The Tera Paradise Project and the Paradise Guardian Dragons

After they temporarily resolved the crisis in Mesagoza, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But the incident had shown them just how dangerous Polluted Tera Energy was.

Less than a year remained. The threat hidden within the Great Crater of Paldea could erupt at any moment, hanging over them like the sword of Damocles.

A little later, Brassius directed the others as they dealt with the aftermath. The evacuation had come in time, but they still needed to search for injured people and Pokémon.

Geeta took Xingye and the others somewhere quiet to discuss what had happened. She also called over Penny, whom Hassel had rescued earlier.

The group gathered together, with Ogerpon perched on Miraidon's head, eavesdropping nearby. After they had gone over the situation, Xingye sighed. "Looks like I won't be able to come to the Paldea Region for a while. Not unless I get the stolen Crystal back from Raifort. I let my guard down. I never expected to run into Giovanni..."

He told them everything he had encountered in Kitakami. The others hadn't expected something so serious to have happened there, too.

Geeta's expression grew heavier. Even Giovanni had emerged. Thankfully, his target wasn't the Paldea Region. Otherwise, who could have handled that pressure?

After taking it all in, Lillie looked at Ogerpon. "So this little one is part of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero?"

"That's right. Giovanni's target is the Tree of Beginning, hidden beneath the Alola Region. Raifort will definitely show up again then. Next time, I won't let her get away."

Xingye also told them about the Tree of Beginning. Another meeting of the Champions was surely coming, since the announced date fell right around the year-end Masters Tournament.

Geeta rubbed her forehead and shook her head. The world was growing less