Some people were curious when so many clones of Greninja suddenly appeared, wondering why Aaron was using a clone move. They assumed it was just clones. But since it had no effect on them, they couldn't be bothered to pay attention and simply stayed quietly beside their own Pokémon.
Meanwhile, Aaron and Greninja's main body had already disappeared, using the Flying Thunder God seal created by the clones to teleport deep into the secret zone.
Aaron and Greninja suddenly appeared beneath a large tree.
Aaron grinned and said with a laugh:
"Such a wondrous secret zone... how could we not explore it properly!?"
"Let's go, Greninja!!"
Aaron waved a hand and rushed ahead. He moved like a human-shaped Pokémon, astonishingly fast, turning into a streak of light as he shot deeper into the secret zone.
"Grenin!"
Greninja followed closely behind. One man and one Pokémon began their adventure in this strange and mysterious place.
...
Meanwhile, deep within the secret zone, inside a secluded valley, flowers and grass grew thick everywhere, and many little Pokémon were happily playing here, including Butterfree, Caterpie, Oddish, Nidoran, and others.
Every Pokémon wore a happy smile.
This place was like a pure land for Pokémon.
On the grass stood a stone, not very large, only about three meters tall.
It was actually another Insight Stone.
And the glow coming from it seemed even more dazzling.
Beside the Insight Stone was a Pokémon with a completely red body, a pair of powerful wings, and a tail burning with a blazing flame, looking like a Western dragon.
It was Charizard.
But this Charizard was enormous, standing at least 2.5 meters tall, and the flame on its tail carried a faint golden hue, like the fire of the sun.
At that moment, it was lying quietly beside the Insight Stone, seemingly comprehending a skill.
"Char..."
Suddenly, Charizard's tightly shut eyes snapped open.
A golden glint flashed through its pupils, and red-gold light surged from its body.
"ROOOOAR!"
Charizard let out a furious roar, opened its mouth, and blasted a searing golden stream of fire into the sky.
The blazing heat scorched the surrounding air, producing faint golden flames.
The terrifying golden fire pierced straight through the sky, punching through the clouds and setting them ablaze.
Terrifying.
A trace of delight flashed through Charizard's eyes, and it nodded in satisfaction.
...
Meanwhile, Aaron and Greninja were running when they suddenly spotted a powerful burst of golden fire erupting in the sky not far away.
Aaron immediately stopped and stared at the flames overhead, frowning as he muttered:
"That's... Flamethrower!?"
Curiosity flickered in Aaron's eyes. The corners of his mouth curled upward as he said with a smile:
"Interesting, interesting... Greninja, let's go!"
Aaron and Greninja immediately rushed toward the direction where the flames had erupted.
...
Charizard shook its head, the joy in its eyes impossible to hide.
"Char... Char!"
"Chu...!"
The little Pokémon all gathered around Charizard, letting out cheerful cries as if celebrating for it.
"ROAR!"
Charizard showed a slight smile and responded to the little Pokémon.
Just then,
"Vrrrmmm..."
A ripple suddenly ran through space, and a pitch-black hole abruptly appeared in the valley, like the gaping maw of some abyssal beast.
"GRAAAAAH!"
A huge roar came from within the black hole, causing Charizard's pupils to contract sharply.
"ROOOAR!"
It cried out toward the little Pokémon, signaling them to hurry back into the cave to hide.
From that black hole, it could sense a foreboding presence.
There was a huge creature inside, and it was very strong.
"Pi... pi!"
"Chu... chu!"
The little Pokémon immediately let out frightened cries and ran into the cave behind Charizard.
"THUD... THUD... THUD..."
Heavy footsteps echoed from inside the black hole. Then a gigantic Pokémon stepped out before Charizard, over four meters tall, completely black, with a horrifying giant mouth and two tentacle-like mouths hanging from either side of its jaws.
"GRAAAAH!"
The ferocious creature stepped out of the black hole and let out a tremendous roar.
The mouth on its belly suddenly inhaled, sucking in all the surrounding flowers, grass, trees, and broken rocks into its stomach.
"ROOOAR!"
Seeing the monster dare destroy its home, Charizard immediately let out a furious roar.
The giant-mouthed monster heard Charizard's roar and coldly glanced at it. The tentacle-like mouths on both sides of its jaws lit up with black light as they lashed toward Charizard.
Skill: Brutal Swing!!
"ROOOAR!"
Charizard roared in anger. White light flashed from its right claw, and a white Dragon Claw suddenly formed, smashing toward the tentacle mouths.
"BOOM!"
A loud explosion rang out.
"CRACK!"
Charizard's Dragon Claw was directly shattered by the giant-mouthed monster's tentacle mouths.
Then they slammed straight into Charizard's body.
"BOOOOM!"
Charizard was sent flying by the strike, crashing into a massive boulder.
Broken stones flew everywhere, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"GRAAAH!"
The giant-mouthed monster let out a delighted cry, then began walking step by step toward Charizard, opening its huge bloody maw as if it wanted to devour Charizard whole.
...