After a wait of a dozen seconds, the yellow GS Ball remained motionless, showing no reaction in front of Celebi's statue.
"It didn't work?"
Ye Qing rubbed his chin. Had he missed a step? Or was Celebi busy with something?
"Garde..."
Gardevoir scratched her head. She hadn't sensed any Mythical Pokémon energy here either.
"That's strange. Why can't we summon Celebi? Didn't we agree on this back then?"
Ye Qing waited another few minutes, but nothing happened inside the Ancestral Shrine.
The five Genesect outside waited anxiously. They knew whether they could go home depended on this attempt.
Water Card Genesect couldn't resist wanting to go up and take a look, but the red Genesect strictly forbade it.
A minute passed, then an hour.
Night deepened, and as time passed, the disappointment in Ye Qing's and the Genesect's hearts grew.
Unless something unexpected happened, Celebi wasn't coming.
"Why did this happen?"
Thinking of how confidently he had spoken before, and of the Genesect's expectant gazes, Ye Qing felt somewhat guilty.
The Genesect stood outside the Ancestral Shrine with their heads lowered. They knew they really might not be able to go back this time.
The night passed just like that. Only when the morning sunlight shone into the Ancestral Shrine the next day did Ye Qing, who had fallen asleep at some point during the night, wake with a start.
Glancing at the GS Ball in front of the statue, Ye Qing could only put it away again.
"Garde."
Gardevoir ended her Calm Mind. She had stood guard here all night, but had noticed nothing unusual, and no Spacetime Ripples had appeared.
"Do we really have to start a huge fire before Celebi will appear?"
Ye Qing rubbed his aching lower back. He had actually spent the whole night sleeping