Crooked Hook, Straight Bait

"I think we don't really need to go catch them ourselves..." Umbreon curled up in Heiduo's arms, poking out its canine head as the biting wind blew across its face. It hesitated to speak.

Heiduo said impatiently, "You're not the one being wronged! I'm not taking this loss lying down, and I still want to stay on Mt. Silver!"

This was not simply about venting his personal anger. It also concerned whether he could continue staying on Mt. Silver in the days ahead!

If he did not recover the stolen Pokémon Eggs, he would bear this stigma for the rest of his life. He would never be able to reconcile with those dense wild Pokémon parents again.

He might even have to catch that Larvitar from Mt. Mortar!

Heiduo had a somewhat poor impression of the Larvitar that had appeared in Pokémon Adventures, because its facial expression in the manga had been drawn far too wickedly, like some great villain.

If he was going to catch one, it had to be from Mt. Silver Cave. Gengar had told him that there was a Tyranitar clan inside the cave. Counting all three evolutionary stages, there were nearly three hundred of them!

The level-seventy-two Tyranitar Heiduo had met, nicknamed "Giant," was their leader.

And now, even the leader's egg had been stolen!

If he did not recover those eggs, that Tyranitar might resent him for the rest of his life.

"But... it seems we've been discovered." Umbreon wore a miserable expression and poked Heiduo's left shoulder, signaling him to turn around.

Heiduo's angry expression froze. His head turned mechanically, and he saw three Dodrio with icy gazes chasing close behind him. Numerous Mankey and Primeape swung through the forest on branches, their target also being him!

They had been discovered!

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