Reincarnated in a Pokémon world

35. Trouble Knows Its Way

Lyon rushed outside and approached the wounded Happiny. Even though he knew this was a sign of trouble, he just couldn't leave it be, especially after its group helped him. He asked each of his Pokémon to use their moves respectively. Kirlia immediately performed Heal Pulse. Its stick glowed and released pink energy waves. Eevee used Wish and a big sparkling gold star appeared above Happiny and started sprinkling glittering stardust around. The flower on the top of Deerling's head glowed, and it spread a sparkling green powder from its flower at Happiny. Espurr released waves of blue sound energy and everybody could hear a calm, soothing bell ringing sound. Aside from Heal Pulse and Wish to heal wounds, Lyon had also asked Deerling and Espurr to use Aromatherapy and Heal Bell to ease the pain Happiny was suffering.

After a while, when its condition was stable, Lyon immediately brought Happiny inside. He didn't know what happened so... better safe than sorry. Once inside, he told them to continue the treatment. Lyon pondered whether he should wake it up or not. Although it's better for Happiny to rest, he figured it was an emergency as Happiny had dragged its wounded body all the way here.

After Lyon shook its body lightly, Happiny opened its watery eyes. It was a bit hazy as it was waking up until it saw the face of the human ahead. Its eyes lit up and began pleading. Lyon couldn't understand so he asked Riolu to translate. After some explanations, he finally had a clear view of what had happened. To sum it up, Chansey's group was being caught ruthlessly and Blissey, their leader, tried to resist. But apparently, they wouldn't able to hold out for long. He needed to assist them immediately.

Lyon told himself to quickly think of a solution. None of his Pokemon could become his mount right now. Most of them were too small. He could ask Zangoose to carry him on its shoulder or sit on its back but it felt like abuse when he was heavier. Maybe when Zangoose became bigger, he would consider it. And too bad Deerling hadn't evolved into Sawsbuck. Celebi... well, never mind. So riding was not an option. He also didn't have a flying-type Pokémon (excluding the non-wing Beautifly). The fastest way was using Teleport. He decided to teleport to someplace near there then run the rest of the way on his feet.

Lyon got all of his Pokémon into the Pokéballs except Kirlia. It was then he remembered that he was still a child right now. He had unconsciously thought his body was of an adult. So riding Zangoose was still an option. After pondering for a while, Lyon decided to teleport halfway there and ride to the destination. Teleport would be faster but he wasn't certain that he wouldn't appear right in front of them. Riding would be easier to hide but he didn't know how much time he had left. Maybe right now the group was all caught. He needed to hurry up.

As he thought so, Lyon immediately sprang into action. Kirlia used Teleport and covered them in a multicolored light before he felt a little bit nauseous from his chaotic senses. They disappeared then reappeared in the middle of the woods. He quickly looked around and confirmed that nobody was here and they were about 15 minutes walk away from the destination.

Lyon let out Zangoose and it put four paws on the ground. He quickly climbed on its back with Happiny in his arms (which was heavy even though it was a newborn) and told Zangoose to run. He also asked Kirlia to cover their tracks and hide their presence with Confusion. After a while, Lyon reached Chansey's group habitation. Just like what he had thought, the place was empty and one could see signs of violence. There's blood on the ground and bushes were stomped by something really big. Some trees were cut in half. There's even one that was completely rooted out.

Lyon couldn't help but frown at the scene. Chansey was a very kind and gentle Pokémon species. Knowing that and there's someone still treating them this badly made him angry. When he met those people, he's going to beat them up. Lyon noticed there was a trail they left behind. He called Zangoose and Kirlia before they began following the tracks. Finally, he heard some noises and told Zangoose to slow down. Lyon got off and carefully trod forward behind the trees.

When he listened to Riolu translating Happiny's explanation, Lyon thought there were only some hunters after Chansey's group. But now Lyon finally saw who they were, he couldn't help groaning.

-D@mn it! This is a whole brand new trouble!

There was a group of ten people or more so. They were forcefully caught all Pokémon around. This place was the territory of the Togekiss group. There were about half of them left and still resisting. Most of them were evolved. Some even had their second evolution. Right now there were five Togekiss who led their group to fight back to protect some Togepi and their eggs which were hiding under a big tree.

These criminals commanded their Pokémon to battle ruthlessly and also shot at Togekiss with a big cannon-like machine. They were all wearing the same kind of clothes, which were, probably, uniforms from another organization. There was a big sack which was filled with Pokéballs behind them. He guessed it was their loot for the day. And there was a lady standing near the sack. She was holding a gun with her right hand and a cigarette in her mouth. From the look of it, she must have been their leader.

Maybe because Lyon also had Togepi, he found this scene very distasteful. He wanted to help but there was nothing he could do. There're a lot of them and from what he observed, they were much stronger than his past enemies. Even when he and his Pokémon improved a lot, he still couldn't hold a candle to them.

-Come on, think! There must be something I can do. – Lyon whispered to himself, trying to think of a plausible plan.

But after a while, he couldn't make out of anything. The difference in power was too great. Just some little tricks wouldn't do. That was when Lyon saw them. He noticed there were still a lot of Pokémon which were not involved and trembling at the side. Most of them were common and weak. So he guessed they were not valuable enough to become their target. But when he saw them, as lightning sparked in his head, he finally knew what to do now.