To be the Very Best (Pokémon X Male Reader)

Z-A Arc Final Chapter - Milagro

Anastasia had returned to the ruins of the Team Flare hideout; her allies were gone. She was alone, but none of that mattered anymore. She had everything she needed, first the cells and now the Ultimate Weapon.

Approaching the lab, ready to put her master plan at the ready, she paused, seeing Zephyr still snooping around. He glanced at her with an uneasy smile. "You're still here? I half expected those snobs in the police force to be reading you your rights."

Anastasia didn't respond to this, giving him a dodgy look as he logged out of the computer, clearing out the last of the Paradox Pokemon with help from a few Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts. "Our work here is done; I would like to thank you for your help... But you didn't do anything."

"Running into the open arms of your boss?" She spat, shaking her head. "I don't care, leave; my plan is almost done."

"Thanks to his majesty's kindness. You wouldn't have the last of the Zygarde cells without him."

Anastasia walked right up to Zephyr, facing him and muttering. "What is it you want in return?"

Zephyr brushed off Anastasia's dirty clothes, smiling a sinister stare. "I've already got what I came for. I wish you all the best of luck, but we both know Y/N will storm this place, and you'll lose."

This got the first laugh from Anastasia, even catching Zephyr off guard. "So you do have a sense of humour. How interesting."

"What is there to lose when I've already won."

"That has yet to be seen. Enjoy your prize, Miss Flare Leader."

Anastasia put her master ball into the canister, starting the machine up and stepping back in awe. "We're almost there, Zygarde... Almost there, we'll reverse Lysandre's curse and save the world."

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The ground had already begun to shake as we stood at the dawn of the ruined Team Flare base. Many of the officers guarding the place were knocked out; they never stood a chance against Anastasia. I looked down into the gaping hole, the endless abyss, that same feeling etching its way back: the Darkest Day, Eternatus and Giovanni. I couldn't help but shiver, wanting to run. I stepped back, wincing, only for that feeling to melt away when Nemona took my hand.

"It won't be like last time; we've got each other's back."

Feeling that weak version of me fizzle out, I nodded, feeling better. "Yeah, we've got this."

"Let's take down Anastasia once and for all."

Sliding down the hole, I began to mutter. "I'm not here to fight; I'm here to give her a chance."

"A chance?"

Falling into the secret lab, I landed on my knees in a puddle of water. Looking down at my reflection for a brief moment, I thought I saw someone watching me—someone of great height. I quickly turned around; there was no one there. Catching Nemona, I helped her down as she got a look at the labs for the first time. "This is where they brought you?"

I looked at the destruction and mess; it was clear they were in a hurry. Peering through the hallways I had escaped with Mawile, I couldn't help but feel disheartened. "The Paradox Pokemon are all gone... No doubt taken by Zephyr and Team Rainbow Rocket."

"An army of Paradox Pokemon... There's no doubt that's bad, right?"

I ponder the world with that possibility with a sigh. "One problem at a time."

Making it to the end of the hallway, I could see one light echoing out the darkness. This had to be it. Nemona and I walked in, seeing Anastasia hunched over a workstation with the canister of Zygarde cells and cores. Kicking a pipe, it made a loud bang, catching her attention.