Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 120: Protecting Precious Memories, Part 1

Inside Verdant Leaf City, it was a scene of chaos.

"This way! Please evacuate this way!"

Police officers, represented by Officer Jenny, were either shouting themselves hoarse to guide citizens along escape routes, or summoning their own Pokémon to resist the large batch of unknown individuals and their villainous Pokémon.

As for that giant Pokémon inside the reserve, it was slowly, step by step, moving forward. However, it seemed that the gigantification itself had already consumed a lot of this Pokémon's energy, so It could only move forward slowly and was unable to use moves.

However, the harm brought by this could not be ignored.

As those heavy steps lifted and fell, shockwaves comparable to a small earthquake shattered the originally intact buildings, and the once-lush various green plants were overturned. Wherever the giant passed in the entire town, there was only ruin.

"How are we supposed to repel it?"

Officer Jenny, having just had her Growlithe drive back a few rampaging Dustox, wiped the sweat from her forehead, then turned her heavy gaze towards the giant that, although slow, was still advancing continuously.

"With a body that large, even if the Champion came, they might not be able to win."

For no reason, a wave of worry arose in Officer Jenny's heart.

She sighed wearily.

"Woof, woof! Woof, woof!"

Suddenly, a series of fierce howls caught her attention.

"That is..."

Officer Jenny gathered her spirits again and ran in the direction the howls came from.

"Get lost! Don't even think about entering my shop!"

As she got closer, a voice, though aged, was still loud and robust, becoming clearer and clearer.

Near the Pokémon Center at the town's entrance, several fierce-looking Mightyena were howling at an old man, from time to time scraping the ground with their sharp claws, seemingly trying to intimidate the person before them.

The old man held a rolling pin. His originally somewhat stooped body was now ramrod straight. His face was filled with anger, and he berated them nonstop, "Get lost, you dog things, or you'll get a taste of my rolling pin."

Beside him, a kind-faced old lady had a worried look.

"Old man, let's just leave soon..."

The old man interrupted her.

"No, we can't leave. Nothing can destroy my cake shop."

"But if we don't go, you'll be gone along with the cake shop! If you're gone, what's the use of the cake shop!"

The old grandma, who usually spoke so gently, rarely shouted at the old man like this.

The old man's face was resolute, his eyes shimmering with an inexplicable color.

"No, I can't leave. At least I can't leave... Fangzi, you go. Go quickly, don't worry about me."

Tears streamed down the old grandma's face.

"I'm begging you, if we're going, let's go together. Let's go..."

"No..." A trace of pain flashed across the old man's face. "If I go, who will make cakes for Ah Zi... I can't go... you go quickly..."

The old grandma's tears flowed even more. She tugged at the old man's sleeve with her withered hand, but not as he said, to leave by herself.

"Ah Zi, my good daughter... Father wishes so much he could make a cake for you one more time..."

The old man muttered to himself.

But the Mightyena opposite them couldn't care less about any autumn sorrows or moon sentiments. In the shop before them, the aroma of various foods had long since made their hungry stomachs rumble with impatience. At this moment, seeing the old couple's concentration was divided, they exchanged a cunning glance, then with a long howl, they bared their teeth and leaped forward.

"Growlithe, use [Ember]!"

"Woof, woof!"

Also a canine Pokémon, the innately righteous Growlithe bravely charged forward. Under its trainer's command, it opened its mouth and sprayed a jet of flame.

However, the small jet of flame, upon hitting the Mightyena's glossy, smooth fur, could only leave a shallow scorch mark. Instead, it aroused the Mightyena's ferocity, and the mouth biting towards the two old people opened even wider.

Officer Jenny's face changed drastically. She quickly reached for her waist, attempting to draw her sidearm.

Misfortunes never come singly. The roof of a nearby house, its structure damaged by the earthquake, had its wreckage fall from the side. And the point of impact was exactly where Grandpa Ono and Grandma Ono were standing!

"Rumble—"

Just then, the roar of a motorcycle, extremely fast, approached from a slight distance and quickly arrived nearby.

Then, a girl's shout was heard.

"Rio, [Agility]!"

"Swish!" A blue-black figure streaked past, its speed so great it even left afterimages behind.

"Use [Rock Smash]!"

The [Rock Smash] move, just as its name implied—to break mountains, clear paths, and shatter rocks!

The principle was to gather sufficient Fighting energy into one fist, then, with both eyes, perceive the weak point of the debris, and finally, after finding it, deliver a thunderous blow!

"Bang!" The debris was pulverized by a single punch, without even leaving fragments, only dust-like powder that scattered down from the air.

And Rio, flying in the air and unable to stop, shouted loudly.

"Ruru!"

"(Pokémon Language) Coming!"

Ralts leaped out from the Poké Ball on Ming Rizhao's waist. Pink psychic energy then surged from her body, directly grabbing onto Rio, who was still moving forward with inertia.

"Thanks!"

Rio, forcefully stopped by the psychic power, relied on his sturdy build to halt his forward momentum. Then, the girl's voice sounded in his ear again.

"Rio, three on the left, two on the right! Take them out!"

Just as they had realized during the motorcycle race, the coordination between Ming Rizhao and Rio lay in the word "balance." Ming Rizhao was Rio's most outstanding observer of the situation, and Rio would also decide his battle mode according to his own inspiration.

Just like what happened next.

"Ruru, swing me to the left!"

Rio instructed in telepathy. And Ruru, mustering her strength, used the extended psychic power like a rope and forcefully "swung" Rio to the left.

"Whoooa, so exciting!"

A sharp wind scraped past his cheeks. Being swung at high speed by the psychic power, Rio's blood also began to boil.

He stared intently at the two somewhat panicked—

"Just three lv19 Mightyena."

Rio raised his hand, his three fingers spread.

Azure blue Aura energy gushed out like a spring, gathering layer by layer in Rio's palm.

"This hand of mine is burning with an awesome power! Its loud roar tells me to grasp victory!"

He suddenly clenched his hand into a fist!

"[Aura Sphere]'s... Seki! Ha! Ten! Kyou! Ken!" (Translator's Note: A G Gundam Shining Finger reference)

"Ha!"

Rio threw a punch with force. Under layers of phantoms, the Aura energy originally covering his fist rushed forward at an even faster speed.

To be honest, although the slogan was shouted with earth-shattering vigor, it was just a large Aura Sphere born from a fit of chuunibyou.

However, its power was first-rate!

"Bang, bang, bang."

The Aura energy hit one of the Mightyena that couldn't dodge in time, then, its momentum unabated, continued to rush towards the other two, carrying the first one it hit with it.

"Wooo, wooo, wooo—"

The three Mightyena were sent flying horizontally, collapsing on the ground and whining.

The other two Mightyena were so scared they trembled all over, tucked their tails between their legs, and hurriedly fled.

Officer Jenny of Verdant Leaf City naturally recognized this incomparably brave and valiant Pokémon, but she had never expected it to be so formidable in battle.

"Waaaaah, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

But the girl's voice made her heart tighten.

A large two-wheeled motorcycle swerved out from the side. Its momentum was so fierce that even Officer Jenny didn't dare to directly step forward to help stop it.

And the girl on the bike looked even more terrified.

"(Pokémon Language) Iya, iya, stop for me!"

At the critical moment, it was that pink psychic power that came through, directly enveloping the entire motorcycle and then using its powerful pulling force to stop it.

Ah, and it also conveniently caught the girl who had been flung off.

However, a certain Pokémon who had gotten carried away and hadn't noticed that Ralts's psychic power had been released, directly "banged" headfirst into the nearby bushes.

"(Pokémon Language) Eek, I can't see, I can't see."

Ralts quickly turned her little face away.

"Ouch, my old back..."

Rio, crawling miserably out of the bushes, limped over to the girl who had landed safely.

"Woof? (Pokémon Language) Are you okay?"

A Growlithe tilted its head.

Rio patted the head of the Growlithe that was concerned about him, then, together with the girl, looked at the motorcycle with its smoking engine.

"Sister Misa... probably, maybe, possibly... won't scold us, right?"

The girl's eyes were full of sorrow.

"Clang." The front headlight of the motorcycle fell to the ground and rolled far away.

Rio comforted, "It's fine. If we have to pay for damages, we'll just make Ruru work for it."

"Smack!" Ralts, puffed up with anger, slapped Rio's doggy head with her small hand.

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