Chapter 42: Capturing the Giant Dragonite (3)
"Kid, you're somewhat interesting. I'll stay and battle with you!" Brock heard a voice resonate in his mind.
He entered his mindscape, saw Bell standing there blankly, walked over, and asked, "Bell, was that you speaking just now?"
Hearing Brock, Bell replied with a clueless look, "Host Brock! I didn't say anything just now!"
Hearing Bell, Brock thought for a moment, Did I mishear then? Sigh! Forget it. Better focus on figuring out how to capture the giant Dragonite!
"Bell, do you have a way to capture the giant Dragonite?" Brock asked Bell before him.
Hearing Brock, Bell asked curiously, "Host Brock, did you just battle that giant Dragonite?"
"Yeah! I lost badly; it injured all my Pokémon! And I'm still challenging it now! But I don't have any Pokémon left out... How am I supposed to battle it?! That's why I came to ask you. Bell, do you have a way?" Brock explained.
Hearing Brock, Bell said excitedly, "Host Brock! Where did you encounter it?! Where is it now?! I need to see it!"
Hearing Bell, Brock said, "That giant Dragonite is right outside, waiting to battle me! Bell, do you know that giant Dragonite?"
Bell replied immediately after hearing Brock, "Yes, I know it. I know it very well. Brock, capturing it will be very easy for you. You just need to call it over to your side. You don't need to worry about the rest."
Hearing Bell, Brock simply replied, "Okay," then exited his mindscape. He subsequently looked towards the giant Dragonite standing not far from him and shouted loudly, "Dragonite! I'm not battling you anymore! Weren't you looking for your companion? Just come over here beside me, and you'll be able to see them!"
Hearing Brock's words, the giant Dragonite let out a happy roar, then slowly started walking towards Brock. Just then, the same voice from before resonated in Brock's mind, "Kid! I'm coming right over! You'd better not be tricking me! Otherwise, I'll make you die a miserable death!"
Hearing this, Brock rubbed his ears, then said doubtfully to himself, "Is it another hallucination? Maybe I'm just too tired... I keep hearing voices talking to me."
After a little while, the giant Dragonite finally reached Brock's side. At that moment, behind the lighthouse, a particular scene unfolded: a person standing at the cliff's edge, and a giant Dragonite also standing there, its body pressed close against the steep cliff face. Because of this, the person could only see an enormous head facing them.
Yes, that person was our protagonist, Brock. Brock looked at the enormous head before him – the head of the giant Dragonite. Because the Dragonite was a head taller than the cliff itself, Brock could only see its head from his vantage point.
Just then, a voice appeared again in Brock's mind, "Little fellow! I'm here! You said someone here knows me? Quick, call them out!"
Hearing this, Brock finally understood: he hadn't been experiencing auditory hallucinations at all! It was the giant Dragonite somehow speaking directly to him.
Having figured this out, Brock entered his mindscape, saw Bell's excited expression, and said, "Bell! I tricked the giant Dragonite into coming over! The rest is up to you!" After speaking, Brock exited his mindscape. He then saw Bell floating in the air outside his mind, apparently talking to the giant Dragonite about something.
Seeing this scene, Brock exclaimed in astonishment, "Bell! You can come out of my mind?!" After speaking, Brock expected Bell to answer him immediately. However, Bell completely ignored Brock's question and continued chatting with the giant Dragonite.
Seeing Bell ignore him, Brock sat down to rest for a bit. Suddenly, a "Ding!" sound in his mind startled him awake. Waking up, Brock rubbed his eyes and muttered to himself, "That sounded like the mission completion sound... But I definitely didn't capture the giant Dragonite!"
After muttering this, Brock entered his mindscape and opened the mission list to check. He saw one mission marked as completed. The mission was:
Side Quest: Capture the giant Dragonite. Reward: 500 Points. (Completed).
Seeing the completed mission, Brock said doubtfully, "Does that mean Bell helped me capture the giant Dragonite? But how did he capture it?!" Just as Brock finished speaking, Bell entered the mindscape.
Brock then asked Bell, "Bell! You can come out of my mind?! Also, I clearly didn't capture Dragonite! Why does it show the mission as completed?!"
Hearing Brock, Bell explained, "Didn't I tell you before? I can leave your mind! But I can't go too far away from you, nor can I stay outside for too long. Also, unless I want others to see me, no one can see me. As for that giant Dragonite, I persuaded him. Didn't I tell you I had a previous Host? That giant Dragonite was his Pokémon. After he died, many of his Pokémon escaped. They split up to find their former companions, planning to avenge him together. After that giant Dragonite found me, it chose to stay with me."
"Oh, so that's how it is! Then how am I supposed to keep it contained?! It's way too big! I don't have a Heavy Ball or a Master Ball! It'll be hard to store it!" Brock asked after hearing Bell's explanation.
"Host Brock, you have enough points now. You have two choices. First: Go to the Shop and buy a Master Ball to formally capture the giant Dragonite. Second: Use the points to upgrade the system. The system will unlock two new functions. One is Storage: used for storing Pokémon. The other is Recycle: recycle any items in exchange for points."
Hearing Bell, Brock thought for a moment then said, "Bell, help me upgrade the system! I'm very interested in that Recycle function."
Hearing Brock, Bell wanted to confirm his choice again and asked, "Host Brock, are you sure you want to upgrade the system?"
Brock replied firmly, "That's right! Upgrade the system for me."
Hearing Brock's confirmation, Bell just said, "Alright!" then went to initiate the system upgrade. Just then, Brock saw a line of text appear in his mindscape:
System will upgrade in ten seconds. Player, please exit automatically. Re-enter the system after ten seconds.
Seeing this message, Brock exited his mindscape. He saw the giant Dragonite's head still there, looking at him. Seeing Brock come back to his senses, the giant Dragonite let out a roar. Just then, the giant Dragonite's voice sounded in Brock's mind, "Little fellow! You're out!"
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