Taking Little Weasel Away

The final day of the Silver Conference.

After saying goodbye to Yunsheng and the others, who were heading back in their RV, Heiduo recalled the mostly recovered Garchomp and the others that afternoon, climbed onto Charizard's back, and headed for Mt. Silver.

He had heard that Longxing and the others had originally planned to walk back while sightseeing along the way, but Sinnoh later urged Longxing to return, so they had no choice but to abandon that wonderful idea.

Walking all the way back to Goldenrod City...

Emmmmmmmm.

Wouldn't that take over half a month?

Who knew what Longxing was thinking.

Three hours later.

Heiduo successfully returned to the Secret Base on Mt. Silver. He let out a breath and lifted the curtain.

The first thing he saw was four fat rodents huddled together on a cushion, their colors ranging from dark to light.

September was slowly turning into winter. Combined with the naturally chilly climate around Mt. Silver, the Pokémon had begun staying curled up at home instead of going outside.

"Rai?"

Hearing the curtain being lifted, the largest orange fat rodent perked up her little wing-like ears, then turned her head.

"I'm back."

Heiduo lowered the curtain so the cold air would not blow in and freeze the family. There were ventilation openings elsewhere, so there was no need to worry about oxygen.

Raichu got up. Her long, rabbit-like feet let her hop forward. Once she reached Heiduo, she looked up at him and called, "Rai?"

"I got them, I got them." Heiduo smiled and patted her head. Umbreon eagerly ran off to play with his top-of-the-line computer, as though they had been apart for ages after just one day.

Larvitar, meanwhile, climbed onto Heiduo's bed, hid beneath the blanket, curled into a ball, and gave a huge