Apologies for my recent absence and inactivity but work has been busy. Winter surges in the hospital are no fun.
Anyway, Webry updated the second half of B2W2 chapter 18 and here's a brief synopsis:
N begins his clash with Ghetsis, but seems to anticipate that he will lose and Zekrom will get absorbed by Kyurem. He wants White to leave the scene since Reshiram will be the next one Kyurem goes after. He also hints to White that when Reshiram reverts back to the Light Stone, Black may finally be freed. White thus flies away on her Vullaby as the two dragons clash.
Lack-two wakes up at the Abyssal Ruins, and is astonished that he can communicate with Keldeo, which he postulates to be an special effect of the ruins. We get confirmation that Keldeo was holding an Aspear Berry, allowing it thaw itself after getting dropped to the sea. It takes Lack-two and Whi-two to the Abyssal Ruins, despite never having been there before, and reveals that it was following the voices of its mentors. Indeed, the frozen bodies of Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion are at the Ruins, and after hearing Keldeo's story of how Genesect's Techno Blast froze them, Lack-two notes the sword marks on the ice, a result of Keldeo trying to free them with Sacred Sword but to no avail. Lack-two states that Techno Blast was an abnormally enhanced move by science, and thinks only Techno Blast can reverse its effect. He slips the artificial Burn Drive on, but Keldeo seems pensive, which Lack-two fails to understand why.
Whi-two then shows up, and mocks at Lack-two for doubting Keldeo's hesitance. Keldeo denied having broken the handcuffs linking them together, and instead of running away as Lack-two would have thought, Whi-two stayed behind and even tried to find ways to warm up Lack-two to help him wake from his frozen coma. She blames Lack-two for not understanding Keldeo's worries, since he is planning to subject its mentors to the deadly Techno Blast once more, and reminds him how Genesect suffered from the explosion previously. She questions how he could be so cruel, but Lack-two doesn't understand what she means by cruel. He states that he is only resorting to a potentially useful method which he sees no reason to hesitate about. If Genesect gets hurt, he shall simply heal it, and resort to another method if this one fails. He remarks that he does not understand 'fear' and 'pity', and his words not only shocks Whi-two, but also makes Keldeo reconsider its previous belief that Lack-two resembles its mentors.
Genesect fires off a Techno Blast, which succeeds in freeing the trio. Cobalion notices its drive catching on flames, and hits it off before it explodes, regarding it as a token to thanks for its help. It then tells Keldeo not to doubt, since it has made up its mind to pick and choose Lack-two as its trainer, a 'resolution' which it should follow through and face the real foe with. Lack-two then tries to access the international police's satellite system, but finally discovers that he has been fired...
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Apologies that I have not had time to pick up the latest Ichiban. Sometime during the weekend maybe.
Coronis~