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While Ash and his companions were navigating the historic streets of Eterna City, the political center of the Sinnoh region—Lily of the Valley Island—was experiencing a different kind of storm.
The Sinnoh League headquarters, usually a bastion of calm and order, was currently vibrating with the suppressed rage of its Champion. Cynthia, the blonde-haired master of Garchomp, sat in a lavish conference room, her silver teeth gritting together.
"That Saturn..." she hissed, her voice echoing off the mahogany walls.
Beside her, a stack of paperwork—taller than her own head—loomed like a physical threat. Her three fellow Elites, Aaron (Bug), Lucian/Saturn (Psychic), and Flint/Bertha (Fire), had all abandoned their posts over the last few days, citing "urgent field investigations." In reality, they were all out hunting for interesting trainers or slacking off, leaving Cynthia and the elderly Bertha/Kikuno to handle the administrative nightmare.
Lucian's recent text about an "interesting boy with a Pikachu" had been the final straw. Cynthia stood up, her high heels clacking like a death knell. She divided the massive stack of files into three neat piles, slammed them onto the empty desks of her truant colleagues, and pulled out her transceiver.
Group Chat: Sinnoh's Finest (5)
Cynthia: All of you, get back here right now. I, Cynthia, quit!
Cynthia: If these files aren't finished by tomorrow, Garchomp and I are coming for a "friendly exchange."
She didn't wait for a reply. She strode out of the building, her black trench coat billowing behind her like the wings of a Murkrow. In the courtyard, she released her ace.
"Roar!" Garchomp appeared, its scythe-like arms gleaming. It knew that look on its Trainer's face. It immediately shifted into its "Jet Plane" flight mode.
"Vacation starts now," Cynthia declared, a triumphant, queenly smile returning to her face as she soared into the sky.
The Brothers in Misery
Across Sinnoh, three phones buzzed simultaneously.
Group: Brothers in Misery (3)
Fire-type Champion (Flint): Which idiot got us caught this time?!
Bug-type Number One (Aaron): Lucian, was it you? Reporting that 'interesting kid' to the boss?
Wise Psychic (Lucian): ...I might have been too honest.
Fire-type Champion: Cynthia is in "Garchomp Mode." If we're late, we're dead. Moving now.
Lucian: +1.
The Eterna Museum Heist
Unaware that he had just caused a diplomatic crisis at the League headquarters, Ash arrived at the Eterna Gym only to find it locked. A sign on the door informed them that the Leader, Gardenia, was currently at the Eterna Museum.
"I didn't expect a Gym Leader to be so... mobile," Dawn noted, adjusting her bag.
"Gardenia lives for nature and history," Brock explained. "She's probably obsessing over an ancient Grass-type fossil or a statue."
They arrived at the museum just in time for chaos. The Team Rocket Trio, desperate for a big score to impress Giovanni, had infiltrated the building to steal the Adamant Orb—a legendary artifact tied to the temporal god, Dialga.
Officer Jenny and her squad had the building surrounded, but the Trio was using the orb as a hostage, threatening to smash the priceless relic if anyone moved.
"Pikachu, let's show them a real 'Speed Attack'!" Ash whispered.
Using his newly awakened Aura, Ash tracked the minute shifts in Jessie and James's weight. The moment they looked away, he signaled. Pikachu was a blur of yellow light, utilizing Agility to close a twenty-meter gap in less than a second. With a precise Quick Attack, he knocked the orb from James's hand and caught it mid-air with his tail.
With the hostage gone, the police swarmed. In the aftermath, a woman with short orange-brown hair and a green cape stepped out from behind a statue, her eyes sparkling with excitement as she watched Pikachu.
"That was amazing! Such spirit! Such leafy energy—wait, you're an Electric-type, but you move like a Leafeon!"
"Miss Gardenia?" Ash asked, recognizing the eccentric Gym Leader.
"The one and only! And since you saved the museum, I think I owe you a battle. Let's head back to the Gym—I've got some thorns that need pruning!"
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