Aerodactyl landed with Ace. Ace walked over and picked up the Ultra Ball containing Tao Dragon (Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem merged (Kyurem) from the ice surface.
"At the very end, you used Substitute to fool Tao Dragon (Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem merged (Kyurem)?"
Druddigon landed in the valley with Drayden. Drayden jumped off Druddigon, looked at Ace, and asked, "Can you tell me about it?"
Ace nodded. Gardevoir also floated down from the air, withdrawing from its Mega Evolution.
As she deactivated the evolution, Drayden noticed that Gardevoir's feet were bleeding profusely, with a layer of skin and flesh completely missing!
"Hiss..."
Drayden gasped, instantly understanding how Gardevoir had tricked Tao Dragon .
If her feet were frozen in the ice, a forceful Teleport would require Gardevoir to leave her feet behind.
However, once she lost her feet, even if Ace could heal Gardevoir afterward, it would severely affect her performance in the subsequent battle.
Therefore, to preserve her strength as much as possible, Gardevoir relied on the Substitute move, forcibly tearing her flesh to leave a Substitute behind.
The liberated real body then used Teleport to leave the spot, thus evading Tao Dragon 's Sheer Cold.
Ace opened his arms and embraced Gardevoir in a princess carry. Aura power surged, beginning to heal Gardevoir's injuries. While using this as a cover, he spent five Mission Points.
As the light gradually brightened, Drayden watched Gardevoir's injuries visibly recover, and he swallowed the words he was about to say.
A Trainer with healing ability, and a Pokémon so fiercely devoted to its strength—it was no wonder this young man named Ace possessed such power at a young age. Battles fought on the razor's edge between life and death were the best way to increase power.
After the treatment was complete, the fully recovered Gardevoir reluctantly stood up from Ace's embrace and floated back to his side.
Ace opened the Ultra Ball, and Tao Dragon landed back on the ice surface.
Ace walked up, repeating the action. Under the cover of the Aura power's healing light, he spent another five Mission Points and began treating the injuries on Tao Dragon 's body.
Tao Dragon looked at Ace before him. Memories of Zekrom and Kyurem surfaced, and Tao Dragon 's eyes gradually softened.
It's fair to say that Ace's success in catching Tao Dragon had a strong connection to his previous recognition by Zekrom and his capture of Kyurem.
If not for that pre-existing connection, and if Tao Dragon had fought with its full power, even a Mega Evolved Gardevoir would have been no match for it.
As Tao Dragon stated, its power was overwhelming, but it lost to Ace's strategy.
Since it had been defeated in a way, and coupled with the earlier submission of its body, Tao Dragon naturally took the step down, submitting to Ace and becoming his Pokémon.
After healing Tao Dragon , Ace and Drayden exchanged a few simple words. Then, under Drayden's watchful eye, Ace left the vicinity of Opelucid City.
"Tao Dragon , show me your top speed."
In the sky, Ace stood on Tao Dragon 's back and spoke to the Legendary Pokémon.
Tao Dragon nodded. Without any apparent movement, Ace suddenly felt a surge of force. Tao Dragon 's speed abruptly skyrocketed, carrying Ace swiftly toward his next destination!
In the Hoenn region, the conflict between Team Magma and Team Aqua intensified daily, thanks to the deliberate provocations by Ace and Zinnia.
Originally, the two teams only had differing ideologies—one wished to expand the land, the other to expand the sea—with no deeper rivalry.
However, with the leaked information about Groudon and Kyogre, the ambitions of Maxie and Archie gradually swelled.
To awaken the two ancient Pokémon as soon as possible, the two organizations began to frequently generate earthquakes and tsunamis, hoping to increase the area of land and sea, respectively, and stimulate Groudon and Kyogre to wake up.
On the outskirts of Petalburg City, Maxie was leaning against a rock wall, tipsy from a bottle of wine. Soon, three Swellows carrying Team Magma's three admins—Tabitha, Courtney, and Brodie—landed before him.
"Boss, everything is set up."
Tabitha, whose hair obscured half his face, reported to Maxie: "But we've spotted traces of Team Aqua. It looks like a fight is coming."
"Hmph, Team Aqua again."
Maxie took a swig of wine and sneered: "Then deal with them."
"I went for a look around. Those three are here too."
Courtney, the only female admin, chewed gum and said lightly: "We must burn them down this time."
"Heh heh, I'll take care of the firepower."
Brodie, with his prominent chin, also grinned. Among the three admins, he commanded the strongest firepower.
Meanwhile, on the sea just outside the Petalburg Woods, Archie and his Team Aqua had also arrived.
Archie gazed toward Petalburg Woods and sneered: "Shelly, Matt, and Amber, the three of you block those three fires. Maxie is mine. You absolutely cannot let their plan succeed, understood?"
"Yes!"
The two men and one woman standing behind Archie shouted in unison, a hint of nonchalance on their faces.
Clearly, the three of them did not hold the opposing Team Magma admins in high regard.
Soon, the moon reached its zenith. Aside from the sound of the waves and some distant insect chirps, there was no other movement.
"Move out."
Archie gave the command. The next moment, four Vibravas carried the four individuals into the air, flying swiftly toward the Petalburg Woods.
At the exact same time, Maxie and his three subordinates took off, carried by four Swellows, and flew toward the Petalburg Woods.
The night was silent. The two groups inevitably met in mid-air. Without a single word exchanged, both teams charged at each other.
In the next instant, fire and water splashed in the air.
Soldier against soldier, general against general.
The moment the two groups intersected, each found their respective opponent, splitting into three pairs and flying rapidly in three different directions. The center was left to Maxie and Archie.
"Flamethrower!"
"Hydro Pump!"
Camerupt and Walrein fell into the forest below. The moment they landed, both sides launched their attacks.
Flames and a column of water collided. Steam billowed up, and due to the type advantage, the column of water pushed hard against the flames.
"Thud!"
The powerful water column suppressed the fire, washing Camerupt away, leaving it soaked as it fell to the ground.
"Haha, Maxie, is that all you've got?"
Archie couldn't help but mock, looking at Camerupt, which had been suppressed by his own Walrein.
"Heh heh, I give you one moment, and you let your tail fly to the heavens? My Camerupt is a volcano! You think a little bit of water can extinguish a volcano? Eruption!"
The next moment, two scorching streams of flame instantly erupted from Camerupt's twin humps. In a flash, they struck Walrein, sending it flying backward!
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