Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

After an unknown amount of time, only Aislo and Mary were left in the small courtyard of the Water Vessel Gym. Donggang turned around and left after handing over his life's work to the two of them, probably to help them contact Yaxuan who lived on the Steel Island.

Focusing his eyes on the empty courtyard, the petite Vulpix was following Zoroark awkwardly, looking curiously at the fox in front of it that was slightly bigger than itself.

"Hehehe~" Zoroark, who was chasing the fruit in Ma's hand, suddenly turned around and grinned at Vulpix.

The next moment, Zoroa suddenly turned into mist and dissipated, leaving only a tuft of dark gray hair that fell to the ground. It was obvious that this Zoroa was just an illusion.

Vulpix was stunned for a moment and then stopped. Then she suddenly felt a cool breeze coming from behind her, so she turned her head and saw a green-faced and fanged face floating in the air, and the terrifying blood-red eyes were staring at her.

[Hmm?] A lavender mist floated out from the keystone. The resting Rock Monster became alert upon seeing this and began to observe Vulpix's reaction carefully.

The skills I usually do have been stolen by Zoroark? This is so funny. Huayanguai is very curious whether his scary face trick that has been repeatedly frustrated can work this time.

Unfortunately, Vulpix's reaction made Flower Rock Monster's idea come to nothing. The little fox tilted its head, then tentatively stretched out its furry little paws and slapped the blue ghost face that Zoroark had conjured up.

"clatter……"

A crisp sound was heard, and it was obvious that Vulpix's behavior was beyond Zoroark's expectations. The weird smile on that ghost face froze on his face, and his bloodshot eyes became extremely clear, just like a college student who had not been polluted or beaten in any way.

"Da da da."

Seeing that the other party did not respond, the confusion in Vulpix's eyes became even more intense, and then he slapped the ghost face a few more times. Zoroark, who was standing there in a daze, also woke up as if from a dream and took a few steps back. The ghost face with green face and fangs also turned into mist like the phantom just now and dissipated with the wind.

Zoroark stretched out his claws and touched his cheek in confusion, where the Vulpix had just touched him, and the dissipated phantom turned into a breeze, blowing across Ma's slightly dazed profile.

Ma blinked in astonishment, he hadn't even realized that the one playing with him was just an illusion formed from a tuft of Zoroark's hair. You have to know that Zoroark had just reached the King level not long ago, and Ma was not a weak player among the Champion level, not to mention that he himself was also good at illusion.

"Woo?" Vulpix was still standing there obediently, looking at Zoroark who suddenly turned into his original appearance in front of him, unaware of the other party's prank on him.

[Little Vulpix~] The voice of the Flower Rock Monster attracted Vulpix's attention, and the little guy also turned his head to look over.

[Use incinerate now... remember to use a smaller power~] There was a strange smile on the face of the Flower Monster, and it looked just like the Gengar with a strange smile on his face when he was still in the Crown Forest, fanning the fire in the forest.

"Woo?" Vulpix looked at the Flower Rock Monster hesitantly, then turned his head to look at Zoroark who had not yet reacted in front of him, and finally, driven by an inexplicable joy, it spewed out a small flame.

[Ah! Help!] Zoroark's screams resounded through the sky. Of course, this tiny flame could not cause any harm to him.

Eslo, who was watching the excitement on the side, also trotted over. After patting the still dazed Ma on the shoulder, he helped Zoroark put out the flames on his body.

Zoroark's talent in illusion has never been weaker than Ma's, and may even be a little stronger. This can be seen from his telepathy. This little guy is very powerful in using his mental power, while Ma has never known anything about this.

Ma pondered for a moment, and nodded inexplicably as he looked at Zoroark who was being taken care of by Aislo. Zoroark's talent should not be wasted, and he would need more training in the future.

Zoroark, who was combing his hair, shuddered inexplicably, as if something terrifying was staring at him. But he had no time to think about it now, because although the flames of the Vulpix did not cause any damage, they successfully turned his soft hair into black.

Just like that, a fresh little black charcoal was born.

……

[Wow...(／_＼)] Zoroa looked at his dark self in the mirror with loss, pacing in front of the mirror as if he had lost his soul.

"Okay, Zoroark, you're cute now too." Aislo appeared behind Zoroark at some point and reached out to pick up the little black fox.

[Really?] Zoroark raised his head and stared at his friend with his big watery blue eyes.

"Really? I didn't lie to you." Aislo smiled and carried the little fox to the mirror. He reached out and gently touched the little nose of Soraya in the mirror, humming, "Black nose, blue eyes, ink-colored hair, dark red eyebrows..."

With every hum, Eslo's finger would fall on the corresponding place reflected in the mirror, and Zoroya's eyes would slightly bend, and later he would put his little paw directly on Eslo's finger that was pointing at the mirror.

Seeing this, the black-haired boy moved his fingers away, and Zoroark's little paws followed closely behind, and the man and the fox played a game of chase.

This game may be childish for others, but it is just right for the underage Slate and the playful Fox.

Not far from here, two Morubekos in the small yard were clinging to the window and watching this scene. The two little ones looked at each other, and they could see each other's confusion.

Morubeko: What are they doing?

Morubeko: I don’t know.

Above the two little hamsters' heads, Mari was leaning her head and watching the fight between Eslo and Zoroark with a smile on her face, while on her shoulder stood Vulpix with a slightly apologetic look on his face.

"Woo?" Vulpix turned his head after feeling something touching his shoulder, and a pair of ice-blue eyes came into view.

Darkrai pointed to one side and said that from now on he would be Vulpix's instructor in energy control. After all, to be honest, he didn't quite trust Rocky. It wasn't that he didn't trust her strength, but he was worried that she would lead this innocent little creature astray.

The occasional dark side of Esiro and Umbreon might be due to the influence of Rock Monster... Well, looking at it this way, Absol's will is really firm. Even after years of Rock Monster's influence, he can still maintain his serious look.