Chapter 167: The Truth of the World, The Senior's Gift
After finishing the Juice, Bai Feng looked at Gardevoir and asked, "May I ask when we can get the Revival Herb?"
Gardevoir looked at Bai Feng in surprise and asked, "Are you in such a hurry for the Revival Herb? But it's already late now, even if you get the Revival Herb, it wouldn't be good to just go back like this, right?"
Hearing this, Bai Feng looked outside and saw that the Sun had indeed already started setting.
"How about you stay here tonight? Tomorrow morning I will give you the Revival Herb, and then you can leave. I think there should be enough Time," Gardevoir then suggested.
Bai Feng and Sabrina exchanged a glance, and seeing the other person nod, Bai Feng then looked at Gardevoir again and said, "Okay, then we'll trouble you!"
Gardevoir said cheerfully, "No trouble at all, no trouble at all!"
In the blink of an eye, the Daylight completely darkened. Under Gardevoir's arrangements, Bai Feng and Sabrina stayed in its Wooden Cabin.
Gardevoir slept on the Bed, while Bai Feng and Sabrina made a Floor Bed on the Ground.
This Gardevoir in the Viridian Forest was a bit strange, especially its attitude towards Bai Feng, which was a bit hard to figure out. So Bai Feng kept thinking about its Matter, so much so that he couldn't fall asleep for a long Time.
It wasn't until the latter half of the night that Bai Feng vaguely fell asleep. As soon as he opened his eyes, he suddenly Discovered he had arrived at a strange Place.
This was a square-shaped Dimension, and Bai Feng was floating in the Sky of this Dimension.
Below his feet was an Island floating in the Dimension. The Island's area wasn't too large, it was only slightly larger than Bai Feng's Fangxing Mountain.
In the center of the Island, a Giant Tree was growing. The Giant Tree covered the Sky and blocked out the Sun, its dense Tree Canopy almost covered half of the Island.
What was important was that this Tree was full of Pecha Berries, which meant this was a Pecha Berry Tree!
Bai Feng had never seen such a large Berry Tree before and was shocked for a moment.
However, just then, a voice sounded beside Bai Feng.
"Hello, Transverser!"
Hearing the three words "Transverser", Bai Feng turned around in shock, only to see two Pokémon floating to his right.
One Gardevoir, one Celebi!
It was Celebi that had just spoken to Bai Feng, only Gardevoir was a physical Body, while Celebi was just a blurry phantom.
"Who are you? How do you know I'm a Transverser?" Bai Feng looked warily at the two Pokémon in front of him. The Matter of him being a Transverser was something even his closest Old Mom (Gardevoir) didn't know.
"Hehehe~" Celebi chuckled as it flew to Bai Feng's side. "We not only know you are a Transverser, we also know how you Transversed to this World!"
"Who exactly are you?" Bai Feng's eyebrows furrowed tighter.
"Then let us introduce ourselves," Celebi said with a smile. "My name is Nai Nai, as you can see, I was once a Celebi, but because of some special Reason, I lost my Body, so all this Time I have been sharing a Body with the Gardevoir next to me. As for the Gardevoir next to me, its name is Sha Sha, you should have seen it during the day!"
"You said you know the Reason for my Transversing, can you tell me?" Bai Feng asked.
"Of course, but..." Speaking of this, that Celebi named Nai Nai paused for a moment. "Are you really prepared to know the Truth?"
"Yes!" Bai Feng nodded firmly.
"Alright then!" Celebi flew a little closer towards Bai Feng. "It was our Master, or rather, our Boss who summoned you!"
"Your Master!" Bai Feng said in surprise. He didn't expect such powerful two Pokémon actually had a Master.
"That's right," Celebi continued to say. "Our Master, just like you, is a Transverser!"
"Besides me in this World, are there other Transversers?" Bai Feng said in disbelief.
However, Celebi shook its head and said, "No, there should only be you! Our Master is no longer in this World, no... to be precise, they should no longer be in the Pokémon World!"
"What do you mean?" Bai Feng was completely confused by what he heard.
So Celebi then began to explain the course of the Matter to Bai Feng in detail.
Celebi and Gardevoir's Master, just like Bai Feng, was a Human who Transversed to the Pokémon World. They Transversed to Different Pokémon Worlds; the two Pokémon Worlds were Parallel Worlds on Different Timelines.
Bai Feng was running an Orchard, while the other person was running a Breeder's House.
At first, his life was very Peaceful, until the Team Rocket led by Sakaki started becoming active in the Pokémon World. This Peace was broken, and he also learned the Truth of this World.
The Pokémon World is a derivative World, also known as the two-dimensional World, belonging to the Lower Dimension World, while the World where Bai Feng and the others originally existed belonged to the Higher Dimension World.
Logically speaking, as long as it undergoes the nurturing of Time, the Pokémon World will naturally grow into a Higher Dimension World.
Of course, this Time will be very, very long.
But Sakaki didn't want to wait that long. He didn't know where he learned the Secret of the World, so he began Planning to Upgrade the World he was in to a Higher Dimension World.
Sakaki constantly pursued the Power of Space-Time, attempting to Fuse all the Pokémon Parallel Worlds into one World to make that one World Upgrade.
This Process was very dangerous. If the Upgrade failed, all the Worlds would shatter because of it.
After knowing Sakaki's Plan, Celebi and Gardevoir's Master gathered all their Power to stop Sakaki, but ultimately failed. Sakaki still went down that path.
However, Sakaki also ultimately failed. The Pokémon World where Celebi and Gardevoir's Master was, and countless Pokémon Parallel Worlds, shattered because of this. Only a few Parallel Worlds survived.
The World where Bai Feng was was one of them.
Fortunately, those shattered Pokémon World Fragments ultimately fell into a Higher Dimension World and Fused with it, so most Pokémon and people of the Pokémon World were able to survive.
Of course, falling into a Higher Dimension World also meant that they could no longer return to their original Pokémon World.
Celebi and Gardevoir's Master also fell into that Higher Dimension World.
But the Crisis of the Pokémon World had not yet been resolved. In the surviving Pokémon Worlds, Sakaki still existed, and among them there still were existing beings who held the same Idea as the Sakaki who destroyed the World.
In order to prevent the surviving Pokémon Worlds from being destroyed again, Celebi and Gardevoir's Master, before leaving the Pokémon World, used their Golden Finger to summon Bai Feng, this Transverser!
Celebi and Gardevoir followed the Master's instructions and came to the World where Bai Feng was. They had been waiting for Bai Feng, waiting to tell him this Truth, hence their meeting today!
After listening to Celebi's narration, Bai Feng had fallen into a daze. For a moment, he couldn't even speak. He didn't expect his own Transversing actually involved such a big Secret.
"So, that means, I have to be responsible for stopping Sakaki's Conspiracy?"
Celebi said with a shrug, "That depends on your own Decision! Although our Master summoned you, what to do exactly still depends on you. It's still uncertain whether the Sakaki in this World where you are will ultimately go down that path!"
However, Celebi's words did not comfort Bai Feng. At this moment, his heart was filled with fear.
Seeing Bai Feng's eyebrows furrowed tightly, Celebi pulled his hand and flew towards the Island Below. "We just talked about unhappy Matters, now let's talk about something happy!"
Bai Feng was pulled by Celebi all the way and flew to the area Below the Giant Pecha Berry Tree. Only to see Below the Giant Tree, there was an exquisite Building. In front of the Building, there was an Herb Field filled with the legendary Revival Herb.
Pointing at this square-shaped Dimension, Celebi said to Bai Feng, "Do you know what Place this is?"
Bai Feng shook his head.
"This is a corner of the Distortion World!" Celebi explained. "Of course, it's not the Distortion World of your World, but a corner of the Distortion World from my Master's original World.
When the World shattered back then, my Master together with Giratina intercepted a corner of the Distortion World, Sealed it into this Dimension, and preserved it.
It's just because it detached from the Distortion World and is no longer controlled by Giratina, this Dimension no longer possesses the Ability of the Distortion World.
Now it's yours!"
"For me?" Bai Feng said, staring blankly and pointing at himself.
Celebi nodded. "That's right!"
Saying this, it took out a Pendant. That Pendant slowly floated towards Bai Feng and finally hung on Bai Feng's Neck.
"The Pendant is the Key to opening this Dimension," Celebi said with a look of emotion, "hope the S-Rank Fruit Tree inside can help you!"
Bai Feng used his Finger to rub the Pendant, his heart was very complex.
"Alright, Time is getting late, you should go back to sleep!"
As Celebi's words sounded, Bai Feng suddenly felt that his Consciousness became very heavy, and then immediately fell into a deep sleep.
When Bai Feng opened his eyes again, he was already back in the Wooden House, and outside the Daylight was already bright.
"Was it just a dream?"
Bai Feng muttered softly and reached out to touch his Neck. The next second he froze. On his Neck, there was indeed a Pendant hanging, exactly the same as the one that appeared in his "dream" last night.
Not a dream?
Bai Feng scrambled out of the Sleeping Bag on the Ground. Just then, Sabrina happened to walk in. She looked at Bai Feng with a blaming expression. "How can you sleep so much? We're in a hurry to go back, hurry up and get ready!"
Bai Feng asked blankly, "Have you already gotten the Revival Herb?"
"Got it, got it," Sabrina said happily. "Gardevoir took me to pick it early this morning. I didn't expect it to go so Smoothly!"
Just then, Gardevoir also walked in. It said to Bai Feng and Sabrina, "Hurry up and pack your Stuff, I'll see you out of Viridian Forest."
It didn't mention the Matter from last night, as if it really was just a dream.
Bai Feng quickly packed his Stuff. He wanted to speak several times but stopped, but Gardevoir seemed to have no desire to communicate with him. Every Time it would intentionally or unintentionally avoid the Topic.
"Alright, I'll see you off!"
Seeing that the two were ready, Gardevoir waved its small hand, and Bai Feng and Sabrina disappeared from the Wooden House. When they reappeared, they were already outside Viridian Forest.
"You can go now!" Gardevoir said to Bai Feng and Sabrina. "From now on, take care of yourselves!"
When saying the last sentence, Gardevoir looked at Bai Feng.
Sabrina still wanted to say thank you to Gardevoir, but Gardevoir had already disappeared from their sight.
"It really is a decisive and efficient Pokémon," Sabrina couldn't help but say.
"Let's go!"
Saying this, the two each released a Dodrio and rode on it, galloping towards the outside.
Meanwhile, on the other side, after returning to the small Wooden Cabin in the Deep Forest, Gardevoir emitted bursts of distant Soft Cry towards the void.
Not long after, the Forest began to echo, and a Celebi slowly appeared from the Forest.
Only to see a green light flash on Gardevoir's Body, and a Celebi phantom appeared. It said to the Celebi that arrived later, "We are about to leave, from now on, Viridian Forest will have to rely on you to protect it!"
The later Celebi nodded with teary eyes. Although it showed reluctance on its face, it seemed to have already had Mental Preparation for today's Situation.
"Goodbye!"
The Celebi phantom drilled back into Gardevoir's Body, looked at Viridian Forest reluctantly again, then its Body began to fade, and soon disappeared without a trace.
Under the rapid ride of the Dodrio, Bai Feng and Sabrina quickly completely exited Viridian Forest.
"Let's part ways here," Bai Feng said to Sabrina after getting off the Dodrio.
They had already agreed beforehand that after collecting the Revival Herb, Sabrina would deliver it alone to Lavender Town, while Bai Feng would return to Pallet Town nearby.
Sabrina nodded. "Thank you very much this Time."
Bai Feng shook his head. "It's nothing, just a small favor."
After saying goodbye, Bai Feng then embarked alone on the Journey back to Pallet Town.
However, before leaving Viridian Forest, Bai Feng found a Secluded Place, picked up the Pendant hanging on his Neck, and began to study it.
"How do I open that Distortion Dimension with this Thing?" Bai Feng muttered, fiddling with the Pendant.
"Do I need to drip Blood to make it my Master?"
Bai Feng started thinking wildly. Just as he was hesitating whether to cut his Finger and let out Blood, he suddenly thought again that he had Psychic. So he tentatively used his Psychic Power to probe the Blue Crystal on the Pendant.
Indeed, when Bai Feng's Psychic Power touched the Pendant the Instant, the Pendant emitted a Faint Light, and immediately after, a Blue Vortex appeared in front of Bai Feng.
Bai Feng hesitated for a moment, lifted his foot and stepped into the Vortex. After a slight Dizzy spell, he appeared in front of the Doorway of that Building.
"It's real!"
Bai Feng looked at the exquisite Building in front of him, the Giant Pecha Berry Tree behind the Building, and the Herb Field not far away full of Revival Herb. His heart was extremely Excited.
Get Rich, isn't this!
But immediately thinking of the Crisis this World might face, he was again full of a Worried Look.
According to Celebi's statement, the Timeline of his World was relatively early, and he still had Time to consider slowly, but...
Is this a Matter he can just let go of? If this World is really destroyed, can he keep himself safe? Just thinking about it, he knows he can't Sit by and Do Nothing!
The previously shattered Pokémon Worlds were able to by Coincidence Fuse with a Higher Dimension World, thus saving most of the Pokémon and Humans.
But who knows if the World he is currently in will be that lucky!
(End of Chapter)