Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

It was another morning, the sun had risen from the horizon, and the huge machine called Black Gold City was running in an orderly manner.

In a small pink room in a high-rise building, on the most conspicuous small bed, there was a cocoon wrapped in a thin quilt breathing steadily.

Suddenly, the Pikachu alarm clock beside the crib made a cute sound, and the time displayed on it was 8 a.m. The next moment, the thin quilt was lifted into the air, and Pikachu's sound stopped abruptly with the clapping of a small hand.

A petite figure flew out of the room and started to wash up, not forgetting to remind her companion who seemed to be still sleeping: "Kathy, wake up, don't you still need to find a suitable trainer? Hurry up and get up!"

The lively girl forced Casey, who was sitting at the end of the bed, to open her half-closed eyes helplessly, and then she disappeared on the spot accompanied by pink waves.

Less than a minute after Casey appeared at the door of the building, a little girl who looked about seven or eight years old rushed down the stairs. She had a piece of bread in her mouth and a pink backpack with a Pikachu pattern on her back. Her big brown eyes were full of hope for a new day.

"Let's go, Casey!" The girl grabbed Casey's hand and rushed outside, waving a cardboard in her other hand. On the cardboard were written the names "Eslo" and "Mari" in beautiful handwriting. "Uncle Yansheng told me yesterday that Eslo and Mari came to Black Gold City. They are both very powerful trainers. Don't miss this opportunity!"

While she was talking, the girl tried to draw a big circle in the air with her hands, describing the power she was talking about, and her bright big eyes were shining with a light called admiration. Cathy looked at this scene and shook her head helplessly, and at the same time, a voice sounded in the girl's heart.

[Such a powerful trainer may not necessarily think highly of me.] The voice was tender and soft, and the slow and deep tone was like that of an elderly wise man, forming a sharp contrast.

"Oh? How come?" The girl obviously hadn't thought about such a question, but she quickly cheered up and said, "Everything has to be tried first."

[If you fail, maybe you can go to the Pokémon Exchange Market. It seems that your family is just missing a Pokémon like Armstrong.] The voice sounded again, but this time there was a hint of complexity and reluctance in Casey's voice, but the naive girl did not notice this.

"Hey, Xiaotong, don't run so fast, be careful not to fall." The owner of the snack stand reminded the girl helplessly as he looked at the girl running past him. It can be said that the entire city showed the greatest tolerance and kindness to this child who had lost her parents.

"I know, Uncle Shohei!" The girl named Xiaotong made a face at "Uncle Shohei" and then quickly ran away pulling little Casey.

"Hey, I've told you so many times, don't call me uncle." Xiangping put his hands on his hips and shouted helplessly at the girl's back. He was only in his early 30s and was at the age to make a living.

"Meow~" Meowth beside Xiangping laughed at the scene.

"Don't laugh, meow!"

"Meow~"

"Your food today will be halved!"

"Meow?!"

Casey couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene. He turned his head to look at Xiaotong beside him, and couldn't help but have the idea that it would be good to continue like this.

How did Casey meet Xiaotong? Casey said she couldn't remember clearly... No wonder, as a psychic elf, she remembered everything from birth to now.

She still remembers that it was a rainy day. Determined to become the strongest elf, she traveled around everywhere. Well, to put it bluntly, she was wandering.

But this is not shabby. Before becoming the strongest Pokémon, she must first find a suitable trainer. This is also the purpose of her wandering, and it is definitely not because she is homeless or something.

Then, she met a little girl who was crying loudly. In addition to some neighbors, there were also several staff members in alliance uniforms standing around the little girl.

One of them couldn't bear it and asked the captain next to him: "Captain, is it really okay to tell her directly like this? She's still so young..."

The captain, who seemed a little unreasonable, was silent for a moment and replied: "Even if we keep it a secret, what will happen? Wait until she grows up and tell her that her parents died in the 'anti-gang operation'? It will be useless."

"But that's better to accept, isn't it?" Miss Joy gently hugged young Xiaotong, providing her with support.

"..." The captain did not speak again, but remained silent for a long time. He took out his phone and flipped through it and said, "Eight hundred thousand Alliance coins every month and some special benefits. When she turns ten, she can get a 'Three Great Families' no matter what. This is what the Alliance can do."

It was obvious that he was trying to change the subject, but the people around him no longer cared about what he said because Xiaotong was already sleeping soundly in Miss Joy's arms.

After a group of adults hurriedly sent the little girl back to her room, Casey followed them as if possessed. After an unknown amount of time, the little girl opened her eyes, and the two little ones met for the first time.

[You, who are you?] The girl who just lost her family was like a wounded little animal, keeping alert to everything around her.

[…I’m Kathy, I won’t hurt you.] Kathy’s soft voice sounded, and the girl somehow let down her guard.

【…】

In this way, a man and an elf began a new life. Most of the money issued by the alliance every month was managed by Casey. She was afraid that the girl would spend money lavishly, and Xiaotong also trusted Casey very much.

As time went by, Casey felt more and more that he could not live without the girl, but the girl always remembered her dream and wanted to find a good trainer for her, and Casey was too embarrassed to say it out loud until now.