A fierce sense of danger surged through Aaron.
Before he could even react, the air in front of him suddenly rippled.
A round, pitch-black Pokémon appeared out of nowhere.
Its blood-red eyes were filled with cold murderous intent. Its huge mouth opened wide, and a massive sphere of black energy gathered inside, radiating terrifying pressure.
It was Gengar.
Countless bolts of black lightning crackled around the Shadow Ball forming in its mouth.
Crackle!
That dreadful power erupted violently toward Aaron.
An overwhelming pressure rushed straight at him.
…
Aaron's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
Every cell in his body seed to scream a warning.
Cold sweat broke out across his entire body in an instant.
I'll die.
I can't block this.
That thought flashed through Aaron's mind.
The Gengar that had launched this sneak attack was definitely late-stage Champion-class or higher.
And it was using Shadow Ball, a STAB move.
Its power was enormous.
If that Shadow Ball hit him, he would absolutely die.
He wanted to activate Super Saiyan Mode, but even sending that command through his brain took ti.
Even 0.01 seconds still required a reaction.
But a Champion-class Pokémon was simply too fast.
And this one was late-stage Champion-class. Worse still, it was fighting dirty, launching a sneak attack.
Aaron had no ti to react.
This was the first ti Aaron had ever felt so close to death.
Am I going to die?
Damn… I really was careless.
I didn't expect Harker to have a little brains after all.
The man beside him was only bait, and I let my guard down.
The real killing move was hidden in the shadows.
Ha…
I never thought I'd be taken out by a dirty ambush.
These thoughts rose uncontrollably in Aaron's mind.
But if I die, Mom, Dad, and my little sister will be heartbroken, won't they?
Frog Boss, Snorlax, Gyarados, Sceptile, Charizard, Beedrill, Infernape…
What will happen to everyone after this?
I really don't want it to end here.
A faint unwillingness rose in Aaron's heart.
The scenes that had unfolded since he ca to this world played through his mind like a slideshow.
One after another.
Frog Boss hatching.
Frog Boss evolving.
Frog Boss entering Sage Mode and growing step by step into a powerful ninja frog.
The Elite Training Zone, where he t the hardworking Snorlax.
Aaron knew Snorlax must have experienced sothing for such a huge change to happen.
But Snorlax had never said anything.
Aaron had always been waiting for the day Snorlax would tell him personally.
And then there were Gyarados and the others…
Without realizing it, so much had already happened.
Aaron slowly closed his eyes.
He waited for death to arrive.
Perhaps he had already died long ago, and this world was only a dream.
If this is a dream…
Then I still want to thank you all.
My Pokémon.
Goodbye.
Aaron's final thought surfaced in his mind.
The terrifying Shadow Ball had already reached him. Its horrifying power tore through his clothes before even making contact.
Crackle!
At that mont—
Whoosh!
A golden figure quietly appeared in front of Aaron, its back facing him.
It spread its arms wide and stood firmly in Aaron's path without hesitation.
Aaron's nearly closed eyes snapped open.
Frog Boss…
That was right.
Aaron's reaction speed was not fast enough.
But Greninja's reflexes were terrifying.
Using the Flying Thunder God mark on Aaron, it had instantly appeared in front of him.
But there was simply too little ti.
Greninja did not have enough ti to activate Flying Thunder God again and take Aaron away.
So without thinking, Greninja instinctively chose to block Gengar's terrifying attack with its own body.
Frog Boss… get out of the way!
Aaron's eyes turned bloodshot as he roared in his heart.
Greninja seed to sense it.
It turned its head slightly. Its cross-shaped pupils glimred with a strange light as it looked at Aaron.
It seed to be smiling.
As if saying,
Don't worry.
I'm here.
Images surfaced one after another in Greninja's mind.
Hatching from an egg as a tiny frog.
The first thing it saw was a bright, cheerful boy.
The boy's eyes were filled with pure, heartfelt joy when he looked at it.
Then he fed it milk powder.
Tucked it in at night.
Ate with it.
Bathed with it.
Went to school with it.
Traveled with it.
Grew up with it.
…
Scene after scene flashed by.
A single tear slipped from Greninja's eye.
Goodbye… Aaron.
Sceptile... I'm leaving Aaron to you from now on.
Greninja's reluctant voice echoed in its heart.
BOOOOM!
A massive explosion shook the entire Eastside Ruins.
Terrifying energy swept outward in every direction like a violent storm, tearing through the rubble and ripping apart the ground around it.
Rumble!
The dreadful shockwave rolled through the air wave after wave.
Every tree within dozens of ters was destroyed.
Poof! Poof! Poof!
All the surrounding Greninja clones turned into white smoke and vanished.
Thick smoke and dust rose from the Eastside Ruins, forming a huge mushroom cloud in the sky.
The people of Grit City were shaken by the sudden commotion.
The Grit City Pokémon Police Departnt detected the disturbance at the Eastside Ruins imdiately. Officers quickly assembled and sent vehicles rushing toward the site.
…
The Eastside Ruins were covered in rolling smoke.
Dark clouds filled the sky, with lightning and thunder raging overhead.
Rumble!
Thunder roared above the ruins.
Splash…
At that mont, torrential rain finally poured down from the sky.
As if the sky itself were mourning.
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