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"Zinna!"
Steven looked up at the black-haired girl sitting on Salamence, his expression heavy and serious.
Zinna, a Citizen of the Meteor, had a feud with Steven's family, and he had already learned about it from Joseph Stone.
"Champion Steven, how does it feel to lose your father?"
Zinna looked at Steven leisurely, her smile becoming more and more presumptuous.
"That guy, Joseph Stone, was quite courageous. He actually went to jail on his own."
Although it seemed like she was praising Joseph Stone, anyone could hear the sarcasm in Zinna's words.
Cynthia and the others remained silent, as they were not in a position to speak about such matters. Morally speaking, it was completely Joseph Stone's fault. Whether it was using machinery to try to forcibly capture Rayquaza or causing the innocent Aster to die in battle, these were all serious crimes.
"Zinna, I already know about that matter. You can rest assured that I will definitely seek justice for your sister."
Steven took a deep breath and assured Zinna in a deep voice. Even though Joseph Stone was his father, Steven understood that he was very wrong in this matter.
"Justice? What kind of justice do you want?"
Zinna sneered.
"I can accompany you to arrest those who were involved in this incident one by one, but Zinna, I want you to quit Team Rocket."
Steven stared at Zinna.
"I understand your desire to avenge your sister, but Team Rocket is definitely not the right path."
"What can you understand?"
After hearing this, Zinna couldn't help but laugh, a sarcastic laugh.
Then, Zinna's eyes rolled and the curve of her mouth became higher.
"Champion Steven, since you want me to quit Team Rocket and you want to help me, I'll agree if you do two things for me."
Zinna crossed her arms, and the malice at the corner of her mouth was exactly the same as Ghetsis'.
"You say." Although Steven felt this, he had no choice.
Zinna, in Steven's opinion, was the most pitiful one, even though she originally had such a bright future. With her talent, she could have had a bright future, but because of the actions of his father and some greedy people, she fell into the abyss. Steven really wanted to help her.
"Besides your father, Joseph Stone, those involved in this incident also include the Berlitz family of Sinnoh, the Johto Pokemon Association, and the Grand Mauville Company."
Zinna looked very gloomy.
Hearing this, Cynthia's expression changed slightly. The Berlitz family?
"The Grand Mauville Company went bankrupt long ago when it competed with your Devon Company, but the Berlitz family and the Johto Pokémon Association are still around."
"Steven, aren't you going to help me? As long as you help me take down these two forces, I'll quit Team Rocket. How about that?"
The words of the girl from the Meteor Tribe echoed in everyone's ears, making Steven and the others look surprised.
"..."
Steven's expression was uncertain. With his strength, it was certainly possible for him to kill the Berlitz family and the Johto Pokémon Association.
But how was it possible to do it? Why did he want to save Zinna? Because he didn't want her to do something extreme and ruin her future. But if he did these two things, how would he be different from the current Zinna?
"Zinna, if the Berlitz family was really involved in this matter, I promise you in the name of the Sinnoh Champion that I will seek justice for you."
Cynthia spoke to Zinna with a serious expression. She really didn't know about this and she even had a good impression of the Berlitz family.
She was even very optimistic about the current eldest daughter of the Berlitz family, Platinum Berlitz, because she was a very talented and positive girl. But if the Berlitz family had really participated in the 'Rayquaza Capture Plan', she would definitely investigate it to the end in a fair and impartial manner.
"I will also report the matter of the Johto Pokémon Association to the Kanto League. Kanto will definitely give you an explanation."
Giovanni also said in a low voice, but he was actually laughing in his heart. If this kind of thing about the Johto Pokémon Association was exposed, even if no one else was mentioned, those two "madmen" Lance and Lorelei would definitely not let the Johto Pokémon Association go. Who knew what extreme things these two people would do next? Charles Goodshow would definitely have a headache.
"Hehe~" Zinna sneered twice. She was just teasing these people.
"Help me send them to jail? I don't need that kind of help."
"As for you..."
Zinna looked at Steven and the others with a smile on her face.
"Ghetsis told me to treat you well today."
"Salamance!"
Roar~!!
The dragon roar of the Salamence resounded, the colorful evolution light flashed, and the Mega Salamence appeared.
The next moment, the Mega Salamence swung its head and a pure Dragon Pulse spurted out.
"Flamethrower!"
The Charizard flapped its wings and flew up, sending out a powerful jet of flames. The Flamethrower and the Dragon Pulse collided violently in mid-air, then exploded, and a strong air wave swept away.
"Um?"
Zinna narrowed her eyes slightly. Her ace, Salamence, became extremely powerful after its mega evolution. And this Charizard's Flamethrower was actually blocked directly?
"Leon, the champion of the Galar region? He's quite impressive."
Zinna looked at the wheat-skinned young man, whom she had not seen last time in Rustboro City. That is the champion of the Galar region, Leon.
"Zinna, I still hope you can wake up. Hatred cannot be eliminated. If you only want to resolve the hatred in your heart in an extreme way, your life will only fall into an endless vortex."
Steven still tried his best to persuade Zinna to turn back. In his opinion, hatred would only bring hatred and would never end.
"Isn't it enough to make them spend their entire lives in prison repenting?"
"Not enough!!"
What responded to Steven was the sharp and even piercing roar of the inheritor of the Meteor Tribe. Steven was startled by the girl's resentful voice. Her eyes were red at this moment, as if she was staring at Steven, and as if she was looking at the dead Aster.
An ancient tower, a broken earth, and... a lifeless girl.
"My sister is dead! Why should she die!!!"
"Roar!!"
The Mega Salamence raised its head high, and the extremely pure dragon energy condensed into a sphere, as if a Draco Meteor containing all the stars rose straight into the sky.
Boom!!
The Draco Meteor rose to its peak and exploded, and dragon meteors scattered all over the sky fell down with a small tail of light, like a brilliant meteor shower.
Boom! Boom!!
The Draco Meteor smashed down, and the dragon meteors falling on the sea surface continued to explode, causing the originally calm sea surface to begin to violently ripple, with waves surging one after another.
Charizard kept blocking the falling dragon meteors, but was still exhausted. Cynthia silently released Garchomp to help, otherwise some of these dragon meteors would fall near them.
Nemona looked at Zinna with complicated and sympathetic eyes. To be honest, Zinna's matter made her feel helpless. She didn't dare to imagine what would happen to her sister if she encountered Zinna's situation. Nemona had never thought that there would be such a thing in the world.
"Blood...must be repaid with blood!"
Zinna's pupils regained focus, and her cold eyes stared at the people below. The last few dragon meteors were also intercepted by Charizard and Garchomp.
"I will make them all regret what they did back then!"
The inheritor's cold declaration made Steven take a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, Zinna."
He was actually a little confused. Was Zinna wrong to want to avenge her innocent sister? Steven had no idea, especially since his own father was a participant in the incident. But what Steven knew was that today, as Team Rocket's Zinna, he had to defeat her.
"Metagross!"
Steven threw out his ace Metagross, the key stone shone, and the light of evolution lit up on Metagross. Soon, Mega Metagross appeared.
"Sure enough, you have also mastered mega evolution?" Zinna was not too surprised.
"Maybe you won't listen to anything I say now. If that's the case, let's fight it out!" Steven said in a deep voice.
"I will defeat you and bring you back to Ever Grande City!"
"Can you do it?" Zinna sneered.
Mega Salamence roared at Mega Metagross, and Mega Metagross stared at Mega Salamence with cold eyes.
"Come on, then."
Zinna looked around, her eyes fixed on the small island not far away, and she patted the Mega Salamence. Mega Salamence flew towards the island.
"Everyone, I'll leave this to you for now."
Steven looked at Cynthia and the others.
"Don't worry." Leon responded solemnly.
"Champion Steven, do you need help?" Nemona felt she had to ask. Zinna's strength was very powerful.
"No, as the champion of Hoenn... I'm the one who has let her down. No matter what, this is my responsibility. I will defeat her!"
Steven said in a deep voice, he rode on Mega Metagross, and Mega Metagross floated up and chased in the direction of Zinna.
Watching Steven and Metagross landing on the island, Nemona wanted to sigh for some reason. She had never had such complicated emotions before.
"Seniors, is Zinna wrong?"
Nemona couldn't help but ask the three seniors beside her about her confusion.
Cynthia remained silent.
"The human heart... is the most unpredictable. What a sin~" Giovanni sighed softly.
"She's not wrong." Leon frowned, "But she's also not right."
Leon shook his head. This was all he could say.
"The ones who are wrong are those who commit sins for their own selfish desires. They... are not needed by this world."
Cynthia whispered, and when she heard Zinna shouting resentfully, "Why should she die?", Cynthia didn't know what she felt. After all, this corner of the world was still too dark.
"Champion Cynthia, be careful with your words." Leon reminded helplessly in a low voice.
Although he had some of this emotion now, as a man he was still more rational. The Pokémon League advocates benevolent governance, but to be honest, Leon now suddenly felt that this may not be entirely correct.
Cynthia was silent.
Nemona still looked a little confused. Giovanni glanced at the three of them and raised the corners of his lips slightly, which was really interesting.
Woohoo!
At this moment, a low humming sound came from the distant horizon, as if it was a low humming sound coming from ancient times.
"Here I come!"
Leon's eyes flashed as he looked at the King of the Deep Sea flapping its wings toward him from the distant horizon.
Kyogre! Here we come!
Almost immediately, Giovanni felt that one of the Poké Balls on his body began to vibrate slightly.