Fortree City

OK I’m sending the next pair over now.

I place Logan and Blade into the PC to draw out Bester and Maggie.

Route 120

I decide to come out this way to get in some training and I notice the kecleon are out in force again, disguising themselves as thin air and blocking people’s path. After tripping over one I let Bester and Maggie practice their attacks on it, they make a pretty good team.

After building a considerable pile of electrocuted and burnt kecleon, gloom, and a few tropius Bester and Maggie evolve!

Fortree City

Another kecleon blocks my way to the gym, I throw an old pokéball in it’s general direction and I slip past while it dodges it.

Inside the gym has a simple path to the gym leader’s arena. Somehow wind is blowing through the building, I guess someone left a window open.

Hi and welcome! Um… have you seen my jet on your travels? I forgot where I parked it…

- No, is there even an airstrip near here?

Oh, nevermind. You’re here to challenge me?

- Yep.

Let’s go, then!

Go Swellow!

- Go Bester!

- Thunder punch!

Double team!

Bester channels electricity into his fist before smashing it into swellow’s face.

Go Altaria!

- Ice punch!

Earthquake!

Bester unleashes his secret weapon, forming icicles around his other fist before socking altaria in the jaw.

Go Pelipper!

- Thunder punch!

Water pulse!

Bester uppercuts pelipper with his lightning fist.

Go Skarmory!

- Thunder punch!

Steel wing!

Bester bops skarmory on the head, skarmory slaps Bester across the face with it’s metallic wing.

- Thunder punch!

Sand attack!

Bester fist bumps skarmory on the chest before zapping it with a powerful jolt.

Oh… congratulations, you’ve earned the Feather Badge!

Keep an eye out for my plane please and let me know if you spot it!

Route 120

Following the route in the rain with all this open space around makes me feel like a lightning rod. I pass by a strange rock formation, some archaeologist guy is inspecting the biggest rock in the middle of the arrangement.

Route 121

I spot several goons heading for Mt. Pyre. I pick up the pace and make chase.

Route 122

Surfing on Susan’s back, we swing around the mountain to reach the entrance.

Mt. Pyre

I rush to the summit but soon encounter resistance.

The Cap’n be busy!

You’ll go no further!

I grab their heads and slam them together, they both collapse to the floor in a pile.

Plasmaaaa!

This grunt charges at me, I duck and flip him over myself, sending him tumbling down the side of the mountain. The distinct sound of bones snapping can be heard as he clips a headstone on the way down. Ignoring that I continue to the top, reaching the ruins at the summit.

That’s as far as you’ll be getting.

Mars stands in my way.

- You’re not going to battle me or something?

No, I’m just going to stand here. What’re you going to do about it?

- …

Ha! I knew it! You can’t hit girls!

- …

Yarr! Th’ Blue Orb be mine! To Slateport! We’ve a vessel t’ commandeer!

Archie and the remaining goons make a quick escape, I make a move for the Blue Orb but Mars blocks me.

Thanks for playing!

She leaves, following Archie.

- Wait a minute… the Blue Orb?

Oh fiddlesticks! We’re too late!

Forgive our tardiness but some unforeseen circumstances delayed our progress.

Arr! “Unforeseen” be an understatement! That twistin’ fog stuff took us fer a ride in time!

- What?

Indeed, I got to witness what would’ve happened had Archie and I both unleashed Groudon and Kyogre. You were quite impressive, Caldar, convincing the jade serpent Rayquaza to restore balance.

We soon learned it could’ve been far worse, had they reverted to their primal formes we’d have been in much greater danger.

But me imposter has th’ orb! How’re we t’ combat Kyogre without Groudon?

We mustn’t involve Groudon, it’ll only make things worse!

- But… he took the wrong orb!

What?

- He took the Blue Orb. But the Blue Orb awakens Groudon!

Ah, well… you see. When I originally picked the Blue Orb for Groudon and Archie picked the Red Orb for Kyogre…

They be th’ wrong orbs.

They still woke them up, but also put them into weakened states.

If the other Archie reaches Kyogre with the Blue Orb we could be dealing with Kyogre’s true form, like what we saw in our detour to the distant past!

- So… we just get Rayquaza to calm it, right? I mean it’s only Kyogre alone this time so it should be easier for Rayquaza?

I have doubts.

Ever since the Sky Pillar mysteriously changed shape Rayquaza has been nowhere to be seen.

Oi! What am I, chopped liver!?

We’re fine, thanks for asking…

- Oh, sorry.

If you’re going to get the Blue Orb back you’d might as well take the Red Orb with you. The two orbs need to be kept near eachother and one can serve to protect it’s wielder from any dangers the other might bring.

Lilycove City

I quickly made my way to the city to see if I can take a boat to Slateport but the port seems to be closed. I’d fly but Logan is too small to carry me, I decide to take the long way back.

Passing the shopping centre I find another familiar face.

Caldar, hi! There sure are some nice places to shop around here!

- Hey Serena, I don’t have much time. I really need to–

Let’s have a battle!

- But–

Go Swellow!

- Go Luchenko!

- Smack down!

Aerial ace!

Swellow darts at Luchenko from above, Luchenko leaps up and lands on swellow’s back, bringing it crashing to the floor.

- Take down!

Aerial ace!

Swellow darts across the ground at Luchenko, who tramples swellow into a nearby building.

Go Wailord!

- Luchenko return! Go Bester!

Water spout!

Wailord launches a mass of water upwards, it comes crashing down on Bester as he leaves his pokéball.

- Thunder punch!

Amnesia!

Bester electrifies his fist and uppercuts wailord, sending it backflipping down the street and crashing on the beach in the distance.

Go Blaziken!

- Bester return! Go Amber!

Blaze kick!

Blaziken hits Amber with a flaming kick as she leaves her pokéball.

- Earthquake!

Quick attack!

Blaziken darts across the street and jabs at Amber. Amber triggers an earthquake, a nearby streetlamp topples over and flattens blaziken.

Go Breloom!

- Amber return! Go Maggie!

Force palm!

Breloom hits Maggie in the face with it’s palm.

- Lava plume!

Force palm!

Maggie spits a mass of lava into the air, it rains down over breloom until it passes out in the flames.

Aww, another loss.

- Yeah, bye. I’ve got to stop off at the pokémon center now…