Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

The outline of the cruise ship gradually blurred in the morning light, eventually disappearing completely at the horizon, leaving only a shallow white wave, as if still telling a story of reluctance to part.

Xiao Gang sighed softly, a hint of melancholy in his voice: "They're gone..."

With Xiao Guang's departure, the lively and bustling atmosphere that had lasted all the way seemed to be taken away as well, and a faint sense of sorrow filled the air.

Ash and his friends' journey in the Sinnoh region has now truly come to a close.

Ash stared silently at the sea for a moment, then turned around, a cheerful smile spreading across his face, and suggested, "Alright! Let's not stand here any longer, let's go get something to eat! My stomach is growling!"

"Pikachu!" Pikachu on his shoulder called out in agreement.

"May I borrow the kitchen at the Pokémon Center? I can make you a special Kalos region breakfast," Sakiko suggested excitedly, hands on her hips.

She is still immersed in this youthful feeling. Although she can no longer run around freely like she used to, she can still make breakfast for energetic young people.

"Wait—Mom?" Serena seemed to want to say something when she heard that Sakiko wanted to make breakfast.

But before Serena could speak, a series of steady footsteps came from not far away.

Two figures, one tall and one short, were slowly walking towards them.

Leading the group was a sprightly old man, with Lucario closely following behind him.

Lucario spotted Ash at a glance. A barely perceptible ripple flickered in its calm red eyes. It trotted forward a few steps and gave Ash a soft call as a greeting.

"Lucario? And you too?" Ash was a little surprised. "Why are you up so early too? Is there something you need to do?"

After taking a picture with him, Lucario left in a hurry. Ash thought they had all left without saying goodbye and returned to the Lucario Kingdom. But he didn't expect to meet them here again early in the morning.

Upon hearing this, the old man following behind Lucario smiled kindly. He glanced at Lucario beside him, his tone filled with affection and helplessness: "There's nothing special to do, it's just that this child is worried about this old man going out alone so early in the morning, so he insists on following behind me to carry my things. But it's alright, we also have something we'd like to talk to you about."

Brock was the first to react, so he exchanged a glance with Serena or Sakiko, and after saying goodbye, they headed towards the Pokémon Center's kitchen.

After Xiaogang and the others had gone far away, only Xiaozhi, Pikachu, Lucario, and the old man remained on the dock.

Lucario turned his head slightly and gestured to the old man behind him with his eyes. The old man nodded in understanding and reached out to gently unzip the dark blue backpack that Lucario always carried on his back.

As he rummaged through his backpack, he said to Ash, "We were planning to leave Lily of the Valley Island around noon today and head back to the Kingdom. We were thinking of giving you this gift before we left, but it's such a coincidence that we've run into each other now."

"A gift?" Ash asked, a look of confusion in his eyes. He instinctively turned his gaze to Lucario.

At this moment, Lucario's eyes flashed with some complex and unfathomable emotions.

The old man clearly noticed Lucario's subtle emotional change. He sighed softly, as if he could see through all of Lucario's thoughts, and spoke on its behalf to explain, "When this child decided to come to the Lily of the Valley Conference to help you, it already understood that this was probably the only chance it would have to fight alongside you. Knowing that it couldn't embark on the journey with you, it specially selected a child from the kingdom to accompany you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man slowly took out the contents of his backpack.

It was a specially made, temperature-controlled container that emitted a soft glow.

Inside the container, a Pokémon egg stood quietly.

The Pokémon egg is entirely white, with some blue markings, subtly exuding a sense of life.

The old man carefully carried the container to Ash and solemnly handed it to him: "This is an unhatched Riolu Pokémon egg. It's a bit strange, though. This egg is well past its normal incubation period, but it hasn't shown any signs of hatching. We've checked it many times, and all of the egg's vital signs are perfectly healthy. We just don't know why this is happening."

Ash and Pikachu curiously approached and carefully examined the egg in the container.

Leo.

There is no sign of it hatching.

These two keywords caught their attention, and they began to have bold ideas.

However, it was just a hypothetical scenario. Before Riolu hatched from the egg, Ash and Pikachu would tacitly avoid mentioning what they were thinking about.

After briefly explaining the egg's condition, the old man turned his gaze back to Lucario beside him and continued, "The reason this child chose this egg is because it can sense that the unborn Riolu inside has a waveguide that is very similar to yours, and of course, it also has a wonderful resonance like its waveguide."

I see……

Hearing this, Ash suddenly understood and finally realized the reason for Lucario's complicated expression earlier.

It was more than just a gift to Lucario; it carried a regret and a dream in Lucario's heart.

Lucario probably just wanted to have its waveguide-like Riolu accompany it in another way, so that it could go out and see a wider world.

Ash reached out and solemnly accepted the incubation container containing the Riolu Pokémon egg from the old man's hand.

"Thank you, Lucario... I truly appreciate your kind gesture." Ash promised Lucario, "Don't worry, we'll definitely have a chance to meet again in the future! And we'll definitely have another opportunity to fight side by side!"

Upon hearing this, a glint seemed to flash in Lucario's eyes.

Although it didn't make a sound, its powerful tail swayed slightly behind it, revealing that its mood was gradually improving.

It would be enough to receive a promise from Ash here, or rather, a hope for seeing him again in the future.

At least on the way back to the Kingdom of Lucario, it should be able to smile.

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