Sorry for being this slow.
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Ash's progress in rescuing the wild Pokémon was in full swing.
On the other side, Callahan, who had finally made up his mind, was rushing to the old power plant with Granny Harriet on his back. They had to rush as fast as possible as it would take quite some time to restart the old machine.
However, what lay in front of them was a sea of fire that filled the sky. Ash's order for Rain Dance could only cover the area he was in and could not go further as Suicune and Dragonair were both very busy. The old power plant was clearly right in front of them, but now there was a natural chasm across it.
"We… we can only find other ways!" Harriet seemed to be terrified of the sea of fire in front of her. She lost too much in the wildfire from 50 years ago.
"Isn't that power plant right in front of us? Let's put out the fire and break out!" Callahan was incredibly
courageous at this moment. He wanted to solve this problem as soon as possible and rescue his sister and niece.
However, as soon as these words came out, the old lady refused, "No, if you make me do this, l will never forgive you!"
"What's wrong, Granny?" Callahan seemed to realize something was wrong.
The old woman looked at her right hand, which was always wearing gloves, and said, "This hand...
This hand almost failed!"
It turns out that just as Ash expected, in the wildfire 50 years ago, her Snubbull was swallowed up by the fire in order to save the key to the power plant. To be able to get the key, she not only lost her beloved partner but also her hand that was severely burned to reach the key.
"Don't you dare leave my side now!" Facing the sea of fire, Harriet fell into the abyss of phantom pain.
"Granny, cheer up!" Callahan called out to her desperately, "Although I don't know what you have been through, we are all with you now!"
In response to his words, the Pokémon who had been following Harriet shouted one after another, and every one of their eyes were full of fighting spirit.
The feelings that she bottled in her heart for all these decades finally surged up. She looked at the key and said slowly, "Snubbull, my dear baby must have guarded this key just for this moment!"
She looked at the Pokémon in front of her and said,
"It's my turn next. Can you guys come with me?"
As soon as the words fell, the Pokémon cheered one after another.
"Let the world see the power of our Pokémon!"
Azurill and Totodile used Water Gun, Heracross, Tyrouge and Machamp knocked down the tree to extinguish the flames, Xatu took Smoochum and used Blizzard from there for a wider coverage.
Feeling Harriet's mood, Togepi cheered up and used its Metronome skill. And just as luck would have it, it turned out to be a freaking Hydro Cannon, which instantly doused the rest of the fire in front of them.
"Alright! Look, the road is open!"
Callahan carried Harriet through the sea of fire and finally arrived at the old power plant. They were going to restart the wind turbine and rotate it in the opposite direction to create enough wind to cover the entire Fula City.
As long as the medicine prepared by Professor Toren is dispersed through the wind, the crisis in the area can be mostly or even completely solved.
And this wildfire that has spread out of control can only be dealt with with the help of Risa. For her to run through the forest, return the Eternal Flame to its rightful place, and summon Lugia to come.
Of course, Ash made as much preparation as possible. If Lugia didn't come, he would have to take Suicune, Blastoise and the others to put out the fire with more effort—which in this case meant overloading them with his Aura Force powers.
Now, wild Pokémon have piled up in the substation, and the nearby Trainers are all exhausted.
They are all more or less injured, but they are resting up with their Pokémon, with their eyes full of pride and excitement.
There are even quite a few wild Pokémon willing to follow specific Trainers, and many of them have even found new partners during the search and rescue process.
Finally, Professor Toren's potion was completed, and with the help of someone sent by the Mayor, he rushed to the power plant to meet Harriet and the others.
Seeing that this old generator could still run, Toren was amazed, "Next, we need to attach this to the propeller!"
"I know, leave it to me, I'll throw it over!" Callahan stood up decisively and took on this responsibility.
He was the physically strongest here, and he absolutely had to quickly rescue his trapped sister and niece.
"Did you just say to throw it over? Can't you use a ladder or something?" Toren was very worried. This is the only potion that his team worked so hard to make. If they make a mistake, the spore crisis may not have a chance to be solved, and also leave permanent damage to the city and its surrounding areas.
"I understand that, I must succeed! For all those waiting on us!"
Callahan was genuinely serious about this. In fact, he had never been so serious in his life.
The huge windmill slowly began to rotate under the push of Toren and the nearby Pokémon. "We have to throw it over, but it will be broken before it hits the wing!"
"Sudo! Wood!"
This Sudowoodo was actually pretty smart. Callahan hasn't been able to do anything about it yet and it's already shouting with excitement. It's obvious that it has a solution.
"Is there anything you can do?" Seeing the firm look in his new friend's eyes, Callahan chose to believe it.
He truly believed in Ash when he said that as long as you have Pokémon by your side, you can do it.
"Okay, come on!"
He threw out the potion in his hand, and Sudowoodo used its strongest Rock-type ultimate move, Stone Edge!
The sharp rocks suddenly hit the windmill, hitting the wings of the mechanism and creating instant smoke. It changed the flying path of the medicine bottle and hit it firmly on the propeller.
For a time, bright light followed the wind and swept across the entire Fula City. In the starry wind, the purple smoke gradually began to dissipate.
The spore crisis has finally been resolved, but now they are in the same situation as 50 years ago. The mountain fire was still like a hungry beast that was devouring everything on its way.
"Granny Harriet, they must have succeeded!" Risa was running, trying to avoid the smoke while giving everything she had left. Her footsteps never stopped, and finally the tower was in front of her.
Since the poisonous smoke was resolved, it's finally time to put out the fire.
At this moment, under the leadership of the Mayor, almost everyone in Fula City came here and stood close to Ash and Zeraora. When these people saw Zeraora, they suddenly panicked.
Zeraora stood next to Ash and made a threatening growl. Ash simply patted it on the shoulder, "It's okay, we are all here, united to protect the forest!"
Seeing Zeraora looking at him, the Mayor bowed deeply to it to express repentance. Then he took over the command from Ash and led everyone to start putting out the main fire.
Finally, Rida, who had gone through many hardships, was able to deliver the Eternal Flame to its rightful place.
Within a second, a dazzling green light shot straight into the sky, and out came two beings, one big and one small, suddenly appeared in front of her.
"That's… Lugia, and two of them?" Risa immediately came back to her senses and realized that now was not the time to ask herself a bunch of questions, "Lugia, please, I beg you to put out the fires!"
Feeling the beautiful girl's earnest request, Lugia nodded slowly and flew towards the blazing mountain fire with the little Lugia behind him.
With every flip of its magnificently large white wings, drops of rain fell from the sky.
Ash managed to control the fire's speed with three Pokémon, but it only took Lugia a few flaps to put out the mountain fire with just a maybe a light drizzle, relieving the crisis in Fula City.
Just as the two Lugia were flying over the substation, little Lugia suddenly sensed something and suddenly swooped down, hitting Ash hard with his whole body and rubbing against him.
"You… you are Silver!" Ash was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lugia who landed in the sky, "And you are… the True Guardian of the Sea Lugia!"