Hurricane on Orange Islands

The cannonballs fired by the flying palace were high-tech cannonballs filled with a very high concentration of condensate, possessing extraordinary lethality as well as a terrifying freezing ability.

"Boom-!" "Boom-!" "Boom-!"

The deafening sound of exploding shells was loud and clear.

Several mountains in Fire Island were constantly shattered and exploded under the continuous firepower suppression of the Flying Palace, causing rubble to fly.

At the same time, along with the continuous fall of these shells, after the explosions, the cold air of condensate overflowed, spreading out a long way on the mountains and the ground at once, condensing out a large area and a large area of thick, cold ice layer.

"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"

Soon, after a series of explosions, nearly half of the island where the Fire God named Fire Island resides was covered with thick, cold ice.

"Screech!"

A furious, frightening raptor's cry suddenly rang out.

Blue thick ice covered the valley below, suddenly lit up a hot, bright fire!

"Crack!"

The sound of the ice layer shattering rang out.

At the next moment, a bunch of hot and incomparable flames gushed out from under the ice layer, the layer of cold ice that originally covered the crack of the valley instantly shattered into ice powder in the sky, and then, melted and evaporated under the extreme heat of the flames, turning into the water vapor that filled the mountains.

"Oh?"

Inside the cockpit of the flying palace, the Collector, Lawrence III, who was seated in a mechanical chair, raised his eyebrows.

"Is it coming?"

"No!"

He was answered by the angry cry of Fire Island's owner.

"Whew!"

It was like a flame burning, or a wind howling.

The sound of a huge bird flapping its wings echoed through the valley.

The next moment, huge flames sped out of the valley!

"New!"

Burning wings, burning feathers, burning crown.

Moltres, whose body was filled with angry flames, lifted its wings and flew thousands of meters into the air.

His hostile eyes glanced at Fire Island on the sea.

The blue color was the inexplicable appearance of man-made ice everywhere on the island, and the coldness of the ice was undoubtedly stirring Moltres' nerves.

They say that fire and water are incompatible.

In fact, the relationship between fire and ice is similar.

Birds of fire naturally hate the smell of ice.

Needless to say, the presence of icy breath on its territory had already offended the fire god's majesty.

Fortunately, Moltres, who is called the God of Fire, is not a Pokémon that is controlled by animalism and anger.

Although it hated the smell of ice, Moltres was not so indiscriminate as to blame its old friend and rival on another island.

"Rumble-!!!"

With the mechanical sound of roaring engines still ringing in his ears, Moltres' cold eyes immediately turned to the flying palace in the sky on the other side of Fire Island.

Humans...

After confirming the identity of the madman who had angered God's Might, Moltres opened his sharp and long beak without hesitation and spat out a beam of flame.

"Activate defenses and capture devices."

Inside the cockpit, Lawrence III smiled as he instructed the Moltres to be hunted.

The AI of the flying palace carried out his orders meticulously.

"Buzz!"

With the output of energy, a thick energy shield was erected in front of the Palace.

This energy shield, similar in nature to a Pokémon's guarding move, successfully blocked Moltres' tentative attack.

At the same time, the hemispherical device underneath the flying palace opened up, and a dozen or so special flying units quickly flew out.

These mechanical components rapidly morphed across the sky into the shape of a circle, with crimson lightning flashing inside.

"Heh~"

Looking at Moltres, who was flapping its huge flame-like wings in the distant sky, Lawrence III's eyes glittered with mockery.

"The God of Fire, it's mine..."

He called him a god, but in reality, Lawrence III never regarded Moltres as a god.

As far as he was concerned, whether it was the Three Legendary Birds or the unseen God of the Sea, they were all in his possession.

If that's the case, why give them too much attention?

As for the fact that he couldn't catch them, Lawrence III didn't even think about it.

With one of the world's greatest wealth and technology, this flying palace was a tactical fortress.

It has both offense and defense, as well as many special means.

The mechanical element that was released just now is a high-tech Pokémon capturing device that combines old Team Rocket technology...

Even a real god can't escape from these high-tech weapons!

"Heh, Team Rainbow Rocket."

When he thought of the fact that Team Rocket, who had once given him some technological support, had now abandoned his position as the Emperor of the Dark World in the Kanto, Johto region, and turned to the boring legal business, Lawrence III couldn't help but feel sorry for himself.

This means he won't have the technological support of the old Team Rocket.

But it didn't matter...

"I've got the Three Legendary Birds and the God of the Sea."

The corners of his mouth lifted, Lawrence III's eyes reflected the image of a dozen unfolding mechanical components surrounding Moltres.

"Screech!"

Above the blue sky, a large bird with wings spreading over fifteen meters was looking at the mechanical components surrounding him with a puzzled expression.

These human technology creatures are all flashing with red lightning, with a subtle movement trajectory evenly distributed in the Moltres' circumference of three hundred and sixty degrees.

Then, the lightning bolts linked together and became a big net, a spherical cage!

Moltres was trapped within them...

And, the mechanical elements were shrinking, trying to trap it.

"Hah!"

Seeing the image he wanted to see, Lawrence III inside the flying palace sneered with a satisfied expression.

However...

The next moment, he couldn't laugh anymore.

"Screech!!!"

Realizing that the human in front of him was trying to capture him, Moltres was completely enraged and let out a high-pitched bird's cry.

The hot flames that burned all over its body roared out in a single breath and crashed into the lightning net that surrounded Moltres.

The hot flames burned out the mechanical lightning.

The mechanical components floating in the air melted into sticky iron and scattered to the Fire Island below.

Before Lawrence III could react, the furious God of Fire opened its mouth with a Flamethrower.

The hot flames drew a bright line in the sky, and even though the AI of the flying palace had turned on its full power at the first time, the Flamethrower still grazed the dome of the flying palace.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion occurred, and a terrifying impact swept through the entire palace.

The dome of the aerial fortress was shattered in half, and Lawrence III, sitting in the cockpit, was no longer at ease.

For the first time, the Collector's head was covered in stone and dust, and he looked furious.

"What's going on?"

He questioned loudly, saying, "Why didn't you open the defense?"

The AI responded to his question without a hitch.

However, this reply caused Lawrence III's expression to stiffen.

"It is estimated that the God of Fire's Flamethrower has already exceeded the limit of the Flying Palace's defense device's power, and the speed of deploying the energy shield can't be faster than the speed of the God of Fire's attack, and the chance of the Flying Palace crashing is 99% if it suffers from the God of Fire's attack head-on."

"What?"

The cold mechanical voice hit Lawrence III's heart like a heavy hammer.

Until now, he had never thought he would be in such a situation.

It was only now that he realized that Moltres' initial attack was just a test run.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Lawrence III felt a sensation like an arrow in his back.

It was as if something was staring at him...

He snapped his head up, and met Moltres' eyes.

"..."

He shivered at the cold, emotionless look in the Fire God's eyes.

It wasn't until hot flames spilled out from between Moltres' sharp beak that Lawrence III yelled in a panic as if waking up from a dream.

"Come on, Teleport, get out of here!"

"Teleport, activate!"

The AI responded immediately to Lawrence III's command.

It transmitted the message to the bottom of the flying palace - the large enclosed space where dozens of excellent Psychic-type Pokémon were hidden.

Xatu, Claydol, Beheeyem, and several Alakazam and Gardevoir.

As if they had been working together for many years, they were able to perform the Teleport move together.

"Swish!"

The psychic power distorted the sky where the flying palace was located, and the huge thing disappeared over Fire Island.

The moment it disappeared, Moltres' Fire Blast swept through the sky and detonated in the vastness of the sky.

"Boom!!!"

Crimson flames spread across the sky, it burned the white clouds, and the extreme heat literally distorted the air.

"Screech!"

The angry cry of the Fire God resounded through the sea where Fire Island was located.

Its eyes flashed with a violent coldness.

Human, human who dares to violate the authority of the God of Fire.

No matter how far you run, I'll make sure you're buried in flames!

"Whew!"

A hurricane of flames swirled around the giant wings.

After a long time, Moltres finally left his Fire Island under the trend of anger, and flew to the sea of Orange Islands.

And so...

The stable order of things gradually changed.

A storm began with the Moltres' movement.

...

Kanto region, Orange Islands, Sunburst Island.

The hustle and bustle of the marketplace.

This is one of the busiest markets on the island, and most of the people dressed in local styles set up their own stalls.

Surprisingly, the market here is not like the usual markets that sell fruits and vegetables and Pokémon items.

Instead, the only things that the stall holders sold were various kinds of glassware that dazzled the eye.

"Oh, it's amazing no matter how many times I see it."

Dressed in a tropical vacation outfit, James squatted in front of a small stall, carefully examining the glass wind chimes placed by the stall owner in the most conspicuous position on the stall for display, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion on his face, saying, "Sunburst Island's special glassware is really great, and I can't say anything about it."

"Ah."

The owner of the stall was all smiles.

"Sir, you are very knowledgeable, we are located in the southwestern part of the Orange Islands, Sunburst Island itself is actually not geographically favorable, but thanks to our excellent craftsmanship in glassware, Sunburst Island has become famous all over the world."

The vendor seems to be a native of Sunburst Island, with the healthy complexion of a native of the Orange Islands.

He was obviously very proud of his hometown's specialties, and he chatted with James at great length.

James didn't show any boredom, on the contrary, he listened very carefully to the stall owner's story, as if he had memorized it by heart.

"Hey, I say..."

Behind James, wearing a large sun hat Jessie slightly lowered the sunglasses on her face, and looked at James' back with a speechless face.

"We're clearly on vacation this time, how come James is in work mode again?"

"After all, James is Team Rainbow Rocket's sales champion."

Jessie's side, following her spiel, Meowth, who was wearing a maple shirt and big pants, shrugged, and said, "Occupational disease is like this meow~"

"Besides..."

Meowth glanced at the glassware displayed on the surrounding stalls with shrewd eyes.

"Meowth didn't just pick Sunburst Island for our vacation..."

"What do you mean?"

There was a bewildered Jessie.

Meowth's face was all hard and fast.

"Of course there's a business opportunity here. Meow!"

"Meowth has already investigated, the economy of Orange Islands is not as good as that of the mainland of Kanto region, and because of the transportation and geographic location, some of the specialties of Orange Islands can't be sold to the outside world, including the glass products here." Meowth spoke out its own thoughts, with a serious face, saying: "Sunburst Island is located in the southwestern part of the Orange Islands, and this place is famous for its glass crafts, because the island is rich in crystal of excellent quality, so many of the residents of this side of the island are highly skilled glass artisans, and their craftsmanship is so good that people from all over the world come to Sunburst Island to see these glass works of art!"

"Oh, oh..."

Jessie was confused.

Of the trio, she was never the one to think.

Meowth, on the other hand, was not surprised.

"But, Meowth found out that there wasn't even a Pokémon Center built on the island, and the residents didn't have the idea to sell their homegrown glassware to the outside world, so..."

Meowth grinned with a smug look on his face.

"Meowth, Jessie, and James can use our position and authority within Team Rainbow Rocket to try to open up a Sunburst Island glassware business, and if we do it, we can definitely continue to rise in Team Rainbow Rocket and get better and better, Meowth!"

"I see!"

Jessie was suddenly excited.

She understood.

Meowth was going to keep making money!

"But..."

Immediately, Jessie's expression fell.

"It's really hard to be bothered with all this work stuff during the hard-earned vacation time..."

"You're such a loser!" Meowth said with a look of hatred.

"It's been hard for meow to get to where we are now, and now the various sub-units of Team Rainbow Rocket have been rolling up the ladder, so if meow relaxes, we might be overtaken by them, and then how can we repay Cadre Ai's kindness to us?"

Meowth was telling the truth.

Some time ago, the miraculous turnover at the Indigo Plateau Conference made the trio famous within Team Rainbow Rocket.

Taking advantage of this, the trio utilized their potential as business geniuses by virtue of being Aisha's direct subordinates.

Although they are doing stalls such as seemingly small business work, but the final turnover is to catch up with some serious talk about the project.

It made Giovanni look at Aisha and wonder how he could recognize them.

Finally, when the trio's turnover reached a new high, the whole Team Rainbow Rocket was led by the three of them to create a wave of inward scrolling and hard work.

This accelerated Team Rainbow Rocket's efforts to change its image in the eyes of the public and to establish itself in clean business community of the Kanto region.

Boss Giovanni was impressed.

So, in an act of compassion, he gave the trio an extended vacation, promising to reimburse Team Rainbow Rocket for all expenses incurred during the trip.

This made the trio stop making money for a while...

But I'm afraid even Boss Giovanni had no idea.

Even while on vacation, the trio was still trying to open up new lines of business for Team Rainbow Rocket.

With the trio, Team Rainbow Rocket is in luck.

"Admin!"

At Meowth's words, Jessie froze for a moment, then dropped her sun hat.

She took out her small notebook and ballpoint pen, a look of business elite, excitedly walked towards another good business stall.

"In order to repay Admin, vacation time is nothing at all!"

When she thought of Aisha's smiling face, Jessie couldn't help but get excited.

Meowth looked at her back with a pleased and touched expression.

"Jessie has finally grown up."

Wiping its tears, Meowth imagined Aisha's praise for them after they opened up a new business - in the darkness, sitting on top of the boss's chair, an elegant Umbreon was lying beside the imposing beautiful boy, but he still reached out a hand to touch Meowth's head, saying: "Well done Meowth, Jessie, and James, you are truly worthy of my chosen elite, especially Meowth who came up with this, I heavily reward you!"

"What a great feeling meow~"

Meowth couldn't help but smile.

"Tick..."

However, the wet feeling on its face made Meowth wake up from its fantasy time.

"What?"

Meowth froze as it looked at the large, dark clouds drifting in from the distance.

The vendors at the nearby market were in a hurry to close up their stalls.

"Huh?"

Jessie's spirits dashed by the rain, the trio rushed to shelter under a roof.

Here they ran into the vendor James had been talking to.

"Gee, that's weird."

The stall owner looked at the dark sky with his arms around his chest, and said with a strange look on his face: "It doesn't usually rain here on Sunburst Island, let alone this kind of rapid and deadly rain, and besides, this dark cloud is still drifting in from Shamouti Island... Something's wrong..."

The trio looked at each other.

"Should we take a look?"

"I think so, I've heard of Shamouti Island, there's a good mythological story of the Mythical Pokémon there, it's of interest to Admin."

"For the sake of Admin, let's do it!"

When it came to Aisha, the trio, who had been unsure of what to do, immediately reached a consensus.

The two of them nodded to each other with firm expressions.

Then, facing the storm and rain that was already coming, the trio made up their minds.

"Anyway, let's build a sea-crossing robot first!" ×3

The trio's scientific technology is terrifying.

...

Pallet Town, Professor Oak Institute.

"What's going on here?"

Through the window, Professor Oak, wearing a white lab coat, looked at the sky above Pallet Town with a grave expression.

Only to see that the sky, which used to be clear, was suddenly filled with dark clouds that made people almost breathless.

The wind and the rain poured down on the ground, but the rain stopped quickly.

The rain was followed by snowflakes...

The weather was so unusual that Professor Oak had to be concerned.

However, what was even more surprising was that as the snow fell, a colorful Aurora Borealis appeared in the cloudy sky.

Countless bird Pokémon flew in groups in the windy and snowy sky.

There were also many wild Pokémon running on the ground.

As if they were summoned by something, they all ran in one direction at the same time...

The unusual phenomenon came and went quickly.

But Professor Oak's brow was furrowed.

"Something must have happened, something must have happened to nature."

Gazing at the sky, which had already returned to its original clear state, Professor Oak's eyes closely followed the departing backs of the wild Pokémon.

As a doctor who had dedicated half of his life to Pokémon research, Professor Oak instinctively realized the problem.

"Nature, maybe humans don't feel it, but Pokémon are much more sensitive than humans..."