"I found Budew, but it's some distance away, in the forest to the north!" Just then, Lucario opened its eyes, turned around, and spoke through Telepathy.
"Thanks for your hard work. Lead us there, then." Liu Qing turned to Cynthia. "Nana, sorry for the trouble!"
"Come on, big brother! Why are you being so formal with your future wife? Let's go!" Liu Yuan was already heading outside with Lucario as he spoke.
"Hehe, my mistake." Seeing that Cynthia did indeed look a little unhappy, Liu Qing scratched the back of his head awkwardly, took her hand, and headed outside. Cynthia's Lucario and Roserade followed them.
Soon, Cynthia started the car and drove north with Liu Qing, Liu Yuan, and Roserade, following the two Lucario running ahead. Fortunately, her home was in a secluded part of Celestic Town. Otherwise, the appearance of two such rare Pokémon together would likely have caused quite a commotion.
The car soon entered the forest, but when the Lucario turned off the road into the dense woods, everyone had to get out and follow them on foot.
After walking for a while, they began to hear the distant roar of a waterfall, and the air grew increasingly damp. They followed the Lucario a little farther before an enormous waterfall came into view. Yet what drew their attention most was not the waterfall, but the tiny figure beneath it, firing Leaf Storm at the cascading water. The attack was powerful enough to punch straight through that section of the waterfall. Only after Leaf Storm faded did the water resume its downward flow.
"I didn't expect this Budew to know Leaf Storm, and it's pretty powerful, too. I remember that being an Egg Move, so its parents must be quite something!" Liu Qing said admiringly. "And it came