A Desperate Volcanic Eruption

If it was a normal RPG, Groudon, being a big boss, would probably have started his second form by now.

But...

"Your 'Primal Reversion' form requires 'Red Orb' for assistance."

Steadily standing on top of Rayquaza's dragon's head, Aisha looked down at the appearance that stood on top of the sea of lava, shaking its huge body and watching itself, and said: "Well... Although it is said that my Rayquaza can't open Mega Evolution even now, however, your 'Red Orb' has already been taken somewhere by those fools from Team Magma and Team Aqua, so it's even more of a no-brainer now."

"Roar!"

As if seeing Aisha's words, Groudon also roared at the sky, anger fading within his cold eyes.

"Aisha-kun, we're here!"

Lance retrieved his four Pokémon, leaving the most powerful Dragonite and Salamence outside, and came to sit next to Rayquaza.

"That Steven guy has traveled to Mossdeep City to support up Wallace."

Wallace told Aisha that there was now an arrangement regarding the combat power of the top trainers in the Hoenn region.

"Steven and Wallace are in charge of blocking Kyogre?"

Aisha pondered a little and said, "It's not that I don't believe in their power, but after learning Groudon's strength this time, I also squarely realized how powerful a First-level Legendary Pokémon is."

"The strength of the two champions should be enough to successfully stall Kyogre for a while."

"Hmm."

Lance also agreed with Aisha's words.

He was also a champion, so naturally, he was aware of Steven and Wallace's strength.

"Furthermore, within the process of Steven and Wallace's battle, other trainers can just as constantly travel to Mossdeep City and provide support."

Looking down at Groudon, who was inexplicably quiet for a while and didn't continue to make a fuss after receiving an all-out 'Dragon Ascend' from Rayquaza below, Lance also let out a sigh of relief.

"Hmmm..."

Aisha also gave a relaxed smile.

"It's almost done, Groudon's side is fine even if it's just the three of us."

Aisha's confident tone made even Lance give a sideways glance, and Summer even followed with a smile.

"After that, I'll trouble you two to cover Rayquaza and interfere with Groudon's attacks." As if she felt that it was a bit inappropriate for her to say that, Aisha added another sentence, saying, "After that, there's still Kyogre's side that needs support, and I don't want Rayquaza to have too many injuries when facing Groudon!"

"Good!"

Lance naturally didn't have any reason to refuse.

With a pat on the Dragonite's big shiny head, Lance rode Dragonite, carrying Salamence along with him as he flew into the sky ahead.

"Tsk~"

Summer, who was riding on Dragapult, was floating in place instead, and her playful sight was constantly surveying Rayquaza's body wrapped around to the top of the dragon's head as she looked at Aisha, who was full of majesty.

"Not bad."

Slender fingers held her chin, Summer also sharply commented on Aisha's present styling and aura, saying, "If that old woman Lorelei who worries about marrying someone all day long in the Sevii Islands or some little girls who don't know any better are present, our Instructor Ai might have become their dream lover, so handsome."

"Hah."

Aisha also rubbed her head and smiled helplessly.

"Elite Summer please don't make fun of me."

"It's clear that I was the one who brought you here in the beginning, and as a result, the one who has become the protagonist now is still our Instructor Ai, not bad~"

"If it weren't for a difficult situation, I wouldn't be willing to risk so much in a fight."

Aisha smiled and looked down to Groudon who seemed to have fallen silent for a while, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Elite Summer, the Groudon blockade is coming to an end, so I'm troubling you to help me out!"

"Ha, good!"

Knocking Dragapult's head, Summer also carried Gengar along with her and circled around to Rayquaza's flank.

Lance's Dragonite and Salamence, Aisha's Rayquaza, and Summer's Dragapult and Gengar surrounded the giant beast stomping on the hot lava below in three directions.

"Roar..."

Groudon, however, was unexpectedly calm.

In fact, by this time, Groudon was already pretty much understanding that he was ambushed by Aisha and a group of class trainers.

Kyogre should be in the same situation now.

There should be no way to start a big battle between himself and it... Even if Rayquaza's strength had become weaker, the one who lost would definitely be himself.

Since that was the case, Groudon understood.

"Roar-!!!"

Even so, Groudon didn't want to leave behind a regret.

Since Kyogre, who was the true arch-enemy, could no longer be seen, at least let himself bite a piece of meat off the neck of Rayquaza, an old friend who had nothing better to do than to get in the way of his battle with his arch-enemy!

"Roar!"

Groudon roared towards the sky, and the hot magma beneath his feet immediately began to fiercely churn.

"Boom-!!!"

The pillar of rock from Precipice Blades peeked out from under the rapidly spreading lava.

Groudon raised a large forest of rocks above the sea.

Crimson Precipice Blades carrying hot lava rose up around the beast, one after the other, closely crisscrossed.

Tumbling lava also climbed up these dense pillars of rock, and a circle of rocky waves roared hundreds of meters away above the rising sea of magma, before solidifying under the constant lapping of the icy waves, while new lava quickly filled in the vacated spots, rising with scorching smoke.

"This..."

Seeing Groudon's actions, Lance, who was riding a Dragonite, was also confused.

"Is this creating a volcano?"

Aisha, Lance, and Summer looked down at Groudon from above the sky.

The three of them were positioned just so that they could see that Groudon was using his power of controlling magma, paired with the release of Precipice Blades, to quickly shake the thick earth beneath the sea and create a post-apocalyptic crater!

"It's going to fight for its life..."

Aisha frowned, signaling Rayquaza to get ready to respond.

"Roar-!!!"

Groudon's roar was a little more frantic.

The sea without Kyogre was like a large puddle to him - now, it had built its own crater on top of this puddle, and hot lava had filled the crater, ready to erupt at any moment.

"If this move is used, the flood of lava could destroy at least half of Lilycove City."

Aisha, who still detected a dry heat even after standing 10,000 miles up in the air, did some calculations, and without hesitation, made up his mind to forcefully attack.

"Rayquaza, 'Dragon Ascend'!"