Saint Crosses the Sea, Head to New Island

"Boom-!!!"

Thunder exploded.

The sky-splashing rain fell with a crash, smashing into the sea, accompanied by bursts of white foam being swept by the whistling waves and hitting the coast.

The lighthouse in Vermilion City's harbor flashed brightly, but the light couldn't pierce the dark clouds.

Below, the swells of the waves churned.

In such weather, the Vermilion City harbor had called an emergency halt to all ships going out to sea, and fishing boats were forced to dock in the harbor.

Unstoppable waves churned above the sea.

Large waves surged up into the sky and then crashed down with a boom.

No one would doubt whether such a sea could or could not engulf the ships going out to sea.

No one knew why the originally calm sea had suddenly changed its appearance and become so violent.

Looking towards the sea, the dark clouds that could not be seen covered the sky, and the sunlight could not penetrate through the dark clouds.

Underneath the clouds were thunderclaps that exploded from time to time, and the lightning that streaked across the sky became the only light that nature gave to the people under this kind of weather.

Below that was a dark sea with huge waves...

The harbor of Vermilion City was abuzz with people.

A cacophony of shouts and complaints.

Most of the people gathered here had one or two Pokémon with them, and the safari clothing they wore, as well as some knee pads and equipment, indicated the identity of these people.

They were all Pokémon trainers.

"Calm down, calm down."

"Kingler, can you show a little restraint?"

"Ah, Pidgeot stop it!"

However, these veteran trainers were now saturnine and not in a good mood.

Their Pokémon were the same.

Compared to humans, the Pokémon whose perception of certain things was undoubtedly sharper seemed to have sensed something from within this sudden storm, and generally appeared to be agitated.

"Ah!"

Along with the door to the harbor lounge opening, a drenched teenager ran in.

He was followed by a Pikachu and Riolu.

"Ah..."

Covered in water, he stood between the halls and looked at the sky beyond the glass doors with a distressed expression.

It was dark, with dark clouds obscuring everything in the sky.

"Pika..."

Pikachu shook itself off the rain with a hard look on its face.

"Lu!"

Riolu, next to him, followed suit.

"Really, it's clearly still nice outside, so why is it raining so hard as soon as we enter Vermilion City straight away?"

Ash complained about the poor weather.

He also spoke the thoughts of all the trainers within the lounge.

This rainstorm fell without warning and was very strange.

The dark clouds overhead seemed to only cover the area between Vermilion City and Vermilion City towards the sea, and it was a localized rainfall.

There was nothing strange about localized rainfall.

But...

In the area where the rain was falling, it was raining heavy rain that exceeded the level of a torrential downpour, and the storm blowing on the sea had entered a very dangerous level.

But outside, it was calm and sunny...

This is really weird.

This strange weather had also intensified the anxiety in the hearts of the trainers gathered here.

Many of them had already surrounded the harbor staff.

"Hey, why don't you let the ships go out to sea?"

"Yeah, we're in a hurry still!"

"Ah, it's almost too late, so troublesome."

Many people complained.

These people were all those who had received an invitation from Second Generation Ultramoon and were invited to New Island's Pokémon City to attend the trainer's party.

When they arrived at Vermilion City's harbor full of pride and anticipation, ready to take a boat to their destination and enjoy their own glory... the officials at the harbor then gave them a hammer blow.

"The ferry is out of service?"

"So we can't go to New Island?"

"What's wrong with this, I was invited with great difficulty..."

The crowd was filled with complaining voices.

"Everyone please calm down and be quiet!"

Officer Jenny waved her hand, trying to calm the trainers present.

"This is the person in charge of the harbor." Officer Jenny pushed out an older blue-haired sister in a blue uniform next to her.

"I'm Miranda."

The big sister looked at the swarm of trainers with her hands behind her back and said, "If you want to learn about the ocean, then it's good to listen to the sound of the sea."

She first spoke an inexplicable paragraph in a literal manner, and then she revealed a helpless expression, looking at the scene outside where the wind was whistling and raining, and said, "But there's no need to go and listen to it, you guys, look at such a gloomy sky, it's the first time I've ever seen a storm of this magnitude."

"Is it really that serious?"

Someone else pursued the question undeterred.

Miranda, on the other hand, responded dryly, saying, "Growing up on the seashore, I have never seen such a strong storm."

"Besides, this storm has been surrounding New Island since the beginning, I absolutely can't let you guys risk your lives, it's my duty as a harbor staff."

Her point was simple.

To send a ship out in this weather was to capsize it.

There was no sense or reason to keep the ship working.

However...

This big sister had clearly underestimated the courage of Pokémon trainers.

"It doesn't matter!"

A stocky man didn't care about Officer Jenny and Miranda's warning at all, and after taking out a Poké ball, he directly walked out of the lounge, leaving behind a sentence that said, "My Pokémon is very good at water, not to mention this kind of storm, it can even traverse a hundred-meter-high tsunami unharmed! "

"Wait-"

Officer Jenny tried to block, however, the man's words were a stone's throw.

The surrounding trainers also reacted.

As trainers, what was their greatest reliance?

Pokémon!

These creatures with the ability to reach the sky and enter the sea, with magical powers unimaginable to humans, were their greatest reliance.

It's just the wind and waves...

Which of the trainers here has never seen a big storm?

These storms and waves couldn't stop them from moving forward at all!

"Let's go!"

"Charge!"

"I'm going to New Island!"

These trainers rushed out of the lounge in a swarm, directly exposed to the raging storm with a big grin.

Next, it was time for each of them to show off their skills.

Some released Water-type Pokémon such as Gyrados, Dewgong, and Starmie.

These Pokémon were so flexible and stable in the water that even the huge waves were nothing to them.

These ecologically diverse sea creatures are perfectly capable of carrying their trainers across these unsettled waters!

Some have released Pidgeot, Fearow, Golbat, and other Pokémon with the ability to fly.

Their wings are very strong, with the former having a back wide enough to carry two people in flight, and the latter two being small in size, but at a level where they are perfectly capable of carrying people.

These flying Pokémon were born to challenge storms and conquer the sky, and the storms that roared through the sky not only didn't make them cower, but also inspired their courage to challenge the wrath of nature!

"Ow-!!!"

"Roar!"

"Screech-!!!"

Various chirps and roars resounded under the storm and rain.

In an instant, hundreds of Pokémon actually appeared above the harbor's surface.

These Pokémon with different postures either landed in the water or flew in the air.

Their trainers also wore expressions of excitement and thrill as they each rode on their backs.

Not knowing who led the way, a Gyrados charged into the boundless sea.

The roar of that long dark blue dragon rang out like a starting gun, and all the Pokémon moved collectively at that moment.

Countless Water-type Pokémon rushed towards the raging waves.

Countless Flying-type Pokémon rushed towards the violent storm.

A thunderbolt streaked across the sky, and the light appeared at first, illuminating the faces of every trainer who moved to New Island.

In the face of the wind and waves, there was only perseverance on their faces.

This was a spectacle that belonged exclusively to Pokémon trainers.

Countless trainers were undaunted and unafraid of difficulties, rushing straight towards their goal.

"Danger!"

Officer Jenny shouted from the harbor, saying, "Come back, danger!"

"It's useless, we can't stop them." Miranda, on the other hand, shook her head as if she could see through it, saying, "They are all Pokémon trainers, natural adventurers, they wouldn't have gathered here if they were afraid of the wind and waves."

"...Hey."

Officer Jenny could only let out a sigh of relief when she heard that.

"Instructor Ai, let's set sail as well." At the back, Green, who was holding an umbrella, asked Instructor Aisha, saying, "Does Instructor Ai have any Pokémon for crossing the sea?

"If not, people can use Blasty for Instructor Ai to go along."

"No need."

Aisha smiled and politely declined Green's offer.

He looked around the room.

Not all of those who had been invited had the ability to cross the sea and travel through storms.

There were also quite a few trainers who stayed put with a sad face, they didn't have that kind of Pokémon.

This was the first layer of screening given to them by the Second Generation Supermoon...

Traversing the storm was the first level of test for trainers, however, those who didn't even have the qualifications to cross the storm were naturally unqualified to step into New Island.

"Wait, this gentleman."

"Huh?"

Suddenly, a voice caught Aisha's attention.

He turned his head and saw a middle-aged man with a melancholy face and wearing an overcoat walking towards him.

The man took out his ID and showed it to Aisha, saying, "Hello, I'm Interpol, code name Looker."

Looker looked at Aisha.

"Your Excellency would be Search Officer Aisha, right?"

"Yes, that's me, what's your business?"

"It's this." After stabilizing his emotions for a moment and forcibly suppressing the difficult feeling of having to speak respectfully towards a teenager so much younger than himself, Looker spoke of his reason for coming, saying, "Interpol noticed this 'Strongest Pokémon Trainer Party', and it seems that the organizer has dropped extremely large-scale invitations, we felt it was a bit strange, so we came to investigate to avoid the organizers from doing something bad."

"So you want me to help?"

"Pretty much..." Looker thought about it and explained a bit more, saying, "However, Interpol doesn't actually have the right to regulate these private events, and we're not sure that the organizers really have any ideas, it's just that their invitations were put out on too large of a scale, so you just need to help keep an eye on it."

"Understood."

Aisha also understood what the Interpol side meant.

It was impossible for them not to pay attention to such a large-scale party.

However, if it was fine, there was naturally no need for Interpol to care.

That was exactly why they only sent the dudes.

In the end it was just a precaution...

It was just that Looker himself wanted a helper and approached himself.

"Do you have any Pokémon for crossing the sea?"

Aisha looked at Looker.

"Oh, yes, there is!"

Looker took out a Poké ball, and Aisha could see a Floatzel contained within the Poké ball.

This was a good sea-crossing Pokémon, especially capable of swimming.

Instructor Ai looked around again, Ash had disappeared, presumably he had followed the large group out during the first wave.

Those trainers in the surrounding area, some had already left, while others were looking at the sea unwillingly, as if waiting for the storm to become a little smaller.

"Who says you can't cross the sea without a Pokémon?"

Aisha gave a crooked smile, then looked in the direction of New Island.

His psychic energy drifted out and touched the dark clouds in the sky, sensing a hand maneuvering behind this storm.

"Heh~"

Aisha suddenly burst out laughing.

It was as if he saw the Second Generation Mewtwo who was waiting for many trainers on New Island as if he was the Demon King of the Demon King Castle.

"Silly boy, since you want to hype up this atmosphere, I'll help you out too."

Green and Looker heard Aisha's self-talk and wore strange faces.

The former was about to open his mouth when he saw Aisha reach out and incorporate a bronze sword into his hand.

"Huh?"

Green was dumbfounded.

Looker didn't know what Aisha wanted either.

"Victini, lend some power." Aisha said softly.

"Bee~"

Victini's voice rang in his ears, and then, Instructor Ai felt a warm current surging into his body.

This was power...

The power of victory!

"Heh~"

Aisha gripped his sword tightly and looked straight at the storm in front of her.

"Rainstorm or blizzard, who will be better?"

With those words, Aisha swung the dark sword entwined with ice and snow violently in front of him.

In a flash, as if it was the Ice Age revisited, an overwhelming cold air gushed out.

"..."

It was as if heaven and earth were silent for an instant, and everyone's vision was covered by a white haze.

When everyone looked at the surface of the sea again, they were so shocked that none of them could speak.

The storm had stopped.

The rain also stopped.

Above the surface of the sea, which was constantly covered with a layer of ice, the ice road had been spread to a long distance, and was almost impossible to see the end.

The ice stopped the waves and tamed the restless sea.

"All trainers who want to ascend to New Island, take this opportunity and charge!"

Aisha laughed, then took a ride on a demented Green's Blastoise, and the two of them took the lead in rushing up that ice path.

Behind him, the trainers, after a short silence, once again erupted with an aura like fire.