Cheryl always suddenly spoke up at moments like these, making her rather faint presence known.
But Ash and the others had spent a fair amount of time with her and knew that was simply her personality. They paid it little mind and focused instead on Oración.
Ash couldn't help asking curiously, "Xia You, what do you need Oración for?"
Xia You shook his head at Ash and simply continued looking at Iris and Tonio.
Iris hesitated. "I remember there being a music disc for it. I even heard it when I was little, but... what do you want it for?"
Naturally, Xia You couldn't tell them that he wanted the music disc as a safeguard.
In the movie, Ash and Dawn had relied on that very disc at the last moment. By playing it through the Space-Time Tower, a special musical instrument, they had sent the melody that could soothe anger ringing through the sky, ending Dialga and Palkia's battle and bringing the incident to a close.
To keep his intervention from sending this incident spiraling completely out of control, securing that final trump card ahead of time was essential.
Well... after all, he would only be getting involved through force. Although he had confidence in the strength of his Deoxys and Rayquaza, the opponents this time were the gods of time and space, so he couldn't afford any carelessness.
Of course, he couldn't tell them any of that, but he still needed a legitimate reason for his actions.
At that thought, he smiled slightly. "Naturally, it's a countermeasure I've thought up in advance to keep Darkrai from causing an even greater disturbance."
"Darkrai?"
Everyone froze at the name.
"Of course." Xia You nodded as though it were only natural. "Didn't you say earlier that the abnormalities around Alamos Town