"This is it, this is it! There's no mistake!"
Maxie stared feverishly at the Red Orb in his hand as its light grew brighter and brighter.
He could feel it. Groudon was hidden inside this volcano.
According to the information he had obtained, possessing the orb might allow him to control Groudon and fulfill his dream.
"Boss, there's lava everywhere. Where exactly is that Pokémon?"
Beside him, a purple-haired woman in a red uniform and hood asked curiously.
She was Flannery, one of Team Magma's three admins.
Flannery had always known that Maxie was searching for a Pokémon, and that it was somewhere in this mystery realm.
They had previously surveyed another volcano, but unfortunately found nothing.
Eventually, they came to this volcano. After expending considerable effort driving off a group of Torkoal, their boss had led her deep underground.
But all she could see ahead was lava. There wasn't a Pokémon in sight.
A smile appeared on Maxie's face. "The Pokémon I'm looking for should be in the lava. There's no mistake."
The closer Maxie got to the lava, the brighter the Red Orb in his hand shone.
By the time he stood at the lava's edge, the orb had begun to tremble faintly.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Maxie couldn't help bursting into laughter.
"The day has finally come! The day has finally come!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Deep within the lava, a pair of crimson eyes slowly lit up...
Elsewhere, the same thing was happening deep beneath the sea.
Archie gazed at the enormous, terrifying figure before him, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Whether it was from fear or excitement, he couldn't tell.
"Boss, is this the being we've been searching for all this time?" Tao asked, his face full of excitement.
"Yes, that's right. This is