Chapter 3 Tapu Lele
"Let's go, let's go down the mountain, we still need to help the Komala find wood to make a tree pillow!" Anjay said to the several Pokémon beside him.
Loke then noticed that the Komala on Anjay's head didn't have a tree pillow in its arms.
So it said, "Why don't you come with me, maybe I can help you find suitable wood."
It had been traveling here for some time and was very familiar with the surrounding environment, knowing that there was a special kind of wood growing in a certain place.
Anjay's face lit up when he heard this, "Really? Then what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly."
Loke nodded, leaped to the front, and led the way for Anjay and the others.
As they walked, Anjay suddenly thought of something, he took out a Master Ball and released Tapu Lele.
As soon as it came out, Tapu Lele glared at Anjay with angry eyes.
Ninetales widened its eyes, "Anjay, you caught the guardian deity?"
The other three guardian deities didn't come to make trouble?
Anjay nodded and said, "Yes, it came to me for trouble for no reason, is there anything wrong with me catching it?"
Loke opened its mouth, what he said was right, but it seemed like something was wrong, this is one of the guardian deities of the Alola region.
"Okay, okay, don't think so much, anyway, it's been caught." Anjay waved his hand at Loke indifferently, then looked at Tapu Lele with a smile, "Always putting you in the Poké Ball makes it seem like I don't like you, come out and be with everyone."
"Lele ~" Hearing this, Tapu Lele thought that Anjay's attitude had softened, and finally realized the greatness of the guardian deity, so a satisfied look appeared on its face.
It didn't know Anjay's sinister intentions, so it followed everyone down the mountain.
In the past, Tapu Lele relied on psychic powers to fly freely in the air, but now its abilities were sealed by the Binding Band, it could only hop and jump on the ground.
At first, it didn't feel strenuous, but soon it couldn't hold on anymore.
Just like when we raise our arms and put them down, it's very easy at first, but if you repeat it continuously, even the strongest person will find it difficult to keep going.
Tapu Lele is in this situation now.
Tired, too tired!
Anjay noticed the change in Tapu Lele's expression, and asked with a smile: "Tapu Lele, are you tired already? No way, no way? You are a guardian deity? You can't be tired after walking a few steps, right? Everyone else isn't tired!"
"Vulpix ~" That's right, even I'm not tired!
Vulpix jumped up and down to show its vigorous energy.
Could Tapu Lele show weakness in front of Anjay? It almost gritted its teeth and said: "Lele ~" I'm not tired! Not tired at all?
Anjay smiled and said, "That's good, I knew that a dignified guardian deity couldn't be so weak."
Weak? You say I'm weak? How could I be weak?
Tapu Lele endured the fatigue and rushed to the front, wanting to prove itself to Anjay.
Looking at its back, Anjay smiled unkindly.
He wasn't taking revenge, he was training Tapu Lele's stamina and endurance.
Don't think that Tapu Lele is a special attack-oriented Pokémon and doesn't need to train its stamina, regardless of whether you are good at special attacks or physical attacks, stamina is the foundation of the foundation.
In the process of fighting, do you need stamina to dodge and get hit? Of course you do!
When everyone walked to the foot of the mountain, Tapu Lele was already panting from exhaustion.
It is a Pokémon that relies on psychic powers to fly around all day long, so its stamina is naturally not its strong point.
Everyone pretended not to see it, silently watching it pretending to be strong.
"Where are we going next?" Anjay looked at Loke and asked.
"Follow me, go this way." Loke continued to walk in the front.
Under Loke's leadership, Anjay and the others continued to head north.
Anjay originally planned to have Genesect carry everyone across one by one, but Genesect was too small to carry everyone at the same time, and it would take several trips back and forth, so Loke suggested:
"Let's just follow me, there's a bridge not far away."
Anjay nodded and led the Pokémon to continue following behind Loke.
Sure enough, after turning a corner, a bridge appeared on the riverbank ahead.
However, it was more like a thick tree trunk lying across the riverbank than a bridge.
The tree trunk was covered with moss, and you could tell it had been here for a long time.
Of course, it was thick enough, so Anjay didn't need to worry about it not being able to bear everyone's weight.
Ninetales took the lead in jumping onto the wooden bridge, walking elegantly and lightly in front.
"Vulpix ~" Vulpix followed closely behind, imitating Ninetales' movements, walking proudly on the bridge.
Anjay said helplessly: "Vulpix, be careful, watch out for slipping." As he spoke, he stepped onto the wooden bridge with a Komala on his head and a Komala in his arms.
"Vulpix ~" Vulpix called back without turning its head, indicating that it knew.
Genesect flew above everyone, while Tapu Lele followed unwillingly at the back.
Anjay looked back at it and asked: "Do you want me to help? Be careful not to fall down."
However, Tapu Lele didn't appreciate it.
Ask this hateful human to help? Wouldn't that mean it lowered its head first?
"Lele ~" Hmph, I don't need you to care!
"Is that so? Then forget it." Anjay didn't ask any more questions, and turned around directly after being rejected.
If you want to be stubborn, then so be it, you'll have a hard time sooner or later.
Soon Ninetales successfully reached the other side, followed by Vulpix and Genesect.
But when Anjay stepped one foot onto the shore, a cry of surprise suddenly came from behind him.
He turned his head to look, and saw Tapu Lele lose its balance and slip off the wooden bridge.
"Lele!!!"
It was too tired, it had been勉强坚持 before, but now it finally couldn't hold on anymore.
Anjay quickly reached out to grab it, but it was too late.
With a "plop", accompanied by a splash of water, Tapu Lele disappeared into the river.
Because he was worried that Tapu Lele would drown, he immediately took out the button on the Binding Band and turned off the Binding Band.
However, Tapu Lele didn't come up, not knowing if it was too far away, the shutdown failed.
Anjay hurriedly ordered Genesect to go into the water to search.
Although Genesect is not a Water-type Pokémon, it is proficient in swimming.
Genesect nodded and plunged into the water.
More than ten minutes passed, Genesect resurfaced, shaking its head at Anjay.
There was no sign of Tapu Lele at the bottom of the water.
Seeing this, Anjay frowned tightly.
Not there? Where could it have gone in such a short time?
Where is Tapu Lele now? It is currently being carried in the mouth of a Swampert, rapidly swimming downstream along the river.
As it turns out, when it fell into the water, it landed right on top of the Swampert that was resting on the riverbed. The Swampert, angered, didn't even see what had hit it, so it just picked it up and ran.
After holding its breath in the water for a while, Tapu Lele lost consciousness, while the Swampert continued to swim forward.
On the riverbank, Loke, unable to find Tapu Lele, said to Anjie, "Tapu Lele couldn't have disappeared for no reason. It's very likely that it was swept downstream by the current. Why don't we search along the river?"
Anjie nodded, "That's the only way."
So, everyone decided to temporarily abandon searching for the wood and focus on finding Tapu Lele first.
Meanwhile, Tapu Lele was carried by the Swampert all the way to a waterfall. Without the slightest hesitation, the Swampert jumped off the waterfall with Tapu Lele.
Splash! With a loud sound, the Swampert and Tapu Lele landed in a pool of water at the bottom of the waterfall.
As soon as they landed in the water, three Goomys surfaced and quickly swam towards the Swampert.
Seeing them, a hint of tenderness flashed across the Swampert's somewhat fierce face.
It turned out that this pool was the Swampert's home, and these three Goomys were partners who lived with the Swampert.
Originally, the three Goomys were struggling to survive on their own in the forest. They were very weak Pokémon, known as the weakest Dragon-type Pokémon, so they were often bullied by other Pokémon.
Once, a Murkrow played a prank and hung them on a tree with vines.
You should know that Goomys are very fragile. Their bodies are almost entirely water, and they are in danger of dying if they lose too much water.
The Murkrow didn't know this and left laughing after the prank, thinking that the Goomys could break free on their own.
However, they couldn't.
And so, the water in the three Goomys' bodies gradually dried up, and their bodies became drier and drier, almost in mortal danger at any moment.
Fortunately, the Swampert passed by and found them, rescuing them in time and taking them home.
Since then, the three Goomys have been living with the Swampert.
Although the Swampert looks fierce, it is actually very gentle and almost treats the three Goomys as its own children, always caring for them and raising them.
After some "sweet talk" with the Swampert, one of the Goomys looked at the Tapu Lele floating on the water in confusion and asked:
"Lume~ Lume~" Who is this?
The other two Goomys also looked at Tapu Lele in confusion.
"Lagg~ Lagg~" The Swampert was stunned, then shook its head, indicating that it didn't know either.
This thing hit it, and it brought it back in a daze.
"Lume~ Lume~" At this time, one of the Goomys urged the Swampert to quickly drag Tapu Lele ashore, lest it drown.
"Lagg~" The Swampert then remembered that this one was different from them, not knowing how to swim, so it quickly dragged Tapu Lele ashore.
"Lume~ Lume~" Looking at the unconscious Tapu Lele, one of the Goomys told the Swampert to quickly think of a way.
After a little thought, the Swampert pressed down on Tapu Lele's chest with both hands, rhythmically pressing.
"Pfft~~~" With a stream of water spraying out, Tapu Lele finally woke up.
Looking at the unfamiliar Swampert and Goomys in front of it, feeling its wet body, and thinking about the torment it had suffered before, Tapu Lele burst into tears.
"Lele~ Lele~"
When had it ever been so embarrassed!
Tapu Koko! Tapu Bulu! Tapu Fini! I want to go home!
Looking at the weeping Tapu Lele, the Swampert and Goomys panicked.
What's going on? What's going on? We didn't do anything, why is it crying?
Not knowing how long it cried, Tapu Lele stopped sobbing.
"Lele~" I'm hungry, give me something to eat.
It said to the Swampert and Goomys as a matter of course.
The three Goomys and the Swampert were all very gentle Pokémon. Seeing Tapu Lele looking pitiful, they looked at each other and took out their treasured tree berries from a tree hole by the pool, which were also their only remaining food.
Without saying a word of thanks, Tapu Lele grabbed the tree berries and started eating, complaining that the tree berries were not as delicious as the ones grown by Tapu Bulu.
Tapu Bulu has the power to control the growth of plants and trees. It can grow very delicious tree berries, so the tree berries that Tapu Lele, Tapu Koko, and Tapu Fini usually eat are all provided by it.
At this time, the Swampert and the three Goomys learned that this was their Akala Island guardian deity, so they treated Tapu Lele with even more respect.
Soon, a pile of tree berries was eaten clean by Tapu Lele, and it burped contentedly.
"Lume~ Lume~" The three Goomys looked at the fruit pits all over the ground, with distressed expressions on their faces.
These were all painstakingly found by the Swampert.
The Swampert seemed to see the Goomys' distress and gently stroked their heads with its huge palms.
The Goomys squinted their eyes and rubbed their heads against the Swampert's palm, enjoying the Swampert's gentleness.
At this time, one of the Goomys' stomachs suddenly growled, followed by the stomachs of the other two Goomys.
The smiles on the three Goomys' faces suddenly disappeared.
They're hungry...
Originally, those tree berries were left for them to eat with the Swampert when it came back.
"Lagg~ Lagg~" Seeing this, the Swampert told the three Goomys to stay at home and it would go out to find food.
"Lume~ Lume~"
The three Goomys nodded, watching the Swampert disappear into the forest.
After the Swampert left, Tapu Lele completely became the king of the mountain, righteously ordering the three Goomys around, telling them to do this and that.
It had walked a long distance and now felt sore all over, so it ordered the three Goomys to massage it.
The Goomys didn't dare to resist the guardian deity, so they all obediently did as they were told.
And so, Tapu Lele lay on the grass, enjoying the service of the Goomys with a look of enjoyment on its face.
In fact, the three Goomys didn't like to get close to Tapu Lele, because they were Dragon-type Pokémon, while Tapu Lele was a Fairy-type Pokémon.
Even if Tapu Lele's power was sealed, the Fairy-type Pokémon aura emanating from its body would not change, which made the weak Goomys very uncomfortable.
