Eevee glanced around, a tuft of dark brown fur on its head fluttering in the wind, lending it a rather imposing air. "Vee, vee."
It called twice toward the opening, then looked back at its long, grayish-brown fur, now caked in dirt, and sighed. I wish I could evolve into a form without fur to groom...
"Riol..."
A small, blue, puppy-like Pokémon slowly crawled out. It kept coughing, clearly uncomfortable after hiding underground.
"Vee..."
Eevee glanced at the Riolu it had happened upon and rescued along the way, and sighed again. It doesn't even know a basic move like Dig...
Still, the other Pokémon seemed to possess some marvelous sensing ability...
Eevee swished its tail, determined to learn that ability. Surviving and exploring in the wild meant learning every useful skill it could.
It thought for a moment. Maybe I could teach this Riolu Dig in return?
"Vee!"
Eevee called to Riolu, then, instead of heading down the mountain, instinctively ran toward the area of Mt. Coronet with the strongest magnetic field.
"Riol..."
Riolu brushed some dirt off its body and hurried after it. After all, the Eevee that had saved it seemed quite experienced at survival... just as it had perfectly evaded that group's search earlier.
High above Sinnoh, a small warship cruised aimlessly through the sky.
"Lady Hunter J?"
Alok, a middle-aged man with a scar-covered face, bowed and cautiously addressed Hunter J, who seemed to be asleep before him... Ever since her last defeat, she had grown increasingly inscrutable, betraying neither joy nor anger.
"Mt. Coronet..."
Hunter J ignored Alok standing beside her. Slowly opening her eyes, she ordered the crew below, "Set a course for Mt. Coronet!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
The ship's operators, all wearing protective suits, answered in unison.
After speaking, Hunter J sank back