"Let you off?" Xia You looked her up and down a few times. "That depends on whether you have anything worth offering in exchange. All right, tell me first. What exactly are you going to do?"
There was no denying that Xia You looked very intimidating now. Remembering this man's terrifying strength in particular left Shelly without even the slightest thought of resisting.
But Shelly seemed reluctant to say much about her purpose, looking as though she wanted to speak but kept stopping herself.
Seeing her reaction, Xia You shook his head. "Looks like you still don't understand the situation. Fine. Since you don't want to tell me, I won't waste my breath on you. Once I send you to prison, you can make a full confession to those International Police officers and ask for leniency!"
As he spoke, he took out two Poké Balls and flung his hand out. The next second, his Dragonite and Tyranitar appeared on either side of Shelly, surrounding her in a pincer formation!
At the sight, Shelly immediately panicked and hurriedly said, "W-wait! I'll talk, I'll talk!"
Knowing Xia You wasn't joking, Shelly hesitated for a while before seeming to make a major decision. She told him, "After we last launched an oper-no, after we last fled from you in disgrace, I took some people to the Weather Institute near Fortree City. After occupying it, I conducted investigations and simulations, and studied the ocean's influence on the Hoenn Region. Only then did I discover... just how absurd and ignorant the goal Team Aqua had pursued ever since its founding really was!"
The goal Shelly referred to was Team Aqua's plan, centered on their leader Archie's ideals, to build an ideal home for Pokémon and awaken and control Kyogre through Primal Reversion to achieve their