"Silver? Your brother?"
Karen and Will were surprised when they heard this. They looked at the handsome young man in front of them with shock.
They knew the name Silver very well. They grew up together. In a way, they were childhood friends.
However, the two of them never thought that Silver's older brother would come to find them one day.
"Ah, do I not look like him?" Damian's smile became bigger.
"You really look very different." Karen looked at Damian carefully from top to bottom. She made a sound with her tongue because she was surprised.
Their faces looked a little similar, but they were not alike in any other way.
Silver did not talk much and was very cold. Usually, he stayed away from everyone.
But the man in front of them said he was Silver's brother. He looked like he liked to talk to people a lot. He was almost too friendly.
"If you two know where Silver is, can you please tell me? It has been ten years. I still miss him very much. My father probably misses him deeply, too."
Damian did not care that she was looking at him. He kept talking with a smile.
"I am very sorry, young man. I want to tell you so your family can be together again. But we are also looking for Silver right now. We do not know where he went either."
Karen moved her fingers through her long, wavy blue-grey hair. She moved her shoulders up and down and spoke in a helpless way.
"I see. Then, can I buy you two a drink?"
Damian was not very surprised. He mostly looked at Karen. He thought Karen was more important than Will.
"This place is not very good for that, is it? Also, young man..."
Karen looked at Caitlin, who was standing behind Damian. She saw that Caitlin was not happy with her.
Karen smiled a little, and she looked like she wanted to have some fun.
"I am not very interested in just a drink. But if it were a dinner with candles, I might think about it."
Karen winked at Damian.
"Oh?" Damian moved one eyebrow up.
"But there is not much time today. See you next time, young man."
Karen waved goodbye to Damian. She walked away slowly with Will.
Damian closed his eyes a little. He watched Karen and Will walk away until he could not see them anymore.
"Master Damian, do you want me to send someone to follow them?" Gladion asked Damian quietly.
It seemed that Damian's brother had a connection to those two people.
"No need. There will be other chances." Damian shook his head.
Karen and Will were members of the Masked Man's group. That group had a "masked old monster" and the children who were taken by Ho-Oh and Lugia from Kanto ten years ago.
It seemed that Green and Silver had already left the group. Karen and Will had to find these two people, especially Green.
This was because Green took a very important treasure from that old monster when she ran away.
"It seems you think that woman is very important, Damian." Caitlin asked in a casual way.
"That is right. She is very strong. We can bring her into the group."
Damian did not hide what he was thinking. He thought Karen was great.
Will was just an ordinary Elite Four level Trainer, even if he used Psychic-type Pokémon. But Karen was different.
Karen was very strong!
Karen would be the leader of the Johto Elite Four in the Pokémon Adventures story. She was as strong as a Champion. She even beat Bruno when she had a type disadvantage and became the head of the Johto Elite Four.
"I see." Caitlin nodded. She saw that Damian was acting a bit flirtatious with Karen.
But if he only liked her because she was strong, then it made sense.
At the same time, on Karen's side.
"Those three people were very strange," Will said in a quiet, serious voice.
"That blonde woman is also a Psychic, and she is very strong."
Will was a Psychic too, so he could feel how strong Caitlin really was.
"You do not need to say that. I think this event has something to do with those three," Karen said, and her face looked worried.
"And... how did he know that we know Silver?" Karen looked confused and worried.
This part confused her the most. The Masked Man's group was very secret. The Masked Man told them they could not tell anyone about the group in public.
Silver had left the group a long time ago. They were looking for Green and Silver, but they found nothing. They never told anyone that they knew Silver.
"How interesting~"
Karen could not find an answer, so she stopped walking for a moment. She looked back at the giant Rayquaza in the sky. She started to smile.
Did you make this Rayquaza appear?
The news that Rayquaza and terrorists attacked the Goldenrod City Pokémon Association spread on the internet in Kanto and Johto very fast.
It was a very big story. People were afraid because someone attacked a city in the middle of the day.
The League said something to the public right away. They told everyone not to worry. They promised that the Pokémon League would keep everyone safe.
They said they were looking for the criminals. They wanted to catch them. They told people to be calm because the criminals had already left Goldenrod City.
But the truth was...
Inside a secret base under the ground in Goldenrod City.
"Master Damian, you really... made a very big scene as soon as you arrived."
The person speaking was a man as small as a child. He looked unhappy.
This was because Damian was sitting in his chair. Damian even put both of his legs on the desk.
The small man's face moved in an angry way. He could not do that himself because his arms and legs were short.
"This is how Kanto Team Rocket says hello. Carr, I heard you have been acting strange lately."
Damian drank some juice. He looked at the small man and was half-smiling and half-serious.
This man's name was Carr. He was the leader of the Team Rocket Three Beast Warriors. He was as small as a child, and maybe he was mean because of his body.
Carr got angry easily and was cruel. He only thought about himself and was crazy. He was a perfect member of an evil group.
After all, is a person who uses eleven Forretress as bombs normal?
"What are you saying, sir? I, Carr, am loyal to the Boss. I would never try to do anything else."
Carr started to sweat on his forehead. He quickly said he was loyal.
"I did not say you were not loyal to Team Rocket, did I?" Damian's smile became bigger. "Why are you worried?"
Carr looked even more unhappy, but he looked down and did not say anything else.
He had big plans, but only when Giovanni or Damian were not there. Carr was mean, but he knew which people in Team Rocket he should not make angry.
Also, Damian made a very big news story as soon as he arrived in Johto today.
"Carr, do the work that matches your skills." Damian stood up slowly. He leaned over and touched Carr's shoulder.
"My dad sent you to Johto to get more territory for Team Rocket. That shows he thinks you are good. If you do not do anything wrong, I think you will do a great job in the Johto region, right?"
Damian looked into Carr's eyes in a serious way.
A person like Carr had talent. But if you did not push him sometimes, he would do whatever he wanted.
"You are right, Master Damian." Carr looked down.
"How is the thing I asked you to find out going?"
"I am very sorry. We have not found where Lugia is yet. But near the Whirl Islands, there are many stories about Lugia. Maybe Lugia lives there."
Carr told him quickly. A few days ago, Damian told him to send everyone to look for Lugia.
But it was not easy to find a Legendary Pokémon like Lugia.
"Good job. Keep looking. I will stay here for a few days."
Damian nodded. He knew this already, but it was not enough.
Damian wanted to find the mother Lugia and the baby Lugia from the show. He did not know if they were in this world.
Damian really wanted to raise a baby Lugia.
"Yes. Do you want me to find a place for you to stay?" Carr asked in a helpful way.
"No need. Also, where is Vicious?" Damian looked behind Carr. Only Orm and Sird were there.
Damian looked at Sird for a short time and then looked away. He did not want to show that he knew about her yet.
"I told him, but he did not answer." Carr did not want to be linked to Vicious.
"I heard that Vicious is looking for information about Celebi. He might want that Pokémon," Carr said carefully.
He did not like Vicious. Vicious was also proud and talked too much about himself. Carr wanted to stop him for a long time.
But Vicious was an Executive. Carr looked for information about him in secret, but he was afraid to fight him openly.
"Tsk. We do not need someone who won't follow orders and keeps causing trouble. Carr, Vicious attacked our people and wants to leave us. You take care of it. Just get rid of him. Team Rocket has enough people."
Damian made a sound with his tongue and gave the order quietly.
Vicious was a bigger problem than Carr. If Damian and Giovanni watched Carr, he would be helpful.
But Vicious had big plans and no talent. Keeping him was a waste. He would let Carr finish him.
"Yes!" Carr was excited, but he also felt a little scared.
Damian ordered them to kill an Executive just like that.
"Watch the Whirl Islands carefully. If you see Lugia, tell me right away."
Damian told Carr again.
"Please do not worry." Carr nodded seriously.
"Mhm." Damian nodded. He led Caitlin and the others out of the office.
"Sird, get the men ready. We are going to find Vicious."
After Damian left, Carr smiled in a mean way.
"Fine. Should we tell the Boss? Carr, Vicious is an Executive." Sird acted like she was worried.
"Hmph. No need. The Master Damian said it, so we just do it." Carr made a short sound.
They should tell Giovanni because he was the Boss. But Carr knew that Damian was the one in control of Team Rocket now.
Giovanni did not do much work now.
"I understand."
Sird nodded and went to get the men. After she left the office, she looked unhappy. Her eyes moved as she thought.
Team Rocket was changing. Today, she saw the strong Rayquaza while she was hiding.
Also, Caitlin and Zinnia were behind Damian. Both of them were Champion-level Trainers!
Team Rocket was becoming very strong very quickly.
This was not good for Sird. This was because she was a spy for Team Galactic.
"Maybe..."
Sird thought she had to make a choice soon. A smart person picks the best side.
If people found out who she was, Damian would throw her into the sea like Vicious.
Sird put her hand in her pocket and held a Poké Ball. She was still not sure.
Team Rocket seemed better for the future, but Team Galactic was her home.
But soon, Sird made a choice.
Team Galactic? That group is trash. I was born to work and die for Team Rocket!
That is right, Team Rocket is where I belong!
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