He pulled the plug, but the screen stayed lit for three seconds longer than it should have, displaying one final message:
He tried to fly to another city, but the menu was locked. The only path open was toward the Team Flare Secret HQ. As he entered, the game didn't trigger a battle. Instead, the screen began to warp, the pixels stretching like melting wax.
Instead of the usual bright introduction from Professor Sycamore, the screen flickered to black. When the image returned, Leo’s character was already standing in the center of Geosenge Town—not as a trainer, but as a shadow. The NPC villagers weren’t moving. They were frozen in place, their dialogue bubbles filled with nothing but "..."
