Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

In a small forest near the Pokémon Center, Aislo drew a circle on the ground with his finger. They were going to play marbles here. As for why they chose the forest as the location... Of course, it was for nostalgia~

[Okay, it's almost done~] When Gengar's grandmother saw that Eslo had finished drawing, she smiled and jumped to the center of the circle, trying to keep her short legs together like an "elegant" dancer, stirring up a light dust.

Compared with the huge body of Gengar's grandmother, the circle drawn by Aislo looked very small, which made the scene look very funny. The boy smiled helplessly and then counted the marbles in the jar in his hand.

"One, two, three... fifteen in total..." Eslo looked around. There were exactly five "people" including Gengar, Umbreon, Crocodile, Magellanic, and himself. Then, he looked at a "purple Pixie" that was spinning in a circle.

[Since there are exactly 15 marbles, then each person can have three. Let's all play together. The rule of the game is to push other people's marbles out of the field. Isn't it simple?] Gengar's grandmother's legs floated off the ground and rolled in the air, with Gengar's signature weird smile on her face.

As soon as Grandma Gengar finished her words, Aislo started to play marbles.

"Buy~"

"Crack!"

"…Ma-yeon."

Ma'la hesitated for a moment as he looked at the three scarlet beads before him, but he finally took them, seeming a little uncomfortable. He had never played games, let alone fought with other elves, even when he was still in the tribe.

Almost every Ma'ala tribe was extremely cruel. Born in a cold and icy land, they could only survive by plundering and hunting. Words like playing and fighting were almost unthinkable for them, who had been trained for just a few days after birth.

"Ma-la?" While Eslo and Gengar's grandmother were discussing how to improve the venue, Ma-la asked the rogue crocodile beside him about the specific operations of the game and the key points that need to be paid attention to.

But the rogue crocodile's behavior was beyond Ma'la's expectations. The crocodile wearing sunglasses still stood there with his head held high, but after hearing what Ma'la said, he shook his head, as if to say that he didn't know either.

"Xiuna?" Maxiola was extremely surprised. According to the information he got, Rogue Crocodile was obviously one of the first elves to see his master, so why hadn't he even played this game?

"Kaao..." Just when Crocodile was surprised by the way Mamaura addressed Eslo, his big sister, Moon Eevee, walked towards him with graceful steps.

"Buee~" Moon Eevee's voice was cheerful, but the meaning behind her words made Crocodile stunned. In summary, Moon Eevee felt that Crocodile was a little bit arrogant recently, and wanted to re-demonstrate the majesty of the big sister through this game.

Rogue Crocodile: Shouldn't the big sister protect the little brother? When you were still Ibrahimovic, I was the one who found the medicine for your injury! Also, how am I arrogant? This is slander! Slander! How am I arrogant? !

Ma'la looked at the rogue crocodile who had failed and silently distanced himself from him, fearing that he would get hurt.

[It seems I can only rely on myself... But it's just marbles, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?] Ma'la thought to herself.

On the other side, Aislo casually picked a few leaves from the roadside and started drawing on them, while chatting with Darkrai in the shadow.

Not long after, as Aislo waved to the elves here, several elves also gathered over.

The changes in the venue are not too big. The only difference from before is that there are many more potholes and bumps in the circle now, which increases the difficulty and fun of the game.

Afterwards, the five of them each put one of their marbles into the field and formed a circle. Grandma Geng Gui spoke again and added the rules, "If a marble falls into a hole in the field and cannot be taken out at that time, it will be considered out. Do you understand?"

Aislo and the others nodded. As for how to distinguish each other's marbles, it was quite easy for them with their excellent memory.

Then... the game was officially announced to begin. The first thing the kids had to do was to determine the order of attack. At this time, the leaves that Aislo had picked earlier came in handy. Different numbers were drawn on them. The boy placed the leaves on the ground, shuffled the order at random, and then began to draw lots.

Grandma Gengar was the first to stretch out her chubby paws and take away the leaf that she liked. When she saw the number on the leaf, the smile on Grandma Gengar's face became even brighter, and she let out a strange "hehe" laugh.

The other elves also reached out their hands, and Mamaura deliberately picked up the last leaf on the ground after Aislo took it away.

The final order of attack is as follows: Gengar, Magellan, Umbreon, Esiro, and Crocodile.

Gengar's grandmother took the first step. She smiled and leaned forward slightly, holding a marble tightly in her hand. She aimed carefully, then exerted a little force with her fingers, and the marble flew out with a "swoosh", knocking Eslo's marble away. No one knew how her claw could make such a "delicate" movement.

But I don't know if it was intentional, but the marble that Eslo left on the field stopped not far from the edge of the circle and did not go out.

Next it was Ma'la's turn. He was slightly stunned and looked at the boy next to him. He saw Aislo staring at his marble that was almost eliminated and he let out a sigh. His eyes were still as bright as before, but this time, there was a gleam of joy in the boy's obsidian eyes.

Then, Ma'la adjusted his position in the face of four gazes, walked to a place not far from Eslo's marble, and then gently threw his second marble.

The crystal clear marbles sparkled brilliantly under the sunlight, gently colliding with the boy's marble on the edge, which also allowed Eslo's marble to return to the relatively safe center position.

"Great~" Aislo smiled and hugged Mamaura's big head, and the game continued.

The eyes of Moon Eevee had curved into crescents, making Crocodile feel a little sweaty.

Rogue Crocodile: No, where did the poor little thing that came out of the forest go? Why is it like this now? ＼(`Δ')／

Umbreon, Gengar: Guess~???

Moon Eevee stretched out its furry tail, rolled up a marble, and then threw it so lightly. As expected, Crocodile's marble was eliminated first, leaving only two.

Seeing that Moon Eevee's turn was over, Eslo couldn't wait to stand up slightly, then looked at Gengar's grandmother with a smile, and there was no need to guess what was in his eyes.

The next moment, the marble popped out and hit the marble that was currently closest to the edge of Grandma Gengar. The ending was not unexpected, and Grandma Gengar also lost a marble.

[Hehehe~] Grandma Gengar started laughing again and the game continued.

The rogue crocodile's eyes also became sharp, and he stretched out his claws to grab his marbles, ready to give his big sister a fatal blow.

My turn, draw a card!

Rogue crocodile and red marbles, the best combination!

Fire!

One of Umbreon's marbles also fell to the ground.

目前剩余弹珠比分：2：3：2：3：2（顺序为出手顺序）。

Everyone took back the marbles on the field, and then left one behind. The melee began again, and this time Gengar's grandmother seemed to hold back no more, knocking away the marble of Magna who was closest to her, and the number of Magna's marbles dropped to 2.

"Ma-ra." It was Ma-ra's turn. He fought back without fear and the marbles flew out. But unexpectedly, after being hit, Gengar's marbles slowed down at a strange speed until they stopped in place.

It was [Gravity]! It was Grandma Gengar who used [Gravity]! She used her exquisite control to not crush her marble, but also slowed it down!

The other players all realized this, and they looked at Grandma Gengar with burning eyes, as if waiting for an explanation.

[Eh? Why are you looking at me like that~] Grandma Gengar still had that smiling face, [There's nothing in the rules that says you can't use your abilities~]

Aislo and a group of elves were stunned on the spot. Indeed, this point was not mentioned in the previously explained game rules.

[So, it makes sense.] Gengar's grandmother looked righteous, and this also provided ideas for the next contestant.

Listening to Gengar's explanation, Umbreon's slightly puffy face deflated as if it had lost air. Her eyes lit up, and then she shifted her target.

If you ask, who is the most powerful among the five players on the field?

Eslo? No, no, no, although his body has not yet reached that critical point, Yveltal will never allow him to use the energy in his body again.

So the answer to this question is simple, that is Granny Gengar! She is the biggest threat on the field right now.

With this thought in mind, Moon Eevee decisively aimed her spear at Gengar. She covered her marbles with a faint black energy, which increased its toughness and speed. At the same time, she did not forget to wrap a layer on Gengar's marbles to prevent the opponent from being shattered by her attack.

Then Moon Eevee suddenly pulled out its tail, and the marbles rushed out like bullets, even slightly creating a gust of air, blowing several marbles around them out of the field, and even causing the leaves on the surrounding trees to shake slightly, making a "rustling" sound.

The rogue crocodile acted hastily, and the next moment, his marbles were covered and wrapped by rocks, and the defense was truly impregnable.

And Magura was not idle either. The frost spread, sealing his marbles in the ice. At the same time, a thin layer of ice condensed around Gengar's marbles. At some point, a smile appeared on his face.

Just when Ma'la wanted to support Eslo, he saw a thin layer of black mist covering the boy's marbles. At the same time, a blue eye flashed in Eslo's shadow.

But Eslo didn't notice any of this. He just looked at the cute expressions on the other four elves' faces tenderly, with joy in his eyes.

Moving our attention back to the field, with the accumulation of layers of buffs, Umbreon's marbles were unstoppable, knocking Gengar's marbles away and completely out of the field. The number of Gengar's marbles dropped to 1.

At this time, Aislo also threw his marbles. As for the target, of course, it was our lovely Moon Eevee~

A real melee began.

...After a while, there was only one marble left on the field, and the field around that marble was in a very bad state. There were more potholes than before the game started, and a large part of them were covered and filled with a light frost.

And the final winner is, of course, Aislo. What is the blessing and good luck from the world, boy!

[Did you hear it? This world welcomes my voice. ——Aislo]

At this moment, Aislo's cell phone also vibrated. The boy opened the phone and saw that it was a message from Pal.

[Pal: Daiya, he is awake, you can come to him now.]

【Eslo: OK.】

【Aislo:Akinbiok.jpg】

[Paer: Good picture, mine~]

[Pal: Stealing.jpg]

After signaling to a few Pokémon, Aislo left the marbles behind and got up to rush to the Pokémon Center.

Ma'la was slightly stunned, then watched the young man go away with a smile still on his face.

To be honest, is this game fun? Majula would give a negative answer. How interesting can a game with so many loopholes in its rules be?

But...why does he feel happy in this game?

Ma'la lowered his head slightly, perhaps he already had the answer in his heart - what is important is never the game, but the person who plays the game with you, and this wonderful experience full of laughter.

……

At the same time, on the other side, on a street in Zhuqing City.

Absol felt like he was about to collapse. Everything was fine at the beginning. He and Ma had made an appointment to take the "child" out to play together.

But why...why did the number of children he had to take care of suddenly become three! ?

Absol's face turned dark, and he looked down at the three petite figures in front of him. His aura was full of oppression.

The three figures were Zoroark, Young Kiras, and Zoroark transformed by Ma.

The tiny Ma seemed a little embarrassed, and silently turned his head away and whistled.

In the end, Absol sighed helplessly. To be honest, he could understand Ma's behavior. After all, Ma was only slightly older than Zoroark, and it was possible that he still had a childish nature in his heart.

So, Absol chose to accept it.

"Sowu." [You are not allowed to run around from now on, understand... You two should listen too.] Absol was speaking when he suddenly turned his head to look at Zoroark and Young Kiras. He tried his best to make his red eyes look fierce, but no matter how hard he tried, his sight had almost no killing power.

"Youngyou!"

【Brother Absol, you are the best! 】

"Hehehe~"

The three little ones almost jumped up with joy at the same time, and then hung on Absol's "thin" body.

The sudden pressure almost made Absol lose his balance. He looked at the three little ones on his body helplessly, but there was still a smile in his eyes.

In a corner that the four elves didn't notice, a petite pink figure suddenly appeared there. Strangely, passers-by didn't seem to notice it, as if it was just a piece of air in their eyes.

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ps: I was about to write a chapter on the train yesterday, with about 1500 words, but the train suddenly entered a tunnel, and then my hand slipped... it was gone, everything was gone (burst into tears).

Also, I currently owe readers two chapters of rewards and additional chapters, so take your time.