Yawning, Heath headed out with Zorua and Farfetch'd, but Farfetch'd sank into thought as he looked at Zorua still sleeping on the bed and the pillow in Heath's hand. He now seriously suspected that his Trainer had lost his mind.
As soon as he reached the living room, Heath saw Snorlax sleeping soundly and Charmeleon lifting a barbell nearby. This really was a peaceful, ordinary day.
"Morning, Snorlax, Charmeleon. It's about time we washed up." Heath yawned, fighting the sleepiness in his head, then led his Pokémon into the bathroom. But when his hand touched the bathroom doorknob, he froze for a moment and turned back in surprise. He saw Charmeleon, now a good deal taller, following behind him, looking up at Heath curiously as though asking why he had not gone inside.
Heath pinched the bridge of his nose, then put Zorua down and looked at the Charmeleon before him. This was indeed a Charmeleon, one with an unusual build. Compared with an ordinary Charmeleon, this one looked much bulkier, with firm, powerful muscles and thick arms as big around as Heath's thighs.
"Charmeleon? You evolved?" Heath stared at the Charmeleon before him in shock. With that amount of muscle, he could tell at a glance that this was his Charmander, but Heath really had not expected Charmander to evolve into Charmeleon while he slept!
"Roar~" Charmeleon gave a smug roar, then raised his claws and flexed his muscles, leaving Heath staring in a daze. Charmander really had evolved.
Heath looked at Zorua lying on the floor pretending to be a pillow and helplessly gave her rear a gentle nudge with his foot.
"Get up and translate, or I'm docking your pay." Heath looked at Zorua irritably. Only then did Zorua dispel her illusion with a conflicted expression, returning