Sabrina looked at Red coldly.
"Come with me."
She turned—
And flew forward without another word.
Watching her icy figure—
Red couldn't help but complain internally:
This woman is terrifying…
They said Sabrina's psychic power was strong, but I didn't expect it to be this insane.
At that moment—
Ninetales suddenly clung to Red 's arm.
Her crimson eyes were filled with panic as she transmitted telepathically:
"Master… we shouldn't go…"
"That woman is too terrifying… her psychic power is even stronger than mine!"
"She's practically a human Pokémon!"
Red sighed and gently reassured her:
"Don't worry."
"She's a Gym Leader, just like me."
"She won't do anything to me."
Ninetales hesitated—
But eventually nodded.
Behind them—
Ash and Gary were already drenched in cold sweat.
"So… that's Sabrina…?"
Just as the three of them were still uneasy—
Sabrina suddenly appeared right in front of them using Teleport.
"Gym Leader Red ."
"Talking about people behind their back is not a good habit."
Her cold voice sent a chill down Red 's spine.
She can read my thoughts too?! What kind of monster is this?!
Sabrina shook her head slightly.
"I haven't reached the level of reading thoughts."
"But telepathy shouldn't be used in front of someone stronger than you."
Hearing this—
Ninetales immediately hid behind Red , not daring to speak.
"Enough. Walking is too slow."
"Let's just teleport."
A blue glow flashed in Sabrina's eyes—
And in the next instant—
Red , Ash, Gary, and Ninetales all vanished.
When they opened their eyes—
They were already inside the legendary Saffron Gym.
"So this is the Psychic Gym?"
Ash and Gary looked around curiously.
At that moment—
A man walked out holding a metal spoon.
"Yes."
"This is the Saffron Gym."
"Now I'll show you what real psychic power is!"
He stared intensely at the spoon—
His face turning Red —
Until finally—
The spoon bent slightly.
Panting heavily, he said proudly:
"Well? That's my psychic power! Impressive, right?!"
Before Ash and Gary could respond—
Sabrina floated over.
The man instantly panicked.
"S-Sabrina…!"
Sabrina looked at him coldly.
"Three months."
"And this is all you've achieved?"
"Get out."
"The Saffron Gym has no need for trash like you."
Before he could beg—
A blue light enveloped him—
And he was thrown out instantly.
Even his Gym uniform was stripped away.
Sabrina floated deeper into the Gym.
Inside—
Disciples trained in various psychic methods.
"I've said this before."
"This Gym only accepts true psychics."
"If after months you're still at this level—leave on your own."
"Before I throw you out one by one."
The trainees immediately trained harder.
Watching this—
Ash and Gary lost all interest in psychic powers.
They glanced at Red —
Then at Sabrina—
And suddenly realized—
How kind their own Master was.
[Ding! Hidden effect triggered .]
[Ash & Gary's trust level has reached 50 (Reliable).]
[Reward: +20 Points]
Red glanced at them strangely.
Are they… self-brainwashing again?
Soon—
Sabrina led Red to a room.
"Gym Leader Red , please enter."
Red nodded and walked in.
But when Ash and Gary tried to follow—
"Your disciples will wait outside."
They exchanged glances—
And obediently stayed behind.
Inside the room
Red picked up the tea Sabrina prepared .
"Didn't expect someone as busy as you to make tea."
"Quite rare."
Just as he lifted the cup—
Sabrina spoke calmly:
"Gym Leader Red ."
"Would you like to join Team Rocket?"
"PFF—!"
Red instantly spat out his tea.
What the hell?!
I suspected it—but can you not recruit people THIS directly?!
He forced a laugh.
"Haha… Sabrina, you must be overworked."
"You're talking nonsense."
But suddenly—
Sabrina stepped closer—
Staring straight into his eyes.
"I am not mistaken."
"I am sincerely inviting you to join Team Rocket."
"Some things couldn't be said outside."
"But out of respect—I'll tell you now."
"The Meng family—you remember them?"
"Their intelligence was leaked by Team Rocket."
"We planned to slowly bring them into our ranks."
"But Agatha suddenly investigated them."
"Their connection to Team Rocket was exposed."
"They're practically finished."
"So after evaluation—"
"Recruiting you is a better option."
Red felt a chill down his spine.
"What exactly do you want?"
Sabrina stood up calmly.
"Our goal?"
"To overthrow the decaying League."
"And make Team Rocket the ruler of Kanto."
Red rubbed his temples.
"And you're not afraid I'll expose you?"
"No evidence."
"And you want to accuse a powerful Gym Leader?"
"That won't work."
Sabrina remained expressionless.
Seeing Red hesitate—
She didn't push further.
Instead, she softened slightly:
"You're not the only Gym Leader in Team Rocket."
"If you encounter trouble—"
"You can come to us."
"Oh, right."
"This is a gift from our boss."
She took out—
A feather glowing with a dreamlike aura.
Red 's eyes widened.
[Cresselia Feather (Dream Pokémon): Though drained of energy, it still protects the holder from nightmares.]
"…Please take it back."
"There are things I can't accept."
Sabrina shook her head.
"No."
"Boss Giovanni said—you must accept it."
"It's thanks for saving his subordinates."
"Subordinates… Team Rocket trio?"
After a brief hesitation—
Red accepted the feather.
Sabrina smiled faintly.
"Gym Leader Red —"
"If you ever need anything—"
"Team Rocket always supports its allies."
Red sipped his tea.
He neither agreed—
Nor refused.
Sabrina didn't continue the topic.
Instead—
They began discussing Gym management and training methods.
After a while—
For the first time—
Sabrina smiled.
"Gym Leader Red …"
"You're quite interesting."
"Since you're here—"
"How about a friendly exhibition match?"
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