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Chapter 226
Chapter 1105: Team Magma and Team Aqua
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander
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To think he'd run into Gary even like this. Watching the lively Gary on the screen, Ash's expression was silent.
It seemed the people Team Aqua sent to ambush the operations team had ended up ambushing Gary.
One had to know that Gary's strength wasn't much weaker than his own; at the Silver Conference, their battle had been a real back-and-forth.
Not to mention, unlike him, this guy Gary didn't start over every time he went to a new region. He still carried his main Pokémon with him.
And there was probably no one else who, like Pikachu, got nerfed every time they entered a new region.
In terms of fighting power, it was estimated that within Team Aqua, only Archie himself could go head-to-head with a guy like that.
Besides, Gary had the powerhouse Green standing behind him.
“So, Ash, get this! I was just walking along, minding my own business, when suddenly—wham!—a pack of goons jumped me. Turns out, my Electivire took care of them, one punch per punk~!”
Gary hummed a little tune, making no effort to hide his boastful tone.
The crackling sound of an electric current could be faintly heard from his side.
For some reason, watching the swaggering Gary through the screen, a smile crept onto Ash's face.
Nice one, Electivire!
“Gary, you…”
However, before he could say anything more, the phone was snatched back into Archie's hand.
His dark-skinned face, framed by a thick, black beard along his jawline, looked extremely fierce.
“Hey?! You brat, you dare to lay a hand on our Team Aqua members?!”
Archie's eyes were wide as saucers as he roared.
Seeing that the man in charge had finally appeared, Gary's playful, smiling expression vanished. In its place… was an incredibly arrogant and defiant look.
“Oh, so you're the leader, Archie? Heh. About as threatening as a puddle.”
Gary attacked him verbally.
!
These words made Archie practically explode with anger. The arm and fist clenching the phone trembled visibly.
As the head of a major organization in the Hoenn Region, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that!
Not even Maxie of Team Magma would dare!
And now some brat from who-knows-where dared to utter such arrogant words to him?
“You little brat…”
However, Gary cut right through Archie's furious tirade.
“Listen up. Right now, I'm saving your Hoenn Region. I couldn't care less about the grudges between your Team Aqua and Team Magma, but don't you dare mess with me. Otherwise, the moment I get back to the Hoenn Region, the first thing I'll do is storm your Headquarters and wash you out!”
Gary's every word was aggressive, showing Archie no respect whatsoever.
Back in his reckless youth, Gary had dared to declare he would take down Team Rocket's Giovanni.
Now that he had some real strength, he naturally didn't think much of the Team Aqua leader.
He had to be arrogant!
It didn't matter. If the sky fell, his big brother Green would be there to hold it up.
Red and Ash's relationship was more like the former letting the latter roam free... but Gary and Green were different.
Green, that top enforcer, was often the one Gary pushed forward to handle things.
He finally had a chance to lure out the God of the Land, Groudon. Gary just wanted to complete his task normally; he didn't want any other monsters and ghouls bothering him!
“You… you…”
Archie's face had turned a deep purple, veins bulging on his forehead in an absolute rage.
But just as he was about to say something, the call was disconnected from the other end.
Looked like that big oaf wasn't going to give him a chance to catch up with Ash and the others.
Besides, he was at the dock in Lilycove City, and the cruise ship bound for the Unova Region was about to depart. Gary didn't have this much time to mess around.
For this task, besides luring Groudon back with the fake Red Orb, Gary also wanted to see if he could find the mastermind who was using the real Orb to lead Groudon around like a fool...
*Beep.*
Watching the phone screen go black, Archie's expression changed once again.
It seemed their ambush mission this time had been a complete failure.
“Hey! Tell me everything about that brat, now! I'm going to sink him into the ocean for all eternity, where he'll never see the sun again!!”
Archie immediately turned on Ash, roaring his question.
Ash, however, subconsciously took a step back and held up a hand in a pushing gesture.
“I don't know him that well.”
Right, they just grew up together. Not particularly close at all.
This guy was just absurd. To think he'd directly confront the leader of Team Aqua like that—even Ash wouldn't dare to be so brazen.
All you could say was, that's Gary for you.
“Damn you, are you trying to make a fool of Team Aqua?!”
Archie was beyond furious. He postured as if to walk toward the group, intending to teach them a good lesson.
Clack, clack, clack...!
But just then, another set of disorderly footsteps echoed from the direction of the Weather Institute's main entrance.
Everyone turned to look and saw a group of members in dark red uniforms slowly approaching.
The person in the lead was a tall, thin man with short red hair slicked back.
He wore glasses and held his hands behind his back, appearing quite scholarly.
It was none other than the leader of Team Magma—Maxie!
“Oh~? What an imposing scene. I walk in only to see Team Aqua trying to rough up some civilians~?”
Maxie stood up straight, his voice tinged with a mocking, sarcastic tone.
Unlike a muscular brute like Archie, Maxie was more of a wily, old fox-type strategist.
“I also heard someone sent people out for a sneak attack, only to get counter-attacked themselves... heh heh.”
Maxie pushed up his glasses, having clearly taken in the entire situation.
Luring Groudon back was something their Team Magma was more than happy to see happen.
“Maxie!”
Archie glared, turning his dangerous gaze toward Team Magma.
“Hmph, a group of people who utterly disgraced themselves in front of everyone now dares to show their faces?”
Archie was, of course, referring to Team Magma's recent foolish blunder of shooting themselves in the foot.
They pretended to have received a dream from Groudon prophesying that a volcano would erupt. Then they secretly went to blow up the volcano themselves... only for nothing to happen, becoming the laughingstock of the Hoenn Region for a time.
“Hmph, the God of the Land will not be humiliated by anyone!”
Maxie pushed up his glasses, a dangerous and fanatical look also appearing in his eyes.
“The volcano will erupt eventually! When it does, the scorching lava will consume everything, and even the ocean will be completely covered and swallowed!”
“Hmph, the endless ocean is everyone's final destination!”
The two groups, one red and one blue, stood opposed to each other in the lobby of the Weather Institute, glaring daggers at one another.
Two extremists meeting... One could say that Team Magma and Team Aqua were fundamentally incompatible, like fire and water.
.
Meanwhile, Ash and his group watched silently from the back.
Looked like this had nothing to do with them anymore, right?
Maybe they could even watch a great battle between these two organizations?
“Hmph, I'll let you be arrogant for a little while longer! Groudon is returning soon, and it will show you the true power of the land!”
“Hmph, Kyogre will also awaken eventually! The ocean will completely swallow you and Groudon!”
In the end, however, after trading harsh words, the two sides didn't start a fight and instead left the Weather Institute one after another.
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander
.
To think he'd run into Gary even like this. Watching the lively Gary on the screen, Ash's expression was silent.
It seemed the people Team Aqua sent to ambush the operations team had ended up ambushing Gary.
One had to know that Gary's strength wasn't much weaker than his own; at the Silver Conference, their battle had been a real back-and-forth.
Not to mention, unlike him, this guy Gary didn't start over every time he went to a new region. He still carried his main Pokémon with him.
And there was probably no one else who, like Pikachu, got nerfed every time they entered a new region.
In terms of fighting power, it was estimated that within Team Aqua, only Archie himself could go head-to-head with a guy like that.
Besides, Gary had the powerhouse Green standing behind him.
“So, Ash, get this! I was just walking along, minding my own business, when suddenly—wham!—a pack of goons jumped me. Turns out, my Electivire took care of them, one punch per punk~!”
Gary hummed a little tune, making no effort to hide his boastful tone.
The crackling sound of an electric current could be faintly heard from his side.
For some reason, watching the swaggering Gary through the screen, a smile crept onto Ash's face.
Nice one, Electivire!
“Gary, you…”
However, before he could say anything more, the phone was snatched back into Archie's hand.
His dark-skinned face, framed by a thick, black beard along his jawline, looked extremely fierce.
“Hey?! You brat, you dare to lay a hand on our Team Aqua members?!”
Archie's eyes were wide as saucers as he roared.
Seeing that the man in charge had finally appeared, Gary's playful, smiling expression vanished. In its place… was an incredibly arrogant and defiant look.
“Oh, so you're the leader, Archie? Heh. About as threatening as a puddle.”
Gary attacked him verbally.
!
These words made Archie practically explode with anger. The arm and fist clenching the phone trembled visibly.
As the head of a major organization in the Hoenn Region, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that!
Not even Maxie of Team Magma would dare!
And now some brat from who-knows-where dared to utter such arrogant words to him?
“You little brat…”
However, Gary cut right through Archie's furious tirade.
“Listen up. Right now, I'm saving your Hoenn Region. I couldn't care less about the grudges between your Team Aqua and Team Magma, but don't you dare mess with me. Otherwise, the moment I get back to the Hoenn Region, the first thing I'll do is storm your Headquarters and wash you out!”
Gary's every word was aggressive, showing Archie no respect whatsoever.
Back in his reckless youth, Gary had dared to declare he would take down Team Rocket's Giovanni.
Now that he had some real strength, he naturally didn't think much of the Team Aqua leader.
He had to be arrogant!
It didn't matter. If the sky fell, his big brother Green would be there to hold it up.
Red and Ash's relationship was more like the former letting the latter roam free... but Gary and Green were different.
Green, that top enforcer, was often the one Gary pushed forward to handle things.
He finally had a chance to lure out the God of the Land, Groudon. Gary just wanted to complete his task normally; he didn't want any other monsters and ghouls bothering him!
“You… you…”
Archie's face had turned a deep purple, veins bulging on his forehead in an absolute rage.
But just as he was about to say something, the call was disconnected from the other end.
Looked like that big oaf wasn't going to give him a chance to catch up with Ash and the others.
Besides, he was at the dock in Lilycove City, and the cruise ship bound for the Unova Region was about to depart. Gary didn't have this much time to mess around.
For this task, besides luring Groudon back with the fake Red Orb, Gary also wanted to see if he could find the mastermind who was using the real Orb to lead Groudon around like a fool...
*Beep.*
Watching the phone screen go black, Archie's expression changed once again.
It seemed their ambush mission this time had been a complete failure.
“Hey! Tell me everything about that brat, now! I'm going to sink him into the ocean for all eternity, where he'll never see the sun again!!”
Archie immediately turned on Ash, roaring his question.
Ash, however, subconsciously took a step back and held up a hand in a pushing gesture.
“I don't know him that well.”
Right, they just grew up together. Not particularly close at all.
This guy was just absurd. To think he'd directly confront the leader of Team Aqua like that—even Ash wouldn't dare to be so brazen.
All you could say was, that's Gary for you.
“Damn you, are you trying to make a fool of Team Aqua?!”
Archie was beyond furious. He postured as if to walk toward the group, intending to teach them a good lesson.
Clack, clack, clack...!
But just then, another set of disorderly footsteps echoed from the direction of the Weather Institute's main entrance.
Everyone turned to look and saw a group of members in dark red uniforms slowly approaching.
The person in the lead was a tall, thin man with short red hair slicked back.
He wore glasses and held his hands behind his back, appearing quite scholarly.
It was none other than the leader of Team Magma—Maxie!
“Oh~? What an imposing scene. I walk in only to see Team Aqua trying to rough up some civilians~?”
Maxie stood up straight, his voice tinged with a mocking, sarcastic tone.
Unlike a muscular brute like Archie, Maxie was more of a wily, old fox-type strategist.
“I also heard someone sent people out for a sneak attack, only to get counter-attacked themselves... heh heh.”
Maxie pushed up his glasses, having clearly taken in the entire situation.
Luring Groudon back was something their Team Magma was more than happy to see happen.
“Maxie!”
Archie glared, turning his dangerous gaze toward Team Magma.
“Hmph, a group of people who utterly disgraced themselves in front of everyone now dares to show their faces?”
Archie was, of course, referring to Team Magma's recent foolish blunder of shooting themselves in the foot.
They pretended to have received a dream from Groudon prophesying that a volcano would erupt. Then they secretly went to blow up the volcano themselves... only for nothing to happen, becoming the laughingstock of the Hoenn Region for a time.
“Hmph, the God of the Land will not be humiliated by anyone!”
Maxie pushed up his glasses, a dangerous and fanatical look also appearing in his eyes.
“The volcano will erupt eventually! When it does, the scorching lava will consume everything, and even the ocean will be completely covered and swallowed!”
“Hmph, the endless ocean is everyone's final destination!”
The two groups, one red and one blue, stood opposed to each other in the lobby of the Weather Institute, glaring daggers at one another.
Two extremists meeting... One could say that Team Magma and Team Aqua were fundamentally incompatible, like fire and water.
.
Meanwhile, Ash and his group watched silently from the back.
Looked like this had nothing to do with them anymore, right?
Maybe they could even watch a great battle between these two organizations?
“Hmph, I'll let you be arrogant for a little while longer! Groudon is returning soon, and it will show you the true power of the land!”
“Hmph, Kyogre will also awaken eventually! The ocean will completely swallow you and Groudon!”
In the end, however, after trading harsh words, the two sides didn't start a fight and instead left the Weather Institute one after another.
(end of chapter)
