Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

The trees are towering and lush, and the sunlight shines through the layers of leaves, fresh and peaceful. The ancient trees are verdant, and the water is gurgling. It looks mysterious and ancient, having gone through so many years.

At this time, several round mages were hiding in the grass, curiously looking at the two people walking in the forest.

"Forests again, forests again...Are there so many forests in the Sinnoh region?" Eslo's weak complaint broke the silence. He and Mary felt that they had not encountered any towns in the days since they left Baiyang Town, and they had no way to get supplies from them. Now they can be said to be out of ammunition and food, and can only survive on tree fruits. Fortunately, with the help of the friendly elves in the forest, Morubeko did not go into a rampage.

The forest they were walking into now was more like a maze, as if the forest was following them and there was no end in sight. Although the forest scenery was beautiful and the elves were cute, it would get boring if they kept looking at them.

"Hehehe~" Huayanguai took out two fruits from somewhere and handed them to the two people.

"Thank you~" x2

"Mobe~" Morube pointed to a place not far away and said something to Aislo, then jumped off the boy's shoulder to play with Master Yuan and the Speaker Cricket.

"This seems to be the Baidai Forest. If we hold on a little longer, we will be not far from Baidai City." Mary wiped the sweat from her face helplessly. Although the boy next to her said so, looking at his jumping appearance, it seemed that he could plow a few more miles.

"Well, maybe I should buy a space backpack with a bigger space." Aislo said as he looked at the somewhat quaint space backpack on his back. Of course, he was not going to throw it away and he cherished this backpack very much.

Mary nodded in agreement, and the two continued walking for a while. Suddenly, Aislo stopped and the girl gave him a questioning look.

"Hey? It seems to be foggy ahead. You rest here first, I'll go take a look ahead." Aislo saw that the road they had to take in the distance was hidden by the fog. At the same time, he also saw the girl's fatigue, so he took this opportunity to let her rest.

"Okay, remember to be careful and stay safe." Mary warned, although the girl didn't think there was anything in this forest that could hurt the boy. As soon as she finished speaking, Aislo disappeared.

Mary looked around and was about to sit down when she was attracted by the sound of music coming from the side. The girl walked over curiously.

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On the other side, Aislo was moving forward in the fog.

[Why don't you let me just blow the fog away?] Yveltal asked in confusion.

"This is more interesting, isn't it?" Eslo replied with a smile.

[? I don’t understand, and I don’t think so.] Yveltal felt that he couldn’t understand the boy’s train of thought.

"We still have to retain some mystery in life. If everything becomes known, what's the point of traveling?" Eslo tried to explain. This is why he rarely uses his abilities during travels unless under special circumstances.

[Yes, yes, you are right.] Yveltal chose to turn off the microphone and end the call.

The fog became thicker and thicker, and the forest gradually looked eerie, but the grass growing on the roadside broke the atmosphere and added a touch of vitality to the forest.

"Lu, Lu, Lu!"

"Lu, Lu, Lu!"

"Lu, Lu, Lu!"

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The walking grasses shouted as they walked, so as to let their companions who had fallen behind know the location of the "main force" and prevent them from getting lost in the thick fog.

A walking grass was tripped by a stone and fell to the ground. He struggled to get up, and suddenly a pair of hands reached out, lifted him up and straightened him.

"Lu?" Zou Xingcao looked up and saw a good-looking human helping him.

“Lu!”(●'?'●) The little guy thanked and returned to the team.

"Da na!" A queen flower nodded to Aislo, and then the large army continued to move forward.

After bidding farewell to the group of walking grasses, Aislo looked at the thick fog around him and began to think: "The fog is so thick, it's a bit unsafe to continue moving forward. I should go back and tell Mary." He was a little worried about the girl.

Suddenly, Eslo noticed a dark shadow approaching from his side. He asked the Flower Monster to go back to protect Mary, while he put away his perception and started playing the game, guessing the identity of the dark shadow.

"Is it a humanoid Pokémon? Lucario? Aledo? Well, it could also be a human, a trainer? A ranger? Or some other profession?"

While Aislo was having fun, he did not completely let his guard down. The power of evil surrounded him to defend against sudden attacks.

[Don't guess, he's a human, his Pokémon strength is OK, he's probably a trainer.] Yveltal interrupted the boy's boring game.

"Okay, okay." Aislo stopped guessing.

The shadow got closer and closer, and finally the two met.

He was a young man wearing red clothes and with flowing gray hair. He had a faint smile on his face, but he seemed difficult to get along with.

After thinking for a moment, Aislo remembered this person's name. This person was Darko, the rising star in the Sinnoh region who became famous on the Internet for winning seven gym battles with just a Darkrai.

There are many topics and comments about Dakdo on the Internet, and the one that impressed Aislo the most was:

[Isn't he afraid of having nightmares while taking Darkrai with him? 】

After all, all the Darkrai known so far cannot fully control their own characteristic Nightmare, and Darko has therefore earned titles such as "Warrior" and "The Man Who Lost Good Sleep".

And from Dakodo's slightly surprised expression, he also recognized Aislo's identity.

"..." No one spoke first.

After a long time, Aisiluo chose to say hello first: "Hello, my name is Aisiluo."

The black-haired boy's words broke the silence. Dakodo nodded and responded: "Hello, Aislo, my name is Dakodo." He looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, making it difficult for Aislo to leave or not leave.

"Well, Dakodo, you are going to Baidai City too, right? It's a bit unsafe with such heavy fog now. Why don't we wait until the fog clears and then go together?" Aislo said awkwardly. He couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere and wanted to try to bring up a topic.

"Okay." Dakoto's response was very brief.

"Then come with me first, I have a companion over there."

"Ah."

Then Dakodo followed Aislo's footsteps and the air fell silent again.

Aislo, who was walking in front, suddenly wanted to slap himself and asked himself in his heart: "No, why did I pull him here? Can't I just leave? His strength is not weak, and he won't encounter any danger..." At this moment, the young man just felt that his brain was shaking.

Behind Aislo, Dakoto appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in chaos.

[Wasn't your original idea to challenge him? How come you are teaming up with him now? ] A voice sounded in Dakdo's mind.

"Would it be impolite to challenge him directly? What if he refuses? And did I say something wrong just now? Darkrai, what should I do now?" Darko was a little panicked and a little conflicted. He was a socially anxious person and rarely talked to others.

[How should I know what you should do now? I haven't lived as long as you!] Darkrai was speechless.

Another voice sounded in Darko's mind, "Isn't there a saying among you human trainers that "if you make eye contact, you have to have a Pokémon battle"? It's okay even if you're rejected, right?"

"But...Okay. Latios, what should I do now?"

[Why not just invite him to a sparring match later?] Latios answered as a matter of course. Although he didn't know much about social interaction between humans, he was still much better than the other two guys.

"I understand." Dakoto's eyes became firm, and the two continued to move forward.