Chapter 618: The Boy on Lapras
Chapter 618: The Boy on Lapras
A single stone sets off a thousand waves.
With the arrival of Zekrom, the once peaceful Legendary Pokemon chat group suddenly erupted in chaos.
The popular Wing King was the first to speak up.
[Wing King: A new Pokemon has joined us?]
[Phoenix King: Welcome, Zekrom.]
Unlike the amiable and loving Phoenix King, the proud Earth God and Sea God remained silent.
Zekrom, still unfamiliar with this man-made creation, secretly observed the images on the screen.
"What does this mean?" it couldn't help but ask aloud.
The Lottom within the phone spoke up, "This is the group chat 'Lotto' created by Shizuru! Everyone here is a legendary Pokemon like you, Loto!"
Huh?!
Zekrom was shocked. So many legendary Pokemon? How did Shizuru manage to gather them all?
Wing King was about to scold the newcomer for their impoliteness, but then he saw Shizuru's message.
[Wing King: Zekrom just received a Lottom Phone and is still learning how to use it. Please excuse the delayed responses.]
Upon seeing this message, Wing King swallowed his rebuke.
Fine! If that's the case, then the mighty Wing King won't nitpick with this newcomer!
Seeing the group chat return to its previous harmony, Shizuru finally put down the Lottom Phone and walked to the room to check on Little Tree.
Little Tree had woken up and was crying loudly in the arms of her sister, Ai Guan Shi. At first glance, her personality seemed very similar to her mother's.
"Aye~"
Sister Ai Guan Shi greeted Shizuru softly.
Shizuru reached out and took Little Tree from her sister's arms into his own.
Seeing the sudden change, Little Tree immediately started crying loudly.
Shizuru: "..."
Sister Ai Guan Shi covered her mouth and giggled.
Shizuru gently rocked Little Tree in his arms, trying to soothe her.
"Waaah, Little Tree, it's Daddy!"
Perhaps recognizing the familiar voice, Little Tree opened her large, round eyes and looked at Shizuru.
Whether she recognized him or was simply soothed by the gentle rocking, she stopped crying and gradually calmed down.
Shizuru heaved a sigh of relief, realizing that his baby daughter recognized him as her father. Gogoat stood by, smiling at the scene.
"Ah gah~"
"Gogoat, do you want to hold Little Tree?" Shizuru asked.
Gogoat shuddered, then eagerly asked, "Ah gah~?"
"Of course, come and try!"
Shizuru demonstrated how to hold the baby and gently placed Little Tree into Gogoat's arms.
"Ah gah~..."
Gogoat's movements were incredibly gentle, as if afraid of hurting the child.
Surprisingly, Little Tree didn't cry when facing Gogoat. Not only Shizuru but even Sister Ai Guan Shi was amazed by this.
"Aye!"
Shizuru soon snapped back to reality. Seeing Little Tree staring at Gogoat with her bright, black eyes, he took the opportunity to say, "Little Tree, this is Gogoat, Daddy's Pokemon friend!"
"Eee!"
Just then, the Arceus Phone on Shizuru's body suddenly rang with a notification sound.
Shizuru paused, and the nearby Pokemon turned their attention to him.
"It's probably something from the Expedition Guild, let me check it out."
But Shizuru felt that something was amiss, as this notification sound was one he had never heard before.
As Shizuru took out the Arceus Phone and unlocked the screen, a new notification appeared.
[Important Notice: Individuals from other worlds have arrived at the World Tree!]
[Identity: Ober, from the Special Edition world. Originally trapped in a time rift, he was later rescued by Daikon Duck and brought back to the World Tree for treatment.]
Wait! What did he just see? Ober from the Special Edition?
Shizuru's heart immediately sounded the alarm. Ober from the Special Edition was the ultimate boss of the Rocket Team, the Masked Man. To achieve a certain goal, he had not only kidnapped many children from all over the world but also captured two legendary Pokemon, Phoenix King and Latias.
His strength was formidable. A Pokemon that was ordinary in the hands of other trainers, like Mudkip, reached the level of a legendary Pokemon in his hands!
Such a dangerous villain had now arrived at his World Tree...
Oh no! The Pokemon on the World Tree were in danger!
Shizuru quickly said, "I need to go to the World Tree. Sister, please take care of Little Tree for me!"
"Aye!" Seeing Shizuru's urgency, Sister Ai Guan Shi didn't know what was happening, but she nodded and took Little Tree from Gogoat's arms.
Shizuru directly rode on Gogoat and left. Along the way, he flipped through Daikon Duck's adventure records, trying to find out how it was connected to Ober.
Soon, Shizuru found the answer.
【Daikon Duck accidentally entered the T01 World from the Wonder Maze, where it encountered three Lapras. One was named Lapris, another Laprus, and the third, Glacier.】
【The Lapras asked Daikon Duck to help them find a human. Daikon Duck accepted the request and eventually found the injured Ober in the Time Crack, bringing him back to the World Tree for treatment.】
Shizuru was slightly stunned as he read these records.
Although he hadn't watched much of the Pokemon special episode, he knew some information related to Ober.
When Ober was young, he lost two beloved Pokemon, Lapras, in an accidental incident. This event dealt him a severe blow, leaving him unable to move on from it.
Later, Ober heard the legend of Shellos and wanted to capture Timburr to take him back to the past and save the Lapras.
For this, he devised an evil long-term plan...
Kidnapping children, raising them as his henchmen, inheriting the remnants of Rocket Team, controlling others with masks, all for the sole purpose of capturing Shellos.
In the end, Ober succeeded. He created the GS Ball capable of capturing time and caught Shellos for time travel.
However, during the process, he was interrupted by the special episode's protagonist, Ai Guan Shi. Ai Guan Shi's Pokemon broke Ober's GS Ball, freeing Timburr, causing Ober to drift aimlessly in the Time Rift.
But in the end, Ober drifted to the time stream when the two Lapras were in distress. The child of the two Lapras in his arms, Glacier, flew over to reunite with his parents.
Ober also had a sudden realization and disappeared into the time crack, shedding tears of emotion.
In the blink of an eye, Gogoat had already entered the Reversed World.
Meanwhile, at the top of the World Tree, inside the Expedition Guild...
A centenarian with white hair stared at the orderly scene before him in awe.
"What... what is going on here?" Ober muttered to himself.
It was a place where only Pokemon existed, and these Pokemon had formed a small society, working together in an orderly manner, operating this peculiar organization.
Even he, once a Masked Man, had never heard of such a thing...
"Am I getting senile?" Ober wondered if he was dreaming.
"Gaah!"
A Pokemon's cry came from nearby, and Ober looked down at the strange Daikon Duck by his side.
Hmm... let's call it Daikon Duck for now.
This Daikon Duck was very different from the ones he had seen before.
Its size alone was twice that of an ordinary Daikon Duck, and its body was exceptionally robust. Its eyes were piercing, especially the super-sturdy Daikon it carried on its shoulders.
Seeing the human's attention on itself, Daikon Duck nodded, took a few steps forward, stopped, and looked back at him.
"Gaah!"
Shizuru was slightly taken aback. "Are you asking me to follow you?"
Daikon Duck nodded.
"It's incredible... If that guy, Daio, were here, he would be very surprised," Shizuru muttered.
His wish had been fulfilled; he had met the two Lapras again. At this moment, Shizuru could say he had no regrets.
He seemed to have transformed back into the boy who rode on Lapras' back, crossing the ocean for his travels.
Now, faced with such a novel scene, Shizuru couldn't help but feel curious.
So, he followed Daikon Duck.
Led by Daikon Duck, he arrived at a facility resembling a hospital.
A Happiny wearing a nurse's hat was treating some injured Pokemon with medicine.
Seeing them approach, Happiny finished treating the injured Pokemon and walked over.
Then, Shizuru saw Happiny speaking with Daikon Duck.
After that, Happiny turned its gaze towards him and took out a bottle of "Moo Milk" and several Berry Fruits from the medical box.
"This Pokemon wants to help me with treatment?" Ober was filled with disbelief.
"Lucky~"
Happiny gently handed over the medicine.
Ober instinctively reached out to take it. After drifting in the Time Crack for so long, his stomach was completely empty.
He drank the bottle of milk, and as he did, something incredible happened. His injuries and the cold were dispelled, and his entire body felt warm, as if it had regained vitality.
"This is..."
Ober couldn't believe his eyes as he looked down at his hands.
What was this milk? As Shizuru and Gogoat arrived at the World Tree, this was the scene they witnessed.
Ober, with his white hair and hunched body, stood in the Pokemon Hospital, looking down at his hands in disbelief.
Shizuru: "..."
He felt relieved.
Ober, who was now concerned, had indeed regained his senses.
Just then, Ober's sharp senses picked up the sound of approaching human footsteps.
"Who's there?"
He turned around sharply, and the next moment, he saw a tall young man and a Pokemon he had never seen before approaching.
Ober was stunned.
Seeing Shizuru, who had evolved from Jigglypuff into Happiny, happily greeting him, and Daikon Duck running over, Shizuru stroked Daikon Duck's head and then looked up at Ober.
Seeing this scene and the reactions of the Pokemon, even the most oblivious person would understand that these Pokemon had an extremely close relationship with this human, especially Ober, who had once ruled over Rocket Team.
Is this the man's backyard Ecopark? He wondered.
Looking at the man before him, Ober hesitated for a moment and politely spoke first.
"My name is Ober. I accidentally wandered into this place and disturbed you."
"I know you," Shizuru said, looking at the visitor from another world.
Ober was slightly taken aback. "Oh?"
Shizuru smiled. "Ober, the leader of Kagi Gym, the Masked Man, and the head of Rocket Team, you made a plan to capture Shellos to save two Lapras that were in danger in the past..."
As Ober listened to these words, his eyebrows furrowed. How did this person know so much? Could he be a member of Rocket Team? No, that's impossible... This world seemed different from the one he knew.
Seeing Ober's expression, Shizuru said, "Don't be nervous, Mr. Ober. I've heard about your story. This isn't the world you're familiar with; it's another world."
Ober silently acknowledged that his guess was correct. He shook his head and said softly, "Those are all things of the past."
His current wish had been fulfilled; he was just an old man lost in the time crack.
Moreover, without Shellos, he might never find his way back to his original world.
That afternoon, Shizuru invited the legendary villain Ober to the Expedition Guild's cafe.
The afternoon sun was warm, shining through the cafe's windows and onto Ober's face.
Ober's face was kind, like any ordinary old man. He slowly began to tell Shizuru the story of his two Lapras.
"Later on, I gave them names. One was called Lapris, and the other was called Laprus. When I was young, I often played on their backs. Those were happy times."
A nostalgic smile appeared on Ober's face, and he seemed to be lost in his memories.
"Back then, Professor Oak, Orange, and Steel gave me a title—the Lapras-Backed Boy."
Later, when he lost Lapras, those friends also turned the story of the Lapras-Backed Boy into a song to encourage him.
Unfortunately, at the time, he was in a daze and didn't snap out of it, and he gradually drifted apart from those friends.
"Sigh..."
Ober let out a slow sigh.
Shizuru listened quietly, and in the end, he couldn't help but ask, "Did you see Lapris and Laprus again?"
Ober nodded and, in the warm sunlight, nodded lightly, reminiscing, "They're still the same!"
"In this life, I have no regrets," Ober paused, then continued, "The only ones I feel sorry for are the children I caught... But there's no other way. I just wanted to see Lapris and Laprus. If I can go back, I want to apologize to those children, even though it might be too late..."
Ober didn't know why he was telling this man so much, perhaps because he had been holding it in for a long time, or perhaps it was the warm and gentle feeling the man gave him.
(End of Chapter)
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