Seeing Axel directly throw a Poké Ball like that, Cyrus couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
He was starting to question his life choices, what the hell had he picked as a partner?
Even a ten-year-old kid should know not to throw a ball at a time like this.
Inside the pendant, Xerneas also closed its eyes in helplessness.
At first it had been captured by Lysandre's people, then snatched by Axel, and it had been full of annoyance.
But seeing Axel's behavior now, half of that anger couldn't help but disappear.
It was really starting to doubt, 'How did this guy ever capture a Rayquaza?'
'You didn't, by any chance, save Rayquaza's life, did you?'
———
At the shore of Lake Acuity—
Mars and Jupiter had both been slammed into the cliff by an Arcanine's Extreme Speed, but they couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Jenny, what good does it do you to block us here?"
"Look, Team Galactic already successfully detonated the Galactic Bomb, the Lake Trio can't help but appear in anger now. Even if you capture all of us, so what? Once Lord Cyrus acts, the Lake Trio will serve Team Galactic and create a beautiful new world for us. Team Galactic… holy shit!"
Before Mars finished, she saw a white flash from the three Lake Trio that had just appeared in the distance. Someone had clearly hit them with a Poké Ball.
Seeing that, Mars froze.
Quickly she put the pieces together.
No way Cyrus's people would do something this stupid, this Masked Man's crew, though… Axel looked exactly like a spoiled playboy.
Going off to romance that Berlitz girl before the detonation, traveling up Sky Pillar… and now, throwing balls right at the legendary beasts, maybe not impossible for him after all.
'Bro, you're a disaster teammate.'
'Throwing a ball now will only enrage the Lake Trio and make them much harder to capture, okay?'
Jenny No.4's expression changed; her body went weak and she nearly fell to the ground.
"Axel… how can you be so stupid?"
In her mind she pictured Cyrus about to capture the Lake Trio, and Axel, trying to sabotage Cyrus's plan by deliberately angering the gods.
Remember, except for Mesprit, the other two Lake Trio had never met Axel.
Without comparable strength, Axel could easily be identified by those two as an attacker.
Even if the Lake Trio were mild-tempered, and Mesprit tried to mediate, Axel would still be in danger.
"All Officer Jennys, stop fighting Team Galactic immediately. Let's go calm the Lake Trio's anger!"
The Jennys nodded in unison and immediately told their Pokémon.
Some Arcanines quickly left the battlefield, turned, and carried their Trainers toward the center of Lake Acuity.
Plop! Plap! Plop!
A series of splash sounds, facing Axel, the reformer of the Jenny family, every Arcanine leapt into the water they hated most without hesitation.
Seeing the Jennys switching the main battlefield, a squad leader quietly appeared in front of Jupiter.
"Lady, should we take this chance to withdraw and preserve Team Galactic's remaining forces?"
"Withdraw?", Jupiter brushed her messy pink hair behind her ear and glared at the Jennys turning away.
"Why should we withdraw?"
"Those Jennys just roughed us up so badly, and now they think they can slip away and go help the Lake Trio? Dream on. Pass the order, everyone chase after the Jennys. We absolutely cannot let them reach Lake Acuity!"
"All right, brothers, pursue!", The squad leader's eyes sharpened and he shot out first.
His Luxray stomped the ground and appeared above the lake water.
Underneath him and his Luxray were nearly twenty Arcanines.
In this situation, as long as his Luxray used a Thunder attack, it could heavily injure those Arcanines, Team Galactic's shining child.
"Luxray, use your power, keep those Arcanines right here."
Luxray nodded lightly but didn't act immediately.
During the fight just now, he'd nearly been crushed by those dogs, couldn't even beat one on his own. Facing so many now, he was understandably intimidated.
"Don't worry, right now they're all rushing to calm the Lake Trio's anger. They don't have time to attack you. Be brave, don't be afraid."
"Meow~", Encouraged by his Trainer, Luxray finally summoned his courage and condensed a ball of electricity on his tail.
But at that moment, the storm in the sky suddenly subsided, and the once-raging lake calmed down.
The fog cleared, and both the Arcanines and Luxray could easily see the scene in the sky.
The Lake Trio had actually been captured with a single ball.
Seeing that, Luxray, without thinking, abruptly turned midair and sprinted back the way they'd come.
But it was already too late to run.
Without the Lake Trio as a target, the Arcanines all looked up at the Luxray that had dared to attack them.
A dozen flames all shot out almost simultaneously, blasting Luxray and his Trainer into a distant bush.
The other Team Galactic members were all stunned.
"Squad leader, do we still chase?"
"Chase my ass, RUN!"
After Axel truly caught the Lake Trio, Jenny No.4 couldn't spare time for surprise. After a quick glance at the aerial battle, she refocused on Team Galactic.
"Jenny division, capture all of them!"
———
After everyone left, three figures quietly emerged from behind a rock.
"So scary, meow~ Not only did they blow up Lake Acuity and openly fight the Jennys, the villains here are terrifying meow~"
Thud!
Team Rocket's Jessie punched Meowth's head, "Can we stop dwelling on stupid stuff?"
"So many Pokémon were blown up, let's go see how many we can save. Then we'll bring them all to Team Rocket and make bank!"
"Yeah yeah~", Blue-haired James nodded like crazy, "Not a single one can die, or I'll lose out on money!"
Just as the trio prepared to rescue the Pokémon, the space beside them rippled like flowing water.
A big yellow brain-shaped head poked out from that space, its gaze complex as it looked at Axel and Cyrus, who had just captured the Lake Trio in the sky.
After staring for a while, light flashed in its eyes.
["History of the Lake Trio being captured… replayed?"]
["If that's the case, then the two Time Gods must also be trapped, right?"]
["If so, then it's time for me to be born…"]
["You sealed me away, thinking this world could become harmonious?"]
["But you yourselves are the source of disharmony!"]
Giratina roared, venting its displeasure.
Finally its gaze settled on the stunned Team Rocket trio.
["You three… become my servants!"]
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