Peace and Bustle in Clear Stream Town

Lugia's shock and surprise did not fade.

Because it had followed Corey, it knew about the OTZ404 Parallel Timeline.

The Groudon and Kyogre of that parallel timeline had already achieved Primal Reversion, causing water and fire to intermingle throughout the world, filling it with scorching steam and making it extremely dangerous.

When Lugia, Jirachi, and the other Pokémon left the Chaos Space in the Desert of No Return and entered the main world,

Lugia had thought it would arrive in that dangerous environment where water and fire mixed.

But no danger appeared.

A tranquil, beautiful forest entered Lugia's field of vision.

Yes, a forest.

As time passed, Fallen Sky Forest had continued expanding outward. By now, nearly one-fifth of the Desert of No Return north of Fallen Sky Forest had been overtaken by the forest.

The exit of the Chaos Space where Lugia currently stood had already been completely covered by Fallen Sky Forest.

—Whoosh.

Before it could wonder about it, Lugia suddenly raised its head.

It heard a faint whistling sound and vaguely saw a flickering shadow in the night sky.

The shadow was enormous and incredibly fast, with faint traces of firelight.

Had it not focused its attention, it might not have noticed it at all.

Lugia looked at the many Pokémon nearby. Whether it was Jirachi, Mew, Hoopa, or Rayquaza, all looked perfectly normal. That Kakuna was also sleeping soundly, showing no signs of waking up.

These Pokémon should have noticed the whistling in the sky and that shadow, right?

Lugia finally asked in confusion, "kya~?"

What was that in the sky just now?

"In the sky?" Jirachi blinked, then suddenly thought of something. "You mean Groudon? It's been like that these past few days, flying through the sky day and night. You'll get used to it."