Chapter 50: The Misty Island
The massive Dragonite set Natsu and owth down on the island before vanishing, showing no concern about them trying to escape.
Of course, Natsu hadn't planned on running away anyway.
From the ti they had spent together on the way here, this massive Dragonite didn't seem hostile. If anything, it looked more like it was asking for help.
"The air here is so fresh, ow!"
Above, owth leapt down uncontrollably. Taking in the scenery, it felt completely refreshed.
*Wooo—*
Not far away, Dragonite's call echoed faintly.
"She's calling us over, ow," owth translated.
"Let's go." Natsu glanced at his phone. It was already the next day.
As they walked, Natsu observed the land around them, like a prival forest.
The morning mist clung to his skin like liquid silk, his damp footsteps swallowed by moss.
Branches of towering trees pierced the shroud of fog, dew-laden spiderwebs trembling—while Lotad drifted silently in a puddle ten ters away.
The cross-sections of rotting wood bore strange totem-like markings, and the tinkling of Misdreavus bells resonated in quantum echoes between the shifting shadows.
His phone's signal bar was frozen forever on the second, empty mark.
"Let's run while we've got the chance, ow?" owth suddenly whispered.
"No. Her saliva carries pheromones. If you disobey her, she'll track you to the ends of the earth."
owth jumped in shock.
"Seriously, ow?!"
"You could try peeing on your own head. Maybe that would cover her scent." Natsu pointed at the gold coin on owth's forehead.
"You're tricking , ow!" The further they walked, the colder and emptier the forest felt to owth.
It tugged on Natsu's sleeve, frightened.
"Hey, hey, hey! I'm serious! Now's the perfect ti to run, ow!"
Natsu didn't respond. Instead, he released Rotom and Gengar, both fainted, from their Pokéballs.
He handed owth two Revives and two Max Potions.
"Treat them."
"What about you, ow?" owth asked curiously.
"This place feels ancient. There's a lot worth researching here." Natsu raised his phone, snapping photos of god-knows-what.
"Why should I do your dirty work? Only Boss Giovanni has the right to order around, ow!" owth protested, throwing the dicine to the ground.
"We don't have any real battle strength right now. If danger cos, I'll be forced to send you out."
owth shrank his neck.
"And without Rotom, we can't Teleport. Even if we wanted to leave, we couldn't." Natsu's voice drifted from afar.
owth picked up the dicine and obediently treated the two Pokémon.
Before long, Rotom and Gengar regained consciousness.
"That scared to death, ow!"
owth wiped imaginary sweat from his forehead. For the past few hours, Natsu had been gone.
It had only been him and the two unconscious Pokémon here.
The mountain forest's solitude, coupled with the strange cries echoing now and then, had kept him on edge.
"Didn't expect you to be so timid. Didn't I give you sothing for self-defense?"
The bushes rustled as Natsu erged.
"A brick is useless, ow! What, am I supposed to knock myself out with it?"
Furious, owth hurled the brick Natsu had given him earlier.
Natsu caught it easily.
"Co to think of it, you're different from ordinary owth. You don't have much battle power."
"I'm a brains-type owth! Fighting is obviously left to those two underlings of mine!"
"Underlings?"
Natsu looked at him strangely.
"Of course! Jessie and Jas are my underlings, ow! I'm Boss Giovanni's most trusted, after all."
"I recorded that." Natsu pocketed his phone.
owth froze.
"You're awake?"
Natsu looked at the Gengar and Great Ball Rotom behind owth.
*Gengaa!*
*Roto!*
Both Pokémon nodded at him, though their voices still sounded weak.
"Rotom, Healing Ball." Natsu pointed at Gengar.
Not long after, Gengar was standing before them, nearly fully recovered.
*Gengaa!*
It struck a bodybuilder pose, brimming with energy.
"Rotom, get so rest." Natsu said as he recalled it.
"Gengar, use Psychic to take us to that ridge."
Natsu pointed toward the direction the massive Dragonite had shown earlier, handing Gengar a long, rolled strip made of shredded Tamato Berry mixed with dried black sludge.
*Gengaa?*
Gengar stared at the item in confusion.
After a couple of seconds, it decided to just toss it into its mouth, but Natsu stopped it.
*Snap—*
Natsu pulled out a lighter from nowhere and lit it.
Gengar, without needing to be taught, tried taking a puff.
*Whooo—* ITS round red eyes bulged wide, as if it had discovered a new world.
*Gengaa!*
Gengar gave a thumbs-up with its chubby hand, its eyes suddenly glowing blue.
"Hey, hey! Isn't the next step supposed to be using Teleport to escape?!" owth panicked.
But it had no room to resist—its body was already glowing blue.
The three soared into the sky, flying toward the ridge.
"I don't wanna go! Put down, ow!" owth thrashed wildly.
"Gengar, drop owth between that Nidoqueen and Nidoking fighting over there."
"I'll go! I can be the interpreter, ow!" owth clung tightly to Natsu's head.
Soon, they had a full view of the massive mountain range.
It towered high, easily over a thousand ters.
The enormous Dragonite stood halfway up the slope. From a distance, it looked like a great temple had been built into the mountain.
Upon landing, Natsu surveyed the area.
The trees had long been uprooted by Dragonite, and the ground was strewn with rubble.
Of course, to Natsu and owth, each fragnt was the size of a boulder.
"Gengar, I'll be counting on you again." Natsu handed it another roll.
This ti, he didn't need to light it—Gengar used Will-O-Wisp skillfully, took a big puff—fwoosh!
After exhaling a thick cloud, Gengar was fired up with energy.
Before long, the three stood before the massive Dragonite, who sat calmly on the ground.
From the corner of his eye, Natsu noticed a colossal cave behind it—it looked like its dwelling.
*Rooaaar* The massive Dragonite nodded at Natsu.
"She's calling us inside, ow," owth translated.
*Groooaaar*
"She says there's sothing important she needs your help with, ow," owth added.
Natsu's eyes narrowed.
Just as he suspected.
But that was fine—an S-rank mission had just been gievn by the system, and this could be the breakthrough he needed. Perfect timing, since he'd wasted a Master Ball earlier.
Besides, he was very curious about how this massive Dragonite could sustain an Eternamax form—and even possess Divine Authority.
*Gengaa!* Suddenly, Gengar tugged on Natsu.
Turning around, he saw it raise two fingers to its lips, asking if he had any more.
"I've got the raw materials. Make it yourself."
With that, Natsu placed a pile of dried Tamato berries, black sludge, and so weighing paper he'd used for experints onto the ground.
*Gengaa!* Gengar was ecstatic.
When dried Tamato berries were mixed with dried black sludge and burned, they released a very unique, pungent odor.
Natsu nad this mixture Spicy Sludge.
So Poison-type Pokémon were especially drawn to the scent—a discovery Natsu had made by accident.
With that, he turned and followed the massive Dragonite's heavy footsteps into the cave.
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