Below them, Fortree City had already become a tiny dot.
Farther away, the rolling mountains resembled undulating waves, gleaming emerald beneath the sunlight.
Farther still, a faint patch of blue could be seen—that was the sea.
Blaziken hovered in midair, briefly sustained by the energy of Brave Bird. Looking out at the magnificent scenery, it felt an indescribable surge of emotion well up in its chest.
It thought of Xinhai, the partner and family member who trusted it, stayed by its side, and encouraged it no matter what.
It thought of all those days and nights of training, the battles they had gone through together, and the journeys they had traveled side by side.
Blaziken took a deep breath. The burning emotions in its chest gradually settled, becoming a steady heartbeat.
It turned its head toward White Cloud, who was lightly tapping the air with her wings and tracing graceful arcs beside it. Blaziken called out brightly, "Sha mo!" (White Cloud, it's time to go back!)
White Cloud, who had been having far too much fun, reluctantly stopped circling when she heard the call.
She spread her wings and lightly flew over to Blaziken's side, excitement still shining in her eyes.
"Chirp?" (What? We're not flying anymore? Are you tired? Do you want to rest on my back?)
White Cloud asked with concern, dipping slightly to indicate that Blaziken could climb aboard.
Blaziken shook its head and pointed a claw toward the distant horizon below.
"Sha mo, sha mo!" (We've been out flying for a long time already. We should go back!)
White Cloud looked in the direction it pointed. She blinked blankly at first, then her sky-blue pupils suddenly shrank!
"Chirp... chirp?!" (Wait... how long have we been out?!)
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