"Wah!"
"Wah, wah!"
Shoals of Wishiwashi flopped around the little island, looking pitiful with their tear-filled eyes.
The Totem "form" had gathered too many Wishiwashi. When it fell apart, they scattered like petals, and the lucky ones landed back in the water.
The unlucky ones landed on the island.
"Happy~"
Blissey bustled about, carrying one in her hands and holding several more with Psychic as she gently returned them to the water.
Baimu patted the three ghost dragons on the head, praised them, then joined in ferrying the Wishiwashi back.
Within minutes,
every Wishiwashi on the island had made it back to the pond.
Blissey waved her little hands in farewell. "Happy~"
"Wah~"
A larger Wishiwashi surfaced, a cross-shaped bandage stuck to its nose. It looked especially pitiful.
It opened its mouth to reveal a blue Water Z.
Was that the one Lana helped?
Baimu knew the story, so the bandage came as no surprise. He crouched to take the Water Z, then couldn't resist scratching its chin with a finger. "Thanks!"
"Wah~"
The Wishiwashi swished its tail happily and returned to its companions.
The vast shadow beneath the water soon disappeared as well.
Baimu let out a long breath.
With Water Z in hand, his challenge on Akala Island had come to an end for now.
Relief washed over him.
"Spend too long on Akala Island and you start going a little crazy." He rubbed his brow.
People changed under the influence of their surroundings.
Even the strongest-willed person couldn't resist changes that crept in day after day.
After his detached struggle in Orre and his determined push forward in Hoenn, he'd come to the Alola Region, where the air was full of pleasure and even the heavens seemed to want him to cheer up. Inevitably, he'd grown gentler