Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

At midnight, everything was quiet. The cold moonlight poured into Eslo's room through the window, adding a touch of color to the already dark room.

The young man lying on the bed was looking at the ceiling with lifeless eyes. His black hair was scattered on the bed, outlining soft lines. His clear eyes seemed to be looking directly at the endless starry sky through layers of obstacles.

[What is the meaning of catching Pokémon? Is it to stay with family? But in this case, can't we stay together without catching them? What do Pokémon, or what do trainers and Pokémon mean to each other?] Aislo's mind was as confused as a tangled mess.

[Why am I on this journey now? For the elves? For myself? It's really distressing...] Eslo scratched his head stiffly, then took out Absol's dark ball and examined it, even though there was no elf in it.

After a long time, Aislo put the dark ball back and continued to stare at the ceiling with a dull look.

【…】

"..."

[…What are you looking at?] Yveltal, who had shrunk to the size of a parrot and was lying next to Eslo, asked in confusion. Perhaps his companion was thinking about some boring things like life or dreams.

"I don't know." Eslo's answer was straightforward. He stretched his body and made the word "big" on the white bed sheet. In this way, the words "big" and "Y" appeared on the bed.

【？】Darkrai in the shadows tilted his head to express his confusion, but he didn't say anything.

[As expected of you...] Yveltal rolled his eyes, thinking that humans are troublesome... even though the stone slab is not human.

[If there is something you can't figure out, why not go outside for a walk.] Huayanguai smiled. She was very familiar with Eslo's appearance. When he was in the Crown Forest, Eslo would occasionally be like this, but every time he would have new problems bothering him, just like a newborn baby, always with endless questions. She turned her head and looked out the window. The moonlight was beautiful, very suitable for a walk.

"Okay." Aislo nodded in agreement. He had nothing to do anyway.

After tidying up his messy black hair, Aislo got out of bed, put on his windbreaker, and walked straight to the door.

The room was quiet, with no other sound except the sound of Eslo walking around. Well, to put it another way, all the elves except Yveltal, Darkrai and the Rock Trogg were not in the room.

Perhaps his elves will soon become regulars in battle clubs everywhere? Aislo couldn't help but smile.

[They are all working hard to protect you.] Darkrai thought of the determined looks in the eyes of those little guys and smiled.

[That's right. But this guy who doesn't take his own life seriously was still pretending to be stubborn and refused to say anything when he encountered difficulties before~] Yveltal's sarcastic voice sounded. Whenever he thought of how he easily believed Eslo's words and did not go for a physical examination, he could not help but want to travel back in time and slap himself in the face.

Aislo scratched his head in embarrassment.

[Well, he's still young, and all rebellious kids seem to be like this.] The Flower Rock Monster was still as gentle as usual... Well, maybe Regirock and the elves of the Crown Forest didn't think so, and this gentleness was only for Eslo.

[…?] Yveltal looked at the flower rock monster in confusion. Something seemed to be burning in his head. He had thousands of words in his mind, but he couldn't say them out. In the end, he could only say one sentence, [Are you serious?]

Darkrai's icy blue eyes revealed helplessness, [He is older than you, Rock Monster. ]

[That's the body. The age of the body doesn't represent the age of the soul and the mind, right?] The Flower Rock Monster laughed. Eslo's heart is like a child, always full of contradictions. He will be troubled by many simple questions and it is difficult to guess...Yveltal is the same. These two guys are the same.

[According to what you said, there is no such thing as a rebellious period at the age of two?] Yveltal was speechless.

[Here.] The Flower Rock Monster answered easily.

【Ha...】Darkrai laughed.

"Okay, okay, it was my fault for hiding my physical condition from you guys before. I won't do that again." Aislo finally interrupted and pushed the door open and walked out.

[Apologize - to set the stage for future offenses.] Yveltal cleared his throat and spoke, jumping onto Eslo's shoulder.

"That's not what I meant...wait, where did you learn this?" Aislo asked puzzledly.

[On your phone, the human online world is truly amazing.] Yveltal said as if it was a matter of course.

[Don't read this anymore, it might have been posted online by some chuunibyou.] Huayanguai complained, and he and Darkrai escaped into the shadow of Eslo. It was a small shadow, but a huge space.

[But I think this makes sense.] Darkrai shrugged, his ice-blue eyes were hazy, and he seemed to be lost in his past memories, which were probably not good memories.

Looking at the three elves chatting there, Aislo couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly. The moonlight was beautiful, just like the family in front of him.

……

Eslo walked quietly on the streets of Black Gold City. The green trees on the roadside were rustling in the breeze. Yveltal and the others did not talk either. They just accompanied the boy to appreciate the evening scenery. Unknowingly, Eslo walked into the woods outside Black Gold City.

Darkrai quietly floated out from the shadows and shielded Eslo from the cool breeze in the forest at night, even though Eslo did not need it.

The woods were as quiet as the city, with the occasional low chirping of insect elves coming through, telling of the charm of summer.

At this moment, a faint collision sound was heard in the distance, which attracted Aislo's attention.

[Would you like to go over and take a look?] Darkrai asked softly.

"Yeah." Aislo took a step and headed in that direction.

……

On the other side, a Wrist Li and a Casey were standing opposite each other. Looking at Wrist Li's embarrassed look, it could be seen that he did not gain any advantage in the fight with Casey.

"Da na..." Wan Li dusted off his body and prepared for battle. Coming from a self-taught background, he had only a vague understanding of attribute restraint, and knew even less about rare attributes such as the psychic system.

Cathy remained silent. Just now, Armli had challenged her, saying that they wanted to see who was stronger. She didn't even understand where Armli got the courage to rush forward against his attributes. In short, this was an inexplicable battle.

Next to the battlefield, a petite girl was leaning against a tree with hazy eyes and her cute head nodding, as if she could fall asleep at any time. The girl was Xiaotong.

The Pichu in Xiaotong's arms also performed the same action. The electric current overflowing from the cheek pouches occasionally shocked Xiaotong's arms, but Xiaotong continued to be half asleep and half awake as if nothing had happened. One can't help but sigh at his terrifying physical fitness.

At this time, the grass swayed slightly, causing Casey to still have the strength in his wrist to stop his hand movements and look over here.

Finally, the bushes were parted, and a young man with black hair and black clothes walked out. After seeing the two elves, he greeted them.

"Hi~"