Aftershock: Hoenn

In the aftermath of a world-ending clash between sea and land, peace has finally returned to Hoenn-thanks to Rayquaza stepping in before things got too apocalyptic.

Kyogre and Groudon are... surprisingly chill about it.

Grateful for Rayquaza's intervention (and maybe a little embarrassed about the whole "nearly destroying the planet" thing), the two ancient legends decide to take a more... hands-on approach to understanding humanity.

Their solution?

Adopt two humans.

Specifically:

Archie, who Kyogre has decided is perfect (he likes the ocean, that's enough).

Maxie, who Groudon finds deeply fascinating (he talks about land like it's a love language).

Now, instead of clashing across continents, Kyogre and Groudon spend their time:

hovering ominously but affectionately nearby

silently judging human decisions

and treating Archie and Maxie as their personal emotional support humans

Archie is thriving. Maxie is questioning every life choice that led him here.

Rayquaza? Watching from above. Absolutely not getting involved again.

Author's Note

In this fic, Pokémon are able to speak and communicate fluently with humans and Team Magma and Team Aqua have their ORAS designs but this takes place in the Anime (during the final group of episodes Ruby and Sapphire and going until Journeys)