Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"Understood, I'll be back as fast as I can!" Mewtwo accepted the order and left. With the help of Blue's Celebi, it easily bypassed the spacetime distortion and then used Teleport to cross most of Johto!

On the modern Celebi side, although there will be a lack of control after Mewtwo leaves, Ash Ketchum's high-intensity true power output from the original story can at least ensure a stalemate.

hum~

A ripple flashed through the space, and Mewtwo, looking travel-worn, suddenly appeared with Professor Oak. Before it could catch its breath, it shoved the professor in front of Ash.

"Ash, what's going on... Ash?!" Professor Oak was about to greet Ash, but after seeing the blue Ash from the original series, he was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

"Professor Oak, what are you doing here?!" Ash was just as bewildered.

Seeing this, Ash was completely certain.

Forty years ago, Professor Oak actually met Ash from the original manga!

Has the worldline diverged, resulting in two parallel universes...?

Ash doesn't have time to delve into this issue right now, but with the professor here, his persuasion should be almost guaranteed to succeed.

“Celebi…it’s been forty years, and I’ve finally seen you again…Don’t be so afraid, we are your friends, and we would never hurt you!”

"Bi~"

Asking the professor to take action was indeed the right choice. Modern Celebi's power has weakened again, and it is almost unable to maintain its Grass Giant form.

"Celebi, don't worry, everything will be alright!"

"Bea!" With Ash's final blow in the original story, the giant grass giant disintegrated, and the exhausted modern Celebi fell limply into Ash's arms.

"Celebi, are you alright?" Ash asked immediately with concern.

"It's very weak and needs immediate treatment!" Uncle Gang examined it and his expression turned grave.

"Leave it to me, it'll be back to normal soon." Ash used both Viridian Power and Aura Power to quickly make up for the deficit in Modern Celebi.

"Is it really that amazing? What kind of power is this?" Ash was immediately surprised.

"It's the power of waveguides, don't you have it?" Xiao Lan asked, puzzled. "And what's wrong with you? I've been poking around here for ages, and you didn't even say hello?"

"I've never even heard of waveguides..." Zhiye was completely confused. "Besides, I don't know you either... I don't know those two either."

It's normal for Ash not to recognize Lila and Bea at this stage, but it's strange that he doesn't recognize Blue.

"Are you kidding me... I'm from True New Town, I grew up with you, and you're saying you don't recognize me?!" Xiao Lan asked incredulously.

"He really doesn't know you. Let's talk about the specifics later. Right now, we need to deal with Celebi's problem." Ash raised his hand to stop the conversation.

Ash has noticed some very important situations, which has led him to the most suitable solution.

Thanks to Ash's tireless efforts in healing, the modern Celebi has been almost completely healed, but it still seems quite resistant, merely curling up in Ash's arms.

“Celebi, I know you’re scared, but I hope you believe what I’m about to say,” Ash said seriously. “You and the Celebi we caught are actually two completely different individuals. You don’t even belong to the same world; you exist in two parallel universes.”

"Bi?" Celebi poked its little head out from Ash's arms, looking puzzled.

The others were also taken aback by Ash's argument, but now was clearly not the time to delve into the details.

The spacetime distortion outside is fading, and the bodies of Ash Ketchum and his two companions are also beginning to become illusory!

"Are we going to be taken back?" Xia Jie from the original novel guessed what was going on.

They didn't originally travel with Celebi; they appeared because of a distortion in time and space. Now that the distortion is beginning to disappear, they must return to their original time and space.

“Celebi, why don’t you take them and Snow City back?” Ash suggested. “That timeline is their original world… From now on, you and our Celebi can switch identities. You go back to the past, and we stay here!”

“Compared to…” The modern Celebi’s eyes lit up; it was very interested in the proposal.

In its view, Ash, who wanted to capture it, was definitely a dangerous person, and it was best not to be in the same time and space as him!

Moreover, if I were to travel to that place, I would be able to foresee many things…

“It seems you’ve already thought of that.” Xiao Zhi nodded. “You’ve essentially lived these forty years again. For someone with such a long lifespan as you, this is just a tiny bit of time, but it can certainly make up for some regrets.”

“Bee!” The modern Celebi finally made up its mind. It flew around the group once, eliminating the disordered spacetime distortion, leaving only a time ripple that was about to disappear.

It held the ripple in place with both hands, while turning back to urge the original trio and Snow City onward.

As for the poacher from forty years ago, it was thrown back immediately.

"Is this how it is to leave... I'm a little reluctant to go." As the farewell approached, Xuecheng seemed somewhat sad.

“That’s how travel is; there will always be encounters and partings,” Xiao Zhi said with a smile. “Go back now; you have your own path to walk… and so do they.”

"We have to go too, it feels really rushed," Zhiye complained helplessly. "Suddenly seeing another version of myself, I'm still not fully understanding the situation."

"Just treat it as a minor incident. You are you, and I am me. To outsiders, we are the same person, but in reality, we have different lives," Xiaozhi said sincerely. "Although we haven't known each other for long, I have high hopes for you."

"Being favored by oneself... it's a bit strange, but it's still quite nice." Ash rubbed his nose with the back of his hand in a slightly childish manner.

"Goodbye then, future Pokémon Master... Your dream will definitely come true!" Ash said solemnly.

"If it's you, no matter how difficult it is, you will definitely be able to do it... and you will reach the top and become number one in the world!!"

Chapter 522 An Encounter in Time and Space, A Complex World... and People

As the ripples of time gradually subsided, Celebi from the modern era traveled to the past of another timeline, taking Snow City and the original trio with him.

"It's over... Celebi, let's travel together from now on!" After parting, Blue happily hugged Celebi.

“Bi~” Celebi smiled and squinted her eyes.

It is also slowly adapting to close contact with Little Blue and a different lifestyle than before...

Everything will have a new beginning.

"This is truly an unexpected experience; I never imagined I'd reunite with Celebi," Professor Oak remarked with deep emotion.

But soon his attention was drawn to something else.

"Ash, there seem to be a lot of special Pokémon around you guys, like Celebi, Latias, and Suicune. Why don't you let me study them?"

His hands-rubbing posture, resembling that of a mad scientist, immediately caused his fellow travelers, who were also involved in various legends, to frown.

Celebi immediately buried its head in Blue's arms, and Latias also hid fearfully behind Ash.

As for Suicune, they simply ignored him.

"Professor, now is not the time to talk about this." Ash declined apologetically, "I've really troubled you this time... but I have another favor to ask."

"Why are you being so polite with me, kid?" Professor Oak said with a kind smile.

"We're in a bit of a rush and need to continue our journey soon. Could you temporarily escort Bishas, ​​the highest-ranking officer of Team Rocket, to the Elite Four for handling?"

Bishance is definitely a serious criminal, which is why Ash has been keeping a close watch on her himself, unlike the female thief sisters in the previous movie who just handed Alakazam over to Bishance to handle.

Currently, the Elite Four members active in Johto are Shiba and Kikyo. Ash must ensure that one of them personally takes over before he can be completely at ease.

“Okay, I’ll contact Shiba.” The doctor hesitated for a moment, but quickly agreed.

He could roughly guess that Xiao Zhi was in a hurry to get rid of him, perhaps because there were other things to do.

However, out of trust in Ash, the professor didn't intend to ask any more questions, but simply helped Ash relieve the burden of Bishas.

"Thank you, Professor," Ash said gratefully.

"It was just a small favor, don't worry about it." Professor Oak waved his hand dismissively. "Good luck on your trip, and keep in touch with your family when you have time."

After giving a few words of advice in the tone of an elder, the professor boarded the Dragonite and escorted Bishas away from the forest.

"Suicune, please also report back to Ho-Oh... I think I've completed the trial."

"Yes, sir." After this incident, Suicune was completely convinced of Ash's abilities. It respectfully touched its head to the ground and then disappeared into the mist after a few leaps.

Now, only Ash's own people were left in the same spot again.

The atmosphere in the forest became somewhat somber. Although Ash was very anxious when he spoke to the professor, he did not take any action.

The others remained silent, none of them speaking first.

During this time, Cai Dou seemed to want to say something, but Xiao Lan stopped her in time.

Ever since meeting the visitor from another dimension, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang have been acting a little strange, and Xiaolan can certainly tell as well.

"Alright... if there's nothing else to say, let's continue on our way." After a long silence, Ash suddenly shrugged, giving up on asking any further questions.

He just wanted to find out what had happened and never intended to pressure his partner.

"It's not that I can't say... it's just that it's too unbelievable, and I'm worried it might scare you," Xiao Gang said first.

His tone seemed more serious than usual.

"How can I explain this to you... After meeting another version of myself, I inexplicably gained many other memories in my mind. I know clearly that those things never happened, but I just feel that they must be real."

"Just like now." Brock casually tossed out his Poké Ball, releasing all of his handheld power.

Steelix, Clefairy, Crobat, Psylocke, and the newly captured Tyranitar are all included.

He looked at them one by one, his expression remaining meticulous... and he even shook his head almost imperceptibly.

"Seeing them makes me conflicted... As a man with the will of rock, why would I catch Pokémon other than Rock-type? Why don't I have any of my favorite fossil Pokémon? And most importantly... why did Onix evolve?"

“Me too.” Before everyone could process their astonishment, Xiaoxia continued, “In that memory, I was already the Gym Leader of Cerulean Dojo… and my gym was notoriously difficult to beat!”

Xiaoxia was clearly quite proud when she talked about this.

"Also, in that period of my memory, I was an only child... Xiaogang should have been the same. So it's strange that he has a bunch of younger brothers and sisters in reality, and I do have three older sisters..."