Xia You had thought nothing else would happen on the way to the Fighting-type tournament.
But to his surprise, they had barely gone any distance after leaving Nimbasa City when Cynthia received a call-an international call.
The morning breeze blew past, carrying the scent of earth and fresh grass.
The group stopped and watched Cynthia take the call nearby. When the casual look on her face gave way to seriousness, they knew something must have happened.
Cynthia's brow furrowed slightly. Xia You could only vaguely make out a few words: "What?" "When?" and "I understand."
Her tone went from calm at first, to grave in the middle, and finally to composed. The entire change took less than a minute.
Dawn stretched. "Looks like Cynthia's got a job to do."
She was hardly the only one. Everyone thought so.
Sure enough, when Cynthia hung up and returned to them, there was a hint of apology on her face.
"That was the Sinnoh Pokémon League." Before anyone could ask, she looked at Xia You and spoke first. "Something's happened in Sinnoh. Even Flint and Lucian have rushed over. It seems fairly serious, so I have to go back immediately to deal with it too."
"That serious?" Xia You raised his eyebrows. "Besides troubling you, the Champion, they've already called in two members of the Elite Four? What exactly happened?"
As he spoke, Xia You couldn't help wondering what could possibly be giving the Pokémon League trouble in Sinnoh now that Team Galactic was gone.
"I don't know the details either." Unexpectedly, Cynthia merely shook her head. "They couldn't explain it clearly over the phone. They just told me to hurry back."
"All right." Xia You sighed. "You've been in Unova for a long time anyway. It's about time you went back. Stay