The Hoenn Region is Perilous

In the Hoenn region, Ever Grande City, a meeting was rapidly taking place.

Those who were qualified to participate in this meeting were undoubtedly the most important officials and regional leaders in the Hoenn region.

They were summoned by the current Hoenn Champion Wallace to come to this city that hosted the annual Ever Grande Conference of Hoenn region, and at the same time was also the political center of the entire Hoenn region, and sat in the conference room with clear windows, looking at the handsome man sitting at the head of the long table with no expression on his face, no matter who they were, they could not show a trace of a smile or an expression of relaxation.

Everyone was frowning, agonizing over the current state of affairs.

Next to Wallave, the former Hoenn Champion, Steven Stone, also rarely put aside his own interest in mining ore, and came to the conference room, sitting on a special seat next to the first, with his hands resting on his chin, staring at the table's tabletop, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Both of them had a trace of worry on their faces.

"Mr. Wallace, the Flower Moon Tenno and Flower Hibiscus Tenno, Elite Sidney and Elite Phoebe formed two teams, following the clues obtained by the intelligence department in pursuit of the escaping Team Magma and Team Aqua, and succeeded in leading a force of searchers to arrest a number of members of these two organizations."

Standing in front of a long table, a man wearing an League Search Officer's Higher Uniform with several medals on his chest was reporting on the status of the Elite Four of Hoenn region's pursuit of the two criminal organizations that had awakened the Ultra Ancient Pokémon.

The grassroots members of these two extreme environmental organizations were completely at the end of their rope under the frantic pursuit of the Elite Four.

Most of the members had either given up resisting, or after preparing to fight to the death, they were defeated by the absolute difference in strength, and were sent to jail together, so much so that there were quite a few more long-term residents within the prisons of Hoenn League.

However, the news he reported was nothing of value that warranted a smile from Wallace and Steven.

Because...

"However, according to the records, the leader of Team Magma, Maxie, and cadres codenamed Tabitha, Blaise, and Courtney, and the leader of Team Aqua, Archie, and cadres codenamed Matt, Shelly, and Amber are still at large."

"Hm."

Even Wallace, who had always adhered to elegance and poise, had just as inevitably lost his own unhurried demeanor after experiencing the events of the past few days, and only responded with a nonchalant voice after hearing the search officer's report.

"Another thing... The whereabouts of Groudon and Kyogre, who had ended the battle with the appearance of Rayquaza, were likewise unknown, the investigation by Devon was still ongoing, and neither the intelligence department nor the scientific research department was able to confirm the whereabouts of the two Ultra-Ancient Pokémon, and then, after the investigations by the League's Superpower Department and the Legendary Pokémon Research Department, Rayquaza that had left had also left Hoenn region as if it had disappeared out of thin air. "

Against Wallace's eyes that had little emotion, the search officer who reported the results of the investigation also broke out into a cold sweat, forcing himself to endure the discomfort and pressure inside, finishing the matter of the Ultra Ancient Pokémon.

"The situation that can be confirmed is that Groudon and Kyogre are still maintaining their vital signs and are in danger of making a comeback at any time."

In the end, a report from the prosecutor also completely unveiled the biggest problem that the crowd was worried about.

"Hah..."

Wallace lowered his head and let out a sigh as his closed palm rested against his forehead.

"..."

The silent Steven also patted his dear friend on the shoulder, and after waving his hand to signal that the prosecutor who had reported the information to exit the meeting room, he looked towards the politicians who were still maintaining their silence.

The meeting, officially started...

The content of the meeting was actually very simple, but it was just to discuss a solution based on the current situation in Hoenn region.

Both Steven and Wallace disliked this type of meeting, but they still had to attend for the sake of business.

To put it simply... The current situation in Hoenn region was quite bad.

Maxie and Archie, the two culprits who had awakened Groudon and Kyogre after playing it off, had directly played a handful of disappearances carrying 'Red Orb' and 'Blue Orb', and together with their core cadres, they had abandoned some inconsequential cannon fodder, and then took this opportunity to quickly run away, avoiding the pursuit of Hoenn League.

With high-tech submarines, they could easily come and go even from the depths of the magma and the end of the sea, and there were too many places to hide, and the difficulty of searching for the leaders and cadres of such two organizations was just a little too high.

Not only that, Groudon and Kyogre are always at risk of coming back to make up for their regrets by fighting again, and it is suspected that Rayquaza, who has the power to stop them from fighting, has left Hoenn region... The whereabouts of the three Ultra Ancient Pokémon are unknown.

Too hard.

Especially since the battle between Groudon and Kyogre destroyed several major cities and towns along the way, the League not only had to take care of arresting and searching for the two criminal organizations and the two Ultra Ancient Pokémon, but at the same time had to take care of reconstruction and support for the affected areas.

It's almost as if there are external and internal problems.

After so many days of being busy with every aspect of the situation, Wallace, who was the current champion, felt like his brain was going to explode.

He now finally realized why Steven had thrown away his position as champion to give himself...

The Elite Four had been out in the field, frantically hunting down the remnants of Team Magma and Team Aqua.

The gym leaders of each city were meticulously guarding the important cities, fearing that the two Ultra Ancient Pokémon would appear in the area under their jurisdiction.

Even the retired Steven had run out of the darkness of the mines for fear of his best friend, bringing his family's technology from Devon to support the league, searching for traces of Groudon and Kyogre...

It can be said that Hoenn region is now heavily armed.

As long as it is affiliated with the official name of the famous trainer, without exception is to become a crazy overtime social animal.

There was no other reason, it was because the destructive power of the two Ultra Ancient Pokémon was a little too terrifying.

Even if they don't do anything, Groudon and Kyogre, who exist for the sake of fighting and destroying, will unleash a plague that affects the entire Hoenn region and even this world... If they continue to make trouble, I'm afraid that not only Hoenn region, but also the leagues in other regions will choose to intervene to deal with this matter out of fear of the disasters that will befall them.

"..."

After an hour, the meeting was finally over.

Wallace and Steven watched these politicians leave the meeting room one by one, their hearts still filled with bitterness and worry.

It wasn't that these politicians were of little use.

On the contrary, as experienced seniors who were bent on working for the good of Hooenn region, they had come up with many sensible theories and plans that could be put into practice for the two champions, solving quite a few of the problems the duo had to face.

At the very least, if the Twin Gods War wasn't going to be repeated anytime soon, Steven and Wallace could deal with the problems in the affected region by virtue of the joint efforts of Devon and the League.

However, the things that were bothering the duo right now were obviously not these...

"Metagross, please."

Steven threw out the delicate luxury ball, and a Metagross with a white-gold cold aura glittering all over its body emerged from between the rays of light, releasing supernatural power fluctuations and electromagnetic force to levitate in the center of the conference room.

The Shiny Metagross, Steven Stone's trump card and iconic Pokémon.

"Me-ta-!!!"

At the next moment, the Metagross with a gold-colored cross embedded in its huge and hard head widened its emotionless bright red eyes and let out a sound that was mixed with mechanical sounds and was slightly ear-piercing, and the four thick arms quickly shone with supernatural light that spread out in all directions, covering the walls of this conference room.

It blocked all prying eyes from the outside world to this conference room.

The Pokémon knew that his master was going to talk to his best friend about some important and confidential topics.

No one could break through the mental shield of a Champion-class Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.

"Wallace, there's something about Rayquaza that you've probably heard about as well, right?"

"Mhm..."

Rubbing his eyebrows, Wallave breathlessly responded to Steven's inquiry.

Seeing this, Steven didn't waste any time, and raised his hand to take out a photo from within the inner compartment of his suit, placing it in front of Wallave - it was a photo taken by the League's reporter who had risked his life at the time when Rayquaza had descended on the Battlefield of the Twin Gods.

However, compared to the series of photos that had been broadcast to the world audience on the television news, this photo was obviously much clearer, and the reporter was much closer to Rayquaza, so the information and clues contained in it were naturally more important.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have bypassed the TV news alone and appeared on top of the table of the two Hoenn champions...

"This... Look at this."

Steven's finger tapped on top of the head of the dragon that Rayquaza was sitting on within the photo, pointing out a small, blurry outline for Wallace in particular.

"We suspect it's a person, well, a human."

Concisely, Steven stated the results of his discussion with some professionals.

"...I still can't believe it a bit, wouldn't that be the same as saying that Rayquaza have a trainer?" Wallace raised his head, a look of disbelief and skepticism written above his handsome but exhausted face.

Steven, however, spread his hands and said, "I can't believe it either, but it's the only answer that can explain the many problems."