September 5.
Without exception, the headlines of every newspaper and independent news outlet around the world were remarkably uniform-
"Groudon flew back from Donghuang's waters to the Awakening Shrine in Sootopolis City late last night!"
Nobody could have imagined that a sentence that looked for all the world like "a new Groudon joke" would one day become an actual news report.
The spectators all chimed in with their own opinions.
[At first, I thought I was reading some clickbait account. Turns out it's real news!]
[Same. Even when I saw the photos and videos of Groudon flying, I thought they were AI-generated. But if Xia Chi's involved, it all makes sense.]
[A true Breeder. If even Groudon can learn Fly under Lao Shui's care, what isn't possible?]
[I suggest Cynthia send her Garchomp over for some advanced training, lol.]
[Tragic. We can never make jokes about Groudon not being able to fly again.]
[Looking forward to Kyogre's face when Groudon flies in their next God War.]
[Let's not. You wouldn't be happy if they actually started fighting again.]
[.]
With this rookie taking to the skies, Xia Chi naturally stayed close.
If Groudon had an accident, it would be nothing like an ordinary car crash.
Even a heavy truck only weighed a few tons. This fellow's weight was measured in millions upon millions of tons.
If Groudon fell halfway through the trip, it would be no different from a meteorite crashing down.
Fortunately, this three-million-ton baby tired out after flying for a while-
Maintaining [Fly] consumed energy, and with Groudon's weight, the amount required was undoubtedly terrifying.
In short, Xia Chi recalled the exhausted but utterly satisfied Groudon into the Master Ball.
He found a nearby city with an airport and boarded a flight back to Sootopolis City.
Although he