At this moment, everyone looked at the Poké Ball. It had not fallen yet.
There was a reason for this. The super-ancient legendary Pokémon, Kyogre, was now inside that Ultra ball!
Could it be caught?
Everyone stared at the Poké Ball. The light on the ball started to blink for the first time.
Caitlin felt nervous. Could it succeed? It would surely succeed!
Damian could do anything.
On the other side, Archie, Shelly, and the rest of Team Aqua were shocked. Archie's eyes were very wide. This was impossible! A kid could not catch Kyogre!
It was totally impossible!
Damian was not worried. He was ready to keep throwing Ultra balls. He had two hundred Poké Balls in his bag.
If he had to, he would throw all of them at Kyogre. Catching it would be a very big win.
Beep~
The Poké Ball shook in the air a second time. It only moved twice.
Click~
With a clear sound, the Poké Ball stopped moving.
Kyogre was caught!
The Poké Ball began to fall toward the water. But Armored Mewtwo used its power to stop it. The ball floated slowly to Damian.
Damian did not expect the first ball to work. Maybe Kyogre was sleeping very deeply. That was likely true.
But that did not matter now.
Damian looked at the Ultra Ball. He smiled. He caught the ball that held Kyogre.
He felt the ball in his hand. Damian was very happy.
"hahahahaha! I got Kyogre!!"
The teenager laughed loudly and proudly inside the cavern.
He caught it! The legendary Kyogre! This was really Kyogre!
According to Mairin's Mega Evolution Journal:
'Mega Rayquaza is very strong in the sky. It is like a god.'
'This is its Primal form. They say Primal Groudon can make more land with every step.'
'Primal Kyogre has lived since ancient times. It is like the King of the Deep Sea that rules the ocean.'
Rayquaza is the Dragon of the Sky. Groudon is the Lord of the Earth. Kyogre is the King of the Deep Sea.
These were the three great legends of the Hoenn region!
And now, the King of the Deep Sea was in his hands!
"Impossible! How could this happen?! It shouldn't be possible. How could Kyogre be caught by you?!"
Archie spoke because he could not believe it. The boss of Team Aqua was having a mental breakdown.
He did not understand. He did not know why Kyogre went into that Poké Ball.
Why did Kyogre not fight back?!
Was it sleeping that deeply? Someone had already put it in a Poké Ball!
Archie was very sad because the kid used only one to catch Kyogre.
Kyogre! Are you a simple fish?!
If Archie had known, he would have thrown a Poké Ball first!
Archie was very upset. His dream was taken away so easily by someone else.
"What kind of nonsense are you saying? If Kyogre doesn't follow me, should it follow you instead?"
Damian stopped laughing. He turned to look at Archie and spoke to humiliate him.
He knew Kyogre was only for now. He still needed Kyogre to recognize him.
But he was still very happy to start this way.
He was in a very good mood.
"You!" Archie was very angry.
"Brat, if you have the guts, fight me one-on-one! Without Pokémon!" Archie said.
"Huh?"
Damian looked at him strangely. Then he laughed.
"Archie, you are actually quite funny. Can you really fight? These muscles look the part, but what's the use of you being able to fight? Can your Pokémon fight?"
Damian mocked him. Did Archie have muscles instead of a brain?
Courtney and Zinnia laughed and covered their mouths.
Archie's face was red. He clenched his fists. He had never been insulted like this before.
"Alright, now let's talk about something serious."
After laughing, Damian looked at Archie and the others. He spun the Poké Ball with Kyogre in his hand.
"Tell me, how should I deal with you all?"
The faces of Archie and his people changed when they heard Damian's words.
"As losers, however you want to deal with us is naturally up to your will."
Archie was silent, so Shelly spoke quietly. She was respectful to Damian.
She was smart. They had lost the fight. They were prisoners. They had no right to speak.
"That's right. You are all my spoils of war now. Speaking of which..."
Damian looked at the pool. It still had a blue light. Kyogre had been in this water for thousands of years. The water had changed.
Even without Kyogre, the water was glowing.
"Your Team Aqua is an evil organization in Hoenn. And nobody noticed you coming here."
Damian moved his head. He looked scary, and half of his face was in shadow.
"This Seafloor Cavern is also hidden enough. If I throw you all into this pool, no one will ever know, right?"
Shelly's eyes were wide with fear.
Archie was also shocked and turned pale. The other Team Aqua members were very scared.
They wondered if he was serious.
Damian looked very dark. The Team Aqua members were terrified.
"Damian, doing that is a crime!"
Shelly spoke out. She thought he should not go that far.
"You are so funny. We are Team Rocket. If we don't do evil things, are we supposed to do good deeds?" Damian spoke with mockery.
"Then it's decided."
Shelly was pale. Some Team Aqua members were shaking.
"Kid! If you have the guts, just come at me! Don't hurt my brothers!" Archie tried to be brave. He spoke with a deep voice.
"Not bad. You have courage. Then I will satisfy you."
Damian waved his hand.
Mewtwo's eyes turned blue. It used its power to lift Archie up. He fell into the water headfirst.
His head went into the water where Kyogre used to sleep.
Bubbles came up from the water. Archie struggled, but he could not move.
Shelly and the others were afraid for their boss.
After ten seconds, Mewtwo moved its finger. Archie's head came out of the water.
"Cough, cough!"
Archie coughed and spat out water.
He was a good swimmer. But Mewtwo's power made it impossible for him to move. He could only hold his breath.
"Let your brain soak in the water for a while. It will stop you from saying stupid things without thinking."
Damian waved his hand. Mewtwo moved Archie back to his place and dropped him.
Archie breathed hard. He was very scared. He felt like he almost died in the water.
"I will speak, and you will listen. I don't like you raising objections in the middle. Do you understand?"
Damian's voice was cold.
"I am a kind person. If anyone is really unhappy, you can stand up now. I assume the wild Sharpedo around here would quite like the quality of your meat."
The room was silent.
The Team Aqua members did not make a sound. They were afraid of the pool. They wanted to live.
Even Archie was quiet.
"From now on, Team Aqua will merge into our Team Rocket. All organization members will follow orders and be reassigned to new positions."
Damian looked at them and spoke calmly.
"Once you join Team Rocket, we are all people of the same organization. Benefits and treatment are easy to talk about. However, if anyone is found to be disloyal or betrays the organization..."
Damian laughed, but everyone knew what he meant. He would be dangerous.
"Archie and Shelly, write down the locations of all Team Aqua bases. After we leave, contact all your original Team Aqua members. Have them gather in the outskirts of Lilycove City."
"Do you understand?"
"Understood," Shelly said quietly.
"Hmm? Did you not eat?"
"Understood!"
Shelly and the others shouted.
"Very good. Gladion, you come and take charge of them."
Damian was happy. Gladion went to Archie and the others to count them.
"Damian, is it okay to absorb the whole Team Aqua? That guy Archie doesn't look like he is truly convinced."
Zinnia asked Damian. Archie was very famous in Team Aqua.
Many members might still be loyal to him.
"A fly, no matter how much it struggles, is still just a fly. You can slap it to death at any time."
Damian did not care about Archie.
"I have already given him a chance. If he cannot take it, then he is really just a hopeless piece of trash."
Damian looked at the Poké Ball in his hand. He was still happy.
He had gained many things. He had the boss of Team Aqua and Kyogre.
Zinnia was not sure about this, but then she thought about it.
It made sense. Archie was not very strong. Damian could beat him at any time.
"Courtney, Domino. You two take a few people. Take some of the water in this pool with you."
Damian gave orders to Courtney and Domino.
"Yes." Courtney and Domino ran to Archie's side to get the water.
"What do you want this water for?" Zinnia was confused.
"If I'm not wrong, Kyogre soaked in this pool for at least a thousand years, right?"
"That should be right." Zinnia did not understand.
"In that case, the water in this pool must have Kyogre's scent and aura. It's probably marinated into it. Take it back to research it."
Damian thought the water might have special effects. Kyogre had been in it for a long time.
Caitlin and Zinnia were confused.
The problem in the cavern was solved. When Damian and the others went outside, the sun was warm.
Archie and the others felt better. They felt like they were born again. They almost died in the sea.
"Lord... Damian. I think there is some news you should be interested in."
Archie hesitated. But he wanted to be safe. He became smart.
"Oh? Tell me." Damian looked at Archie.
After being in the water, Archie seemed a bit smarter.
"I know where a large base of Team Magma is!" Archie smiled.
Team Aqua was gone, and Archie was no longer free.
So, he wanted Team Magma to have trouble too!
"Are you sure?"
"Very sure!"
"Very good. If it's true, it counts as a great contribution. I can promote you to a High Executive."
Damian touched Archie's shoulder. It was hard. Archie's muscles were very strong.
Archie did not know how to feel. He was a boss before, and now he was a High Executive.
"Also, you don't like Maxie, right?"
Damian thought about it. He wanted his people to listen, so he had to give them things they liked.
Archie was excited.
"After we catch Maxie, that guy will be handed over to you to deal with. I'll allow you to solo him without Pokémon. Just don't beat him until he stops breathing."
"Hahaha!! Lord Damian, I love you!!"
Archie laughed loudly. He was very happy. He moved his hands and made a cracking sound.
Maxie was in trouble. Archie had wanted to fight him for a long time.
Courtney thought: Lord Maxie, I hope you will be okay.