At the side of Beedrill's and Scizor's beds, Eichi set up a new, small bed. He gently placed Heracross on the small bed and covered it with a blanket.
Beedrill silently kept Eichi company, not saying a word.
Eichi didn't know if Scizor was sleeping or notit was asleep; it lay motionless on its own bed.
Outside the window, lightning flashed, and thunder roared; the heavy rain persisted, yet Eichi's small room was exceptionally warm.
"Beedrill, let's go to bed early tonight," he whispered to Beedrill. Beedrill nodded and quietly returned to its own bed, while Eichi turned off the light and went to his bed.
In the darkness, the greenish energy flowed continuously from Eichi's body, slowly pouring into the bodies of the Pokémon. Previously, it had always been infused into two Pokémon, but today there was one more. Eichi had to sort things out; the information today was quite substantial. Scyther evolved into Scizor, and then he rescued Heracross. Furthermore, he learned from Heracross that its Big Brother told it to come find him.
Moreover, Scizor was also sent to him by its Big Brother via Heracross. No wonder it told him to train Scizor well. So, when he first set out on his journey, Heracross must have come to test Scyther's strength. That should explain everything.
In addition, he learned about Scizor's origin. This news was somewhat cruel to it: its parents actually died, and they died at the hands of humans. Eichi knew Scizor, and with its personality, it would surely seek revenge…
After a quiet sigh, Eichi relaxed and fell into a deep sleep.
In its own nest, Scizor also heard Eichi's sigh. It opened its eyes, glanced at him, and then closed its eyes again, its thoughts unknown. Beedrill observed this scene. As Scizor's Big Brother, it was very concerned about its state of mind.
In the room, perhaps only Heracross slept soundly, sleeping like a log.
***
Meanwhile, in a jungle amidst the pouring rain, several Pokémon gathered. They were Crobat, Donphan, Houndoom, and Golem. Although their current condition was not good, it did not prevent them from talking. They were the leaders of several Pokémon tribes in a nearby habitat.
Crobat suddenly asked who the Persian was that had joined them in attacking Heracross. The other Pokémon looked confused. They didn't know who the Persian was, nor had they ever seen it before; it just showed up out of nowhere and attacked Heracross with them. They had assumed Heracross had stolen its things, just as it had stolen theirs. However, the Persian had now vanished, and they had to retreat home in dismay. The rain was too heavy, and they needed to quickly find shelter.
At this moment, the Persian itself was looking for shelter. Having just fled, Persian wanted to find a place to hide from the rain. However, a figure suddenly appeared in front of it.
Persian shivered all over, sensing the hostile intent from the Pokémon before it. From the sheer force of its aura, the Pokémon completely overwhelmed Persian, and it appeared to be coming for Persian.
Persian knew it was absolutely no match for the newcomer. It retreated cautiously, then quickly fled backward with lightning speed. However, the Pokémon just sneered. It moved slightly, instantly vanishing, and the next second it appeared on Persian's escape path. It lifted a hand, delivering a fierce blow with Brick Break to Persian's body.
The attack clearly wasn't at full power; Persian merely cried out in pain, and was knocked aside, slamming into a tree.
When Persian got up, another strike hit its body, knocking it back a certain distance. At this point, Persian got up and launched a counterattack. A Shadow Ball erupted from its mouth, but its opponent did not dodge, batting the Shadow Ball away with one hand, where it exploded against a tree.
Seeing this, Persian completely lost hope. They were not in the same league at all.
It turned to run, but the attacker hit it back again. With no other option, Persian immediately begged for mercy, constantly pleading for its opponent to spare it. However, the opponent ignored it, continuously attacking it. The strength was controlled perfectly; it wouldn't kill Persian immediately, but it would make it painful.
Finally, Persian was beaten until it was half-dead. The attacker saw that it was enough and stopped, as hitting it any further would kill Persian. It dragged Persian up and threw it forcefully, not knowing whether Persian was dead or alive. After throwing Persian, it vanished in a flash.
Subsequently, many Pokémon in the forest encountered the same thing: they were sought out by a certain Pokémon and brutally beaten. However, none were as miserable as the Persian.
It turned out that this Pokémon was Heracross's Big Brother. Since driving Heracross away and telling it to find Eichi, it had been secretly following Heracross because it was worried. Therefore, it knew everything Heracross had experienced over the past few days. During the recent siege, the situation was very critical. It almost couldn't stop itself from intervening. Fortunately, Eichi arrived, so it gave up the idea of stepping in and continued observing from the shadows. It was only after Eichi drove the few Pokémon away that it was completely relieved.
Of course, the next step was to settle the score with the Pokémon that had attacked Heracross. Although they hadn't necessarily done anything wrong, they had hit its little brother. Did they think they could just attack its little brother? Especially that Persian. It turned out that Persian was the one who had framed Heracross for stealing things. The Big Brother had seen this clearly from the shadows, so it wouldn't let Persian off lightly.
Naturally, Eichi and Heracross, who were at the academy knew nothing of these events.
Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and the heavy rain continued.
The next day, the rain stopped, and the sun came out. The air, cleansed by the rain, became even fresher.
After class, Eichi was eating lunch with Tetsu in the cafeteria when the boy complained to him.
"I don't know what's going on, but I've been staking out every day, yet I haven't managed to find that Heracross."
Eichi, who was eating, replied, "You mean Heracross? Come on out, Heracross." Heracross's form appeared in the cafeteria. "See if this is the one," Eichi said.
Tetsu immediately stood up, observed it, and said, '"That's the one! Eichi, you actually captured it?"'