In front of the reefs by the sea, Shuichi and Lugia were happily playing in the water, splashing each other, looking carefree and happy.
On a large rock next to Shuichi, Natsui and Ash were sitting, leisurely watching them.
Everything seemed so normal and harmonious, like a simple little pastime after a meal.
But strangely, besides them, no one else was in sight!
Whether it was Erika, Misty, Brock, or Hiroshi, they all seemed to have disappeared!
At the same time, just beneath the sea surface in front of them, a massive submarine was lurking quietly.
In the submarine's command room, the captain looked at the large screen in front of him, which was displaying the feed from the surveillance equipment, and his brow furrowed subconsciously.
A Team Rocket member asked impatiently, "Captain, we've been waiting for over ten minutes. Isn't it time to act?"
The captain pondered for a moment but did not give the order. Instead, he said hesitantly, "According to the intel, there are seven people in this group. Why are there only three left now? Where are the others?"
"No trace of anyone else has been found nearby." The Team Rocket member shook his head and said tentatively, "Could it be that the others have already left? After all, this is just a deserted island with nowhere to go. I think the rest of them probably went back to town, right?"
Left...
The captain stroked his chin, seeming to agree with his point of view, and his mood relaxed instantly. "If these people have really split up, their strength will undoubtedly be greatly weakened. Although the remaining one named Natsui is still difficult to deal with, for capturing Lugia, this is indeed a rare opportunity!"
Looking at the member, he ordered, "There's no time to lose. Surface immediately and have the action teams move out!"
...
On the rock, seeing that the surroundings were calm and there was no sign of a Team Rocket attack, Ash couldn't help but turn to Natsui.
"Natsui, are you sure Team Rocket will come?"
"Be patient," Natsui lay back, resting directly on the rock, and looked at the white clouds in the sky, saying lazily, "This is just like fishing. I believe they must be watching us from somewhere right now. The fragrant bait has been laid out here. There's no need to worry about them not taking the hook!"
As if to prove Natsui's words, before Ash could say anything, the sea in front of them suddenly churned, and then a black submarine broke the surface and emerged from the sea!
The submarine appeared so suddenly. Its huge hull surfaced in front of Shuichi and Lugia, and the turbulent water instantly left the boy and the Pokémon helplessly bobbing in the sea!
Ash stood up and, according to the plan they had set earlier, shouted at the submarine, "Who are you!?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the next second, two voices, one male and one female, came from within the submarine.
"To answer the question you have asked in all sincerity!"
"We usually wouldn't answer!"
"But just this once, we'll make an exception and tell you!"
"To prevent the world's destruction!"
"To protect the world's peace!"
"We embrace the evil of love and honesty!"
"We're the charmingly mischievous villains!"
"Cassidy!"
"Butch!"
"We're Team Rocket, soaring through the universe!"
"A stunning pink and peach-colored tomorrow awaits us!"
Hearing these words, at first, Natsui thought it was Jessie and James, but both the lines and the voices were clearly off.
Sure enough, as an elevator on the submarine opened and slowly rose, a man and a woman, both familiar and unfamiliar to Natsui, appeared before him.
He said they were familiar because Natsui had seen the anime and recognized them at a glance.
And he said they were unfamiliar because this was the first time he had met these two since coming to this world!
Both of them wore black uniforms. The woman had golden hair styled into two exaggerated ponytails. Although she was quite pretty, she seemed a bit shrewd, clearly the type who was good at using schemes.
As for the man, he had short, grass-green hair parted in the middle, looking somewhat handsome and clever.
Cassidy and Butch!
It could only be said that the greatest rivals of the Team Rocket trio within the organization had finally made their appearance!!
These two looked a bit younger than Jessie and James, and their operational skills within Team Rocket were also stronger. The biggest difference between them and Jessie and James was that they had excellent equipment and a huge operational budget, never having to worry about funds!
Of course, this wasn't to say that Jessie and James were inferior to these two. It was just that they had been pestering Ash for too long, and their plans were always foiled by him just as they were about to succeed. This had greatly lowered their success rate and tarnished their reputation, causing their status within Team Rocket to drop lower and lower.
Seeing that it was these two, Ash, perhaps afraid that Natsui didn't know who they were, reminded him, "Natsui, these two are also from Team Rocket. I've run into them once before. Just like Jessie and James, they're also very persistent!"
"I know," Natsui nodded. "You be careful too. Make sure you protect Silver!"
"Don't compare us to those two failures!" Cassidy looked down at them, pointed at Silver, and said with full confidence, "Today, that Lugia is ours! If you know what's good for you, get out of here now, otherwise, don't blame us for not being polite!!"
Butch also looked at Natsui and snorted coldly, "I've heard you've caused a lot of trouble for our Team Rocket? Hmph, you won't be so lucky today!"
From their tone, it was clear that these two were extremely confident in themselves. On one hand, it was because they had never dealt with Natsui before and didn't know his true capabilities. Even if they had heard his name, they probably thought it was just an exaggeration.
Besides, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, how could they believe that a single person could thwart their Team Rocket's operations multiple times!
What's more, as the most outstanding duo in Team Rocket, they were quite confident in their own abilities. Most importantly, they had come prepared this time!
In the next second, a dozen Team Rocket grunts swarmed out from behind them. They also looked down menacingly at Natsui. At the same time, on both sides of the submarine, with the sound of engines roaring, more than a dozen speedboats, carrying dozens of Team Rocket members, surrounded them!
In just an instant, Team Rocket's numbers had swelled by seventy or eighty people!
And these people formed a crescent shape, completely enclosing the entire beach, leaving Natsui and the others no chance to escape!
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