Watching the dust disperse and the meteor crumble to ash amid the lightning, Mingyou finally breathed a sigh of relief. It had actually tried to invade Earth. Even for an alien, that was far too brazen. It could spend another few tens of thousands of years evolving as DNA.
"But now..."
He sighed softly. They had stopped a disaster, but the meteor shower was gone. Everyone had been looking forward to it.
There was nothing he could do. He couldn't conjure up another meteor shower out of thin air. No matter how capable Mingyou was, some things were simply impossible.
"Come on. Time to head back."
He glanced toward the rocket. It was drifting farther and farther away. There went a billion, down the drain. If he hadn't been pressed for time, he wouldn't have taken a rocket up here at all. Miraidon could have breached the atmosphere on its own.
But just as he was about to leave, Miraidon warned him that something else was approaching!
"What? Another alien?"
Mingyou turned to look. Once he saw who it was, he couldn't help laughing. "Oh, it's Earth's guardian deity. Ray... no, Caterpie?"
Seeing Rayquaza appear now made Mingyou want to curse. Which of them was supposed to guard these skies? The moment aliens invaded, Rayquaza had fled without hesitation, leaving the door wide open to welcome them in...
Rayquaza flew up to them. As the ancient ruler of the skies, it still cut an imposing figure, but Mingyou spoke to it through Miraidon and snapped, "You're useless!"
"..."
Rayquaza froze, stunned by the sudden insult.
Mingyou had no intention of sparing its feelings. It had surely been nearby all along, yet when he was pushing that rock with Miraidon, it hadn't shown itself. What was it doing? Skiving off and