In the skies of Fangyuan Sea Area.
A man and a woman were each riding a Pokémon, transporting Groudon with the intention of taking it home.
Guided by Rotom's navigation, Fang Yuan locked onto several well-located volcanic islands.
Among them, there were many feng shui treasures, remote and far from the cities.
"How long will you be following me?"
While searching, Fang Yuan spoke to Lila.
"Until you have properly settled Groudon," Lila said.
Fang Yuan, "Actually, I'm all set on my end. We've already locked on to an island. You should go back and check on Handsome Mister's situation."
"Even though he has tied up all the members of the Water Fleet, sleep is, after all, an uncontrollable factor."
"If the Water Fleet's Pokémon wake up before the police arrive, Handsome Mister alone might not be able to handle it."
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"You're not planning to take Groudon and secretly do something bad, are you???" Lila asked.
Why is Fang Yuan so eager to send her away, so eager to take Groudon home alone?
There must be a problem.
However, what Fang Yuan said did indeed make Lila suddenly worried for a moment. Could something go wrong over at Handsome Mister's end?
"Honestly, it's better if I'm the only one who knows the next resting place for Groudon," Fang Yuan smiled as he looked at Lila.
"Too many people knowing its location isn't a good thing."
"Just like this time, there will be someone to disturb its slumber."
"Don't worry, Lila, Handsome Mister won't blame you for returning now. If I were a bad guy, I wouldn't have received the friendship of so many Legendary Pokémon."
Lila silently looked into Fang Yuan's "clear" eyes.
......
After a lot of talking, Fang Yuan finally managed to send Lila away.
With the third wheel gone, it was now a two-person world between him and Groudon.
But in fact, Fang Yuan wasn't wrong.
The sanctuary of a Legendary Pokémon, especially one like Groudon, is better known to as few people as possible.
Who knows if there are Magma Team spies within international police forces. With the current rank of Handsome Mister and Lila, knowing the resting place of Groudon means a lot of other people would know it, too.
Lila understood this, which is why she chose to leave.
"Bwoo!" After being tricked by Fang Yuan to leave, Eevee spoke up.
Was it time to wake up Groudon and proceed to Partnering?
Fang Yuan: "???"
"What's up with your brain, always thinking about Partnering?"
"Waking up Groudon now, what if it's grouchy?"
Fang Yuan glared at Eevee.
He had no confidence that Groudon, once awakened, would communicate well with him.
Even Pokémon can be grumpy just after waking up.
It would be bad if the disaster of Fangyuan wasn't triggered by the Water Fleet or Magma Team, but by him instead.
After considering, Fang Yuan decided to only settle Groudon in a suitable place for now, as if to secure some good karma, and not to disturb it for the time being.
Waiting for a chance in the future, for example, after waking up Arceus and with Arceus' protection, then Partnering wouldn't be too late.
Or, he could leave an energy detector and attempt communication after Groudon woke up on its own.
For now, the most he would do is let Rotom take some close-up photos, analyze Groudon's energy fluctuations, and give it a physical examination.
Fang Yuan didn't want to face the consequences of waking Groudon just yet.
"Bwoo bwoo bwoo~~~" Eevee made a Ghost Face at Fang Yuan, hmm… what Fang Yuan said made sense.
......
Before long, Dragonite had flown far away, and Eevee had also been controlling Groudon in flight for half a day.
They approached a remote Volcano Island.
This island wasn't actually the best choice; their destination was still ahead.
But as they got closer, Fang Yuan's expression slightly changed.
"Dragonite, stop up ahead!!"
"Bwoo?" Dragonite showed a puzzled face. Were they changing to this island?
"No…!" Fang Yuan looked ahead and said seriously,
"There are waves of the Tablet coming from this island."
"The fourth Tablet, the fourth Tablet of this space and time is on this island!!" Fang Yuan's expression suddenly lit up with joy.
They had only just returned three Tablets to Dream, and now they found another one??
Immense joy filled Fang Yuan's heart as Dragonite quickly flew towards the direction of that island.
However…
Neither Fang Yuan, Dragonite, Eevee, nor Rotom noticed that as they approached the island, Groudon's eyelids twitched slightly.
And by the time Fang Yuan and the others reached the airspace above the island, Groudon suddenly opened its eyes from a deep Rest.
The Water Fleet's blockade device had not disturbed Groudon's Rest, nor had the bumpy flight.
But the waves of the Tablet emanating from the island instantly woke Groudon up.
Upon awakening, Groudon subconsciously felt the narrowness of its environment, the confinement of space, and discontentedly started moving its body, emitting a hearty yawn after its long Rest.
"Roar————!!" Like the roar of a monster, together with Groudon's stretching body, instantly made Fang Yuan and Eevee's hearts skip a beat.
Fang Yuan's pupils shrank. Wait a second??
What was that sound?
Did Groudon wake up??
It couldn't be, could it??
Eevee was also startled, only to feel its Confusion over the box being torn apart by an immense force. Under the Shock of the impact, its Confusion dissipated, and in the situation where Fang Yuan, Dragonite, and Rotom all had their mouths wide open, the box containing Groudon fell straight down from the sky.
The shocking scene even left Fang Yuan, Dragonite, and Eevee unable to respond in time.
At that moment, Groudon inside the box could feel it was falling, and it frowned.
Wasn't it Resting in the magma??
Why does it feel like it's falling from the sky??
Groudon frowned again, realizing a serious problem: it couldn't Fly.
Boom!!
Because it couldn't Fly, Groudon was directly thrown to the Ground by Eevee, the entire box shattering open, while Groudon lay silently on the ground, looking around, eager to know where it was.
Eevee: "...…"
Fang Yuan: "Eevee, you've caused a big problem."
Eevee: (つ﹏⊂) Bwoo… Bwoo…
Really, it wasn't its fault; Groudon broke free on its own.
It's all your fault for insisting on air transport!!
Right now, Fang Yuan and the others were hardly in the mood to search for the Tablet anymore, all with trembling hearts as they watched Groudon stand up, swallowing nervously, a bad premonition sinking in.
It was clearly the Water Fleet's fault; they wouldn't have to take the blame, would they?
"No problem, Rotom… From logging into the Water Fleet's base to flying here, I have it all recorded, Rotom. We… we're clean, Rotom!" Rotom said.
Fang Yuan: "..."