Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

The warm wind that is unique to summer is offset by the cool sea breeze blowing from the sea. Perhaps the only thing affected in this process is the bent grass.

Although the afternoon sun is not as violent as at noon, it is still a big test for countless travelers. After all, not every one of them carries ice or water Pokémon that can cool down.

Of course, no matter how hot the air is, it will not affect the enthusiasm of the elves on the ground for fighting.

There were a few trees scattered by the sea, and under the shade of those trees, a black and red figure was moving quickly among them, but it looked a little embarrassed.

The figure's speed gradually slowed down after dodging a missile shot from behind, and bursts of frost emanated from his body, as if even the surrounding air was condensed by the biting cold temperature.

After Ma'la came to a complete stop, its sharp claws suddenly pierced into the ground. Almost in an instant, the ground surface with a radius of 20 meters with Ma'la as the center was covered with ice.

The turbaned thug who had been chasing Ma'la seemed to have no time to react. He stepped on the smooth ice and lost his balance. The Qi bullet that had just been condensed in his hand also flew into the air.

But the turbaned thug with rich combat experience responded quickly. He raised the hand holding his own peeling skin high up, and then smashed the tile heavily on the ice with a powerful and heavy blow.

The ice layer shattered, and cracks spread far away. The turbaned gangster cleared away the annoying ice layer in an instant, but soon, the broken ice quickly turned into white mist mixed with ice gravel, blocking the turbaned gangster's sight.

While the opponent was busy dealing with the situation, Ma'la, who was gasping for breath, did not bother to stay and quickly moved his position to prevent the turbaned gangster from recovering and attacking him quickly.

At the beginning of the fight, Ma'la, who was dazzled by the cool leopard, was careless for a moment and was hit by a tile-splitting blow from the turbaned gangster. This move almost killed Ma'la and he almost lost his combat ability on the spot. If it were not for his strong will, his body, which had almost reached its limit, would have been difficult to continue running such a long distance.

The next moment, the turbaned gangster rushed out from the ice fog, but Ma'la's figure did not immediately come into his sight, so he naturally lost his target of attack.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake. The turbaned gangster widened his eyes and looked at the ground beneath his feet in horror, but unfortunately, even if he had been aware of the other party's actions, it was difficult for him to dodge in such a short time.

"Crack, click..."

The sound of rocks colliding and breaking was heard, and the ground under the feet of the turbaned gangster suddenly cracked open, and a red crocodile with black stripes on its body broke out of the ground, and a light blue light was condensed on the claws of the turbaned gangster.

The rogue crocodile's sharp claws attacked at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye. This was one of the few flying skills he was able to learn, [Swallow Return].

The Rogue Crocodile's Swallow Return had mastered the essentials of this skill: speed, accuracy, and strength. Of course, this was also normal, as he had learned this skill from the leader of the Pidgeot tribe when he was still in the Crown Forest.

"Gather the best of all the families in the Crown Forest."

This is no joke.

The turbaned thug was severely injured after being attacked by the rogue crocodile and flew backwards, but was soon supported by the long-haired troll who arrived late. The long-haired troll had exaggerated bulges of tendon meat, and the next moment, a deafening roar came from his mouth, the sound waves almost lifted the ground in the path, sand and stones splashed in all directions, plowing out a long gully.

Just as the sound wave was about to reach Rogue Crocodile and Mama, an elegant black figure jumped lightly in front of the two elves. At the same time, the yellow lines on her body flashed a faint fluorescence, as if under the blue sky, a bright moon rose out of thin air above the earth, casting soft moonlight.

A transparent barrier formed out of thin air, isolating the sound waves caused by the roar of the hairy troll.

"Buee~" Moon Eevee's eyes curved slightly, and he looked at his opponent not far away with a smile.

"Roar--" the hairy troll roared, and light pink energy condensed in his hands. When he was about to launch another attack, his red pupils suddenly shrank, and he quickly turned around to block himself with his arms covered in pink.

"boom--"

A crisp collision sound was heard, and Absol with wings on his back just stopped in mid-air. His tail, which was originally black and looked like devil wings, was emitting a faint silver light. This was the Iron Tail.

The collision of silver and pink caused the hairy troll's body to slightly press down. The restraint of the attribute made him feel some pressure. The next moment, the pink light was broken, and Absol's iron tail directly hit the hairy troll's chest.

"Roar--" The long-haired troll endured the severe pain coming from his chest and quickly swung his arm that had just bounced to the side and slapped it in front of his body. The terrifying force also produced bursts of breaking air sounds.

Since Absol had already dived down, how could he give the hairy troll a chance to attack him? His two hind legs exerted their extraordinary strength to step on the hairy troll's chest and neck. With the reaction force, Absol turned gracefully in the air and successfully opened up the distance between him and the hairy troll.

At this moment, the ground suddenly trembled slightly, and sharp rock pillars rose from the ground and attacked Absol in the air.

At the same time, Kotaku retracted his hands that were slapped on the ground and picked up the gravel around his body and threw it towards Moon Eevee and the others.

In the recent sparring with Steelix of East Steelix, although Kog'Maw, whose strength had just reached the king level, was very confident, she still didn't dare to use skills such as Sludge Bomb or Freeze Beam to attack Moon Eevee, because if she was unlucky, the opponent's move [Hold On] would give her and her teammates a heavy lesson.

Endure: When the elf is in the state of poisoning, paralysis, or burning, the power of this move will be doubled.

"Ah..." Cool Leopard, whose strength has reached the quasi-king level, was extremely fast. She had just tried her best to hold back Absol, and she quickly reunited with her teammates. However, seeing her breathing heavily, her condition did not seem to be very good.

……

Let’s not look at the fight here for now, and focus on the Qi bomb that the turbaned thug dropped not long ago because of his body imbalance.

The brown-red light bullet shot rapidly into the air, but before it had flown for long, when it was about to hit a huge figure, the Qi bullet disappeared as if it had been wiped out by the world.

The huge figure was a large bird with its main body forming a "Y" shape. It gently flapped its wings with a wingspan of more than 20 meters, slowed down its speed, and flew slowly forward.

Judging from the red and black main colors of the body, the identity of this big bird is obvious. It is Yveltal who has shrunk his body, and Eslo and Mary are sitting on his body.

"Are we being a little too conspicuous? That is..." Mary asked hesitantly while looking at the fight between the elves below. After all, a legendary god was flying openly in the sky in an area that was not an uninhabited area. This was somewhat eye-catching, especially since the two of them were riding on the god's body.

As soon as the question was asked, Mary regretted it. Even if it was just to bring up a topic with Aislo, there was no need to ask this question, and it might even make her seem a little troublesome.

"It's okay." Aislo, who was looking for a suitable position to watch the game, chuckled and moved closer to Mary. He seemed to read the girl's worry and gently stroked Mary's back to comfort her.

[Show off? Really? Those humans can watch if they want, what does it have to do with us?] Yveltal was flying in the air wantonly. It had been a long time since He came out to breathe like this, although some gods might not come out once a year.

Soon, Yveltal paused, and after hearing what the Flower Rock Monster said, he changed his words and said, "Oh, look, is the battle between those little guys about to end?"

[……] Darkrai, who was flying in the air, fell silent after hearing this abrupt change of subject. He looked at the rock flower monster in the shadow with some confusion, and was very curious about how she relayed the story to Yveltal.

[I just told Him to help little Mary create a topic.] Hua Yanguai was speechless. Maybe she should be more detailed when she talks to Yveltal next time.

[……] Darkrai still did not speak. After hearing the explanation of the Rock Flower Monster, he quietly felt the breeze on his face and slightly closed his eyes.

Darkrai rarely shows up when there are outsiders around, and even when he was cheering for Vulpix, he only poked half of his head out from the shadow. This is probably due to the psychological trauma he suffered in the past. Even though Eslo and Alicia once told him that the outside world has changed, the cognition formed over a long period of time is not so easy to change, and this will be a long process.

There was nothing Eslo and the others could do about this. They could only give Him guidance and help at the appropriate time. The rest depended on Darkrai himself.

Back to the topic, although Yveltal's change of topic was very awkward, it achieved the expected effect. Eslo and Mary started talking about the battle below.

"Is Zoroa so strong already?" Mary looked a little surprised. Although Zoroa has evolved into Zoroa, she and Eslo are still more accustomed to calling this little fox Zoroa. After all, the little guy often appears in the form of Zoroa.

"Well, after all, he has worked hard on illusions, and he also has the guidance of Ma and Darkrai." Eslo also watched the battle below seriously.

On the battlefield below, clusters of dark purple crystals spread out from under Zoroark's feet, trapping the hairy troll and other elves (refer to Ma controlling the three sacred beasts in the movie).

There was a smug look in Zoroark's eyes. He raised his fox head and looked at Ma who was standing not far away, as if he was a child waiting for praise from his elders.

"Yeah." Ma nodded, giving his playmate approval, but soon shook his head again, because Zoroark was distracted during the battle, which is a big taboo in combat.

Ma did not participate in this melee. This was naturally because Ma's strength was too strong, almost unique among the Aislo and Mary elves.

After receiving the gift from Mew, Ma can now fight against Rock Trooper and temporarily gain the upper hand. Although he still cannot beat Darkrai, he is more than capable of dealing with Umbreon and the others.

"Roar--"

"Ow—"

"..."

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Taking advantage of the moment when Zoroark was distracted, accompanied by the roars of the elves such as the Hairy Troll, the crystal that trapped them also heard the sound of breaking. After all, Zoroark's strength was still difficult to match Ma.

But this short period of time was enough. A shining white ball of light condensed in the mouth of the Moon Eevee, and its ultimate move of repaying its gratitude was ready to be unleashed.

The same goes for Rogue Crocodile and the others. They are all preparing their strongest moves, hoping to end this battle quickly.

But the hairy trolls also reacted quickly after seeing this scene. They also gathered all their energy and accumulated absolute powerful moves such as destructive rays.

At this moment, Darkrai and Rock Monster opened their slightly closed eyes at the same time, ready to take action at any time to prevent possible harm.

"boom--"

A horrifying explosion sounded along with a dazzling light. The surrounding air trembled and hissed, and terrible storms swept towards the distance. The space at the core of the explosion was even distorted due to being unable to bear the weight.

Darkrai quickly reached out and easily stopped the spread of the storm, and the next moment, on a giant tree that was swaying violently in the strong wind, a cute little green hedgehog was picked up by the strong wind and thrown high into the air.

At the same time, a scream that seemed to be caused by a huge shock after just waking up and was terrified also resounded through the sky, and the childish voice became shrill because of fear and loudness.

“Mee——!!!”

Just when the little guy flew into the air, Darkrai suddenly appeared like a phantom, carefully stretched out his black arms, and held the little hedgehog.

[Are you okay?] Darkrai's hoarse and mature voice sounded, causing the little green hedgehog to raise his head subconsciously. However, when he saw the slightly gloomy and dark face in front of him, he was already overly frightened and his eyes widened before he could see clearly. Then his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

[……] This is the third time Darkrai has remained silent today.