Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

"Are you alright? Did you slip and fall?"

Dawn, who had been following Ash closely, couldn't help but peek out from above and ask worriedly after Ash seemed to have fallen.

The stone steps in front are about one meter above the ground of the path.

Although you can see the path below from above, you can't see the small patch of ground right next to the stone steps.

Given the obstructed view, it wouldn't be surprising if he fell, but considering how careful Ash seemed when he went down, why did he still fall?

As Dawn peeked out to ask Ash what was going on, Pikachu and Aipom had already jumped to Ash's side. However, when Dawn looked at Ash, Ash's gaze...

No, it should be said that Ash, Pikachu, and Aipom's gazes didn't seem to be on themselves, but rather on...

"Eh?!"

Following their gaze, Xiao Guang discovered that someone was squatting in the corner.

His back was turned outwards, and he was muttering incomprehensible words in a posture of facing the wall in contemplation.

There was a fresh footprint left on the person's back, probably just carved by Xiaozhi.

The scene before us looks really eerie.

"Little Ash...Are you alright?"

Seeing this, Xiao Guang also jumped down, but she deliberately avoided the person who was squatting down when she jumped down.

Otherwise, based on where she was originally supposed to jump, she would have encountered the same thing as Ash.

"I...I'm fine..."

"?"

What Xiao Guang found strange was that even after he got down, Xiao Zhi's gaze still didn't turn around. He just stared at the... somewhat dark-skinned man squatting in the corner with a speechless look.

"Since there's nothing else, let's go. He seems a bit strange; I wonder if he's a bad guy..." (whispering)

Dawn whispered this into Ash's ear. Ash snapped out of his daze after feeling a warm and slightly itchy touch on his ear. He looked at Dawn as if he wanted to explain something, but in the end, he gave up on giving a verbal explanation.

Then, under Xiao Guang's astonished gaze, he walked over to the crouching man, raised his head, and slapped him hard on the shoulder.

"Wake up!!"

Xiao Guang: "?!"

Hwang was startled by Ash's action. She thought Ash was angry that she had tripped, although she could understand. After all, who would expect someone to be hiding in such a place? Getting tripped after jumping down from above was just an unnecessary disaster!

But this person in front of me doesn't seem right at all. It feels like he has some kind of mental problem. What if he suddenly explodes in a moment?

"Why...why did this happen...it shouldn't be like this......"

Ash: "......"

To Ash and Dawn's surprise, the person was still oblivious to his surroundings after being hit, remaining absorbed in his own world. Ash was truly helpless and could only give Pikachu a look and slowly say, "Pikachu, Thunderbolt."

Hikaru: "Huh? No! Wait! This shouldn't be necessary..."

"Pikachu!!"

Unexpectedly, Pikachu, who should always be calm, didn't hesitate at all after hearing Ash's command. The flashing lightning instantly engulfed the man, and after letting out a series of screams, he finally came out of his own world.

"Who?! Who is it?! Who's attacking us... Hey? Ash and Pikachu?"

"OKI!"

"And there's also the Azir?"

Xiao Guang: "???"

After seeing the strange man greet Ash and his friends, Dawn finally realized that they knew each other.

.......

"Sigh, really... even if you want to call me, you don't need to use 100,000 volts, do you? You could just say it or pat me, wouldn't that be enough?"

The man patted the dust off his clothes and complained.

"I can't help it, I already patted you, and I even stepped on you when I got down, didn't you even notice?"

"Pi~"

Ash explained as he spoke, and Pikachu echoed his words. After understanding what had happened, it was the man's turn to feel embarrassed.

"Ha...haha...sorry, it seems to be my fault~ So, who is that person standing behind you...?"

While chatting with Ash, the man turned his gaze to Dawn, who was cautiously hiding behind Ash. When Dawn saw the man's gaze turn to her, she took two steps back in fear.

Although she had suspected they knew each other when she noticed the strange looks Pikachu, Aipom, and Ash gave the man, she couldn't help but think he seemed mentally unstable, so she dismissed her guess, until now...

"Oh, I forgot to introduce her. Her name is Hikari. She's a rookie trainer who's debuting today and is on her way to collect her Pokémon."

Ash first introduced Brock to Dawn in this way, then turned to Dawn and said:

"Although I haven't mentioned his name before, I have told his story. He is Brock, the gym leader of Pewter City and Pewter Gym, who I mentioned before and who traveled with me."

“The former owner,” Xiao Gang added.

"Huh?" Hikari asked in surprise, "Is it the person you described as reliable, a great cook, and very knowledgeable about raising Pokémon? But he doesn't seem like it at all..."

"..."

Xiao Guang's bluntness silenced Xiao Gang. He had just suffered a blow, and now, after finally recovering, he was hit with a second one. If it weren't for his "calm" personality, he would probably be hiding in a corner crying right now.

"Don't worry about it." Ash patted Brock on the shoulder. "The way you were acting just now looked really weird to anyone. It's already good that Dawn didn't say you were like a freak!"

Is this how you comfort someone?

"Huh? So this is something that can be said? I was afraid it would be impolite to say it, so I kept it to myself."

Xiao Zhi & Xiao Gang: "......."

A deathly silence fell over the scene.

Although the process of their meeting was somewhat strange, the three of them met again in the Sinnoh region in a completely new way.

.......