When Cynthia came out of the bathroom, she saw Caleb lying on the floor writing something...
"What are you doing?" She asked.
Dragonite, Mimikyu, and Lucario sat around him, watching their trainer at work.
Hearing the voice, Caleb didn't even turn his head as he replied, "Forging our identities."
Cynthia looked puzzled. She strode over with her long legs and took a look, seeing several neatly written lines on the paper on the floor:
<...Did someone ask something? Worry not, you'll soon find out!
Noble answers are what we're all about!
Here's our mission, so you better listen!
Or else you'll miss an enlightening revelation!
To infect the world with devastation!
To blight all people in every nation!
To denounce the goodness of truth and love!
To extend our wrath to the stars above!
We're Team Rocket!..>
Below it was a large black 'R' logo.
"Team Rocket? What's that?" Cynthia asked in confusion.
Caleb stood up from the floor, took a piece of double-sided tape from the drawer, and put it in his pocket, "An evil organization from the Kanto region, similar to Team Galactic."
"You've been to Kanto?" Cynthia asked.
"Yeah, I've been there before," Caleb nodded, putting the letter in his pocket to stick on Team Galactic's base later.
"Oh." Cynthia thought for a moment before turning to look out the window.
Night had already fallen, and a crescent moon hung high in the sky.
After packing up, Caleb followed Cynthia downstairs to a barbecue restaurant for dinner...
....
Time passed quickly...
11:59 PM.
Caleb glanced at the clock on the wall, picked up the Squirtle mask, and put it on his head. He turned around and saw Cynthia had also put on the Charmander mask.
He looked at Azelf, who was resting in the corner and said, "Let's go."
Azelf nodded, then its body glowed blue like a light bulb.
Caleb and Cynthia's bodies were lifted into the air by Azelf's psychic power, and in the next second, they disappeared from the spot along with Azelf...
....
~Team Galactic Base, In the laboratory holding Mesprit and Uxie~
Mesprit and Uxie, who had been lying motionless with their eyes closed, suddenly opened their eyes and turned to look in the direction of the familiar energy fluctuation...
Azelf appeared out of thin air with Caleb and Cynthia.
Seeing its two trapped companions, Azelf showed an anxious expression.
Caleb looked up at the strange triangular device in front of him... Mesprit and Uxie were each fixed to one corner of the device, their bodies bound by black straps of unknown material.
The machine was operating, continuously extracting energy from them and supplying it to the chain-like object in the middle.
Azelf gathered a blue beam from the gem on its forehead, trying to rescue its two companions.
But not only did it fail to cut the restraints, the attack was absorbed by the straps and fed into the red chain along with the energy from Mesprit and Uxie.
"Let me do it." Cynthia frowned and took out a Poké Ball.
With a flash of white light, Garchomp appeared before everyone.
"Garchomp, use Slash." Cynthia ordered.
"Roar!"
Garchomp let out a low cry, then its sharp claws glowed white as it slashed downward at the black restraints.
*Crack!*
The black restraints shattered, and Mesprit's small body weakly fell from them. Fortunately, Azelf reacted quickly and caught its companion with psychic power before it could hit the ground.
Soon, Uxie was also freed...
While the three Lake Guardians happily embraced, Caleb took out the pre-written letter and stuck it to the lab entrance door with double-sided tape, ensuring Cyrus would see it as soon as he entered.
"Let's go." Seeing both Pokémon had been rescued, Cynthia beckoned to Caleb.
Caleb hummed in agreement, but suddenly thought of the red chain on the triangular device.
"What's wrong?" Cynthia paused and turned around to see him walking over to the device that had been holding Uxie and Mesprit and pulling off the red chain.
The moment he touched it, a notification panel automatically popped up:
[Congratulations to player Caleb Chase for obtaining the item "Red Chain"!]
«Red Chain (Damaged): A Mythical item that is said to be connected to the legendary Pokémon that gave birth to the Sinnoh region. Effects unknown. Can be taken out of the Instance...»
'What a great item!' Caleb raised an eyebrow and directly put the red chain that Cyrus had painstakingly created into his inventory.
He turned around and began feeling around the lab, checking if there were any other items that could be taken out of the Instance.
This body-swapping Instance was practically a bonus instance! Other Instances didn't allow items to be taken out.
Caleb loved this Instance so much, that at this moment, it replaced the 'Bug Catcher' Scenario as his favorite.
Seeing his expression that seemed eager to empty Team Galactic's entire inventory, Cynthia couldn't help but laugh, "What are you looking for now?"
"Hmm, help me see if there's a black cube around here." Caleb said.
The black cube, also known as the Spear Key, was something Team Galactic had stolen from the ruins. It was the key to opening the Spear Pillar.
"You mean that?" Cynthia pointed at a black key-shaped object not far from the lab bench and asked.
Caleb turned around, stepped forward, and took the Spear Key. The next second, the panel popped up again:
[Congratulations to player Caleb Chase for obtaining the item "Spear Key"!]
«Spear Key: A Mythical item that is said to be an ancient key that can open a certain ruin. It has two forms... cube and key. Can be taken out of the Instance...»
"That's the one!" Caleb directly put the Spear Key into his inventory and said, "Alright, let's go."
With another flash of white light, Team Galactic's innermost lab fell completely silent...
....
Cyrus never expected that while he was out searching for the Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb, his base would be robbed...
He returned to the base with a dark face, only to find the lab completely empty. Not only were Mesprit and Uxie, which Team Galactic had worked so hard to capture, gone, but even the Spear Key crucial to finding the Spear Pillar was missing.
Cyrus was so angry, he nearly passed out in front of his subordinates.
His face was extremely grim, his voice barely suppressing obvious rage, "What exactly happened?!"
The grunt in charge of guarding the lab fearfully handed over the note found in the lab.
After reading it, Cyrus punched the nearby wall and said through gritted teeth, "Team Rocket... Damn it! Investigate this damned organization immediately!"
...
A few days later, Mars, who was in charge of investigating Team Rocket, came before Cyrus and handed over the information she had found...
After reading it, Cyrus was furious, "The Kanto region... Ahhhh! Team Rocket!" he roared, "Where are our spies? Send them all! I want more information on them!"