Chapter 43: Choice Reappearing, Mega Pidgeot!
"Ding-dong! The host's current predicament has triggered a new choice. The options are as follows:"
"Choice One: Pursue Magma Admin Hotch, retrieve the fossil revival machine, earn the gratitude of the entire museum staff, and receive a random Mega Stone ×1!"
"Choice Two: Prevent Aerodactyl from destroying the city, subdue it, gain the favor of all citizens of Mauville City, and receive a Pidgeot Mega Stone ×1!"
"Choice Three: Do nothing and receive a random Evolution Stone ×1!"
Upon seeing the three options suddenly materialize before him, Zhang Feng made his decision instantly!
Zhang Feng had never intended to pursue the fleeing Team Magma members anyway. As the saying goes, he needed to keep both Team Magma and Team Aqua around as his free laborers!
If Hotch and Amber hadn't actively provoked him, Zhang Feng wouldn't even have wanted to cross paths with these two organizations. In fact, he secretly felt the urge to help them along!
Otherwise, how many years would it take for the two organizations to acquire the Red and Blue Orbs and successfully revive Kyogre and Groudon?
Just in time, the fossil Pokémon were currently running amok inside the Mauville Museum, posing a severe threat to the citizens of Mauville City!
As an official League-certified trainer and a trainer endorsed by Professor Birch, Zhang Feng felt it was his duty. He would never sit idly by while fossil Pokémon endangered public safety!
"I choose Choice Two!"
"Ding-dong! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Pidgeot Mega Stone ×1. It has been placed into the system space!"
Hearing the system notification and acquiring the mega evolution stone for his primary combat partner, joy bloomed in Zhang Feng's heart. Pidgeot's strength was about to experience another massive surge!
Without paying any further attention to the retreating Hotch and his crew, Zhang Feng immediately approached the museum's lead researcher and demanded:
"Where is Aerodactyl? I'll go stop it!"
Seeing that this formidable trainer had just defeated the Team Magma executive, the staff of the Mauville Museum naturally regarded Zhang Feng as their savior.
Upon hearing his words, someone immediately stepped forward to guide Zhang Feng toward the area where Aerodactyl was wreaking havoc!
When Zhang Feng arrived at the scene, he witnessed the creature unleashing Hyper Beams in all directions, triggering explosions everywhere.
The beast was no longer just running wild inside the museum; it had already broken out into the city streets!
Its overwhelming power allowed Aerodactyl to roam Mauville City as if no one were there.
Hyper Beams typically came with a cooldown drawback, but this particular Aerodactyl seemed completely immune to the recoil effects of the move!
Could it be an Aerodactyl equipped with special abilities?
With that thought, Zhang Feng immediately used the system to inspect the Aerodactyl's stats!
"Ding-dong! The Aerodactyl's current stats are as follows:"
Pokémon: Aerodactyl
Divine Authority: None
Level: 45
Ability: Rock Head
Type: Rock / Flying
Potential: Gold
Bond Evolution: Locked
Mega Evolution: Unlockable
Moves: Ancient Power, Stone Edge, Wing Attack, Rock Slide, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact...
Friendship: 0
Background: A revived ancient tyrant of the skies whose power has not yet reached its prime. Filled with rage toward this unfamiliar world.
Hobbies: Hunting, combat
A gold-potential Aerodactyl! Looking over its background summary, it made complete sense. The creature truly possessed immense power during its lifetime, so having gold potential was hardly surprising!
Perhaps because it had just been revived, its strength was currently a fraction of its former glory, which explained why it was only at level forty-five!
Realizing this, Zhang Feng grew even more delighted!
Honestly, it would practically be a crime against nature not to capture this creature!
Besides, since the Mauville Museum lacked a powerful trainer capable of stopping the Aerodactyl, wouldn't subduing it also count as resolving a major crisis for them?
Although the museum had already sent out distress calls to Officer Jenny and Gym Leader Wattson, it would undoubtedly take time for them to arrive.
With that in mind, a Luxury Ball materialized in Zhang Feng's hand, and with a flash of light, a massive Pidgeot appeared on the battlefield!
"Pidgeot, go! Stop the Aerodactyl and use Air Cutter!"
At Zhang Feng's command, Pidgeot locked its sharp gaze onto the Aerodactyl—a creature whose size was by no means inferior to its own—and immediately launched a relentless barrage of sharp Air Cutter blades toward the prehistoric beast!
Meanwhile, having just been revived and consumed by rage over its incomplete strength and unfamiliar surroundings, the Aerodactyl was profoundly dissatisfied with this new world.
The moment it woke up, it had unleashed Hyper Beams across various sectors of Mauville City.
As explosions echoed everywhere, the Aerodactyl felt a surge of reckless exhilaration. But right at that moment, Pidgeot's attacks began to rain down!
Enraged that a mere Pidgeot dared to challenge it, the Aerodactyl brushed off the Air Cutter blades with its sturdy head, flapped its wings, and charged straight at Pidgeot!
Back in ancient times, given its might, a mere Pidgeot would have been nothing more than food for an Aerodactyl!
Fuming with escalating wrath, the Aerodactyl opened its jaws and blasted a Hyper Beam directly at Pidgeot!
"Pidgeot, dodge with Quick Attack, then use Gust!"
Following Zhang Feng's instructions, Pidgeot let out a sharp cry. As a Pidgeot, its self-confidence was absolute!
No matter how strong the Aerodactyl was, it would ultimately fall as the defeated prey beneath Pidgeot's talons!
In the next instant, Pidgeot's form blurred as it moved with lightning speed, effortlessly dodging the Aerodactyl's attack and reappearing directly behind the beast!
With a powerful flap of its wings, turbulent flying-type energy condensed once more.
Feeling the force of the fierce winds, while the Aerodactyl sustained no serious injuries, the sheer pressure of the gale forced it backward, distancing it from Pidgeot!
After all, Aerodactyl was also a Flying-type Pokémon, but compared to Pidgeot, which specialized in wind-based combat, it fell far short in this domain.
"Roar!"
Letting out an angry roar, the increasingly furious Aerodactyl gathered a multitude of razor-sharp stones—unleashing a classic Stone Edge attack!
Witnessing this, Zhang Feng wasted no time and commanded Pidgeot:
"Pidgeot, try out your newest power! Mega Evolve!"
Ever since deploying Pidgeot, Zhang Feng had already entrusted it with its Mega Evolution stone.
At his command, a dazzling array of rainbow-colored light instantly enveloped Pidgeot's entire body.
When the light faded, a magnificent bird boasting an even larger physique—standing roughly two and a half meters tall with an astonishing wingspan stretching six meters wide—stood before Zhang Feng!
"Ding-dong! The Mega Pidgeot's current stats are as follows:"
Pokémon: Mega Pidgeot (Mega Evolving)
Divine Authority: None
Level: 49
Ability: No Guard
Type: Flying / Normal
Potential: Red
Bond Evolution: Locked
Mega Evolution: Mega Pidgeot
Moves: Air Cutter, Quick Attack, Steel Wing, Whirlwind, Twister, Hurricane, Brave Bird...
Friendship: 250
Background: Met in Petalburg Woods. From now on, it exists solely to protect its trainer, having evolved into Pidgeot specifically for that purpose!
Hobbies: Soaring through the skies and guarding its trainer.