Charizard flapped its wings, soaring rapidly through the air. The distance between it and the hot air balloon was shrinking at a visible rate.
In the hot air balloon, Meowth seemed to sense something. It looked back and instantly broke into a cold sweat.
"It's Natsui!! He's chasing us on his Charizard!!"
Hearing Meowth's startled cry, Jessie whipped her head around. Seeing the Charizard that was about to reach them, the smile on her face froze instantly!
"What's going on? Didn't we just get away from him?" her voice was urgent, completely losing the triumphant tone she had when they escaped.
"Idiot! You should have known that was impossible..." James sighed. Although his tone was dejected, his face had an 'I knew it' expression. "He's Team Rocket's number one nemesis, not easy to deal with like the twerps. Even the boss can't do anything about him. How could a mere smoke bomb possibly trap him!"
Hearing this, Jessie immediately panicked. "What do we do now!? Our balloon can't outrun him at all!"
"What else can we do? We have to think of something else!"
Coming to his senses, James's expression hardened. He quickly pulled the rope, trying to increase the temperature to raise the balloon to a height that Charizard couldn't reach, thus escaping Natsui's pursuit.
But how could the ascent speed of a hot air balloon possibly match Charizard's!
The trio only felt an orange flash before their eyes, and Charizard had already zipped past them!
They were so close that the Team Rocket trio could clearly see Natsui's composed face in the moonlight!
"Oh no! He's caught up!" Meowth shouted, his voice filled with panic.
James cursed inwardly. He really wanted to ask: who's the villain here!?
Why are we, the mighty Team Rocket, in such a pathetic state! Why is the fearsome evil organization being chased by a single person!?
But complaining was one thing; he knew the situation had to be resolved quickly.
With that in mind, he made a decisive call. "We need to find a way to lighten the load now! Otherwise, we'll never get away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jessie and Meowth simultaneously turned their gazes to Maya in the corner.
At this moment, Maya's hands and feet were tied with rope, and her mouth was taped shut. She could neither move nor make a sound.
Seeing them look at her, knowing what they were thinking, Maya's gaze was sharp, her eyes filled with fury!
Jessie said without a second thought, "This woman is the heaviest and most useless thing. Let's throw her off first!"
"That's not right..." James broke into a cold sweat. "She's a living person, and a woman at that. How can we just throw her out? I think we should just throw the ballast weights..."
"Are you an idiot? This is no time to worry about that! Of course, we throw everything off!" Meowth first scolded James, then looked at Jessie, puzzled. "But speaking of which... why did you grab this woman earlier? Wasn't the goal just to steal the scepter this time?"
"Well..." Jessie awkwardly scratched her cheek with her finger. "At the time, this woman was holding on too tightly, I couldn't get the scepter, so I just grabbed her along with it... Alright, let's not dawdle anymore. Since we just grabbed her by the way, let's hurry up and throw her off!"
"But..."
James was full of reluctance. Although he was a bad guy, throwing a woman overboard was something he could never bring himself to do.
And in that moment of hesitation, Charizard had already circled the hot air balloon once. When it flew in front of them again, it suddenly raised its head, and as a scorching flame shot from its mouth, it burned a hole straight through the balloon above!
With the balloon punctured, the basket below lost its lift and naturally began to plummet violently.
"Ahhhh~!"
The Team Rocket trio let out miserable screams. They huddled together tightly and were thrown into the air as the basket fell rapidly!
Now, they no longer had to argue about whether to throw Maya off. Everyone was flying through the air; no one needed to ride in a hot air balloon anymore!
And besides them, Maya was no exception, also falling from the sky.
But with her hands and feet tied, she could neither struggle nor scream. There was nothing she could do but watch as she got closer and closer to the sea!
Just as panic filled her heart, a figure suddenly flashed before her eyes. Before she could react, she had fallen into a pair of strong arms!
When she came to her senses and looked up, she was overjoyed to find that Natsui had caught her securely!
At the same time, Gengar also flew into the air and grabbed the golden scepter.
Now, both the person and the scepter were safe.
As for the Team Rocket trio, it was so dark that Natsui couldn't see their location clearly and had no time to worry about them.
But even if he had seen them, he probably would have remained indifferent.
Anyway, those guys had fallen from great heights no less than a few hundred times. They were tough as nails; no need to worry about whether they'd live or die!
You're on your own.
He was about to say something to Maya, but he suddenly felt something delicate and soft in his hands.
Looking down, he saw that Maya was wearing a white silk nightgown. Because it was very thin and semi-transparent, what was underneath was vaguely visible in the moonlight!
And his hands were currently supporting her, one under her bottom and the other behind her back!
At this moment, both in his palms and on his fingers, Natsui could strongly feel Maya's firm, warm body!
This intense sensation directly stimulated Natsui's nerves!
Noticing the strange look in Natsui's eyes, Maya immediately realized her situation. But there was nothing she could do, especially since she was tied up and couldn't even move, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered!
It couldn't be helped. When Team Rocket had broken into her room, she was resting and had no time to change.
Clearing his throat, Natsui averted his gaze, quickly placed Maya on Charizard's back, then tore the tape from her mouth and untied the ropes around her body.
"It's okay now."
As he spoke, he also took off his jacket and draped it over Maya's shoulders.
"Thank you for saving me."
Maya's face was slightly red, but she still thanked him generously.
Although she appeared quite calm on the surface, she couldn't help but feel shy inside.
Even though she was the High Priestess and usually seemed unapproachable, she was still only in her twenties. Being held so closely by a man, how could she remain indifferent?
In this atmosphere, remembering the perilous moment just now, and looking at the handsome face so close to her in the moonlight, she suddenly felt her heart, which had been still for so many years, begin to pound wildly...
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