Boom!!
Invisible currents began swirling around Gallade, making the lush grass beneath its feet dance before finally tearing it up by the roots and sweeping it into the sky.
"Whew—"
Gallade calmly watched the green vortex before it and slowly exhaled. Then it raised its right arm and swung it sharply!
A cold green gleam flashed, and a tornado of grass shot into the sky.
"Ma-ree!"
"Ma-ree!"
The Mareep obediently lowered their orange-red, lightbulb-like tails and quietly grazed on the grass. They behaved themselves without anyone watching over them.
Despite their docile appearance, Mareep knew how to bully the weak and fear the strong, sheep though they were. Back at their previous ranch, they had bullied the Ampharos watching over them until it became their punching bag.
They had thought it was a fine plan... presumably, once the rancher saw how useless Ampharos was, he would replace it.
Instead... the rancher felt sorry for Ampharos and sent them straight here...
"Beedrill, what do you think?"
Dian admitted he could not make sense of it at all.
Bzz!
Beedrill answered with action. It closed its eyes and instantly entered a state of Focus Energy, pushed its Ability to the limit, then began bringing together the strength of the powerful body it had honed throughout its journey.
Gradually, an invisible whirlwind began circling it too... the green grass began to dance, but then the vortex abruptly stopped...
Beedrill opened its eyes, compared its own body with the changes in Gallade, and shook its head.
So that was it... that was where its second Swords Dance differed from Gallade's.
Gallade's second Swords Dance brought mind and body into harmony, perfectly enhancing its strength.
Its own Swords Dance did the opposite. Rather than achieving harmony, mind and body interfered with each other, weakening