Will didn't waste much ti explaining the gravity of the situation to w. Although w usually seed playful and unreliable, it could beco serious when it mattered. Most importantly, w was not surprised by the existence of Shadow Lugia.
It turned out that w had heard Ho-Oh ntion it before. It just didn't know that Shadow Lugia would target the Tree of Beginning. Or rather, Ho-Oh hadn't known either. Neither of them knew that it craved a huge amount of life energy.
The mont w relayed this information to the Tree of Beginning, the Tree imdiately ordered the three Regis to obey w and Will's commands and cooperate with their special training. Not only them, but even the ancient Pokémon living inside the Tree began to help, gathering food and building nests so Will's group wouldn't have to worry about daily chores.
Life gradually settled into a routine. Platane, for the sake of her research, had also temporarily moved in. However, her body was not strong. She would often get sick from staying in the Tree for too long and would have to go to the nearby Rota City to see a doctor. But even so, she insisted on returning.
For her "Primal Reversion" project, w was nothing short of a nuclear bomb. w could transform into any Pokémon! Whether it was their current form, or their ancient form, it could do it all!
But w's transformation had a limitation that no one else had realized. Just like Ditto, it had to have seen a Pokémon to be able to transform into it. The difference was that Ditto's mory was limited and it might forget, while w, once it saw sothing, could transform into it at will, forever.
...
One day.
"w, can you transform into an ancient Sceptile?" Platane asked, her eyes full of expectation. If w could, and that form was different from a modern Sceptile, then her research hypothesis would be proven.
"w," w shook its head decisively. Because of the powerful enemy, it was also training with Will and the Regis. But it had never seen an ancient Sceptile. It wasn't that it hadn't lived long enough; it was just that its entire existence was bound to the area around the Tree of Beginning. It couldn't even leave Rota City, let alone the Kanto region. It wasn't the "wanderer" w that traveled the world.
"That's a real pity. It looks like I'll have to rely on the ancient gene sequences I already have," Platane sighed, disappointed. But just as she did, she went pale and fainted.
"w," w, completely unfazed by this, flew over, and its body glowed with a pink light. [Heal Pulse].
Five minutes later, Platane stood up again. "Damn it, I collapsed again. This weak body... If only I wasn't human." She had been at the Tree for two years, and had fainted at least a dozen tis.
"What, you fainted again?" Will and owscarada, just returning from training, walked in. Behind them, the three Regis followed.
"Yeah. I'm used to it."
"You've collected enough research materials. I think you should leave this place. If you keep this up, your body will collapse sooner or later," Will said, shaking his head.
Platane's constitution was too weak. She had already contracted an ancient virus from the Tree's environnt, and it had permanently damaged her health. If she stayed any longer, her lifespan would probably be shortened.
"Sigh... It looks like I really can't hold on any longer. This research can't be completed in a day," she sighed again. "Oh, right, w, have you ever seen an ancient Charizard? I'm thinking of visiting Charicific Valley on my way back to collect so Charizard genes."
"w?... w!"
w tilted its head, then, as if rembering sothing, its body shimred. The next mont, it had transford into a new, black-and-blue Pokémon.
"...ga Charizard X," Will whispered, his eyes wide in shock.
Platane and owscarada were stunned by the difference in appearance and color. But Will's shock was because Platane's theory had just been confird.
A Pokémon's ancient form... is its ga Evolution.
"What an unheard-of form and power," Platane said, her face flushed with excitent.
"w," w transford back, covering its mouth and giggling.
"I've decided! I will follow this path to the end! Sceptile, owscarada, w, I'm leaving!" Platane said, her resolve firm.
"Yes, you should go. Take care of yourself. It's okay to give up on the research. Your body is more important," Will advised. He was genuinely afraid she would work herself to death.
"Don't worry, Sceptile, owscarada! One day, I will be the one to make you evolve to your next stage!" Platane said, patting both of them on the arm. She then turned and left, as decisive as ever.
"ow-ow~"
"w~"
owscarada and w waved goodbye. They were a little sad, but they both felt they would see her again soday.
Will watched her go, then, after a short rest, "Let's continue... training."
He stood up and led the three Regis away.
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