Rustboro City, Devon Corporation conference room.
They were holding a meeting to discuss how to shatter the colossal meteorite.
Li Wei swept his gaze across the room,
finally settling on Giovanni on the remote screen, then Steven, Cynthia, and the others beside him.
"We aren't unprepared, and we aren't just waiting to die. Before we put our plan into motion,
I'll make sure our ultimate safeguard is in place-I'll personally speak with both Rayquaza and ask them to serve as our plan's final fallback."
The moment he said that, the faint stir in the conference room died away, and every gaze fixed on Li Wei.
Two Rayquaza!
That meant that even if their plan failed, Hoenn-and indeed the world-still stood an excellent chance of being saved.
An invisible sense of security instantly dispelled some of the fear born of uncertainty.
"Rayquaza are our guardians. We appreciate and respect their power."
Li Wei added, "But that's precisely why we can't be content to rely on legends!"
"These thirteen days, this countdown to the meteorite's arrival, are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"An opportunity, without risking extinction,
to test just how far our human and Pokémon civilization can go,
with our own wisdom, technology, and bonds,
and nothing else!"
Brawly nodded. "With Rayquaza as our fallback, we can give this our all without holding back!"
Even the usually aloof Lorelei nodded slightly. "An unprecedented live exercise of the highest caliber."
Steven immediately picked up the thread and nodded.
"That's right. Li Wei, Mr. Giovanni, and I all believe we must make this attempt.
The Sky Dome Shield energy-focusing platform that the Rainbow Group deployed in low orbit was designed for precisely this kind of situation."
Steven worked the controls, and a complex structural diagram of the platform and an energy-flow simulation animation appeared on