The constant fleeing and traveling over the past while had rapidly drained their stamina.
Before they had even fully left the city, Ash and the others were panting heavily. Seeing this, Xia You suggested they sit down and rest for a bit.
But they had only just found a bench and sat down when, for some reason, a group of Magnemite appeared and instantly surrounded them.
"What's going on?"
Before they could figure out what was happening, they saw a silver-haired man approaching through the distant sky on a flying device, escorted by a group of Magneton and a Magnezone.
The man was around twenty-six or twenty-seven, with fluffy, messy silver hair and an unusual yellow outfit. He was fairly handsome. If not for his cold, sinister eyes and the wicked sneer at the corner of his mouth, he probably would have appealed to some girls.
But looking at him now...
He definitely had a terminal case of wannabe edgelord syndrome!
His outfit also reminded Xia You of that Pokémon Hunter, J. Come to think of it, the two had the same hair color, gave off a similar air, and both wore cold expressions. Could they be relatives?
Once he drew close, the man spoke under their watching eyes, his tone full of disdain and arrogance. "Hand over that Shaymin!"
That tone, that manner of speaking, that expression-and looking down at them from above, as though he had everything under control. He seemed to think nothing of Xia You and the others.
That was hardly surprising. After all, with nearly a hundred Magnemite and Magneton surrounding them, wouldn't ordinary people be lambs to the slaughter?
"Someone else looking for Shaymin?"
Ash and Dawn froze at his words, then instinctively looked at Shaymin.
Shaymin burrowed deeper into Dawn's arms.
*"He's here