There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

“Oh…Oh my god!”

The members of Team Rocket, holding Poké Balls, prayed hard in the cab, hoping that this crisis would pass quickly.

"What kind of god did we offend? Why is that Pokémon so strong..."

"What Pokémon?"

The man in the headscarf beside her chuckled disdainfully and retorted, "A newborn Lalulas and a half-crippled cat boss? Are these two things enough to scare you like this?"

The woman's pupils dilated slightly and she was about to say something.

The sudden violent shaking frightened her so much that she quickly hugged the chair beside her, and she didn't speak until the shaking subsided.

"Who said them?"

The woman caught a glimpse of the figure flashing past the window at high speed from the corner of her eye, and her body trembled slightly.

"I'm talking about...the one flying outside!"

"what?"

The man, who also used the stool fixed to the bottom to stabilize his center of gravity, looked out the window.

I happened to see a blue Pokémon with a blue energy ball in its mouth, and after a moment it attacked the airship again.

Veins bulged on the back of the man's hands as he gripped the chair, staring blankly at the scene in front of him.

His Adam's apple rolled up and down quickly and his lips trembled uncontrollably.

It was not until a long time later that he spoke in a trembling voice as thin as a mosquito.

"That's... Latios!"

"what?!"

The woman was startled and ran to the computer despite the tremors, her fingers shaking on the keyboard.

She stared blankly at the experimental data left behind earlier, as well as the 3D model representing "Latios" that was slowly rotating in the upper left corner.

"The legendary Pokémon..."

The woman turned her head away in despair, not even noticing that her glasses had slipped down her nose.

"It's here to...retaliate against us?"

"What are you standing there for?!"

The man ran over in two or three steps, stretched out his big hand and pushed the woman who was in the way away.

Without paying any attention to the wailing woman lying on the ground, he quickly picked up the phone next to the computer desk, and bloodshot gradually appeared in the whites of his eyes.

"Master Cole...Hurry up and answer it!!"

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"Tsk..."

Under the wall covered with various Pokémon and human anatomy diagrams, the short boy sighed.

He supported himself with his right hand on the table, barely gaining leverage to avoid falling due to the inexplicable bumps.

After he calmed down completely, he glanced at a group of instruments flashing with cold light and took down a spotless white lab coat from the hook beside him.

He lowered his eyes and fastened every button from top to bottom.

His movements were unhurried, as if he was not disturbed at all by the commotion in the outside world.

Cole walked slowly to the laboratory table, his eyes wandering among the various test tubes, beakers and medicines.

Finally it ends up on a bottle with a label.

He took out a certain amount of powder, drew saline solution into it with a syringe, and diluted it according to the proportion.

Finally, he held up the syringe containing the newly prepared medicine and walked towards the iron platform not far away.

A black-haired boy's limbs were fixed to the table, unable to move.

His eyes were closed tightly, and the muscles under his face twitched unconsciously occasionally.

Cole pushed the syringe, emptying the air from the barrel.

He looked at the face in front of him that had always lingered in his memory, and his cold expression seemed to ease a little.

But he still inserted the needle into his exposed neck vein without hesitation and slowly pushed the drug injection.

Only when the last drop of medicine was squeezed into the tube did Cole pull out the needle, pick up a cotton ball with alcohol with tweezers, and press it on the needle hole several times without any mercy.

When he saw the boy's face become slightly distorted due to pain, the corners of his lips rose slightly.

"It's time to wake up, my dear student."

----

Kitazawa Lingyou woke up from his chaotic consciousness and opened his eyelids with difficulty, which felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds.

He blinked his hazy eyes, the light from above his head was so stinging in his eyes.

Kitazawa Lingyou's chest heaved up and down, and the cold touch from his fingertips told him that getting up this time might not be so easy.

He tried to raise his hands but was restrained by the restraints at his wrists.

What a familiar scene.

He slowly turned his head and looked to the right.

A figure was slumped in a soft sofa chair, flipping through a journal in his hand.

It seemed that the content of this magazine did not attract Cole's interest. He yawned, hung his legs beside the stool, and swayed left and right in boredom.

As if sensing a burning gaze staring at him, he finally let go of the journal that he had already read countless times and threw it away.

Cole jumped off the sofa, spread his hands, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and walked slowly towards him with a gentle expression.

But there was no warmth in those phoenix eyes.

"Welcome back, my Lingyou."

----

Sakuya Ye was running around in the maze-like airship, looking at the fork in the road that appeared in front of him again.

His gaze quickly lingered on both sides for a few seconds.

Left or right?

Listening to the increasingly clear footsteps behind him, Shuoya Ye, who was being roasted over the fire, could only leave this choice to fate and ran somewhere randomly.

"Boss Cat, follow me!"

After running for dozens of minutes continuously, you have to face Team Rocket members rushing towards you with guns or Pokémon from time to time.

Even with the protection of Lalulas and Cat Boss, he was exhausted.

Therefore, after seeing a house where the combination lock malfunctioned due to the accidental impact of Latios, Sakuya Ye rushed in without caring what was inside.

The big cat running in front stood at the edge of the door, watching the boy pass by it before taking a step forward and entering the house.

Shuo Gu Ye immediately commanded, "Close the door with telekinesis!"

Until the dark blue door was closed under the effect of superpowers, and the footsteps outside the door were isolated in an instant.

He finally collapsed with his back against the wall, breathing softly.

"They have too many Pokémon..."

Sakuya Ye recalled the Pokémon that came like waves.

If it weren't for Latios' occasional support outside the airship, I'm afraid that with just Lalulas and Cat Boss, they would have been killed by those Pokémons long ago.

"Team Rocket again."

During the breaks in the battle, Ye Ye from Sakuya recognized the identities of a few of them by the "R" marked on their chests.

He sighed helplessly.

It is true that enemies often meet in a narrow road.

He has lost count of how many times he has dealt with the Rockets along the way.

Somehow, he suddenly remembered a few words that Master Banmu had said to them when they were chatting at the beginning of the Osagatani incident.

"Do not worry."

At that time, Itsuki placed his hands on Xiaomao and Sakuya's shoulders, patted them and said, "Since the attack on Vermilion City, the Pokémon League has launched a full-scale wanted list for Team Rocket."

"We gym leaders have also received instructions. From now on, you should not only protect your own city, but also occasionally do this..."

He raised his eyebrows, and after the three of them focused their attention on the two doctors who were chatting enthusiastically, he continued, "Accept the mission assigned by the Pokémon League and go on a short 'business trip' for a few days to fight against Team Rocket or protect important people in the Pokémon League."

He curled his eyes and said kindly.

"Maybe one day in the future, we will meet again somewhere?"

"Of course, what I hope most is that the next time I meet you will be at the Tokiwa Gym, for a wonderful gym match."

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After resting for a while, Shuo Gu Ye stood up and planned to explore the room.

But it seems to be also affected by Latios' attack, and there seems to be some malfunction in the circuit here.

At least in Shuo Gu Ye's eyes, such dim light was completely unable to support him to see things clearly.

So he pulled the flashlight out of his backpack.

The moment he pressed the switch, the scene in front of him made the boy gasp.

The pungent smell of preservatives finally announced its presence at this moment.

Shuoya Ye's eyes slowly swept across following the flashlight.

Rows of display cabinets come into view.

There are many transparent glass bottles placed on the display cabinet.

And placed in those glass bottles are organs that still retain their original colors.

The label next to each specimen recorded the type of Pokémon, the place where it was caught, and some terms that he found difficult to understand.

Shuo Gu Ye frowned and followed Boss Cat's footsteps, going deeper in the direction of the display cabinets.

As the space in the display case gets larger, the specimens displayed inside also change from [organs] to [Pokémon].

What made Shuoya Ye so angry that his teeth chattered the most was a huge glass display cabinet.

A Pufferfish floated lifelessly in a display case.

The eye sockets of his once bright eyes were now empty, and no one knew where he was looking.

Next to it, there was a very small creature whose shape and appearance could not even be seen, clinging to Pang Keding's side.

According to the description on the label, the name of this specimen is...

[Pang Keding Mother and Son]

According to the small print at the bottom, the creature next to Jigglypuff is its child.

It's just that the Pokémon eggs are cracked and the undeveloped young Pokémon are taken out in advance and made into specimens.

Is this... still humane?!

Shuoya Ye's flashlight shone everywhere.

The monkey monster whose limbs were chopped off, Butterfree whose wings were taken away, and Bulbasaur cut in half along the axis...

All of this is challenging Sakuya Ye's bottom line as a trainer and as a human being.

He looked at the horrific scene in front of him in disbelief, his whole body shaking uncontrollably.

These once vibrant lives are now nothing but silent shells.

They exist stripped of all warmth and emotion.

Shuoya Ye's breathing gradually became rapid and he closed his eyes, trying to block out this cruel scene.

But the dying cries of these Pokémon seemed to echo in his ears again.

Ralts, whose eyes had been covered when the first specimen appeared, now felt the trainer's unusual emotions.

Anger, pity and...

Painful?

Curious, Lalulas raised her hand and was about to touch the hand that was blocking her eyes.

(PS: Lalulas is a mood Pokémon that can sense people's emotions with the horns on its head)

"Don't look, Lalulas."

Lalulas's movements froze in mid-air.

It felt the trainer's increasingly complex emotions at the moment, enveloping him like an impenetrable net.

Even though the chest he was leaning against was shaking, the hands blocking his eyes remained as steady as a rock.

So after a brief struggle, Ralts put his hand back and nestled obediently in the trainer's arms.

The body just fell back a little and stopped at the trainer's left chest.

Listening to the thumping of her heart that was beating faster and faster, Lalulas raised her hand and patted it gently.

In an instant, Shuo Gu Ye's steps, which had stopped for a long time, started moving again.

"Lalulas..."

Lalulas, not knowing what was going on, replied softly.

"...We need to take them out."

"At least... I can't spend forever in this cold glass bottle."

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The cat boss, who had excellent night vision, took the lead over Shuo Gu Ye and continued exploring the room.

The specimens in the display cabinets also changed from [Pokémon] to [people].

The big cat stepped on the soft pads and looked around casually.

Based on its experience of breaking into the Rocket Team’s base many times, a room usually has two entrances and exits.

Not to mention houses like this one that obviously have special purposes.

The cat boss's pupils expanded into ovals in the darkness, searching for another exit that might be hidden there.

Just as it passed by a glass jar that was no different from the previous one, the scene it caught sight of made it freeze in place.

That birthmark on the back of my hand...

It quickly turned its head and looked at the glass jar beside it.

In an instant, its mind went blank and its whole body trembled.

The boy's smiling face appeared before his eyes again.

When the memories briefly faded, what remained in Boss Cat's sight was the pale, bloodless boy.

At this moment, he was floating quietly in the glass jar, just like the sleeping boy in Cat Boss's memory.

However, a few years ago, the boy had a cat in his arms that gave him a sense of security.

But at this moment, the cat in his arms was looking at the boy in disbelief outside the glass jar.

The boy who lost Meow Meow returned to his original sleeping position.

Curled up, arms around knees.

"Boss Cat?"

A flashlight shone on the boy's face.

The cat boss's breathing stagnated, and his reason was instantly swallowed up by anger.

Its hair stood up unconsciously, its body was tense, and its front paws were placed on the glass.

A broken and painful whimper emanated from its throat.

Shuoya Ye, who was chasing in a hurry, looked towards the glass jar.

The next moment, a terrifying face appeared in his eyes.

The boy's face was half flesh and blood.

And the other half is actually a machine!

The skin on the fleshy half was pale and covered with sutures, as if it had undergone an extremely rough operation.

The mechanical half gleams with metallic luster, with precise gears and circuit boards exposed.

Such a bizarre scene made Shuo Gu Ye's scalp tingle.

He forced himself to look away, but saw that the cat boss who was standing next to the glass jar had raised his paw at some point.

A deep, dark shadow lingered between the claws.

Its eyes were filled with pain and anger, and tears were glistening in them.

Is this Xiao Lan?

The cat boss looked at the familiar face and was absolutely sure that it was him.

But when it looked elsewhere, at its face covered by machinery, it couldn't say "yes" no matter what.

Like the shadow between its claws.

Sometimes it dissipates, sometimes it condenses.

At this moment, it seemed that two forces were tearing at its sanity.

At the same time, he told it to destroy this half-human, half-ghost thing! How could Xiao Lan's body be so desecrated and tainted? !

The other side remained silent.

Just the pictures of him interacting with the boy flashed before his eyes, and the old cat was defeated.

Finally, it dropped its claws.

Instead, there was a low and hoarse cry.

The next moment, it went crazy, biting its own flesh and blood in a self-mutilating manner.

Especially the front legs, you can even see white bones in some parts!

"Boss Cat!"

Shuo Gu Ye rushed forward and tried his best to restrain its movements, and did not let go even though several bloody wounds were left on his arms.

He just gritted his teeth and kept comforting her.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay..."

Until the cat boss had completely squandered his remaining strength and collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.

It raised its head unwillingly and let out a shrill and sharp roar.

Like a sharp blade, it cut through the silence in the house.