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"The machine is fully charged! Today, I will show you the true strength of Team Rocket!"
Sabrina waved her hand, using her psychic powers to reveal the device that had been hidden behind her all this time.
She quickly retrieved the Marsh Badge, Soul Badge, and Thunder Badge, carefully embedding them into the disc slots on the machine.
Yes, the three Kanto Badges had been in Sabrina's possession since the battle began.
It made sense that she held the most important Badges—after all, she was the commanding officer of this entire operation.
As the embedding was completed, the entire machine hummed to life and began gathering massive amounts of energy.
Although Green was still lying in Eddie's arms, neither Eddie nor Green herself could react in time.
However, they weren't the only ones present—Ash and Gary were there too!
Seeing Sabrina's actions and sensing the enormous energy building up, both Ash and Gary's expressions changed dramatically. They realized this had to be stopped immediately, or things would spiral out of control.
"Venusaur! Destroy that machine!"
"Charizard, use Flamethrower!"
Ash and Gary acted swiftly, commanding their strongest Pokémon to destroy the device in one fell swoop.
Venusaur's flower petals scattered into the air like snow, while Charizard spewed blazing flames from its mouth. The Petal Blizzard and Flamethrower attacks converged on the machine.
"Hmph! Such trivial efforts. Articuno! Zapdos!"
Sabrina crossed her arms over her chest, her cold eyes suddenly widening as she used her psychic abilities combined with the Badges' power to directly summon the other two Legendary Birds.
At that moment, two more cries of the Legendary Birds echoed from outside the building!
A bolt of lightning pierced through the left wall of the building, while a stream of ice froze the right wall solid.
After the lightning and ice broke through the walls, the residual energy directly neutralized the Petal Blizzard and flames that were attacking the device.
Afterwards, the two Legendary Birds—Zapdos and Articuno—flew up through the destroyed walls and reappeared, their bodies still bearing the injuries from earlier battles.
"Today, I will show you one of Team Rocket's greatest research achievements—the [Three Legendary Birds]!"
As Sabrina finished speaking, the battlefield transformed once more.
Zapdos's entire body converted into a sphere of golden lightning, while Articuno transformed into a sphere of sky-blue frigid energy. The golden lightning and sky-blue cold energy became like meteors, swooping down toward Moltres, who spread its wings wide to receive them.
At that instant, the energy gathered in the machine suddenly erupted like a solar flare, forcing Eddie and the others to shield their eyes with their hands to avoid being blinded.
Then the resulting shockwave exploded outward, blowing everyone away and sending Eddie and the others flying straight into the wall.
Eddie and Green were relatively unharmed. The moment he was blown back, Eddie used his psychic powers to stabilize his body and reduce the impact force. Not only that, but he also used his Aura abilities to create a protective barrier behind himself.
Therefore, although both were knocked against the wall by the shockwave, Eddie was holding Green protectively, and both emerged unharmed. Ash and Gary, however, were hit so hard that they felt a burning pain across their backs.
Before anyone could fully recover, the transformation of the Three Legendary Birds continued.
"SCREEEECH—"
It was the combined cry of three Legendary Birds, carrying such overwhelming pressure that the space itself seemed to freeze.
The powers of thunder, ice, and fire blended together, merging into something chaotic and primal.
The abundant energy even affected the oxygen content in the building.
Tiny sparks of lightning, gusts of freezing air, and floating embers suddenly appeared throughout the space.
When everyone finally turned to look, except for Eddie, everyone else wore expressions of complete shock.
Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno had completely fused together to become a new, unknown bird Pokémon.
It possessed three heads and wings spread open like a six-winged angel.
The wings were composed entirely of lightning, ice, and fire.
The creature had three legs, each with a different appearance, and sharp talons that emitted a cold gleam—sharp enough to cut through jade and gold.
"See? This is the true form of the Three Legendary Birds!"
Sabrina maintained her cold and ruthless expression. Behind her, the three-headed bird spread its six wings wide. Terrifying energy swirled in all directions, and even before launching an attack, the pressure from that energy alone threatened to crush everything around it.
"Ahhh..."
When Green saw the massive body of the three-headed bird and felt its three heads staring directly at her, the fear in her heart burst forth again, and she couldn't help but cry out.
Fortunately, Eddie was by her side, so she didn't faint. However, she seemed to be trying to merge her entire body into Eddie's, refusing to even look at the three-headed bird.
Looking at Green, who was terrified beyond her ability to control, Eddie sighed softly.
He knew that Green couldn't continue fighting here for the time being—at least not until she fully recovered from her trauma.
Not only that, but such a terrified Green was obviously an easy target. Moreover, Green had just mocked Sabrina so boldly earlier. It would be strange if Sabrina didn't take this opportunity to specifically target Green.
"Ash, Gary, you guys hold off the three-headed bird first. I'll take Green to a safe place, then come back to fight!"
Eddie made a quick decision and prepared to evacuate Green first.
It had to be done. Not only did Green have no fighting ability right now, but this situation would also make her a liability. It would be extremely difficult for Ash and the others to fight effectively like this.
Both Ash and Gary nodded when they heard this. They could naturally see Green's fear. In this situation, keeping her here would only hinder them in battle.
"No... I won't leave. I can't keep running away anymore."
Hearing this, Green forced herself to leave Eddie's arms and stood up with trembling legs.
"Green, you can't fight like this right now. You can't—"
"Don't worry, I have a solution."
After saying that, Green pulled out a pair of binoculars from somewhere and put them on.
Yes, it was the special binoculars that Green had been using all along.
"I modified these just in case something like this happened. Now when I wear them and look at the three-headed bird, these binoculars will automatically filter out its appearance and replace it with the image of a different Pokémon."
Green put on the binoculars and looked directly at the three-headed bird with a proud expression on her face. Presumably, the three-headed bird now appeared as some other Pokémon in Green's eyes.
Everyone: "..."
Seeing Green's smug look, Eddie's mouth twitched. He didn't know whether he should praise Green for her resourcefulness and technical skills, or complain about how her way of "no longer running away" and facing the "three-headed bird" was accomplished through such unconventional means.
But regardless, Green was now able to fight, which meant there were now four skilled trainers ready for battle.
Even if Sabrina controlled Legendary Pokémon like the three-headed bird, it wouldn't be easy to defeat their combined forces.
"Besides, I still have one final trump card."
Eddie glanced at the Master Ball in his possession and couldn't help but feel confident.
This battle was definitely winnable!