Chapter 408: The Truman Show
Rushing out of the sea of fire.
Ahead was an oval open space untouched by flames.
Looking down.
There was a fire ditch and firebreak on the ground.
And in the open space, two groups of people were fighting.
One side was exactly Officer Jenny and others.
Looking closely, even Brycen, the Gym Leader of Icirrus City, was here.
There were only seven or eight members belonging to the Unova League side.
Two or three of them were already lying on the ground.
Don't know if they inhaled too much toxic gas or fell down due to attacks.
The remaining ones standing were basically sweating profusely, physical strength consuming extremely fast while having to suppress their own breathing; obviously not in a good state.
The other side was very weird.
It was actually a group of people wearing casual clothes, men and women, old and young, about a dozen, looking like ordinary citizens.
Will and Cynthia couldn't judge either.
Whether this group of people were from Team Plasma.
Because they didn't wear that uniform.
But what is certain is.
This fire must be caused by these people, and must be a premeditated action.
The reason is that the faces of these dozen people were actually wearing gas masks, and among the more than twenty Pokémon in front of them, more than half were Fire types.
The remaining ones were basically species that could master Fire-type moves.
"Officer Jenny! Gym Leader Brycen!"
Cynthia's appearance attracted everyone's attention.
Accompanied by her voice.
Motorcycles rushed out from the flames behind one by one.
"Surround them, don't let them escape."
Accompanied by Sasha's voice.
More than sixty motorcycles formed inner and outer circles in the circle, surrounding that group of people.
Every biker released at least one Pokémon, plus more than twenty supporting police officers.
Instantly the number of Pokémon standing on Officer Jenny's side on the field exceeded one hundred.
The leading police officer rushed up immediately to put spare respirators on Officer Jenny and the group, then turned to order:
"Finish them."
Others gave commands one after another, letting their Pokémon launch attacks.
Those dozen people wore masks, expressions invisible.
But judging from their movements.
Obviously quite panicked.
Some intended to run, but being stared at by hundreds of Pokémon, there was simply no way to heaven or earth.
The ending was already doomed.
"Keldeo didn't appear? Could it be that this group is not Team Plasma? Is this not that fire in the original work?"
Will didn't take action, frowning and pondering silently.
At this time.
His attention shifted to a lake not far away.
The surroundings of the lake had been swallowed by the sea of fire; naked eyes couldn't see the scene on the lake through the sea of fire.
Therefore, whether Officer Jenny's group who were here early, or Cynthia's group who came later, didn't notice that lake.
But Will noticed it by relying on the perception of Aura Power.
There were humans there.
And looking at the size of the Aura, seemed to be a child.
Might be a child only four or five years old!
Will turned his head to look; Cynthia was commanding Garchomp to launch an impact on those dozen people.
"Victini, I'll go take a look over there. If Cynthia finishes the battle before I come back, you tell her where I went."
"Tini."
Victini nodded.
But forgot he was still in invisible state; Will couldn't see.
After getting the answer.
Will tapped his foot, running quickly towards that direction.
At the moment about to step into the sea of fire.
Will didn't choose to use the power of the Sea Crown to let water flow wrap his whole body flying over, but chose to reach out and open a circular Aura barrier to wrap himself.
Water-type energy is not much.
The power of the Sea Crown can take people to fly away.
It is a quite precious ability in this sea of fire.
So save if can save.
No need in the current situation.
On the contrary, Will has a lot of Aura in his body, plus his small size, the barrier opened doesn't need to be big; maintaining for a few minutes is harmless, equivalent to releasing the amount of a few Aura Spheres.
Whoosh!
Relying on the Aura barrier isolating flames, Will crashed through the wall of fire.
Leaped out of the sea of fire more than ten seconds later.
Seeing about to fall into the lake.
A Samurott suddenly drilled out of the water catching Will.
"Thanks."
Will stepped on Samurott's back, reaching out to stroke Samurott's neck.
Getting help from a strange Water-type Pokémon.
He didn't find it strange.
After all, the power of the Sea Crown will give him extremely strong Water-type Pokémon affinity.
Wild Water-type Pokémon, especially those living in the ocean, will involuntarily want to help Will.
Just Will didn't expect.
There is actually such a Pokémon as Samurott in Moor of Icirrus.
Although Samurott was designed a bit unsuccessfully, that is just a game after all.
In the game.
Samurott can't draw the sword and chase enemies to cut, can only play turn-based like a dummy.
But in reality.
Samurott is a master of Iaido, able to fight with the seamitars kept in the armor on the front legs.
If interested, practice sword, cultivating into a Great Swordsman in the Pokémon world is no problem.
"Oshawott." (Samurott cry)
Samurott responded with a smile, then signaled Will to look ahead.
Only at this time did Will notice.
In the center of this lake of considerable scale, there is a shoal.
Many Pokémon unable to enter water gathered on the shoal.
That child perceived by Will's Aura was also among them.
"N?!"
Seeing that child, Will's eyes couldn't help widening.
That's right.
Appearing in front of him.
Was exactly the young master of Team Plasma, the child born of human and Pokémon, N.
Just N in childhood.
Green-haired shota looking like a Pokémon, crawling on the ground on all fours, eyes somewhat "wild."
Will's memory that he couldn't remember originally was awakened.
Based on this memory.
He might understand what this fire is about!
'The Truman Show.'
Will muttered in his heart.
N is a child of human and Pokémon; many people know this point.
But no one knows how exactly N was born.
He might be the "crystallization of love" between human and Pokémon, but also might be the "experimental product" created by Ghetsis forcing human and Pokémon to combine.
Regardless of which situation.
Living in a world deliberately created by Ghetsis in childhood, this point is unquestionable.
N was deliberately separated from humans since childhood.
Growing up with those Pokémon betrayed, abused, and hurt by humans.
So N after growing up hates and alienates humans, proposing the theory of humans and Pokémon getting along equally, and always believing Pokémon restrained by Poké Balls are unfree and unhappy.
Even N once determined to change the world, liberate his Pokémon friends, and create a world belonging only to Pokémon.
And this thought of "liberating Pokémon."
Is exactly the brainwashing theory of Team Plasma among the people!
To create a monster that can obtain the recognition of Black and White Dragons and support Team Plasma's ideology, Ghetsis can be described as unscrupulous, controlling N's life from childhood.
For example right now.
Will has realized, those people setting fire are people from Team Plasma!
Just didn't wear uniforms.
What those people have to do is act out a big play—setting fire as humans, letting N watch helplessly as those humans burned his home, hurt his partners, thereby hating humans.
If Will hadn't accidentally sensed N's existence.
Then N would grow up like in the past.
Becoming a puppet in Ghetsis's hands, a collar controlling Reshiram or Zekrom.
Until meeting the "Protagonist," discovering the true face of Team Plasma, only then waking up suddenly to reconsider his own beliefs.
"N? Is that my name?"
The green-haired shota poked his head out from beside a Darmanitan's arm.
Looks like this child doesn't even know his own name.
But normal.
N should have been thrown into Moor of Icirrus by Ghetsis before remembering things, living with wild Pokémon.
Only in this way can N think he is family with Pokémon.
"Mm."
Will nodded, but didn't focus on N.
Since he bumped into it.
Then he definitely won't let Ghetsis succeed again.
Whether to save this poor doll and those innocent Pokémon, or to settle some old scores with Team Plasma before.
Will intends to take N away.
As for where to take...
This is the question Will is thinking about.
And he has to figure out how to make N leave with him willingly.
Splatch.
Don't know when.
N crawled in front of Will, stood up awkwardly, resting his chin on Will's chest, looking up at him:
"How do you know my name? Do you know my mom and dad?"
N's tone was full of expectation.
He can understand Will's words.
This is not something surprising.
Let alone N himself has Pokémon blood (theory), even if not, it is normal for humans growing up with Pokémon since childhood to understand Pokémon language.
There is more than one case like N in the original work.
"Um..."
Will hesitated.
This seems to be a good opportunity.
As long as he says he knows, he can definitely take N away.
However...
"Don't know."
Will shook his head; he didn't want to lie to N, that would make what he did no different from Ghetsis.
"...Oh."
N lowered his head in disappointment, crawling back to the ground.
"But."
Will's eyes lit up suddenly, remembering something, saying hurriedly,
"I know some people related to your parents."
"Hm?"
N turned his head, looking at Will intently.
Those other Pokémon also looked at this standing dog with amazement.
N was a child they picked up in the forest back then.
Although hating humans, kind-hearted they still tried hard to raise this one until now.
To be honest.
Very tired!
Very very tired!
A group of Pokémon, raising a human cub; how many difficulties to face during this period, can be imagined.
They broke into human cities more than once.
Stealing clothes, stealing milk powder, stealing toys...
All for this cub.
But despite living together for a few years, they still didn't know N's background.
Resulting in this dog suddenly jumping out of the sea of fire actually knowing.
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