"Misdreavus."
Dian gave Misdreavus a meaningful look, then took out a black Poké Ball. "Use Haze inside this. Remember, I only told you to use Haze."
"Mhee hee hee..."
A snicker came from the empty patch of floor. Whether Litwick understood or... even now, he couldn't make sense of its thinking. Fortunately, it behaved itself as long as Misdreavus watched over it.
Then Dian took out another Poké Ball. "Servine, use False Swipe on the Swablu inside and stop it from moving."
Haze could clear away Feather Dance's effects, while False Swipe could stop Swablu from using Feather Dance again... he waited a little, then, once the Haze dispersed, he saw a bewildered Swablu chirping and flapping its wings. Beneath it was Dawn, who had completely lost the will to resist.
"Chiru?"
"Chirururu—"
The two stray feathers on Swablu's head twitched. It seemed utterly bewildered by everything around it... finally, it circled once and settled on Dawn's head. After fussing over its cotton-candy wings, it buried its face in them,
and quietly fell asleep.
"Dawn, I'll leave this Swablu in your care for now. Remember to give it a daily portion of... never mind. I'll send you the care instructions and food ratios later."
"I have something to do in Cerulean City. I'll be back in two days. In the meantime, a big sister will take you out to eat, drink, and have fun... she's very good at that."
Dian waved and hurried toward the airport... she couldn't blame him. He was only the one left holding the bag, after all. Who knew how long an infant Dragon-type Pokémon like this would take to grow up?
Besides, the expenses probably wouldn't be small... did he look like a rich man?
No, he had no money, but Dawn's family certainly