บท 2: Pokemon: A Journey of Champions #2

The next day, James and Sara advanced towards a secret base provided by the organization. Upon arrival, James scanned his identification on the reader, and when the scan finished, the door began to open automatically. The two entered and headed towards a parked car.

—James: "Sara, start prepping the car."

While she took care of that, James took out his laptop and began communicating with his superior.

—James: "It's me."

—Superior (Anonymous): "Congratulations on completing the mission."

—James: "Thank you."

—Superior (Anonymous): "You can finally retire. Thank you for everything."

—James: "Actually, I have a new mission. I'll be training new assassins/soldiers."

—Superior (Anonymous): "It's true... I pity your students. You have everything you need there."

James opened a drawer and found fake passports, plane tickets, and money.

—Superior: "Act according to what you find. Make sure your partner stays alive."

—James: "I will."

—Superior: "Good, take her with you. I hope you both return safe and sound."

—James: "Understood."

The next day, James and Sara were on a plane. The plane started to move and take off, spending about two hours while James watched out the window. In his mind, he thought:

—James (thought): "There's nothing I can do until we arrive... I can't even watch my favorite anime. The worst part is that today is the finale of my beloved anime."

Suddenly, James sighed and murmured:

—James: "Everything comes to an end, both the mission and my life as an assassin/soldier."

At that moment, a loud noise rumbled in the plane, as if something had exploded. The plane began to shake. James saw a passenger watching the news on his screen, and the news anchor announced:

—News Anchor: "Communication with flight AMA-125 has been lost. Its last message indicates a hijacking."

—James: "Hijacking?"

A flight attendant asked everyone to remain calm. Sara approached James.

—Sara: "What happened?"

—James: "The news was published too quickly. I expected nothing less from the organization."

—Sara: "What are you trying to say?"

—James: "The hijacking is fake. All of this is the organization's doing."

Just as James finished speaking, the news anchor announced:

—News Anchor: "We have new information. The hijackers of flight AMA-125 have indicated that they plan to crash the plane into key facilities."

—James: "Although I understand they want to silence me, why go so far just to kill one person?"

—Sara: "So?"

—James: "The organization wants to kill me, and they used you as a tool for it."

Sara, shocked and distressed, fell to the floor. Meanwhile, James calmly stood up from his seat. In his mind, he thought:

—James (thought): "They put me in charge of Sara to make me focus on fleeing, and I boarded this plane as part of their plan. They tipped off the border guard so that their drone would corner me."

James crouched down and, using a clip, opened the cockpit door. A flight attendant approached and said:

—Flight Attendant: "Sir, you can't do that!"

James knocked her out with a quick blow and entered the cockpit. There he found the pilots dead and the cockpit destroyed.

—James: "An anti-personnel mine behind the panel... that's why they wanted me on this flight."

—James: "Will the control column work?"

James looked out the windows and saw two fighters approaching, ready to shoot down the plane. James smiled and said:

—James: "I've ended many lives, and although I knew my time would come, I never imagined I'd have a coffin of this caliber."

The fighters launched missiles to shoot down the plane, and James, smiling and calm, said:

—James: "Well played... hahaha."

Suddenly, the scene changes to a small boy, about 10 years old, dressed in ragged clothes and surrounded by broken glass. The boy wakes up from a strong shock. His eyes, a dull red, lacked brightness, as if all their color had faded. Confused, he observes an old, dirty, and dusty house made of broken wood. The boy stands up, feeling intense pain all over his body, but manages to endure it while exploring the house.

—Boy: "Where am I?"

Suddenly, a sharp pain in his head makes him remember clearly. The memories start flowing, and the boy remembers something that leaves him perplexed:

—Boy: "Am I... James?"

Seeing the memories of his past life, the boy realizes something shocking: this world is the Pokémon world, and he has reincarnated into the body of a boy named Adriann. This boy, abandoned at six months old, was special. Although he didn't know it, he had an extraordinary ability to remember what he read just once. At two years old, he began to speak, which made him stand out as a rare, serious, and distant child who showed no interest in sweets or childish things. But there was something unique about him: he got along very well with Pokémon. No one knew why, but the Pokémon seemed to understand him.

Flashback Adriann was in the orphanage, reading a book about how to care for Pokémon. He found it fascinating to learn about the berries that different types of Pokémon liked. While reading, he heard a noise outside. Driven by curiosity, he ventured into the forest, despite knowing it was dangerous. There, he found a small Pichu trapped in a rope. Adriann quickly climbed the tree and untied the rope, freeing the Pokémon. Pichu, grateful, approached him.

—Adriann: "You're welcome, Pichu. That's what a good trainer does: help Pokémon when they need it."

From that day on, Adriann and Pichu became great friends. For three years, Adriann taught Pichu various moves, until one day, Pichu disappeared, leaving a void in his heart.

End of flashback.

James, now in Adriann's body, smiled with a melancholic look.

—Adriann: "In my past life, I was a tool for an organization. In the end, my luck improved... I reincarnated into my favorite anime. My current situation is critical, but I know it will resolve over time."

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