Elf: Rewriting the script, starting with Black Stocking Hanako

Jiang Chuan was delighted to see Dragonite's reaction.

Big Fat Dragon knew them.

Then the problem is easy to solve.

"Are they really your friends?"

Dragonite shook its head, its head bobbing wildly, causing the wind to ruffle Jiang Chuan's hair once again.

"No, they're not my friends." Dragonite's voice was slow and steady, with a kind of honest earnestness. "I've seen them before; they really like to fight."

It paused, then added, "I don't like fighting, so I'm not friends with them."

Jiangchuan: "..."

Fine.

These two ancient Pokémon are indeed from the same era as Dragonite, but unfortunately they are not friends, so Dragonite cannot directly intervene to mediate their fight.

An Alakazam that loves to fight, a Gengar that loves to fight, and a Dragonite that doesn't like to fight—it's no wonder these three can't be friends.

But Jiang Chuan's mind works very quickly.

"Even though they aren't your friends..." He floated forward a little.

But now, times have changed. Finding someone from your own era is quite a rare find.

"You could try making friends with them too."

Dragonite fell silent.

It turned its head to look at the center of the quarry. Alakazam was using a spoon to split open a crack, pulling out a huge yellow chunk bigger than a house, and slamming it down on Gengar. Gengar's body suddenly spun around, swallowing the huge chunk along with tens of tons of surrounding rubble, then it let out a burp and spat out a glob of sticky black liquid.

Dragonite looked at them, a look of nostalgia slowly appearing in his eyes.

That fat, dark-skinned guy can absorb a lot of things.

That skinny, yellow-skinned guy can conjure up lots of strange little stones.

Back in the day, I often watched them fight from a distant hilltop. I could watch for an entire day. Although I never spoke to them, I always found it...quite interesting.

In this day and age, there are very few of our own kind left.

Dragonite lowered its head and looked at Jiang Chuan.

"Okay. I'll give it a try."

Jiang Chuan nodded, then floated backward and landed back on the ground.

When her feet touched the gravel again, Nanami still had the same expression—mouth agape, eyes wide. A few strands of her hair had fallen down and were clinging to her cheeks, making her face look even smaller and whiter.

"Alright, alright..." Jiang Chuan dusted off his hands. "It seems we still need to continue searching for what's on this stone tablet. Because relying on this new friend alone probably won't be enough to solve the problem."

Nanami finally closed her mouth.

Then it opened again.

"This new one..." Her voice was still trembling, but it was different from before, carrying an almost collapsing disbelief, "A Pokémon taller than a mountain, is it your friend?"

Jiang Chuan nodded.

"Ah, it was an accident, we became friends." He said, turning around and walking towards the direction where the stone slab was floating. "Let's go, let's continue our search."

Nanami stood there, watching Jiang Chuan's retreating figure.

A faint blue light emanated from him, and stone slabs floated beside him, their patterns shimmering slightly in the morning light. Pikachu perched on his shoulder, its tail crackling with electricity, its little head looking around warily.

The ancient Dragonite had already started walking towards the center of the quarry. With each step, the ground trembled, but it moved slowly and carefully, like a big child afraid of breaking a toy.

Nanami suddenly felt her legs go weak.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to follow. Her feet crunched softly on the gravel.

"Oh my god..." she muttered softly, half of her voice carried away by the wind, "Oh my god, what kind of amazing person is Jiang Chuan... Oh my god, are all these huge Pokémon his friends...?"

She followed three steps behind Jiang Chuan, her gaze involuntarily fixed on his back.

Nanami's heart was beating very fast.

"I heard it from Grandpa before..." she murmured, her voice trailing off, "He said the trip to Jiangchuan was very interesting, very dreamlike, and full of adventure. I thought Grandpa was just using those traditional descriptive words..."

She thought it was all an exaggeration at the time.

"Now it seems..."

Nanami swallowed hard, her gaze sliding down Jiang Chuan's back and landing on his belt.

"My goodness... what exactly did Jiang Chuan come into contact with during his journey, and what kind of trials did he go through...?"

Images began to appear uncontrollably in her mind.

This man is so incredibly strong.

No wonder Steelix is ​​so powerful!

Watching Jiang Chuan's retreating figure, that strange, burning emotion welled up from the bottom of my heart again.

It was completely out of place with the immediate crisis, the flying debris, the distant rumbling noises, and the Dragonite trying to befriend the two fighting maniacs.

But it just surged up.

Nanami bit her lip hard, forcibly suppressing that emotion.

She looked up and found that Jiang Chuan had already walked more than ten steps away.

The stone slabs hummed beside him, and the blue light reflected on his face, making his profile appear cold and sharp.

Nanami took a deep breath and jogged after him.

Regardless, let's deal with the immediate problem first.

As for the rest...

Nanami shook her head and quickly followed.

Because of Jiang Chuan's display of extraordinary abilities, the panic in Nanami's eyes gradually disappeared, and a strange excitement rose within her!

This is far more exciting than research data!

Dragonite walked heavily toward the center of the quarry.

With each step it took, the ground trembled. Its tail trailed behind it, sweeping across the gravel and carving a shallow furrow. Its wings were folded at its sides, occasionally opening slightly to maintain balance, the resulting gust of wind enough to make a person stumble.

But it moved very slowly and carefully.

Like a big kid who's afraid of stepping on and breaking a toy.

Dragonite stopped about fifty meters away from Alakazam and Gengar. This distance is a safe line for ordinary people, but for three ancient Pokémon, it's just a matter of reaching out an arm.

It lowered its head, blinked its large amber eyes twice, and looked at the two "old acquaintances" fighting fiercely in front of it.

Alakazam's spoon cleaved open a spatial rift, pulling out a massive yellow chunk bigger than a truck, which it hurled at Gengar.

Gengar's body spun into a dark purple vortex, swallowing the giant chunk along with tens of tons of surrounding rubble, then it burped and spat out a glob of viscous black liquid.

The black liquid fell to the ground, corroding the rocks with countless holes and emitting pungent white smoke.

Dragonite cleared its throat.

"Um, um... hello everyone."

The sound was deep and resonant, like the tolling of a great bell. The air vibrated, and the pebbles trembled, but neither Alakazam nor Gengar glanced at it.

Alakazam swung its spoon again, and a giant yellow chunk appeared out of thin air, slamming into Gengar's side. Gengar's shadow body suddenly expanded, swallowing the chunk, and then it fired a Shadow Ball. The black energy ball flew out, leaving a purple trail, and landed at Alakazam's feet, exploding and carving a crater several meters in diameter into the ground.

Dragonite moved half a step to the side to avoid the flying pebbles.

"I saw you two fighting a long, long time ago," it continued, its tone honest and earnest. "Now, it seems there are very few of our kind left in this world."

Alakazam ignored it. The spoon danced rapidly, and the frequency of the giant yellow lump appearing increased from once every few seconds to several times per second. Gengar's body swelled again, black liquid seeping from its dark purple surface, dripping onto the ground and corroding the stone with countless tiny holes.

"How about we stop fighting and become friends?" Dragonite leaned closer. "I want to be friends with you guys!"

However, it was met with a huge yellow block.

The rock was originally meant to hit Gengar, but Alakazam swung its spoon and veered slightly off course. Or maybe it didn't veer off course, it just did it on purpose. The huge rock grazed Gengar's body and slammed into Dragonite's forehead.

Boom!

Dragonite tilted its head back slightly, then slowly straightened it again. Not a single mark was left on its forehead, and its orange-yellow scales gleamed metallically in the morning light.

But its expression changed.

He went from being honest and simple to being confused.

Immediately after, Gengar casually threw a Shadow Ball. The black energy ball flew over with a purple trail and hit Dragonite in the chest.

Dragonite looked down at its chest; it wasn't injured.

It raised its head and looked at the two still fighting to the death in front of it.

"You...hit me?"

Alakazam ignored it. With a flick of its spoon, another massive chunk hurtled towards Gengar.

Gengar ignored it. It spun around, swallowed the giant chunk, and then fired another Shadow Ball.

"I'm here to be friends!"

Its voice rose an octave, causing pebbles to fall from the edge of the quarry. But neither Alakazam nor Gengar glanced at it.

They only have eyes for each other.

They've fought from the ancient past to the modern era, from one continent to another, and now that they've finally met again in this era, they have to fight to the death.

Dragonite's face slowly darkened.

In those large, amber eyes, the honesty and confusion were being replaced by another emotion.

I'm not convinced.

Dragonite took a deep breath and suddenly spread its wings. A shadow that blotted out the sky fell, covering the entire rocky area. It took a big step forward, its two thick forepaws stretching out and plunging directly between Alakazam and Gengar.

"Stop fighting!"

It snapped it open with force.

The two giant beasts were forcibly separated. Alakazam's spoon stopped in mid-air, Gengar's body stiffened abruptly, and its dark purple swirling eyes stared straight at Dragonite.

Dragonite stood in the middle of them, its left claw blocking Alakazam and its right claw blocking Gengar, like a big guy trying to mediate a fight.

"Let's talk this out..."

Before it could finish speaking, Alakazam's spoon moved.

A giant yellow chunk appeared out of nowhere and slammed into Dragonite's left shoulder. Immediately afterward, Gengar's Shadow Ball flew over and struck Dragonite's right rib. This time, it wasn't a glancing blow or accidental injury; it was a solid, targeted, and fiery attack.

Dragonite's body swayed slightly.

A faint white mark appeared on the scales of its left shoulder. The scales on its right flank were slightly blackened by the blast from the Shadow Ball.

"Ugh, I'm so angry!"

Dragonite roared, the air vibrating with its fury. It stopped trying to stop the fight, clenching its two front paws into fists and slamming them out with a series of thuds.

The left fist slammed into Alakazam's shoulder. Alakazam slid back more than ten meters, its feet carving two deep furrows in the ground, but its spoons continued to swing, the yellow shards relentlessly slamming into Dragonite.

The right fist slammed into Gengar's body. Gengar's dark purple body dented slightly, but then bounced back, partially engulfing Dragonite's fist, with black liquid creeping up Dragonite's scales.

Dragonite shook its hand, shaking off Gengar's "body".

"You want to fight? Okay, I'll fight with you!"

After it roared this, it flapped its wings and the entire dragon charged forward.

The three ancient-sized Pokémon were locked in a fierce battle.

Alakazam's spoon cleaved open a crack, sending massive yellow chunks flying everywhere. They crashed into the ground, creating huge craters, and struck Dragonite with a dull thud. Gengar's body expanded and contracted, swallowing rocks, sand, and even the air currents from Dragonite's wings, exhaling a corrosive black mist. Dragonite punched left and right, swept its tail, and flapped its wings, forcing the two giant beasts to retreat.

But none of them backed down.

Alakazam took a punch from Dragonite and retaliated with a spoon. Gengar was hit by Dragonite's tail, its body swirling into a vortex, swallowing half of Dragonite's tail, making Dragonite grimace.

Each strike shook the ground. Each strike kicked up rubble and dust. The center of the quarry was completely transformed into chaos, with dust billowing into the sky, obscuring most of the three giant beasts. Only the yellow giant chunk and the black Shadow Ball could be seen flying out of the dust, and occasionally the orange-yellow wings of Dragonite would extend from the dust and flap.

In the distant camp, the researchers had retreated to the farthest part of the woods on the west side. A few people peeked out for a look, then quickly retreated back inside.

........................

Jiangchuan is running northeast.

A stone slab floated beside him, its patterns shimmering faintly in the blue light. Pikachu perched on his shoulder, the electricity on its tail growing brighter, its little head looking around.

Nanami followed three steps behind him, panting heavily, but her eyes never left his back.

The wave guiding from the northeast was rapidly intensifying. The faint, almost imperceptible heartbeat grew clearer and stronger. Jiang Chuan focused all his attention on sensing that wave, his pace quickening.

Then the ground shook.

It was more intense than ever before.

Jiang Chuan stumbled and almost fell. He steadied himself and turned to look in the direction of the quarry.

Smoke and dust rose everywhere.

The figures of three ancient behemoths appeared and disappeared in the smoke and dust. A yellow giant block flew out, a black shadow ball flew out, and a Dragonite's wing stretched out from the smoke and dust, flapped once, and was then pulled back.

The three of them got into a fight.

Jiang Chuan frowned slightly.

"What's going on?" he muttered. "Didn't I send the ancient Dragonite to befriend them? How did it get involved in the chaos?"

Nanami ran to his side, bent over and panting. She looked up at the direction of the quarry and her face paled.

"What do we do? The situation seems even worse than before!"