Time flies.
Before he knew it, **Pichu** had been staying in Tony Stark's villa for more than three months.
The date was now February 2009.
Over the past three months, the relationship between **Pichu**, Tony, and Pepper had improved a lot.
During this time at Tony's house, nothing major seemed to happen on the surface, but under the surface, there were definitely turbulent waves, and everything was progressing step-by-step.
**Pichu** didn't know much about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s new project.
During these three months, Maria Hill came to the villa to see **Pichu** once every two weeks.
Although curious, **Pichu** never asked Hill about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s project, and even if he did, she probably wouldn't have given him an answer.
Still, **Pichu** made a few guesses.
In the end, the only thing he could connect it to was the massive helicarrier that first appeared when the Avengers assembled.
Tony had once told him that Nick Fury asked for his help designing a powertrain.
Linking that to the Avengers, **Pichu** recalled Fury mentioning that Tony contributed a lot to the helicarrier's power system. That was enough for **Pichu** to suspect the connection.
And with something that massive, getting it airborne wasn't a simple job.
With the help of a genius like Tony, the build time could be cut down significantly, which was likely why the helicarrier was operational before the Battle of New York.
In *Captain America: The Winter Soldier*, three more advanced helicarriers appeared—though they all ended up destroyed in the end.
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That day—
Tony was sitting on the sofa, while **Pichu**, holding the copper ring of the teleportation device in his left hand, sat on the coffee table and was eating fruit salad with his right.
Looking at **Pichu**, Tony clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Pichu, how can you store so much electricity in such a small body? You haven't stopped for three months."
In just three months, **Pichu** had already collected one million evolution points—enough to evolve to Three Star.
Originally, **Pichu** planned to find a quiet room and start evolving.
But Pepper showed up, asking Tony to eat something she'd made.
Seeing this, **Pichu** decided to grab some food first… then evolve.
During his stay, he had eaten all kinds of food, but in the end, he realized he had a soft spot for fruit.
After biting into a plump cherry, **Pichu** glanced at Tony without speaking.
***
Tony didn't mind and said proudly,
"Yesterday, I finished the Mark 4 design—it'll be complete soon. I've even got inspiration for the next generation of armor. Considering that the Iron Man suit is inconvenient to carry, I'm planning to make the next one lighter and more portable so I can take it anywhere."
**Crunch, crunch…**
**Pichu** kept his head down, chewing away as if he wasn't listening. But he was.
Mark IV… that was the one Tony wore to the Stark Expo in *Iron Man 2*.
As for the portable armor Tony mentioned—that must be the Mark V "suitcase suit" he used during the Monaco Grand Prix.
The plot of *Iron Man 2* mainly happened in 2010. Now it was February 2009, which meant that in about half a year, Tony would discover that he was being poisoned by palladium.
But right now, Tony's body still seemed normal.
As for why he never removed the shrapnel—maybe it was because there was no doctor who could guarantee a safe extraction.
**Pichu** briefly wondered if he could recommend Doctor Strange… but in this timeline Stephen Strange was still a brilliant surgeon. His accident wouldn't happen until 2016.
***
A little later—
**Pichu** finished his fruit, took a napkin from the drawer beside him, wiped his hands and mouth, and tidied up.
Then he typed something on Tony's tablet.
Tony picked it up and read:
> "I'm full. Find me an empty room. Don't enter without my permission—otherwise I won't be responsible for the consequences."
"What are you going to do?" Tony asked, puzzled.
**Pichu** turned off the teleportation device, tossed the copper ring aside, and typed again after Tony set the tablet in front of him:
> "Grow up."
"Uh… grow up?!" Tony was surprised.
"Forget it. Come with me."
He led **Pichu** to an empty bedroom. After Tony left, **Pichu** locked the door.
***
Then, in his mind, **Pichu** contacted the system:
> "System, let's start evolving."
**System**: "Master, starting from Three Star evolution, you will randomly gain the Ability of a powerful Pokémon. This will slightly increase evolution time."
"A random ability from a powerful Pokémon?!" **Pichu** was shocked—and thrilled.
Among Pokémon, there were countless species, but only a few could be called truly powerful, each with an extraordinary and highly useful ability.
Celebi could travel through time.
Dialga could control time itself.
Yveltal had the power of rebirth.
Mew, Rayquaza… the list went on.
And what if he got the Creation Ability of *Arceus*? That would be insanely cool.
> "Let's start evolving!" he ordered.
**System**: "Understood, Master."
As the system spoke, countless golden light-streams appeared out of thin air and wrapped around **Pichu**.
Three seconds later, he was fully encased in a golden cocoon of light.
Inside, **Pichu** felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring—warm, comfortable, and quickly overcome by drowsiness.
He drifted into a deep sleep as the system began converting evolution points into mystical power and fusing it into his body, triggering his metamorphosis.
Golden arcs danced around the room, but they caused no damage—almost as if they weren't real at all.
***
Meanwhile, in the living room—
Tony sat on the sofa, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
After a moment, he asked:
"J.A.R.V.I.S., can you detect anything unusual in the bedroom where Pichu is?"
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*(Author's Note: Went out to buy food this morning—took a long time, and by the time I got home it was nearly noon. Had lunch, got sleepy, took a nap, then started writing. Sorry for today's late update. Thanks to 'Original Intention' for the reward, and to 'Ice Feilian,' 'Phoenix,' 'Lin's Little Big Brother,' and 'Original Intention' for monthly tickets.)*
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