Pokémon: Grand Contest: Showdown

The setting sun slowly sank into the seabed accompanied by the hotel bell. It was almost evening, but Xiao Shun still hadn't returned to the hotel.

Heimer and the forest lizard waited at the door together until the clock struck seven in the evening, when they saw Xiaoshun's shadow.

Chi Haimo: "Xiao Shun!"

When Heimer saw Xiaoshun, he waved to him happily.

(He came back so late, probably because he went straight to training after the tournament.)

Xiao Shun saw Heimer and the forest lizard standing at the door, so he asked in confusion.

Xiao Shun: "What are you doing here?"

Chi Haimo: "Wait for you, I have something to tell you."

Xiao Shun lifted her hair and said with a laugh.

Xiao Shun: "Oh, what's the matter?"

Under Xiao Shun's gaze, Heimer took out the bonus he got from today's stingray incident.

Chi Haimo: "This is the bonus they gave me after I helped the hotel. I really appreciate you these days, but I still feel a little guilty, so please accept this money."

After Heimer finished speaking, he bowed and handed the money to Xiao Shun.

After Xiao Shun heard what Heimer said, the expression on his face instantly turned cold.

He pursed his lips and asked Heimer.

Xiao Shun: "You, don't you want to ask me about the result of today's Kaina Conference?"

Chi Haimo: "Ah, yes, yeah, did you win today?"

(Ah, because this part of the plot is still very impressive, so I subconsciously didn't ask him just now. Well, I remember that Xiao Shun seemed to lose to a trainer who had Milotic.)

Xiao Shun lowered his head and sighed before speaking.

Shun: "I didn't win. I lost to a very strong coordination trainer."

After saying this, he was about to go back to his hotel room to rest, but Heimer grabbed his arm.

Chi Haimo: "Wait a minute, take this."

Xiao Shun looked into Heimer's serious but somewhat timid eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he finally followed Heimer's idea.

Xiao Shun: "Okay, if that's what you want."

After Xiao Shun took a small portion of the bonus from Heimer, he said to Heimer indifferently.

Xiao Shun: "That's enough."

Then he returned to the room with heavy steps. For some reason, Xiao Shun looked very tired today.

(Is Xiao Shun okay? Why does he look so tired? Well, not winning the championship must be such a sad thing for him.)

After Heimer helped the Pokémon clean their bodies in the bathhouse, he collected all of their Pokémon Balls and returned to the hotel room.

When he opened the door, Heimer found that Xiaoshun had fallen asleep.

(He didn’t even change into his pajamas. It seems like he’s really tired today.)

So, Heimer tiptoed to the bathroom, washed up and changed into pajamas, then went to his bed to rest.

In the early morning, the sunlight slowly slipped into the corner of Heimer's eyes through the gap left by the curtains.

Under the glaring sunlight, Heimer slowly woke up from his dream.

(I don’t know why, but after coming to Kaina City, I feel so tired every day when I wake up.)

After Heimer struggled to get up from the bed, he stretched himself.

Xiao Shun: "You're awake."

Looking at Xiao Shun who was sitting at the desk studying Pokémon moves early in the morning, Heimer expressed his sincere admiration in his heart.

(It’s amazing. I was so tired yesterday, but I was able to get up normally today.)

Xiao Shun said to Heimer while flipping through the book.

Xiao Shun: "Come and have breakfast."

Chi Haimo: "Oh, okay."

After Heimer sat down, he ate breakfast and said to Xiao Shun.

Chi Haimo: "Xiao Shun, when are you going to leave Kaina City?"

Xiao Shun did not answer Heimer's question, but asked him directly back.

Xiao Shun: "When do you plan to do it?"

Chi Haimo: "Ah? Me? Well, I'm going to visit the Ocean Museum in Kaina City today and leave after I see it."

Xiao Shun was silent for a while, then spoke softly to Heimer.

Xiao Shun: "I'm leaving today too."

Chi Haimo: "Oh, so that's it."

After Heimer finished speaking, he continued to eat his breakfast, and Xiao Shun continued to read the book in his hand.

After breakfast, Heimer packed his luggage and prepared to leave.

Chi Haimo: "Xiao Shun, I'm leaving now, see you next time."

In response to Heimer's farewell, Xiao Shun just nodded slightly, and then continued to read the book in his hand.

Just as Heimer opened the door and was about to leave, Xiao Shun suddenly said.

Xiao Shun: "I hope you can make some progress next time I see you."

Hearing this, Heimer asked in confusion.

Chi Haimo: "Uh, what aspect?"

Xiao Shun chuckled and said a little angrily.

Xiao Shun: "I hope you won't feel so burdened next time when you accept someone's kindness."

After hearing this, Heimer was silent for a while. Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Shun immediately interrupted him.

Xiao Shun: "Ah, but a third-rate coordination trainer like you probably wouldn't understand what I'm saying."

Chi Haimo: "I understand, let's go!"

Heimer picked up his luggage, carefully closed the door, and set out for the Maritime Museum.

Along the way, Heimer kept thinking about what Xiaoshun said to him in the morning.

(Oh, really, why did he say all this to me so early in the morning? Did he think I was a third-rate trainer who didn’t take the Grand Prix seriously because I didn’t go to watch Gai’s competition? Oh, or was it because of something else? Could it be that my act of paying back the money was actually very rude in the Pokémon world? Ah, I can’t figure it out!!!)

Just as Heimer was thinking hard, a group of people in special red uniforms and a big wolfhound suddenly ran out of the Oceanographic Museum. One of the people was holding a box in his hand.

Through the markings on the front of those people's clothes, Heimer immediately recognized who they were.

(That's the Fire Rock?)

Chi Haimo: "Hey, stop!"

The Magma Team ignored Helmer's words and continued to sprint forward holding the box.

Suddenly, there was a flash of white light, and a desert nymph and a rice spoon snake blocked their way.

(That's Team Rocket. Oh no, that means Ash and the others are here too. No, I'd better go to the side and see what's going on. Um, Team Rocket is holding Pikachu!)

Meow: "Thank you for going out of your way to get the treasure out, meow."

Kojiro: "Okay, hand that thing over to us."

Musashi: "The museum's things are my things, and your things are also my things."

Faced with the Rocket Team's request, the Magma Team's leaders ignored them and hugged the box tightly in their arms.

Upon seeing this, Musashi immediately gave instructions to Fanshi Snake.

Musashi: "Issou snake, use poisonous tail!"

The spoon snake swung his thick tail, and the blade at the end of the tail emitted a strong purple light, and he slashed hard at the big wolfhound of the Magma Team.

Fire Rock Team Officer: "Big Wolfhound, use impact!"

The big wolfhound directly used a collision on the rice spoon snake, and the force was so strong that it knocked the rice spoon snake away.

Kojiro: "Desert Naya, use Missile Needle!"

After Desert Naya jumped up, the spikes on his body emitted a striking white light, which instantly turned into needles and immediately shot towards the big wolfhound.

Team Magma: "Use Shadow Clone!"

The big wolfhound instantly split into many copies, so Desert Naya's missile needles failed to hit it.

(Amazing! I didn’t expect the Magma Team’s Pokémon to be so well trained. In the game, those cadres are just cannon fodder.)

Kojiro: "What, how could this happen?"

Meow: "What an amazing speed, meow."

Musashi: "Now is not the time to exclaim, Ichigo, concentrate your strength and knock him away!"

The snake quickly rushed towards the big wolfhound and hit him with all its strength.

(No, if I just use my body to hit him directly, he will easily find a flaw and knock me down.)

The leader of the Magma Team faced the attack of the Spoon Snake and spoke to the big wolfhound very calmly.

Team Magma: "Big Wolfhound, use Iron Tail."

The giant wolfhound's tail instantly condensed with steel power, becoming extremely hard. That powerful force directly sent Snake, Team Rocket and others flying into the sky.

Team Rocket: "What a disgusting feeling!"

Sure enough, Weng: "Sonams."

The cage that previously contained Pikachu suddenly fell to the ground and was opened, allowing Pikachu to escape from the cage.

Facing Pikachu, the big wolfhound immediately showed a ferocious momentum.

Magma Team Leader: "It's just a Pikachu, you don't need to care about him."

Pikachu: "Pika!"

Ash: "Pikachu!"

As Team Rocket left the field, Xiaozhi and his friends just arrived.

Pikachu: "Pikachu!"

Pikachu ran over in an instant and jumped into Ash's arms.

The end of one battle means the beginning of another.

When Xiaozhi and his friends were about to take action against Team Magma, the curator of the Maritime Museum arrived and said that the battle would be left to him.

The curator released the sea lion directly and commanded it to use the aurora beam.

The powerful blue light beam hit the big wolfhound at lightning speed.

Although the big wolfhound was too agile and jumped up in an instant, it was obvious that the museum director's sea lion was better. The big wolfhound was directly blown away by the aurora beam and flew towards the Magma Team cadres.

The leader of the Fire Rock Team was knocked down by the big wolfhound, and the box fell from his hands and flew into the sky.

For some reason, perhaps because he had worked in a research institute before, when he saw the precious research materials about to be destroyed, Heimer instinctively ran out and caught the box.

Xiaozhi: "Eh? Heimer, why are you here?"

(Ahhhh, shit, how did I get out!)

Chi Haimo: "Ah, hi, Xiaozhi."

Curator: “Who is this?”

In response to the curator's question, Xiaozhi introduced with a smile.

Xiaozhi: "Oh, he is an assistant at the Odamaki Research Institute. His name is Chi Haimo. We met before at the institute."

Xiaosheng: "Wow, working in a research institute, that's cool."

Faced with Xiaosheng's enthusiasm, Heimer was a little at a loss for what to do, so he could only smile awkwardly.

Chi Haimo: "Ahahahaha..."

Suddenly, Team Magma threw out two more Poké Balls, and with a flash of white light, the other side sent out two big wolfhounds.

Fire Rock Team Officer: "Okay, just hand over the sample to me."

Xiaozhi: "Team Magma, what on earth do you want to do with the scorched rocks?"

(Burnt stones? If so, this should be related to Groudon...)

Fire Rock Team Leader: "I don't have time to discuss this kind of thing with you."

Faced with the Fire Rock Team's attempt to take the stone away, everyone protested strongly.

Magma Team Leader: "Whoever tries to hinder me will be defeated by me."

Xiaozhi: "Lobster Soldier, I'll ask you for one more favor."

Xiaozhi threw the Poké Ball and the Lobster Soldier appeared on the field. Seeing this, Pikachu also came on the field and prepared to fight.

(It seems that a war is inevitable...)

Curator: "Heimer, Yosuke and Xiaosheng, please go to the city and find Miss Junsha. Tell her that I have something urgent to discuss with her."

Xiaosheng: "But..."

Before Xiaosheng could finish his words, the kid next to him, who was about the same age as Xiaosheng and wearing a straw hat, immediately answered.

Yosuke: "I understand, Director Kusnogi."

At this moment, the Magma Team leader issued another order to launch an attack.

Fire Rock Team Officer: "Big Wolfhound, destroy all the light!"

The three big wolfhounds gathered their strength in unison and then shot out a dazzling and powerful beam of light.

Xiaozhi: "Lobster Soldier, Bubble Ray, Pikachu, 100,000 Volts!"

Curator: "Sea Lion, use Aurora Beam!"

Pikachu and the others launched a counterattack, and the power of their special moves was comparable to that of Wolfhound and the others.

The collision between the special moves produced thick black smoke. At this moment, Yosuke grabbed Hemmer's hand and ran immediately, and Xiaosheng and Yosuke's accompanying seal ball immediately followed when they saw this.

Yang Fu brought Heimer and the others to the edge of the cliff. Heimer asked in shock.

Chi Haimo: "Wait, wait, where are we going?"

Yosuke: “Jump into the sea.”

Faced with Yosuke's words, Heimer and Xiaosheng showed very shocked expressions.

Kacchan: "Huh!? This is impossible, jumping from such a high place."

Yosuke: "Don't worry, we have the seal ball with us, it's okay."

Heimer looked at Seal Ball, who was clapping his hands happily beside him, and for some reason, he suddenly became even more panicked.

Xiaosheng: "I am getting more and more worried."

(Me too. Ah, why did I just want to jump out to catch the box, but I didn’t expect to jump off the cliff.)

Magma Team Leader: "Big Wolfhound, use Shadow Ball."

Seeing that the big wolfhound was about to launch a shadow ball, Yosuke hurriedly grabbed Heimer's hand and said.

Yosuke: "Oh no, let's go."

Heimer: "Wait, wait, I'm not ready yet."

The Shadow Ball was launched instantly, and seeing this, Heimer immediately took out the Pokémon Ball of the Natural Sparrow.

Chi Haimo: "Natural Sparrow, please, mental interference."

At this critical moment, Tianran Que jumped out of the ball in time, and the mental interference caused by his powerful mental power directly shook the shadow ball away.

However, the collision between the special moves directly knocked Heimer away, and the box in his hand also flew out.

Fortunately, Xiao Shun grabbed Heimer in time, otherwise Heimer would have fallen off the cliff.

Xiaozhi: "Oops!"

Hearing Xiaozhi's voice, Heimer looked up at the battlefield and found that Team Magma had already got the stone.

It turned out that when the box fell to the ground, the stone jumped out and split into two pieces, and the piece that the Magma Team took away was the larger one.

Seeing that they had accomplished their mission, the Magma Team ordered the Wolfhound to launch the Shadow Ball again as a cover, and then escaped on the helicopter.

Afterwards, Xiaoyao, Xiaogang and others also rushed to the scene, and the curator immediately notified Miss Junsha and protected the scene.

Chi Haimo: "I'm really sorry, Director. If I hadn't been afraid to jump, the Fire Rock Team might not have taken the Burnt Stone."

Curator: "Don't say that. You don't have to worry about it. We still have fragments of burnt stone. With these, we can continue the research."

Xiaoyao: "What on earth do the people from the Magma Team want to do by stealing this stone?"

Xiao Gang: "Their purpose is still a mystery."

Xiaosheng: "That's right."

Faced with these mysteries, Xiaozhi showed an expression that showed he would never sit idly by and said.

Xiaozhi: "Team Magma."

Afterwards, Heimer and Xiaozhi said goodbye to the director and Yosuke and others, and temporarily embarked on the journey together.

(Ah, why did things turn out like this? I should have just joined the battle. Ahhhh, Xiaozhi and the others saw my miserable side. I’m doomed…)