Since Ralts was determined to return to New Island to save the other Pokémon, Ethan couldn't say anything to stop her. After leaving some medicine for Ralts, Ethan and Riolu were ready to leave. But at this moment, Ralts suddenly spoke.
"Can you guys come back with me? I may not be able to save all the Pokémon by myself. If you can lend me a hand, I will do whatever you want!"
In fact, even if Ralts hadn't spoken, Ethan had already considered this question. Should he go back with her to save the imprisoned Pokémon? However, considering it was a Team Rocket research institute, there must be many Team Rocket members and executives on standby. Relying on just himself and Riolu, even with Ralts, they would be no match for Team Rocket.
But now Ralts had made this request. Should he go or not? Ethan hesitated. At this time, Riolu said to Ethan through Aura: "Let's go together! Letting Ralts go back alone will definitely not end well! At worst, we can face the difficulties together!"
Feeling the concern and determination in Riolu's Aura, Ethan knew that Riolu was determined to follow. So what was he still hesitating about? Let's go back with Ralts! See what New Island was like before it was destroyed, and see how powerful the Mewtwo monster is in this game!
Ethan's decision made Ralts very happy, and without a word, she gave Ethan and Riolu a big hug. After the hug, Ralts began to accumulate energy for Teleportation. Through Riolu's Aura, Ethan saw the scene of spatial energy gathering at such close range for the first time. The spatial energy was like silver stars, separating from the air where there was nothing, and slowly gathering around Ralts. The gathered spatial energy became stronger and stronger, and Ralts stretched out her hands to grab Ethan and Riolu's hands.
Then, the spatial energy shrank violently, and Ethan, Riolu, and Ralts, who were originally in Viridian Forest, disappeared. The fluctuation of spatial energy made Ethan feel a flash before his eyes, and then they appeared in the depths of another forest.
This forest didn't have as many dense trees as Viridian Forest. There were only a few trees here and there, and some branches were even bare. There were almost no wild Pokémon to be found, but a few white roofs could be seen in the distance. Ethan never thought that Ralts would be born in such a place. It was more like an abandoned tree garden than a forest.
Riolu released his Aura, and after a quick scan of the surroundings, he silently told Ethan, "There are no Pokémon! There are no human figures either!"
If it weren't for Team Rocket's research institute, who would have thought that such a place would be the birthplace of Mewtwo? No wonder not many people knew about it after this place was destroyed by Mewtwo.
"That place with the white roof over there is the research institute! There are guards at the entrance. We can't go in from the front. We can only use Teleportation again."
Ethan guessed the location of the research institute, but he didn't understand why Ralts didn't just move them inside the institute. It would be so troublesome to use Teleportation twice!
"You also know that the reason my Teleportation can achieve ultra-long distance movement is because it requires the accumulation of spatial energy. When performing ultra-long distance movement, two spatial points need to be marked at the starting point and the target point. The spatial points will change due to the length of the moving distance. The longer the distance, the larger the spatial point, and the more serious the spatial distortion. Based on this, if we move directly to the research institute, the distorted spatial point will expose our position, so I didn't move us directly inside the institute. If we move from this position to the institute, the spatial point is very small and can be almost ignored. It's very beneficial for our infiltration."
After Ralts's explanation, Ethan completely understood the mechanism of Teleportation. Although it was a good skill, it also depended on the timing and method of use. Seeing that Ethan understood her intention, Ralts continued to use the second Teleportation. In just a blink of an eye, Ethan and his companions appeared in the place where Pokémon were imprisoned inside the research institute.
The prison cell became tense due to the appearance of Ralts and the others. The injured Pokémon retreated to the wall one by one, as if only the solid wall could give them a sense of security. Looking at the wounded Pokémon around him, Ethan finally understood why Ralts had to come back to save them, even knowing the danger.
Ralts slowly stood up from Ethan's side and said very gently, "Do you still remember me? Last time I accidentally broke in and failed to take you away! This time, I brought my friends to rescue you! Don't worry!"
The injured Pokémon around them all looked at the Shiny Ralts. The familiar appearance and gentle words made them let down their guard. Ethan didn't expect that Ralts could calm the hearts of these injured Pokémon so quickly, and he couldn't help but look at her differently.
"I will continue to use Teleportation to take these Pokémon away from here, but I can only take two each time! During this, you will be on guard for the guards outside. Don't let them find out!"
Ralts said this and walked to the injured Pokémon, picked two Pokémon nearby, and began to Teleport! Soon, half of the Pokémon in the cell were taken away by Ralts. Just as they were about to succeed, the guard outside the cell suddenly opened the door.
This time, not only Ethan became nervous, even Ralts performing the Teleportation was interrupted.
"You continue to use Teleportation to take them away! Riolu and I will handle the guard!"
How could Ethan let all their efforts go to waste? It's just a guard, they can deal with it! As soon as the guard opened the door, he was blasted out by Riolu's Vacuum Wave before he could react. After blasting the guard out, Ethan and Riolu came to the cell door. He told himself that as long as he could hold on for a few minutes, it would be enough for Ralts to rescue all the Pokémon. He had to fight for these few minutes!
The guard who was blown away quickly got up, sounded the institute's alarm, and sent out a fierce Raticate!