"Pack up, get ready to set out," Fang Yuan decisively accepted after being assigned a new task by Dream.
Compared to a secret location devoid of human traces, a parallel Pokémon World of the destroyed one, where Trainer civilization exists, seemed much more interesting.
After all, those familiar characters from the original work might all be living in this world.
At the moment, there were still at least two years away from the battle with the Guardian Gods, from the descent of the Legendary Pokémon.
In these two years, instead of training and researching at the institute, it would be better to see the wider world.
Fang Yuan, the strongest trainer in Earth spacetime, colliding with the regional champions from the original work, who would be stronger and who would be weaker?
Fang Yuan was very much looking forward to it and promptly conveyed the task message to every Pokémon.
"Ka."
In the bedroom, Eevee and Victini, who were hugging chip bags, received the message, blinked, and looked at each other.
Then, together they stuffed the chips back into the bags and silently prepared the essentials for the journey.
They weren't particularly interested in finding Tablets.
However, if it meant new games were waiting for them, Eevee and Victini were very interested.
During their journey to the future parallel spacetime, they had their fill of novelty, bringing back a heap of materials about new games, anime, and movies.
This time, approaching the trip to the Pokémon World, they decided to aim for a similar loot!
Aside from that, the prospect of higher-level battles also made Victini's eyes sparkle with stars; victory energy was tastier than chips by leaps and bounds.
Speaking of which, the fact that it had mastered "Victory Fire: V Flame" was very likely due to the experiences accumulated daily—and possibly because they defeated Mewtwo in a group battle.
Victory was the nourishment for Victini's growth!
Rotom and the 3D Dragon were likewise eagerly anticipating the trip to the Pokémon World.
The plan to revive the Destructive Bug and the Cosmic Battleship project were still stuck; despite having received some scientific knowledge from the future space-time, they hadn't managed to proceed smoothly and still faced technological hurdles.
Rather than slowly grinding through research, maybe the knowledge from the Pokémon World could advance their scientific capabilities. Ultimately, Rotom didn't have the courage to ask Mewtwo, who was in the midst of training, to assist in its research, so it planned to follow Fang Yuan to learn firsthand.
As for the other main forces, if Fang Yuan was going to challenge stronger trainers and collect tablets, they couldn't be left behind.
Only one Pokémon very decisively refused Fang Yuan.
"I don't want to go," Mewtwo spoke indifferently; it had come from that world and had finally found Dream. Until it completed its independent MEGA evolution and became strong enough to defeat Dream, it didn't really want to wander around aimlessly.
The Pokémon World was enough to attract Fang Yuan and the others, but not Mewtwo.
"Just go," Fang Yuan said earnestly, "Besides, you can be my bodyguard along the way."
Mewtwo: "..."
You just want me to be your bodyguard, right?
Mewtwo ignored Fang Yuan; he shouldn't even think about it.
With Fang Yuan's strength, how could there be any danger?
Unless Fang Yuan himself courted death.
If Fang Yuan deliberately courted death, Mewtwo chose to watch the commotion.
"Not interested," Mewtwo said.
"...Don't be so heartless," Fang Yuan replied helplessly. He hadn't planned to do anything dangerous in the Pokémon World this time; he hadn't planned to challenge the Legendary Pokémon. However, as a time-space trespasser without legal status, it was still more reassuring to have a Legendary Pokémon by his side as a bodyguard.
"Fine, then stay here and keep Dream company," Fang Yuan conceded.
Seeing Mewtwo unmoved, Fang Yuan curled his lip.
However, Fang Yuan didn't care, but Mew, hidden and peeping, became anxious upon seeing that Mewtwo had no plans to leave.
"Mew~~~"
In an instant, Mew appeared beside Fang Yuan, nervously looking at Mewtwo.
"Mew~~ (Time-space travel is too dangerous, you... can you go protect Fang Yuan for a bit?)"
"Mew... (Please.)"
Mew looked genuinely concerned for Fang Yuan.
Mewtwo was always practicing near the laboratory, and Mew felt like it couldn't rest easy. Whether it was the Mane Rock Werewolf or Mewtwo, it wished they would just go to another dimension already!
The later they returned, the better, as it would give it some time to think of a strategy for afterward!
Mewtwo: "..."
Mewtwo fell silent.
It always felt that Mew's concern wasn't solely for Fang Yuan's safety.
Why did it feel like this Mew, like itself, couldn't wait for Fang Yuan to face some setbacks and get beaten up by Pokémon and Trainers of the Pokémon World?
However, Mew's tearful, puppy-dog eyes did look quite sincere.
It really was the originator of the transform ability.
"Understood."
Mewtwo hummed coldly.
Since it was a request from Mew...
Then it shall be considered as Helping Hand for Fang Yuan in the quest for the Tablets. Quickly gathering them to awaken Arceus, who sleeps independently above space-time, could be seen as contributing to the stability of space-time and wasn't a meaningless act.
Moreover, by accepting Mew's request, Mew would have no reason to refuse its challenge upon return, would it?
Mewtwo looked up at the sky, the Pokémon World, huh? The "R" etched organization flashed before its eyes - hopefully, Fang Yuan would not encounter them.
"I will go with you, but under normal circumstances, I will not show myself," Mewtwo spoke flatly.
"Great!!"
Fang Yuan smiled, no problem at all, he was just worried you wouldn't go. Once you do, everything is out of your hands. Ever heard of the term "the trend of the times"?
......
After some fuss, Fang Yuan and his group confirmed their lineup for the journey to the Pokémon World.
It was still the same team as before, almost the entire crew came out, only now with one additional member - Mewtwo.
Once it was confirmed that Fang Yuan was about to depart, Mew couldn't be happier, quickly pulling along the listless Celebi to make requests.
"Tini..." Life is hard, Celebi sighed.
This time travel was going to be a massive energy drain.
The energy consumption might be dozens of times greater than it had been from the parallel future space-time to this one.
Moreover, the former was just a traversal between Earth's space-times.
Now, they were about to traverse between Earth space-time and the Pokémon World.
Though it's said that recharging with Victini's power or by resting could work, tiredness is still tiredness.
Everyone knows you won't die of exhaustion after running a few kilometers and can recover with a rest, but not everyone is willing to run that distance!
Celebi, at that moment, found itself exactly in that state, but since it had agreed to Mew, there was no other choice.
Celebi: (▼_▼) Let's charge!!
It looked at Fang Yuan, Eevee, the Armed Magnemite, Monferno, Glutton, Milotic, Dragonite, Venusaur, Rotom, 3D Dragon, Ditto, Mane Rock Werewolf, Mewtwo, Victini, Darkrai and the host of other Pokémon, feeling mentally drained.