Chapter 956 It’s time to set off, Fire Cat

"The weather has been very bad recently. It's either cloudy or raining!" Xiaozhi, who was on his way to the Pokémon School, looked up at the sky and couldn't help but sigh.

The sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds, as if a heavy rain would come at any time.

"Pika!" Pikachu and the others also nodded.

Not far behind them, Vulpix and Rockdog were following breathlessly. Since Vulpix had already started training, Xiaozhi specially put a compulsory exerciser on it, but it was only the minimum power. Despite this, Vulpix still seemed to be struggling and tried hard to keep up with the team.

"Meow... Meow!!" At this moment, Litten suddenly jumped out from the bushes beside him. It bit Xiaozhi's trouser leg and tried hard to pull Xiaozhi away.

Xiaozhi was surprised. He looked down at Litten and found that its eyes were full of anxiety and worry.

"Litten?!" Xiaozhi saw Litten so anxiously, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. He remembered the incident with the long-haired dog before, and his heart sank, "Did the long-haired dog have an accident?"

"Come back, Rookie and Vulpix!" Xiaozhi quickly put Rookie and Vulpix back into the Poké Ball.

At this moment, Hoopa used this brief gap to open the halo, and the other side seemed to be under a bridge. In front of him, the long-haired dog collapsed on the ground with a look of great pain.

The flamingo didn't care about being surprised at all. It anxiously stepped over the halo, constantly rubbing against the long-haired dog's body, meowing anxiously, as if calling the long-haired dog not to leave.

Xiaozhi hurried forward to check on the shaggy dog, but found that even with the power of Tokiwa, he could not stop the shaggy dog's life force from draining away quickly.

"Let's go to the Pokémon Center!" Xiaozhi made a quick decision.

Although the long-haired dog still looks strong, in fact, its body has long been covered by the tangled hair, and its body has long been skinny. It is precisely because of this that its vitality will slip away so quickly.

Now, the power of Evergreen has lost its effect. Perhaps, going to the Pokémon Center and injecting some nutrients into the long-haired dog can help it recover some of its spirits, at least so that it can say its final goodbye to Litten.

Meloetta used her superpowers to carefully lift the long-haired dog, and then took it through the halo of Hoopa leading to the Pokémon Center. Litten saw this scene and immediately followed anxiously.

Just after Xiaozhi and his friends all passed the halo, a dead leaf fell from the almost leafless dead tree beside the bridge.

Entering the Pokémon Center, Litten lay outside the operating room window, constantly trying to break the window with its claws. When the door opened, Litten could no longer suppress its impulse and rushed in quickly.

At this moment, the limbs of the long-haired dog were receiving infusions of nutrients. Although the long-haired dog's condition was temporarily under control, it could not hold on for much longer. The cycle of life and death was the norm in the world, and even the two ghost gods, Hoopa and Machado, could not change it.

At night, they quietly left the Pokémon Center while Ash contacted Professor Kukui to ask him to substitute for him and told Latias that he couldn't go home due to the situation here.

"Are you going back anyway?"

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"Meow~"

"Wang!"

When Xiaozhi returned to the bridge again, Litten and Longhair were there as he expected. They were practicing their special moves attentively, and Xiaozhi recognized it as Flame Fang at a glance.

Despite its age, the shaggy dog ​​is extremely skilled in controlling fire energy. When it demonstrated it to Litten, the amazing heat waves even amazed Xiaozhi.

The flamingo chose a coconut as its fighting target. The cute little cat would pounce on it with vigor every time, but it would always be hit by the hard coconut shell, causing its two canine teeth to tremble all the way to the tip of its tail, and it would look at the long-haired dog pitifully.

"Woof!" The long-haired dog shook his head helplessly. Although he was weak, he was still ready to demonstrate again.

"You should take a break first!" Xiaozhi gently pressed down the long-haired dog to prevent it from getting up, "I will take over the rest of the practice guidance. It's decided that it will be you, Flame Lion!"

"Roar!!" A deafening roar sounded, and a majestic fire lion leaped out from Hoopa's halo.

As Xiaozhi's fire-type Pokémon, Infernape demonstrates unparalleled power and majesty. Every move it makes is full of the spirit of a king, which is very attractive to Litten, because its final evolution form is a majestic tiger!

After getting the recognition from the long-haired dog, Litten excitedly followed Flame Lion and continued to practice various skills.

The long-haired dog looked at the flamingo who was fighting fiercely with Coconut with great joy, with deep affection in his eyes.

"Aren't you going to tell it?" Xiaozhi sat quietly next to the long-haired dog and asked softly.

"Woof!" The long-haired dog turned around and met Xiaozhi's eyes.

From the look in the long-haired dog's eyes, Xiaozhi understood its intention and couldn't help but sigh: "I understand, I will take good care of it in the future!"

Late at night, after a whole day of hard training, the exhausted Litten leaned on the long-haired dog and fell into a deep sleep.

The long-haired dogs stood up quietly and left the bridge tunnel where they lived with difficulty.

"Are you leaving? It will be sad if it can't see you for the last time!" Xiaozhi brought Pikachu and the others out.

"Woof~" The long-haired dog barked softly, with a tone full of relief. It has lived for a long time, experienced countless storms, and has long been indifferent to life and death.

However, the only thing it couldn't let go of in this world was Litten. Now, with Xiaozhi, a human, it believed that he could take good care of Litten, so it could put down the last bit of worry.

"Got it! Have a nice journey!" Xiaozhi nodded gently. He respected the long-haired dog's decision.

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden halo suddenly appeared in front of the long-haired dog, and emanating from it was the ultimate spiritual aura, which made the surrounding air become heavy.

“Hehehe, it’s this long-haired dog! Now that I know you, I will take good care of it!” The current agent of the spirit world, the shiny gray Gengar, stepped out, “Let’s go, to the world you belong to!”

The long-haired dog suppressed his surprise, nodded gently, and then followed Gengar to the spirit world. As their figures gradually disappeared in the golden halo, the distance between the long-haired dog and Xiaozhi became farther and farther.

From then on, the long-haired dog will leave this world, and will be separated from the flamingo by Yin and Yang. Xiaozhi stood there silently, watching them leave, his heart full of emotion and helplessness.

Xiaozhi looked at Litten who was still sleeping and sighed helplessly, hoping that it could accept it as soon as possible! Then Xiaozhi took Pikachu and the others away. After all, it was better to let Litten be alone.

The Litten had a very strange dream. Everything in the dream was white and nothing could be seen. It was like an endless cloud of fog that enveloped the entire world. It ran and explored in the white fog, but could not find the exit.

Then, it saw the long-haired dog, but the long-haired dog seemed to float farther and farther away like a cloud in the sky, until it could no longer be seen. Instead, there was another vague figure...

"Meow!" The suddenly awakened Litten jumped up from the sofa, but was surprised to find that the long-haired dog was gone!

It looked around anxiously and kept meowing, as if calling the long-haired dog's name, but there was no response.

At the same time, the leaves on the dead trees fluttered down and drifted away along the river, and the heart of the flamingo sank with them.

The flamingo walked into the forest alone, entered the abandoned hut where he once lived, walked past Grandma Moyani's fruit stall, and went to many places, but in the end still found nothing.

The fire cat walked back to the house under the bridge with heavy steps, full of expectation, hoping to see the familiar figure of the long-haired dog again. However, when it pounced on the corner where it had spent time with the long-haired dog, it only caught a ball of dust blown by the wind.

With a click, the old wooden sofa legs broke under the weight of time. This place, which had given the flamingo cat and the long-haired dog a bit of warmth on countless nights, had now completed its mission.

The heavy rain poured down from the sky like a waterfall. The bean-sized raindrops hit the flaming cat mercilessly. Every drop was like a heavy hammer hitting its heart, making it feel extremely painful and desperate.

At this moment, Litten felt the raindrops on his body suddenly disappeared. He looked up in confusion and found Xiaozhi squatting beside him, holding up a black umbrella.

"Meow!!" Litten threw itself into Xiaozhi's arms regardless of everything, making a sad cry, as if begging Xiaozhi to help it find the long-haired dog.

"Sorry, I can't do that." Xiaozhi gently put Litten down, slowly stood up, and stared at a dead tree not far away. There was only one leaf left on the tree, swaying alone in the wind.

“It’s gone.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the last leaf on the dead tree slowly fell because it could not withstand the rain. It seemed to be gently blown by the wind, circling in the air, and finally fell at the feet of the fire cat. The leaf was already withered and yellow, with curled edges, but you could still see its former greenness and vitality.

The fire-spotted cat stretched out its front paws and tried to grab the leaf. However, its paws only touched the leaf lightly, and then fell down weakly.

At this moment, the leaf was blown by the wind and floated up again. It brushed against the cheek of the fire cat, bringing with it the coolness of raindrops, which made the fire cat shiver. But it did not stop, but continued to float forward, as if it had no attachment to this world.

The cat tried to reach out and grab the leaf, but found that it couldn't reach it. It stretched its body and even jumped up to try to grab the leaf, but it was no use. The leaf was getting farther and farther away from it, and gradually disappeared in the rain.

The cat stared blankly at the direction where the leaf left, feeling lost and lonely. It thought of the long-haired dog, the companion who had accompanied it through countless years. Now, the long-haired dog has left it, and the leaf, like the long-haired dog, has left it forever.

"Meow~~~"

The shrill sound echoed far away in the rain, as if it was the pain and despair deep in Litten's heart.

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"The rain has stopped!" Xiaozhi said, looking at the sky. The heavy rain lasted for a long time, but Xiaozhi never left. He stayed under the bridge with Litten.

The sun shines down again, bringing warmth.

The fire cat stared at the sky quietly. Suddenly, it saw a familiar figure appearing in the clouds - a long-haired dog. The long-haired dog smiled, as if conveying the last wishes to the fire cat. The fire cat stared at the figure silently until it disappeared.

After a while, the long-lost smile finally appeared on the face of the fire-spotted cat. Its eyes became bright, full of vitality and energy.

"Come with me, Litten." Xiaozhi said to Litten gently and held out his hand. However, Litten did not respond directly, but instead fired a spark at Xiaozhi.

Xiaozhi smiled and nodded, understanding what Litten meant. "Want to fight me to capture him?"

Then, without hesitation, he threw the Poké Ball and shouted, "It's you, Rock Dog!"

Rockhound jumped out of the Poké Ball, ready for battle, while Litten was not to be outdone, taking an attacking stance.

"Go ahead, use Rockfall!"

The Rock Dog's tail threw out a lot of gravel of different sizes, which rained down on the Fire Cat. But the Fire Cat was very agile, and it dodged left and right flexibly, easily avoiding these attacks. Then, it quickly released its flaming fangs towards the Rock Dog.

However, at this moment, a rock wall suddenly rose up around the Rock Dog, forming a solid barrier that completely blocked the flaming fangs of the Fire Cat. This sudden change caught the Fire Cat off guard.

Under Xiaozhi's command, Rock Dog leaped out of the rock wall and rushed towards Litten like an arrow. At the same time, it threw out rocks again, which hit Litten with great force and knocked it away.

The outcome is decided!

Ash smiled and walked over to Litten, holding a Poké Ball in his hand, "It's time to set off, Litten!"

"Meow~" Hearing what Xiaozhi said, Litten raised its head and looked at Xiaozhi. A smile appeared on its face, as if it understood what Xiaozhi meant and was ready to embark on a new journey.

Then, Litten stretched out its little cat paws and gently grabbed the Poké Ball.

【Fiery Cat】

[Gender: Male]

[Attribute: Fire]

[Characteristic: Fierce Fire]

[Strength: Elite Mid-term]

[Moves: Flame Fang, Sparks...]

To be continued…

Four thousand words!