Muttering, "Could it be that he's gone to an Alternate Space?"
"Nii-mi!!"
Victini rubbed its eyes, realizing Natsuhiko had disappeared. It immediately became extremely frantic, searching everywhere for Natsuhiko's figure.
But being held tightly in Hilona's embrace, Victini couldn't break free.
Hilona was equally shocked, but fortunately, Natsuhiko had left her some instructions before he vanished.
"It's okay, Victini. Natsuhiko said he'll be back soon." Hilona tried to comfort.
"Nii-mi..."
Victini, however, just stared blankly at the spot where Natsuhiko had disappeared.
Only a charred patch was left on the ground.
Hilona placed Victini on her chest, gently nuzzling its cheek as a comfort.
"Hilona, Natsuhiko he...," Da Ye and the others fixed their gaze on Hilona.
Hearing this, Hilona pressed her lips together and shook her head.
"I don't know, but he said he will be back soon. He probably..... knows what happened, right..."
"He won't miss the tournament, will he?" Wusong pushed up his glasses.
"He probably... won't." Hilona hesitated to say.
"Still, we should inform Ice-type Elite Four Kikuno about this situation." Aliu suggested.
"Hmm." Hilona bit her lip and nodded slightly.
...
...
The sky filled with yellow sand.
Amidst the remnants of dilapidated buildings, Natsuhiko held his hat tight, trying not to let the wind blow it away, his facial muscles twitching.
He took a look around.
Beyond the desert and a few building remnants, nothing else could be seen.
He exhaled slowly.
"How did Master Ash's tasks fall on my shoulders?" Natsuhiko muttered.
But he quickly threw out his Pokeball, summoning Beedrill and Alakazam.
"Bzzpee?"
"Hudi?"
The two Pokémon also expressed confusion about the sudden new location.
Natsuhiko warned, "Be careful, although it's desolate here, if a Pokémon suddenly appears, it would be troublesome....."
Upon hearing this, the two Pokémon immediately adopted a serious expression.
They switched into alert mode.
However, Alakazam's psychic scan didn't detect the presence of any Wild Pokémon.
Looking at the scattered ruins, Natsuhiko sighed deeply to himself.
Could Ultimate Beasts really bring about such devastation?
What are those high-ranking officials of the League doing?
"Hudi!"
After aimlessly walking through the desert for a while, Alakazam suddenly seemed to sense something.
Following the direction its spoon pointed to look.
He saw.
A boy about ten years old, accompanied by an adorable Pikachu, hurriedly running into an abandoned building.
Seeing this boy, Natsuhiko was visibly stunned.
Wait a minute!
Master Ash and Pikachu?!
This timeline is a bit mixed up.
Natsuhiko had guessed when Tapu Koko caused such a scene, that it would transport him somewhere.
It turned out to be true when he saw the expanse of yellow sand and debris on the ground, confirming his suspicion.
This is also the Alola Region, specifically Melemele Island.
The difference is, this is the Alola Region and Melemele Island of another time and space.
To put it more simply and understandably.
It's..... a Parallel Universe!
Yes.
If Tapu Koko from different universes use that ability simultaneously, it breaks the barrier of parallel universes, transporting people there.
Natsuhiko initially thought he was replacing a pre-travel Master Ash to help Tapu Koko quell the chaos in this world ahead of time.
But unexpectedly.
He ended up seeing Master Ash and Pikachu.
So does that mean.
It wasn't just the Tapu Koko from his world initiating the transport, but also the Tapu Koko from a third world?
Each of them transported Natsuhiko and Master Ash respectively.
Although the timelines differ, since it's a Parallel Universe, the so-called timeline is merely the timeline of an individual universe.
It may sound a bit confusing.
But the fact is that they have met across different universes.
"Let's follow them and take a look, everyone be cautious." Natsuhiko said softly.
Quickly heading toward the dilapidated building where Ash Ketchum and Pikachu entered.
If nothing goes wrong, the objective of the mission he was transported here for should be within that building.
Amidst the jagged rubble, broken walls, and stone columns.
Moving through the compact space of ruins.
With Alakazam's psychic ability, Natsuhiko soon found Ash Ketchum and Pikachu hiding behind some wreckage.
At this moment, in front of Ash and Pikachu, a colossal creature was devouring recklessly.
Two pitch-black and thick arms, ending with mouths resembling those of Hydreigon's additional heads.
Grabbing chunks of debris off the ground without caring what they were, stuffing everything into its huge mouth in the belly.
Facing away from them, its broad, spiky back, and a swinging tail with mace-like spikes at the end, hitting the ground continuously.
Ultimate Beast, Guzzlord!
A terrifying creature dwelling in the Ultimate Mansion within the Ultimate Space, possessing an extremely horrifying appetite. It's said to be able to swallow an entire mountain in one gulp.
And Guzzlord isn't picky about its food at all; anything it sees, it would shove into its mouth without hesitation.
And this.
Is the reason why Tapu Koko from different worlds transported both him and Ash over... Natsuhiko thought to himself.
"It's huge, I've never seen one like this before."
While Natsuhiko pondered, Ash and Pikachu, crouching and peeking, also noticed the presence of Guzzlord.