Team Rocket was an evil group that started in the Kanto region.
Alder knew about them. He also knew that Team Rocket was now going into many other regions.
For example, not long ago, Team Rocket caused many problems in the Hoenn region.
Team Rocket went into the Devon Corporation building. They took the president. After that, they had a big battle against the Hoenn League in Rustboro City.
Later, people said that the heavy rain was also caused by Team Rocket. This rain covered half of Hoenn and almost caused a big flood.
That scary rainstorm was very bad for all of Hoenn. If it had not stopped suddenly, the region might have been destroyed.
That only stopped because Champions from other regions came to help Hoenn.
Alder did not want Team Rocket to come to the Unova region. He was afraid the Unova League could not stop them if they came.
And now, had Team Rocket finally arrived in Unova?
Alder looked at the smiling boy with black hair. He looked very serious.
Alder felt worried. The Pokémon Leagues share information. He heard why Team Rocket was so active lately.
It was because an executive named Damian joined Team Rocket. He was making the group expand.
"Are you the Team Rocket executive, Damian?" Alder asked in a very serious voice.
"I did not expect Champion Alder to know me. It is an honor."
Damian spoke to Alder very politely. Then, he looked at Ghetsis.
"Lord, you are funny. You are in a dark organization, but you ask a Champion for help? That is silly."
Damian mocked him.
"Hmph! Boy, I cannot beat you. But Alder is the Champion of Unova! Beating a kid like you will be very easy for him!"
Ghetsis said coldly. He sounded very confident. Alder was surprised by this.
He thought, "Wait. Do you really trust me that much? Should I say thank you?"
"Oh?" Damian looked at Alder and smiled a little.
"The League thinks Team Plasma is a dark organization. But Team Plasma will forget our past problems. We will help the Unova League fight evil people like Team Rocket!"
Ghetsis spoke like he was a good person. These words made Alder feel a little better about him.
But Alder knew Ghetsis only wanted help so Damian would not catch him.
"That sounds nice, Ghetsis. But I wonder if you know this saying."
Damian clapped for Ghetsis. He started to smile.
"Even if you all band together, you still won't stand a chance."
When he said this, Alder and the others frowned.
They thought, "Is he saying we don't stand a chance against him?"
Ghetsis's face looked very dark. He was angry that the boy was arrogant even in front of the Unova League.
"Evil Team Rocket! You are very arrogant!"
Officer Jenny was also angry.
"Do not be in a hurry. Today I only came to say hello. We will play more in the future."
Damian waved at Ghetsis and Alder. He started to walk backward.
He only came to show Ghetsis that Team Rocket was here. He reached his goal, so he was not in a rush.
He did not want to kill Ghetsis now. He thought it would be more fun later.
"Wait! I did not say you could leave!" Alder said in a deep voice.
Alder opened a Poké Ball. A strong Volcarona appeared.
He was worried about Damian's strength. But he could not just let an evil executive walk away.
That would be embarrassing for him.
"Melo~"
A soft sound was heard. A tall, thin black figure landed behind Damian. It was the Shiny Pheromosa.
Shiny Pheromosa's right leg had a blue light. She raised her leg and swung it down hard.
A cold snowstorm came out. The Blizzard filled the area. Alder and the others could not see clearly.
It was an Ice-type Blizzard!
"Fire Blast!" Alder told Volcarona to stop the snow.
Volcarona blew out very hot flames shaped like the character "大". The Fire Blast hit the Blizzard. But after a moment, the Blizzard began to win against the flames.
Alder was shocked.
But Officer Jenny and the other officers helped. They used many moves together. Finally, they stopped the Blizzard.
But when the snow stopped, Shiny Pheromosa and Damian were gone.
"Champion Alder, he escaped. Should we chase them?"
"There is no need now."
Alder touched his head because he had a headache. He looked at Ghetsis, who was wearing fancy clothes.
Catching Damian was too dangerous.
The last Blizzard showed that Damian was very strong. The rumors about him were true.
Ghetsis also looked very angry. He cursed Team Rocket in his mind. He was mad that Damian ran away.
He thought Damian would fight a big battle with Alder.
Then, Ghetsis could have escaped while they were fighting.
But Damian ran away fast! Ghetsis thought Damian was a jerk for not fighting Alder.
"Ghetsis, you are coming with us."
Ghetsis felt terrible. Damian was gone, so Alder caught Ghetsis instead.
Ghetsis had no choice. He could not beat Alder.
So, the great Ghetsis was put in silver handcuffs.
Usually, Alder would be happy to catch the leader of this group. But today was different.
Alder looked sad. He felt he needed to go back to Vertress City.
"Damian, why did you not fight Alder?"
In another place, the three of them were walking on the street. Zinnia asked Damian because she was curious.
"Bullying a 'handicapped person' is not fun."
Damian shrugged. He wanted to fight Alder when Alder was mentally strong.
Right now, Alder was not ready to fight with his full power. He was like a "handicapped person" in that state.
"Emmm..." Zinnia moved her head.
"Let's go. We are going to Castelia City. Archer is coming."
Damian looked at his phone. He wanted to see who would save Ghetsis.
He thought it would be N. Alder was there, so the Shadow Triad could probably not save Ghetsis easily.
But Damian did not like to guess. He decided to wait and see.
Inside a house in Castelia City.
"Lord Damian, Lady Caitlin, and this is Lady Zinnia? Good day."
Archer was wearing normal clothes. He bowed to the three of them.
"It has been a long time, Archer."
Caitlin smiled and nodded.
Archer liked Caitlin, and Caitlin liked Archer too.
When she joined Team Rocket, she practiced with Guzma and Archer. Archer always helped her.
He helped her get stronger.
Archer smiled. A blue Pokémon was sitting on his shoulder.
It was small and cute. It had a big head and watery eyes. It had feelers on its head.
This was Phione.
"Archer, thank you for coming from Alola."
"Lord Damian, do not worry. It is an honor to help Team Rocket. Guzma wanted to come, but I told him to stay in Alola."
Archer shook his head. He did not mind the work.
He was bored in Alola. He was happy to use his skills in Unova.
"You did the right thing. Lusamine is there, but we still need someone to watch the area."
Damian nodded.
The Alola League was now ready. Lusamine was the leader of the Alola League.
Lusamine was helping them in secret. So, Team Rocket was doing very well in Alola.
When Selene becomes the first Champion, Team Rocket will own all of Alola!
At the Driftveil City Police Station.
"Champion Alder, I already told you. I only saw Damian. There were no other Team Rocket members."
Ghetsis spoke calmly. His face showed no emotion.
Alder was upset. He wanted to know how many Team Rocket members were in Unova.
"Ghetsis, do not act like this. Do you think you are a victim?" Alder said in a deep voice.
"No. But Champion Alder, we should work together to fight Team Rocket."
Ghetsis spoke slowly. He was in handcuffs, but he was very calm.
"You might not like Team Plasma. But we want to kick out Team Rocket. Team Plasma will help the Unova League."
Ghetsis thought Unova was his land. He was angry that Team Rocket invaded his land and mocked him.
Ghetsis could not accept that!
"The Unova League can handle Team Rocket! We will never work with Team Plasma!"
Alder looked angry. He knew Team Rocket was dangerous, but he thought Team Plasma was also bad.
Boom Rumble
There was a sound of thunder near the police station.
"Is that true? Champion Alder, you know your situation. Can you really beat Damian?"
Ghetsis stood up. He looked into Alder's eyes.
Alder was a Champion, but he was not as strong as he used to be.
Ghetsis fought Damian today. He was sure Alder would lose to Damian.
"That has nothing to do with you, Ghetsis!" Alder said.
"You cannot do it, Champion Alder. You cannot beat Team Rocket without Team Plasma."
Ghetsis smiled a little.
"If we cannot do it, can you? Ghetsis, why are you so confident?"
Alder almost laughed. He thought Ghetsis was acting brave for no reason.
If Alder had not arrived today, Damian would have caught Ghetsis.
But Ghetsis was talking about helping the League.
"Of course. Let us go outside and look." Ghetsis smiled.
Rumble~
There was more thunder.
Alder looked at Ghetsis. He was confused why Ghetsis was so confident.
"Champion Alder!!"
Officer Jenny spoke to Alder through his earpiece.
"What happened?"
"Outside! A huge Pokémon is in the sky!"
Alder looked at Ghetsis.
"Is this your doing?" Alder asked.
"Do you want to go out and see, Champion Alder?"
Ghetsis smiled widely. He looked like he had a great plan.
Alder waited for a second. Then he took Ghetsis and walked outside.
It was five o'clock. The sky should be bright, but it was dark because of thunderclouds.
The clouds covered all of Driftveil City.
"That is..." Alder looked at the sky. He was very serious. He saw the shape of a dragon in the grey clouds.
He heard footsteps. Alder looked ahead.
A handsome boy with green hair and a hat was walking toward them.
His eyes looked empty. But he walked with steady steps.
There was more loud thunder in the clouds.
"Champion Alder, do you know the story of how Unova started?"
Ghetsis was smiling very widely now.
Roar~!!
A very deep dragon roar came from the clouds. A big black dragon came down from the sky. It landed behind the boy with green hair.
Alder was shocked.
That was Zekrom, the legendary dragon of Ideals.
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