Dawn of Pokémon

Above the clear sky, three similar-looking orange fire dragons were flying smoothly.Mist-like clouds passed by them, giving the trainers on their backs the illusion of wandering in a sea of ​​cotton.

Most young trainers actually don't like long distance flights.Even with the protection of cycling clothing, high-altitude airflow will still cause strong discomfort to trainers.The helmet of the standard aerial cycling suit does not cover the entire head. For some female trainers who value skin care, having their face baptized by cold wind for a long time is simply a nightmare.

Rather than being miserable and shivering in the sky, young people prefer to ride comfortably in a car. Riding Pokémon is just a channel for temporary short-distance movement.

Xinghai chose the long-distance flight to practice his son's riding skills.Riding Pokémon to fight is one of the indispensable skills of an investigator - when the silver-haired young man said this, Xiaotian didn't raise any objection.Not to mention Xiaoye, she never pays attention to whether the way of travel is comfortable and easy.

——Whether saving money is the most important thing.

The three of them were in no hurry, and their flying speed was neither fast nor slow. As long as they raised the volume slightly, they could easily cover the wind and be heard by their companions.Perhaps the scenery in the sky was too monotonous, so Xinghai had nothing to do and demonstrated some practical aerobatic flying skills to the two young fellow travelers.

Xiaoye and Xiaotian were naturally happy to use their time on the road to learn knowledge, and immediately started practicing by imitating the demonstrator's movements.

——A few minutes later, the silver-haired father and son looked at the purple-haired girl and her Pokémon partner with equally shocked eyes.

"Xiaoye...are you okay?" Xiaotian asked hesitantly.

"Of course." Xiaoye smiled firmly as she faced her cerebral cortex, which was full of crushed beans.

God knows why Charizard can turn a good flying action into a gyroscopic spin - and it's still at the level of turning out afterimages.Its eyes had long turned into mosquito coils, the whole dragon was flying swaying, and its wings were crooked into rags.Xiaoye felt that it was not surprising that she would crash with her partner in the next second. The barrage of "Is it too late to buy insurance now?" filled the screen.

Mr. Xinghai, who had always been a top student among trainers, had obviously never seen this kind of formation before. He was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment, and even the words he said to smooth things over were forgotten in the "cotton pile" behind him.After coming to his senses, he seemingly calmly picked up the topic and started chatting lively with the two children.

Just no more aerobatic practice.

The weather in the area where the three of them passed today was clear, the air flow was stable, and the flight path did not have any major fluctuations.Seeing Xinghai and Xiaotian starting the review and analysis of the Quartz League Championship, Xiaoye did not interrupt, but flipped through a booklet.

That was the instruction manual for the mobile phone she just bought - the girl took out the momentum of studying all night before the Zhenxin Town Primary School Graduation Examination. Even Xiaotian next to her firmly thought that his traveling companion was reading professional books instead of some idiot. Instructions.

Xiaoye once owned a smartphone, but that was already a story from another world far away, and the experience was not compatible here.This mobile phone was the most valuable possession she owned now. She was afraid that she would accidentally click a "one-button self-destruct" button and destroy the "treasure", so she wanted to recite the entire manual.

Just as the girl was immersed in the world of operating instructions and couldn't extricate herself, Pichu, who was stuck behind her because he didn't want to be blown into a rat by the wind, gently scratched Xiaoye's neck with his small paws.

"Master, master, wake up Qiu."

"What's wrong?" Xiaoye's consciousness briefly left the ocean of smartphone operations, and she raised her head slightly and asked.

"Is it okay not to stop it, Qiu?"

"Stop... who?" Xiaoye couldn't see the expression of the hair ball stuck to her back, but she only knew that her own expression must be full of question marks at this moment.

"Of course it's the stupid dragon, Qiu. Don't we have to keep what happened that day a secret?" Pichu struggled to climb onto Xiaoye's shoulders despite the wind, and cast a look of regret or pity to his master, "...Ah , it’s already too late Qiu.”

What happened that day?

Xiao Ye didn't remember what Pichu was talking about.She looked at her Charizard and Flame Dragon howling rhythmically, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

Charizard has liked to tell Yan Xu the interesting things he has experienced recently since he was a child, and I am afraid that it is no exception now...

and many more.

The purple-haired girl suddenly raised her head and met the direct eyes of the other two people.The gazes from those four eyes were so complicated that Xiaoye couldn't recognize the mixed emotions in them.

The eyes with mixed feelings slowly moved away from Xiaoye's face, and settled on the edge of the white round stone vaguely exposed on the girl's wrist.

Xiao Ye suddenly had the urge to scoop out the broken bean curd in her head and drink it.

She's so stupid, really.She only knew that the instructions for important properties should be read carefully, but she didn't expect that "Charizard Seller" was a skill that could be triggered at any time and could not be interrupted...

Evening, in the woods.

"...Anyway, that's what happened."

In the end, Xiaoye was unable to resist the pressure of the two companions' auras, and explained all the details of the day of the attack from beginning to end.

There are few surveillance videos in the player market and the resolution is not high. The camera closest to the battle site has long been blown to pieces by the Bronze Mirror Monster's cannon. Only the cameras on the edge recorded fragments.These clips do not include scenes of Charizard being pierced by light.

Except for Xiaoye and the three people who were fighting against the enemy together, there was also a passerby who saw this scene.However, the Charizard was apparently uninjured after the incident, and a passerby only mentioned when questioned that "it seemed like he saw the Charizard being hit." After the police confirmed that the Charizard was safe and sound, they only thought it was a passer-by looking at it. I was so dazzled that I didn't pay attention to this detail.

As a person involved, Xiaoye herself could not explain the mysterious phenomenon that day.

She truly saw Charizard's painful expression and felt the temperature of Charizard's blood.Why did such a serious wound disappear without a trace after the light of the Moon Gem lit up?

After listening to everything the purple-haired girl said, Xinghai lowered his head and his eyes with complicated emotions fell gently on the white round stones placed on the table.

The heart of the moon symbolizes "salvation".He knew that his son had found the stone in the land beyond, and that he had given it to his companions.But he never imagined that after that cruel war, he would be able to see the person recognized by the Heart of the Moon again.

Seeing that the two people across the table didn't seem to be angry, Xiaoye blinked and asked tentatively, "Mr. Xinghai, do you know what's going on?"

After a moment of silence, the silver-haired young man nodded, "I know. Just as the Heart of Leaf you hold can exchange thoughts, the Heart of Moon also has its unique function - as you can see, the expression may be related to 'healing'." 'Relevant. But..."

Seeing the girl in front of him staring at him for a moment, with an expression that seemed a little guilty, Xinghai smiled, picked up the moonlight-colored stone, and stuffed it back into Xiaoye's hand, "It's a good thing that you can use it, but you You’re too young, it’s a little early for you.”

Xiaoye looked at the stone in her hand in confusion, then raised her head and looked at the speaker again.The young man winked at her and his tone became lighter, "I hope you don't rely too much on it. When you grow up a few years, I will tell you everything about this stone, okay?"

"I understand, thank you." The girl was still confused, but she nodded obediently.Since Mr. Xinghai said this, temporarily concealing it must be a better choice than knowing everything in advance.

The topic about the Heart of the Moon came to an end for the time being. The boy who had been silent throughout the conversation finally spoke, "Charizard said you were injured while protecting it. Are you okay?"

"Of course." Xiaoye vowed, "It's just a flesh wound. It's been three days, and there's no trace left."

Xiaotian nodded, his expression not very happy, "I know - but I still hope you will tell me earlier next time."

"Well, I'm sorry... This time it's really a special situation, so it's hard to say anything." Xiaoye smiled sheepishly, "Especially since we are about to meet on the field, telling you this may affect your mood during the game. .”

Xiao Tian:"……"

Night:"?"

Xiaotian: "Article [-] of the team code states that team members have the right to know and cannot act on personal heroism when encountering a crisis."

Xiaoye: "...Eh?"

Xiaotian: "Team Code No. 30, Five Articles..."

Xiaoye: "Yes, I'm sorry, I was wrong, really wrong! Stop memorizing the text, Captain QAQ..."

The monotonous but pleasant long flight continued.In the high altitude where there was no signal, the three of them talked about almost everything they could. Even the rhythmic howling of the fire-breathing dragon became intermittent.

Finally, on the fourth day, the green land in the field of vision was replaced by the blue ocean.

——July [-]th, noon.

The silver-haired young man's feet stepped onto the moist earthy ground.He took off his helmet, letting his long hair fall down due to gravity, and declared with a smile, "Now, our flight journey is coming to an end."

"This is Tucheng Island." Xiaoye looked at the city that was vaguely visible in the distance.The heat wave that hit us was completely different from that in Miyuan City. It was sticky and full of water vapor, carrying the unique salty smell of the southern islands.The girl couldn't help but feel glad that she didn't have to continue wearing a murderous windbreaker here.

The Orange Archipelago [Japanese: オレンジ岛, English: Orange_Archipelago] is an archipelago located just south of the Kanto region. There is also a group of islands called "Seven Islands" separated from the mainland.It is located in the tropics, has a hot climate, and its unique southern style attracts many tourists.

There are four gym leaders here called the "Southern Cross". Although there is no traditional regional league, the unique gym challenge content and the "chief trainer" with a fast dragon still attract many young people. Trainer.

Hamlin Island [Japanese: デコポン岛, English: Hamlin_Island] is the northernmost island of the Orange Islands. It is very close to the Kanto area, and there are liaison ships between the two places every day.The entire island is crescent-shaped, surrounding a small island in the center called "Dejima" - which is the most prosperous area on the island. The large crescent-shaped island is called the outer island by urbanites.

Except for the cities and villages along the coast, there is almost no human habitation inside the outer island of Tucheng. The area is equally divided between mountains, forests and grasslands, and the entire island is covered with soft green.

The place where Saya and the others landed is called Cedar Canyon [Japanese: ぐんすぎきょうこく, English: Cedar_Canyon], which is an uninhabited area on the island. It was named because of the dense cedar trees growing in the valley.Due to abundant tropical rainfall and rich soil nutrients, the green fir trees grow to cover the sky and almost completely block the sunlight.When the traveler walks alone into the cedar forest, the effect of light and shadow is somewhat like a horror movie.

The travelers took off their cycling clothes, set up tables, chairs and stoves under the trees, and began to enjoy the last lunch of the three of them.

"Xiaoye, where are you going next?" Xinghai asked, swallowing the dried sandwich into his mouth without hesitation.

"I want to go to the city to see it first." Xiaoye replied.

"Is that so?"

"Well, I'll leave after dinner so I won't disturb you."

In order to hone her skills and make a living at the same time, Xiaoye paid attention to many small events that she could participate in.There will be a game suitable for practicing on Tuocheng Island two days later, and Xiao Ye came to this island just for this purpose.

The three trainers always eat very quickly. After they clasped their hands and said "Thank you for the treat," the Pokémon with huge appetites were still eating wildly.The two young men planned to clean the tableware as always, but before they started, they were chased away by adults more than ten meters away.

Now that we have to say goodbye, let’s chat more and leave the chores to me - said the conscientious First Class Investigator.

Xiaoye and Xiaotian are not used to "opening their mouths when they have clothes to wear, food to eat," but now that Xinghai has spoken, they have no choice but to behave like spoiled children.The two of them walked together and came to a huge cedar tree.

"What a tall tree." Xiaoye looked up at the treetops.

Compared with the trees in the canyon, this tree is a full third taller.But its branches are dry, its leaves are sparse, and its vitality seems to be very weak.

"When I was a child, I often set up a tent under this tree with my father." Xiaotian gently stroked the bark of the dead tree. "It's a pity that it is old. We have tried many ways, but we can't make it healthy."

Xiaoye turned her head and looked at her companion, catching a bit of regret in his ice blue eyes.

"Xiaotian." The purple-haired girl said, "Tell me, can I save it with this?"

Xiaotian was stunned, "Heart of the Moon?"

"Well." Xiaoye said, already energetically placing her right hand with the bracelet on the tree trunk, "Although I don't quite understand how to use it, since it can heal the fire-breathing dragon's injury at once, let's say Maybe we can bring this tree back to life?”

The girl exhaled and gently closed her eyes.

She tried to remember how she felt when the Heart of the Moon was lit that night.

It's like the thoughts gathered to the extreme finally evoked a miracle, or like the devout wish finally obtained God's permission. Countless thoughts surged along the neural circuits like rushing water, and finally converged on the same "bullseye" - —

Pure white light flows quietly from the boulders, softly covering the dry tree trunks.

The young man who was washing the dishes loosened his grip, and the dish stained with detergent fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

He opened his eyes wide and turned his head sharply to look in the direction of the light.

"This aura, this color, this fluctuation—"

"How could you forget?"

Countless dusty memories were reawakened by familiar fluctuations.The young man subconsciously took steps and started running.

"——It's 'him'."