Chapter 118: How Did You Get Yourself Into This State?
After saying goodbye to Bai Feng, Swablu returned to the Tree where its Family was, and watched Milotic leave with them.
Just then, it suddenly saw its Good Friend looking reluctantly at Bai Feng and their Backs, so it flapped its Wings and landed beside it.
"Chirp~ Chirp~" Do you want to go see the outside World with them?
"Chirp~" Good Friend nodded subconsciously.
"Chirp~ Chirp chirp chirp~" Then go! Haven't you always yearned to go to the outside World and Sing? This is a great Opportunity!
Swablu patted its Good Friend with its Wings, making it stumble and almost fall from the Tree.
"Chirp~" But...
Good Friend looked troubled. It couldn't bear to leave its Family, and was also worried they would object.
Just then, two Altaria gently fanned their Wings and landed beside Good Friend.
"Chirp~ Chirp~" Dad... Mom...
Good Friend was a little afraid to look at its Parents, lowering its head to avoid their gaze.
The female Altaria patted her Daughter's head with her Wings. "Good child, if you really want to go, then go!"
Good Friend looked up in surprise upon hearing this. It looked at its mother, then turned to look at its father, and seeing its father also nod with tears in his eyes, it finally couldn't help but leap into its Parents' embrace.
The Bluebird mother gently patted her Daughter's Back, softly comforting it. "Don't be sad. Go pursue your Dream with confidence. That Human is someone Lord Milotic thinks highly of, so we are very relieved with you following him. You don't need to worry about us either. We have Lord Milotic's protection; no one can harm us."
The Altaria father nodded along. "Yes, yes. Besides, we are also very Strong. Even without Lord Milotic's help, we can protect ourselves well."
They had seen how their Daughter got along with the Primarina Band during this time, and their Daughter was truly very happy.
After a long while, Good Friend emerged from its Parents' embrace. It mustered its Courage and flew up from the Tree Branch. "Dad, Mom, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to see you in the future."
The Altaria parents waved tearfully (Wings). "Go, we'll be waiting for you to come back!"
After saying goodbye to its Parents, Good Friend looked at Swablu again. "Thank you for giving me Courage too. After I leave, you must take good care of yourself. Don't run around carelessly when there's nothing going on!"
Swablu nodded tearfully. "Got it. You must listen to Bai Feng well! He will definitely protect you!"
After saying goodbye to everyone one by one, Good Friend chased after the direction Bai Feng and the others had left in.
By the time Good Friend caught up to Bai Feng and the others, Bai Feng had already boarded the Ghost Ship.
This time, Mismagius would also follow Milotic all the way to the Human World.
Now, Misdreavus's Situation was much better; it could stay conscious for half the Day. So, Mismagius decided to keep following Milotic until Misdreavus recovered.
With Mismagius's Ghost Ship accompanying them, Bai Feng was also spared the predicament of drifting on the Sea, as it wasn't very pleasant to drift on the Sea in this Season.
"Chirp~ Chirp~"
Just as the Ghost Ship was about to set sail, Bai Feng suddenly heard Swablu's voice. He quickly asked Mismagius to stop for a moment.
Sure enough, Swablu appeared in everyone's sight shortly after.
Only after Swablu landed breathlessly on Bai Feng's shoulder did Bai Feng ask, "Why did you come?"
"Chirp~ Chirp~" I... I want to come along, I want to become a member of the Band...
Swablu said, panting.
Bai Feng said in surprise after hearing this, "You mean you want to come with us and join the Band?"
"Chirp~" Swablu nodded happily.
Just then, Primarina, Kricketune, and Chatot also jumped out upon hearing this. They were even happier than Bai Feng about Swablu joining. After spending these past few days together, they had developed very deep Affection.
After seeing everyone, Swablu immediately landed in front of them with a "Chirp" and started chatting excitedly with everyone.
Bai Feng was a little surprised. He hadn't expected this Swablu to follow them. He thought that if any were to come, it should be the one he had a better relationship with!
But never mind. Although the other Swablu not coming made Bai Feng a little disappointed, he respected the other party's choice.
Then the Ghost Ship set sail amidst the Band's cheerful Singing Voice. Milotic dived into the Seabed, silently following behind the Ghost Ship.
With the Ghost Ship escorting them, Bai Feng and the others had a very smooth journey back. They neither suffered attacks from Sea Pokemon nor experienced Wind and rain.
Bai Feng calculated the Time; they were almost arriving at Couriway Town.
However, just at Noon that Day, he suddenly heard the sound of Cannon Fire, so he walked onto the Deck to check the Situation. Not far from the Ghost Ship, a Ship was surrounded by several other Ships flying Pirate Flags.
The Pirates were plundering other Ships.
Those Pirate Ships were actually equipped with Cannon and were continuously bombarding the surrounded Ship with Cannon Fire.
Bai Feng recognized Captain Sanders's Ship at a glance, so he quickly asked Mismagius if they could help Captain Sanders and his crew.
These were his saviors; now that they were in trouble, he couldn't just stand by.
Mismagius naturally had no objection. If Bai Feng hadn't brought it to find Milotic, Misdreavus wouldn't have had the Opportunity for treatment. How could it refuse such a small request?
Because the Ghost Ship was hidden within a Special Energy Field, neither the Pirates nor Captain Sanders and his crew had Discovered the presence of the Ghost Ship.
With a command from Mismagius, countless Ghost-type Pokémon surged out from the Ghost Ship, a dense, dark mass that was extremely oppressive.
The captain of the Pirate Ship currently bombarding Captain Sanders and his crew was laughing heartily in triumph, when he suddenly heard his subordinates shout:
"Look! What is that!"
The Pirate Ship captain looked in the direction his subordinates were staring, and saw a dense, dark mass of Ghost-type Pokémon converging towards them, while a pitch-black Ghost Ship was slowly sailing out from a Vortex.
"It's... it's the Ghost Ship!"
One of the Pirates stammered.
As Pirates, no one knew better than them how terrifying Ghost Ships were.
Only Ghost-type Pokémon with extremely powerful Strength could gather a large number of Ghost-type Pokémon to form a Ghost Ship with a Special Energy Field.
Some Evil Ghost Ships would even deliberately abduct people on the Sea. Once caught on board, there was only one Fate: to be drained of Life Force by Ghost-type Pokémon and die.
The most terrifying Ghost Ships in Legend were all formed by the accumulation of various Human Remains.
This Ghost Ship was approaching aggressively; could it also be that kind of Evil Ghost Ship?
Thinking of this, the Pirate Ship captain couldn't help but shiver, and roared loudly, "Quick, quick, quick, retreat!"
With the captain's command, all the Pirate Ships ceased their Cannon Fire and intended to turn around and flee, wishing they could just give their Ships Wings.
What the hell, why is there a Ghost Ship here? They were clearly very close to Couriway Town; a Ghost Ship shouldn't be appearing here!
But how could the speed of Ships compare to that of Ghost-type Pokémon? Before long, a large number of Pirates and the Ships they were on were Uniformed.
Some Pirates even tried to attack the Ghost-type Pokémon with Cannon, but unfortunately, Cannonball couldn't harm Ghost-type Pokémon with their special Body structure.
Captain Sanders and his Crew also saw the Ghost Ship. Having explored the Sea for many years, they naturally knew how terrifying Ghost Ships were, and many Crew Members were also trembling with Fear.
Captain Sanders's Daughter, Aili Ya, was surprisingly also on the Ship. She looked at her father and asked, "Dad, what should we do? After the Ghost Ship deals with the Pirates, will it be our turn?"
Captain Sanders frowned. "What's there to Fear? Is there any difference between being dealt with by the Ghost Ship and being dealt with by the Pirates?"
Aili Ya immediately fell silent upon hearing this. It seemed there really wasn't much difference; it was just death either way.
Aili Ya was also unlucky. She rarely came back because of Schooling. She finally waited until the holidays and planned to go out to Sea with her father, but unexpectedly, they were pursued and intercepted by Pirates in front, and the Ghost Ship was watching menacingly from behind. She was truly unlucky.
Soon, all the Pirates were Uniformed. They were all gathered onto one Ship by the Ghost-type Pokémon and locked up.
"Captain, look, that Ship is sailing towards us! What should we do? I'm so afraid." A Crew Member said with a tearful face.
"Captain Sanders!"
Just then, Captain Sanders suddenly felt as if someone was calling him.
"Did any of you hear someone calling me?"
Just then, the Crew Member Mogu suddenly pointed at the Ghost Ship and shouted, "Captain, look, isn't that Bai Feng?"
Captain Sanders squinted his eyes and looked carefully towards the Ghost Ship. Indeed, he saw Bai Feng standing on the Ghost Ship's Deck, waving vigorously at them.
So it wasn't an illusion just now; someone really was calling him.
"It really is Bai Feng!" Captain Sanders said happily. "I knew it! Why weren't any of those Ghost-type Pokémon attacking us? So Bai Feng was there! Now we don't have to worry."
Although he didn't know how Bai Feng was connected to the Ghost Ship, it was best if they were Friends and not enemies.
Many of the Crew Members knew Bai Feng. Seeing that Bai Feng was on the Ghost Ship, they immediately cheered excitedly, except for Aili Ya.
At this moment, Aili Ya had a bitter expression. Thinking of that confrontation with Popplio, she felt extremely mortified.
"Captain Sanders!"
Bai Feng was still waving. The Ghost Ship finally pulled alongside Sanders's Ship. He jumped directly from the Ghost Ship onto Captain Sanders's Ship.
"Good kid, we owe you a lot this time!" Captain Sanders stepped forward and gave Bai Feng a big bear hug.
Bai Feng said with a smile, "I just came back from a long trip. I didn't expect to run into you."
Captain Sanders released Bai Feng. The Crew Members crowded around, expressing their gratitude to Bai Feng all at once. From beginning to end, Bai Feng didn't notice Aili Ya's presence.
In fact, Bai Feng had almost forgotten that someone like Aili Ya existed. After all, they had only met once back then.
As for Aili Ya, seeing that Bai Feng was only focused on talking to the Crew Members and hadn't noticed her, she didn't know whether to feel relieved or sad for a moment.
Primarina, however, noticed Aili Ya. It was lying on the Ghost Ship's Deck, watching the Situation on Bai Feng's side, and immediately saw Aili Ya, the woman who had left a significant mark on its Pokémon life.
Even now, seeing the woman who had once abandoned it, Primarina was still filled with frustration. However, while it disliked her, there was no longer any Hatred in its Heart. After all, the person it liked the most now was Bai Feng.
Bai Feng and Captain Sanders and his Crew chatted for quite a while. Aili Ya didn't go forward the entire time and even quietly hid in the cabin.
Captain Sanders understood his Daughter's awkwardness and didn't mention his Daughter to Bai Feng at all.
To be honest, Captain Sanders liked Bai Feng very much. If Bai Feng and Aili Ya could become Friends, he would certainly be happy to see it happen. But now, it seemed there was probably no Opportunity.
After Bai Feng left Captain Sanders's Ship, both sides made an Agreement to meet again after returning to Couriway Town, and then they went their separate ways.
As for the Pirates, they had all been knocked out by the Ghost-type Pokémon. Captain Sanders would be responsible for handing them over to the League.
Captain Sanders was originally a member of the League, so he naturally knew where to send these Pirates.
By the time the Ghost Ship sailed near Couriway Town Port, it was already completely dark. So Bai Feng and the others decided to follow the Coast from Couriway Town tomorrow and head towards Shalour City to see Zhi Huo.
This was considered Bai Feng passing by his House Door without entering.
The next Day, under Bai Feng's command, the Ghost Ship quickly advanced towards Shalour City. Like Couriway Town, Shalour City was located on the Coast, which provided great convenience for the Ghost Ship.
With the Ghost Ship advancing at full speed, Bai Feng appeared Outside the Yard Gate of Zhi Huo that Afternoon, bringing Milotic and Mismagius.
Milotic curiously examined the Villa before them and asked Bai Feng, "Zhi Huo lives here?"
Bai Feng nodded. "Yes. Wait a moment, I'll knock on the Door."
Milotic and Mismagius nodded.
The one who opened the Door for Bai Feng was Goodra. It was a little surprised to see that it was Bai Feng knocking, then politely invited Bai Feng and the two Pokémon into the Yard and offered them Tea.
From Goodra, Bai Feng learned that Sister Zhi Huo was not at Home at the moment.
"Goodra~ Goodra~" Please wait a moment, the Owner will be back soon.
After saying this to Goodra and Bai Feng, it waved its hand in the Yard. Soon, a Natu flew out from In the Bushes and went to Notice Sister Zhi Huo to return as instructed.
Then Bai Feng learned from Goodra that Sister Zhi Huo had gone to supervise the construction of the Swimming Pool.
Although she didn't have much hope that Bai Feng could invite Milotic, she still decided to build a Swimming Pool where Milotic could temporarily stay.
What if Milotic really came?
Hearing Goodra's words, Milotic pouted. "She actually understands Favors now!"
About half an Hour later, Sister Zhi Huo rushed back Home. Sure enough, she saw Milotic in the Yard. She looked surprised; Bai Feng had actually managed to invite the Milotic who disliked her.
But even more surprised was Milotic. It said to Zhi Huo in disbelief, "How did you get yourself into this state?"
(End of this chapter)