Battle of the Three Legendary Birds, Lugia's Wrath

"Rumble-!!!"

Muffled thunder rolled, and lightning illuminated the world beneath the dark clouds.

On the sea between Fire Island and Lightning Island, two majestic behemoths were facing each other.

One side is wrapped in flames, and when its wings flap, hot hurricane winds come out, just like two burning clouds in the sky.

On the other side of the body wrapped in lightning, yellow and black feathers like a sharp knife as hard, electric sparks in its wings under the splash, explosion.

It was Moltres, the God of Fire, and Zapdos, the God of Thunder, on Shamouti Island in the Orange Islands!

"Screech!"

Opening his long, sharp beak, Zapdos let out a hostile chirp, as if questioning Moltres for offending its territory.

"Screech!"

At that moment, the angry Moltres was not in the mood to reply to Zapdos' question in a nice manner.

I'm chasing the human who offended me, and instead of helping me, you come and block my way?

Damn you!

Enraged, Moltres opened its mouth and unleashed Flamethrower.

The red hot flame was like a roaring dragon with claws and teeth, and suddenly shot straight at Zapdos in the distance.

Zapdos: "?"

The questioning Zapdos' eyes popped.

I asked you nicely, and you went straight for it, are you crazy?

"Screech!"

With a roar, Zapdos flapped its wings and flew away.

Moltres' Flamethrower swept across the sky, easily burned a large piece of dark clouds, revealing a starry night sky.

Bright moonlight fell on the rough sea.

Moltres' anger was growing.

Zapdos couldn't hold back.

Well, well, well, well... You're playing with me, aren't you?

Do you think I'm made of glass?

You want to fight, I'll fight with you!

"Screech!"

The God of Thunder's angry bird song spread out, rolling in the distance between the dark clouds of lightning as if by its call, beating more intense.

"Zi-!!!"

Fierce electric sparks erupted from between Zapdos' feathers, and fierce electric currents wrapped around its body, and then, violently struck out.

Thunderbolt!

Moltres violently flapped his huge flame-like wings, and a hot crimson hurricane blew out with a breath that was visible to the naked eye.

"Boom!"

The attack of fire and electricity collided in mid-air, a violent explosion accompanied by sparks and sparks of electricity, very intense swept out.

Moltres let out a high-pitched chirp and flapped its wings vigorously, not stopping because of the explosion in front of it, but rather intensifying it.

"Whoosh!!!"

The wind swept out from under its wings, but this time the wind did not carry a hot breath like just now, but a pure destructive wind!

Two intertwined tornadoes erupted from under Moltres' wings, tearing through the smoke in the sky due to the explosion like sharp knives, and pointing straight at the God of Thunder, whose body was covered in intense lightning.

"Rumble--!!!"

Another thunderclap exploded, and the white light of thunder illuminated Zapdos' expressionless face.

Thunder!

In such a weather, not only the God of Fire's stormy wind, but also the God of Thunder's best move, Thunder!

Lightning thicker than a bucket of water shot out like a cannonball, creating a twisted snake-like trail in the sky.

Wind and thunder collided, and the final result was that the God of Thunder's original attribute stance was superior.

"Screech!"

The storm was broken up by the thunder, and even Moltres, who was now filled with rage, was not willing to take this move from Zapdos.

It cut off its energy output just in time and flapped its wings to fly higher.

"Boom!!!"

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but this powerful thunderbolt struck nothing, but it landed on the choppy sea.

In a flash, the chaotic sea was subdued by the divine power of the God of Thunder.

A hundred-meter-high huge wave was pierced by the lightning from the sky, and instantly exploded into a splash of water.

The thunder of the God of Thunder continued to gain momentum and landed violently on the surface of the sea behind the huge wave.

With an explosion, a huge crater appeared above the sea.

The spreading out of the impact is a breath smoothed out the dozens of kilometers around the surface of the sea above the waves, mandatory to let the chaos of the sea calm down for a while.

"Splash!"

Although with the seawater to the big pit within the filling, the sea is immediately restored to the original chaotic pattern.

However, anyone who had seen that blow just now would not be able to doubt the gold content of the God of Thunder.

And...

Along with the intense lightning running through the waters around this area, the ocean currents hidden under the Orange Islands' sea once again accelerated and changed abnormally.

"Screech!"

In the midst of the thunder in the sky, the mighty Zapdos was like a god of thunder and lightning, his body bathed in intense lightning.

It gave Moltres below him a look of disdain.

What's the matter?

Who's the boss now?

The God of Fire was not willing to give in.

At this moment, the nature of the battle has changed.

If at first, it was just a small misunderstanding that caused the conflict.

Now, the battle between Moltres and Zapdos is a matter of dignity for the God of Fire!

"Screech!"

After sensing Zapdos' provocation, Moltres, who was very good at using the glaring move, glared angrily.

After dodging several lightning bolts coming from behind the dark clouds, Moltres accelerated, and his huge body shot towards Zapdos in the center of the dark clouds like a cannonball.

"Screech!"

"Hoo-!!!"

The bird's chirping sound overlapped with the sound of burning flames, and Moltres, whose wings and plumes were originally burning with flames, was now submerged in hot flames, completely transformed into a fire bird, like the phoenix depicted in the legends that have been passed down from the ancient times of the Johto region, and rushed straight into the sky.

Wherever Moltres passed, the extreme heat burned away all the dark clouds along the way.

Trailing flames like the tail of a comet, it tore through the cloudy sky.

"Zi...!"

In front of Moltres, Zapdos, who had been actively drawing power from nature and the weather between the dark clouds, had formed a ball of light that shone as brightly as a miniature sun, surrounded by lightning.

Between the balls of light, it stared at Moltres, who was charging towards it.

"Screech!"

At the next moment, Zapdos unleashed all the power he had saved up for a while.

Zap Cannon!

"Screech!"

Moltres also fearlessly met its attack, and the flames wrapped around its huge body were even brighter than Zapdos' ball of light, like a second small sun in the sky.

Flare Blitz!

"Rumble-!!!"

The God of Fire and the God of Thunder collided in the sea.

The inhabitants of Shamouti Island all saw a bright, hot sun rising over the sea.

But it was night!

Ash and the others, who had managed to dock the speedboat at the shoreline of Shamouti Island and were relieved, were startled by the sound of an explosion in the distance.

"Pika?"

A solemn Pikachu took a few steps forward and ran onto the beach, gazing up at the ocean where a fireball like the sun had risen.

"What's that?"

Ash was amazed.

Tracey, who was holding the drawing board, was dumbfounded.

"I-I don't know..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the fireball in the sea exploded, and the noise of the explosion was so loud that it shook the sky and the earth.

Even Ash and Tracey, who were on Shamouti Island, had their ears ringing for a while from the explosion.

"Come on, you two, up here!"

The owner of the speedboat, a coolly dressed woman with green hair, stood on the high ground and hurriedly waved to Ash and Tracey below.

They froze for a moment.

Only then did they realize that with the explosion of the fireball, the terrifying impact had created a huge wave over the sea.

On the surface of the sea nearest to them, there was a huge wave as high as a hundred meters, already with a mountain-like might, towards the beach this side of the beat over!

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

Ash let out a terrified cry.

The Super Rookie exploded with terrifying strength under the extreme fear, grabbing Pikachu with one hand and carrying Tracey with the other, he jumped up on top of the steps where he could avoid the huge waves in three tries, stopping beside the female captain.

"Wow!!!"

A few seconds later, a huge wave hit the beach, crushing many of the facilities.

Ash sat on the ground in a state of shock.

"Saved, almost died..."

Captain: "..."

Tracey: "..."

You're kidding. With your strength and speed, it's like the waves can't even knock you over.

"Uh, what's wrong with you guys?"

Scratching his head and realizing that Tracey and the Captain were staring at him with a look on their faces like they'd seen a ghost, Ash inquired blankly.

"No, it's nothing."

The captain looked away from the sea with a worried expression.

"Hey, you guys!"

Suddenly, a female voice called out to the trio.

They turned around and were startled.

A group of people dressed in tribal clothes, with big hats full of colorful feathers on their heads, carrying torches, spears, bows and arrows, looking like primitive tribal savages who would eat people, stood in front of them.

"Hmph!"

The leader snorted coldly and walked towards them.

The rest of the people followed the leader and immediately surrounded the three.

"Eh?"

Tracey was scared and hid behind Ash.

Ash and Pikachu were also looking at these people with a look of surprise and confusion on their faces.

"Hey, isn't that Maren?"

After half a day of stalemate, a young girl's voice came out from under the mask of the leader.

She looked towards Maren, the captain of the ship beside Ash, and took off the mask on her head, revealing a youthful and pretty face of a young girl, and greeted her with a smile.

"Long time no see."

"Oh, it's Carol."

Maren, who hadn't been nervous for a long time, smiled warmly when she saw her friend, whom she hadn't seen for many years.

"How many years has it been?"

"It's been five years since we parted ways, hasn't it?"

"But what's with that outfit?" Maren looked a little puzzled at the mass of wildly dressed residents around her.

"Festivals."

Carol shook her head, holding her bird head mask, and said, "Because there's going to be Legend Festival on the island starting today, but..."

She looked over to the ocean, the direction where the big explosion had just occurred.

"Today, it looks like there was an accident."

"It looks like the festival won't be held."

Maren looked out to sea with a bit of concern.

"So, what happened?"

"Yeah, what are you talking about?"

A confused and unaware Ash and Tracey looked blankly at Maren and Carol who were saying things they didn't understand.

"Ah, sorry..."

Carol gave them an apologetic smile.

Then, she invited an old man from the crowd who wore a blue and white robe that clearly distinguished him from the others, and a special blue and white big bird mask.

The old man shook his white beard, his cloudy eyes looked at the sea where fire and electricity were already flickering once again, and a serious expression appeared on his old face.

"The legend of Shamouti Island has come true..."

Ash and Tracey looked at each other as the old man told the story of the legend.

"The Gods of Fire, Thunder, and Ice are not to be touched without authorization, or the wrath of the heavens and the earth will perish the world."

"The world?"

"Perish!"

Ash and Tracey were horrified.

"The God of Fire and the God of Thunder..."

The message in the old man's words was accurately captured.

He turned his head to the direction where the big explosion occurred in the sea, and really saw the flashes of fire and electricity once again.

"That's the God of Fire and the God of Thunder?"

"That's right."

The old man's face was dismayed.

"Legend has it that Moltres and Zapdos, who inhabited two islands in the waters of Shamouti Island, have been affected by something unknown and have awakened to fight."

"So..."

Ash realized something bad.

The old man's gaze was dark, pointing to the rough sea in front of him and the dark clouds in the sky, with muffled thunder rolling in, as if a downpour was imminent, and said, "As the legends tell us, and as you can see, the world is in turmoil along with the battle between the God of Fire and the God of Thunder, and it is not far from the destruction of the Orange Islands."

"What should we do?"

Ash asked anxiously.

The old man sighed.

"Follow me."

With that, he turned and walked in a certain direction of the island.

The inhabitants all followed him, and a girl in a beautiful ethnic costume, clad in a white veil, bounced up to Ash and the others.

"Legend has it that the God of the Sea appeared and calmed the wrath of the Gods with the good 'Chosen One'."

The girl blinked her eyes, in a very mischievous manner, and said: "'Chosen One' is also known as a trainer, and maybe, you are that excellent 'Chosen One'."

"I... What?"

Ash scratched his head a little embarrassed.

Carol, on the other hand, pulled the girl over and introduced her to everyone, saying, "This is my sister, Melody, the new witch on the island who plays the flute during the festival."

"How times have changed when someone like that can be a Festival Maiden."

Carol sighed and looked at the mischievous Melody with a hateful look on her face.

"What maiden, what a celebration, it's pathetic to be your sister!"

Melody expresses her displeasure at her sister's disdain.

After much bickering, Ash and his group were led by the old man to the cliffs of Shamouti Island.

There were flowers of all kinds, an altar with many pillars, and a Slowking stood with his hands behind his back, looking out to sea.

"Oh, you're here."

The mouth-breathing Slowking turned its head and looked at Ash and the others.

"A, talking Slowking?" Tracey looked shocked.

Ash looked at him a little puzzled, like "you're really making a big deal out of this".

"What's wrong with that?"

Ash cracked up, saying, "I've seen talking Meowth before, but it's been so long since I've seen them, I kinda miss the three of them."

"Pika..."

Pikachu looked at Ash speechlessly.

Missing them... Missed them catching me, didn't you?

"Get to the point."

Slowking coughed, interrupting Ash and Tracey.

He looked out to sea, where Moltres and Zapdos were still fighting.

"The treasure, put it there."

Slowking pointed to the altar beside him, and to Melody, dressed as a witch.

"Then, play the flute."

"Treasure, flute..."

Melody took out a conch-like flute, and with a look of realization, she said, "Yes, the content of the festival in the past years was that a Pokémon trainer would go to the three islands, get the three treasures and put them on the altar, and then the witch would play the flute, so this is the condition for calming down the wrath of the gods."

"But..."

Tracey looked at the sea with a difficult face.

"How can we cross the sea to the three islands in this situation?"

His words were like a hammer, awakening everyone who was unwilling to face this fact.

Everyone saw the explosion caused by the intense battle between Moltres and Articuno.

There was no doubt that it wasn't an intense battle that humans could interfere with...

Moltres and Zapdos were still fighting between their respective islands, so how difficult would it be to cross their battlefields and go to the two islands to get the corresponding treasures?

"Aye."

Slowking sighed.

"What a pain..."

"Pika!"

Pikachu called out.

Ash turned his head to look at it, and the two Pokémon locked eyes, both seeing the glint in each other's eyes.

"I'm going!"

"Pika pika!"

Everyone looked at Ash.

"Really?" Melody asked worriedly.

"Well, there's nothing else to do, is there?"

"Pika!"

Ash clenched his fists, and Pikachu gave a determined look.

"But..."

Maren's expression was a bit of a grimace.

She looked in the direction of the beach and said, "My speedboat is out of commission, how are we going to cross the ocean?"

"I thought I heard someone trying to cross?"

Suddenly, a man's voice entered everyone's ears.

"Who?"

The old man looked around suspiciously.

As if his words had triggered a switch in the man, three figures jumped onto the altar.

"Since you asked so sincerely!"

"Then we'll be merciful and tell you!"

Ash: "..."

Hearing the familiar opening line, Ash and Pikachu couldn't help but raise their hands to cover their faces.

"Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

At some point, Jessie, who had changed into the new uniform of Team Rainbow Rocket, raised her arms.

"James!"

James, who was also wearing a handsome uniform, also held out his hand and posed with Jessie on the left and right.

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light! Surrender and a bright future awaits~"

"Meowth, that's right!" Meowth jumped between the two, crossing its arms.

"Are they, like, idiots?"

Melody asked Ash with dead eyes.

"Yeah, right?"

"Hey, stop whispering over there, twerp and Pikachu!"

Jessie interrupted with great bravado.

"We heard you, we're going to save the world, right?"

James spoke up politely, saying, "Our submarine can be used as a speedboat, why don't you come along?"

"It's not for you guys, it's for saving the world and impressing the cadres."

Meowth added.

"That's a big help!"

Ash didn't care anymore, and took Pikachu and the trio with him as they ran towards the coast.

Behind him, the crowd watched the backs of the three Pokémon with worry.

...

At the top of the sky, inside the cockpit of the flying palace, Lawrence III watched the battle between Moltres and Zapdos on the monitor with great satisfaction.

At the same time, on the board in front of him, the big blue bird pieces representing Articuno began to move towards their battlefield.

"That's great, everything is going according to my plan, in an orderly fashion."

Looking at the God of Fire and the God of Thunder fighting to the death on the screen, Lawrence III had a greedy desire in his heart.

"Let's fight, stupid gods with no power, when you're exhausted, it's my turn to fight."

Pressing the button on his chair, Lawrence III descended from the cockpit to the lower area where his collection was kept.

"Show me my beautiful collection..."

As the chair descended, he smiled at the white Pokémon trapped in a mechanical cage in the lower area, unable to break free.

"Woo~"

The young white Pokémon let out a sad cry.

No one knew that beneath the surface of the sea, a certain giant was furious.

As it flapped its wings at the bottom of the sea, the storm became stronger...