The woman wore black clothing and a pair of analytical glasses on her face. She exuded an aura of clean efficiency.
As soon as she dismounted from the Aerodactyl, she produced her Ariados and used String Shot to bind the girl to a tree.
"I'll take the Gardevoir," the woman announced.
"Gardevoir! Run!" the pink-haired girl cried anxiously.
Her Gardevoir clasped its hands together and vanished.
"Teleport, was it?" the woman pressed a button on her glasses.
"Scanning Teleport destination."
"Oh, it's here?"
The woman suddenly raised her hand, and a shot from the device on her arm transformed the just-appeared Gardevoir into a stone statue. Such advanced technology!
She then seemed to speak to someone.
"Alright, take Gardevoir away."
As soon as she finished speaking, an all-terrain vehicle resembling an armored car sped out from the side. It directly took away the stone-transformed Gardevoir. She herself then flew away. Her entire operation was professional, even more so than Team Rocket's.
"That girl is quite pretty," Ye Feng arrived beside the house and rescued the pink-haired girl.
To his surprise, as soon as the girl was free, she pleaded with Ye Feng, "Please, save my Gardevoir."
Ye Feng: "..."
"I know you're Ye Feng! If you don't save her, then no one can!" the girl insisted.
Ye Feng: "I didn't expect so many people to know me in Sinnoh?"
"Alright, I'll take care of it. Miss."
Just then, "If I'm not mistaken, that was Pokémon Hunter J," a Nurse Joy appeared beside Ye Feng and the girl at some unknown time, like a ghost.
Nurse Joy continued, "Pokémon Hunters are notorious criminals; they specialize in hunting Pokémon to sell them, and of course, there are always buyers. And Pokémon Hunter J is the most famous and largest hunting group in Sinnoh."
Ye Feng: "Just some Pokémon Hunter."
Nurse Joy: "???"
"Oh, you're Ye Feng, then it's fine to say that."
"Ye Feng, do you want to go after them with me?"
Ye Feng: "Then catch up to my speed first."
With that, in front of the pink-haired girl and Nurse Joy, Ye Feng took to the air and vanished.
Nurse Joy: "Wow, psychic powers?"
The pink-haired girl clasped her hands together, praying.
Meanwhile, Pokémon Hunter J was riding an Aerodactyl, and the hunting vehicle continued below. However, as it rounded a mountain bend, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the front.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, where did that car come from! You almost hit us!" exclaimed a woman with an exaggerated hairstyle. She wore a white uniform with an 'R' logo. Another was a man, and there was a Meowth.
The Meowth then spoke, "Meow! Do you know who we are?! Hurry up and get out here and pay up!!!"
A fat person emerged from the car, looking speechless at the trio. At that moment, Hunter J descended.
She looked at Meowth, "Oh? A talking Meowth, I'm sure it will sell for a good price."
Meowth: "Meow! Finally, someone recognizes my value?!"
"Wait! You want to capture me?!"
"Heh, you want to capture Meowth? Dream on!"
"Come out! Seviper!" Musashi threw out a Poké Ball.
Kojiro did the same. However, "Ariados," Hunter J commanded her Ariados. Ariados shot out threads, directly entangling the three of them. Meowth, before it could react, was turned into stone and taken away.
"Hey! Let go of Meowth!!!" Musashi argued powerlessly, but could only watch them fly away.
Ye Feng was currently tracking their trail and happened to spot Musashi and Kojiro below. He then flew down.
The three met. Musashi's eyes widened. "Ye Feng, Ye Feng? My idol!" Musashi was smitten.
Kojiro said, "Ye Feng, kind sir, please save us quickly!" This was likely the first time Ye Feng and the Team Rocket trio had met face-to-face.
Ye Feng untied them and then asked, "Shouldn't you always be chasing Ash? What are you doing here?" Indeed, everyone knew that it wasn't Brock and Misty, but the Team Rocket trio who traveled with Ash.
They looked awkward and said, "Never mind that, please save Meowth! It was captured!"
Ye Feng nodded, "Alright, I also need to save other Pokémon." As Ye Feng spoke, he glanced appreciatively at Musashi's waist. Then he flew away.
Meanwhile, Pokémon Hunter J and the hunting vehicle had arrived inside a large airship. The airship flew through the sky, heading towards a secret base.
Hunter J returned to the cockpit. The cockpit was large, with over a dozen people. Upon seeing Hunter J, they all saluted. Hunter J nodded and asked, "Is the buyer ready?"
One of the male subordinates replied, "Everything is prepared, but they will conduct the transaction elsewhere, so..."
"It's fine, it's a regular customer, no need to worry."
"In Sinnoh, no one dares to double-cross me, not even Team Galactic dares to." Hunter J said coldly. Honestly, this woman was truly a cold and cruel individual.
The airship flew for about an hour and stopped in a mountain valley. The valley was extremely secluded, deep within the mountains. Sinnoh had plenty of mountains, especially the Sinnoh mountain range that stretched across the entire region.
Below, there were about a dozen people, all dressed in black. At the forefront was a man wearing sunglasses. When he saw Hunter J's airship, he appeared very pleased.
The airship landed, and Hunter J, with her subordinates, appeared before him. He clapped his hands and said, "As expected of Hunter J, such efficiency. I like it."
Hunter J: "Enough with the pleasantries, is the money ready?"
"Of course."
The man gestured, and his subordinates immediately brought out a large number of black briefcases from the back of a truck. Upon opening them, they were filled with money. There were about a hundred of these briefcases. After Hunter J's subordinates inspected them, they were all hauled back into the airship. Then, with a wave of her hand, she commanded, "Bring out the cargo."
The cargo consisted of Pokémon. When the boss saw the cargo, the man in sunglasses nodded in satisfaction.
At this moment, what was being unloaded from the large airship were stone statues. These were Pokémon that had been turned into stone and needed to be restored. The statues were all Gardevoir, along with their two pre-evolutions, Ralts and Kirlia. There were over a hundred of them in total. Then, Hunter J restored these Pokémon from their stone state. Although they were restored, mechanical restraints on them temporarily confined them.