Shiny Shaymin and Shiny Victini (Part 2)

Watching Shaymin bury its head in the dirt and eat, Mark's mouth twitched slightly.

When Shaymin had first said it sensed something edible, Mark had assumed the little fellow was just talking nonsense. He hadn't expected Shaymin to start eating the dirt here as soon as they arrived.

No, not just dirt.

There were also the feathers Jirachi had used for tickling with Small Wish earlier. After arriving here, Jirachi and Mew had immediately tossed those tickling tools aside.

So Shaymin mixed the feathers with the dirt and ate them.

Not dwelling on it any further, Mark picked up Shaymin, who was busily eating its feather-and-dirt mixture.

Shaymin's mouth kept chewing. Mark sighed softly and helped wipe the dirt-stained yellow from its mouth.

Mark asked, "So? Is the dirt here tasty?"

Shaymin answered honestly, "It's not that tasty. Mii thought it would be really good at first, but it's only so-so. It's about the same as the dirt in Clear Stream Village, except a little drier. The feathers are pretty good, but they're a little dry too..."

Mark's mouth twitched. "Want me to add some water?"

Shaymin nodded slightly. "Sure."

Watching Shaymin's reaction, Mark looked utterly helpless. Just as he was about to ask more questions, he suddenly noticed an Emerald Light surrounding Shaymin's body.

Though it was still Emerald Light, it was completely different from the light he had seen before.

Mark asked in confusion, "Shaymin, what's wrong?"

Like Mark, Shaymin was also extremely confused by the change in its body.

"Mii doesn't know. Mii suddenly started glowing. Could Jirachi and Mew have put glow powder on Mii?"

Shaymin hopped down from Mark's hands and examined its body.

Soon afterward, Shaymin gave up examining itself and once again sprawled in the dirt to eat. This time, Shaymin even used