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Episode 5: The Origin of a Rescue

Shaymin elegantly jumped off of Ash's head and onto a rock facing Zero. If you're going to hurt my friends, you'll have to take me first.

Brock gasped as a couple of Magnemite grabbed Shaymin. "I don't think that was the greatest of challenges..." he mused as he watched Zero accept Shaymin.

Newton gasped when he saw Zero. "It can't be...he's turned against me!"

"What do you mean?" Ash asked.

"Zero was once my assistant--!" Newton started before several Magnemite created an electrical barrier around the group. Once this was done, they fired bursts of the dangerous purple gas; causing the group to cough profusely.

"Here!" Newton sputtered as he offered a spherical device to Ash. "These respirators will protect you from the gas!"

"Thanks." Ash managed to gasp before putting the respirator in. Once sure he could breathe again, he and Newton worked as fast as they could to get respirators to the others.

Dawn discovered a TALK button on the respirator. "SunrisePearl, standing by."

"PokeMaster01, reporting." Ash replied.

"PewterSong, standing by." Brock replied. "I can see the Magnemite taking Shaymin inside the purple gas cloud."

The group watched Shaymin absorb the gas just as Giratina headed for her! [HAAAAAAAAAAAH!] Shaymin screeched as she used Seed Flare.

The impact of the attack sent the group flying back into the real world...

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Brock removed his respirator. "Everyone okay?"

"I think so..." Dawn replied as she removed her respirator.

Newton knelt before the shuddering Shaymin. "Shaymin... Giratina only wanted your Seed Flare so that it could regain its ability to travel between the real world and the Distortion World."

I see... Shaymin replied. That explains that pink shadow over there...

Ash suddenly saw Giratina land in a patch of trees, transforming into a winged dragon form. "Whoa! Giratina transformed!"

"That's likely due to gravity changes." Newton explained.

Suddenly, Zero's airship streaked towards the group! "Hit the dirt!" Brock called, diving to the ground as the ship fired a laser at Giratina.

Dawn gasped as the laser expanded into a red cage. "No way! Zero captured Giratina!"

"We have to save him!" Ash vowed as he got up. "Who knows what nefarious plan Zero has for Giratina?"

He spotted an open airlock just as Zero jumped onto the cage. "We can sneak aboard there while Zero's occupied with the laser cage!"

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"Good thinking, Ash--that airlock led us right where Giratina's being held." Dawn smiled.

She looked over at Giratina suspended inside a red diamond. "The next question is how to save Giratina..."

"I designed the airship." Newton explained. "I wanted to absorb Giratina's power so that I could traverse between the two worlds at will. However, I was forced to cancel the project when I realized that this would kill Giratina."

The group nodded. "I next deleted all of the blueprints, which led to Zero and I leaving on rocky terms." Newton continued "I'm sure that Zero remembers everything I designed."

A bang got Brock's attention. "Get ready!" he called as the banging continued.

He smiled at Ash as Shaymin transformed back into Sky Forme. "If you have to, it's okay to use your Swanna Song."

About then, the door burst open! "Get them!" Zero ordered his team.

The Magnezone fired Shock Wave at Shaymin, but Shaymin weaved around all the thunderbolts. <i>Take THIS!</i> she screeched before firing an Energy Ball, sending the Magnezone flying into a wall.

"JUMP!" Dawn screamed as the Magnezone fired a massive Thunderbolt.

Tintri attempted to shock the diamond cage surrounding Giratina. [No go--this thing's powerful!]

Brock caught a glance of a computer tracking Giratina's energy drainage as the battle raged on. "We have to find a way to stop the energy drainage before Giratina dies!"

"Diddy, Tails, help Tintri support Shaymin!" Ash heaved two Poke Balls skyward.

Dawn watched Diddy use Flamethrower, Tintri use Thunderbolt, and Tails use Sonic Boom to hold off their assailants. "Satomi, Kori, Lola, you guys help, too!"

[Take THIS!] Satomi growled before using Psybeam.

[For Giratina!] Kori called before using Bubblebeam.

[And both worlds!] Lola cried before using Ice Beam.

"Thanks, everyone--this should buy me time to disable the energy draining system." Newton smiled before hurrying to the computer to stop the draining process.

"Hurry if you can--it's at 74 percent." Brock warned as Newton went to work. "I don't know how long our teams can hold Zero's team back."

The group tensely watched as Newton typed a few commands as quickly as he could. After a few tense moments, the cage around Giratina dispelled. Energy drain interrupted--99 percent complete. the system reported.

Dawn gasped as the whir of the engines stopped, and all the doors on he ship blew open! "I have a bad feeling about this..." she stammered as the weakened Giratina slid across the floor and down to the earth below.

"If there was ever a good time to use the Swanna Song, this would be it!" Brock gasped as the group recalled their teams.

"Follow me!" Ash called, motioning for the group to follow him out of an airlock.

Once all four humans and Shaymin were in the air, Ash sang Gatrandis favel, secret, edena...
Emusto ronzen fine el balaziis...
Katoradis favel siicletu edena... At this, a rainbow aura formed around the group, slowing their descent as the airship crashed into the forest.
Emusto koron zen fine, si...

Newton heaved a sigh of relief as the rainbow bubble touched down in the grass. "I don't know where you learned to use such a great power, Ash...but you saved our lives."

"Where's Giratina?" Dawn asked as Brock came to tend to Ash.

Brock looked over to see Giratina's body lying by the shore of a lake. "There! I see him!"

To Be Continued...