Chapter 125: Pidove Wants to Become the Goddess's Underling
Speaking of the reason Pidove was being chased...
That day, it was too hungry and had traveled for a long time, already exhausted. So, upon seeing a Tree full of Fruit, it didn't think twice, flew over, opened its mouth, and ate.
Who knew this Tree actually had an Owner? A Spearow suddenly jumped out and accused it of being a thief.
There was nothing Pidove could do but apologize and even promised to find some Fruit to compensate it. But that Spearow was relentless; it didn't want Fruit, it wanted to eat Pidove directly.
Indeed, the Spearow and Fearow species have a habit of preying on smaller Bird Pokémon.
Could Pidove agree to this? Of course not! So, it gave that Spearow a good beating.
That Spearow was loud and aggressive, but it was just for show. It couldn't withstand two Moves from Pidove and was quickly beaten until its face was bruised and swollen, becoming a bald Bird.
But who knew this guy had Companions? It squawked wildly, and suddenly dozens of Spearow flew out from the nearby Woods, launching a fierce pursuit against it.
Helplessly, Pidove had no choice but to start fleeing.
The Spearow were also persistent. They couldn't catch Pidove, so they didn't give up, chasing it from one Forest to another. In the end, Pidove itself didn't know how far it had flown.
However, Pidove wasn't a pushover either. During its escape, it seized the Opportunity and counterattacked several Spearow, using Assurance to cut off the opponent's Head.
Hmph hmph~~ Who told you to yell about eating me!
With their Companion killed, the Spearow became even more frantic. They continuously used various Moves to attack Pidove, such as Fury Swipes, U-turn, Wing Attack, Tackle... whatever they had, they used.
But there was one thing: they just couldn't hit Pidove.
The long period of fleeing had trained Pidove's flying skills to be extremely outstanding, thus maxing out its evasion ability.
It also had a very keen Perception, able to sense when Danger was approaching in Time.
Whenever it made a mistake, its Luck would become exceptionally good, and in most Situations, it could turn Danger into safety.
Besides that, it also knew a Move called Lucky Chant. Whenever it fled and used this Move on itself, its Luck would double.
Relying on so many added buffs, Pidove ran and ran, managing to turn misfortune into fortune along the way.
Of course, it didn't always get through every Crisis safely. Even God has moments of nodding off. Several times, Pidove was severely injured because the Spearow's attacks were too dense.
At this Time, the Stone on its back would display incredible Power, healing its Injuries in an Instant.
With multiple life-saving acts, Pidove became even more unwilling to abandon it.
As it flew, a new Forest appeared before Pidove. However, this Forest seemed unusually quiet.
Pidove turned its Head to look at the Spearow still relentlessly pursuing it behind, didn't think too much, and plunged into the dense Woods.
The Spearow didn't care about anything; seeing Pidove burrow into the Woods, they also plunged in without a second thought.
As it flew, Pidove seemed to hear the sound of battle coming from not far away. Thinking of the Spearow behind that it couldn't shake off, it flew towards the direction the sound was coming from.
As it flew, Pidove's vision became wider. A Clearing appeared before it, surrounded by many Phantump and Trevenant.
In the center of the Clearing, a Gardevoir was Dueling an unusually tall Trevenant.
The Phantump and Trevenant were all quietly watching the battle in the center, making Pidove feel too embarrassed to make a sound.
It gently flapped its Wings and landed on a Tree.
"Oh-toh~"
The Tree suddenly shook twice and let out a dissatisfied grunt. Pidove looked down and realized it wasn't standing on a Tree at all, but a Trevenant that looked excessively similar to a Tree.
Pidove flew up in a Panic and randomly found another Tree to land on.
"Ya-ro~ Ya-ro~" Oh, a new face? Where are you from?
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded beside it. Pidove turned its Head and saw a giant Bird Pokémon with vibrant Coat Color lying on a Tree Branch not far away.
"Goo... Goo goo goo..." Hel... Hello.
The aura of the Pokémon next to it was too strong, Pidove stammered out.
But the giant Bird Pokémon didn't continue speaking, instead turning its Head back to watch the battle in the center of the Clearing.
Seeing this, Pidove breathed a sigh of relief, and also lay on the Tree, admiring the Duel between the two Pokémon in the center of the Clearing.
The giant Bird Pokémon just now was naturally Talonflame Captain. The ones Dueling in the center of the Clearing were White Night and Leader Trevenant.
Ever since White Night began analyzing the Special Energy in the Diamond and Pond Water, it discovered that its Body had undergone some subtle Variations. Its control over Fairy-type Energy had become even more proficient.
So, when Dueling Leader Trevenant today, it gave up using the Fire-type Magical Flame and chose the Fairy-type Dazzling Gleam.
White Night spread its arms flat, and colorful light shimmered in both Palms. With a flick of its right hand, the colorful light cluster transformed into a Shooting Star and smashed towards Leader Trevenant.
Leader Trevenant used Shadow Claw to swat away the Shooting Star formed by Dazzling Gleam, but immediately the next Shooting Star arrived.
Bang!
The colorful Shooting Star hit Trevenant's Head, knocking its Head to the side.
At this Time, Trevenant began to use its old trick again, planning to use Pain Split against White Night. But White Night had suffered losses from Pain Split many times; would it be unprepared?
These past few days, it had been meditating hard, thinking about how to defend against Trevenant's Pain Split and Destiny Bond.
As the number of battles with Leader Trevenant gradually increased, White Night slowly discovered a Secret: when Trevenant uses Pain Split and Destiny Bond, its opponent must be within its line of sight and be able to be locked onto.
If Trevenant cannot lock onto its opponent, Pain Split and Destiny Bond will fail.
The Instant black light flickered in Leader Trevenant's eyes, White Night's figure flickered, and nearly twenty to thirty White Night suddenly appeared crisscrossing the Clearing.
White Night was also improving. As its mastery of Shadow Clone became more skilled, the Quantity of illusions it split also continuously increased.
But that wasn't the point. The point was that in front of each White Night, a hazy Mirror stood.
These Mirrors couldn't clearly reflect human figures, but the rhombic protrusions on the mirror surface caused countless palm-sized White Night to rotate rapidly on them.
Because of the obstruction of these Mirrors, Trevenant couldn't lock onto White Night no matter what, and would even become dizzy from the illusions on the Mirrors.
These Mirrors were formed by stacking Light Screen and Reflect.
White Night had also tried many times in private, experimenting continuously, to combine these two defensive Moves into their current Form.
Leader Trevenant, whose Pain Split failed, was very surprised. It swung its huge Palm, using Thrash to sweep horizontally, attempting to clear away White Night's illusions, but they were all blocked by the Mirrors in front of the illusions.
Although the Form had changed, Reflect was still Reflect.
Purple Light flickered rapidly in the eyes of all the White Night. The thickness of the Mirrors could actually be stacked.
At this Time, a colorful light cluster appeared in the Palms of all the White Night. The light emitted by the light cluster reflected continuously off the Mirrors, finally making Leader Trevenant dizzy with swirling eyes.
However, just as White Night was feeling smug and planning to defeat Trevenant in one fell swoop, a group of chirping Spearow suddenly appeared above them.
These Spearow had circled the Forest, couldn't find Pidove anywhere, and only then ventured into this Place.
They had already heard the commotion coming from here before, but out of Caution, they hadn't come over immediately. Now that they had arrived, they had caused big Trouble!
Having finally seized the Opportunity to defeat Trevenant, only to be interrupted by sudden intruders, White Night's eyes suddenly burst forth with the light of "Grudge".
At this moment, all the Spearow felt as if they had been targeted by some peerless fierce creature.
The illusions and Mirrors created by White Night slowly disappeared. It suddenly looked up at the Spearow. At this moment, all the Spearow were fixed in mid-air by Psychic Power, unable to move at all.
"Gak gak gak~~~"
"Gak gak gak!!!"
"Gak gak gak???"
...
The Spearow cried out in Panic.
As White Night's eyes flickered slightly, all the Spearow fell to the Ground like dumplings.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" Someone, throw them all out for me!
White Night waved its large hand, and immediately countless Phantump swarmed forward, each carrying a Spearow by the foot, lifting them and throwing them outside the Forest.
Now, in this Forest, White Night was like being in its own Home. All the Phantump were willing to listen to its command.
Looking at the mighty White Night, Pidove's eyes sparkled!
Goddess! Goddess! This is my Goddess!
Having dealt with the Spearow, White Night looked at Leader Trevenant again, wanting to continue their Duel. How could it not win once today?
However, Trevenant shook its Head, indicating refusal. Let's stop here today. If we keep fighting, I'll lose. In front of so many underlings, don't I need Face?
After refusing White Night, Leader Trevenant quickly ran away, leaving White Night stomping its feet in anger on the spot.
There was nothing White Night could do but go to the Pond in the depths of the Forest to bathe, while holding the Diamond and continuing to analyze and simulate the Special Energy inside.
"Goo goo goo..." Goddess, Goddess!
At this Time, Pidove flew over, landed on a Rock next to it, and called out.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" Who are you? How did you get in?
White Night asked, opening its eyes in surprise.
This Pond was located in the depths of the Forest and was usually strictly guarded by Phantump and Trevenant. Outside Pokémon shouldn't be able to get in.
Pidove was very confused by the question. How did it get in? It just flew in like this!
Actually, Pidove was able to get in mainly relying on its heaven-defying Luck. Plus, it was a Normal-type Pokémon, and Ghost-type Pokémon didn't easily notice it, so it just stumbled in by mistake.
But none of that was important.
Pidove looked at White Night with a face full of admiration, "Goddess, can I be your underling?"
White Night looked at Pidove in surprise, "Be my underling? Why?"
"Of course because you're amazing! The way you defeated the Spearow with one Move just now was too cool!" Pidove gesticulated wildly, imitating White Night's cool appearance from before.
White Night was amused by Pidove's funny actions and also noticed the Stone on its back.
"What are you doing carrying a Stone?"
Seeing that the Goddess had asked it a Question, Pidove quickly untied the Stone from its back and introduced its amazing qualities to White Night.
White Night looked at the black Stone before it, its expression revealing confusion. It seemed to have sensed a trace of Psychic Power fluctuation on the Stone just now.
"Goddess, Goddess, will you take me as your underling? As long as you give me a meal, I will serve you diligently." Pidove continued to promote itself.
Perhaps it had been fighting alone in the Forest for too long; now Pidove desperately wanted to find a powerful and reliable backer.
White Night originally wanted to refuse Pidove, but at this Time, a burst of laughter suddenly echoed in its mind.
"Hehehe~~"
"Hehehe~~~"
"Agree to it~ Agree to it~ Please agree to it~ I will repay you~"
Is this Stone talking to me? White Night stared at the Stone with wide eyes, but Pidove seemed completely unaware.
Could it be that only I can hear it?
"Agree to it~ Please agree to it~ I will repay you~ I can help you become stronger~"
The voice continued to echo in White Night's mind, so White Night looked at the Stone and asked:
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" Can you really help me become stronger?
"Goo goo goo???" What? Become stronger?
?(.ヘ°) Pidove thought the Goddess was talking to itself and was confused for a moment. Does the Goddess still need my help to become stronger?
"Really, I can." The voice in White Night's mind replied.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" Alright then, I agree.
Pidove was even more confused by what White Night said, but then it saw the Goddess look at it and say, "From today onwards, you are my underling!"
Pidove was instantly hit by a pie from the sky, its face showing ecstasy.
"Goo goo goo?" Really? Really? Really?
White Night replied, "Of course. Why would I lie to you?"
At the same Time, White Night also thought to itself: Could this Pidove be the protagonist from the TV Drama I watched before? Is the black Stone its portable old grandpa?
Never mind, maybe it's *my* portable old grandpa! White Night thought again, after all, the black Stone is promising to help *itself* now!
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Over at Awakening Mountain, White Maple was Busy all morning, so tired his back was almost straight. He thought: If I'm this tired every day, won't I stop growing taller?
Just then, Hatterene came to call him Home for Lunch. White Maple had to put that terrifying thought aside.
White Night hadn't come Home for Lunch again today. According to Hatterene, it had already taken its Energy Cube when it left in the morning.
White Maple was gradually getting used to this. Having a Mom who didn't like coming Home was really a troublesome thing!
Just as everyone was preparing to eat Lunch, Buneary asked in confusion:
"Mi-lu~ Mi-lu? Mi-lu?" Where did Heliolisk go? My big Heliolisk, how did it disappear?
White Maple turned his Head to look around and found that Heliolisk really wasn't there.
Yeah, where's Heliolisk?
So Buneary quickly ran out to look for Heliolisk, but after searching around, it just couldn't find it.
(End of Chapter)