Promise

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a crisp explosion echoed from the sky.

All the remaining spectators looked up.

A brilliant burst of colorful fireworks exploded in the sky.

Following that, eight red letters appeared:

"Do you like this present, Lance?"

Lance on the stage clenched his fists, his forehead veins popping, looking at this scene with intense rage.

They had ruthlessly blown up the undercover agents of the Kanto League right in front of everyone.

Team Rocket's actions were like rubbing the face of the Kanto League in the dirt.

They were power-tripping.

Even Chen Yue couldn't bear to watch anymore.

As a cannon fodder who was supposed to die in this plan, Chen Yue felt that he had the right to speak.

He knew that Giovanni was watching everything happening here in the shadows.

"Where are you going?" Officer Jenny asked, surprised, as she saw Chen Yue turn around.

Chen Yue didn't look back, waving his hand as he said, "I'm going to make Team Rocket pay."

Hearing this, Officer Jenny's eyes gradually became moist.

What a strong and brave individual!

To retaliate for the comrades who were blown up, he was willing to challenge the entire Team Rocket by himself.

Regardless of whether he could accomplish it or not, his fearless courage alone was worthy of admiration.

The scenes of the other two investigators being blown into blood mist flashed in Officer Jenny's mind, and she couldn't help but call out to Chen Yue, "Don't go! They have too many people!"

Chen Yue, of course, wasn't foolish enough to take on Team Rocket alone. He walked onto the stage, and as soon as Lance heard the footsteps, he turned around, his face displaying an expression of disbelief when he saw the newcomer.

Chen Yue nodded at Lance and then looked up at the tall building on the opposite side of the venue, as if he could see Giovanni's iconic smile through the layers of air and walls.

He sneered, "You're celebrating too early. I'm not dead yet!"

Everything was unfolding just as Chen Yue had anticipated.

Inside the building across from them,

Giovanni was joyfully relishing Lance's pained expression.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came through the speaker.

["You're celebrating too early. I'm not dead yet!"]

The pen that Giovanni was twirling in his hand slipped and fell to the ground, and his eyebrows quickly furrowed into a knot.

Ariana, who was beside him, couldn't believe it. "How is that possible?!"

A sense of unease suddenly washed over Giovanni.

The next moment, without hesitation, he picked up the phone and quickly issued orders to those inside, "Everyone, evacuate the base immediately! Protect Professor Fuji and let him take Mewtwo's embryo with him!"

Chen Yue turned to look at Lance, not giving the excited Lance a chance to speak and said directly, "Team Rocket's base is at the Celadon Game Corner. Going there now should still be in time."

Lance instantly grasped the situation, and his expression turned serious. Officer Jenny, who had followed them, also heard these words. She had a solemn expression and quickly picked up a walkie-talkie to give orders.

At this moment, all the security forces in Celadon City were mobilized, with their sights set on Celadon Game Corner.

Lance planned to go there personally. He mounted his Dragonite and before leaving, he solemnly assured Chen Yue, "Wait for me here. I won't let you be in danger again!"

Seeing Lance's serious expression, Chen Yue...

Well, he was almost moved by him.

As he watched Lance and Dragonite depart, Chen Yue took advantage of Officer Jenny's distraction, turned and slipped out from the backstage. He hailed a taxi on the road and headed straight for Professor Fuji's mansion.

There was still a considerable amount of Poke Dollars left in the card that Team Rocket had given him.

To avoid the card being frozen, Chen Yue withdrew about ten thousand in cash from the bank on the way and kept it on him.

He took out two hundred and bought a classic-style travel backpack from the driver, stuffing the money and the Mimikyu that had lost its Poke Ball inside.

When he arrived at the mansion, Amber was sitting on the second-floor bed, staring blankly at the Sky outside.

Chen Yue climbed over the wall into the yard and went directly to Amber's room.

"Brother, you're here!" When Amber saw Chen Yue, her eyes lit up, and she happily exclaimed.

Chen Yue breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. "Yeah, I'm here to fulfill my promise and take you to see the sea."

Amber's cute little face wrinkled up. "But Daddy won't let me go out..."

Chen Yue interrupted her, crouched down, and looked at her with a serious gaze. "Don't be afraid. Tell me, Amber, do you still want to stay here?"

Amber opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, but then, looking into Chen Yue's eyes, she appeared to have made a big decision.

"Brother, I'm not the Amber you're looking for, and I don't even know who I am..."

She now knew her true identity!

At this moment, Chen Yue's mind was extremely clear. He shook his head and said firmly, "No matter who you are, we've already promised to go see the sea together. On that day, it was you who pinky-swore with me, right?"

Amber nodded.

"That's good. Can you come with me now?" Chen Yue asked.

This time, Amber agreed without any hesitation.

Chen Yue lifted the somewhat frail young girl and, upon reaching the corridor, he stopped in his tracks.

Looking at the entrance to the basement, he set Amber down and said to her, "Wait for me here for a moment. I'll be right back."

Amber obediently nodded. "Okay."

Chen Yue quickly made his way to the basement, pushed open the door, and was instantly shocked by the scene inside.

Several Chespin, each with no signs of life and tightly closed eyes, floated limply in transparent containers.

On their bodies, there were strange black numbers uniformly marked.

—These were the order in which they were cloned.

Moving further inside, the transparent containers no longer held Pokemon but instead, pale and frail young girls.

Those were... Ambers.

God knows how many Ambers Professor Fuji had secretly cloned in these two years!

Chen Yue stared blankly at the lifeless girls in the containers, watching their pale blue hair float gently in the water like seaweed.

Suddenly, Amber's voice sounded behind him. "Brother, are they all Ambers?"

Chen Yue opened his mouth but didn't know how to explain it to her.

However, as if she had expected it long ago, Amber calmly looked at her own face in the glass container, identical to herself.

A somewhat bitter smile appeared on her face. "Actually, I've known for a long time! The first time I woke up, everything around me was filled with water, just like this."

Chen Yue suddenly felt a bit sad.

With that, the eight-year-old girl on her face revealed a happy smile again. "It's okay. Compared to them, I'm already very lucky!"

None of them have met Brother, only I've had that privilege!

"Let's go." Seeing the truth of the matter, Chen Yue sighed softly and patted Amber's head.

When they returned to the surface, Amber suddenly remembered something. "Wait a moment, Brother!"

She rushed into the room they had visited with Chen Yue before, looking worriedly at the pile of Poke Balls on the shelf.

Chen Yue understood and opened his backpack while saying, "Let's take them all with us!"

"Thank you, Brother!" Amber cheered happily.

Chen Yue went over and put all twenty Poke Balls from the cabinet into the backpack, filling it to the brim. This meant that Mimikyu couldn't stay in the backpack anymore and had to be carried by Chen Yue.

Just as Chen Yue and Amber were preparing to leave, they suddenly heard footsteps from outside.

Chen Yue quickly reacted, pulling Amber behind him, and both of them hid in a storage room, observing the situation outside through a crack in the door.

They saw five Team Rocket members and Professor Fuji hurrying inside from outside, heading towards Amber's room.

Soon, rage-filled shouts from Professor Fuji echoed from upstairs.

The five Team Rocket members quickly dispersed and began searching the main residence.