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Under the azure sky, the leaves were withered and yellow, falling as the wind blew.
"Misdreavus?"
You aren't lying to me, right?
A dark green-bodied Pokémon looked at the gray Pokémon wearing a skull mask in front of it and asked worriedly.
"Duskull Dus."
No, there are many Ghost-type Pokémon over there; we can go over and play together.
"Mis Misdreavus."
But...
Misdreavus looked back toward the direction of the Breeding House, feeling hesitant.
"Duskull Dus."
What do you think? Do you want to go together?
Misdreavus hesitated for a moment, looking at the Duskull in front of it. This was a Pokémon it had met by chance while playing outside the Breeding House, and they had quickly become friends.
A few days ago, Duskull had told it that it heard of a place where there were many reliable companions, and it was planning to head in that direction.
"Duskull Dus."
There are no people or Pokémon here who care about us, so I want to go and find my own good friends.
Do you want to come along?
Misdreavus had originally agreed, but now, it looked at the Breeding House behind it.
But I have many good friends...
And we can go steal honey together...
"Duskull Dus."
Do you regret it? It's okay. You can go back to where you want to go, and then we'll just pretend we never met.
"Mis Misdreavus?"
What do you mean?
"Duskull Dus."
We are breaking off our friendship...
After saying this, Duskull turned and left.
Hearing Duskull's words, Misdreavus was stunned.
It looked back at the Breeding House one last time, and finally decided to follow its friend.
Gothitelle floated onto the roof, looked at Gengar, and reached out to hand over a dessert Lucas had just made.
"Gothitelle goth."
Aren't you going over?
Gengar turned back, revealing its signature smile.
"Gen gengar."
It's best that it has its own friends. Lucas said that the Pokémon at the Breeding House can leave whenever they want, without needing to feel guilty.
"Gothitelle goth?"
What about you?
Gengar was stunned for a moment, took the dessert, licked it, and then smiled even wider.
"Gen gengar."
I support any choice the family at the Breeding House makes.
"Gothitelle goth."
Just like him.
After dropping that sentence, Gothitelle disappeared from where she was.
Gengar ate the dessert in its hand, watched her disappear, and couldn't help but mutter.
You're one to talk; aren't you the same?
"Gengar, come over and help me."
Lucas's voice came from the backyard.
"Gen gengar."
Coming~
Gengar tossed the dessert into its mouth in one bite, then went to Lucas and Cynthia's side.
On the other side.
Misdreavus looked at the sweet honey placed on a rock and stopped.
On the rock, a jar of high-quality sweet honey was lying peacefully.
"Duskull Dus?"
Did someone drop this here?
"Gen gengar."
Smelling the familiar fragrance, Misdreavus flew over. It recognized that this was a jar unique to the Breeding House, because Gengar's face was printed on it.
"Mis Misdreavus."
Misdreavus knew that Gengar had given this to it.
Thank you, Boss.
Although you always make me attract Vespiquen's attention, causing me to get stung black and blue, you are still my Boss...
Duskull floated over, looking at the sweet honey in the jar.
Do you know what this is?
Misdreavus nodded.
My Boss gave it to me.
Misdreavus wiped away its tears, then looked at Duskull.
Do you want to eat some together?
Misdreavus opened the jar's packaging, and it and Duskull began to enjoy the delicious sweet honey.
In the forest behind them, a pair of crimson eyes lit up, then disappeared.
Gengar, who was washing berries by the Lake with its big butt stuck out, suddenly heard Vespiquen's voice behind it.
"Vespiquen Ves ves."
You owe me a favor.
Gengar turned around and grinned.
"Gen gengar."
Thank you.
Vespiquen stared at Gengar for a while, then looked away.
You're welcome.
Anyway, it is also family at the Breeding House.
Seeing the generous Vespiquen, Gengar hesitated for a moment, then took out a few jars of sweet honey.
"Gen gengar."
This, returning it to you.
"Vespiquen Ves ves?"
The ones you stole before? Then you keep them and eat them. I didn't help you to get back the sweet honey you stole before; I'm not that petty.
Gengar didn't take them back, but instead used one free hand to scratch its big butt, then said embarrassedly, "Gen gengar..."
Uh... this is... when you just left, I went to the hive to borrow them...
Vespiquen was stunned.
Borrowed?
"Vespiquen Ves ves!"
Gengar!!!
"Gen gengar!!!"
I was wrong, I was really wrong, I didn't mean to, it's a habit! Just a habit!
"Vespiquen Ves ves!!!"
I worked so hard to run so far to give you sweet honey, and you steal from my home?! Die!!!
"Gen gengar!"
I didn't steal, I borrowed!
"Vespiquen Ves ves?!"
Borrow?! Who at the Breeding House doesn't know that if you lend sweet honey to Gengar, it never comes back?!
Air Cutter flew wildly in the air.
"Gen gengar!"
Help! Help! Someone save me!
"They have such a good relationship."
Cynthia rested her face on her hand, watching the bruised Gengar running away, and Vespiquen attacking behind it, and said with a smile.
"Just the daily routine of the Breeding House."
Lucas sighed and said.
Dash wrestling, Shauna patrolling, Vespiquen chasing Gengar.
The three major programs of the Breeding House.
"Mis Misdreavus?"
Boss, why are you here?
Misdreavus looked at Gengar standing in front of it, holding a wooden sword, looking puzzled.
Why are you holding a wooden sword?
"Gen gengar."
That... uh... I'm here to catch ghosts.
"Mis Misdreavus?"
Catch ghosts? What does that mean?
"Long time no see, little Misdreavus."
A familiar voice rang out. Misdreavus looked over and found a young man walking out from beside Gothitelle and Dash, smiling at it.
Looking at the familiar face, Misdreavus opened its mouth wide.
Lucas?
Looking at the long-lost Misdreavus, Lucas laughed, "I was wondering why you suddenly disappeared; so you ran here to scare people. Come here, let me pet you."
Lucas reached out his hands, smiling and gesturing to Misdreavus.
Misdreavus hesitated for a moment, then finally flew over and was hugged into Lucas's arms.
"Still the same familiar feeling, but why do you feel like you've gotten thinner?"
Lucas felt the sensation in his palms and asked suspiciously.
"You know each other?"
Officer Jenny's voice suddenly rang out from beside him.
Lucas held Misdreavus and looked at Officer Jenny, explaining.
"Do you remember it? It was one of the Pokémon I brought to the Breeding House from Professor Rowan's Research Institute to treat psychological problems along with Gothitelle and the others. After living in the Breeding House for a while, it left on its own."
"Oh, so it's that Misdreavus? I have an impression of it."
Officer Jenny said, looking at the Misdreavus in Lucas's arms, "So the culprit is this Misdreavus?"
"Probably not. Let me ask. Misdreavus, I remember Gengar said you went out with friends to find other habitats, right? Why are you here?"
Lucas looked up at the Cave, "Although this place fits your habitat requirements, it doesn't seem that great, right?"
Misdreavus hesitated for a moment, met Lucas's gentle gaze, and began to tell what it had encountered after leaving the Breeding House.
"So... the reason you are here is that the Cofagrigus you and Duskull met brought you here?"
Lucas listened to Misdreavus and asked.
Misdreavus nodded.
After Misdreavus and Duskull were in Twinleaf Town, they met a Cofagrigus in the wild, were tricked by the Cofagrigus back to Oreburgh City, and under the leadership of the Cofagrigus, went to attack a fierce Pokémon. As a result, they angered that Pokémon. The Cofagrigus was pinned to the ground and beaten up severely, and then the Cofagrigus took Misdreavus and Duskull and submitted to that Pokémon.
What a dramatic outcome.
"Then why did you attack passing pedestrians?"
After hearing Lucas's explanation, Officer Jenny asked again.
"Mis Misdreavus."
It wasn't us; it was the Cofagrigus that wanted to trick pedestrians into coming in to defeat that Pokémon so it could escape that Pokémon's rule.
"Borrowing the hands of passing people and Trainers to defeat that Pokémon, and then reaping the benefits?"
Lucas frowned.
As expected of Ghost-type Pokémon, they are so cunning.
Thinking of this, Lucas glanced at Gengar.
"Gen gengar?"
What are you looking at?
His own Gengar probably doesn't have much cunning.
"Then those missing pedestrians and Trainers..."
"Mis Misdreavus."
I used Hypnosis to put them to sleep, and then hid them.
"Hid them? So when Shauna just came in and lost consciousness, was it because you secretly used Hypnosis?"
Lucas asked.
Misdreavus nodded.
But before I had time to hide her, that Pokémon appeared. Later, it was Arcanine who resisted with all its might to take her away.
"So that's how it is..."
After hearing Lucas's translation, Officer Jenny punched her palm.
"So you were trying to save us."
Misdreavus nodded.
Because that Pokémon is very strong, you couldn't beat it, and recently its temper has been very irritable. Even I have been hit many times.
Hearing Misdreavus's words, Lucas narrowed his eyes.
"What Pokémon is it?"
"Mis Misdreavus."
"Dusclops Dus."
Haven't you hidden them yet? It's coming over.
At this time, a Dusclops floated over, looking at the man holding Misdreavus and the Pokémon beside him.
Dusclops: ...
So what is this situation?
Misdreavus has been arrested? Should I run or not?
"Mis Misdreavus."
It is that Duskull, only it has evolved. These past few days, it has been helping me hide those humans.
We didn't hurt the humans, because I remember everything Lucas said.
Hearing Misdreavus's words, Lucas smiled and patted its head.
"Great job, Misdreavus. Can you take us to find those humans you hid?"
Misdreavus flew into the air, exchanged a look with Dusclops, and then flew forward together.
Looking at the Trainers lying on the ground fast asleep, Gothitelle floated over immediately and checked them one by one.
"Gothitelle goth."
No big problems, just a little dehydrated.
Lucas nodded and looked at Officer Jenny, "Officer Jenny, you can call people to take them back now."
"What about you?"
Officer Jenny took out her communicator, contacted her subordinates, and asked Lucas.
Lucas cracked his fingers, twisted his neck, and smiled, "To find that Cofagrigus and that Pokémon."
"I will let them know that lying has a price."
Feeling the anger in Lucas's eyes, Officer Jenny nodded, skillfully assigned tasks to her subordinates on her phone, and then chased after Lucas's back.
"Since you were bullied, why didn't you take Dusclops back to the Breeding House? Just letting yourself be bullied like that?"
Lucas held Misdreavus and flicked its forehead, "It's not very far from our Breeding House. Don't tell me you don't know the way."
"Mis Misdreavus."
Because I secretly ran out of the Breeding House and didn't tell you. I thought you would be angry... so I didn't dare to go back...
Lucas was so angry that his teeth itched, but he still lowered his voice, "Silly child, I've said that the Breeding House is your home. You can come back when you want, leave when you want, don't worry about these things. If you leave, we will be happy because you have your own goals. If you come back, we will be even happier because you have come home."
"Promise me, next time you are bullied, come back, and I will let your Boss and the others go and vent your anger."
Misdreavus stared at Lucas's face, dazed, and finally buried its face in Lucas's arms.
Lucas patted it gently.
"It's okay, it's okay, cry if you want to."
The next second.
"Mis Misdreavus!!!"
Wuwuwu! It bullied us, it also beat us. If we didn't trick the Trainers into coming in, it would sneak over at night when that Pokémon wasn't paying attention and beat us. It hurt so much!
But I couldn't bring the Trainers in, I couldn't let it succeed, and even more so, I couldn't hurt them...
Dusclops looked at the sobbing Misdreavus, feeling a bit worried.
Because it knew that this would definitely attract Cofagrigus.
Not long after, a figure appeared, a coffin with hands and feet.
Looking at Lucas, and the Gengar beside him, and the others, Cofagrigus couldn't help but let out a strange laugh.
You did well today, although there is only one person, it is enough.
Cofagrigus looked at Misdreavus in Lucas's arms and smiled with satisfaction.
Cofagrigus wanted to say something else, but suddenly felt its vision blur.
A purple figure appeared in front of it, with crimson eyes devoid of any emotion. The cold gaze made it, as a Cofagrigus, feel a chill.
It just wanted to open its mouth, when it saw the fat guy in front of it press his hand onto its face.
Boom!
Cofagrigus flew backward and slammed into the stone wall.
The pain from its body made it unable to react to what had happened. The next second, the purple fatty appeared in front of it again, holding a rotating Dark Void in his hand, and pressed it onto its face again.
The Dark Pulse contained within the Dark Void directly shattered the stone wall, and Cofagrigus flew out again and fell to the ground.
The coffin lid was tattered.
"Gen gengar."
Latias.
Gengar's cold voice rang out.
"Got it."
Latias's cheerful voice rang out. Cofagrigus looked at the red and white figure appearing in front of it, blood bubbling from its mouth.
You...
The red and white figure gathered energy at its mouth, then wrapped Cofagrigus in it. The cracks on Cofagrigus's body began to repair quickly.
Cofagrigus: ?
"Not good, not good, all fly away~"
Just as Latias finished speaking, Cofagrigus's body was restored to its original state.
Immediately after.
Boom!
Cofagrigus flew backward again.
Gengar looked down at Cofagrigus, holding a Dark Void in its hand.
"Gen gengar?"
So you are the one called Cofagrigus?
You are the one bullying my little brother?
Stand up!
"Gen gengar!"
Latias!
"Yes, yes, coming."
Looking at the healed Cofagrigus again, Gengar stared at it.
Stand up!
Cofagrigus looked at Gengar in horror, not daring to stand up for a long time.
"Gen gengar!"
I told you to stand up, are you a Dodo?!
"Gen gengar!!!"
Are you a Dodo!!!
Dark Void was used like it was free, hitting Cofagrigus hard.
You dare to hit my little brother? If you are so good at fighting, stand up! I'll fight with you! Stand up for me!
Hearing Misdreavus's crying just now, Gengar was very angry now.
You know, its little brother was tricked by it to be chased and killed by Vespiquen, and it was stung black and blue without crying, but it hadn't been out for a few months and was bullied into sobbing!
You broken coffin, see if I don't tear you apart!
"This..."
Officer Jenny, who had caught up, looked at Gengar, who was carrying Cofagrigus and slamming it repeatedly, and opened her mouth wide.
"It's fine, it's fine, Gengar is a little angry, it's normal, let it vent for a while, I guarantee that Cofagrigus won't die."
Lucas comforted Officer Jenny on the side.
Officer Jenny: ...
Nonsense, with Gothitelle constantly feeding it herbal medicine and Latias's Heal Pulse, it would be strange if it died.
Officer Jenny said silently in her heart.
In this situation, it would be better to just die...
"Gengar."
Lucas called out.
Gengar stopped, and flew back with Gothitelle and Latias.
Lucas signaled to Dash, who stepped forward, picked up Cofagrigus, and threw it on the ground casually.
Dusclops looked at Misdreavus beside it.
Dusclops: This is...
Misdreavus: Oh, my Boss, and my partners.
Dusclops: ...