The boy had a lot to take in. This new information circled in his mind like a hungry bird of prey. He was about to head outside when Chief Tanaka spoke.
"One more thing," the elder said.
Louis stopped in his tracks and turned to the chief.
"Yes sir?" he replied.
The chief outstretched his left arm, grasping something. He opened up his palm revealing the purple fragment from last night. The boy's eyes widened at the revelation
"Where exactly did you find this?" asked Chief Tanaka.
"Outside the temple," answered Louis. "I'm guessing one of those Ghost Pokémon I scared off last night dropped it."
The look of curiosity on Chief Tanaka's face shifted into an expression filled with worry.
"Oh dear," he said.
Both Taki and Louis looked on with a hint of confusion.
"Is something wrong?" questioned Taki.
"Yes," answered Chief Tanaka.
"This is a piece of a sacred artifact of ours. An artifact that should be whole."
The trio of Louis, Taki and Totodile listened with open ears.
"The fact that the Ghost Pokémon had a piece worries me greatly," continued Chief Tanaka.
"Why?" asked Totodile.
"This fragment is but a small shard of what we call... 'The Grand Crystal'," replied Chief Tanaka.
"This ancient crystal predates people and all we have are myths. It is said that when the light hits it, a rainbow is formed and Ho-Oh appears."
"But, what does this mean?" asked Taki.
"I think…" the chief paused.
"...someone is trying to end the tribe."
"Uh oh! That can't be good!"
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