Soon after.
Luo Kuo and the Pokemon from the Fossil Reserve also learned that Fang Yuan and his group had returned.
If playing was the first thing Eevee and Victini wanted to do upon their return,
then the first thing Darkrai and Mane Rock Werewolf had to do was to quickly visit the Fossil Reserve and World Tree to check on their Fossil Legion.
Of course.
Aside from that, Fang Yuan suddenly remembered something even more important.
After a brief moment of downtime, Fang Yuan suddenly thought of Monferno and Ditto.
Now that they were finally back, it was time for them to go to Dreams for treatment...
On the second floor, Fang Yuan took out two Poké Balls and pressed them simultaneously with Confusion.
The next instant, Monferno and Ditto appeared on the floor looking bewildered.
After their moment of confusion, they looked towards Dreams in the hall on the first floor, guided by Fang Yuan, their eyes instantly lighting up.
Dreams! Dreams! Dreams!
"Wooah!!"
"Busy busy!!!"
Overjoyed, Monferno, hugging Ditto, ran straight to Dreams, finally they could be cured!
"Wooah! (Dreams help me!)"
Now, Dreams was the monkey's only savior, after all, neither Milotic nor Mewtwo could cure them.
However.
Dreams: (￣ー￣) Mew!
Still holding a grudge against Fang Yuan, Dreams wasn't one bit interested in helping him treat Monferno.
The words "cannot cure" were bluntly thrown into the faces of Monferno and Ditto, who had come running.
Thump!
Monferno's footsteps halted.
The expressions of anticipation on Monferno and Ditto's faces suddenly solidified.
Monferno, Ditto: Σ(°△°|||)︴Wooah??
"Mew..." Dreams turned its head, implying to blame Fang Yuan for this.
Monferno, Ditto: ???
"Wooah!!"
Upon hearing this, Monferno got frantic. Why should they bear the consequences because Fang Yuan upset Dreams?!
Why is it always them who gets hurt?!
Seeing Dreams turn away to float off, Monferno and Ditto were utterly heartbroken.
[Ahhh!!!!!!!!]
"Eh... Dreams, wait a second."
Upstairs, Fang Yuan saw Monferno's breakdown and covered his face, wondering why Dreams was still bearing a grudge... He couldn't let Dreams leave so casually.
"That, don't you want to find out the cause of death of the World Tree in Future Space-time anymore?"
"Also, you haven't taken the Fighting Plate back yet."
With just two simple sentences from Fang Yuan, Dreams stopped in its tracks.
"That, please take a look at Monferno and Ditto first," Fang Yuan said earnestly.
Why the hurry to leave? Were you done with all your business?
Dreams: o(╥﹏╥)o Mew~~
......
After passing through the Sea of Origin for the second time, Milotic had already become capable of treating the injuries Monferno sustained from opening the Fifth Gate.
However, treating the injuries from forcefully opening the Sixth Gate, which briefly provided Monferno with the combat power of a top Guardian God, was still a bit too much for it.
Let alone treating the injuries from the Seventh Gate which posed a preliminary threat to Legendary combat power through the near perfect Intersected Force.
After all, even Mewtwo, which could utilize Self-Regeneration and Life Droplet, was at a loss with such injuries, and could only suggest Monferno to recover slowly.
Regardless of whether it was Milotic or the reborn Mewtwo, they were still far from Dreams in terms of their mastery over Life Power.
The permanently Mega-evolved Fossil Pterosaur of the World Tree was actually an aberration created by the World Tree Dreams while saving a dying Fossil Pterosaur.
It's easy to imagine just how strong Dream's full power is.
Sometimes, even Fang Yuan suspects that Dream has been deliberately pretending to be weak.
Of course, after spending a lot of time with Dream, Fang Yuan also mostly understood that the strength referred to the Dream of the Pokémon World before its destruction, in its prime.
Now, Dream, due to the World Tree being affected by the destruction of the Pokémon World, had been seriously weakened, and so the power that Dream could exert was not as great as before.
But still, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and Dream healing the injured Monferno shouldn't be too difficult.
"Mew~~"
After checking Monferno's injuries, Dream wiped sweat off its brow, noting how serious they were.
By the way, why is it that after a trip to a parallel universe, every other Pokémon returned stronger after breakthroughs, but only Monferno came back injured??
Dream then cast a suspicious glance at Fang Yuan, wondering if Fang Yuan and the others had been picking on Monferno.
"Don't jump to conclusions. Didn't I tell you before? To defeat Mewtwo, Monferno was an absolute main force," Fang Yuan turned his head.
"Ooh ah!!" Monferno nodded in agreement. Sustaining a serious injury in exchange for a chance to land a couple of punches on Legendary Pokémon was worth it.
It's just frustrating that all its teammates advanced, leaving it unsure whether to be happy or sad about it, darn...
"Mew..." Dream shook its head, feeling like there was more to the story...
After shaking its head, Dream suddenly looked up: "Mew!!"
In any case, Monferno and Ditto could be healed, but it would require Victini's assistance, and besides that, payment first.
It meant that Fang Yuan should hurry up and give back the Fighting Plate.
And not to keep it in suspense any longer, to quickly spill everything about the cause of the World Tree's death found in the other space-time!!
"Alright, alright."
Fang Yuan laughed and directly threw the prepared Plate to Dream.
Beyond that, for the matter of how the World Tree died in the other space-time, Fang Yuan also was not certain.
All he could do was tell Dream everything about the negative energy discovered with Mewtwo and Mane Rock Werewolf, letting Dream make its own judgment.
Also, he brought out the World Tree Remnants from there to show Dream.
"It's basically like this..."
Fang Yuan explained, and Dream blinked in surprise throughout.
Learning that the Mane Rock Werewolf could see the core of the negative energy in the meteorite from outside of the world, Dream was overjoyed.
It was clear that raising this ungrateful wolf creature was not in vain!
This ability, even Z God Zygarde would drool over it.
As two of the Pokémon World's top ecological protectors, the World Tree, and Zygarde might be strong, but their abilities were limited. An ability like Mane Rock Werewolf's to see the energy of extraterrestrial invasions was the perfect complement to them.
The silly werewolf was going to take off!!
And then, upon hearing that the Mane Rock Werewolf had mastered the method of Ancient Super-gigantification and achieved combat power near the level of a Guardian God, Dream was shocked even more.
Gosh, what luck.
"Mew~~~"
So, where's the Mane Rock Werewolf?
Dream blinked and asked.
"Let me think, right after we returned to this universe, it went to the Fossil Reserve with Darkrai. Or maybe, it went to the World Tree," Fang Yuan said, after all, in the eyes of Mane Rock Werewolf, the Fossil Spirits from the Fossil Reserve and the Fossil Legion of the World Tree were all under its command.
"Mew?..." The Giant Rock Wolfman went to the World Tree?
Dream's expression froze for a moment, suddenly getting a bad feeling—the door to the World Tree Mystical Realm wasn't closed...
The next second.
A heart-wrenching sensation jolted Dream completely.
Through its "Soul" vision, Dream seemed to see an enraged World Tree roaring—
"Stupid dog, why have you come back!"
Symbiotically connected to the World Tree, Dream immediately felt the raging fire of the World Tree. The Werewolf, having grown stronger, immediately went to show off its Gigantification form to the World Tree, even going for an affectionate hug.
Dream's mouth twitched.
It had forgotten about this. Allowing the Werewolf to master Gigantification was asking for trouble; now the World Tree might not suppress it so easily.
Grinding its teeth, Dream glared at Fang Yuan. Indeed, it needed to send Fang Yuan and the others on their new mission quickly, find the remaining tablets, and then it and the World Tree would immediately move locations!