Dawn of Pokémon

——That was the story of Xiao Ye before she set off on her journey.

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"Okay, everyone's forms have been turned in, right?"

"Yes--"

After hearing the rare neat answers from the five children, the old man in a white coat nodded with satisfaction and opened the approach questionnaire in his hand.

It's early winter, and the nine-year-old children in Zhenxin Town are about to usher in their graduation season - which is also their coming-of-age ceremony.

In the Pokémon League, elementary school graduates who are ten years old or older will become adults recognized by the law and can then go their own way.Whether they are traveling, getting employed, or continuing to study, parents will no longer interfere with their behavior. All choices depend on the parties themselves.

Dr. Ohki looked through the five forms one by one, his expression gradually turning from slight surprise to helplessness.

"What's the matter, Dr. Omu?" the black-haired boy asked impatiently.

"It's nothing - it's just that your choice reminds me of Zhenxin Town 30 years ago." Dr. Omu smiled, organized the forms in his hands neatly, and turned to the first page, "First of all -"

Before he finished speaking, Xiaozhi had already raised his hand, staring at the old man on the podium with bright eyes.

The good-tempered doctor did not state that "there is no need to raise your hand to answer during the approach consultation session", which satisfied the boy's desire for expression, "Xiao Zhi."

"Yes!" The boy who was called stood up suddenly, almost knocking over his chair.

"Why did you make the choice to 'become a trainer'?" Dr. Omu stared at the boy he had seen growing up.

"Because my dream is to become a Pokémon Master!" Xiaozhi replied loudly, "Although Doctor, you told us to reflect on whether our goals are appropriate, I still feel that this is what I want most!"

"Yes." The old man smiled and nodded, "This is indeed an answer very much in your style."

The black-haired boy chuckled. Before he could reply, he heard a cold snort coming from the next door.

"...What, Xiaomao, do you have any dissatisfaction?"

Dr. Ohmu sighed and interrupted the conversation between the children before the scene turned into an uncontrollable quarrel, "Xiao Mao, you are next."

The brown-haired boy stood up gracefully and raised his chin high, "I will become the strongest trainer and make the name of Zhenxin Town famous all over the world - of course," he said, glancing at the dissatisfied boy next to him, "Someone will only be my loser."

"What did you say!? It's you who will be defeated!"

"Oh, what are you talking about? Who lost to me 240 times in the quiz?"

"Stop." Dr. Omu coughed twice seriously, "If you don't keep quiet, I will let the Kirby beast eat your questionnaires."

Childish threats are always effective against childish people. The two children who were facing each other immediately sat back down in their seats.

"Xiaoyun, tell me what you think. Why did you choose to become a trainer?" Dr. Omu continued to ask.

The green-haired and green-eyed girl immediately stood up and answered happily, "Because I like the team and want to be a member of the team! I believe that during the journey, I will definitely meet friends who want to share life and death together!"

After finishing speaking, she looked at the silver-haired boy sitting by the window with a smile, and the meaning in her eyes was almost clear - don't forget our agreement!

Sensing the gaze, the person being watched turned sideways and seemed to nod slightly.

"Well, if you travel with the purpose of making friends, I believe you will be able to see the colorful world." Dr. Omu encouraged the girl with a bright smile, and then moved his eyes to the window, "Xiaotian?"

The silver-haired boy stood up and gave a simple answer, "I want to be a prosecutor."

"Remember you said that when you were five years old, and you haven't changed your mind since then?" The old man's smile contained a hint of nostalgia, "You really look like your father."

"Yes. Thank you for your continued teaching."

"I told you not to talk like this." Dr. Omu waved his hand - he admired this boy who was similar to his father and had a strong will, but it was very bad to sound like his father when he even spoke politely. The boy who is supposed to be innocent sees a miniature version of the image of a professional elite.

The old man in white walked back to the top of the podium and looked at the last person sitting at the back of the classroom.

"——Xiaoye, why do you want to become a trainer?"

The purple-haired transfer student stood up.Her eyes swept across the four peers in front of her inconspicuously, and her thousands of thoughts turned into a calm smile on her lips.

"I don't have such a big goal, I just want to travel with Pokémon."

"Really." Dr. Ohmu nodded and didn't think much about it. "It's also good to find what you want to do while traveling."

The class time on approach investigation was not long.After teachers teaching other courses also gave their suggestions and wishes, Dr. Ohki put an end to this class.

"Although I'm a little surprised that you chose the same approach, I believe that you have all thought deeply about this and have indeed used your own will to decide your future."

Looking at the ignorant children sitting under the podium, the old man showed a gentle smile.

"Children - I hope you will become excellent trainers."

When the school bell rang, the two most popular guys in the graduating class immediately rushed out of the classroom and disappeared.Xiao Ye did not participate in their fun. As usual, she said goodbye to her classmates and walked to her remote and deserted residence.

The old house she lived in was not close to Zhenxin Town Primary School. When the west-slanting sunlight dyed the sky red, she had just walked halfway through the distance.The shops and houses on the roadside have gradually become sparse. On the quiet road, the only sound is the tapping footsteps of the Charmander.

——The little guy who is less than one year old is lively and active. If he had not accidentally burned his master's homework with the flame at the tip of his tail, he would not want to stuff himself into a Poké Ball even in class.

Xiao Ye is not a very talkative person, and Charmander doesn't care about his master's silence. He is content with just running in circles around his trainer.

"...Charmander."

The orange baby dragon stopped suddenly and looked back at his trainer with his big eyes blinking.

The backlight of the setting sun made Charmander unable to see the expression of the human girl clearly. Only the calm voice as always came slowly, "If - I mean if, one day I went to a place far, far away, where there were only humans and no Pokémon. What do you want to do in the dream world?"

Charmander made a confused whine, as if he didn't understand what Xiaoye was asking.

"Are you going to come with me? Or stay here?"

The orange baby dragon stared blankly for a moment with its round eyes, then staggered to Xiaoye's feet and grabbed the trainer's trousers without hesitation, "Ah woo!"

The girl stopped.

"Even if there aren't any of your kind there?"

"Ah!"

"Even though... that's a completely foreign world to you?"

"Ah woohoo!"

The human girl fell into silence.Charmander looked at his master blankly, and suddenly his brain short-circuited and a terrible suspicion arose.

It...shouldn't...be discarded?

When the low sobs brought back Xiaoye's consciousness, the young dragon's big eyes had become filled with tears.Xiaoye was stunned for several seconds before she realized what Charmander was thinking. She immediately laughed and bent down to pick up the crying little guy. "I'm sorry, you misunderstood. I didn't want to give up on you."

"Ugh...?"

"Really." Xiaoye stroked Charmander's warm back and smiled softly, "I swear - as long as you don't get bored, I will be with you wherever I go. Trust me, okay?"

The orange baby dragon immediately showed a bright smile - even though there were still drops of water on his face, the smile was still without any grudge and was full of attachment and trust to the trainer.

Xiaoye lowered her eyes, and the scene she saw on the electronic screen that day reappeared in her mind.

She lied to Dr. Oak, to her friends, and even to Charmander - she didn't choose to become a trainer for the reason of "being with Pokémon".

If that day really comes... what choice should visitors from other worlds make?

The sound of wood breaking and the woman's exclamation interrupted Xiaoye's thoughts.She turned her head in surprise - a Kentero smashed through the fence of the house and rushed onto the road.

A middle-aged woman in an apron stumbled out of the house, calling Kentero's name in an attempt to calm him down.But Kentero turned a deaf ear and slammed into the tree trunk on the roadside like a headless ghost, and the unripe fruit fell to the ground.

Xiaoye knows this family.The male owner is the only farmer in the town who grows water spinach. In order to improve farming efficiency, they just asked a friend to capture a kentero at the beginning of this month.It is said that the Kentero has a somewhat rough temperament, but is very strong and willing to help humans. It is a good assistant in farm work.

Charmander let out a confused cry, and Kentaro, who heard the sound, actually bumped into it.Xiao Ye quickly held Charmander in her arms to dodge, and the rampaging Kentero stumbled along the road towards the center of the town.

The moment she passed by, Xiaoye saw a strange scene - Kentero's eyes were closed, the mane on his face was stained with red liquid, and there was a faint spicy smell coming from the wind.

Looking at the completely destroyed yard, Xiao Ye suddenly understood.

There was a wooden barrel leaning over in the corner of the yard, and the bright red juice inside spilled everywhere.It was a tomato sauce prepared in advance for pickling vegetables, and there were marks on the wooden barrel from the corner of Kentero's head - it was obvious that Kentero accidentally jumped left and right in the yard. It spilled the tomato sauce and the spicy liquid splashed into its eyes. The pain and loss of vision made it go berserk.

"Let's go after him and have a look." Xiaoye said briefly to the Charmander in her arms, and then ran after the dust raised by Kentaro.

Kentero, losing his mind, went on a rampage.The tomato juice made its eyes turn scarlet, and tears poured out continuously, so that Kentero could only see the horrifyingly distorted light and shadow.It hit the surrounding shops and houses indiscriminately, and even almost broke into the door of a house, scaring the townspeople into screaming and running away.

Seeing that Kentero was about to rush to the most prosperous part of the town, Xiao Ye felt that she had to find a way to stop it - the center of the town was densely populated with many pedestrians, and once the crazy Kentero rushed into the crowd, it would easily injure the townspeople.What's more, nearly half of the residents of Zhenxin Town are elderly.

The girl patted the head of Charmander in her arms, "Spark."

Charmander suddenly spit out hot sparks and hit Kentero's body directly.The rampaging bull immediately howled, turned around, and hit the spot where the high-temperature sparks were flying.

The originator of the attack had already run away. The bull hit the stone pier and became dizzy.Xiaoye took the opportunity to lift up the old man who fell to the ground in fright and was almost trampled by Kentero, and stared at Kentero calmly.

She remembered what Dr. Oak said in the Pokémon knowledge class. Before sprinting, Kentaro would whip himself with his tail to increase his fighting spirit. In addition, Kentaro's tail also acted as a balancer, which could make Kentero kept his body stable while running at high speed.

So, if you want to contain Kentero's actions...

"Spark." Xiaoye gave the order and started running quickly again.

The Charmander jumped up and spit out orange sparks again, and dexterously led Kentero, who could not see anything, in circles in the empty space in the middle of the street.The figure of the girl in white was almost blurry. She lightly passed over the stone pier where Kentero was hit, and a piece of gravel was already lying in the palm of her hand.

The irrational Kentero will only charge in a straight line. For the visitor from another world who has long been accustomed to fighting, predicting its actions is extremely simple.The hard stone flew out of the air and accurately hit the base of Kentero's tail.

The rampaging bull paused and its steps became chaotic.Its movement didn't stop for long, but it was enough for Charmander to catch its flaw.

The short young dragon was unable to fight Kentero head-on.So, there is no doubt what to do at this time - attack its feet to make it lose its balance.

"Charmander——"

Xiaoye's command had just been issued when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a beam of flames of the same color but more intense, tearing apart the dusk and twilight, hitting Kentero's front feet hard.

The mad bull roared loudly and left long marks on the dirt.Xiaoye turned around in surprise, and her eyes met another pair of ice-blue eyes.

The reinforcements that suddenly appeared in the chaos - Xiaotian's expression looked a little surprised, but Kentero didn't give them time to say hello.The angry Kentero roared hoarsely, and as the earth-yellow light brightened, a torrential rain of rocks smashed in the direction of the two humans.

"Yan, hold on."

Xiaotian calmly issued the defense order, and Yan opened a green light shield to block the rock collapse.Charmander's position was far away from the other two and he was not affected by Kentaro's moves.

The rain of stones indiscriminately covered a corner of the street, and bicycles placed on the street were smashed to pieces.After hearing the exclamations from a house not far away, Xiaoye knew she had to do something.

At the same time that the green light shield dissipated, the purple-haired girl shot out like an arrow - as if she didn't need any acceleration time at all, she completed the transition from extremely still to extremely dynamic in two steps, and in an instant she was almost close to Ken. In front of Taylor's face.Xiaotian looked shocked and subconsciously reached out to the girl's back, but it was too late to stop her.

The rapid footsteps made Kentero seem to be aware of it, and he howled and bumped forward, while the attacker had already circled behind the bull.The next moment, her hands firmly grasped Kentero's three tails.

The rampaging Cow Pokémon raised its back foot fiercely, but it only missed.The girl had already turned over and landed lightly on Kentero's back.The three tight tails were still tightly restrained by human hands. The bull, which had lost the ability to sprint quickly, was defenseless and could only spin in place for a while.

"Spray flames!"

Charmander saw the trainer's gesture clearly.As the first partner who has lived with Xiaoye since birth, Charmander can always read Xiaoye's meaning very well - it spits out scorching flames and hits Kentaro's other uninjured front foot. superior.

The severe burning pain caused by the high temperature made Kentero instinctively raise his front feet high, and his whole body stood upright.

"--Xiao Tian!"

The silver-haired boy caught the signal from the temporary friendly forces.Without hesitation, he stretched out his right hand and pointed at Kentero's soft belly.

"Big character explosion."

The domineering five-direction fire bloomed from the dim winter sky, its color was like the gorgeous fire clouds on the horizon, completely engulfing Kentero's figure.

Xiaoye, who jumped away in time, watched the Cow Pokémon struggling in the fire, cautiously took a few steps back, and ran back to Xiaotian with Charmander.

finished?

"Whoa, whoa—"

The next moment, the roaring intensified made Xiaoye and Xiaotian's expressions darken.The fire had slowly dissipated, and the charred Kentero stood in the smoke, with a pair of bloodshot eyes that were shockingly red.

The mad bull arched up and charged towards the young children again——

"Electromagnetic waves!"

The electromagnetic storm falling from the sky swept Kentero into it without any warning.A strong sense of paralysis struck the Cow Pokémon's limbs, causing it to immediately lose strength and fall to pieces as it rushed forward.

The golden dragon slowly landed on the ground, and a familiar voice came from behind the two of them.

"What's going on?" The doctor, who was in disheveled clothes and still had rice on his face, obviously rushed over in the middle of his meal.

Seeing the silver-haired boy also looking at her, Xiaoye smiled and said, "I think it was just an accident -"

After Dr. Ohki's Kuailong completely knocked Kentaro out, and Xiaoye explained what she saw and speculated in detail, stars had already appeared in the night sky.

The old doctor praised the two young men for their bravery, and told the owner of Kentero, who was chasing after him panting, that he would be responsible for comforting and treating Kentero.As Dr. Ohgi and the troubled Kentero exited together, the onlookers in the middle of the street gradually dispersed, leaving only the two people who had not yet become trainers still standing there.

"Charmander, you're leaving." Xiaoye called to her partner.

Charmander, who was having a great time running around the circle, looked back blankly, as if he hadn't yet entered the state of "going home for dinner after playing".Then, it was gently picked up by a pair of hands.

Xiaotian handed the orange baby dragon to Xiaoye, and there seemed to be a hint of smile in his always calm eyes, "Happy cooperation."

The purple-haired girl took the warm little guy and curled her eyes.

"——Well, it's a pleasure to work with you."

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The accident that briefly plunged Zhenxin Town into chaos came to an end.

As if it was just a small coincidence in the torrent of time, the intersecting wills collided and created a slight fire, which quickly dissipated in the darkness.The two future trainers who temporarily worked together didn't know yet, but for "them", this was just the beginning.

——One day, that subtle fire will light up the entire sky.

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