Gary had no idea which remark had struck a chord with Giovanni. Looking utterly bewildered, he was pulled along by Giovanni and out of the elevator.
"Aren't you entering the Indigo League later? If you have time, stay here for some special training.
"Once you've gotten a little stronger, I'll spar with you myself." Standing in the elevator, Giovanni spoke gently.
Gary nodded awkwardly. That tone is scaring me, old man. I'm not your son!!
After leaving the elevator, Gary and Giovanni arrived at a warehouse filled with iron cages.
"Giovanni, sir!" A burly man in combat fatigues with a scar on his face approached.
"Mm. Viper, this is Blue, my... relative. Got anything good? I want to give the little fellow a welcome gift," Giovanni said casually.
"Yes, sir!" Viper nodded respectfully. "Giovanni, Young Master Blue, this way, please!"
Gary rolled his eyes. Fuck, I'm never going to be able to explain this away now...
Walking down the corridor, the three of them stopped before a cage.
Several trembling Pokémon were inside the iron cage.
"Take a look. See anything you like?" Giovanni smiled slightly, looking incredibly creepy...
"These are...!" Gary was taken aback. There were six little Pokémon in the cage.
They were Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Fennekin, Chespin, and Froakie!
"Where did you get all of these?" Gary asked curiously.
"Oh, the Unova branch sent them over. Apparently, they're Pokémon reserved for new Trainers in Unova and Kalos," Viper explained.
"Whoa, Uncle Giovanni, you've got quite the reach." Gary raised an eyebrow.
"Hmph. If the Champions of Hoenn and Sinnoh weren't so strong, the trash organizations in those regions wouldn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Team Rocket!" Giovanni declared proudly.
Gary couldn't help grimacing. *What a statement. Alder, Diantha, just look at what