At the Spear Pillar, Cyrus uses the powers of the Red Chains, and draws out the two mythical deities from their respective alternative dimension through the dark portals. On the left, a navy blue quadripedal dragon gradually takes form, sporting metallic spikes from its crown, tail and chest plate, which center is glimmering with a pentagonal diamond that glows with the same electric blue hue flashing along the markings of its body. On the right, a dusty pink bipedal dragon materializes into form, on its back a pair of folded wings and on its shoulders two huge globular armours, each framing a perfectly circular pearl in the middle that flashes an orange-tinge of pink, contrasting the purplish hue that runs on the markings on its body.

Both creatures snap their red eyes open as they set foot on the ground, and Cyrus grins that the time has come for everything to be settled. He muses that the two legendary mighty forces shall finally clash at Sinnoh's summit, and sets the two Red Chains spinning even faster as both Dialga and Palkia begin to roar and emanate ripples of wave energy from their bodies.

A rumble instantly courses through the entire platform, which can even be felt down below the flight of stairs where the TG Commanders and Gymleaders are. Roark, Gardenia and Fantina wonder what is going on, and Saturn grins that their Boss has probably initiated the ceremony, bringing them yet another step closer to success. He shoots of look of mockery at the Gymleaders, and praises their feat to have made it to Mt. Coronet's summit. He sighs that their endeavors could only go so far unfortunately, and Roark demands to know what he is talking about.

Mars giggles that Team Galactic's scheme has already entered a stage that can no longer be stopped, and suggests the Gymleaders to just give up. Roark, Gardenia and Fantina refuse to back down however, and declare that no matter how futile their attempts are, they will continue to fight, as their hearts to protect Sinnoh will forever remain unchanged.

With that, they send Rampardos, Roserade and Mismagius charging forward, and Saturn laughs that Team Galactic Commanders hardly break a sweat dealing with three opponents. He calls out Octillery to fire off an Octazooka, but another voice suddenly comes on to say that their forces are definitely more than three, and another part of the ground crumbles to shoot out a Hydro Pump, which manages to cancel out Octillery's attack before it touches Rampardos. Crasher Wake then materializes with his Floatzel, and promises Saturn that more people are coming.

Almost immediately, the ground crumbles again in another spot, which reveals Maylene and Candice with Riolu and Abomasnow. The girls hop high up into the air to announce their arrival, which causes Mars to jump back with a startled look, while leaving Saturn bewildered that people are appearing one after another.

Roark: Oreburgh Gym! The guy known as the Rock, Roark!!
Fantina: Hearthome Gym! The alluring soulful dancer, Fantina!!
Gardenia: Eterna Gym! The master of vivid plant Pokemon, Gardenia!!
Candice: Snowpoint Gym! The diamond dust girl, Candice!!
Maylene: Veilstone Gym! The barefoot, fighting genius, Maylene!!
Wake: Pastoria Gym! The torrential masked master, Wake!!
All six: We are the Sinnoh Gymleaders!!

Watching the six Gymleaders gather and get into combative stances with their Pokemon, Saturn becomes irritated and cries that the end result will be the same regardless of how many people have come. Jupiter remains calm however, and points out that compared with how many people have come, the important issue would be how the people have come.

Saturn doesn't understand what she is talking about, and Jupiter remarks that their Team Galactic grunts have locked down and stationed at each and every path that leads to Mt. Coronet. They have also dispatched dozens of flying intercom machines to guard the aerial routes, and it seems unlikely that the Gymleaders could get past all of these without being noticed, which implies that they must have arrived via methods that they did not foresee.

In that instant, both Mars and Saturn bolt with realization, and divert their gaze downwards. Their suspicion is immediately proven right when Byron's voice comes from beneath the ground, and compliments the Commanders for their correct guess.

Placing a foot on his spade, the Canalave Gymleader looks upwards with a proud grin, and states that together with his son, Roark, and their kin, the Underground Man, their family members are experts in digging through tunnels underground. Thanks to the special Explorer Kit invented by the Underground Man, they have successfully established the Underground, an extensive network of routes that connect the entire Sinnoh from below the surface.

In order to evade the watchful eyes of Team Galactic from above ground, the Gymleaders have moved towards Mt. Coronet from their respective cities via the underground tunnels, and subsequently ascended the mountain with the help of the Underground Man and his team of Dugtrios, who are still working hard to expand their territory around the Spear Pillar's underground.

Byron calls out to the Gymleaders above ground, and wants them to give their best shot without holding back. Roark assures his five other Gymleader companions that the Underground Man and his father will be giving them all the support they need, and motions everyone to start attacking. With that, the six Gymleaders each send two Pokemon forward, and begin charging towards their enemies. The three Team Galactic Commanders are barely fazed however, and share an amused grin with one another. Mars giggles that it will be a 3 on 6 battle, and Saturn nods that each of them shall deal with two Gymleaders, which in Jupiter's mind, is more than enough.

In no time, a fierce battle breaks out in the area, with Mars taking on Gardenia and Wake; Saturn fighting Roark and Fantina; and Jupiter fatefully battling Maylene and Candice again. Gardenia gets Roserade to unleash its vines on Bronzor, while her Cherubi teams up with Wake's Quagsire to deal with Purugly, as Floatzel handles the fast moving Zubat. Roark's Rampardos gets into a close up combat with Croagunk, while Fantina's Mismagius blinks around Abra to counter its Teleport, and Onix and Duskull both focus on holding on the versatile Octillery. Meanwhile, Candice's Abomasnow arm wrestles Tangrowth, as Froslass sends a blast of snow at Sableye while Maylene's Riolu and Meditite double team on Gastrodon.

Purugly soon gets the upper hand after dealing a Fury Swipes on Cherubi, but just as it is about to lay the final blow, Cherubi disappears underground, and the startled plump cat sees through a hole on the ground that Byron has dug Cherubi to safety with his spade. The Canalave Gymleader heals Cherubi with a Potion, and the refreshed cherry Pokemon dashes above ground again, charging straight for Purugly's chin and knocking it backwards. Byron rushes to help Rampardos next as the Underground Man feeds Meditite a Berry, while the Dugtrios continue to expand the tunnel's size.

Byron has no doubt that it is only a matter of time before they take down the Commanders, but his real worry lies in the two legendary deities, who have apparently not done anything since their emergence, yet exudes an overwhelming tension which release seems eminent.

In that instant, Dialga and Palkia finally let out a deafening roar, and begin charging towards each other. Palkia digs its fangs on the chest plate of Dialga, who in turn counters by doing the same to its opponent's shoulder armour. The clash stirs up a barrage of rocks both above and underground, and Roark and the Underground Man have to duck and shield themselves with their veil and helmet. A few rocks fly past them to hit someone else standing behind however, and cause them to yelp out in pain.

Byron quickly turns around to check on them, but the two men, who are no other than Prof. Rowan and Sir Berlitz, assure him that they are alright. Rowan sighs that they must be a burden for Byron to take care of, but the Canalave Gymleader states that their roles are of no less importance than the Gymleaders. He remarks that the Gymleaders could only provide their fighting skills to handle the Team Galactic forces, but in order to deal with the legendary deities, the knowledge of wisdom of Rowan and Sir Berlitz are crucial.

Rowan nods in understanding, and wants to know if Sir Berlitz has everything set. The man turns on several display graphs on his two computer monitors, and replies that he has just started the time-space analysis. The analysis will allow them to convert any disturbance and distortion in the area's magnetic field into numbers, which are then compared against the normal values.

Rowan and Sir Berlitz soon have their entire focus on the monitors' data, and are both confident that the numbers will be able to show them their chance of victory...

(Original Japanese Jokes)

1. There are no jokes or Manzai in this chapter.