Dian gently steadied Lorelei, then calmly asked the empty air, "Was the power you just used the same as Darkrai's Black Hole?"
"To be precise, it was merely much the same as the Black Hole power within thee," a faint metallic voice echoed from the air. "Take heed. Darkrai does not seem to have noticed the power of the same origin within thee. Celebi's power must have precisely counterbalanced it, concealing it."
"I think I understand what Celebi intends."
Dian nodded slightly, an inscrutable glint in his deep eyes. "I'll be counting on you in a moment."
With that, he took out Lorelei's Poké Balls and recalled Slowbro and Smoochum, who had fallen asleep in an instant.
Sure enough, even if the Black Hole Darkrai had unleashed on the cruise ship had not been at full strength, it had come close. Its purpose had never been to select anyone, but to eliminate them!
Dian then hid her in a bedroom at the nearby Pokémon Center.
After a moment's thought, he wrote a note and placed it in Lorelei's hand, then smoothed a few strands of her purple hair.
He glanced once more at the Poké Balls she carried. When one of them shook and released a biting chill, he smiled faintly, then turned toward the venue at the island's center.
The strongest Trainer? Interesting. Let's see exactly what this Darkrai is trying to do.
The lights on both sides still shone brightly, turning the whole island into a city that never slept—one almost entirely devoid of people.
The silence and the sound of footsteps offered no comfort, only a faint, growing unease.
As Dian walked, he sorted through the situation and the intentions of Celebi and Darkrai.
Darkrai's target was probably Celebi, or a Celebi about to arrive from some