Groudon woke up.
It slowly rose to its feet. That fall had naturally done it no harm, but it had been immensely humiliating.
Once it was up, it turned its head directly toward Fang Yuan and the others.
"Grr..."
Fang Yuan swallowed and looked at Groudon as well.
At that moment,
Fang Yuan did not know whether he should feel sad or relieved.
The bad news was that Groudon had suddenly awakened, and they had not made any preparations.
The good news was that Groudon seemed very calm right now.
Actually,
Fang Yuan knew that as long as the two Ancient Pokémon, Groudon and Kyogre, were not tearing into each other over Natural Energy, or having their minds controlled by some item or Pokémon, they were not particularly irritable.
In fact, the invincible Ash and Pikachu had each ridden Kyogre and Groudon before.
So, Groudon being in a stable mood after waking up was a blessing amid misfortune for Fang Yuan.
"Roar."
However, Groudon did not see it that way. It believed that these villains had fished it out of its resting place, carried it into the sky, and thrown it down.
Damn it.
Were they bullying it because it could not fly?
Blue spikes quickly emerged from the seams in Groudon's skin, a sign that it was gathering power. At the same time, the blazing sun in the sky began to grow hotter, and dazzling white light instantly gathered in Groudon's mouth, aimed at Dragonite in the sky.
"W-Wait!!!"
"Groudon, I'm Arceus's messenger. You know Arceus, right? You've misunderstood. We were actually the ones who saved you!!"
Holy shit, seeing Groudon about to attack, Fang Yuan immediately unleashed Transcendence Power, Aura Power, and Heart Power!
The marks of Arceus, the World Tree Lineage, and the Rainbow Hero were all