Following behind, Porygon was secretly astonished by the energy levels of Rhyperior and Z, as well as their claim that their Pokémon Trainer was "wandering around."
The surrounding cave walls gradually became smooth. They had clearly broken through the rock and entered the Team Rocket Warehouse, yet they were still calling it "wandering around."
...Were they looking for a way out?
Porygon hardly dared to speak, only asking the question quietly in his heart. Naturally, no one answered.
Bang-
The wall ahead burst apart, and an unconscious Team Rocket member tumbled out, sprawling on the ground.
Air currents scattered the dust as a young man with spiky brown hair stepped over the broken bricks.
"Does nobody know where Giovanni is? How boring."
Carefully wiping the pendant on his necklace, the young man noticed that his Pokémon had returned.
"Huh? Why is there a Porygon?"
"He's a Porygon Team Rocket tricked into coming here."
Human speech with a distinctly electronic, synthesized quality rang out. Z had an electronic watch on one limb with basic speech functions, and controlled it through data to make it speak human language.
"I see... Which Pokémon Trainer owns him? Let's help send him back."
"He..." Z glanced at Porygon. "Doesn't seem to have one right now..."
"Porygon-"
A familiar shout came from deep within the passage.
They had only known each other for two or three days, yet Porygon found that voice especially comforting.
"Oh? Looks like you're about to have a reliable Pokémon Trainer. He even came into somewhere as dangerous as the Team Rocket Warehouse to find you."
The young man smiled gently, then turned toward another passage.
"Am... am I still worthy of partnering with a Pokémon Trainer?"
Z followed his Pokémon Trainer away, tossing back a reply. *"Didn't I tell you? If