3rd POV

Ash and Alain watched, amazed, from their rooms as Retribution used the defensive move that it had used on then during the first battle with them again to regain it's strength. The Dragon Rush seemed to shudder and shrink as it's energy was drawn into Retribution as extra energy. The Aggron was stuck in the air as Retribution drew in it's energy and once all of the Dragon Rush's energy was gone from sight and into Retribution.

The Aggron roared in pain as it was blasted away by a Dragon Pulse and then it was knocked out by a Hydro Pump. The red light from the Poke-ball sucked up Aggron and Crash put it in his pocket whispering that it did well, and he wouldn't lose, ever. Retribution smiled at the kids determination, but he still wasn't going to win.

The announcer yelled that Crash only had one Pokemon left to try and win this for himself, but it wasn't looking good for him. Crash smiled at Retribution and put his hands up.

"I honestly expected to beat you with my Tyranitar, but you're very resistant" He said "and I didn't want to bring him out but you gave me no choice"

...(Was going to leave it there, buuuut I'm not that mean)...

Retribution's POV

I was very confused at that last part, so he only had four actual Pokémon that he relied on, and his fifth was something that he couldn't put in a ball? I was VERY confused.

"Ray can I have a little help please" Crash yelled to the air, and bright lights formed up ahead making me look up as the clouds partially parted as a yellow light shone through them and a greenish creature that looked like a giant, green, flying snake came through and the  sky returned to normal.

I mind-linked to t as it reached the arena.

What are you? I asked it and it twisted in a circle again and looked at me with those bronze-yellow eyes and I lifted my head high and stared it down as it twisted and twirled seemingly hating the idea of touching the ground.

They call me Rayquazza, but Crash, my friend here, calls me Ray it said and I slightly relaxed. Then it told me a story the story of how they met you see there was this new group flying with their black ship of traps and horrors and I became injured after trying to fight them. Crash here found me on the ground half-dead because of the electric pulses they tormented me with preventing me from moving or phasing into my greater form. He took care of me after they had left me to fade into stars, of which I was born, and he helped me gain in strength and power. I owe him my life and will do anything, no madder how...rash, or stupid.

I growled at the though of those people, all they wanted was power, and they'd do anything to get it.

Yeah I ran into those...punks too and they didn't mean me well either. I don't know what their called, but I hate them to my bone especially that leader of theirs. Who I promised I was going to murder. I smiled at the last part and the green snake chuckled in my head.

Why would the Dark Pirates want with you, you're, you're it tried to say that I was weak but I roared at it and let my aura show and it shivered at my power, and bowed its head in sorrow forgive me, please. I nodded and clawed the ground making the grass in a long line three feet to my left have four close-set lines of burned, black ash-grass. I was very, very angry at being called weak.

How dare you call another like that, not even in their defeat should you say that to them, nor hint at it audibly I hissed and it bowed its head in sorrow and guilt other than that. The, Dark Pirates? It nodded in agreement they told me about something named The Black Plague and me being powerful enough to be harnessed to it. It's eyes seemed to widen in horror and it hissed in rage and it confused Retribution.

They said something about that to me as well but they said that I wasn't strong enough to Weill such a power. They tried it anyways and that mask, the pain of it drilling into the flesh and bone, he red light taking over my mind and melting me to a empty hull of power and uncontrollable rage it looked at the ground, it's eyes burning with the fire of rage and pain they stripped my power with a machine and left me to die, helpless and alone, until Crash that is. It looked slightly back to see Crash, who seemed as confused as everyone else at our conversation.

Well let's fight I said and I redoubled my armor and make it lighter and tougher with extra thickness as protection.

3rd POV

Retribution went into the defensive almost immediately as Rayquazza used all sorts of moves from a Hyper Beam to a Dragon Rush using all sorts of ground, electric, steel, flying, and dark type moves to try and get past Retribution's defenses, but nothing worked. As Retribution was faster than Rayquazza and it frustrated it. Then Retribution stopped and took off its armor as it evolved into its second form. Reaching a Mega Gyrados' length and height, but much stronger, and much bigger. The armor came back into Retribution, but it was mixed with an un-breakable diamond-obsidian alloy. Retribution's teeth flashed and it's eyes and claws glowed as it went on the offensive. Forcing Rayquazza back into the edge of the stadium and angering it beyond anything else at the fact that it was being humiliated by a creature that was new to its understanding and logic.

Retribution used Dragon Pulse and Rayquazza met it with the same. Causing a giant explosion that shook the arena. Everyone was still shocked that Rayquazza was even in the match. Alain and Ash were the most surprised because they didn't expect a legendary Pokémon to answer to call from a boy of their age, and they didn't expect Retribution to have lasted this long against Rayquazza, but nonetheless Retribution was prevailing.

Retribution used Crunch in Rayquazza not even waiting for the cloud of dust and ash to settle from the blast. The move connected and Rayquazza screeched in pain and surprise. Then it used Protect to throw Retribution off and it flew fifty feet up before safely self mega evolving. Retribution was slightly shocked at this but it wasn't a big surprise to it since it figured out that others could also self mega evolve.

Meteors were blasted to the ground as Rayquazza shot a ball of light into the air and Retribution went left and right dodging, cutting, blasting, and redirecting before one got the best of it and slammed it to the ground. Crash yelled something to Rayquazza but Retribution didn't hear it because as it saw Rayquazza rushing at it with a move that was much faster and much more powerful than a simple Dragon Rush. It curled into a tight ball, locked its spikes, let at power build up, and then let go of it all making a large sonic blast that shook the entire stadium and it broke through the Dragon Ascent and forced Rayquazza back.

Once it was finished Rayquazza slowly, painfully got up to find Retribution standing over it unharmed.

How? Rayquazza asked and then fell unconscious, and even though Retribution won it was still badly hurt. It has expended most of its energy into that blast and it was more than it had ever let go of before, but it still used the last of its power to heal Rayquazza. Its system blocked out the noise of the announcer telling everyone their excitement of seeing this battle, and that Retribution had won over Crash and Rayquazza. Retribution stood firm letting its leftover power flow into the unconscious Rayquazza as it healed what it could.

Then Retribution fell, unconscious, on top of Rayquazza, returning to its normal form. A dark shadow covered the stadium and Rayquazza barely opened an eye before realizing what it was, and it quickly transformed and floated over Retribution protectively. Growling at the ship, but Rayquazza was quickly silenced by an electric net that shot out from the ship and pinned it to the arena floor. Retribution opened its eyes to see Rayquazza struggling on the ground under a net and it stood and started to drag itself over to Rayquazza, but the high-pitched charge of electricity stopped it.

"You take another step towards that Rayquazza, and it gets another million bolts more than what we gave you" the leader's voice boomed throughout the stadium due to a loudspeaker "remember me" he said blandly and Retribution laughed Darkly.

Yeah, your the little kitten that I'm going to rip apart one of these days Retribution said smirking and Rayquazza smiled before at face twisted in pain because of a small shock that slipped through the cables and to the net trapping it to the ground.

"Now, now you don't want your friend here to get another shock do you" he said and Retribution growled loudly. A small object flew down to Retribution's eye level making Retribution growl more and activate it's metal armor "now you're going to let us put this on you, and you will let it take control, or the Rayquazza dies."

Retribution heard the pleading voice if the Rayquazza in its head to let it die, but he pushed it out and looked at it sorrowfully.

No. I am not going to let others die because of a mistake I made it said not again. Then it nodded and the object went onto Retribution's face and it activated. A band of metal shot out from the side of it, still attached, and it looked around Retribution's neck before connecting to form a collar. The top of the collar then split out and reached down Retribution's neck and did the same before it made a sheet of metal covering Retribution's neck. Then the front split down and covered the snout, chin, and throat. Stopping at the start of the mouth where it just made a grate of metal around, and the nose, so it could still breath regularly.

Then came the painful part. The start of the collar on the neck shot needles deep into Retribution's skin, going to the bone and injecting something that made Retribution fall to the ground as it couldn't feel its body anymore and it's vision was fuzzy and very unfocused.

"We've made it so that you can't use your body nor your mind like you did last time to get out of the collar." The sound was so distorted and disembodied that Retribution couldn't stick it to the visual of the man. Rayquazza struggled and screeched in rage as it watched its closest rival succumb to evil to help it, save it. Ash and Alain had gotten out their Pokémon and were trying to force open the doors with different moves and hits. Being going to mega-evolution and the Ash-Greninja stage to try and get out of the room to help their friend, but soon lost as the door wouldn't break or budge to let them out.

Ash fell to the floor on his back looking up helplessly as his Pokémon and him listened to the screams of pain as Retribution was tortured before their eyes. Alain did the same, but sat against the door in defeat with tears coming silently as he thought 'another I couldn't protect', 'another I couldn't save'.

Retribution couldn't do anything but scream in pain as the needles cut through flesh and seared themselves to the bone. The collar glowed red-hot as it seared itself to Retribution as well and then the red light turned in and Retribution wanted to tear off the helmet already, it's leg moved slightly but Retribution didn't notice. Weights came down and covered Retribution's feet and claws making hem heavier, and then they magnetized and connected to each-other. Retribution screeched in pain as the collar creates a helmet as well trying to get Retribution to open it's eyes and succumb to the red light that would control it if it did. No one moved, no one did anything for the ten minutes as Retribution fought agains the pain of the helmet turning white-hot and the piercing red light that threatened to take over its mind.

The playing over his head had hardened now and it had five spikes making a sort of crown with the end ones being the biggest, the middle being the ones in between, and the center being the smallest at two feet long. Then people started to do something. Hey roared and protested trying to get down as fast as they could to help, but Retribution's booming voice stopped them all.

NO!! This is my path and I must take it alone without help it said that way nothing and no one will be hurt, only I. It said and everyone stopped and reluctantly put their poke balls away and regained their senses.

Now leave me Retribution said I said LEAVE!!

And so everyone did, slowly and glumly wishing that it'd let them help, but it Retribution was right and they knew it, and they trusted it. And once Retribution felt that everyone, besides those in their heavily fortified rooms, were out. It sealed the doors and opened its eyes, letting the red light flood its vision and slave its mind.

Thanks for reading and I'll have another chapter out soon, and sorry for the late update.