Opelucid City.
The rescue efforts were ongoing, but the atmosphere was tense.
"If Ghetsis can control the Legendary Strongest Dragon..." Alder muttered, rubbing his chin as his brain spun rapidly.
"What will he do with it?"
Every evil organization has its own goals.
Team Plasma had always presented itself as a quasi-religious group, preaching the liberation of Pokémon.
But was that Ghetsis's true purpose?
Heh.
Anyone who believed that was a fool.
In response to Alder's question, Cynthia and Diantha looked at each other.
They were from Sinnoh and Kalos; they didn't know much about Unova's internal politics.
Even Sabrina, the new Champion, was unfamiliar with the local threats.
Among everyone present, only Sam truly understood the nature of Team Plasma.
"Their purpose is simple," Sam said softly, looking at the smoke rising from the ruins.
"Like Team Rocket, they want to compete with the Alliance for control of the world."
"However, compared to Giovanni, who wants to conquer all regions, Ghetsis has a more focused target. He wants to dominate Unova."
Sam recalled the plot of the games Black 2 & White 2.
Once Team Plasma mastered the power of the Legendary Dragon, they launched an all-out assault on the League to freeze the region into submission.
"When a person masters great power, their ambition expands," Sam explained.
"Whatever their original purpose, if they want to act, they must establish authority."
"The Unova Alliance has suppressed Team Plasma for a long time. If they can control Black Kyurem, they will counterattack. They need to make a statement."
"And the best way to establish authority..." Sam looked toward the horizon.
"Is to destroy the symbol of the current regime."
Alder's face sank completely.
"The League Headquarters," he whispered.
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Vertress City. The League Headquarters.
In the heart of the city stood a towering skyscraper. It was the highest symbol of power for the Unova Alliance.
Even though many investigators had been sent to Opelucid City for support, the Elite Four were still stationed here.
It was supposed to be the hardest fortress in the entire region.
CRASH!
Suddenly, a massive roar echoed from the city limits.
The ground shook.
The Elite Four, who were on high alert inside the building, rushed to the windows.
In the distance, a ten-story office building was slowly toppling over, sliced in half by a beam of ice.
Walking through the destruction was a nightmare.
A giant Pokémon, standing fifty meters tall. Its body was asymmetrical; one side encased in black armor, the other in ice.
Tubes of energy connected its back to a generator on its tail. Lightning flickered around it, and the air froze wherever it stepped.
Black Kyurem.
"Destroy it!" Ghetsis screamed, riding on his Hydreigon above the monster.
"Destroy everything you see!! Raze this damn Unova Alliance to the ground!"
Ghetsis pointed a trembling finger at the League Headquarters.
"Black Kyurem! Use Fusion Bolt!"
"ROOOAAAR!!!!"
Black Kyurem roared, and the generator on its tail spun blue.
The sky instantly turned black.
BOOM! BOOM!
Thunderbolts the size of skyscrapers crashed down like divine punishment. The earth cracked. The air smelled of ozone and fear.
"Get out! Evacuate!"
Countless Alliance workers ran screaming from the building.
KABOOM!
The bolts of lightning bombarded the Headquarters. The massive steel structure groaned and trembled under the assault.
Fortunately, the Alliance didn't cut corners on construction; the reinforced steel held for the moment, but the heat was melting the frame.
The Elite Four, Shauntal, Marshal, Grimsley, and Caitlin, stumbled out of the front doors, coughing in the dust.
They looked up at the Black Kyurem with pure horror in their eyes.
Even the strongest non-legendary Pokémon they possessed felt like ants compared to this God.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!"
Seeing the destruction, Ghetsis laughed maniacally.
"Worthy of being called the Strongest Dragon! With this power, forget Unova! Even the entire world will be trampled under my feet!"
Ghetsis looked down at the fleeing Elite Four with disdain. Then he pointed at the burning building.
"Black Kyurem!"
"Freeze it."
"ROOOAAAR!!!"
Black Kyurem let out a chilling roar. It opened its maw, and absolute zero energy gathered in its throat.
Glaciate.
It spat a beam of freezing light.
Crack... Snap...
The flames were extinguished instantly. The metal groaned as it contracted.
In seconds, the entire skyscraper, the symbol of Unova's power, was encased in a prison of ice. It turned into a massive, frozen tomb.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!"
Ghetsis laughed until he was breathless. The suppression he had felt for years was finally vented. He was the King now.
"Who dares to stop me?!"
Just as his arrogance reached its peak, a bright light shone on the horizon.
A white figure pierced through the dark clouds.
It was Reshiram, the Dragon of Truth.
Riding on its back was Sam, flanked by Cynthia on her Garchomp and Diantha on her Gardevoir.
They had arrived from Opelucid City.
Seeing them, Ghetsis's laughter died down, replaced by a cruel, twisted smile.
"Ah," Ghetsis sneered.
"So you've come to die."