Night gradually enveloped Mt. Moon, and the peaks that should have been incredibly quiet began to slowly become lively.
Countless people emerged from nowhere, swarming in with Entrenching Tools in hand, their eyes gleaming as they dug everywhere inside Mt. Moon, trying to find precious Moon Stones.
According to rumors, there were countless Moon Stones in Mt. Moon; these past few days, many people had found treasures and made a fortune by taking them out to sell.
To make searching for Moon Stones more convenient, they teamed up to install Incandescent Lamps inside the caves, lighting up the entire tunnel as if it were day.
During the day, there was interference from Pewter City's Officer Jenny and that annoying Seymour; although nothing much would happen if they were caught—at most being locked up for a few days—that would delay their great work.
What if they found a pile of Moon Stones during those few days and made a fortune?
Therefore, to save themselves some unnecessary trouble, they decided to wait until Officer Jenny and the Seymour fell asleep before coming to Mt. Moon to dig.
But today, the atmosphere of this mountain seemed a bit strange—
When people reached the entrance of the cave carrying their Entrenching Tools, they suddenly discovered that Seymour, who should have been asleep, was standing excitedly in the way of the cave entrance.
And by his side stood a young boy who appeared to be a Trainer.
"You despicable fellows, no one is getting through here today!" Seymour said somewhat angrily.
It was because of these people that the Pokémon here in Mt. Moon ended up in such a state!
"I've already removed all the lighting fixtures in the cave; their presence has seriously affected the living environment of the Pokémon inside, so don't do that anymore," Fuyuki also said.
Hearing this, the crowd frowned.
The lights they had worked so hard to install were removed again?
In that case, the mining work would become very troublesome!
A burly man jumped out from the crowd: "Hey, kid, move aside! Don't get in the way of my fortune! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
As the words fell, a large patch of dark clouds suddenly gathered in the originally calm night sky, obscuring the last trace of bright moonlight, followed by a loud crash of thunder.
Raikou's figure slowly stepped out from the shadows behind Fuyuki, letting out a cold snort as its eyes looked coldly at the group of humans.
An unparalleled sense of pressure swept out from its body, and the crowd's faces instantly became filled with horror.
"Ah?! That Pokémon is—!"
"It's Raikou! It's a Legendary Pokémon!"
"Is it also here to stop us from making a fortune?"
"Damn it, what should we do?"
The crowd immediately became restless.
"Everyone, don't be afraid! So what if it's a Legendary Pokémon? There's only one of it. If we join forces and defeat it, we can pass!"
"Stupid brat, you asked for this!"
A bearded middle-aged man jumped out from the crowd, taking out a Poké Ball. With a flash of white light, a very well-raised Pinsir appeared before everyone.
"Hey, be careful!" Seymour couldn't help but warn.
Seeing this, Fuyuki felt a bit helpless: "In that case, you guys should just come at me all at once!"
"What?!"
"Despicable brat, how dare you look down on us! Do you think you're invincible just because you captured a Legendary Pokémon?"
"Everyone, let's go together! Let these two guys who are blocking our fortune see how powerful we are!"
Under his leadership, more and more people chose to release their Pokémon.
Accompanied by flashes of dazzling white light, a large group of Pokémon appeared beside Pinsir in an instant.
Seeing this, Raikou narrowed its eyes, its expression becoming even colder.
"Dad, go for it!" Fuyuki said.
The battle was on the verge of breaking out.
With a tremor that shook the ground and mountains, the group of Pokémon charged fiercely towards Raikou.
Facing this, Raikou only let out a cold snort, and then electric sparks burst out around its body. An extremely violent and unreasonable current was released from it, sweeping toward the group of Pokémon like a tsunami, instantly swallowing them.
The dazzling light illuminated the entire Mt. Moon, and with a huge explosion, a beam of light shot straight into the sky.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The explosion kicked up a large amount of dust; when the dust cleared, what appeared before everyone was a completely unharmed Raikou.
As for the Pokémon they had sent out, they were all collapsed on the ground.
A one-shot kill!
At this moment, the entire scene was silent!
How could this be?
Gulp!
Someone couldn't help but swallow hard. Such... such powerful strength!
They looked at the cold-faced Raikou, and the urge to retreat immediately sprouted in their hearts.
"That... maybe we should just give up!" someone couldn't help but say.
Compared to the Moon Stones in Mt. Moon, their lives were clearly more important!
In an instant, the crowd scattered like startled birds.
Seeing this, Seymour couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
"Phew! That's better. They shouldn't be coming back for a while! Thank you very much, Fuyuki!"
However, Fuyuki felt that this was only treating the symptoms and not the root cause.
"What if these people come back and install lights in the cave again after we leave Mt. Moon?" he asked.
"About that—" Seymour thought carefully and soon came up with a good idea.
"I've got it! I'll discuss it with Officer Jenny later and set up a road sign here at Mt. Moon. It will say that searching for Moon Stones is allowed, but you must wear a Miner's Helmet with its own lighting tool, and installing lights nearby is prohibited!"
"If anyone still does that, I'll have Officer Jenny arrest them and lock them up for a month or two. That way, even when they get out of prison, they'll be left behind by others."
"Combined with what happened tonight, those people will surely give up that harmful behavior in order to find the precious Moon Stones!"
It seems... that works?
Hearing this, Fuyuki gradually felt at ease: "In that case, there shouldn't be any problem."
Inside the cave.
Seymour looked at the Paras that were no longer growing mushrooms and the Sandshrew that were curled up into balls, sleeping peacefully, and couldn't help but say: "The symptoms of these Pokémon are also starting to slowly alleviate! This is wonderful! Fuyuki, you must be an envoy sent by the Great Universe Will to save us!"
Seymour excitedly grabbed Fuyuki's hands.
Fuyuki: "—"
"Come with me! To my tent!" Seymour said.
During this period, he had been conducting research here at Mt. Moon, so he had set up his camp on the mountain.
Fuyuki and Raikou followed behind Seymour and, as expected, saw a small tent in an open space.
Seymour ducked inside and rummaged through a box.
Soon, he said with a look of surprise: "Found it!"
Under Fuyuki's gaze, Seymour stepped out of the tent holding a stone.
It was a piece of clear yellow amber, with a hint of red revealed inside, looking very mysterious.
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Power Stones PLZZZZZ
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