Bright moonlight streamed in through the opening above.
The Clefable gathered by the cave in twos and threes, happily enjoying the food Dongshu had given them.
Dongshu sat beside the campfire, cooking Sacred Ash mixed rice for Squirtle and Gastly. Raikou lay at his side, watching the scene with thoughts unknown.
Squirtle sat obediently beside Dongshu, staring expectantly at his Trainer as he cooked its food.
Gastly, being the playful Pokémon it was, floated curiously over to the Clefable to observe them.
"Clefable?" One of the Clefable noticed Gastly and immediately looked over in curiosity.
"Gastly—" Gastly met its gaze, then seemed to discover an entirely new world. It grinned foolishly. "Gastly~!"
Researcher Li Ke sat across from the campfire, gazing at the scene with deep emotion.
"Clefable truly are mysterious Pokémon!"
"Why do you say that?" Dongshu asked, adding ingredients to the pot before looking up.
"Because these Pokémon came to this planet from distant outer space aboard a spaceship!" Li Ke said dreamily. "The Moon Stone is proof enough. It's just so romantic!"
Dongshu paused slightly. Thinking of the legends surrounding Clefairy, perhaps they really had arrived from outer space aboard a spaceship.
When he turned to look, Gastly was already playing happily with the Clefable.
It pulled the doll Dongshu had given it out of its backpack with its mouth and placed it on the ground to play with the Clefable.
Watching this, Dongshu felt more strongly than ever that bringing Gastly out of that house had been the best decision he had made all year.
With them around, and with the Pokémon they met along the way...
Gastly would never feel lonely or isolated again.
After dinner, Dongshu climbed into his sleeping bag and fell asleep fully dressed beside Raikou, holding Squirtle and Gastly.
The Clefable