Pokémon: The Climb

As the footsteps became clearer and clearer, they were followed by conversations.

"Is he a human?" Although confused, Yang Yan still had no intention of showing up.

He hid behind a stone pillar in the darkness and stared at the entrance of the corridor quietly.

After a while, the owner of the footsteps appeared.

At the head are Haruhiko's acquaintances - Karida and Nia, followed by other trainers from Yveltal's side who did not die on the battlefield!

They are back here again!

"There is nothing worth coming back here. The only possibility is that they are preparing to enter the secret realm!"

"It seems that I guessed wrong. Yveltal probably didn't want to destroy the unknown secret realm..."

While Yang Yan was thinking secretly, he carefully restrained his breath.

Karida is a person with superpowers, and she might detect someone secretly if she is not careful.

It's not that he doesn't want to cause trouble, but those people are not powerless. Because he saw Pokémon following behind the group of people.

The aura of each one is very strong, including kings, quasi-champions, and champions!

"The Pokémon that ran away actually got together with these guys again?!"

Although those Pokémon have not recovered from their injuries, they are not something Yang Yan can deal with with half of the ghost army alone.

"The war is over. I have no personal grudges with Karida's people. It's better for us to go our separate ways at this time!" Yang Yan prayed secretly.

He didn't know whether his prayer had an effect, or whether Carida and others didn't expect that someone was lurking secretly. Yang Yan successfully watched those people and Pokémon gradually walk away.

Yang Yan was relieved until he heard that there was no more movement in the space where the stone platform was located.

"never mind……"

Carefully leaving the corridor, Yang Yan left without looking back.

"Fortunately, the Flame Chickens were not notified to join them here, otherwise it would have been terrible if they collided with Karida and others..." Thinking of this, Yang Yan was afraid for a while.

I thought I could leave smoothly this time, but I didn't expect that just after I left the cave entrance, I bumped into an acquaintance.

"Yang Yan? Why are you here?!" Nick looked at Yang Yan who walked out of the cave in surprise.

"You are looking for your brother. He is down there, but I advise you not to go down. You can't take your brother away without the strength!" Yang Yan dusted off the dust. He didn't answer Nick's question.

The young man Nick wants to save is his younger brother. This is what Yang Yan heard from others when they fought side by side before.

It was also at that time that he learned about Nick's origins - he was once the chief army commander of a certain kingdom. A famous trainer who was ordered by the king to fight against the military during the Kalos region's unionization. A strong man chosen for his strength and commanding ability.

No wonder that when Nick and I first came into contact with people from the military, their attitude towards Nick was so ambiguous. He also understood why Nick didn't seek help from the military from the beginning. It was because the two sides were not on the same path.

Regarding Nick's choices and experiences, Yang Yan lamented but did not judge.

I thought I would never meet Nick again, but I didn't expect to bump into them again. But now that he had bumped into him, Yang Yan didn't want to watch him die, so there was no need to say a word of caution.

"Have you met my brother?" Compared to Yang Yan's advice, he was more pleased to learn the accurate news about his brother.

"I see!" Yang Yan nodded.

"Thank you!" Nick bent down to thank him, and then prepared to enter the cave.

Yang Yan stopped him again, "I told you, you don't need to die. Besides, you won't find anyone if you go in now!"

"What do you mean?" Nick's face darkened. If they hadn't fought side by side several times, Nick might have been tempted to grab Yang Yan's collar and ask him.

Yang Yan wasn't angry at all, "I mean, you're late, they've probably left by now."

"Where did Nia go?"

"Gone..." Yang Yan was about to say, but in the end he held back. So what if he told Nick, not to mention whether the unknown totem A would ignore Nick. Even if he entered the secret realm, Nick, without Pokémon, could not even If you can't protect yourself, how can you save others?

"I still say the same thing, you don't have the strength to save your brother now!"

"Tell me, where did Nia go?!" Nick continued to ask loudly.

Yang Yan stopped talking and prepared to leave.

"stop!"

The moment he passed by, a sound of wind came from behind.

Yang Yan turned sideways, grabbed Nick's outstretched hand, threw it over his shoulder and threw it to the ground.

"After all, we are comrades who have fought side by side. I'm going to say this. Just take care of yourself!"

Ignoring the even more embarrassed Nick, Yang Yan clapped his hands and continued walking away.

Nick struggled to get up, glanced at Yang Yan's back, and finally gritted his teeth and chose to get into the cave.

Nick, who hadn't rested for too long, could easily subdue Yang Yan himself, not to mention Yang Yan's Pokémon.

Nick knew that he could not find out the information from Yang Yan, so he had no choice but to enter the cave.

He would never be willing to go there himself.

Yang Yan shook his head. It didn't stop him.

At this moment, Nia and the others have probably entered the secret realm. Nick's life is not in danger, so Yang Yan doesn't need to worry about anything.

As for helping Nick, Yang Yan put the idea behind him after thinking about it for a while. He didn't have the time to meddle in other people's business, and it was business that he probably couldn't meddle in.

Nia, Karida and others, their relationship with Yveltal is obviously not over yet, so they rashly get involved with Yveltal again. Yang Yan really doesn't think they will be kind enough to let him go.

For the sake of his own life, he was even prepared to finish handling everything as soon as possible, leave Kalos, and return to Hoenn!

The war is over and shipping routes are about to reopen. It's time to prepare for the launch of papers and intimidation potions.

All Pokémon within a radius of dozens of kilometers are almost dead, so you can walk boldly without worrying about safety issues.

After leaving the cave completely, Yang Yan did not get up to join Gardevoir and the others.

Instead, he asked the night demons to notify them to join him at night.

The main reason is that he is worried that his Pokémon will be monitored by people from the military, and he does not want to have contact with the military now.

You can imagine what kind of problems you will face once you show up. There are many questions that involve his privacy and are really difficult to answer.

So not showing up is the best option.

"It can be delayed for a while!"

Looking around, Yang Yan suddenly had a headache.

"I didn't expect that after the war, Xerneas would still leave such a strong life force. The nearby ecological environment would be completely different from what I remembered. It's really troublesome..."

……

Yang Yan is looking for a place to meet up with Pokémon;

Nick resolutely continues to look for traces of his brother;

Kaluna, Pachira and other remaining military personnel are looking for King Bella, Yang Yan and many wild Pokémon;

Xerneas went around cleaning up the destructive energy left by Yveltal;

Yveltal plots another resurrection thousands of years later;

……

The war is over, but their lives are far from over.

A new journey is about to begin...