Chen Shi paid Pheobe no mind. His expression darkened as he surveyed the devastation around him.
"Sir, were both orbs taken?"
Pheobe's Grandpa sighed softly, then nodded.
The orbs had been taken. That was an undeniable fact. What good would denying it do?
"Who took them?"
Chen Shi still clung to a sliver of hope. What if it hadn't been Maxie and Archie?
As long as it wasn't those two, things might not be quite so bad, even with the orbs gone.
But Pheobe's Grandpa's answer sent his heart sinking.
"I don't know them, but one had a Champion Level Camerupt, and the other had a Champion Level Sharpedo. They were very powerful."
Chen Shi rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
With those two Pokémon, there was no need to even think about it. It had to be Maxie and Archie.
Their reason for taking the two orbs was easy enough to guess, too. They wanted to control Groudon and Kyogre.
And since they'd chosen to steal the orbs now, had they already discovered where Groudon and Kyogre were hiding?
That thought only made Chen Shi's head hurt more. Those two dumbasses had no idea how terrifying Groudon and Kyogre were, yet they were deluded enough to think they could control them.
The only possible outcome was awakening the two colossal beasts and triggering a massive battle.
"What are you thinking about, child?" Pheobe's Grandpa asked curiously when he saw how deep in thought Chen Shi was.
At his words, Chen Shi came back to his senses and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir. I arrived too late. Otherwise, I might have been able to stop those two from taking the orbs."
"It's not your fault. Who could have expected those people to launch a sudden attack on Mt.