Pokemon Dawn

The night of April 12th.

The sky was exceptionally clear that night. The sky was smeared with clear and deep blue, and the stars were dotted in the endless night sky, bringing twinkling light to the world on the ground.

The climate of Honglian Island is very warm. Even on the top of the mountain, you can't feel the slightest chill. Naturally, you don't need to set up a tent to sleep in the open. A sleeping bag is enough.

Under the starry night sky, four people were lying side by side on the soft grass. Their Pokémon were also lying in a ball not far away, and the sounds of playing and playing could be heard from time to time.

"I'm so full..." Xiaoling stretched her hands and feet with satisfaction.

The four of them were speechless for a moment, quietly looking up at the starry sky above their heads. The twinkling light spots reflected in their pupils were like the brilliance of the distant shore of time and space, or like pearls within reach.

"Hey, everyone."

The blond boy stretched out his hand toward the sky - in his hand was a crystal green stone the size of a table tennis ball.

The magnificent translucent stones reflect the light of the stars, and the bright blue highlights swim among them with tails of light, as if they are carrying countless tiny creatures.

"Do you know what this gift Celebi gave us?" Xiaojie said softly.

"Its name is-"

"Heart of leaves."

"..."

The words that were deliberately twisted into a eloquent tone were interrupted. Xiaojie suddenly lost his composure and stood up to glare at the interjector.

"This is Ye Zhixin, what's wrong?" Xiaotian looked at Xiaojie, looking a little confused.

"...Boy Iceberg, do you dare to let me finish this sentence handsomely?"

"Oh, I thought you didn't know." Xiaotian said calmly, with a clear expression on his face, "Who asked you to play such a long note?"

Xiaojie: "..."

Xiaoling: "Hahahahahahahahahaha!"

After clearing his throat, Xiaojie simply sat down opposite Xiaoye, the only person with a confused look on his face, "Xiaoye. Yes, the name of this stone is Ye Zhixin - do you know what it is like?"

"I don't know." Xiaoye shook her head very obediently - compared to Xiaotian.

This made Xiaojie breathe a sigh of relief and continued talking briskly.

"People are not human at the beginning, only when they have a heart - there is an old saying." Xiaojie said, "And in nature, there are some things that can sense the human soul. No, it is not so much induction, but "mapping"

” may be a more appropriate description. They can absorb the power of people’s hearts and use them as their own source of luminous energy.”

As he spoke, the blond boy spread his hands and showed off the green pebbles in his hands.

"It is one of them. Stones that can reflect the soul are called "mind gems". There are seven attributes in total. Each attribute of the mind gem has an incredible ability."

Vibrant green light spots circulated inside the boulder, as if echoing Xiaojie's words.

"——The heart of the leaf we got represents "bond", and its ability is "connection"." Seeing Xiaoye's expression of confusion, Xiaojie grinned, "This may be a bit difficult to understand, why don't we

Come and try it yourself?”

So, the four people gathered around and sat facing each other.

Mind Stone - This is the name of a prop that Xiaoye has never heard of. Most of the props with incredible power that she usually comes into contact with are used by Pokémon, and there are really very few natural props that can be used by humans.

Not only Xiaoye, the other three people did not know the existence of such a strange prop at first. It was not until they received such a thank-you gift from Celebi and consulted their elders in the family that they learned the final result.

As for why he didn’t inform Xiaoye right away——

They didn't have Xiaoye's phone number at all, so they couldn't notify her even if they wanted to.

And Xiaoye doesn't have a mobile phone at all - although she hasn't told everyone the truth.

Too bad.

"I also heard my father say it." Xiaotian looked at the magnificent round stone in his hand, "The Heart of Leaf is the only soul gem that can only appear in plural forms. When people with the same origin of the Heart of Leaf have similar thoughts,

When the time comes, it will connect the holder's mind - the effect is similar to telepathy."

"My brother and I tried it ourselves, but it didn't work at all. It seems that all the people holding the heart of the leaf must be present for it to work." Xiaoling fiddled with the pendant on her chest - the heart of the leaf is a very beautiful stone.

, it is very suitable as an inlay on a pendant, making the girl's face shine even more.

The Ye Zhixin of the other three people were carried directly in their pockets like miscellaneous items. They can be said to be very straight men.

Although there is actually a biological female among them.

How does it feel to be connected to one's soul? Xiao Ye found it a bit unbelievable, playing with the round stones that were no more than the size of cherries.

"Then, let's recite silently together - let our hearts be connected." Xiaojie said seriously - although his serious expression only lasted for a few seconds, "Oh, such a line is too shameful..."

"Hahahaha, why don't you say - right now, we are becoming one." Xiaoling said seriously.

"...That one is even more shameful!"

Xiaoye: "..."

Do you have to read something?

Reluctantly stopping their nonsensical joking, the four young trainers fell silent.

Xiaoye closed her eyes and placed her right hand holding Ye Zhixin on her heart.

Of course she didn't actually say something about how our hearts could be connected - nor was she thinking about how we could become one now.

She knows that the person sitting next to her now is her closest friend in this life. They have fought side by side, supported each other, and trusted each other - it is natural to want to become closer and understand them better.

Xiaoye is not a person who can express these emotions, and she has never taken the initiative to seek any friendship. In friendship, she is always a passive responder; however, the gem that reflects the soul will reflect it exactly as it is.

Her truest thoughts.

Whether it is words that can be spoken or words that cannot be spoken, direct feelings, gentle and gentle thoughts, everything is read by the blue round stone.

Then, the stones in their hands began to glow.

The four people who had closed their eyes could not see the changes in Ye Zhixin, but their hearing was still there. In the hazy moment, they had a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling.

The heartbeats were amplifying. The heartbeats of not one person, but four people.

A clear green light circled around the bodies of the four people. It was as if there was a transparent connecting line connecting their perceptions - all the noisy sounds faded away, leaving only four synchronized and clear heartbeats.

echoing in each other's minds.

They had experienced this feeling before - when they took over the Heart of Leaf from Celebi.

But this time, Guanghua didn't stop there.

A green curtain of light spreads out from four identical boulders. It is like a veil or forest-colored waves. It moves gently but resolutely, shrouding the figures of the boys and girls.

Immediately, the green light rushed into the sky and turned into the brightest star in the night.

Xiao Ye opened her eyes and looked at the stars in the sky around her.

She found that she could not make a sound, but her vision did not fail. She looked around and saw her three companions who were also a little surprised.

As if they were wandering in the universe, everything they looked at was the color of the night stars. There were only four of them in the silent world.

Everyone can feel it - they are four different individuals, but they seem to be the same person.

At a glance, the colors of everyone's hearts were clearly visible. Xiaoye could "see" Xiaotian's slight surprise, Xiaojie's calm joy, and Xiaoling's excitement.

When their eyes met, something tied them together. Just like every leaf is connected by a branch - "connection" is one of the mysteries of life.

For leaves, this power is called "connection".

For humans, it is called "bond".

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In the distant urban area of ​​Honglian City, Xinghai, who was sitting in front of the ward window, suddenly raised his head as if aware of something.

He looked through the window at the Honglian volcano in the east.

He felt a kind of rhythm. Different from the tranquility of the power of the waveguide, the forest-colored ripples were full of warmth and longing, even mixed with the very familiar atmosphere of Xinghai.

The silver-haired young man was stunned for a while, then looked down at his chest.

——A water-colored round stone is hanging on an inconspicuous necklace. As the necklace sways slightly, the azure light filaments are like waves in the vast ocean, gently swaying inside the round stone.

This fluctuation of heart power...is it Ye Zhixin?"

After being surprised, Xinghai laughed softly.

So that’s it.

It seems that you have made friends that you will treasure for life, Xiaotian.

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April 13th, early morning.

"Wake up! The time is coming soon——"

"...What are you doing, Xiaoling? It's still so early..."

"What are you doing? Isn't watching the sunrise a regular program after climbing to the top of the mountain?"

Before dawn, everyone was forcibly dragged up by Xiaoling, and even the Pokémon were not spared.

Seeing that everyone was swaying from sleep, Xiaoling's face was filled with "you guys who don't live up to expectations" - I really don't know why she is still so energetic at four in the morning.

After reluctantly finishing the washing, Xiaojie sat lazily next to the sleeping bag, "However, it is a rare wonder that the top of the Honglian volcano is so clean."

Honglian Volcano has always been a popular attraction. The hot spring hotels and the scenery of the volcano have attracted countless tourists to visit. Now due to the impact of the disaster, very few tourists have come to Honglian Island recently - even the hotel has closed, leaving Xiaoye and the four

Can only sleep in the open.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing - the top of Honglian volcano has now become their exclusive territory.

The Pokémon didn't wake up as quickly as their trainers, and almost half of them were still half asleep. Charizard, who was used to sleeping until eight o'clock, was so sleepy that he took a few steps in a daze.

Suddenly I felt empty under my feet.

I looked down - it was a bottomless cliff.

Now the fire-breathing dragon was so frightened that it climbed up with all its strength and danced, scattering gravel and sand all over the sky. Unfortunately, its reaction was a little late, and it didn't have time to grasp the rock with its claws, and rolled down the cliff with a grunt.

Xiaoye: "..."

Well, Charizard...you can obviously fly...

Fortunately, the fire-breathing dragon didn't stay stupid all the way, and flew up in a mess before falling unconscious at the bottom of the cliff. The fire-breathing dragon, which barely survived, fell to the ground, covered with mud, and almost turned into a

Earth dragon.

Yan on the side couldn't stand it any longer, so he covered his eyes and flapped his wings, blowing out a gust of hot wind, which turned the earth dragon back into the form of a fire dragon.

Xiaojie: Hahahahaha!

Xiaoling: Hahahahahahahahahahaha!

Xiaoye:...Okay, I might have a fake fire-breathing dragon.

The funny episode made everyone and the Pokémon laugh so hard that they couldn't breathe for a while, and they all broke out of their sleepiness - although the funniest dragon had tears in his eyes.

After calming down the stupid Charizard, Xiaoling pulled everyone - followed by 24 Pokémon, which was quite spectacular - to the spot she had chosen last night to watch the sunrise.

It was already getting light. After all the hard work, everyone was no longer sleepy. They sat on the rocks and chatted with each other.

Of course, you also need to suppress the overly cheerful Pokémon behind you from time to time to prevent any of them from rolling down again.

Xiaojie's bright sky-blue eyes looked at the distant skyline and said with a smile: "The sunrise, I haven't seen it for a long time, I'm looking forward to it."

"Right? I used to watch the sunrise on Baiyin Mountain a lot." Xiaoling answered cheerfully, "Xiaoye Xiaotian, have you ever watched the sunrise on the mountain?"

"I've seen it once before," Xiao Tian said, although with this expressionless look, it always made people think that he was saying "I saw it, it was boring."

"Not once did I."

Xiaoye thought about her experiences in the two lives, and came to the conclusion that not only did it not happen in this life, but it also didn't happen in the previous life. She had climbed a lot of mountains, but Xiaoye slept through the sunrise without exception, and she didn't even think about the need to watch it.

It can be said that they don’t know how to appreciate the beauty of nature at all.

While everyone was talking, the sky became brighter and brighter. The bright stars gradually disappeared, and the orange-red color of morning glow gradually appeared in the sky against the light floating clouds.

As the sky lit up, the conversation volume gradually became lower. Everyone's eyes turned to the direction where the sea and the sky meet.

The sky was first dazzled by the light, and then the sea.

The gray color faded away, and a flame-like brilliance shone among the clouds and sprinkled on the sea. Instead of the stars in the sky, there were sparkling waves shining like stars.

The world was no longer silent. Xiao Ye heard the crisp chirping of insects starting from the trees not far away; birds were flapping their wings and flew over their heads, immersing themselves in the gorgeous red of the east.

Life is awakening - because of the call of light.

On the boundary between sea and sky, dazzling golden color began to emerge. The arc seemed to be a creature about to break out of its shell. It was extremely urgent, but gently and steadily poked its head out.

When the sun cast its sight on the world, the world changed.

All the darkness has been dispersed, and all the fog has been purified. There are no words in the world that can describe the greatness of this moment. Perhaps it can be described as:

The world has moved from darkness to light.

The blond boy bathed in the light of the morning sun and took a deep breath.

He turned around. Dawn cast colors into his pupils, and the corners of his eyes were filled with flying smiles.

The young man opened his mouth, "..."

"Everyone, I have something to tell you." Xiaotian's voice came from the side.

Xiaojie:……

Huh? What happened? I was robbed again?

While Xiaojie looked confused, Xiaoye and Xiaoling had already turned their attention to Xiaotian.

The silver-haired boy no longer stared at the rising sun, but turned around and seriously took the appearance of the three people in front of him into his field of vision.

"In the Elven Calendar 977, the concept of a team was first proposed. At the end of the same year, the world's first team "Cross Star" was born." Xiaotian spoke calmly, "Since then, the word team has become a symbol of relatives, friends and family members.

Symbol, what all trainers chase."

The bright light shines on Xiaotian's back, giving his moonlight silver hair a golden edge.

"Of course I am no exception. Fortunately, I have met an irreplaceable friend who I want to go forward and retreat with."

Those clear ice blue eyes were full of solemnity and determination. The young man faced the light and stretched out his hand forward.

"Xiaoye, Xiaojie, Xiaoling."

"Are you willing to form a team with me and become my comrades?"

The duration of silence was much shorter than Xiaotian expected. In other words, it was less than two seconds.

"Bingshan boy..." Xiaojie sighed, "You took away what I wanted to say again."

"Haha." Xiaoling laughed unkindly and raised her eyes, "Actually, that's what I was about to say."

Xiaotian opened his eyes slightly, and the golden retriever brother and sister smiled knowingly together.

"If you do a good calculation, we have fought as a team three times. Although we have encountered dangerous things, but ah-" Xiaojie laughed, "I really like fighting with you, and I will also do so in the future.

Keep going like this. Even if you don't invite me, I will invite you."

"Moreover, we also have the heart of the leaf that symbolizes "bond." Doesn't this mean that we should always be connected by the bond?" The girl put her hands behind her back, and some playful twin horses followed the smiling man.

The words sway together.

When the golden retriever siblings finished their speeches and Xiaotian's eyes turned towards her, Xiaoye actually felt a little confused.

Xiaoye knew what the team existed, and she was indeed fascinated by it. But she never thought - not even a minute ago that she would receive such an invitation.

Even Saya, who is too used to being alone, can clearly feel that——

I am so valued by my companions.

Nothing can make people feel warmer than this.

He raised his head, his light purple eyes met the ice blue, and then curved softly.

"Of course, it's my honor."

The next moment, Xiaoye opened her eyes in surprise.

She seemed to see the young man standing against the light raise the corners of his mouth and smile to herself.

Is it because the light is too dazzling that you see it wrong?

Xiao Ye quickly raised her hand to rub her eyes. When she looked again, the boy had returned to his normal appearance and bowed deeply to the three of them.

"Thank you."

"Okay, okay, don't be so rigid all the time." Xiaojie couldn't stand Xiaotian's overly formal lines the most, so he pushed Xiaotian to straighten up, "Although the team needs ten people to gather together.

Officially registered, but it doesn’t matter. From today on, we are the closest partners!”

"So let's solve the most important problem." Xiaoling suddenly put on a serious look.

"What's the problem?"

"Of course - the name of our team."

As soon as these words came out, the air was silent for a few seconds.

"...To tell you the truth, I'm the worst at this." Xiaojie scratched his head in disbelief.

"I was just waiting for you to say that!" Xiaoling waved to everyone, took out her mobile phone, and motioned for everyone to come over, "I checked this specifically a few days ago."

"Team naming... strategy?" Xiaoye read out the title of the page on her phone with a confused look on her face.

"That's right, let's follow the instructions in the guide to choose a satisfactory name together. This is a super important thing!" Xiaoling said with full fighting spirit - she was right, the officially registered team has not changed its name.

opportunity, "First of all, do you have any ideas now?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

There was dead silence.

"Okay, let's go to the first one." Xiaoling continued reading without any surprise. After all, she couldn't come up with any satisfactory names at all - they were all very good, "1. You can try to use the team

The time of creation is used as the naming element. For example, season, month, etc.”

"It's April...summer now?" Xiaojie thought for a while, "Ah, suddenly it occurred to me that there is indeed a quite famous team called Winter Day?"

It sounds pretty cool, but if you think about it carefully...it seems to be very watery...

Seeing that everyone was at a loss of ideas, Xiaoling continued to read out the next item, "2. You can use memorable items as naming elements. Speaking of memorable items..."

"Ye Zhixin?" Xiaoye said hesitantly.

"Just use Ye Zhixin as the team name?...Isn't it a bit like the title of a romance novel or something..." Xiaojie's face was filled with unbearable words, "Change it a little...Ye Zhiling? Ye Zhihun"

?”

"Next item." Xiaoling expressionlessly ignored her brother's opinion.

Just looking at Xiaotian's look of "wanting to complain but still keeping an expressionless face", you can tell how powerful Xiaojie's naming ability is that makes you want to cry.

"3. Just use everyone's names as the team name!"

Xiaoye: "..."

Xiaotian: "..."

Xiaojie: "..."

Xiaoling: "...it's better to forget it."

"Xiaoling, your strategy is too unreliable." Xiaojie couldn't help laughing, and poked Xiaotian with his elbow, "Hey, Bingshan Boy, since it was you who suggested forming a team, why don't you come up with one too?"

"Hmm." The silver-haired boy looked thoughtful. He looked at the three friends in front of him - the color of the morning sun reflected on their faces, making the eyes of the boy and girl shine.

Looking back at the sun that brought light to the world, Xiaotian thought of something.

"dawn."

What Xiaotian said was just a simple word, but the other three were stunned.

Without exception, they thought of the scene that day - the sun's rays were swallowed up by blackness. The three-god bird that had taken the lives of countless people was flying in the cloudy sky, and countless people on the earth fell into despair.

At that time, everyone was waiting for the three divine birds to recede, and for the dark clouds to disperse——

Looking forward to the return of light.

Dawn is the dividing line between light and darkness. At this moment, light replaces darkness, and the earth begins to recover.

In the end, the name was unanimously approved by everyone.

Perhaps they have witnessed too much sadness and pain in this battle, and they hope that the disaster will not happen again and want to bring warmth to others - perhaps this is the wish entrusted in the word "dawn".

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April 13th, Elven Calendar Year 1000.

They made the most important oath in their lives in the rising sun. In the name of "Dawn", they swore to advance together and retreat together, fight side by side, and never abandon each other forever.

Under the protection of Ye Zhixin, they began to move forward. Even if the darkness swallows the light in the future and the dark night replaces the morning light, "dawn" will still serve as the last light to dispel the night - and the "bond" will still bring the brilliance of countless stars into one.

——Until the leaves decide to turn their backs on the branches, and the stars decide to turn their backs on the sun.

Today, the shadow of the abyss has not yet surged.

The journey of "dawn" has just begun.

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Small theater:

Xiaojie: Dawn...wait! (Turns head sharply) I thought it had some powerful meaning, but when I think about it carefully, it’s actually the first point in the strategy! Isn’t this the time when our team was formed!

Xiaotian: (puzzled) That’s right, what’s wrong?

Xiaojie:...(grab the ground with his head)

Xiaoling: Hahahahahahahahaha!