Is it Mashaduo... summoning from Azure Mountain?
With the guidance of Mashaduo, through the Rainbow Feather and Rainbow Rock, it can be summoned.
But there are no stray feathers of it at all at this time!
Moreover, the homologous power summoning it now is not its own, as if it's the power of itself from a parallel dimension.
Ho-Oh was completely puzzled, unclear about the situation.
However, if there's puzzlement, it must be resolved, and it slowly took to the sky...
...
"Such a beautiful Rotom Phone..."
The rainbow soaring into the sky was indeed breathtakingly beautiful.
The Rotom Phone, jolted awake by the Heavenly Thunder, buzzed excitedly through the air, snapping photos of the rainbow incessantly.
Fang Yuan and the others followed the light of the rainbow, looking off into the distance.
At the far end of that distant rainbow, a creature resembling a phoenix merged with the rainbow, slowly approaching.
Upon seeing that dazzling Pokemon in the distance, Fang Yuan and the others had a startled look in their eyes.
Ho-Oh...
Really came.
"Under the guidance of the Rainbow Feather, meet with Ho-Oh and become the Brave of the Rainbow!"
Master Fan laughed heartily.
He had finally seen this day!
"Bwoo!" Amidst Master Fan's laughter, Eevee climbed onto Fang Yuan's shoulder, gazing with him at the approaching Ho-Oh, their eyes sparkling with light.
Its and Fang Yuan's first competition was the Little Phoenix King Cup, whose emblem was Ho-Oh. This time, it seemed like they might finally meet a live Ho-Oh?
Following the rainbow, Ho-Oh drew ever closer, until it finally swept over the heads of Fang Yuan and the others.
It circled in the sky for a while, then slowly descended upon Rainbow Rock, looking down at Fang Yuan, Master Fan, Mashaduo and the rest below.
At the same time, Ho-Oh also sensed the Three Sacred Beasts standing in three different directions.
It even clearly discovered Victini, who was concealing itself, Mewtwo in Subspace, and the two Celebi.
Azure Mountain at this moment... was stranger than Ho-Oh imagined.
An unknown legendary being, and two Celebi...
Ho-Oh had a million questions in its mind.
Meanwhile, it turned its gaze to Fang Yuan, who had shown no power, yet the very perceptive Ho-Oh could see a colossal world tree connecting to planets behind him. Moreover, it even saw the Strike Space Power of Arceus on Fang Yuan.
"Masha..."
Ho-Oh finally arrived, and Mashaduo stepped forward to speak.
"Masha... (This Brave of the Rainbow has perfectly passed the trials set by me and the Three Sacred Beasts...)"
Ho-Oh: ?
Ho-Oh: Stares...
Mashaduo: o((⊙﹏⊙))o. Is there something I did wrong?
After a moment of silence, Ho-Oh spread its wings and let out a cry. It had not given out a Rainbow Feather for decades!!
The only Trainer it had taken a liking to, it had planned to test in a new way by choosing to follow and observe.
This Rainbow Feather right now was not its own!
Mashaduo, Three Sacred Beasts, what are you... doing??
I never informed you of a new Rainbow Trial!?
"Masha??!!"
As Ho-Oh let out a cry that only Mashaduo and the Three Sacred Beasts could understand, Mashaduo immediately became stupefied, somewhat not understanding what Ho-Oh was getting at.
Huh??
Wait a minute...
This Rainbow Feather... isn't Ho-Oh's??
Mashaduo was dumbfounded all of a sudden, mind not quite functioning.
Wasn't it a two-way trial?
It looked toward Fang Yuan, and at that moment, Fang Yuan was smiling back at it...
Boom.
Mashaduo's mouth hung open, a sense of foreboding dawning on it.
No way...
At this time, the Three Sacred Beasts were also a bit bewildered, not understanding what was happening, but Ho-Oh seemed a bit angry, and they immediately felt lost. They looked at Mashaduo with inquiring eyes, wondering what was going on.
After all, it was Mashaduo who had called them here.
Mashaduo: QAQ, wait, let me sort this out...
Meanwhile, Fang Yuan shook his head with a smile, showing an "It's not my fault" expression; after all, from beginning to end, it was all Mashaduo's own conjecture, not Fang Yuan's fault.
Fang Yuan looked up to Ho-Oh and called out loudly, "Ho-Oh, may I become the Brave of the Rainbow?!"
Ho-Oh was silent.
You become a what brave? Your presence, isn't that of the Guardian of the World Tree??
And there's the lineage of the Strike power inheritance.
Coming over to me, are you looking to switch sides?
That's fine... If you dare to switch, I'll dare to accept!
Though Ho-Oh, unlike Mashaduo, could see at a glance that Fang Yuan's soul was "a colorful shade of black," entirely unsuitable for the Rainbow lineage.
Yet, since Fang Yuan had passed the trials of Mashaduo and the Three Sacred Beasts, even if not arranged by it, it showed Fang Yuan's excellence.
Moreover, Fang Yuan was also recognized by both the World Tree Lineage and the Strike lineage; taking Fang Yuan on part-time was not a bad deal...
"You must be seeking me out for something," Ho-Oh thought, but still wanted to know Fang Yuan's intention.
It didn't believe that Fang Yuan had come merely to become the Brave of the Rainbow.
A gentle feminine voice echoed in Fang Yuan's heart as Ho-Oh used Mind Induction.
"Yes," Fang Yuan nodded, his eyes slightly closed, intending to communicate his request to Ho-Oh through Mind Transfer.
As Fang Yuan and Ho-Oh began to communicate privately, the surrounding Pokemon and Master Fan, though clueless about the situation, could only wait silently.
After a while...
Ho-Oh had an epiphany, understanding how Rong Yuan got its feather and also realizing why there were two Celebi following him, as well as knowing what Fang Yuan sought it for.