Tyra

**Tyra** (Japanese: **タイラ** *Taira*) is a mercenary alongside her sister, Moira, and the two are highly-wanted criminals and possess a very well-known reputation in the black market for their near-impeccable track record.

## **New Era**

### **Background**

Not much is known about Tyra's background, other than she and her sister, Moira, had a very miserable childhood based from their abusive father, and while their mother attempted to protect them, her efforts were mostly in vain as their father used threats of divorce to leave them all in poverty. At the age of 15, Tyra and Moira ran away from home, and quickly became involved in criminality in order to make end's meet.

### **Johto Journey**

For their next assignment, Tyra and Moira are determined to gain control of the Soul Dew, a special jewel with immense power. Their overnight library heist proves successful, with Moira quickly locating her target, an ancient book. Tyra is particularly focused on the final chapter, informing Moira that a special machine known as the Defense Mechanism of Alto Mare, or DMA for short, requires the Soul Dew to work. They leave their kiss-printed calling card and a rose to be discovered by the security guard while they escape. Tyra and Moira zip line into their waiting rocket-propelled vehicle, heading for their next destination, the canal city of Alto Mare, Johto.

Once they arrive, Tyra and Moira are scanning the main plaza for any signs of Latias and Latios. Moira reveals that the Eon duo has the ability to transform into anything, even people, to remain undiscovered. Their special camera soon spots Latias disguised as a girl, so Tyra and Moira turn on their speedboat and zero-in on their target. Tyra and Moira trail the girl, which their special glasses confirming it is Latias in disguise, before ambushing her with their Girafarig and Yanma, respectively. The commotion piques Dwayne's interest, and he heads towards the confrontation. Dwayne intervenes and breaks the "girl" free of Yanma's String Shot. Tyra orders her Girafarig to teach Dwayne a lesson, and injures him with a Psybeam. Suddenly, Dwayne's Gardevoir pops out of her Poké Ball, having sensed him in danger, and lets out a furious roar, and retaliates with Shadow Ball and Moonblast. Moira subsequently falls into the canal, and frustrated about her outfit being ruined, she orders the Pokémon to go after Latias, Gardevoir, and Dwayne. Girafarig and Yanma pursue their targets through Alto Mare's laneways, though Dwayne, Gardevoir, and the “girl” manage to outrun them.

Overnight, Tyra and Moira leap across the rooftops of Alto Mare to remain undetected. Tyra sends her Girafarig to subdue Quentin, who is busily carving a gondola in his workshop. Tyra and Moira then pass through to the Secret Garden. Latios quickly detects the threat and tries to attack the girls, but they simply cartwheel out of the way. Latias and Latios then become invisible, a surprising technique for Tyra and Moira to witness. However, the two sisters are fully prepared and don their special glasses to keep track of their targets. Girafarig zeroes in on Latias, attacking her with a Hyper Voice attack. Yanma follows on with Sonic Boom, striking Latias first then Latios who tries to intercept. Moira goes on to capture Latios in a sticky net, delivering a painful shock to Latios. Latias tries to ambush Girafarig, only to be knocked down by a Psybeam attack. Tyra calls for a follow-up Tackle, but Latios manages to slides in its path. To subdue Latios, Girafarig and Yanma use Psychic and Wing Attack, respectively, on him. Latios orders Latias to getaway, and Latias heeds her brother's warning and flees into the canals. Moira isn't bothered by Latias's escape, adding that Latios's power plus the Soul Dew should be enough. She manages to grab the Soul Dew from the pool, allowing Tyra to examine it for a moment. Moira then turns her attention to the etched mismatched tiles nearby, and using a computer program to analyze and decipher it, she discovers that it is actually an operational manual for the DMA.

Quentin and Brenda rush over to the sacred pool, discovering the Soul Dew is now missing. Fearing something bad is about to unfold, they rush over to the museum to confront the culprits. Just ahead, Tyra and Moira reach the DMA inside the museum. Yanma tosses the exhausted Latios into a circular-marked area. A swirling cage then appears and carries Latios high into the air and begins to activate the DMA with his absorbed power. The protective gates around the mechanism disappear into the ground, with the control panel clearly in sight. Quentin and Brenda arrive but are quickly subdued by another of Girafarig's Psychic attacks. Moira proceeds to place the Soul Dew into the designated holder, and the DMA swings into life. Moira greedily steps into the control pod by herself and ignoring Quentin's protests as she resurrects the Aerodactyl and Kabutops that once threatened Alto Mare. The two evil Fossil Pokémon are ordered to capture Latias. The sight sharing comes to an abrupt end, and the group realizes they will have to act quickly. Moira begins a city-wide lockdown, using the DMA to effectively seal Alto Mare up with gates. Metal gates spring from seemingly nowhere, closing off the laneways and balconies.

As Dwayne and Latias near the museum, Moira sends a wall of water their way. Latias uses Safeguard, saving herself and Dwayne from drowning. As Dwayne and Latias near the museum, Moira sends a wall of water their way. This consequently causes the DMA to go haywire, trapping Moira inside as its controls are overwhelmed. The crystal blue-colored Soul Dew transforms into a murky orb and the machine begins to demand more power from Latios. Dwayne and Latias soon arrive, with Quentin and Brenda quickly freed from Girafarig's Psychic from Dwayne's Scizor attacking it with X-Scissor, while Latias tries to help her brother Latios. After trying to charge at the spherical cage holding Latios several times, Latias is eventually able to overpower it while Dwayne and the others pull Latios free. The DMA stops swinging around wildly, while Moira comes to her senses from being overcome by the controls. Tyra decides they should make their getaway, and Moira simply agrees. Tyra goes to retrieve the Soul Dew from the DMA, however, this causes the special jewel to break and she is thrown into the control pod by the resulting wave of energy. The hatch seals shut, trapping Tyra and Moira inside while DMA reactivates, now pulsing with red energy. Rosita and Miguel reach the museum as this all unfolds. Quentin proclaims that the prophecy is coming true, declaring that the Soul Dew has been out of the water for far too long, so the waterways across Alto Mare will be consequently drained.

As warned, the waters all recede from Alto Mare. Quentin, however, warns that a far worse event is ahead. Latias and Latios sense the next threat, a tsunami wave that is due to hit the city. The Eon siblings rush directly into the wake and disperse it with their immense powers, appearing like a giant blue orb. The now fast-moving currents begin replenishing the canals and waterways. Latios, however, is exhausted and has expended all of his power. Like his father before him, he sacrifices himself to save the city of Alto Mare. A bright blue beam of light appears towards the sky. The effects of the DMA begin to settle, with the resurrected Pokémon returning to their places at the museum, and the barricades across the city now disappearing. As day breaks, Quentin takes Brenda, Dwayne and the others out to sea to search for Latios and Latias. A wild Mantine and a pair of Chinchou carry the exhausted Latias directly to their gondola. Brenda is glad to be reunited with one of them, but cannot help but wonder about Latios’s whereabouts. Latias gestures up at the sky, and Brenda realizes that the blue light up to the sky was Latios. Quentin reveals that Latios, like his father, gave his life to save Alto Mare. The gesture leaves everyone feeling somber and cold. Latias then receives a sight-sharing transmission, allowing everyone to see from Latios's perspective; the world from space, and finally complete darkness. Brenda then receives a new Soul Dew, a final gift from Latios, before everyone is returned to the gondola. Afterwards, the new Soul Dew is placed back in the Secret Garden pool, with Quentin and Brenda thanking Latios for his great sacrifice.

Back within the city, Dwayne ties up Tyra and Moira, and expresses his utter wrath at them, and subsequently curses them out for their actions. The sisters, however, are nonchalant about it, claiming they didn't know about the full extent of their researches and ignorantly claim that they did nothing irreparable. Dwayne clutches his fist, which catches the attention of the sisters. Dwayne then prepares to strike her, with the sisters becoming afraid, but Dwayne's punch is stopped by Latias herself, who silently shakes her heads, signifying that the sister aren't worth it. Instead, Dwayne angrily informs them about Latios's sacrifice, and the sisters's eyes widen in shock, and Moira stutters as she asks if Latios perished, to which Dwayne angrily confirms, and blames them for his death. Tyra and Moira become stunned, and Moira begins crying, saying she never meant to cause this, but Dwayne angrily remarks that it was too late for regrets, and says they would be placed in prison for directly causing Latios's death, and Moira continues to cry, but admits they deserve it, while Tyra exclaims they were sorry, but Dwayne again lashes out, saying that their apologies wouldn't bring Latios back, and Tyra simply looks down in shame. Latias gently pulls Dwayne away, and Dwayne cries in frustration, and shares a hug with Latias, who also begins crying in mourning for her brother. The authorities take the sisters away, with Dwayne, Quentin, and Brenda testifying against their actions.

## **Character**

Unlike her younger sister, Tyra is a more emotionally stable individual, managing to keep her emotions in check at all times, and rarely allows anything to rattle her. She is more stable and suave than her sister, and more enchanted by the beauty of the Soul Dew than the abilities of the Defense Mechanism of Alto Mare or capturing Latios and Latias. Like her sister, Tyra is very charming, manipulative, tech-savvy, and thorough in her work. Both have vain, thrill-seeking personalities and a ruthless determination to succeed.

Nevertheless, Tyra (much like her sister) has a very strong moral line, as she attempts to never cause irreparable damage during their missions. When they were informed of Latios's sacrifice as a direct result of their actions, Tyra became guilt-ridden and deeply ashamed, and despite proclaiming they were sorry, she simply looked down in shame once Dwayne angrily rebutted by saying their apologies wouldn't bring Latios back to life. As a result of their actions, Tyra (and Moira) willingly accepted their imprisonment, believing they deserved it for causing the death of a Pokémon.

## **Pokémon**

### **On Hand**

Later, its Psychic attack proved powerful enough to subdue both Brenda and Quentin, allowing the sisters to steal Latios and the Soul Dew. Girafarig stood guard while Tyra and Moira caused chaos across Alto Mare using the DMA.
Girafarig's known moves are Psybeam, Hyper Voice, Tackle, and Psychic.