There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

The story ends with Xiaoye transforming Ditto into Pidgeot to go to Nibi City to find Miss Junsha, who soon arrives on a motorcycle to take away Team Rocket member Nika and releases all the anesthetized Pidgeots and Pixies. After learning that Team Rocket has ideas about the huge moonstone, Miss Junsha promises to contact the Nibi Gym Master to find a solution after returning to Nibi City, and that Moon View Mountain will be temporarily blocked before a result is reached.

Xiao Ye did not intervene in this matter, but continued his journey after handing Nika over to Miss Junsha. After about three or four days, he arrived at Hualan City.

There was a fork in the road. One side led to Hualan City, and the other side led to Kuye City. Just when Xiaoye was struggling with this, a young and strong man wearing a blue hat came over with a sign and inserted it between the two roads.

"Ah, there was originally a road sign here, but someone scribbled some words on it, so we destroyed it and brought a new one here." The man in the blue hat saw Xiao Ye's puzzled look and explained, "I still remember that the sign seemed to say 'Xiao Mao has arrived in Hualan City, the big fool Xiaozhi', if I remember correctly, it was written like this."

Xiao Ye laughed dryly. He could even imagine how Xiao Zhi would jump up and down when he saw this line of words. Speaking of which, he admired Xiao Mao's ability to annoy Xiao Zhi anytime and anywhere.

But thanks to the handwriting left by Xiaomao, he no longer hesitated about which way to go. He believed that Xiaozhi, who saw the words, was definitely running towards Cerulean City, so he might as well follow Xiaozhi.

Cerulean City was very close to the fork in the road, and Xiaoye arrived at the Pokémon Center in less than two hours.

After handing the Poké Ball to Miss Joy, Xiao Ye looked at the city streets outside through a layer of glass and recalled the introduction about Cerulean City.

The most famous thing about Cerulean City is the underwater ballet show of the three sisters. It is said that there was once a man from the Hoenn region who came to Cerulean City to watch their performance just to catch a glimpse of the three sisters. However, he was so attracted by the performance that he sold all his assets in the Hoenn region and settled in Cerulean City, just to be able to enjoy the underwater ballet of the three sisters at any time.

This is just a rumor after all. The Cerulean sisters' outstanding underwater ballet performance is opposed to the Cerulean Gym, which is known as the weakest gym in Kanto. Some people even say that even wild Pokémon can easily obtain the blue badge if they come to challenge the Cerulean Gym.

Of course, there are many people who question the necessity of this gym, but they were all scolded back by many weaker trainers. For them, the Cerulean Gym is the only place where they can get badges in their lifetime, and of course they will not allow it to disappear.

After Miss Joy returned the two Poké Balls to Xiaoye, he planned to challenge the Cerulean Gym.

After all, the weakness of the Cerulean Gym is recognized by everyone. In this case, he does not plan to stay in this city for long. After challenging the gym competition, he rests for a day and then heads to Vermilion City to challenge the Vermilion Gym there, which is dominated by Electric-type Pokémon.

Following the instructions on the map, Xiao Ye walked to a performance shed with a little sea lion printed on it. Although he was puzzled as to why the gym was built in such a place, he still opened the door and asked, "Hello, is anyone there?"

"Yes." A woman in a black suit stood by the door and said, "I am the agent of the three Hualan sisters. Today's water ballet show has been cancelled due to the accidental damage to the venue yesterday. If you need an autograph or a photo..."

"No, no, no." Xiao Ye quickly interrupted and explained his purpose, "I'm here to challenge the Hualan Gym. The map says that the Hualan Gym is right here."

"I see." The woman turned sideways and picked up the intercom and said something. After a while, she received a reply and led Xiao Ye to the backstage, "Please follow me, respected challenger."

Xiao Ye followed the woman and was attracted by the underwater passage that was comparable to an aquarium. Just as he was fascinated by a silly Magikarp that kept hitting the glass, a sexy woman in a swimsuit with long golden hair came towards him. After seeing her, the woman who had been leading the way for Xiao Ye also quietly left.

"Come back to your senses, young man." The woman called Xiaoye's attention back and said, "I am Sakura, one of the gym trainers of the Cerulean Gym. Are you going to have a gym match?"

Xiaoye nodded and said, "Yes."

"Ah, what a hassle." Sakura looked at the serious boy in front of her and suddenly felt troubled. She shrugged and explained, "The Cerulean Gym was attacked by terrorists yesterday. Fortunately, a boy from Pallet Town beat them away. But unfortunately, the water in the Water Field was drained by them, so the gym competition cannot be held now."

The boy from Pallet Town? Is it Xiaozhi?

"The blue badge..."

"Here, here you go." Sakura seemed to have anticipated this situation and handed over the badge she was carrying without hesitation. "Keep it. This is proof that you defeated the Cerulean Gym."

Xiao Ye took the gym badge that he had obtained so easily and smiled helplessly, "It's called a defeat, but in fact, there was no battle at all..."

"No, no, no." Sakura stretched out a finger and put it in front of Xiaoye's eyes and shook it. "It's just that there is no live battle, but I can already feel your vigorous fighting power. I have no chance of winning."

As soon as the voice fell, an alarm loud enough to resound throughout the entire city sounded, and Miss Junsha's voice came out from it, "Attention all citizens! Attention all citizens! Cerulean City has suffered a terrorist attack. Please stay at home and do not go out. Close the doors and windows! If you are still outdoors, please go indoors quickly! Citizens who are close to the following places can go there for temporary shelter: Pokémon Center, Metropolitan Police Department, Cerulean Gym..."

"Why is there another terrorist attack?" Sakura sighed softly after hearing that and pushed Xiaoye, then walked towards the door. "Don't be afraid. If you keep walking along this road, you will see two other beautiful sisters who are slightly less beautiful than me. They know where is the safest place."

"Ms. Sakura, please wait a moment!" Xiao Ye did not intend to hide. He caught up with Sakura and asked, "Please let me help as well..."

"Wait!" Sakura suddenly stopped and looked at him in disbelief. "You don't think I'm going to stop them?"

"No, isn't it?"

Xiao Ye was stunned by the question. Sakura showed off her outfit, made a seductive pose and said, "How is it possible? Not to mention that my swimsuit is not convenient for fighting, and for a girl as elegant as me, fighting is such a rude thing that will damage my image in everyone's mind."

"Then why did you...?"

"Because we need to open the performance booth so that everyone can come in." Sakura shook her head. "Well, now is not the time for a child to act like a hero. You are just a novice trainer. Just hide with us and wait for Miss Junsha and the others to deal with you."

After saying that, Sakura left without looking back. Xiaoye hesitated for a moment and decided to follow her.

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The once bustling streets were now deserted, with only a few motorcycles speeding through them.

"Did you find it?"

The distracted man was called back by the voice in the headset. He quickly glanced at the empty road and replied, "No trace of it has been found yet!"

“Keep looking!” The voice from the headset became increasingly angry. One could imagine the person on the other end was probably gritting his teeth as he spoke, “We’ll find it even if we have to dig three feet deep!”

"Yes!"

Only after the sound in the headset disappeared did the man on the motorcycle take a breath and complain to himself, "Where can I find it? Catching a Pokémon in such a huge city is like looking for a needle in a haystack..."

Suddenly he saw something out of the corner of his eye, and immediately stopped talking, jumped off the motorcycle, and tiptoed carefully toward a fruit store.

"I see you!" The man suddenly pulled out the tranquilizer gun he carried at his waist and pulled the trigger towards the store.

The sound of the anesthetic bullet hitting the iron rack was obviously not what he expected. He looked around vigilantly, but found nothing but fresh and juicy fruits.

Just as the man took a step to leave the store, the Pokémon that had been lurking above him for a long time attacked. After the pleasant "ding-ling--" sound of the bell and the man's scream, the street returned to peace again. Only the Pokémon that succeeded in the sneak attack left the area and looked for the next target.

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"That's just how it is." Sakura sat at the door of the already opened performance tent, sighing as she watched the people outside who would rather flee in the streets than hide in the Hualan Gym.

Xiao Ye finally saw how bad the reputation of Hualan Gym was in Hualan City. He just grabbed a person who was fleeing in panic and wanted to take him to Hualan Gym to avoid danger, but he was scolded by the man instead.

"What are you doing? Don't drag me into this! Don't you know how weak the Cerulean Gym is? Let it protect us? It's better to just imagine that group of thugs will leave on their own!"

After saying that, he broke free from Xiaoye's restraints and left in a hurry, leaving Xiaoye with a look of surprise on his face after his hand was shaken off.

However, at this moment, when he looked at Sakura who was hiding at the door of the performance studio, he also understood the citizens of Cerulean City. After all, gym trainers who had no desire to fight could not provide everyone with the sense of security they needed.

"Eh? Is that a cat?"

Sakura, who was despised by everyone, didn't care about these things. She saw a high-speed moving object shuttling between the flowers and bushes. Just when she saw what it was, a burst of fire appeared in her sight, followed by a deafening explosion.

"boom--!"

"Bazooka!" Sakura's pupils shrank, and she reflexively pulled Xiaoye up and ran away, only reacting after Xiaoye shouted at her.

Xiaoye and Sakura returned to the passage where they met. Xiaoye recalled that the thugs holding bazookas had a familiar "R" printed in the middle of their black clothes and asked, "Are they Team Rocket?"

"It should be." Sakura patted her proud chest and said in shock, "Team Rocket has actually invaded Cerulean City on a large scale. We must quickly seek help from other cities."

Xiaoye saw Sakura jogging to the landline and dialing the number to ask for help.

At the same time, Xiao Ye recalled the scene of Team Rocket holding the bazooka.

He felt that Team Rocket was not aiming at them, but at something near them. In addition, he had heard Sakura's voice not long ago and immediately moved his sight to look over, just in time to see a high-speed moving object.

If he remembered correctly, that Pokémon was called Cat Boss?