Latias anxiously told them something, but unfortunately, as humans, Xia You and the others could not understand Pokémon speech. They could only tell from her expression that something serious must have happened.
Xia You already had a guess, though. The Secret Garden must have been attacked, and needless to say, the attackers had to be those two female thieves.
Seeing Ash and the others all turn to him, Xia You understood what they meant and spoke to the shadow at his feet. "Gengar, stop sleeping. Come out and get to work."
At a time like this, they naturally needed Gengar, their regular interpreter, to make an appearance.
At Xia You's urging, Gengar slowly rose out of the shadow. Absurdly enough, he was yawning, wearing a nightcap, and even hugging a large pillow!
"Hey, hey, hey." Gengar glanced at Xia You. "Do you have any idea what time it is? It's already past midnight! I'm counting on my beauty sleep to keep my skin in good shape!"
"Cut the chatter." Xia You sighed helplessly, then said seriously, "Something's happened. Hurry up and translate for us. Find out exactly what Latias is saying!"
Latias now realized that this Gengar was unusual and knew that he could speak the human language, so she repeated what she had just said.
After listening, Gengar stopped joking around and turned to Xia You and the others. "Something happened in the Secret Garden. Those two female thieves who attacked her during the day suddenly broke into the garden. Not only did they capture her brother, they also stole the Soul Dew!"
At those words, Ash's and Brock's expressions changed.
"How could that happen?!" Ash asked in astonishment. "Wasn't that place protected by a barrier? How did they find it?"
"They must have secretly followed us!" Brock propped