"Go on, give me the 'but'!" Carl rubbed her brow, suddenly realizing that, pleasant as this boy was to look at, he was utterly scheming on the inside.
"But! We can't summon this Legendary Pokémon, or Earth might be finished!" Xiao Ran continued, picking up on her cue.
"The Moon Flute can summon the Legendary Pokémon Lunala, but summoning Lunala will also open an Ultra Wormhole and fully expose Earth's coordinates, drawing endless Ultra Beasts here to destroy the planet."
"You have to understand that although Lunala is a Legendary Pokémon that protects the world, it's also a kind of Ultra Beast. And Ultra Beasts may well be what destroyed the Otherworld. At the very least, the Alola Region in the Otherworld was most likely destroyed by Ultra Beasts."
"As for Team Rocket, their real objective is Lunala. If they gain control of the Ultra Beasts' ability to open Ultra Wormholes and travel through space, they might be able to return to their original world and find their boss, or even their organization, giving them the power to rule the world once again."
"Even in the Otherworld, Team Rocket was one of the most powerful villainous organizations. Records show that they actually came close to destroying the world. Even now, no one can say for sure which poses the greater threat: Team Rocket or Ultra Wormholes."
"But one thing is certain. If Team Rocket and Ultra Wormholes come together, Earth, at least, won't stand a chance!"
Carl listened to Xiao Ran's explanation with a livid expression. She had no fucks left to give.
"So you're saying that we in the Solomon Islands never had a chance of getting that Legendary Pokémon in the first place? That all along, we've just been working for a brat like you, and for free