Had he only been inside for a short time? Colress looked at the injured Zekrom in shock. Then, he looked at Primal Kyogre on the other side.
Colress could not understand what was happening. What had happened?
"Colress, are the things ready?"
When N saw Colress come out, his expression changed a little. He had planned to leave Colress and run away.
After all, Zekrom could not beat Primal Kyogre.
But he did not expect Colress to come out at such a good time. This was better.
"Yeah, huh?"
Colress nodded. He was about to walk toward N. Suddenly, he felt his body float up. He could not control it.
Colress was shocked. Was this psychic power?
"Damian, what are you trying to do?"
N was also shocked. His voice sounded a bit more urgent.
He saw it clearly. The one controlling Colress was the black armored Pokémon standing next to Damian.
"Nothing much. I am just stealing a person."
Damian smiled. He could not let Colress leave with N.
Letting N leave was not a problem. Damian was still waiting to see the drama between N and Ghetsis. But Colress was different.
"?" N frowned.
Colress had already calmed down. He floated in front of Damian. Armored Mewtwo held him.
At this moment, he no longer looked calm like when he talked to Officer Jenny or Drayton. After all...
He was smart and understood one thing. The Pokémon in the sky that hurt Zekrom belonged to this young man.
"Hi, Dr. Colress. I have heard of you for a long time. I am Damian from Team Rocket."
Damian greeted Colress with a smile.
"Meeting for the first time. It is an honor. But can you put me down first? This is a bit uncomfortable."
Colress spoke helplessly. He could not even move his arms freely right now.
He thought about Damian's name. He had heard this name from Ghetsis. But he did not expect Damian's strength to be this high. It was a bit scary.
"Of course. But please stay quiet, Dr. Colress. You can be sure that I am not looking for you for a bad reason."
"I will."
Colress understood. He knew his situation very well.
Damian gave a signal. Armored Mewtwo released its control over Colress. Colress landed smoothly on the ground.
Colress moved his arms. He looked at Damian, then he looked at N.
"Oh N, you see? I have been taken prisoner."
Colress sighed. He was showing that he had no choice.
N did not look happy. Colress was smiling even though he was a prisoner. Colress was still the chief scientist of Team Plasma.
Also, Ghetsis valued Colress for his research. Now, Colress was being taken away right in front of him
This made N feel complicated.
"N, retreat."
Zekrom spoke to N's mind again.
"Okay."
N agreed immediately this time.
Zekrom's tail began to spin at high speed. A huge bolt of lightning fell from the sky. It hit Primal Kyogre hard.
It was the Electric-type move, Thunder. Taking this chance, Zekrom quickly turned and flew down. He picked up N with his claws and prepared to run away.
"Ice Beam."
Damian was not surprised.
N was not stupid. If they kept fighting, Zekrom would only lose. He had no chance of winning, so he would run.
Primal Kyogre's eyes were cold. A blue beam of ice went toward Zekrom.
It did not care about the Thunder.
The Thunder hit Primal Kyogre hard. Lightning covered its whole body. However, Primal Kyogre only moved its body a little bit. Then, nothing else happened.
It moved its wings and the lightning went away.
"Such excellent special defense. And strength suppression too?"
Colress understood why Zekrom had to run away.
A strong Thunder hit, but Primal Kyogre barely reacted. It was scary.
On the other side, the Ice Beam hit Zekrom's back. Zekrom made a sound of pain.
With a loud sound, ice began to freeze on Zekrom's back.
Zekrom endured the pain. It flew faster and disappeared into the heavy rain.
"As expected of Zekrom. It could still fly away after taking an Ice Beam. That willpower is great."
Damian was impressed. He thought the Ice Beam would knock Zekrom down.
But it did not matter.
Colress: "..."
"Now, it is about us, Dr. Colress."
"I am listening," Colress replied politely.
He had no choice because he was a prisoner. But Colress was curious why Team Rocket was looking for him.
He wondered if Team Rocket liked his talent.
"Let us change places. This place is not right anymore."
The heavy rain from the sea had stopped. Damian called Kyogre back. He looked at Officer Jenny and Elesa nearby.
He looked at Elesa for a second. Damian was surprised. She was truly beautiful.
Armored Mewtwo's eyes glowed blue. It used psychic power to make the four people float. In a moment, they disappeared.
"They left."
Elesa felt better when she saw Damian and the others leave.
Otherwise, she could not feel calm. Even though help from the Unova League was coming.
But Elesa felt that the League would have a hard time catching these Team Rocket members.
"Team Plasma and Team Rocket are getting stronger and stronger."
Officer Jenny sighed. She looked worried. The King of Team Plasma had Zekrom. And the person from Team Rocket had a Primal Kyogre that could beat Zekrom easily.
This was really something.
Elesa was silent. She wanted to protect Nimbasa City.
But she could not do anything against people like N and Damian.
She was just a normal Gym Leader.
Opponents like that should be fought by the Elite Four and the Champion.
"Mr. Damian!! That was amazing!!"
On the hill, Lacey was very excited. Her admiration for Damian started when she saw him at the Indigo Plateau. Now, it was even stronger.
"Yeah, he is too strong!"
Drayton was amazed. He did not expect his boss to be such a powerful trainer.
He decided to work hard.
"Mr. Damian..." Kieran looked at the scene with worship. He felt that maybe he should listen to Damian.
Damian said he had potential. Maybe it was true.
"Let's go. Let's go back to school. Everyone had a good day, right?"
Drayton stretched. He looked at his wet clothes.
The rain from Primal Kyogre had covered this area too. He had been too focused on the battle to notice.
"I am still far away from getting my Ralts." Lacey looked at the app on her phone.
"I am still far from my Bagon too. Let's wait for the next mission." Drayton said.
They were both looking forward to the next mission.
In a hotel in Nimbasa City, Damian and the others took a shower. They went to a private room.
"Dr. Colress, I will not waste time. Team Plasma has no future. I invite you to join Team Rocket. What do you think?"
While they waited for food, Damian invited Colress directly.
Colress was not surprised. He thought for a while.
"Team Rocket has already built bases in the Alola and Hoenn regions. Our future looks very good."
"Unova is our third goal. We cannot let Team Plasma stay."
"Also, to be honest, Ghetsis is ambitious but not a good person. N has ideals, but Ghetsis forced those ideals on him. N cannot succeed."
"In terms of strength, Team Rocket has four Champion-level members, including me. We have over ten Elite Four-level senior officers."
"I think Team Rocket is a better choice for you, Doctor."
Damian spoke with a smile.
"Mr. Damian, I am a scientist." Colress's eyes moved.
He was interested. He never felt like he belonged to Team Plasma. Now, Team Rocket was coming into Unova with great strength.
Team Plasma and Team Rocket could not live together.
And Colress thought Team Plasma would lose.
After all, today showed that N could not beat Damian.
But Colress still wanted benefits for himself.
"Of course, Dr. Colress. Do not worry about that."
Damian gave a gold badge to Colress.
"With your strength and talent, you can be the fifth top officer of Team Rocket. You can have resources and power. You do not have to worry about the laboratory or equipment."
"It is my honor."
Colress smiled. He took the gold "R" badge and looked at it.
He had no reason to say no. He felt Team Rocket was sincere.
As for Team Plasma? Colress was now a member of Team Rocket!
"Welcome to the team, Dr. Colress."
Damian raised his glass to Colress.
Now, he had a Champion-level fighter and a scientific genius. He had to think.
He wondered if he could trick N into joining. N had the black dragon, Zekrom.
If he could bring N in, Team Rocket would be even stronger!
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A giant black dragon fell from the sky in a mountain range. It crashed onto the ground.
Zekrom breathed heavily. It looked like it was in a lot of pain.
"Zekrom, are you okay?"
N walked toward Zekrom. He looked at Zekrom with worry.
But Zekrom was very weak. It could not answer N.
N became more worried. He went to Zekrom's side. When he saw Zekrom's back, he was shocked.
Ice and frost covered Zekrom's back. These were the marks from Primal Kyogre's Ice Beam.
N could not imagine how Zekrom had endured the pain to save him.
Ice Beam was very strong against Dragon-type Pokémon. Also, Zekrom flew for a long time with those injuries. Now, it could not move.
N felt very bad. He knew Zekrom got hurt to protect him.
N spoke to the wild Pokémon nearby. He asked them to find berries and herbs to heal the injuries. He put them on Zekrom.
At that moment, N's phone rang.
N took it out. It was a call from Ghetsis.
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