The cold night passed.
Every household opened its doors to clear away knee-deep snow.
Last night's Blizzard had been unnaturally fierce. Extreme weather alerts had come through on Baimu's phone several times.
For a while, Baimu thought Glastrier had discovered Calyrex and had deliberately brought the Blizzard sweeping in.
Unfortunately, it wasn't that much of a coincidence.
Porygon2 had sent out clones to investigate several times despite the Blizzard. Apart from a few Swablu that had failed to return to their nests in time and were huddled beneath the eaves, shivering, they hadn't seen a soul.
Unless Glastrier was in Freezington.
He could stop by and take a look later.
"Be smarter next time! Get home before dark!"
He released the wild Swablu he had sheltered indoors. The adorable little creatures circled a few times, chirping happily.
Pokémon could freeze to death too. For Wild Pokémon like them, last night's Blizzard had been nothing short of a terrible disaster.
Luckily, they had been fortunate.
They hadn't been out in the cold long before Porygon2 found them and dragged them inside. They had panicked at first, but soon curled up beside the fireplace and stayed there.
The warm fire quickly lulled them to sleep, and they slept straight through until morning.
Baimu watched the Swablu fly away, then shook his head and went inside to pack. Calyrex still showed no sign of waking, and with breakfast finished and nothing else to do, he took his Pokémon to help the busy guesthouse owner clear the snow.
Naturally, there was plenty of horseplay.
For instance—
That Shiny Gengar wielded a shovel like a master. He swept through the snow like a gale scattering leaves, swinging it sideways and chopping downward, sending snow flying everywhere and drawing a chorus of cheers—or curses!
Then there