December 12, Fog Island.
After agreeing to Lance's proposal, the giant Dragonite fell asleep again.
Just as Li Wei had expected, the giant Dragonite needed an enormous amount of energy to move, so it spent most of its life asleep.
Sometimes, it could sleep for half a month straight without moving.
Wingull and Starly served as the giant Dragonite's eyes and ears during those times.
Wingull had spotted Lance, Li Wei, and the others long before they approached Fog Island.
But since Li Wei and the others hadn't intended to approach the giant Dragonite then, Wingull hadn't woken it.
Only when Li Wei and the others reached the giant Dragonite's back did Wingull wake it.
That was the confidence strength brought.
Dragonite roamed the seas, wandering from island to island, and had yet to meet its match.
Ancient Pokémon were all incredibly powerful.
That included the Ancient Alakazam and Ancient Gengar that had destroyed the Pokémonia Civilization, as well as the Ancient Jigglypuff capable of sealing them away.
None of them were beings an ordinary Trainer could handle.
Before leaving Fog Island, Li Wei's sharp eyes spotted a grotto hidden in the forested mountains.
The grotto sat on a sheer cliff, with an almost vertical rock face below it that was extremely difficult to climb.
But that posed no difficulty at all for Li Wei and the others. Every one of them had a Pokémon to ride.
They went to inspect the grotto on the cliff together.
Viewed from above, the grotto had seemed very small.
But once they drew closer, they realized it was most likely a ruin, with an archway at its entrance.
At the mention of ruins, Steven and Cynthia became interested.
The fact that these ruins were in a grotto made them even more appealing to