Houndoom followed the sound and found Togepi.
Togepi was still crying. Having cried for so long, its sobs had grown much quieter, and it was nearly too exhausted to cry anymore.
When it saw a big dog Pokémon walking toward it, Togepi became even more frightened.
It was Houndoom.
A bad Pokémon.
Back when it had been helping other Pokémon with Pikachu, it had accidentally wandered into the territory of a Houndoom pack. The pack had chased them and tried to bite them for ages.
Luckily, they had been fast enough. Otherwise, those Houndoom would have bitten them badly.
Pikachu had told it that this kind of Pokémon was extremely fierce. If it ever saw one, it had to run immediately and never look back.
But it was already so close. Togepi could not get away.
What should it do? If only Pikachu were here.
Togepi was so anxious that it even forgot to cry. It lifted its little legs, ready to run.
But before it could start, Houndoom was already right in front of it.
Togepi: "..."
Was there anyone who could come save this poor little thing?
"Houndoom~ Are you okay? Do you need help?" Houndoom asked in the gentlest tone it could manage.
Though its voice was already quite friendly, Togepi's ears automatically translated it as, "Houndoom~ How nice. You look pretty tasty."
"Togepi~ Don't eat me... Please, no!" Togepi rolled around on the ground, hoping this would make Houndoom lose its appetite.
Houndoom: "..."
This Togepi was really scared of it. Did it really look that vicious? Did it look like the kind of Pokémon that ate other Pokémon?
Houndoom did not think it looked vicious at all.
Maybe this little guy had been hurt by others of its kind before, which was why it was