What is a heavy girl? I want to be a Pokémon master!

However, just as he took a step forward, before he had truly left LavaCity, his phone screen lit up, and the notification sound of a new message inadvertently caught Ash's attention. He stopped, took his phone out of his pocket, and his gaze fell on the message displayed on the screen.

Maruyama Aya: Satoshi~ Your idol Aya is in my hands. You gentle soul, you certainly won't give her up, right?

Ash's heart skipped a beat when he saw the message on his phone screen. It was a message from Aya Maruyama, but to his shock, the accompanying picture showed Aya lying on the ground with her eyes closed, seemingly unconscious.

"Um?!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Ash quickly took out Charizard's Poké Ball from his pocket and promptly replied with a message.

Ash: Who are you?

Maruyama Aya: Team Magma executive - Goose, come quick, Ash! If you don't come, I don't know what to do to her. Address? Our Team Magma base shouldn't be important to you, right? Anyway, you don't care about me or Team Magma's base.

After sending the message, Fire Goose, at the Lava Team's base, immediately stepped on the phone.

The phone shattered instantly under immense pressure, the screen breaking into countless fragments.

Seeing Maruyama Aya lying on the ground, Higan had a twisted smile on her face, a smile full of desire.

"Hehe~ Now Ash will definitely remember me. Ash, are you really going to let this girl suffer here?"

945 Heading towards Team Lava's base, the weeping of the bear apprentice.

"Waaaah... I should have known better than to act on my own."

This was the first time Maruyama Aya had encountered such bad luck. Yesterday, after learning that Ash was going to Mt. Chimney, she had the idea of ​​going to Mt. Chimney to help Ash, but she never expected to be captured by Ash's enemies.

Hoenn has two volcanoes, both of which are dormant.

Mount Chimney hadn't erupted for many years, but the continuous falling volcanic ash had covered the mountain and the roads at its foot with different colors. This sudden eruption caught Maruyama Aya's attention, so she observed from the air to find a place where the volcanic ash was thinner. She came to the uneven mountain road of Mount Chimney and encountered the Fire Goose, which captured her.

"How long are you going to keep me locked up here? You're not planning to use me as bait to lure Ash here, are you?"

Now, Maruyama Aya has been bound by Huoyan herself. Her hands are handcuffed and her feet are chained, restricting her freedom of movement and making it impossible for her to escape.

Although she was filled with fear and unease, she was even more worried that Ash would be harmed because of her situation.

She would rather get hurt herself than see Ash in danger because of her.

If that's the case, Maruyama Aya will take action to injure herself, in order to force Ash to go all out and not worry about him holding back because of her.

"My only target is Ash. As long as I can make him remember me, that's enough. But if I hurt you, Ash seems to remember me even more, so... it's not that I can't hurt you... hehe~"

"I really want him to see me, and I want to be able to analyze him, to have a two-way relationship."

"In short, just watch and see how I make Ash remember this."

Huo Yan covered her mouth and laughed. An uncontrollable desire flickered in her pale purple eyes, a light that could not be concealed even in the dark atmosphere.

She looked down at Maruyama Aya, who was sitting on the ground, and casually patted her head.

Fire Goose felt no pity or sympathy for the girl; everything she did was a scheme to make Ash remember her.

Xiao Zhi, please don't worry about what I'm doing.

You absolutely must protect yourself, and don't act impulsively because of me!

Seeing the twisted personality of Huoyan, all Maruyama Aya could do was pray. In reality, she was terrified and wanted to cry.

"Awooo~~"

Beside her, a bear apprentice from the Galar region huddled there in fear and unease.

She's a secretary... to be precise, Olive, the vice president of a company in the Galar region-Loz, who provides Pokémon to boost the strength of their Magma Team, but due to her personality, she hasn't been able to use them for a long time.

Too timid and cowardly, this Pokémon was completely abandoned by Team Magma.

Soon, the Lava Team will leave through the Concave-Concave Mountain Path and head towards Mount Sending God via airship. This bear apprentice will, without fail, be buried here and never be able to get out.

Team Lava will absolutely not let go of this bear apprentice who knows their whereabouts.

"Aww~~~"

The apprentice's cries echoed in the air, his voice filled with obvious fear and unease, a helpless cry that broke one's heart.

Although Maruyama Aya herself was in a difficult situation, with her hands cuffed and her feet shackled, she forced back the tears welling up in her eyes because she noticed her apprentice Xiong's fear.

"It's okay, it's okay. The boy your sister likes really likes Pokémon. He'll definitely come to save you, so don't cry, okay?"

"Ash is very strong. He can instantly kill those big villains like Team Magma."

Although her voice was faint, she tried her best to reassure Xiong's apprentice.

Maruyama Aya, who dreamed of becoming an idol who shines on stage and inspires dreams since elementary school, did not fall into despair at this time. Instead, she desperately comforted her apprentice, Kuma, whom she was completely unfamiliar with.

"Awooo~ Awooo~~"

Under Maruyama Aya's comforting words, Xiong's apprentice gradually stopped crying.

Upon hearing this, Fire Goose clearly disagreed; her heart was filled with undisguised malice and absolute trust in the Lava Team.

"Don't worry, Ash won't come here. He's handsome and strong, but our Team Magma's stealth skills are the best in the world, there's no way he could come..."

boom--!

Just as Fire Goose was about to make them give up hope, a sudden, intense tremor and the sound of explosive attacks echoed inside Team Lava. The sound was deafening, as if the entire ground was trembling.

"Huh!?" Huo Yan's eyes widened in surprise, her face showing disbelief, clearly not expecting such a turn of events.

Could it be Ash Ketchum?!

Wait a minute?! It's only been a few minutes?! It hasn't even been 10 minutes since I sent the message, has it?!

How could it be so fast?! Or has something happened within Team Magma?!

Countless questions flashed through Huoyan's mind, but she was still unable to find a definite answer.

"Looks like Ash is here!"

Maruyama Ayaya noticed the commotion and a glimmer of hope flashed across her face.

Dudududu——!

As the red alarm sounded, its sharp and urgent sound echoed through the air, resounding throughout the area and creating a sense of urgency.

"Intruder! Intruder has breached the first level!"

Fire Goose and the rest of the Lava Team were startled by the sudden alarm. Their eyes darted around, searching for the source of the alarm and any possible threats.

The red alert that usually excited her now stirred a mix of excitement and unease in Huoyan.

"Report! There are signs of intrusion on the second floor!"

An alarm sounded behind the surveillance camera, revealing that Team Magma's base was being infiltrated at an unimaginable speed, leaving Team Magma's leader, Crimson Pine, and two executives, Himura and Fire Goose, completely bewildered.

How can it be so fast? !

"Who on earth would come at this time?! Could it be Ash from Pallet Town?!... Let me check the surveillance footage, and it really is him!... But why is he coming?! And at such a fast speed, could it be that our plan to send off Mount Kami has been exposed?"

Himura held the tablet in his hand, cold sweat trickling down his forehead. The data displayed on the tablet revealed the details of the intrusion, but he had yet to find a strategy to deal with it.

"It's alright, start testing the airship quickly, and we'll leave here as fast as possible."

In contrast, Crimson Pine appeared unusually calm. He walked steadily along the road, followed closely by a group of Lava Team subordinates, all of whom exuded tension and vigilance.

Huoyan: Now that things have come to this, I can no longer say that I did it.

Huoyan rushed out of the room where Maruyama Aya and Xiong's apprentice were being held, and her eyes immediately fell on Himura and Akamatsu.

946 Ash is surrounded by the fully unleashed Flame Goose.

"Are you leaving? To fulfill the boss's dream?" Huoyan asked the other party.

"Everyone, let's head towards Songshen Mountain!"

Crimson Pine nodded and shouted to the Lava Team's men.

Himura: "You little ones over there, let's go!"

"Yes!"×N

All I need is the power to control Groudon; nothing else matters.

Before that, we absolutely cannot be defeated or imprisoned.

"Fire Goose, Fire Village, you stay here. The intruder will arrive here soon. Don't let him take another step forward. We'll meet again after the battle."

Chi Yansong gave orders to the two cadres.

The Lava Team's base was advanced too quickly, and even Crimson Pine realized one thing: they had to know when to give up.

In order to turn the entire world into land, Crimson Pine had long been prepared to abandon its subordinates.

"Understood, Boss Crimson Pine. I look forward to the development of humanity and changing the world."

Huo Yan's lips curled up, revealing an irrepressible smile.

She felt inexplicably happy.

The fact that the leader of the Crimson Flame Pine went to send off the sacred mountain means...

"Dating, romance, a world for two, me and him."

Unable to suppress her desire, Huoyan licked her lips.

I'm so excited! Hopefully, I'll make him remember me!

Bang Bang Bang!

"Camel, Ember!" "Tortoise, Flamethrower!!" "Pokémon, Bite!"

"Stunned!" "Tas!" "Aww!"

Deep inside Team Magma's base on the third floor, Ash unexpectedly encountered several members of Team Magma.

Faced with this unexpected situation, Xiao Zhi did not show any panic or fear on his face.

There's only one thought: I've got them all out of control!

Save Cai!

"Moonbear, big noise!"

"Secured password!!!"

Faced with a barrage of Fire-type moves, Ursaring let out an unusual roar, a high-pitched and powerful sound that instantly silenced all the Fire-type attacks. The fireballs and flames that were originally flying towards Ash lost their direction at Ursaring's roar, scattering in all directions before finally dissipating into the air and turning into wisps of smoke.

"Awooo~~~" The roar was so powerful that the wolfhound lost its balance instantly under the influence of the powerful sound waves. It was thrown into the air and finally crashed heavily to the ground.

Its body twitched a few times after landing, then it lost consciousness and lay on the ground unable to move.

"Stunned..." "Tas..."

The shockwave from the sonic boom caused the Fire Camel and Coal Turtle to lose their footing, their bodies lurching uncontrollably through the air before crashing into the wall. The impact knocked them unconscious, leaving them sprawled in the corner, unable to move.

"Ughhhh~~" "Wait! Pfft~~"

Elbow elbow elbow!

Ash delivered a swift elbow strike to the abdomen of Team Magma's subordinate.

The members of Team Magma were knocked to their knees by Ash's elbow strike, writhing in pain as he gradually lost consciousness due to the pain and impact.

"That's enough! I, Himura, will fight you! Go, Great Wolfhound!"

"Ow!!"

Until a fat figure quietly appeared in Ash's line of sight, Fire Village calmly threw out his Poké Ball.

The large wolfhound stared intently at Xiaozhi, its gaze fixed on him.

At this moment, Himura was completely panicked and wanted to escape even more.

I'm beating Ash in Pallet Town?! Really?!

Even if it's just to buy time, Himura really doesn't think he can buy that much time.

It seems that Firebird had a plan to stall Ash, which is why Firemage appeared in front of Ash. Meanwhile, the other members of Team Magma were about to gather in this area, giving Firemage a lot of confidence.

You can sense that... a large number of waveguides are concentrated in this area.

Xiao Zhi didn't have any particular thoughts; in fact, the idea of ​​them all being gathered together made him feel that it would be easier to solve the problem, as he wouldn't need to search for them one by one.

The Pokémon around him are all itching to cause trouble, and Ash's task is to eliminate all the enemies.