After a period of flying, night had fallen, and although they didn't find a river this time, they set up camp in an open area.
"......... (Looks like no grilled fish tonight...)"
"Here, dried fish."
"......... (Where did this come from?!)"
"I bought it specially for you."
Yveltal immediately bit the dried fish and started eating it nearby. After everyone finished dinner, they lay on the grass watching the stars, but Greninja suddenly stood up and ran into the nearby forest.
Greninja entered the forest, scaling trees, and arrived at a densely overgrown area.
"koo-gah?"
Greninja smelled a bloody scent, and following the smell, it slowly pushed aside the grass.
"koo-gah?"
.........
"Greninja, what's wrong?"
Greninja ran over and told Gui Ling to follow. When the two returned to the spot, Gui Ling's eyes widened sharply.
"Is this a Pokémon Egg?"
"koo-gah!"
"And a bloody smell? But there doesn't seem to be any blood on the surface of this egg?"
The two exchanged glances and nodded, immediately walking deeper into the forest. Not far from the egg, a Garchomp lay in a pool of blood.
"........."
"koo-gah..."
Gui Ling and Greninja said nothing, just quietly dug a pit and buried the Garchomp.
However, Gui Ling noticed that when the Garchomp died, its eyes seemed to be looking towards the egg.
"This injury shouldn't be from a Pokémon; is it human?"
"koo-gah!"
"Pokémon Hunters?!"
"koo-gah!"
"Indeed, besides those beasts, I really can't think of anyone else who could do something like this."
The two carried the Pokémon Egg back to the campsite and took out the egg amidst everyone's surprised gazes.
"Gardevoir?"
"This is an egg?"
"koo-gah."
"Gengar?"
"Banette?"
"......... (Can it be eaten?)"
"Sound Wave!"
Gui Ling and Greninja explained, and everyone finally understood what had happened. Finally, Gardevoir and Diancie took the egg, looking very happy.
"Leave this egg to us!"
"Gardevoir~"
"This might be a Garchomp egg. Be careful, you two."
"Okay!"
Gui Ling and Greninja concealed the dead Garchomp, only saying that they had simply picked up the Pokémon Egg, mainly because they were afraid Diancie would be scared.
..................
Early the next morning, Gui Ling rode Yveltal to Lumiose City. This time, he didn't choose to hide Yveltal but instead flew directly into the city in a high-profile manner.
Many people felt the sky instantly darken, and looking up, they discovered the Death God flying above them, all of them terrified.
When Yveltal flew outside a shopping mall, Gui Ling dismounted and recalled Yveltal into its Poké Ball, then walked into the mall alone.
This immediately attracted a lot of onlookers, some of whom had even been participants in the previous "Death Wing" farce.
"Everyone, come out."
Upon entering the mall, Gui Ling summoned all his Pokémon except Yveltal, as Yveltal's size would simply overcrowd the mall, so he had to stay in his Poké Ball.
"These cards are for everyone. Buy whatever you want. Little Princess, come with me for a moment."
"Okay."
Diancie hopped and skipped, taking Gui Ling's hand. The two first went to a dessert shop, bought desserts with Gardevoir, and then went to a fish market.
"Boss, do you have dried fish or grilled fish here?"
"We have dried fish, but no grilled fish. Do you want to buy some?"
"Fill this bag with as much dried fish as it can hold, and I'll take it all."
"Okay, young man, please wait a moment."
"Boss, do you know where I can buy grilled fish?"
"Turn left, the second place is a restaurant specializing in grilled fish."
"Okay, thank you. I'll pick up this bag later."
When the two arrived in front of the grilled fish shop, Gui Ling looked at Diancie's adorable eyes.
"Princess, could you bestow upon me some diamonds?"
"Hehe, then I shall bestow upon you~"
After the two walked in, they immediately went to the front desk.
"Waiter, call your boss over."
"Sir, are you ordering? Just tell me directly."
"Alright, I want to buy all the grilled fish you have here."
"Huh? Sir, are you sure?"
"Just tell your boss directly, I want to buy all your fish."
"Okay! Please wait a moment!"
Soon, a somewhat annoyed boss ran over, and seeing Gui Ling's youthful appearance made him even more impatient.
"Hey kid, do you have the money? If you disturb our business again, believe it or not, I'll kick you out?"
Just then, Diancie used her power to condense a palm-sized pink diamond and handed it to Gui Ling.
"Do you know what this is?"
This action completely stunned the boss.
"A Pokémon that can produce diamonds?! What exactly is this?!"
The boss immediately took out his Pokédex and scanned it, as he had never seen Diancie before.
"Diancie, the Diamond Pokémon, a mutated Carbink. Its body, sparkling with pink light, is praised as the most beautiful in the world. It can condense carbon elements from the air between its hands to instantly create many diamonds."
At this, the boss was completely dumbfounded. Today, he had truly seen the world. By the time he reacted, Gui Ling and Diancie had already stepped out the door.
"Hey! Wait wait wait a minute, little brother, we'll do this business, don't leave yet~"
"I think the boss doesn't seem to welcome us very much. Let's find another place."
"Oh! How could that be? Please come in!"
Seeing the boss's two-faced demeanor, Gui Ling couldn't help but smile, but he still led Diancie to a seat.
"I'm buying all the grilled fish here. Have them delivered outside the mall later."
"Alright, alright! Little brother, where did you catch this Pokémon?"
However, at this moment, the boss noticed Gui Ling's fierce gaze and couldn't help but jump in fright.
"Boss, just focus on your business. Some things you shouldn't ask, and don't have any bad intentions."
The boss swallowed, but still forced a smile and nodded.
"Alright, don't worry, but this diamond seems a bit big..."
"Just consider it like getting a membership here. I'll come here often in the future, so just take it."
"Alright, little brother! Hey, all customers, we're closed for today!"
The boss picked up the diamond, liking it more and more as he looked at it, and quickly ran to the back to tell the chefs to start making grilled fish frantically.
"Little Princess, let's go. I thank you on Yveltal's behalf."
"It's nothing. If you need more diamonds in the future, just tell me~"
"Little Princess, shall we take another stroll around the mall?"
"Okay~ Okay~ Then I'll allow you to accompany me to the mall~"
"It's my honor~"
After strolling around, Gui Ling took his backpack, and everyone else also brought their favorite items to the mall entrance.
"Little brother! All the grilled fish from our shop have been delivered!"
Gui Ling looked at the cart full of grilled fish and nodded in satisfaction, then opened Yveltal's Poké Ball and summoned him.
This immediately startled everyone around. Yveltal looked at the many people in front of him, narrowed his eyes, and with a roar, activated his Dark Aura.
"Stop, stop, stop. I didn't call you out to fight. Put your Dark Aura away."
"......... (I thought some blind fool had offended you again, for you to summon me in front of so many people.)"
"It spoke?!"
The surrounding people were stunned to see Yveltal speaking human language. Gui Ling then pointed to the grilled fish on the cart behind him.
"Your dinner."
"......... (So much?! When did you become so generous?)"
"Can you stop thinking of me as such a bad guy? Alright, this is from the Little Princess."
Diancie happily nodded, then curtsied like a princess.
"This is a gift from me to Mr. Yveltal. I hope Mr. Yveltal likes it~"
Yveltal looked at Diancie, then at the grilled fish on the cart, feeling Diancie was getting cuter and more pleasing to the eye. He flew over and embraced Diancie with his wings, then rubbed his head against her.
"......... (Little Princess, I love you so much!)"
"Hehe, it's good as long as Mr. Yveltal likes it~"
Then Yveltal plunged directly into the cart and began to enjoy his dinner. However, just then, Gui Ling noticed a purple Dragon Pulse flashing in the sky.
"? Oh no... Could it really be as I thought?"
Gui Ling immediately ran towards a tall tower, not forgetting to tell Yveltal to protect Diancie before he left.
With the Death God present, presumably no normal person would dare to harm Diancie.
Indeed, when Gui Ling arrived in front of a tall tower, he found a boy wearing a red hat with a Pikachu beside him, attempting to remove a control device from a Garchomp's neck.
"Oh no, I've run into the protagonist... No, no! Save them first! Noivern! Greninja!"
Ash slowly approached the controlled Garchomp, trying to awaken its last shred of sanity, while the Garchomp desperately resisted the collar's control.
Just then, Froakie immediately used Bubble to stick to Garchomp's feet, and Pikachu jumped up, using Iron Tail to Slash the collar.
As Garchomp calmed down, everyone thought the incident had passed safely, but Pikachu slipped and fell.
And Ash immediately jumped down without regard for his own life, holding Pikachu in his arms, and the two fell.
However, just then, the two were wrapped up by a long tongue, and then, like fishing, they were swung into the air again.
Ash forced his eyes open and saw a Greninja standing on a Noivern, pulling the two of them over with its tongue.
"koo-gah!"
"Sound Wave!"
As the two landed safely, everyone gathered around to check Ash's injuries, while Professor Platane looked around, searching for someone.
"Noivern? Greninja? Could it be!"
"Hi, Professor, long time no see."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, seeing Gui Ling in black, hands in his pockets, slowly walking over. Noivern and Greninja immediately jumped to Gui Ling's left and right sides.
"Gui Ling! You rascal, I missed you so much!"
Professor Platane excitedly ran over and hugged Gui Ling directly. This sudden warmth made Gui Ling slightly stunned.
"How have you been lately, kid? Were you hurt in that previous farce?"
"No, thank you for your concern, Professor."
“How is Gardevoir? Is she cured?”
Gui Ling made an OK gesture, reassuring Professor Platane.
“Everything’s taken care of~”
Professor Platane smiled and patted Gui Ling’s shoulder.
“Good boy! I have a gift for you. Are you interested?”
“Coincidentally, I have a Pokémon here that you might have never seen before, but whether the Little Princess wants to participate in your experiment depends on her willingness.”
“Little Princess?”
“Hmm, you can guess.”
At this moment, Ash and his group also ran over and immediately expressed their gratitude to Gui Ling.
“Thank you for saving me! I’m Ash, and this is my partner, Pikachu.”
“Pika Pika~”
“I’m Clemont.”
“My name is Eureka!”
“Hello everyone, I’m Gui Ling. I named myself, so feel free to laugh… I’m used to it…”
“No! How could we possibly make fun of someone’s name?!”
“Pikachu!”
“Hmm, these are Greninja and Noivern.”
Ash looked at the two Pokémon he had never seen before and took out his Pokédex to scan them.
“Greninja, the Ninja Pokémon, is the final evolution of Froakie. It can compress water to create Water Shuriken, and if thrown at high speed, it can even cut metal in half.”
“Noivern, the Sound Wave Pokémon, is the evolved form of Noibat. It flies through moonless nights, attacking careless prey. It is always invincible in dark battles.”
“They both look so strong!”
“Brother, look! It’s Noivern and Greninja!”
Eureka ran over, wanting to get a closer look, but she was startled by the serious gazes of Greninja and Noivern and backed away.
“Haha, their personalities are a bit strong.”
Then Gui Ling summoned Banette, Gengar, and Gardevoir.
“Wow! It’s Banette! Gengar and Gardevoir!”
After saying that, Eureka excitedly hugged Banette, rubbing against her continuously. Before Banette could react, she was helplessly tossed around by Eureka.
“She’s my ace Pokémon. Except for the last time when those Pokémon Hunters were unsportsmanlike and used seven Pokémon to gang up on her, she’s never lost.”
Gengar also came over, specifically approaching Eureka, who happily stroked Gengar’s fluffy head.
Gardevoir also voluntarily bent down and stroked Eureka’s head. Seeing so many Pokémon around, Eureka felt like it was an incredibly lucky day.
“So many Pokémon! Gui Ling, let’s have a Pokémon battle!”
Gui Ling shrugged and shook his head.
“Forget it. Look at you and Pikachu, you’re covered in injuries, and it’s late at night with so many people around. You two should rest up first.”
“Everyone, how about we go to my research facility to rest tonight? And Gui Ling, I hope I can collect data on your Mega Greninja.”
“Mega Greninja?!”
Ash and his two companions exclaimed simultaneously. Clemont was also shocked; he had never heard that Greninja could Mega Evolve.
“Actually, I didn’t know Greninja could Mega Evolve either. Gui Ling’s Greninja is probably the first Greninja in history to achieve Mega Evolution.”
“Really? That makes me even more excited!”
“Pikachu!”
“I really want to see it too!”
“Me too, me too!”
Gui Ling looked at Greninja, and Greninja nodded. After all, he came from the research facility and had no dislike for Professor Platane.
Generally, besides Gui Ling and his Pokémon, Greninja would not agree to do anything for anyone else.
“Then let’s go in a bit.”
“Gui Ling, do you have something else to do?”
“Waiting for someone.”
Soon after Jenny dispersed the crowd, the sky suddenly darkened, and Diancie flew directly over, riding Yveltal.
As Yveltal landed, the ground was directly torn by his sharp claws. After a roar, he slowly leaned forward to let Diancie dismount.
“What a huge Pokémon!”
“Pikachu!”
Ash and Pikachu were still marveling at the Pokémon’s immense size, while Clemont, standing behind them, was utterly dumbfounded, his jaw practically dropping as he stared at the Yveltal before him.
“Wow, what a huge Pokémon!”
Eureka was about to rush over but was pulled back by Clemont’s robotic arm. Eureka wanted to say something but then noticed Clemont’s terrified eyes and immediately felt uneasy.
“Yveltal?!! The rumors are true! You’re Yveltal’s Trainer!!!”
“Hmm, I thought the rumors had died down.”
“No! Something like this couldn’t possibly just die down so easily!”
Seeing that Clemont was still a bit scared, Gui Ling stroked Yveltal’s head.
“It’s alright, Yveltal won’t hurt you.”
Professor Platane also walked over and greeted Yveltal.
“Long time no see, Yveltal. Since Gui Ling has released you, does that mean he’s no longer hiding?”
“……… (Yes, long time no see.)”
“He spoke?!”
“Telepathy?”
At this moment, Gui Ling looked at Jenny, who was running towards them, and gave an awkward smile, then immediately mounted Noivern and waved to everyone.
“Alright, Jenny’s here, let’s go!”
“Wait, Mr. Ghost Spirit! I’m not here to arrest you!”
“Oh! You should have said so earlier! You scared me half to death.”
Gui Ling also jumped down from Noivern, but his foot slipped, and he performed a face-plant.
“Ouch!”
“Sound Wave?”
“……… (Here we go again.)”
“Gui Ling! Are you alright?”
“I’m used to it… ugh…”
Diancie immediately ran over and slowly helped Gui Ling up.
“These two Pokémon are?”
“Diancie!”
Professor Platane gasped directly. He had seen Diancie’s data but had never seen the real Diancie.
“Gui Ling, you always bring me miracles!”
“So, can we go back to the research facility? I’m exhausted…”
On the way back, Ash was still asking Clemont.
“Clemont, why were you so flustered when you saw that giant Pokémon?”
“The Death God… Yveltal. He is one of the three legendary Pokémon of the Kalos region, a legendary Aura Pokémon!”
“Huh? Are you saying that big bird is a god?!”
“Pikachu?!”
“That’s not the most important thing. This Pokémon is a Destruction Pokémon! In folklore, he’s a demon that destroys the world! Wherever he goes, all living beings have their life force devoured! He has even destroyed several countries and forests!”
“Are… are you sure it’s him?”
“Absolutely! A few days ago, when I heard this news, I also found it incredible. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it!”
Then Ash immediately ran over excitedly, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Gui Ling.
“Gui Ling, Gui Ling! How did you catch Yveltal?!”
“It’s a secret.”
“Just tell me!”
“Alright, if you can defeat Yveltal, I’ll tell you.”
“Huh? Okay! I also want to experience this God of Destruction!”
Gui Ling immediately cut off Ash’s words, looking at him helplessly.
“Yveltal can absorb the life of all Pokémon. The Pokémon you send out must be prepared to die~”
Gui Ling just used this kind of rhetoric to dispel Ash’s idea. He knew Ash’s personality; if there was something to do, he would really go for it, regardless of the strength gap, he would fight first and talk later.
“Huh? Is that so… Well, alright…”
“Pikachu…”
“But I can tell you that Yveltal chose me, and I didn’t catch him.”
Upon returning to the research facility, after Professor Platane finished tending to Garchomp, he walked over, holding a small box.
“Here, Gui Ling, this is my gift for you.”
When Gui Ling took it and opened it, he found a white Mega ite.
“Hmm? This is…”
“Gardevoir’s Mega ite.”
“Ah? Professor! You’re giving this to me?!”
“It’s fine. I just happen to need data on Mega Gardevoir and Mega Greninja, so I’ll trouble you to help me collect it.”
Gui Ling nodded and summoned Gardevoir and Greninja.
“Here, Gardevoir.”
“Gardevoir?”
“This is your Mega ite.”
“Gardevoir~”
“Professor, do you have a place here where I can make a necklace?”
“Yes, I’ll have my assistant make one for you.”
“Wait a moment, come out, Diancie!”
Then Gui Ling took off his own bracelet and handed the pink diamond Diancie made for the first time to Professor Platane.
“Please put this pink diamond on my bracelet. Little Princess, do you want to make a necklace for Gardevoir?”
“Okay! Gardevoir sis, wait a moment~”
“Gardevoir~”
In a short while, Diancie came bouncing over, holding a diamond necklace. The Mega ite was hanging in the center of the necklace.
“Here, Gardevoir sis~”
“Gardevoir~”
“May the Ninja Blade protect her body, bestowing the ‘Scabbard’ that guards all!”
“May the Pokémon Angel protect her body, bestowing the ‘Radiance’ that shines on all!”
As the light of evolution shone, Mega Gardevoir and Mega Greninja appeared in everyone’s sight. Ash and his companions, who were watching from the side, were also stunned.
“This is my first time seeing Gardevoir and Greninja Mega Evolve!”
“Me too, me too!”
“By the way, can Pikachu Mega Evolve?”
“Pikachu!”
“I don’t think so, right? Mega Evolution can only happen for the final evolution.”
“Alright…”
“Pikachu…”
After Professor Platane finished collecting the data, he sincerely thanked Gardevoir and Greninja, and then carefully observed Diancie without conducting any experiments.
“Gui Ling, the data you’ve brought me is very important. If I have any experimental progress here that can help you, I’ll call you to let you know.”
“Thank you, Professor. We’re helping each other out.”
“Hmm, after you rest, are you going to start challenging Gyms again?”
“Not in a hurry. I’ll go around a bit more. I’m a rather free-spirited person.”
“Hmm, if anything comes up, feel free to call me.”
Thank you to Meng Dong, who loves Sanxian Tangyuan, for the Reminder ! Thank you for your support, great master!