"Surely, I knew that Wallace would look very good in girl's clothes."
On the way back to Lavaridge Town, Damian sometimes looked at the beautiful photos of Wallace in drag. He made a sound of wonder.
Caitlin covered her mouth and laughed quietly. Courtney had a strange look on her face. Gladion turned his head away because he felt uncomfortable.
"But Champion Wallace really has a good base. After some light makeup, he looks more beautiful than many girls," Caitlin said with feeling.
Luckily, she was very beautiful herself. Caitlin felt that if a man was prettier than her, she would feel very bad.
"That's true. Champion Wallace is just... he's really hard to describe," Courtney said with her sweet voice. She thought for a long time but did not know how to say it. However, Courtney felt she would never forget this day.
After all, she was the one who did Wallace's makeup.
Courtney felt the world was a very strange place. She was a member of an evil group, but she put makeup on the Hoenn Champion. She watched him make many beautiful poses.
This world was just too strange!
"..." Gladion stayed silent, but he did not look happy.
He realized that when Wallace was wearing black stockings and short pants while moving his hips, he almost had a physical reaction!
Damn it!
Gladion did not show any emotion, but he was angry inside. He had almost felt attracted to a man. Wallace was very scary because he was so beautiful.
He decided to stay far away from Wallace in the future!
"By the way, Courtney, find a local Hoenn forum account and a video channel for me." A smile slowly appeared on Damian's face.
"Yes, sir. But what do you plan to do?" Courtney was surprised. She wondered if he was really going to post the photos.
Courtney could not imagine how Wallace would feel when that happened.
"That's right. But we need to fix the photos a bit first. We should try to let the people of Hoenn see their most beautiful Champion!"
Damian truly felt that Wallace in girl's clothes was beautiful enough to compete with Cynthia.
He thought that since people said Hoenn did not have a beautiful Champion, they were wrong. Here she was.
Courtney and the others: "..."
Meanwhile, at the Mt. Chimney trail.
"Champion Wallace? We are..."
The Officer Jennys finally woke up. They looked at Wallace. He was standing with his back to them. They were very confused.
Where was Team Rocket? Where did that small house come from? What happened while they were asleep?
"Are you all okay?"
Wallace turned around and gave them a kind smile.
"We are fine, Champion Wallace. What about those Team Rocket members?" the lead Officer Jenny asked. She was unhappy.
She remembered that before she fainted, Champion Wallace's Milotic had been defeated easily.
"They have already left, Officer Jenny. You all should head back to Ever Grande City first. This Team Rocket is far too evil and scary. We must be more careful with them."
Wallace looked very serious.
The lead Officer Jenny thought she saw Champion Wallace grit his teeth, but she wasn't sure.
"Yes!"
Officer Jenny followed his orders. She also felt that the enemy was scary because they defeated Milotic so easily.
The Officer Jennys left. Soon after, a Metagross flew over from the sky.
The Metagross landed. Steven Stone was wearing a suit. He stepped onto the ground, but his legs were weak. He almost fell down.
"Phew!! Sorry, Wallace. I had a stomach problem and arrived late. Uh, what's with you?"
Steven spoke to Wallace. He felt bad for being late. But then he saw that Wallace looked very strange.
When Wallace saw his best friend, he could not control his feelings anymore.
"Steven!! I was humiliated!!"
"????"
Steven was completely confused.
After a long time, the Metagross carried the two men toward Ever Grande City. On the way, Wallace explained what happened at Mt. Chimney.
Steven asked about the humiliation. Wallace was not clear and made an excuse.
Steven was very smart. He knew Wallace was hiding something, but he did not ask more. He respected Wallace's privacy.
"So, Team Rocket has come to our Hoenn?"
Steven's handsome face became very serious. He thought about the evil group called Team Rocket.
Hoenn already had Team Magma and Team Aqua. He did not expect another strong evil group to arrive.
"That's right, Steven. Team Rocket is not like Team Magma or Team Aqua. They are extremely dangerous!"
Wallace promised he was telling the truth. He never thought an evil group could be this bad.
Team Magma and Team Aqua caused trouble, but Wallace and Steven did not worry too much about them.
Their ideas about more land or sea were too strange. Also, those two groups were not strong enough to be a big threat.
"You mean Team Rocket sent high-level leaders this time?" Steven asked.
"Yes, and I am afraid there are more than two."
Wallace spoke in a heavy voice. He thought about Gladion, Damian, and the girl with the seven dresses. He knew she was also dangerous.
Wallace trusted his feelings!
"Especially that Damian. He is very strong. Even I cannot beat him."
"That is indeed very troublesome," Steven thought for a moment.
"Let's have the Chairman ask for a file from the Kanto League. Kanto must have information. We need to know who our enemies are first."
Steven was no longer the Champion, but he was still a good person who wanted to help.
He felt it was his duty to help Hoenn. Hoenn did not need Team Rocket!
He was also angry because Team Rocket had bullied his friend.
The League Building in Ever Grande City.
The Hoenn Elite Four met in a room. Steven and Wallace were also there. A Chief Officer Jenny turned on a projector.
"Based on the information from Champion Wallace, we can say there are three high-level leaders of Team Rocket in Hoenn now."
The Chief Officer showed a photo of a boy with blonde hair.
"The first is him: Gladion, from Alola."
Name: Gladion
Age: 18
Known Pokémon: Silvally, Umbreon, Zoroark
Group: Team Rocket
Danger Level: 4 Stars
Bounty: None yet
Notes: Son of Lusamine, the head of the Aether Foundation in Alola. He joined Team Rocket and left his family. He is an Elite Four-level trainer and is very dangerous.
Wallace knew him. He was the first boy Wallace fought today.
"This boy's strength is very formidable, even among Elite Four levels," Wallace said seriously.
Drake and the other Elite Four members were surprised.
"The second is her: Caitlin, from Sinnoh."
Officer Jenny showed the second photo and some information.
Name: Caitlin
Age: 18
Known Pokémon: Tapu Lele, Metagross, Gallade, Gothitelle, Alakazam
Group: Team Rocket
Battle History: Defeated Hala of Alola. Fought Lorelei to a draw.
Danger Level: 5 Stars
Bounty: None yet
Notes: A psychic girl from Sinnoh. Her Tapu Lele and Metagross are as strong as Champion-level Pokémon. Extremely dangerous!
"As expected, this girl is not simple," Wallace said.
"A Champion-level trainer specializing in Psychic-types..." Steven looked unhappy. Psychic-types are hard to fight, especially when the trainer is also a psychic human.
"Is Team Rocket's strength actually this great?" Drake asked. He was very serious. This was hard for him to believe.
He was the oldest member of the Elite Four, but he had never seen an 18-year-old as strong as a Champion.
"The last one is the true focus," the Chief Officer said. She showed the last photo.
"The third one is him: Damian! From Kanto."
Name: Damian
Age: 18
Known Pokémon: Mewtwo, Tapu Fini, Shiny Gengar, Tyranitar, Annihilape, Mismagius
Battle History: Easily defeated the Island Kings of Alola and Champion Kukui. Easily defeated Lorelei and Bruno together.
Danger Level: 6 Stars
Bounty: None yet
Notes: Son of Giovanni, the Viridian Gym Leader. He is now in Team Rocket. He is very strong. If you meet him, leave immediately.
The room became very silent.
Drake looked at the photo of the smiling boy. He saw the six stars. He thought the highest level was five stars.
He wondered if the notes were a joke.
How could a boy that age beat a Champion so easily?
"Hey, hey, hey. Are you serious about this third guy?"
Sidney, who had red hair, complained. He had seen many things, but not this.
Caitlin was one thing, but Damian's record was too much. Why would someone that strong join Team Rocket?
"I requested this file from my older sister in Kanto. There is absolutely no mistake," the Chief Officer said.
Her sister was the leader of the police in Kanto.
Sidney shrugged. He knew Steven and Wallace would have to fight a guy like that.
"Wait, why did Team Rocket come to our Hoenn? We never even provoked them, have we?" Phoebe asked.
"Reasoning with an evil organization? You're too naive, Phoebe," Wallace said.
"And this file for this Damian guy isn't completely accurate. I fought him today. His main team also includes a Shiny Pheromosa and Suicune."
Wallace shared what he knew.
"Then, Champion Wallace, after experiencing it yourself, what do you think of Damian's strength?" Drake asked.
"Extremely strong! Even I am not his match."
Wallace spoke with absolute seriousness.
Drake and the others were worried because even Wallace said this.
Then, Wallace's phone started to shake.
He did not want to answer because he was in a meeting, but it would not stop.
Wallace looked at it and saw his teacher, Juan, was calling.
"Champion Wallace, you can take that. I think everyone needs some time to think," the Chief Officer said.
"My apologies, how rude of me," Wallace said.
Wallace answered the phone.
"Teacher, what is it?"
Wallace did not hide the call. Everyone knew Juan was his teacher.
"Wallace..." Juan's voice sounded very worried.
"Go ahead, Teacher," Wallace was confused.
"If the pressure is truly too great, I hope you can return to your original heart, instead of... instead of indulging in those twisted habits."
Juan sighed as he spoke.
"????"
Wallace was lost. He did not know why Juan thought he had bad habits.
He was a good person!
Wait!