Pokémon: Encounter

This is how the story of the Zapdos ended. The Zapdos disappeared, Han Junsheng and the other escaped, and Nightingale quickly returned to the Long family to ask for help.

But before that.

"Round Land Shark! Will you leave with me?"

Nightingale looked at the little light blue shark in front of him with excitement and trepidation.

“Kuma!!!”

The round land shark ran towards Nightingale happily. Nightingale gritted her teeth and exerted strength with both hands. Finally, this time, she succeeded in picking up the heavy little guy.

"Li~!"

The Tyrannosaurus on the side also nodded with satisfaction.

Then, Nightingale used the Poké Ball to lightly touch the head of the Round Shark, and the Round Shark turned into red light and disappeared in front of everyone. The Poké Ball also flashed slightly and stopped shaking with a "ding" sound.

"I have captured the round land shark!"

Nightingale shouted happily, holding up the Poké Ball.

"Hey! There seems to be a voice in my mind all of a sudden! It seems to be urging me to leave!"

After the excitement wore off, Nightingale discovered something surprising. After all, Hu Xiaona had said the same thing when she got the blue bird.

"Just think of it as the will of the dragon's lair." Nan Fang said.

"Captain, are you still looking for the remaining companions?"

"Yes, but no one expected something like this to happen, and we didn't prepare any other contact information, so we can only rely on luck. At present, only you and Nana know whereabouts and are safe."

There are some regrets in the South.

After that, they went their separate ways.

Long Kong and Nan Fang both accelerated and headed towards the Gemini Island, where the last divine bird, the legendary ice god Articuno, was located.

As for Nightingale, Long Kong asked Garchomp to escort her to the entrance of the dragon cave. After all, any danger could occur during this period of time, and the more protection, the higher the chance of winning. Garchomp readily agreed.

As the name suggests, the Twin Islands consist of two small islands floating on the sea. Because the two islands are connected like twins, they are called the Twin Islands.

"Uh, brother, if you're frank, your introduction is a bit sloppy."

"It has been passed down from ancient times to the present day. What can I do?"

"Okay. By the way, what is the structure of the Twin Islands like? Are they just two small peaks on the surface, but are they layers of underground caves inside?"

"And Articuno is on the bottom layer?"

Nan Fang asked tentatively.

"Huh? Where did you hear that? You have a wild imagination. It's not what you said at all. And although the Twin Islands sound like the place where Articuno is, theoretically it must be icy and snowy. But on the contrary, the climate there is exceptionally pleasant."

"The only place that big snowy mountain in the distance is the real home of Articuno. It's like the intersection of winter and summer there, quite magical. You'll see it when you get there."

Long Kong explained.

Nan Fang muttered to himself, it seems that not all of them are the same.

"What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly?"

"Ah, nothing. I just heard it from a friend."

The two flew over the land and saw the endless sea again. Long Kong found the right direction and led Nanfang to a place on the coastline that looked like a port.

"Huh? What is this for?" Nan Fang was puzzled.

"The Twin Islands are quite far from here, so we'll go there by boat. Dragonite and Pidgeot also need to rest. It's a big taboo before a battle to keep traveling and wasting energy."

Nan Fang thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. However, his concern for his teammates still prevailed.

"Brother, why don't we take turns flying? Dragonite or Pidgeot should be more than enough to carry two of us at a time. Try to get Articuno to evacuate before them, or protect Articuno. It would be best if we could capture both of them directly, then the problem would be solved."

"I know you're anxious. But I tell you, we still have some time."

Long Kong smiled mysteriously.

"Because Articuno is the gentlest of the three mythical birds."

"What does that have to do with whether we have time or not?"

"There is a legend about Articuno. It is said that when a person gets lost in the snowy mountains and is about to freeze to death, Articuno will appear before his eyes. Articuno will often rescue travelers and lead them to a safe place."

"It is for this reason that trainers, Pokémon hunters, or criminals like Team Rocket often pretend to be travelers and use this method to lure out Articuno."

"As a result, some people lost their lives. Some bad guys were even killed on the spot by Articuno."

"Articuno never tires of finding this place, so it somehow found it and has been living here forever."

Nan Fang looked sideways, he had heard of this legend.

"Then, I discovered this incident by accident. At that time, I was bored or young and hot-tempered, so I wanted to see this legendary being."

"In the end, we had a big fight. Even though we lost miserably, we started to get to know each other after that."

“Σ(⊙▽⊙“a! Are you old acquaintances?”

The South reacted.

"Ah."

"But the most important thing is that, in my interactions with it, I discovered a characteristic of Articuno. To be more precise, it should be a natural talent that it possesses."

"what?"

Nan Fang was intrigued by Long Kong. This was something he had never known before.

"That is, it can feel the other person's heart."

"Feeling inside?"

"Yes, it's not the perverted mind-reading skills of those super-powered people."

"To put it simply, Articuno can sense the inner emotions of the visitor. For example, if the person who comes to see it is purely to see it, Articuno will decide whether to see him or not based on his mood."

"But if the person who comes to see it intends to capture or harm it by force, then Articuno will immediately recognize that and make a judgment."

Nan Fang was stunned by what he heard.

I didn't expect Articuno to have such a miraculous talent.

"Doesn't that mean it can tell whether a person is good or bad?" Nan Fang grasped the key point.

"That's right!"

"No wonder the legend says that many people who wanted to see Articuno lost their lives. It turns out this is the reason!"

"Han Junsheng and his companions were originally planning to provoke it. If so, wouldn't Articuno have sensed their arrival in advance?"

"Great, great! Then we can really take a break and rest."

Nan Fang breathed a sigh of relief. Since Articuno was not in a hurry for the time being, only his other two teammates were left.

As Long Kong spoke, he brought Nan Fang to a small wooden house next to the port.

This was the temporary residence he had built before.

Small but complete.

The two immediately decided to rest here for one night and set sail early tomorrow morning.