"Except for breaking the meteorite, there is no better way for us to solve this." Natsui saw that May was still thinking a lot about Deoxys, so he smiled.
"The meteorite is no longer useful to Deoxys. It cannot use the rock to return to space anymore.
Instead, the meteorite is harmful to Deoxys itself. If Deoxys could choose for itself, it would probably destroy this meteorite with its own hands."
Natsui had his own Deoxys ask the wild one about this. He received the same answer.
The wild Deoxys had not destroyed the meteorite because magnetic problems affected its power. Since it was inside the rock, it could not do it.
It needed help from the outside to break the meteorite.
Everyone agreed, so there was nothing more to say. Natsui led the others away to stay at a safe distance.
Then, he signaled to his Deoxys.
Deoxys flew high into the sky and started to gather energy.
At the same time, the wild Deoxys went back inside the meteorite. It changed into its Defense Forme and used its remaining energy to make a shield.
It was ready for the hit.
Once everything was ready, Natsui's Deoxys finished gathering its attack.
An energy ball grew larger and larger. Soon, it became a huge circle nearly two meters wide!
With a push, the energy ball flew fast toward the meteorite. It had great power.
The energy ball hit the meteorite almost instantly. Natsui saw a very bright white light.
Before he could feel the explosion, he heard a loud "Boom!"
The wind from the blast arrived right after the sound.
Even though they were fifty meters away, Natsui did not expect the explosion to be so strong.
He did not realize how much power the meteorite had when it exploded!
Because of the material, the rock showed rainbow colors when it broke.
Then, it turned into many pieces that flew everywhere. This caused a lot of damage to the area.
Gardevoir protected them quickly. It used psychic power to make a shield around the three people.
This kept them safe from the flying pieces of the meteorite.
But the wind from the explosion still hit them.
The strong wind moved their hair and clothes. They had to close their eyes and struggle to stand still.
Luckily, nobody was hurt.
The explosion finished, and the group looked ahead. The meteorite was gone. In its place was a huge hole in the ground!
The wild Deoxys was in its Defense Forme in the hole. It was starting to relax its body.
Its shield was broken. There were some small cuts on its body, but the wounds were not dangerous.
They were healing slowly. In a short time, most of them were gone.
Natsui kicked a small piece of the meteorite near his feet and nodded. "It looks like it was a success."
It was a very big success.
Solana looked around. The meteorite was gone, but the ground here had changed forever.
It looked like a piece of the flat ground was missing. It looked very strange.
But saving a Deoxys was worth it.
She remembered something and took out her magnetic tool. After checking for a bit, she was very happy.
"Great! The magnetic interference here has disappeared!"
Natsui heard this and checked his phone. The signal was back.
May took out a Poké Ball and let her Eevee out.
"It really is all gone. That's wonderful!"
The saved Deoxys went to Natsui's Deoxys. The circles on their chests shone with many colors.
"What are they doing?" May asked.
"This is their special way of talking," Natsui said. "I think that Deoxys is saying thank you to my Deoxys."
The two Pokémon talked for a moment. Then, the wild Deoxys flew high into the sky. It disappeared very fast.
It left quickly.
"Oh? It just left like that?"
"What else would it do?" Natsui shook his head. "It already said goodbye and thanked my Deoxys.
Now it wants to leave this place quickly because it was trapped here."
The event seemed to end simply. But that was the truth.
That was their goal.
Natsui already had one Deoxys, so he did not need to catch a second one. This was good for them.
They saved a Mythical Pokémon and fixed the magnetic problems. They also helped a Pokémon Ranger.
Most importantly, Natsui's Deoxys met another of its kind.
This followed the promise Natsui made long ago. He had promised to help it see more of its friends.
The matter was solved, so Solana thanked Natsui and May many times. They shared their phone numbers.
Solana wanted to go back to the Pokémon Center with them, but Natsui said no.
"Never mind, we should part ways here. This took up a lot of time, and we need to continue our journey."
They had worked together, so Solana liked Natsui more now. Natsui also had a better idea of her.
"Where are you two going next?" Solana asked.
They were on good terms now, so she asked the question naturally.
May explained their goals.
"The Battle Pyramid and the Grand Festival?"
Solana lived in the wild, but she knew about these events. She knew Natsui and May were near their big goals.
"Then I wish you both success. What about after that? Where will you go when those two things are finished?"
May looked at Natsui. Natsui said, "If nothing changes, we should be traveling to the Sinnoh region after that."
"The Sinnoh region?" Solana was surprised, then she smiled.
"That is a lucky thing. I am going to be sent to Sinnoh next as well. It looks like we will have a chance to meet again!"
"Is that so?" Natsui was surprised and smiled. "Then we'll see each other if fate allows it."
...
They traveled for two days and arrived in Pewter City.
The Battle Pyramid was near Pewter City. It had not moved again in the last two days.
Natsui did not know why it stopped, but it was good news.
He did not have to look for it in other places. This saved their energy.
The map showed the Battle Pyramid was outside the city. They had traveled a long time and were not worried about it leaving.
So, they decided to rest at the Pewter City Pokémon Center before the challenge.
They walked through streets Natsui had visited before. He had forgotten the exact paths, but he remembered them as he walked.
Natsui and May walked together. They reached the street with the Pewter Gym.
Natsui pointed ahead and spoke to May.
"The Pewter Gym is just up ahead. It is also Brock's home. I remember the front looks like a small house built under a rock.
It looks like a huge stone. It is very special. But the front is just for show. It is really more like a warehouse. Look, just like..."
Natsui stopped talking.
The stone gates used to be plain, but now they had a lot of paint. They were very colorful.
There were also colorful flags, ribbons, and lights. It looked very bright and flashy.
Was this the Pewter Gym he knew?
May was very surprised too.
"This... this is Brock's Gym? The colors are so bright. It feels completely different from my impression of him."
It was unexpected, but many Gyms had changed. The Celadon Gym and Cerulean Gym were different now too.
What surprised Natsui was that the style of the Gym had changed completely. It was very different from when Brock was the leader.
"It's probably his parents' idea. But to be honest, this style does not fit Brock's mature face.
However, it does match his passionate heart well."
May laughed. "I just want to know what Brock would think if he saw his home changed like this."
They watched for a moment. Then they did not say much else and kept walking down the street.
This was someone else's home. It was better not to get involved.
Brock was not there, so they would not get any answers. They would ask him later.
Pewter City was a small city in the north, far from the center of Kanto. But the streets were busy and there were many shops.
There were people, cars, and many Trainers with their Pokémon.
Natsui and May talked and laughed as they walked. They walked past a woman with short purple hair and glasses.
Suddenly, Natsui felt something was wrong.
He stopped and looked back. At the same time, the woman also turned her head to look back.
May felt something was strange, so she also stopped and looked at the woman.
The woman was in her twenties and looked normal. She wore a brown coat and black glasses. She looked like an office worker.
"What is it? Someone you know?"
Natsui did not answer. He looked at the woman carefully.
He was sure he had never seen her, but she felt familiar.
Who was she?
The woman turned her head and walked away.
She disappeared from sight. Natsui could not remember her. He shook his head and ignored it.
"Never mind, I can't remember. It's probably nothing important anyway. Let's go."
After they left, the woman looked out from a dark alley nearby.
She saw that Natsui was gone and she was relieved.
Then, a strong man with an eyepatch walked up to her.
He saw her face and was worried.
"Matori, what's wrong?"
This woman was Matori. She was the secretary for Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket.
The strong man was Gozu. He was the captain of the Matori Matrix.
Matori spoke quietly. She looked smart. She said, "I just saw that man."
"That man!?"
Gozu was shocked. In Team Rocket, only Natsui was called "that man." He was their biggest problem.
"Did he find you!?"
"No." Matori shook her head.
"But he seemed to sense me, even though I have never met him."
"How is that possible!?" Gozu was very surprised.
"You have never appeared in front of this man before. Even the International Police has no information about you. How did he sense you?"
"I don't know." Matori sighed.
"This is what I find confusing. Luckily, he only suspected something and did not recognize me. Otherwise, it would have been a big problem."
Gozu had fought this man before. Natsui was hard to deal with. Now, Natsui was even more dangerous because he had more powerful Pokémon.
Gozu felt he could not do anything.
The opponent was too strong.
Even if they used all of Team Rocket's power, they could not stop this man.
Gozu admitted that Natsui was much stronger than him.
"Why is he here?" he asked.
"Did he sense that we are here?"
"That's impossible. Our news definitely didn't leak." Matori shook her head.
She was careful and said, "Anyway, let's report this to Boss Giovanni first and let him decide."