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It hasn't been long since I went in, has it? Colress stared in astonishment at the clearly injured Zekrom, then looked at the Primal Kyogre on the other side. Colress's mind was a bit muddled. What had happened?
"Colress, have you finished packing?" Seeing Colress emerge, N's expression subtly shifted. He had originally been preparing to abandon Colress and flee. After all, Zekrom truly couldn't defeat Primal Kyogre.
But to his surprise, Colress happened to come out at just the right time, which was perfect.
"Hmm, hmm?" Colress nodded, about to walk towards N, but found his body suddenly floating uncontrollably. Colress was startled. Was this Psychic?
"Mr. Mammon, what do you want?" N was also startled, looking at Mammon with a slightly more urgent tone. Because he saw clearly that the one controlling Colress was a black Pokemon clad in armor beside Mammon.
"Nothing much, just taking someone." Mammon smiled very healthily. How could he let Colress leave with N?
Letting N leave was no problem, as Mammon was still waiting to see the show between N and Ghetsis, but Colress was different.
"?" N frowned deeply.
Colress had calmed down, innocently floating under the control of Armor Mewtwo to stand before Mammon. At this moment, he no longer had the easygoing demeanor he displayed when dealing with Jenny and Drayton, after all... with his intelligence, he could certainly understand that the Pokemon that had injured Zekrom above was this young man's.
"Yo~ Dr. Colress, I've heard much about you. I'm Mammon from Team Rocket." Mammon greeted Colress with a smile.
"Nice to meet you. It's an honor, but could you please put me down first? This is a bit uncomfortable." Colress spoke with great helplessness. He couldn't even freely extend his arms right now. And... Mammon from Team Rocket?
Colress's heart stirred. He had heard this name from Ghetsis, but he never expected Mammon's strength to be so terrifying, a bit frightening.
"Of course, no problem, but please Dr. Colress, behave yourself. You can rest assured, what I want you for is not a bad thing."
"I will." Colress understood. He was very aware of his current situation.
At Mammon's instruction, Armor Mewtwo released its hold on Colress, and Colress landed steadily. Colress stretched his arms, glanced at Mammon, then turned his gaze to N opposite him.
"Oh King, you see, I've been captured." Colress spread his hands innocently and sighed, expressing his helplessness.
You're captured and you're still smiling so happily??? N's expression wasn't good. Although he had always disliked Colress, Colress was, after all, Team Plasma's chief scientist. And Ghetsis also valued Colress greatly, and now Colress had been 'taken' right before his eyes... This left N's heart a mix of emotions.
"N, retreat." Zekrom's telepathy resonated in N's mind again.
"Mm." N agreed directly this time.
Roar!
Zekrom's tail turbine began to spin at high speed, and a huge Thunderbolt descended from the sky, striking Primal Kyogre heavily. An Electric-type Thunderbolt!
Seizing this opportunity, Zekrom quickly turned and swooped down, picking up N with its claws, ready to flee.
"Ice Beam." Mammon was not surprised. N wasn't foolish; continuing to fight would only lead to Zekrom's defeat, as he had no chance of winning, so he would naturally run.
Primal Kyogre's golden beast eyes were indifferent. An icy blue beam of light shot out in a winding path towards Zekrom. As for the Thunderbolt, it didn't pay it any mind.
Boom!
The Thunderbolt struck Primal Kyogre heavily, golden lightning enveloping Primal Kyogre's entire body. However, Primal Kyogre merely trembled slightly, and then... there was no 'then'. With a flap of Primal Kyogre's wings, the Thunderbolt's lightning was directly dispersed.
"Such superior special defense, and also a suppression of strength?" Seeing this, Colress probably understood why Zekrom could only flee in disarray. A super-effective Thunderbolt hit, and Primal Kyogre only gave such a small reaction. It was truly terrifying.
Meanwhile, the Ice Beam also struck Zekrom's back, and Zekrom let out a painful groan. Accompanied by a teeth-grinding crunching sound, ice continuously froze on Zekrom's back.
Zekrom endured the intense pain, accelerated upwards, and disappeared into the vast curtain of rain.
"As expected of Zekrom, it endured an Ice Beam and still managed to fly away. Its willpower is quite remarkable." Mammon sighed endlessly. He had originally thought that this Ice Beam would bring Zekrom down.
But it didn't matter anyway.
Colress: "…"
"Then, what's next is between us, Dr. Colress."
"I'm listening." Colress replied politely.
He had no choice; he was a prisoner now. However, Colress was indeed curious as to why Team Rocket would seek him out. Could it be that his talent had even tempted Team Rocket?
"Let's change locations. This place isn't very suitable anymore." The heavy rain from the Primordial Sea had dissipated. Mammon recalled Kyogre and glanced at Jenny and Elesa not far away.
His gaze lingered on Elesa's long legs for a moment, and Mammon couldn't help but marvel. Such fair and long legs were truly rare. Armor Mewtwo's eyes glowed blue, controlling the four people to float with Psychic, and in a blink of an eye, they disappeared into the horizon.
"They've left." Elesa felt a sigh of relief in her heart as Mammon and the others also left. Otherwise, she really couldn't set her mind at ease, even though the Unova League's reinforcements were already on their way.
But Elesa felt from the bottom of her heart that for the Unova League to take down these Team Rocket members, it would probably... be very difficult.
"The Evil Organizations are getting stronger and stronger now." Jenny sighed repeatedly, her brows tightly furrowed. The King of Team Plasma had Zekrom, and that person from Team Rocket had Primal Kyogre, which could suppress Zekrom. This was truly...
Elesa was silent. She wasn't an outgoing and enthusiastic person to begin with, although she really wanted to protect Nimbasa City. But if her opponents were like N and Mammon, she was powerless.
What could she do? She was just an ordinary Gym Leader. Opponents of that level should be handled by the Elite Four and the Champion, right?
"Mammon!! You're simply amazing!!" On the hilltop, Lacey was so excited she almost wanted to jump. The admiration that had sparked when she saw Mammon's performance at the Indigo Plateau Conference now reached its peak.
"Yes, so strong~!" Drayton praised endlessly, never expecting his boss to be a truly powerful Trainer. Hmm, I need to work hard!
"Mammon…" Kieran's eyes were filled with adoration. He suddenly felt that perhaps he could listen to Mammon? After all, Mammon also said he had a lot of potential, right? So maybe it's true?
"Let's go, let's head back to school first. Everyone should have had a good harvest today, right?" Drayton stretched with a big yawn, looking at his soaked clothes with a bit of helplessness. The heavy rain caused by Primal Kyogre earlier had covered their location as well, but they hadn't noticed it before as their minds were focused on the battle.
"Still a long way from my Ralts." Lacey also calmed down, glancing at her merit points on the app, and couldn't help but pout.
"My Bagon is also far from enough. Let's wait for the next mission." Drayton spread his hands. They were all very much looking forward to the next mission now.
At a hotel in Nimbasa City, after taking some time to shower, Mammon and the others booked a private room.
"Dr. Colress, I won't beat around the bush. Team Plasma has no future. I sincerely invite you to join Team Rocket, how about it?" While waiting for the dishes to be served, Mammon looked at Colress and directly extended the invitation.
As expected, he came to invite me. Colress wasn't too surprised and pondered for a moment.
"Our Team Rocket has already established roots in the Alola region and the Hoenn region, and the development prospects are excellent."
"The Unova region is our third target, and Team Plasma, we absolutely cannot leave them be."
"Moreover, forgive my bluntness, Ghetsis has ambition but lacks the magnanimity to match it, and N has ideals, but his ideals are the result of Ghetsis's guidance. Fundamentally speaking, N cannot succeed."
"In terms of strength, our Team Rocket currently has four Champion-level members, including myself, and more than a dozen Elite Four-level senior cadres."
"Whether it's prospects or strength, I think our Team Rocket is a better choice for you, Doctor." Mammon spoke with a smile.
"Mr. Mammon, I am a scientist." Colress's eyes flickered slightly.
He was already tempted. He had no sense of belonging to Team Plasma anyway, and now Team Rocket was forcefully entering the Unova region. Then, as fellow Dark Organizations, Team Plasma and Team Rocket could not coexist. The saying 'one mountain cannot hold two tigers' has been true since ancient times.
And the outcome... Colress saw no dawn of victory for Team Plasma. After all, today had already proven one thing: N was no match for Mammon at all.
However, Colress still wanted to gain some benefits for himself.
"Of course, Dr. Colress, you don't have to worry about that." Mammon pushed a golden badge towards Colress.
"With your strength and talent, you are qualified to become Team Rocket's fifth top cadre. You can have both resources and authority. Problems like laboratories and experimental equipment are completely unnecessary to worry about."
"I'm honored." Colress smiled, taking the golden 'R' badge and playing with it with great interest.
He had no reason to refuse; he had felt Team Rocket's sincerity. As for Team Plasma?
What Team Plasma? He, Colress, has always been a member of Team Rocket!
"Welcome to our ranks, Dr. Colress." Mammon raised his glass, gesturing to Colress.
This way, not only did they gain a Champion-level fighting force, but also a rare scientific genius. Now, he just needed to think about it.
Is there a way to trick that N guy into joining the organization? After all, he's the owner of the Black Dragon Zekrom.
If N could be brought in, Team Rocket's strength would greatly increase again!
On the other side. With a loud boom.
In an uninhabited mountain range, a giant black dragon descended from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground.
Gasp Gasp
Zekrom was breathing heavily, looking very pained.
"Zekrom, are you alright?" N stepped out from Zekrom's claws, looking at Zekrom worriedly.
But Zekrom was extremely weak at this moment, unable to even respond to N's call. N grew more worried, coming to Zekrom's side.
When he saw Zekrom's back, he was horrified. Dense ice crystals and frost had almost completely covered Zekrom's back. These were the frostbites left by Primal Kyogre's final Ice Beam. N couldn't imagine how Zekrom had endured such excruciating pain to retreat with him at that time.
As a Dragon-type Pokemon, Ice Beam was already super effective against Zekrom, and combined with the need to escape quickly. Zekrom had endured these frostbites and flown with N for so long, and now it truly couldn't hold on anymore. N's expression was very pained. He knew Zekrom had become like this to Protect him.
N immediately used his ability to communicate with nearby wild Pokemon and asked them to find berries and herbs that could heal frostbite and injuries for Zekrom. And just then, N's phone rang. N took it out and saw it was Ghetsis calling.