"There's a noise over there! Let's go check it out!" A group of men's voices came from deep in the forest. They were probably police officers.
"Oh, no! Ash, we'll meet again. Bye~" Xiao Lan threw a Poké Ball, releasing Jigglypuff! And he could fly... or, more accurately, float.
Serena and I watched, dumbfounded, as Xiao Lan held on to Jigglypuff and slowly floated away...
"Don't go! Give back the Pokémon you stole!" I shouted at the floating Jigglypuff.
"Heehee, don't be mad! I'm just borrowing them for a while <3" Xiao Lan actually blew me a kiss. This girl was far too flirtatious.
"What is her problem?!" Serena seethed beside me. All I could say was that a woman's jealousy was a powerful thing.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the Johto Region...
"Pikachu, Volt Tackle! Oddish, Razor Leaf!"
"Whoa!" "Run! We're no match for him!" Several Shuttle Corps members fled in panic.
"Nothing but small fry here, too?"
Back with Ash...
"Who knows where she'll float off to this time?" Serena and I slowly walked back to Hau'oli City.
"I hate to admit it, but she's certainly good at getting away." Serena had calmed down from her earlier anger.
"Is there something in my pocket?" As we walked, I discovered a note tucked into my trouser pocket.
"Thanks for your Poké Ball! See you in the Johto Region <3" That was what the note said.
"What does she mean, thanks for my Poké Ball?!" I hastily felt the Poké Balls at my waist. "My Altaria! She must have taken it when she hugged me..."
Considering how everything had turned out, going to the Johto Region was our only option now.
With that in mind, we hurried to take the earliest flight back to Pallet Town, then prepared to head to the