"It's beautiful, but I have to say..."
Jo pointed at their surroundings outside and said,
"Doesn't it look like we're no longer where we were? Are we rising?"
Everyone snapped out of their daze. Falcon's and Guan's expressions shifted slightly as they approached the edge of the Bubble Barrier and surveyed their surroundings. A moment later, they returned with grave expressions.
"The passage is gone! So is the Submarine!"
Guan looked at them, helplessness filling his narrowed eyes.
"Jo's right! This palace complex is rising!"
Reggie, however, seemed unbothered.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
He looked at the Wailord swimming outside and said softly,
"As long as we can leave the seabed, we won't have to worry about being crushed to death even if this bubble breaks..."
Yong turned back, staring gravely at the buildings behind them.
"I'm afraid Luo Hou won't let us have our way!"
Everyone followed his gaze. Above the distant palace, a deep crimson pillar of fire, an icy blue beam, and a silver-blue bolt of lightning kept erupting!
A moment later, the singing in their ears gradually became clearer.
"Bana~~~ Bana~~~"
The entire Temple of the Sea kept shaking, and the surrounding currents grew even more turbulent.
The Crown of the Sea in Yong's backpack began to radiate a crystalline white light! The two Pokémon Eggs in Yong's and Falcon's arms blazed with light!
Crack!
Before everyone's eyes, the Pokémon Eggs finally hatched!
Two tiny figures gradually took shape within the light. Throughout the surrounding sea, all the Pokémon gathered around the palace as a mysterious power spread, calling to the Prince of the Sea.
"Bana..."
A soft murmur rang out, and a rainbow pillar of light suddenly rose from the center of the palace!
At that moment, the Bubble Barrier abruptly shattered!
Before they