After the Legendary Pokémon departed, the battlefield fell silent.
"Mr. Ange!" Ash ran over to Ange with Pikachu.
"Ash, are you alright?" Ange asked.
"Don't worry, I'm fine!" Ash patted his chest happily and said, "Mr. Ange, how about you?"
Ange smiled and said, "I am fine as well."
Ash looked at Xerneas and Yveltal with confused eyes and asked:
"Mr. Ange, why are Xerneas and Yveltal here with you? And didn't Xerneas turn into a tree?"
Before Ange could answer, Xerneas spoke first, "With Ange's help, I have recovered, and now both Yveltal and I reside at the Nebel Plateau."
Upon hearing this, Ash was very happy for Xerneas and said excitedly, "Mr. Ange is truly an amazing person."
Ange said modestly, "It was all just a coincidence."
At this moment, Clemont, Baraz, and the others flew over on their Braviary and Togekiss.
As soon as she got off the back of the Togekiss, Meray ran excitedly toward Hoopa.
"Hoopa!"
"Meray!" Hoopa flew out of Ange's arms and dived into Meray's embrace, "Meray, I was so scared, I was almost eaten!" It said while weeping.
Meray gently patted its back and said, "It's over, everything is over!"
Hoopa looked up at Ange and Ash and said, "Thanks to everyone's help, you are all so amazing!"
"Mr. Ange, Ash, thank you both for your help this time." Hearing this, Meray hurriedly thanked Ange and Ash.
Ash scratched his head in embarrassment, "I didn't help much. It's all thanks to Mr. Ange for calling Xerneas and Yveltal, as well as that green Pokémon and Volcanion."
Ange said, "Ash, you are too humble. I think Lugia only helped because of you."
"Eh? Really?" Ash scratched his head.
Baraz got off the Braviary with Clemont and walked quickly to everyone, asking anxiously:
"Is everyone alright? Did anyone get hurt?"
After learning that everyone was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief, then looked with admiration at the Xerneas, Yveltal, Volcanion, Diancie, and other Pokémon standing behind Ange:
"I didn't expect you, Ange, to be such a powerful Legendary Trainer; it is truly surprising!"
Ash asked curiously, "What is a Legendary Trainer?"
Meray explained, "So-called Legendary Trainers are those who can command Legendary Pokémon."
Hearing this, Ash suddenly realized, "I knew it, Mr. Ange is a very powerful person. A Legendary Trainer, huh... that sounds so cool."
At this time, Bonnie suddenly noticed Z2 in Diancie's arms and shouted in surprise:
"There's another Squishy, there are two Squishies!"
Hearing this, Z1 poked its head out of Bonnie's satchel.
Serena looked at the two Zygarde Cores in surprise and said, "It's true, two Squishies!"
Ash said happily, "So, Squishy wasn't all alone?"
Ange smiled and explained to him, "To be accurate, the two Squishies you mentioned are the same Pokémon."
"Eh???" Everyone opened their mouths in surprise.
Ange continued to explain, "We have three deities in the Kalos region, namely the God of Life Xerneas, the God of Destruction Yveltal, and..."
As he spoke, he looked at the two Zygarde Cores.
Clemont pondered, "Could it be that Squishy is..."
Ange nodded and said, "The other one is the God of Order, responsible for overseeing the ecological order of the Kalos region. It is called Zygarde.
The Squishies you speak of are exactly Zygarde's cores. When they gather together with the cells spread throughout the Kalos region, they reveal the true form of the God of Order."
With that, Ange looked at Ash, "The green Pokémon you saw earlier was Zygarde in its complete form."
After Ange finished speaking, everyone looked at Z1 and Z2 in disbelief, especially Ash and the others, who had no idea that the Squishy by their side was so powerful.
Z1 and Z2 were equally surprised; they did not expect Ange to know so much about them.
Baraz looked at Ange with admiration and said, "Ange, you know so much!"
Ange waved his hand modestly, "I just have a slight interest in researching Pokémon."
Clemont said, "This is not information one can just learn casually."
Ange changed the subject, "Let's find another place to talk, we shouldn't stay here."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Then, they went to rest by a lake created by Kyogre.
Because of Xerneas's life force, lush grass had grown here, and it was incredibly cool due to the monsoon brought by Lugia.
Fortunately, the Hoopa Unbound had been sealed in time, and Regigigas had stopped attacking; otherwise, if this place had been destroyed, Ange and the others would not have had a place to land.
Because they had gone through a great battle, everyone was exhausted.
Yveltal, Xerneas, and Volcanion lay side-by-side on the grass, with Diancie leaning against Xerneas, their Fairy-type auras intertwining.
Ange released his other Pokémon as well.
Vaporeon, Goodra, two Sliggoo, as well as Ash's Frogadier and Sliggoo, and Hoopa, were playing happily by the water.
Jolteon, Flareon, Girafarig, Wobbuffet, and Gothita were chasing Gengar and Passimian, and bursts of joyful laughter could be heard.
The two Zygarde Cores lay head-to-head on the grass, recovering energy by basking in the sun.
Salamence lay beside them, eyes closed, using its body to guard Z1 and Z2.
Lucario, Doublade, and Espathra gathered around Ange.
Espathra was exhausted and rested its head on Ange's lap, falling into a deep sleep.
Ange gently stroked its slender neck; it had worked really hard in this battle.
Ash and the others also gathered around Ange, and everyone sat on the grass, chatting easily.
"Mr. Ange, are these Pokémon all new ones you've caught?"
Ash's gaze swept over Ange's Pokémon one by one, his face filled with excitement. As long as the topic was Pokémon, he had endless energy.
Ange nodded and replied, "Yes, I just caught them recently."
Ash said eagerly, "They all seem very strong."
Ange immediately understood what he meant, so he smiled and said, "We just went through a thrilling battle; aren't you tired?"
"I never get tired of Pokémon battles!" Ash said, clenching his fist.
But then he opened his fist and said, "I know Mr. Ange must be tired, so let's skip it this time. Next time I have the chance, I must challenge Mr. Ange!"
Ange shook his head helplessly.
Then everyone started chatting away. From the conversation, Ange learned the reason for the appearance of Hoopa Unbound and the background of Baraz and his sister.
After chatting for a while, Ange asked Baraz, "How are you going to deal with the Prison Bottle?"
Baraz and Meray looked at each other, and then their faces revealed a look of worry.
"Hoopa's power developed its own consciousness and was full of destructive desire. It's worrying to put the Prison Bottle anywhere," Baraz said with a troubled look.
At this time, Yveltal flapped its wings and landed behind Ange, followed closely by Xerneas.
"We have a way," Xerneas's voice echoed in everyone's hearts.
Baraz and Meray showed surprise when they heard this.
"Really?"
Xerneas said, "Since the consciousness that was created is the trouble, we just need to remove that consciousness."
Meray said with reluctance, "Do we have to kill the shadow Hoopa?"
"Not at all!" Xerneas shook its head, "Does anyone have a way to go to the lake and get some sand and mud mixed with water?"
Everyone was confused by this, but Bonnie got up immediately and said, "I will, I'll go!"
With that, she sprinted toward the lake.
"Bonnie, be careful," Clemont shouted worriedly.
"I know!" Bonnie responded.
Before long, with the help of the Pokémon, Bonnie returned holding some water, sand, and mud.
Ange took out a tray and let Bonnie put the water and dirt into it, then looked at Xerneas and asked, "What should we do next?"
Xerneas looked at Yveltal. Yveltal nodded lightly to it, and then looked at the Prison Bottle.
Yveltal's eyes flashed with purple-red light, and then purple-red light also emerged from the Prison Bottle.
The Prison Bottle trembled violently, as if struggling, but soon it calmed down.
Under everyone's surprised gaze, a small light ball floated out of the Prison Bottle.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
The light ball could actually speak! Everyone was stunned.
"That is the consciousness of the shadow Hoopa," Xerneas explained.
Shadow Hoopa was a Dark-type; it could not resist Yveltal, the God of Destruction, especially since its abilities were still sealed.
Under Yveltal's control, the shadow Hoopa's consciousness fell into the water and dirt in the tray and finally quieted down.
At this time, both the water and the dirt began to emit a pale purple-red light.
Then Xerneas stepped forward, its antlers blooming with colorful light, and it lowered its head to press its antlers against the basin.
"This..." The scene in the basin made everyone's jaws drop.
The water and dirt in the basin merged rapidly, and after a twist, turned into a palm-sized clay doll.
After doing all this, Xerneas looked a bit exhausted.
"Alright!" it said, "Now only Hoopa's own power remains in the Prison Bottle! You don't have to worry about being controlled if you touch it again."
Baraz and Meray were overjoyed, but Ange looked solemn:
"Xerneas, did you share your life force with this clay doll?"
Xerneas smiled, and with a gentle voice said to Ange, "It's fine, just a little bit, no big deal. I'll just eat more later to recover."
Ange sighed deeply and said, "You didn't have to do that at all."
Xerneas smiled and did not speak.
Then everyone was surprised to see the clay doll stagger to its feet.
It first raised its hand to check its situation. When it found that it had turned into a clay doll, it was terrified, then pointed at Ange and his group and cursed.
Unfortunately, it was only a clay doll and could not speak; it could only chatter. Even Ange could not understand what it was saying.
So, everyone stopped paying attention to the doll and began chatting happily, letting the doll jump around.
Hoopa's problem was completely solved, and everyone's mood relaxed.
As time passed, the sun gradually set. Just then, someone's stomach growled.
Ash covered his stomach with a red face and said, "Sorry, I've been hungry for a while."
"Pika pi~" Pikachu also covered his stomach, looking embarrassed.
Everyone couldn't help being amused by them.
Ange stood up and said, "In that case, let's start making dinner!"
Bonnie said in surprise, "Is Mr. Ange going to make dinner for us?"
Ange nodded, "That's right. Everyone worked hard today, so tonight I have to make a big meal to reward everyone."
"Yay! Yay!" Bonnie jumped with excitement.
Baraz and Meray were puzzled. Seeing this, Serena explained to them:
"Mr. Ange is actually a very amazing chef. The food he makes is very, very..."
Serena racked her brain but couldn't think of an adjective, so she had to say, "Anyway, it's delicious. You'll know once you eat it!"
Baraz and Meray also started to look forward to dinner.
When Serena saw Ange taking out a table and ingredients, she hurried over and said, "I'll help too."
Baraz and Meray also ran over, "We'll help too."
So everyone busy setting up the table, picking vegetables, and washing vegetables; it was a bustling scene.
With everyone's help, Ange was much more relaxed. He only needed to use his Aura with Lucario to process the ingredients and then cook.
Passimian and Gengar were also helping.
As time passed, one plate after another was served.
Stir-fried shrimp, stir-fried meat with chili, braised chicken with mushrooms, boiled Mandarin Fish, Kung Pao chicken, chopped chili fish head, stir-fried beef with scallions, braised eggplant, dry-fried green beans, cold lotus root, cold cucumber...
Because there were so many Pokémon, Ange made a lot of dishes, and the three tables pushed together were full.
The fragrance in the air lingered for a long time.
Meray, while helping set the chairs, inhaled deeply.
"It's so fragrant!" She couldn't help but exclaim, saliva secreting rapidly in her mouth.
Baraz nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't expect Ange to be not only a powerful Legendary Trainer but also such a great chef!"
When all the dishes were served, everyone and the Pokémon began to feast.
Ash and his friends had eaten Ange's cooking before, so they couldn't even bother to sigh, just shoveling food into their mouths.
Baraz and Meray were eating Ange's cooking for the first time. They had never eaten such special food and were so amazed they couldn't speak.
Only then did they finally understand why Bonnie and the others revered Ange's skills so much.
The full table of food was devoured without anything left.
After dinner, Ash and his friends leaned against their chairs with round bellies.
"So full, so full!" Ash muttered.
"So happy, to be able to eat Mr. Ange's cooking again. I really want to take Mr. Ange home," Bonnie said.
Everyone was amused by Bonnie's words.
"Passi~ Passi~~" Passimian served everyone homemade fruit juice drinks.
Ange said, "Everyone, try this; it can help digestion. I told you not to eat too much, now you're uncomfortable, aren't you?"
Everyone showed embarrassed smiles.
"Ange's food is so delicious, Hoopa couldn't help it!" Hoopa flew into the air and danced.
"Exactly! Exactly!" Bonnie agreed.
After drinking Passimian's juice, everyone felt much more comfortable.
At this time, Serena noticed the clay doll still acting crazy, so she asked:
"What should we do about this clay doll?"
Baraz was about to speak when he heard Xerneas say, "Let Ange keep it."
"Me?" Ange was stunned.
Xerneas said, "Yes, are you unwilling?"
Ange shook his head and said, "That's not exactly unwilling."
Baraz and Meray looked at each other, and Baraz said, "Since Xerneas has said so, then we will trouble you, Ange."
"Alright then!" Ange had to agree.
Then everyone chatted for a while. As the ambient temperature began to drop, they each went into the tents they had set up to rest.
Before resting, Ange planned to send Gengar, Xerneas, and Yveltal home.
He also told Lucario and the others, "Lucario, Girafarig, Gothita, Wobbuffet, Goodra, Sliggoo, Jolteon, Flareon, Vaporeon, would you like to follow Gengar, Xerneas, and the others home first?"
"Lucar~"
"Goth~"
"Jolt~"
The three Eeveelutions were the first to indicate no problem; they had been looking forward to seeing Ange's home for a long time.
Then Goodra and the two Sliggoo nodded as well.
Although Lucario was a bit hesitant, when it heard Ange say that it should go back and bond with Inteleon sooner, it agreed.
Since Lucario agreed, Gothita and the others had no objections.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Ange put them back into their Poké Balls and handed the Poké Balls to Gengar.
"Gen~~" Gengar hugged a pile of Poké Balls, waved goodbye to everyone, and disappeared in the next second.
After everyone went home, Ange took Diancie, Passimian, Doublade, Salamence, and Z2, as well as the active little clay doll, into the tent.
Today was too tiring, and Ange didn't have the heart to tell stories anymore, so he said to everyone:
"Go to sleep early tonight, good night everyone."
Diancie: "Good night, Ange."
After the Pokémon said good night to Ange, they fell asleep one after another. Even the little clay doll was tired from being so rowdy and quieted down, lying obediently beside Ange.
Ange's gaze swept over everyone one by one, and seeing them sleeping soundly, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
Ange himself couldn't sleep yet, because he still had one thing to do, and that was to claim the mission reward!
He had done a great deed today; he wondered what the reward would be! Ange felt full of anticipation.