Paradise Pokeball System

Vol. 2 Chapter 69: Return to the Past

"This place almost feels nostalgic," I said, and looked around the familiar forest. "Even though we are in a place that hasn't existed for one hundred million years."

I had never been to this place before, except in the vision I had shared with Tyranna, but our current location wasn't one I remembered. The air was fresh and warm, the grass was green, and the sun was shining down on the massive trees, but there was an eerie lack of noise around us. There also weren't any Pokémon or people within three hundred feet of us, according to Cryo.

[Close your eyes briefly while I place an overlay over you vision. This will allow you to see the outlines of people and Pokémon within our range. You will have to identify the people to label them, and in this case, since we are in the past, you will have to do the same for some Pokémon. While we know some about the Pokémon of the past, there is no way we could know everything from this far back. There is a very good chance you will see many new Pokémon never seen or recorded, like the strange Pokémon you described from your vision.]

I nodded, and did as Cryo instructed, closing my eyes. When I opened them again, a burst of concentric lines seemed spread out from me like a net, coating everything. At first I was going to complain because it made everything very confusing to look at, but then the white glowing lines faded. I frowned at this, but then I concentrated on a strange looking flower beside me, and I stepped back in shock as information appeared in a floating digital bubble beside it.

Type: Plant
Name: Island Flaregora
Description: Refining and ingesting this flower can increase the stats of any Pokémon with a Fire type. This flower also grants an extra boost to Stamina. Requires 30 Island Flaregora blossoms to refine 1 Fire Racer Pill. Max of 5 pills can be taken to reach maximum effect.

"I want it!" Nemona shouted from beside me, and I nearly jumped out of my skin in shock.

"Hey! Pipe down! We are in a dangerous place, you know?" I growled, but Nemona just grabbed me by my shirt and shook the shit out of me, then pulled my head down to the message bubble beside the flower.

"You see this? Fire? Stamina? Basically everything that I need, right?" She whispered harshly, and I rolled my eyes.

"Yes, I see. We will make sure to collect enough before leaving, but I don't know if you just forgot, or are just intentionally ignoring the reason why we are here. We have criminals to catch. After that, we can clean this island clean if you want, okay?"

Nemona pulled me into a passionate kiss, but then dropped me beside the flower, and skipped over to Anabel. "What should we do, boss?"

Anabel looked around for a second, and then pointed down a path between the trees. "I will have to assume that they are that way, since it would be easier to travel through the trees. Since we have a good idea of what kind of abilities they possess, let's split into groups of two. Landon, you can take care of the people. The rest of us can take care of any wild Pokémon."

"That is a good plan. I would also like to keep in mind that we are in the past. This isn't the same as our own time, and humans probably didn't even exist in this time. There are no Pokémon Centers, no one to call if we get in a pinch, and no one to help. The Pokémon are also going to be unlike anything you have ever seen. We got lucky with just a Tyrantrum coming through before, and we had enough information on the species, that it wasn't that dangerous. I can't say the same for every Pokémon we will see."

I looked down the path, and then closed my eyes and scanned the area, but there wasn't anyone nearby. I opened my eyes again, and then turned to Anabel. "You and Lusamine can work together. Nemona, you and Grusha. Iono, you and I. Everyone stays within three hundred feet from me at all times," I explained, then pointed directly at Anabel. "Your safety is the most important thing. Unlike the girls, you can't just return to Prisma if things get dangerous. It would be best if you stayed close to me, but not too close since I will have to fight."

Anabel nodded. "I am glad that you are starting to understand the dangers around us, and not underestimating your enemies. You were lucky with the Tyrantrum, but this is real."

"I know, which is why you are staying back, and I will deal with any dangerous threats."

"Fine, then we should get going," Anabel said, and turned to Lusamine. "Are there any Pokémon around us?"

Lusamine frowned. "Since when did I become the Pokémon Radar?"

"Can't you sense them?" Anabel returned, making Lusamine roll her eyes.

"So can the rest of the girls, and Landon," Lusamine replied with a sigh.

"They aren't my partner, and you are," Anabel said with a smile, linking one of her arms in Lusamine's.

Lusamine's cheeks flushed. "Then, there are a lot of small Pokémon nearby. They seem to be hiding."

I nodded, and motioned to move forward and Iono linked her arm with me, looking up at me with a smile.

"Are you streaming this?" I asked as we started to move, but Iono shook her head.

"No, but I am recording with a few small drones. Something like this could have some bad stuff in it, and I will likely have to do some heavy editing after. Still, this is going to make great footage! Oh! Speaking of footage, I finished our movie! Jolene says she wants to be in the next episode!" Iono laughed, and I stopped to look down at her, my brain skipping a cog.