"What happened?!"
All of the League investigators and Team Rocket members simultaneously stopped their confrontation, staring in disbelief at the sinister ice moon in the sky, bursting forth with a fairy light!
Seeing that giant moon, seemingly sculpted out of frost, they all felt an overwhelming sense of absurdity in their hearts.
At this moment, Agatha was no longer considering the value of continuing the battle. Giovanni had come to Prison Island in person, displaying strength on par with a Champion, a massive variable. From now on, the League would likely have to reassess the threat posed by Giovanni. However, this time, the League also had an unexpected variable on their side.
Although Agatha hadn't wanted to believe at first that this unforeseen variable could change the situation, at this most critical moment, she had no choice but to gamble.
...
Earlier, inside the warship, the commanders watched the slowly sinking island via the surveillance system, their expression grave.
Through the surveillance system, it was clear that the foundations of Prison Island were being destroyed. Two enormous forces continued to clash and intertwine. Although the island was not in immediate danger, its core was already riddled with holes. It was only because of the freezing effect of the frost that complete destruction had been delayed.
As chaos reigned on the island, the warship's surveillance system also detected the helicopters beginning to take off.
Dozens of silver helicopters, like dancing blades, stabbed mercilessly at the heart of the League's commanders.
"Can we confirm which helicopter the hostages are on?"
"Reporting, unable to confirm!"
At that moment, the strategists in every command center aboard the warships racked their brains, fixated on the helicopters in the three-dimensional holographic screens.
The Team Rocket members had distributed themselves cleverly, making it impossible for the surveillance system to distinguish which helicopters carried only combat personnel and which were escorting the hostages. So even if they wanted to attempt a rescue with their remaining forces, there was nothing they could do.
If they acted recklessly, they would only alert the enemy, unable to take effective action.
Moreover, if they acted rashly, they were also afraid of harming the hostages inside. At the same time, the Team Rocket on the other side certainly would not stand by and let them intervene, and the battle would escalate further, leading to a situation beyond the League's control.
And just as all the commanders watched the helicopters take off on the holographic screens, feeling helpless and bitter, the situation suddenly changed. An Ice Moon appeared, shining across the world!
...
"What does that mean?!"
Inside one of the helicopters, the old professor and the young girl listened in confusion to what they thought was nonsense from the Team Rocket member.
"I mean, you still have a chance to be saved."
Carter gave a mysterious smile. Under their incredulous gaze, he transformed back into his true form, Mismagius. At the same time, a figure appeared before the two of them.
It was a young man dressed in a League combat uniform. Unlike the other investigators, he was remarkably young, and there was an unusual aura around him, like that of a prodigy who had achieved greatness early, brimming with ambition and vigor!
Beneath his short, brown-colored hair with a hint of gold, his gaze was calm. After glancing at the old man and the girl, he said nothing, immediately turning to leave. Together with Mismagius, he swiftly went to carry out the next step of their plan: seize a helicopter.
Let's go back to a few hours earlier, before the League launched its full assault. Terrance, riding an Altaria toward Prison Island, was intercepted, and by a twist of fate, met Elite Four Agatha once again.
For this Prison Island operation, Terrance originally had no right to be involved. Agatha had no intention of letting him get involved either. Even though Terrance was strong, his identity was not suitable for exposure.
With no other options, Terrance had to use the banner of the International Police, taking Mismagius, the spy inside Team Rocket, as his entry point to persuade Agatha, thereby earning the qualification to provide support.
The conversation between Agatha and Terrance was known only to the two of them; no outsiders had any idea. Agatha herself didn't know what use Terrance would be, and she hadn't placed much hope in him, until this moment, when Terrance made his stunning entrance.
While secretly observing the entire battle, Terrance used the Fairy Mark to establish a flawless communication system with Kirlia, allowing him to sense everything happening on the island through Kirlia's presence!
This was an ability similar to that of Latios and Latias, but compared to their perspective-switching, Terrance could observe even more through Kirlia!
Even the scenes scanned by Kirlia's psychic power could be transmitted clearly to Terrance.
Amidst the chaotic battle, Mismagius carefully evaded everything using its unique illusion skill. Because the situation was tense and no one was paying extra attention, even Team Rocket members failed to notice that a spy had infiltrated their ranks, let alone the League side, who had no idea there was an ally among the enemy.
Next, as Giovanni and Lorelei confronted each other, Mismagius and Kirlia worked together to place Confusion Markers on all Team Rocket members in charge of escorting the hostages, precisely determining the locations of all the hostages.
Then, just as all the helicopters were about to take off, Terrance made his move. High in the sky, Altaria completed its self-Mega Evolution, unleashing a powerful aura that enveloped half the island. Fairy Aura descended with a thunderous presence!
At the same time, Castform and Ninetales combined their powers to create a giant ice moon, and within the Fairy Aura, Terrance, the Mega Altaria, Ninetales, and Kirlia—all bearing the Fairy Mark—established a perfect communication system, making everything exceptionally clear.
Thus, this scene unfolded: in the sky, a giant ice moon appeared, erupting with over a dozen beams of fairy light, which descended instantly from the sky at incredible speed—unnoticed, unheeded, and without anyone able to react or defend!
Within the crystal-clear ice moon, radiance shimmered, fairy light filled the air, and under the combined control of the Fairy Aura, Ninetales, and Castform, the ice moon became an absorber, amplifier, and transmitter of fairy power!
The beams of fairy light, created and reflected through a combined Dazzling Gleam by Mega Altaria, Ninetales, Kirlia, and Carbink, directly transformed into tracking rays, each one striking the dozen or so helicopters carrying hostages, creating chaos.
At the same time, the helicopter carrying Terrance became the center. With Gallade, Kirlia, and Mismagius working together, they used the Confusion Markers to launch a frenzied invasion of the other helicopters, which had fallen into chaos. Through Mega Gallade's masterfully trained Teleport and Mismagius's illusion skills, they carried out a rescue operation. In mere moments, Terrance managed to rescue all the hostages!
"Master, oh Master, I've really gone all out for you," Terrance thought, bleeding inside. If Team Rocket found out that he'd ruined their plan, he'd probably face endless retaliation.
At the same time, Terrance let out a sigh of relief, because Master Victor really was on Prison Island, and at this moment, he was being secretly escorted out by Beautifly.
And while Terrance was carrying out this series of dazzling maneuvers, countless people could only look blankly up at the sky.
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