As the Team Galactic Ship broke apart and vanished, every member of Team Galactic, Cyrus included, seemed to have fallen into the Space-Time Rift and been swept away by the turbulence.
Standing on the deck, Mingyou felt a wave of emotion. Arceus had saved him, after all. Cyrus's dream of surpassing the World's Principle had been impossible from the start.
But Team Galactic was gone now. Next, they had to leave the Space-Time Rift...
Just then, Friede seemed to notice something. His expression turned grave, and he shouted, "The Space-Time Vortex we came through is disappearing!"
"What?!"
Everyone looked up. Sure enough, the vortex created by Team Galactic was slowing down, on the verge of fading away.
Perhaps the effects of the Tera Storm caused by Terapagos losing control had faded, leaving nothing to keep the Space-Time Rift connected to other times and spaces.
"We have to get out, fast! Everyone into the cabin! Full speed ahead!"
Friede hurried back to the helm as everyone else rushed inside.
The Brave Olivine could navigate the Space-Time Rift freely only because of the Spooky Plate. If they could reach the Space-Time Vortex, its power would surely keep the passage open a little longer... but they had to get there before the vortex vanished.
They had barely caught their breath, and now the tension returned. Everyone aboard, Pokémon included, watched the shrinking vortex with their hearts in their throats, praying they would make it in time...
Outside, Zacian and Zamazenta were doing everything they could to hold the Space-Time Vortex open. Yet even the power of the Fairy King's Sword and the Fighting King's Shield could not stop it from rapidly settling.
The two Pokémon grew frantic.
They could already see the ship coming back...
At that instant, a powerful beam plunged from