"Damian, the Hoenn League wants to wake up Groudon to deal with you."
Damian saw this message from Giovanni. He could not stop himself from laughing.
"It is like someone giving me a pillow right when I feel sleepy."
Damian was very happy. He had been worried about where to find the one who cannot fly.
He thought about them finding Groudon. They probably wanted Groudon to fight his Kyogre.
This was a fine idea. The old legends said Kyogre and Groudon had the same strength.
But Steven and the others did not know about the Orbs. Damian still had Groudon's Red Orb. Did they really want Groudon to fight Primal Kyogre alone?
If Primal Kyogre used Origin Pulse once, Groudon would probably fall down on the ground.
Damian shook his head and laughed. He sent an "OK" emoji back.
He decided to wait. He would wait for Steven and the others to wake up Groudon and attack. Groudon was sleeping now. Even Kyogre could not feel where Groudon was.
But when Groudon woke up, they would feel each other. This would happen if they did not hide.
Damian was not in a hurry. He was excited to edit the photos of himself and Cynthia together.
"I will post them on the Hoenn Forum first. Then I will post them on the internet in Sinnoh. Cynthia is very attractive..."
Damian sighed. He wanted to get a photo of Cynthia and Caitlin together. But he thought Caitlin would not want to do it.
On the other side, inside the League prison in Ever Grande City.
A heavy young man in a prison uniform sat on a bed. He stared at nothing. He looked sad and scary.
This was Tabitha. He was an Executive of Team Magma. Team Rocket took the Team Magma base, so Tabitha ran away.
He could not accept this. He felt that Team Magma and Lord Maxie were his only home.
He was planning to save Maxie. But he saw May on the way. She had stopped them before.
And then... nothing else happened.
May beat him and caught him. Then she gave him to Officer Jenny.
"Tabitha."
At that moment, Tabitha heard a calm voice.
Tabitha turned his head. Steven and Nemona were outside the cell with Officer Jenny.
"Smirk smirk smirk... I wondered who it was. It is the noble Mr. Steven. I did not think you would come to see me."
Tabitha was very surprised to see Steven. He had a sneaky smile.
"I have something to ask you. You should answer me honestly."
Steven looked very serious.
"It looks like something very important. But I might not tell you."
Tabitha leaned against the wall. He acted like he did not care about anything.
He was already in jail. Steven could not do anything to him. Steven could not hit him. Steven was not the kind of person to hurt prisoners.
"You should help. This is important for the whole Hoenn region," Steven said. He sounded cold as he warned him.
"Tabitha, the League will not hurt you. But we can choose which prison you go to," Officer Jenny said coldly. She hit the cell door.
Officer Jenny was a police officer. She knew how to talk to prisoners better than Steven.
"Tsk... go ahead and ask," Tabitha said. He made an annoyed sound.
It was true. He was a heavy man. If he had to build roads or carry bricks, it would be very hard for him.
"Your Team Magma was looking for information on Groudon before, right?" Steven asked seriously.
"That's right," Tabitha said. He was surprised.
"Then do you know where Groudon is sleeping?" Steven looked closely at Tabitha.
"You want to find Groudon too? Why do you want Groudon?"
Tabitha was confused. He was an executive of Team Magma. He was Maxie's main helper. He was very important in Team Magma.
"That is not your business. You just need to answer my question," Steven said calmly.
Tabitha's eyes moved. The cell became quiet.
"It seems you really do know?"
Tabitha's reaction showed that he knew where Groudon was.
"Smirk smirk smirk... I know a few places where Groudon might be sleeping. But I want to know why you are looking for Groudon, Champion Steven."
Tabitha laughed again. It sounded very evil.
"Tell me the reason, Champion Steven. I want to know."
"You!!" Officer Jenny was getting angry.
"Kyogre. Kyogre has woken up. I need Groudon to fight it." Steven stopped Officer Jenny. He did not hide it. Tabitha was only a prisoner.
"Oh?" Tabitha frowned immediately.
"Was Team Aqua also destroyed by Team Rocket?" Tabitha remembered. Even Archie had joined Team Rocket.
"That is right. Team Rocket woke up and caught Kyogre," Steven said. "So Tabitha, tell me what you know. You hate Team Rocket too, right?"
Tabitha laughed coldly. He looked sad.
He realized Team Rocket had caught Kyogre.
"I do not know exactly where Groudon is sleeping. But we found a few possible places before. You will have to find it yourselves."
Tabitha spoke in a low voice.
He really did not like Team Rocket. He hated them! If Team Rocket did not exist, Team Magma would have finished their dream world.
"No problem!" Steven looked very happy.
"Also, if you want Groudon to wake up or beat Kyogre, you must find Groudon's Orb."
Tabitha told Steven more information.
"The Orb?"
Steven and Nemona looked at each other. They were both confused.
"Groudon's Red Orb. That is Groudon's real power. But for some reason, the power became a Red Orb," Tabitha explained.
"If you have the Red Orb, you can control Groudon. And Groudon can only reach its full power with the Red Orb."
"Where is the Orb?"
Steven thought about it. He had never heard of this. But this was very important news.
He wondered if Kyogre's change was Primal Reversion.
"My information says an old couple at the top of Mt. Pyre has the Orbs for Kyogre and Groudon," Tabitha answered.
"Good! Tabitha, write down the places where Groudon might be sleeping. If it is true, you have helped us a lot!"
Steven wrote it down. He knew Mt. Pyre was a Pokémon cemetery.
"As long as you destroy Team Rocket, it is fine," Tabitha said calmly.
"Don't worry!"
Steven left quickly with Nemona.
Steven was in a hurry. They rode on Metagross and went straight to Mt. Pyre.
It was dark when they reached the top of Mt. Pyre.
Steven and Nemona found the old couple. The couple told them they had the two Orbs.
Steven was very happy. This was great!
But...
"What did you say?"
"A young man came earlier. He said he wanted the Orbs for Champion Wallace. So we gave the Orbs to him."
Steven was very shocked by what the old couple said.
Wallace??
"What is wrong, Champion Steven?" the old woman asked.
"I understand. You two should rest," Steven said with a fake smile.
They said goodbye to the old couple. Steven frowned.
"Wallace took the Orbs? That should not happen..." Nemona thought something was wrong. Why would Wallace take the Orbs?
"It is impossible. Wallace does not know about the Orbs. Someone used Wallace's name."
Steven spoke in a deep voice. He always trusted Wallace, except for when Wallace said, "You can always trust me."
Steven called Wallace to be safe.
"Hello? Steven, how is it going?" Wallace asked.
"Yes, Tabitha helped us. Wallace, did you send someone to Mt. Pyre to get Orbs?"
"What Orbs? No, I didn't," Wallace said.
"Never mind. I will talk to you when I get back."
Steven took a deep breath and hung up the phone.
"It is definitely Damian!!!"
Steven frowned. He thought of Damian first.
Team Rocket took Team Magma and caught Maxie. It was not strange for Team Rocket to know about the Orbs. So Damian used Wallace's name to take the Orbs!
"What do we do now, Steven?" Nemona asked with a pout.
"Let's go back to Ever Grande City first. We will find Groudon first," Steven said. He rubbed his forehead. He had good news, but he was too late.
In Ever Grande City, Wallace was sitting on a sofa. He and Leon looked at a phone secretly.
"Shocking! Is Sinnoh Champion Cynthia dating her boyfriend?"
This was the post they were reading.
"Gasp!!"
Wallace and Leon saw the photo. They looked at each other and breathed in sharply.
This was intense! This was very exciting!
In the photo, Cynthia wore a tight dress. She also wore a black strap on her left thigh. She looked beautiful and sexy.
Her face was a bit red. Her eyes looked shy. She was standing on her toes. Her lips hit the young man's cheek gently.
My god! Was this Cynthia?!!
Wallace was shocked. He looked at the photo and then at Cynthia. She was sitting nearby reading an old book.
"Champion Cynthia is very beautiful," Leon said softly. He was just praising her beauty. Leon thought women only stopped him from battling.
A real battler did not need love. He thought women got in the way. But he still liked beautiful things.
"The main point is, this is Damian!" Wallace looked at Cynthia and felt sorry for her.
That guy Damian... he made Wallace dress like a girl. Now he made Champion Cynthia take this photo with him?
Wallace thought Damian forced Cynthia. That was true.
Damian was a very evil Team Rocket member!
Wallace looked at the comments. There were already thousands of them. These photos would spread fast on the internet.
Champion Cynthia's reputation...
Wallace felt lucky. Damian did not like men. He did not like Wallace even when he dressed as a girl.
If he had to take a photo like this with Damian while dressing as a girl, he would rather die!
Taking photos with Steven was fine. But Wallace would never take couple photos with Damian!
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