Big Cats and Little Dogs

Above Ecological Island.

Ho-Oh, having flown here from far away, looked down at the small island below, a trace of disbelief in its eyes.

It had never imagined that one day, it would agree to temporarily stay in a human city.

As a Pokémon of legend in human tales, Ho-Oh possessed an almost limitless lifespan.

It had witnessed humanity's birth and decline with its own eyes. Their lives were simply too short.

What was the reason for it all?

The scene of its first meeting with that young man surfaced in Ho-Oh's mind.

Back then, it had seen in that human the fateful connection they would come to share.

At the time, it had not understood.

But now, it seemed that everything had been arranged by fate.

Ho-Oh looked toward the tall tower preserved in its memories.

It had never expected the Rainbow Hero to rebuild this place for it.

Ho-Oh slowly descended onto the top of the tower and raised its head to look in the other directions.

Over there, it sensed several powerful presences.

"Ho-Oh!"

Below the Bell Tower, Hu Yang waved at Ho-Oh overhead.

Ho-Oh withdrew its gaze and descended to the ground.

Hu Yang smiled as he greeted Ho-Oh. "Long time no see."

Ho-Oh nodded gently and asked, "Is this where you live?"

"Yep!" Hu Yang grinned. "Entei and the others haven't arrived yet?"

"They will be here soon," Ho-Oh replied through Telepathy.

"Alright."

And so, Ho-Oh temporarily settled down at the Bell Tower.

Hu Yang had assumed Raikou would be the second to arrive. Compared with Entei and Suicune, it could ride the clouds and fly directly over.

But to his surprise, the second one to reach the island was Entei.

When it came ashore with its fur dripping wet, Porygon, which monitored the