"He said he can send Glastrier back?", Early the next morning, Axel was holding a map and studying the traces of Giratina together with Cynthia when an Alliance staff member suddenly rushed in.
According to the staff member, last night when he went to help rebuild Cynthia's villa, he was suddenly stopped by Dialga.
And what Dialga said was that He had the ability to send Glastrier back to the Colonisation era.
"Are there any restrictions?", Axel thought for a moment before asking.
According to GF's settings, Dialga's control over time is mostly shown through time distortion, destruction, and regeneration, not the ability to actually travel through time.
Time travel should still be Celebi's specialty.
"There shouldn't be," the staff member said after thinking a bit, giving the answer he'd learned the previous night.
"According to Dialga, He can use the power of Roar of Time to send Glastrier back, and during that process, it won't affect anyone else... As for the principle behind it, I'm not really sure."
"It won't affect anyone else?", Axel murmured, starting to recall what happened when Cynthia's time was affected by Dialga.
In Cynthia's repeated time loops, she was always the only one affected.
Even after he and Aaron arrived, the other people's timelines hadn't changed at all.
On the other hand, Celebi's time travel allows others to remember the person who traveled through time.
'So that means... Dialga's time travel is actually a paradox-free kind of travel?'
It can't affect events that already happened, it can only participate in them.
Or rather, only a paradox with power surpassing Dialga's could actually alter what happens afterward.
Just like when Axel snatched the Red Chain and saved Sinnoh.
"So you're saying that after Glastrier goes back, it won't be able to bring Cloud back, nor change his fate at that time, right?"
Axel felt he had to confirm, otherwise, what if Glastrier went back and somehow made one of his ancestors disappear?
"Yes, Lord Axel. I asked Him the same question, and Dialga said exactly that."
Seeing how detailed the staff member's understanding was, Axel couldn't help giving a thumbs up.
As expected of someone who got into the Sinnoh League by professional skill alone, their communication and summary abilities were maxed out.
"One last question."
"After Glastrier goes back, can it come back?"
"Yes, sir. Dialga will put a time mark on Glastrier. When it wants to return, it will come back to the current timeline. There will be an error margin of about a month, it won't return early, only late."
"Alright, thank you."
Axel nodded, planning to talk to Dialga after rescuing his parents, maybe even take the whole family on a little vacation to ancient times.
Of course, the main reason was that he couldn't leave right now.
With Giratina's threat looming, Axel couldn't afford to disappear for a whole month.
"Oh, right, please tell Rayquaza to treat Dialga a bit better..."
When the staff member left, Axel rubbed his temples tiredly.
There were just too many things piling up.
Giratina, Alola, and now even sending Glastrier on a family visit mission.
"I wonder how Giovanni's doing now... Has Mewtwo been completed yet?"
Axel's original plan had been to rescue all of Team Rocket's Mewtwos once he got strong enough, but plans never keep up with changes, and he'd unintentionally given Giovanni plenty of time to grow stronger.
Maybe when he had time, he could trick Giovanni into coming here and kill him?
Besides, Giovanni and Dr. Fuji had a grudge. If both came, maybe they'd start fighting each other first.
Right now, Axel was searching for Giratina while keeping an eye out in case Dr. Fuji tried to abduct Dialga, it was exhausting.
If he could lure Giovanni over, maybe it'd solve two problems at once.
Thinking that, Axel tentatively sent Giovanni a message.
[You there?]
In faraway Kanto, Giovanni had just dismissed a challenger and was about to rest when a special notification tone sounded from his communicator.
Giovanni's gaze darkened visibly.
'Why would this guy contact me now?'
Ever since meeting Axel, Giovanni had been keeping tabs on him.
Unlocking Dynamax outside Galar, even knowing about Dr. Fuji abducting his son, all of it showed that Axel wasn't simple.
After the failed recruitment attempt, Giovanni's aide, Matori, had even investigated Axel and suggested using Team Rocket's full strength to eliminate him.
But Giovanni refused.
Only the weak fear others' growth.
Giovanni intended to defeat every strong opponent himself, step by step, leading Team Rocket to the very top.
A world full of weaklings, what fun would that be?
And now, it seemed Axel finally had the guts to challenge his authority.
Giovanni picked up the communicator, smiling as he replied to Axel.
["Little Brother Axel, I heard you saved Sinnoh a few days ago, congratulations."]
["When would you have time to visit us here? Kanto's customs and culture are quite nice too."]
Seeing Giovanni's message, Axel felt a throbbing headache.
'Talking with these scheming warlords is so damn exhausting...'
He clearly knew that Axel already knew he was a villain, yet he still left no cracks in his words.
"Dr. Fuji was recently chasing your son Silver in Johto. Leon ran into them, and Fuji later escaped from the region."
Giovanni's tone became serious, ["I'm aware. But you wouldn't message me just to say that, don't tell me you know where Silver is?"]
That son of his was a constant headache.
After finding out Silver's current identity last time, Giovanni had caught Dr. Fuji off guard, bringing Mewtwo to beat him badly in his weakened state.
He'd thought that would make finding Silver easy afterward.
But unexpectedly... Silver started avoiding him.
"Not exactly," Axel replied, then continued, "But I saw Dr. Fuji near Dialga, so I thought I'd tell you, maybe he knows where Silver is?"
["You're sure?"], Giovanni's voice was suddenly filled with excitement upon hearing that name.
When Fuji had the title of Gym Leader, Giovanni couldn't act too openly and had to attack under Team Rocket's banner.
But now Fuji had been officially marked for execution by Leon.
Upon hearing this, Giovanni immediately prepared to move, bringing with him the improved, perfected Mewtwo, to hunt down Fuji's trail.
And now, finally, he had a lead.
"I'm sure. I saw it with my own eyes."
Afraid Giovanni wouldn't believe him, Axel even recorded a short selfie video and sent it.
"He looked really close with Saturn too, like real brothers. He even said something like 'I finally found you.'"
"But then the two of them dove into a space rift and vanished."
Giovanni carefully analyzed Axel's expression, the killing intent in his eyes growing stronger and stronger.
"Matori, prepare Mewtwo. We're going to Sinnoh."
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Seeing Axel suddenly chatting with the Kanto Gym Leader, Cynthia was surprised.
"You're planning to go to Kanto soon?"
Axel shook his head, looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then pulled Cynthia onto his lap.
"Nothing much. I just remembered some unfinished business, and thought I'd find a bodyguard for Dialga."
Cynthia: "???"
"Dialga... needs a bodyguard?"
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