Ultra Ball, the Letter, Departure for Alola!

Across the table, his uncle noticed the change in Xia Chen's expression and pressed, "What is it, Xia Chen? Do you know something?"

Xia Chen gathered his thoughts and replied, "I have an idea. After the New Year, I'll head to Alola."

His uncle hesitated for a moment, then nodded and sighed softly. "Your parents didn't want me to tell you, probably because they were worried about you. But I think you have the right to choose. Besides, you have Koraidon and Deoxys to help you now."

Instead, Xia Chen comforted his uncle. "I understand. Thank you for telling me. No matter what, I need to get to the bottom of their disappearance before I can rest easy."

The conversation ended in a heavy atmosphere. After finishing their coffee, the two left.

After spending a little more time at Marnie's house, Xia Chen returned to Origin Spirit Island.

Back in his room, he took out the Storage Ball bearing the Aether Foundation's emblem.

If his guess was correct, there should be information inside related to his parents' disappearance.

This was a first-generation Storage Ball developed by Silph Co. It had limited capacity, and its operation was simple.

Press the button on the Storage Ball, and everything inside would come out at once.

With a click, Xia Chen opened the Storage Ball that carried so many mysteries.

There were only two things inside: a Poké Ball and a letter.

The Poké Ball was entirely purple, covered in a grid-like pattern. Though it differed slightly from the version Xia Chen remembered from the games, he could still recognize it as an Ultra Ball.

So it really was connected to Ultra Beasts.

His suspicions had been completely confirmed, yet Xia Chen instead felt much calmer.

There was naturally no Ultra Beast inside the