The Evil Land

On this day, Yuga was excited to visit the Ecopark to see the Pokémon, but as soon as he entered the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, he felt that something was very wrong.

Before he could even contemplate the reason, countless flower petals flew towards him like sharp knives.

Startled, Yuga Dragonitely rolled on the ground to evade the petal attacks and looked up to see that all the flowers in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark were emitting a strange red glow.

This red light seemed to drape a thin crimson veil over the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, but the beautiful veil gave off a feeling of danger and unease.

Next, he saw Grass-type Pokémon fleeing in panic from deep within the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, screaming as they ran.

As a young Petilil passed by Yuga, it was once again attacked by numerous flower petals.

The little Petilil was so scared that it forgot to run and stared blankly at the knife-like petals flying towards it. Fortunately, Yuga acted swiftly, scooping it into his arms, saving it from harm.

It was only when Yuga gently called its name that the Petilil regained its senses, and with a startled cry, it jumped out of Yuga's embrace, joining the other Pokémon in their escape from the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark.

After the Grass-type Pokémon, Yuga also saw Combee carrying the unconscious Vespiquen, Vivillon, Vespiquen No. 2, Ribombee, and two Masquerain flying out of the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark in a panicked frenzy.

Their flight speed was so fast that Yuga couldn't even stop them to ask what had happened.

With no other choice, Yuga had to brave the strange flowers and run deeper into the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark.

Just as Yuga had taken a few steps, the flowerbeds emitting red light suddenly began to stir, and many long, brown roots emerged.

Sensing that someone was trying to intrude, these roots transformed into ethereal snakes and twisted their bodies towards Yuga.

However, when these roots touched Yuga's skin, they hesitated briefly and then retracted into the flowerbeds.

At first, when the roots came towards him, Yuga was quite frightened, but when they withdrew, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

What on earth had happened in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark?

"System! What's going on? Is the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark in rebellion?" Yuga couldn't help but ask the system.

[ It has nothing to do with the system itself, and the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark is functioning normally. The specific reason is unknown to the system. Please investigate it yourself, Host ] replied the system.

Not a system issue? Then what had occurred in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark?

After Yuga walked a bit further, he saw in the sky that Dragonite, Charizard, and Dragonite's mother were also under attack by the flowers.

However, these Elite level Dragonite, Charizard, and the Champion level Dragonite's mother, seemed utterly powerless, allowing the flower petals to cut into their bodies, leaving behind numerous scratches.

"Dragonite! Charizard! What's happening?" Yuga shouted to them in the sky.

It seemed like overnight, the entire Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark had turned against them. Except for himself, all the Pokémon were under attack.

Hearing Yuga's voice, Dragonite, Charizard, and Dragonite's mother suddenly dove down, trying to protect Yuga. However, they realized that Yuga hadn't been attacked at all.

Even when the three of them got close to Yuga, the flower petals stopped their attacks, as if they were afraid of accidentally harming him.

Yuga used his unique ability to heal them, and their wounds Dragonitely healed.

"What on earth is happening?" Yuga anxiously asked as soon as he finished healing them.

"Dragonite, Dragonite, Dragonite!"

Florges has gone mad! The entire Flower Sea is out of control.

Dragonite hurriedly informed Yuga.

All of this chaos was because of Florges? Yuga was stunned.

But Florges had only recently reached the pseudo-Elite level. Could she really make Elite level Dragonite and Charizard, even the Champion-level Dragonite's mother, look so helpless?

"Dragonite, Dragonite, Dragonite!"

I knowing what happened, but all energy types except Grass have disappeared here. We can't use any skills.

Dragonite's mother's mother succinctly explained the reason they were in their current state.

I see!

Yuga: "You all should leave this place for now. Are there other Pokémon inside?"

Charizard: "Charizard..."

Sawsbuck, Bellossom, Roserade, Breloom, Venusaur, Grotle, and Servine were all there, trying to stop Florges. Currently, aside from them, the other Pokémon were powerless.

"Dragonite, Dragonite!"

And it there, too!

Dragonite urgently pointed to a nearby location.

Yuga immediately spotted Druddigon that had been tightly entangled by numerous brown roots.

These brown roots seemed thin, but even the Elite level Druddigon that known for it strength, was unable to break free from them by sheer force.

The Druddigon, which couldn't fly, was helped Dragonite drawing most of the firepower to itself on the ground.

When Druddigon finally caught Yuga's attention, its eyes welled up with tears.

Once, it had been the ruler of the Petalburg Forest, but now, it had fallen into such a miserable state.

These days, it had been constantly demanded by Dragonite's mother's to serve as a target for Dragonite and Charizard's training. It endured daily beatings, and when something went wrong, it suffered the most.

It resented itself for having wings on its back but being unable to fly, making it no different from two lumps of flesh.

Yuga approached Druddigon, and the brown roots that had bound it automatically retreated. The Drurddigon finally regained its freedom.

"You all take Druddigom and leave this place. I'll handle the rest!" Yuga told Dragonite and the others.

Knowing that the flowers wouldn't attack Yuga, Dragonite and Charizard nodded in agreement.

Dragonite and Charizard each held one of Druddigon's claws and carried it into the sky, together with Dragonite's mother they quickly leave the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark.

Yuga looked up at the deep center of the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark and noticed a massive green beam of light. From a distance, it looked like a towering pillar, as if it aimed to pierce through the entire Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark.

Seeing this green beam of light, Yuga knew that Florges must be there. So, he sprinted towards it.

Even now, with other Pokémon finding it impossible to move around in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, Yuga moved forward without hindrance.

When Yuga was getting close to the green beam of light, he saw that the ground was covered in green and red lines extending from the flowers. Both colors of lines ultimately led to the base of that beam of light.

Only when he approached the beam did Yuga realize that it wasn't just plain green; the bottom of the beam emitted a strange red light, identical to the red glow on the flowers.

And Florges was currently at the very center of the red light, attacking the Venusaur below frantically.

"Florges!"

Yuga shouted loudly.

Florges's movements paused, and she turned to look at Yuga.