Dragonspiral Tower.
Ash had successfully earned Reshiram's recognition.
Carrying Ash, the Hero of Truth, Reshiram made its way to the ruins of the Sword of the Vale Castle.
By then, the battle had reached a fever pitch.
Zekrom was showing signs of exhaustion under the Pokémon's relentless rotation of attacks and had even been knocked out of the sky twice.
Meanwhile, Li Wei brought Meloetta in Pirouette Forme, Shaymin in Sky Forme, and Victini with him,
heading straight for Dread, who controlled the Guardian Pillars.
Dread had been supremely confident at first,
thanks to the courage Zekrom had given him.
That lasted until Steven easily defeated Sigilyph and Gothitelle. Neither had recovered enough to fight yet.
Facing Meloetta and Sky Shaymin,
with even Victini right before his eyes,
Dread found himself powerless.
"Zekrom!"
Dread shouted,
"Help me!"
Having acknowledged Dread's ideals,
Zekrom would fight to the very end.
Even though Zekrom was currently at a disadvantage,
it still weathered Lucario and Dragapult's attacks, trying to stop Li Wei!
But just as Zekrom gathered energy, attempting to force its way through, Reshiram and Ash arrived in time!
A searing blast of flame interrupted Zekrom!
"Zekrom!"
Riding on Reshiram's back, Ash shouted, "Please look down! The Dragon Vein underground has already been weakened terribly by our battle!"
The thunderclouds Zekrom brought with it had blanketed the sky, severely limiting visibility.
And as their battle carried them higher and higher, unlike Li Wei and Steven, who were fighting at the Sword of the Vale Castle,
Ash had flown all the way there on Reshiram and seen for himself how the fierce battle, together with Dread's forced manipulation of the Guardian Pillars, was gradually throwing the Dragon Vein into chaos.
If they kept fighting like this, the Dragon Vein would collapse completely, and Eindoak