Bzz!
Iron Treads jolted awake from its half-dormant state, unfolded from its wheel form, and retreated in front of Nemona.
Scream Tail looked equally grave. "Yaa..."
Something dangerous was coming!
Nemona and the others caught what Baimu had just said. As they turned toward the rumbling, they asked in surprise:
"What Suicune?"
"Paradox Suicune!"
As he spoke, Baimu pulled out a Poké Ball and threw it.
Bang!
"Grrroar!"
Big Monster Aggron appeared and spotted its opponent in the distance—
A blue-skinned, purple-maned raptor, taller than Aggron, with a face both familiar and strange.
"Roar!!"
It charged at terrifying speed, trampling the ground hard enough to make it rumble. Arven and Penny immediately threw their Poké Balls.
Bang! Bang!
Mabosstiff and Sylveon landed.
Nemona suddenly shouted, "It's that one! That roar! The mysterious Pokémon by the water!"
Back then, after what had happened to Professor Turo, they had stopped exploring Area Zero out of consideration for Arven.
The strange roar they had heard in the thick fog had remained an unsolved mystery.
Nemona had later searched for its source, but found nothing. Even Professor Turo could not give her a definite answer.
If the others had not been there too, she might have thought she had imagined it.
Arven and Penny quickly recalled the scene buried in their memories.
"How did it get here?"
They had heard it near Research Station 3. This place was not even as deep as the Second Observation Station—it was in the upper reaches of Area Zero!
Baimu turned toward Iron Leaves on the cliff.
"You'd have to ask it."
Only then did the group realize Iron Leaves had appeared without their noticing.
The approaching Paradox Suicune spotted them. Rather than stopping to assess them, it lowered its body and charged faster!
"Roar!!"
Its roar shook