[Pokemon] Late Autumn

They entered Dewen Company very smoothly.

It was still an extremely gorgeous hall. Looking around in late autumn, I found that the traces left by the battles here had long since disappeared, replaced by clean floors and white walls.

Unexpectedly, after so many days, I would be back here again.

"Are you... Miss Qiu Qiu?"

Suddenly, a strange male voice called them from behind.

"It's me. I wonder who you are?"

The researcher in front of him looked very young. He was wearing a white lab coat and white rubber gloves, and he was holding a thick stack of information in his hand.

"I probably know why you're here."

The young man looked at Shen Qiu, pushed up his glasses, showed his ID to them, and said with a gentle smile, "Please come with me, Mr. Daigo has already given instructions."

"Okay... thank you." Shen Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and responded politely.

Yasha listened to their conversation in confusion, and then she realized what she was talking about and gave Shen Qiu a thumbs up with a wink.

As expected of you!

Asha's eyes were filled with these four words.

As usual, Late Qiu took Heiluga back to the elf ball, and together with Asha, followed the researcher who led the way into the elevator.

The elevator moved slowly downward. When they got out of the elevator, they saw a huge laboratory.

This is another laboratory, hidden underground in Devon Company. It was bigger, more sophisticated, and more magnificent. It was not the same small laboratory that Daigo brought her to the first time.

The surrounding walls are all made of unknown metal, and the heavy door stands in the center. It is shocking whether you look at it from a distance or up close.

"It's amazing..." Yasha murmured unconsciously.

After passing the high-tech fingerprint recognition, the researcher led them to open the door and walk into the laboratory. The interior space of the laboratory is also very large, occupying at least two floors, with various precision instruments everywhere. Many researchers wearing isolation lab coats are shuttled through it, looking very busy.

Such a house, so many powerful researchers, but now for their own reasons, they spend a lot of money to study such an inexplicable meteorite...?

Late Qiu suddenly felt guilty.

"Don't think so."

The researcher next to him suddenly spoke up, his voice became excited, "This is something of important research significance. If we can study clearly what it contains, it will at least be an article that can shock the world! - We also want to thank you for your willingness to provide Come out and let’s study it.”

He looked longingly, and the enthusiasm in his eyes shocked Shenqiu.

"That's it?" Yasha asked quietly in Shen Qiu's ear.

Hearing this, Shen Qiu's eyes locked on the familiar blue crystal lying quietly in the closed detector in the center of the laboratory for almost a second.

Of course it is.

In other words, long time no see.

Late Qiu walked straight in that direction unconsciously, but suddenly, as if she had stepped into some realm, that biting cold feeling enveloped her again.

There is a pause in late autumn.

Instead of moving on, she stopped, stood there, and closed her eyes.

This time, she really felt the familiar feeling of loneliness from the bottom of her heart again - no, this time there was an extra one - like joy and expectation?

Is it because of her? Late autumn looked confused.

But the meteorite in the distance is still very quiet now, nothing unusual.

"Hello, my name is Shenqiu."

Late Qiu thought for a moment, closed his eyes, and tried to "contact" the crystal using the same communication method as Lucario, "Nice to meet you."

And there was no response.

But the strange thing is that although there is no "language" communication, the coldness that enveloped me disappears, as if I have suddenly returned to a warm area from the cold Arctic.

It seems that we are in a state of "unable to communicate" now... But, it was clear last time...

Late Qiu clenched his fists unwillingly.

Asha looked at Shen Qiu's stubborn eyes, realized something, and looked in the direction of Shen Qiu's gaze.

Of course, Asha found nothing.

The young researcher exchanged a few words with his colleagues, and not long after, he handed a thick research report to Shen Qiu.

"Miss Shenqiu, all the questions you want to know are here. I have other things, so I can't accompany you."

After saying that, he bowed apologetically and was about to leave, but he slapped his forehead again and turned around to remind Shen Qiu with a very serious expression, "By the way, please be sure not to get too close to that meteorite. Although research shows that Meteorites that land on the Earth are not radioactive, but this one... it is special and has much higher cosmic rays than any other meteorite. Please be careful."

The kind researcher dutifully explained the matter clearly and left in a hurry.

"So," Yasha was still confused, "He just said that all the questions you want to know are here?"

This is a research report titled "Research on the Biological Characteristics of Crystal Meteorites and the Effects of Cosmic Ray Radiation". Although it is a report... but in fact, this thing is as thick as a book.

Do you really want to read this?

Shenqiu wanted to back off when she saw such a long name, but her reason told her that she should figure out the information as soon as possible.

"This...what kind of research? I know every word, but why can't I understand them all when they are put together?"

Yasha came over and looked at the research report in Shen Qiu's hand, scratching her hair with a distressed look on her face, "Anyway, Shen Qiu, why don't you give it a try first and see what it says?"

"You...why do you think I can understand it?"

Late Qiu complained, but he could only open the research report in his hand and read page by page.

Unexpectedly, the language in it was not as obscure as expected, but every rare word that appeared was thoughtfully explained in detail.

Late Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.

As a result, it didn’t take long for Late Qiu’s fingers to turn the pages to stop. As if being choked by something, a painful and twisted expression appeared on Mingqiu's face.

What's this! I don’t understand the specific process of their experiment at all!

What methods did these people use to analyze this meteorite?

"Look, did you get slapped in the face just after you said that?" Yasha mocked softly and said unceremoniously.

Late Qiu's cheeks were slightly red and he coughed slightly in embarrassment.

Skip the description of the research plan and go directly to the final conclusion. Although she finally understood the general meaning, after reading every word and sentence in it, she frowned and her expression instantly became serious.

really.

Similar to their own guesses, their research confirmed some of her ideas. Not only that, at the end of the article, these scholars also made terrible inferences.

They discovered that the living creatures among them actually had DNA like humans, but the DNA had been mutated by laser irradiation. The mutated DNA makes the cell structure of the living body extremely unstable, so they predict that this unknown creature should have some unusual abilities - such as deformation.

"Look here, Asha."

"Although it has the same DNA biological structure as humans, the specific elements that build the crystal have radioactivity that cannot be ignored. After referring to other meteorite research reports, we made the following hypothesis: The cosmic rays absorbed by this crystal-type ore are the life forms in it. It is a means of self-rescue. It falls into a deep sleep due to lack of energy, so its purpose is most likely to absorb energy, call other companions, etc..."

Yasha read it out with difficulty, her eyes turned around, as if she had lost the ability to fight.

Late Qiu tried to explain while gesticulating: "You can think of this as the 'brain' of an alien creature rather than a simple meteorite. It cannot absorb enough energy, so it is temporarily weak and still sleeping. Although it will It is active, but it seems that the energy absorbed is far from enough... In short, it is not offensive except for radiation."

"Finally, it should have other companions."

Late Qiu closed the research report in his hand and turned his attention again to the device containing the meteorite in the center of the laboratory.

Asha was silent for a long time.

"...Even so, you still decided to take it away?" Yasha frowned and shouted to Shenqiu in a low voice, "You should know its dangers better than me, right?! What if, what if it wakes up? Well, don’t you think about your own safety?”

"It's weird to say that... but I always feel like it wants to go out more than stay here."

The brown-haired girl avoided Asha's intense gaze, turned her head, and stared at the familiar meteorite.

"It's like a drowning person desperately asking for help. Such a strong message, but at this time, only I heard and saw it..."

Such a pair of ruby-like bright eyes revealed a depressed and confused mood at this moment, "If I were it, I would come to a strange planet inexplicably, with no energy, no food, and no companions. I desperately called for help but no one could find it." People can hear their own voices, and finally hide in a corner in silence, waiting for almost no hope... If that is the case, I will probably be very sad."

Late Qiu's voice gradually became lower. She carefully raised her head to observe Asha's expression, and pursed her lips in silence.

Yasha still didn't say a word, but the curve of her jaw no longer looked so stiff.

"I really can't sit back and ignore it."

Shen Qiu spoke out, and all the confusion in those red eyes was swept away, "Since it met me among so many people, I will help it no matter what. Even if it is dangerous. I also believe that the matter will be resolved."

Yasha looked in disbelief at Shen Qiu, who even had a smile on her face, and was stunned for a moment.

"I see."

After a long time, Yasha shook her head helplessly, "Reminder is also a reminder. Since you still want to do it, I won't stop you anymore. You are really unexpectedly bold, but I quite like it."

"Asha, do you agree?"

"Let go and do what you want to do, I support you."

Yasha poked Shenqiu's forehead hard, but her tone was not angry at all.

"Strange...the radioactive content has decreased."

The researcher next to him murmured in disbelief.

This sound suddenly attracted Shen Qiu's attention. She followed the sound and saw that the measured values ​​of the radioactive element content in the curves on the screen suddenly dropped without warning!

"That's weird."

"I've never seen such a change."

Several researchers looked at each other and analyzed the reasons in low voices.

She was deep in thought in late autumn, and slowly, an exaggerated idea suddenly emerged, which shocked her heart.

Although this guess has no basis at all, judging from this result, the only reason left is the most incredible one.

——It is "awake".

Asha also found it unbelievable. She looked at the screen, then at the meteorite in the container, and finally cast her surprised gaze on Shen Qiu.

Without thinking any more, Shenqiu adjusted her mood, clenched the thick research report in her hand, and called Dawu without hesitation.

The communication was quickly connected. Although Daigo tried his best to dissuade Shenqiu from giving up, she had no choice but to make up her mind. Knowing that the persuasion was fruitless, the champion had no choice but to sigh with a headache and ordered the researchers in the laboratory to return the meteorite to Shenqiu, while repeatedly telling Shenqiu to pay attention to safety.

This seemingly outrageous thing was solved so easily.

An old scholar looked very confused and worried: "It is obviously such a dangerous thing, young trainer, why on earth did you insist on taking it away?"

Late Qiu held the sealed transparent box, and the meteorite was lying quietly inside.

"As a human being, of course I am also afraid of unknown things. But after understanding its situation, as a trainer, I cannot ignore this life form that is looking for companions... You don't have to worry, this is a choice I am willing to make."

There will always be various difficulties and dangers during travel, but at the same time, these are also opportunities. If you just stay in the laboratory, nothing will happen except research reports being published one after another.

"It can be regarded as being entrusted by Dawu. As a former gym leader, I will definitely protect this child." Yasha smiled and stood up from behind Shen Qiu and blocked her in front of her. "In this regard, I absolutely agree and support Her thoughts.”

Yasha's smile was warm and firm. She turned back generously and winked at Shenqiu, as if to encourage her.

Late Qiu returned the research report and bowed respectfully to all the researchers in the laboratory: "In short, thank you and all the senior researchers here. Thanks to this precious information, I have strengthened my determination."

She understood that maybe the other party did not agree with her idea, but no matter what, she was willing to let her read this report that condensed the efforts of countless people, and she should maintain respect and gratitude to these researchers.

"I just chose this path - then all the dangers on this path are what I have to face."