c151 Surprised "Darkrai"
"Hee hee, little Zorua! Got you!"
Zorua, who had just been spacing out, suddenly heard Chen Xiaoxiao's lively voice echoing from behind. Before the fox Pokémon had time to react, its small body was already scooped up and lifted high!
Chen Xiaoxiao spun around and hugged Zorua tightly, squeezing the little mischievous Pokémon like a plush doll.
"(You cheated! That doesn't count this time!)" Zorua protested, its blue eyes narrowed with mock indignation.
Earlier, when Chen Xiaoxiao had spirited it away with her sudden appearance, Zorua had been too shocked to realize. But now, the clever fox understood Chen Xiaoxiao had used Teleport, the psychic technique she had refined since her training in the Psychic Dojo back in Saffron.
"Yo, this is my ability," Chen Xiaoxiao teased, a sly smile tugging her lips. "Why should it be cheating?"
"(Not counting, not counting! Let me down already!)" Zorua wriggled in her arms, tail lashing.
"Fine, fine!" Chen Xiaoxiao sighed, setting it back on the ground.
The moment its paws touched the soil, Zorua darted off like a shadow, scampering in circles before stopping abruptly. Its ruby gaze gleamed mischievously.
"(Hee hee! Catch me if you can no Teleport allowed!)"
In an instant, Zorua's body shimmered with the familiar Illusion. Its form stretched and warped until another Chen Xiaoxiao stood there, though with exaggerated features.
The transformed Zorua struck a ridiculous pose: elbows stuck to its sides, arms bent at odd angles, sneaky grin plastered across its face, and even letting its gray tail poke out clumsily from the disguise.
The sight was so absurd that a pulsing vein mark formed on Chen Xiaoxiao's forehead.
"Zorua!" she roared, charging after the trickster.
"(Whee!)"
Zorua bolted, laughing gleefully, but how could its short legs outrun an advanced psychic who trained daily with Gardevoir and Latias? Within moments, Chen Xiaoxiao caught up and yanked firmly on the fox's tail.
Zorua's illusion instantly shattered, its real form flickering back into view.
"(H-how did you know my Illusion's weak spot!?)" Zorua asked, wide-eyed.
Chen Xiaoxiao smirked knowingly. Her silence only deepened the mystery. Had she read about this weakness in Professor Oak's research archives, or was it instinct from her countless battles alongside her team?
"(Tch, never mind!)" Zorua huffed, hopping happily again as though nothing had happened.
Still giggling, the little fox once again transformed into Chen Xiaoxiao, this time tugging curiously at the folds of the psychic's clothes. Its small paws clutched the fabric left and right, mischief sparkling in its eyes.
Chen Xiaoxiao's face darkened instantly.
When Zorua suddenly hooked both paws beneath her skirt, lifting as if to expose her, her patience snapped.
"You little rascal!"
Raising her right hand, she brought it down in a sharp karate chop.
Smack!
Critical hit!
Zorua's illusion shattered in an instant, its real body tumbling back with dizzy swirls in its eyes. The mischievous fox collapsed, knocked out in one blow—defeated in a single strike.
Chen Xiaoxiao froze, staring at her palm. "You fainted from that? Too fragile!"
She bent down, ready to call out Latias to heal the poor Pokémon.
But before she could, a surge of dark energy burst from behind, heavy and suffocating.
Chen Xiaoxiao's instincts screamed. She grabbed Zorua with Teleport, vanishing just as the oppressive aura flooded the clearing.
At the same moment, Gardevoir, who had been monitoring her trainer's aura from afar, sensed the danger and Teleported to her side, anxiety etched on her elegant face. Solgaleo too, stirred from his Poké Ball, burst forth in radiant light—the lion's golden body blazing like a newborn sun. With a roar, it launched Sunsteel Strike straight toward the encroaching darkness.
BOOM!
The clash shook the earth, shockwaves spreading through the forest like a thunderclap.
Meanwhile, the trainers back at the testing grounds noticed Gardevoir's abrupt disappearance. "What's going on?" Xiao Zhao stammered. Moments later, the resounding boom echoed, making them all freeze in alarm.
Curator Lin, jolted awake, frowned gravely. "It's Xiaoxiao… she's in trouble." Without hesitation, he released his Aerodactyl and soared toward the source of the chaos.
…
Far from the blast, Chen Xiaoxiao reappeared with Gardevoir, her heart pounding as she realized Zorua was no longer with her.
"What?! How could I not have taken Zorua with me?" she muttered, disbelief shaking her confidence in her Teleport.
"(Xiaoxiao, are you hurt?)" Gardevoir asked, eyes full of concern.
"I'm fine… but Zorua" she scanned with Psychic, only to feel her energy blocked by a suffocating wave of darkness.
"This… evil energy nullified my Teleport." Her fists clenched.
Smoke parted on the battlefield, revealing the ominous figure: a shadowy body of pure black, flowing like smoke, with a red collar-like ruff around its neck, misty white plume streaming from its head, and piercing blue eyes glowing in the gloom.
Chen Xiaoxiao's breath caught.
"Darkrai!"
The Pitch-Black Pokémon loomed over the fainted Zorua, its aura curling like a nightmare made real.
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