Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 540 The Red Ring
In a secluded corner of Team Magma's base.

"Ok?"

With a soft, bewildered hum, Adek suddenly opened his eyes.

His vision blurred for a moment, then cleared, and he caught Natsume pulling an empty, thin syringe from his arm and putting it back in his pocket.

The next moment, before Natsume could speak, Adeker suddenly sprang to his feet!
His movements were so swift that they even created a slight gust of wind. He stood up steadily and subconsciously stretched his arms and legs.

Natsume turned his head and saw that the other person's eyes were sharp, his breathing was steady, and he looked energetic and vigorous, completely different from his previous unconscious and listless state. He couldn't help but nod slightly.

It seems that thing works quite well.

Adek himself looked at his body in surprise, and he couldn't help but jump up and down a couple of times.

An indescribable sense of abundant power flowed through my limbs and bones. Not only was my physical strength fully restored, but my mind also became exceptionally clear. My vision seemed to be much clearer than usual, as if the whole world had been polished to a brighter level.

"How long have I been unconscious?!" A sense of foreboding rose in Adek's heart.

It must have taken quite a while for him to get back to this peak condition.
Moreover, from the moment we met until now, my behavior has been incredibly unreliable.

He cautiously glanced at Natsume out of the corner of his eye, muttering to himself.

The other party probably doesn't know that the league rules stipulate a one-month cooling-off period for changing the champion's position.
"Don't worry, you were only unconscious for five minutes." Natsume replied casually, as if he could read his mind.

"How is this possible?!" Adek exclaimed in shock.

He subconsciously glanced around and found that the Team Magma members who had been knocked down by Dragonite were still lying haphazardly on the spot, their unconscious postures unchanged.

It seems like only a short time has passed?

His gaze involuntarily focused on the pocket where Natsume had just put away the syringe, and he asked with a sudden realization:
"What did you just inject me with? The effect is so powerful!"

"Here you go." Without thinking, Natsume pulled the empty syringe out of the pocket and tossed it to Adek.

Adek quickly accepted it, feeling a surge of excitement.

He had specifically looked it up online beforehand, and Natsume was indeed a Pokémon professor.

The twenty-year-old Pokémon professor is an exceptional individual, and in his eyes, the perfect candidate to succeed the champion.

It's perfectly normal for such people to possess some incredibly effective high-tech drugs or unique inventions.

The small syringe was icy cold to the touch. He eagerly turned it over, his eyes quickly locking onto the label—

Adrenaline

Adek: "."

He held the empty syringe and fell into an extremely eerie silence, which lasted for several seconds, and cold sweat seemed to seep from his forehead.

“Um, Natsume—” He slowly raised his head, looking at Natsume with a complicated expression, his voice a little dry.

"Is there any hope for me? Should I contact Miss Joey immediately for a thorough examination?"

If he remembered correctly, this thing was usually used for critically ill patients who were unconscious and unable to communicate, right?
"It's alright, you won't die." Natsume's tone remained calm, as if he had simply given someone a glass of water.

With the powerful boost from the adrenaline injection, Adeke led Natsume through the complex passages of the base, quickly heading towards the initial location from which he had been teleported, just as he remembered.

Soon, they arrived at an inconspicuous-looking metal door.

“This is it,” Adek said confidently, pointing to the door.

"boom!"

Without any hesitation, Dragonite beside Natsume launched another powerful punch.

The fist slammed into the door lock, producing a loud bang and sparks. The sturdy metal door twisted and flew open!

The surrounding walls were already covered with pits and charred marks—the handiwork left by Team Magma members and their Pokémon who rushed to stop them after hearing the news, only to be mercilessly blasted away by Dragonite.

Dragonite's fists were so powerful that even the joints were emitting faint white smoke from the friction caused by the continuous high-speed punches.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Adek stared wide-eyed as Natsume expressionlessly pushed open the battered door:

"Didn't you say we were going to 'infiltrate'?! Isn't your method of 'infiltrating' a bit too audacious?!"

The noise was practically like they were tearing the house down.

It was completely different from the stealthy, shadowy infiltration that Aldek had imagined.

“There’s no other way,” Natsume said casually, pulling open the broken doorknob and stepping inside without turning his head. “Otherwise, we’d be too late.”

"What's too late?" Adek asked in confusion, but his voice grew weaker and his speech became slower.

The last few words were almost inaudible.

He felt the surging, wave-like force that had been supporting him rapidly receding, and a strong sense of weakness and dizziness swept back like a black tide, instantly engulfing his consciousness.

His legs went weak, and he collapsed limply to the ground.

"Just right, the effects of the medicine have worn off." Natsume seemed to have expected this, and muttered to himself.

He quickly looked around to confirm that no new enemies were approaching the passage that had just been cleared.

Then, he deftly began to strip off Adek's conspicuous championship cape and floral shirt.

After a few quick movements, Natsume draped a distressed Team Magma uniform over the other person's shoulders.

After thinking for a moment, he found a wide-brimmed hat from Team Magma and roughly put it on Aldak's head, completely covering up his signature wild red hair. Finally, he dragged the newly dressed Aldak to a corner and shoved him among a group of equally unconscious Team Magma members, making them huddle together.

"Yes, that hides it perfectly."

Natsume patted non-existent dust off his hands and nodded in satisfaction.

After doing all this, he turned around and cautiously walked into the small room that Adek had pointed out.

This appears to be a private lounge, simply furnished yet bearing an unmistakable personal style.

A single bed covered with a deep red sheet, a rather sturdy-looking metal wardrobe, and a framed photo on the bedside table—containing a picture of Flame Pine herself.

The other party was wearing a researcher's white coat, and the background appeared to be a photo of a volcanic research institute.

Confirmation complete, in the boudoir of Blazing Pine.

The air was filled with a faint, unique smell, a mixture of sulfur and metal.

Telekinesis is like the most sophisticated scanner, quickly and meticulously scanning every corner of the room.

Finally, Natsume's gaze settled on the depths of the half-open drawer of the bedside table.

There, something seemed to reflect the dim light.

He stepped forward, carefully used his fingertips to push aside the clutter in the drawer, and took out the item.

That's a ring.

The material is neither gold nor iron; it feels cool to the touch, yet it subtly exudes a sense of warmth.

The body of the amulet is a deep and pure crimson, as if solidified magma or burning embers were sealed inside.

The cabochon is not a gemstone, but an extremely simple yet ancient and powerful abstract symbol that looks like both an erupting volcano and a giant eye gazing at the earth.

The moment Natsume saw the ring, his pupils contracted slightly.

He suddenly remembered the three rings he had seized from Ghetsis in the Unova region, the rings from that native world.

With a flick of his wrist, three rings appeared.

Black, white, and ice blue.

If Natsume wasn't mistaken, the colors of the three rings corresponded exactly to the legendary dragons of the Unova region: Zekrom, Reshiram, and Kyurem.

So this fiery red ring in front of us should correspond to Groudon, the creator of the earth.

A clear idea flashed through Natsume's mind like lightning.

The original Gryphon was born when he accidentally obtained these three rings, which contained a faint power and seemed to have a "guidance". He thought he had received a revelation from the legendary dragon, so he followed them all the way and finally found Mt. Silver, which Team Rainbow Rocket wanted him to go to.

All of this was a trap set by Gryphon, the member of Team Rainbow Rocket from another world.

Those three rings were most likely bait that Rainbow Ghitchus "sent" to the native Ghitchus through some means.

And so on.

Natsume stared at the red ring in his hand, which seemed to contain the power of the earth.

This ring is very likely the "Guide of the Earth" from another world, the possibly successful "Rainbow Blazing Pine," used to lure the Blazing Pine of this native world.

This convinced him that his path was correct and that he was "divinely inspired."

"Heh, as expected, you know yourself best." Natsume remained silent and put the ring away.

Based on current observations, Team Magma and Team Aqua's actions and objectives do not seem to have undergone a significant shift from the original storyline as seen in the home base of Gryphon.

The only discrepancy lies in the fact that the two legendary Pokémon they possess are not primordial beings with divine powers capable of causing dramatic changes in the power of heaven and earth, but merely ordinary individuals with great strength.

Has the Rainbow Rockets changed their tune this time?

Is he planning to play the 'good guy' and weaken the two organizations in advance to prevent them from causing uncontrollable chaos?
This somewhat absurd guess popped into Natsume's mind.

Never mind, let's find that teleportation device.

Maybe we can even throw Adek back.

However, before Natsume could take any action...

Sudden--

Boom, boom! ! !

The entire base, no, the entire island, suddenly began to shake violently!
It was as if a pair of invisible giant hands were frantically shaking the foundation of the earth.

The metal ceiling overhead groaned, dust and tiny pebbles fell in a flurry, and the lights on the walls flickered wildly.

At the same time, a deep, yet extremely penetrating roar suddenly poured in from the outside.

Telekinesis is used to probe.

It wasn't just ordinary waves crashing against the shore; it was as if the entire ocean had been thoroughly enraged, unleashing a massive, all-consuming torrent.

The enormous sound even penetrated the thick layers of rock and metal barriers, reaching Natsume's ears clearly.

The sky is clouded over.

Violent, primal, and filled with a destructive sense of oppression.

(End of this chapter)