The people of Horizon had been evacuating the city, fearing the wrath of the Legendary Pokémon known as Centirek. Multiple people had crammed themselves into the elevators, praying that one of the beast's stray attacks wouldn't hit them as they flew up the crater wall. But as more waited for the next elevator, a sound caught their attention. Some flinched at this, others turning to watch the fight at that noise. They knew they had just seen Centirek break the four move rule all Pokémon obeyed, using attacks like Flamethrower, Psychic, Aqua Break along with his other moves.

But that new sound caught them all off guard. A roar, one that wasn't like the roars Centirek had given out before. This one appeared to be more of a scream of fear or a cry of outrage or pain. And as they all slowly looked up at the Legendary, a brilliant flash of light exploding out of him next. The light shot across the city, blinding everyone. But as their eyes adjusted to this, they were able to look up and see the light split apart and whizz around in random directions, looking like a bunch of Volbeat and Illumise dancing through the air.

Twilight and her friends were just as amazed by the sight, though the bespectacled girl was more focused on the teenage boy that had been thrown back from the light. "Flash!" She screamed as she saw him fall.

The teen let out a long moan, unable to move as gravity kept pulling downward. He tried to move his body, only to feel no strength in even his fingers. And as he did this, the chest-plate on his chest sparked and shorted, the armor now glitching as parts on him began to crackle and fade in and out of existence.

"No...just one more," he told himself before glancing down at the ground, making him feel a surge of pain as he tried to point his palm downward. His fingers stretched out, slowly starting to form an Aura Sphere. It was small, but he threw it at the ground, striking the rubble that soon exploded, causing a burst of air that hit Flash. The blow pushed him back up, only to stop just above about ten feet before hitting the ground with a thud.

His body was now laid out in the dirt, the Poké-Arms now dying as the armor disintegrated into specks of light while the chest-plate fell off him. And as it hit the ground, its glass cover holding the Premier-Ball opened up and the ball's lid flipped up to unleash a red light.

Springer appeared and ran up to his partner, "Ri!" Flash glanced up at him, frowning as he already missed his ability to understand him.

"FLASH!" They turned to see Twilight and the others running up, both raising an eyebrow at the sight of the machine they were lugging with them. "Are you okay?!" Twilight asked as she knelt down next to him.

Flash let out a low cough as Springer tried to help him up, "I'm fine....just got a scratch or two." As he said that, the light shot past them, making them look up. The lights spiraled above them before, only to suddenly go down and strike Flash and Twilight's Pokeballs. "Huh?"

They pulled them out and saw the balls were all pulsing with light. And as this happened, Doc's Pokeballs were also struck and began to glow, along with other balls across the city, hitting every trainer. Everyone gasped at this, now realizing what this meant as a new portion of light shot out...and hit Alicormony and Dischaos.

"Does this mean what I think it means?" Spike asked as one of Twilight's balls opened, unleashing a light that flew onto his shoulder and formed a particularly small Terragon. "Peewee!"

"Whoa...does that mean we won?" Flash added, only to feel the ground slightly shake under him. "Huh?"

"TIREK!" roared a voice, making them turn to see the Legendary, only to see that the Cataclysmic Pokémon had shrunk significantly. It looked like it did when it first broke free, letting out low deep breaths as he glared at the group.

"Spike!" Twilight yelled, her brother nodding before reaching down and switching on the power supply to the recovery bed's lamp. Twilight raised it high, Doc, Starlight and Sunburst doing the same.

As Centirek was beginning to recover, Twilight's lamp fired the green lightning. It flew through the air and struck the Legendary, making it roar in pain. It turned to Twilight and growled, especially when it saw Flash and Springer, only for another voice to call out.

"Hey, ugly!" Another bolt of green lightning struck the beast from the opposite side, making it turn to see Doc with the same device. Then another bolt struck it, followed by another. This formed an X-shaped chain of green lightning, pulling the energy Cozy Glow had granted it from the Legendary.

"Wow..." Flash whispered as he saw the Cataclysm Pokémon's body grew smaller and weaker, going from looking young and buff to old and twiggy. And as he saw this, the sound of flapping caught his attention and made turn and go wide-eyed, now seeing Alicormony and Dischaos, both picking themselves up before taking to the air.

And as they flew over, Centirek looked as old and decrepit as it did in statue form. Twilight saw this and smiled, "Cut it!" The group did as she commanded, the energy chains fading as the four energy bolts soon dispersed. Centirek's legs, now weak and brittle, gave out under its weight, and only its noodle arms just barely letting it stop from face planting. As it did this, the humans turned to the other Legendaries. "Now, reverse." Spike turned the dial, the others doing the same as they pointed their's devices at Alicormony. "Activate!"

Spike hit the power button and the lamp began to unleash waves of green energy that struck Alicormony. Starlight's did the same while Doc and Sunburst pointed their's at Dischaos before the three hit the power button. Soon, all four lamps were channeling the energy into the two Legendaries.

Twilight smiled at Alicormony as she added, "A little something to help you do what needs to be done."

Alicormony nodded back as it turned to Dischaos, the legendary letting out a snort. And as they did this, Centirek tried to push itself up, only to stumble over as the legendaries soon took to the air.

"It is weak," Flash replied, "This is Centirek's true form. Just goes to show what happens when you choose to take something instead of earning it yourself." As he said that, the Legendaries glowed and both fired a blast of energy. They struck Centirek and made it roar in pain, the energy forming a sphere around it before lifting it into the air.

The beast tried to fight against it, but it stood no chance. Everyone watched as Alicormony and Dischaos lifted it higher until it was completely out of the crater before flying it to the mountain, Centirek roaring and trying to attack the sphere. And with one final burst of energy, the Legendaries sent the orb flying to the mountain, Centirek screaming like it had when Flash beat it. It crashed into the hole in the mountain and the energy around it grew brighter, blinding everyone again.

The light shined for several long minutes, only to die down before everyone to see the temple now completely restored to the state it had been in before Centirek had destroyed it. Inside the temple, the Legendary Pokémon of Cataclysm was once again sealed away, now trapped in stone and in the same pose it had been in before, hopefully never to be awakened again.

And laying in front of the statue, unconscious but seemingly unharmed, was Cozy Glow.

Back outside in the destroyed city, everyone smiled at the sight of the temple now back to pristine condition. And as they did this, Alicormony flew above the city, now staring at the damage that had occurred due to Centirek's rampage. Barely a single building was left standing, leaving many people and Pokémon homeless. The sight made it shake its head.

Alicormony spread then its wings wide, its horn now glowing. The Legendary unleashed a blast of its harmonic energy, the light striking the ground before it spread across the rubble and completely enveloped the crater. Flash and his friends all stared at this in shock, now seeing a light glowing below their feet before it exploded upward and consumed them. They gasped as they were blinded, a slight fear washing over them. But when the light began to fade, they opened their eyes and found they were unharmed, Flash now glancing down as he saw his injuries had been healed. And that wasn't the only thing that had been healed.

The city had been completely restored. Every building had been repaired and looked as good as new, with even the furniture and smaller items that had been broken in the attack being repaired. It was like Centirek had never attacked.

The people that lived in Horizon were slack-jawed at the sight, now seeing the town turn back to normal. They glanced up at Alicormony at this, now cheering and screaming their thanks at the Legendary. The Harmony Pokémon smiled at this before looking down at the ones responsible for helping it and Dischaos.

Flash and his friends all stared at her, Alicormony gliding down and hovering just above the pavement. As it did, its horn glowed before a light shined around them, "Once again, I must thank you for saving me."

"That was totally awesome!" Spike exclaimed, "You and Springer were using the Poké-Arms, right?" Flash nodded, "Awesome!"

"Don't know another word to describe it?" Flash chuckled, making Spike glare at him.

Twilight let out a laugh at this, "I can't believe you saved Equestria again." Flash shrugged back, only to frown. "What?"

"Well...it wasn't me. I might have landed the final blow, but I never would have gotten close enough if it wasn't for someone else." They all blinked at his words, only to realize what he was going to say next, "Lightning."

Twilight and the others frowned at this, only for another sound to ring out. They turned around at this, now seeing a certain figure walk out from behind an alleyway. It was Gorillamp, holding up Lightning Blitz. The teen's right arm was hanging limply, his hoodie's sleeve was no more, revealing that his arm's skin looked like it was extremely sunburned. Gorillamp was also holding the remains of his Poké-Arms, though it appeared to be slightly destroyed.

Lightning glanced up at him, "Of course. It'll take more than that weakling to take me down." Gorillamp then threw the chest-plate at them, the device hitting the ground several times before stopping in front of Starlight. She picked it up, Sunburst holding the other one, both staring at the machine as he commented, "Did you two make those?"

But before anything else could be said, Alicormony fired another wave of energy from her horn, hitting Lightning's arm. The skin began to turn back to normal, not at one hundred percent, but she had just saved him months of recovery time.

"Huh," he glanced up at the Legendary, "Guess we're even." Alicormony said nothing else and spread its wings, taking to the air with Dischaos. Everyone in and around the city watched them fly around for a few seconds as a light appeared around them. They then shot straight up, as a pair of portals appearing above the city before they went inside.

And like that, it was if nothing had happened. Everyone just stood there, some wondering if what they had just been through was real or just a crazy dream. But sure enough, the people of Horizon City would never forget the insanity that had occurred on this day.

"You can't arrest me!" Cozy screeched as she pulled to a helicopter sent by the authorities that had arrived. "I'm just a kid!" She then gave them puppy dog eyes, "Do I look like a criminal to you?"

"Sorry kid," Hard Case growled as the officers continued to drag her, "But you're going away for a long time."

"On what charges?!" She barked back, squirming as Hard Case pulled out a notepad and flipped it open.

"Hacking into a private server, theft of trademarked data, destruction of property, hacking into the Pokémon Center's systems, assault on Pokémon and trainers...and of course, unleashing a deranged Pokémon that almost destroyed everything."

"And what evidence do you have to make those charges stick?!" Cozy asked, a smirk now appearing on her lips, only for Hard Case to pull out a device and press a button to create a hologram. The hologram showed a recording of her in her cloak, running into the temple before getting caught by Flash and the others...and admitting to attempting to awaken Centirek before actually doing so, kicking the energy container onto the statue.

"I think that should help the courts decide what needs to be done," Hard Case replied before holding up her gauntlet, "Plus, we have proof of your hacking right here."

Cozy's eyes shrunk at this, "But...where did that recording-" She stopped and glanced behind the officer to see Starlight and Sunburst crossing their arms at her. Sunburst then reached up and tapped his glasses, making her go wide-eyed, "Starlight!" She started struggling again, "I'm sorry! Don't do this to me! I'll be good from now on, I promise!"

"I'm sorry Cozy, but we can't trust you." Starlight shook her head. "This is for the best, and hopefully when you get out, you'll have seen the error of your ways."

And as she said those words, Cozy's eyes narrowed as she hissed, "I'll make you pay for this!" They then reached the helicopter, throwing her inside, "Mark my words! You're gonna pay for this! I'm gonna be the strongest trainer in the world!" The helicopter's door shut as she ran up to the window and banged against it as she screamed. "I'll be the strongest!"

That was the last thing the pair heard her say, the helicopter's blades beginning to spin and drown out the sound of her voice. Starlight and Sunburst watched as the chopper began to fly away, Cozy then being pulled away from the window. Once high enough, the helicopter disappeared into the horizon as Starlight let out a sigh. "This is for the best," she turned to Sunburst. "Right?"

Sunburst nodded. "What else could we do, let her go with a slap on the wrist? She'd probably just build another energy drainer and try to awaken Centirek again. Only this time she'd probably pull off some insane stunt to get it to obey her since her Master Ball was destroyed."

Starlight glanced down before turning around, "You're right. We can't ever allow that thing to awaken again." They walked into the elevator and descended into her office, "We might not get as lucky as we did this time." They stepped into the office and looked over at her desk, the Poké-Arms resting on it. "It was a miracle that Flash and Lightning were able to use these things." She turned to Sunburst, "Any idea how they did? Did you make an alteration the night before all this happened?"

Sunburst shook his head. "No. I was gonna, but then I got distracted by the whole Cozy thing." Starlight nodded as Sunburst picked up one of the plates. "We were able to get a lot of data from them, but nothing that explains how they were able to use it. There's only one possibility." Starlight raised an eyebrow at this, "Flash and Lightning's bond with their Pokémon were strong enough to synchronize with each other through the system. But if that's the case, their bonds must be greater than anyone else in the whole of Equestria. I doubt even the champion and his Galladin could use the Poké-Arms as it is right now...but they could."

"Interesting," Starlight hummed before looking out at the city that had been destroyed the previous day. "Any idea where those two are right now?"

The people were cheering as they watched the last two Pokémon of the finalists battle it out. Flash and his friends were watching from the top row, now seeing Gorillamp battle against a Steelix.

"Dragonbreath!" The trainer exclaimed as their Steelix unleashed a blue stream of fire.

Gorillamp glared its opponent down and spread its arms, as if to say 'bring it'. At the same time, Lightning was stood behind the Electric Steel-type, his right arm in a cast as he gave the battle a bored stare, "Thunder Punch!"

"Gore!" Gorillamp pulled his fist back as it sparked, then threw it and struck the Dragonbreath as it exploded with lightning. The attack split the Dragon-type attack easily, only for the ape to charge right up to the Iron Snake.

"Hammer Arm!" Gorillamp leapt up with glowing arms, slamming them down onto Steelix's head. The Steel Ground-type roared as it was knocked down, crashing into the ground.

"Dig!" Steelix then smashed its head into the battlefield, drilling into the dirt.

Gorillamp stared at the ground, only for the earth beneath him shook before exploding. Steelix shot out of the ground and slammed its head into Gorillamp, knocking him back.

"Gorillamp is still probably reeling from the fight yesterday," Twilight added as Steelix's trainer ordered it to use Head Smash. It shot forward at this, roaring as it slithered along the ground. And as the ape picked itself up, Lightning gave his command.

"Heavy Slam!" Gorillamp punched its fist together, slamming them into Steelix. The Iron Snake began to push Gorillamp back, but the Electric Steel-type dug its feet into the ground until they came to a stop. And when they did, Gorillamp used all it strength to hoist Steelix straight up. Everyone gasped at the sight of the giant Pokémon being thrown into the air, getting a good ten meters high before falling back to the ground.

"GORILLAMP!" It roared before swinging them down, smashing the Steelix in the face. The clang of metal on metal rang throughout the stadium, forcing everyone to cover their ears as Steelix was punched through the dirt...and its eyes became spirals.

"Steelix is unable to battle," the referee announced, "The winner of the match is Gorillamp, and the battle and victory of the tournament goes to Lightning Blitz." The crowd cheered at this while Lightning moved over to Gorillamp and patted it on the shoulder.

"Well I guess you'll have to wait a little bit longer," Doc added, "But it was kind of reckless of him to use Gorillamp, even after everything he went through yesterday."

"I guess Lightning trusted it to win for him," Twilight finished, Flash nodding in agreement. He knew one thing for sure about Lightning, he knew that even though he didn't show it, he and Gorillamp must have been extremely close thanks to him using the Poké-Arms.

Flash watched as Lightning was handed the trophy from the city's mayor, knowing that he'll only be even more powerful now. The sight made him clench his hands, glaring at the teen now raising the trophy, "I will win."

With the tournament over, it was time for Flash and his friends to head out. The group were back at the Pokémon Center, preparing everything they needed to make the trip to Canterlot while Nurse Redhead checked on their Pokémon. As they did this, Starlight and Sunburst arrived see them off.

"You can always come with us," Flash replied, "I could always use more supporters at the league."

Sunburst laughed at this. "As much as we'd love too, we've got a lot of work to do here."

Starlight nodded in agreement, "We bare some of the responsibility for what happened. Even with Cozy in custody, her actions have caused a lot of damage to Horizon's reputation. The board's calling a meeting to discuss what happened and what actions need to be taken in the future to restore the trust the city has in our company...and what needs to be done to make sure nothing like this ever happens again."

Starlight shook her head. "I'm certain that won't happen. Don't worry. But it's gonna take a lot of work to fix everything." They turned to Flash, "But we'll be watching your matches and cheering you on."

Springer and Peewee ran over to them as they picked up their Pokeballs. As they did this, Doc turned to Flash, "It should take us about two weeks to get from here to Canterlot. That'll leave you just a couple of days to train for the tournament. You sure that's enough time?"

Flash smirked as he threw up a Pokeball and caught it, "Hopefully. Every moment we're not travelling, I'll be training with my Pokémon." He turned to Springer, "Right bud?" The Riolu smirked and nodded, getting into a boxing stance and making a few jabs to show how ready he was. "That's the spirit." He put the ball away and reached to grab his bag, only to stop when he spotted someone walk into the room.

The others saw it as well, it was Lightning, who had his bag on his back while remaining silent as he went to the counter and picked up his Pokeballs, thanking Nurse Redheart before putting them away. He then turned to Flash, both glaring at each other, only for Lightning to walk past him...only to come to a stop and say, "I guess I'll be seeing you at the Equestria League."

Lightning chuckled, "Sure you will. Just remember, you're still a worthless loser and a weakling that had to ask for help." He glanced back, "I'll acknowledge you probably got those badges...but that's it." He pointed at himself, "And as for me, I'm about to become Equestria's greatest trainer."

He began to laugh as he walked out of the center, Spike growling at the sight, "What a jerk."

"Maybe..." Twilight sighed, "But none of us can deny that he did save us yesterday. If he hadn't been there, we all might not be standing here right now."

"Yeah..." Flash grumbled, "But that doesn't mean I'm not gonna beat him." He punched his fist into his palm, Springer mimicking his movement. "Everything I've been through. Every battle I've had and every trial I've faced has helped me grow into the trainer I am. And I'm gonna show him just how powerful I've grown. With me and my friends." The others smiled and nodded in agreement as they all headed out of the center.

They made their way through the town, using one of the hover-platforms that Alicormony had restored to travel to the staircase. Once there, they made their way up the flight of stairs and eventually arrived at the temple. The group looked up at the rebuilt monument, still having a hard time believing that the Legendary they had all fought was actually in there.

And as the sun hovered high in the air, they turned to their new friends and gave a goodbye. Twilight and Starlight hugged while Doc and Sunburst shook hands. Flash and Spike gave the two a fist bump and high five, the two repeating their promise to cheer for him in the Equestria League. And with that, the four trainers and their Pokémon began the last trip of their journey.

A Pokémon Journey that had been filled with many amazing adventures. From saving a city from a Rampaging Champagoon, to saving Pokémon from a broken dam and stopping criminals attempting to steal Pokémon. From exploring a haunted mansion, escaping an underground maze, freeing a trapped Sparaken, traversing the Everfree Forest and fighting a long sealed evil. From saving a lost Fossil Pokémon, to stopping a stampede from crushing a town, freeing another from horrible nightmares and saving a hidden dragon kingdom from a usurper. From capturing a bunch of pirates, stopping a rampaging ooze monster, helping find the legendary Dragonheart Orb, or competing in a sledding race and helping crown a true Gym Leader.

And, of course, their adventures involving so many Legendaries. To helping a lost a infant Legendary to find its way home, to helping a scared girl find her voice and help the Legendary she befriended and now, the adventure they had just completed.

So many events that had helped the four and their Pokémon grow and evolve. They had learned so much together and now, they would soon have to put everything they learned to the test. For even as the journey draws to a close, another adventure is waiting to begin. Here in the amazing world...of Pokémon.

Voice Cast

Flash Sentry: Vincent Tong

Twilight Sparkle: Tara Strong

Spike: Cathy Weseluck

Time (Doc) Turner: David Tennant

Starlight Glimmer: Kelly Sheridan

Sunburst: Ian Hanlin

Lightning Blitz: Patrick Seltz

Cozy Glow: Sunni Westbrook

Pokemon the Movie: Rival and Darkness

by Banshee531

Chapter 7