Using Gardevoir's ultra-long-range Teleport, he returned to Mt. Silver.
Heiduo received a call from Red.
"Uh... sorry, Heiduo, I forgot about you earlier and only just called." Red sounded a little awkward, but before he could finish, Gold's excited voice came through.
"Heiduo! Have you been training with Senior Red on Mt. Silver all this time? That's so enviable! But you can't refuse this battle again!"
Heiduo twitched his lips. "I wasn't planning to refuse in the first place. And is it really okay for you to call Red Senior while calling me by my name? I'm already seventeen."
"Come on, come on, we're all so familiar with each other. Why be so formal? I've watched you get where you are today step by step." Gold grinned cheekily, his skin as thick as ever. "If you care that much, Senior Heiduo, Senior Heiduo, Senior Heiduo. If that's not enough, I can say it to your face?"
"You brat..." Heiduo found it both funny and exasperating, but he did not really mind. Whether in this life or his previous one, he was not about to get angry at an eleven-year-old little rascal like Gold. Besides, Gold might look unreliable, but no one could fault his character.
When Red and the others had been petrified, Gold had immediately gone to the Battle Frontier to make arrangements, waiting only for Jirachi to appear so Red and the others could recover from their petrified state.
"...Anyway, Gold might be coming to Mt. Silver too. He might cause you some trouble." Red was not the sort to casually impose on others. He was also planning to camp outdoors, but he still felt he should mention it to Heiduo.
What else could Heiduo say? Naturally, "Oh, got it."
Mt. Silver belonged to Tyranitar, not Heiduo. Heiduo