According to the Draconid people’s conjecture, Rayquaza had failed to appear during the previous summoning because the rainbow-colored meteorite had not been restored to its original state.
“Meteorites alone aren’t enough… The sacrificial ritual also requires items like Key Stones.”
After leaving Devon, Zinnia looked at the Key Stone in her hand and gritted her teeth. At present, the Draconid people possessed only this single Key Stone, nowhere near enough to activate such a massive rainbow-colored meteorite. Having come to Devon for help only to be refused, Zinnia began entertaining the idea of stealing other people’s Key Stones.
Steven’s suspicions were correct. Zinnia had indeed developed extreme ideas. Although they had yet to take definite shape, they could grow even worse as time passed.
Terrance walked out of Devon and watched Zinnia head toward the outskirts of Rustboro City, a thoughtful expression on his face.
Meanwhile…
In LaRousse City, known as Hoenn’s capital of technology…
Inside a luxurious laboratory on the top floor of the LaRousse Group’s headquarters stood a device resembling a nutrient tank. It was filled with green nutrient solution, within which floated a strangely shaped Pokémon.
The Pokémon looked almost like an alien, mysterious and uncanny in every way.
It had an orange-red body, a blue-green face, and three blue-green spots on its back. Its facial features were striking, with a purple stripe running across them. There was also a peculiar crystalline organ on its chest, while each of its arms resembled two intertwined tentacles.
At that moment, the doors to the dim laboratory opened, and an elderly man in a research coat entered alongside a stern-faced, square-jawed man.
“Has it been confirmed?”
“We can now confirm that the meteorite hurtling toward us from space was brought by the Deoxys that escaped from here.”
The elderly researcher gave a dry cough. “That meteorite’s energy signature is extremely unusual. If we hadn’t already captured one Deoxys, we probably wouldn’t have been able to reach such a definitive conclusion.”
Several years ago, two small meteorites had fallen in the Hoenn region. Because they were extremely small, no one had paid them any attention at the time.
The two meteorites were obtained by a LaRousse Group research team. After examining them with the instruments they had brought, the researchers made an astonishing discovery: both meteorites displayed signs of life, as though a living organism were attached to each one.
After extensive research, the LaRousse Group eventually discovered that the life-forms on the meteorites were mutants created when the DNA of an extraterrestrial virus was exposed to laser radiation. Since nothing like this had ever been observed before, the LaRousse Group immediately began secretly cultivating the two life-forms and named them Deoxys.
Without a doubt, these two accidentally created life-forms possessed miraculous powers similar to those of Pokémon. Their potential was immense, and their capacity for growth was extraordinary, making the LaRousse Group feel as though it had discovered a priceless treasure.
Within a short period, the psychic power readings of these two extraterrestrial Pokémon had risen to the highest level. They were even on the verge of breaking through their limits and reaching the level of Legendary Pokémon.
What the LaRousse Group had not expected, however, was that as the two Pokémon born from the extraterrestrial virus grew, they developed remarkable intelligence. They learned to wield psychic power and to fire tremendously powerful laser attacks from the crystals in their chests. Once they gained intelligence, the Deoxys naturally sought to escape the LaRousse Group’s control. But the LaRousse Group was unwilling to release Pokémon with such tremendous potential, and the two sides ultimately fought a fierce battle at the Group’s Arctic research station.
During that battle, both Deoxys were severely wounded by the LaRousse Group’s technology. One was captured, while the other successfully escaped.
Ever since then, the LaRousse Group had been searching for traces of the other Deoxys, but their efforts had yielded nothing.
As time passed, the LaRousse Group eventually detected the other Deoxys’s energy signature once again. What made them tremble, however, was that the Deoxys had not only returned, it had also brought with it a gigantic meteorite capable of destroying Hoenn.
“It appears that Deoxys fled back into space…”
“After obtaining sufficient power, it returned with hatred in its heart to take revenge on us…” murmured the square-faced middle-aged man—the current head of the LaRousse Group—as he gazed at the other Deoxys inside the nutrient tank.
“President, we cannot allow Devon’s plan to succeed.”
“I understand.”
Using a spatial teleportation device to transfer the giant meteorite elsewhere would only treat the symptom, not the root cause. The Hoenn League, completely unaware of the true situation, had no idea that the fundamental cause of the disaster was not the meteorite, but the Deoxys controlling its approach—a Pokémon whose power was already comparable to that of a Legendary Pokémon!
“Even if Devon’s plan succeeds, Deoxys won’t die. It will remain a threat to us. Therefore, the only solution is to have the proposal to destroy the meteorite with a taboo weapon approved by the major Leagues. Only then can we ensure that Deoxys is eliminated!”
“Exactly. If the major Leagues learn that this meteorite disaster was caused by our LaRousse Group, the consequences would be unimaginable. We would probably be unable to keep this Deoxys either…”
Professor Moon, who was in charge of the LaRousse Group’s Deoxys research, spoke gravely. Opposite him, the current president of the LaRousse Group took out his phone and received an urgent message.
“Devon is already preparing to transport the spatial teleportation device to the Mossdeep Space Center for its final experiment. We must sabotage their experiment. Once we do, destroying the meteorite with a taboo weapon will become the only remaining option.”
“How will we do that?”
“We invested in Team Magma and Team Aqua for so long, yet now both organizations are fleeing like homeless dogs. What a disgrace. If they wish to rise again, their only choice is to seek help from our LaRousse Group. This time, they will make the perfect pawns.”
“Team Magma and Team Aqua? They haven’t been completely wiped out yet?”
“Archie and Maxie are both first-rate Top Trainers. How could they be captured so easily? They’ve already received our assistance and gone into hiding. However, neither organization knows that the LaRousse Group has ties to both of them,” the LaRousse president said with a cold snort.
Over the years, Team Magma and Team Aqua had brought tremendous profits to the LaRousse Group, making its investments in them worthwhile. Although both organizations had now collapsed, they still possessed some value. However… evidence of their dealings could not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Group’s rival factions, or the LaRousse Group would likewise face serious trouble.
“This operation won’t be difficult. Moreover, one of Devon’s senior executives with real authority is secretly an Admin of Team Aqua. He has concealed himself extremely well, and he is very loyal…”
That day, the Devon team escorting the spatial teleportation device was attacked in succession by the remnants of Team Magma and Team Aqua. League Champion Steven fell for their diversion, allowing one of the spatial teleportation device’s components to be stolen.
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