Chapter 280: Fake Groudon Appears, Mewtwo Saves the Scene!

In the Black Light Screen, Ash and his group got along harmoniously with the Team Rocket Trio, all playing with Jirachi, without any malicious intent.

Everyone found it somewhat surprising; such a harmonious scene was hard to believe, and the Team Rocket Trio was unusually well-behaved.

【Brock: The Team Rocket Trio following behind probably also knew about Jirachi, so they didn't do bad deeds as before. Maybe they realized this place was Jirachi's territory, lacking the strength to snatch Pikachu and Jirachi, so they behaved.】

【Xiba: No wonder, after dealing with the Team Rocket Trio for so long, I understand them thoroughly.】

Most likely it's just as Brock guessed.....

Black World—

After playing happily for several days, today is the last day of the millennium comet; Jirachi is about to fall into sleep, Ash and his group are not in high spirits, while the Team Rocket Trio are still laughing and joking as usual.

"After today, Jirachi will have to sleep." Ash said softly.

Jirachi is supposed to sleep for a thousand years; no matter how we endure, we can't last a thousand years...... Xiaosheng looked at Jirachi having fun, and after becoming friends, they'll have to part so soon.

Pikachu also knows; they're feeling a bit down.

"You little brat, that's Jirachi's mission; it can't be changed."

Meowth walked over, advising Ash and his group; it's been through a lot, experienced many such farewells, and takes it in stride.

Finally it turned away and said softly, "Perhaps Jirachi's thousand-year sleep isn't what they imagine."

【Xiaosheng: It's all the same result; Jirachi still has to sleep a thousand years.】

【Ma Zhishi: Black Satoshi can't change it either? This is the first time I've seen him at a loss.】

【Professor Damu: Probably there's nothing that can be done; Black Satoshi has only been traveling a short while, hasn't experienced this before, and it's quite a blow to him.】

【Professor Xiaotianjuan: Don't demand so much from Ash; he hasn't even been traveling a year, and while he's thought of ways to handle Pokémon farewells, Jirachi truly can't be helped.】

Jirachi infuses energy bit by bit into the earth; its sleep is a way to recover energy and prepare for the next awakening. If we gave it a quick energy boost, wouldn't we avoid the long wait?

Ash had a brainwave, slowly looking toward the Black Light Screen; the situation over there has changed.

Jirachi opened the true eye on its belly, gradually summoning the comet's energy.

Meanwhile, the Magma Team arrived at this time, launching many planes that all landed on the mountain, and fired numerous needle-like projectiles at the crack in the stone wall.

On the platform, controllers were erected; the three cones extending from the base generated currents that converged, beginning to scorch the ground, drawing the energy Jirachi had infused into the land.

"We came only after making full preparations."

Batele said nothing more, excitedly gazing at the scorched ground where a pictogram of Groudon had appeared.

Ash and his group shielded the weakened Jirachi, while Mewtwo arrived at this moment, a single psychic blade destroying the device; the ground pattern weakened somewhat.

"What kind of Pokémon is that now?"

Batele saw Mewtwo flying in the air, another Pokémon he had never seen before.

The Magma Team members all looked at Mewtwo, wondering where this Pokémon came from; it looks very powerful.

"You're late." Mewtwo looked at Ash and handed him an Evolution Key Stone.

This Key Stone is Mewtwo's...... Ash felt that this Evolution Key Stone from Mewtwo reacted with the Mega Stone on his glove.

At that moment, the pattern on the ground suddenly burst with blinding red light; what had been merely a static Groudon mural began to rise under the red light, frantically absorbing surrounding energy, rapidly enlarging until it took the shape of Groudon, while the surrounding trees quickly withered.

"It's done, finally done; even if the real Groudon isn't here, this copied Groudon can still help our Magma Team dominate the world."

Batele exclaimed excitedly, glancing at Ash: "Even if you take Jirachi away, the result will still be the same."

"Is that Groudon? It's made using part of Groudon's body."

Mewtwo understood the situation on the scene, clenched its fists, expression stern, eyes icy, powerful psychic power bursting from its whole body.

Groudon let out a roar, its massive claw swinging like a mountain toward Mewtwo, the claw tip flashing with scorching light; wherever it passed, the trees quickly withered.

Bang!

Mewtwo condensed a semi-transparent barrier.

Groudon's claw slammed hard into the barrier; Mewtwo's eyes flashed with light, its psychic power erupted, forming a strong psychic shockwave that bounced Groudon's claw away.

"Latias, let's go up and help!"

Ash mounted Latias, turned to Brock and said, "You guys leave this place first."

"Pikachu, just stay by Jirachi's side."

Pikachu nodded; it trusts Ash greatly, Latias and Mewtwo should be able to handle it, plus there's Marill too.