Just then, a burst of flame appeared in the darkness, lighting up the corridor. Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. Charizard and the others were battling the Team Flare members!
"Everyone, I'm over here!!!" Xiao Yan gripped the bars and shouted excitedly.
Upon hearing their Trainer's voice, the Clefairy immediately unleashed powerful moves to knock down the Team Flare members around them, then ran happily toward Xiao Yan.
"You did great!" Xiao Yan reached through the bars to stroke the Clefairy’s heads and praise them.
Dragonite used Fire Punch on the cell bars.
Bang! The bars shattered, and the loud crash drew the other citizens' attention.
"Someone got out?!" "Come rescue us too!" Seeing someone finally escape from a cell, they grew wildly excited.
"Ee-oh, ee-oh!" An alarm sounded, red lights flashed furiously, and another group of Team Flare members arrived.
"Let's see where you..." One Team Flare member was only halfway through his sentence when a Rhydon charged out and sent them all flying.
"Kid, get moving! We're out of time!" Feng emerged behind Rhydon.
"Got it. Let's get the others out." The moment Xiao Yan saw Feng, all his earlier suspicions about him vanished. He briskly directed his Clefairy, working with Feng to smash the bars of several cells in succession and free the captured citizens.
"Finally, it's our Demolition Squad's turn to take the stage."
Another group of Team Flare members arrived from behind, each holding a blue-and-white Great Ball. Every Pokémon they sent out was an Exploud.
The Exploud sucked air in fiercely through the holes in their bodies.
"Quick, use Flamethrower!" A powerful sense of unease welled up in Xiao Yan. A mighty stream of flame shot from Charizard's mouth, spreading wide as it swept toward the Exploud.
Just before the flames struck, deafening roars erupted