Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

That night, outside the cave, the moonlight was like a waterfall. Even without the embellishment of lights, the whole world was as bright as day.

But Eslo tossed and turned in his sleeping bag, unable to fall asleep. The interactions with the girl during the day kept echoing in his mind. Every bit of their past lives seemed to emerge from the depths of his memory, making Eslo feel confused.

Yveltal knew without even looking at Eslo's current situation that his little Luo must be troubled by love again. Just when he wanted to complain, he suddenly found that his voice could not be transmitted for some reason, and even the Poké Ball was inexplicably locked.

After feeling the familiar energy fluctuations, Yveltal's eyes widened, [No, Arceus, you bastard! ]

[Shh~] Arceus' voice sounded faintly, [Don't make any noise, I want to listen too.]

Arceus is now in great spirits. Those little guys always say that His love is too heavy and humans can't bear it. He wants to see what love is in the eyes of humans.

"..." After turning over suddenly, Aislo chose to open his mobile phone to seek help on the Internet. He opened the familiar communication platform and found a friend named "Leo". Aislo thought about it and sent the first sentence. The time at this time was "00:32".

As for who Leo is, the answer is very simple. He is the so-called "love master" that the boy met when he sought help on the Internet on the night when Eslo and Mary returned to the Crown Forest. The two parties were originally anonymous, but they chatted a few more sentences after that night. Seeing that the other party was quite suitable for their own tastes, they inexplicably added each other as friends.

According to what Aislo knew, Leo was an ordinary middle-aged man in the Hoenn region. His favorite thing to do was to work in welfare homes, orphanages, or to volunteer in the Elf House. He even built a small yard to provide a home for the wandering elves in the city. As for what his job was, the boy didn't know because he had never asked.

[Eslo: In? ]

...Three minutes later.

[Leo: Sorry, there were a few troublesome little ones who couldn't sleep just now. I was there to comfort them for a long time. What's the matter? ]

[Eslo: That...]

【Leo:? 】

[Eslo: That is, I want to ask you something about liking or loving.]

[Leo: Oh, your relationship with Miss Mary has taken a step further?]

[Eslo: No! Just... forget it. ]

[Eslo: What does it feel like to like someone? What is the definition of liking someone? What is the purpose or reason of liking someone?]

[Leo: You ask me? ]

【Eslo: Well, what else? 】

[Leo: You don't really think I'm good at love, do you? ]

[Eslo:? Wasn't the anonymous name you gave him the name of Love Master?]

[Leo: Names are names, reality is reality. What I told you back then was all just nonsense. You didn't really believe it, did you? Oh no, maybe I was right about the relationship between you two.]

【Eslo:? 】

[Leo: Oh my, what am I good at when it comes to love? It was my lover who took the initiative to pursue me...]

The words stopped abruptly, Leo suddenly stopped talking, and Aislo suddenly realized that the lover and daughter Leo mentioned had died in the chaos of Hoenn a few years ago.

【Eslo: Sorry.】

【Leo: I'm fine. 】

……

[Leo: Love is an instinct that comes from the heart. It is an emotion that arises when you meet the person you want to protect at all costs. Everyone feels differently about it and expresses it differently.]

[Leo: Just like me, I am an ordinary person, and so is she. When we finish our work, we pour each other a glass of water, take turns doing housework, lie on the bed and look at the starry sky outside the window from time to time, and talk about our future. Joy, loss, surprise... In my heart, these are all expressions of love. ]

[Leo: When you asked me this question, you had already figured out some of the answer, right?]

[Leo: Friendship and bond, liking and love, they are a very powerful force, cherish them, Xiao Luo, cherish them. ]

[Leo: Xiao Luo, although you may not understand now, there are some things that you must do when you have the chance. Pursue them boldly and don't hesitate, not even for a second! ]

[Leo: This world is so cruel. Each of us may die at any moment, maybe in the next second, or maybe tomorrow, so don't let yourself regret it! ]

[Leo: I seem to have said too much. Sorry.]

[Leo: Also, although it is said that misfortune will never be missed by anyone, luck will always fall on those who love to laugh. Believe in yourself, Xiao Luo.]

【Eslo:……】

【Eslo: Thank you.】

Aislo in the sleeping bag looked at Leo's words in silence for a long time. These somewhat confusing words were both a middle-aged man's advice to himself and his regret in his heart, and also that man's blessing to himself, wishing him not to repeat his mistakes.

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At the same time, in a courtyard far away from the city center in the Hoenn region, a middle-aged man with a gentle face sat quietly on a chair, and next to him was a photo frame with a photo of a couple and their child.

It is worth noting that the child's eyebrows are somewhat similar to those of Aislo, but they are just similarities.

His rough fingers stroked the photo frame, and there was an inexplicable look in Leo's eyes. He closed his eyes and let out a long breath, "Darkrai, do you think we are doing the right thing?"

In the shadows next to it, a Darkrai slowly emerged. If Rock Monster was present, he would definitely say with surprise: We are no longer the last in the battle against legends.

[Since you accepted me, my life belongs to you. Regardless of whether your approach is right or wrong, I will support you without reservation, even if the price is my life.] Darkrai's tone was flat, and he did not give a positive answer, but only expressed his determination.

When Darkrai just woke up, he didn't remember his past, nor did he know where he came from. The subtle rejection of the world told him that he did not belong to this world.

He wandered around in confusion, frightened by the spirits in the forest, and attacked by the humans in the village. He once asked questions in confusion, but most of the answers he got were: He is called the God of Nightmares, and He is an evil Pokémon. (PS: Regarding the fact that humans discriminate against Pokémon of certain attributes or races, this has been shown in anime, comics, games, and even some second creations, and the evil and ghost types are the hardest hit in this regard)

When Darkrai was most lost and helpless, he met a man who was willing to accept him. That man did not care whether he had committed sins in the past. That man brought him the Crescent Moon Feather and provided him with a garden that belonged to him.

Leo didn't say anything, he just stared at the photo frame in a daze.

Time passed by minute by minute, Darkrai suddenly dived back into the shadows and said: [There is someone outside the door. ]

At the same time, there was a knock on the door.

Leo opened his eyes, stood up, walked to the door and opened it, and he saw the dark-skinned girl.

The girl was only wearing a blue tube top and a blue long skirt. She was barefoot with a red anklet. The most noticeable thing was that her deep blue eyes showed both despair and determination.

"I've made up my mind. I want to join you. Even though they seem to have dispersed, their wailing always echoes in my ears..." The beautiful voice now sounded hoarse and tired. The girl was born with the ability to communicate with ghosts. It seemed to be a gift from God, but also like a different kind of torture.

She endured the strange looks from others. At this time, ghosts and Pokémon became everything in her life. She desperately won one battle after another, hoping to reverse the prejudice of ghost Pokémon in the eyes of people in Hoenn, but the effect was not very great. Fortunately, there were still many people working together with her, such as Kikuko from Kanto, Rika from Johto, Wanlong from Unova, and Kagetsu from Sinnoh...

But two years ago, that terrible disaster struck. The gods hovered proudly in the sky, looking coldly at the behemoths that were waging war on the earth.

Endless souls were roaring and wailing in the girl's ears, or crying and wailing, which made the sunny and cheerful girl almost collapse. Until not long ago, the sound of the ghosts' wailing suddenly disappeared, as if it had dissipated. But even so, the painful expressions of the dead people still appeared in front of the girl.

In the end, she came to Leo, who had once extended an olive branch to her, and chose to join that outrageous plan.

"Ha..." Leo chuckled, and he slowly stretched out his arms, "Then welcome to join us, the Ghost King, Furong."

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The sight returned to Eslo. In Eslo's Pokéball, Yveltal was shaking his head and snorting, "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, Arceus, take a quick look at how many people have been torn apart by their wives and children because of your so-called plan."

[In just a hundred years, they will eventually reunite in the underworld.] Arceus said calmly. He would never admit that he had not yet figured out the difference between His "love" and human "love".

[What? The expansion of the underworld is over, and those souls don't want to go there... Oh~ The space police plan still needs some staff to build it, right? The word abuse of power is really reflected in you.] Yveltal was as sarcastic as ever to Arceus, using the resources of other universes to support his own universe. The key is that other universes can't say anything because the other party really helped him... Hiss, what a space bully.

[Well, after all, in addition to the executive officers, we also need some little guys to take care of logistics.] Arceus remained calm, and then the energy slowly dissipated, indicating his departure.

Arceus decided not to think about those things anymore. Why should he change his "expression" of love because of other people's thoughts? He still learned something from Leo's words.

[……] Yveltal did not speak, and finally just uttered a few words, [Heavy love.]

The love of [God] has never been understood by lower-level lives, and these so-called lower-level lives also include Yveltal and other so-called "gods".

……

Let’s look at Aislo again.

Aislo was silent for a moment, wanting to relax, so he continued to check other people's updates.

【Dawu: Stone posing (picture) x8】

[Daigo: She is so beautiful no matter from which angle you look at her.]

"Daigo..." Aislo opened Daigo's private message to his friend.

[Eslo: Are you done with this?]

Daigo replied almost instantly.

【Daigo: Not yet, just taking a break for now.】

[Daigo: Metagross is silent, closes his eyes and sighs.jpg]

[Eslo: What's going on?]

[Daigo: The turmoil of the Rebellion of the Gods two years ago has not yet completely subsided, and the post-disaster reconstruction after the Reversal Rebellion and the emergence of some anti-God organizations are even more troublesome.]

【Daigo: But fortunately, those anti-God organizations have not become anything big, and are not as difficult to deal with as large and powerful dark organizations such as Team Rocket and Plasma.】

[Daigo: Mikoli is busy running around the region, performing in various places, hoping to dilute some of the sadness through the idol effect, but the effect is average, not very good. Qianli and other gym leaders guard each side to reduce the occurrence of chaos. ]

[Daigo: Oh, by the way, Kagetsu's mental state has been a little off lately, and so has Furong. It's really worrying.]

Daigo rubbed his head and complained to Aislo, saying that there was no difference between his abdication and not abdication.

[Eslo: Do ​​you want me to go over and help you now? I can't do much though...]

[Daigo: Thank you for your concern, but you should continue your journey in Sinnoh. I look forward to the moment when you become the champion of Sinnoh.]

[Daigo: It's time for a break. I have to get busy. Bye.]

[Daigo: Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, remember to tell your companions. ]

[Daigo: Recently, the people in the Hoenn region are very fragile and sensitive, so in order to reduce the bad luck that may happen to them, the Alliance may impose some restrictions on trainers entering the region, such as visas. 】

[Daigo: According to the information I have obtained, the entry of some elves should be restricted according to the customs of each region. I hope these troubles can be settled as soon as possible. ]

【Eslo: Okay, remember to rest. 】

【Daigo: Yeah, thank you, bye. 】

【Aislo: Goodbye.】

After turning off his phone, Aislo fell silent again.

"Why does it feel like Hoenn is about to disintegrate?" An exaggerated idea suddenly popped up in Eslo's mind.

[At this rate, this alliance won't even be able to survive until those two idiots wake up again.] Yveltal said jokingly.

"No, the local alliances will not allow this to happen." Eslo shook his head. After all, there are so many champion-level trainers watching, right?

"Let's go to sleep." Aislo closed his eyes. The more he looked at the phone, the more tired he felt. He fell into sleep.

The bright moon after the rain hangs high above the treetops, the stars spread across the sky, the insects in the woods continue to chirp, and the sound of our hearts beating in unison roars in the silence.