Aiden looked at the defeated Lambda.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
There was no resistance left.
No struggle. No hope.
Just fear.
In the next moment—
Aiden's eyes glowed with deep violet light.
Psychic power surged.
And just like that—
Lambda, one of Team Rocket's Four Generals, a peak Elite-level trainer…
Was erased.
Cleanly.
Silently.
Aiden didn't hesitate.
For people like this—there was no mercy.
More importantly…
He was ugly.
Aiden had standards.
Sky Team didn't accept just anyone.
Either powerful beauties…
Or at least decent-looking elites.
Ash and Brock were exceptions.
That was different.
…
After extracting Lambda's memories, Aiden moved deeper into the base.
He entered the underground section.
What he found there—
Made his expression darken slightly.
Rows of Pokémon.
Captured.
Experimented on.
Distorted beyond recognition.
Some barely looked alive.
Aiden exhaled slowly.
"Deoxys."
A psychic ripple spread.
"Tell them," Aiden said calmly, "those willing can follow me. I'll give them a place to live."
"And those who don't… I'll set them free."
Deoxys obeyed.
A powerful mental wave spread across the entire chamber.
Every Pokémon understood.
For a moment—
Silence.
Then—
One by one, they stepped forward.
Most of them chose to follow.
They had suffered enough.
Freedom… or a safe place.
Either was better than this.
Hundreds of Pokémon were absorbed into Aiden's system space.
A quick scan told him everything.
Quantity—high.
Quality—low.
Nothing above purple potential.
The truly rare ones…
Had already been moved to the main base.
…
Then—
Something caught his eye.
A single Pokémon.
Floating quietly in the corner.
Aiden's gaze sharpened slightly.
"A Porygon…"
Porygon
Level 30.
Ability: Download.
Potential: Purple.
Not extraordinary—
But valuable.
Very valuable.
This wasn't a normal Pokémon.
It was data itself.
A living program.
A supercomputer in Pokémon form.
Aiden smiled faintly.
"This one… I'll take personally."
…
After capturing Porygon, Aiden pointed toward the control systems.
"Go."
"Enter the network."
Porygon flickered—
Then vanished.
Directly into the system.
Data streams began flowing instantly.
Files.
Coordinates.
Research logs.
Personnel records.
Everything.
One hour later—
Porygon reappeared.
Mission complete.
Aiden now held everything.
Team Rocket's secrets…
Were no longer secrets.
…
He pulled out a map.
Compared the coordinates.
Confirmed instantly.
"Kanto headquarters… Viridian City."
So it was true.
As for Hoenn and Sinnoh—
Just forward outposts.
Nothing more.
Aiden memorized everything.
Then prepared to contact Steven Stone.
Those outposts needed to be erased.
Immediately.
…
Just then—
Footsteps echoed from above.
Misty arrived.
Along with her sisters—Daisy, Violet, and Lily—
And Officer Jenny's squad.
They froze at the scene.
Dozens—no—hundreds of Team Rocket members…
All collapsed.
Unconscious.
Not a single fight.
"…This is the Hoenn Champion?"
Misty whispered.
Aiden simply nodded.
"Cleanup is yours."
He turned to leave.
But suddenly—
Someone rushed forward.
Daisy.
Her eyes sparkled.
"You're Aiden Flint, right? I'm your fan!"
"Can I get an autograph?"
Aiden paused.
Then smiled slightly.
"Well… sure."
He signed.
Simple.
Clean.
…
As he walked away, he muttered softly—
"Cerulean went smoothly…"
His gaze turned distant.
"What about the others?"
…
With Sabrina, Karen, and others already handled—
Team Rocket's infiltration had collapsed heavily.
Only a few remained.
Bruno.
Lt. Surge.
Maybe one more.
…
At that moment—
Vermilion City.
Volkner had arrived.
He walked straight toward the Gym.
Lt. Surge stepped out—
Grinning.
At first, he thought it was a challenger.
Then—
He saw the forces behind Volkner.
Police.
League operatives.
His expression changed instantly.
"…So it's today, huh?"
He laughed.
Loud.
Unrestrained.
"Fine."
"If I'm going down—"
"I'm taking you with me!"
He threw a Poké Ball.
A massive Raichu appeared.
Elite-level aura.
Electricity surged wildly.
Volkner didn't even blink.
"Luxray."
Luxray stepped forward.
The moment it appeared—
The air changed.
Champion-level pressure.
Crushing.
Absolute.
Lt. Surge's face froze.
"…You're… Volkner."
…
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