Pokémon Heart Journey

In the Golden City under the night sky, the lights sprinkle softly on every path, adding a touch of warmth to this quiet night. At this moment, the originally bustling streets are covered with vines and thorns, and a group of uniformed staff are cleaning the surrounding vegetation.

The whole city seems very quiet. In the past, the Golden City should be brightly lit. But now, because all kinds of trees and vegetation have broken through the ground, destroying the streets and some buildings, the whole city seems a little desolate.

Xiaozhi was sitting on a bench in the park, thinking about the battle with Aju, but at this moment he no longer indulged in failure.

The fountain in the park flowed gently, and the moonlight reflected on the water, sparkling, adding a touch of lively beauty to the night. His eyes fell on the fountain, and his thoughts drifted away.

"Why are you sitting here alone and feeling bored?" Xiaoyang came to Xiaozhi at some point and looked at him silently. His voice broke the tranquility of the night.

Xiaozhi raised his head, glanced at Xiaoyang, then smiled slightly and said, "It's Xiaoyang. It's nothing, I was just thinking about the battle just now." His voice was calm, and there was not a trace of loneliness in his tone, but also a hint of yearning.

Xiaoyang nodded in understanding and sat down next to Xiaozhi. "I saw you sitting here alone and thought you were worried about something." He said softly.

Xiaozhi sighed and looked at the fountain in the distance again. "Actually, I just thought that if I had done better at the time, maybe the result would be different." There was a hint of reflection in his voice, rather than self-blame.

"Haha!" Xiaoyang couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard Xiaozhi's words.

Xiaozhi didn't react to this, because he knew that Xiaoyang was not laughing at him.

He patted Xiaozhi on the shoulder and said, "Obviously, you are the one who should least reflect on that battle. You have already done the limit of what you can do."

Xiaoyang looked at Xiaozhi seriously, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly, "On the contrary, I basically couldn't help at all. It would be better for you to team up with Longyuan or Sundae."

"That's not true!" After hearing Xiaoyang's words, Xiaozhi stood up excitedly this time. He said in a serious tone: "I was able to defeat Mr. Xia Bo's Flamewing so easily, all thanks to the help of you and Pidgeot."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but recall Pidgeot's tornado move.

"Pido's ability to control the wind is really getting stronger and stronger," Xiaozhi said to Xiaoyang with admiration.

In response, Xiao Yang smiled slightly, then shook his head gently, "This is actually all thanks to your mother, Aunt Hanako. If it weren't for her help, Pidgeot would never have grown to its current level."

"But Pidgeot also has to work hard, doesn't he?" Xiaozhi looked at Xiaoyang with a firm look in his eyes.

Xiaoyang agreed very much with what Xiaozhi said, so he changed the subject and said to Xiaozhi: "You have really grown a lot, Xiaozhi. In my impression, not long ago you were just a young man who only knew how to rush forward."

Hearing Xiaoyang's words, Xiaozhi scratched his head unconsciously and said, "After all, I want to be a Pokémon Master. There are some things that I can't continue to be willful about." As he said that, he slightly raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky.

"After this league competition is over, I plan to go to the Galar region alone," Xiao Yang suddenly said.

"Eh! Is it so sudden?" His words naturally made Xiaozhi very surprised.

Xiaoyang nodded firmly and said, "I have to keep moving forward."

He just said this and nothing else, but Xiaozhi understood what he meant.

“I will definitely keep moving forward.”

.........

"It's time to start the action." In a corner of the city, a group of people gathered together. They were the members of Team Rocket who had been hiding here for a long time. One of them was Hermes, an acquaintance of Xiaozhi and the others.

He slowly took out the GS ball and a black crystal.

Looking at the two items in his hands, he couldn't help but curl his lips slightly, then he raised the two things high up and said in a somewhat crazy tone: "Come on! Destroy all of this!"

Then, he suddenly merged the two together, and a huge amount of energy spread out from all around.

“Bi~!!!”

Then dark purple rays of light scattered in all directions, and a miserable cry came from inside the GS ball.

While Xiaozhi and the others were still discussing, the surrounding environment suddenly changed strangely. Their conversation was interrupted by a strange rustling sound, and the two of them stopped talking at the same time and turned to look at the source of the sound.

"What's that sound?" Xiaozhi frowned and looked around the park, trying to find the source of the sound.

Xiao Yang also stood up, his expression showing a hint of alertness. "I don't know, but it feels a little strange," he said in a low voice, his eyes fixed on the corner of the park.

As trainers, the two sensed something was wrong based on their combat instincts.

Suddenly, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble, as if some force was stirring underground. Then, the surrounding plants began to grow wildly, and vines rose from the ground like living things and spread rapidly.

"What! What are these vines!?" Xiaozhi couldn't help but exclaimed, his eyes widened, but his body subconsciously quickly retreated, trying to avoid the fast-growing vines.

Xiaoyang's reaction was not as quick as Xiaozhi's, but fortunately Xiaozhi reached out and pulled him aside in time, preventing him from being hit by the huge vines that suddenly rose from the ground.

The vines seemed to have life, wrapping around park benches, trees, and even streetlights. They grew at an alarming rate and soon covered a large area. Xiaozhi and Xiaoyang had to move quickly to avoid being entangled by these vines.

"Hurry up, get out of here first! Go meet up with Serena and the others," Xiaozhi shouted loudly, with a hint of solemnity in his voice. The waves that began to surge unconsciously in his body reminded him of the seriousness of the situation.

Xiao Yang followed Xiao Zhi closely, his eyes full of vigilance. "These vines... they look like they are controlled by some kind of power!"

He ran and talked, and at the same time, he had some guesses about this incident in his mind. He gritted his teeth and thought to himself, I didn't expect them to act so quickly?

The two men moved back and forth between the vines, looking back from time to time to check on the growing plants.

At this moment, Xiaozhi's waveguide suddenly noticed something, and he subconsciously looked up at the sky. Then, he found that from his angle, there was a very small figure in the center of the moon.

"what is that!?"