Vertress City was the location of the Unova League headquarters. The Unova League's regional tournament, the Vertress Conference, was also held here.
Alder had returned to this city after a long time.
He had been traveling for several years and had not been back for a very, very long time.
Inside a meeting room, the Unova Elite Four, as well as the heads of the Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy organizations, were currently gathered.
"Team Rocket is invading, and Team Plasma is watching us like a predator. What should we do now?"
The Chairman of the Unova League was a slightly chubby elderly man. He asked the group in a heavy voice.
"Sigh..."
Alder leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. After he let out a sigh, his face turned serious.
He never expected that Team Plasma would actually wake up the Dragon God from the legends of the country. It was no wonder Ghetsis kept talking about working with the Unova League to deal with Team Rocket.
It turned out that Team Plasma really did have a secret weapon.
And as for that Trainer of Zekrom...
Thinking of that handsome green-haired youth who had gained the approval of Zekrom, Alder frowned slightly. He had watched carefully at the time. That youth, with his empty and dark eyes, did not seem like a living person. Instead, he seemed more like a wooden doll without a soul.
Also, he called Ghetsis "Father." Was he the son of Ghetsis?
But right now, there was no doubt that the situation in the Unova region was very dangerous.
From the outside, Team Rocket was entering Unova to grow. From the inside, Team Plasma was causing trouble. The Unova League was in a very difficult position.
Alder felt his head hurt. He rubbed his head and kept thinking of a plan.
"Based on our current strength, no matter which side we target, there won't be a good result. So, is there a possibility of letting Team Rocket and Team Plasma fight each other?"
The head of the Nurse Joys suggested in a soft voice.
She was being very polite. The high-level fighting power of the Unova League was currently very low. The Unova Elite Four were only average, and as for Alder...
Everyone there understood the situation. Alder had not had a real battle in years. What could they expect from him?
To be honest, whether it was Team Rocket or the Team Plasma with Zekrom, the Unova League actually could not beat either of them...
"I would not even write a story where the main character is stuck in such a bad place," Shauntal joked.
She was the Ghost-type Elite Four. Usually, her only hobby was writing stories.
"Letting Team Rocket and Team Plasma fight each other is fine in theory. But what if they start a war in the middle of it? Especially if they fight inside a city?"
Grimsley, who was wearing a suit, asked in return. He was the Dark-type Elite Four of Unova.
"There are earlier examples of Team Rocket in Kanto and Hoenn. They are dangerous and do not care about normal citizens at all," Grimsley said calmly.
Letting Team Rocket and Team Plasma fight like two tigers was the best situation.
But the problem was, the land where they would fight was Unova!
What if they started a fight in a city one day? Would the Unova League help or not?
Or maybe, they would be responsible for moving and protecting the citizens while letting Team Rocket and Team Plasma fight inside?
That scene would be much too silly.
"And according to the information given by Hoenn, Team Rocket has a total of three top leaders. In other words, they have at least three Champion-level trainers."
The head of the Officer Jennys turned on a projector. She showed the profiles of Damian, Caitlin, and Zinnia.
"Zinnia of the Draconids is a Dragon-type Champion. Her strength is almost the same as the Hoenn Champion, Steven Stone. And the psychic girl, Caitlin, was before the mistress of the Battle Castle in Sinnoh."
"Now she is a Champion who uses Psychic-types. Her Psychic-type team is also very strong. She once defeated the former Hoenn Champion, Wallace, two times," the Officer Jenny head introduced them seriously.
"Finally, there is this man, Damian. Not only is his own fighting strength very high, but he also has the King of the Deep Sea, Kyogre, the legendary Pokémon of Hoenn!"
The Officer Jenny head focused on introducing Damian, who was in the middle.
The eyes of Alder narrowed as he stared at the black-haired youth.
"Kyogre has been completely tamed by him. Everyone, I can say for sure that if we let Team Rocket and Team Plasma fight, it won't be long before Team Plasma is completely taken over by Team Rocket!"
The Officer Jenny head said in a heavy voice. After all, wasn't that what happened in Hoenn? Team Magma and Team Aqua were both taken over by Team Rocket, becoming a part of its growth.
"And at that time, a Team Rocket that has taken over Team Plasma will be even stronger. We will be completely unable to deal with them."
"Wait, Officer Jenny, have all three of these Team Rocket leaders come to Unova?" Grimsley asked with a frown.
"Yes. I sent people to check the cameras in Driftveil City, as well as the flight passengers from Kanto to Unova recently."
The tone of the Officer Jenny head was low.
"Damian, Zinnia, and Caitlin. All three of them arrived in Castelia City a few days ago."
"...Tch..."
Grimsley went silent. Finally, he just sat heavily in his chair and made a clicking sound with his tongue.
What else could he say? What was there left to talk about?
The entire meeting room became strangely quiet. Alder and the others were all speechless for a moment.
Three Champion-level trainers. One of them was a top Champion, and he even controlled the very old legend, Kyogre.
And on the other side, there was the Hero of Ideals approved by Zekrom.
They could not afford to make either side angry right now. What should they do? What else could they do?
They wanted to help but did not have the power. It was a true feeling of being helpless. It was a kind of powerlessness that no one there had ever felt before.
It was the kind of feeling where you truly did not know what to do.
"I will ask other regions for help," the Unova League Chairman said tiredly.
"Chairman..." The expression of Alder was quite complicated. "I'm sorry. It is all because I am too useless."
Alder sighed. If he were stronger, the Chairman would not have to bow his head and ask other regional Leagues for help.
No matter how you looked at it, this kind of thing did not sound good.
"Alder, you have already given a lot for Unova. You don't need to blame yourself," the Unova Chairman comforted Alder.
"And it is not embarrassing. Didn't Hoenn ask other regions for help before?"
The Unova Chairman smiled. Although asking for help was indeed a way of losing face.
But at least Unova was not the first region to ask for help. Hoenn had already done it, right?
"The most important thing now is to get through this crisis. Whether it is Team Plasma or Team Rocket, we cannot let them harm the Unova region as they want!"
The voice of the Unova Chairman was very serious.
"Yes!"
The Officer Jenny head and the others all responded seriously.
"Good. I will go and contact the Chairmen of other regions now. You all continue discussing the battle plan."
The Unova Chairman stood up and spoke.
After finishing, the Unova Chairman left the meeting room. He left Alder and the others behind.
"Champion Alder, I have an idea," Grimsley suddenly said to Alder.
"Go ahead."
"Didn't you say earlier that because of the pressure from Team Rocket, Ghetsis of Team Plasma wanted to work with us?" The expression of Grimsley was a bit strange.
"If that is the case, once the Champions from other regions arrive, we can use that as a chance to invite Ghetsis and that Hero of Ideals out for a meeting."
"You want to take down Ghetsis and that Hero of Ideals first?"
The Officer Jenny head immediately understood the idea of Grimsley and could not help but frown.
"Elite Four Grimsley, that is very risky. If we don't succeed, we will push Team Plasma directly to the other side."
"Instead of waiting for Team Rocket to take over Team Plasma and get stronger, it is better for us to destroy Team Plasma ourselves first. Officer Jenny, you are being too careful."
Grimsley, however, had a different opinion.
"First of all, Team Plasma was an evil organization from the start! It was always on the other side!"
"Team Rocket definitely does not have enough workers right now. They only have many high-level fighters. And you know what Team Plasma is like."
"Now, Team Plasma even has someone who gained the approval of Zekrom. If Team Plasma uses the myths and legends of the start of the country to lead the people, their threat will be very serious."
Grimsley said calmly.
"In my view, Team Plasma is currently a more serious threat than Team Rocket. Also, Team Plasma is the easier target. They are easier to deal with."
"But we cannot promise that we can completely defeat Team Plasma. We do not know the exact fighting strength of the Dragon God of Ideals, Zekrom, yet," the Officer Jenny head argued.
"If our surprise attack fails, it is very likely we will push the Hero of Ideals into the camp of Team Rocket! If that happens, how are we supposed to face an even stronger Team Rocket?!"
"In my opinion, the best thing to do right now is to lead Team Plasma into a fight with Team Rocket. Once the help from other regions arrives, we can then take the lead to attack."
The idea of the Officer Jenny head was clearly completely different from the one of Grimsley.
The entire meeting room had turned into a debate between Elite Four Grimsley and the Officer Jenny head.
The head of Alder felt like it was going to explode. He felt that both people were somewhat right, but he did not know which plan to use.
While the Unova League was discussing their plans, Damian and his group had already started their journey.
Blueberry Academy was an academy that appeared in the "Scarlet and Violet" DLC, but the real location of Blueberry Academy was in the Unova region.
The group of three for Damian had arrived at Blueberry Academy.
Although it was a new academy built in recent years, Blueberry Academy was now the best academy in the Unova region.
Also, Blueberry Academy controlled Terastal technology.
Terastal technology comes from the Tera Orbs found in the Paldea region. These Orbs are studied by Professor Sada and Professor Turo.
The Terastal energy inside the Tera Orb allows a Pokémon to Terastallize. However, a Tera Orb can only be used one time. It can only be used again if it touches a crystal filled with Terastal energy or if the trainer goes to a Pokémon Center in Paldea to refill the Terastal energy.
Only then can the Tera Orb be used one more time.
"Excuse me, who are you?"
At the gate of Blueberry Academy, a school security guard stopped the group of three for Damian and asked them questions.
"Hello. We have always been very curious about Blueberry Academy, so we wanted to come and visit," Damian replied with a kind smile.
"I see. Then please come over here and register. Also, there are certain areas inside the academy that tourists cannot enter. Please keep that in mind."
The security guard was also very friendly and spoke to the three of them.
"Alright," Damian nodded.
After the three of them registered with the guard, they successfully entered Blueberry Academy. However, not long after entering, the eyes of Damian focused on a spot not far away.
It was a pair of young black-haired siblings. Both of them had very strange hairstyles. Two parts of their hair crossed in front of their foreheads and fell down, covering as far as their noses.
This unique look made it hard not to remember them.
They were the main targets of Damian for this trip: the siblings Kieran and Carmine.
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