Footsteps thundered. Everyone looked back and saw the plant monster striding toward them.
Ash and the others had no time to rest. They hurriedly sent out their Pokémon again, trying to rescue Celebi.
Pikachu, Charmeleon, and Misty's and Brock's Pokémon charged at Vicious from both sides. Naturally, Vicious was not about to sit back and wait. He sent out his Shadow Tyranitar along with several other Shadow Pokémon.
For Ash and the others, driven to the lakeside and sent tumbling into the water, with the airship already destroyed, there was no retreat left. Even if they wanted to leave, they had nowhere to go.
All they could do now was give it everything they had. This time, none of them held back, attacking with all their strength.
Battles broke out everywhere, and the fighting quickly spread from the lakeside into the surrounding area.
Brock even sent out his Onix. Once Onix appeared, he used his size to coil around Shadow Tyranitar, hoping to create an opening for Ash and the others.
Ash did not disappoint Brock. He and Yukinari ran to the plant monster's feet and climbed up with their bare hands.
The two had originally hoped to use the chaos to sneak close to Celebi, but halfway up, they unexpectedly ran into the Team Rocket Trio blocking their way.
After climbing onto the plant monster earlier, those three had been hiding on its body the whole time. Now, they finally served their intended purpose.
"Heh heh!" Jessie laughed smugly. "Twerp, if you want to get in Lord Vicious's way, you'll have to get past us first!"
"You rotten Team Rocket!" Ash was furious and frantic. "Get out of the way!"
"That's absolutely impossible!" James laughed as well. "You should hand over Pikachu instead!"
Enemies were especially furious when they