Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 690: Piper and Parents

The Taijing energy that permeated the crystal light pool slowly dissipated.

The Tailebagos had tired expressions on their faces.

Dr. Olin glanced at Pepper in her arms, then looked at Naoki and the strange girl opposite her.

She had encountered this kind of thing before when she was exploring the Great Void of Zero, so she and Futu were not too surprised about what was happening to them now.

It’s just... everything in this time and space is very different from what she remembered.

Pepper has grown a lot, and Naoki's face also shows signs of aging, plus the girl in his arms.

That was Naoki's daughter. Orin remembered that she was just a little girl when she last saw her, but now, she has grown up.

In addition, what Dr. Olin was more concerned about was the Gulerton beside the girl.

The Gulden was looking at them with bright eyes, unable to hide his excitement.

That was the weakest Gul'ton that they had just risked their lives to protect at the fourth observation station!

All of this indicates that this time and space is not the one they were in before!

As a doctor, Dr. Olin's brain always maintains calm thinking.

She looked at Naoki across from her and asked softly:
"Tell me, what happened?"

"Mom..." Pepper had calmed down by now. He wiped away his tears, looking a little embarrassed.

Seeing that the two doctors were safe and sound, Naoki couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Speaking of which, I should thank Xiaoqing for this matter.

Naoki glanced at Xiaoqing, and Xiaoqing noticed his gaze and looked at him too.

Naoki nodded at her, indicating that she performed very well.

Then, Naoki began to tell Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu about what had happened in the past two years.

Including the paradoxical Pokémon riot in the giant pit, the two doctors who died in the fourth observatory to protect Gul'don, the big fight between Gul'don and Mil'don, the time machine, and everything.

It was the year 206 when the two doctors left, and it is now the year 208.

They were absent for two years.

Two years is enough time to change a lot of things.

Dr. Olin and Dr. Fortu listened quietly.

When they heard that they lost their lives protecting Gul'ton, which led to a riot among the paradoxical Pokémon, breaking out of the defense line and invading the Padiya region, the expressions on their faces were somewhat silent.

"…those violent paradoxical Pokémon wreaked havoc in the town, nearly causing the ecosystems everywhere to collapse."

"Thanks to Mr. Naoki's timely intervention, a larger-scale invasion of paradoxical Pokémon was avoided."

"But this also caused Mr. Naoki's Motorcycle Lizard to fall into the time machine and turned into a Gulton..." Piper couldn't help but say.

"How could this happen..." Upon hearing that their research had caused such serious consequences, both Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu were unable to accept it at first.

They have clearly controlled the number of paradoxical Pokémon...and their research has achieved some interim results, proving that paradoxical Pokémon from the past and the future can be captured by current trainers.

"That's different, Dr. Olin." Naoki walked forward and looked at the two of them.

The two doctors looked up.

"Perhaps your research was wrong from the beginning." Naoki said slowly: "The Gulden next to me is very special. Its essence is not a Gulden, but a motor lizard."

"The reason why it was close to me when it came to the ranch was not because I treated it, but because it was a motorcycle lizard, a motorcycle lizard that had lived with me for nine years."

"How could this be?" Dr. Olin's first reaction was disbelief.

But soon, a topic she had talked about with Naoki came to her mind.

That is, is it possible for the Motorcycle Lizard to become a Gulton?

There has always been a rumor that Gultun is the past appearance of Motor Lizard.

Dr. Olin also conducted research at the time and found that if the oxygen content in the modern atmosphere and the energy fluctuations in the air were swapped with those in ancient times, then most of the modern Pokémon would probably revert to their ancestral state.

"Has our research been wrong all along?" Dr. Olin frowned.

The research on paradoxical Pokémon is the life's work of her and Futu. Now that she is suddenly told that it is wrong, no one will be able to accept it.

Seeing them like this, Naoki couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Sure enough, the doctor, who did not personally experience the incident two years ago, still cannot understand the impact that the paradoxical Pokémon has brought to modern Pokémon?

"No, Doctor, there is nothing wrong with your research. In a sense, it has been very successful," Naoki said.

Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu looked over blankly, waiting for his explanation.

Naoki made way and showed Xiaoqing and Gulden behind him to them.

"This Gul'ton is the one you risked your life to protect. It used up its last bit of strength to escape from the giant pit, met Xiaoqing, and eventually became her partner, just like all modern Pokémon." Naoki said.

Hearing this, Dr. Olin was slightly stunned.

She was smart and immediately understood what Naoki meant.

"Do we need humans to build bonds with paradoxical Pokémon in order to allow them to integrate into this world?" Dr. Olin murmured.

Dr. Futu also frowned, and he thought of something.

As professors, they all knew what would happen when a large group of foreign wild Pokémon invaded an area.

Those wild Pokémon will definitely cause a devastating blow to the local ecology.

Realizing this, Dr. Futu's face looked a little ugly.

It turns out that their research direction was wrong from the beginning?
"Doctor..." Xiaoqing felt a little worried when she saw the two doctors' unacceptable looks.

"enough!"

Suddenly, Piper's shout interrupted the two doctors' thoughts.

Dr. Olin was slightly startled and turned to look at his son.

Tears of grievance flowed from Piper's eyes. All the emotions that had been pent up for many years burst out at this moment.

His words were almost shouted out.

"Do you know how many people were worried about you at that time?"

"Do you know how those Perverse Pokémon are attacking people and Pokémon in the nearby town?"

"Do you know that Mr. Naoki lost Motorlizard forever in order to help you and make up for the mistakes you made?"

"Do you know that the Chief didn't sleep for several days in order to defend the Padia Line?"

"You don't know! You know nothing! You only know your research and paradoxical Pokémon. You can't even compare to Ai, who inherited your memories and emotions!"

Tears rolled down Piper's cheeks and fell onto the edge of the crystal pool.

His body was shaking slightly due to the violent fluctuations of emotions.

"Piper..."

Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu stared at the scene in amazement.

They had never seen Papa like this.

Words that have never been heard echo in my ears.

The two doctors were a little confused at this moment. Did the dream they had been pursuing bring so much trouble to the Padilla region and so many people?
At this moment, Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu began to wonder whether they had really done something wrong.

Piper lowered his head, his face shrouded in shadow, making it difficult to see clearly.

Tears kept falling.

There was a tearful tone in his voice, mixed with a hint of grievance.

"Do you know... how I have been through these two years?"

Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu were stunned for a moment.

They had never seen their son look so aggrieved.

"Piper..." Dr. Fortu muttered.

After a brief moment of shock, Dr. Olin slowly walked forward and gently hugged Piper.

"We're so sorry, Piper."

Although they didn't know what Papa had experienced in the past two years, it was certain that when Papa learned of their deaths, she must have suffered a severe blow.

They missed two years of Piper's life.

What kind of loneliness and pain must Paipa have experienced in the past two years living alone?

Maybe... they really did something wrong.

Looking at her son's tears, Dr. Olin no longer thought about anything. Now she was just a mother.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Papa." She looked at her son, who had matured a lot, and felt extremely regretful: "You must have been through a lot in the past two years, right?"

Hearing this, Papa couldn't hold back any longer. He threw himself into his mother's arms and burst into tears.

Dr. Futu also walked forward distressedly, and together with his wife, he held his son in his arms.

The family of three snuggled up to each other quietly, no one spoke, they just accompanied each other silently.

"That's great." Xiaoqing quietly wiped away a tear, "It's really great."

She was happy for Piper from the bottom of her heart. If Nemo and Peony were here, they would definitely feel the same way, right?

"Thank you very much, Mr. Naoki!" Xiaoqing thanked Naoki sincerely.

Naoki looked at the reunion of the family of three and shook his head gently: "Don't thank me, it was you who thought of asking Taile Bagos to call the doctor back then."

The Doctor from 206 was summoned directly to the present. Although they were absent for two years, fortunately it is not too late now.

Naoki exhaled slowly, looked at the Tailebagos around him, and said to them:
"Thank you for your hard work."

"Bagogo~!"

*
It took a long time for Papa to recover.

He let go of her hand and looked at Xiaoqing and Naoki with embarrassment on his face.

Dr. Olin walked forward slowly and said to Naoki:
"We are truly sorry, Naoki."

She was referring to the incident that was because of them, which indirectly caused the Motor Lizard to fall into the time machine and become Gulerton.

Naoki shook his head: "Don't apologize, Doctor, some things are destined to happen, no matter how much we change, we can't stop it."

Since the Motor Lizard is destined to become a Gulton, what he has to do, what he can do, is to go back to the past and accompany the Motor Lizard until it meets its past self.

But now is not the time.

But Naoki is not worried, because his fate and that of the Motorcycle Lizard have long been connected and inseparable.

Motor Lizard is it, so Leton is it. No matter what its name is or what it looks like, it is undoubtedly the most important Pokémon around him.

"Now that the time machine has been turned off and the Area Zero Research Institute has become a ruin, what are your plans next?" Naoki asked.

"We don't know..." Dr. Olin shook his head.

Dr. Futu said calmly, "Olin and I have caused so much trouble to the Padiya region. I am sure that even if we return to Area Zero to continue our research, we will be rejected by the Alliance."

Dr. Olin continued: "So, we are ready to give up the research on paradoxical Pokémon because we have already got the answer from you."

As he spoke, Dr. Olin turned his gaze towards Naoki and Gulden, as well as Xiaoqing and Gulden.

"Your name is Xiaoqing, right?" asked Dr. Olin.

"Yeah!" Xiaoqing nodded.

"If you have time, could you tell us in detail what happened after you encountered it?" Dr. Olin said with a gentle expression.

"Of course!" Xiaoqing said.

"Thank you very much." Dr. Olin thanked her again.

They turned around and looked at Piper.

"We have been away for two years. I believe a lot of things have happened in Padiya during these two years."

"Piper," Dr. Olin called softly.

Piper was stunned: "Mom?"

"When we return to Xiaoshi Town, can you tell us in detail what major events have occurred in the past two years?" Dr. Olin said with a smile.

They have missed too much, and now that God has given them a second chance, they will definitely not miss it again.

Hearing his mother's words, Piper's eyes were full of surprise and he nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"

"Oh my, we suddenly disappeared for two years and now we suddenly appear. I'm afraid it will scare the Chief and the others?" Dr. Olin suddenly realized this problem.

No one is better suited to handle this than Naoki.

"I will tell the Chief everything that happened today, but, Doctor, are you going directly back to Xiaoshi Town next?" Naoki asked.

"Yeah." Dr. Olin nodded.

They need to go back first and sort out what happened today.

Although they were not surprised by time travel, so many things happened in just one day. The huge amount of information impacted their brains, and even the doctor was overwhelmed.

"Okay!" Naoki did not try to persuade them to stay. He knew that the two doctors needed time. "Then when you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit the ranch again!"

Dr. Olin smiled and nodded: "I will definitely go."

Paipa's family is preparing to return to Xiaoshi Town, where Xiaoqing's home happens to be.

She said goodbye to Naoki and chose to go back with Piper.

Naoki sent them to Emerald Town, then waved goodbye to them, hugged Xiaoshu, and rode Gulden back to the ranch.

The first thing Naoki did when he got home was to call Yeci using his Rotom phone and tell her everything that happened today, including the return of Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu.

After hearing this, Ye Ci seemed very surprised.

Her tone was full of disbelief.

"...So, we didn't find the bodies of the two doctors at the beginning because you and Xiaoqing in the future called them to the future?"

Naoki nodded: "Well, I have told them everything that happened after that. I don't know what choice they will make yet."

"Hmm." Ye Ci showed a thoughtful expression: "After what happened, I'm afraid the Padiya Alliance will no longer allow them to enter the Area Zero Reconstruction Institute."

"The two doctors had anticipated this." Naoki said, "They chose to return to Xiaoshi Town and slowly sort out what happened in the past two years."

(End of this chapter)