"The boss already briefed us on the details," Jessie said, still wearing her long magenta hair.
"The boss ordered us to give you all the help we can," James added beside her.
"We're looking for the Shuttle Corps' headquarters. Do you have any leads?" Brock asked before anyone else could.
"And we need to find your former member, Bishas, as soon as possible. He's the one behind Kanto's abnormal weather!" I continued after Brock.
"Take a look at this first..." James took a remote from his pocket and switched on the projector.
"That's... a massive Aerial Fortress!" All of us stared, dumbfounded.
"After extensive investigation, we've confirmed that this is the Shuttle Corps' Aerial Fortress. It also serves as their mobile command base."
"Then where is the fortress now?" Dawn asked this time.
"Do you remember Shamouti Island?"
"Shamouti Island?" Dawn and Serena looked completely baffled.
"I remember! It's an island in the Orange Islands! We met Lugia there!" Having visited the island myself, I remembered it vividly.
"That Aerial Fortress comes and goes without warning. Its last few appearances have all been over Shamouti Island."
"Could Lugia be their new target?" Given Bishas's capture of the Legendary Birds, I suspected that the Shuttle Corps hoped to lure Lugia out and capture Lugia too.
"We think so too, meow!" Meowth finally took a turn speaking.
"This battle could last a while, so you should stay at this base for now!" I had never imagined that Team Rocket would one day offer us their "genuine" hospitality.
After exchanging information, we went to rest in the room Jessie and James had arranged for us...
"So our objective now is to find Lugia before the Shuttle Corps does and protect Lugia," Brock said as he worked out our battle objectives.
"More importantly, we