Flash ran as fast as he could into the temple, arriving at now wire-filled entrance. Every bit of pillar and roof was now covered in cords, the sight making him blink before seeing a certain person in the next room. "Sonata!" he yelled as he charged ahead, only for a sword to suddenly come out of a pillar, making him duck down, "Whoa!"
The teen skidded across the ground, sliding back to his feet as he just avoided the blade by millimeters. He then saw Guile appear where he had ducked, only to glare back at Sonata, "Hang on, I'm coming!" He started his sprint again, only for a certain Surskit to leap down from the ceiling, blocking his path to the door.
"SUR!" It roared before pointing its antenna at him, "SKIT!" A Signal Beam came next, Flash yelping as he leapt to the side, now rolling along the ground til he reached the wall. The Signal Beam instead hit the ground, making the temple shake as the weapons on its walls now fell over.
One of these was the sword Flash had admired two days ago, which landed right beside the teen as he started picking himself up. His eyes darted between Guile and the Surskit, making him lean down and pick up the blade. His hands shook as he felt the weight of the sword, only to turn to Guile and point the weapon at him.
"HA!" Guile laughed, "You think you can beat me with that old thing?! Just to warn ya, I've have over a year's experience training with this blade. You ever hold one of those before?"
"No." Flash admitted more easily than he wanted to admit before glaring at Guile, "But I'm a quick study. And if this is how I save Sonata, then so be it!" With that, he charged at the knight, swinging his sword with a wide slash, only for Guile to easily block the blow, pushing it back next as the teen staggered from the sudden push. Guile then thrust his blade at the trainer, making Flash duck under the sword before trying to swing again, only for Guile to block it once more.
A loud clang happened next as Guile let out a sigh, "Just quit. You won't stop me kid. No matter how hard you try, my plan will succeed."
Flash let out a long pant as he hopped back, holding up the sword again, "If that plan involves kidnapping Sonata and forcing Sirenity to obey you, I'll make sure it doesn't happen!" He charged again, Guile causally swiping his blade as it deflected Flash's attack, the power of Instant knocking Flash back.
And as Flash stumbled, Sonata's eyes drifted open, allowing her to see her would-be hero. "Flash..." She whispered before looking down at the device on the ground that was constantly projecting her voice out and controlling Sirenity. "You need to...destroy...the machine." But as she tried to say these words, they came as only a whisper, the sound being drowned out by the speakers along with the clashing of metal on metal. "Sirenity..."
Down below the surface of the ocean, Sirenity continued to build her power. Her body trembled as the water shook around her, the beast taking one last deep breath.
And with a roar, the power reached its peak as Sirenity opened its eyes, letting out a mighty neigh as the water around her began to spiral into an underwater tornado. The vortex then made its way to the sky, splashing out of the ocean before touching the clouds.
It then turned its attention on the city it had long since protected.
Back on the bridge...
Springer and the rest of Flash's Pokémon were still fighting Mega Gyarados. The sea-serpent roared as water spiraled around its body, the liquid soon exploding outward. A whirlpool came for the five on the ground, Viper grimacing at the incoming attack.
Seeing this, Skyler swooped down and snatched his friend as the others stood their ground, Riptide actually charging ahead with an Ice Punch. The attack froze the water, Springer and Hopper leaping behind the lizard as the rest of the water went past the now frozen shield Riptide had made. At the same time, Prongs stood strong as the water passed him without issue.
Up above, Skyler pointed Viper at Gyarados's head before the Anahakka unleashed a Flamethrower attack at the serpent's face. The beast cried out as it was burnt, the Whirlpool attack coming to a stop as Springer and Hopper leapt over the ice shield.
"Riolu!" Springer roared as he fired an Aura Sphere into Gyarados's chest, Hopper leaping past Springer next. The mega saw him coming and tried to crush him under its tail, only for Hopper to sidestep and use Crunch on water-snake's tail.
Gyarados let out a cry as he began flailing around, trying to get Hopper off as Skyler let Viper go. "Carrr!" Viper hissed as he bit the end of his tail and began spinning, his body becoming wrapped in flames. The serpent glared up at the Flame Wheel, forgetting Hopper for a moment before preparing to fire a Hydro Pump. But before it could, Riptide and Prongs struck it on both sides with a Rock Smash and Energy Ball.
The sea-serpent was now realizing that going mega might have been a mistake, for now it was weak against both Fighting and Grass attack. But its resistance to Fire remained, Viper's Flame Wheel hitting his head before the serpent flicked him off with just a scratch. He then slammed his tail down, forcing Hopper to let go before trying to hit the Pokémon, only for Springer to pull him out of the way of Gyarados's attack.
And as the six recollected themselves, the stared up at the behemoth as it growled at them.
Meanwhile...
Twilight, Doc, Spike and their friends continued to battle against the horde of Kelpool and Lokelpie along with Black, White and their Pokémon.
"Mystical Fire!" Shine launched the fire blast at Malamar, Black countering with a Flamethrower. The flames collided, Malamar's attack soon overpowering Shine's as it began to push her back, only for her to jump over the fire as Twilight yelled, "Fairy Wind!"
"Nee!" Shine swung her tail, unleashing a barrage of pink wind that slammed into Malamar's face, knocking it back. But as it staggered, Black ordered a Psycho Cutter attack, its tentacles quickly thrusting at the ponyta.
As this happened, Doc and Flitanium were facing off against White and Cloyster. "Icicle Spear!" Cloyster launched the barrage of ice spikes right at Flitanium, the Flying Steel-type simply deflecting them away with its metal wings. White growled at this before yelling, "Spike Cannon!" Cloyster fired some new projectiles at Flitanium, only for them to also bounce off the bird's metal body.
"Ha!" Doc laughed as he pointed at White. "Those attacks might be effective against most Pokémon, but a Steel-type's are a different story. Now, Drill Peck!"
Flitanium spun around, morphing into an air drill that flew right at Cloyster. "Protect!" White commanded as Cloyster closed its shell, causing an energy bubble to form around it as the air drill bounced off it.
"Steel Wing!" Doc ordered as Flitanium broke out of the drill and spread its wings.
"Teleport!" Flitanium swung its wings at Cloyster, but the bivalve Pokémon's shell glowed before it completely vanished. Flitanium found himself about to trip as he missed his attack, only to hear something above him, making him looking up to see the giant falling clam.
"FLY!" Flitanium yelped as he barely hopped away from the crashing Cloyster, the Pokémon opening its shell as White gave an order.
"Icicle Spear!" Cloyster fired the projectiles at Flitanium, the bird still in mid jump and had its wings curled up. As this happened, the icicles slammed into it, knocking it back before seeing its wings start to freeze over.
"Not good," Doc commented as he saw the bird try to move his wings.
At the same time, Spike, Vinyl, Octavia and the rest of the city continued to battle against the horde of brainwashed Kelpool and Lokelpie. "They just keep coming," Spike moaned as Peewee used another Wing Attack to knock a Kelpool flying.
"I know it's hard," Octavia told him as Kricketune used Slash on a Lokelpie. "But we must endure it so the others can save Sonata and Sirenity!"
"But we can't do this forever!" Vinyl reminded her as Noibat unleashed a Supersonic, making several Kelpool dizzy as they started hitting themselves. "Our Pokémon are gonna get tired eventually. Man, I really wish I hadn't left the rest of my team at home."
As this happened, Twilight continued to battle against Black as she saw several people getting overwhelmed by the number of hypnotized Pokémon. "There's gotta be another way." She glanced over at the bridge, seeing Flash's Pokémon still fighting against Gyarados.
"Wait...that's it!" Twilight turned back at the hypnotized Pokémon and yelled at her owl Pokémon, "Owlicious, Mind Force!" The giant owl nodded as it began to charge up the attack to fire at a Lokelpie.
Black heard this and gasped, turning to Malamar as it used Flamethrower to force Shine to jump back. "HEY!" He glared back to her as she pointed at Owlicious, "Night Slash!"
Malamar nodded before taking to the air, Twilight gasping as she yelled, "Look out!" Owlicious turned to her voice, now seeing Malamar coming as the squid swung its blade-like tentacles into him.
"OWL!" He cried at the blow, smacking him down behind Twilight, she and Shine trying to run to his side, only for Malamar to land between them.
"Hypnosis!" She heard Black call out, Twilight gasping again as Malamar's chest glowed. Owlicious tried to look away, but it was too late as he was now put under the sleepy spell.
"No!" Twilight screamed as Owlicious slumped over, Shine shooting a Mystical Fire that forced Malamar to jump away. They then got to Owlicious, Twilight kneeling down by the owl, "Come on, wake up!" But Owlicious didn't respond, now letting out a small snore.
"Too bad," Twilight turned to a laughing Black as Malamar landed by her, "Now it's just you and cotton candy head."
Shine let out a threatening neigh as Twilight picked herself up. "And we're gonna win."
"No, I don't think you will."
Flash and Guile's swords clashed again, their foreheads connecting as they tried to push the other away. Both grunted as they began walking in circles, eventually completing a full rotation before pushing each other back.
The two panted as they stared at each other, only for Flash to ask, "Why?!"
"Excuse me?"
"Why do all this?! Kidnapping Sonata. playing her voice and controlling Sirenity…why?! What purpose could this serve for your great plan?!"
Guile chuckled for a few moments before letting out a sigh and lowering his sword, making Flash hesitate as he saw Guile remove his helmet. Archibald Kaito stared Flash down as he began what all villains with overblown egos do, monologue, "My dream is and always has been, to raise the sea level and create a better world for the Water Pokémon living in it. At first, I attempted to control the mighty Kyogre. But that plan ended in failure, and worse than that, I was punished for my impudence by having this curse afflicted onto me. However, I was lucky. Someone was looking out for me...and now I have everything I need. Sirenity is a much weaker Pokémon, but still perfect for my plan. As long as I have the priestess and her voice, it will obey me and create my perfect world."
"How?" Flash's question went unanswered as Archie stared past him, his eyes glued on a hole behind Sonata.
"See for yourself." Flash followed Archie's eyes, turning to the window before his eyes went fully wide.
"No way..."
Back with Twilight, Malamar had just deflected another Fairy Wind as Shine landed in front of her. Twilight growled at the sight, seeing how outmatched Shine was compared to Malamar. And with Owlicious still out cold, she knew they didn't have a way of countering its hypnotic abilities. "Stay strong," she told Shine as the Ponyta nodded and got into a battle ready position.
But before Twilight could give another order, someone else called out, "HEY!" She turned to see someone pointing at the sea, "What's that?!" Twilight and the rest of the citizens followed his finger before gasping, the others turning to do the same.
Everyone in the city were now staring at the ocean, unable to believe what they were seeing. It was a tidal wave, a huge one that was rocketing at them at incredible speed. It would be on them in only a few minutes, the size of it enough to completely wipe Vocanctus, and a mile or so of the land behind it off the map. "No way," Twilight whispered before turning to the temple, "Flash...Sonata...we need you to save us now!"
"Are you insane?!" Flash yelled, "How is this going to create your perfect world?!"
Archie cackled at his question, "Simple. That wave will strike Vocanctus and rip both it and the surrounding land to pieces, then drag the rocks back into the ocean. That'll raise the sea level. Then I'll have Sirenity repeat the process again and again. Eventually, all of Equestria will be sunk below the waves and my perfect world will finally be born." He exploded with laughter that was one part joy, one part excitement and about a hundred part cuckoo-for-cocoa-puffs.
"But those waves are gonna hit this temple way before it hits the city!" Flash barked back, "If you're not crushed under the rubble, you'll just drown when you're sucked under the water with the rest of the city! Did you even think this through?!"
"Of course I thought it through," Archie replied before putting his helmet back on. "As long as I'm wearing this suit of armor, I'm suspended in a single moment. That means I'm immortal!" With that, he charged as he swung his swords, making Flash hop back as he continued, "And even if I was pulled to the bottom of the ocean, my Gyarados and the others can easily retrieve me and get me back to my sub." He laughed as he thrust his blade, Flash quickly leaping away as the sword struck a pillar, "NOTHING WILL STOP ME!" He yelled as he pulled the blade out, cutting the pillar in half.
The sight made Flash try to hit him with his sword, only for Surskit to leap down from the ceiling and fire a Bubblebeam. Gasping at the attack, Flash hopped to the side, only to see Guile now charging at him again.
'I can't let this nutjob's crazy plan go through,' he thought to himself as he kept backpedaling, his mind now playing horrifying images of all his friends as the wave hit. Twilight, Sonata, Spike, Doc, Vinyl, Octavia, his Pokémon and even Novo and the few people he saw in passing at the festival now being consumed by the water. If he didn't do anything, all of them would be pulled to the bottom of the ocean....only for the rest of Equestria to follow. The vision made Flash growled as he blocked Guile's next attack.
"Just give up boy! I've already won!"
"Not a chance!" Flash replied as he pushed the knight back, "I won't let you beat me!"
"RIOLU!" Springer cried as he was struck by the powerful stream of water, knocking him back. Hopper caught him before he could crash land, both being pushed back a few inches. Springer glanced back and smiled at him before hopping off the Pokémon as Skyler flew up to Gyarados's face and hit him with a Gust, making it growl as Riptide, Prongs and Viper focused on attacking the rest of its body.
"Let's go!" Springer told him in their language before the two charged. Despite the annoying bird flying around his head, Gyarados turned to them and began to charge up a Hyper Beam, only for Springer to suddenly multiply into an army of himself. Each created a small Aura Sphere as Gyarados launched its Hyper Beam, the army of Riolus being cut down by a spray of the beam.
However, the real Springer was currently sitting on Hopper's back as the Velocirush used Quick Attack to build up speed, the Riolu also charging his own Aura Sphere. Gyarados saw this but flinched when Riptide used Rock Smash on its midsection, allowing Hopper to come to an instant stop as he propelled Springer into the air. The Riolu turned into a rocket as he flew through the sky with the Aura Sphere, only for Gyrados to thrust his large whiskers at him, wrapping them around Springer's waist.
"Whoa!" He yelped as the whiskers tugged him, making him accidently throw his Aura Sphere upward, causing it to explode near Skyler, pushing the bird away from the battle.
"SPRINGER!" The rest of his friends yelled as they charged, only for Gyarados to unleash another Whirlpool, the water exploding across the bridge and knocking them all back.
"GUYS!" Springer cried as he saw them get smacked away, only for the whiskers to fling him upward. He let out a yelp as he found himself airborne, looking down to now see Gyarados jump up with its mouth wide open, ready to eat him.
"SPRINGER!" He turned to see Skyler flying back into the fight, "GET HIM!" He beat his wings, firing a powerful gust of wind that stopped Springer midair before pushing him down at high speed.
"Oh yeah!" Springer cheered as he formed an Aura Sphere in his paws. "Take this!" He threw the attack into Gyarados's face, an explosion following as it slammed the Mega into the bridge, causing both it and the temple too shake violently.
"WHOA!" Flash yelped as he fell over from the shaking, Guile barely managing to stay on his feet while Sonata felt her body flail around. The tremors shook the ropes, making them snap as she fell over, her body slumping to the ground. "SONATA!" Flash yelled as he saw her not move, scrambling to get up.
But before he could even try to get to her, Guile jumped between them with Surskit on his shoulder. The armored figure swung the blade, Surskit firing another Bubblebeam that Flash had to jump away from. And as he rolled across the floor before getting back up, he screamed, "Sonata! You gotta wake up!"
"Don't bother!" Guile spat as he pointed his blade at the teen. "She will not wake up, and you'll soon be joining her."
Back outside, Springer had been caught by Skyler, flying him down as Springer joined the others. "Don't let your guard down," the Riolu told the group, "He's still in his mega form."
In that moment, Gyarados's eyes shot open, letting out a mighty roar before unleashing its Hydro Pump attack at the six. Viper and Riptide did there best to stop it, using Flamethrower and Water Gun to block it, only for the water to cut right through their attacks. The others quickly leapt back, Skyler grabbing Viper before the Hydro Pump could hit him while Riptide stood against the stream.
Springer then used Extreme Speed, immediately appearing in front of the sea serpent as he slammed his foot into Gyarados's face. The blow stopped its Hydro Pump just as Viper, Prongs and Skyler fired their long rang attacks. An Energy Ball struck its stomach while the Air Cutters supercharged the Flamethrower, morphing it into a barrage of burning blades that struck Gyarados's throat. As this was happened, Hopper caught the falling Springer before charging at the beast, quickly reaching Gyarados's tail.
Gyarados noticed this and thrust a whisker at them, only for Springer to leap off Hopper's back. The Riolu grabbed the vine-like appendage, spinning around until he could plant his feet on it before sliding down it Tarzan-style. Gyarados went wide-eyed at this before trying to flick Springer off, the Riolu ducking under the tail. As this happened, Hopper zipped around the serpent, getting to back of its head before slamming an Iron Tail right on the beast's crown. The pain made the serpent roar, unable to start up another Hydro Pump as Springer leapt at his face.
With a mighty yell, Springer thrusted a Drain Punch right into Gyarados, smacking it back into the bridge again. But as the Riolu was about to land, another roar came from the beast before it unleashed another Whirlpool, knocking all the Pokémon back. The six cried out as the water buffeted them into the bridge, Viper especially in pain.
And as Springer hit the bridge's fence, he fell to his knees before glaring up at the Gyarados, now seeing it prepare a Hydro Pump.
"Not good..." he moaned as glanced at his team, all of them still in pain. "Not good at all."
"NEE!" Shine cried as she got struck with another of Malamar's Night Slash attacks.
"Shine!" Twilight yelped as she saw her Ponyta fall over, now looking very close to being beaten. Twilight then glanced at Owlicious, seeing him still sleeping. "You've got to hold on," she told Shine. "Just a little longer. I know you can do it."
Shine nodded as she got back to her hooves. "Nee!" she roared before charging at Malamar again.
"You just don't know when to quit, do you?" Black laughed as Malamar swung its tentacles around, unleashing a barrage of Psycho Cutters.
"Of course not," Twilight replied as Shine jumped around the attacks, only for the squid to slap her. A cry of pain followed this, the Ponyta barely able to keep on her hooves before firing a Mystical Fire attack. The squid cut the attack with another Psycho Cutter, the Ponyta growling at this as Twilight continued, "We won't give up! It's something I learned from my friend Flash. Even when things look bad, there's always a way to turn things around." She glared at the wave that was getting closer. "I know there's a way to stop that thing. So we won't stop trying until the very last second."
"Hmph. Then you're just a fool." Black spat before pointing at Shine, "Show her what I mean Malamar!"
And as the squid began another attack, another battle was also going poorly. Flitanium's wings were still frozen shut, unable to properly defend itself as White kept giving commands. "Teleport!" Cloyster suddenly vanished, Flitanium looking up, only to see nothing.
"Behind you!" Doc yelled, Flitanium unable to react as Cloyster taclked him.
"STER!" It crashed into Flitanium, making it stagger before teleporting behind him again, this time firing a Spike Cannon into Flitanium's back.
"TAY!" He cried before spinning around, trying to use his frozen wings as a club, only for Cloyster to use Protect to...protect itself. The wing bounced off the shield, making Flitanium stumble as Cloyster opened its shell with a smirk.
"Bye bye, birdy! Spike Cannon!" White laughed as Cloyster prepared to fire, Flitanium now pecking at the ice with its beak.
Doc saw the attack about to happen, his mind going over every possible strategy...only to come up with nothing. That is, till he stared at Cloyster, the thought of what Flash would do entering his brain. "That's it! Use the Spike Cannon to free your wings!"
Flitanium went wide-eyed at this, only to shine a grin as he quickly repositioned his frozen wings. "No! Stop!" White yelled, but it was too late. Multiple spikes flew out of Cloyster, the projectiles quickly slamming into the bird...and the ice. Cracks appeared everywhere in the frozen water, letting Flitanium spread his wings with a mighty push, smashing the ice as the last spike struck.
"FLY!" He cheered as he spread his wings and leapt up, soon soaring into the air. But as he did this, he let out a gasp of air, Doc seeing this and knowing his Pokémon was still really injured.
"Shoot...need to end this quick."
As he said this, the same results were happening all over. Spike, Vinyl, Octavia and the rest of the city were continuing to face off against the Kelpool and Lokelpie. But whenever they managed to beat one, another recovered and continued to fight, trying every way to overwhelm them.
Every second was quickly passing as they continued to battle, Spike now turning his gaze to the temple, "Come on Flash, you gotta save us somehow. You've gotta save Sonata now!"
Meanwhile...
Flash felt his legs tremble as Guile continued to push him back. Their blades clanged again and again as Flash kept getting knocked away from the pedestal Sonata was on. And as this happened, the teen knew he couldn't break through the knight, knowing he had only one option.
"Sonata!" he yelled as he dodged another blade swipe from Guile, "You gotta wake up! Sonata!" A Signal Beam from Surskit came next, Flash ducking under the laser as he continued to yell, "Sonata, you can't let this guy use your power to destroy your home! Wake up!"
His voice made a stir in the girl, Sonata's eyes starting to move as Flash and Guile locked swords again. The teen could feel his feet grind on the floor as Guile pushed him back, only to leap away as Surskit fired a Bubblebeam.
"This is your power," Flash yelled again, "Your's and no one else's." Guile then swung his sword down, Flash shifted his blade horizontally to block it. "You gotta fight it and wake up!" His words hit her ears, making her slowly get up and turn around, now seeing Guile kick Flash in the stomach, only for Flash to sweep his legs, knocking Guile off his feet. A loud clang followed this as Flash turned to Sonata, "You have the power to control Sirenity, not him! I know you don't want to use it because you're a good person who cares about others, but you gotta sing! Sirenity is-"
"Will you shut up!" Guile roared as he hopped back onto his feet as Surskit fired another Bubblebeam at Flash.
Flash jumped to the side, hiding behind a pillar as the bubbles exploded off it as he yelled, "This is your voice! He stole it and he's trying to use it to hurt those you care about. Sirenity, Vinyl, Octavia, Novo, even me and my friends." He glanced around to look at her, "You have to take it back!"
Sonata just stared at him, only to lift her hand and point at the device with her voice's recording. Flash followed her finger before nodding, quickly jumping out from behind the pillar. Clutching his sword, he charged at the device as Guile chuckled.
"Seriously?" He quickly raced up to Flash, Surskit firing a Signal Beams at Flash. But as he did this, Flash jumped side to side in order to evade both, about to get to the device. And as he got close, Guile swung his sword horizontally, trying to cut Flash's head off. But Flash repeated the action from earlier, sliding along his knees and under the sword.
Guile growled as he spun around, just in time to see Flash pulled the sword back before throw it. Following it trajectory, Guile quickly turned and yelled, "NOOOOO!" The blade slammed into the device holding Sonata's voice, causing it to spark and shake before it exploded.
The song instantly came to a stop, catching everyone outside's attention. "What?!" Black yelped, "How?!"
Twilight laughed with a smirk, "Flash must have done it."
"Way to go!" Spike cheered as Peewee fired a Dragonbreath at another Kelpool and knocked it down.
"But it hasn't stopped the wave," Doc added as everyone turned back to the ocean, still seeing the approaching tidal wave, "There has to be a way to stop it. Come on Flash."
At the same time, Flash pulled his sword out of the device, now glad he could no longer hear Sonata sing that terrible song. The joy soon doubled when the glow from the temple vanished, allowing Sonata to rest since she was no long being drained.
But that smirk vanished when he heard Guile yell, "You little twerp!" He spun back around, only to narrowly dodge the sword as it was swung at his head. This was followed by another kick, this one hitting Flash's stomach.
"Oof!" he yelped as the wind was knocked out of him, allowing Guile to backhand him with his metal glove. This made him stagger back as Surskit unleashed a Signal Beam, hitting him in the chest. "AUGH!" Flash screamed as he was blasted into a pillar of the temple, his sword clattering to the ground. The force of the impact also caused something to go flying out of his pocket, landing right in front of Sonata.
"Don't think you've won!" Guile roared, "Sirenity will continue to direct the wave toward us. The spell's effects won't end until that order is carried out. All you've done is slow me down. My sub has the recording, so I'll simply start it again once I've wiped Vocanctus off the map."
Flash could only let out a groan as he tried to get up, moaning as he saw the wave in the window. "No..." was all he could whisper as Guile raised his sword again.
"Sorry boy, but I won't let some goody-two shoes beat me again."
And as the blade swung down, Flash's eyes narrowed before he suddenly leapt for his sword. He rolled on the ground as he dodged Guile's attack, snatching his sword before trying to stand back up. As this happened, Sonata watched Flash not give up, trying to scramble away from Guile as the knight continued to try and hit him.
But as she did this, a light hit her face, making her flinch before turning to the light and let out a gasp. It was her necklace, the girl now realizing Flash must have dropped it. She then saw the light from the sun starting to vanish from inside the temple, making her turn and see the wave had now blocked out the sun, now casting a mighty shadow over the city.
"No..." she whispered before hearing another clang of metal. Turning back around, she saw Flash try with all his might to push Guile back, the knight easily overwhelming him. The teen's words rang through her head as she watched, only to stare at her necklace and weakly reach out and grab it. "Flash is right." she whispered as she pulled the necklace to her, "This is...my voice. My power." The girl slowly pushed herself back to her feet, pulling the ropes around her wrist off. "And I won't let it be used to harm others!"
She took a deep breath, now holding her necklace to her heart. Sonata dug deep in her mind, remembering everything she had experienced over this year, from tragedy all the way to meeting Flash. All the joy. All the sorrow. Everything. And as the podium beneath her feet began to glow again, she sung. But this time, the song she sung wasn't one she had written or even heard of before. No, this song was one that hadn't been heard in over a thousand years.
The same song her ancestor had used to first calm the raging Sirenity.
The melody filled the temple, making both Guile and Flash turn to her. They gasped as they saw her put her necklace back on as she sang. Flash shined the biggest smile while Guile's hidden face became one of pure fear. "No!" He yelped as he quickly started to run at her, "Stop!"
"Oh, no you don't! Back off ugly!" Flash yelled as he leapt in front of Guile, the two locking swords again. But as they did this, Guile easily pushed Flash back, about to knock him away...only to feel a force hit him back.
"What?!" Guile yelped as he saw a blue aura appear around Flash, "What is...it can't be! Impossible!"
Flash felt a sudden push of strength, his injuries and exhaustion fading as he finally shoved Guile away before looking back at Sonata. The girl smiled at him as she sang, Flash now realizing what was happening. Just like in the story, the one the priestess trusted most was getting powered up by the song. Flash smirked as turned back to Guile, "Now, time to make you pay for everything you've done here." With that, Flash charged as Surskit fired its Signal Beam at him. But Flash just swiped his blade at the laser, deflecting the blast with ease. "RAAAH!" he roared, swing his blade down at Guile, who barely managed to block it, but was forced down onto one knee.
And as he started to overpower the knight, Sonata kept singing, the temple continuing to glow as it started projecting the power of her voice out into the city and out to sea. The first ones the voice hit were Flash's Pokémon, the group glowing as their wounds vanished and their strength returned.
"Ri..." Springer whispered before smirking. They then turned to Gyarados, "RIOLU!" They charged next, the song continuing to spread across the city as it hit the Pokémon fighting against Guile's army.
"This song?" Doc whispered as everyone began to glow.
"It's so beautiful," Octavia gasped as Twilight's eyes went wide.
"It must be...Sonata!" She then turned to Owlicious, the owl waking up thanks to the song. "Yes!" She glared back at Black, "Alright, let's end this!" Shine neighed as she got back into the battle while Owlicious prepared for the attack he knew Twilight wanted him to use.
Out in the sea...
Sirenity was swimming ahead of the giant wave as it headed toward the city, its eyes still glowing red. But as the power of Sonata's voice reached the beast, the song cut through the water and hit her ears. The red glow instantly exploded off its eyes, making it come to a stop. "Sai?" It blinked at the location, glancing around before seeing feeling a large shift in the water. It turned to see the wave, now seeing it was about to hit the temple. "REN!" it yelped as it began to swim after the wave.
The creature then shot out of the water with a massive splash, hovering right in front of the temple, everyone inside now seeing her. "NOOOOO!" Guile screamed as he saw he had lost control of his mighty beast. He pushed Flash off and got back to his feet, only for Flash to shove him again. "Stop! Out of my way!"
"Not a chance!" Flash yelled as the two locked blades again.
As this happened, Sirenity stared down at the wave as the gem in its chest glowed. Its eyes began to do the same as it took a deep breath in, only to unleash a mighty burst of sound. "SIRENITY!" It neighed, firing a Hyper Voice that spread out across its entire front. The soundwaves struck the wave, stopping it in its tracks, water and sound now pushing against one another.
Every battle stopped as they watched Sirenity fight against the very force of nature it had created. The fight lasted almost a full minute before the wave began to lose its power, the water soon falling back into the sea, allowing Sirenity's Hyper Voice to keep pushing the liquid away.
Inside the temple, Sonata kept singing as Flash kept Guile from moving, "No!" the knight yelled, "No. No! NO!"
Flash shoved Guile back again, this time pointing his sword at Guile's head, "Now do you get it? You've lost. The Voice of the Ocean will never be yours!"
"Be quiet!" Guile growled. "I won't be stopped again!" He roared before charging at Flash, the teen doing the same as their clash knocked Surskit off Guile's shoulder, throwing it into a nearby pillar.
"Yes, you will. And this time, it'll be for good!"
Meanwhile again...
Gyarados roared in pain as both Air Cutter and Energy Ball bounced off its body, Prongs leaping back while Skyler flew upward. Riptide, Viper and Hopper charged in next, Viper using Poison Fang on the serpent's tail as Riptide slammed an Ice Punch into its chest while Hopper swung its tail down on Gyarados's head.
The beast roared again as the others leapt back, only to look to see Springer holding onto Skyler's legs as he got high enough. But as Gyarados spotted him, Springer let go and began to charge up an Aura Sphere with all the energy he had. Gyarados charged a Hyper Beam in response, only to be bombarded with a Water Gun, Air Cutter, Flamethrower and Energy Ball from different angles.
"RUSH!" Hopper yelled as he tackled Gyarados at high speed, causing the beast to prematurely unleash its Hyper Beam.
But due to its lack of proper charge, the beam wasn't at full power. This allowed Springer to thrust his Aura Sphere at the beam, hitting it head-on as the Fighting-type move cut through the Normal-type one before hitting the Gyarados's face.
The mega could only gasp as its blast faded, revealing Springer as he fired another Aura Sphere, the Emanation Pokémon roaring, "RIOLU!"
A minute or so ago...
"Night Slash!" Malamar charged at Shine, swinging a tentacle at the Ponyta as Twilight ordered her to use Fairy Wind. She spun around, unleashing a pink wind right in Malamar's face, knocking it back as Owlicious took to the air.
As he did this, Flitanium used Steel Wing on Cloyster, knocking it back, "Now's our chance," Doc told Flitanium as it flew upward, "Finish this! Iron Head!" Flitanium curled its wings in preparing to dive-bomb Cloyster.
"Protect!" White instantly replied, Cloyster quickly using the shield move. But as it came up, Noibat and Peewee suddenly appeared in front of it.
"Incinerate!"
"Wing Attack!" The two launched their attacks, hitting the Protect bubble head on. The blows caused it to fade as Flitanium got in close.
"FLY!" It roared before crashing into the Ice-type, sending it flying. The clam flew past White, hitting a building before slumping down spirals in its eyes.
"Yes!" Doc cheered before throwing a thumbs up to Spike and Octavia.
"Do something!" White screeched as ran over to Black.
"I'm trying!" Black yelled back as she looked up at Owlicious. "Don't let that thing fire its attack!" Malamar began to pick itself up, ready to launch a Flamethrower at Owlicious.
"X-Scissor!" Before it could react, it suddenly felt a mighty burst of pain hit its the back. Behind it, Octavia's Kricketune had slashed it, the Bug-type attack doing four times as much damage.
The pain prevented Malamar's Flamethrower just as Shine galloped up close. "Mystical Fire!" The Galarian Ponyta's horn lit aflame and she quickly drew a circle of fire before pointing at Malamar. A fireball came next, coming through the ring as it struck it dead on. The pain was now combined with the X-Scissor and the previous damage, now too much for the evil squid as it let out a mighty cry of pain before falling back with swirly eyes.
"NO!" Black and White screamed before looking up at Owlicious.
"It's over!" Twilight yelled before calling out to her Owlolar, "MIND FORCE!" Owlicious glowed a blue light that it fired at the ground with a beat of its wings. All the girls could do was shake in fear as the orb flew down, knowing what would come next.
At the same time...
Flash and Guile were now standing face to face, the teen feeling the last of the boost Sonata gave him beginning to fade. He knew he needed to end this now, or else. At the same time, Guile was growling as he saw his Surskit was still out cold.
"You little....that's it!" He roared as he turned back to Flash, his form shaking in rage. The knight let out a battle cry before charging, "I'll cut you in two, brat!"
"Bring it!" Flash barked back as he did the same, both swinging their swords down as they got closer and closer.
And as they did this, Sonata felt the last of her strength draining as she reached the final note of her song. The same moment came for Flash and Guile's blades as they clashed. Springer's Aura Sphere finally hit its mark on Gyarados and Owlicious's Mind Force attack struck the ground as well, both orbs exploding and filling the area with light. And as this happened, Flash and Guile's swords let out the loudest clang in their entire fight.
The blue light that surrounded Flash shot into the sword as it collided with Instant, that light exploding and filling the entire temple.