I caught a Pokémon

Xuecheng shook his head: "No... that must be true. I saw a lot of blood flowing from his eyes. He was really injured. Even when he was running away, he heard the sound of the river first and stumbled and jumped in."

Hearing this, Xia You was speechless for a moment.

Bishas is really brave...

If it were me, I would absolutely not dare to jump into the river if I were blind, not knowing where to get ashore, as it would almost certainly mean certain death.

It's unbelievable that he would gamble his luck in this way to avoid being caught; it seems he'd rather lose his freedom than die.

only……

Even if he manages to reach the shore, how will he get out of the forest when he is blind and has no Poké Balls or Pokémon with him?

Then he remembered that Bishas had never personally witnessed the blue light and sound caused by the Celebi's time travel, and naturally no one had told him. He probably still didn't know that he had traveled back 40 years...

Perhaps he wanted to find the spider robot he had left in the forest and use it to leave, but this was 40 years ago, and no matter how hard he searched, it would all be in vain.

Thinking about it this way, it's quite tragic that he ended up like this.

At this moment, Xuecheng also noticed Celebi standing to the side. He was clearly very happy about its return, and Xia You told him that they had returned to their original timeline.

"So, I've gone back 40 years, back to my original timeline?"

“That’s right, you guys…”

Xia You nodded, and just as she opened her mouth, she suddenly heard the sound of an engine, and then a motorcycle suddenly sprang out from behind a tree!

A man in his thirties or forties with a thin face was sitting on the motorcycle. He was wearing a retro jacket and a deerstalker hat that had long been outdated. His right eye was probably injured and was protected by a black eye patch. He didn't look like a good person at all.

A Scyther and a Houndoom were accompanying the motorcycle. The man and his two Pokémon stopped right in front of Xia You and Xue Cheng when they saw them.

The man's gaze swept over Shirabi, then turned to Xuecheng: "I thought you had disappeared, but you actually ran here! You really made me search all over for you. What? Why aren't you running anymore? Are you too scared to run?"

Upon seeing this man, Yukinari instinctively took a step back, and even Shirabi moved slightly away from the area.

Xia You was completely confused and turned to Xue Cheng: "Who is this person? Why is he so arrogant?"

"He's the Pokémon hunter who was chasing Celebi at that moment!" Upon seeing this man, Xuecheng instinctively wanted to pull Xia You along to continue running away. However, she suddenly remembered that the man beside her had extremely strong Pokémon, including a legendary Pokémon like Suicune, which was obviously not easy to deal with. She calmed down and continued to Xia You, "Celebi and I were forced into a corner by him, which is why we had no choice but to go to your timeline."

"I see." Xia You nodded in understanding, then looked at the man again and smiled, "Bullying kids isn't a skill. Want to fight me?"

"Who are you!?" From Xia You's tone, the Pokémon hunter also sensed his confidence. He looked him up and down a few times and sneered, "Another busybody?"

As he spoke, he looked at the Dragonite next to Xia You and laughed loudly, "Today is truly a good day. Not only did we catch Celebi, but we also encountered such a rare Dragonite. It will definitely fetch a good price!"

Xia You was too lazy to waste words with him.

With a whistle, the enraged Dragonite flew directly at the man. The man was about to say something harsh like, "Young man, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth," when he saw his Scyther and Garchomp being easily defeated in just a few moves. He was shocked!

"What?!"

It knocked the man down with its head, and before he could get up, Dragonite had already stepped on him, rendering him unable to move.

"That's it!?" Xia You shrugged. "I thought you were so amazing, but it turns out this is all you're capable of!"

Seeing that Xia You had defeated the Pokémon hunter so easily, Xue Cheng and Celebi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Who exactly are you?!" Staring with one eye, the man looked up at Xia You in disbelief.

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that you're about to be in trouble." Xia You stopped looking at him and said to Dragonite, "Tear up his motorcycle, destroy his Poké Balls, and then throw him into the water. Let him go find Bishas to keep him company. Maybe the two of them will get along well and be able to rely on each other."

Dragonite nodded, determined to carry out its trainer's orders.

It raised its foot and kicked the man directly into the river. Then it swung its arm and smashed the man's motorcycle to pieces. And that wasn't all. It took out the Poké Balls from the motorcycle, released the Pokémon inside one by one, and stomped the Poké Balls to pieces.

After finishing all this, Dragonite clapped its hands and returned to Xia You's side with a proud look on its face.

Once Xuecheng has resolved things here, it will be time for us to part ways.

He extended his hand to Xuecheng and said, "That's settled then. Next, Shirabi will send me back to my original timeline, and you should continue your sketching trip."

Holding this large hand, Xuecheng had a thousand words to say, but they were stuck in her heart, and she couldn't say a word.

He met Celebi, traveled through time to 40 years in the future, met the older sister from 40 years later, rescued it from a Pokémon hunter, and had just met Ash, without even having a chance to say goodbye. Everything felt like a dream, a memory he didn't want to wake up from...

In the end, all these words could be expressed in a deep bow.

"Thank you so much..." he said, bowing. "Please... please say goodbye to Ash and Eternal for me, and ask them to forgive me for not being able to say goodbye to them in person!"

"I will."

Xia You patted Xue Cheng on the shoulder and looked at the future Professor Oak with a meaningful smile.

It's quite unexpected that someone as highly respected and authoritative in academia as you would bow to me today. Thinking about it now... makes me rather happy...

After saying goodbye, Xuecheng took a few steps back and left the area of ​​Celebi's time travel.

At that moment, Celebi activated its power. As the blue light and ethereal voice rang out again, Xia You and Celebi disappeared from Xue Cheng's sight.

Looking at the now empty ground, Xuecheng stood there for a long time until he calmed down before turning around with a determined look and leaving to continue his journey.

……

When the light disappeared and he reappeared from his time-traveling state, Xia You returned to the place he had left before.

Traces of the previous battle still remain around him, but Ash is no longer there.

They must have returned to the lakeside after discovering they were missing to reunite with Xiaoxia and the others.

After returning to this timeline, Xia You did not go to find Rika and the others with Celebi. Instead, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she began her plan to lure and capture Celebi.

He first released Eevee to let it play with Celebi for a while.

After all, he had seen before that Ibrahimovic and Celebi got along very well, and with Ibrahimovic around, Celebi would be more likely to lower his guard.

He then put down his backpack, took out his water bottle, first drew water from the river and heated it, then took out a cup noodle and, under the watchful eye of the shrub, poured the water into the cup noodle.

That's right, he planned to use the same method again, to lure... no, to entice the rabbis to follow him with delicious food.

This trick never fails, especially against those little gluttons. The longer they live in the wild, the less they can resist this trick.

Now he and the shurab have a good relationship and can be considered friends. The shurab has no suspicion of him, and in such a pleasant forest, no one will disturb them. He can be said to have the best of both worlds.

If this still can't subdue her, Xia You might as well find a block of tofu and smash her head against it and die.

Once the cup noodles were ready, Xia You lifted the lid, and a fragrant aroma wafted out. Meanwhile, Celebi, who had been eagerly anticipating the noodles, was practically drooling.

Xia You smiled and asked, "Want some?"

The rabbi nodded repeatedly.

Xia You handed the cup to Shirabi, but as Shirabi approached the cup, she took it back and sighed in feigned disappointment.

The rabbi looked up at him, puzzled.

"What a pity, what a pity..." Xia You sighed.

He seemed to want to say something, but didn't finish. Silabi smelled the aroma, his stomach rumbled, and he couldn't help but let out two soft groans, as if asking him what was a pity.

"It's a pity I have to leave this forest and can no longer be your friend."

Upon hearing this, Celebi didn't react much, but Dragonite next to it couldn't help but turn its head away. Having experienced the same thing, it could already foresee what would happen next.

Sure enough, Celebi's expression immediately fell. Although it had only been two days since it met Xia You and the others, the events that had occurred in those two days were full of ups and downs, far more exciting than its previous mundane life.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. Although it was inexperienced in the ways of the world, it understood that separation was inevitable.

Seeing this, Xia You sighed, "If possible, I really hope you can travel with us, leave this forest, and see the vast ocean, the bustling world, and all kinds of delicious food..."

Upon hearing about the delicious food, Celebi swallowed hard and kept glancing at the bowl of instant noodles. It had always lived on various wild fruits and had never smelled such a fragrance before. Its mouth was already watering, and it wished it could swallow the tempting delicacy whole!

Seeing its behavior, Xia You handed it the cup noodles. In that instant, Celebi didn't even have the elegance that a Mythical Pokémon should have. It opened its mouth and wolfed down the noodles!

As mentioned before, anyone who has tried cup noodles knows that they smell delicious and taste great, but they can get cloying if you eat too much. However, for Celebi, who was trying this food for the first time, he wanted to eat the packaging clean too!

After finishing cups of noodles, it patted its round belly, still feeling a bit unsatisfied.

Seeing that the time was right, Xia You said in a tempting tone, "It's a pity you can only stay in the forest. If you could come out with us, I would definitely treat you to something even more delicious. I bet you've never had a strawberry cake before, have you? It's topped with tempting strawberries, so vibrant in color, and the cream underneath is so smooth and creamy that you can't stop eating it. Oh, and there's something called ice cream, it's..."

As Xia You spoke, Celebi was drooling. Not only Celebi, but even the Dragonite not far away smacked its lips and was also drooling!

As if to verify that Xia You was right, Eevee also called out to Celebi a few times.

It was given to Xia You by the five Ange-Chu sisters. Before becoming Xia You's Pokémon, they had eaten all the delicious food in Ange-Chu City, so they naturally had the most say in this matter.

And so, with just the two of them and their Pokémon, Xia You talked a lot to Celebi. Seeing the sparkle in Celebi's eyes, Xia You knew it was about time, so she changed the subject: "By the way, would you like to come on a trip with us?"

Silabhi hesitated for a moment. Although it was nice outside, it still wanted to stay in the forest.

Just then, Eevee suddenly exerted its strength again, barking at Celebi a few times. This reminded Celebi of the happy time it spent with Eevee the day before, and also of what Eevee had said about the benefits of being with humans...

Dragonite also offered a few words of advice from the side.

Seeing that Celebi was clearly interested, Xia You seized the opportunity and took out the GS Ball, placing it in front of Celebi.

"How about it? Want to travel with me and see the world?"

For a moment, the atmosphere froze. Xia You revealed his true intentions, while Dragonite and Eevee remained silent, watching Celebi and waiting for its choice.

They're not stupid; how could they not see that their trainer wanted to capture this Celebi? That's why they've been cooperating with him the whole time!

Under the persuasion of the two Pokémon, Celebi revealed an innocent smile and nodded to Xia You.

very good!

They've completely fooled me!

Without hesitation, Xia You extended the GS Ball forward. As it touched Celebi's forehead, a beam of blue light flashed from the GS Ball and enveloped Celebi.

When Rabbi entered the GS Ball, the GS Ball only shook slightly a few times before becoming completely quiet.

Now that things have come to this, Xia You finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Excellent! Celebi has been successfully captured!

Before they could even feel happy, they heard a jumble of footsteps approaching from not far away, followed by the sound of several people talking as they drew near.

Just as Xia You stood up, she saw Li Jia and the others come out looking anxious.

"Huh!?" Seeing Xia You standing there, Xiaoxia was taken aback and turned to Xiaozhi. "Didn't you say that Brother Xia You disappeared? But he's still standing here!"

It turned out that Xiao Zhi panicked when he saw Xia You and Xue Cheng disappear. He searched the vicinity for a while but could not find Xia You. So he rushed back to the lake and told Yu Lijia and the others the news.

Upon hearing the news, Lijia and the others rushed over and met here.

Seeing that Xia You was the only one there, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xia You, where did you go? By the way, where are Celebi and Xue Cheng?"

"You might not believe it, but I just went back 40 years and helped Yukinari defeat the Pokémon hunters who had been chasing them."

"I see." Ash scratched his head, then asked, "What about Xuecheng and Celebi? Didn't they come back with you?"

"Of course Xuecheng stayed in that time and space, after all, that's where he should be," Xia You said with a smile. "By the way, Xiaozhi and Grandma Yongjiu, Xuecheng asked me to say goodbye to you on his behalf, saying that he couldn't say goodbye to you in person, and asked you not to mind."

"Xuecheng..."

When Xiaozhi heard that Xuecheng had stayed there, he sighed sadly, looking extremely downcast. They had just become friends, but now they had to part ways...

"Xiao Zhi, don't be sad." Yongjiu thought it through more clearly. "After all, Xuecheng is from another time. If you have too much interaction with him, it will affect the present time, which is not a good thing. Besides, we know that he was able to return to the past safely, shouldn't we be happy for him?"

“You’re right.” Ash nodded emphatically, then looked at Xia You, “Then… what about Celebi?”

“Shrabi…” Xia You smiled slightly, “It went where it was meant to go.”

Xia You posed a riddle: "What place should we go?"

It wasn't that he didn't want to tell Ash and the others, but the presence of Eternal, Kumi, and White, who were residents from outside the forest, meant he didn't know if they would object to him capturing Celebi. He decided to wait until another opportunity to explain it to Ash and the others in detail.

The matter has truly come to an end.

Xia You and Xiao Zhi naturally had to leave as well to continue their adventure.

After bidding farewell to Yongjiu and his companions, the group waved and continued walking towards the other side of the forest, while Yongjiu and his companions returned to the village.

This parting may be their last, but this experience will forever be etched in their hearts.

They walked in silence until they left the forest and arrived at a small town at the foot of the Indigo Plateau. Here, even Xia You and Xiao Zhi had to part ways.

Standing on either side, looking at the three of them, Xia You smiled and said, "Well then, I'm about to head to Hoenn. After you've rested at home for a few days, remember to come over right away, or I'll leave you far behind."

"Don't worry," Ash patted his chest. "Once I get back to Pallet Town and talk to my mom, I'll head straight to Hoenn!"

The two smiled, and then Xia You said goodbye to Xiaoxia and Xiaogang.

Xiao Gang was fine, since men don't tend to be so sentimental. But when it came to Xiao Xia, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't keep you waiting long. Once I get back to the Cerulean Dojo and say hello to the older girls, I'll come find you right away!"

"I'll be waiting for you." Xia You and Li Jia waved again. "Well then, see you in Hoenn!"

(End of the Johto Arc)