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Chapter 354: The Natu and Wingull's Disappearance
Chapter 354: The Natu and Wingull's Disappearance
Naoki had immediately recognized Professor Oak, even without his past life's memories. Before, when he was at the ranch, he had watched 'Professor Oak's Pokemon Lecture' on television.
So, Naoki spoke up, "I've seen you on TV! Greetings, Professor Oak!"
Upon hearing this, Professor Oak understood and chuckled as he nodded, "Those were television programs that invited me to give lectures."
These programs were meant to introduce Pokemon to children under ten years old.
As an authority in the field of Pokemon research, almost all regions would import this program to be aired on television, guiding and providing early education to the children.
After a brief chat, Professor Oak eagerly shifted the topic to the Pokemon beside them.
No Pokemon Professor could resist the allure of unfamiliar Pokemon.
With Naoki's permission, Professor Oak eagerly moved closer to observe these Pokemon carefully.
"This Pokemon has such a sturdy build! It has fine red scales all over its body... Is that a tire on its chest?"
Professor Oak crouched down, curiously poking at the air sac on Goldeen's chest, his curiosity evident.
Golton found this posture extremely odd, and it took a couple of steps back, startled, before instinctively changing its form to the tall and mighty combat form.
"Agas!"
Both Professor Oak and Ferry were taken aback by this transformation.
"Its form... It changed?!"
After a moment of surprise, Professor Oak's eyes lit up with a strong gleam, and he developed a keen research interest in this unfamiliar Pokemon.
Naoki sighed and walked forward, patting Golton's shoulder to calm it, and it obediently returned to its riding form.
"Its name is Golurk," Naoki explained. "It's also a very rare Pokemon in the Paldea region, discovered and named by Professors Sada and Turo of the Paldea region."
"Golton..." Professor Oak murmured, then asked, "So its name is Golton?"
"Agas!" Gole nodded vigorously.
Professor Oak's ears rang from the roar, and he quickly covered them. "Alright, alright, I understand, little Agas!"
Goleton fell silent.
Professor Oak breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, speaking to Naoki, "It seems like this Pokemon has a very strong personality!"
Yuki and Budew, standing beside them, giggled.
Professor Oak turned his attention to them, recalling the events of the previous battle, and asked, "This Pokemon can change its attributes by wearing different masks, am I right?"
Naoki nodded. "Its name is Yuki. The masks contain a mysterious energy called 'Tajing Energy' unique to the Paldea region. Yuki can borrow this power to change its attributes."
"Tajing Energy?" Professor Oak had never heard of this term before. "The ability to change a Pokemon's attributes... I never expected that the Paldea region would possess such power!"
The distance between the Kanto and Paldea regions was vast, so there was usually little interaction between them.
As a result, Professor Oak knew very little about that region.
"Polly~" Yuki greeted Professor Oak cheerfully.
Professor Oak smiled and replied, "You too! You're going to do great!"
"Polly~" Yuki was delighted and couldn't help but feel happy that the people here didn't dislike it either.
Its joy and excitement were so great that Yuki happily spun around in circles next to them.
Watching this, Naoki couldn't help but think of Yuki's past experiences, feeling a mix of emotions.
However, regardless of what had happened, those days were behind them now, and what mattered most was the present.
At this moment, Professor Oak turned his attention to the Baboong, who was wearing a cape and holding a hammer, dressed up as a superhero.
Professor Oak had watched this series of movies before and immediately recognized the costume.
He greeted it with a smile, "Hello there, little hero!"
Hearing this stranger call it a hero, Baboong froze for a moment before a shy expression appeared on its face.
It quickly flew behind Naoki, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Naoki smiled at this, "This Pokemon is Baboong. I specially made this costume for it."
"Baboong... Whoa, it's full of energy!" Professor Oak exclaimed.
After introducing the Pokemon outside, Professor Oak suddenly turned his head and looked around before asking,
"Where's the Pokemon that looked like a Natu? I saw it here just now."
Naoki paused, then turned around to look around, only to realize that Wingull had disappeared without a trace.
He quickly scanned the surroundings and asked the other Pokemon if they had seen where Wingull had gone, but they had all been chatting with Professor Oak and hadn't noticed Wingull's disappearance.
Naoki hesitated. "...No, that Pokemon is a bit special. Its temperament is different from the others, and I'm worried it might get startled and hurt someone."
After all, this was a completely unfamiliar environment for Wingull.
After a moment's thought, Naoki calmly instructed Baboong, "Baboong, fly up to the sky and see if you can find Wingull. Check the corners and shadowy areas."
"Ba-mo!" Baboong nodded and immediately took off into the air.
Although Professor Oak and Ferry didn't quite understand what was going on, they offered their help. "Then let's help you look for it."
And so, the group of people and Pokemon began a frantic search around the ranch.
Meanwhile, on the third floor of the ranch, in a dark room far from the hustle and bustle, a low sobbing could be heard, like the cry of a young Pokemon.
Wingull, who had been feeling a bit hungry and was looking for some meat to eat, was drawn to this sound.
The window of the room was wide open, the curtains billowing in the wind, creating an eerie atmosphere.
Following the sound, Wingull floated to the window, and the crying became even clearer.
Wingull's gaze swept the room, a puzzled look on its face.
The room was empty, so where was the sound coming from?
Intrigued, Wingull floated into the room.
As if sensing the intrusion, the sobbing stopped for a moment, only to be replaced by loud wails, as if inviting the intruder to come and investigate.
As an ancient predator, Wingull immediately understood the other's intention.
Obviously, this was a trap.
Its form melted into the shadows, and it stealthily made its way behind the large sofa.
The next second, Wingull spotted a strange Pokemon with a dark green body, hair like will-o'-the-wisps, and a string of conspicuous red beads around its neck.
No, it wasn't exactly a stranger...
Because this Pokemon looked a little like it! It was like a miniature version of itself! The other Pokemon was hiding behind the sofa, crying, but its face showed no signs of sadness. Instead, it wore a mischievous expression, as if waiting for its prey to take the bait.
Silently, Wingull emerged from the shadows.
The crying stopped abruptly.
The other Pokemon finally realized something was amiss and whipped its head around. The next second, two completely different gazes met.
Wingull: (●_●)
Misdreavus: Σ(°△°|||)
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Misdreavus, who had intended to play a prank to scare humans, was so startled that it turned and ran.
In its panic, it knocked over a vase, which fell to the ground with a loud crash.
Wingull looked calmly at the young Pokemon. As a Pokemon that had lived alone for a long time, Wingull had no interest in other young Pokemon from its species.
It had intended to ignore the other, but then an image of Naoki flashed through its mind.
If it had been Naoki, he would have surely taken this immature young Pokemon under his care.
During this time, Wingull had felt Naoki and Golurk's efforts to teach it about this world and help it adapt to its new surroundings.
To repay their trust, it had also been trying its best to learn.
And now, it was time to put that learning to the test.
Wingull gave chase.
When Misdreavus looked back after running some distance, it saw the formidable creature right behind it, and it felt like it was about to wet itself in fear.
Mama, help!
It frantically tried to float away.
However, the larger Pokemon was faster, and its clawed wings grabbed hold of Misdreavus.
Misdreavus froze in fear.
Wingull also stayed still, thinking about how to care for the young Pokemon.
After a while, Misdreavus calmed down and realized that the large Pokemon didn't seem to have any malicious intentions.
Mustering its courage, Misdreavus asked tentatively, "Mis?" (What do you want?)
Wingull recalled the TV show 'The Pokemon World' it had watched with Reuniclus back at the ranch, where they had learned about how wild Pokemon fell in love, laid eggs, and took care of their young.
How did those Pokemon... do it again?
Coincidentally, Misdreavus' stomach growled loudly.
Misdreavus trembled and said, "Mis...!" (I'm hungry...)
It had originally intended to play a prank to scare some humans and feed on the fear they produced.
But instead of attracting humans, it had drawn the attention of this strange creature.
So, Zhenyifa took out some Berries that it had secretly stashed away and, mimicking Zhi directly caring for the other Pokemon, it fed the Berry to the Misdreavus.
The Misdreavus felt a bit overwhelmed by the attention, and although it didn't particularly like the taste of the Berry, it ate it anyway.
Only after seeing the young one eat the Berry did Zhenyifa seem satisfied, and it released the Misdreavus, its eyes fixed on the smaller Pokemon's movements without blinking.
The Misdreavus dared not move a muscle.
At that moment, Zhenyifa suddenly heard Babutubo calling out to it.
It looked in the direction of the voice, then turned back to gesture for the Misdreavus to follow.
The Misdreavus didn't dare to run away. It could sense that the large creature before it was a formidable presence, and if it tried to escape, it would likely be caught immediately.
In this situation, it was better not to provoke it.
And so, when Babutubo led Zhenyifa back to Naoki, he saw the shy Misdreavus trailing behind the larger Pokemon.
Naoki was taken aback, "What's that?"
Zhenyifa: "Meng."
Professor Oak, who had been observing the interactions between the two Pokemon, spoke with great interest:
"This... this Pokemon named Zhenyifa seems to be treating this Misdreavus as its own offspring and is caring for it."
Naoki was bewildered and looked at Zhenyifa, who was calmly standing there with a peaceful expression and its small fangs showing, with an incredulous expression: "Offspring?"
That didn't seem possible. As far as he knew, Paradox Pokemon like Zhenyifa couldn't lay eggs.
But from Zhenyifa's behavior, it seemed like it understood the concept of "offspring"?
At that moment, a speculation popped into Naoki's mind.
Could it be that Paradox Pokemon weren't just imaginary creatures or fantasies created by the wishes of humans and the Time-Space Tower? Perhaps each Paradox Pokemon was a real species that had once existed, much like the dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
It was just that they had gone extinct for some reason, and the remaining Paradox Seeds had gradually evolved into their modern forms.
Or perhaps there was another possibility.
Could it be that these Paradox Pokemon didn't belong to this world at all?
Was it possible that the Time-Space Tower had summoned them from another dimension or alternate timeline?
And since each Paradox Pokemon had a different Egg Group, they were unable to breed in the games.
Otherwise, the Paradox Pokemon that couldn't breed would have simply died out.
Professor Oak's gaze remained fixed on Zhenyifa as he muttered, "Zhenyifa... Could it be a special form of Misdreavus from the Paldea region? How fascinating, it appears to be twice the size of a regular Misdreavus."
This was a question that Naoki couldn't answer either.
He thought for a moment, took out a piece of translated melon seed cake from his bag and ate it, then asked, "Zhenyifa, what's the story with this Misdreavus?"
Zhenyifa still couldn't express itself clearly: "Meng." (Young one, someone was crying, I helped it.)
Naoki turned to the Misdreavus, which looked like it wanted to slink away, and then he heard the Misdreavus complain: "Meng!" (I wasn't crying! I was playing a prank, and this guy caught me!)
Naoki: "..."
He understood now, and he couldn't help but wear an expression of exasperation as he explained to Zhenyifa,
"It's not an offspring, even though you look similar, you are not the same species of Pokemon."
Zhenyifa had a confused look on its face: "Meng?" (Not? Offspring?)
Naoki nodded: "Its name is Misdreavus, and this is its natural form."
Naoki then apologized to the Misdreavus on Zhenyifa's behalf:
"I'm very sorry, it seems there was a misunderstanding between you and Zhenyifa. It didn't mean any harm and only wanted to help you as if you were a newly hatched Pokemon, which is why it acted the way it did."
The Misdreavus looked indignant, but as it saw that this human was quite reasonable, its courage gradually returned.
"Meng!" (I'm not a baby! But since you didn't mean any harm, I'll forgive you!)
With that, the Misdreavus quickly flew away.
Zhenyifa didn't stop it and just watched its retreating figure with a bewildered expression, seemingly unable to understand what Naoki had just said.
Ferry and Professor Oak, who had witnessed the whole thing, were left stunned.
Professor Oak: "Were you just communicating with that Pokemon?"
Naoki nodded calmly: "It's my ability."
Ability...
Professor Oak immediately thought of the Everstone's power in the Kanto region.
It was said that some people born near the Everstone Forest would receive a blessing from the forest.
These people would have the ability to sense the thoughts of Pokemon and heal their wounds.
Ferry, on the other hand, thought of the legendary Dragon-Taming power. There was an ancient legend in the Dragon-Taming family, which said that those who awakened the Dragon-Taming power would be innate messengers of the dragons.
This ability would greatly enhance the affinity with Dragon-type Pokemon, allowing them to be better controlled.
(End of Chapter)
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