At this moment, Cynthia hadn't woken up yet, her whole body quietly floating, with her long blonde hair slightly swaying in the void.
Ash opened his mouth, wanting to call out Cynthia's name.
But he quickly realized that although he moved his mouth, he couldn't make any sound.
This bizarre space seemed to devour all sounds.
Ash frowned, decisively channeling the Aura Power within him.
He condensed the words he wanted to express into a strand of Aura and directly transmitted it into Cynthia's mind.
'Miss Cynthia! Miss Cynthia!'
Under Ash's incessant calls, Cynthia's golden eyes finally slowly opened.
She looked around blankly, seemingly unable to remember what had happened for the moment.
Once she saw Ash beside her, she instinctively wanted to call his name.
But just the same, she also found her voice couldn't be transmitted at all.
'Don't waste your energy, Miss Cynthia, this space can't transmit sound,' Ash's voice echoed in her mind again, 'I'm not quite sure what's going on now, let's just wait and see.'
Cynthia steadied herself and nodded towards Ash; given the situation, panicking was of no use.
Since Ash said to wait and see, she could only suppress the doubts in her heart and wait for the opportunity with Ash.
The man and mouse wandered in this chaotic space.
Not sure how much time passed.
In this place, time seemed to lose its meaning, yet they didn't feel hunger or fatigue.
Cynthia kept observing the surroundings, trying to find a breakthrough.
Ash was using his Aura Power to sense the surroundings.
However, even his Divine Domain Level Aura Power couldn't encompass the entire chaotic area.
Finally, in this boundless void, a faint light appeared.
The light was initially just a tiny spot, but as time passed, it slowly grew larger.
"It's there!"
Ash's eyes lit up, immediately channeling his Aura Power.
First, he used Aura to pull Cynthia and Pikachu, who were still a bit bewildered, to his side.
Then, the Aura Power within him suddenly exploded.
Using this power, the man and mouse turned into a stream of light, rushing towards the light in one go.
The next second.
"Whoosh—!"
A strong feeling of weightlessness suddenly hit them.
The three of them burst out from the light and found themselves high in the sky!
Then, the previous weightlessness vanished instantly as gravity mercilessly took effect on them.
The three began to fall rapidly towards the ground.
Pikachu, frightened, clung tightly to Ash's collar.
Ash grabbed hold of Cynthia's jade hand, pulling her close to prevent the three from separating during the fall.
At the same time, a brilliant blue Aura Power formed around the three of them, shielding them from most of the rushing air pressure.
But even so, their descent couldn't be stopped.
They kept falling, for an unknown duration.
Finally, as their constantly approaching vision hit its limit, the ground appeared.
"Ash, slow down!"
Cynthia widened her beautiful eyes, looking at the rapidly enlarging ground with a gasp of alarm.
"It's okay!"
Ash shouted back without any intention to slow down.
"Boom——!!!"
The next moment, the three of them crashed solidly onto the ground.
The impact was terrifying, creating a giant crater on the ground.
The scene was like a meteor crashing from the sky.
The dust slowly dissipated.
Ash, holding Cynthia's hand, slowly walked out from the large crater.
Pikachu lay atop Ash's head, its little face filled with lingering fear.
Although it's not afraid of heights, that kind of height a moment ago was beyond the question of fear of heights, wasn't it!
It really thought its little life was going to end here!
Even though with its current power, even such a fall couldn't hurt it in the slightest.
But being okay is one thing; the fear in its heart is another thing!
Ash released Cynthia's hand and began to survey the surrounding environment.
This place seemed like a coastal area.
Not far away was an endless sea with waves crashing against the rocks, producing a constant surge of sound.
With the Aura Power, Ash could clearly sense the Pokemon presence coming from all directions.
"This place... should still be the Pokemon Realm."
Ash murmured to himself.
But for some reason, he felt a subtle sense of incongruity about this place.
That incongruity was very subtle, as if everything here had some slight difference from the world he knew.
Just as Ash felt puzzled, not far behind a rock, a head popped out.
It was a man, wearing a lab coat paired with suit trousers.
Most intriguing was the slightly comical hat on his head.
The man cautiously peered his head out, looking at Ash and the others with a face full of curiosity and wariness.
Upon seeing the man's appearance, Cynthia was taken aback.
This person... looks a bit like Professor Birch from the Hoenn Region?
Is it her illusion?
Not just the face, even the peculiar attire has some resemblance to Professor Birch.
But for Professor Birch, it was a coat paired with shorts.
Among all the professors in the Pokemon Realm, that attire was bizarre indeed.
However, the attire of the person in front still seemed somewhat normal.
"Who... who are you?"
The man hesitated for a long time before finally asking.
"It seemed a meteor just fell in this area, did you see it?"
Ash and Cynthia exchanged glances and couldn't help but smile wryly at each other.
A meteor?
Wasn't that referring to the three of them?
In fairness, they did create a huge crater by crashing down, so being called a meteor wasn't entirely inaccurate.
Ash didn't answer the question; instead, he asked first.
"Uncle, never mind about the meteor for now; can you tell me what this place is?"
The man resembling a professor seemed taken aback, as if unprepared for Ash's counter-question.
However, he still answered honestly.
"This is the Hisui Region."
"The Hisui Region?"
Ash silently repeated the unfamiliar name in his mind.
What kind of place is the Hisui Region?
There doesn't seem to be any such region name in the Pokemon Realm, does it? Could this be the Paldea Region?!
Remembering what the bigwigs in the group said about 'the Paldea Region,' Ash instantly connected this unfamiliar place with Paldea.
The bigwigs said that the Paldea Region isn't within the Pokemon Realm they live in, but soon, the two worlds would merge, and he would then know what Paldea is.
Now, using Palkia's power, they were transported to this unknown place, which matched the description of the isolated Paldea Region by the bigwigs!
On the other hand, Cynthia looked thoughtful, and after a few seconds, when Ash was about to ask the man resembling a professor if this place had another name, Cynthia subtly tugged at his sleeve.
Curious, Ash turned his face, and Cynthia motioned for him to come closer.
Once they were almost sticking together, Cynthia's gentle voice whispered into Ash's ear.
"Ash, if I'm not mistaken... we should have traveled through time to a thousand years ago in the Pokemon world."
"What?! A thousand years ago?!!!"
Man resembling a professor: !!!
What's with the scare! Startling someone might kill them!