[Eterna City]
In an unremarkable building, Saturn stood in the center of the room with his head down and obedient eyes.
At the far end of the room, a man with a blue afro sat upright in a chair.
"Report, boss. The Galaxy Bomb is finished. The only thing missing now is the detonator in Axel's hands. When should we contact him?"
Cyrus furrowed his brow, his right index finger lightly tapping the edge of the chair.
"Wait a bit. I just have a feeling something's off."
"I've had Mars and Jupiter keep an eye on him these past few days. It seems he's not exactly like that Masked Man's crew. Last night, at one point, they even stopped the raging Mesprit, saving the people of the seaside town."
Saturn looked up at Cyrus, "You're saying… he might be someone from the League?"
"Can't rule that out," Cyrus continued tapping the armrest, clearly uneasy.
"Is it possible to contact the Masked Man's group, have them check whether Axel really is a villain?"
Cyrus shook his head, "The power of the twin spacetime gods has completely covered Sinnoh; right now the people of Sinnoh can't contact the outside."
While the two were discussing, a lackey suddenly knocked on the door in a panic.
"Sir, bad news, sir!"
Saturn's brow tightened, "What's so hurried about it? Didn't you know where the sir is?"
The lackey flinched and fell to his knees with a thud.
"Sir, sorry, things were urgent, so I…"
"It's fine," Cyrus rose from his chair and helped the lackey up, glaring disapprovingly at Saturn.
"Is that how you treat your subordinates?"
"We're brothers, comrades!"
"If you treat the brothers like that again, leave the Team Galactic."
The lackey was moved, looking at Cyrus with gratitude.
"I understand, sir!", Saturn pretended to be terrified as he nodded, but a sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.
No wonder the lower ranks are so easy to fool.
Probably this lackey will go on serving the sir with blind loyalty.
"Sir, Snowpoint just sent word, Axel took a group to Snowpoint Temple, apparently to seize our turf."
"According to confirmation from some brothers within our team, those people with Axel are very active Rocket Team elements."
"More importantly, those guys are brutal, word is they intend to kill all our brothers guarding the temple!"
Hearing the lackey, Cyrus and Saturn exchanged a look, both seeing delight in the other's eyes.
'Axel went with the Rocket Team?'
'Then maybe this guy really is a villain.'
"The Masked Man's gang hides deep… just like those evil groups that hide within the League. Killing everyone… truly the style of Team Rocket and the Masked Man."
All suspicion toward Axel evaporated in Cyrus's mind. He waved to the lackey and Saturn.
"Give Snowpoint Temple to him. The legendary Pokémon there have gone elsewhere anyway, it's a waste of land. Also, contact Axel as soon as possible; invite him to join us in capturing the Three Lakes god!"
Cyrus's gaze fell toward Snowpoint Temple, a mocking smile on his lips.
The Masked Man's crew? Want to obtain Dialga's power and go to a past time? Too bad... Once they control Dialga and Palkia, this world will disappear.
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[Snowpoint Temple]
When Axel rode Glastrier to the entrance, he saw the doorway surrounded by people wearing Team Galactic uniforms.
Axel adjusted his tone and expression, looking down arrogantly at the people before him.
"Team Rocket business, get out of my way."
Hearing that, the Team Galactic members were stunned.
Not that Team Rocket isn't formidable, but couldn't they be less aggressive on our turf?
Jessie and James were even more bewildered.
'Is Team Rocket really that rude?'
To protect Team Rocket's reputation, James timidly patted Axel's thigh.
"Lord Axel, we could be more polite, saying it like that makes people resentful."
Axel turned his head, pretending to listen to James, then nodded in agreement, "You have a point, then kill them all."
James: "???"
'No, what did I just say?'
"Sir, I meant they're standing guard in this cold place and feeling miserable…"
"What?", Axel raised his voice a little, "Turn them into flying ashes too?"
James was dumbfounded, "Sir, the granny who raised me since childhood said being that cruel isn't good…"
"What? Make them into buns and you'll live forever!"
"I get it!", Axel cut James off to avoid exposing that he wasn't actually a villain.
"Gyarados, take them…", Axel was about to order Gyarados to throw these people off the mountain.
Just then, a squad leader-looking man rushed out with a communicator.
"Don't fight, it's all a misunderstanding!"
"We just received word from Lord Saturn. Welcome Lord Axel and the Rocket Team here to instruct us."
"If you want Snowpoint Temple, we will provide everything to help."
Axel was stunned for a long time after hearing that.
'The Team Galactic can be so courteous?'
Jessie and James's eyes lit up. Somehow they'd saved their skins.
To avoid Axel having murderous intent again, the two hurriedly led Glastrier into the temple interior.
Meowth hurried toward the crowd, making faces at them.
"Go, go, you useless lot, get out of the way and don't interfere with Lord Axel exploring the temple, nya!"
'Hurry up and leave or you'll be killed, nya!'
Feeling Meowth and Jessie and James's emotions, Axel riding Glastrier nearly laughed out loud.
'These three… truly the cutest villains.'
'They can't do any truly bad deeds, yet every time they try to do something bad, they succeed.'
'With these three around, saving Sinnoh is guaranteed!'
Glastrier soon reached the great hall's entrance.
What no one noticed was that, in the center of the temple, the giant statue's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Could it actually be a power that can resist Giratina?"
"How interesting…"
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