Chapter 76: An Unusual Storm
After school at noon, before heading Home, Bai Feng first went to the Delivery Service to mail the Water Stone. After sending the Stuff, he planned to take Chikorita Home for lunch.
Just as Bai Feng and Chikorita were about to arrive Home, the Sky suddenly became covered in dark clouds. It happened in an Instant, and the Sky immediately turned dark.
The dark clouds came very suddenly, followed by a strong Wind that began to blow.
The Wind also came suddenly, as if it just started blowing all at once. Bai Feng was almost blown off his feet by the Wind.
Although Couriway Town is near the ocean, the Climate has always been mild and stable, and such extreme weather is rare. Bai Feng felt a little uneasy.
It was the harvest season for the Orchard, and such strong Wind would cause great damage to the Orchard.
Thinking of the Berries that were about to be harvested being blown off by the strong Wind, Bai Feng felt heartbroken. He quickly shouted to Chikorita:
"Chikorita, let's hurry Home!"
"Chiko~"
Chikorita responded and immediately ran up the Mountain behind Bai Feng. Because the Wind was too strong, the small Chikorita was blown around, unable to run very fast. Bai Feng had to pick it up.
But before Bai Feng could reach Home, the pouring rain came down with a rush, and in an Instant, Bai Feng was soaked.
"Gardevoir~" Darling!
Just then, Bai Ye's voice rang out. Bai Feng looked forward through the rain curtain and saw his Mom walking towards them, holding up a Psychic Barrier.
It turned out that Bai Ye saw the sudden strong Wind at Home and, thinking that Bai Feng was about to return from School, felt worried and came out to meet him.
Although such extreme weather is rare in Couriway Town, Bai Feng and Bai Ye used to encounter it every few days when they lived on the Island, so Bai Ye was not particularly panicked.
Bai Ye quickly ran to Bai Feng's side, enveloped Bai Feng and Chikorita in the Psychic Barrier, and then quickly pulled them towards Home.
By the time they reached Home, the rain outside was falling even harder. Under the cover of the rain curtain, the scene ahead was almost invisible, and Water vapor filled the air everywhere.
Boom!!!
Just then, a golden light flashed across the Sky, followed by a Thunderclap that sounded in Bai Feng's ear, giving him a real fright.
"Why is this thunder so loud?" Bai Feng asked while taking the Towel Buneary handed him to wipe his wet Hair.
"Gardevoir~"
Bai Ye shook its Head. Since coming to Couriway Town, it had never encountered such weather before.
"Why does this weather look so strange to me!" Bai Feng muttered, staring blankly at the pouring rain outside.
Not only did Bai Feng find it strange, but Bai Ye and Buneary also found it strange. Buneary was even trembling with Fear, hugging Bai Ye's leg.
"How is the Situation over at the Employee Dormitory? Has everyone returned?" Bai Feng suddenly asked at this moment.
"Gardevoir~"
Bai Ye shook its Head, indicating it didn't know. It was in a hurry to go out and meet Bai Feng and hadn't had Time to check the Situation there yet.
Bai Feng searched around the Home and found that Brionne and Helioptile hadn't returned either. So he found a Raincoat from Home, put it on, and said to Bai Ye:
"I'll go check on the Employee Dormitory side."
"Gardevoir~" I'll go with you.
Bai Ye said worriedly.
Bai Feng thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. With such heavy Wind and rain, if he didn't have his Mom's Psychic Power to help, he might not be able to handle it alone if something happened.
"Chiko~ Chiko~" I'll go too, I'll go too.
Chikorita said, hopping.
"You stay Home obediently. The Wind and rain are so heavy outside, it's very dangerous for you to go out," Bai Feng said, stroking Chikorita's Head.
"Chiko~" Okay, I understand.
Chikorita lowered its Head in disappointment.
Bai Feng then released Larvitar from its Pokeball and said to it, Chikorita, and Buneary: "I'm leaving the Home to you three. Don't run around randomly."
"Chiko~"
"Yo~"
"Mii~"
The three little ones held hands and accepted the Task Bai Feng gave them with serious expressions.
Afterward, Bai Feng and Bai Ye each put on a Raincoat and walked into the Wind and rain, disappearing into the rain curtain shortly after.
Chikorita watched Bai Feng's gradually disappearing back with longing eyes, its face full of worry.
Under the double protection of Raincoats and Psychic Power, Bai Feng and Bai Ye struggled to reach the Employee Dormitory building.
Passing by the Orchard, Bai Feng noticed that many Fruit Trees had their branches broken by the strong Wind, and many Berries had fallen into the muddy Water on the Ground. This made Bai Feng's heart ache terribly.
But he was powerless. Under the great Power of nature, his Power was so insignificant.
Fortunately, Bai Feng's houses were built sturdily. Even with such heavy Wind and rain, they stood firm.
As soon as Bai Feng and Bai Ye stepped into the Employee building, his Phone rang. It was Teacher Hua Tian, his homeroom teacher. She told Bai Feng that he didn't need to go to School in the afternoon because the rain was too heavy and it wasn't Safety.
Bai Feng thought for a moment and then called the Bluebird Orphanage. With such severe Wind and rain, he was a little worried about the Situation there.
Dean Meili quickly answered the Phone. He told Bai Feng that everything was fine at the Orphanage. Fuyu and the others had returned early at noon from School and didn't get caught in the Wind and rain; they were all Home now.
With the Orphanage being fine, Bai Feng felt relieved.
Entering the Employee Dormitory, Bai Feng first went to check on the Talonflame and the others. They are Fire-type Pokémon, so their resistance to such heavy rain is naturally weaker.
Bai Feng walked to Talonflame Captain's door and looked inside. He saw Talonflame Captain lying in the Room, its Head tucked under its wings, resting with closed eyes.
The arrival of Bai Feng and Bai Ye caught its attention. It looked up and saw that the visitors were Bai Feng and Bai Ye, and it asked with a confused look why the mother and son had come.
"The Wind and rain are so heavy outside, I was worried something might happen, so I came to check on you. Have all the Talonflame, Fletchinder, and Fletchling returned?" Bai Feng asked.
Bai Feng's concern touched Talonflame Captain. It had already counted beforehand; all the Talonflame, Fletchinder, and Fletchling had returned to their nests.
They are relatively sensitive to the weather. When the strong Wind started blowing, Talonflame Captain had already called its subordinates to fly back to the Employee Dormitory, so not a single Feather of theirs got wet from the rain.
They had also notified the other Pokémon in the Orchard before returning. Everyone should have returned by now.
Although Talonflame Captain said so, Bai Feng was still a little worried and decided to go check for himself.
Next, Bai Feng successively checked on the Diglett family of three, the Floette and Floettes, Purrloin and the three Ghost-type Pokémon (Gastly, Misdreavus, and Litwick), Machoke, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and Leavanny.
These Pokémon were all safely at Home, with only a few getting a little wet from the rain, but it wasn't a big Problem.
However, after looking around, Bai Feng still didn't see Vaporeon, Brionne, and Helioptile.
He had initially thought that Brionne and Helioptile might have taken shelter in the Employee Dormitory because they didn't make it Home in Time due to the heavy rain. He didn't expect that not only were they not here, but Vaporeon was also missing.
After some questioning, Bai Feng learned from Leavanny that Brionne and Vaporeon wanted to take advantage of this rare heavy rain to experience how to better develop the Rain Dance Skill.
This is truly ambitious... Bai Feng was momentarily speechless about them.
As for Helioptile, not a single Pokémon had noticed where it went.
Just then, another Thunderclap sounded in the Sky. This one was louder than the previous one. Not only was Bai Feng startled, but even the Pokémon in the Employee Dormitory began to feel anxious and fearful.
For some reason, the Pokémon suddenly felt a bit restless. The eerie heavy rain weather subtly revealed an aura that made them feel extremely suppressed.
Bai Ye also felt this way. It told Bai Feng about this feeling, which made Bai Feng feel again that this heavy rain was unusual.
Because he was too worried about Brionne, Helioptile, and Vaporeon, Bai Feng could only brave the heavy rain and go out with Bai Ye to search for them.
Meanwhile, the extreme weather in Couriway Town attracted the attention of the Legendary Birds in the Sea God's Cave.
In the Sea God's Cave, Lugia was still in deep sleep. The residual Power from Yveltal on its Body would take Time to slowly clear.
During this Time, the Legendary Birds had been silently guarding it and hadn't gone anywhere.
On the White Jade Pillar, the Legendary Birds were lying there with their eyes closed, with the sleeping Lugia in the middle.
Just then, Zapdos suddenly opened its eyes and looked towards Couriway Town, its expression revealing confusion.
Articuno and Moltres, noticing Zapdos's movement, also opened their eyes.
"What's wrong?" Articuno asked.
"Something's not right. The weather over in Couriway Town has suddenly become abnormal. I sense an aura originating from the same source as me raging there," Zapdos replied.
Hearing this, Articuno and Moltres both looked solemn.
"Will there be a Problem?" Moltres asked.
"Why don't you go take a look?" Articuno said, looking at Zapdos.
Zapdos thought for a moment and nodded.
But just as Zapdos stood up, Articuno suddenly said, "How about Moltres goes with you?"
If it could make Zapdos wary, it meant the opponent was not simple. Articuno was a little worried about letting Zapdos go alone.
Among the Legendary Birds, the calm-headed Articuno was always the one in charge. Hearing it say this, Moltres also nodded.
So Zapdos and Moltres flew out of the Sea God's Cave together and flew towards Couriway Town.
Bai Feng searched around in the Storm and finally found Brionne and Vaporeon in a Clearing. The two Pokémon were both looking up at the dark clouds in the Sky, lost in thought.
As Water-type Pokémon, they were completely unaffected by the heavy rain and felt somewhat in their element.
"Brionne! Vaporeon..."
Boom!!!
Just as Bai Feng shouted, another Thunderclap sounded in the Sky, completely covering his voice. This Time, the thunder felt much closer than the previous times, as if it was ringing right next to his ear.
"Brionne! Vaporeon!"
Bai Feng shouted again. This Time, the two Pokémon finally heard him. They turned their Heads towards Bai Feng and Bai Ye, saw them appearing in the heavy rain, looked surprised, and then quickly ran to Bai Feng and Bai Ye's side.
"Are you alright!" Bai Feng shouted at the top of his lungs. If he didn't, his voice would be drowned out by the sound of the rain, and others wouldn't be able to hear him at all.
Brionne and Vaporeon quickly shook their Heads, indicating they were fine, and urged Bai Feng to hurry back and not worry about them.
Seeing that they were truly fine, Bai Feng no longer worried and instead asked, "Have you seen where Helioptile went?"
Brionne pointed in a direction. Bai Feng followed the direction it pointed and saw that it was the location on the Mountain where the Lightning Rod was installed.
Over there? Bai Feng looked surprised.
"Be careful out here, I'm going to look for Helioptile!" Bai Feng said loudly, and then, under the protection of Bai Ye's Psychic Barrier, he walked step by step towards the Lightning Rod.
Moving in the Storm was extremely difficult. It took Bai Feng and Bai Ye quite a while to reach the location. To the surprise of the mother and son, fine, weak golden Electric Currents were actually wrapped around the Lightning Rod, and Helioptile was lying below, absorbing those Electric Currents little by little.
Every Time it absorbed a trace of Electric Current, Helioptile's Body would tremble, but its face showed a look of pleasure, exactly like its reaction when getting a Massage.
"Helioptile!"
Bai Feng didn't get close to the area but shouted at Helioptile from a distance.
Helioptile had just finished trembling when it heard Bai Feng calling it. It quickly ran to Bai Feng's side.
"Eli~ Eli~ Eli~" Bai Feng, why are you here? It's raining so hard, you should hurry back.
Water droplets kept dripping from Helioptile's Body. It tilted its Head and said to Bai Feng with a worried look.
Bai Feng said crossly, "You're telling me? What are you doing here? Don't you know to go Home when it's raining this hard?"
"Eli~ Eli~ Eli~"
Helioptile pointed at the Lightning Rod not far away and chattered a long explanation to Bai Feng. Only then did Bai Feng understand that Helioptile had originally planned to go Home when it started raining.
At that Time, it was passing near the Lightning Rod when a Thunderclap sounded, and Helioptile saw faint Electric Currents flashing on the Lightning Rod. And those Electric Currents seemed to have a strong attraction to it.
So Helioptile couldn't help but walk over.
Under the strong temptation of the Lightning, Helioptile couldn't resist trying to absorb a trace. Unexpectedly, once it tried, it couldn't stop.
After the Lightning entered Helioptile's Body, it made Helioptile feel like it was bathing in a hot spring. All the Cells in its Body seemed to have learned to breathe, absorbing those Electric Currents without leaving a single trace.
Because the feeling of absorbing Lightning was too wonderful, Helioptile forgot the Time for a while. It didn't realize that a good amount of Time had passed until Bai Feng came looking for it.
While Bai Feng was communicating with Helioptile, Zapdos and Moltres happened to be passing over Fang Xing Mountain. Through the layers of dark clouds, the extremely sharp-sighted Zapdos spotted Bai Feng at a glance.
"Look, it's that human!" Zapdos said to Moltres.
Moltres also noticed Bai Feng at Zapdos's Remind.
"So that human lives here. I remember his Name seems to be Bai Feng, right?" Moltres said.
Although it was still raining in the air, the raindrops that fell on Moltres were instantly evaporated by the Flame wrapped around its entire Body.
Such weather certainly couldn't do anything to Moltres, but it didn't like it either.
"That's right, that's the Name," Zapdos replied.
These two Divine Birds couldn't help but be impressed by this human Cub who saved Lugia.
Zapdos and Moltres didn't linger over Fang Xing Mountain just because they saw Bai Feng. They discovered that the source of the abnormal weather was in the Mountains far away from Fang Xing Mountain and were thinking of hurrying over to resolve it, having no mind to catch up with anyone.
Because the Sky was covered by layers of dark clouds, Bai Feng naturally didn't see Zapdos and Moltres. After understanding the reason why Helioptile hadn't gone Home, he couldn't help but check its Body.
Immediately, he was surprised to find that Helioptile's Origin Energy in its Body had become purer and more condensed, and the total amount had also increased significantly.
Because he helped it get a Massage almost every day, Bai Feng knew Helioptile's Body Situation like the back of his hand, so he immediately discovered its Variation.
Was that Lightning a miracle medicine? It could increase Helioptile's Strength so significantly! Bai Feng didn't think ordinary Lightning could do this.
Thunderstorm weather is rare in Couriway Town, but not nonexistent. He had never seen other Lightning have such a big Influence on Helioptile before!
Thinking of this, Bai Feng couldn't help but look up at the Sky again. Indeed, this Storm was very Different and unusual!
Unfortunately, the Sky was obscured by the rain curtain and covered with dark clouds, so Bai Feng couldn't see any abnormality.
In addition, Bai Feng also unexpectedly discovered that Helioptile's Hidden Energy Circuit had also been lit up a little.
Originally, there wasn't much left of Helioptile's Hidden Energy Circuit that hadn't been lit up. Now, there was really only a little bit left.
(End of Chapter)
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