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"Team Rocket? Who are they?" - asked Mateo.
Actually, that name sounded familiar to him, but he wasn't entirely sure who they were, after all, he lives on Orange Archipelago and hadn't visited Kanto until a few days ago, besides, he doesn't watch TV either, so he's not very informed about the events happening in other regions...
"Who are we?" - asked James.
"Let's show him who we are" – Jessie said with a smile.
"Come on, nya!" – Meowth nodded as he exited the robot.
Oh no, here we go again.
Jessie: Prepare for trouble...
James:... and make it double!
Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
James: To unite all peoples within our nation!
Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!
Jessie: Team Rocket, blasting off at the speed of light!
James: Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Meowth: Meowth! That's right.
Well, the truth is that it is catchy and listening to it is not so bad...
"I remember you, you are that evil group that is turning the entire Kanto region upside down!" – said Matthew.
Now he remembered who they were, after all, even if he didn't watch TV, that doesn't mean he hadn't heard people talking about them!
"That's right, nya!" – Meowth nodded.
"We'd like to keep chatting, but..." – James said.
"It's time to go" - Jessie said.
Then, they both got on the robot and together with Meowth locked themselves in it.
"See you and thank you for the gifts!" – James exclaimed.
Then, the robot began to fly and broke through the ceiling of the cave taking the Onix and Pikachu with it.
"Pikachu, use Thunder Shock!" – I exclaimed.
"Pikapiiiiiii!" – Pikachu exclaimed.
A powerful electric attack hit the net, but it didn't make a single scratch.
"It's electric-proof!" – Celeste exclaimed.
"You can't do anything, goodbye!" – the three of them said from inside the robot.
The robot began to fly through the sky.
"You won't take away Pikachu and the Onix from me, Butterfree, I choose you!" – I exclaimed.
"Freee!" – Butterfree said as she left the Pokéball.
"Butterfree uses Psychic to stop them in mid-air until we get out!" – I exclaimed.
"Freeee!" – Butterfree nodded.
Then, Butterfree flew at full speed and used her attack at full power, thus stopping the robot in mid-air.
"What's going on?" – James asked when he felt that the robot was not moving.
"The brat's Pokémon is using her attack to stop us from leaving, nya!" – Meowth exclaimed.
"Damn it!" – Jessie said.
Then, She got out of the robot and very carefully took out her Pokéball.
"Ekans, I choose you!" – Jessie said.
Then, Ekans leave his Pokéball and positioned himself on top of the robot.
"Use Poison Sting and make that Butterfree stop bothering us!" – Jessie exclaimed.
Ekans began to shoot Poison Sting over and over again to Butterfree, who did not give up, she was hurting the attacks, but her trainer and best friend trusted her and could not disappoint him.
"Damn! Why doesn't she give up?" – James exclaimed.
"Because she's the best, Charmeleon, Ivysaur I choose you!" – I exclaimed.
Thanks to Mateo knowing the exit, we were able to get out in time before Butterfree exhausted her energy.
"Ivysaur!" – Ivyasaur exclaimed.
"Meleon!" cried Charmeleon.
"Nosepass, I choose you!" – Roxanne exclaimed.
"Chansey, we need your help!" – Celeste exclaimed.
"Charmeleon, it's time for you to lend me some help!" – Mateo exclaimed.
All 5 Pokémon came out of their Pokéballs ready to help.
"Oh no!" – exclaimed the three of them.
"Charmeleon use Dragon Breath to free Pikachu and the Onix from the nets, Ivysaur starts charging a Solar Beam!" – I exclaimed.
"Nosepass help Charmeleon, use Rock Tomb!" – Roxanne exclaimed.
"Chansey, use Disarming Voice to help them!" – Celeste said.
"Charmeleon, help them by using Flamethrower!" – Mateo exclaimed.
The attacks hit the nets causing all the Pokémon to fall to the ground, but thanks to Arceus, Butterfree stopped using Psychic against the robot and used it against Pikachu and the Onix, making them able to land without taking damage.
"No, those Pokémon were already ours!" – James exclaimed.
"We won't give up without a fight, come on!" – Meowth said.
Then, Meowth pressed a button and a small rocket shot out of his arm.
"Ivysaur, use Solar Beam, Pikachu, use Thunder Shock at full power!" – I exclaimed.
"Saur!" – Ivyasaur exclaimed.
"Pika... chuuuuuuuuuu!" – Pikachu said.
A powerful Solar Beam and a Thunder Shock hit the rocket disintegrating it without giving it time to explode and it quickly headed towards Jessie, James and Meowth.
"Oh, no!" - said the three of them.
Upon impact with the attack of both Pokémon, the robot broke into thousands of pieces and, as we saw dozens of times in the anime, Team Rocket flew away, getting rid of them for the moment, because I know they will return.
…
A while later.
After we had saved the Onix and Pikachu, everything went back to normal and we were able to relax in the cave while we had something to eat.
"It seems to me that this cave will cease to be secret in a short time" - sighed Mateo.
Because of Team Rocket, the cave's ceiling was mostly broken, so not only could it collapse, but it wouldn't take long for it to be discovered.
"It seems that the Onix will not be able to return to this place after this..." – Celeste nodded.
If it was discovered that the crystal Onyx were coming to this small spring, surely many people would come to try to see them and many trainers would try to catch one, so the Onix would no longer be able to return to this cave and trying to fix the roof was not a good idea considering that it could collapse.
"Anyway, I guess nothing happens, I already achieved what I wanted, I was able to see the Onix and study them closely" – Mateo said while watching how the Onix played in the water with Pikachu.
"Yes, if humans discovered that Pokémon as rare as the Crystal Onyx live here, this place would cease to be secret and the Crystal Onix would not be able to enjoy the tranquility they deserve" – I said.
Humans tend to improve the lives of their fellow humans, but many times they destroy nature, that is a fact that we cannot avoid.
"Yes... in short, I think our paths diverge here" – sighed Mateo.
When Team Rocket attacked, it was already dawn, but now it was daylight and quite hot.
"Yes, but first we're going to say goodbye to the Onix" – I nodded.
I will not catch him, they are free and deserve to remain so, I do not care about failing the mission of the system, I do not want to fulfill my mission at the cost of depriving others of their freedom.
"Yes, let's go" – she nodded.
"Pikapi pi" – Pikachu said when she saw me approaching.
Then, it dried off and climbed back onto my shoulder, her favorite spot.
"Well, the time has come to say goodbye, we have to go" – I said looking at the Onix.
"It has been a pleasure to meet you" – said Roxanne.
"And thank you very much for letting us observe you" – Celeste said.
"Thanks to you, my creative block disappeared, thank you very much for everything" – said Mateo.
Then, he bowed in thanks.
Hearing Ash and company's words, both Onyxes looked at each other and nodded.
After they were captured, they thought they were going to be locked up, but seeing Ash, Roxanne, and the others fight valiantly to free them, they felt it, they felt that connection they had been looking for for a long time, so they couldn't let them go.
"Nix!" – exclaimed both Onix.
Then, the Shiny Crystal Onyx lowered his head and rubbed it against me while the normal one did the same, but with Roxanne.
"It can't be possible!" – Mateo said, opening his eyes in surprise.
Mateo perfectly understood the intention of the Onix in doing this.
"Are you sure you want to come with me? I'm a Pokémon trainer and if you come with me, you'll not only have adventures, but you'll also have to battle against other Pokémon" I said.
"I'm a gym leader, so you'll also have to fight in the future, apart from the adventures we'll have" - Roxanne said.
"Nix!" – they both nodded.
That was what they wanted from the beginning!
"Welcome to the team then!" – we both said at the same time.
Then, they both took out their Pokéballs and the Onix touched the center, catching themselves and joining Ash and Roxanne's team and thus their family.