"Meowth, are you sure it's here?" Kojiro swallowed nervously. A Trainer who could live here usually wouldn't have weak Pokémon.
However, he then thought that the Pokémon of these two Little brats were very powerful. One could send them flying multiple times, and the other was a Gym Leader. If they really faced them, their strength probably wouldn't be much worse.
The three people and one Meowth walked into the building and found that there was only one elevator inside. Takeshi pondered carefully, then walked forward and pressed the elevator button.
"Takeshi, do you know which floor that Pokémon is on?" Satoshi couldn't help but ask.
If they wasted time because they didn't know the origin of the Hypnosis wave, it would be a huge loss.
Takeshi nodded slightly: "I guess it's on the top floor. It's the most spacious there, and there are no walls blocking it. If the Hypnosis wave is emitted from there, its coverage will be extremely wide."
Hearing Takeshi's statement, Meowth felt it made some sense. It looked at the device in its hand and followed the mark on it into the elevator.
After everyone had entered the elevator, Satoshi pressed the button for the top floor.
"It really seems to be on the top floor, meow." Meowth saw the frequency of the Hypnosis wave getting stronger and stronger, and nodded repeatedly.
After a while, the elevator finally reached the top floor. Satoshi saw that there was actually a safety passage in front of him and asked in confusion: "What is this safety door built for here? Is it for easy escape?"
"I don't know, maybe it will have a wonderful use," Takeshi shrugged, walked forward, and prepared to open the door.
Meowth followed behind Takeshi, keeping its head down, staring intently at the waveform displayed on the device. Kojiro was a little nervous, already gripping Koffing's poké ball in his hand.
After opening the door, Satoshi saw a house with red brick walls appear before his eyes. In front of the house was a small path, with lush green trees planted on both sides, giving people a fresh feeling.
The windows of the house emitted warm light, as if opening their doors to welcome people's arrival.
Satoshi walked forward, looking at the somewhat luxurious scenery in front of him, and couldn't help but wonder: "Is this where the Hypnosis wave is located?"
Meowth walked at the very front, following the direction given by the device, and muttered: "It looks like it's here, meow. Let's go in quickly, meow."
As soon as it finished speaking, Satoshi was already squatting at the door, listening to the conversation inside. Takeshi and Kojiro hid behind Satoshi, asking him what had happened.
Satoshi raised his hand, signaling the two to follow his command: "There's a sound inside. When I count 3, 2, 1, we'll all Tackle together."
"Okay!" Kojiro couldn't help but feel a little excited. This was his first time breaking down a door in the name of justice.
"3... 1! Tackle!"
Satoshi, Takeshi, and Kojiro charged towards the door in unison, hitting it with force. The door was suddenly knocked open, emitting a dull sound. The three of them rushed into the room, ready to face the people talking inside.
The light in the room was bright, and the air was filled with a sleepy atmosphere. Their appearance startled the people inside, and one of them immediately stood up, looking at them with a surprised expression.
Judging by the other person's attire, he was probably a Gentleman.
There were two Pokémon on the platform in the middle. When Li Qingfeng saw the other party, he marveled to himself: 'Sure enough, it's these two Pokémon.'
The elderly Gentleman walked forward, still leaning on his cane. The first thing he did when he saw Satoshi and his group was to ask: "May I ask what you are here for?"
"Such and such, and so on."
—After explaining the reason—
"Oh~ you mean Hypno and Drowzee? It's true that the Hypnosis wave is emitted by Hypno, but how could it affect the children on the lower floors? That shouldn't be the case."
Clearly, even with Takeshi's explanation, the Gentleman was still a little unconvinced.
After all, he had spent a lot of effort to evolve Drowzee into Hypno, and he was on the very top floor. Logically, it shouldn't be possible to affect the people below.
"Never mind, bring this Pokémon and come with us." Satoshi didn't want to say much more. Some things couldn't be explained clearly; practice was needed to reveal the truth.
...
...
Kojiro looked at Satoshi, who was carrying Drowzee on his back, and asked in confusion: "By the way, Little brat, why are you carrying this Drowzee?"
Satoshi heard this and shook his head: "I don't know, maybe it's for the plot. By the way, Uncle, don't you have Drowzee's poké ball?" (Cough cough, the original series often broke the fourth wall like this.)
The Gentleman shook his head: "No."
Everyone: "..."
"Never mind that, let's quickly go meet up with Musashi and the Little girl, meow." Meowth scurried along, looking quite comical.
After taking the elevator down, Satoshi and his group returned to the agreed location in the park. There, Satoshi saw Musashi and Kasumi sitting on a park bench.
Takeshi walked forward to ask, with an Eevee in his arms that had appeared at some point: "Kasumi, how are things on your end?"
"Hmm, I've already found those children." Kasumi nodded, the worry on her face lessening a bit.
She had been worried about Satoshi and Takeshi while waiting, fearing that something had happened to them. Now that they appeared safely in front of her, she was relieved.
Since they were fine, the most important thing now was the safety of the children and the Pokémon.
Musashi then stood up, brushed the dust off her clothes, and said to the Gentlemen in front of her: "The hot air balloon is ready. Just bring this Pokémon."
Arriving at a secluded spot, Kojiro and Meowth skillfully jumped onto the hot air balloon. Seeing this, Satoshi first handed Drowzee to Kojiro.
"Whoa, is this thing really that heavy?!"
The moment Kojiro took it, he felt Drowzee's weight. This Drowzee had been heavily fed by those Gentlemen, so its weight was naturally much greater than that of wild ones.
Seeing that Kojiro was struggling a bit, Musashi also lent a hand, then carried Drowzee into the hot air balloon.
Satoshi, Takeshi, Kasumi, and the Gentleman also jumped into the hot air balloon one after another. When they had all entered the hot air balloon, Kojiro began to light the fire.
The hot air balloon slowly ascended. Satoshi felt the rising speed and was a little speechless: "Hey, Team Rocket, why is your balloon flying so slowly? If I remember correctly, when you used to chase us, this hot air balloon was much faster than it is now."
Team Rocket Trio: "..."
Kojiro covered his face, then pointed at the somewhat… uh… peculiar-looking Drowzee, without saying a word.
Satoshi suddenly understood. The hot air balloon was carrying too many people, which resulted in an unpraiseworthy ascent speed.
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