Tyson looked up to see a Beautifly fluttering its wings, followed by a torrent of green powder falling from the sky. Shortly after, the several Whismur fell asleep on the ground without being able to resist at all.
Above their heads, a nearly two meters tall Pidgeot flapped its wings, causing the group to shiver as they felt the chilling wind from above.
“Is that… Pidgeot?”
“And there’s Beautifly too—”
“Who’s there?”
The battle with the Whismur was interrupted, and the four of them looked up in surprise. However, apart from the Pidgeot flying in the sky and the Beautifly circling around, they didn’t see anything else.
It wasn’t until the Pidgeot slowly descended and a young boy in a white shirt with golden brown hair jumped off its back that they regained their senses.
The boy appeared gentle, but his brown eyes revealed seriousness. He looked at the four of them, pondered for a moment, but before he could speak, the others instantly shouted.
“You’re… the guy from yesterday?” Josa looked at him in astonishment, his tone unfriendly.
“Hey, why did you break the promise? We waited for you for a long time,” Little Qi, the young female Trainer, also recognized Terrance and expressed her displeasure.
A’Yue and Tyson also looked at him.
“…” Terrance.
“I never promised you anything,” Terrance sighed in frustration. He originally had no intention of seeing them again. “I said it afterwards too; I never had that intention.”
“But you never gave me a chance to explain.”
The four of them were obviously dissatisfied with this answer. At the same time, their gaze shifted to Beautifly and Pidgeot.
Not to mention Beautifly, the magnificent appearance and the fierce gaze of the nearly two-meter-tall Pidgeot alone intimidated the group of boys and girls.
“Now is not the time for explanations. If you don’t want to get hurt, I suggest you follow me,” Terrance said.
“What do you mean?” Tyson asked.
“This place is dangerous. You must leave now and wait for the police to rescue you. I don’t think you have the strength to protect yourselves,” Terrance said. “I didn’t stop you before because I didn’t realize the severity of the situation. Whismur’ group has a powerful leader, and with the ability to command them, I don’t think you are arrogant enough to challenge over a hundred Pokemon, right?”
“We don’t have time. Trust me and come with me.”
“They are currently very aggressive, and they’re just nearby. It won’t be good if they notice you.”
Terrance gently stroked Pidgeot’s neck and gave it an order before walking far away from Exploud and others.
“This guy…” Josa gritted his teeth, dissatisfied with Terrance’s arrogant attitude.
“We should consider his words,” A’Yue, representing the Rustboro Gym, adjusted his glasses. “He shouldn’t have any reason to deceive us.”
“Indeed, the earlier commotion seemed unusual. Let’s follow him for now,” Tyson said with a serious expression, sighing. “If what he said is true…”
“Fine,” Seeing everyone’s attitude, Josa had nothing to say.
A few minutes later.
The four of them followed behind Terrance as they crossed several mountain paths before arriving at a hidden cave entrance.
“Alright, I observed from the sky earlier. It should be safe here. Whismur shouldn’t gather in such a small place,” Terrance clapped his hands, his palms slightly dusty from traveling in a hurry.
“You still haven’t told us the reason.”
As they followed Terrance, the more they thought about it, the stranger it seemed. Why would a boy younger than them appear here to warn them?
Especially Pidgeot. Its strength seemed quite impressive. How could a rookie Trainer like Terrance control it?
“Roar!~~~~~~”
“Roar!!~~~~~~~~~~~”
Terrance calmly looked at them. Suddenly, another roar resounded, causing his expression to change. “I don’t have the time to explain. Just remember, stay here, I’ll be back soon.”
“Pidgeot—”
He shouted loudly to the Pidgeot flying in the sky, and Terrance climbed onto its back again, flying back in the direction they had come from!
“It seems Master Victor and others have arrived. Are they…..fighting?” Terrance analyzed the Rusturf Tunnel incident and had a hunch that the root cause were not Whismur. He wanted to see how this incident would end.
With Pidgeot’s fast flying flight, in the blink of an eye, he returned to the starting point.
However, unlike the chaotic scene he had imagined, Exploud, Whismur, and Loudred appeared surprisingly quiet.
In addition, Officer Jenny was riding on a majestic Arcanine, accompanied by two male officers in police uniforms, all looking ahead.
Master Victor and a fox-like Pokemon stood peacefully in front of Exploud, seemingly engaged in a conversation.
The communication was being conducted by Alakazam through telepathy.
Following that, Exploud’s expression went from cautious and gradually relaxed to normal; everything happened quite quickly.
“Explouu~”
As Exploud recovered, Master Victor smiled.
“It… has recovered?” Terrance was taken aback. What had they communicated in such a short time that made the fiercely aggressive Exploud calm down?
Then, to Terrance’s astonishment, Master Victor bowed to Exploud, and all the Whismur and Loudred stepped back and left this place together with Exploud.
“What about those Trainers?” Master Victor had noticed Terrance, who landed from the sky.
“They are in a cave about a kilometer northwest from here,” Terrance said. “There were a few Whismur there, and they almost got into a fight. In the end, I had Beautifly use Sleep Powder to put them to sleep.”
“Go wake up those Whismur. The matter has temporarily come to an end,” Master Victor said.
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Verdanturf Town, Pokemon Center.
Only half a day had passed since Exploud calmed down.
Tyson and his group, who had entered the mountains, were found by Officer Jenny and severely reprimanded. However, they were all clamoring to see Terrance.
As for Terrance, he naturally couldn’t appear before them. At this moment, he was walking in the mountains with Master Victor.
“So, that’s how it is… So we wrongly blamed the Whismur.”
Rusturf Tunnel incident became clear. It originated from the largest farm in Lavaridge Town.
In pursuit of greater profit, the farm owner decided to take advantage of the geographical advantage and turned the nearby farmland into a large hot spring resort. While, the group of Diglett that had been raised by the farm owner was heartlessly abandoned.
Diglett prefers loose soil for their habitat, and their feces enrich the soil, so many farmer families carefully nurture them.
As the largest farmer family in Lavaridge Town, the farm owner had nearly a hundred Diglett. However, after the farm was abandoned, this group of Diglett became homeless.
So, Diglett headed south, searching for new suitable caves to live in, and they eventually ended up near Verdanturf Town.
“While Diglett are not prone to fighting, the places they pass through become more loose in soil texture. If their migration coincided with the Rusturf Tunnel construction, there would be a risk of nearby mountains collapsing,” Terrance explained.
“At the same time, the migration of Diglett disrupted the territory of the Whismur, causing great disturbance to their habitat. Although they temporarily repelled the Diglett, Whismur have no effective means to deal with the Diglett that had burrowed underground.”
“Therefore, they sought the help of humans, or rather, they wanted to warn humans of the danger posed by the Diglett and interrupt the Rusturf Tunnel project, hoping that humans would assist them in driving away the invading Diglett.”
“The result is obvious. Both sides were unable to communicate properly. Coupled with the wrong judgments of the decision-makers, Trainers were brought in to drive away the Whismur, further escalating the conflict.”
Terrance felt speechless. This kind of misunderstanding reminded him of a Pokemon, Absol.
When Absol senses the signs of disaster, it appears before humans to warn them. However, in ancient times, Absol was seen as a symbol of disaster by them due to the lack of understanding and communication with Pokemon.
“Perhaps the Whismur didn’t intend to cause trouble from the beginning. But when the Trainers tried to solve the problem through ‘force,’ the conflict arose.”
“Even though they had good intentions, the Trainers’ attitude angered Exploud.”
During Master Victor’s investigation of the nearby mountains, he discovered the traces of Diglett migration and made a series of judgments, allowing for reasonable communication with Exploud.
After making concessions, both sides resolved their grievances. The main task for humans now is to address the impact caused by a large number of Diglett on the local ecosystem.
Without any surprises, the negligent farm owner was punished for mishandling the Diglett situation, and the person in charge of the Rusturf Tunnel will also face some punishment.
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