Antananarivo,
Island X
Situated over 6000 ft above sea level in the Central Highlands region of Madagascar, Antananarivo provided the best location for the headquarters of the Apocalypse Alliance.
The city occupied a commanding position on the summit and slopes of a long, narrow, rocky ridge extending north and south, and the Alliance could respond to any threat to their home from here at the earliest, deploying joint task forces made up of the platoons of the four armies.
The surrounding sight was a striking contrast to the dry scrubland where Kai had arrived on the Island, near the western coast.
Countless Pokemon were soaring around the tower, taking flight and landing.
Hordes of wizards and witches were marching in and out of the tower, carrying books and other resources.
Knights in shiny armor were prowling the bridges over the gaps connecting the lands around the sunken grounds.
And, high in the sky, a massive ship was hovering, its appearance ancient.
This was the Cloudbreak Spire — the Apocalypse Alliance HQ.
Generally, at a particular time, there were 6 Generals and a Supreme General commanding an Army.
Each Army of the Alliance had four Army Stations on Island X, including the Army HQ, which was different from the Alliance HQ.
Three Generals of an Army oversaw the soldiers at three Army Stations and two Generals remained at the Army HQ under the leadership of the Supreme General of that Army.
The remaining General of an Army was stationed at the Cloudbreak Spire, acting as the go-between the armies.
With each Army sending one of their Generals to the Alliance HQ, it made Cloudbreak Spire the strongest of all stations, just under the Armies' respective headquarters.
These four Generals were also the first to know and respond to any alarming factor encountered by joint task forces that were scattered throughout Island X.
…
Today, as the night approached, a great clamor had taken over the entire HQ.
Pokemon were running here and there, carrying sheets and stamps.
Wizards were apparating in, bringing piles of documents, their steps hurried.
Xenomorph Runners blurred on the ground, their speed faster than ordinary Pokemon by far.
At the top of the Cloudbreak Spire, there was a massive hall called the Alliance Hall. It was large enough to hold several massive airplanes around and on top of each other.
The Alliance Hall was round and a humongous table was placed in the middle, carrying a relief diagram of Island X.
However, the table was rippling and churning like black sand, and there were glowing dots on it, marking the position of the task forces patrolling Island X's strenuous terrain.
An even more distinctive feature of the Hall was that it had no walls.
The entire hall was supported on columns, heavy gales passing through it, hammering at the table furiously.
It was then the massive door to the Alliance Hall threw itself open and two figures charged in.
"But sir, you must not say that to them," a girlish voice squeaked nervously. "We should avoid internal…"
"Silly girl!" Snape spat, his dark eyes narrowing at Hermione. "Not… here."
The long black cloak of General Severus Snape bellowed noiselessly as he marched toward the Table.
Behind him, Commander Hermione, dressed in a formal green-brown and gold doublet, muttered under her breath, shaking her head.
The wind found them soon enough, slapping their faces.
Yet, it couldn't budge them at all as if they had become used to this wind and its mischievous temperament.
Then something more than wind arrived near the airy Alliance Hall.
Something truly grand.
ROAR!!!
A sky-splitting roar shook the entire surroundings, as a large, green serpentine Pokemon flew into the Hall like a missile.
It had red-tipped, rudder-like wings on its shoulders and down its body, and yellow ring-like symbols were running across its length, shining golden in the light of the setting sun.
"You…" General Snape drawled, his tone icy, "… are late."
General Ray landed opposite Snape, on the other side of the table, coiling its over 35 feet long body.
There was a device tied across its neck that almost looked like a massive, but magnificent necklace.
When Ray growled, the device glowed.
"Shut up!" the dragon spat. "I just saw you entering from afar, Snape."
Behind Pokemon Rayquaza, fluttering its massive wings, Pokemon Salamence landed, a similar device attached to its neck.
"Commander Sally," Hermione cheerfully greeted. "It's nice to see you."
Commander Sally nodded back at her, folding her wings.
But before the girls could catch up more, the doors to the Ancient Halls snapped open once more.
A massive Yautja, covered in bloody armor, marched in.
An over 8 feet tall Warrior Xenomorph followed him, saliva dripping from its mouth in a thin trail.
Both Snape and Rayquaza scowled.
"General," Hermione saluted as the Battlemaster Yautja [-The most Elite Yautja even among the elites-] passed her by without even glancing at her.
But the Witch Commander didn't as much as nodded at the Xenomorph.
General Yu arrived at a stop on one side of the table and nodded at Snape and Ray.
"You two arrived earlier," he commented, the Bio-helmet on his head translating for him.
Snape's scowl deepened.
It happened, then.
ROARRRR!!!
This roar seemed to have shaken the entire tower, the columns of the Hall thrumming along with the wind.
A massive winged dragon flew in, darkening the skies behind it.
Its wings flapped, sounding like a clap of thunder. Its scales were black, its horns and spinal plates were blood red, and its eyes were smoldering red pits.
The moment this dragon landed on the floor, shaking the floor, it looked at Rayquaza and growled, black-red fire oozing in its throat like lava.
The wash of that lava-like fire bubbling in the dragon's mouth could be felt over 100 ft away. Such was its potency.
"Impudent!" General Ray roared back. "A mere Commander bares its teeth to me?!"
"Forgive him, Ray," General Daenerys Stormborn stepped off Drogon's back, dressed in black. "Drogon has been missing you, I guess."
"Heh!" Commander Drogon growled, baring his black, monstrous fangs.
The device around its neck glowed with the growls.
"You jest, mother," he barked, folding his wings. "The Supreme General said I will soon be promoted…"
Rayquaza's eyes burned furiously.
"Enough!" Snape said slowly, bringing eyes to him. "Lady Stormborn, you…"
"I arrived as soon as I needed to be, Snape," Daenerys smiled at him. "Now, what brought us… good friends here."
"Show them." Snape hissed.
Commander Hermione stepped in, flicked her wand at the table, and the entire map shifted toward the western coast of the Island.
"Captain of the 39th Join Task Force failed to report on time today," she told them, showing a projection of Fearow. "His platoon comprised one Yautja Trooper from the Support Battalion, twenty-five Cavalry Troopers from the Ground Battalion, and one Wizard Trooper from the Flying Battalion."
General Daenerys raised her brows. "The Un-Blooded lives, yet the Captain went missing?!"
General Yu, the Battlemaster Yautja, turned his face toward Daenerys, and she smiled back at him.
Behind him, Commander Xenomorph growled menacingly.
"It seems…" Snape said, staring at Daenerys, "… we have a bug on the Island."
All presented in the Hall almost trembled at hearing those words.
General Rayquaza slithered closer. "You mean…"
Snape nodded, his voice melting into the wind.
"We have a new False One among us."
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