Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Hundred Generations Forest, a forest that coexists with time.

Countless strange tales have taken place in this forest, and a large portion of the forest legends in the Sinnoh region originate from it.

Although it is the only way to connect Garden Town and Ephemeral City, Ephemeral Forest has not been developed much. Although a forest path was built under the leadership of the Ephemeral City Gym Leader, that path was eventually buried by the new vegetation at some point.

Perhaps the will of the forest forbids any trace of human presence in this primeval and mysterious forest.

The Sinnoh League, which has always respected nature, eventually gave up on developing Eternal Forest and instead simply treated it as a primitive arena for training trainers, allowing it to exist there in its original form.

......

"So we're lost again...?"

Walking through this primeval forest, Xiao Guang, who was traveling for the first time, did not feel much novelty or excitement.

Although she initially had high hopes for this primeval forest, as time went on, she found that her expectations had been completely shattered by the reality of getting lost.

"Well, that happens often. You'll get used to it."

Hearing Ash's tone, which sounded like he was used to it, Dawn's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

"I don't want to get used to this... By the way, Ash, what exactly is that thing you're holding? Why have you been carrying it around since this morning?"

After a struggle with his conscience, Xiao Guang gave up his powerless resistance in the face of reality.

Since we're already lost, what else can we do?

You mean this?

Xiao Zhi held up a bowl of yellow, ashtray-like things he was holding and said:

"The aromatherapy can create a sense of harmony with the surrounding environment when lit."

"What is this thing...? Why do you have such a strange thing?"

"You bought it in Yuanzhi Town, right? These incenses are usually associated with activities like flower arranging. Yuanzhi Town is known for all kinds of fresh flowers, so it's not surprising that you could buy this kind of incense."

Xiao Gang said this while constantly rotating the map.

"So why do we have to rotate the map?! I can't take it anymore! I'll lead the way from now on! If we don't hurry and find a place, it's going to start pouring rain!"

Xiao Guang snatched the map from his hand with a resolute expression, then waved and walked to the front.

Seeing this, Xiao Gang could only shrug helplessly and follow, while Xiao Zhi and Pikachu followed at the very back of the group.

Just as Xiaogang said, different kinds of incense are generally used when arranging flowers. However, Xiaogang is wrong about one thing: he didn't buy this incense; it just appeared in his backpack out of nowhere.

Just like the previous items... except this time Ash accurately timed its appearance, on the very day Turtwig evolved.

Are those items related to my Pokémon? Or are they related to some special event?

If Ash knew when the previous items appeared, he could make a judgment now. Unfortunately, he hadn't paid attention to this issue before, but at least he has found a preliminary answer to the problem that has been bothering him. After a few more verifications, he should be able to reach the final conclusion.

"Skin?"

Pikachu, walking ahead of Ash, noticed that Ash seemed a little off, as if he was daydreaming again.

Although Ash has always been a bit carefree, he hasn't been absent-minded very often. What's going on?

And so, each of them, lost in their own thoughts, walked for another half hour through the Hundred Generations Forest—

Xiao Guang: "......"

Looking at the two crooked trees in front of him, which seemed like gatekeepers waiting for them to enter, Xiao Guang fell silent.

"This is not..."

"Are we back to square one?"

Ash and Brock, seeing the same scene they had witnessed half an hour earlier, couldn't help but complain.

However, Xiaoguang herself seemed to have a hard time accepting this fact. She covered her head and shouted, "Wait! Why am I directionally challenged too! No!"

Although Hikari has been to very few places, she doesn't think she's bad at directions. Even if she can't find her way out of the Hundred Generations Forest, she shouldn't be going around in circles.

That's right! It must be Ash and Brock's fault! They passed on their terrible sense of direction to me!

Xiao Guang comforted himself in this way.

"Forget about whether we're bad at directions or not. If we don't find a better place soon, we'll all be soaked to the bone today."

Xiao Gang's expression turned serious as he looked at the increasingly thick dark clouds on the horizon and said this.

If it's just a light drizzle, a tent can hold out for a while, but given the current trend... a single tent won't be enough.

"Susu~"

Just as Ash and his friends were about to continue their journey, a sound came from the bushes behind them.

Pokémon?

Ash was just thinking this when he saw that Pikachu didn't seem to react, and then he realized—

"Ok?"

The next second, a woman with long, dark green side ponytail hair emerged from the bushes. When she saw Ash and the others, she made a questioning sound, and behind her was a Chansey that looked very active.

"Excuse me, may I ask...?"

Just as the woman was about to speak, she felt as if a shadow had flashed before her eyes.

The next second, under the helpless gazes of Ash and Dawn, Brock skillfully bowed in front of the woman and, with the proper etiquette of a "gentleman," softly said:

"My name is Xiao Gang. I never expected to meet such a beautiful woman as you here. May I ask your name?"

"Ya, Yami..."

The woman named Yami took a step back in fear, looking at Xiaogang as if he were a strange person.

However, Xiao Gang himself doesn't seem to realize it yet.

"Oh~ Miss Yami! What a beautiful name! If I may, please allow me—" *chuckle*

Before Xiao Gang could finish speaking, the unruly frog that had crawled out on its own struck him in the abdomen with a poisonous attack. Accompanied by spasms, Xiao Gang was once again dragged by the unruly frog to the bushes behind to reflect on his actions.

"Um...cough...please don't mind him, he's always been like this~ My name is Xiaozhi."

"My name is Xiaoguang, nice to meet you~"

After Brock was dragged away by Croagunk, Ash and Dawn continued to exchange information with Yami while still acting as normal people.

.......

Congratulations to Ash for defeating Leon and winning the championship!

On a side note: Ash finally won the championship... It's a bit bittersweet, though I'm also quite happy. But I wonder if there will be another season for Ash... Maybe our youth is really coming to an end here...