Steven felt almost numb. On his side, he had only just finished a small test of moves.
Was Wallace already about to lose over there? How could they even fight now! A bad feeling rose in Steven's heart.
If Wallace lost, then Caitlin and Zinnia could come over and surround him.
He already felt pressure fighting Damian. He had especially lost some ground in the first exchange. If it became a three-against-one fight, there was no way he could win.
However, the things you do not want to happen are exactly the ones that do.
In the battle that followed, Steven tried to increase his attacks. But because of the pressure, his Metagross fell into an even worse position.
Damian's Tyranitar was very strong!
And then...
Steven saw Wallace. Wallace looked very upset. Tapu Lele was using its psychic powers to hold him like a hostage. Steven expressionlessly recalled his badly hurt Metagross. Then, he raised his hand.
"I surrender..."
What else could he do if he did not surrender? Should he keep fighting until the end? Or should he leave Wallace and run away alone?
"Steven, you really are a very logical person. This is a very smart choice."
Damian clapped for Steven. To be honest, Steven was indeed much stronger than Wallace.
Caitlin looked at Tapu Lele. Tapu Lele released its control over Wallace. Wallace quickly ran behind Steven. He used Steven to hide his own body.
"Damn it! Steven, our strength is not enough!" Wallace was very frustrated.
No, it was just your strength that was not enough.
Steven felt very tired. He was still fighting, but Wallace had already been captured. What could he do? Wallace noticed the look on Steven's face. He turned his head away awkwardly.
"You really cannot blame me, Steven. The strength of these two girls is really wrong. They are way too strong."
Wallace felt hurt and a bit shocked. He did not think there was a problem with his own strength. It had to be that these two evil Team Rocket female executives were too powerful!
It couldn't be that I was too weak, right?
"It is useless to talk about this now, Wallace. We should think more about what happens next..."
Steven put his hand to his forehead. He had a headache. The way Wallace lost was not important to them right now. They could review all that slowly after they escaped this danger.
Now, what was more important was...
"Hey, you two. I will keep your Poké Balls for you for now. I will give them back after we are finished."
Armored Mewtwo skillfully used psychic power to "take" the Poké Balls from Wallace and Steven. Then, it used Earth Power and Psychic to build a "changing room."
Wallace shrank back further behind Steven. Steven's eyelid twitched wildly.
"Damian, I think we can have a good talk. There is no need for all this, right?"
Steven saw Damian walking over with two bags of clothes. His handsome face had a forced smile. He tried as hard as he could to settle things peacefully.
"You two were the ones who did not want to talk to me at first. And even if we did talk, I would not let you go."
Damian showed a harmless smile.
"My dream of photography has just started. You two were willing to come and help me. I am truly thankful."
No, I do not want to help at all!
Steven had no expression. He tried hard to pull Wallace from behind him to the front. This guy was always overconfident when nothing was happening.
Now that something bad was about to happen, he was actually hiding behind Steven like someone who avoids danger.
"Now, I have two options for you to choose from."
Damian placed the clothing bags in front of them. He held up two fingers and spoke to them.
"First, we can shoot a 'Sisters Special.' I specifically prepared sister outfits for both of you. Caitlin picked the clothes. Her taste is perfect."
Damian smiled as he watched the faces of Steven and Wallace change.
Caitlin saw the two Hoenn Champions looking at her. She nodded at them with a light smile.
Wallace had already clenched his fists. The look on Steven's face kept changing too.
A Sisters Special???
What on earth was a Sisters Special? Maybe Wallace was one thing, but he was Steven Stone. He was the most handsome and richest man in Hoenn. He was the former Hoenn Champion. Was he going to wear women's clothes too?
No way. It was absolutely impossible!
"And the second choice is a 'Couples Special.' You two will play a couple. How about that?"
"Which one do you two like?"
Damian asked them slowly. He showed the professional attitude of a photographer.
"..."
Both Steven and Wallace were silent. It was clear they were using silence to protest Damian's mean plan.
"If you cannot decide, then let's shoot a few sets of both specials." Damian was not in a hurry at all.
"There is really no need for that, right?" Sweat was already appearing on Steven's forehead.
"Exactly. Damian, there won't be enough time." Wallace was also sweating heavily.
"Then which theme do you two like?" Damian smiled so much that his eyes squinted.
Steven and Wallace were quiet for a while longer. Then they looked at each other. But a second later, they looked away.
Sorry, Wallace (Steven)!
"The first one!" Wallace said.
"The second one!" Steven said.
The two friends shared their thoughts at the same time. In the next moment, they looked at each other in disbelief.
"Steven!"
"Wallace!"
Steven looked at Wallace in shock. Wallace also stared at Steven in shock.
"Steven! We are best friends!"
Wallace never expected to be betrayed by his best friend.
"Friends should think about each other. Wallace, you know me. I do not want to wear women's clothes."
Steven turned his head away, feeling a bit awkward. But compared to wearing women's clothes himself, he felt it was better to let Wallace do it.
If they filmed the Couples Special, he would play Wallace's boyfriend. Although it was still a bit strange, it was better than wearing a dress, right?
Just thinking about wearing a dress made Steven shiver.
"I am already wearing them, so how can you not wear them, Steven? This is wrong!" Wallace argued hard. "Friends should face danger together!"
If there was going to be total embarrassment, then friends should share the pain. It was not right for him to wear women's clothes alone.
"You can handle this hardship alone, Wallace. Why must you drag your friend down with you?" Steven had a big headache.
Wallace thought about it and it seemed right. He was definitely going to have to wear women's clothes anyway. As a best friend, he should help Steven.
But this was too unfair. Wallace began thinking very hard.
"If you promise me one thing, I will agree to film the second special." Wallace thought of something.
"What is it?" Steven was surprised.
"As the Hoenn Champion, I feel my image is ruined. I can no longer continue as the Champion."
Wallace tried to find joy in the pain. He showed a mysterious smile.
"?" Steven suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Steven, you should take my place and become the Hoenn Champion."
"!!!"
Steven looked at Wallace in shock. He couldn't believe Wallace was asking this now.
Wallace, you are truly mean!
Regarding the position of Hoenn Champion, neither Steven nor Wallace were actually interested in it.
After all, they had their own favorite hobbies. Being the Champion made them very busy, so they wouldn't have much free time.
"Fine..."
But compared to wearing women's clothes, Steven felt being the Champion was a better deal.
"So you two have reached an agreement? You will film the Couples Special?" Damian had been listening. He thought it was very interesting.
"Yes."
Steven felt a bit helpless.
"Very good. Then please change your clothes first." Damian was very satisfied.
And then...
"Yes, yes, yes! Wallace, hold Steven's arm. Make your smile more natural. Yes, yes! Steven, your blushing face is just right!"
"You two really look great together!"
Damian said with true feeling.
At this moment, Wallace had changed into that outfit again. It was a dark blue top and a white long skirt. Many people online called it a classic. His light green hair blew gently in the wind. He looked sweet and lovely.
Steven was wearing casual clothes. Standing under the tree with Wallace, they looked surprisingly good together.
The strange red blush on Steven's face was a bit hard to ignore.
A man's blush said more than a thousand words. It perfectly showed what it meant to feel your heart beat fast.
"Tsk, tsk. This guy won't be turned gay by Wallace, will he?"
Zinnia folded her arms and leaned against her Salamence. She looked at the man and the "woman" taking photos and clicked her tongue in wonder.
Her feelings toward Steven were very complicated. After all, Steven's father was one of the enemies who killed her sister.
But Zinnia was very rational. She knew Steven was innocent. So, she did not explode with anger, but she certainly felt unhappy.
It would be funny if Joseph Stone knew his son was being turned gay by someone.
Zinnia thought this with a bit of bad intent.
"Very good! Now change into another set of clothes. Next, let's try a bridal carry."
"..."
Wallace had no expression. He did not even want to argue. He knew Damian would not listen to them anyway.
If they said one more word, Damian would just say something like, "Your Pokémon are in my hands." That made them have to obey.
Steven also had a headache. He found that he had underestimated how attractive Wallace was in women's clothes. They were very close to each other. He clearly knew that Wallace was his good friend.
But this friend was really too good-looking right now!
To be honest, Steven had grown up with a very rich life. He was very smart and had great talent. He reached the top of Hoenn at a young age. What kind of situation had he not seen before?
But he was truly experiencing this kind of situation for the first time!
Wallace in women's clothes was too beautiful. Also, taking photos meant they had to touch each other. After taking a few photos, Steven was actually sweating from the stress. Can you believe it?
"Very good! Just like that. Steven, keep a smile on your face. Wallace, put your right index finger in front of your mouth. Yes, yes! That is the perfect shy feeling."
"Zinnia, have Salamence flap its wings to make some wind. Just a little bit. Yes, that is the feeling of hair blowing in the wind! Perfect!"
"Great. Thank you for your hard work today."
Three hours later, Damian put away his camera with satisfaction. Steven and Wallace finally let out a long breath of relief.
"I hope we can work together again later. Wallace, you are much more experienced this time than the last time."
Damian praised Wallace's professional skills. This time, Wallace made many great expressions on his own.
For example, blushing, being shy, smiling sweetly, and so on.
Wallace had no expression.
"When there is a chance next time, we can also film some short story videos. With your popularity, you will definitely be famous all over the world. You will crush that Diantha!"
Damian made big promises without any shame. He was already thinking about the story he would film the next time he caught Steven and Wallace.
"Damian, I will definitely put you in prison with my own hands!!"
Wallace could not take it anymore. Taking photos was one thing, but next time they would film videos? If there was a time after that, would he make them film an adult movie?
Damn it! What do you take us for?
This guy was really pushing his luck!
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