Jenny seemed to notice the Garchomp circling in the sky.
And the fleeting gold on Garchomp's back.
She recalled the photo she saw at the Breeding House.
"No way?"
Jenny murmured to herself.
Lucas nodded.
Jenny immediately smiled.
"You're something, kid."
Now Jenny felt more confident.
"Go."
With that, she eagerly pushed Lucas inside.
Another second's delay might mean more injuries.
"Go, Gengar."
At the same time, she cheered for Gengar.
Gengar grinned.
"gengar sound!"
Leave it to me!
Lucas led Gengar and the others inside.
From a distance, he saw the once clean road was now riddled with potholes, and the surrounding trees lay scattered everywhere.
The marks of brute force were clearly visible.
Zangoose and Seviper occupied opposite sides of the road.
Behind them were their injured clan members.
Each glared at the other menacingly.
Seeing Lucas suddenly intrude, both groups of Pokémon fell silent.
Lucas unhurriedly released Lilligant.
Several Zangoose, seeing Lucas, lunged directly at him.
Then.
A figure covered in grayish-purple flames and another covered in golden electric light slammed them back.
They landed squarely on the road between the two clans.
They had lost their ability to battle.
Luxray's body sparked with electricity, and it crouched low.
It hated bullies, whether people or Pokémon.
Rapidash felt the same; having experienced its Ponyta days, it shared Luxray's sentiment.
Looking at Luxray and Rapidash standing before him.
Lucas smiled inwardly.
The Breeding House now had its own Ghost Rider.
Staravia watched them coldly from the sky.
Gengar and Lilligant stood on either side of Lucas.
"Everyone, could you please listen to me—"
Before he could finish, the Zangoose clan charged towards the Seviper clan.
A major battle was about to erupt.
Lucas's mouth twitched.
You like to fight, do you?
"Gengar, Lilligant, Staravia, Luxray, Rapidash."
Lucas called out the names of several Pokémon.
Under Lucas's command, the Pokémon stood by, cheering them on.
Shadow Sneak, Energy Ball, Air Slash, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt continuously struck between them.
Breaking up a fight? Lucas was all too familiar with this.
Just knock them all down, and it's solved.
Zangoose and Seviper stopped their actions, glancing at each other.
Then they both charged towards Lucas.
Before Gengar and the others could react.
There was a commotion in the sky.
Many meteors rained down from above towards the Seviper and Zangoose.
The meteors crashed among the Zangoose and Seviper.
Instantly, only a few Zangoose and Seviper struggled to get up, barely holding on.
A whooshing sound came from the sky, and Cynthia jumped down from Garchomp's back.
She stood beside Lucas.
Cynthia didn't speak, just quietly watched Lucas.
To see how he would resolve this matter.
Looking at the situation before him, Lucas also had a headache.
Zangoose and Seviper were natural enemies.
As long as they met, a battle was inevitable.
It was unrealistic for him to expect them to never fight again.
But now that they knew where each other lived, the chances of such incidents happening again would not be low.
Unable to think of a solution for the moment, Lucas could only look at the few active Zangoose and Seviper.
He spoke:
"Can you put aside your grievances for now?"
The Seviper looked at the Zangoose, red glints in their eyes.
Clearly, they could not.
But constrained by Cynthia and Garchomp beside Lucas, they could only temporarily endure.
The Zangoose were the same.
Lucas observed them for a while, then checked their descriptions.
He found that they would indeed put aside their grievances while he was present.
Only then did he nod with relief.
At this moment, Jenny walked in.
Seeing the blonde woman standing beside Lucas, although she had guessed, she couldn't help but be a little shocked.
"How is it?"
Jenny walked up to Lucas with Arcanine and asked.
Lucas sighed.
"It's temporarily resolved, but how should we handle this situation now?"
Listening to Lucas's question, Jenny greeted Cynthia, glanced at the messy battlefield, thought for a moment, and said:
"Let them go to the Pokémon Center for treatment first; we'll decide on follow-up matters later."
Lucas nodded.
Then she let the other police officers come in and take all the Zangoose and Seviper back to the Pokémon Center, while she herself rode Arcanine back to the Pokémon Center.
"How was it? How does it feel to have the Champion help you out?"
Cynthia looked at Lucas and suddenly spoke.
Lucas smiled.
"Not bad?"
"Not bad?"
Cynthia narrowed her eyes.
"After all, the Champion is my friend, and it's only right for friends to help each other, isn't it?"
Cynthia nodded.
"Moreover, your friend doesn't seem as powerful as my friend?"
Cynthia paused for a moment before realizing.
Then she laughed happily.
She was very pleased with that remark.
"But it's beyond my expectation; I thought you would take the initiative to handle this matter."
Cynthia shrugged, her movements graceful and beautiful.
Then she slowly said:
"I'm on break right now. If I were alone, I would definitely handle it myself, but since you're here, I'll leave it to you, Uncle Shopkeeper~"
Deliberately drawing out her words, Lucas instantly shivered.
"Speak properly!"
Cynthia couldn't help but laugh, then continued:
"If I'm not satisfied with your outcome, I'll handle it."
Cynthia returned to her usual demeanor.
Only then did Lucas nod in satisfaction.
This was the Cynthia he knew.
He just hadn't expected Cynthia to have such a playful side.
Shaking his head with a smile, Lucas didn't plan to return to the Pokémon Center but instead strolled around the area with Cynthia.
They walked through two forests, which weren't very large.
At least much smaller than the forest behind the Breeding House.
This also led to the encounter between Seviper and Zangoose.
Lucas wondered if it would be feasible to have one of them move to the forest at the Breeding House.
As long as they didn't meet again, such incidents wouldn't happen again.
However, they might not want to leave their current habitat.
He kept thinking of countermeasures.
Zangoose and Seviper were also sent back by Jenny and the others.
As soon as they landed, they were ready to fight again.
But then they saw Lucas and Cynthia staring intently at them.
One Zangoose, on a whim.
Hugged the Seviper next to it.
That Seviper's tail glowed, just about to strike.
Lucas narrowed his eyes.
That Seviper pressed its body against the Zangoose.
We are very friendly. (Smile)
Lucas looked at them and said:
"I know you want to fight as soon as you meet; it's in your genes, and I won't say anything more about that."
"But today, it's not just a problem between you; you also hurt other people and Pokémon."
"To prevent this situation from happening again, I've decided to have one of your clans come back with me to my place."
Lucas smiled, "The scenery on our side is even better than here, and if you want to fight, there are more suitable opponents for you there."
As his words fell, the leaders of the Seviper and Zangoose exchanged glances.
"Of course, you can refuse, but if such a thing happens again, you know the consequences," Garchomp reluctantly cooperated with Lucas, roaring at the sky.
"Also, you can become much stronger there, and then come back for revenge."
Trick them into going first; whether they can come back is up to them.
By then, your opponents will become an entire forest.
This was Lucas's plan.
As long as they were in the forest behind the Breeding House, Lucas would have plenty of time to deal with this matter.
Finally, they looked at each other.
Since they couldn't fight now, they might as well get stronger and come back for revenge later.
Then the Seviper leader stepped forward.
Indicating that he would lead the Seviper group back to the Breeding House with Lucas.
Lucas nodded, and after speaking with Jenny.
Jenny said she had no objections.
So he and Cynthia took the Seviper towards the Breeding House.
Before leaving, the Seviper leader looked at the Zangoose leader.
If you stop making progress, beware, we'll come back and tear you to shreds.
The Zangoose leader scoffed.
We'll be waiting for you to come back, and then we'll drive you away again.