After the incident with Shadow Lugia was over, Chen Shi brought Cynthia back to Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Chen Shi really wanted to know why Celebi had told him to go to Sinnoh, but a voice inside him kept saying the same thing.
It wasn't time yet. He needed to wait a little longer.
He knew it wasn't time yet because Dragapult and the others weren't strong enough.
That was why Chen Shi wanted to stay at Professor Oak's Laboratory for a while longer.
Besides, Dragapult and the others weren't far from reaching Elite Four Level now.
When Professor Oak saw them return safely, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Professor Oak had already received word about the sudden disturbance in the waters around Cinnabar Town that morning.
He suspected it had something to do with Lugia.
That had left Professor Oak worried about Chen Shi and Cynthia's safety.
Fortunately, both of them had returned unharmed.
Upon seeing Professor Oak, Chen Shi took the silver box out of his backpack and handed it over.
"Professor, this is Lugia's Silver Wing. Lugia is all right now, and the feather has turned silver again."
Professor Oak took the box and opened it. Sure enough, the pitch-black Silver Wing had returned to normal.
He didn't ask what had happened, merely smiling as he said, "Thank you both for your hard work."
"It was nothing." Chen Shi waved a hand. "Professor, I'll go find Dragonite first. I still need to get Dreepy and the others back into intensive training."
"All right, off you go. I've got some research to do myself."
In the backyard, inside the den he had dug himself, Dragonite was enjoying a comfortable nap.
A moment later, Dragonite seemed to sense someone approaching. He opened his eyes in confusion and