Pokémon: Breeding Simulator [40]
"Good. Thanks for the intel."
Silver carefully put away his notebook and gave Sird a small nod.
"It's only right, it's only right," Sird said with an awkward chuckle before looking at him expectantly.
"So… I can get out now, right? I told you everything I know."
"Get out?"
Silver tilted his head slightly at her request.
His mission was simply to extract information about her capture—whether or not to release her was out of his hands.
Besides… Silver was beginning to realize just how critical the information he had obtained was. If it really involved Elias, he needed to get this to Gardevoir as soon as possible.
"Rescuing you is your Team Galactic's problem. I'm leaving."
As he spoke, a layer of blue light shimmered over Silver's body.
"Wait! Hold on!"
Realizing what was happening, Sird twisted her body in a frantic struggle, trying to stop him.
But there was nothing she could do.
All she could do was watch in despair as Silver's figure vanished from the room.
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Under the influence of Cresselia's power, Gardevoir's consciousness slowly sank into a dreamlike state.
The moment she fully fell into the dream, the scene before her shifted.
The cold, rigid walls of the gym dissolved into the rooftops of a city, cloaked in the night's embrace.
Above her, the night sky stretched wide, adorned with countless scattered stars.
Gardevoir found herself viewing everything from a third-person perspective.
Just then, a shiny Ralts and a black-haired boy teleported onto the rooftop.
Gardevoir's eyes widened in surprise—she recognized this moment.
This was the first time she had met Elias.
...
On the rooftop.
"Ralu!"
Ralts was ecstatic. Never before had she been able to use her psychic powers so freely.
In the past, even finding food required careful planning. When had she ever been able to teleport around just for fun?
"Well? The human world is fun, isn't it?"
Elias gently stroked Ralts' soft little head. The moment she stiffened under his touch, he couldn't help but chuckle.
Ralts wasn't used to being petted yet—but she didn't push his hand away either.
Instead, she started pondering his question.
Today, she had eaten cotton candy, dango, candied fruit, Milcery ice cream…
Thinking about it, yes. The human world was fun.
"Ralu!" She nodded seriously.
After a long night of excitement, Ralts finally started feeling drowsy and plopped down on the rooftop.
As the exhilaration faded, she gazed up at the twinkling stars and the bright full moon.
It was only then that she realized—she had completely left her old life behind.
"Ralu ralu… (If one day I make a mistake… will you abandon me?)"
Ralts lightly tugged on Elias's hand, her voice filled with unease.
In her old colony, making mistakes meant being cast out.
Would it be the same in the human world?
Hearing her question, Elias paused, as if he hadn't expected it.
Then, with a smile, he reached out and gently pinched her soft little cheeks.
"If you make a mistake, I'll correct it."
Hearing that, Ralts felt a bit more at ease—but she pressed on.
"Ralu~ (But what if my mistake has consequences?)"
"Then I'll bear those consequences with you."
"What if it's something neither of us can bear?" Ralts asked stubbornly.
This time, Elias didn't answer right away. Instead, he fell into deep thought.
As uncertainty crept into Ralts' heart, a warm hand settled atop her head.
"Then I'll bear it alone."
Elias spoke with unwavering certainty.
Young Ralts couldn't understand.
If even both of them together couldn't bear the consequences, why would Elias choose to take them on alone?
But she did understand one thing—she had to do her best to avoid making mistakes.
As his words echoed in the air, the dreamscape shattered.
...
Gardevoir jolted awake, gasping for breath.
Unlike past dreams, this time she didn't wake with a sense of fulfillment.
Instead, she was lost in deep thought.
The conversation between young Ralts and Elias replayed in her mind over and over.
"Mistakes, huh…"
She murmured to herself.
Without a doubt, she had committed countless sins by now.
Not to mention all the things she had done over the years in her pursuit to bring Elias back—
Even the thoughts she harbored deep in her heart were nothing short of blasphemous.
But… Gardevoir believed.
If her plan succeeded, neither she nor Elias would have to bear any consequences.
Just as that thought settled in her mind, the door to the room suddenly swung open.
Blue walked in, holding a notebook. Her steps were hurried, almost anxious.
"What's wrong?" Gardevoir asked, puzzled.
She knew Blue well. If it wasn't something big, she wouldn't be this flustered.
"Gardevoir, you need to see this. This is the information we extracted from the Team Galactic spy."
As she spoke, Blue handed over the notebook.
She was certain—what was written in there would shake Gardevoir to her core.
Hearing this, Gardevoir's curiosity deepened, but she still took the notebook and began to read.
As her eyes scanned down the page, Blue could feel the surge of psychic energy in the air.
The teacup sitting on a nearby table began to tremble under the force of her growing emotions.
It was a clear sign—Gardevoir was losing control.
By the time she reached the final line of the report, the psychic energy in the room had reached its breaking point.
CRACK—
The teacup on the table exploded into fragments.
But Gardevoir had no mind to spare for such trivial things.
She shot up from her seat, her gaze locked onto Blue—fierce, almost manic, laced with fury.
"Is this information reliable?"
Only the last threads of her rationality kept her voice steady.
"Silver wrote it himself. It should be accurate."
Hearing this, Gardevoir's psychic aura flared even stronger.
Blue and Silver were among the very few people she trusted.
In other words…
If the Team Galactic spy wasn't lying—
Then this intelligence was real.
"A shiny Gardevoir, is it?"
"Good. Very good."
Gardevoir let out a laugh—but there was no warmth in it.
Though her mind swirled with countless unanswered questions, one thing was certain—
A certain pink feline had just signed its own death sentence.
"I'll go to Kanto myself. You take over the gym in the meantime."
With that brief command, Gardevoir vanished from the room.
Watching the space where she had disappeared, Blue had a feeling—
Something big was about to happen.
"Could it really be you?"
She whispered, an indistinct figure surfacing in her mind.
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T/N: AHHHHHHHHHH I M SAFCERED