Looking around, Xia You saw craters of every size covering the area. The slightly taller piles of volcanic rock had long since been blasted to pieces by shellfire, making the already barren island look even more desolate and ravaged.
It was amid these flattened ruins that Xia You finally spotted Courtney.
Courtney was crouching in a nearby crater. At some point, she had let out her Camerupt, who was sheltering her firmly beneath its body. Judging by the still-smoking scorch marks on Camerupt, it must have protected its Trainer through the bombardment!
Her orange-red Team Magma uniform stood out starkly against the dark brown island. Seeing that she was somewhat disheveled but physically unharmed, Xia You breathed a sigh of relief.
"Courtney, are you all right?"
Hearing Xia You's voice, Courtney stood up and shook her head.
Seeing that she was fine, Xia You turned his attention back to what lay ahead.
There was no time for further distractions now. Archie had already led his members right up to him and Shelly.
Enemies saw red the moment they met. Neither side bothered with threats; they went straight into battle.
Moves flew wildly through the air as the Pokémon crashed into one another.
Xia You held nothing back himself, but he also noticed that although Shelly still had misgivings about becoming a traitor to Team Aqua, she certainly did not hesitate when attacking. She battered her former teammates without so much as blinking.
All he could say was that she really was a smart woman!
Presumably, she also knew that she absolutely could not show mercy now, so she put her tough side on full display!
And Team Aqua showed no pity for a traitor, either.
Archie charged straight at Xia You, while the other admin, Matt, stepped forward to face