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"Mew?"
The friendly Oricorio quickly approached Eevee and patted its little head with its wing.
Eevee was completely baffled.
It had just become friends with an Oricorio, but wasn't its cry different?
And that powerful Thunderbolt from earlier seemed to indicate that this Pokémon must be very strong...
But soon, Eevee stopped thinking about it.
Because it could sense that the kindness displayed by this Oricorio wasn't fake.
So, it only needed to interact with it normally.
"Bui~"
"Mew!"
After both sides called out to each other in friendship, they considered themselves acquainted.
Floating in mid-air in a way that defied all physical laws, Oricorio smiled with its eyes closed and covered its mouth with its wings, emitting cute giggles before circling around Eevee several times.
"Mew!"
Eevee understood that it was asking why it had come here.
So, like before, Eevee quickly informed this new friend of its mission to find a peculiar gemstone nearby.
Oricorio emitted a puzzled cry and scratched its head with its wings.
"Mew!"
After some reflection, it suddenly realized!
Oricorio extended its wings, pointing towards a certain direction not far away, looking confident.
"Bui?"
Looking in the direction it pointed, it seemed to be where the Skarmory fled earlier.
For this oddly familiar new friend, Eevee couldn't help but feel it was somewhat unreliable!
However, there didn't seem to be any other clues at the moment. It had no choice but to follow Oricorio and see if the place it mentioned would yield any treasures.
…
[Eevee and Oricorio became friends!]
[Eevee shared its travel purpose with Oricorio.]
[Guided by Oricorio, Eevee went to the outskirts of the Totem Skarmory's nest!]
???
Upon receiving the message, Aiden was utterly astonished.
Was his silly Eevee sold out by this Oricorio? How did it end up in the Totem's territory?
Due to the mysterious Ultra Aura present in the Alola region, some Pokémon leaders who absorbed the aura became much larger.
Although their stats don't change in the game, in reality, Totem Pokémon are clearly far stronger than ordinary wild Pokémon.
This is dangerous!
Aiden couldn't help but worry for Eevee.
He had already decided that if Eevee were targeted by Skarmory, he would immediately recall it.
Compared to the uncertain Eevium Z, its safety was more important.
…
"Ga!"
Following Oricorio's steps, Eevee soon arrived at a very spacious cave.
Above the cave, the Totem Skarmory that had just been hit by Oricorio's Thunderbolt and still bore many burn marks appeared instantly, issuing a warning cry.
Although the sound was imposing, Eevee could hear a hint of… grievance?
Why does it feel like it's being bullied by Oricorio?
"Mew~"
Oricorio emitted an innocent-sounding call, yet it seemed to conceal a hint of threat.
"Ga!"
Realizing it was intimidated by a mere Oricorio, the Totem Skarmory immediately roared back.
If my subordinates see this, how can I continue to be the big boss!
In a mix of shame and anger, Skarmory flapped its wings and charged fiercely toward Oricorio from high above!
The ultimate move of bird Pokémon, Brave Bird!
"Bui?!"
Startled by Skarmory's sudden movement, Eevee's tiny heart began to beat rapidly.
"Mew?"
Oricorio immediately noticed its nervousness, patted its head again with its wings, signaling Eevee to stay calm.
Then, another wing slowly pointed towards the sky.
Boom—!
Under the clear, cloudless weather, a sudden high-voltage lightning bolt descended from the sky, accurately hitting the accelerating Skarmory.
In an instant, the previously angry Skarmory rolled its eyes white, spat out a ring of smoke, and plummeted straight to the ground.
One-hit KO!
Hugging its head and crouching down in defense, Eevee belatedly realized that Skarmory was directly killed by this Oricorio...
"Bui!"
While relieved, Eevee didn't forget to sincerely praise it.
You're so amazing!
"Mew?"
Oricorio tilted its head as if everything had nothing to do with it, implying that it was purely bad luck that Skarmory got struck by this bolt of lightning.
Without Skarmory guarding, Oricorio quickly led Eevee into the cave.
This seemed to be a group of Skarmory's nests, and the Totem Skarmory outside just now was likely their leader.
Due to the commotion outside, the remaining Skarmories could only tremble in fear, huddling together and avoiding eye contact with the terrifying Oricorio.
"Mew!"
Oricorio's gaze swept around the area, quickly finding a brown rhombus-shaped gem under a pile of dry grass and handing it to Eevee.
"Bui!"
Eevee immediately understood, emitting joyful thanks before taking the gem offered by Oricorio, its tail wagging rapidly.
It matched the trainer's description exactly; there was no doubt it was this one.
Thank you, Oricorio, you're such a good person!
"Mew~"
Oricorio also let out laughter, causing nearby Skarmories to dare not speak out against it.
After touring Ula'ula Meadow and finding the goal of this trip, Eevee felt its travel time should be nearly over.
After reluctantly saying goodbye to Oricorio, whom it had just met but was particularly friendly to it, its body quickly turned into a flash of white light and disappeared.
…
After Eevee safely returned, Aiden finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, although there were minor incidents, at least Eevee wasn't injured and successfully obtained the precious Eevium Z.
This trip was fruitful!
After placing the gem in Aiden's hand, Eevee immediately rushed back to the room, leaving several plum blossom prints on the Gym floor with its dirty little paws.
While its memory was still fresh, it wanted to paint Oricorio and the friends it met in Ula'ula Meadow!
Seeing this, Aiden could only smile helplessly.
Just as he got up from the sofa to attend to his own matters, a cat-like meow suddenly rang in his ear.
"Mew~"
Aiden was startled and instinctively turned his head to look.
Outside the Gym window stood a red Oricorio that looked a bit dumbfounded, seemingly observing him secretly.
Does Oricorio make this sound?
Aiden felt something was off.
As he observed, after a few seconds of staring contest with Oricorio, several lines of text appeared quickly.
[Oricorio (?)]
[Type: Psychic]
[Ability: Synchronize]
"Hiss—"
First, even the Pa'u style Oricorio has a dual type of Psychic + Flying.
Secondly, this one was clearly supposed to be the Baile style.
Finally, due to its exclusive move, Revelation Dance, Oricorio has the Dancer ability.
Therefore, this thing couldn't possibly be Oricorio.
Then, what is it?
Hard to guess~
Aiden suddenly understood everything.
So this was the Oricorio Eevee encountered!
As for how it could illegally cross thousands of kilometers and appear instantly in Paldea from Alola just like the travel system...
It could only be said that Mew is too versatile!
Mew, the designated loiterer (street bum) of the Pokémon world~
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