Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

"Hey! A'luo, come here!" Aislo, who had just arrived at the Black Gold Coal Mine, soon heard Mary's call. At this time, the girl was standing on a pile of rocks and waving at this side. The warm sunlight was shining, making her look playful and bright.

"Okay~" Eslo ran over happily. Whenever he saw Mary, his heart would beat faster unconsciously. Although he didn't know why, the boy didn't have time to think about it. The only thing left in his eyes was that beautiful figure.

Absol, who was following behind Eslo, shook his head helplessly. His little Luo was very good at being emotionally dull. He had accidentally hit the straight ball so many times before. The elves knew it, Mary knew it, his friends guessed it, and Arceus knew it. But he himself didn't think about it at all. Thinking of this, Absol couldn't help but sigh again.

On the other hand, Umbreon was jumping around as usual, without any of the elegance and dignity of other Umbreons. She rolled her red eyes at Absol who sighed from time to time, and then turned her head to look at someone who was running towards Marie. In Umbreon's opinion, why sigh all the time? Isn't it enough for the dear angel to be happy? Why care about other things?

Thinking of this, Moon Eevee couldn't help but look for Zoroark again, but he couldn't find him no matter how hard he looked. He was confused. The two elves with similar personalities were good playmates on weekdays. It could be said that they knew each other very well, and Zoroark should have nothing to do during this period of time.

"Kaaaa." [Zoroark seemed to be unable to accept the fact that Maura was stronger than him, so he went to Ma for special training.] The rogue crocodile sharpened his claws and explained to his big sister after seeing her confusion.

"Boo?" [Huh? What's the comparison?] Umbreon was speechless.

"Soooo." [Perhaps it was his obsession.] Absol joined the conversation at this time. The "grudge" between Zoroark and Magura, or Zoroark's one-sided unwillingness, originated from the days in Baiyang Town. In general, it was like a child's competitive spirit. (See above for details, no further description)

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At the same time, on the other side of the black gold charcoal pit, Ma was sitting quietly on a straight stone pillar. Below him, Zoroark was standing in a chaotic stone forest, constantly turning and jumping. His sharp claws emitting a light blue light occasionally cut into the surrounding stones, leaving a series of smooth cuts. He should be practicing the move "Swallow Return".

Suddenly, Zoroark seemed to be tripped by something, and the light blue light in his hand dissipated in an instant. He was about to lose his balance and fall heavily to the ground.

But the next moment, the surrounding stones suddenly dissipated, turning into dark purple light spots that quickly gathered under Zoroark and gradually condensed, eventually turning into a soft mattress that caught Zoroark.

"What?" Zoroark touched the mat beneath him in shock, then stared up at Ma in disbelief with eyes wide open, expressing his shock.

"Ah." Ma crossed his arms and shook his head helplessly. With a crisp snap of his fingers, the remaining mats of Zoroark and the surrounding stone forest turned into light spots and disappeared into thin air.

Ma jumped down from the stone pillar lightly, pulled up Zoroark who had fallen on his butt, and at the same time reached out and gently tapped Zoroark's head, as if blaming him for being careless.

Ma: You are such a grown-up elf, yet you are still falling down here.

Zoroark scratched the back of his head awkwardly and accepted Ma's blame obediently.

"Yo yo?" Young Kiras, who was sitting not far from the two elves, tilted his head blankly when he looked over here, then lowered his head and started eating.

"Crack, crack..." The sound of stones breaking continued to ring out, like an accompaniment, complementing the complaints of Ma not far away.

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Looking back at Aislo, Aislo stepped lightly, and with a casual jump he probably reached a height of nearly two meters, rapidly approaching Mary on the top of the pile of rocks.

Suddenly, Aislo seemed to be tripped by something. He was unstable and about to fall. Seeing this, Aislo subconsciously stretched out his arms to keep his balance, and relied on his strong core strength to stand up again. Mary, who reacted, quickly reached out and pulled Aislo to her side.

"You, why are you in such a hurry? I won't run away." Mary helplessly poked Eslo's face with her slender white fingers. The touch was soft, like poking the clouds in the sky. The girl soon became addicted to the softness and couldn't help but stretch out her hands to rub the boy's cheeks.

"Haore, yuzhizhaochaore~" (Okay, I know I was wrong~) Aislo admitted his mistake obediently, without showing any dissatisfaction.

"Hehe~ You should have finished your business, right? Let's go and say goodbye to Mr. Hyota. We should about to leave here." Mary took back her hand and said contentedly.

"Yes! Then, let's head to the Black Gold Gym!"

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There were not many trainers coming to challenge the Black Gold Gym today, so Hyota finished the job quickly. After handing the badge to the young challenger, Hyota watched the man leave and wiped the sweat from his forehead. After all, he just ran back from the Black Gold Coal Mine in a hurry.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Hyota caught a glimpse of two figures walking towards him. He turned his head and saw that they were Aislo and Mary.

Piaotai naturally raised his hand and greeted the two of them, while walking in that direction.

"Mr. Hyota, we are leaving." Mary nodded slightly, and Morubeko on her shoulder also waved his little paws, as if saying goodbye.

Aislo also said: "Thank you for your care during this time."

"It's okay, I didn't do anything." Piaotai scratched his head, but the next moment, he paused when looking at Eslo, and suddenly raised the Poké Ball in his hand and said to Eslo and Mali: "But before we leave, why don't we have a battle?"

"Huh?" Aislo was slightly stunned, as if he was unable to react to the rapidly changing topic. Mary looked at Hyota and understood what he meant. This was a challenge from Hyota to Aislo. Although he said it to both of them at the same time, Mary could also understand that Hyota's target was not her.

Mary gently pushed Aislo to ask him to respond quickly. Although she felt a little disappointed because of her weak strength, she was more happy that her lover's strength was recognized.

"Hmm..." Aislo naturally also felt Mary's loss. He pulled the girl's hand slightly, as if to comfort her, then turned to Hyota and said, "No problem, but can we play doubles?"

"Double?" Hyota's eyes unconsciously drifted towards Mary, with a faint smile on his face, "Of course no problem."