Mingyou stared at Meloetta and froze for a moment. Questions flooded his mind, starting with why Meloetta was right beside him.
But those questions vanished as quickly as they came. He noticed the panic on Meloetta's face and the way its hands were clasped nervously against its chest. It was completely at a loss.
He instinctively wanted to calm it down. Akari noticed too and tried to signal for everyone to be quiet so they wouldn't scare it.
But nearby, Lacey spotted Meloetta and cried out in surprise, "Is that... Meloetta? It really is in the Terarium!"
At the sound of her voice, Meloetta snapped out of its daze. It looked around in alarm, turned in midair, then leaped lightly away and vanished. Only a few faint green musical notes remained, slowly fading in the sunlight.
"..."
Silence fell. Realizing what she'd done, Lacey gave the others an awkward smile. "Did I say something wrong...?"
"Ugh..."
Akari pressed a hand to her forehead and shook her head. Did Lacey have to get that excited? She could have read the room first. Meloetta must be terrified now.
Flutter Mane was even more disappointed with itself. The singing Pokémon had been right there, and it hadn't noticed a thing.
"Mm..."
Ogerpon put a hand on its head. So the cutie who had kept secretly touching its head today was that beautiful Pokémon?
But it looked like they'd scared it...
Mingyou scratched his head. From the moment the trouble between Snivy and Mandibuzz began... No, perhaps even earlier. Meloetta might have been following them since they took the elevator down today.
So did it usually travel between the Blueberry Academy campus and the Terarium? That might give him a lead for finding it again.
Meloetta was afraid of humans because Team Rocket had