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"What are you doing here?"
Just after Gary had explained to the little boy in the straw hat, a somewhat weathered voice came from behind them.
Gary and the others looked back and soon saw a middle-aged brown-haired man in a suit, who appeared in everyone's sight.
Compared with Ash and Max who were confused, the little boy in the straw hat recognized the visitor from the voice, so his face showed a happy expression.
"It's Director Stern!"
Yes, just as the little boy said, the visitor was Stern, the director of the Museum of the Sea.
"It turned out to be Yosuke, you little guy!"
The visitor obviously recognized the identity of the little boy, so the tone of his speech was also with a hint of a smile.
"These are Yosuke, are you friends?"
After Stern recognized Yosuke, he looked at Gary, Ash, and Max who were beside Yosuke.
"I just met them. They are going to visit the Sea Museum."
After Stern's inquiry, the little boy Yosuke immediately explained.
"Visiting the museum?"
After hearing that Gary and the others were going to visit the museum, Stern set his sights on Gary and the others.
"It's like this, Director Stern, we were going to visit the Sea Museum on a weekday, but when we arrived, the museum was indeed closed."
Facing Stern's gaze, Gary immediately stood up and explained.
"So that's what happened!"
After listening to Gary's explanation, Stern quickly understood the ins and outs of the matter, so he then explained the reason for the closure today: "Today, because of something, the museum is temporarily closed for a rest."
"That's it!"
After hearing Stern's explanation, Max immediately showed a lost expression.
"By the way, I don't know your names yet."
At this time, Stern suddenly remembered that he didn't know the names of Gary and the others, so he immediately asked them.
"I am Gary from Pallet Town."
"I am Ash, also from Pallet Town."
"I am Max from Petalburg City!"
"Pika, Pikachu!"
Faced with Stern's question, Gary, Ash, Max, and Pikachu also briefly introduced themselves.
"Okay, Gary, Ash, and Max,"
After hearing their names, Stern continued: "Since you are here, I will invite you to go in and take a look."
"Is it really okay?"
Max was in disbelief for a while after hearing this good news.
"Of course it's okay."
After getting Stern's confirmation, Ash and Max cheered.
Not far from Gary and the others, there were also three figures, staring at them.
"It's the little brats, and the little brat called Gary, Meowth!"
A standing, talking Meowth put down the telescope in his hand and said to the two people beside him.
Talking Meowth, there is no doubt that these three voices are Jessie, James, and Meowth who have been pestering Ash and the others.
"Catch Pikachu immediately."
James set his sights on Pikachu, which they have always wanted but not gotten.
"Today, it's not just Pikachu, the exhibits in the museum can be taken away."
Compared to James, Jessie's appetite is much bigger.
"Take away the collections that collectors all over the world want, and then sell them in the market, so that you can make a lot of money!"
When James thought of these collections, the first thing he thought of was money.
Then, before these three guys succeeded, they began to fall into the fantasy of being promoted to cadres and promoted to branch heads.
However, they did not see that Gary was looking at them and showing a mysterious smile.
Gary and his friends, led by Director Stern, also saw some exhibits in the museum.
Among them were some Pokémon models and some submarine and ship models, which attracted the attention of Gary and the others.
After visiting all the items in the museum, Stern took out a suitcase, showed the contents to Gary and the others, and said: "This is the important information sent last night. I chose to close the museum in order to study it well."
"What is this?"
Ash looked at the black stone in the suitcase and asked in confusion.
"It looks like a very ordinary stone, but the color is very strangely black, as if it was burnt."
Max looked at the black stone and expressed his opinion.
"I can feel a hot energy from it."
Gary used the power of Aura to feel it, and soon realized that there was a hot energy hidden in this stone.
"You are right. Although the age cannot be determined, this thing should be burned at a very high temperature at a very deep seabed."
After listening to Gary and the others, Stern immediately displayed some of the information he had just obtained on the computer.
"Is there such a thing?"
Yosuke, who was standing by, showed a surprised face after hearing what Stern said.
"Of course there is,"
Stern smiled slightly, and then continued to express his opinion: "Maybe this is not formed naturally, but the power of a certain Pokémon prompted it to form."
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"So, if you investigate this burnt stone, you can find out what Pokémon's power formed it, right?"
After all, Max's brain is still very fast, so he reacted quickly.
"I can only think of one Pokémon in the Hoenn region that can form such a burnt stone on the seabed."
Gary touched his chin and expressed his opinion.
"Gary, what kind of Pokémon is it?"
After hearing this, Ash asked Gary.
Stern, Max, and Yosuke on the side also set their sights on Gary.
"It's the legendary Pokémon in the Hoenn region, Groudon, the Continent Pokémon!"
Gary slowly uttered a name under the gaze of everyone.
"Groudon?"
After hearing Gary's words, Stern's eyes also lit up slightly: "This is really possible!"
Just when Gary and the others were about to say something, a burst of hawking suddenly came from outside.
"Cold shaved ice!"
"Do you want to eat the famous product of Slateport City, the delicious shaved ice!"
"Shaved ice!"
It was this hawking that attracted the attention of Ash, Max, and Yosuke.
"This is perfect, you can take a break first and eat some shaved ice by the way."
After being interrupted by this hawking, Stern did not continue the conversation.
"Okay."
So Ash and the others who were interested in shaved ice ran out immediately.
"Gary, why don't you go out to eat shaved ice?"
Looking at Gary who hadn't moved, Stern asked in confusion.
"Of course I'm waiting for someone!"
Gary then showed a mysterious smile.
"Waiting for someone?"
However, just when Stern didn't understand what Gary meant, a group of uninvited guests quietly came up behind the museum.