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| - The deep interior chambers of Meteor Falls were relatively calm, as they always were. There was peace in the Hoenn Region for the time being with both Team Aqua and Team Magma being relatively quiet. The hooded trainers were busy training their powerful Pokémon in different chambers as they usually did every day. Things seemed to be going just as normal for this exclusive group of elite trainers. Part of their routine was to fly under the radar. Some of these trainers were hiding in plain sight, but the public just didn't know who they were. Several conspiracy theories were thrown of their existence, but nobody ever dared to traverse the depths of Meteor Falls to confirm it. As such, their existence was generally just regarded to that of a rumor. Additionally, nobody ever knew what they did. It was practically universally accepted that they were the group of trainers who kept the peace in the Hoenn Region, but their methods still remained unknown to the public. Some rumors suggested that these trainers had special bonds with legendary Pokémon across the world in case a power struggle ever came up. The hideout was, to say it simply, beautiful. The caverns were lit brightly by massive crystals at the roof which gave off the illusion that sunlight poured in. Many different Pokémon that lived in Meteor Falls helped design the caverns with islands of land attached to the wall and other commodities to give the place a futuristic look. The water ponds that dotted the chambers were almost crystal clear and gave home to a plethora of Pokémon. Ray, Olivia, and Zinnia were sitting by a clear water pond in the caverns watching a school of Barboach interact with one another. The Pokémon were peacefully swimming about minding their business and keeping their colony intact. Slowly, ripples started to form on the water away from the Barboach. "That's cute," Zinnia commented. "Hold on a minute," Ray shushed her. "How are these ripples even possible?" "There are Barboach swimming around and there are people training their Pokémon nearby," Olivia explained. "But this pond never ripples," Ray said. "And I don't think that one day all of a sudden the water just decided to start rippling to every little action in here." "So what's your explanation then, genius?" Olivia asked tauntingly. Ray didn't answer, but instead surveyed the surface of the pond. Just as he suspected, the ripples started to get harder and more violent as the seconds passed on. Something was terribly wrong. "Look at the ripples," Ray pointed out to the girls. "They're increasing in intensity." "You're... you're right," Zinnia finally agreed. "But, what's happening?" Suddenly, there was a loud thud which sounded like large metal doors opening. The three trainers stood up and looked down to the edge of the chamber where giant metal deadbolted doors stood. The entrance to the chamber required traversing the dangerous caverns before reaching a series of ten deadbolt doors that only those with Key Stones could open. However, even if every other ordinary trainer had a Key Stone, it would still be a challenge knowing of the chamber's existence. "What was that noise?" A hooded trainer with wild red hair and matching eyes asked as he approached the trio. He was somewhat tall and built in stature and had an intimidating face. "Someone found our hideout," Olivia mumbled. "The bolts on the doors are opening and we have no idea who, or what, it is." "Are you sure it's not just one of us?" The trainer asked. "I'm positive, Aiden," Ray nodded. "I was keeping track. Everyone is here." "Then who the hell is this?" Aiden asked. "We have no idea, but you'd better stand back and get ready for a fight," Zinnia suggested and pulled out two PokéBalls from her pouch. "We're not letting them in easy..." Aiden, Zinnia, Ray, and Olivia watched defensively and waited for the next set of doors to open. One after the other, the four trainers heard the doors opening. Finally, they heard the ninth door open, meaning that the next one was the final one. The final set of doors opened at last and about five males donning blue pirate gear stormed in. In the center of them was a larger male who seemed to be dressed like a captain. "It's Team Aqua!" Olivia exclaimed. "We know the Rainbow Meteorite is here," the leader of the group said. "Our scanners indicate its location to be this deep in Meteor Falls. It would make sense that the Hoenn Protectors would have it in their possession." "You'll never get it from us, Archie!" Zinnia exclaimed and stepped forward. "Yes I will," Archie declared confidently. "I need to harvest its power for my own good and you won't do anything about it!" "Yes, we will!" Olivia shouted and threw a PokéBall forward. "Latias, get them!" "I'm following suit!" Aiden exclaimed and flung his PokéBall as well. "Houndoom, take 'em out!" "Let me get in this," Ray smirked and went for the Master Ball attached to his belt. He thought for minute and shook his head. Instead, he grabbed another PokéBall and tossed it forward. "Latios, join in on the fun!" "We'll send you flying back from where you came from," Zinnia said and threw both of her PokéBalls. "Altaria, Flygon, you know what to do!" The five Pokémon that were unleashed from their PokéBalls took form in front of Team Aqua. "You think your Pokémon even stand a chance?" Archie asked. "You've got a lot coming for you, then." "Shut up," Zinnia growled. "How did you even find this place?" Archie and his grunts each threw a PokéBall forward. Two of Archie's grunts sent out Mightyena, two of his grunts sent out Crobat, and his Kabutops took center stage. The five Team Aqua Pokémon stood still waiting for their orders. "Latios, go for the Crobat!" Ray commanded his blue Eon Pokémon. "Latias, do the same!" Olivia nodded and commanded her Latias. "Alright, Crobat, you can take them out," one of the grunts told his Pokémon. "Crobat, use Air Cutter!" "We've got this," the other grunt said. "Crobat, back it up with a Steel Wing!" "Latios! Use Luster Purge!" Ray commanded. "Latias, use Mist Ball!" Latios and Latias went straight for the two Crobat that were sent out by the grunts. Latios formed a Luster Purge in the air but it was quickly destroyed by the first Crobat's Air Cutter attack. Latias attempted to help out her teammate and launch a Mist Ball at the first Crobat, but the second Crobat managed to strike her hard with a Steel Wing. "Altaria and Flygon, take out the two Mightyena!" Zinnia commanded her two Pokémon. "Use Aerial Ace, both of you!" "Your air advantage is useless," one of Mightyena's trainers laughed. Altaria and Flygon disappeared into the air in a small flash of smoke. In an instant, they flew at the Mightyena and slashed at them with all of their strehgtn. Even though the Aerial Aces were able to land hits on the two Mightyena, they didn't seem to do much damage. The two Dark-type Pokémon stood menacingly in front of their trainers, waiting for the next attack. "They... they shook it off!" Zinnia exclaimed in shock. "What do you have next?" the other Mightyena's trainer asked tauntingly. "Houndoom, we've trained for this," Aiden smirked. "Take out that Kabutops and make it look effortless." "We have a cocky one, don't we?" Archie asked and laughed. "Kabutops, take that pathetic Houndoom out in one hit with your Hydro Pump attack." Kabutops charged a blue beam of water out of its mouth and launched it dead straight at Houndoom. As the attack made contact with Houndoom, water splashed everywhere onto the floor. Houndoom braved through the entire attack and still stood as if nothing had happened. It growled and lowered its head angrily. Over at the sky battle between the Eon Duo and the two Crobat, Ray and Olivia were making good use of their Pokémon's type advantages. They kept on using Psychic-type attacks to cripple the Poison-typing of both Crobat. "Latios, launch another Luster Purge!" Ray commanded. Latios charged up his body before letting a loose of blinding light at one of the Crobat. It appeared to be the final stretch for the Crobat as it took the hit and fell to the ground, unable to battle. The Team Aqua grunt called it back almost immediately. "Latias, follow suit with a Mist Ball!" Olivia commanded. Latias followed an identical attack to her teammate Latios and charged up a powerful ball of mist in her mouth. When Crobat was in range, she fired it and it sent the second Crobat to the ground. Like the first one, it was called back immediately. "That's how we do it!" Olivia cheered and high-fived her younger brother. Zinnia was having ease in commanding her Altaria and Flygon against the Mightyena, as well. She was using the fact that her Pokémon had flying capabilities to her advantage as she kept the Mightyena at bay on the ground. "That's how I like to see it!" Zinnia smiled. "Flygon, use Sand Tomb! Altaria, use Dragon Breath!" Altaria and Flygon both went at one Mightyena each and loosed their attacks out. The Mightyena were able to hold on for a little bit but eventually the power of the attacks got to them and they both went down. Their trainers called them back. "Don't mess with us," Zinnia stated. Houndoom looked straight at Kabutops and roared powerfully. The super effective Hydro Pump attack did absolutely nothing to it. Kabutops stood back in fear and watched Houndoom wait for its orders. "Alright Houndoon, use Flamethrower!" Aiden commanded. "You have a double type disadvantage on Kabutops if you use Flamethrower, you wouldn't be so stupid," Archie laughed and insulted Aiden's battle strategy. "Who said that types were everything?" Aiden asked. "All it takes is confidence." Houndoom roared once and let loose a powerful Flamethrower that plowed straight through Kabutops. The attack clearly did more damage to Kabutops than Kabutops' attack did to Houndoom, despite the glaringly obvious type disadvantage. Kabutops could only stand for a while before it fell to the ground. Archie, with a look of shock on his face, called his Pokémon back. "H-how?" Archie asked. "B-but that's impossible!" "Never underestimate us," Aiden warned Archie. "Now begone, or we will unleash our true power at you." In a flash, Archie ran from where he came from. His grunts followed him blindly out of the chambers in a sprint. Behind them, the ten doors to the deep chambers of Meteor Falls closed and sealed the trainers off once again from the rest of the world. The four trainers called their Pokémon back and turned to face each other. "Well, we got that taken care of," Olivia said. "We have a bigger problem at hand, though," Zinnia reminded her. "They know we're here now. We're going to need better security and all that crap." "We have an even bigger problem than that," Ray said. It was evident that nobody was catching his drift. "Explain," Aiden said to Ray. "Team Aqua was able to get in. They have a Key Stone."
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