Pokémon Legends Ash

Xiaozhi woke up slowly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Pichu's worried look. Pichu seemed to notice that Xiaozhi had woken up, and became very happy. The worry in his eyes disappeared instantly, and he jumped onto his head.

Xiaozhi was about to get up when he felt a weight on his legs and he looked up.

It turned out that Xiaolan was lying on his legs, sleeping on her side. She was facing Xiaozhi's face, with dark circles under her eyes, as if she had fallen asleep after watching over him for several nights.

"Shh..."

In order not to wake up Blue, Xiaozhi and Pichu looked at each other, as if they exchanged some information through their eyes.

Xiaozhi carefully pulled his legs out, quietly got out of bed, came to Xiaolan's side, took off his coat and covered her with it.

Xiaozhi was only wearing a thin shirt and trousers. He had just walked out of the room with Pikachu when he ran into Xiaomao who was carrying a plate of fruit.

"Why did you come out? How is your recovery going?"

"I feel fine after a good sleep. There was nothing serious in the first place. But what about you? Are you okay?"

Xiaozhi patted his chest and looked at Xiaomao.

"Me? Of course I'm fine. I just felt a little dizzy after hanging upside down for so long. I feel much better now."

"Really? That's good."

Just as Xiaozhi and Xiaomao were talking, Xiaolan appeared behind Xiaozhi at some point, staring at the two of them with a pair of resentful big eyes.

Xiao Mao, who was facing Xiao Zhi, naturally saw Xiao Lan's appearance. He couldn't help but shudder, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Hehehe~ I'm glad you're okay. This is for you. I'll leave first. Take care~~"

Looking at Xiaomao's back as he walked away, Xiaozhi scratched his head and said to Pichu with his head tilted: "What happened to him? He left in such a hurry..."

"Pichu..."

Pichu tilted its head and looked back as if it had thought of something. A beautiful figure entered its lively little eyes.

"Pichu!"

Pichu jumped away from Xiaozhi, who was feeling something strange and turned around to look back. A faint fragrance and soft hair like snow brushed across his cheeks, and his little blue eyes narrowed, as if smiling.

When Xiaozhi saw this, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, thinking that he had done something wrong. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look the other person in the eye.

"Well, why didn't you tell me?"

Xiaolan said, with a strong sense of resentment in his tone, even if Xiaozhi was dumb, he could hear it. It came from the instinct of survival, and he only reacted in a moment to what was going on.

"I saw you were sleeping soundly, and I thought you might be too tired, so I wanted to let you rest."

“Is… is that so?”

Just one sentence made Xiao Lan blush and the corners of her mouth couldn't stop rising. But while she felt warm in her heart, she didn't forget her purpose.

"Xiaozhi, I haven't seen Xiaoai since the end of summer camp. She must not know that you have recovered. Let's go find her and tell her the good news."

"Okay, let's go, Pichu!"

"Pichu~"

After being called by Xiaozhi, Pichu jumped out of Xiaolan's arms, came to Xiaozhi's shoulder, and climbed into his hair.

"Let's go, Xiaolan."

"Um……"

Looking at the hand extended by Xiaozhi, Xiaolan's cheeks turned slightly red, and she pretended to be calm when looking at the other party's serious expression.

Satoshi and Blue were walking hand in hand on the muddy road of Pallet Town. The mud that was not covered by weeds was covered with traces of people's footsteps.

The traces became fewer and fewer, and they dispersed at every fork in the road until there were only a few traces in front of a small house. Only Xiaozhi and Xiaolan's footprints were clearly visible on the mud.

dong dong dong.

Xiaozhi knocked on the door of the detached house in front of him. The moment his knuckles touched the wooden door, an ethereal and powerful sound was emitted.

After waiting for a while, seeing no one responding, Xiaozhi frowned and was about to open his mouth when the wooden door in front of him "clicked" and slowly opened, and Dr. Fuji, who looked exhausted, appeared at the door.

He had dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept for days and nights. What was also strange was that his hair, which was jet black when Xiaozhi saw him a few days ago, was now gradually turning white, as if someone had taken away something important from him.

"You guys are the kids from town as I remember. Are you here to play with Xiao Ai?"

"Yes, we are here to look for Xiao Ai. Hello, uncle~ Um...where is Xiao Ai?"

Xiaolan took a step forward and uttered a childish and sweet voice. Her sweet smile made Dr. Fuji's eyes, which were about to close, open instantly.

"Xiao Ai...you two should come in first..."

Dr. Fuji opened his mouth, but still welcomed the two children in from outside.

"You two sit here first. I'll get you something to drink. How about sweet peach juice? Xiao Ai likes it the most."

"Of course, we like sweet things too."

"Yes, uncle, but where is Xiao Ai? Why can't I see her?"

"Here, give it."

Dr. Fuji took two glasses of juice in his hand, handed them to the two, and looked out the window.

"Xiao Ai...Xiao Ai is in Viridian City."

"Tokiwa City? Why is Ai there?"

"........."

Dr. Fuji remained silent for a while, then he sighed and continued, "He is sick, terminally ill, and only has a few days left to live."

After hearing what Dr. Fuji said, Xiaozhi and Xiaolan felt a tremor all over, as if a bolt of thunder fell from the sky and struck their souls, and the hair on their bodies stood up at the same time.

Terminal illness... I won't live for a few days... Terminal illness... I won't live for a few days...

These words kept lingering in Xiaozhi's mind for a long time.

"Dr. Fuji!"

"Ok?"

"Please take us to see Xiao Ai!"

Hearing the powerful voice, Dr. Fuji turned his head and looked at Xiaozhi, but the other party's shining eyes made him dodge in panic and he didn't dare to look at him.

"Okay, but you can only go alone."

"why?"

"It's okay, Xiaozhi, just go ahead. Just tell me when you come back."

Xiaolan held Xiaozhi's arm and shook her head. This didn't matter to her, and Xiaoai might want to be alone with Xiaozhi.

This is what Xiaolan guessed, but Xiaozhi still needs to go and see it to know the actual situation.

In the Evergreen Forest in front of Pallet Town, a car was speeding. The forest was so lush that the sunlight could only shine through the leaves.

Xiaozhi sat in the car, and Dr. Fuji was driving. The moment they rushed out of the forest, the dazzling light shone into his eyes, and Xiaozhi subconsciously closed his eyes.

"Is Pichu okay?"

"Skin~~"

Pichu's voice was light and it looked like he just closed his eyes because the light was too bright, just like him.

When he opened his eyes again, a different scene appeared before him: a city with tall buildings.

Dr. Fuji did not drive into the city, but walked around the outskirts of Tokiwa City like a familiar driver and came to the Tokiwa Hospital in the suburbs.

"Here we are."

Xiaozhi quickly got out of the car and followed Dr. Fuji.

The hospital is very big. This is the first time that Xiaozhi has seen the second largest building besides Professor Oak's laboratory.

He has lived in Pallet Town since he was a child, and his only knowledge of the outside world is through programs on TV.

This was his first time in Tokiwa City, and although he wanted to walk around and take a look, he did not forget his important matters.

"This is it, you go in alone."

"What about you? Dr. Fuji? And..."

Xiaozhi pointed at Pichu who was always on his shoulder and was inseparable from him.

"I won't go in. Pichu is fine. Go in."

Pushed by Dr. Fuji, Xiaozhi and Pichu opened the door of the ward. The room was immediately filled with the smell of disinfectant, which was not very pungent, but made Xiaozhi and Pichu feel uncomfortable. They estimated that they would need to adapt for a while before they could get better.

Xiaozhi and Pichu slowly walked into the room. A breeze blew from the open window, moving the curtains towards the door.

"Dad, are you here again? Isn't it time for dinner yet?"

The girl's voice was weak and didn't sound lifeless at all.

"It's me, Ai, and Pichu is here to see you too."

"Pi~Pichu~"

The body on the hospital bed trembled slightly, and the thin back slowly turned around, revealing Xiao Ai's haggard face.

[Xiaozhi woke up from the bed, and there was nothing wrong with his body. But when he and Xiaolan came to find Xiaoai, they heard incredible news. Xiaoai had a terminal illness? Will there be a chance? Or is there any way to help her? Please look forward to the next chapter... To be continued...]