No matter how Iron-Masked Marauder struggled, he had no power to resist in Mewtwo's grasp.
Without the Dark Ball, without the controlled Pokemon, without the giant robot, he was just a slightly stronger human.
Not to mention being in Mewtwo's hold, even an Elite Level Pokemon could easily subdue Iron-Masked Marauder.
Not everyone is like Ash.
Under Mewtwo's psychic influence, Iron-Masked Marauder's memories prior to joining Team Rocket were completely deleted, and meanwhile Mewtwo also ascertained who else within Team Rocket knew the upgraded Dark Ball's production method, and who was aware of Iron-Masked Marauder's mission.
'Only three scientists know how to make the Dark Ball, they reside in underground bases in Ecruteak City, in a semi-captive state.'
'Without Iron-Masked Marauder's permission, they can't step out of the underground base. Once we reach Ecruteak City, we can outright destroy Team Rocket's base.'
Mewtwo shared the information with everyone, the existence of the Dark Ball could cause global chaos, so no matter what, this thing must be destroyed.
Ecruteak City is one of the cities on their route, they can reach it after passing through Goldenrod City, so there's no need to alter their plans.
"Okay, once we reach Ecruteak City, Mewtwo, you lead the way, we'll directly destroy Team Rocket's base!" Ash clapped his hands, deciding the fate of Team Rocket's base.
At this moment Iron-Masked Marauder had already fallen unconscious and wouldn't wake for at least a day. After all, so much memory had been deleted, the psychological damage was considerable. When he wakes, besides memory loss, there might be other side effects.
But this is unrelated to Mewtwo. Since staying with Ash, her temperament improved quite a bit, yet she couldn't tolerate such sarcasm from a small fry, thus she acted even more violently.
Much more brutal than memory wiping on New Island.
"Um... you all, I'm Samuel Oak, thank you for saving Celebi, I still don't know your names yet." Samuel Oak finally found time to introduce himself and talk to Ash and the others.
Ever since Ash appeared out of nowhere before him, things happened one after another, leaving him no time for introductions, and his emotions were stirred constantly by Ash's actions.
Not understanding Ash, watching him perform those dangerous acts had his heart in his throat each time.
After all, Ash was blocking their way to save them, if anything happened to Ash, he'd feel guilty for a lifetime.
Luckily, Ash was unharmed, though Samuel Oak himself was thoroughly scared.
"Hello, I'm Ash from Pallet Town, they are my partners, Brock, Misty, Serena, this is Pikachu, and Mewtwo."
"Pika Pikachu~~" Pikachu warmly greeted Samuel Oak, admiring this youth who, even facing the threat of death, stubbornly protected Celebi, making Pikachu have quite a favorable impression of him.
Moreover, for some reason, Pikachu felt a sense of familiarity from this boy named Samuel Oak even though he shouldn't have met him before.
Mewtwo nodded to Samuel Oak as a greeting, then turned into a light and returned to the Pokeball.
She preferred staying inside the Pokeball when there was nothing particular happening.
"Ash, Misty, Brock, Serena, thank you all! By the way, Ash, when will Celebi wake up?" Samuel Oak glanced at Celebi sleeping peacefully in his arms and asked Ash.
"Celebi wasn't hurt, just a little overly frightened and now resting in slumber. He'll wake up soon." Celebi had realized he was rescued after a brief struggle against Mewtwo, hence comfortably fell asleep on Samuel Oak.
But this sleep wouldn't last long as Celebi hadn't suffered any real injury, maybe just minor damage from Ash's punch.
However, Celebi is a Psychic and Grass Type Pokemon, Ash's punch should have been Fighting Type, hence it was double resisted by Celebi, causing minimal damage.
"That's good then..." Samuel Oak sighed in relief, finally feeling his heart settle.
Then curiously, he asked Ash, "By the way, Ash, I haven't heard your name before. You're clearly so skilled, why don't you participate in Kanto's Elite Champion battle? With your abilities, you could become an Elite Champion."
Upon hearing this, Ash and Misty and the others had peculiar expressions on their faces.
"What's the Elite Champion battle? The Quartz Conference in Kanto just ended not long ago, the Elite Champion battle won't be until the end of the year at least. Before then, I might even be the Champion of the Eight Great Masters."
"What Eight Great Masters?" Samuel Oak was full of question marks.
Being asked this by Samuel Oak left Ash and the others with a sky full of question marks.
Ash believed that his fame in Johto and Kanto was quite well-known, even famous, but not everyone knows him. Samuel Oak not recognizing him was surprising yet reasonable.
But not knowing about the Eight Great Masters tournament seemed a bit outdated!