Meanwhile, over at DEI, Candace's beloved pet Vulpix, Valerie, ran towards the tall building. Like all other Pokemon, she was a sleepwalking slave.

When Valerie finally reached the top floor, she bowed before Zekrom. "Lord Zekrom," the Vulpix reported. "Reshiram is readying an army against you."

"I see," Zekrom replied. "Thank you for telling me that. I must speak to Heinz immediately."

Speaking of Doofenshmirtz, he used the Other-Dimension-inator so he could get to what appeared to be a large freezer. After he found what he was looking for, he pressed a combination of numbers on a keypad, defrosting his best friend.

"Because I succeeded,
You're thawed-out for your whole life!
You lucky demon, you!"

"You actually opened the stone?" Lucius asked.

Doofenshmirtz nodded. "I can't wait to show you the misery I created over the past three years."

As the two friends went back to Danville, they were unaware of an ice bird watching them from the shadows...

"What do you think?" Doofenshmirtz asked as he showed Lucius several monitors.

"You turned Danville into another Miseryville," the demon said in amazement. "How did you do it?"

As if on cue, Zekrom entered the room. "Heinz, we need to talk," the Deep Black Pokemon said, then he noticed Lucius.

"Lucius, this is Zekrom," Doofenshmirtz said. "He and his father were inside the stone you gave me. Zekrom, this is my best friend Lucius Heinous VII, the former ruler of a world beneath the Earth. Now what is it that you wanted to tell me, Zekrom?"

"My cousin and polar opposite, Reshiram, is planning an army against us," Zekrom explained. "In order to get you ready for the battle, I will give you a special armor that allows you to control powers both me and my father have."

Suddenly, dark shadows came from Zekrom's wings and surrounded Doofenshmirtz. An armor was then formed around him. The helmet looked almost like the Deep Black Pokemon's head and the eyes glowed blood red. The helmet covered the top half of Doofenshmirtz's head. The armor was pitch black with red lightning glowing in the cracks and joints, along with a whip made of red lightning and darkness.

"Sweet!" Doofenshmirtz happily exclaimed as he raised his fist. That's when a heavy drill that resembled Zekrom's tail appeared where his fist was in the form of a grappling glove. Unfortunately, it was a bit heavy for him.

CLANK!

"Oh, come on!" Doofenshmirtz hollered as he struggled to lift the drill. "You know, you could have made this thing lighter for me!" he told Zekrom.

"Let me help you with that," Lucius said as he lifted the drill as well. But even with their combined strength, the drill was unable to stay off the ground for a few seconds.

CLANK!

Zerkom groaned as he put his hand on his forehead. "We might have to work on that..." he told Doofenshmirtz.