Seeing how Eevee traveled, Charmander's orange eyes and Axew's reddish-purple eyes lit up at the same time.
"Char!" Charmander was the first to respond. Copying Eevee, he rolled across the grass with all four paws in the air.
"Axew!" Axew followed right after him. The two little ones rolled across the grass one after the other at high speed.
"Char char char—"
"Axew axew axew—"
The two little ones rolled too fast and failed to control their direction. One crashed into the backpack Xinhai had set aside, while the other rolled too far and slammed into the roots of a tree.
"Char..." Charmander shook his slightly dizzy little head. Spirals spun in his orange eyes, and the flame on his tail swayed along with him.
"Axew..." Axew was equally dizzy. Supporting himself on the tree root with his little claws, he shakily stood up.
The two little ones staggered over to Xinhai and looked at him expectantly, their expressions clearly saying, "We rolled over too."
Looking at the two little clowns, Xinhai could not help but laugh. He reached out and rubbed both of their heads. "You both learned it, huh? All right, go rest in the shade."
"Char!" "Axew!" The two little ones answered contentedly, then scampered into the shade. They sat against the trunk on either side, their tails gently swaying behind them.
Grovyle walked to the edge of the shade. He did not squeeze into the front, but neither did he stay too far away.
He sat cross-legged, his golden eyes quietly watching his Trainer take things out of his backpack.
Gardevoir walked over to Xinhai and used Confusion to take out the food bowls, Pokéblocks, Berries, and Pokémon food. She arranged them one by one with gentle, practiced movements.
Blaziken stretched lazily and sat down against