I am very sorry that it is so late with the new chapter of the story. In the last month, everything was like a roller coaster for me, and as a cherry on top, I had no inspiration to continue. I hope the chapter was worth the wait. Enjoy and comment.
A cold light wind was blowing across Mount Coronet giving everyone on Mount Coronet a pleasant chill, but it wasn't the reason why the Uxie tribe was shivering that evening. In Luna's camp with the help of Geo and professor Oak, lucarios and Luna's friends were recovering from their encounter with Natsume, while riolus were fortunately taken unharmed to the tribe for safety. They were lucky that they didn't get through with serious injuries, but the ones they got were no less worrying, and Luna and Slash got the better of it. Help came literally at the last minute as even Azur and Zoe were running out of aura while the twins were on the verge of collapse, when Raichu, Josh and the others showed up.
During the medical treatment, they told the others what happened before the reinforcements arrived, and on top of all that, what they themselves saw at the end, how Natsume levitated himself on the talonflame and how he managed to hide their presence as they disappeared into the clouds was and it is more than clear that Natsume cannot be taken lightly or underestimated. As they listened intently, it was hard to deny that they weren't followed by blood-stinging, and Marina and Josh felt the same fear again as when Luna was still small and still trying to deal with how to live with her abilities. This time it was just different that Natsume's powers were the problem and not the ones Luna couldn't control plus Luna was his main target.
When Geo finished treating Luna, Luna was able to move again but she still felt the same stabbing pain in the muscles of her limbs that prevented her from moving her body as she wanted but it was still better than before . When Zoe and Azur finished recounting the fight and so did Luna, there was more than obvious concern and fear on everyone's faces that was dominant in the atmosphere as well. "Just when I think I've seen it all, the world has a new surprise in store and this time it's not a nice one," Josh commented referring to Natsume. After Luna's powers first manifested, after this mess around the crystal caves, the experiments of Team Rocket from the nightmares he thought nothing could surprise him. 'Never say never.' he thought to himself.- You were lucky that he was unable to read Luna's mind and that she was able to call for help without being noticed.- Elder Kira said with a heavy sigh, somewhat relieved because from what they said the damage could have been a lot bigger.
Azur, Zoe and Slash looked at Luna with a shocked look as again they didn't notice anything and they could have sworn that Luna didn't have her bag with her gadgets so they didn't understand how she did it. Zoe just shrugged with crabs- You know what, from the werid things I've seen from Luna, I wouldn't be surprised even if she miraculously turned into a pokemon or flew away.- this caused giggles from the other pokemon and a slight laugh from Luna. The others completely agreed with Zoe, because Luna always somehow comes up with some new twist out of the blue that's become normal for them. Luna slowly brought her hands to her face and put them over her ears, removing her panties carefully and then gathering them into a fistful and stretched out the changed one to her friends who looked at her a little confused and her sudden gesture. When they looked a little closer in her hands were two green pea-like earrings with a stalked ring in the middle. ,, When I squeeze one of them, they emit a signal for help. A bit like a quick call." Then the moment flashed through Zoe's mind when Luna was removing her hair from her face and putting it behind her ear. It would be an almost careless and imperceptible gesture and at the same time brilliantly considered by Zoe that after her the rest of the fight was clear and she realized that Luna had planned the whole course of the fight since Rio, Mio and Luka saved her.
The smug look on Zoe's face got the attention of the others who just looked at her in confusion until she finally burst out laughing. - You fooled him for a medal.- Zoe finally understood why Natsume was so angry and annoyed at the end. It wasn't just that he didn't succeed in his intention or that he was a bad loser, but Luna was pulling his leg from the start until he just growled and that he didn't notice it. The reason why Luna's plan was to launch a counter attack without saving energy and aura was to secure the ground until help arrived and weaken the enemy as much as she could as well as to constantly occupy his attention.- You planned the whole fight forward in your head.- Elder Fang asked her with a stunned expression while this time he was translating for Raichu on the phone, while Luna slowly nodded her head and then put her earrings back in place. Geo began to understand why the elders as well as many of her friends and cubs were in awe of Luna, There is never a dull moment when it comes to you.'
But this answer did not create positive emotions for everyone. Especially when it came to Marina, who this time was trying not to make a drama like she did the other night, but this was already too risky for her. "And what if everything didn't go according to your plan." Luna turned to her mother, who was unusually quiet and composed until a few seconds ago, and now she suddenly asked Luna in a firm and demanding tone, thinking that this was getting beyond her every limit. "I also had a plan B, but I knew I wouldn't need it." Luna just answered confidently but still showed respect by not wanting to go to her mother's mouth. Although it didn't work at all, the others started to get a little worried about Luna's confidence and self-belief in her crazy shenanigans and plans. "Luna, that guy only came to catch you and get you out of the way. You can't always predict how someone will react, that's the most dangerous thing about people." Marina was trying to explain to Luna how risky it is that she tries to create a scenario in her head about how everything will play out, and Marina herself knew very well that it was almost impossible. ,, What if he tried to attack you like Slash did in the beginning. What if they were a little late. What if the little ones couldn't save you Luna." Luna knew very well that a lot could go wrong.
After all, she was the one who grabbed him in an instant, and she never wanted to feel as scared, trapped, and helpless as she did then. But at least so far, this trip as well as the situations at home have taught her how to make the best of the situation, since paying attention to your surroundings is the best weapon that can exist. ,No one had a word. Marina stated the pure facts which were not negligible as well as the fact that what they did was really risky but on the other hand they had no other choice. "He caught me in the act, it was his first opportunity. I don't plan on letting him, especially now that I've breached his boundaries." At this Marina was caught off guard as well. Marina knew that since she became a teenager Luna had become more deceitful about the people around her as well as she had always tried to read people as much as possible if not in the moment of exchanging the first few sentences. Such was her defense mechanism but she never realized that there was a possibility to perfect and take it all to this level.
-You are not alone in this Luna. Don't ever trying to do everything on your own. That you became stronger than before and now you have more power as you started to radiate your aura, but you have to be careful not to lose sight of something very important. Everyone who cares about you helped you rise to where you are you are now and you mustn't forget that they still care even though you have power now. You will become arrogant and egotistical, so no matter how powerful you are, don't take it all on yourself, because if you do that, you will surely fall deeper than you have ever been before and the question is will you ever be able to get out again. - with those words, Luna did not break eye contact with elder Kira for a few moments, because Kira told her in a serious voice, trying to give her advice and make her realize that she shouldn't take all the trouble on herself. But even with that, it was a sword of just the blade that pierced her because now she had a lot more than at the beginning that she wanted to protect and that was only because she allowed them to get close to her, which she didn't before. Always a mission in one place lasted a maximum of ten days, so they quickly covered the regions in only 6 or less even though they were on foot most of the time. ,, I understand. I will do my best not to lose my way. " The atmosphere became somehow lighter with this, which everyone liked, even if it was a short change. Professor Oak, who was trying to follow the situation as best as possible, was quite curious, so he couldn't help himself without asking.
,, What was plan B Luna." Curiosity awakened among the others as well, putting Luna in a very uncomfortable situation because plan b was much more risky than the primary one, and she didn't really look to see the reaction of her parents and friends who were waiting for an answer. , I nailed this to myself.' she took a deep breath, drawing her legs together and preparing to begin her explanation.,, Like Claw. I would attack him with full power and aura and all the speed I have without waiting for him to retreat." she chanted again to equalize them and this time but in every way but not in a pleasant way. Luna was sure that everyone was thanking Arceus and God inside of them, that Luna didn't put that plan into action, and Marina and Josh both looked like they had a heart attack in a second, unable to believe that Luna was capable of doing something so stupid and suicidal. Before she let anyone teach her another lesson, she hand to stop them and continued.
,, When Mio smacked him on the hollow ball he calls his head I noticed a couple of things. The first is that he didn't notice the incoming attacks from her as well as from Rio and Luke. Secondly when she slapped him, the pokemons he was manipulating stopped and lost for a moment which we took advantage of. Third he didn't try to paralyze the others like with Slash in the beginning to shut him up." Luna listed, holding up one finger after another as she listed the things she had noticed during the fight. The others seemed this time very interested in what Luna got out of it all, while the elders and Azur were already getting some idea of what it could be.,, The conclusion is that he has a limited power of controlling others as well as reading their thoughts and moves. He was so focused on the other, bigger threat that he neglected riolus, which cost him the win. He also played it safe. If he were to attack you mentally, he knew I wouldn't hesitate to protect you, and the limits of my abilities are unknown to him, and he didn't want to risk it, and that's why he took out the pokemons. That's why I knew that both plans would work. But the first one was the safest for me, because now he still has no idea what exactly I am capable of, except for creating force fields. I was tired and I was still recovering and he noticed that, so now he has another additional concern, which is that there is a possibility that I can match him and the surprise that I'm not psychic." No one expected that Luna thought this all through and that she managed to somehow she manages to conclude so much from such small things.
Luna knew that almost everyone always forgets that her risk-taking was actually what taught her to bring out the best in herself at the last second, and with all the knowledge she picked up along the way, she was only more he shouted, sharpened for such things. 'This is my job after all.' a slight smile of victory played on her face as the others were taken aback, but Professor Oak was the most composed of them all as Luna had managed to pull things like this off before when she was in other regions but no matter how many times he saw it he couldn't shake her from continuing she was an exceptional researcher as if she was born for it. The professor wasted no time and wanted to offer what he could to help them as well so he took his tablet in his hands and started typing a few things on it and along the way he was pirating her, , If he hadn't mentioned his last name by the way or the year." Luna thought to herself for a second and answered. "He's in his twenties and his full name is Natsume Igarashi." Professor Oak nodded and continued his search which didn't take long. The expression on the Professor's face indicated that the news he found wasn't the best. Luna and the others they didn't expect anything less because nothing good could have come out of what they experienced a few hours ago.
,, Judging by this, Natsume is an orphan who was in foster families until he was fourteen. He didn't stay long in any of them because soon after his arrival unusual bad things started happening to the family that received him." No matter how much of a jerk he was, as well as the villain who works for Team Rocket, she couldn't help but feel empathy when the professor mentioned "unusual bad things", and on top of that he had no one by his side. Luna had her parents by her side, Matt, Maya, Sunny, Star, Raichu and a large number of pokemon in the Violet forest but Natsume seemed all alone. Somehow she felt a little stupid because if she considered her life to be hell how was it only for Natsume. Only now did she begin to realize how lucky she really was in all of this. "He also says that he has been listed as a missing person for almost seven years. This is very unusual."
With that, Luna's heart almost stopped, every vein in her body stood up and a chill ran down her spine. Situation was not any better with either Luna's parents or twins let alone Raichu's but they felt that this was not a moment to grieve With the last part of the information, Azure kept his eyes on Luna, watching her reaction, knowing that behind her mask was a restless sea of turbulent emotions, fear as well as guilt dominating. Luna didn't move her gaze from the ground or move at all as almost imperceptibly her breathing became more uneven and harsh. The scene of the autumn when she was barely twelve years old played out again in her head. The scene where just a few meters in front of her lay a lifeless body in a pool of her own blood and it was her fault. She could feel the judgmental frightened looks of the others as well as the coldness and panic taking over her thoughts along with fear along with what Natsume had said a few hours ago,,,We both have blood on our hands, we've both manipulated people to get here, we' re both outcasts called freaks, so when you look closely there's no difference between us." no matter how many times she tried to convince herself that it wasn't true, she knew deep down that Natsume was right, at least in most things. - Luna! "Finally Luna snapped out of her trance when she heard Raicha and Marina yelling.
She was covered in a cold sweat and her lungs were starving for oxygen, her heart still refusing to return to its normal rhythm still beating like crazy that Luna was done convinced that everyone could hear it. When she was finally fully aware of her surroundings, she noticed Marina with one of her hands patting Luna's back trying to calm her down while Josh with his hands poised to catch her as it felt like that she would pass out until a few seconds ago. Raichu stood in front of her with his paws over her fists that were clenched so hard she almost started to run as her nails dug into her palms and from behind him the Twins looked at her worriedly like the others. She came back to the same situation she hated the most. The others were worried about her only because she couldn't control her emotions and her thoughts. As if they didn't have enough problems on their shoulders, she also praised them with her episodes, which she believed had stopped a long time ago. , And that evening I argued with my mother that she worries too much and that I am now able to take care of myself. Phhhhhh, what a lie, right now I'm shaking like a terrified child.' She didn't want everyone looking at her with pity, so she tried to give her a slight smile to somehow show them that she was okay, even though her bones were literally vibrating just thinking about what had happened.
Everyone could clearly see that the smile on Luna's face was fake, but they weren't sure if they should take the current topic any further. That is, everyone except Geo. - Don't bother. It's clear as day that you have an idea of what this Natsume person is all about, and it seems like he's disturbing and frightening you. Normally I wouldn't insist on things like this, but any information about an enemy like this is more than important to share, no matter how hard it is - that hit the nail on the head, but Geo was completely right, as was Luna's past becoming more and more difficult to be hidden. Even after the conversation with Azur from the other night, she still had doubts that everyone would be okay with her actions, especially the elders and the rest of the tribe, while for Zoe she was convinced that it would just take a little time to let it all in. The urge to protect herself from the others again when he threw everything out started to wake up again. The urge to make the first cork and save herself and the others from pain, but the promise she made to Star and Azur prevented it, and Luna never breaks her word, so this time she was forced into a dead end, but she was still thinking.
Marina, Josh as well as Professor Oak looked at Luna and the others in confusion as they were thrown out of the conversation but they were convinced that it had something to do with the information the Professor had released.,, Sorry guys it's a little hard to explain..." Luna was trying to find ways and words to explain everything but it seemed that the others had more to say. - Hard to explain or you simply don't believe us.- Elder Kira was the one who asked Luna. That instantly froze and hit Luna. It was true in a way, because in the end she expected that when everything came to light, that the past would repeat itself again, that he would be rejected again, left alone, just when she found a place where she recovered, accepted for who she was, but she wasn't sure if it would stay that way if they found out what she did, is anything really.- Do you expect us to abandon you?- He continued questioning Luna, knowing that she was a match and it hurt him in a way.. Luna had their full trust and support, but it seemed that she was not convinced of that for some reason. , What could have hurt you so much that you can't fully trust anyone and let your guard down. Kira asked himself. Luna just looked directly into his eyes with a calm, dead serious look and the next thing she did was somehow caught all the pokemon around her. "Will you?"
Luna's defense mechanism kicks in again, besides Luna didn't like being interrogated like she was some criminal even on this matter. Especially not in front of her parents and not in a way that would make her feel even more guilty just because she wanted others to see her as a normal person and not feel sorry for her, or be shunned or shunned. , Two can play this game Kira. ' they definitely did not expect this kind of answer from Luna, who was trembling like a leaf just a second ago. This was something completely different, something Elder Kira had never had the chance to see before. "Can you vouch for all the tribe members with certainty?" Kira knew that he couldn't vouch for everyone. He wasn't even sure what Luna was trying so hard to hide from everyone, so he couldn't give an affirmative answer. literally countered what he himself was trying to do to her and this time he was the one who started to feel insecure and guilty. All eyes were on Kira waiting for his answer but before he could find the right answer Luna she interrupted his train of thought. "You can't, can you?" None of the lucarios have anything to say about that. But Luna did promise something to Azure that night and she doesn't plan on breaking her word.
,, But what I said at the meeting with the other tribes also applies to you." Elder Fang knew exactly what Luna was referring to as well as Slash who was present at the time. Although the others were also well aware of the situation as hardly anyone gets through when he gets on Ahiru's nerves let alone outwits her. Not knowing what it was about started to make her nervous and worry the professor quite a bit, while Luna's parents were watching closely how the situation would unfold paying attention to Raichu's reaction as well as if there was anything urgent to know he would immediately pass it on. "He thinks I've lost my flow. What's going on and why was Luna having a panic attack until a few minutes ago." Professor Oak asked, no longer able to stand there like a statue doing nothing in particular when it came to the fascinating subject. Luna turned to the professor, deciding to tell her side of the story, no matter what. Marina squeezed Luna's shoulder to show her support without words and to know that she is not alone this time. "Around the same time, I was almost kidnapped, but somehow I managed to escape, but at a great cost." It was clearer to the professor why Luna went into a panic attack. Natsume's disappearance must have been connected to the attempted kidnapping of Luna, but she somehow managed to slip out of their grasp. "I guess Natsume didn't manage to escape them, unlike me." The professor did not want to push further into the explanation of the event, but returned directly to the topic.
"I'd better let Sabrina know, if you're okay with that. She could help us a lot." the professor asked Luna and the others. The only ones who weren't completely confused were Raichu and Josh who acted like they saw a ghost or something and their faces paled. The professor saw the reaction on Josh's face and he guessed that somehow his path must have crossed with the Gym in Saffron City while on his pokemon journey. "Oh I guess you must have recognized her Mr. Blackwook judging by your face." Professor Oak commented with a small giggle as all attention turned to Josh and Raichu who shook their heads as if to get something out of her. "Unfortunately," Raichu and Josh commented at the same time, not wanting to remember meeting the creepy Sabrina and her team. The others waited for an explanation, especially Luna who was looking at him with her puppy eyes, curious as to what it was all about and feeling that this will be a beaver story.
,, Do you remember how I told you about my friend Nicholas and how I went to the first two gyms with him when he started his pokemon journey in the Kanto region." Luna and the twins nodded knowing about Nicholas as his adventures with Josh when Josh was younger and already had the title of champion. "Well, you see, one of those gym was Sabrina's, and it was almost impossible to deny that her alakazam and she wiped the floor with Nicholas in just two minutes of fighting. She called him pathetic and that annoyed me a lot so I challenged her to Raichu who was a pikachu at the time. They also beat us in just a few moves, but we didn't stop challenging her until we finally won. if I remember correctly we provoked her at least ten times and each time she got angrier." You could literally see a shiver run down Josh's voice as they talked about it while Luna and Marina as well as the twins laughed loudly. It was clear why didn't they talk about it because no one would care if the champion and the first leader of the gym swept under them with a snap of your fingers. Professor Oak continued with the story with a slight smile. "I guess you didn't know but she is a very powerful psychic as well."
At that moment, Professor Oak dropped a bombshell on all of them, leaving them speechless, especially lucarios, who seemed to think that if someone gave them another surprise, they would go crazy, that is, only Zoe and Slash were left acting as if they could, maybe, but just maybe a little longer that to bear. After everything that had happened so far, they were still missing something like this. But Luna somehow clicked in her head a couple of old ones that had been bothering her until then and they finally started to fall into place. Like when she went to a meeting with Professor Oak to discuss her job, he easily accepted her suggestions as well as he didn't seem so surprised but more fascinated by her ability to understand what pokemon were saying. Then it seemed to her as if she should have convinced Sebasti more that he was not screwing her team than the professor, as well as the fact that at the right moment he sent Sebastian out of the room and saw through her that she was hiding something. Luna then jumped to her feet which refused to hold her weight and started to fall again but her dad caught her and brought her back down to sit with the words.,, Slow down a bit Luna, you still haven't got the strength back to jump like aipom." the professor was calmly looking at Luna with a smile the whole time who was almost shocked when she finally connected all the weights. ,, You knew from the beginning, even before I told you that I could talk to pokemon right."
Luna immediately asked the professor without hesitation, who raised a finger and wiggled it on the left side as a sign of a negative answer. "I didn't know at first, I doubted myself, but then I started to convince myself that I was wrong and that it was bothering me until you told me yourself. I have to admit you are really good at hiding their abilities as well as persuasive when it comes down to it." Luna slapped herself in the middle of the forehead unable to believe how stupid she had turned out and how only a professor could see through her mask so easily. seemed hilarious especially her reaction when she realized how Professor Oak somehow hacked her in. ,, Back to the story. Message Sabrina if you agree to let us know what we can expect from Natsume and if there is a way to limit his abilities even more. " Everyone nodded as Luna hid her face red with shame and unable to believe it took her almost two years to tie the strings together and realize that Professor Oak had her in from the start. Professor Oak got into the van and plugged his laptop into the charger and started writing an email to Sabrina while the others looked at Luna curled up like a ball who couldn't look anyone in the eye.
- Don't worry Luna, the master sometimes makes a mistake, but not quite as legendary as this.- Zoe started teasing Luna, unable to believe how much fun it is to mess with her when she's like this. It was very rare for Luna to be embarrassed, so both Josh and Marina enjoyed this kind of situation when Luna was constantly on guard or trying to hide something. "Interesting that this is coming from an extraordinary fighter who doesn't get up to look after the cubs and lose three of them within a minute, especially when one of them is shiny." This time it was Zoe's turn to lose her words but she was given by It wasn't that she was embarrassed, but it annoyed her that Luna always latched onto little things like that. Especially when she herself knows what kind of sneak Rio is and how easily she manages to hide her aura signal and how light her step is. "I was so worried then. for you that I was afraid that you would die just because I wanted the little ones to learn Claw to minors.- Zoe shouted at Luna who had a wide smile on her face and spread her arms in front of her as if she was waiting for a hug, she said with an almost squeaky voice. , Ahhhh Zoe. That's so sweet of you to care like that." This time it was Zoe who shook her head in disbelief at how quickly Luna's moods changed within just a few minutes it was just unbelievable. One moment she was panicking, the next she was crying, the third she was laughing and joking. Elder Fang didn't want to interrupt the fun and cheerful atmosphere but there were still a few things they had to get over as soon as possible.
- Azur, Zoe, Slash, Luna, Sunny, Star.- Elfer Fang called out to get their attention and stop their teasing that seemed like it was going to get out of hand at any moment. Everyone turned to Elder Fang who began to speak. - In addition to the unusual appearance of the pokemon you fought against, did you notice anything else.- At that moment, all playfulness and positivity disappeared and serious faces appeared on everyone Fang addressed. It seemed as if everyone had put on their thinking caps to remember everything that had happened. They didn't need much because the injuries they received from the fight made it very clear that there were no jokes with these opponents, as well as the fact that they used up almost all of their aura, which certainly never happens and only when they were incredibly outnumbered. But this time it was no accident. This time, they were the ones who were numerically stronger, but if help hadn't arrived in time, they wouldn't be having this conversation now. - You know what was strange. Star and I hit the weezing directly with a double shadow ball at full power and barely hurt him. Only after a dozen hits did we somehow manage to weaken him so that he was unable to continue. For the sake of Arceus, ghost-type attacks do a lot of damage to both poison and fairy-type, so the damage would be quadruple, not barely knocking him down.- Sunny complained and was surprised, as she used a large amount of energy together with Star to managed to defeat the weezing despite their cuts and exhaustion. What's more, they barely managed to drag themselves back to the camp and did not get to their feet as they sat down, having almost nothing to do except talk. What Sunny was saying seemed even creepier to everyone now that they started discussing. The fact that pokemon already had significant resistance to their weaknesses was a big problem, as was the fact that Team Rocket's experiments seemed to be starting to bear fruit. - Not only that, there were attacks with metallic sound and rain dance, the vacuum waves that riolus shot at Delphox had no effect in general. Like talonflame, he wouldn't have lost speed and we would have automatically been in an even bigger mess, and even after the fight he still had enough energy to continue fighting. Which means that their endurance and speed and sagacity and resistance have increased to an incredible level. This could be a big problem. - Zoe reasoned.
Things were spiraling out of control all too quickly and now more than ever they needed a detailed plan of attack. Nobody cared and the assumption that this was all just a test fight and it is possible that Natsume was just hesitating began to prevail. "No more procrastination. The longer we wait the more dangerous things get." Luna said. Slash rolled his eyes and answered Luna's words with the following. - Obviously..- But this time Luna gave him a sharp look and this time said firmly. ,, I'm not kidding Slash. Natsume he can read minds as well as paralyze pokemon and people with mere thought which means he could very easily pave the way for new members of team rocket to come up here with no problem. Also we can only hope he hasn't run into other tribes because if he can that the mind-picker can accidentally discover the reason why those caves are actually here as well, not to mention that he can control other pokemon and who knows what else." Luna breathlessly looked at Slash as she said everything in one breath with traces of hysteria but she quickly calmed herself down allowing her emotions to get the best of her again. Slash didn't want to upset Luna. He himself knew that everything had gotten out of control, that everyone felt an incredibly high pressure on themselves, especially the Elders, as well as Luna and Raichu, who took the most responsibility. - Does anyone have any suggestions? - asked Geo, who of all those present had the most collected head, which was to some extent expected from healers who regularly encounter dire situations and under pressure, because only one decision separates the patient from death or life.
"Did you search the cave system for Mount Coronet?" Star asked, acting as if an idea had occurred to him. - At the beginning, but there are no changes. Everything seems normal.- Elder Kira answered that question, waiting to see exactly what Star was aiming at Star turned to Raich and Luna who looked like they were starting to get an idea of exactly what Star was thinking. ,, When was the last time you checked them?" Elder Fang was the first one to answer that. - In the beginning we also checked the system of the caves but we didn't find anything so we left it to the others who live inside them to report in case there were any changes .- At that moment Raichu, twins and Luna exchanged glances knowing that they probably thought the same thing. It wouldn't be the first time that Team Rocket hides their base in a magic system or digs a new part in an already existing system and hides it with camouflage so that it becomes invisible to surroundings.
,, They are probably hiding in the cave system disguised and hidden after you stopped looking for them there. " Luna muttered thinking what would be the best move for them to make given the current situation. "The tunnel system extends all over Mount Coroet and we can only search those parts in our territory so we need to inform the other tribes to do the same. And the caves and tunnels are very widespread it will take us a few days to thoroughly inspect everything with the help of the pokemon that reside there." Elder Fang informed them. No one would be comfortable with uninvited guests invading their place of residence with a high probability of attracting unwanted attention as well enemy. This time Luna had that same spark in her eyes when an idea came to her mind, only this time instead of immediately explaining she grabbed her chin with her fingers and started thinking even more which Raicho and Josh didn't like at all. Only when Luna would she struck a philosophical pose like this with a glint in her eyes that meant she was planning either something incredibly dangerous or something incredibly stupid. Possibly a combination of both, but and certainly something not to be ignored.
"Natsume promised that he will appear again soon." this was enough for Luna's parents as well as for the twins to understand what it was about and what Luna was thinking about. she didn't pay attention and stated her opinion and plan out loud. But this time no one will stop her because there is no time to wait but only to act. "Next time I will let him kidnap me." A heavy silence reigned among them all again, unable to believe that even after so many beatings and terrifying scenes, Luna still had the audacity and will to plunge into such a situation without the slightest hesitation, as if she was completely unaware of the danger or how it might end. like everyone else around her. ,, But." Marina spoke abruptly standing up from her seat next to Luna standing directly in front of her disappointed in what Luna had suggested with traces of anger and displeasure. ,, There's no way I'm going to let you be the bait when you're not even sure it's going to work for you .!" Marina severely criticized Luna, not thinking of giving in this time. Kira joined the conversation with words. - Have you already forgotten what I told you a few moments ago? - Luna knew exactly what Kira was thinking and she didn't forget about it. , I hate it when they barge in like this and don't wait for me to tell them the details until heaven., Luna sulked to herself but said to hide it all behind her mask because this was not the time nor the place to throw a tantrum especially now when he didn't even have the strength. "No, I didn't forget and I didn't even plan to do this myself." Luna replied firmly knowing the riskiness of her plan better than anyone. She also knew that if only something suddenly happened, something she didn't foresee could cause the plan to fail. turned against them so it was all or nothing. Josh and Raichu were the only ones who had any idea what exactly Luna was thinking so they didn't interfere and waited for Luna to declare the plan herself. and that we will all have to work together."
You could see on the faces of Zoe and Slash that they didn't like the sound of it at all, and they didn't even try to hide their displeasure. On the other hand, the Elders were not very sure about more people coming to their territory. Because the more of them there are and the longer they stay, the greater the probability that they will discover crystal passages, and besides, it's not only the members of the tribe who still have insecurities, but also the rest of the pokemon who share the living space of Mount Coronet. Luna continued with her explanation, not wanting to wait for someone to stop her as they often do, and she didn't believe that Zoe and Slash would keep their mouths shut for much longer. "There is a lot that needs to be done and very little time. First of all, the base will surely be full of team rocket members of their pokemon, as well as those they captured that they can easily use as hostages, not to mention that they somehow managed to stabilize the mutations and improve them. Besides, if Natsume managed to get here without any of the patrol registering or noticing, he probably used his psychic powers, and since he's already here why wouldn't he bring reinforcements with him. There are also so when we invade we must not let them escape. The more members of the rockets we put behind bars, the less we care. Not to mention that Natsume and his abilities are no joke. What if they have someone else with such hearing abilities, have you thought about that." This made everyone think that neither side would really be able to deal with them on their own, especially if Luna's theory was correct and that they get up again to get outside reinforcements as well as the necessary artillery to overpower in.
Even if Professor Oak's friend Sabrina can give them some tips on how to beat Natsume at his own game, that's no guarantee that she's got an ace up her sleeve for when she gets stuck. What's more, if they played it safe and knew where their shelter was and everyone attacked at once, they could easily call their reinforcements and order an attack on the tribes and caves when they would be the most vulnerable and least protected. Not to mention that even with the help of other pokemon, they could easily be caught if someone didn't have their back with at least partial immunity and knowledge of their technological weapons. The Elders thought deeply about Luna's words which carried a great deal of reason as well as truth within them. But if they were to agree to all of that it wasn't a big deal that the rest of the tribes would accept this in such a short time even if Ahiru, Claw, Elder Rain and the others told them that their trusted human friends could dream this up. as an excuse to invade their space. No matter how much they talked and played around this topic, trust was the key but also the most unstable link in the chain of Luna's plan.
Luna was aware that she had put them in an uncomfortable and difficult situation but she had no other choice, because if they were planning to get rid of Team Rocket then they had no choice but to cooperate. - You understand what you require of us, don't you?- Elder Kira was the one who asked her without hiding his displeasure from Luna, who nodded her head affirmatively with great determination and without hesitation showing that there was no way she would give up on the plan if they didn't give her good enough explanation for non-implementation. Which of course they couldn't find no matter how hard they tried. - It's worth a try, but I don't guarantee that the other tribes will agree to this so easily, we'll also have to organize ourselves quite well if we plan to make this work without making or missing any possible mistakes.- Luna moved literally beaming with happiness as well as relief that they had agreed to her plan without any scenes. She simply trembled and the breath that she had unconsciously been holding was released and it was much easier for her to breathe. Josh and the others realized that this was the approval they had been waiting for.
,, You hear that Raichu, we better get to training and get back in shape." Josh shouted rotating his right arm warming up as if he was going to start his old training rounds any minute. - Nice to say, the z-move was pretty rusty and I'm surprised he succeeded." Raichu commented showing the same desire to train, He missed fighting side by side with Josh. Of course Luna trained with him often before all this but it wasn't the connection he had with his partner Josh. Because no matter how hard he tried, Luna was his young child to him, and his instincts told him to protect her rather than put her in direct fire.- are you talking about the move you performed when you knocked out and paralyzed all of Natsume's pokemons.- He asked Slash with a surprised look on his face. The attack was so powerful that it could surely knock out ten of theirs at full power, and Raichu's comment was that it was rusty. This made the other lucarios curious, wanting to know about so that much power in one attack when it was obvious that Raichu doesn't carry that much energy/aura in him. - Yes exactly. With the help of the z-stones on Josh's bracelet as well as our link we were able to perform the z-moves as you saw. But after training and a little time to get back into the stunt, it will be much stronger than you saw tonight. - Raichuza said proudly, he couldn't wait to get back to training, while he was shaken by nostalgia, remembering his and Josh's preparations for the championships when they gave their all and trained to exhaustion every day. This attitude brought a smile to Luna's face as she hadn't seen Raichu this motivated and eager to fight in a long time. - Then wouldn't Luna be able to do it with you too.- Luna was the one who answered as she lightly shook her head for a negative answer.
"I couldn't. The relationship between me and Raichu is completely different than Raichu and Dad. Raichu will always look at me like a twin cub no matter how hard I try to change you. Dad and Raichu are able to fully synchronize and their connection is very deep and strong, they completely trust and rely on each other, so they are able to pull off a move of such power." Luna explained to them as she Josh and Raichu nodded in agreement with every word she said. This was a very pleasantly surprising topic that the lucarios loved hearing more about, and it was getting pretty late and it was time to get back to the tribe before the others started worrying about what could be holding them back. They slowly began to greet each other to head back, Azur before leaving the camp took another look at Luna who was having an argument with her mother that he assumed was about her crazy plan while Josh tried to calm her down and Raichu to get the twins to go back to sleep. , I hope you know what you are doing Luna.' was the last thing Azur thought before turning his head back and continuing with the others on their way back with an uneasy feeling about all of this.