//------------------------------// // Raid Battle // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// The Crystal Empire. Currently, an enraged and hungry Sableye was attacking with the only two ponies capable of stopping this being Shining Armor and Cadence alongside their Sylveon and Honedge who had finally been convinced by Shining Armor. The now enraged Sableye aims to demolish Cadence and Sylveon who originally attacked it with Moonblast earlier as the trainer and her Pokemon brace themselves, looking up at the Darkness Pokemon. "SABLEYE!" Sableye raised its arms, going for a Fury Swipes that could be powerful enough to cut the entire castle into pieces. "Moonblast, quick!" Cadence commanded. "Sylveon!" Sylveon attempted to stop Fury Swipes by sending a ball-shaped attack with the power of the moon embedded with it. However, Sableye cut the attack in half with Fury Swipes, scattering pieces of Moonblast across the empire as they exploded upon contact with buildings that somepony's were still inside of. The Darkness Pokemon also cut a piece of the castle, chipping it as there was now a large claw mark engraved in it. Large shards of crystals fell from above, almost falling on Cadence and Sylveon as they stabbed through the floor. Sableye went for another attack, this time in the form of Shadow Claw. One of Sableye's claws became surrounded by a black aura with a purple outline. The aura then took the form of a claw as Sableye swung the claw towards the duo, leaving behind light purple trails. "Honedge! Use Fury Cutter!" Shining Armor's voice suddenly passed through Cadence's ears. Flying out of the castle windows came the Sword Pokemon Honedge who was finally listening to its trainer, after so long. Honedge flew past Sylveon and Cadence surprising them both as the Sword Pokemon clashed with Sableye's Shadow Claw, saving Cadence and Sylveon in the process. "Huh? Honedge?!" Cadence gasped as she was surprised to see Honedge of all Pokemon helping her. "Edge!" The Sword Pokemon and the Darkness Pokemon went back and forth with Fury Cutter and Shadow Claw. Both Ghost-Types were locked in a clash as the citizens of the Crystal Empire looked up to see them both going at it. Sableye had used its other claw to initiate Shadow Claw as it went in for a double swipe on Honedge. "Spin around using Fury Cutter!" The Steel-Ghost-Type managed to fend off both claws by spinning its body around with Fury Cutter, forcing Sableye's Shadow Claws to pull back. "SABLE?!" "Honedge!" The Sword Pokemon rushed in, heading straight for Sableye's face. Before Sableye could think of a way to avoid this, Honedge slashed its steel body onto Sableye's gemstone face, letting out a loud clang noise that shattered the glass and crystals of the empire. Sableye wobbled as it held its face. Honedge's hard body really helped in this situation as the Darkness Pokemon could still feel the impact of the blade. "Now's your chance, dear!" Shining Armor shouted. "Oh, right! Moonblast! One last time!" "Veon!" With one final burst of magic, Sylveon put all of her strength into this Moonblast. The light reflected off the crystals as the Intertwining Pokemon shot it at Sableye. The force of the shot was enough to even push Sylveon and Cadence back. Honedge moved out of the way for Moonblast as the Fairy-Type move made direct contact with Sableye's already hurt face. "S-SABLE...EYE!" That final Moonblast seemed to do the trick. Hitting the same spot again was always a good strategy. And now that Sableye had two different moves hit its face, it couldn't take it anymore. As such, Sableye's Dynamaxed Form was starting to diminish. The citizens of the Crystal Empire watched as the Darkness Pokemon began shrinking down to size, no longer appearing a titan to them all. Sableye, like all other Dynamax Pokemon, didn't faint, but instead, regained its consciousness whilst also having no memory of what it was doing in the first place. The Dark-Ghost-Type sat on the ground, back to its normal self. "Sable? Sableye?" Sableye looked around in confusion. It then spotted some of the crystals it had destroyed earlier on the ground as it decided to take some of them for itself. With Sableye running off with some free food, everypony let out a sigh of relief, glad that the sudden attack was over. "Phew." Shining Armor lowered his head. "That could've gotten ugly fast. Great work, Honedge!" "Hone." Honedge finally had a victory against something. Even if Sylveon assisted and dealt the finishing blow. "Good job, Sylveon." Cadence patted her partner on the head. "Syl! "But, I didn't expect Honedge to actually help us. It never cared for us and the empire in the first place. Why is that?" Cadence asked her husband. "That's easy. I reminded Honedge here that it was lacking in sword skills. After that pretty bad loss to Kartana, it wants to get back to its prime. When it was a great warrior before becoming a sword." "Edge!" "So...You two are getting along now?" "Eeeeehhh...Not really? I'm just helping Honedge improve. I don't think it sees me as its friend." "Honedge." For once, Honedge agreed with Shining Armor on something. "Ah... Well anyways, I noticed something when Sableye returned to its normal size." Cadence turned around as the guards were doing cleanup on the Crystal Empire. Over at the distance, the Dynamax power spot was gone."See? That red light. It's no longer there." "Oh, you're right." Shining Armor's eyes widened. "And Sableye did have a red aura around it too. You think that red light is what grows them?" "Looks like it. But I'm not sure if it was just the Crystal Empire that has this. Canterlot and beyond might be facing some red lights as well." "Maybe. But there's no need to worry." Shining Armor wrapped his hoof around her. "Just like us, everypony has a Pokemon that can help them out. I'm sure they'll be fine. But we should probably warn them just in case." Lapras Lake and the Crystal Empire are the first two areas where the Dynamax Pokemon have been defeated along with the disappearance of Eternatus's energy and the power spots. Everywhere else is still in the midst of a Dynamax attack. Whether some ponies are capable of defending themselves from these super-sized monsters is something that only they and their partners can decide on. As for Ash, Twilight and the others who were currently accompanied by Absol, who was tentative about joining up them, were currently headed for the next area which had a Dynamax power spot. That being Dodge Junction. Currently facing a Wooloo situation. Although, strangely enough, Wooloo was less destructive than Kingler, Sableye or even most of the Dynamax Pokemon here on account of being a very fluffy and soft Pokemon. In fact, when Wooloo first Dynamaxed, Eternatus's influence hadn't yet fully reached the Sheep Pokemon's head. At the moment, it was just confused. "WOO?" The ponies of Dodge Junction weren't intimidated by Wooloo at all. Instead, they found its enlarged form to be adorable. "Aww...ain't it just adorable?" Cherry Jubilee and other ponies gushed at the Sheep Pokemon. It was too cute to be threatening. And because of that, everypony got on with their day. At least, that would've been the case. Because it didn't take long for Eternatus's influence to finally get to Wooloo's head. At first, it was confused, but now, like every other Dynamaxed Pokemon, it's just enraged. Its first action was doing what it does best. Curl up into a ball and roll into anything it sees. And that's what it did. The Wool Pokemon had used the move Double-Edge to power itself up as a golden aura surrounded it. That's when everypony realized that the cute and cuddly Wooloo was on a rampage now. The speed Wooloo was rolling at thanks to Double-Edge was so fast that it was powerful enough to deal some major damage to the buildings. The time to panic and scream was now as everypony scattered. Wooloo smashed into a house, almost destroying it in one single hit as the pony inside trembled in fear from this one adorable Pokemon who was beloved and now feared. Cherry Jubliee hid inside her home, breathing in and out as she heard the sounds of Wooloo smashing into a building, feeling its soft yet trembling impact quake the entirety of Dodge Junction. Whenever Wooloo crashes into something, it mostly does it more than once instead of a single hit. And it would keep on doing this until the building was destroyed. But even hitting one building was enough to affect all of Dodge Junction as the windows themselves were shattering bit by bit. Even the roofs looked like they would fall off at any moment. With all this smashing and somewhat mediocre destruction, it didn't take long for Ash and the others to arrive at Dodge Junction, where their eyes were graced with the sight of a rampaging Wooloo. "A Wooloo? Aw, look at how it rolls around!" Pinkie gushed. "Forget about its cuteness! It's gonna flatten Dodge Junction!" Applejack pointed her hoof over at the Sheep Pokemon. "Just like every other Dynamaxed Pokemon, it's lost any sense of itself. We'll have to-" Twilight spoke but was quickly interrupted by Absol. "Absol!" Absol was the first to rush in, leaving the others behind as he made his way towards Wooloo. "Wait, Absol!" Twilight leaned forward, calling for his name, but it was no use. Absol was already on the move. The Disaster Pokemon took matters into his own paws by running up to the Sheep Pokemon who was still using Double Edge to smash into the buildings. "Sol!" Absol attacked first by using Night Slash to do so. Absol's horn lit up, radiating a purple aura as he lunged himself towards the Normal-Type, becoming airborne. "WOOL?" The Sheep Pokemon noticed that Absol was heading straight for it as it stopped rolling all of a sudden. Once Wooloo looked down at Absol, it was met with a sudden slash to the face that knocked the Sheep Pokemon on its back, making it roll in the process. "LOO!" "Absol!" Absol didn't stop there. The next move it used was Dark Pulse. Absol opened his mouth as a light purple orb surrounded in black and purple circles appeared inside his mouth. He then fired a beam of black and purple circles from the orb, pouring it all on Wooloo. Wooloo's body was being engulfed by a dark aura as Absol relentlessly kept Dark Aura around it, not letting the move disappear for a second. Twilight and the others watched in awe as Absol was making quick work of this Wooloo without giving it any rest whatsoever. As if that wasn't enough, once Absol did finish Dark Pulse, the Disaster Pokemon landed on Wooloo's stomach, looking down at the Sheep Pokemon with knife-like eyes. Eyes sharp enough to intimidate the Dynamaxed Pokemon. "WOO-WOOLOO?!" Wooloo wailed in fear. "Ab...SOL!" Absol delivered the finishing blow by using NIght Slash on Wooloo's stomach whilst he was still on top of the Normal-Type. An explosion of dark energy erupted from Absol's Night Slash, as the Dark-Type hopped off Wooloo's stomach, watching the dark smoke rise. And just like that, Wooloo had been defeated. Its body shrinking back down to its normal size, no longer being surrounded by that red energy or clouds. And of course, the power spot lost its pillar. "Wool...Wooloo?" The Sheep Pokemon looked around, dazed and confused. Like the others, it got on with its day, rolling away back to the train tracks. To say that everypony was shocked would be an understatement. Absol finished that in a few seconds without even trying. And not only that, he didn't even require any assistance at all. "He blitzed through that Wooloo..." Rainbow's jaw dropped. "Uh...I guess he really doesn't need our help? Or maybe that Wooloo just wasn't that strong." Pinkie Pie scratched her mane. "Um. G-Great job, Absol." Twilight congratulated the Disaster Pokemon. "But wasn't that a bit aggressive?" "Sol." Absol turned his head to the side. "Absol said that he came here to stop the crisis. So he can't afford to waste time." Fluttershy translated. "I guess so..." Twilight nodded. "But yikes." "Oh! Glad that's over with!" Cherry Jubilee came out of her home. "Thanks for that ya'll! That Wooloo would've come after my home next if it wasn't so fixed on one." "Nopony got hurt, right?" Applejack asked her. "Not at all." She shook her head. "Besides. Wooloo's body is too soft and fluffy to hurt anypony. Even if it's bigger than my farm." "That smashing didn't look so soft and fluffy to me." Rainbow Dash whispered to Rarity. "Well, since Absol's dealt with this area, where do we head to next that might have a power spot?" Goh said. "Sol." Absol had the answer for that as he spotted a nearby power spot located right over at the desert that was close to here. The Disaster Pokemon ran west, making haste as he truly didn't waste any time whatsoever. "I suppose we just follow Absol then." Rarity sighed as she and her friends kept an eye on the Dark-Type. "It feels like he's practically taking charge." "Well, he seems to be serious about all of this after all." Fluttershy chuckled. "Ya'll take care now! The desert's filled with some pretty fierce Pokemon..." Cherry Jubilee narrowed her eyes as she returned indoors. Dodge Junction was safe and barely damaged thanks to Absol's efforts. The arid deserts that connect to Dodge Junction, now home to many Pokemon who prefer the dry and sunny atmosphere of the desert. The Pokemon here range from Rock-Types, Ground-Types and even some Grass-Types here and there along with some hidden types. As for the power spots, there was indeed one single power spot here, but it was hidden by the sandstorm in this area. Not only that, but due to the existence of Pokemon, the entire desert has changed up a bit. Dust devils were now a frequent force along with a few quicksand traps here and there. Because of the over-abundance of Pokemon here, this nameless desert was actually given a name for the first time. The most prominent Pokemon here are Sandile's, it was appropriately named Sandile Sands. The group entered Sandile Sands, already being graced with the aggressive sandstorms and other hazards that fill this area. It was a challenge to see anything clearly with this sand everywhere. "Oh, just great." Applejack squinted her eyes. "How are we gonna find a power spot with all of this?" "I've got that covered." Goh covered his eyes as he took out a Poke Ball. He tossed it upwards, sending the one Pokemon who was built to deal with these conditions. Flygon. "Fly!" "Flygon! See if you can find any Dynamax Power spots! They're red and have pillar lights on them!" Goh commanded. "Gon!" Nodding in understanding, the Mystic Pokemon flew forward without worrying about the sand whatsoever. Thanks to Flygon's red covers it wears, not much can disrupt its vision at all. Right now, all the others could do was wait for Flygon to find something whilst they stand out here in this harsh desert with the only thing in front of them being the dust devils and sandstorms. Flygon passed through the strongest sand tornado this desert had to offer with ease. And if a stronger one came along, it would simply use Dragon Claw to obliterate it. Once getting past those nuisances, Flygon did, in fact, come across a power spot. A purple one instead of a red one. Goh never said anything it being purple, but the Mystic Pokemon figured that it should go and inform him anyways. "Fly! Flygon!" Flygon returned to Goh, telling its trainer about how it saw a purple pillar of light up ahead. But it wasn't red at all. Fluttershy was the one to translate all of this. "Flygon says...there's a purple one instead of a red one?" "Purple? What does purple mean?" Pinkie tilted her head. "No idea. But it's worth checking out as well. Lead the way, Flygon." said Goh. "Hold on. Before we do that!" Ash dug into his bag. "We're gonna need these Go-Goggles!" He took out some goggles that he, Goh, Pikachu and Raboot obtained during their own visit to a desert. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough for Twilight and the others. They didn't have anything to shield their eyes from the raging sands. "Aw, we have to go through this without goggles?" Rainbow Dash groaned. "Don't worry. Flygon will use Dragon Breath or Dragon Claw to clear the way for us." Goh pointed at his Pokemon. "Alright, Flygon, go!" "Gon." Flygon nodded as it flew in front of everyone else. They had finally gone further in the desert instead of just standing around in one spot. Whilst they made their way to the power spot, a Pokemon had already found it. But this time, it wasn't out of curiosity, but instead, it just happened to walk by the power spot without even knowing about its true properties. That being Camerupt who was just walking along, minding its own business, completely dismissing the purple pillar of light as a simple view in the desert. Except it wasn't. Camerupt's hoof stepped forward once and that one single step was enough to trigger the power spot near it. "Came?" The Eruption Pokemon looked down at the ground, noticing how a purple circle was below it. Camerupt looked at the circle for a bit, clueless to what was about to happen to it. And that's when Eternatus's influence raced through the Eruption Pokemon, making its eyes widen as it felt an unexplainable shock run through its body. "Rupt?! Camerupt?!" The Eruption Pokemon waddled as its body began growing in size, pulsating and shaking with sheer force. Camerupt was already a fairly big Pokemon standing at 6'3. But thanks to Dynamax, its size was akin to that of the volcanoes that it had a relation to. The Pokemon around the area were intimidated by this unexpectedly large Camerupt who towered over them like a giant. Most of them either ran away or dug underground to avoid Camerupt. And as to be expected, the Eruption Pokemon wasn't in its right mind as the particles of Eternatus's put Camerupt in a confused and enraged state. And whenever Camerupt is enraged, magma bursts out of its back. Flygon arrived at the spot where it found the power spot along with the others. And once they got there, they immediately saw a Dynamaxed Camerupt spewing lava from the humps on its back. "What is that?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she and Goh took out their Pokedexes. "Camerupt. The Eruption Pokemon. It lives inside the crater of a volcano. Camerupt has a volcano inside its body. A Magma of 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit courses through its body. Occasionally, the humps on this Pokémon’s back erupt, spewing the superheated magma every 10 years. The humps on Camerupt’s back are formed by a transformation of its bones. This Pokémon apparently erupts often when it is enraged. Research is underway on the cause of the eruption." "CAMERUPT!" As the Pokedex stated, Camerupt was indeed dropping unbelievably hot magma from above. This magma was hotter than the sun itself, similar to Macargo's body temperature also being 18,000 degrees. And with Dynamax boosting its power, the magma was enough to melt through the ground itself. So clearly, the best option for everyone was to keep their distance and not get close to the walking volcano that is Camerupt. All except for Absol, who like before with Wooloo, rushed in carelessly, only aiming at taking down Camerupt and stopping this crisis. "Sol!" "Absol! Don't get too close to it!" Twilight put her hoof out, but yet again, her words didn't reach out to Absol since he acted on his own accord. "CAME...?" Camerupt looked over, spotting Absol running straight at it with sand beating on his body. "Abs!" Absol lunged up, going for a Night Slash, aiming at performing the same method he used on Wooloo in hopes of taking Camerupt out in a few seconds flat. "RUPT!" The Eruption Pokemon gave out its response by using a Max move instead of a normal move like Wooloo. That being Max Flare. Camerupt opened up its mouth, creating a ball of fire from the inside of its gaping mouth. Absol's eyes widened as he noticed that a giant fireball was right in his face as he gasped. "Sol?!" "CAMERUPT!" Camerupt released the Max move as it instantly engulfed the Disaster Pokemon the moment it was sent forward. Absol felt Camerupt's harsh flames punish it as the blast of fire sent him rocketing back down to the ground. Once Max Flare hit the ground with Absol, an explosion of fire occurred afterwards. It was so powerful that even managed to blow away the entire sandstorm in one go. "Ah! Absol!" Twilight gasped in shock. She was hoping that Absol was alright after taking such a powerful attack like that. Lo and behold, once the smoke cleared, Absol was alright, as he used Night Slash to blow away the smoke surrounding him. He did have scratches and a few burn marks on him though. He may be persistent, but he wasn't indestructible. "Absol! Are you alright?!" Twilight flew over to him. The moment she got close, Absol immediately went in to challenge Camerupt once more, despite his current state. "It's no use, Twilight. I think this time, we should help him in this particular situation." Rarity held out a Poke Ball. "Right. We'll make it a raid battle!" Ash stepped forward, holding out his own Poke Ball. "Pikachu!" The ones partaking in this raid battle were Ash, Goh, Rainbow Dash and Spike. The accurate number for Raid Battles even if they didn't know that yet. "Dragonite! Help out!" Ash chose Dragonite for assistance. Goh stuck with his Flygon whilst Rainbow Dash and Spike went for Braviary and Salamence. With the assistance of Absol, of course "CAMERUPT!" Camerupt could see that others were challenging it. The Eruption Pokemon was more than capable of taking five Pokemon on, especially with its aggressively hot magma it's currently carrying with it. Camerupt had used the move Eruption instead of Max Flare this time. Lava and smoke spewed from both of the volcanoes on Camerupt's back, also making flaming rocks fly in all directions. "Dragonite! Dragon Claw!" "Flygon! Dragon Breath!" "Braviary! Aerial Ace!" "Salamence! Hyper Beam!" All four Pokemon who were capable of flying took to the skies under their trainers' commands. Flygon and Salamence would provide support by attacking from afar whilst Dragonite and Braviary got up close. The rocks from Eruption were destroyed by Dragonite's Dragon Claw, perfectly slicing them in half as tiny molten rocks fell from above. Braviary flew over the rocks and lava by moving faster than his teammates as he ascended higher into the air than the others. Dragonite and Braviary had gotten close to Camerupt's face, striking the Eruption Pokemon at the same time with their claws and wings. "MERUPT?!" Once they got a hit in, the two of them flew to the side, allowing Salamence and Flygon to unleash their attacks. In unison, Hyper Beam and Dragon Breath were fired, crossing streams for a while until they merged into one. Camerupt wasn't capable of dodging the move due to it being a naturally slow Pokemon. What doesn't help is the fact that Dynamax only made it slower, so it was guaranteed to get hit. The Eruption Pokemon took both attacks to the face whilst still feeling Dragon Claw and Aerial Ace. An explosion of draconic and hyper energy blew up in the Fire-Ground-Type's face, forcing it to move back from the knockback. But Camerupt didn't just have Fire moves at its disposal. It had one single Steel-Type move which wouldn't be used normally. But instead, it would become a Max Move. The Eruption Pokemon's Steel-Type move ended up giving it Max Steelspike. Camerupt stood up on its hind legs, slamming its hooves onto the ground, creating a series of jagged grey spikes that extend forward. "Eek!" Rarity screeched as she, Twilight and the ones who weren't battling moved away from the approaching spikes. "Salamence! Use Flamethrower on the spikes!" "Mence!" The Dragon Pokemon flew up, avoiding the spikes whilst also breathing scorching flames from its mouth. These flames managed to melt away some of Max Steelspike. One of the spikes was heading straight for Twilight as it bypassed the others. Thankfully, Ninetales were there to stop it by having Mystical Fire tear through the spikes, melting them down. "Braviary! Use Superpower quick!" "Flygon! Dragon Rush!" Flygon's antennae glowed light blue as its body became surrounded in a light blue aura with lighter blue stripes of aura on the outside. As for Braviary, his talons were surrounded in an orange aura as both Pokemon flew in with their strongest moves. Camerupt knew that it couldn't avoid these moves at all. So it was best to aggressively attack its opponents. The third move it had was a Rock-Type move. And that move transformed into Max Rockfall. Camerupt's raised its head, causing a giant stone slab to rise from the ground. When the slab emerged, it hit Braviary and Flygon right in their stomach's at the right time, halting their movements towards the Eruption Pokemon. "Smash through it, Braviary!" "Brav!" Braviary obviously took massive damage from that Rock move. But that wasn't about to stop him. The Valiant Pokemon used Superpower to smash some of the rocks into pieces, bringing down Camerupt's defensive wall of stone. As for Absol, he climbed up the slab by using Quick Attack to speed himself up. The Disaster Pokemon got over the slab, glaring directly at the Eruption Pokemon. Absol then used Dark Pulse whilst standing on the slab. Camerupt took the blast of black and purple whilst Braviary obliterated the stone wall. To protect itself, Camerupt once again used Eruption as lava and flaming rocks burst out of its back. Absol looked up to see a flaming rock coming his way as he attempted to stop it by just using Night Slash. But seeing as that was too dangerous to risk, Dragonite flew in, destroying the rock instead as it had saved Absol. "Let's finish this! Hyper Beam!" Both Ash and Spike commanded. "Dragon Rush!" "Brave Bird!" At the same time, all four attacks were initiated. Both Braviary and Flygon went in whilst Dragonite and Salamence both used Hyper Beam together, mixing them into one to create an even stronger Hyper Beam. Camerupt's eyes widened, seeing how four different attacks were coming towards it at the same time. From the speed they were moving at, Camerupt didn't have enough time to protect or counteract the attacks. The downside to being a big Pokemon. Flygon and Braviary crashed into Camerupt's head whilst the merged Hyper Beam went for its stomach. With those overwhelming moves hitting their mark, Camerupt had been hit with so much force that it managed to fall on its back despite it weighing 485.0 lbs. "C-CAME-CAMERUPT!" Once Camerupt fell on its back, a loud and fairly potent earthquake filled the entirety of Sandile Sands whilst also forming a crater that matched Camerupt's Dynamaxed size. Although, Camerupt was no longer Dynamaxed since Eternatus's influence had been washed away due to the Eruption Pokemon being defeated by that final attack combination. As such, Camerupt shrunk, returning to normal. "Rupt? Camerupt?" A confused Camerupt looked around, forgetting what it was even doing in the first place. The Eruption Pokemon went on with its day as if nothing had happened. "That's another one done!" Ash cheered. "Pikachu!" "Great job you guys! Woohoo!" Pinkie Pie yelled as she jumped up. "That's the third one this day," said Rarity. "I haven't even fully battled yet and I already feel exhausted." "Great job, you guys." Ash high-fived his Dragonite whilst the others returned to their trainers, getting hugs and head pats. As for Absol, he was still feeling a bit hot after that direct Max Flare. His burn marks weren't helping at all too. "Absol. Are you alright?" Twilight went up to him. "Sol." Absol turned away from Twilight as he was already focused on heading over to the next area despite his current condition. But once he tried to move an inch, he stumbled a bit, almost losing his balance, but Twilight caught him. "Slow down. Maybe we should get you healed up first before you head off. Fluttershy." Twilight turned to her friend. "Oh, right. Audi. Use Heal Pulse." "Dino." With Twilight keeping Absol in place, Audino put her hands out, releasing pink waves of energy that pulsed through the Disaster Pokemon's body, healing his wounds. "Absol..." Absol's eyes widened as he stood up straight. "See? Now uh, let's not rush in like crazy okay?" Twilight tried to convince him to slow down. "The Dynamax Pokemon we might come across later could be stronger than Camerupt." "Sol." Absol scoffed. He didn't care how strong they were. He just wanted to stop the crisis. "My, he certainly is a different breed isn't he?" Rarity commented. "That's an understatement." Applejack replied. "Okay. SO we've cleared two in one in a few minutes. What's next?" Goh asked. "Sol?!" Absol's horn was picking up on something new. But this time, it wasn't a power spot but something entirely different. His eyes were aimed North as he prepared himself for whatever was coming his way. "What do you feel Absol?" Twilight ran to his side as she looked over at the distance where Absol was also looking. All of them braced themselves for the worst, expecting something huge and powerful or small and speedy. But instead, it wasn't anything to fear at all. In fact, it was a friendly face instead of a new enemy. That friendly face being four individuals. The Swords of Justice. They cleaved their way through the harsh sands, revealing themselves to Absol and the others. "The Swords of Justice!" Twilight exclaimed. "Princess Twilight. It's not safe to be outside at the moment." Cobalion spoke. "For all of you." "Is it about Dynamax? We kinda know that." Rainbow Dash nodded. "Then you should also know that everywhere else is filled with Dynamaxed Pokemon all across the area. From most corners of Equestria." Virizion chimed in. "Most corners? How many are there?" Rarity asked. "At least 30." Terrakion gave the exact number. "30?!" They all screamed in unison. "W-WE can't handle 30?!" Rarity got on the ground, biting her hooves. "Can we?" "That's too many!" Pinkie shouted. "It'll take all day!" "You don't have to worry about that, my little ponies. Because we've already dealt with most of them." Cobalion calmed them all down. "You did?" Rarity looked over at him. "Right." Cobalion nodded. "We're already knowledgable about Dynamax Pokemon and their capabilities. At times, we visit the Galar Region, so they're not a mystery to us." "Once we saw the Galar Particles, we immediately took action and made our way towards any location that had Dynamaxed Pokemon running about," Virizion explained. "Believe us. There were too many of them for you all to tackle." Terrakion shook his head. "So far, we've taken down 28 of them. Only 2 remain now." "Oh. Then, in that case, you all have it covered." Rarity smiled. "This whole crisis will be over in a few minutes." "Not really. Even if we take out the remaining 2 Pokemon, there will still be power spots all across Equestria. And the next Pokemon that goes near them will be forcefully Dynamaxed and go on a rampage." Cobalion shut her down. "Oh." Rarity scrunched her face. "But if we defeat the Pokemon, the power spot vanishes." Twilight pointed her hoof over at the power spot where Camerupt was. "It is gone for now. But it will come back for sure at any moment. It's impossible to just force a power spot to stop being active." Virizion replied. "Your world is now facing something that can occur frequently without warning." "Then a Pokemon back at Lapras Lake can interact with that same spot again! What if it's already happened?!" Fluttershy gasped, fearing for the safety of Ponyville at the moment. "First the Ultra Beasts and now this? Give us a break..." Rainbow Dash groaned. "No need to worry. There's only 2 left right? We'll take out the two and call it a day." said Ash. "Pika." "Ash! I'm not sure you heard them!" Twilight jumped up. "They're going to come back!" "And we'll be ready for them. Where are the last two Pokemon?" Ash asked the Swords of Justice. "The nearest one is a Dynamaxed Lopunny. All the way over at Manehattan." Cobalion answered. "The last and final one is on the move and is much more active than the others. A Dynamaxed Nidoking. It seems to be making its way towards your beloved Ponyville." "A giant Nidoking?! Heading to Ponyville?!" Pinkie Pie screeched. "In that case, we'll head back to Ponyville and stop Nidoking." Ash pointed over his shoulder. "Are you guys gonna handle Manehattan?" "Spike and I will handle Manehattan." Rarity offered. "That place has already suffered enough punishment lately." "Sure we will." Spike nodded. "We might need some more help though. Just in case." "Count me in. I could catch that Lopunny if I'm lucky." Goh held out his Poke Ball. "I guess I can try." Starlight shrugged. "Haven't really battled a Dynamax Pokemon before." "Then I will come to Manehattan and assist you." Virizion went over to Rarity and the others. "Keldeo, Terrakion and I will come to Ponyville with you. However, be careful. You may never know if more Dynamax Pokemon are resurfacing." Cobalion spoke. "Thanks, Cobalion." Twilight nodded. "Absol. Isn't this great news?" "Absol." Absol turned his head to the side, knowing that even if they stop the remaining Pokemon, the crisis will just come back with newer Dynamaxed Pokemon. Thanks to the Swords of Justice, a majority of the Dynamaxed Pokemon have been stopped. However, even if there were two remaining, the power spots will always come back. Eternatus's energy still flows inside of them, slowly building up to feed the Pokemon as the journey continues. Chapter 273 End.