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| - "Great Leader Maxie, are you sure you know where you are going?" One of Maxie's admins asked him as they walked down the boiling depths of the Scorched Slab. "Tabitha, have confidence in your Great Leader," Maxie assured him. "The rare Fire Pokémon is here, I am sure of it." Maxie and Tabitha continued their descent into the Scorched Slab. Maxie had told him that he learned of the location of a powerful Fire-type Pokémon that would give him an edge over Team Aqua's exploits. As a result, Tabitha agreed to accompany Maxie on the search for this certain Pokémon. In addition to his passion for expanding the Hoenn's land, he also had a secret obsession with legendary hunting. He was always intrigued by the mystery that surrounded them and the fact that they were only ever rarely seen. As a result, he went out of his way to find them in order to observe them in person. The legendary Fire Pokémon that lived in the Scorched Slab was different than other legendary Pokémon in that it didn't control a balance of the world. Most legendary Pokémon had some sort of element that they were in charge of keeping in check, but this Pokémon on the other hand was just there. Due to its semi-useless status, Maxie could capture this Pokémon with almost no consequences on the world. The two of them managed to make it to the deepest chamber of the Scorched Slab. Surprisingly, there was absolutely nothing there but a dead end. If anything, this Fire Pokémon could have just been a myth. However, Maxie was sure that the legends were right. He was sure that the Pokémon was there, but just possibly hidden somewhere. "Great Leader Maxie, I don't see anything," Tabitha observed. Just to make sure he was seeing things right, he double checked around the room. "Are you positive that we are in the right cave?" "I am sure this creature exists, the legends would not lie to me," Maxie stated. "It has to be somewhere. Just trust me." Just then, they heard powerful stomping echoing in the chamber. It sounded as if loud metallic steps were being made inside the room, but they couldn't see anything nearby. The steps sounded as if they were coming from above them, so they both tilted their heads up. "Holy shit..." Maxie mumbled as he saw the Fire Pokémon crawling on the walls with heavy steps. "It's more beautiful in person than I had expected." "What is that thing?" Tabitha asked in awe with his eyes glued to the creature on the ceiling. "They call it Heatran," Maxie answered with a smirk. "Heatran, sir?" "Legends say the first Heatran was created from the remnants of a collapsed volcano and takes its power in the fire burning within," Maxie informed his Admin. "It is truly a powerful legendary Pokémon, and it's about to become mine." "Do you need my help?" Tabitha asked. "Not yet, I plan on capturing it myself," Maxie said and shook his head. He pulled out a PokéBall and tossed it forward. "Heatran is a Fire and Steel dual type Pokémon. My calculations have told me that my Rhyperior is my best option in this battle." The massive evolution of Rhydon appeared out of Maxie's PokéBall and onto the battlefield. Heatran tilted its head downwards and saw the two trainers along with the large Rhyperior in its chamber. Realizing that Maxie was a challenger, it dropped from the sky and flipped on its legs before it landed on the floor. It let out a powerful roar as it faced its opponent. "Let this be a good battle," Maxie mumbled. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He would have to be calm in order to successfully defeat a legendary Pokémon. "Rhyperior, show no mercy with Drill Run!" Rhyperior spun its main horn into a powerful drill and charged straight at Heatran. Due to Heatran's typing, Rhyperior's attack was able to do double super effective damage. Heatran was thrown back against the wall with great force. "Good hit, Rhyperior," Maxie complimented his Pokémon. Heatran let out a powerful roar and released a powerful vortex out of fire from its mouth. The vortex wrapped around Rhyperior from the ground up and kept the Pokémon in lock in the flames. Maxie and Tabitha could hear Rhyperior roaring from within. "That looks like a more powerful Fire Spin!" Tabitha exclaimed. "What kind of attack is that?" "That is Magma Storm, Heatran's most powerful move," Maxie answered. "I was afraid it would use that." When the vortex of flames finally stopped spinning, Rhperior was thrown out backwards. The damage from the fire was too strong for Rhyperior, despite its body and type advantage, and Rhyperior collapsed to the floor. "It destroyed my Rhyperior in one measly hit," Maxie mumbled with shaking hands. He looked at his fainted Pokémon with disbelief. "It was practically effortless." "What now?" Tabitha asked. "I will see what my next Pokémon can do. Return, Rhyperior," Maxie said and called his Pokémon back. If he wanted to defeat Heatran, he would have to play to its advantages. He pulled out another PokéBall and tossed it forward. "This time I choose you, Magmortar!" Magmortar appeared from its PokéBall and took form in front of Heatran. Magmortar roared loudly and stared the legendary Fire Pokémon down as it waited for its orders. "I'm sure that its dual Fire and Steel typing will prove to be a disadvantage to my Pokémon," Maxie said. "Magmortar, use Brick Break!" Magmortar rushed at Heatran and swung its fist at the legendary Pokémon's head. Heatran felt the pain of the super effective hit but was not knocked back far. It shook of the hit and growled loudly. "Good hit, Magmortar," Maxie complimented his Pokémon with a light smile. "Now don't give it a chance to attack with another Brick Break!" Before Heatran could make its move, Magmortar slugged its other arm at Heatran's head. Heatran flinched in pain and was knocked back farther. This time, the hit clearly did a good chunk of damage. The Lava Dome Pokémon grunted loudly in pain. "Finally, finish it with another Brick Break!" Maxie commanded. Magmortar slugged its fist again, but this time Heatran was able to block its punch with one of its claws. Heatran used Magmortar's recoil to charge another one of its claws and slash it with a powerful Metal Claw attack. Magmortar fell to one of its knees due to the powerful hit but still remained conscious and in the battle. This toughness was the reason that Maxie was always fond of his Magmortar. "Don't give up!" Maxie cried out. "Magortar, regain ground!" Magmortar tried to stand back up but was then knocked to the ground again by Heatran's Metal Claw. Once Heatran had Magmortar pinned to the ground, it launched a powerful Magma Storm to keep it trapped. Despite Magmortar's entire body being composed of fire, Maxie and Tabitha could hear the Fire-type Pokémon crying for help within Heatran's flames. "Not again!" Maxie growled and clenched his fists. "I can't let this thing take out all of my Pokémon!" "I'll give you some ground, Great Leader Maxie!" Tabitha offered. "Get Magmortar out of this vortex!" Maxie commanded his Admin. "I do not care how you do it, I just care that you do it!" "Go, Camerupt!" Tabitha shouted and threw his PokéBall forward. "Help Magmortar out!" Camerupt appeared from its PokéBall in between Heatran and the trapped Magmortar. Camerupt turned around and fired a Flamethrower attack at the inferno surrounding Magmortar. It reversed its attack and sucked in all of the fire that was surrounding Magmortar as it was freed from the vortex. "Good Camerupt," Tabitha pumped his fist. "Use Erupt-" "No, do not!" Maxie cut off his Admin. "Heatran's ability will only power it up if hit by a Fire-type attack." "That's inconvenient..." "But that's the way that this Pokémon works," Maxie shrugged. "Magmortar, get it with one more Brick Break!" Magmortar pulled its fist back as far as it would go and slugged it with full force as Heatran's head. Heatran flew backwards and crashed into the wall. It slumped to the ground, motionless. "Now is the time," Maxie mumbled. He pulled out an empty PokéBall from his pouch and threw it forward. "I will capture you!" The PokéBall heat Heatran and sucked the legendary Pokémon up in its vortex. The ball fell to the ground and started to shake. Maxie and Tabitha clenched their fists as their Pokémon watched on. The PokéBall clicked loudly as Heatran was captured. "Return, Magmortar..." Maxie sighed and called his Pokémon back. "You too, Camerupt," Tabitha said and did the same to his. Maxie walked over to Heatran's PokéBall and picked it up. At long last, he could finally call himself the powerful owner of a legendary Pokémon. With this new addition, he was sure that Archie and the rest of Team Aqua would have to beg for mercy on their knees. It was an advantage that he was extremely fortunate to have. "That was a surprisingly easy capture for a legendary Pokémon," Tabitha commented. "I would have assumed there would be more of a fight..." "And like that, the legendary Heatran has become a part of Team Magma's allegiance," Maxie stated. "I can assure you that Team Aqua will not be expecting this should we run into them again. In fact, I will use it to crush Archie myself." "And what of the Protectors?" Tabitha asked. "Are you sure that Heatran can stand up to them and their own slew of legendary Pokémon?" "Oh, I am more than certain that Heatran can stop them dead in their tracks," Maxie laughed maniacally. "You fail to understand that Heatran contains the pure power of Fire-types deep within its body. Our plans can only get better from here." "Now what do we do, Great Leader?" Tabitha asked. "Come back with me to the hideout with me," Maxie answered after a second of thought. "I will have to think of something. I'm not exactly sure what to do now but it is with great pleasure that I can admit we now have higher ground on Team Aqua." Maxie turned to exit the Scorched Slab with Tabitha following closely behind. Now that Team Magma had access to a powerful legendary Pokémon, they were just one step closer to their ultimate goal. It would only be a matter of time before the Hoenn Region - no, the rest of the world - would cripple to Team Magma's rule.
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