They waited from noon until the afternoon. Then they waited until the evening, and finally until the middle of the night. During the wait, they ate two full meals. Natsui also spent time cleaning and grooming all of his Pokemon. Finally, the time Zinnia mentioned arrived.
Natsui stretched his arms. He recalled all his Pokemon into their Poke Balls except for Gardevoir and Dragonite. Then, he walked to stand next to Zinnia.
The sky was full of many bright stars. At that moment, a large meteor shower was moving across the sky. The meteors left long, bright trails behind them. It was a very beautiful sight.
"It's so beautiful..." Misty said quietly. She had traveled many places, but she had rarely seen something so amazing. She was only there to help, but she felt that climbing the tall tower was worth it just to see this view.
The meteors were beautiful, but Natsui and Zinnia were looking at something else.
"It is time to start."
Zinnia took a deep breath. She walked to the middle of the altar and looked up at the stars. She pointed her right hand toward the sky!
At the same time, the Key Stone on her leg started to shine with a bright green light. The light moved up her leg, through her body, and into her arm. It was not clear how she controlled the energy, but the green fires in the corners of the altar suddenly grew very large. They were over a meter high!
A strange wind blew her clothes and hair. Zinnia opened her hand. She was holding several round Key Stones.
The green light covered the stones quickly. A moment later, Zinnia held the stones tight and raised them over her head. She yelled at the sky:
"Rayquaza!!!"
This was her "Stone Sacrifice Summoning Method." She created this technique by mixing secret Dragonid arts. Her glowing hand was like a light in the dark. Immediately, a huge pillar of light came down from the sky toward the altar!
Inside the green light, there was a long, twisting shape coming down.
ROAR!
A very loud roar came from the light. Even without seeing it, everyone knew who it was. It was the legendary Pokemon of the Hoenn region—Rayquaza!
When the green light disappeared, a Shiny Rayquaza appeared. Its whole body was black and looked very scary and powerful.
It worked! It really worked!
Zinnia was very happy that she summoned Rayquaza. She was even more excited because it was a different color than the normal green ones.
My method actually works! she thought.
Natsui was also happy to see the Black Rayquaza. All his planning and time were not wasted!
The green light slowly went away, but the shine on the Shiny Rayquaza's scales made it look very powerful. Zinnia quickly showed her glowing Key Stones to the dragon. She looked at it with a lot of excitement and hope.
"Rayquaza! Please, choose me!!"
Summoning it was only the first part. The real goal was to make it pick her!
However, as soon as she spoke, the green energy around Rayquaza disappeared. At the same time, the light in the Key Stones in her hand stopped shining.
Also, the green fires on the altar became very small and weak.
Zinnia stopped moving. She looked at Rayquaza and then at the dark stones in her hand.
"It didn't choose me? Why...? Why!? I did everything right..."
The light left Zinnia's eyes because she was so sad. Then, she saw a light behind her.
She turned her head slowly. She saw the Meteorite Key Stone in Natsui's hand. It was shining very brightly. Rayquaza looked at the Meteorite stone. The dragon roared loudly at Natsui.
"It is... reacting to the Meteorite Key Stone?" Zinnia asked.
Natsui looked at the stone and then at Zinnia. "It seems that Rayquaza has chosen me," he said.
Zinnia looked at him with shock. She could not think of anything to say.
Natsui did not say anything else to her. He walked past her toward Rayquaza. Zinnia could only see his back.
Natsui looked at the Shiny Rayquaza. He liked it more and more. He thought the black version looked much cooler than the green one. Even if its power was the same, it looked more impressive.
He did not want to wait. He took the Ultra Ball he had prepared.
"The rest is up to you. Go, Deoxys!!"
He threw the Poke Ball hard. The Ultra Ball opened, and Deoxys appeared in the air to face Rayquaza.
The Black Rayquaza had never seen a Deoxys before. It felt the great power of the alien Pokemon and looked at Deoxys with a cold stare.
However, Natsui's Deoxys had fought Rayquaza's species before. It knew how to fight such a strong opponent. But this Rayquaza did not know how to fight a Deoxys. Facing a strong opponent without knowing its moves is very dangerous.
The two Pokemon were ready to fight. Their energy was very high.
Rayquaza moved around, ready to attack. Zinnia finally spoke. "I..."
But Natsui stopped her. He did not turn around. He just waved his hand. "We can talk after the battle."
He did not care what Zinnia wanted to say right now. The Shiny Rayquaza was in front of him. He needed to focus on the dragon!
Zinnia opened her mouth again, but then she sighed and stepped away. She had made a bet with Natsui before the summoning, so she had to accept what happened. She felt bitter, but she let him take the chance.
Natsui focused only on the black dragon.
Let's see how strong you are!
"Deoxys, I am leaving this fight to you!"
Deoxys moved very fast. It put its hands over its core and fired a large beam of energy at Rayquaza!
Rayquaza was ready. It fired a blast of energy from its mouth. The two attacks hit each other in the air!
BOOM!
The explosion was very bright in the dark night. It looked dangerous but beautiful.
The first attacks were finished. The two legends flew at each other, and the close fight began!
When two Legendary Pokemon fight, it is very loud and violent. They moved so fast above the Sky Pillar that they looked like streaks of light.
Natsui used Gardevoir's Telepathy to give orders to Deoxys.
Natsui had led many hard battles, but this was different. He could not give many small orders. These Pokemon did not use normal moves. Instead, they used pure energy. For a trainer, this was good and bad.
It was good because the Pokemon was so strong it could do unexpected things. It was bad because the trainer could only give general goals instead of exact commands.
It was a strange position for a trainer.
But Natsui did not mind. He just wanted to win and catch the Shiny Rayquaza. He let his Pokemon decide what to do in the moment. Also, he was watching carefully. His great vision allowed him to see what Rayquaza was going to do next. He told Deoxys so it could dodge.
For example, Rayquaza dodged an attack and then tried to bite Deoxys from behind. This was a very fast surprise attack. Usually, an attack like that would hit.
But Natsui was watching Rayquaza's muscles. He knew it was going to turn. He sent that thought to Deoxys immediately.
Deoxys acted like it had eyes in its back. It used Teleport and disappeared right before the jaws closed. It appeared behind Rayquaza and hit the dragon's back with a strong ball of energy!
Rayquaza cried out in pain. Misty cheered from below and moved her fist in the air.
"Yeah! That's it! Keep going!!"
Misty was Natsui's biggest supporter. Even though the Pokemon was not for her, she was happy every time Natsui did well.
Zinnia's feelings were more complicated. She was sad she wasn't chosen. Part of her wanted Natsui to fail so she could try again. This was a normal human thought.
But she also knew this was a rare chance. She did not want to miss it. Even if she didn't catch it, she didn't want Rayquaza to just fly away.
Also, no one in history had ever caught a Rayquaza. Even though she argued with Natsui, he was very strong. She preferred that a great trainer like him caught it instead of someone unknown.
In the sky, the Black Rayquaza was now fuming. Its attacks became faster and more violent. It moved in a crazy way.
Natsui knew Rayquaza was in a "rampage," but he was not scared. Deoxys was just as strong, and Natsui was helping with tactics.
Natsui gave a new order. Deoxys changed from its Normal Form into its Attack Form. It hit Rayquaza head-on!
The battle became even more intense.
The two Pokemon fought in the clouds and then down near the altar. Natsui and the others had to hide so they didn't get hurt. Then the Pokemon flew back into the sky and disappeared into the clouds again.
The whole sky was their battlefield. Every time they hit each other, there were loud explosions across the island.
Luckily, the island was far away from people. Natsui did not have to worry about hurting anyone or making a mess. He let Deoxys use all its power!
Both Pokemon were fighting very hard now. Neither wanted to lose. Deoxys wanted to win for Natsui. Rayquaza was proud and enraged; it did not want to run away after being summoned.
At that moment, they both had only one goal: defeat the opponent!
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