Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice

"That is...!?"

Karen quickly noticed the silhouette of a person appearing at the entrance of the Embedded Tower.

Squinting to get a closer look, Karen discovered that it was a girl about the same age as her. She was wearing a cloak similar in style to those from Lance, adorned with unique emblems. Her demeanor was strikingly heroic and carried a touch of androgyny.

The next second, the girl leaped into the air and landed on the weakened Rayquaza, which had been surrounded and attacked by hundreds of elite trainers.

"Is she... Rayquaza's trainer?!"

Karen was shocked, and at the same time, a thought flashed through her mind.

But she quickly sensed something was off.

If Rayquaza truly had a trainer, wouldn't Devon Corporation's current actions be outright robbery?

"Rayquaza! Mega Evolve!"

Before Karen could think further, the girl bent her knees slightly and touched a gemstone embedded in the anklet on her right foot with her left hand.

Mega Evolution?

Hearing this term, not only Karen but also the trainers below were stunned.

In the next moment, the previously disadvantaged Rayquaza let out an earth-shaking roar, its dragon cry reverberating across the sky.

The gemstone on the girl's anklet began to emit a radiant, multicolored holy light, resonating with the energy within Rayquaza.

The two forces intertwined and merged into one.

"What is that!?"

Karen was stunned. She had seen far too many unexpected things today!

Stephen, on the other hand, grabbed Karen's hand and pulled her farther away.

He had already guessed what was happening.

But precisely because of this, they needed to keep their distance.

Not to mention the sheer risk of getting caught in a battle of this magnitude, if Devon Corporation discovered that they had witnessed the entire sequence of events, it would certainly spell endless trouble.

Soon, amidst the dazzling multicolored light, everyone could see that the massive form of Rayquaza had expanded noticeably.

Finally, the light of evolution dissipated, revealing Rayquaza's new form to everyone present.

The elongated dragon body now bore even more pronounced features of an Eastern dragon, with two golden ripples resembling whiskers hanging down from its cheeks. Its gaze was imposing as it looked down on its enemies from above.

Magnificent! Dominant!

"Legendary can evolve further!?"

Karen muttered instinctively.

But she quickly recalled the girl's earlier action of touching the gemstone.

Could there be a connection between the two?

However, before she could think further, Mr. Stone, who was commanding the trainers below, shouted out loudly:

"Continue!"

The numerous Ice-type Pokémon below, although inwardly trembling with fear, had no choice but to obey their trainers. As Stephen had once said:

Pokémon will give everything to their trainers.

Froslass, Abomasnow, Mamoswine...

Numerous Ice-type Pokémon opened their mouths, releasing beams of Ice Beam.

The icy blasts converged in midair, forming an ultra-powerful Ice Beam that shot directly toward Mega Rayquaza.

"Roar!"

Mega Rayquaza, with its now larger and more elegant form, twisted its body like a spring.

It spiraled around the massive Ice Beam while closing in on the trainers below.

Then, flames ignited at the tip of Mega Rayquaza's tail.

Dragon Tail!

The Dragon Tail swept out in a wide arc.

The Ice-type Pokémon were sent flying like baseballs struck by a bat, soaring dozens of meters into the air!

The sheer disparity in size and power made Stephen think of Madara's rampage against the Allied Shinobi Forces during the Shinobi World War.

"Attack!"

Under the orders of Mr. Stone, other Electric-type Pokémon—such as Raichu and Ampharos—rushed forward.

They clung tightly to Mega Rayquaza's neck, tail, and back, releasing electricity at close range.

However, unaware of Mega Rayquaza's unique ability, they didn't realize that Electric-type attacks were now utterly ineffective against the Sky Dragon.

"You really won't let us go, huh?"

Standing on Mega Rayquaza's head, the girl in the cloak gritted her teeth.

Mega Rayquaza's claws glowed with a blue-purple dragon aura as it grabbed the Electric-type Pokémon clinging to its body.

It was enraged now!

Without holding back, these Pokémon were no match for the overwhelming power of Mega Rayquaza.

One after another, the Pokémon were slashed open by Dragon Claw, their wounds bleeding profusely. Some were even disemboweled.

Although Pokémon were generally known for their resilience—especially in the kid-friendly versions of the anime, where injuries rarely resulted in bloodshed—there were limits to what they could endure.

Now, they were facing Mega Rayquaza, a Pokémon ranked at the pinnacle of Tier 1 legends.

"Rayquaza! Calm down!"

The girl shouted anxiously.

Seeing the Pokémon below being battered and bloodied by Mega Rayquaza, her face turned pale.

After all, it was their trainers who gave the orders; the Pokémon themselves were innocent.

Hearing its trainer's voice, Mega Rayquaza hesitated for a moment.

And in that brief pause, Mr. Stone shouted, "Use 'Flower'!"

Flower?

Hearing this command, Karen was utterly confused once again.

What was "Flower"?

The trainers to the right of the Embedded Tower parted to reveal a large transport truck resembling Optimus Prime.

At Mr. Stone's command, the truck's cargo bay opened, revealing a cannon-like weapon that looked like it had been pulled straight from the set of an Ultraman movie.

With a grave expression, Mr. Stone explained:

"This is a secret weapon developed by Devon Corporation through research on Infinity Energy. It can drain the life energy of its target. With this—"

"Flower, fire!"

A researcher in a lab coat sitting in the truck's passenger seat shouted as they pressed a red button on the dashboard.

The cannon's barrel began to charge with multicolored light, identical to the glow emitted during Rayquaza's Mega Evolution earlier.

"Rayquaza! Dodge it quickly!"

The girl on Mega Rayquaza's back waved her hand and shouted.

Mega Rayquaza narrowed its eyes.

With its speed, this kind of attack was nothing to fear.

However, just as it was about to evade, it suddenly froze in place.

Looking down, it saw that the Pokémon it had knocked down earlier had desperately climbed back up, clinging to its tail with its last ounce of strength!

These guys...!?

Mega Rayquaza's pupils contracted sharply.

Many of the Pokémon had injuries so severe that their bones were visible through their wounds, yet they still dared to stop it!

For humanity, they were willing to go this far!?

Under normal circumstances, Rayquaza would have ignored such foolish creatures.

It would've simply used another Dragon Tail to send them flying to their deaths.

But seeing the determination in their expressions, the Sky Dragon hesitated in this critical moment.

However, it was in that brief moment of hesitation.

In an instant, a rainbow-colored laser cannon struck Mega Rayquaza directly. It wasn't an attack of devastating power, but the Mega Rayquaza hit by it seemed to have been drained of all its energy, visibly growing fatigued. Its body reverted from its Mega form back to its normal state!

"No! Rayquaza!"

The caped girl standing on Rayquaza's head turned pale, and in one breath, she threw all the Poké Balls from her belt.

"Everyone, destroy that device!"

Noivern, Dragalge, Hydreigon, Kingdra, Altaria, and Flygon—the six Dragon Pokémon charged together toward the cannon behind the large truck.

"Stop them!"

Mr. Stone shouted.

"Blizzard!"

The ice-type team, originally the main attackers, immediately redirected their ice-type Pokémon to surround and attack the Pokemon Dragons sent out by the caped girl.

But those six Dragons weren't pushovers. They quickly launched Flamethrowers, Dragon Pulses, and other signature moves to counter.

Since Rayquaza had already taken down more than half of Devon Corporation's Pokémon earlier, the remaining team couldn't immediately subdue these six Dragons.

At this moment, a trainer noticed the caped girl on Rayquaza's head.

"Skarmory! Take out that girl!"

A Skarmory emerged from its Poké Ball, its steel wings gleaming with a metallic white light, rushing toward the caped girl at an incredible speed.

It was Steel Wing!

Rayquaza, severely weakened and barely able to move, had no strength left to protect its partner. The six Dragons also momentarily lost focus as they realized their trainer was in danger.

Noivern immediately turned back, chasing after Skarmory in an attempt to save its trainer.

However, with one ally turning back, the remaining five Dragons immediately fell into a disadvantage. Not to mention that moment of distraction—Blizzard quickly broke through Flamethrower's resistance, striking the five Dragons out of the sky.

Even so, the Devon Corporation trainers weren't satisfied. They ordered their Pokémon to pursue and finish them off.

Meanwhile, Skarmory's Steel Wing was about to strike the caped girl.

At the critical moment, Noivern finally caught up and bit down hard on Skarmory's neck from behind with a Super Fang.

"Caw!"

Skarmory screeched in pain, losing its balance mid-air, causing its attack to veer off course.

But even so, the sharp edge of Steel Wing still slashed across the girl's shoulder.

"Arghhh—!"

The girl's anguished scream echoed through the night sky.

Two seconds later, she plummeted to the ground.

The next moment, an arm landed beside her.

But it didn't stop there—the sharp blade of Skarmory's attack, after severing her left arm, had also sliced open her abdomen.

Blood spilled everywhere, and the wound on her side was so deep it nearly bisected her body in half!

"Woo... woo...!"

Rayquaza let out a sorrowful cry and collapsed weakly. In its final moments of consciousness, it took in the horrifying sight of its partner's tragic state…

"Eeeeeaaaaaah—!"

Noivern quickly landed beside the girl. Seeing her in such a state, let out a heart-wrenching cry of grief.

"Don't… don't worry about me… Noivern…"

The girl barely lifted her head, clinging to her last breath as she spoke:

"Hurry… take my… ankle bracelet… back… tell everyone…"

With that, her head tilted to the side, and she fell completely silent.

"Woo… woo…!"

Noivern's face was streaked with tears as it fought to suppress its grief. It carefully removed the bracelet with the keystone from her right leg and shot into the sky.

"Don't let it escape!"

The Devon Corporation trainers quickly summoned their flying Pokémon to give chase.

Meanwhile, the girl's remaining five Dragons used all their strength to act as a shield, blocking the pursuers at the cost of their own lives.

Mr. Stone's attention, however, was entirely focused on the unconscious Rayquaza.

"Load Rayquaza into the truck!"

At the president's command, Devon Corporation employees quickly drove up another semi-truck. A dozen Machoke swarmed forward, lifting the unconscious Rayquaza into the cargo hold.

"President, what about this girl? Should we dispose of her?"

A subordinate pointed at the girl's corpse and sought Mr. Stone's instructions.

"…Do as you wish."

After a brief moment of thought, Mr. Stone nodded in agreement, then got into the truck carrying Rayquaza, leaving with most of her subordinates.

There was still much to do.

…

The dozen or so Devon Corporation employees left behind began cleaning up the battlefield.

They were to destroy not only the girl who had controlled Rayquaza but also her five Dragons.

"Burn her directly."

A male employee, who seemed to be in a management position, coldly ordered as he looked down at the girl's corpse.

As he spoke, he released a Magcargo.

"Use Flamethro—"

Before the man could finish his sentence, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his throat.

Looking down, he saw a golden spike piercing the center of his neck.

It was… Pin Missile!

"Kill them all."

A cold voice rang out beside the remaining Devon Corporation employees.

An Umbreon, Houndoom, and Exeggutor appeared out of nowhere.

…

…

Ten minutes later.

Looking at the corpses scattered across the ground, Karen's expression remained calm as she scoffed coldly:

"So this is the true face of the supposedly kind and benevolent Joseph Stone, the president of Devon Corporation. Ordinary people are utterly deceived by these capitalists."

"Human nature is complicated, and besides, the lure of Rayquaza is simply too great."

Stephen did not comment.

To be fair, Steven's father wasn't a bad person.

But it couldn't be helped—such a legendary Pokémon was an irresistible temptation for most people.

In his past life, Stephen used to casually drink at amusement street, thinking of himself as a man with decent self-control. But if Boa Hancock ever lay before him, making peace signs and making ahegao face, he admitted even he'd want to test his limits.

"Hey, hey, such an exciting event, and you only called me when it was over. Do you even see me as a friend?"

Will complained.

"Cut the chatter and go check on the condition of that girl's Pokémon."

Stephen pointed to the five Dragons, who were barely alive in the distance.

Stephen turned the girl over so that she was lying face up and began performing emergency treatment on her.

"Ugh..."

Even Karen, who had been by Stephen's side for over two years and had grown accustomed to witnessing major events, went pale at the sight and felt a strong wave of nausea well up in her throat.

The girl's internal organs were spilling out...

"She can't be saved, at least not by conventional methods," Stephen muttered to himself.

Hurried footsteps approached, and Will ran over, shouting:

"Stephen! Aside from a Shiny Altaria and a Flygon barely clinging to life, the other three... uh, they're completely gone."

After a brief moment of thought, Stephen said, "Bring the three dead dragons over here."

"Huh?"

Will was baffled. If they were going to save anyone, shouldn't they focus on the two that were still alive? Why bother with the dead ones?

...

Coastal Cottage, Cianwood City.

The entire night passed without Stephen, Karen, or Will getting a wink of sleep.

Karen and Will, physically and mentally exhausted, waited outside the operating room.

When the light above the doorframe switched from red to green but Stephen and Linlin (Bewear) still didn't emerge, the two grew increasingly anxious.

"Do you think something went wrong?"

Karen quickly stood up and pushed open the door.

Fortunately, the crisis she imagined hadn't occurred.

However, the scene inside the operating room still gave Karen and Will quite a scare.

Drenched in sweat, Stephen, wearing a white lab coat, sat slumped against the wall alongside Linlin, who looked equally exhausted.

On the operating table lay the remains of three dragons: a Dragapult, a Hydreigon, and a Kingdra. However, their bodies were all missing parts here and there.

In the corner of the operating room stood a rejuvenation capsule, the kind used by Goku during the Namek Saga in Dragon Ball.

Inside the capsule was the girl who had been Rayquaza's trainer.

Her left shoulder, which had been severed, was now connected to Dragapult's arm.

The cut at her side had been stitched up, but around the scar, blue and black dragon scales had begun to form.

Karen and Will immediately recognized them: they were the scales of Kingdra and Hydreigon!

"Stephen, she..."

Will pointed at the girl in the capsule, about to ask something, but Karen stopped him.

"Let him rest for a while."

At Karen's reminder, Will realized that Stephen slumped against the wall, had already fallen into a deep sleep with his head bowed.

Karen fetched a blanket, draped it over Stephen, and sat down beside him, tilting her head to the side.

Will, on the other hand, sprawled out on a chair in the hallway and fell asleep.

...

It was unclear how much time had passed, but Stephen was the first to wake up.

He rubbed his eyes and noticed Karen leaning her head on his shoulder.

Carefully, Stephen picked her up in a princess carry and placed her on the living room couch.

He then walked over to the rejuvenation capsule and looked at the girl inside, who was still in a deep sleep.

"Although I successfully modified Bartholomew Kuma's body, transplanting Pokémon organs into a human is uncharted territory," Stephen murmured through the transparent glass.

"Whether you survive or not depends on your fate."

Stephen had already deduced the girl's identity: Aster, A lorekeeper trainer from Meteor Village.

Although she never made a formal appearance in the manga or games, she was undoubtedly a Champion-level Trainer and an exceptionally strong one at that.

Compared to her cousin Zinnia, who was rejected by Rayquaza, Aster was the true chosen inheritor recognized by the legendary dragon.

What a coincidence that he had encountered her.

Such a powerful individual... it would be a shame to let her die.

Recently, Stephen's research revealed that the genetics of humans and Pokémon in this world were strikingly similar.

If that were the case, could organ transplants between the two species be possible?

However, since he hadn't caught any suitable test subjects recently, Aster became his first live experiment.

Whether she survived or not depended on her luck.

"Stephen..."

At that moment, Karen came in, rubbing her eyes.

"Awake? You can sleep a bit longer if you want."

Karen shook her head. "I've already slept for more than ten hours. Don't forget we still have an appointment with Pryce in Viridian City."

"Chirp~ Chirp~"

Just then, a Swablu flew in from outside, landing on the back of Stephen's neck. Its wings, softer than cotton, wrapped snugly around his neck.

"Oh, I almost forgot it's nearly winter," Stephen said with a smile. "Thanks, Swablu."

"Chirp~ Chirp~"

The little Swablu squinted its eyes and smiled back, but then glanced worriedly at the two remaining Pokémon on the operating table: the Shiny Altaria and the Flygon belonging to Aster.

"Don't worry, their condition is much better than their Trainer's. They're out of danger now."

Stephen patted the little Swablu on the head.

"Chirp~"

Swablu nodded, visibly relieved.

However, just as Stephen withdrew his hand, Swablu's eyes suddenly widened, and it stumbled, almost falling.

Luckily, Stephen reacted quickly and caught it.

"What's wrong now? When did you get hurt?!"

Even Karen, who usually had strong nerves, felt like she was about to lose it.

How had so much gone wrong in just a few days? First the Masked Man, then Rayquaza being captured by the Hoenn League, and now even Swablu was in trouble.

"No, it's not an injury."

After examining Swablu, Stephen shook his head solemnly.

Swablu's body had always been frail, much like Trafalgar Law when he suffered from the Amber Lead virus as a child.

To put it bluntly, Swablu was a natural-born glass cannon with a fragile constitution.

However, unlike the One Piece world, there was no Ope Ope no Mi to cure all diseases here.

Wait, cure-all?

Stephen suddenly remembered something.

Didn't Pryce have Ho-Oh, one of the most powerful healers in the Pokémon world?