Eager to cover more ground, Xia You and Misty once again missed the town where they could have spent the night, leaving them no choice but to pitch their tent in the wilderness again.
Setting up camp, gathering firewood, boiling water, cooking, laying out the tableware-having done it all so many times, they went about everything in an orderly fashion.
Once dinner was ready, Xia You let out Gardevoir, Gengar, Dragonite, Scizor, Tyranitar, Eevee, Combusken, and Beldum.
Everyone gathered around the campfire to eat, drink, and bond, finishing dinner in a cheerful atmosphere.
Only then did Xia You let Jigglypuff out.
Even now, this little fellow was still resentful, unable to believe it had been caught just like that. The moment it appeared, its eyes darted around, and it ran off to one side.
Unfortunately for it, Xia You had a reason for letting it out last.
Xia You's Pokémon sat scattered all around it. Apart from Beldum, it could not beat a single one of them, and after just a few steps, the Pokémon in that direction blocked its path.
Seeing this, Xia You laughed. "Stop struggling. I've already caught you, so running won't do you any good. Just be good and face reality!"
Jigglypuff tried escaping in another direction, but the other Pokémon still blocked its way.
After several attempts, it finally realized this would never work. It plopped down on the ground and sulked, its cheeks puffed out.
This set Misty giggling as well.
The two of them and the Pokémon teased it for quite a while longer, only leaving it alone once they were sure it had finally stopped thinking about escaping.
Clearly, though, Jigglypuff had deliberately let them lower their guard.
Sure enough, while they were chatting, Jigglypuff's eyes shifted, and it crept over to