ebonymovies Chapter 588 - 588: 586
Chapter 588 - 588: 586
Chien-Pao learned how to use the Eternal Ice Wall, and its tail stood high in the air, its mood extremely bright.From now on, among feline creatures, it had a unique trick it could proudly show off!
The Eternal Ice Wall could not only freely manipulate Ice-type energy, but could even shape ice shields capable of resisting both physical and special attacks. As a terribly fragile Pokémon, having an ice shield was equivalent to gaining an extra layer of Ice Guard. Even if it was damaged by an attack, it could regenerate.
Although there were special cases like Lilligant, which was clearly a Grass-type yet could use Ice-type moves, the only true Ice-type Pokémon here was itself!
Chien-Pao was feeling very pleased with itself. But when it learned that even the Eternal Ice Wall was still countered by Sacred Fire, its mood immediately soured.
In other words, it could still be humiliated by Entei!
Forget it. That guy basically never came out now. And besides, hadn't they already reached its homeland?
It was about time for it to prepare to leave the team, wasn't it? Then the only big cat left on the team would be Chien-Pao! That was an irreplaceable position!
Although Armarouge also possessed Sacred Fire, Chien-Pao considered its relationship with the little knight quite good. After all, wasn't this what people called becoming friends after a fight? And the little knight was not a feline creature anyway. As the saying went, two tigers could not share one mountain.
To consolidate this technique, learn how to use it flexibly, and study the special skill obtained from Lance, "freely controlling the trajectory of light beams," Hikaru and Leaf were invited by Pryce to Mahogany Town to rest and regroup.
At the same time, after resolving his nightmare, Pryce could finally calm down and prepare for his ice sculptures.
And two days later, at Mahogany Town's sculpture exhibition, this ice technique that could freely manipulate ice sculptures was, of course, tremendously popular.
Lifelike ice statues could actually move just like real Pokémon. Naturally, that caused quite a commotion.
There was even an incident where a Ninja Boy threw a Poké Ball at one of the ice-sculpture Pokémon, only for the ball to punch a big hole straight through the sculpture's belly, frightening him so badly he burst into tears on the spot.
Hikaru sighed. "Ah, the Trainer class Ninja Boy. Little boys dressed in ninja outfits who always hide in roadside grass or scenery and ambush passing Trainers. I don't know how many travelers have suffered at their hands. I never expected one of them to receive divine punishment this time."
Leaf smiled. "He thought it was some incredible Pokémon and tried to catch it, only to realize it was a moving ice sculpture. Without knowing the truth, it would definitely feel creepy."
Mahogany Town was the homeland of ninjas. In theory, Koga or Janine should have been the Gym Leader here. Pryce himself knew nothing about ninjutsu or anything similar.
But now…
Directly using moisture in the air to create ice figures and make ice sculptures move freely, wasn't that a kind of Ice Release too?
He had used a kekkei genkai the moment he made a move!
Pryce shook his head. "Although moving ice sculptures were a great success as an exhibition feature, some young people who didn't know the truth were frightened. Perhaps this skill really is too terrifying."
"I was even thinking of using this technique to redecorate Mahogany Gym."
Hikaru laughed. "If you did that, wouldn't it become exactly like old man Pryce's Gym? That would really scare the challengers."
At the sculpture exhibition, Hikaru directed Chien-Pao in shaping frozen statues. This was also an important practice process. As for Chien-Pao's carving method, it gnawed them with its teeth.
Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch!
The legendary ancient sword of disaster had been reduced to a chisel for carving statues. But in a way, that fit Chien-Pao's legend perfectly. It was said that it could control a hundred tons of fallen snow and innocently play inside it.
Pryce went to comfort the frightened ninja children and bought them Mahogany Town's specialty, Rage Candy Bars. In the Johto region, they were incredibly delicious and sold extremely well. They were even shipped to places like Sinnoh as a famous regional product.
Leaf said, "Speaking of which, that Spiky-eared Pichu followed us just like that. This lonely Pokémon has already found a way to return home, so why didn't you have Celebi take it directly back to a thousand years ago?"
"Pichu!"
Spiky-eared Pichu shook its head and smiled at Leaf.
The era of the past had partners, but it also held many painful things.
This world was very interesting now, and it had made so many friends.
Hikaru said, "Looks like it still wants to stay in this era for a while. And now that it has learned Partner moves, maybe even its base stats have changed."
"Control the energy-wave trajectory and use Pika Papow!"
"Pi… chu!"
Spiky-eared Pichu was playing with Victini. However, once the crowd grew, Victini entered an invisible state. That was also to prevent anyone from recognizing the Victory Pokémon's existence.
Spiky-eared Pichu, on the other hand, did not draw much attention. Although its ears were different, at its core it was still only a Pichu.
Just like Ash's famous saying: Pikachu are as common as stray dogs on the roadside.
The same applied to Pichu.
Of course, ordinary Pikachu truly were as common as stray dogs, but Partner Pikachu were very precious. Not that anyone could tell from appearance alone.
Spiky-eared Pichu unleashed a strong flash of lightning, though its power had not yet reached the move's upper limit. After all, Spiky-eared Pichu had not spent that much time with Hikaru. Instantly maxing out their friendship was not realistic.
Pichu manipulated the electric energy wave, forming a ring of lightning in midair. It wove freely through the ice sculptures, then finally exploded like fireworks, drawing waves of delighted cheers and loud applause from the surrounding visitors.
"Hm! It learned the technique of controlling energy-wave trajectories this quickly? This Pichu really does have remarkable talent. Is this what it means to be an incarnation of a Plate?"
Leaf carefully watched Pichu's movements. "And until you explained it in detail, I didn't know this technique was best suited for Dragon-type Pokémon. For other Pokémon, doing this is extremely difficult."
Hikaru said, "After all, Lance is a Dragon Master. This technique was actually inherited from his Dragonair. His Dragonair has four abilities. Of course, three of them are Dragonair's own ecological traits. Only this trajectory technique was developed by him personally."
"The Pokédex records it too. Dragonair gives off a mysterious aura. It stores enormous energy inside its body and can focus that power into the crystal-like orbs on its neck and tail to control the weather."
"However, the appearance of this technique also seems to come from the blessing of Viridian Forest in another world. Supposedly, that Viridian Forest produces a child with special powers once every ten years, and only a Viridian Trainer can battle such a person with special powers."
"Not only can they manipulate energy, they can also control tools and make them move as if alive, heal Pokémon's injuries, or read Pokémon's inner thoughts. All sorts of abilities are blessings from the forest."
Of course, the reason Yellow's tool-control technique could become so powerful was also because of instruction from her uncle, Wilton the fisherman. Viridian Forest had simply given her an enormous buff.
Over the past two days, Hikaru and Leaf had also been training this technique. Hikaru had six Dragon-type Pokémon constantly at his side. Counting the Light Stone, that made seven. However, Reshiram was addicted to tower-guarding and would not wake up anytime soon.
Although Leaf did not have any Dragon-type Pokémon, she had a Legendary bird Pokémon at her side. Relying on its powerful control over energy, Moltres also learned the knack of controlling energy waves.
Of course, this training was carried out secretly in the mountains near Mahogany Town. After all, releasing a Legendary Pokémon like Moltres would obviously attract attention.
While training, Hikaru even fed Moltres little snacks. The food he had previously given Zapdos was just as appealing to Moltres. The glaring bird used Pluck and ate happily.
Hikaru said, "This really is powerful. Once they learn this technique, it's equivalent to gaining the added effect of Unseen Fist. And because energy waves are all non-contact moves, they won't trigger enemy Abilities like Flame Body, Iron Barbs, Static, and so on."
Leaf said, "Exactly. I'll take the training results from this investigation, integrate them fully, and then climb Mt. Silver again!"
"And that program chip we obtained earlier. After I sent the investigation report to Professor Samuel Oak, Professor Oak wasn't surprised at all. I asked him whether he had experience traveling through time, and I didn't expect to actually get an answer."
"It really is incredible. Professor Oak experienced something like that when he was a child, and it happened not long ago!"
Hikaru casually returned Leaf's Pokédex to her.
"I've already finished adapting and upgrading the program. After all, I'm a Mechanic too. Although this was an illegal modification, since my Pokédex is a Unova Pokédex and isn't compatible with this program, modification was unavoidable."
With this, he could now develop an illegal Pokédex too. But considering that a Capture Styler was also a kind of alternate Pokédex, he had already learned this technology long ago.
Now, he had simply strengthened it further.
"After upgrading into a special National Pokédex, it can gather massive amounts of information from different regions and almost every nation, then immediately scan data on newly encountered Pokémon. Yes, the newly added function is…"
"QR Scan! Or Island Scan! Of course, that's just a name. What it's called doesn't really matter."
This should originally have been a function possessed by the Rotom Pokédex. However, in the Adventures world, earlier-generation Pokédexes actually had similar abilities.
Its presentation was also very similar to the transition segment from the original anime: "Who's That Pokémon?!"
Then, with a flash of lightning, the black silhouette would reveal its true form.
However, this function was very different from the anime's handheld database and transition quiz.
To gather more information, select excellent Trainers, and deal with all sorts of emergencies, Professor Oak heavily modified and upgraded the Pokédex.
Finally, during the Battle Frontier and HeartGold and SoulSilver periods, he used the original Pokédexes of ten Pokédex holders as blueprints and invited Professor Rowan to help manufacture an even stronger Sinnoh Pokédex.
However, the Sinnoh Pokédex's new abilities were not really shown much in the Diamond and Pearl arc.
Moreover, after Diamond and Pearl, the concept of Pokédex holders gradually faded. They could even take out two devices and hand them to two bodyguards. Who knew what kind of deal the Professor Rowan and Berlitz family of that other world had made?
But in the Diamond and Pearl arc, the Berlitz family was active across multiple regions and could be considered the number one family in the Adventures world. The Hoenn Association's Rayquaza Capture Project involved them, and the design of the Rotom Pokédex, as well as the Chapter Seven heroine Moon, were also connected to that family.
"By investigating your current location, it can locate Pokémon that originally do not live in this region. It can detect the habitats of more different Pokémon and hidden Pokémon, while also providing catch conditions, distribution areas, time-based changes, sound-filter detection, and various other functions."
"At the same time, it also incorporates technology from another world. I've recreated all the functions of that other world's Pokédex. Now, our Pokédexes aren't merely databases and survey tools. Let me explain in detail."
"Ecological recording system: that means text introductions and image diagrams. This is the basic system that reads ecological information and records it."
"Move, power, and status confirmation system. Through this, you can maintain an advantageous position in battle."
"Portable transfer system. You can transfer Pokémon on your person to a designated Pokémon Laboratory at any time. Of course, the other side must also have a corresponding receiver."
"Link trade function. It can use the Pokédex to record special magnetic-field fluctuations and perform trade evolution. It has the same effect as a Linking Cord."
"Recording and playback of video footage. It's somewhat like holographic technology, but in our world, this technology is still under development."
"Pokédex resonance. When the holder of the corresponding version Pokédex appears nearby, the Pokédex makes a sound. It can also be used as a locator… and an alarm clock."
"Health status system. It can check your Pokémon's stamina loss and consumption status at any time."
"Area tracking. As long as you have encountered a Pokémon once, you can record its condition and track the direction in which it roams. But it has regional restrictions."
"Mm, this system is very powerful. It was originally a special added function made so the catching expert Crystal could capture every Pokémon."
"There's also terminating a Pokémon's evolution. A Pokédex holder can press the B Button to confirm, releasing special electromagnetic waves that forcibly interrupt the Pokémon's evolution process."
"As an electronic device, it can also resist electric shocks, high temperatures, and fire. But it can't block high-powered piercing moves. Keep that in mind."
A major reason the Adventures Pokédex had so many functions was that it used unused design concepts.
The original game Pokédex had been planned as a Key Item that could be opened during battle, but that design was ultimately abandoned.
Leaf was astonished. "Whoa… It has that many functions?!"
"No wonder Pokédex holders are regarded as extremely strong and reliable people. Our Pokédexes don't have that many strange functions!"
"And when I think about what you told me, how Team Rocket over there developed an even stronger Black Pokédex, then Professor Oak upgraded the National Pokédex in response, it really does sound like an arms race."
"Wait. If it has an area tracking function, doesn't that mean even Legendary Pokémon and Mythical Pokémon can be recorded and tracked?"
"Ah! There it is!"
Leaf looked in shock at the new information appearing on her Pokédex. A never-before-seen interface had switched on. It contained information about Mew.
Over the past three years, she had gone to Faraway Island, Guyana, and the Edge Island where Mew had appeared, investigating ancient ruins connected to Mew.
Although she had never managed to successfully meet Mew, at some point, the Pokédex truly had recorded some information related to it.
And relying on just that small fragment of data, it could locate Mew.
"Mew… Mew is near the Johto region, and it's moving toward Mahogany Town?!"
Hikaru thought for a moment. "Ah, it must be that incident. Roughly half a year ago, there was a violent storm over the waters near the Kanto region. Many Trainers received invitations to go to a place called New Island. But in reality, that invitation was a trap set by a Pokémon called Mewtwo."
"During that incident, Mew set out from Faraway Island, appeared on New Island, and battled Mewtwo. Afterward, they came to understand each other and flew toward the horizon with many Pokémon. Their whereabouts have been unknown ever since."
"It seems that only someone with a pure heart and strong feelings of wanting to meet it can make Mew appear. Your Pokédex has Mew's data, but you've never seen it in person. That's probably because your heart still isn't pure enough."
Leaf stared at the tracking dot on the Pokédex for a long while. Only after the dot vanished did she quietly close the interface.
"It disappeared. It vanished with a whoosh, right near Mahogany Town. It probably left the Johto region."
"Manager, do you know who discovered Mew?" Leaf took a deep breath and spoke of her past experience. "On Cinnabar Island, there's a ruined, burned-out building called Pokémon Mansion."
"After Red and I investigated it, we found notes left inside. They mentioned Guyana. Supposedly, it was discovered deep in the jungle. On July 10 of a certain year, the researcher named the newly discovered Pokémon Mew."
"On February 6 of the next year, Mew gave birth to a child. That Pokémon was called Mewtwo."
Hikaru said, "The diary's owner was Dr. Fuji from Lavender Town. Mm, but the events at Pokémon Mansion and the New Island Laboratory happened a long time ago."
"Mewtwo initially could not grow up. The reason it was created was also to revive a dead life. Cloning technology is now treated as taboo."
"…Mew's temperament is fickle, and it even surpasses human emotions, interests, and ethics. Because of that, it has a pure yet cruel side. Just like on New Island, when it once said to Mewtwo, 'There is no way a real one would lose to a fake,' and decided to battle Mewtwo because of that."
"Its position is that of a being humans cannot understand. And Mew is the origin of all Pokémon, possessing eternal life and great power."
"So apart from one particular Mew, other Mew may appear anywhere in this world."
Although in the FireRed and LeafGreen story, after Mewtwo escaped from Pokémon Mansion, it reached Cerulean Cave and lived there.
However, since the Mewtwo from the original series movie was essentially an extension of the Red, Green, and Blue Mewtwo, the New Island plot matched perfectly with the research timeline at Pokémon Mansion.
That said, a Monthly CoroCoro manga revealed that the first person to witness Mew was actually Professor Oak, not Mr. Fuji. Most likely, Professor Oak at the time did not recognize that Pokémon, so he did not record it. Later, Mr. Fuji found Mew on Faraway Island and brought it back for research.
This was the weight carried by an authority on Pokémon.
"…Because Mew knows every Pokémon move, theoretically it should be impossible to capture easily. So the only thing Mew could acknowledge would have been reviving the dead Amber. Therefore, the research in Pokémon Mansion was probably something Mew actively helped Dr. Fuji with, willingly allowing itself to be studied."
"It was just that after Team Rocket began funding the project, everything changed."
The movie had also shown that Dr. Fuji's research did not go smoothly at first. His wife also left him because of their daughter's death. At that time, Team Rocket's funding revived the entire project. A scientist who wanted to revive his daughter and a dark organization that wanted to grasp the strongest power. The two sides hit it off immediately.
Afterward, Mewtwo blew up the New Island Laboratory. Mr. Fuji probably returned to Pokémon Mansion with Mew, then went to Faraway Island and left behind that inscription, hoping the second person to set foot there would be kind-hearted.
That meant a player who committed every crime under the sun.
But…
If the Ransei region existed, then before Individual One appeared, there was actually an Individual Zero.
Five hundred to four hundred years ago, Mewtwo appeared in the Ransei region together with the mysterious Floating Rock. It appeared in Kenshin Uesugi's story route and had already been called a Legendary Pokémon at the time. It was truly baffling.
And because there were no Trace and Greenine characters, Leaf could not possibly meet Mewtwo in Cerulean Cave. That event disappeared outright. But it did not matter much, since the Cerulean Cave incident was never a plot that absolutely had to happen.
Hikaru said, "Leaf, are you not planning to track Mew and look for it?"
Leaf shook her head. "No. My heart really does still have a huge flaw. But this time, Mew appearing in the Johto region… Could it have come to see me?"
"Because we traveled through space-time with Celebi, it gained more understanding of this world we live in. Maybe that's exactly why it appeared near Johto."
"Wanting to understand Pokémon's feelings is the same as Pokémon wanting to understand human feelings. If Mew once fought Mewtwo on New Island, and if something like that happened…"
"I think, when the time is right, it will definitely appear before me too."
"This trip to Mahogany Town was very enjoyable. I have to thank Pryce for his hospitality, and traveling through space-time with you really was interesting, Manager. The next time you run into something terrifying, come find me so we can investigate together. After all, as Champion-level combat power, I won't drag you down."
"Then I'll give you this card." Hikaru handed over the card engraved with Celebi's trail. Leaf hurriedly tried to decline it.
"Isn't this very important? I saw you use this kind of card to summon Pokémon for battle… Uh, although you carry lots of Pokémon with you, this kind of card must still be incredibly precious, right?"
"If you give something like this to me…"
Hikaru said, "It's fine. Celebi is an important safety guarantee. And I told you before, didn't I? Without protection, even professional time-space explorers can lose their memories during space-time travel, be eroded and disturbed by some kind of aura, or maybe even fall into an even more distant universe and turn from a human into a Pokémon."
"Besides, this kind of card is something I made myself. They're originally imitations of some iron plate. What matters is the trail on them, not the card itself. For me, once a trail is recorded, it won't be lost. Look, here's a second one."
Hikaru casually took out a second iron card printed with the same trail. "After all, there are many Celebi. Although the trails are the same, the connected Celebi are different."
In the end, Leaf accepted the card with gratitude. This would greatly improve her safety when she carried out various Mythical investigations.
Hikaru did not want to one day see Leaf in Hisui, ORAS, Ultra Megalopolis, or somewhere like that.
"Oh! Are you leaving?"
After Pryce finished handing out Rage Candy Bars to those ninja children, Leaf came to say goodbye to him, and he nodded.
"You're going to Mt. Silver? Then give it your best this time!"
At first, only a tiny handful of people knew that Red was standing guard on Mt. Silver. But now it had become common knowledge. There was even a dedicated guard blocking the entrance at Indigo Plateau, saying those without enough strength could not pass.
Who knew whether that guard had been arranged by Lance?
"Pryce, I'll be leaving too."
Mm, although he had originally planned to go to Mount Tensei or Ecruteak City, the Rainbow Trial did not seem to need to be rushed.
Because Aegislash was now floating behind Hikaru, pondering something.
Through mental conversation, Aegislash spoke of the bizarre rainbow it had dreamed of last night.
The direction of the rainbow was not Mount Tensei. It was deep in the sea. Beneath the ocean floor, there was an ancient altar.
Aegislash felt that this was probably a sign. So it would be better not to take a pirated Rainbow Wing to Mount Tensei. Running into Marshadow again would be quite awkward.
"Ahem. Marshadow isn't always in Kanto and Johto either. It comes and goes freely through the shadow world. Rather, a chain of islands like Alola is more like its happy old home."
"But if the rainbow extends toward the end of the sea instead of Mount Tensei… then since Alola doesn't have any Ho-Oh-related events, if there's a Rainbow Altar, it really is connected to Oblivia, isn't it?"
"Still, if there was a prophetic dream, that means the trial location isn't here."
Besides, the Rainbow Hero was not Hikaru.
It was Aegislash.
Then what was Hikaru supposed to do? The answer was to go knock on stones.
Pryce said, "This incident was truly thanks to you. Although the ice sculpture exhibition had a few unexpected problems, it still ended successfully."
"I'll give you some Mahogany Town specialties to take with you. These are Rage Candy Bars! Don't be shy. Take more!"
"Today, I am not Pryce of winter, but Pryce of spring!"
The Johto region had quite a few specialty snacks. Rice crackers, dumplings, dorayaki.
Rage Candy Bars were Mahogany Town's famous product. They were not actually manju, but sweets made by wrapping various fillings in flour dough and steaming them. Most of the fillings were red bean paste.
"Isn't this just dorayaki?"
Because dorayaki were also called mikasa manju.
"Gu-pao!"
Chien-Pao leaned over. It stared at the box of Rage Candy Bars with a greedy expression. Although it had a lonely nature and its favorite flavor was spicy, it accepted sweet foods too.
As long as it was not sour, everything was fine. Otherwise, it would instantly become a lemon leopard.
And now, it was Dorae-Pao.
When Hikaru left Mahogany Town, he saw the light of flame flying toward the western sky. That was Leaf's trail toward Mt. Silver.
And higher in the sky…
A Pokémon radiating brilliant light was watching the direction in which Leaf had left. Then it noticed Hikaru's gaze, and so…
"Mew!"
Hikaru said, "Although the Mew from Faraway Island isn't the one from the Tree of Beginning in the world I know, it can actually sense area-tracking radio waves and conceal its own presence."
"Mew~!"
Mew proudly planted its hands on its hips and made a big loop in the sky.
How could mere human technology possibly surpass me?
Even the strongest life-form created as the crystallization of human technology, one of my kin, Mewtwo, could not defeat me!
Still, your hearts really are pure. So-called purity does not mean knowing nothing or understanding nothing. It means being like that boy in the hat… mm…
Mew crossed its little arms and began thinking.
For a moment, it did not know how to express it. In short, it was a very good feeling.
And Mew from Faraway Island also sensed another Mew's aura on Hikaru.
"Are you curious about the second Mew's location?"
"North of Mt. Moon, past the Kanto region, is a place called the Rota region. Although it's called a region, all that currently exists there is a single city. There is a giant thing there called the Tree of Beginning. It looks like a great tree, but is actually a living rock formation."
"You were born on Faraway Island, then lived in the jungles of Guyana on the southern continent, so you never knew about that place, right? If you have time, why not go find it and play with it? It's very lonely inside the Tree of Beginning."
"So, are you going to Mt. Silver now?"
Hikaru's words made Mew think for a moment.
Ohhh!
So there were still lots of fun things on this side of the land!
After parting from Mewtwo, it had gone many places and had briefly forgotten to return to Faraway Island. In that case, crossing the mountains and that plateau to head toward the land farther north sounded good too. It could even find another of its own kind and new kin.
Speaking of which, had there been more Mewtwo? It felt like Mewtwo's aura was drifting around in other places too.
Because of their connection in kinship and genes, even from far away, Mew could sense Mewtwo's existence.
There was no doubt about it. There were more of them!
"Mewtwo… There are now two individuals. A third one may appear soon as well. All Mewtwo were born from the genes in your eyelash, created through a combination of fossilized eyelashes from ancient Mew and genes extracted from your body."
"Although Mewtwo are genderless, the Mewtwo that once fought you leans male, while Individual Two leans female. As for the possible Individual Three, which may currently be under construction and hidden somewhere beyond the sea…"
"I don't know whether it will be a little brother or little sister."
"Do you plan to replay the battle between the genuine article and the fake? Though Individual Two no longer needs to be fought."
Mew blinked.
It covered its mouth and laughed, hu hu hu.
Looks like not every Mewtwo suddenly goes mad. There was a well-behaved child too!
"Mew!"
Then it had something to do!
First, it would go to Mt. Silver to help that girl. Then it would go to the northern land. Finally, it would go see the other children. That was settled!
And if it could not meet them…
Then it would have you do a favor!
A wondrous pattern has been sensed! Draw it!
Obtained the light trail of Mew from Faraway Island!
Mew, ten stars, LIGHT attribute, Psychic type.
2500 ATK, 4000 DEF.
Can be Special Summoned by banishing any three monsters from the Graveyard!
"Mew is going to help Leaf fight Red… She'll win this time!"
Hoenn region, north of Lavaridge Town.
Forina.
"Did you hear it? The voice of the stars…?"
A girl wearing a red bandanna had come here at the request of her childhood friend Brendan to investigate something.
And in this clearly deserted place, a circus had suddenly appeared, immediately attracting people from the surrounding towns to come watch.
With doubts in her heart, May, the game version, watched the show here. Then she unexpectedly met a boy wearing a hat.
"I'm Ash from Pallet Town, and this is Brock. What did you mean by the voice of the stars just now?"
Route 47, Embedded Tower!
Inside the hidden space where he was resting, Steven Stone opened his eyes. He had come to the Johto region before to gather rare stones, but this time he could not simply wander around.
It was almost time. Rayquaza had already been recuperating here for more than a month, and the meteorites retrieved from all over the world had also been delivered here one after another.
Steven checked the recent messages.
A message from Sootopolis City:
"Draco Meteor training is complete! Drake's Salamence has already mastered this move and is now in Wallace's hands."
A message from Hoenn proper:
"Hoenn's Sky Battle tournament is also about to begin. While all Flying-type experts compete fiercely in aerial contests, our side will set out from Embedded Tower, reach the skies above Hoenn in one push, then turn into a sword and charge into space."
Steven did not have any Pokémon capable of flying into space. According to Zinnia's original plan, she had intended to sacrifice her own life to form a bond with the dragon god, then ascend to the heavens and fight. But now, with the Magma Suit and Aqua Suit, there was no need to make that kind of sacrifice.
Team Magma and Team Aqua had still left behind a few good things. Of course, although remnants of those two organizations were still active, they were no longer as extreme as they had been in the past. Their leaders were also preparing to transform.
For the Hoenn region, this was a good thing.
"A message from the Fiore region. At the Fiore Temple, Zinnia met the Rayquaza that appeared on the ice field four years ago. She finally made it understand the current situation, and it agreed to come over!"
Originally, they had planned to forcibly capture it at Fiore Temple. But considering that the Pokémon Rangers would stop them, they ultimately sent Zinnia there instead.
"Then the last thing left, aside from the Jade Orb, is the ancient meteorite that Brendan and Drake went to the Dragon Holy Land to search for…"
"Speaking of which, once I came to the Johto region, strange dreams began one after another. The several futures I once dreamed of, in which Hoenn was destroyed, and the endings where everyone died…"
A world where Groudon and Kyogre's fierce battle left Hoenn's experts dead or gravely injured.
A world where the giant meteorite was transported away, then fell and caused Hoenn to sink completely.
There were also all sorts of other ways it could perish. Steven could not help beginning to reflect.
I cannot help asking this: what exactly is wrong with the Hoenn region? As Champion, I do not understand!
"In other words, if the Link Cable is used, the place the colossal meteorite will be sent to is that world already shattered by Groudon and Kyogre's battle…"
[No. That meteorite's power has grown stronger. Is it not ready yet?]
"Who is it?! Who's there?"
Steven heard a girl's voice. He abruptly turned his head and looked toward the place the voice had come from. In the mist, he saw a blurry figure. His pupils trembled violently. Because he had learned about the spirit world and the dead from Hikaru, and because his colleague Phoebe was also a medium, seeing a ghost was not actually that surprising.
But the ghost before him was different.
"Were you the one sending me dream warnings? You… that outfit… could you be…?"
"Aster?!"
However, the female spirit emerging from the mist and ozone only revealed a sorrowful gaze. She watched the sky outside the tower, and then a second voice descended from distant space.
[No matter what you do, it is meaningless! If one meteorite is not enough, then how about adding another, even larger one? You think a mere two Rayquaza can stop this?]
Suddenly, powerful telepathy traveled from distant space into Steven's mind. Steven was not the only one shocked to hear this declaration.
Rayquaza of Hoenn, whose organs were damaged as it frantically chewed meteorites and accumulated power, also heard that voice.
That voice was…
[While you were preparing to shatter the giant meteorite, I was also welcoming my birth. That strange protection delayed my birth, and I could not obtain the abundant natural energy, so I turned to the universe in search of energy instead.]
[How fortunate. That huge comet shining with eternal light has arrived! And it brought with it… unbelievable energy!]
[Using this power, I can even transcend distant space-time!]
"Deoxys? Are you Deoxys?! Wait. You can actually speak to me directly from space. This power…"
Steven was shocked.
Although Hikaru had already explained the existence of Pokémon like Deoxys, according to Hikaru, nearly all visitors from space were basically friendly.
Only the one inside this colossal meteorite was an exception.
"To obtain natural energy, you drove the meteorite to strike Hoenn. But now you say you've obtained the power of a cosmic comet… Is it the Millennium Comet?!"
"Then if you've already obtained that energy, you should leave! Why do you hold such enormous hostility toward us, when you've never even met us before? Don't tell me the previous theory was right. The Millennium Meteorite that once fell in the Hoenn region really was…"
Deoxys of the colossal meteorite was speaking with Steven.
[You want to say that after the light traveled beyond the universe for one thousand years, I came to avenge my companions?]
[Heh heh… If it had been before, I did have that thought. But there was more than one companion that fell into your world. We likewise come from a domain filled with radiance, outsiders from heaven within the Pleroma. It would only be normal that not all of us bear goodwill toward you, would it not?]
[Not only the companions who died in Hoenn, but also those ancient companions who fell onto another lost island and vanished… We migrated toward this planet for the sake of birth. But once I obtain this tremendous energy, I will be the strongest among my kind!]
[There will be no need to share it with them!]
[Power. This unparalleled power!]
[After touching the spark of the Millennium Comet and being bathed in its light, unprecedented energy is erupting through my body!]
Steven said, "Jirachi: Wish Maker… Jirachi… The Millennium Comet has returned!"
"Why would life-forms that came from the realm of light become like this…"
Deoxys of the colossal meteorite said, [Would those weaklings be my companions? Every living thing, whether large or small, carries malice in its heart! Because malice is an emotion rooted in instinct!]
[I will obtain this energy and return to the land of light! Besides, we are cosmic viruses! Constantly imagining ourselves as embodiments of light is laughable!]
[The so-called spirit of light? Bullshit. We lost that thousands of years ago!]
(End of Chapter)
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