Chapter 66

Watching this farcical scene, Huo La felt his temples throbbing, but he had no time to complain.

Dragonite's giant claw had moved a few inches closer to the railing, and Pidgeotto was already running out of stamina, the frequency of its wing beats slowing down significantly.

"Stop messing around!" Huo La grabbed Meowth by the scruff of its neck, hauled it in front of him, and pointed at the super-ancient Dragonite, "Only you can help now! Translate my words into Pokémon language, tell it—we have no ill intent, we know clues about its kind, as long as it calms down, we will help it!"

Held by Huo La, Meowth looked at Dragonite's giant eyes that could swallow it in one gulp, shivering all over, but it also knew this wasn't the time for a tantrum, so it could only bite the bullet and emit a series of rapid "Meowth" sounds at Dragonite, while gesturing with its claws, trying hard to convey Huo La's meaning.

The super-ancient Dragonite's movements really did pause, its giant amber eyes landing on Meowth, seemingly trying to distinguish its "language".

After a few seconds, it let out a low whimper, no longer as enraged as before, but still staring vigilantly at the people on the lighthouse.

"It's working!" Huo La breathed a sigh of relief and continued to say to Meowth, "Tell it, it's not the only super-ancient Pokémon, in the ruins of this world, there exist other Pokémon from its era that were sealed away."

Meowth hurriedly translated the words, shrinking back secretly as it spoke—Dragonite's aura was truly too oppressive, its tail was shivering uncontrollably.

The super-ancient Dragonite listened quietly, its massive body slowly retreating a few steps, putting distance between it and the lighthouse.

It looked up at the night sky, seemingly recalling something, then looked down at Huo La again, letting out a long roar; the sound no longer held its previous irritability, but instead a bit more confusion and anticipation.

Meowth immediately turned to Huo La and said: "Meow! It's asking you... is what you said true? Is there really another of its kind in this world? It's been looking for a long time, ever since it woke up, it's only seen humans and strange Pokémon..."

Looking at the loneliness in Dragonite's eyes, Huo La felt a slight stir in his heart and said earnestly: "You tell it, I guarantee in the name of a Trainer, as long as it's willing to trust us, we will definitely help it find its companions. Now, can it calm down first? The commotion here is too big, it's not good for it or for us."

After Meowth translated the words, the super-ancient Dragonite was silent for a long time, finally nodding slowly; its massive body stopped moving completely, and its wings were tucked away, but it still hovered over the sea, quietly watching the people at the top of the lighthouse.

The tense atmosphere at the top of the lighthouse finally dissipated completely, Xiao Xia and Lilian slumped to the ground, gasping for air;

Xiao Gang supported Zheng Hui, while Zheng Hui raised her camera again, carefully filming Dragonite, terrified of startling it;

Ash held Pikachu, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Huo La; just a moment ago, he had truly felt the power of a super-ancient Pokémon, and also understood the greatness of stepping forward to protect everyone under such pressure.

Looking at the calmed Dragonite, Huo La felt secretly fortunate—fortunately, Meowth could translate, otherwise, today's crisis would have really left them with no choice but to run for their lives.

"Dragonite, I have something I want to ask you." Huo La steadied himself, his gaze fixed on the super-ancient Dragonite on the sea, his tone sincere; this was a key opportunity to unravel the super-ancient mystery, and he had to seize it.

"Meow~" Meowth was still shivering from Dragonite's aura, but it still straightened its body and emitted a series of soft "Meowth" sounds at Dragonite, acting as a translator.

Dragonite let out a low roar, the sound no longer irritable, but a bit more peaceful.

Meowth immediately turned to Huo La and said: "It says okay, ask away. But after you're done asking, you must tell it where to find its kind—it's been looking for too long."

Huo La gave Zheng Hui a look, and Zheng Hui understood immediately, quietly adjusting the camera angle to record every reaction of Dragonite.

Huo La took a deep breath and threw out the first question: "I want to know, how did you come to this world?"

Meowth quickly translated the words into Pokémon language.

Hearing the question, Dragonite's massive body swayed slightly, seemingly recalling distant past events, then let out a series of long roars, mixed with a bit of confusion and bewilderment.

"It says..." Meowth frowned, trying hard to understand Dragonite's meaning, "It was originally sleeping in its own territory, slept for a very, very long time... suddenly one day, the sky became very bright, Dialga and Palkia were fighting above its territory, fighting very fiercely. Then the sky cracked open a big hole, there was a very strong suction, it didn't have time to dodge, and was sucked in. When it woke up, it was on a barren island, surrounded by strange Pokémon, it looked for a long time, but couldn't find its companions."

"Dialga and Palkia..." A flash of brilliance crossed Huo La's eyes—sure enough, it had to do with time and space!

This further confirmed his previous guess: the super-ancient Dragonite hadn't slept until now, but had been brought to this era by a space-time rift.

He immediately followed up with the second question: "In the world you come from, are all Pokémon like you—massive in size, with special patterns on their bodies?"

Dragonite roared without hesitation, and Meowth immediately translated: "It says yes! All Pokémon are about the same size as it, and all have the same patterns on their bodies.

It also said that the 'little bird' (referring to Pidgeotto) that helped you blow away the mist just now, also has its kind in its world, but it's much bigger than this one, looks a bit different, and attacks with very strong wind."

Huo La understood—what Dragonite was talking about should be a super-ancient Pidgeot.

It seems that Pokémon in the super-ancient world were generally larger and retained certain primitive characteristics; those patterns might be proof of their adaptation to the environment at that time.

"Meowth, ask it again," Huo La paused, throwing out a more critical question, "Does it know about Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza?"

Meowth was stunned for a moment, but still translated truthfully.

Hearing this, Dragonite tilted its giant head, let out a series of confused roars, and then shook its head.

"It says it doesn't know, it's never heard these three names." Meowth spread its paws.

Huo La's expression darkened further—Kyogre and Groudon were legendary Pokémon in the Hoenn region that controlled the ocean and land; logically, traces of them should exist in the super-ancient world, but Dragonite had no impression of them at all.

This meant that the "super-ancient era" Dragonite came from and the "super-ancient era" recorded in the current world were simply not the same timeline!

He continued to press: "Then how did the land and ocean of your world come to be? Are there 'gods' in charge of them?"

Dragonite's roar this time was very firm, carrying awe for the "Creator".

Meowth translated: "It says, everything was created by Arceus. Arceus created the world, then there was land and ocean, and only then were there Pokémon like them. In their world, there were only Dialga in charge of time and Palkia in charge of space, there were no 'gods' in charge of land and ocean."

"What about Giratina?" Huo La pressed on, "Does it know about Giratina, who is in charge of antimatter and lives in the Distortion World?"

Dragonite shook its head again, its roar filled with bewilderment. Meowth said helplessly: "It still doesn't know, says it's never heard this name either."

Huo La fell into complete silence—the clues were already very clear: the world Dragonite came from was a "simplified version" of the super-ancient Pokémon space-time.

There were only Arceus, Dialga, and Palkia, no Kyogre, Groudon, or Giratina, and Pokémon were generally massive and patterned.

This world and the current Pokémon world were both created by Arceus, but they had gone down completely different branches in subsequent development, and even the existence of legendary Pokémon was different.