Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice-Chapter 242: Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice []

Unlike the usual rainbow sheen of Mega Evolution, a dark, ominous radiance rapidly expanded within the translucent silver iceberg, staining the massive ice pillar black in moments.

"That Pokémon... can Mega Evolve too!?"

All the League champions present were visibly shaken.

It had been over two years since Mega Evolution was discovered, and as the top trainers of their respective regions, they naturally wielded this power themselves. But none of them expected that a man-made Pokémon like Dark Mewtwo could Mega Evolve as well!

Finally, cracks began to appear on the surface of the iceberg, and with a thunderous boom two seconds later, it exploded into pieces.

The Pokémon on the battlefield rushed forward, using Protect, Reflect, and other defensive moves to shield their trainers.

Kyurem narrowed its golden eyes, silently observing the never-before-seen Pokémon now standing before it in a new form:

Mega Dark Mewtwo X!

"So, this is your trump card?"

Lance's once-arrogant expression had grown cautious. From this reborn Dark Mewtwo, Lance felt a pressure every bit as powerful as the Tao Dragon Kyurem.

"If you and Leon teamed up, I'd have no chance," Giovanni didn't answer Lance directly. He glanced sidelong at Leon, who had sent out Eternatus, then smirked:

"You two should join forces. I'll be generous and take you both on at once."

"I alone am enough to deal with you!"

Lance shouted.

Suddenly, blue-violet lightning enveloped Kyurem, transforming it into a massive blue sun. In the blink of an eye, it appeared before Mega Dark Mewtwo, everything happening in an instant.

Fusion Bolt!

The speed was so extreme that even champion-level Pokémon could only stare helplessly.

With Mega Evolution's boost, Dark Mewtwo could lock onto the Tao Dragon Kyurem's trajectory—but even so, it couldn't keep up physically.

But...

With a deafening crash, the spot where Mega Dark Mewtwo had stood was blown apart by the Fusion Bolt.

Yet Dark Mewtwo was nowhere to be seen.

In a blur, Mega Dark Mewtwo had teleported to the upper rear of the massive blue electric sphere.

Teleport!

"Psystrike."

At Giovanni's command, Mega Dark Mewtwo pressed its fingertips together in a sign like Origin Pulse, then suddenly spread its arms wide.

The surrounding space trembled violently. Pale purple waves of psychic energy surged from all directions, locking the massive electric sphere inside like a heavenly prison.

"What a range for that attack!"

At the edge of the battlefield, Caitlin—now one of Unova's Elite Four and a psychic specialist—cried out in shock.

"Petty tricks!"

But before Caitlin could finish, Lance barked an order, shattering the psychic prison in an instant.

Tao Dragon Black Kyurem swung its glowing dragon claws, tearing the purple psychic barrier to pieces with ease!

Caitlin's pretty face went pale. "It broke through... so easily..."

"Everyone falls back! As far as you can!"

Alder, the eldest present, made a snap decision.

These two Pokémon—like Evil Hoopa—could vie for the title of the world's strongest.

And their trainers were both among the world's top five.

Anyone caught up in the fight would be doomed.

"Everyone, get back! Eternatus and I will cover you!"

Leon turned to shout at the others.

"Champion Leon, you're too valuable for cover. Go help Lance—"

Diantha started to protest, but at that moment, Black Kyurem in the center of the battlefield raised its right arm. Its dragon claw, like a peerless blade, slashed out.

The earth split, and a world-ending force shot straight at Mega Dark Mewtwo.

"Go!"

Giovanni gave a single command.

Dark Mewtwo channeled its energy again, conjuring a giant spoon. Now even burlier with Mega Evolution, its muscular arms gripped the spoon and swung it toward the incoming dragon claw.

The space-rending dragon claw and the dark spoon collided in midair with a resounding crash.

The shockwaves upended the earth.

Boom! Boom!

It sounded as if the sky itself was collapsing. Boulders and trees were torn from the ground and flung in all directions.

"Eternatus!"

On Leon's command, the massive Poison Dragon took the brunt of the impact, shielding everyone it could.

Standing behind Eternatus, watching this apocalyptic scene, Leon forced a wry smile as he worked to save people:

"But besides Eternatus, there's no other Pokémon that could withstand the shockwaves from these two monsters fighting. And with Lance's personality..."

While Leon had a similar attitude toward women as Lance, he handled people and situations much better.

Giovanni kept insisting he could take on both Lance and Leon at once.

Leon found this increasingly suspicious.

Lance also kept insisting no one else interfered, that he alone was enough.

At this point, Leon guessed Giovanni's plan: he was deliberately provoking Lance's pride, forcing him into a one-on-one.

Otherwise, would Giovanni be stupid enough to fight two champion trainers with top-tier legendaries at once?

"My god, are Pokémon supposed to be able to do this...?"

Unova Elite Four member Grimsley gazed at the battlefield, his voice full of terror.

"Don't just stand there, run! If you get swept into this, you're finished!"

Muscleman Marshal, also an Elite Four, slung Grimsley over his shoulder and ran the other way.

Back at the rear guard where Goodshow was commanding, although the air was still littered with debris, the Elite Four like Lorelei and Bruno could handle it.

At the eye of this natural disaster, Giovanni stood behind Mega Dark Mewtwo, a spherical barrier protecting him.

Dark Mewtwo braced its spoon in front, staring down the incoming shockwave.

Thud!

Dark Mewtwo's feet sank deeper into the ground, being pushed back and leaving two deep grooves in the barren earth.

Giovanni's eyebrow twitched. He muttered to himself,

"So overall, their side's strength is greater?"

Back at headquarters, Goodshow asked the others:

"What do you think of Giovanni's new power?"

"I think Lance's Kyurem is still stronger,"

Alder replied.

He might be the weakest current champion, but age and experience gave him insight.

"Don't get careless. Joker hasn't shown up yet,"

Agatha reminded everyone.

"What about Stephen? Has Sinnoh been resolved yet?"

Lorelei asked.

If Joker shows up, only Stephen can stop him.

"Report: Professor Carolina in Sinnoh just sent word—Team Galactic is on the move. Champion Stephen and Cynthia—well, Elite Cynthia—have gone to handle it," Officer Jenny reported.

"Don't worry, Miss Lorelei," the confident young Eris said.

"Don't forget, Leon has legendaries too. Even if Dr. Stephen isn't here, we won't lose!"

Everyone felt more at ease after that.

Even if Leon couldn't beat Joker, he could at least stall him until Stephen arrived.

However, Leon himself wasn't reassured at all.

Because all of this depended on Lance beating Giovanni first.

Indeed, as things stood, the Tao Dragon Kyurem's strength seemed to surpass Mega Dark Mewtwo's.

But the difference between Pokémon can be made up by the trainer.

Like a child wielding a divine sword versus a master with a stick—who wins isn't always certain.

...

Meanwhile, at Mt. Coronet's Spear Pillar in Sinnoh—

With the sound of shattering glass echoing above the region's tallest peak, the counterfeit red shackles binding Dialga and Palkia suddenly broke.

The once-puppetlike, lifeless Dialga and Palkia immediately regained their senses.

The one responsible was Sird, who had switched to Team Galactic's uniform and stood motionless behind Cyrus since the battle began.

"Sird! You traitor!?"

Seeing Sird destroy the Red Chain, Cyrus instantly realized the betrayal and flew into a rage.

"Sorry, Boss Cyrus, but working for you is just too boring,"

Sird apologized nonchalantly, then saluted Stephen, who was sitting on a nearby rock.

Sird had acted on Stephen's orders. Even before Team Galactic stole the relics, Stephen told Sird:

If Cynthia and the others couldn't defeat Dialga and Palkia before space-time collapsed, Sird was to break the Red Chain.

That was exactly the situation now.

Though the controlled legendaries were weakened and sluggish, they were still top-tier. Even after Cynthia and Aster found their opening, they couldn't finish the fight in time.

With space-time on the verge of collapse, Stephen had Sird break the Red Chain and free the duo from Cyrus's control.

The second Cyrus glared at Sird with murderous intent, two overwhelming auras erupted above.

Now Dialga and Palkia themselves were glaring at Cyrus and the entire Team Galactic with murderous intent.

The last time they were forcibly summoned and controlled by Evil Hoopa, they'd already been furious but held back due to Stephen's persuasion and Hoopa's strength.

But who was Cyrus to try and control them!?

Suddenly, Dialga opened its jaws, gathering the power of time, while Palkia raised its right arm, its limb surging with dark pink spatial energy.

"If you don't like this world, why not go see another?"

Stephen mocked, as the duo's signature attacks rained down.

"What a lunatic..."

Karen sneered.

After spending so long with Stephen, she'd seen many world-destroying weirdos, but Cyrus's logic was still the most bizarre.

"Whew..."

Aster plopped down, looking apologetically at Stephen.

"Sorry, I just can't..."

She'd done all she could, but the legends' HP was just too thick. Like in a Dark Souls game, the boss could kill you in two hits, but even after dozens of hits, it might not even enter phase two.

"It's fine. There'll be time to get your partner back,"

Stephen smiled.

Cynthia sighed, leaning against a pillar. Suddenly, she cried out:

"What's happening in Unova!?"

She mustered her strength to squeeze next to Stephen and peered at his phone.

Just as she looked, the screen exploded with searing white energy, filling the livestream and blasting through even the black barrier used by Shadow Lugia.

That was... White Kyurem's Fusion Flare!

"Ugh!!"

Through the close-up, millions of viewers could just make out Mega Dark Mewtwo's agonized face as it was swallowed by the flames.

"Use Psychic to blow the flames away!"

Giovanni ordered.

Dark Mewtwo gripped its spoon with its right hand, flinging its left to try using psychic power to push off the burning fire.

"No, you don't—Freeze Shock!"

At that moment, White Kyurem's aura shifted, dark blue electricity surging from within as it instantly morphed back into Black Kyurem!

With supreme speed, Black Kyurem left afterimages in the sky, lightning, and ice entwining in unimaginable power.

BOOM!

In an instant, Goodshow and the others at HQ heard a thunderous roar behind them.

They turned to see a mushroom cloud rising over Opelucid Stadium, the ground shaking violently.

Citizens hiding in underground shelters were shocked—had the fighting reached the city center?

"It hit! Chairman! Kyurem's attack hit just now!"

Unova's Pokémon Professor Juniper shouted from her computer, carrying her laptop to Goodshow.

Elite trainers crowded around.

Juniper pressed the slow-mo button.

At 0.001x speed, they saw Black Kyurem's Freeze Shock slam into Dark Mewtwo.

Dark Mewtwo tried to block with its spoon—but the moment they connected, the spoon snapped in two.

At the last moment, Dark Mewtwo desperately tried to Teleport away, but before it could, it was struck by Black Kyurem and sent flying like a shooting star, crashing into Opelucid Stadium.

"Forget Dark Mewtwo—even my Eternatus, or even Dr. Stephen's Bewear, couldn't take that hit and walk away,"

Leon muttered in shock.

"We won, right? Cousin Lance beat Giovanni, right?"

Clair was moved to tears.

Originally, Goodshow had only called the regional champions to join the battle, but as Lance's number one fan, Clair begged to join.

The old chairman reluctantly agreed.

Now, seeing Lance beat Giovanni, Clair could hardly contain her joy.

She'd first met Joker with Lance and knew how much her cousin had suffered at Team Rocket's hands.

Joker had to use tricks when he was weaker; as the gap grew, Giovanni appeared!

This must be the first time Lance ever beat Team Rocket.

The other champions and billions of viewers weren't as wild as Clair, but they too were relieved.

Even if it wasn't Joker, defeating Team Rocket's boss was a much-needed morale boost for the battered League.

On the live stream, Lance appeared in the firestorm, striding toward Giovanni with a cold smile:

"It's over."

With that, his second Dragonite leaped out, dragon claws gleaming as it approached its target.

"Hey, hey, this is live! What's he doing!?"

Wallace was startled.

This was a global broadcast—was he about to commit murder in front of billions!?

Kyurem remained silent.

He had no interest in human grudges.

Thud!

But suddenly, Kyurem froze, a dull ringing in its head followed by searing pain from the back of its skull. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Kyurem turned in disbelief, golden eyes wide.

He saw a burned, panting Dark Mewtwo standing on his back, spoon raised for a strike.

"Huff... huff..."

Dark Mewtwo, after landing the blow, dropped the spoon with a clang, then collapsed and instantly reverted from Mega to normal form.

Dark Mewtwo— Knockout!

[What... did that guy... do...?]

Kyurem gritted his teeth, trying to stand, but could not resist the dizzying wave from the blow.

"Go!"

With Giovanni's order, while the Tao Dragon was still dazed, his squad of Ground-types—Nidoking, Golem, Rhyperior, Nidoqueen, and others—swarmed.

The massive body fell onto the white-flamed battlefield, reverting from Black Kyurem to normal.

Kyurem, battered all over, took the final blow.

Tao Dragon Kyurem—Knockout!

The sudden reversal left the whole world in shock.

Including Lance, who had been about to finish Giovanni.

In that moment of distraction, his Dragonite was instantly knocked aside.

Giovanni's Beedrill!

"Gyarados! Charizard! Hydreigon!"

Recovering, Lance sent out all his dragons at once.

His dragon army clashed with Giovanni's ground squad.

"The outcome is decided,"

Stephen shook his head.

The moment Tao Dragon Kyurem fell, the battle was already over.