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"Is there a disaster coming?!"
"Notify Officer Jenny!"
"Report to the League at once!"
"Absol has appeared in Slateport City!"
The sudden shout cut through the bustling evening crowd like a knife.
People froze, heads whipping around toward the sleek white figure perched on the rooftop.
Absol's crimson eyes glowed faintly as it stared toward the horizon.
Murmurs rippled through the streets.
Parents pulled their children close, and whispers of disaster spread quickly.
Before the crowd could settle, another panicked cry echoed.
"My God, look!!"
A stranger pointed upward, his voice trembling.
"Meteor!!!"
Gasps and screams followed as hundreds of eyes turned skyward.
Sam and Cynthia, who had been walking quietly along the market street, raised their heads as well.
The sky itself seemed to tremble.
Dozens, no, hundreds, of burning streaks carved through the clouds, trailing long tails of fire.
The orange glow lit the fading twilight like falling stars announcing judgment.
A meteor shower.
At first, it was breathtaking. Slateport's citizens stood rooted in place, mesmerized.
But wonder quickly turned into unease.
"Another meteor shower?" someone muttered.
"That's the second one this month…"
"But the news didn't mention anything…"
"It's too close. Too bright…"
Whispers swirled, fear creeping into every word.
Beside him, Cynthia's golden hair caught the faint glow of the meteors.
She narrowed her eyes, voice low but sharp.
"Sam… something isn't right."
Sam's gaze was already locked on the fiery rain above.
His expression hardened, and a knot tightened in his chest. His instincts screamed danger.
"The city has a Space Center," he muttered under his breath.
"A meteor shower this large… they should have warned the public days ago. But there was nothing."
His fists clenched.
"And these meteors… they're falling too close."
As if answering his thoughts, the sky roared.
One of the blazing rocks broke formation, hurling downward with terrifying speed.
It grew larger and larger in the citizens' panicked eyes until,
BOOM!!!
The meteor struck the outskirts of Slateport with a deafening explosion.
Flames erupted, the shockwave rattling windows across the city.
The nearby forest ignited instantly, black smoke rising like a signal of war.
Screams filled the streets as panic spread.
People scrambled for cover, clutching loved ones, some too stunned to even move.
Sam's worst fear had come true.
Another burning meteor tore free from the heavens, this time, its path was clear.
It was falling directly toward him and Cynthia.
Sam reacted in an instant.
His hands moved on instinct, pulling Poké Balls from his belt. One after another burst open with bright flashes of red light.
"Luca! Darkrai! Draco! Silver, everyone, out!!"
The air vibrated as his partners emerged.
The towering Dragonite spread its massive wings with a roar that shook the ground.
Lucario's aura flared, his body already shifting into his Mega Evolution form, the power washing over the battlefield like a tide.
Darkrai's silhouette loomed in the shadows, while the small silver Lugia hovered beside them, wings glowing faintly.
"Everyone, smash that meteorite!!" Sam commanded.
"Roooar!!!" Dragonite surged forward first, fists tightening as a massive Dragon Claw formed.
The air itself cracked under the power as he shot upward, slamming into the falling rock.
"Luuuka!!" Mega Lucario's voice rang out as he unleashed a blazing Flash Cannon, the beam striking the meteor with pinpoint precision.
"Hisss, !!" Darkrai unleashed a surge of nightmare energy, twisting into the rock's surface.
"Liiiii, !!" Silver added its power, firing a psychic-infused blast that carved deep cracks across the meteor.
The combined force ripped the rock apart.
Shards of burning debris scattered in every direction, threatening to rain down across the city.
Cynthia, calm despite the chaos, had already moved.
Her Poké Ball snapped open.
"Garchomp, Sandstorm! Redirect the rubble!"
"Roooar!!"
Her dragon answered with a fierce bellow.
Sand and wind whipped into a spiraling storm, gathering the scattered fragments midair and forcing them away from the city.
One by one, the burning chunks were carried far off, crashing harmlessly into the distant sea.
The immediate danger had been handled.
But the battle was far from over.
Above them, more meteors blazed through the sky.
One after another, they began to fall, raining down on Slateport with no sign of stopping.
The city had descended into chaos.
The meteors rained harder.
Some crashed directly into the city streets, exploding on impact.
Buildings shattered, cars overturned, and the cries of the wounded rose in every direction.
Smoke and fire spread through Slateport like a nightmare given form.
The sounds of chaos filled the air, screams, explosions, the shriek of twisting metal.
Cynthia's heart clenched at the sight.
She wasn't the Champion of Hoenn, but none of that mattered right now.
People were dying.
She exchanged a look with Sam, a silent understanding passing between them.
Her Poké Balls flashed open one after another, releasing her partners into the chaos.
Garchomp roared, followed by Milotic, Spiritomb, and Togekiss.
Each immediately moved into action under Cynthia's guidance.
Sam acted just as quickly.
"Silver, Rain Dance!"
"Liiiii~!!!"
The little Lugia cried out, wings glowing as storm clouds gathered overhead.
Within moments, heavy rain poured down, quenching fires across the burning streets.
"Dragonite, help clear the debris!" Sam shouted.
"Roar!!"
The massive dragon lifted a collapsed car with careful strength, freeing a terrified family of three who scrambled out with tears streaming down their faces.
Lucario and Darkrai darted into the wreckage, their movements fast and precise.
Lucario used his aura to locate survivors trapped under rubble, while Darkrai's shadowy power carefully split apart broken walls, pulling people to safety.
Cynthia's Togekiss hovered gracefully above the chaos, scattering soothing waves of energy that calmed the panicked crowds.
Meanwhile, Garchomp carved through blocked roads, clearing paths for people to escape.
The rescue efforts spread like wildfire.
"BEEP-BEEP! BEEP-BEEP!"
Sirens blared as Officer Jenny and her squad arrived on motorcycles, their blue lights cutting through smoke and fire.
Jenny wasted no time.
"Form up! Secure the area! Assist the trainers!"
Her officers rushed in, joining Sam and Cynthia in pulling civilians from danger.
Slateport's defenders had rallied, but the chaos was far from under control.
And then,
A shockwave rippled through the city.
From the smoking crater of a fallen meteor, something moved.
The crowd froze. Sam's sharp eyes locked onto the figure stepping out of the fire.
The creature's body glowed orange-red, its head sharp and alien, with a bluish-green face marked by three glowing spots on its back.
A crystalline organ pulsed in its chest, shining like a brain of light.
Its white, round eyes gleamed from black sockets as purple streaks traced its strange, twisted form.
It didn't look like anything of this world.
Sam's mind buzzed. In that instant, knowledge surged into him, almost instinctive, as if the world itself whispered its name.
[Pokémon: Deoxys]
[Type: Psychic.]
[Ability: Pressure.]
[Potential: High-tier Legendary.]
[Exclusive Skill: Psycho Boost.]
Sam's breath caught.
'So it's… Deoxys, the alien Pokémon.'
The crystal pulsing in its chest throbbed with raw psychic power.
The atmosphere thickened, and even seasoned trainers nearby felt a crushing weight press against their minds.
Cynthia stepped closer to Sam, her eyes narrowing.
"That's… not just a wild Pokémon."
Before he could reply,
"ROOOOOAR!!!"
The sky split apart with a sound that shook the Earth.
Everyone looked up at once.
High above, a colossal serpent of emerald scales uncoiled from the clouds, its body glowing faintly with golden light as it circled through the storm.
Its cry was deafening, a draconic roar filled with fury that shook every soul in Slateport.
Rayquaza.
The Sky High Pokémon descended, its golden eyes burning with rage.
The sight of Deoxys had awakened its wrath.
The meteor storm. The chaos. The alien intruder.
Rayquaza's voice thundered across the sky in a roar that carried both majesty and fury.
For a moment, the entire world seemed to tremble under the dragon's presence.
Cynthia's face paled.
"Rayquaza…"
Sam clenched his fists, his heart racing.
He could feel the storm that was about to erupt, the kind of clash that could shake the region itself.
Rayquaza's eyes locked on Deoxys.
No words were needed.
The battle between sky and space was about to begin.