“Groudon?”
Gui Ling and Ceruledge arrived at Darkrai’s location and saw a not-so-large red ground dragon staring fiercely at Darkrai.
“Your size doesn’t match. If I didn’t know your true identity, you really would have fooled me.”
Groudon blinked, and then the ground slowly lit up with a red glow.
“Precipice Blades? Still pretending? I’m here to catch you! Dark Hole! Bitter Blade!”
The Groudon in front of them was cut down by Ceruledge before it could react. As the Dark Hole approached, the Groudon in front of them glowed with colorful light. Then, after the light dissipated, it transformed into Darkrai, which also released Dark Hole to nullify the damage.
“Want to leave? Everyone, come out!”
The Darkrai, which was Mew, immediately flew into the sky but was surrounded by a swarm of Beedrill.
“Pin Missile!”
The leading Beedrill received the command and immediately directed its swarm. Countless green projectiles were launched from the Beedrill’s stingers, heading straight for Darkrai.
Darkrai was stunned for a moment, then immediately used Psychic to instantly control the attack, but blocking such a wide-range attack exhausted a lot of its stamina.
Immediately after, colorful light glowed around Darkrai, and Mew revealed its true form. This time, Mew did not have its usual playful or mischievous expression. Instead, it looked at Gui Ling very seriously, then used its unique Teleport skill to disappear from the spot.
“It ran away, which was expected.”
“Are we still looking?”
“Keep looking. Let’s try one last time. If it still doesn’t work, we’ll leave.”
The Zygarde core, hiding in Gui Ling’s sleeve, blinked, looked in the direction Mew had fled, and then asked Gui Ling something.
“I have more bad news. Do you want to hear it?”
“Oh~ Tell me.”
“That Ralts is in trouble. If we’re any later, it’ll probably be taken away.”
“Huh? Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
“You didn’t ask, did you?”
“You’re unbelievable! Let’s go check it out quickly!”
“What about that Mew?”
“Saving lives is most important!”
Zygarde smiled, appreciating this quality in Gui Ling: even for wild Pokémon, Gui Ling would do his best to protect them.
“If I transform into my 10% form, I’ll be faster. You guys hurry and catch up.”
Zygarde jumped out of Gui Ling’s sleeve, then began absorbing surrounding cells. Several green lights converged on the core, instantly changing its appearance.
After the green light flashed, a black and green medium-sized dog appeared and immediately ran in the direction of Ralts.
“Hey, hey? What happened?”
“Saving Ralts.”
“Take me too!”
“Then keep up.”
… … … …
“How much longer until we reach the center of the black market… I’m almost exhausted…”
“We’ll enjoy ourselves after we get the money. Why worry so much?”
“We’ve been walking for almost an hour…”
“Then you don’t have to take the money later. Go rest.”
“Hey! You two!”
Three Pokémon Hunters slowly drove a large cage towards a corner of the city. However, just as they were about to approach the outskirts of the city, 10% Zygarde jumped over from behind, blocking the three Pokémon Hunters.
“Where did this dog come from?”
“And it’s not even afraid to block us three? Let’s catch you too!”
Zygarde made no extra moves, directly unleashing a Dragon Pulse. The three Pokémon Hunters were blasted away before they could react.
“This guy! This dog is not right!”
The leading Pokémon Hunter staggered to his feet, immediately realizing Zygarde’s abnormality.
“The power of this Dragon Pulse is a bit too outrageous! You two, be careful!”
“It’s right to be abnormal.”
Just then, Gui Ling’s cold voice sounded behind the three. The three Pokémon Hunters immediately realized that this dog was sent by the Trainer behind them to obstruct them, and they looked back fiercely.
But when they clearly saw the scene behind them, they were instantly terrified and froze in place. They saw a mysterious person in black clothes and a mask, followed on either side by the Mythical Pokémon Darkrai and Ceruledge, with hundreds of Beedrill behind them, their red eyes glowing, looking at the three like ants.
“Don’t be in a hurry, look in front of you.”
The three eagerly turned their heads back, only to see Zygarde’s entire body glowing green again, and countless cells were reabsorbed into its core, transforming into its 50% form.
“Zygarde?! Why is the God of Order here?!”
After a long pause, the leading Pokémon Hunter finally remembered something, looking at Gui Ling behind him with an expression of disbelief.
“It’s you! The Champion of the Kalos League, the Trainer who has captured at least seven Legendary Pokémon! You… weren’t you living in the forest all this time?!”
“I’ve been in the forest for a long time, so it’s time to get some fresh air occasionally, don’t you think?”
“Damn it… It’s completely over now…”
Jing Jing, who was following behind, covered her mouth in disbelief. She had heard everything clearly, and this instantly overturned her understanding.
“The Kalos League Champion… has been following me all along…”
“Tell me, how do you want to die?”
“It’s a death either way! We won’t give you our lives so easily!”
Bang!
“One.”
Gui Ling put his pistol back into his waistband, then made a bowing gesture and turned to leave.
“Zygarde, Land’s Wrath. Beedrill, Pin Missile.”
Boom!!!
“Let’s go, why are you still standing there?”
“Oh! Where to…”
“Back to the forest, to help you catch Pokémon, and to settle this Ralts. Then we’ll go back and continue looking for Mew.”
“Hmm…”
“What’s wrong? Were you scared?”
“It’s nothing… It’s just that you surprised me quite a bit. I never would have guessed you were a Champion… Oh, no! I didn’t mean to belittle you!”
“It’s fine, let’s go back quickly.”
At this moment, in a nearby corner, a small pink figure watched everything before it, developing a slight curiosity about this human in black.
Jing Jing opened the cage, held the unconscious Ralts in her arms, and followed Gui Ling back into the depths of the forest.
… … … …
After half an hour of rest, Gui Ling finalized the plan to capture Mew, and Jing Jing meticulously cared for Ralts by his side.
When Ralts slowly opened its eyes, it didn’t see the cage that had trapped it, but rather the eager face of a little girl.
“It’s awake! Ralts is awake! Gui Ling, look!”
“Yes, I’ve dealt with those Pokémon Hunters, so you don’t have to worry about being caught again.”
“Ralts?”
“Why don’t you believe me?”
Gui Ling put away the blueprint and showed a smile to Ralts, which seemed to calm Ralts down quite a bit.
Gui Ling looked at Ralts, and his thoughts drifted back to the past. He had also rescued his own Ralts from Pokémon Hunters before.
The sense of security Gui Ling conveyed also reached Ralts’s brain through the horn on its head, and Ralts finally relaxed and sat on the ground.
“Did you get separated from your family?”
“Ralts!”
“Do you want to go back? We can take you.”
“Ralts… Ralts Ralts!”
Ralts pointed to Jing Jing’s three remaining Poké Balls, looking at Jing Jing with an expectant gaze.
“Huh? What does this mean?”
“It’s a request to be captured by a Pokémon. Accept it.”
It took Jing Jing a moment to realize, then she immediately threw out a Poké Ball with delight. The quietness of the Poké Ball signified that Jing Jing had successfully captured her first Pokémon on her journey.
“Yay! I succeeded!”
“To gain Ralts’s favor and support, you must treat it seriously. It is your best partner, so don’t let it down.”
“Of course! You can rest assured!”
“If I see you treating it badly…”
“No, no! Don’t worry, old man! Hehe~”
“Why are you suddenly so polite? I still prefer your previous unruly self.”
Just then, Gui Ling suddenly heard an unsettling movement and immediately pulled out his gun and fired into the jungle.
As the bushes rustled, something resembling a frisbee instantly shot out of the bushes and flew into the distance.
“What is this? Genesect? Isn’t this Pokémon from 300 million years ago? Has it revived so quickly?!”
Gui Ling shivered. Genesect is a very dangerous Pokémon, with an extremely strong sense of territory, even causing Mewtwo to stumble.
“It doesn’t seem right either. Genesect usually lives in groups, similar to Beedrill. But there’s only one around here… Something’s not right…”
After much thought, Gui Ling immediately looked up at the sky and then fired a shot in one direction.
“Hmph, it seems someone is targeting me. To be able to capture Genesect, they must be a technologist.”
At the center of the black market, a man clapped his hands, looking at the broken camera in front of him.
“As expected of the Kalos League Champion, truly impressive!”
The man sitting on the surveillance room bench stood up, picked up the three Poké Balls on the table, and slowly walked out of the basement.
“The plan can begin. Those snobbish guys are no longer on the same level as me. Hehe…”
… … … …
Gui Ling followed Zygarde to an open area, where a Genesect was intently staring at Zygarde.
“???”
… … … …
“Stop pretending, Mew.”
“Hehehe~”
“What? Are you curious why I always see through you? Even though you Mimic the aura and signature moves so well.”
“Mew?”
Gui Ling slowly extended his hand, and Mew, with a Teleport, sat on Gui Ling’s hand.
“Because every Pokémon has its own unique soul. No matter how perfectly it’s disguised, it can never be foolproof.”
“Mew?”
“You probably don’t understand yet, do you? For example, your playful nature. You can transform into any Pokémon, and you can use their identities to do some of their fun things.”
“Mew~”
“But this is just imitation. To truly achieve a perfect disguise is impossible.”
“Mew?”
“What? Do you want to play a game with me?”
“Mew Mew!”
Mew pointed to itself, then to Gui Ling’s Poké Ball, and then transformed into Zygarde.
“A recognition game? If I win, I can capture you?”
“Mew Mew~”
“Alright, everyone, come out!”
Gui Ling summoned everyone. Mew carefully observed them, then came before Gengar, and then split itself into four Gengar and the real Gengar, standing in a line.
“This is my Gengar.”
“Gengar~”
“Mew Mew…”
“Don’t be discouraged. Maybe there are some I won’t be able to find.”
“Mew Mew!”
Then came Banette, Diancie, Gardevoir… almost all the Pokémon were tried. Until finally, Mew transformed into nine Yveltal, and Gui Ling unhesitatingly chose the real Yveltal.
“Mew Mew…”
“They are my family who have always been with me. No matter how many there are, I can always recognize them.”
Mew was clearly a bit unconvinced and directly transformed into Gui Ling’s appearance, splitting into five clones. But Yveltal and the others immediately pointed out the real Gui Ling.
“Mew Mew?!”
“… … … … (Haha, got stumped, didn’t you?)”
“Mew Mew…”
Mew stood with its hands on its hips, looking a bit unhappy, but then suddenly thought of something and flew to Gui Ling’s waist, finally tapping a Poké Ball.
The Poké Ball glowed red, wiggled a few times, and then fell silent. Gui Ling hadn’t expected to capture Mew this time without force, but through a gamble.