As Naoki rode Koraidon back to the ranch, the sky had already darkened.
The house was unlit, but the Pokemon Tavern was bright with lights.
Naoki guessed Pawmot and the others felt bored, so they all went there to chat with other Pokemon.
After a day of running around and not yet having dinner, Naoki didn't bother them and instead took Koraidon and Flutter Mane back to the living room.
But when he changed his shoes and was about to turn around to greet Flutter Mane, he found it had already disappeared.
Naoki paused for a second, asked: "Did you see where Flutter Mane went?"
"Ah gaa hiss!?"
Hearing the question, Koraidon also turned its head to look around, clearly just realizing Flutter Mane was gone too.
Naoki: "..."
This Pokemon is really something.
Forget it, I'll wait for it to come out by itself.
But just as Naoki was about to go make dinner, he suddenly remembered Flutter Mane's identity.
Flutter Mane, a Paradox Pokemon from ancient times, is aggressive and warlike, knowing very little about the modern world...
So, could it have gone out hunting?
Naoki was shocked, after all, he had once seen Roaring Moon, also a Paradox Pokemon, prey on other Pokemon!
This is serious, the Pokemon in the ranch are in danger!
Naoki hurriedly ran out the door without bothering to change shoes.
But just then, Koraidon suddenly looked in the direction of the darkness.
"Ah gaa?"
Naoki turned his head and saw Flutter Mane secretly watching the stable from the shadows.
There, Glastrier and Spectrier had their heads buried in the food trough, eating dinner.
Seeing this scene, Naoki immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily... nothing went terribly wrong.
"Flutter Mane, come over for dinner!" Naoki called.
Hearing the voice, Flutter Mane turned around and silently floated over.
Naoki brought it into the living room, intending to get some food for it as a snack first.
Flutter Mane looked around, observing the situation here.
Koraidon cheerfully introduced: "Ah gaa hiss!"
Naoki chuckled, then opened the refrigerator, taking out fresh steaks, milk, and Berries.
"Flutter Mane, come eat this!"
Flutter Mane turned to look at him, then floated over.
Its gaze moved between the Berries and steaks before opening its mouth, revealing sharp fangs, biting into the raw steak.
Naoki: "???"
Naoki was startled, vigorously shaking it, trying to pull out the inedible raw meat.
Seeing this, Flutter Mane was puzzled, wasn't it food meant for it?
But recalling what Koraidon said, it slightly relaxed its mouth.
The next second, Naoki fell onto the floor with a thud, groaning in pain.
Flutter Mane watched this amusing scene, chuckling "hoo hoo" from its mouth.
Naoki looked dazed, was Flutter Mane finding his fall amusing?
No wonder it's an ancient Misdreavus known for teasing!
Seeing Flutter Mane's happy expression, Naoki couldn't help but laugh too.
He stood up, rubbing his behind, then told Flutter Mane: "You can't eat this, I'll cook it first before you can eat. For now, eat this."
Saying so, Naoki handed the Berry to Flutter Mane.
Flutter Mane lowered its head to look at the Berry, then with its wing-like hand, picked up the Berry and tossed it into its mouth, chewing big bites.
"Definitely wild!"
Flutter Mane, over a meter tall, is much bigger than a normal Misdreavus.
Naoki called over Koraidon and whispered to it: "Go introduce Flutter Mane to our ranch, tell it I'll provide food in the future, no need to hunt, and remind it not to harm the Pokemon in the ranch!"
"Ah gaa hiss!"
Koraidon happily agreed and took Flutter Mane aside to explain the situation.
Meanwhile, Naoki officially started preparing dinner.
Heat the oil, wait for the temperature to rise before putting the steaks in to fry.
Soon, a special aroma filled the room.
Never having smelled such a scent, Flutter Mane was immediately drawn to it.
It and Koraidon followed the aroma over.
"Gululu!"
The two Pokemon's stomachs began to growl.
Naoki smiled and placed two steaks on plates, then set them in front of Koraidon and Flutter Mane: "Eat up!"
Koraidon immediately buried its head into the plate.
While Flutter Mane stretched out its winged claw, grabbed the large steak and stuffed it into its mouth.
The steak was fried crisp and fragrant, full and juicy, biting into it, Flutter Mane immediately felt the rich flavorful juice burst in its mouth.
It had never eaten such delicious food before, its blood-red eyes instantly brightened.
"Misdreavus!"
Naoki smiled, looking at the two ancient Pokemon enjoying their meal.
"Eat up! If you need more, I'll make more for you!"
*
Meanwhile, in the Kanto Region, north of Lavender Town, an abandoned power plant without humans.
After traversing mountains and waters, Mew and Teddiursa returned here once again.
Deep inside the power plant, a Bird-type Pokemon with yellow feathers was resting atop a large power machine.
It was a Bird-type Pokemon surrounded by black ring-shaped feathers around its eyes, with a long green sharp beak, wings and tail covered in numerous spiky yellow feathers.
Suddenly, the Bird-type Pokemon seemed to sense something and abruptly opened its eyes.
The next moment, it saw a Mew and Teddiursa floating in front of it.
Seeing these two Pokemon, Zapdos let out a clear birdsong: "Chirp?" (Why did you come here?)
Mew smiled softly, "Miu!" (We'd like to invite you to live with us in our hometown!)
Beside it, Teddiursa nodded repeatedly, its eyes dark and bright, revealing a happy glow.
"Yeaee!" (That's right! In our hometown! If you come with us, no humans will ever disturb you again!)
Zapdos didn't expect this, it had always liked a quiet life, which is why it came to this human-abandoned power plant.
This place still retained a trace of power, which it loves.
But this quiet life only lasted until not long ago.
One day, a human accidentally stumbled into this place, trying to capture it.
At that time, it was furious, unleashed lightning, driving the human away.
Zapdos thought that would end it, but not long after, more humans arrived trying to capture it.
Among them were some powerful Human Trainers, it was even injured during battles.
It was then it met this duo calling themselves the Heroic Expedition Team.
They helped it, bringing healing Berries.
Zapdos' thoughts wandered, its face showing surprise as it inquired uncertainly: "Chirp?" (Your hometown?)
Teddiursa nodded, and as it spoke, gestured with its little bear paws:
"Yeaee yeaee!" (Yes! There's a World Tree there, Naoki says the World Tree will grow very large, bigger than mountains! If you live there, no one will bother you! So, we want to invite you to live with us on the World Tree!)