The Story's Ending: Ogerpon Loved Mingyou Best (Monthly Votes Appreciated)

Pecharunt used its Toxic Chain to take complete control of Kieran, then hid behind him. It was just as cowardly as the stories said, shamelessly using others to fight for it. Mingyou looked down on it.

In the fairy tale he remembered, Momotaro was a hero who bravely led the way. His charisma inspired his companions to follow him willingly, and together they defeated the Demon... But the Pecharunt before him was almost his complete opposite!

"Pon!"

Ogerpon brandished her Ivy Cudgel. Her adorable face was full of anger, and she was so worked up that she kept yelling at Pecharunt. This was the first time Mingyou had seen Ogerpon curse someone... or was that a birth cry?

"Pecha-cha!"

Pecharunt pointed a tiny heart-shaped hand at Ogerpon and started yelling right back.

Back then, Ogerpon had knocked it into a doll with one swing. It hadn't dared cause trouble for centuries afterward, and Poochyena that caught its scent had chased it around trying to bite it. Pecharunt had spent all that time finding people to care for it while it recovered. Grandma Momozawa, for instance—it had controlled her into taking it in.

How could Pecharunt let Ogerpon get away with that? But if it was too scared to take revenge, what could it do? Make her take the blame instead. Turn her into Kitakami's Ogre, hated by everyone for life, and pin every bad thing that happened in Kitakami on her!

"Let's fight!"

"Pon!"

Ogerpon put on the Teal Mask, picked up her Ivy Cudgel, and charged. But the controlled Kieran threw a Poké Ball. Red light flashed, and Okidogi appeared, swinging a fist at her.

"Huh?!"

"Your opponent... is me!"

Kieran wore a sickly grin as he shouted like a man possessed. Even his usual verbal tic was gone.