Magma Airship

"You won..."

Courtney recalled Mightyena, a faint blush coloring her delicate face.

Her eyes sparkled, and she was practically one step away from writing the word "curious" across her face.

Baimu and Aggron walked over to her together, but her gaze remained fixed on the former, never shifting toward Aggron.

That made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Well, how about we find a Pokémon Center first and let Camerupt and the others recover? We can talk once we get there."

Baimu asked tentatively, "The nearest Pokémon Center is only five kilometers from here. We'll be there soon."

"Roar~"

Aggron nodded in agreement. Wary of Mightyena, he had not held back. Though a Pokémon's condition would quickly stabilize after entering a Poké Ball, the sooner they received treatment, the better.

Courtney shook her head. "We... will see the boss!"

She took a walkie-talkie from her pocket. "Battle over... come pick us up..."

Hm?

Baimu froze.

Then he suddenly looked up at the sky.

In the clear sky, where Explosion had scattered the mist, mottled lights flickered. A huge shadow seemed to materialize from nowhere, its crimson outer armor and volcano-like patterns exceptionally vivid.

There was no question about it—it was Team Magma's airship. It looked fairly normal overall, not especially bizarre. Aside from its oversized, helicopter-like main body, it had four massive turbine fans whirring away.

It was that loud, and he had not noticed it?

Just how did its invisibility work?

Camouflage?

As Baimu pondered, the airship's rear hatch opened. Two aircraft resembling self-balancing scooters flew down from it and quickly arrived beside them.

"Captain Courtney!"

The two men saluted Courtney in unison.

She ignored them and turned to Baimu. "Aircraft... can you ride it..."

"...I'll ride up on a Pokémon."

He shook his head. From his brief observations, this