Roy recognized it immediately as Phoebe's Gengar; he had Frisk when it burrowed into his shadow earlier.
At this moment, Phoebe's Gengar stared blankly at this Ancient Gengar, who was twice its size larger, had some unknown tattoos on its body, and liked to lecture.
Gengar?
"Ghost!"
Gengar, being carried by the Ancient Gengar, raised its hand to greet Roy, while also wondering why the Gengar holding it was so big.
Since Phoebe's Gengar is here, it means Phoebe shouldn't be far away.
"Tell me, Gengar, what's going on? Who told you to wait for me here? Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely."
"Ghost!"
Gengar covered his mouth, looking as if he knew nothing.
He'd listened to Phoebe's nagging for ages about how he'd failed at impersonating the Ghost Bride last time, so this time he was determined to stay true to himself! He couldn't betray her!!
"Oh? I even made a Pokéblock with a sour and bitter flavor to suit your taste, and look at the mess you've made..."
As he spoke, Roy took out a Pokéblock from his Spatial Bracelet and swung it back and forth in front of Gengar.
Glug~
After Gengar smelled the purple Pokéblock, its eyes seemed fixed on it, swaying along with Pokéblock, while saliva flowed out like a small river.
He couldn't resist the Captivate of the Pokéblock in front of him. His pink tongue tried to roll the Pokéblock into his mouth, but Roy pulled it back before it could even touch it.
"So, if you tell me where Phoebe is now, this Pokéblock is yours."
"Ghost!"
Phoebe's Gengar kept saying it would never obey, but its eyes kept glancing at the big rock at the foot of the mountain, almost as if it was telling Roy that Phoebe was behind the rock.
Roy smiled, stopped tormenting Phoebe's Gengar, and took out the Pokéblock from behind him and stuffed it into the Gengar's mouth.
Five ants!!
Gengar looked completely satisfied after eating the Pokéblock, and he didn't betray Phoebe; Roy guessed it himself.
"Come out, I've seen you for a while now."
Hiding behind a large rock at the foot of the mountain, intending to scare Roy, Phoebe heard Roy's voice but assumed he was trying to trick her and completely ignored Roy.
Suddenly, a large, chubby purple hand patted her shoulder from behind.
Disturbed, Phoebe slapped the large, chubby purple hand away.
"Mismagius! Stop fooling around! Wait until I'm done scaring you, you big dummy Roy, then I'll play with you."
"Dream!"
The Mismagius standing next to Phoebe Knob; she hadn't patted Phoebe on the shoulder.
"Not you? Then it is..."
Phoebe recalled that her Gengar had already gone to scare Roy, so whose was that big, chubby purple hand from earlier?
Could it be...?
Phoebe and the Mismagius turned around together, only to find nothing behind them. Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, a terrifying ghost face suddenly appeared from Phoebe slammed into her face.
"Ah!! A ghost!!"
Phoebe and Mismagius, who were hiding behind a boulder at the foot of the mountain, were so frightened that they ran out, screaming as they ran towards Roy.
When Phoebe arrived at Roy's side and saw Roy's smiling face and Gengar still savoring the taste of the Pokéblock, she realized that she had been tricked by Roy again.
Seeing the crumbs still around Gengar's mouth, Mismagius knew that Gengar had definitely been sneaking food behind its back. She regretted not going to scare Roy herself!
When Phoebe looked back, she saw an oversized Gengar with green tattoos float to Roy's side.
Is this Roy's Gengar?
Seeing Roy and the Ancient Gengar smiling, and even her traitor Gengar smirking, Phoebe looked at the three of them with resentment.
"Gengar! It's you again! You traitor!"
The large, purple-haired man quickly licked the crumbs from the corner of his mouth, destroying the evidence.
"I already told you to come out on your own, don't let me find you."
"You... you... wait a minute, I'll tell Sister Cynthia that you bullied me!"
"Didn't you scare me first? You can't blame anyone else for your lack of skill."
Phoebe wanted to punch Roy's chest, but given her height, she couldn't possibly do it. Instead, Roy pinned her forehead with one finger, preventing her from moving an inch.
All she could do was swing her arms and use her super invincible Wind and Fire Wheels technique, but even with her arms practically smoking from the Phoebe, she still couldn't inflict any damage on Roy.
Only when Phoebe was tired did Roy withdraw his fingers from Phoebe's forehead.
This time, another year had passed since their last meeting, but the two of them felt no awkwardness at all.
During that year, Phoebe chatted with Roy using the Communicator he bought for Roy.
However, Roy often turns on his Communicator when he is training at Bruno's dojo. Even Bruno knows Phoebe, the heir of the Mt. Pyre Clan in the Hoenn.
Just as Phoebe was getting angry and turning back to go up the mountain, a strong gust of wind blew past her.
When she opened her eyes, Roy, riding his Dragapult, had already overtaken her and stopped in front of her.
"Want to give it a try? It'll definitely be faster than those short legs of yours."
Roy patted the large open space behind him; with Dragapult's size, carrying two people would be no problem at all.
"Doryu!"
Before Dragapult evolved, Phoebe had ridden on it and flown around Mt. Pyre.
But after evolving into such a large Dragapult, Phoebe looked at Dragapult with some caution.
"You're the one with short legs! I..."
Before Phoebe could refuse, Roy grabbed her by the back of Phoebe collar, lifted her up, and placed Phoebe on the saddle behind Dragapult.
Phoebe sat on the somewhat Limber saddle, a peculiar feeling arose within her.
"Hold on tight!"
Upon hearing Roy's words, the Ancient Gengar quickly burrowed into Roy's shadow and made a face at Phoebe's Gengar and Mismagius.
Phoebe, her Gengar, and Mismagius were still unaware of what was happening.
The next second, Dragapult shot straight into the sky, and the airflow beside him blew away the fog on the mountain, cutting through the Mist that shrouded Mt. Pyre like a sharp blade.
Gengar and Mismagius were left staring at each other in disbelief.
"Ghost!"
"Dream!"
They haven't boarded the bus yet!!
The two Pokémon hurriedly chased after it up the mountain.
"You big idiot Roy! Too fast!!"
Phoebe felt the wind whistling past her ears, so she closed her eyes and clung tightly to Roy's waist to prevent herself from falling off Dragapult.
She felt as if she were flying in the sky.
She didn't know how much time had passed when Roy's voice came into her ear.
"We've arrived. Open your eyes."
Only after the whooshing sound in her ears disappeared did Phoebe dare to open her eyes and find that she had arrived at the cabin on the mountain and was directly facing the entrance of the cabin.
Phoebe quickly turned on her Communicator and discovered that the journey, which would normally take about twenty minutes, was completed in less than two minutes under the guidance of Dragapult.
What about the mountain paths she had walked before?
"So you enjoy hiking."
After saying that, Roy pushed open the door and walked into the small house, completely ignoring the punches and kicks that Phoebe was throwing at him from behind. The damage was like Tickle to Roy.