Things Forgotten

Looks like...I got teleported outside?

Why would Hoopa do that...for me?

Young master!

Young master! I'm so glad you're all right!

Master Leeear! Is it really you?!

Rachel?! Sawyer?!

I thought you'd gone back to the kingdom.

Oh... That was totally just a ruse.

What we were doing obviously wasn't working, so we had Cheren try to be a guiding voice for you instead.

We wanted to help you change.

Help me change?

Yeah. But then...

I can't believe you'd walk into a trap like that all by yourself! What were you thinking?!

Wha, ?

If anything ever happened to you, I'd...I'd...

Sawyer...

Are you...crying?

... ... ...

Master Lear...

We're just suuuper glad you're OK, OK?

*sob sob*

Rachel...

You guys...you did all of that for me?

I'm glad you're safe, at any rate.

They captured you, didn't they? How did you manage to escape?

Well, it all started when...

I see. So it was Hoopa that saved you.

I don't get it.

Why would Hoopa help me escape?

Why save me when it could have saved itself?

Maybe it was trying to help you protect the things you care about.

What do you mean?

Hoopa's been right by your side, hasn't it?

I'm sure it knows how important the PML and becoming king are to you.

So it did whatever it could to keep your dream alive. I'm sure that in Hoopa's mind...

it was protecting a friend.

A friend...

Wait...

Hey... Would you be my...

...servant?! If you were my servant, we could hang out together all day!

Wh-what's the matter? You'd hate being a servant that much?! Well, I guess...

in that case, would you be my...

f...friend?

Oh! It seems like you really like that idea.

OK! From now on, the two of us are going to be pals!

Friends forever, OK? Don't forget it!

It was me who forgot, wasn't it.

Before, you told me you wanted to become the strongest king of all.

But what people really want from their king isn't strength.

What they want is a king who cares about them... someone who treasures the bonds between people and Pokémon.

... ... ...

I sought the strength to protect myself and strove to become the strongest king of all.

But...

Rachel!

Sawyer!

And...you, too, Cheren!

Listen...

I have a favor to ask of you!