Steven's face looked very strange. He was certain about one thing.
The two people in the video were definitely the Team Magma leader, Maxie, and the Team Aqua leader, Archie. There was no doubt. But...
Who was the person who filmed this video?
Steven looked at the name of the person who posted it: "Cameraman Damian."
Was it this Damian from Team Rocket again?
Steven knew this name well. Damian was the one who posted Wallace's special photos. Steven did not expect this person to dare to post a video. Was he not afraid that Officer Jenny would find his location using the internet?
"Wallace, look at this."
Steven sent the post to Wallace.
"What is it?" Wallace asked. He looked confused.
And then...
"I knew this Damian was an evil person! I didn't expect Archie and Maxie to also fall victim to his poison! Maxie is so miserable!"
Wallace spoke with a lot of anger. He was standing up for Maxie. In the video, Archie was hitting Maxie very hard.
Of course, it would be better if Wallace could hide his happy smile.
Human feelings are very strange. If only one person is suffering, they feel a lot of pain. But if someone else is suffering too, the person feels much better.
This was exactly how Wallace felt right now. Even though he had his special photos taken, the bosses of the evil groups were even more embarrassed. They were filmed in a video of a physical fight!
"..." Steven looked at Wallace. Wallace was laughing very brightly. Steven was silent. He wanted to say that Damian was not a good person, but a fight between evil groups was good for the League.
But Wallace did not notice Steven's face. He immediately looked at the comments. He wanted to see the excitement.
Watching the drama of other people is a natural feeling. Even the elegant Wallace felt this way.
"Team Magma and Team Aqua? Is it the Team Magma and Team Aqua I'm thinking of?"
"I can only say they deserve to die! Neither of these organizations is good. They were just stealing a submarine in Slateport City a while ago."
"So powerful! So intense! This is the victory of muscles! As expected, Lord Archie's body is far stronger than that guy Maxie!"
"Hiss~ the one in the red clothes is so miserable."
"It's this 'Cameraman Damian' again? Does anyone know who this person is? He is too cool. First he films Champion Wallace, and then he films the leaders of evil organizations?"
Wallace read the comments with a lot of interest. Some comments mentioned his special photos again. This made him a little unhappy, but he kept reading.
"Wallace, I let you watch this video so you would notice something, not so you could read these things." Steven was very frustrated.
"Huh?" Wallace looked confused.
"Look at Archie's clothes." Steven felt it was hard to stay calm.
Wallace looked at the video again. This time, he looked carefully.
"A black skin-tight uniform, and... there is an 'R' letter on the chest!"
Wallace's eyes became sharp immediately. This was the Team Rocket uniform!
This meant Archie had joined Team Rocket. Since Archie joined, Team Aqua probably joined too.
"How long has it been? This Archie is too useless, isn't he?"
Wallace spoke without thinking. He did not like Team Aqua, but he thought they were very weak for giving up so fast.
How long has Team Rocket been in Hoenn? The Team Aqua leader was the first one to give up!
Also, he was betraying his own kind by helping Team Rocket fight Team Magma. It made no sense.
Team Rocket was from another place. Maxie and Archie were the local leaders. Instead of working together to fight Team Rocket, Archie changed sides.
"Team Magma and Team Aqua were never going to achieve anything. Did you really expect them to deal with Team Rocket?"
Steven put his head on his hand and thought deeply. In the eyes of the Hoenn League, Team Magma and Team Aqua only caused small problems. But they still had some strength. Steven remembered that Sidney had met Archie before. Sidney could not defeat Archie in a battle.
This showed that Archie was as strong as an Elite Four member.
Now Archie had joined the Hoenn Team Rocket. Based on the video, Team Magma was likely destroyed by Team Rocket too.
The Hoenn Team Rocket had swallowed Team Aqua and Team Magma. Now they were much stronger.
"Wallace, notify Officer Jenny and Drake. Have them increase the search effort. We must find the Team Rocket base as soon as possible, as well as these Team Rocket High Executives led by Damian."
Steven spoke to Wallace seriously.
The Hoenn Team Rocket was growing very fast. They had to stop them as soon as possible.
"Alright."
Wallace immediately called Officer Jenny.
Steven felt helpless. He retired as the Hoenn Champion only one year ago. Now Team Rocket was invading Hoenn. The Hoenn Team Rocket was so big now that he could not ignore it. Wallace could not stop them alone.
Since things were like this, they decided to eat first.
The next day arrived.
Damian and Caitlin went to the Pokémon Contest to watch the event.
Damian did not expect this. The Contest invited two very famous people from Hoenn: Wallace and Steven. Actually, Wallace really wanted to be a judge, so he brought Steven with him.
It was a surprise.
Damian had not seen Wallace for a few days. Wallace seemed to be in a very good mood. Also, after the special photo event, Wallace was now more popular than anyone in Hoenn. Even Steven was not as popular as Wallace right now.
When Wallace and Steven appeared, the audience cheered very loudly.
"Champion Wallace! We love you!"
"I want to marry you, Champion Wallace! Although I am a man, I don't care! Fboys are the best!!"
"Champion Wallace, when will your second set of artistic photos be posted?"
"Wow!! I actually saw Champion Wallace in person. AHHH! I'm so happy!"
Many fans were shouting. Wallace tried to ignore the strange shouts. He tried to act elegant and noble.
The Lilycove Contest began. A Pokémon Contest has two parts.
In the first part, the people use beautiful moves with their Pokémon. The judges give them scores.
The people with high scores go to the second part. There, they have battles against each other.
This battle is not just a fight. It also looks at the beautiful performance. If the strength is the same, elegant attacks and defenses can lower the opponent's score.
If the strength is very different, a trainer can win by defeating the opponent quickly.
But when Damian saw one of the people, he knew who would win the Lilycove Contest.
It was May. She had brown hair and a sweet face. She wore a beautiful pink dress. Her Pokémon was a beautiful Altaria.
"I didn't expect this girl would also come to participate in this kind of event."
Caitlin also saw May. May's Altaria was trained perfectly. To be honest, Caitlin felt May was too strong for this event. Once May reached the second part, she would defeat everyone easily.
"Maybe she's just doing it out of interest," Damian said with a smile.
The other people in the Lilycove Contest were also good. Damian thought it was okay to watch. But the winner was May, just as expected.
In the second part, May's opponents could not last long. Most of them were defeated by Altaria in two or three moves. Damian thought it was like a professional player playing in a game for beginners.
At the end, Wallace gave the prize to May.
"You and your Altaria performed very elegantly and excellently. I can see a firm bond and trust between you."
Wallace smiled in a noble way. He spoke slowly and elegantly.
"Thank you, Champion Wallace. Actually, I am a trainer. I really like you! I am your fan."
May took the ribbon. She was very excited and happy. She did not expect to see Wallace.
"Oh? Is that so? I am honored. Then I look forward to your performance at the Ever Grande Conference."
Every movement and word from Wallace was perfect.
"Yes! I will definitely win and then come to challenge you!"
The girl smiled a big smile. Her beautiful eyes closed a little. She was very cute. But her words were strong. You could hear her strong will.
Wallace was moved by the girl's smile and words. He was quiet for a moment.
"Chuckle~ what a brilliant and dazzling smile. I will be waiting for your arrival at the Hoenn League."
Wallace laughed a little. He liked this young trainer! She was very elegant and bright.
Wallace understood how a senior feels. When meeting a perfect young person, he wanted to praise them. He looked forward to seeing her challenge him and even defeat him.
" Actually, there is one more thing I want to ask you, Champion Wallace."
May's smile was very pure. She showed her tongue in a playful way. Her voice became quiet.
"Tell me."
Wallace smiled.
"It's about those photos of yours. When will you release the second set? When I challenge the Hoenn League, can I invite you to take a set of photos with me wearing the outfit from the first photo of the first set?"
May spoke and felt a little embarrassed.
"You look so beautiful in a skirt!! I admire you too much."
Wallace's smile stopped immediately.
"That... I'm not planning to take more for now..." Wallace replied. His voice was dry.
"That's a pity..."
No, it is not a pity at all!
If this were not on live TV, Wallace's face would look very upset.
But Wallace was a professional. After he finished giving the award to May, he looked around and said some polite things. He prepared to leave.
But then, Wallace's eyes became sharp.
He saw him!
He saw the handsome teenager with black hair in the audience. There was a beautiful girl in a white and pink dress next to him.
Wallace's face changed immediately. He was very angry and stared at that person.
The teenager with black hair saw Wallace looking at him. He smiled and clapped. He moved his mouth as if he was saying something.
It was very noisy, so Wallace could not hear him. But he could see the shape of the mouth...
"Teacher Wallace, we meet again."
AHHH! You are the teacher! Everyone in your family is a teacher, you jerk!
Wallace's face turned red with anger. He stared at the teenager.
No, do not be angry! You jerk! I finally caught you.
Just wait! My friend Steven is here too. Today, I will make you pay for what you did that day!
Wallace looked sharp. With Steven there, he did not need to worry.
He would deal with the girl. Steven would deal with Damian. Both of them would be caught!
He was ready. It was time to hunt!
He would win!