Pokemon Dawn

No.234 Make an oath to follow forever

April 27th, early morning.

There are less than ten hours left before the agreed gathering time - the evening of the 27th. Xiaoye has also completed three-quarters of her journey, and her current location is the northeastern edge of the giant forest. According to this pace

According to the rhythm, it is more than enough to reach the shore of Xingchen Lake before evening.

Speaking of which...it seems like the first encounter with Riolu was on the opposite side of this forest, right?

Xiao Ye looked into the depths of the dense jungle and recalled the not-too-distant past.

It was the second day after Xiaoye set foot on the other side. Before Xiaoye had time to enter the giant forest, Riolu appeared from the dense forest and launched an attack on Xiaoye.

Then, the forest lizard intercepted Riolu. Halfway through their battle, they were interrupted by the grass flute of Bulbasaur Green Forest. Later, Xiaoye learned that this huge Bulbasaur would command the entire city through the grass flute.

The grass-type Pokémon in the forest fight against foreign enemies, so the surrounding Pokémon will be so nervous when they hear the sound of the grass flute - and the second half of the battle was completed after Xiaoye crossed the giant forest.

Unsurprisingly, the forest lizard defeated Riolu, and Riolu, who lived alone, began to chase the forest lizard, or Xiaoye's movement track, and constantly launched challenges to avenge his shame.

During the half-month journey, Riolu gradually became closer to this special "ethnic group". The initial vigilance has turned into trust - for Riolu, who is used to walking alone, this may be unprecedented.

A whole new experience.

but……

Xiaoye walked up to Riolu, squatted down, and slowly stretched out her hand.

Regarding Xiaoye's somewhat abnormal behavior, Riolu just tilted his head in confusion and had no intention of avoiding it.

The girl's fingers touched Riolu's head and stroked it twice. The gentle touch made Riolu narrow his eyes unconsciously and relax his body.

...so cute.

Xiao Ye suddenly felt like she was being cute.

Thinking back to the beginning, when he was treated with wound medicine, he was ruthlessly slapped aside - a big change has indeed taken place.

"Riolu, I plan to rush to the Star Lake on the other side of the forest tonight, where my partner will be waiting for me."

Riolu nodded, his expression a little confused, as if he didn't quite understand why Xiaoye mentioned this.

"Although I've mentioned this before, it's better to explain it to you in more detail." Xiaoye smiled and sat next to Riolu, "I wonder if you still remember, when I conquered Snow Boy, I said

But I come from far away."

Saying that, Xiaoye pointed far to the southwest.

"If you go straight through the forest, you will see the sea. You must have been there too, right?"

Riolu thought for a moment and nodded.

"This sea is very vast, so vast that we can't imagine it. Even birds that are good at flying can't easily cross it." Xiaoye narrated peacefully with a smile, "And on the other side of the sea, there is something more beautiful than the land under our feet.

A vast continent—that’s where I come from.”

The puppy Pokémon's dark red eyes had already widened.

It has indeed been to the seaside. However, the "ocean" is really too broad and vast. When looking at the endless blue, little Riolu has never imagined that there are other continents on the other side of the sea.

Other life exists.

"Although I'm here now, I can't stay for a long time." Xiaoye's expression was very calm, "Today is the last time I can stay here. I will leave here tomorrow - crossing the ocean is not easy.

It wouldn’t be surprising if I couldn’t come back here again.”

"——So, maybe this is our last meeting."

Riolu saw the purple-haired girl turn her attention to him.

"What do you want to do?" Xiaoye asked softly.

How to do it?

Riolu didn't answer.

At this time, it could hardly think. Xiaoye's words were replayed in circles in its mind, shattering its calmness like a giant hammer.

I won't come back. Is this the last time we meet?

The farewell declaration came so suddenly that Riolu was completely unprepared - just as sudden as Xiaoye breaking into his life.

After a long silence, Xiaoye spoke again.

"Sorry, I didn't tell you until now." She handed an object to Riolu, "This is an apology, please accept it."

Riolu took the thing from Xiaoye's hand in a daze. It was a very familiar prop - a small bottle called "Injury Medicine" with incredible healing power.

"The wound medicine from before is almost used up, right? Just think of this as a spare." Xiaoye stood up and waved to Dabi Bird.

The golden bird rode the wind and landed in front of Xiaoye. The girl jumped on the bird's back and smiled at Riolu.

"goodbye."

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The edge of the giant forest is always very quiet.

Perhaps it is because the grass-type Pokémon living in the giant tree forest are too united and too exclusive. There are few Pokémon settling on the edge of the forest with lush foliage and numerous fruits. Wild Pokémon that do not belong to the giant tree forest

Most people will choose to stay as far away from here as possible to avoid accidentally provoking those scary green oceans.

The sun moved slowly overhead, and only the breeze made the branches sway and make a slight sound.

In such a quiet place, Riolu stood still for a long time.

At this moment, it completely understood the meaning of what Xiaoye said to Yukidouzi, and also understood the reason why Xiaoye confirmed Yukidouzi's feelings again and again.

"I come from a very far away place" - at first, Riolu simply understood this sentence to mean that Xiaoye came from near the giant tree forest where they met, and it was indeed far enough away from the polar ice sheets. However, this was far from the truth.

The sea, the boundless blue shore - that is a concept that Riolu cannot understand. Although it can easily climb mountains and cross plains, once it is exposed to soft water, it will lose its confidence.

To survive with strong legs.

It couldn't imagine how it could cross that vast blue.

However, Saya is from there. Because of this, she cannot easily visit the other place again and again. "Maybe this is the last meeting." Riolu understood this sentence deeply.

——It’s understandable intellectually, but completely unacceptable emotionally.

Riolu quietly thought and recalled how his world had changed dramatically since Xiaoye broke into his life.

When it was a lone ranger in the forest, its life was very monotonous. It looked for food, hunted, fought against powerful enemies, and rested cautiously while on guard. Of course, Riolu regarded it as red and fighting.

There is no dissatisfaction with the life of the main color. Rather, for it with the fighting attribute, warlikeness is the gene engraved in its bones, and fighting is a matter of course.

It has been a loner since birth. It has no partner and has never felt that it needs a partner. It relies wholeheartedly on its own fists and feet.

——Then, Xiaoye and the forest lizard appeared.

Although it was so strong that it couldn't resist, it didn't show any malice. The forest lizard always looked at it with calm and calm eyes, and the same was true for Xiaoye, the "leader" of the forest lizard.

Riolu, who has survived the constant fighting and battles, does not have an overly complicated way of thinking. If you want to survive, you must fight, and when you encounter an enemy, you must kill. These simple logics support it as it moves along almost without any distractions.

It has come so far. However, it cannot understand Xiaoye's behavior.

Although it was powerful enough, it never regarded it as prey; when it was attacked by a group of fossil pterosaurs, it was clearly unable to save itself, but it still attracted the firepower directed at it, preventing it from being killed by the fossil pterosaurs.

under her claws; unpreparedly giving it incredible tools that can heal wounds, even though it is not a member of her tribe; when encountering a dying Pokémon on the road, she does not hesitate to lend a helping hand

, as if rescuing others is as natural as "fighting to survive".

Although he couldn't understand it, Riolu was still attracted by Xiaoye's way of doing things. The initial slight curiosity gradually became stronger, and gradually mixed with many things. The "moral sense" and "conscience" that only humans have

"It may be difficult for Riolu to understand. It cannot accurately describe its feelings, but it finds that it can "see" more and more things.

Riolu, who had always only focused on his own survival and strength, began to pay attention to his surroundings. At the moment when the wildness of beasts and human intelligence collided, his vision became broader, and the emotions that were almost frozen in the endless battle became richer.

Riolu saw many things that he had never noticed before, like——

It was like seeing a brand new world.

And all of these are the indelible changes brought to it by Xiao Ye.

It knew very well that it could no longer go back to the cold, single life filled with fighting.

Riolu never thought that Xiao Ye would leave this land forever so soon. He thought - or hoped that it could continue to follow the footsteps of the forest lizard and Xiao Ye, continue to challenge and grow,

Continue to travel all over the world, climb over snow-capped mountains, cross grasslands, see more new and broad things, and keep going like this...

The next second, Riolu suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked towards the direction Xiao Ye left.

——It knows what to do.

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evening.

When the sparkling lake in the distance could be vaguely seen, the Big Bird landed and took a final rest. The remaining distance was negligible, and it was enough to walk there before sunset.

Xiao Ye carefully combed the feathers of the big bird. The Pichu on her shoulders turned his head and looked behind him.

"As expected, that guy won't follow me...Although I always fight boring battles, I really can't let go of Qiu."

"Yes." Xiaoye said.

After getting along for nearly half a month, it was naturally impossible for Xiaoye to have no feelings for Riolu. In fact, when she asked "What do you want to do?", Xiaoye hoped that Riolu would choose to follow her like Yukidouzi.

Xiaoye has always been very aware of how vigilant Riolu is towards the outside world. This vigilance and rejection were so strong that Xiaoye was unable to treat his injuries for a time. Sure enough... for Riolu, a free life is more important.

Comfortable, right?

Xiaoye guessed absentmindedly.

After everything was rested, Xiaoye put the big bird back into the ball, looked up at the position of the sun, "The time is up, let's go."

"Okay Qiu~" the only little Piqiu left outside waved his arm and responded.

I don’t know if everyone has reached the shore of Xingchen Lake. There is still enough time, I hope you won’t be late...

Xiaoye's thoughts suddenly paused.

She turned around suddenly, causing the electric mouse on her shoulder to scream repeatedly, almost thinking that Xiaoye had turned around once in a century in the wild. However, when Xiaoye silently stared at the trees in the distance, Pichu also realized something.

Before the Pokémon's figure appeared, there were the sounds of chaotic footsteps and heavy breathing.

The branches and leaves of the bushes were pushed aside arbitrarily, and the soles of their feet stepped on the green weeds without mercy. As if slowing down for even a second would cause irreparable consequences, the hasty pace of the newcomers almost filled all the noise.

among.

Then, a short blue and black figure broke out from the green.

When Riolu came back to his senses, Xiaoye had been gone for unknown lengths of time. Thinking of Xiaoye's words, "Today is the last day in the other land," a huge panic hit him. This time, it poured out without reservation.

He exerted his strength and used his maximum speed to run towards the luminous lake.

I've obviously made up my mind. If I hadn't caught up...

Fortunately, Riolu's luck was not bad after all.

When the familiar purple-haired figure appeared in his field of vision, Riolu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The scratches scratched by the branches and leaves of the shrubs began to hurt, and his steps became limp and weak.

It reluctantly ran to Xiaoye, panting and holding on to its knees, unable to stand up for a while, but still holding the brand new bottle of wound medicine tightly in its hand.

The lack of oxygen made its eyes blurry, and black shadows were dangling on the surface of the eyeballs. And in the chaotic field of vision, a hand came in.

It was something Riolu was very familiar with. He had given it fruit and medicine, and his right hand had also been scratched by its sharp claws.

Riolu gasped and raised his head, his sight hitting a gentle light purple.

"Riolu, are you willing to be our partner?"

Hearing these words and seeing the smiling face as always, Riolu's eyes suddenly heated up.

It pursed its lips and did not hold Xiaoye's hand——

The little Pokémon jumped up and fell into the arms of the person who swore to follow it forever.

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Growth record card:

·Riolo joins the team

Team members (8): Charizard, Gyarados, Big Bird, Pichu, Forest Lizard, Ghoststone, Snow Boy, Riolu

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Member information card: