May 1. The weather was clear.
On Labor Day, Young Master Mao finally finished his work at the radio station and returned to the Thorn Gold Rose Villa District in Goldenrod City after a long absence.
Lorelei had already returned to Pokémon League Headquarters on Mt. Silver ahead of him. He probably would not see her again for a while.
Gary drew back the curtains over the floor-to-ceiling windows, letting sunlight warm the large house again. Shielding his eyes, he looked through the refracted light in the glass at the quiet, peaceful neighborhood outside.
How peaceful~
If only this Miltank weren't here...
In the living room, Whitney piled a mountain of fresh ingredients onto the sofa. "I'm a good friend, aren't I? Knowing you hadn't been back in so long, I bought all your fresh ingredients ahead of time."
Gary turned around and saw Gengar happily making Substitutes, one sweeping, another mopping, and another tidying up the kitchen.
Cradily considerately found a spot by the living room entrance and took on the task of being a large potted plant.
The other little ones were all being looked after in an orderly fashion by Venusaur.
With this big shot around, the whole team immediately became much better behaved. After all, the hill behind Professor Oak's Laboratory was not large, and only one Pokémon had created a legend there: Big Mama, Venusaur!
The locker-room leader, the mother who treated every Pokémon equally-Venusaur~
Good children got nectar and lullabies. Naughty ones could just wait to be strung up and fed Sleep Powder...
Everything was harmonious, except for a certain someone sprawled on the sofa.
"So, you bought a mountain of food because you're planning to freeload a meal today?" Gary planted both hands on his hips helplessly.
"What are you talking about?!" Whitney