When Yu Hai hurried to Breakthrough Isle with Pelipper, the waves were gently lapping against the shore reefs in a rhythmic beat. They had no mind to appreciate it; Gengar and Scizor had already been waiting there for quite some time.
The atmosphere on the island was especially tense. The sea wind howled past, rustling the surrounding grass and trees. Gengar floated leisurely beside Zapdos, its translucent black body nearly invisible against the darkened sky unless one looked closely.
Scizor stood firmly beneath Zapdos, its hard shell gleaming with a red metallic sheen. Its massive pincers were slightly spread as it warily watched another unfamiliar wild Zapdos in the sky, ready for any situation that might arise.
High in the sky, the unfamiliar wild Zapdos cut a vigorous figure, crackling electric current surrounding its body. It confronted Yu Hai's group in a tense standoff, as if a fierce battle could erupt at any second.
"Come out, Slowking." Seeing that both sides had temporarily ceased fighting, Yu Hai swiftly released Slowking from its Poké Ball.
A trace of confusion appeared on his face. He wanted to know why this wild Zapdos had suddenly appeared and why it had attacked his Zapdos. Weren't they fellow townsfolk?
"Slow?" The moment Slowking appeared, it tilted its head and looked at Yu Hai with its adorably vacant eyes before turning its gaze toward the wild Zapdos in the sky.
After hearing Yu Hai's explanation, blue light blazed in its eyes. It immediately focused and used Telepathy to ask the wild Zapdos why it had suddenly attacked them and why it was targeting them.
"Caw! Caw!" The wild Zapdos held its head high and disdainfully glanced sideways at Yu Hai, the human, its eyes filled with contempt.
It then swept its gaze over the newly advanced