Trapinch and its companions now lived in a burrow dug beneath a massive stone stele in the ruins.
Following them, Yong and Flygon soon reached the entrance.
The burrow was small, and Yong had no intention of going inside. Instead, he found a hollow on a sheltered slope beside a nearby rock. With Trapinch and the others helping him with Dig, he opened up a slightly larger cave to serve as his campsite.
He prepared the food, leaving the excited Flygon and Trapinch to run wild and catch up with each other. They were far from the Mirage Tower anyway, and wild Pokémon would not go out of their way to bother them. After all, Flygon was definitely a force to be reckoned with in the Great Desert!
Under the curious, puzzled gazes of the Diglett and Nincada, Yong took out some delicious Pokémon food and Pokéblocks for Ground-type Pokémon, setting them before the three little ones. His eyes narrowed into smiling slits as he watched them give in to temptation and start eating.
They really were such simple creatures. Untainted by human desires, they were easy to please and easy to befriend.
Smiling as he watched the little ones happily eat, Yong went back to work. He still needed to prepare his own food and get out portions for Flygon and Trapinch.
As for the other Trapinch, Yong had used his Great Matrix Heart ability to pick up on Flygon and Trapinch's conversation. He had barely managed to sense an emotional fluctuation that did not seem to signal bad news.
Sure enough, once the food was ready and everyone had gathered to enjoy it, a familiar figure flew toward them through the distant windblown sand.
Yong smiled in understanding.
Vibrava! So it had evolved?
Evolution was a difficult, dangerous