At this time, on Ash's side, to thank Ash's trio for discovering the ancient civilization ruins, Hokuto specially brought several people to tour the treasures collected in the camp.
Now placed before them was a Psyduck clay figurine.
"To actually worship Psyduck, ancient civilizations really can't be underestimated..." Misty said in amazement.
"The Pokémonia civilization, I've read about it in books before," Brock said leisurely.
"The Pokémonia civilization refers to an ancient city that suffered natural disasters and disappeared overnight, right?" Misty replied.
"???"
Ash looked at his companions with complete confusion. So I'm the only one who doesn't read much!
"They worshipped Pokémon power as supernatural forces, but the location was never confirmed. I didn't expect it would be here," Brock said joyfully.
"What can prove that legend is what was excavated on this mountain. The catalyst was..."
Before Hokuto could finish explaining, the anxious captain ran over, holding a spoon with the same markings as the Golden Eye.
"A crystal with the same pattern as the Golden Eye. Where did you find this?" Hokuto asked.
"Behind the bronze bell," the captain explained.
"The two powers of the Pokémonia civilization... could this be referring to this..." Hokuto muttered, looking at the Golden Eye beside her.
Without anyone noticing, the Golden Eye and the golden spoon in Hokuto's hand gradually began to resonate...
At this time, Misty curiously asked Hokuto why everyone called her Doctor.
Seeing this, the captain proudly explained to them: "She deciphered Pokémonia script at age six and caused a new wave in academia. She's a super beautiful genius girl who earned her doctorate!"
"Super beautiful genius girl?!"
Upon hearing the captain's description of herself, Hokuto's face turned completely red as she stuck out her tongue cutely, then shyly pushed the captain away, telling Ash's group not to be so formal and to just call her Hokuto like before.
During the explanation, Hokuto unconsciously shook the spoon in her hand. This action indirectly awakened the power sleeping in the Golden Eye, causing it to emit a faint golden light.
Pikachu nearby noticed this but couldn't explain it to Ash's group, who hadn't noticed.
Afterward, Hokuto took out a stone tablet with Pokémonia script, explaining the story on the tablet to Ash's trio.
"Two forces that would destroy the world: black darkness that darkened the sky, golden eyes that disturbed the earth's flow, and a conflict that split the world in two. People were helpless; a gate to another dimension opened in the sky. At that moment, a power appeared that calmed everything, transforming into an orb and returning underground..."
"I don't understand..." Ash said helplessly.
"That's exactly why I want to solve this mystery: why the Pokémonia civilization was destroyed," Hokuto explained.
However, Hokuto hadn't yet noticed one thing. Behind this tablet was hidden a deliberately obscured prophecy.
"Should the power that calms everything fail to appear, the gray dragon will follow the crimson hero, suppressing all these unstable factors. Trust in the true sword hero..."
"Worshipping Pokémon, ancient civilizations are so wonderful..." Meowth said with admiration.
While Hokuto was explaining the ancient civilization to Ash's group, Team Rocket, hiding in the grass above, was constantly monitoring them.
"Come worship me!" The excited Meowth directly stepped on Jessie and James's backs, shouting.
"BANG!"
As expected, Meowth was directly punched by both Jessie and James, ending up lying on the ground with a bruised and swollen face.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, Red took out Poké Balls to recall his Pokémon who had finished training. The thousand-year-old Gengar dove into Red's shadow to rest.
"It's almost time for the ancient Pokémon to awaken. I'm really looking forward to the upcoming battle," Red said with slight excitement. Rather than helplessly watching, Red preferred to defeat these two rampaging ancient Pokémon.
Speaking of this, Red couldn't help but reminisce about the ancient Dragonite he had battled beneath Bill's lighthouse.
'I wonder if that guy has ever come to visit Pallet Town...'
Late at night
Taking advantage of the archaeological team and Ash's trio being asleep, Team Rocket's trio quietly came to the camp, planning to steal treasures to get rich.
Initially, James suggested stealing the treasures collected in the camp, but the experienced Jessie recommended going directly to the ruins area, explaining to James that real treasures were usually hidden deep in the ruins.
Without delay, Jessie immediately sent out Arbok, instructing it to use Dig to extract treasures hidden deep in the ruins ahead.
Moments later, Arbok broke through from the right side, excavating another stone platform. Arbok efficiently found a treasure. Its appearance was completely black, made of three black orbs fitted together, but the middle black orb was obviously several sizes smaller than the two beside it.
The black treasure looked more like some creature's eyes and nose.
Just as Team Rocket's trio was excitedly discussing how to handle this treasure, the treasure that Arbok was biting suddenly emitted an eerie red light. Accompanied by the spread of cold aura, Arbok's entire body transformed into a red light and was forcibly absorbed into the treasure.
As the black treasure awakened, the Golden Eye in the camp's RV also flickered with eerie golden light, and the golden spoon in the nearby glass jar also resonated and trembled.
Having devoured Arbok, the black treasure seemed to gain power, actually floating in mid-air. With the sound of heavy footsteps, the black treasure gradually approached Team Rocket's trio, and wide footprints appeared on the ground below out of nowhere.
Team Rocket's trio was obviously stunned. After a moment, seeing the black treasure emit eerie red light, they panicked and tried to turn and flee. Before Team Rocket's trio could take more than a few steps, their bodies were mysteriously frozen in place, and they could only helplessly be absorbed into the treasure.
"What a disgusting feeling..."
The next day
The well-fed archaeological team and Ash's trio also noticed something wrong this morning. Another stone platform had appeared beside the ruins.
"What on earth is this..."
"It seems like something escaped from here..."
"Doctor, could this be the thing representing black darkness?"
At this time, the captain discovered the black treasure at his feet and asked.
"Move it to the vehicle cabin immediately," Hokuto ordered.
"Right!"
With that, the captain reached out to pick up the black treasure, only to be directly absorbed into it by the red light it emitted.
Under everyone's horrified gazes, the black treasure floated in mid-air, with the small orb in the middle transparently showing the figures of Team Rocket's trio and the captain, appearing extremely eerie.
"Everyone get away quickly!"
Realizing something was wrong, Hokuto hurriedly urged everyone to turn and flee.
But the black treasure wouldn't let them go, directly absorbing the other remaining archaeological personnel into itself.
In the chaos, Ash's group hid in the RV, only to discover that the items inside the vehicle were also floating in midair, with the Golden Eye in the glass jar flashing dazzling golden light.
Having seemingly absorbed enough power, the black treasure spread black shadows from inside out, gradually forming the shape of a Gengar.
The ancient Gengar formed by the black treasure was massive in size and had eerie markings on its body. These ancient markings were a symbol of ancient Pokémon and also a symbol of power.