Blazing flames mingled with violent thunderbolts, raging across the airship's deck.
Wherever they swept past, the alloy deck glowed red and warped under the heat, or blackened and shattered beneath the electrical strikes.
Now and then, icy blue beams cold enough to freeze anything swept through, instantly coating the scorch marks and lightning scars in solid ice that radiated a chilling frost.
The mighty natural forces of three different types converged and manifested wildly aboard the airship. Even the air hummed beneath the unbearable strain of their power.
Amid that scene of chaos and destruction, three figures stepped steadily through a cabin door deep within the airship and onto the battlefield.
On the left stood a slender, shapely woman. Her face was beautiful, but her gaze was sharp as a blade, and a cold smile of absolute control curled at her lips.
In the middle stood a hulking man so massive he hardly looked human. A Shuckle tucked inside its shell perched on his gleaming bald head, making him look both bizarre and intimidating.
On the right was an extremely short male, so small it was difficult to tell whether he was a child or a born dwarf.
The trio's appearance was so distinctive that Xia Chi recognized them instantly.
They were Team Rocket's highly capable senior executives, the Three Beasts-Sachi, Ouka, and Chamu.
And beating their wings and screeching furiously behind them were none other than Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno.
The Kanto Region's Legendary Birds had arrived!
Team Rocket... had joined forces with Team Plasma?
The sight immediately alerted Xia Chi to a development he had never anticipated.
His foreknowledge had become a double-edged sword. Understanding the original story had helped him avoid many dangers, but it had also unwittingly trapped him in a flawed way of thinking.
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