Pokemon: I Raised Three Dumb Birds and..

Serena and Dawn were very unwilling to leave Leaf at this critical moment. They even resolutely wanted to stay. But in the end, after being scolded by Leaf, they left Cinnabar Cave.

The three Legendary Beasts had neither spoken nor moved the entire time. When the two girls left, they didn't try to stop them either.

As for the wild Pokémon of Cinnabar Cave, many were indeed scared witless. However, the leaders, remembering that their groups definitely wouldn't have lasted long without Leaf's help just now, were the first to steel themselves and wanted to lead their groups to stand behind Leaf.

But Leaf appreciated their good intentions. The opponents were three second-tier Legendary Pokémon. If the wild Pokémon of Cinnabar Cave really angered them, a single powerful move could wipe out at least half of them. Rather than making such a useless sacrifice, it was better for Leaf to face them alone.

The wild Pokémon of Cinnabar Cave left, choosing not to retreat back into the cave because the energy released by the three second-tier Legendary Pokémon could very likely cause the entire Cinnabar Cave to collapse instantly. As they left toward the Orange Archipelago, Little Charmander turned its head back every few steps, reluctantly watching its master face the three Legendary Beasts alone. At this moment, a seed of wanting to become stronger and more powerful began to quietly take root and sprout in Little Charmander's heart.

Seeing that everyone and all the wild Pokémon had left, Leaf finally breathed a sigh of relief, his expression no longer as tense as before.

"What exactly do you three Legendary Beasts want from me?" Leaf frowned. "It seems I haven't provoked you, nor do I know you..."

"You don't know us, but we know you!" Entei spoke. "In the Orange Archipelago, after our great battle with the three Legendary Birds, we have been watching your island. Without further ado, we need you to come with us for a while."

"Where to?" Leaf frowned. "Do you think I'll willingly leave with you just because you say a few words?"

"We can't tell you where we're going," Raikou said, its voice a bit unpleasant. "If you cooperate well, we won't make things difficult for you..."

"Could it be that you don't know I am a great existence?" Leaf suddenly asked. Darkrai had always addressed him that way before. So Leaf also wanted to scare the three Legendary Beasts and make them retreat in the face of difficulty.

"We know," the three Legendary Beasts exchanged glances, then replied. "That's why we need to take you to see our boss even more."

"Your boss is..." Leaf was taken aback. "Ho-Oh, the legendary divine bird!"

Ho-Oh? It seemed it should be a first-tier Legendary Pokémon! Even though Darkrai had become a second-tier Legendary Pokémon, it definitely couldn't defeat Ho-Oh. This was troublesome!

Leaf pondered slightly before saying, "What if I refuse?"

"If you refuse, then we can only be impolite!" The three Legendary Beasts' attitude was firm. "Although there is a Legendary Pokémon always following you, we won't be afraid of it."

The three Legendary Beasts actually knew this secret! Leaf was startled, his hand already on the Premier Ball at his waist. He hadn't expected that the secret he had been hiding all along could be discovered by the three Legendary Beasts. As expected of Legendary Pokémon, they had some tricks up their sleeves.

Fortunately, when entering Cinnabar Cave, Leaf had suddenly sensed movement from the Premier Ball. Darkrai should have woken up.

"You don't need to be confused. After all, we have been monitoring you for a long time!" Suicune took a step forward. "We are messengers of Ho-Oh, observing humans. Your situation is a bit special, please come with us! Don't force us to take action against you!"

"Aren't you three Legendary Pokémon bullying me too much!" Leaf frowned tightly. "If you have the guts, let's have a one-on-one fight!"

"Don't even think about it," the three Legendary Beasts shook their heads. "We are only responsible for carrying out the mission and will never give you an opportunity to take advantage of us because of your words."

"Forget it! Seeing that you really don't want to come with us, then we can only take action..."

"Hatcha—!" "Wah—!" "Tch—!"

Seeing that the three Legendary Beasts really wanted to attack Leaf, Metagross, Lapras, and Gengar immediately stood in front of Leaf.

"Lapras, Gengar, come back!"

Unexpectedly, Leaf not only didn't have them attack, hoping to strike first, but instead took out their Poké Balls and recalled Lapras and Gengar.

The three Legendary Beasts were three second-tier Legendary Pokémon. The gap between Legendary Pokémon and ordinary Pokémon was like heaven and earth. Even if Lapras had the Millennium Ice and Gengar's poison could instantly defeat Elite Four-level Pokémon, if these two initial Elite Four-level Pokémon dared to attack the three Legendary Beasts, they would probably be defeated instantly. Rather than making a futile effort, it was better to recall them to avoid injury.

As for Metagross, it was at least a pseudo-legendary, with the word "legendary" in it. And it had eaten a Psychic-type Z-Crystal. Even if it couldn't defeat the three Legendary Beasts, it could at least hold them off for a while.

"Awoo—"

Seeing Leaf recall his Pokémon, the three Legendary Beasts thought that this young human was scared and planned to go back with them. But when they noticed that Leaf had no intention of recalling the Shiny Metagross, they immediately let out an impatient roar.

"Although we think you are a bit special, you cannot challenge our patience again and again! If the three Legendary Birds were here now, you would still have the right to shout at us. What do you mean now? Do you want this Metagross to stop us?"

"This Shiny Metagross is not bad, with a strong pseudo-legendary aura. Among humans, it should be a top-tier Pokémon, but it is still no match for us three second-tier Legendary Pokémon."

"Pseudo-legendary is not legendary!"

The words of the three Legendary Beasts made Shiny Metagross extremely unhappy.

So what if they were Legendary Pokémon? Its master's island had five of them, and each one was stronger than the three Legendary Beasts in front of it, with two first-tier Legendary Pokémon sitting there!

These three Legendary Beasts were also smart! They didn't dare to make a move on the island and in the Orange Archipelago before, choosing to come here to show off! If they had the guts, they should go to the island!

Just based on their disrespectful attitude towards its master now, the three Legendary Birds, Kyogre, and Groudon could beat these three Legendary Beasts into stupid dogs and kill them directly!

As for Leaf, he was a bit speechless. He didn't know why the three Legendary Beasts brought up the three Legendary Birds. But Leaf understood after thinking about it slightly.

After all, the Orange Archipelago was the territory of the three Legendary Birds. The three Legendary Beasts running to the Orange Archipelago to cause trouble without even saying hello would definitely cause the three Legendary Birds to intervene...

"Awoo awoo awoo—"

The three Legendary Beasts were getting a bit impatient. Afraid that Leaf was stalling for time, they howled to the sky.

Entei suddenly burst into flames. Raikou crackled with lightning all over its body. Suicune's graceful figure was surrounded by coils of azure water dragons.

Seeing that the three Legendary Beasts were about to attack, Leaf's expression turned serious, and he suddenly threw out the Premier Ball in his hand.

"Darkrai, come out! Long time no see, here's a welcome gift for you!"

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