Boscoe and the Quantum Gizmo of Doom

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What are ye doing here? Can't ye see I'm in the middle of a fight? Tiny fidgeted, a little unused to public displays of affection. But he was a kid, what did you expect? It's because a bunch of villains called the Nihilators want to use them to destroy the world," Pikachu said. Well that just isn't right! If the world's destroyed, where are me and me mates going to go steal treasure from, or unwind after a nice raid? Then has Kyogre finally come to have her revenge on us? We think it must've been the Nihilators! Barbedo's eyes widened in surprise.

Just how powerful are they? Take me to these Nihilators, then…and we'll see who is worthy of being called the greatest scoundrel in all the seven seas! Me fight with yer leaders is postponed, not forfeited," Barbedo said, starting towards the portal. I'm wearing me hat! That's good enough, isn't it?

All right, let's see what all this fuss is about…" He walked into Lily's portal and disappeared. Everyone else followed after him one by one, and then the portal closed behind them, leaving the cavern empty…. The instant Barbedo walked out of the portal, the other pirates, who had been milling around anxiously with their eyes turned towards the water, burst into elated cheers at the sight of their long-absent leader.

Barbedo grinned and drank in their accolades, waving at his ecstatic crew. Now, what's this about a…oh.

Sasha nodded in agreement, sensing quite a lot of danger on the horizon…rather literally. Several dozen massive warships with the emblem of the Nihilators painted on their sides were moored in the water surrounding Zero Isle, filling the near horizon as far as the eye could see in either direction, all of their cannons—and they had many cannons—pointed at the island.

Floating in front of the big ships were smaller vessels and submarines and the like, all of which were also pointing their weapons at the island. The biggest and most awe-inspiring of the vessels surrounding the island didn't look like a vessel or a sea monster at all but a literal fortress set on a ring-shaped platform floating on the sea, though the shadows extending underneath the water indicated there was more mass on the underside than was visible from the surface.

The fortress looked almost incongruous at first compared to the rest of the black and gray metal warships surrounding it, a beautiful structure of white and blue marble or some other stone material, a delicate spire rising from the center of a great moat surrounded by a labyrinth of marble walkways and pillars and aqueducts, a spiral ramp with no visible supports impossibly winding its way up the exterior of the central tower without even touching it.

The back half of the fortress was comprised of a large spiny purple barrier like some kind of coral reef that slanted down into the water and presumably continued under the sea. The whole structure was surrounded by a transparent, almost invisible bubble, no doubt a powerful shield of some sort.

Somehow several colonnades were inexplicably imbedded in its sides so it almost looked like they were floating in thin air. Despite the fortress's beauty, however, there was no denying that it was a construct of death. Turrets had been erected on the many walkways, the spines on the rear wall had been turned into cannons and missile emplacements, and guns had been mounted on the windows and spiral ramp of the central tower.

A flag waved from the top of the spire with the symbol of the Nihilators on it. I built one of the earlier Peekos out of stone. I was stranded on a small island with nothing but rock to work with. Managed to keep it afloat with my Psychic powers long enough to get to a port. Can't say I wasn't sorry to see it go…". Memories of an adventure long-forgotten…of a pirate not nearly as fearsome as Barbedo who needed a mecha-suit to use super strength…of a jerkass Pokemon Ranger who was 'helping' them in their quest…of a magnificent temple floating beneath the sea, carried by the ocean currents…of a deep and true love between one of his friends and the baby Pokemon she had hatched…and of himself flying around in…a yellow stream of water?

The Abyss was that about? He blinked, snapping himself back to reality. My lord Darkrai has a few, but I've never visited. But how could they possibly have conquered it? I thought it could control the world's oceans or something," Leo said. It's not even a real crown, just a cake-shaped rock with lots of crystals sticking out of it. It doesn't have any real power other than keeping the place from falling apart…well, that and allowing people to fly around in golden streams of water. No idea what's up with that…". The pirates slumped in disappointment upon hearing this. They weren't nearly as formidable as you, of course.

Hmm…I don't like this," Barbedo snarled. We were repelled our first time before we could reach the Crown, but we always intended to make another go for it once we found the blasted thing again. And now you tell me that in the two thousand years since, not only has another bunch of pirates come close to getting their grubby hands on it, but now some upstart group of doomsayers has managed to claim it? I won't stand for this!

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I am Barbedo, king of the pirates, and if anyone is to raze the Temple of the Sea and take the Sea Crown, it's me! And besides…ye said there were crystals in it? All right lads, here's what we're going to do! We're going to storm that there temple, kick these Nihilator youngsters' hineys, and steal the Sea Crown! Are ye with me? Hmm…seems like a fair trade-off. Sasha nodded in agreement. Only the cruelest of predators make their prey suffer for prolonged periods of time.

He had several memories associated with the Temple now that he recalled his previous adventure there, most of them good, but… "Briney, what do you think? There was no response. The Metang was staring at the weaponized Temple, an unreadable look on his face. He rubbed his eyepatch. It's aching…telling me that the last of her killers is aboard that floating fortress. I've only felt this ache a handful of times in the past…and every time I did, it meant I was near one of her murderers.

Peeko's never steered me wrong before, in life or in death…he's in that temple. And soon, so will I. For the most part, anyway. Lily frowned, wondering if the strange sensation she was experiencing was 'envy. She disliked the look on Leo's face as he thought about the Golden Dream even more, though. I believe it's within my range, and that shield doesn't look nearly as difficult to penetrate as the one that was surrounding the island.

Then I suppose it would be a good thing for us to break out the old ship, wouldn't it? Or…were, I guess," Pete said Mareepishly. They found out a moment later. It certainly wasn't who they were expecting, either. A large blue crystalline sphere was embedded in its left flipper. A red gem with a yellow dot below it was embedded in its white and red-striped chest in the center of a marking resembling the lines on Kyogre's arm-like fins. It had a round head with a pair of long blue antenna. Its large eyes were sapphire blue and ringed with red and yellow, with two yellow dots of 'eyebrow' markings extending from the tops, a glowing blue sigil resembling the one on its chest—and, again, the marking on Kyogre's arm fins—placed on the forehead between them.

Its lower jaw was white with two small spikes growing from its chin and a mouth full of tiny but sharp fangs. It looked surprisingly cute…but at the same time, rather unsettling. Okay, that's weird…And that thing in its left arm is an artifact called the Blue Orb. It has the power to control Kyogre. That…that can't be Manaphy! He had been nothing like the creature projected before them. What was Manaphy doing with the Nihilators? Was it even the same Manaphy? How many were there, anyway? Were there more than one? If so, than could this be a different one from the one he remembered?

It had been a thousand years ago, after all, and while Manaphy was a legendary Pokemon, he wasn't sure how long it lived. Things didn't get much clearer when the Manaphy began to speak in a high-pitched bubbly voice that most people would not associate with a supervillain, no matter how much it was amplified by the Temple's power. Predictably, Barbedo knocked his skull off with his sword. Was this the same Manaphy he had met all those centuries ago? But if so, why was he evil now?

And why did he want Ash as well as the Star Badge? While they shared Manaphy's body structure, they had a single rudimentary foot spike rather than two feet, single blue circles extending from their eyes rather than two yellow ones, and a flotation sac growing from the top of their heads with long single ribbon-like antenna rather than pairs. I'm sure you'll choose what's best for everyone in the long run. And they have the ability to turn into water…hrrrm. Does this mean they were following us all the way from Treasure Town without us knowing it? Lousy little…" Briney snarled angrily.

So he has Phione in on this too? I don't understand…none of this makes any sense at all! This isn't how Manaphy are supposed to behave! Ash thought, rather upset. That's an awful lot of guns and monsters he's got pointing at us…" an Azumarill said. The heroes stiffened, fearing they were about to be betrayed…something they probably should have seen coming.

Barbedo was a pirate, after all. The captain raised his sword…and spun around, hurling it at the Phione. They yelped and hopped back as the blade struck the water where they had been bobbing, splashing all over the place. He'd better put on his diapers, because he'll be shitting himself soon enough once we send his fleet to the bottom of the ocean, butcher his pets, and come knocking on his front door with yer skulls!

Go on, get out of here ye little bastards, before I lose my patience and make tea out of ye! Yer father's got plenty more of ye where ye came from, he won't miss a couple like yerselves! Barbedo laughed as his crew cheered. It's been too long since I've scared the piss out of a child.

I don't understand," said the stunned Pikachu. I mean, it would certainly fit your character. Doesn't that whelp have any idea how many fleets I've destroyed? Doesn't he know how many shipwrecks litter the seafloor around this island? Anyone who comes here talking big and thinking they can push me around soon have another thing coming! Isn't that right, maties? Ye're as good as crew for the time being, anyway.

If ye lost, I'd kill ye and make ye part of me crew. If ye won, ye'd be the new captain and control the crew. Either way, no matter what the outcome, ye'd become one of us! Besides, he won't be our 'captain' for very long…". A good crew sticks together and fights each other's enemies. No pirate is alone so long as he's got a shipmate watching his back…albeit, it may be just to stick a knife in it, but either way he's not alone! I suppose it's a good thing my mother is dead…she would have killed me if I became a pirate.

Because we ninjas see pirates as beneath us, she said. To become one is dishonorable. This is so cool! Another one of my lifelong dreams is finally fulfilled! I be Leonardo the Mad Blogger, give me all yer video games or I'll flame yer website and act like a total troll! Different kind of troll," Leo said. He rummaged in his shell and took out another pirate hat. I like my current hat…". Well…you can wear this skull necklace instead," Leo said, offering her a necklace made of beads with small skulls dangling from it.

Now you look like a perfect pirate…and utterly adorable, to boot! Barbedo nodded, a pleased look on his face. Pete stared at her strangely. Talking is a free-" Leo was cut off when part of the beach nearby exploded, causing them all to jump as sand and bits of rock sprayed all over the place. More explosions shook the beach as the warships fired their cannons in succession, tearing up trees, shattering rocks, disintegrating tiki idols and dance stages, and—to the absolute horror of the pirates—completely destroying their alcohol.

The others stared at him in horror. He blinked and blushed. Got a little carried away…". They pulled themselves back together, granted, but were still smithereens. Let's send the lot of them to Davy Jones's locker! No more stories, no more arguments or debates or lengthy digressions about completely random subjects! We don't have time for this! Let's get out of here before we get blown to Kingdom Come! As if to emphasize his point, a cannon shot impacted only feet away from them, knocking them off their feet and shattering Fat Pete in two.

And not the most useful half, either! Pete scowled in annoyance. It'll get us there faster. Or a Magikarp in water, for that matter," Pete said. Lily quickly opened her portal, and the pirates hurried through, leaving the debris-strewn remains of the beach behind them. It didn't look like there would be anymore parties held at the Zero Isle tropical resort and beach club for a very long time…. I doubt they've gone very far. We'll find them even if we have to blow up this entire island to do that! He got his answer a moment later when the Golden Dream flew out of the hole it had blasted through the cliff, its glowing golden hull becoming even brighter as the daylight touched upon it and made it as radiant as the sun.

Manaphy and the rest of the Nihilators gawked in disbelief as the retrofitted Pokelantean battleship rose into the air, its sails glowing with power as they drank in the sun's rays, the fans on its sides humming and vibrating with energy, the sunburst of 'oars' on its stern slowly rotating in place like a big glittering windmill. Now that it was free from the water, the mystery of its missing mizzen-mast was revealed: Though that just left another mystery: On every warship in the fleet, the Nihilators stopped what they were doing and stared in wonder and awe at the magnificent vessel floating before them, the golden vision stirring long-forgotten memories of childhood innocence…and the ending of the Diz-Nee animated Peter Pon movie, for some reason.

In the Golden Dream's command cabin, which would not have looked out of place as the bridge of a sci-fi starship save for all the gold trim, piles of treasure heaped up everywhere, and the distinctly nautical and piratey theme of the furnishings, Barbedo laughed when he saw how all the enemy ships had stopped firing upon their entrance. Which…is why it's probably a good thing they died out and most of the discoveries from their civilizations no longer exist, because it would be a lot harder to fight the Nihilators or my mother if they had their paws on that kind of power…".

Pikachu nodded in agreement. We don't have all day," Briney complained, the ache in his eye getting worse. His metal skin felt like it was melting from the inside, the desperate need to get to that floating temple and find his last target growing stronger and stronger with every passing moment. I'll only let them think I will to lull them into a false sense of security and get their hopes up…which will make me crushing them that much sweeter! Ye're trespassing on private property! Ye have until the count of ten to turn about-face and skedaddle, or I'll rip ye to shreds with me bare hands and feed what's left of ye to me mate Polly!

Well, more like sitting, his separated legs had gotten lost somewhere in all the frenzied rush of everyone boarding the ship and raising anchor so he was still a disembodied torso. That's just great…" Pikachu groaned as he suddenly realized it was very possible that the characters and worlds from all of Leo's favorite animes and video games might actually exist somewhere out there.

Dawn asked in alarm. They all considered this for a moment. Then they shuddered, not particularly liking it. Well, Leo did, but he was pretty much the only one. And before we even fired a shot, too! How rude of them to preempt me! I was going to start blasting them when we hit three," Barbedo complained as the warships targeted the Golden Dream with their cannons and started firing lasers and missiles and energy blasts. Raise the reflector shields! The air around the Golden Dream shimmered and hardened into a transparent reflective sphere. The thousands of projectiles and blasts streaking through the air towards the ship struck the sphere…and rebounded, flying back on the exact same trajectory they had come from, slamming into the vessels that had launched them and causing terrific explosions to erupt along their lengths.

Burning Nihilators jumped over the sides screaming as their ships ripped themselves apart, the flames and explosions gutting out their insides and causing their massive hulks to start sinking towards the bottom of the ocean. The water rushing in to replace the space the giant warships vacated capsized and sank many of the smaller boats that had been clustered around them and dragged most of the Nihilators trying to swim to their safety to their doom, not from drowning—since most of them were Water-types, and could breathe underwater—but from being eaten alive by the sea monsters, whose hunger and delight at getting a free meal more than overwhelmed their terror and alarm at the explosions and chaos happening around them.

That's not too bad a consolation prize, is it? Every pirate in the room stiffened. If he had still had blood or skin, he would have been blushing. So, Captain, Dawn quickly and thankfully interrupted. You have taken out half of the Nihilator fleet without firing a single shot.

What will you do to destroy the rest? If they do something like that again, though, I can't guarantee it'll stay that way. I wonder if it'll work on my little pets, though? Outside the temple, the sea monsters stiffened as the pink energy from Manaphy's antenna washed over them, causing their eyes to turn blue as his power overtook them. One by one, they rose from their bloody feast and turned towards the Golden Dream, their many jaws dropping and emitting a great roar which shook the island and buffeted the flying ship. Tails and fins churning the water into a white froth, the monsters converged on the glittering vessel.

Bah, a cheap trick," Barbedo scoffed, unimpressed. He must be using that in conjunction with the Blue Orb's power to command those beasts. Is it not their duty to protect the world? As the sea monsters closed in, a half-dozen pirates filed out onto the main deck and grabbed onto the levers of an ornate capstan which rose out of the ground. As a bosun shouted them on, the pirates bent over and started turning the levers, twisting the capstan and causing it to begin rising out of the deck.

As they did so, the eyes of the ship's figurehead lit up and its mouth started opening, the jaw dropping further and stretching the mouth wider than human mouths were supposed to go. With a grunt of exertion, the pirates put their backs to it and turned the capstan one last time…. Causing it to slam back into the ground and a great sonic pulse to be emitted from the figurehead's mouth, washing across the island and buffeting the eardrums of the sea monsters.

Wracked with pain, they fell back on their most primal instincts, forgetting their orders and turning away from the brilliant ship that was the source of their torment, swimming back out to sea as fast as they possibly could. I am your master, the supreme ruler of all the world's seas!

Several Phione, sensing their father was in pain, clustered around Manaphy. Manaphy shoved them away angrily, too lost in rage to notice or even care how worried and scared his children were. I am no mere prince, a godling without a kingdom! I am Manaphy, master of all that swims and floats in the waters of the world! None can defy me! Hit them with everything we've got! I want to see it scuttled and broken on the ocean floor, the corpses of its crew picked apart by the denizens of the deeps!

I will not be denied my moment of triumph and vengeance! Guess they can't take a little noise," Barbedo boasted. But I'm rather impressed someone came up with the same idea so long ago! Every time we use it, we need to wait a few minutes for it to recharge before it can be used again," Molly said.

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We're about to get hit now! On the exterior of the ship, the cannons swiveled in their mounts to point at the incoming fire. Panels flipped open on the deck, stern, and keel to reveal more cannons and numerous missile launchers. The eyes of the Banshee figurehead, the face on the prow, and the skulls on the masts started glowing.

The arms beneath the face on the prow unfolded themselves. The bowsprit split right down the middle and slid apart slightly, revealing the barrel of a very long and very powerful-looking rail gun. There was a hum as the myriad weapons of mass destruction began charging…. And then, with a thunderclap that shook the island, the Golden Dream fired everything it had all at once. Anti-heat-seeking-missiles-missiles targeted the incoming rockets and intercepted them, destroying themselves along with the enemy missiles in brilliant explosions.

Other missiles soared high into the air, split apart into a half-dozen smaller rockets each, and fell back down on the Nihilator ships in a rain of death. Lasers and energy bolts fired from the many, many cannons mounted on the ship's deck and sides and stern and from the eyes of its many statues and carvings, some of the blasts defying physics by changing direction in mid-air to seek out and destroy the incoming shots while others actually went around them, locking onto and destroying the cannons and turrets that had fired on the flying ship, the resulting explosions tearing the enemy warships to pieces.

And as for the rail gun, its discharge was so powerful that the sails, fans, and oars had to release a tremendous burst of energy to keep from being knocked back in the air from the recoil of the weapon's fire, the projectile launched from the barrel of the electric gun streaking through the air so fast it broke the sound barrier repeatedly and left a trail of plasma in its wake, smashing into the shields surrounding the Temple of the Sea so hard that the bubble-shaped barrier almost turned itself inside-out from the force of impact, becoming briefly concave from the sheer power of the shot that had just hit it.

As the jaws of Team Aurabolt dropped in disbelief and in Leo and Briney's case, envy and delight at the sheer amount of firepower that had just been discharged, Barbedo scowled. I guess I'll have to show a little…ugh…restraint if I want to get that Sea Crown. All our guns are overheated due to firing them all at once…they need a few more seconds to cool off before we can use them again," the pirate said Mareepishly. Barbedo burst into laughter. He wiggled his fingers, and outside, the arms on the ship's prow mimicked his movements. He thrust his hands forward and the robot arms outside did the same, causing a pair of giant green holographic hands resembling the pirate king's own to manifest in front of the ship.

He swung a hand through the air, and one of the holograms replicated his motion, swatting several of the inbound projectiles out of the air and causing them to destroy another ship. He thrust another hand outward, and a hologram did a pretty good impression of Arm Thrust, blowing up another dozen or so shots in midair. He clawed at the air, and one of the holograms grabbed a missile that had gotten too close, the rocket's engine roaring furiously as it tried to break free.

Barbedo turned his hand around and made a throwing motion, causing the hologram to release the missile, sending it streaking back through the air and impacting against the shields of the Temple of the Sea, causing them to tremble. He repeated this with every other solid missile that came his way, damaging the Temple's defenses further, and when the ships stopped firing missiles and desperately bombarded him with lasers and energy blasts, and the Temple itself fired a half-dozen or so streams of golden high-pressure water at the Golden Dream, he interlocked his hands together and flexed his fingers, causing the holograms to grow in size and form a barrier in front of the ship.

He grimaced as the enemy's volley impacted against his projected hands, pounding furiously against them in an attempt to break through.

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Only to slam into the reflector shields and rebound, returning the way they'd come. The few ships that had managed to survive the previous attacks were virtually disintegrated by the reflected assault, the Nihilators onboard wiped out in a tremendous—and no doubt very painful—series of explosions. As the flaming wrecks of the ships collapsed into the ocean, the weaponized Temple of the Sea was the only thing still floating…and it didn't look as if it would be floating for much longer either, the structure's shields had taken a very bad hit from this latest reflector blast and looked as if they might fail at any minute.

We can't take another hit like that! All our sea monsters but Kyogre are gone, and our systems are dangerously close to crashing! We have to retreat! When we're so close? I have Ash and the Star Badge in my sights! I can't leave now! Not when victory is almost in my grasp! Not when my revenge is so close I can taste it!

More klaxons blared throughout the temple to alert all personnel that they were about to submerge. The shields shimmered and reenergized as the temple began sinking into the ocean. As the temple vanished beneath the waves, the Golden Dream lowered until the tip of its lower mast was just barely touching the surface of the water. Klaxons blared and the pirates on deck quickly scurried back below as a remarkable transformation took place. The fans on the ship's side folded themselves up and flattened themselves against the hull.

The oar formation on the back compressed itself to create a cone rather than a sunburst. The masts telescoped in on themselves, reducing their height significantly, then folded backwards so that the top two were laying against each other and the bottom one was plastered against the keel. The sails shimmered and the spars cracked into segments which folded and extended to wrap around the circumference of the ship, connecting with the spars of the lower mast and forming a series of rings.

The sails hummed and flowed outwards, the energy fields making them up expanding to fill the spaces between the spars and creating a sleek blue energy shell which encompassed most of the vessel and looked rather pretty to boot, especially when magnificent ornate golden lines drew themselves on their surface. The bowsprit segmented itself and reconfigured its length to create an enormous corkscrew that would make the ship even more aquadynamic.

The corkscrew started spinning and the oar cone started glowing vibrantly as the newly formed submersible dove into the water with barely a splash, vanishing into the sea. Caserin, who had been watching the whole battle from a safe spot, ventured back out into the water as he saw the Golden Dream dive into the ocean.

Pete shook his head. We got stuck underground for a few months. Not very pleasant, let me tell ye. It was like being buried all over again! Up ahead…it's the temple! They were, in fact. What is that thing? What are your orders? Do we engage them? Let's see how that ship of theirs can handle a god! It's time for round two, bitch! You'll pay for what you did to the Peeko XI! Barbedo grinned, in a similar mood. The Temple was badly damaged from our prior attacks. This is clearly just a diversion to give them more time to repair themselves or possibly escape.

If we engage Kyogre, Manaphy might get away. Both Briney and Barbedo frowned in disappointment. We need to remain on target…activate the Banshee's Wail! It's driven her off in the past; it should do so now, too! Out on the deck, which was still dry and full of air due to the shell covering it—not that it mattered to most of the crew, since they were undead and could walk about outside without having to worry about air or water pressure—a half-dozen pirates once more climbed out from belowdecks and started turning the capstan, cranking open the mouth of the figurehead and causing it to emit a powerful sonic pulse which rippled outwards through the water….

And had no effect on Kyogre. The sound wave washed over her harmlessly, and she opened her great jaws and fired a Hyper Beam at the Golden Dream. Leo scanned Kyogre with his sunglasses and gasped. They're not supposed to do that, they're supposed to keep using the same tactics on us over and over, no matter how many times they've failed in the past! While she's distracting us, they're getting away! At first, it didn't look as if anything had happened, and Kyogre continued drawing closer. But then, without warning, a giant armored form tackled into the whale's side and knocked her away from the ship.

Hissing in fury, Kyogre spun about to see who dared to get in her way…and got a Crabhammer in the face courtesy of Polly, the giant undead Crawdaunt! He and Kyogre have had a tussle or two in the past, and he'll be more than happy for another chance at her while we go after the Sea Crown! The Golden Dream motored past the two monsters. Kyogre tried to go after them, but Crawdaunt blocked her path and fired a Dark Pulse and Hyper Beam from his claws. Kyogre retaliated with her own Hyper Beam, creating an explosion which blasted both of them apart.

Hissing angrily as she recovered, Kyogre fired an Ice Beam at the Crawdaunt. Polly spat a Water Pulse to intercept the beam, the water sphere getting frozen solid as it absorbed the icy blast. He then grabbed the sphere in one claw and flung it into Kyogre's face, causing her to flinch in pain as it shattered against her head. Polly lunged forward while she was stunned and grabbed her fins in both his pincers, latching onto them as hard as he could as he started pulling on them, trying to rip them off the whale's body.

She headbutted him and fired a Hyper Beam at point-blank range, ripping a hole through his exoskeleton and out the other side…which didn't hinder him in the slightest, and he continued trying to rip her fins off as she thrashed about in frustration. There's nobody I trust more in all the seas to watch me back than him," Barbedo said. Ash smiled at Pikachu. On the command bridge of the Temple of the Sea, the Nihilators were panicking when they saw that their mighty guardian was distracted and their enemies were still on a Combeeline right for them.

Where the hell did that Crawdaunt come from? How could it possibly just shrug off one of Kyogre's Hyper Beams like it was nothing? Manaphy winced and rubbed his forehead. It's almost like another power has taken hold of its heart…but how can that be? Let's see how good those weapons of theirs are against an invisible target. You can't hit what you can't see, after all…". Barbedo cursed as the temple shimmered and disappeared. They've activated their cloak! We'll never find them now…". That'll make ye a fine addition to me crew as navigators and treasure-finders!

Tubes irised open on the sides of the ship and a half-dozen Sharpedo-faced torpedoes fired outwards in a fan-shaped pattern away from the Golden Dream. Most of them sailed off into the distance, failing to hit anything…while two smashed into what looked to be nothing but empty sea, the explosion causing the water to crackle and shimmer and reveal the form of the Temple of the Sea. No sensor should have been able to detect us! Our shields are back down to twenty-seven percent after that last hit!

Unfortunately for the Nihilators, that somebody was the pirates. The anchor ports opened on the sides of the jaws on the prow and fired the anchors at the temple like missiles, trailing chains behind them. The anchors pierced the membrane of the shield, ripping through a colonnade and smashing into the central spire, imbedding themselves in its sides and anchoring the Golden Dream to the temple.

Full throttle to the engines and crank the drill up to full power, we're going in!

Who would win a fight?

The oar cone on the back of the ship started glowing brighter and brighter as it powered up, and the corkscrew started spinning so fast bubbles and foam flew in every direction. With a sound not unlike the roar of a rocket ship, the ship launched itself forward, colliding into the temple with an impact that sent shockwaves rippling out in every direction. The shield convulsed and shimmered chaotically as the spinning corkscrew slammed into it, drilling and drilling against its surface and pushing at the membrane. Unable to withstand the assault in its weakened condition, the shield rippled and shook and finally gave up the Ghost-type, ripping open and allowing the front third of the Golden Dream to penetrate the barrier, the corkscrew smashing into the ramp around the exterior of the central spire and causing parts of it to collapse, sending debris falling on the panicked Nihilators running about below.

With a pneumatic hiss, the jaws on the prow cranked themselves open, and half a dozen cables shot out, their ends burying themselves in several points on the ornate walkways and walls of the central tower, and the pirates slid down them on pulleys, waving their weapons and howling madly at the prospect of the bloodbath they were about to commence. Ye don't want to miss all the fun, do ye? How can this adventure possibly get any cooler? Its endpoint is the highest of all the others, so it'll take us to the boss fight faster.

I have no hands, and I don't think I can grip one of those pulleys in my teeth…". I can fly on my own power. One by one they grabbed onto a pulley and slid out of the ship's mouth, riding the cable over the battle raging below. This reminds me of some of my training exercises, Dawn commented.

Except it wasn't underwater, and there weren't pirates. Pikachu frowned as they passed over a couple of human and Prinplup pirates desperately fighting against a group of Nihilators. There's more of them, and they have the power of Shadow…". I think they have things under control, Dawn said as the pirates finished off their opponents, laughed madly, and rushed off to find someone else to fight. Some of the Nihilators rushing to reinforce their brethren against the pirates noticed the heroes zipping by overhead and decided to switch targets.

Qwilfish inhaled water and fired Pin Missiles upwards.

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Remoraid popped their heads out of the water and fired Psybeams. Mantine soared into the air and flew towards them with Wing Attack, intending to sever the cable. Tentacruel fired jets of poison to try and melt their skin off. Pikachu crackled with electricity and let loose with Thunderbolts, his electric blasts striking the Mantine and knocking them out of the sky.

Briney grabbed the Pin Missiles telekinetically and flung them away while Sasha flicked her head to fire Razor Wind and Dawn hurled ice kunai at the Qwilfish, puncturing their balloon-like bodies and causing them to deflate. Ash flung an Aura Sphere at the Psybeams one-handed while Tiny followed up with some Hidden Power orbs, blowing them up in midair, and Leo blasted the water the Remoraid were in with Ice Beam, freezing them in place. Lily disintegrated the poison streams with bursts of flame, and then set the Tentacruels on fire, causing them to shriek and writhe in agony and submerge themselves.

Some Corsola and Floatzel rushed out of a door on a ledge the end of their cable was anchored to and attacked, the Corsola firing Pin Missiles and the Floatzel rocketing towards them with Aqua Jet. Leo laughed and fired an Ice Beam at the Floatzel along with Dawn, freezing the Floatzel inside their jets and causing them to fall to the ground. Briney again caught the Pin Missiles telekinetically and flung them away, and Pikachu zapped the Corsola with Thunderbolt, causing them to screech in pain and stagger about long enough for Ash to reach the end of the zipline, jump off, and punt them off the side of the ledge just as the others dropped in behind him.

We can get to Manaphy through here! Whirling around, he looked down at the battle going on below, spotting a Starmie rushing to join the fight with the latest batch of Nihilator reinforcements. The starfish stiffened, as if feeling Briney's stare, and turned around. Its gem core locked with the gaze from Briney's eyes…even the one that wasn't his, the one under his eyepatch.

It shuddered, its gem flashing in alarm, and abruptly it turned and fled, ignoring the cries of alarm and dismay from its compatriots. Briney nodded slowly, his eye still focused on the fleeing Starmie. The mon who killed my wife. The very last one…Archie Aogiri. There was a moment's silence. Well, what are you waiting for? Aren't you going to go after him? But…" He turned to the others. I can't…I can't just go running off on mission of vengeance without considering the fact that you might need me here more, like-" He hesitated.

Especially since I don't know what I'm going to do when I catch up to him.



I promised Darkrai I wouldn't kill him, but…but I can't just do nothing as he escapes justice yet again! Not that he intended to let the others know about his doubts, of course. He hadn't told them about the price he had been forced to pay for his chance to see Peeko again, and intended to leave it that way. The others looked at him in surprise. He was the last person they would have expected to say that. For the last decade, you've blamed yourself for not being there to protect your wife.

That if you came along with us, you could go after the mon who killed Peeko? We'll be able to keep in touch with you and know where you are using the badges. You must kill this mon…just as I must one day kill Paul. It's as simple as that, Dawn said. Every moment of my life for the past ten years has been building up to this. I can't…I can't just float away from it. Not when I'm so close…" He looked the Larvitar in the eye. You can always count on Captain Briney to be there when he's needed most. Can't let that happen.

It means a lot to know that…I have shipmates as good as you all looking out for me. Go forth and avenge your wife, Dawn said. This is what has kept you alive for the last decade. Do what I have, so far, been unable to accomplish. Don't do something I'll regret? I'm not even sure what I'm going to do when I find the bastard…I can't kill him…can I? But if I do, then…then what about Peeko? I guess I'll figure it out when I find him. Good luck, all of you. They entered the tower. The last time Ash had been in this place, over a thousand years ago, the interior of the Temple of the Sea had been a magnificent palace done in classical design, with marble columns and walkways lined by channels of water, waterfalls pouring into aqueducts in artistic patterns arcing over beautiful gardens, fountains cascading into pools, sculptures and carvings of Water Pokemon all over the place.

A lot had changed in a thousand years. The walkways and walls were now patched in places with metal and lined with power conduits and cables. The channels had been drained in many places to allow for the laying down of more wiring and other mechanical components. While water still flowed in some places, it no longer looked as pure and crystal-clear, as if something at its source had been corrupted and was now polluting the rest.

The gardens had been uprooted and replaced by humming generators and computers and piles of refuse. The sculptures had been defaced and removed, replaced by statues of the Nihilator emblem, Oblivion's Shadow, Manaphy, and, quite disturbingly…a human girl Ash found very familiar. Samiya, pride of the now-extinct People of the Water, was no longer a place of worship dedicated to the wonders of the ocean, but a den of evil.

This sense of defilement and wrongness grew stronger the deeper they got into the temple's winding corridors and stairwells. It has been poisoned and twisted from its original purpose," Pikachu said, noting how strongly his sword's charge seemed to be reacting to their surroundings. It was your home…your responsibility…". There was a crackling noise, and they winced as hidden speakers in the walls came to life with a rather painful screech.

I can sense that you aren't a Shadow Pokemon, like the legendary beasts! Why have you thrown your lot in with the Nihilators? They're trying to destroy the world!



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Now all that sustains me is the thought of revenge…and once I kill you, Ash, her memory will finally be avenged! This did not seem to be the answer Manaphy was hoping for. Did her life mean nothing to you? You were her friend, and you let her down! Just like you let me down…so you are my friend no more, but my enemy, and I will do to you and your companions what I do to all who oppose me! But why had he changed so much?

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And who was the 'her' he was talking about? Though he was starting to get a sinking suspicion…. Sasha's danger-senses flared up just as thick bulkheads slammed into place before and behind them, trapping them in a small portion of corridor. Grates slid open on the walls and water started pouring into the room. Choke on your sins! I shall enjoy watching you and your friends breathe your last, Ash! There was an awkward pause. You may be able to avoid drowning, but they can't!

There was another, longer pause. There's no way you can break through those bulkheads! The others quickly jumped through after him before the water level could reach too high, and Lily sealed the portal behind them before the rising water could flood out into the hallway. That's when they all heard a great roar and suddenly a tremendous surge of water started rushing towards them from further down the hall.

Those of you that have bones, anyway, " Manaphy said as the water rapidly ate up the distance separating it from Team Aurabolt. I think not, Dawn said, gathering her power and firing an Ice Beam. Taking her cue, Leo joined in, and between the two of them they managed to freeze the water solid before it could reach them, filling the entire hallway before them in a solid mass of ice. If you portal out of there, you'll have to find another way up through the building, and if you smash through that ice, the water behind it will flood in and crush you!

Guys, there's a hallway above this one. A moment passed and she floated back down, an embarrassed look on her face. The resulting explosion punched through the ceiling and shook the hallway, causing some debris to fall as the smoke cleared and revealed a large hole above them. They heard a crack and glanced at the ice wall, which had also been affected by the explosion. Hairline fractures were forming in its surface, and streams of water were starting to leak out of it, streams that were steadily growing larger.

I really must insist, the ninja said, grabbing Pikachu rather…intimately…and Bouncing upwards, her powerful leg muscles propelling them to safety. Only seconds after they were gone, the ice wall shattered, and the water filled the corridor. They quickly sealed the hole up with Ice Beam to keep the water from flooding the new hallway, and then took a moment to catch their breath after their latest death-defying stunt, ignoring Manaphy's screams of fury and rather vulgar curses.

I've done a lot of growing up in the last thousand years! Everyone looked at him in astonishment. They were standing in an antechamber with what was left of a beautifully polished marble floor and walls covered in defaced carvings with a broken tablet standing in the middle of the room. Behind them and past a colonnade and short staircase, the antechamber opened up into a grand space that had once been filled with gardens and beautiful flowing aqueducts and fountains, but was now as barren and dead and choked with machinery and vaguely corrupted water as everywhere else they had seen so far in the temple.

And…" He paused, scanning ahead of him with his Aura-sight. Allow me to give you a hand! Ash jumped back as the paint on the wall started peeling away, revealing a pair of metal shutters sealed vertically. The others started and quickly heeded her warning as the shutters slid apart, revealing a vaulted hallway beyond it….

And the thousands of gallons of water streaking right towards them, blasting out of the doorway in a tremendous surge of power that would have sent all of them flying if they had still been standing in its path. That was a close one," Pikachu said. Thank you for alerting us, Sasha," Lily thanked the Absol gratefully. Dawn and Leo froze the water with Ice Beams, creating a giant plume of ice that was very pretty but also blocked the doorway, something Ash intended to remedy. Pikachu frowned as he powered up his cheek sacs.

They blasted the ice in unison, shattering it…and soon found out what they were forgetting when even more water gushed out of the hallway. They quickly froze it up again. Let's see you find a way around this one! Leo shook his head. I couldn't do it even if I were in top shape, the current's way too strong! It can evaporate water or lava in a dungeon," Pikachu explained.

Ash snapped his fingers. They blasted the ice, shattering it and allowing the water to flow through once more. Pikachu hurled the Drought Orb into the stream. There was a brilliant flash of light…. And then the water was gone. There wasn't even a puddle left to mark where it had once been. How did you do that? That means the way is clear," Ash said. They raced down the hallway and up a curving staircase at its end. They did not encounter any further opposition on the way…which was more than a little ominous, as they found themselves wondering what sorts of trials might be waiting for them at their destination.

After climbing what Leo swore was at least two hundred steps—he compulsively counted them, it was one of his 'things'—they at last reached their goal: It was a vast spherical chamber with ornate shafts periodically carved into its sides in an interchanging pattern with a pool of water filling the bottom and a pillar rising from the center with a broad platform that had a low ridged wall ringing the edge and a bridge extending from it to the entryway they were standing in, a door set halfway up the side of the chamber. Large holographic screens and windows filled the air, depicting events going on throughout the temple as well as things such as structural damage, engine and shield capacity, and other critical operations data.

The floor of the platform was littered with consoles monned by Phione, who turned in alarm when they saw Team Aurabolt had managed to penetrate their inner sanctum. In the middle of the platform, atop a small dais guarded by a Walrein and an Azumarill and surrounded by a physics-defying pillar of water flowing from a tube descending from the ceiling, was a tiered structure shaped like a spiky-edge wedding cake with several dozen long, beautiful, and ornately carved blue crystals jutting out from its layers in rows.

It was none other than the Sea Crown they had heard so much about. On top of the Crown, nestled between three crystals, was a swiveling captain's chair…. And in that chair was Manaphy. The mutated Seafaring Pokemon grinned sinisterly as Team Aurabolt crossed the bridge towards him. I've wanted to kill you for a long, long time now…and now; at last, I will get my chance! You will pay, finally, for letting her die!

Who does he think you 'let' die? There's no way you'd ever let anybody die, right Daddy? Ash clenched his fists, a memory flashing through his mind…. Manaphy started laughing mirthlessly. You know, once upon a time, I too called someone who was not my birth parent my mother.

She hatched me from my egg, and loved me and cared for me and meant the whole world to me. She was a better mother than my true parent, Kyogre, ever could have been. She trusted you to protect her! She thought you were her friend, just like I did! But because of her association with you, because you were allied with that monster Lord Null, she was killed by the legendary birds!

She died because of you! Null just…spared him…and his loved ones…for a reason we've yet to figure out…" Lily said uneasily. If you should be angry at anyone, it's them, not Ash! She trusted him to protect her, and he let her die! There was nothing he could have done but run. There was something I could have done. It was my fault. He was an Aura Guardian. He recognized that, even back then, I had the power of Aura within me. He told me that the world was soon going to be in danger unlike any before, and that the Aura Guardians would need everyone they could get to fight it.

They needed…the Chosen One. I would have to leave my friends and family behind, with the chance that I might never see them again, depending on how the impending confrontation went. If he had asked me a few years earlier, I would have gone with him right away. Just once, I didn't want the fate of the world to depend on me. I didn't want to solve somebody else's problem for the umpteenth time, I didn't want the lives and freedom of billions of people riding on my shoulders, I just…I didn't want any of it.