After mastering Thunder God Mode, Su Hao took Zeraora to the Divine Bird Sanctuary to meet Zapdos at its insistent request.
Zapdos was astonished by Zeraora's rate of growth and also offered a few minor suggestions for improving Thunder God Mode.
At the same time, Su Hao learned some news from Articuno.
Not long ago, a visitor from the depths of the sea had brought some unexpected news.
It was a Finizen pretending to be stranded, discovered by Little Lugia while it was playing ball on a partially frozen beach. The mentally sensitive Moltres and Zapdos thought it meant Little Lugia harm and nearly roasted it with lightning and flames.
According to Articuno, if it had not kept an eye on the situation and rushed over in time,
those two idiots might really have done it.
Still, to be fair, that Finizen had indeed looked rather suspicious.
The three islands of the Divine Bird Sanctuary and the surrounding seas were all covered by the Divine Might of the New Legendary Birds. Members of their clans also came and went from time to time, so basically no wild Pokémon dared enter this region without permission.
This lone Finizen naturally made the birds suspicious.
Under Articuno's interrogation... no, questioning, Finizen confessed quickly.
It was a messenger sent by Prince of the Sea Manaphy. Since it was difficult to contact the elusive Su Hao, it had simply sought out Articuno and the others, who should have had a good relationship with Su Hao.
It just had not gotten the chance to stage an accident for some Articuno before Moltres and Zapdos took it down on the spot.
The message Finizen had come to deliver was also very simple.
Some time after separating from Su Hao, Manaphy intercepted a Sharpedo that had been swimming