At Fairy Tale Ranch, the skies gradually cleared, and Bounsweet hopped out of her flowerpot and headed outside.
"Ama, ama!"
The fresh air after the rain was truly irresistible to plant Pokémon.
Bounsweet happily ran into the fields, just in time to see Orthworm emerging from his own little cottage.
"Worm!"
The damp, soft soil after the rain was just as enticing to Orthworm.
The two Pokémon met in the fields and cheerfully greeted each other.
Miltank seemed to still be asleep in the cottage. Tong Hua had taken four Pokémon out early that morning, leaving only the two of them and the Bibarel family at the ranch.
"Worm." Orthworm lowered himself so Bounsweet could hop on, and the two Pokémon set off together to visit the Bibarel family at the Pond.
Ever since Orthworm had arrived at Fairy Tale Ranch, he and the Bibarel family had often visited each other.
After all, if Orthworm hadn't accidentally destroyed their dam back then, they would never have ended up settling at Fairy Tale Ranch.
In a sense, the Bibarel family was very grateful to Orthworm. Thanks to that collision, they had been lucky enough to taste Tong Hua's delicious cooking.
Now, by catching and raising fish, the Bibarel family was contributing to Fairy Tale Ranch too.
Although... Tong Hua, the ranch's owner, had yet to realize that...
"Worm!"
Arriving at the Pond, Orthworm enthusiastically called out toward the water.
"Bidoof?"
One Bidoof after another poked their heads out of the water. They had been busy moving stones to reinforce their home, but when they saw Orthworm and Bounsweet visiting, they immediately swam happily to shore.
The head of the family, Bibarel, had taken a group of Bidoof out to forage as soon as the rain stopped, leaving these few behind to