"Elite Four Sabrina… since you're already here, why not stay for a while tonight?"
The moment Aiden's calm voice echoed through the sealed room, Sabrina's expression changed drastically. A chill ran down her spine as she instinctively unleashed all of her psychic power at once.
But in front of Aiden, that resistance was meaningless.
"How… how is this possible? What kind of psychic power is this?" Her voice trembled slightly, disbelief written all over her face.
This time, she finally understood—this wasn't a trick, nor was it a lucky breach like before in the meeting room. The gap between them wasn't something that could be exploited or bypassed. It was absolute.
Back then, she had thought Aiden had merely taken advantage of a weak point in her defenses. But now, facing him directly, she realized the truth. Her psychic power, something she had always taken pride in, felt like a drop of water falling into an endless ocean.
Aiden stepped forward slowly, his gaze calm as he looked at the woman before him. Sabrina stood there in her crimson uniform, her long dark-green hair drifting slightly under the influence of her own unstable psychic field. For the first time, fear appeared in her eyes.
"This entire space has already been sealed," Aiden said lightly. "No one will know what happens here tonight."
Sabrina's pupils shrank.
"So tell me…" Aiden's lips curved slightly. "You don't want your identity as a Team Rocket operative exposed, do you?"
The words struck like lightning.
"You—how do you know that?" she blurted out before she could stop herself. The moment the words left her mouth, her expression froze.
She had already revealed everything.
Her breathing became uneven as she stared at Aiden in shock. "What did you do? Psychic power… it can't possibly force someone to reveal their thoughts like that…"
Aiden didn't answer immediately.
Instead, he raised his hand.
A deep violet psychic aura surged outward, far denser and purer than anything Sabrina had ever seen. Ordinary psychic power was blue—even among Legendary Pokémon, it rarely changed.
But his…
Had already undergone a qualitative transformation.
The moment that power enveloped her, Sabrina felt her consciousness being pulled apart, layer by layer.
Memories she had buried deep within her mind surfaced uncontrollably.
A childhood filled with fear.
At three years old, her psychic power had already surpassed her parents. Unable to control it, she had accidentally turned her own mother into a doll. From that moment on, she was no longer seen as a child—but as a monster.
At five, even her father fled from her.
By twelve, she had been recruited as a Gym Leader—not out of recognition, but because of her overwhelming power.
And then…
Team Rocket.
Giovanni had noticed her talent. Under the guise of opportunity, they approached her with rare Pokémon, resources, and promises. But in truth, she had already been targeted.
When Mewtwo was born—
Everything changed.
Her consciousness had been forcibly suppressed. Controlled. Rewritten.
From that point on, she became one of Team Rocket's most important pieces.
…
When the flood of memories ended, Aiden's eyes flickered faintly.
"So that's how it is…"
He finally understood.
Sabrina wasn't a willing traitor.
She was a puppet.
Without hesitation, the violet glow in his eyes intensified.
A sharp psychic surge pierced directly into the deepest layer of her mind.
Crack.
An invisible lock shattered.
In that instant, Sabrina's entire body trembled violently. Her eyes lost focus as her psychic aura collapsed completely.
She fell forward—
And Aiden caught her.
"Your so-called 'Psychic Queen' reputation…" he muttered, lowering his gaze slightly. "With this level of mental resistance, it's no surprise you were controlled."
But there was no mockery in his tone.
Only a faint trace of pity.
Among humans, true psychic elites were extremely rare. Even across all regions, their numbers could be counted on one hand. Sabrina was one of them—and perhaps Caitlin as well.
Both possessed power capable of rivaling high-level Pokémon, enough to stand against Elite-tier opponents on their own.
But against something like Mewtwo…
There was never any real chance.
Aiden gently placed Sabrina onto the bed, watching as her breathing gradually stabilized.
"Consider yourself lucky," he said quietly. "If you had joined Team Rocket willingly… I wouldn't have been this gentle."
For someone who had been manipulated, however—
There was still room for redemption.
At that moment, his gaze shifted slightly.
There were only a few individuals in this world who could reach this level of psychic power. Himself, Sabrina… and Caitlin from Unova.
All of them were anomalies.
Yet even they would fall before a true psychic god.
Aiden exhaled softly, his expression returning to calm.
For now, Sabrina would recover.
And when she woke up—
Everything would be different.
…
Far away, deep within a hidden Team Rocket base—
A metallic humanoid figure suddenly opened its eyes.
The atmosphere froze.
Something… had just been broken.
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