"You're telling me this speed is Slow Start?"
Regigigas's two giant hands swiped toward Lucas and Latias.
"Regi!"
Because I already started for three turns before I appeared.
Lucas: —
?! No way, man! You're Regigigas, not Rayquaza!
It's already ridiculous that Dragon Dance can be stacked in advance, but you can even trigger Slow Start beforehand?!
Latias struggled to carry Lucas while dodging Regigigas's attacks. "It's no good, Lucas. You're affecting me too much in the air, and it's too dangerous up here."
Hearing the blatant disdain in Latias's voice, Lucas could only say, "Then put me down."
Latias nodded, set Lucas on the ground, and then soared into the air, charging at Regigigas.
Many of Latias's attacks hit Regigigas but seemed to barely faze it.
Seeing the avalanche stopped, Brandon took a deep breath. "Gym Leader Candice, I'll leave things here to you."
Candice was stunned. "Mr. Brandon—"
"I can't let a young man and a boy shoulder this alone, so I'm going to help them."
Brandon looked at the figure standing on the mountain peak facing Regigigas, and the other figure running forward relentlessly.
"Aaron, can you still move?"
Flint looked at Aaron, who nodded and climbed onto Flint's Arcanine.
"Let's go."
Flint nodded and, with Aaron, headed toward Lucas first.
Brandon looked back at Riley, who was drinking the herbal medicine. "Are you going to use those three?"
Brandon nodded, his expression solemn. "There's no other way. At this point, we have to take a gamble."
Riley nodded in agreement. Suppressing the urge to vomit, he glanced around. Seeing nowhere to put the bowl, he tossed it onto the snow and sent out his Salamence.
"Gym Leader Candice, I'll leave this place to you all."
Candice's expression was grave. "Don't worry."
Riley carried Brandon as they flew toward the mountain peak.
"Lucas."
Lucas looked back and saw Flint and Aaron riding Arcanine toward him. "Is everything settled below?"
Seeing the two Elite Four members arrive, Lucas breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yeah, with the help of Gothitelle and the mountain's Pokémon, the avalanche has been temporarily calmed."
Flint scratched his afro, then looked at Regigigas. "Now, only this big guy is left."
"Terrifying power."
Hearing Aaron's words, Lucas exhaled and forced himself to say, "Don't worry, I've already arranged a backup plan. For now, we just need to keep its attention."
"Then let's give it everything we've got!"
Flint threw a Poké Ball. "Charizard, go!"
In the next second, Charizard was shot down by a Hyper Beam from Regigigas.
Flint scratched his head.
Recalling Charizard, "I was careless."
"Kite it."
Lucas said, feeling exhausted.
"Alright, I'll listen to you."
Aaron nodded and also sent out his Pokémon.
Then Brandon and Riley also came to Lucas's side.
—
"Then let's attract its attention together."
Brandon heard Lucas's words and nodded in agreement.
Regigigas saw that its attacks couldn't hit Latias, so it shifted its attention to Lucas on the ground.
It crossed the canyon, walked towards Lucas and the others, and finally raised its feet high before slamming them down heavily.
The Earthquake cracked the ground open, and countless huge rocks flew everywhere.
Flint's Infernape, Aaron's Drapion, and Riley's Lucario blocked these rocks in the front.
Huge rocks also began to fall from the mountain peak overhead.
Lucario was hit by a rock the size of a car, and Riley spat out a mouthful of blood as a result.
"Mr. Riley, are you okay?" Aaron asked.
Riley shook his head, "Don't worry, I'm already prepared."
Death is never the end —
"What are you talking about? What preparation? With me here, everyone will be fine."
Lucas's voice came, and everyone looked at him, discovering that an elegant Lilligant had appeared beside him at some point.
"Lilli~"
Lilligant lifted her skirt slightly to greet everyone, then, with Lucas's coordination, began to dance beautifully.
"This is — flowers?"
Riley, lying on the ground, saw flowers growing next to his ears and was somewhat incredulous.
"Lilligant, Bloom Doom!"
Huge energy poured out, grinding the surrounding rubble into powder, and then flew towards Regigigas.
Regigigas let out a cry of pain. Looking at Lucas and feeling the pain on its body, it roared at the sky.
"Gigigas!"
It raised its hands high, then brought them together, clenched them into fists, and slammed them down. The ground began to shake, and at the same time, a huge boulder flew into the air, blocking the sunlight.
Rumble.
The earth began to shake and the mountains to sway.
"Regigigas, stop!"
Brandon's voice rang out. He shouted at the rampaging Regigigas, "Stop, Regigigas! Look at these people and Pokémon who believe in you, look at your subjects, they are in danger —"
Brandon's voice was full of pain and helplessness.
But the only response he got was Regigigas's angry Roar and the earth-shaking Earthquake.
The rocks in the sky began to shatter, turning into sharp stone pillars that crashed down on everyone.
Regigigas's Earthquake, like crustal movement, was tearing the ground apart with destructive force.
The huge tremors made everyone stagger. Lucas reached out to pull Riley, who was about to fall into a crack, while Infernape and the others used their last strength to shatter the stone pillars overhead.
After pulling Riley out with effort, everyone hid in a relatively safe place. Ninetales and the others stood in front of Lucas. Lilligant was knocked unconscious by the Earthquake, and Lucas recalled her into her Poké Ball.
The Rock Slide overhead continued.
Brandon threw his Poké Balls, and the Legendary Titans appeared before everyone. As soon as they appeared, they began their actions.
Registeel waved its fists and cleared the remaining rocks with the others.
Regice used Ice Beam, and Regirock used Earth Power.
Earth Power collided with Regigigas's Earthquake, forcefully canceling it out, while Regice used a high-powered Ice Beam to forcefully freeze the gullies appearing on the ground.
Seeing the sudden appearance of the Legendary Titans, Flint breathed a sigh of relief.
And Aaron looked at Brandon, somewhat surprised.
Mr. Brandon actually has the ability to contend with Regigigas?
Lucas looked at the suddenly appearing Legendary Titans, and his heart skipped a beat for no reason.
He felt that something bad was going to happen.
At this time, Ash and Pikachu came to Regigigas again. Ash looked up at Regigigas.
"Regigigas, stop."
Ash's Aura flowed into Regigigas's mind along with his words.
But Ash still didn't know how to use Aura properly, so the effect was minimal, and it even invited Regigigas's huge iron fist.
"No good, Manager!"
Ash's wail rang out as he and Pikachu dodged the attack.
Lucas glanced at the sky, then breathed a sigh of relief, "OK, Ash, your mission is complete."
Everyone looked confused.
"Leave the rest to Gengar."
Everyone followed Lucas's gaze and found that a Gengar had appeared behind Regigigas at some point.
Regigigas also noticed it and turned back to lock eyes with Gengar.
"Gengar" (Laughs).
"Next, just hypnotize it."
Brandon's eyes lit up. Oh right, just use Hypnosis to put Regigigas to sleep.
Please, Hypnosis must hit.
Brandon looked up at Gengar and Regigigas with a prayer.
But he found that Gengar was holding a black ball in its hand.
???
Not Hypnosis?!
"Gengar, full-power Dark Void!"
Brandon breathed a sigh of relief. Dark Void also has a hypnotic effect, but it's much better than Hypnosis.
Wait, where did you, Gengar, learn Dark Void?!
Brandon was dumbfounded.
Riley, on the side, was the same.
Gengar grinned at Regigigas, and then the Dark Void was pressed onto Regigigas's face by Gengar.
Seemingly thinking of something, Gengar kept throwing Dark Void at Regigigas.
"Gengar!!"
I don't believe it can miss like this.
Regigigas had just raised its hand when it felt its head becoming groggy. Finally, it stopped moving, and the lights on its body dimmed.
Watching Regigigas lose consciousness and stop moving, Lucas breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally done."
Flint swallowed, "As expected of Lucas, whom Lucian often talks about. Gengar can even use Darkrai's signature move, Dark Void —"
Brandon looked at Lucas, thinking, is this Gengar of yours really legitimate?
Lucas sat down, "How to handle it next depends on you guys."
Flint also sat down, then let out a laugh, "What a fulfilling day."
"But next time, it's better to let Lucian come." Aaron sat next to Flint and said.
Lucas glanced at them, "You should let Lucian come. He's used to overtime anyway."
"..."
The three of them all laughed heartily.
And in the distance, Lucian sneezed.
"Strange, who is thinking of me again? Could it be that something happened over at Flint's side?"
Then Lucian shook his head, "Shouldn't be. Flint's strength is stronger than mine, and with the help of Sinnoh's other Elite, the Bug-type Elite Aaron, it shouldn't be a problem."
Thinking of this, Lucian lazily lay on the sofa and started reading.
Good thing he was smart and lied to them, saying he had a lot of work to deal with.
In fact, that wasn't the case; those "mountains" on the table were all tasks that had already been processed.
Lucian picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"Days without having to work overtime are just great —"
A smile finally appeared on Brandon's face, "Leave the rest to me."
Then he walked to Regigigas with the Legendary Titans, examining this god who dragged the continents in ancient times, and reached out to touch its body.
Just as his palm touched Regigigas, the lights on Regigigas's body began to flicker chaotically, covering the Legendary Titans and Brandon, but it quickly fell into calm again.
Brandon felt the pressure coming from his side and swallowed.
"This is —"
Flint had just taken a sip of water when he found that the Legendary Titans beside Brandon were attacking Brandon.
Damn, how did I forget about this!
Lucas cursed inwardly.
I knew I felt like something bad was going to happen.
It is said that in ancient times, Regigigas, out of boredom, used special icebergs, rocks, and magma to create Pokémon that resembled itself. It is said that after it created the Pokémon with various materials, it used ropes to drag the continents and created the land of Hisui.
This is the origin of Registeel, Regice, and Regirock, and each individual has many copies.
Just like having many identical "little figures," as creations made by Regigigas, they will be summoned by Regigigas when Regigigas is in danger and will fight to protect Regigigas.
Now, they have been summoned by Regigigas and are fighting to protect it.
Therefore, they began to attack Brandon.
"Brandon, so you were the mole all along!!!"
Lucas issued a soul-searching question.
"I don't know either, I'm a victim too —"
Brandon indicated he wouldn't take the blame, commanding Dusknoir to fight the Legendary Titans.
"? What is this situation?"
Ash had just run back and saw Brandon and the Legendary Titans fighting.
"Why is Mr. Brandon fighting the Legendary Titans?"
Lucas stood up, gritting his teeth, "Ash, go, help Mr. Brandon."
"Ah? I just got back."
"I believe in the strength of you and Pikachu."
Ash heard Lucas's words and smiled, "Leave it to me and Pikachu."
After speaking, he took Pikachu and ran over again.
And Lucas looked at Brandon and Pikachu fighting the Legendary Titans, thought of something, looked around, and didn't find anything, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, Regieleki and Regidrago are not here. If they were here too, Brandon, you would be a sinner for all ages."
Lucas muttered to himself, then got on Ninetales's back and ran towards Brandon's side.
Ash hugged Pikachu, used his body to break through the encirclement of the Legendary Titans, came to Brandon's side, and asked Brandon what happened.
Brandon briefly explained it.
Ash: ?!
"Mr. Brandon, so you are the mole?!"
Brandon: —
"I've already said I'm not!!!"
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