Coming to her senses, Dawn nodded firmly at Xia You. Knowing there was no time to waste, she turned and ran toward the Flower Field.
Meanwhile, seeing Shaymin shot down by the electricity, Zero wanted to catch it immediately. But he had barely flown any distance when the aircraft beneath his feet, which was already smoking, suddenly went out of control and plunged diagonally downward.
With a dull thud, Zero and his machine landed in the Flower Field together.
The fall was not high enough to kill him, but it delayed his progress. By the time he climbed off his now completely unusable aircraft and ran toward Shaymin again, he was already falling slightly behind Dawn.
Seeing that the girl opposite him might reach Shaymin first, Zero's expression changed.
"Magnezone, use Flash Cannon!!"
This was clearly aimed at Dawn.
Hearing Zero's command, Magnezone did not hesitate. It began gathering power, preparing to attack.
Seeing this, Ash was just about to act when Xia You reached out to stop him.
Startled, he quickly looked at Xia You, seemingly unable to understand why Xia You was stopping him from going to help. But he was met with Xia You's slightly furrowed brow.
"I just said this was Dawn's own battle."
Ash was even more confused.
Dawn's own battle?
What did that mean?
His wish to help was an instinctive response born entirely out of concern for his companion. He did not want Dawn to get hurt.
After all, unlike a Pokémon, Dawn was only a fragile human, and a girl at that. She could not withstand an attack like that!
Unlike him, Brock, May, and Cheryl had already understood something of Xia You's intentions. They knew he was creating an opportunity for Dawn and Shaymin to form a bond.
As for why