The Ho-Oh Guard had come to Orre only to check on the situation.
Now that they knew the Ancient Ho-Oh Guard was connected to Baimu, they had no intention of digging any deeper.
They were still uncomfortable, of course.
Gouging Fire and the others looked far too strange. A Shiny counterpart might have felt like looking in a mirror, but these three looked like a mess of pixels.
They were an eyesore!
Raikou had the shortest temper, and his reaction was the strongest.
"Roar!"
"I know!"
"Roar!"
"What's wrong with that? Aren't they kind of cute, looking so goofy?"
"ROAR!!"
The deafening roar made Baimu cover his ears on instinct. He looked at Raikou helplessly. "Sorry, but I can't do that."
Raikou wanted him to stay away from Raging Bolt. Better yet, he wanted Baimu to send Raging Bolt back where he had come from.
The big cat was convinced that if Baimu spent too much time with Raging Bolt, he would turn strange too. Maybe even start acting downright abnormal.
"Rooar..."
Raikou rumbled hesitantly. If Baimu agreed, Raikou could stay on Platinum Silver Mountain for three—no, five years.
Baimu laughed and reached out to knead the round parts of Raikou's cheeks. They felt as good as ever.
"No! Tempting as that offer is, he followed me to Platinum Silver Mountain because he trusted me. How could I just chase him away? Sorry, but I can't!"
Raikou huffed, swatted his hand away with a paw, and turned to leave.
"Isn't their reaction a little extreme?" Porygon Phone whispered.
"I reacted pretty strongly the first time I saw the Ancient Ho-Oh Guard too. I only got used to them gradually."
Baimu shook his head.
In truth, he had accepted them fairly quickly. When he thought about it, they were just another