Chapter no.251 The Underwater Tree

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Pikachu you rubbed his eyes in frustration at the actions of his trainer.
Flexing his noexitent muscles, Pikachu waved the giant leaf he found to cool off Yellow who had passed out after seeing his trainer undress.
A bright blush covered her unconscious face.
Human love is so complicated.
Pikachu thought as he glanced at the lake that his trainer and Lucario were standing besides.
Austin was dipping his toes into the cold water and contemplating his decision to go any further.
My human is so weird.
Pikachu thought as he continued.
The travel to Rota, the time flower, the Legendary Titans, Lucario, Dratini e.t.c. How did my human knew all of these things.
" Hey !" Austin called out as Haunter picked him up and threw him into the water.
" Kekeke."
Pikachu sighed in relief since no water had splashed on his fur.
But Pikachu might have spoken too soon as Lucario did a Canon ball splashing water everywhere and drenching poor Pikachu who was contemplating if he should shoot a thunderbolt on the lake or not.
...
Once Austin had gotten a little further from the shallower part of the lake, he placed the snorkel on his mouth.
Unlike his world, the snorkel he had purchased was unlike the snorkels of Earth, the snorkel of this world could diffuse oxygen from the water itself.
Austin closed his eyes as he submerged himself into the water.
" Damn it!'
Austin couldn't help but curse as soon as he dived in.
A chill penetrated all of his body.
Taking a cold shower with ice water in plain winter while being naked and then rubbing ice on your skin would probably feel like this.
In time, Austin found himself getting used to the freezing cold waters.
The setting sun casted a glare of orange onto the water created an ambience that reminded Austin of the Hogwart's lake as he along with Lucario and Haunter dove deeper into the murky depths of the lake. The occasional Magikarp would flitter past them - flashing bright orange in the light of the Sun. Austin floated above a thick forest of seaweed as he continued to swim further. The silence pressed hard upon his eardrums as he soared over a black abyss where the lake bed seemed to suddenly drop drastically deeper. Under Lucario's guidance, the trio went deeper. It felt as if the dark was swallowing him whole. It was harder and harder to see the forest of seaweed in front of him.
Haunter raised her claws as the ghostly flames of Will-o'-wisp gave everyone a much needed light source.
Austin could only see a couple of feet around him. New scenery slinked out of the shadows - twisted rock formations, towering black seaweed, overgrown caves stained in algae. A couple of times, he could have sworn he saw a dark figure prowl in the corner of his eye- but it always seemed to disappear into the darkness. It was probably just a trick of the mind...right?
Lucario pointed at a cave as Haunter and Austin nodded.
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Water bubbles appeared on the surface.
The silent surface started to boil suddenly and then a black shadow arose on top of it.
"Puha!"
Austin took in a deep breath as soon as he got out to the surface. He would have drank in some water if it wasn't for the snorkel.
"Cough, cough!"
Austin took in fresh air deep in his lungs and exhaled it.
Tak tak tak!
It was the sound Austin made with his teeth hitting each other.
"I,I,I, alm, almost f**ked up."
Austin couldn't speak properly and stuttered as Luacrio and Haunter emerged from the water in the underwater cave
The trio ran out of the water and lied down on the ground without even checking their surroundings.
Haunter raised her claw that lit up with Will-o'-wisp providing a comforting heat for both Austin and Luacrio.
" So,S,So Is....it here ?" Austin asked while stuttering.
Lucario answered with a nod as the duo rested their for a few minutes enjoying the warmth of the flames.
After a few minutes, Luacrio began to lead them through the cave.
( ~ Step~ )
( ~ Step ~ )
The silent cave started to get filled with the echoes of Austin's steps.
' Just what is this moss ?'
Austin thought as looked around the underwater cave which was covered by this luminescent moss.
Austin couldn't help but smile as the surreal beauty that formed as the light of the moss reflected on the stalactites and stalagmites.
The passage that only two people could pass through started to get wider and when the path reached an open space that could hold a hundred people appeared.
The empty space was also filled with moss and when the faint light gathered together they boasted a considerable brightness.
The moss the trio saw at the beginning shone brightly with a green light and filled the entire cave.
What they saw after that was a huge tree with countless branches that grew and extended in a complicated manner filling the ceiling and the walls along the moss.
The peculiarity the leaves had was that they were cyan instead of green.
The tree boasted great thickness that made you wonder if it were a thousand years old.
Lastly, the roots that supported the tree covered the entire floor.
'An underwater tree?!'
Austin thought in shock while wondering how this tree grew without any sunlight.
The Azure leaves of the underwater tree shook as a long, serpentine reptilian Pokémon with sky blue scales and a white underside slithered down.
It had a rounded snout, oval purple eyes, and a small, white horn on its forehead. On each side of its head is a small, stylized wing, which is white and curves into a swirl at the base. Three blue, crystal orbs adorn its body: one on its neck and two on its tail.
The trio couldn't help but stare at the majesty beauty of Pseudo legendary Pokémon, Dragonair.
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𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆-𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 (𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆) 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 (𝗶𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲) 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗮𝗺 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹" 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘇𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻: 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗮𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 – 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗜𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲? 𝗕𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 (𝗶𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿) 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗿𝗼. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺) 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲. 𝗜𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.