Salamence froze, then hurriedly shook her head.
"Roar!"
(The battle deep inside Meteor Falls is too terrifying right now. We really shouldn't go.)
"You don't know a damn thing! If we don't get over there now, something terrible will happen!" Chen Shi's face was full of urgency.
"Just lead the way. With me around, I guarantee nothing can hurt you."
Before this, Chen Shi would never have had the guts to say that.
After all, there were bound to be plenty of powerful Pokémon deep inside Meteor Falls. With his strength, protecting himself would have been impressive enough, let alone protecting Salamence.
But now that Jirachi was with him, the Pokémon deep inside Meteor Falls were nothing to fear.
Salamence gave him a doubtful look.
She knew how strong Chen Shi was. That Dragapult was indeed powerful, but he was nowhere near some of the Pokémon inside Meteor Falls.
Chen Shi knew what she was doubting, but there was no time to explain.
Every moment they wasted made the situation here more dangerous.
"If I dare say that, it means I'm confident I can do it. Just take me there. Consider it repayment for helping you find your child."
Hearing that, Salamence stopped hesitating and immediately took flight, ready to take him back to Meteor Falls.
Chen Shi immediately spoke to Jirachi in his arms. "Jirachi, there's something really important I need your help with. Will you help me?"
"Yes, yes! Jirachi wants to help!" Jirachi nodded its little head excitedly.
"Good. Sorry for the trouble, but could you take me and this dragon over to that big mountain?" Chen Shi asked, pointing toward Meteor Falls.
Meteor Falls was still some distance away. Flying would take too long; having Jirachi use Teleport would be faster.
"No problem!" Jirachi waved its