The three legendary birds and Groudon fussed and bickered, but they all knew serious matters were important.
After Riku let out soft snores, confirming he was asleep, the three legendary birds took the lead, bringing Groudon along as they set off.
"Red Shrimp, can you hurry up?"
"At your speed, won't it be daytime by the time we're done?"
"What if Master wakes up in the morning and finds us all gone? If he's too lazy to cook breakfast, will you compensate us?"
The three legendary birds' complaints angered Groudon.
"You three birds don't know what's good for you. I'm clearly helping you...
"Helping my ass! You just want to be greedy for our cans!" the three legendary birds replied unhappily.
"Besides, we could have won anyway. Even wiping them out wouldn't have been a problem.
We were just afraid the power would affect our little wooden house—otherwise, why would we need you?"
"Alright, alright," Groudon interrupted. "You actually need to use your powers to deal with those Champion-level Pokémon?"
"Watch me."
"As soon as I return to my true form, I can flatten them into meat patties with a casual slap."
"By the way, the bet about the cans just now doesn't seem exciting enough. Let's raise the stakes."
"Raise the stakes?" The three legendary birds exchanged a look and all shook their heads.
"Do you think we're stupid?"
"As a Tier 1 legendary Pokémon, the Lord of the Land, you're invincible on land. Not to mention Champion-level Pokémon, even Tier 2 legendary Pokémon are no pressure for you."
"We don't take bets we're guaranteed to lose!"
"Don't be like that," Groudon suddenly acted coquettishly.
The three legendary birds shuddered, a bad feeling instantly rising in their hearts.
This guy acting coquettish definitely meant he had something planned.
"At most, I promise not to use my powers," Groudon smiled.
"I'll only rely on my own strength, and the moves I use will definitely not contain any law.
You guys will be right next to me. If I use my powers, you'll definitely notice it immediately."
The three legendary birds discussed for a moment.
"Then what do you want to bet? Ten cans is already a big bet."
"Master doesn't buy cans often, saying they're unhealthy. Ten cans is at least two months' worth."
"Berries. Flying-type law berries," a cunning smile appeared on Groudon's lips.
"Next time Flying-type law berries ripen, if you lose, you can't eat any of them. They all have to be mine."
Zapdos seemed a bit unwilling.
"Eating and drinking is one thing, but Flying-type law berries will also improve our own strength."
"This bet is too big."
"What are you afraid of?!" Groudon tempted.
"Haven't you guys eaten Flying-type law berries before? And you guys can fly, can't you understand my pain?"
Moltres shook its head.
"The main thing is, it's a bit of a waste to give them to you."
"Bullshit! It's a waste if you guys eat them!" Groudon roared angrily.
"You guys can fly naturally; what do you need Flying-type law berries for?"
"It's better to let me try the feeling of flying."
"This matter is settled then."
The three legendary birds were helpless but agreed afterward.
Compared to Flying-type law berries, the three preferred to eat law berries of their own type.
As for Groudon's long-standing delusion of flying, the three legendary birds were even more disdainful.
It had been thousands upon thousands of years. If it could fly, it wouldn't have waited until now.
As the Lord of the Land, wasn't it good enough to be down-to-earth?
Always dreaming.
---
At the same time,
the Elite Four had already moved to another uninhabited island, treating their Pokémon while discussing countermeasures.
"What's wrong with the three legendary birds?"
"They're crazy, they're all crazy. Three Tier 2 legendary Pokémon just appeared so brazenly."
"Aren't they afraid of destroying the Orange Archipelago?"
The leader of the Elite Four, Lance, was angrily venting his temper.
Originally, when he saw the three legendary birds attacking, he had been excited because he thought he could defeat them.
He had fought against Tier 2 legendary Pokémon before and had been evenly matched many years ago.
But he didn't expect these three legendary birds of the Orange Archipelago to be so strong.
His Dragonite, a Champion-level Pokémon, could only withstand Zapdos for about ten seconds.
This completely subverted Lance's impression of Tier 2 legendary Pokémon.
In his opinion, while Tier 2 legendary Pokémon were strong, they shouldn't be that much stronger than Champion-level Pokémon.
Moreover, Lance's Dragonite had reached the pseudo-legendary level after so many years of training.
Lance could understand if it were a Tier 1 legendary Pokémon, but the three legendary birds were actually not considered strong among Tier 2 legendary Pokémon!
---
"Roar—"
An earth-shattering roar suddenly echoed across the uninhabited island.
The Elite Four, who had been sitting down to rest, stood up without a word.
"What... what is that?"
"Is there such a huge Pokémon?"
"It's definitely a legendary Pokémon!"
"I know... it... it's Groudon, the Lord of the Land Groudon!!"
The Elite Four looked tense and incredulous.
Lance frowned even more. "It seems the rumors are true."
"Luckily, we haven't offended Groudon before. Let's recall our Pokémon to avoid Groudon thinking we're going to offend it..."
"Don't, don't recall them!" Lorelei exclaimed in surprise, hurriedly stopping them.
"Everyone, please take a closer look."
"The one who came with Groudon... it seems to be the three legendary birds!"
---Support with power stones