Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 295 Darkrai and Cresselia

The man's eyes were deeply sunken in their sockets, like two deep black holes, making it difficult to meet his gaze. His face was pale, his lips were chapped, and he looked extremely haggard. His unkempt, tangled hair was like a pile of weeds, utterly dull and lifeless, as if it hadn't been groomed in a long time.

It's no wonder Xiao Guang was startled when the man appeared in front of outsiders in this manner.

"You... Hehe~~ Is there something you need?"

The man looked at the unfamiliar faces in front of him and couldn't help but yawn again.

His swaying body looked as if he would collapse to the ground at any moment, making one worry about his life and health.

"Um, there's something I'd like to ask you." Seeing that the man in front of him was in such a terrible state, Xiao Gang felt bad about taking up any more of his time and got straight to the point.

"Isn't this the bus station? It doesn't seem to be a holiday today, so why aren't there any drivers responsible for taking passengers into the city?"

"Ah, this... ha..."

The man was about to answer when he let out another big yawn.

His eyes, as black as holes, were now closed. With all his might, he trembled as he answered, "Because everyone in Watervein City has been having nightmares lately, hahhhh..."

"Nightmare?" Xiao Guang's eyes showed a hint of confusion.

If it were just one or two people having nightmares, that would be fine; it's probably quite normal. But the man in front of me was talking about people from Water Vein City.

"Ah, don't you know?"

Such a statement was as if it were about to reveal some earth-shattering secret.

Xiao Guang and Xiao Gang immediately perked up.

Ash also perked up.

However, unlike them, Xiao Zhi cheered up because he already knew the answer.

"Every year at this time, a special Pokémon called Crescent Island near Canal City will arrive, named Darkrai."

"The legendary Pokémon known as the Nightmare God?"

Xiao Gang, knowing Darkrai's identity, revealed a hint of surprise amidst his confusion.

Legendary Pokémon—although he had seen quite a few with Ash, he still found wild Pokémon appearing in the wild, or rather, in people's sight, quite novel.

"The God of Nightmares?"

"Yes, it's a legendary Pokémon that can give nightmares to all living things around it," Ash explained.

"Hoo~ That's right, it's it~ Normally, when Darkrai appears, Cresselia, known as the Goddess of Dreams, also appears and uses its power to resist Darkrai's power. So we built a shrine for Cresselia on another island called Full Moon Island to express our gratitude to it. But this year, Darkrai seems to have arrived a little too early, and as a result, Canal City is like this."

After conveying the message to Ash and the others, the man felt as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant.

His body began to slide steadily toward the ground.

"Anyway, that's it. Everyone in Watervein City is now shrouded in a nightmare, so transportation and everything else are completely paralyzed... *snoring*..."

"..."

The words had barely left his mouth when the man began snoring.

Ash and his friends exchanged glances, all showing helpless expressions.

Finally, Xiao Guang spoke first: "Isn't this too strange? The appearance of a single Pokémon has paralyzed an entire city. The impact is already so huge, isn't the League going to do anything about it?"

Xiao Gang, a former gym leader, provided the answer: "Crisis in the city is usually resolved by the gym leader. Only in areas without a gym leader will the league intervene. After all, in addition to selecting promising newcomers, the gym leader's responsibility is to protect the peace of a city."

"The leader of that Water Vein Gym—"

"He's off mining, huh?"

Xiao Guang: "......"

correct.

I almost forgot.

Piao Tai had previously told them that his father, the gym leader of the Canal Gym, was an even more fanatical fossil enthusiast than him, and was even willing to temporarily abandon his family in order to better mine.

If you think about it that way, it's not surprising.

Moreover, Canal City is normally affected by Darkrai at this time of year.

Perhaps in his view, now that Darkrai has appeared, Cresselia has no reason not to show up.

"So what do we do now...? I think we should...? Hey? Ash, isn't your gaze a little...?"

Xiao Guang had originally suggested that they go to another place to take refuge first.

But before she could finish speaking, she noticed a glint in Ash's eyes.

Dawn was very familiar with Ash's expression, because this was the look Ash would give when he was about to get involved in trouble.

"It's decided!"

Ash straightened his baseball cap, and Pikachu, as if sensing Ash's enthusiasm, jumped onto Ash's shoulder and turned in the same direction as him.

That direction was the same direction that had attracted them not long ago.

"Let's go explore Crescent Island next!"

"Pikachu!!"

"Eh--"

"I knew it......"

And so, each with completely different mindsets, they set off for Crescent Island, where Darkrai was said to appear.

......

Meanwhile, in a makeshift dwelling made of canvas on the outskirts of Watervein City.

"Hey! Meow! Isn't this Nightmare Generator a bit too powerful? Didn't you say that as long as we wear this amulet, the nightmare light waves emitted by this machine won't affect us?"

Inside the tent, the members of Team Rocket, sporting dark circles under their eyes just like the older man, formed a large circle and glared angrily at the enormous machine standing in front of them.

After learning that Ash and his friends would be arriving in Canalica, Team Rocket arrived there first and also heard the legend of Darkrai.

Sensing a business opportunity, Meow Meow immediately created such a machine, intending to make money by exploiting people's nightmares.

But to their surprise, not only did they not make money, they were also affected by the machine and hadn't slept for two days.

They had planned to make money during the day, but they couldn't muster any energy and spent the whole day in a daze, half asleep and half awake.

After being tormented by nightmares, Musashi finally snapped today.

"If I keep staying up late, what will happen to my skin as an actress? Staying up late is a woman's worst enemy!"

Musashi made a harsh statement.

"If you can't fix this broken machine today, I'll personally dismantle this piece of junk!"

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P.S.: I'm asking for a gift every day~ QAQ~!