The people of Horizon City were in a mad panic, everyone running to the nearest elevator as a mighty roar filled the air, making some look back to see the Legendary Pokémon Centirek stomp around the city. It had almost drained every single Pokémon that was in the city of their power, including the two Legendaries of Chaos and Harmony.
There were only two Pokémon still up and kicking, belonging to a pair of heated rivals that needed to work together in order to win. Flash and Lightning stared up at the beast as it let out a mighty roar, "Alright," Flash turned to Lightning, "Let's take this thing down."
Lightning glared back, "Don't give me orders!" He hissed before pointing at Centirek, "Thunder!"
"Gore!" Gorillamp slammed his fists together as the electricity surged around his body, "GORILLAMP!" He thrust the arms forward, unleashing a blast of lightning that struck Centirek's chest. The blow made it flinch, staggering it back as Flash pointed at the beast.
"Aura Sphere!" Springer fired the orb, but Centirek simply swung its arm, swatting the attack away. It then opened its mouth as its forehead glowed, a Hyper Beam soon exploding out of the Legendary's throat as the pair leapt away, "Extreme Speed!"
"Riolu!" Springer yelled as lightning surged around him, zigzagging up to Centirek. And as the monster tried to punch the zipping Riolu, allowing Gorillamp to get in close.
"Hammer Arm!" The electric ape roared as he slammed his arms into Centirek's long legs. But as this happened, Centirek pulled its legs back before smacking Gorillamp away, knocking it a good hundred feet while bouncing off the ground. "What?!" Lightning yelped as he saw his Pokémon skid across the ground.
Centirek then prepared to use Dark Pulse, but Springer appeared in front of the beast's chest with a Bone Rush attack. "Ri!" He slung the bone into the monster, but it stood strong before trying to grab the Riolu. But as he did this, Springer spun around and kicked off Centirek's chest before firing an Aura Sphere upward. "RIOLU!" The orb smacked Centirek's face, making it hiss.
"I gotcha!" Flash exclaimed as he ran up and caught the falling Riolu, only for Centirek to raise its hoof up to try and stomp them both.
"Thunder!" A bolt of lightning struck the hoof, making Centirek pull back as Flash and Springer ran away. He turned to the source of Thunder and saw Lightning and Gorillamp, nodding back as Lightning just ignored him, staring at the beast.
But as both stared at the monster, they saw that they had barely done any damage to it. "There's gotta be some way to stop it...but how?"
Meanwhile...
Twilight and the others were still with Alicormony and Dischaos. The Legendaries were still out cold, having been drained entirely of their power, and were now sitting ducks since they couldn't be placed in a Pokeball and their size made moving them impossible.
"Hold on," Twilight told them. "We'll find a way to save you."
In that moment, the ground shook and they turned to see Centirek fire a Hyper Beam. Twilight felt her heart tremble as the thought of what might be happening to Flash and Springer entered her mind, "Please be careful." She glanced over to Starlight, "Horizon Incorporated is the leading scientific company of Equestria! Isn't there something you've made that could help us right now?!"
Starlight shook her head, "Not off the top of my head." She took out her energy gun, "If we could fill this up, then maybe we could try and recharge Alicormony and...no. The energy we'd need would be a hundred times the amount this thing can carry."
"But there's gotta be something we can do!" Spike exclaimed.
"Look at Horizon Inc," Sunburst pointed to the building, the building torn in half from an earlier attack, "Even if we had something that could stop Centirek, it's probably been destroyed by now."
"That place can't be the only one with your tech," Doc chimed in, "It's spread out all around the city. One of them must be able to at least slow Centirek down."
Starlight hummed at this, only for a bulb to go off in her head, "That's it..." she whispered, "I've got it! Follow me!"
She quickly cut into a sprint, the others following her as Twilight glanced back at the legendaries, "Don't worry," she assured Alicormony. "We're gonna stop that thing." She then ran after the others, her eyes going back to the battle. "Just be careful. Don't get yourself killed."
"Gyah!" Flash screamed as he and Springer were blasted back by Centirek's Hyper Beam, slamming them both into a pile of rubble.
"Gore!" Gorillamp leapt up with glowing arms, slamming them into the ground and creating a massive crack that zipped along the ground until it reached Centirek's foot. The Legendary suddenly found one of its hooves falling through the crack, putting it off balance as Gorillamp to charged up a Thunder attack. A second later, the Thunder hit Centirek's chest, knocking it back.
"Cent!" It roared before its head glowed, "CENTIREK!" It unleashed another Hyper Beam that struck the ground to the left of Lightning and Gorillamp before swinging it right, carving a massive line between the Legendary and its opponents.
KABOOM!
The ground exploded, the force knocking all four flying back before crashing into a pile of rubble. And as smoke began to seep around them, Flash and Lightning moaned as their entire bodies screamed in agony. Their Pokémon also groaned, slowly pushing themselves back up. But as they did this, Centirek began to walk through the smoke cloud it had created and smirked down at them. It then reached down to grab them, the pair flinching right before getting grabbed.
"NO!" Flash gasped while Lightning's eyes went wide. They watched as Centirek lift them up, preparing to drain them of their power. "Lightning!" Flash took out Springer's Premier-Ball and held it out, managing to fire a beam that struck Springer and pulled him out of Centirek's grasp.
Lightning growled and did the same, returning Gorillamp before Centirek could get any of his energy. The Legendary then hissed at them, both pushing themselves to their feet and running as Centirek's head glowed, about to fire another Hyper Beam. And as the laser shot down, it struck the ground behind them, making it explode and causing the teens to be sent flying again. They flew a good half mile and as they were about to land, they realised they were set to land right into a pile of broken metal.
"Gorillamp!" Lightning threw the ball and unleashed his partner, who appeared between the metal.
"GORE!" It then leapt up and grabbed them both, catching them before they hit the pile.
"Thanks," Flash told the Pokémon before staring at Springer's ball. "It's no good." He looked up at Centirek, who appeared frozen at the moment due to using Hyper Beam so much. "Our long range attacks aren't cutting it, and if we get too close, that thing might grab us and drain the Pokémon of their power."
"Don't tell me you're giving up," Lightning hissed, "Then again, of course you would."
"I'm not giving up!" Flash barked back.
"Yeah yeah..." Lightning rolled his eyes, "Just like you gave up against Sombra. A true trainer doesn't need to ask for any help."
Flash's eyes narrowed at this, "Oh yeah? Then why did you help me earlier?!"
"Cuz I know a loser like you will want to get in my way unless I give you a reason not too." Lightning growled before glaring at Centirek, "If only those idiots at the center hadn't messed up my team..."
Flash opened his mouth to yell back at him, only to sigh as he stared at Centirek, "If you really think you can beat him, then stop whining and think up a new plan!"
"I have a plan. I'll keep attacking till that thing falls." Lightning replied, "That's what a true trainer would do."
Flash glared at him again, only to go wide-eyed as he saw something behind Lightning. "Wait...is that..." he whispered as he stared at a piece of metal was shining right into his eye, making him glance around to see they were nearby the remains of Horizon Incorporated.
He then cut into a sprint, making Lightning yell, "Hey! Where are you going?!"
Flash didn't respond, instead running up to the source of light only to find the reflective surface of a familiar metal case. "This is..." Flash gasped as he pulled it out of the rubble and opened it up, his eyes going wide at the sight. "The Poké-Arms." Inside the case were the twin chest plates, the teen taking it out, "With this I could..." He looked it over, seeing that it didn't appear damaged.
But as he did this, he remembered how that guy and his Sandslash tried to use it with little success. Sunburst had said it was something to do with the synchronization between the trainer and their Pokémon. "Are Springer and I close enough to use this?" He asked himself, only to hear the sound of Centirek roaring again.
"CENTIREK!" Its head glowed as it fired a Dark Pulse, which struck the ground near him, making it explode.
"Crap." Flash grumbled as he flinched from the force of the blast. He then placed Springer's Pokeball into the device. "Here goes nothing!" He put the chest-plate on himself, the device activating as soon as it touched his chest. A bright light consumed Flash's body, the teen feeling the chest-plate unleash a material that wrapped around his chest, shoulders and back to lock the device in place.
Soon, the light began to morph into a new shape before exploding off of him, revealing him to now be dressed head to toe in Riolu-themed armor. It was mostly blue, his arms, stomach and legs from the knees up being that colour, the chest-plate having turned black with the Premier-Ball in the front of it while his lower legs and feet were black. He had a yellow collar around his neck and his head was inside a metal helmet that looked just like Springer. Instead of a mouth, Flash's eyes could be seen looking through a visor with his mouth being the only thing visible. Springer's nose was coming out of his forehead and the black dangles were hanging from the side of the helmet.
Centirek had spotted this light and raised an eyebrow when it saw the human in this new state. Lightning also saw it, going wide-eyed at the sight before spotting the case in Flash's hand. But before he could ask, Centirek's head glowed as it fired a Hyper Beam at Flash.
But as the beam came for Flash...he vanished. The ground exploded next, making both Lightning and Centirek go wide-eyed at the sight before Flash suddenly reappeared away from the spot.
"Yes! It's working!" the teen cheered.
"Heck yeah it is!" yelled another voice, making Flash gasp as he heard the voice in his head.
"What the...Springer?!"
"Yeah, its me. This is awesome. I'm in the Pokeball, but I can see and hear everything you can."
"Don't celebrate yet," Flash landed and put the case down. "The armor worked before." He brought his hands together, "It's using moves that made it spark out."
"Right," Springer replied, "But we can do this!" And as this happened, between Flash's hands came a small orb of spirit energy that began to grow until it was the size of a basket-ball. "It's working!"
"Whoa..." Flash gasped before smirking and glancing up at Centirek. The Legendary prepared to use another Hyper Beam, but then Flash pulled the orb back. "Take...THIS!" He thrust the sphere, the orb almost instantly struck Centirek in the face before he could fire the beam.
KABOOM!
"Raaah!" It roared as the Aura Sphere exploded with three times the force a normal Aura Sphere would unleash.
And as Centirek staggered back, Flash raised an eyebrow, "Wow...did you see that?"
"Yeah," Springer responded, "It's like my attack got supercharged."
Flash smirked as he looked down at his hand, "Could the Poké-Arm's systems be giving us a boost?"
"I...guess? Eh, who cares as long it gives us more of a chance of beating that thing."
And in that moment, the Legendary let out a roar as it wiped its face and turned to glare at him. "You dare?!" it roared, making Flash's eyes go wide again.
"I can understand him?!" He yelped, "The Poké-Arms let's me do that?!"
At the same time, Lightning just blinked at the sight, "How...how..." He stared at Flash as the teen picked up the case and turned to his rival. "How did you do that?!" Flash replied by throwing the case, Lightning catching it before opening it up to reveal the second chest-plate. "What the heck is this thing?!"
"It's our only shot at winning this thing!" Flash yelled back, "I don't know if you can use it, but if you wanna try, then return Gorillamp and put his Pokeball in the slot and attach it to your chest."
As he said that, blue lightning wrapped around him and he shot off using Extreme Speed. And as he ran off to fight Centirek, Lightning stared down at the device before turning to Gorillamp. The pair stared at one another before nodding, "I don't like this...but if that loser can do it, then so can I." Gorillamp let out a snort as Lightning returned him before throwing the case away. He then placed Gorillamp's Pokeball into the chest-plate, which he held up. "Come on!" He roared before slamming the device on his chest, activating it and unleashing a light that surrounded his body.
This light was noticed by Flash and Centirek, but Flash threw another Aura Sphere at the Legendary, knocking it back. And as the light exploded off the teen, it revealed he was in Gorillamp-themed armor. His head was in a helmet designed around Gorillamp's head, Lightning's eyes looking through a visor that was where the mouth should be. His arms were covered in massive gauntlets shaped like fists while his chest and shoulders had thick armor that was a mix of black, yellow and white. Around his neck was a gray metal color, which had several plug sockets in it. His lower section wasn't as armed, allowing him to move around freely. Gorillamp's Pokeball was still visible in his chest, protected by the glass covering. [AN]
Lightning looked himself over, feeling a strange sense of power flowing through him. He held up his giant metal hands, feeling his actual hands inside. And when he opened his hands, the metal ones opened up as well. "Whoa. This is...unreal."
"Sure is."
The teen flinched at this, hearing the deep voice call out to him. "Who said that?!"
"It's me, Gorillamp." Lightning's eyes went wide at this, "This is...freaky. I can see and hear everything you can."
"Yeah...that's creepy." Lightning grumbled before turning back to Centirek and Flash. "Eh, whatever. All that matters is that..." He closed his eyes as electricity began to spark around his body. "I can use your power to fight!" The lightning power surged as he swung his arms, "THUNDER!"
The lightning exploded off his body and shot at Centirek, Flash gasping before leaping out of the way of the blast before it struck the Legendary. "GYAH!" It roared as its entire body was electrified. Lightning smirked at the sight, now seeing Centirek stagger back before regaining his footing. "Impressive humans." Lightning's eyes went wide at the voice, only for Centirek to say, "But this changes nothing. You couldn't beat me before, and those silly costumes won't make a difference! You will not beat me! Hyper Beam!"
"I will beat you!" Lightning screamed as he leapt away from the Hyper Beam, the attack hitting the ground before exploding. "And I'll prove to everyone in Equestria who the strongest trainer around is!" He landed and leapt with glowing arms at the Legendary's leg. "JUST WATCH!"
"Raaah!" Centirek roared as Lightning struck the leg, "You insect!" His forehead glowed before he unleashed a Dark Pulse, "DIE!"
A stream of energy rings shot for Lightning, only for Flash to appear, "Bone Rush!" He formed the energy staff, which he started spinning, forming a gust that the Dark Pulse struck and deflected before he pulled the staff back and threw it like a javelin. "Take this!" Centirek growled as the attack struck his chest before he could react, making him roar as Flash turned to Lightning. "I'll keep him distracted so you can attack at full power."
And as Flash said this, Lightning didn't reply, instead slamming his metal fists together to start charging power. But as he did this, Centirek recovered from the attack before Flash formed a sphere, "Hey ugly!" He threw an Aura Sphere at Centirek that he deflected with his arm before seeing Flash hop onto a pile of rubble, "Wanna dance?!"
"Pathetic!" Centirek hissed as he reached down and grabbed a bunch of rubble, "You can't possibly think you can stop me, do you?!"
With that, it threw the rocks, Flash leaping above the rubble. 'We will stop you!' He thought as he landed, the image of everyone in the city running in terror filling his mind. 'Because there are people and Pokémon that need us to stop you.' He then used some of the rubble to springboard through the air, getting higher until he was in range of Centirek's face. He used his foot to kick a small piece of rock away as he began to form an Aura Sphere. "We will save...EVERYBODY!" Flash yelled as the Aura Sphere was thrown at the beast's face.
As this was happening, Lightning continued to stay in place, building up as much electricity as possible. "More power..." he groaned. "I need...more power."
"Be careful," Gorillamp chimed in, "We don't know how much power this suit can take. Use too much and it could do you more damage then that thing."
"Doesn't matter," Lightning growled, "Just as long as I take it down."
And as he said this, Flash was now falling through the air as Centirek thrust his hand out to grab him. But as this happened, Flash rolled in the air and landed on the back of his wrist. "Missed me!" He laughed before running along his arm.
"Giga Drain!" Centirek roared, starting to breath in to steal Springer's power...only for nothing to happen. "WHAT?!"
"Sorry!" Flash formed an extra long Bone Rush, "But the kitchen's closed!" With that, he thrust the staff into the Legendary's arm and used it to pole-vault over the beast. And as Centirek tried to grab him again, a bright light shined below him, making him look down.
"Come on...come on!" Lightning hissed as his body sparked with a giant covering of electricity. "Just a little bit more..." He then glanced up and saw Centirek pulling his arm back at the teen. "NOW! SUPER THUNDER BLAST!" With that, the lightning exploded off of him and shot straight at Centirek. Flash flew between its horns as the attack struck, making it roar in agony as the teen slid down his back. And when he reached its equine body, he noticed a nearby building that was knocked down but had a part of it intact to form a ramp shape. Leaping off, he reached the building and slid down as Centirek was bombarded by the lightning.
Using Extreme Speed, he parkoured around the rubble until he reached Lightning, the super charged attack now ending. "Did that get him?" he asked as they saw the light from the attack begin to fade, a chuckle filling the air as it did.
"Valiant effort," he laughed, "Impressive strategy..." He then clapped his hands, pushing the smoke away. "But did I forget to mention that I am invincible?!" And as he declared this, he showed his now unharmed body,
"WHAT?!" Lightning and Gorillamp screeched.
"That's impossible!" Springer yelped.
"What is that thing made of?" Flash added as Centirek continued to laugh.
"Now do you understand? No matter what you do to me, I cannot be defeated. I have absorbed the power of Alicormony and Dischaos, not to mention countless other Pokémon. I...am the most powerful Pokémon in existence!"
"Don't make me laugh!" Lightning barked back, "You're by far the weakest Pokémon to ever exist! The fact you had to steal the power makes you pathetic!" He pointed to himself, "Real strength comes from putting everything you have into building your own strength. Taking it from others means nothing." Flash turned to Lightning, wide-eyed at his words before glaring back at the monster.
"He's right! You're just a thief! So give it up and return the power you stole! Do that and we might not seal you away again!"
This statement caused Centirek to laugh again. "You dare make demands at me?!" As he said that, his forehead glowed again, his entire body now beginning to radiate. "Maybe it's time I showed you my true strength. Now that I've synchronized with the energy I've gathered, I can wield more than just the strength of the Pokémon I've defeated."
Flash and Lightning struck fighting poses, both glaring at the monster as it prepared another attack.
Meanwhile...
Starlight continued to lead the others through the city, Twilight's ear perking up as she realized the sounds of battle had come to a stop. This made her glance back, seeing Centirek still standing, the thought of Flash and Lightning being taken down entering her head. But as this came to mind, she saw that Centirek was just standing still.
"We're almost there!" Starlight yelled, making Twilight glance back at her, "Let's just hope it's still standing."
"What's still standing?" Spike asked, only to then recognize the area they were in. "Wait. Isn't this street where-" He stopped when he saw the building they were looking for, which had somehow remained untouched by Centirek's attack.
"The Pokémon Center?" Doc added, "What are we doing here?" They reached the doors, which remained closed as the power was out. He and Sunburst grunted as they pulled them open, allowing Starlight and Twilight to step inside and see the constant shaking of the city had rocked the place into a mess.
They began to climb over the rubble and the others followed after them, only to soon reach the back room with its recovery beds. "Good," Starlight looked them over, "They're still in one piece."
"This is your plan?" Sunburst asked, "Put Dischaos and Alicormony on the recovery beds?"
"Of course not," Starlight replied before pointing at the lamps above the beds. "We're taking those apart and doing what Cozy did." Everyone except Spike's eyes went wide, the boy unable to tell what she meant. "Now come on," she took a tool out of her pocket. "We've got a lot of work to do in very little time."
The others nodded and got to work, Spike just standing there before Doc telling him to help him.
Back at the battle...
The Cataclysmic Pokémon opened its mouth as he roared, "Prepare to witness the full power of the strongest Pokémon in existence!" Fire suddenly appeared inside his mouth, "FLAMETHROWER!" The fire exploded out of his mouth, the pair leaping away at this.
"Whoa!" Flash yelped.
"Since when did it have that move?!" Lightning yelled as the pair landed.
"Thunderbolt!" Its horns unleashed a blast of lightning, Lightning then jumping in front of the attack, holding out his hands to block and absorb as much as he could.
"Remember what he said?!" Flash added, "He didn't just steal the Pokémon's power. He was able to take away their attacks as well!"
"Oh, great!" Lightning growled as the Thunderbolt ended, "Like this wasn't annoying enough."
Centirek's head glowed again before it held up its fists, then opened them up to reveal two very different attacks. "A Shadow Ball in my right hand!" He laughed, "And an Energy Ball in my left!" He then threw them, the Energy Ball heading for Lightning while Flash was being targeted by the Shadow Ball.
The pair began to run, but Centirek's head and eyes glowed seconds before the orbs did. And before they hit the ground, the attacks changed direction and began to chase the pair. "Psychic too?!" Flash yelped as the attack came for him. "Great..."
"You can't outrun that!"
"I know!" Flash skidded to a stop and clenched his now glowing green fist, "Drain Punch!" He threw it into the orb, making it explode. He flinched at the force, but also felt the energy from the attack going into him.
Meanwhile, Lightning saw the Energy Ball getting closer and slammed his arms into the ground. "Heavy Slam!" A large chunk of rubble to flew up, Lightning grabbing it before throwing the rock at the Energy Ball. The attack smashed into the rubble and exploded, leaving him completely unharmed.
"Not bad," Centirek chuckled, "But you're far from safe." His head glowed before he opened his mouth, a familiar ball of energy appearing within it before firing straight up. Flash and Lightning saw it and Flash let out a gasp.
"Oh no..."
Twilight and the others were still working, only for a bright light to shine from the windows. The group turned to it, only for Spike to gasp as he ran up to the screen.
"Draco Meteor?!" The others looked up in shock at this as the orb exploded into hundreds of smaller spheres that began to rain down. "Flash!"
"Hurry!" Starlight cried. "We have to hurry!"
"WHOA!" Flash yelped as he used Extreme Speed to avoid the attacks as best he could while Lightning used Hammer Arm to deflect them. But as this happened, a bulb went off in Flash's head, "Here goes nothing!"
Lightning watched as he leapt straight up and managed to dodge a Draco Meteor, the teen then landing on it before leaping off. He then did this to another meteor, then another and another, eventually managing to get high enough to be equal distance with Centirek and fired an Aura Sphere at the Legendary.
The orb came for the beast, Centirek countered by opening its mouth and launching a Flash Cannon. It struck the orb and made it explode while the Draco Meteor began to crash into the ground, causing whatever it struck to explode. Lightning then began leaping back, smacking some rubble up while he did this.
And as the last comet exploded, Flash landed and began moving again, "He can use any move he wants. How is that not cheating?!" As he said that, Centirek brought its hands together as his head glowed before pulling them apart to form a edge made entirely out of water. But instead of swinging it like a sword, he pulled it back before throwing it like a javelin.
"THUNDER!" Lightning roared, unleashing a bolt the electricity that struck the water blade, causing it to evaporate. He chuckled, "if you're gonna copy moves, maybe use the ones that aren't from total weaklings."
Flash glared at the teen, only for Centirek to chuckle. "You're right," it nodded as its head glowed. "I guess I should be using more powerful attacks." With that, his body began to glow a familiar veil of light.
Flash turned to Lightning, "You just had to goad him on!"
"Oh shut up, you-"
"Dragonic Chaos!" It roared as a light shot off the monster, making the pair turn back to the attack and fired an Aura Sphere and Thunder. "I don't think so!" With that, the dragon-shaped attack exploded before the other two attacks struck it, morphing into multiple spheres of energy. Those sphere shot around the attacks, then bombarding the ground around the teens.
The two growled as they braced themselves, both being blasted back before skidding along the ground. And as this happened, Centirek laughed as its head glowed again, a rainbow veil of light appearing around it. "And now, Harmonic Psyforce!" The light shot off its body and formed a large sphere at the tips of its horns before firing a massive rainbow beam.
The pair saw this and gasped, Springer giving Flash an idea that he nodded to before forming an Aura Sphere. "Raaah!" He threw the attack into the ground in front of them, causing it to explode and send debris into the air that the Psychic-type attack struck instead.
The beam caused the rubble to explode into dust, which rained down upon the pair as they stood up. And as this happened, Centirek began to march up to them, "It's time you realized the truth! You cannot defeat me!" His head began to glow again, "Now surrender...and give me your power!"
Before the pair could answer, he slammed his hoof into the ground and caused a line of rock spikes to shoot out of the ground. They came for the pair, only for the line to split into two and circle around them. Flash and Lightning's eyes went wide as the saw the rock circle complete, trapping them inside. Flash tried to use Extreme Speed to run up the rocks, but Centirek used Psychic to shift the rock, knocking him off while Lightning used Hammer Arm and Heavy Slam...but the rocks didn't break.
"It's over," they heard Centirek exclaimed as his head glowed.
Lightning watched this and as the light faded, his eyes going wide, "Wait a minute..."
A moment letter, Centirek opened his mouth. "HYPER BEAM!" He fired the blast at the pair, the two bracing themselves as the attack flew into the rock circle and completely enveloped the pair.
Back in the Pokémon Center, everyone smiled as they finished their work. "Done!" Starlight smirked as she, Sunburst, Doc and Twilight were all holding one of the energy lamps and a power source it was connected to. "Now we can finally take back everyone's energy Centirek stole."
"Are you sure this is gonna work?" Doc asked, raising an eyebrow, "These things are pretty small compared to Centirek, and that thing is really strong. What if it can't drain enough away?"
Starlight shook her head, "I don't know, but I can't just stand around and do nothing while that monstrosity destroys my home."
"She's right," Twilight nodded. "I know the odds are slim, but I'm willing to trust them if it means we might be able to stop that thing. I mean...Flash is out there risking his life out there. We have to try as well!"
"Then what are we waiting for?" Sunburst asked, "Let's-" He stopped when a bright light suddenly shot in from the window, followed by a powerful shockwave that caused the Center to shake. "What was that?!"
They ran out of the Center, which was still shaking as dust from the ceiling fell upon them. They managed to get out before anything heavier fell, only to see a mighty bright light radiate from an area near Centirek. "Was that...Hyper Beam?" Spike asked, the others nodding while Twilight's fears increased a hundred fold.
"Flash..." she whispered before hoisting the lamp and energy source onto her back, "Come on!" She yelled, "They can't hold on much longer! If we're gonna do this, it needs to be now!" The others nodded again as they all began to ran, Twilight then turning back to the fading light in the distance. "Please be alright. Please...be alive."
Flash moaned as he laid out on the ground, his body battered and bruised. Lightning was the same, their armor slightly glitching as they opened their eyes. "I have to commend you for lasting this long," Centirek chuckled, "But you must realize you're only delaying the inevitable."
"Darn it..." Flash groaned out whilst sitting up. "He's...so strong."
"No he's not...he's a wimp." Lightning moaned as he pushed himself onto all fours, "Forehead."
"What?" Flash replied.
"It's...its his forehead," he pointed up at Centirek. "Every time that thing attacks, there's a bright flash of light from its forehead. It's gotta be where all the power it stole is being stored."
Flash raised an eyebrow at this, "Oookay. So what do we do?"
Lightning let out a long hiss, "Our attacks are useless from a distance. We've got to strike at close range." He shifted onto one knee, "If we can find a way to release the compressed power stored in its forehead, it'll have a sudden loss of energy. Then we can take it out."
"Got it." Flash responded.
"Hang on. I doubt we could do it even with Extreme Speed," Springer stated in his head. "One blast from Hyper Beam and we'd be goners."
Lightning let out a moan as he tried to stand fully up, Flash doing the same. "Here's what we're gonna do, so listen up." Flash glanced at him. "I'm gonna run up and deflect whatever attacks that things throws at us. Meanwhile, you're gonna run up behind me and go straight for the forehead."
"What?!" Flash's eyes went wide at this, "You want me to use you as a human shield!?"
"It's our only option," Lightning grumbled, "My armor's thicker then your noodle body. That and...my body ain't fast in this thing. You're the only one who can do it right now." Flash raised an eyebrow. "My attacks are all super powerful, but they're all for doing major damage against the outside of the opponent. None of them are designed for piecing attacks. Thunder might get the job done...but it's not exactly known for its accuracy. The only move that has a chance of getting this done is your Aura Sphere."
Flash blinked at this, "Are you...sure about this? Who knows what taking a hit like that will do to you."
"I can handle it," Lightning replied while rolling his eyes, "I'm not a weakling...like you." Flash's eyes narrowed at this, only to hear Lightning say, "Besides...a true hero isn't always the one that lands the final blow. It's the one that makes it possible to land the final blow." Flash's stare slightly faded, only to smirk as the two glanced back at the monster.
"Alright, let's do this thing." As they said that, Centirek's forehead signaled an approaching Hyper Beam. "Just one condition." The pair leapt away as the attack fired, striking where they had been. "Don't die!"
Lightning let out a roar as he landed. "What did I tell you about not giving me orders?!" With that, he ran up with Flash right behind him.
At the same time, Twilight and the others ran into the battlefield with the energy drainers in hand. And as they drew closer, they could hear Flash and Lightning's roars and saw Centirek fire a Dark Pulse.
"Hammer Arm!" Lightning swung his metal gauntlet, deflecting the attack.
"PATHETIC!" Centirek roared as he leapt up onto his back legs, "EARTHQUAKE!" He slammed them back down, sending out a violent shockwave.
"JUMP!" Lightning and Flash leapt up, barely avoiding the attack.
But Flash's friends were all struck by the Earthquake, pushing them back as they tried to protect the energy drainers. And as this happened, the rubble around Centirek's body was blasted into the air. "Take this!" The Legendary's eyes glowed along with the rubble, causing them to remain suspended in the air. And as its opponent's landed, he flicked his fingers and sent them flying.
Lightning saw this and glanced back to see Flash was still behind him, "Heavy Slam!" He roared as he swung both his arms right as the rubble got close to him. Every rock was soon shattered, allowing them right through, only for Lightning to let out a moan.
"Don't give up," Gorillamp yelled, "You can do this!"
"I...know," he groaned as he continued to smack away at the rocks. "I...can...do this!" With that, the pair broke out of the barrage of rocks and spotted a large piece of rubble in front of them that was angled perfectly as a ramp pointed right at Centirek. "Come on!" He exclaimed before increasing his speed, Flash doing the same while staying behind him.
At the same time, Flash's friends reached their locations around Centirek and began to set up the devices. As they did, they spotted Flash and Lightning and gasped as they saw what they were wearing.
"The Poké-Arms?!" Starlight whispered.
"It's working?!" Sunburst added as they saw Lightning and Flash begin to run up the ramp, a flash of light from Centirek's head making them gasp as it opened its mouth.
"FLASH!" Twilight screamed, "LOOK OUT!"
Flash and Lightning saw this, Flash yelling, "It's using Hyper Beam!"
"DON'T GET SOFT ON ME!" Lightning roared as he clutched his right fist and pulled it back, his eyes not leaving Centirek. "YOU WANT SOME?!" He leapt off the end of the ramp as Centirek fired the strongest Hyper Beam it could. "COME AND GET IT!" He threw his fist as electricity exploded around it. "THUNDER PUNCH!"
The Hyper Beam reached them and struck Lightning's fist, but the armored teen, only to start cutting through the beam. The two halved beams hit the ground around them, causing a massive cloud of smoke and dust to kick up. The Legendary's rage surged at this, "YOU DARE!" It then pumped even more power into its attack, "YOU CANNOT WIN!"
Lightning felt the beam continued to go into his punch, Flash yelling from behind, "Hang in there!" But as this happened, Lightning's metal fist now getting hot as continued to push through the attack.
'Almost there!' Lightning thought, though he began to feel his and Gorillamp's electrical supply run low. 'I can do this.' But the metal gauntlet began crack, the heat from the attack increasing.
"JUST DIE!" The Cataclysmic Pokémon roared as it used every ounce of power it could muster into the beam, tripling its power. And as this happened, the electrical energy stopped, Lightning now feeling the metal gauntlet shatter.
"AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" He screamed as he positioned his body so it would take the full brunt of the attack before being pushed back. But as he did this, Centirek's attack ran out of steam and the Hyper Beam stopped.
"RAAAAAHHHHH!" It roared, the Legendary suddenly feeling its entire body freeze up from the backlash of its attack. "NO!" And as the light of its attack vanished, Centirek saw the armored human falling back. "Finally..."
"LIGHTNING!" Flash screamed as the teen went flying past him.
Lightning forced his eyes open as he then yelled, "GET HIM!" Before he disappeared into the dust. Flash's eyes went wide, only to glare back at Centirek as it began to build power again.
"Just give up," Centirek told him despite not being able to move. "Relinquish the power I seek and I'll let you live! If you don't, I'll just take it!"
"You're not taking anything," Flash pulled his arm back as the sphere of energy formed in his hand. "EVER AGAIN!" He finally flew higher than Centirek and brought his arm up, the Aura Sphere growing larger by the second.
"What makes you think you can stop me?!" Centirek asked, feeling itself start to move again. "You're all alone! Dark Pulse!" Using all the energy it had regained, it fired the Dark-type attack from its mouth.
"I'm not alone!" Flash thrust the sphere downward, striking the Dark Pulse and breaking it apart as he fell toward Centirek. "I can feel them!" Through Springer's aura sense, Flash felt the life energy of all his friends. They were all close, watching and cheering him on. And even inside their Pokeballs, Flash could feel the rest of his team. "The spirits of all my friends are with me...cheering me on! That is the source of my strength! As long as they believe...then nothing can stop me!"
In that moment, the Dark Pulse ended and Flash had a clear shot for Centirek's head. "NO!" It roared as it tried to move.
"YOU'RE DONE CENTIREK!" Flash roared as both he and Springer put as much of their power into this final attack. "AURA SPHERE!" They both screamed as the orb slammed into Centirek's head, the spiraling force of the attack drilling into it. And as it did this, the orb exploded, the force of the attack ripping open a hole that the energy could escape out of.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Centirek screamed as the light exploded outward, blinding everyone in the city. It was a sight that nobody who saw it would ever forget.