"Azelf?"
Ash looked at the Azelf before him and said in surprise.
Azelf closed its eyes, trying to convey some message to Ash, and finally, it took Ash and vanished from the spot.
The next second, Ash discovered that Dawn and Brock, as well as Mesprit and Uxie, were beside him.
"Is there something you want to tell us?"
Ash looked at the Azelf before him and asked.
Azelf nodded, and just as it was about to convey some message to Ash, Ash and the others noticed that the surrounding environment had turned crimson.
Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie saw this and flew into the distance, but they were quickly covered by red light.
"Azelf!"
Ash suddenly woke up from his dream and sat up.
Dawn and Brock beside him also woke up.
"Ash, I dreamed that Mesprit was captured by something."
Dawn said.
"I also dreamed that Azelf was captured."
Ash wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
Brock nodded from the side, "It seems we had the same dream."
"Could they be trying to convey some message to us?"
Dawn questioned.
Ash thought for a moment, "Let's go and see."
Dawn and Brock nodded, got up, and started packing their things.
On the road, Ash and the others met Cynthia, who was rushing over, and got into her car, heading towards Mt. Coronet.
"We discovered something on Mt. Coronet, let's go and take a look."
Cynthia said calmly while driving.
Ash and the others nodded.
On the other side, at Professor Rowan's Research Institute in Sandgem Town.
"Professor, the energy reaction from the legendary Lake is becoming increasingly obvious."
An assistant stared at the fluctuations on the instrument and said.
"What do they want to do at the Lake?"
Professor Rowan frowned and muttered to himself.
"Notify Professor Yancy at Lake Verity and Professor Katsura at Lake Acuity, and have them keep an eye on the situation at Lake Valor and Lake Acuity, while we watch the situation at Mt. Coronet and Lake Verity."
"At the same time, notify Champion Cynthia and have her go to Mt. Coronet to take a look. Judging from the fluctuations, if my guess is correct, something is about to happen at Mt. Coronet."
Professor Rowan issued instructions.
"Yes."
"The two professors have already received the message."
Professor Rowan kept tapping his fingers on the desk.
Suddenly, he took out his phone, walked to the side, and dialed a number.
"Hello, Lucas, regarding Lake Verity—"
"Professor, I am currently rushing towards Lake Verity, and I can already see Lake Verity."
Before Professor Rowan could finish his sentence, he heard the whistling wind along with Lucas's voice coming from the other end. It sounded a bit noisy and chaotic, but Professor Rowan still heard clearly what Lucas said.
"Is that so? Then I'll leave it to you, Lucas."
Professor Rowan smiled knowingly.
"Don't worry, Professor, I have already arrived at Lake Verity."
The voice on Lucas's side became clear.
After hanging up, Lucas quietly watched the calm Lake Verity.
Dash and the others were standing not far from Lucas, vaguely surrounding him, all staring at the Lake surface.
There was no sign of Gengar.
Three figures appeared in the sky.
At Professor Rowan's Research Institute, a video call was connected on the screen.
"Professor, they are here."
Gary's face appeared in the center of the screen, and Professor Rowan nodded.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Gary."
Gary stroked the Umbreon by his feet.
"Don't worry, Professor."
Then he looked at the airship that appeared in the sky.
"Pokémon Hunter."
Gary's heart was pounding violently.
"Umbreon, let's go."
Umbreon nodded and then followed behind Gary.
"I'm counting on you, Electivire."
Electivire jumped out of the Poké Ball and followed behind Gary.
"Toxicroak, Dark Pulse."
A voice came from behind Gary. Gary's pupils constricted, and he rolled to the side.
"Umbreon, Dark Pulse."
Umbreon jumped and turned around, and its Dark Pulse neutralized the incoming Dark Pulse from the sneak attack.
Gary looked at Team Galactic, who had appeared before him.
"Get lost."
Saturn said coldly.
Gary checked Umbreon's condition; it was injured, but not seriously. He took two deep breaths to calm his racing heart and looked at the Team Galactic members before him, "The legendary Team Galactic? Then I can't step aside even more."
Then, Gary flipped his right hand, and four Poké Balls appeared between his fingertips.
"I'm counting on you all."
Blastoise and the others jumped out of the Poké Balls, shielding Gary behind them.
Saturn saw this and scoffed disdainfully, "Overestimating yourselves, get them!"
Gary's Pokémon and the Pokémon of Saturn and Team Galactic immediately clashed.
Gary mounted Arcanine and looked at the airship above the center of the Lake. He saw the airship drop an object that looked like a sphere, which then sank to the bottom of the Lake.
A few seconds later, a powerful explosion erupted in the center of the Lake, sending water spraying high into the air.
Gary glanced at the center of the Lake and then refocused his attention on the battle with Team Galactic.
His Pokémon were being pushed back step by step.
Just as Gary was about to reach his limit, Saturn's Skuntank was sent flying by a hammer blow.
"Swampert, Hammer Arm."
Saturn looked to the side; a man and a woman were standing there.
"Glad we made it in time. Blaziken, Blaze Kick."
Blaziken leaped high, arrived in front of Toxicroak, and kicked out. Toxicroak crossed its arms and blocked it.
"It's you two?!"
Saturn recognized them instantly; they often ruined his organization's plans.
"Why are there so many people?!"
Aran exclaimed in surprise.
Ajak walked over to Gary, "You must be Gary. Leave this to me and Aran; you go and stop them."
Gary followed Ajak's gaze and looked towards the center of the Lake.
He saw a ball of light appear in the center of the Lake, and a person riding on a Salamence appeared from the airship.
Pokémon Hunter J.
Gary recognized this person; back then, it was with the help of Ash and the others that he was able to save the Shieldon and the others from her.
Watching Hunter J ride Salamence towards the ball of light in the center of the Lake, Gary shouted.
"Electivire, Thunder."
"Not a chance. Toxicroak, X-Scissor."
"Hey, hey, hey, just ignoring us? Blaziken, Blaze Kick."
"Swampert, Hammer Arm!"
Toxicroak was knocked back under the combined attack of Blaziken and Swampert.
Saturn saw this and shouted angrily.
"Attack together."
Then, the surrounding Team Galactic members all threw their Poké Balls, and a large swarm of Golbat appeared in the sky.
"Oh my goodness, so many. I'm counting on you, Ajak."
Ajak had black lines on his forehead; you really think highly of me.
Blaziken was directly knocked flying by Skuntank and stumbled back.
Hunter J dodged Electivire's Thunder, sent out Drapion, and launched an attack on Gary.
She herself rode Salamence and flew towards the center of the Lake.
"Hyper Beam."
Salamence fired a powerful Hyper Beam at the ball of light in the center of the Lake.
The beam dissipated, and a Pokémon appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Azelf?"
Hunter J looked at Azelf and said, then flew to the side riding Salamence.
The Golbat swarmed Azelf, but they were all defeated by Azelf.
Hunter J found the right moment and immediately turned Azelf into stone.
On the other side, in Cynthia's car, Ash's head suddenly throbbed with pain.
"Azelf—has been captured."
Ash said, enduring the pain.
Cynthia's eyes turned cold, and she pressed down on the accelerator, constantly speeding up.
Watching the petrified Azelf, Saturn laughed.
Ajak and Aran were being pushed back step by step under the attacks of Team Galactic.
Gary looked at the petrified Azelf, "This beam again."
Then, wanting to snatch the Azelf statue back from Hunter J, he dodged Drapion's attack. Just as he was about to give an order, the Arcanine beneath him suddenly jumped.
Hyper Beam sent Arcanine and Gary flying.
"Gary!"
Ajak shouted.
Gary crawled up from the ground, coughed, and looked at the battered Arcanine lying before him.
"Team Galactic, Pokémon Hunter, how am I supposed to fight this—