"Thanks for your hard work, Ditty <3" After leaping down from the building, Xiao Lan recalled Ditto into a Poké Ball.
"How are Red and the others doing?" I asked Xiao Lan after collecting myself.
"Ah... I left all the surveillance equipment up there." Xiao Lan looked up at the rooftop.
"Forget it! Let's check the Pokémon Center first! If they knew we were watching, they must have made a move there too." I motioned for everyone to head to the Pokémon Center.
Back inside the Pokémon Center...
Poké Balls dropped from the ceiling, releasing several Voltorb and Electrode.
"They're using Self-Destruct! Everyone, take cover!" Nurse Joy gestured for everyone to find shelter.
But dozens of seconds passed without a single explosion. Everything remained utterly still.
"No explosions...? Oh no!" Red had a bad feeling.
"Don't tell me...!"
Everyone looked up and discovered that Fake Nurse Joy had already made her escape.
"Damn it, she got away!" Red clenched his fists.
"There's nothing we can do, but at least we took back the Pokémon Center." As Nurse Joy spoke, she recalled the Voltorb and Electrode into Poké Balls.
"The Artificial Pokémon Project?" Xiao Luo picked up the Research Files in the room.
"The number of Pokémon species discovered to date stands at approximately eight hundred..." Xiao Luo opened the Research Files and began reading.
"Each species has its own traits, strengths, and weaknesses. However, various factors, such as innate Individual Values and acquired Effort Values, prevent us from easily maximizing each Pokémon's potential." Red began reading too.
"Therefore, by impersonating Nurse Joy to acquire various Pokémon, then extracting, replicating, and modifying their DNA, we can ensure the creation of artificial Pokémon stronger than natural Pokémon, such as Mewtwo." Red and Xiao Luo continued reading.
"Everyone's gone. All they've left behind