"Old Solid, cool it down a bit, we're still on your shoulders, don't start a blaze!"
"Roar!! (This Fat Fish is so infuriating!!)"
"We had an agreement, battle comes second, friendship first!"
"Roar!!! (Alright!!)"
At that moment, Groudon, under Fang Yuan's soothing, gradually calmed down. After all, there was still a chance to beat up Kyogre later; no rush, no rush.
"Roar!!! (Stinky fish, here I come! Let's settle this!!)" Following a loud roar, Groudon closed the distance to Kyogre.
"Roar!! (But this time, there are special rules! I demand a Referee!)"
"Roar?!!" Plunging into the ocean, Kyogre and Groudon locked eyes, unleashing tremendous roars, although Kyogre was also somewhat puzzled.
Referee?
It was then that Kyogre noticed the tiny human on Groudon's shoulder.
"Roar!!! (What are you trying to pull?)" Kyogre's gaze locked onto Groudon.
Their battles, other than the annoying Green Fly that would interfere, who else had any right to intervene, especially a human?
It immediately began to gather Origin Pulse in its mouth, intent on flipping Groudon first before discussing anything else.
Waking up from sleep, it was in the mood for a fight, and Groudon's arrival was just perfect!
"Kyogre, I am an Envoy of Arceus, the World Tree Guardian and also The Brave of the Rainbow." Fang Yuan stood on Groudon, smiling as he greeted Kyogre, while unleashing his Power Fluctuation to stop Kyogre.
"I know you want to fight, but the surge of Natural Energy is coming in the next few years. If you waste too much Energy now on meaningless conflicts, and even if it leads to Rayquaza arriving and putting you to sleep, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"
"By then, the Natural Energy would just benefit other Pokémon for nothing."
Kyogre's expression changed slightly.
An Envoy of Arceus?
The Origin Pulse in its mouth gradually dispersed as it looked at Groudon and Fang Yuan, puzzled how Groudon ended up associated with an Envoy of Arceus.
But...
The words Fang Yuan just said were indeed true. Engaging in meaningless conflicts before the eruption of Natural Energy, and missing the surge because of it, would indeed be a major loss.
Natural Energy was the main reason for the mutual strife between the two Ancient Creatures. If not for the purpose of fighting over this, they would be too lazy to battle and wouldn't have accumulated their enmity and bromance (X) over a billion years.
"Roar!! (What are you trying to do?)" Kyogre evaluated them with a scrutinizing gaze.
Groudon showed an inscrutable expression.
"Roar!!! (Listen up!)"
"A fight is inevitable, I can sense your feelings. However, let's set some rules first. For example, we won't do Primal Reversion during the fight, and we must control our strength within a certain range. We'll agree on a method to decide the winner. This way, we can avoid endless fighting or the battle spreading too far and attracting Rayquaza."
Fang Yuan quickly said, "It's just a warm-up now. When it's time to contend for Natural Energy, then you can give it your all."
"That way, you can fight without delaying important matters."
Fang Yuan wiped the sweat from his brow; as long as they didn't start fighting because of him, it was all good.
"Roar?!! (Rules?)" Kyogre had never heard of such a concept before.
"Yes, just like I said, fight in your normal state, don't go through Primal Reversion, and restrict the battle to a certain area. That would be completely foolproof. As for the method to decide the winner, how about if one side pins down the other for more than 2 minutes, we consider that side the temporary victor, how about that?"
Fang Yuan smiled. He'd tried to persuade Groudon for a while and couldn't convince him to back down. The battle between the two Ancient Creatures was inevitable, so the least he could do was to minimize the impact of the fight.
Kyogre pondered.
Not going through Primal Reversion meant not wasting Natural Power. It was only a regular challenge now, and using up Natural Power for it truly wasn't worth it. Besides, in their normal state, its Water Series powers wouldn't be limited by Groudon, it seemed like it had a slight advantage.
And restraining the battle area would prevent that annoying fellow Rayquaza from showing up, which suited the creature just fine.
Agreeing to a method to judge victory could prevent endless fighting and unnecessary exhaustion of physical strength. These rules... Kyogre could accept them...
It hadn't thought Groudon, the big dumb brute, would actually understand the need for fighting rules to avoid losses.
"Roar!! (I accept.)" Kyogre said.
And Fang Yuan also smiled, "Great! By the way, since both of you are Ancient Creatures, you won't forget the rules once the fighting starts, right...?"
"Roar!!!"
The two Ancient Creatures carried themselves proudly. What a joke, don't think Pokémon are like humans who know how to cheat.
"Alright, since you've agreed, then I will be the Referee for this match..." Fang Yuan sighed in relief.
While Kyogre, Groudon, and Fang Yuan were having their exchange, Da Wu and the others were utterly flabbergasted.
What's going on?
Groudon... wasn't coming to fight?
Why was it chatting with Kyogre?
And it seemed like Fang Yuan had joined them, seamlessly engaging in conversation with the two Super Ancient Pokémon?
"What are they talking about?" Mikkeli asked curiously.
"I don't know..." Thousand Miles shook his head.
"Speaking of which, this Fang Yuan, he can actually communicate normally with two Super Ancient Pokémon..." Handsome Guy was utterly astonished.
How is that possible, no wait... it is possible. He looked toward Lila. After all, Lila had seen with her own eyes how Fang Yuan summoned more than a dozen Legendary Pokémon to attack Rocket Team.