"Alright, let's stop talking about this for now. We need to find Zorua and Ash."
In the blink of an eye, Ash and Zorua had already run off. Sam felt a bit uneasy about their safety—but he also rembered clearly that Kotai was sowhere in the old city.
By the ti Sam, Brock, and the others caught up, the situation didn't look good.
Zorua had been hit by Tangrowth's Sleep Powder and was now unconscious. anwhile, Ash and Pikachu were being surrounded by a group of Mightyena.
A fight seed unavoidable.
"Mightyena!"
Just then, Kurt rushed in and stopped them.
Hearing his voice, the fierce wolf-like Pokémon imdiately cald down and ran toward him.
It was hard to believe that a Pokémon known for its aggression could suddenly beco so obedient.
Kurt gently patted its head. "This Mightyena has been with since I was a kid."
"Kurt! You're back!"
An elderly woman hurried over, her face full of excitent.
"Kurt, it's been so long!" she said warmly.
"Yeah, it really has, Mrs. Dorothy," Kurt replied with a smile.
"Co, this isn't the place to talk. Let's go to my shop and have so tea."
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The Flower Shop
Under Mrs. Dorothy's lead, everyone entered a flower shop filled with all kinds of plants.
Once inside, she invited them to sit and prepared a fragrant flower tea.
"It slls amazing…" Dawn said happily, breathing in the aroma.
An elderly man inside the shop lit up when he saw Kurt.
"It's been a long ti, Kurt."
"Yeah, Grandpa… it has."
Then Kurt frowned slightly.
"Grandpa, Mrs. Dorothy… why didn't you leave the city? Everyone else evacuated."
The old city was practically empty. He couldn't understand why they had stayed behind.
Hearing this, both of them smiled—excited and emotional.
"Kurt… Celebi has returned. We couldn't leave."
"What?!" Kurt froze.
Having grown up in Crown City, he understood better than anyone what Celebi ant to this place.
"Is that true?"
Mrs. Dorothy nodded eagerly. "Tangrowth, Houndoom, and I all saw it with our own eyes."
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Celebi Returns
At that mont, Zorua slowly woke up.
"MA! I need to find MA!" it cried out imdiately.
"Easy, Zorua," Sam said, gently picking it up and stroking its head.
Gradually, Zorua cald down.
Just as Sam was about to ask about Celebi's location—
He noticed sothing.
A small, adorable Pokémon was peeking in through the window.
Everyone else saw it too.
It was Celebi.
Mrs. Dorothy and Kurt's grandfather nearly shouted in excitent—but quickly held themselves back to avoid scaring it.
The room fell completely silent.
Sam slowly stood up, walked to the window, and gently opened it.
He smiled and gestured.
"Co here."
Celebi hesitated for a mont—but then flew inside.
It landed lightly on the table in front of Sam.
Looking at it, Sam smiled softly.
"We et again, Celebi."
"Wait…" Ash blinked in confusion. "Sam, you know Celebi?"
Everyone turned toward him.
They were all wondering the sa thing.
After all, Celebi was known for being extrely wary of humans. It wouldn't normally approach strangers like this.
Sam scratched his head.
"It's… a long story. But to keep it simple—Celebi is the reason I'm here."
"Here?" Dawn repeated.
Brock's eyes widened as realization hit him first.
"You an… you're not from this world?"
Sam nodded.
"Yeah. I ca here through a ti-space gate opened by Celebi."
"So if I want to go back… I'll need Celebi's help."
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