"This is the real Damian! This is... the complete me!"
When Damian said these words, the faces of Steven and the other two people finally changed.
"Damian! This is wrong!" Steven shouted with a deep voice.
"A person's home and goals—if they need to be in an evil organization, then that is wrong from the start," Cynthia added.
She could not believe how Damian's thoughts had become so bad.
"Damian, you have always been yourself. You are special. You don't need to show anyone that you exist!"
"That is just your simple way of thinking," Damian said with a mean smile.
"Cynthia, even now, you don't understand why Caitlin chose Team Rocket instead of returning to you."
"Your life is perfect, but that does not mean everyone has the same life."
Cynthia's face became white when she heard this. Her thoughts were confused.
"I have played with you all long enough. It is time to end this."
Damian looked to the side. Zinnia had already badly hurt Regirock and Registeel. She would defeat Brandon very soon.
On the other side, Nemona was fighting very hard against Caitlin.
As for Wallace... well, at this time, he was acting like a cheerleader. He was shouting to encourage Nemona.
Wallace was still doing the same thing as usual.
"Do not even think about it! Damian, we will definitely not let you leave today!" Steven's eyes were full of strength. Things were already at this point.
They would never stop!
"Mewtwo!"
Damian put his hands in his pockets and called Armored Mewtwo.
The eyes of Armored Mewtwo shone with a strange, dark purple light. The wind stopped suddenly.
In the next moment, two black tornadoes rose from the ground. They made strong winds and moved toward Giovanni and the other two.
These were tornadoes made only from psychic power!
"Aggron, Stone Edge!"
As the wind moved loudly, Steven quickly gave an order to Aggron.
Aggron roared. Sharp stones appeared and flew toward the two psychic tornadoes.
However, when the stones hit the tornadoes, they were just swallowed.
This was bad!
Steven's face looked very upset. Was he really going to stand there and watch Damian leave so easily?
"Fell Stinger!"
A quiet voice spoke.
A yellow figure flew very fast toward the two tornadoes. Its two stingers shone with white light. It hit the storms hard.
BANG!
There were two loud sounds. The tornadoes hit by the Fell Stinger stopped at once. Then, they broke and disappeared.
Steven and Cynthia were both very surprised. They looked at the yellow figure in front of them with shock.
It was a Beedrill! It was the last form of Weedle!
It was one of the most common wild Pokémon in the forest!
But just now, this normal Beedrill had destroyed two psychic tornadoes made by Armored Mewtwo.
"Hmm?"
Damian was walking toward Zinnia and Caitlin, but he turned around. He looked at the Beedrill with surprise.
"This Beedrill... is yours, Gym Leader Giovanni?"
Cynthia looked at Giovanni. His face looked serious and heavy. There was no doubt; this was Giovanni's Pokémon.
"Yes... this is my first Pokémon. I am sorry for the poor showing," Giovanni said with a low voice.
No, it was not a poor showing at all. Your Beedrill seems very strong.
Steven's eyes moved. He knew that Aggron's Stone Edge could not hurt those psychic tornadoes.
But this Beedrill had destroyed them using only Fell Stinger. The difference was very clear.
This Beedrill was very powerful!
"Damian, I am very sorry. I did not take care of you well in the past," Giovanni said seriously.
"But your home should not be Team Rocket. I do not agree with this! Also..."
As Giovanni finished speaking, the Beedrill moved down like an arrow. It was as fast as lightning.
It was so fast!
Cynthia's eyes could almost not see the Beedrill move. Was that only because of speed?
CLANG!
Armored Mewtwo raised its arm. A dark purple psychic shield appeared. Beedrill's Fell Stinger was already hitting the shield. Anyone could see the stinger slowly going inside the shield.
Armored Mewtwo closed its hand into a claw. Invisible psychic power began to move around Beedrill.
Beedrill felt it. It moved its two stingers hard and broke the psychic power around it. Then, it moved back very fast to stay away from Armored Mewtwo.
It was so strong!
Steven and Cynthia both had the same thought at the same time.
To fight against Armored Mewtwo and not lose—this Beedrill was too powerful!
"I knew it. My dear Father, a man like you would definitely have a secret strong Pokémon."
Damian's mouth moved into a big smile. A shadow covered his face. He looked very evil.
"And for your sake, I will not let you leave this place."
Giovanni finally finished his sentence. His face was sad but heavy.
"It is too late to say these things now," Damian's mean smile was very cold.
"And if I want to leave, you cannot stop me."
Armored Mewtwo raised its right arm. Caitlin and Zinnia flew over from far away very fast.
At the same time, Wallace was also flown over.
Zinnia and Caitlin looked very calm. Their battles had been very easy.
"Wallace!"
Steven's face changed. How did Wallace get caught again?
"Mr. Wallace, let me give you a taste of flying high in the air," Damian said to Wallace with a smile.
"Damian! What do you want to do??" Wallace suddenly felt very bad.
Damian did not answer. He just called Mewtwo.
"Mewtwo."
Armored Mewtwo moved its hand. Wallace was launched into the air like an arrow at once.
The strong wind hit his face. Wallace's face became white immediately.
"AAAAHHHHH!! Steven, save me! Steven, save me!!!"
"Wallace!!"
Steven watched his best friend. Wallace became a small point in the sky very quickly. Steven's face changed a lot.
"Beedrill!" Giovanni told Beedrill to go into the sky to save him without waiting.
"Well everyone, today was very fun. See you next time."
Damian waved goodbye to Steven's group. He also waved to Nemona and Brandon who were arriving.
"Damian! Do not think you are getting away!"
Steven did not want to let the three of them leave like this.
But Beedrill had already gone to catch Wallace. There were no Pokémon there that could stop Armored Mewtwo.
"You cannot stop us. Do not waste your effort, Steven."
Armored Mewtwo flew into the air with Damian and the other two.
"Also, if you want to catch me, Steven, I think you will need to find even stronger people. I look forward to it."
Damian's smile was very warm, as if he was saying goodbye to a friend.
In the next moment, Armored Mewtwo became a point of light. It disappeared into the sky with Damian's group. They were very fast.
Steven and the others had no time to stop them.
After Armored Mewtwo and Damian's group were gone, Beedrill came down from the sky.
In Beedrill's arms, Wallace was being held like a princess. His face was white. He had been very scared.
The area was quiet for a moment.
"Um... should we chase them?"
Nemona waited for a moment and then asked Steven and the others quietly.
Things had been going well for her. She was fighting Caitlin equally. But it seemed these older trainers were not as lucky.
Brandon was completely beaten by Zinnia. Steven, Cynthia, and Giovanni did not have a good time either. As for Wallace... it was better not to talk about him.
Nemona did not expect that six Champions fighting three people would end this way.
Was Team Rocket really this strong?
Nemona finally understood why the Hoenn League asked for help.
She heard that Team Rocket started in the Kanto region. She was surprised that the Kanto League could keep a Team Rocket like this under control.
"There is no need to chase. It would be very hard to catch Damian."
Steven rubbed his head because he was tired. His voice was very low.
This battle helped him understand Damian much better.
"It is very shameful. I could not even defeat one leader of an evil organization," Brandon said with much shame.
"Do not blame yourself, Senior Brandon. Team Rocket is very strong. Even though we did not catch them this time..."
"At least we have more information. We can prepare for the next battle."
Steven tried to smile to make Brandon feel better.
They had really failed this time. They had sent six Champion-level trainers! Six Champions! This had never happened before.
But they had not even caught one person. No one expected that.
Roar!
Just then, a roar came from the sky.
Steven and the others looked up. A Charizard was flying toward them quickly.
The man on the Charizard also saw Steven and the others. His eyes were bright, and the Charizard landed.
"Is that... Champion Leon?" Nemona was very surprised and knew who it was.
"I am so sorry! I am late! A small accident happened on the way."
Leon got off his Charizard. He scratched his head and looked embarrassed.
He had flown from Petalburg City. But he got lost on the way, even though he used a GPS.
If he had not met an Officer Jenny near Rustboro City, he would still be lost.
"Where is Team Rocket?" Leon looked around at the area and the hurt Pokémon near Steven and the others.
Leon felt even more embarrassed. Was the fight already over?
Steven: "..."
Steven's face moved. He gave a smile that was both awkward and polite. Was this the "Unbeatable Champion" of the Galar region?
He had truly seen everything now...
"Team Rocket has already escaped."
Because the man came to help, Steven sighed and answered.
To be honest, Steven felt that the battle would not be different even if Leon arrived early.
Numbers would not matter against Armored Mewtwo unless Leon had a Pokémon as strong as Giovanni's Beedrill.