Lost to my musings in the face of that symbol, I hadn't noticed that we weren't alone on this platform.Ī woman with graying short, black hair stood next to the stone slab, covered by a long, tan cloak that obscured the rest of her body. I mean really, there’s “delta,” “alpha,” “omega,” and heck, even the Unown language! Did the Greeks or Romans exist in this world or something? Or did something influence this world as it influenced my old one? What caught my eye about the slab was that it had the "delta" symbol on it. It was laid out like a plaza in front of a large circular stone slab resting against the building. The stairs led to the base of the tower, where there was a flat area made out of the same dark stone as the rest of the ruins. We got about a third of the way up before Steven just sent out Claydol and teleported us to the top, leaving us annoyed at ourselves for wasting so much time climbing. There was a long, stone staircase carved into the island itself, and we were forced to take the time to climb all the way up. The ocean was perfectly still around the island, increasing how ominous the already ominous tower was. The tower was built onto a rocky island, and we were forced to land as our Pokémon were unable to fly closer without experiencing a sudden, retaliatory wind despite the clear weather. It was the cylinder of completely clear sky around it that did. I could just barely make out the chain-like pattern from Rayquaza's side decorated on the front of the tower, but that wasn't what confirmed Rayquaza's presence. Chunks of stone were falling off its side, and the entire thing looked to be in ruins. Sky Pillar was a massive stone tower that extended up far past the tallest skyscrapers I had ever seen. We neared Sky Pillar within about twenty minutes, and as we approached, I started to make out more and more details. No wonder the Champion is considered to have a 15-star team. When that happened, Skarmory would fly into the clouds as the sky would illuminate from a flash of lightning before it returned, only looking ever so slightly charred. Skarmory stayed above us and occasionally the clouds crackled with electricity. We couldn't move too fast, as having to lift two people slowed Altaria down, but it was still impressively fast with a Tailwind from Skarmory boosting our speed. It seemed to understand when it was completely outmatched.įlying to Sky Pillar was completely and utterly terrifying. The three of us and our Pokémon were soon in the sky moving towards Sky Pillar, Skarmory in the lead above us.įlygon had initially been a bit resistant to following Skarmory around, but a single look from the Steel Type caused Flygon's behavior to shift into that of pure deference. I raised my eyebrows at that, and nodded while scooching over to make room for Steven. "It seems that Skarmory will need to protect us from the lightning." "Do you mind if I ride with you, Alex?" He asked. Steven moved to mount his Skarmory, but paused after he looked to the dark, thunder-ridden clouds above, and then to my basket. Wally set up his saddle while I unfolded the basket from my backpack. Steven sent out his Skarmory, Wally sent out Flygon, and I sent out Altaria. Claydol had only memorized the cities of Hoenn, so it couldn't teleport to many places off-route. It seemed that everyone fled for safety on the main island before the storm had grown too intense.Īs Sky Pillar was located near Pacifidlog, Steven’s Claydol had teleported us here and we would fly there on our Pokémon. The large expanse of floating wooden paths and houses were moving up and down in the tall, violent waves, and I didn’t see anyone on them.
The best I could see was that it was actually built onto an island with an extensive series of floating wood docks, but I couldn't tell much else. The sky was dark and covered with storm clouds that let little light in. I had wanted to visit Pacifidlog, just to see how it floats, but not like this.