chapter14

After Lance left, Ethan and Riolu approached the Shiny Ralts. However, they didn't rush in immediately but sent a friendly message to Ralts through Riolu's Aura nearby.

"Don't be afraid! We've driven away the person chasing you. You're safe now!"

Riolu's Aura and Ralts's ability to keenly perceive the emotions of people and Pokémon made her feel much more at ease. She had kept a certain distance from Ethan and Riolu before, but now she dared to slowly approach Ethan.

As Ralts approached slowly, Ethan stretched out his right hand and gently touched the red horn on her head. That was Ralts's organ for feeling emotions, and Ethan wanted to make her feel completely at ease by caressing her. Sure enough, Ethan's caress removed Ralts's last defense. Then, Ethan took out some Oran Berries he had picked in Viridian Forest from his backpack and handed them to Ralts.

It seemed that Ralts was a little hungry after escaping, and after taking the Oran Berries from Ethan, she ate them with gusto. Ethan and Riolu did not leave but sat aside and watched Ralts eat. Only after Ralts finished eating did Ethan ask her a question through Riolu's Aura.

"I can understand why Lance wants to catch you! But how did you two fall out of the space distortion together?"

"I wanted to use Teleport to escape to another place, but when I used it, that person happened to hit my head. So, in the end, he was brought here with me."

That works! But is the distortion of space like that the result of Teleport? This is too exaggerated! Ethan still couldn't believe that Ralts's Teleport could cause such a distortion of space.

"My Teleport is quite special. It can increase the distance by accumulating energy. When I was being chased, I secretly hid in the bushes and accumulated energy for a long time before using it. I wanted to escape far away in one go, but I didn't expect to be hit by that person! What bad luck!"

"So you escaped here from a very far place! Do you remember where you escaped from?"

Ethan immediately saw this Ralts in a different light because of its long-distance Teleportation. With such a powerful ability, it's no wonder that Lance had been chasing it. Team Rocket is only interested in rare and powerful Pokémon, and this Ralts meets both criteria.

"That place is an island. There is a huge research institute on the island. Apart from that, there's only a small forest. I was born in that forest. The guy who chased me was from the research institute. That day, I accidentally wandered into the research institute and was discovered."

Team Rocket's research institute is on an island. Ethan had a feeling that this place was familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was. However, since Ralts had already escaped from the island, there was no reason to go back. Ethan told Ralts about this idea.

"Now that you've escaped Lance's pursuit, there's no need to go back! Go out and explore!"

"No, I want to go back! I saw a lot of imprisoned Pokémon in the research institute! Those Pokémon were forced to fight a monster every day until they were defeated by that monster. I want to save those poor Pokémon! As long as I'm not discovered and use Teleport, I can save them all."

"You haven't been discovered yet, but you were almost caught by Lance this time. You still dare to say you're going to save other Pokémon?"

Ethan couldn't help but criticize Ralts. She wanted to save other Pokémon without considering her own abilities. She was lucky to have met him this time; otherwise, she would have been captured long ago. However, being forced to fight monsters every day, what is Team Rocket doing? Creating the strongest Pokémon?

"I dare! As long as I have this lucky stone, I can avoid danger like this time."

With that, Ralts took out a strange stone! The surface of the stone looked very smooth, with only one long protrusion. The protrusion looked like a long eyelash. Seeing this stone, Ethan guessed that it might be a fossil or something similar.

"Can you show me this lucky stone?"

Ethan asked Ralts with curiosity. Ralts did not hesitate too much and immediately handed the "Lucky Stone" to Ethan. After Ethan received the "Lucky Stone," a system prompt suddenly appeared in his mind: "Congratulations to player Ethan for obtaining the 'Dream Eyelash'. It is an important item, please keep it safe!"

Fossilized eyelash of Mew? Didn't Team Rocket use this to find Mew's genes and create the strongest Pokémon, Mewtwo? So, the monster that Ralts was talking about was most likely Mewtwo. And the Rocket's research institute where Mewtwo stayed seemed to be on a place called New Island. It finally became clear that this Ralts was a rare Pokémon that escaped from New Island.

But Ethan remembered that New Island would be rebuilt by Mewtwo after the Mewtwo rampage incident. Now it seems that the time for Mewtwo to rampage has not come yet. However, Ralts said that Team Rocket now lets Pokémon fight Mewtwo every day. If this continues, it won't be long before Mewtwo goes on a rampage. At this time, if Ralts goes back, she may become a victim of Mewtwo's rampage at any time.

"I'll return the Lucky Stone to you! You must keep it safe! And don't go back. It's dangerous over there. You can't help if you go, and you might even get hurt! It's up to you to decide whether or not to go back, and when to go back!"

After returning the mysterious eyelash fossil to Ralts, Ethan also gave her a reminder. Although Ethan could not stop Ralts from going back, nor could he make her give up the idea of saving other Pokémon, he still had to give her some warnings.

"Danger? What kind of danger?"

"The monster you mentioned that fights other Pokémon every day will go berserk soon. When it does, it will raze the entire research institute to the ground! That's why it's so dangerous! You'd better not go back."

"If the monster wants to destroy the entire institute, then I have to go back! As long as I take those Pokémon away before the monster destroys the institute, no one will be in danger! As for the institute, let it be destroyed! That place isn't good; it's better off gone!"

Ethan never expected this Shiny Ralts to be so brave, willing to save other Pokémon even knowing the danger. Ethan didn't know whether to say she was courageous or just audacious.