"Come with me," Ange said to the two Golett.
Gole gole~
Gole gole~
The two Golett nodded, pretending to be weak as they followed behind Ange.
Seeing this, the Pancham that had been staying by Ange's side quickly stepped forward to support one Golett, while Scrafty supported the other.
Each of the two Golett glanced at the Pokémon supporting them. Pancham and Scrafty both flashed simple and brilliant smiles at them at the same time.
Why do we feel a tiny bit of guilt? This thought couldn't help but flash across the minds of the two Golett.
Soon, Ange brought the two Golett into his house. "Are you guys hungry? Do you want something to eat?" he asked.
The two Golett froze upon hearing this. There's food to eat too? Is this place really that good?
Free food is free food! Thus, the two Golett nodded repeatedly.
Gole gole~ Eat!
Gole gole~ Hungry!
"Wait here for a bit," Ange said, walking into the kitchen.
Ange rummaged through the refrigerator. Seeing that there was leftover rice and some shrimp inside, he decided to make shrimp fried rice for the two Golett.
After taking out the leftover rice and shrimp, Ange first marinated the shrimp with pepper powder, cooking wine, and rock salt for a while.
Next, he diced some carrots, chopped some green vegetables, green onions, and minced garlic as side ingredients.
He heated the wok, poured in some Dolliv oil, and then threw the marinated shrimp inside to stir-fry. He scooped them out and set them aside once they changed color.
After that, he put the chopped green onions and minced garlic into the wok to stir-fry until fragrant. Once the heat was sufficient, he poured in the diced carrots and chopped green vegetables, stir-frying them until they were cooked through.
Once the vegetables were cooked, he added the rice, using the spatula to break it apart. He stir-fried until every grain was separate. Finally, he poured the shrimp back into the wok, adding an appropriate amount of rock salt, pepper powder, and a little bit of light soy sauce to enhance the flavor.
Right before taking it out of the wok, he added a little monosodium glutamate, completing the shrimp fried rice.
The two Golett had originally been sitting there quietly. However, as the aroma drifted out from the kitchen, they couldn't sit still anymore, as if nails were growing on the stools and poking their butts.
So fragrant! So fragrant!
The two Pokémon inhaled deeply.
Before long, Ange carried two plates of fried rice and placed them in front of them.
"Eat up," he said.
The two Golett immediately picked up the plates and were about to pour the food into their mouths. Seeing this, Ange stopped them. "Eat with this!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the spoons next to them.
Seeing the two Pokémon look puzzled, Ange picked up a spoon to demonstrate.
"Here, eat like this," he said.
The two Pokémon understood instantly, each grabbing a spoon and devouring the food ravenously.
The moment the fried rice entered their mouths, they froze. Suddenly, tears rolled down from the corners of their eyes.
Ange hastily asked, "What's wrong? Does your body still hurt somewhere?"
The two Golett slowly shook their heads.
Gole gole~ Too delicious.
Gole gole~ Never eaten such delicious food before.
Will anyone make such delicious food for them in the future? Furthermore... this human is so gentle.
Hearing the words of the two Golett, Ange didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's good that you like it. There's more if it's not enough, eat as much as you want," he said.
Hearing Ange's words, the two Golett cried even harder.
Waaaah~ Lord Darkrai, we really can't keep being undercover agents much longer!
The two Golett cried while wiping the fried rice completely clean, even adding an extra bowl.
Once they were full, Ange asked, "Do you want to rest?"
After tossing and turning for most of the day, the two Golett indeed felt tired, so they nodded honestly.
"Then follow me," Ange said.
With that, Ange brought them to the Secret Fortress. He found an empty room in the employee dormitory, and after setting it up simply, he let them rest.
They were already tired, and now that they were full and satisfied, drowsiness hit them all at once. Before long, they snuggled up against each other on the bed and fell asleep.
They slept straight until evening, only waking up slowly when Munchlax came to call them for dinner.
There's dinner to eat too? The two Golett were stunned. What kind of divine place is this?
Gole gole~ Can we eat whatever we want?
Gole gole~ Do we have to pay any price?
The two Golett asked uncertainty.
Munch munch~ No need, no need!
Munchlax pulled them and walked outside.
Gole gole~ Really no need?
Gole gole~ Really, really no need?
On the way, the two Pokémon were still repeatedly confirming with Munchlax.
Munch munch~ Said it many times already, no need!
Munchlax replied.
It was a good thing that Munchlax was the one who came. If it had been Pawbot instead, it would have raised its fists to fight these two wordy guys in a split second.
Arriving at Diancie's Grand Cafeteria, the two Golett finally saw the target of this mission—Komala.
That despicable Komala! It's clearly Lord Darkrai's 'emergency food ration,' yet it dared to run away secretly! How ungrateful!
Although they didn't know what 'emergency food ration' meant, Lord Darkrai was very good to them. Therefore, they naturally felt that the Komala who fled from Lord Darkrai's side was in the wrong.
The two Golett had heard about Komala being Darkrai's 'emergency food ration' from Darkrai himself. Before this, they had never seen Komala.
Darkrai had only taken the Golett as underlings after Komala left.
The term 'emergency food ration' here didn't mean that Darkrai wanted to eat Komala. What it actually wanted to eat was Komala's dreams, specifically nightmares!
Komala's ability was Comatose, while Darkrai's ability was Bad Dreams. As long as Komala stayed by Darkrai's side, it would continuously have nightmares, providing delicious food to Darkrai non-stop.
Komala had fled from Darkrai's side precisely because it couldn't bear that kind of painful torture, and then it encountered Ange.
The injuries it had when it met Ange were caused by Darkrai.
After Komala escaped, Darkrai had been searching for it everywhere, almost turning the entire northwestern mountain range upside down. It never expected that Komala would end up mixing with humans.
Speaking of which, Komala's ability to have such powerful strength was thanks to Darkrai.
Darkrai was a Pokémon that was extremely picky about food. It didn't care for the nightmares of ordinary Pokémon at all, so it often went hungry before meeting Komala.
Their encounter happened a hundred years ago. Back then, Komala was still a weak little weakling, and any random wild Pokémon could defeat it. Coupled with the effect of its Comatose ability, it was often bullied by other wild Pokémon.
Particularly, there was a Hypno back then who loved to use the Dream Eater move to bully it the most.
When Darkrai encountered Komala, it happened to be when Komala was being bullied by Hypno. It stepped in to save Komala and helped it drive Hypno away.
Out of some unknown mindset, after saving Komala, Darkrai copied Hypno's methods and likewise used the Dream Eater move on Komala.
That single use was mind-blowing! Komala's dreams were simply too delicious, more delicious than any dream it had ever enjoyed before.
Therefore, from that day on, Komala was kept by Darkrai's side.
Initially, it didn't enjoy Komala's dreams right away because Komala was too weak. How could its small body withstand being drained by Darkrai in one gulp?
Thus, Darkrai began to nurture Komala, finding all the resources it could find for Komala to enjoy, taking it for special training, and accompanying it to fight other wild Pokémon.
Who else could have this kind of treatment?
Just like that, Komala grew stronger day by day.
In the beginning, Komala truly regarded Darkrai as its savior, so it also spent a happy period of time with Darkrai.
However, one night, Komala began to have continuous nightmares, unable to shake off the trouble of the dreams no matter how it struggled.
It was Darkrai showing its fangs. Komala's dreams simply made it unable to stop, and after enjoying it thoroughly once, it developed a taste for it.
From then on, Komala lived a life of misery.
Whether being in a nightmare or being attacked by the Dream Eater move, both were extremely painful things.
Yet Komala had to experience it once every day.
It had tried to escape, but even though it had become quite powerful, it was still no match for Darkrai. No matter how many times it escaped, it would be accurately found by Darkrai and dragged back.
Thereafter, in order to make Komala last longer under its Dream Eater, Darkrai still continuously nurtured Komala.
Just like that, the two Pokémon accompanied each other for a hundred years.
A hundred years later, Komala had grown to a height that Darkrai had never anticipated, so it found an opportunity to plan an escape again.
However, it was still found this time.
Consequently, Komala hardened its heart and straight up fought a battle with Darkrai.
The result was that although it didn't win and was heavily injured, it also successfully injured Darkrai and escaped from right under its nose.
On the Nebel Plateau, it and Ange became true family and partners, living a truly happy life.
But fate was just that wondrous. After circling around, the two Pokémon still met again.
After finishing dinner, the Pokémon returned to the employee dormitory one after another.
Surrounded by numerous Pokémon, the two Golett also followed them back to the employee dormitory.
They stayed in their room for a while first. Soon, hearing that the commotion outside had died down, they intended to sneak out to check the situation and then go find Darkrai.
However, before they could walk a few steps, they suddenly heard some strange sounds coming from ahead.
They walked over following the sound, and then they saw everyone sitting in rows on the sofa, staring unblinkingly at something on the wall.
That thing had pictures inside, showing a Pichu exploring in the forest.
The two Pokémon were attracted by the screen and walked over involuntarily.
One Golett patted Drilbur's shoulder and asked, Gole gole~ Gole gole~ What is this?
Turning around and seeing that it was Golett, Drilbur replied, "It's a TV!"
"TV?" The two Golett looked at each other, not understanding what a TV was.
Thus, Drilbur began to introduce to them what a TV was.
In fact, Drilbur's explanation was vague, but that wasn't important because the two Golett had already been completely captivated by the "Adventures of Pichu" playing on the TV.
Unknowingly, they sat together with the other Pokémon, talking and laughing about the plot, watching the movie with relish.
In the forest outside the Nebel Plateau, Darkrai was anxiously waiting for the Golett to come and report the situation to it. However, the night passed in the blink of an eye, and it didn't even see the shadow of the Golett.
The next day, after the two Golett got up, they sat by the bed for a good while before remembering that they had forgotten to go see Lord Darkrai last night.
That thing called a TV was just too good to watch. They were too excited after watching it and kept discussing the plot with everyone. After finishing the discussion, everyone went to sleep, so they went to sleep too.
As for Lord Darkrai... they really didn't remember him at all.
Should we... go find Lord Darkrai now?
The two Golett revealed hesitation.
But it was daytime now. What if they ran out rashly and were discovered by everyone? If they were found out to be undercover agents, would they be beaten to death by everyone?
Right at this moment, Drilbur knocked on their door. "Hey, do you guys want to go eat breakfast?"
Eat breakfast? The two Golett's eyes lit up. That's a must-eat!
Thinking of last night's dinner, their mouths watered. Too delicious!
Thus, the two Golett tossed Darkrai to the back of their minds once again, happily heading to eat breakfast with everyone.
Sure enough, breakfast was just as delicious as last night's dinner, and the two of them ate to their hearts' content.
After eating, they sat on the compound wall, dangling their two legs, looking at the Pokémon scattered across the plateau and flying in the sky, and couldn't help but think:
Everyone is outside, so they can't go out at all. Therefore... Lord Darkrai... won't blame them, right?
At this time, they saw Croconaw waving at them from afar.
"Croco croco~" Hey, you two over there, do you want to play soccer? We're just short of two players!
Play soccer? What was that? Was it something fun like the TV?
The two Golett's eyes lit up, quickly jumping down from the wall and sprinting toward Croconaw.
Today's soccer team was still divided into two teams as usual.
The team led by Infernape had members including two Watchog, two Gogoat, Espathra, two Scovillain, Quilladin, and two Oddish.
The team led by Volcanion had members including two Poliwrath, two Azumarill, Bunnelby, Gallade, two Shroomish, and the two newly joined Golett.
The referee was Gardevoir.
As Gardevoir blew the whistle, the two sides began to compete fiercely.
In the beginning, because the two Golett weren't familiar with the game rules and their skills were rusty, they kept losing, causing Volcanion's side to lose many points.
Seeing the triumphant expression of Infernape on the opposite side, Volcanion stamped its feet in anger, so it began to personally guide the two Golett on how to play.
As they gradually became familiar with the match rules, the two Golett began to experience the fun of Poké-Soccer. Soon, their happy laughter and excited shouts echoed across the field.
Of course, they still lost the match in the end, as they had lost too many points in the beginning.
Volcanion didn't blame the two Golett. Instead, it rarely encouraged them, since everyone started as a novice.
Volcanion's encouragement touched the two Golett deeply. They had thought Volcanion had a very explosive temper and that they would definitely be scolded after losing so many points!
However, although Volcanion didn't blame the two Golett, it didn't hesitate to fight a battle with Infernape, who had mocked it.
Other Pokémon also came over one after another to comfort the two Golett, sharing the snacks and toys they bought from the tuck shop with them.
Feeling everyone's kindness, one Golett said to the other, Gole gole~ Gole gole~ Do we really want to help Lord Darkrai act as undercover agents?
The other Golett also fell into confusion.
Gole gole~ Gole gole~ I don't know either.
On the other side, outside the Nebel Plateau, under a large tree in the forest, Darkrai had been waiting for its two underlings until it was almost petrified.
Just as the two Golett were zoning out, a light suddenly erupted from the bodies of the two Oddish who had just come down from the field.
The Shroomish, Watchog, and Quilladin walking side by side with them stopped their steps subconsciously.
Looking at the Oddish wrapped in light, Quilladin shouted excitedly:
"Quill quill~" Oddish is about to evolve!
Before long, the evolution of the two Oddish ended, and the light dissipated from their bodies, revealing a brand-new appearance.
The evolved forms of Oddish were a full size larger than their original forms. Their bodies resembled plant bulbs, their skin was blue all over, drool flowed from the corners of their mouths, and bud-like flowers with spots sat on top of their heads.
Aside from this, compared to Oddish, they also had an extra pair of hands.
This was the Weed Pokémon, Gloom.
Gloom emitted a strong foul odor all over its body. What trickled from the corners of its mouth looked like drool, but it was actually sweet nectar.
Furthermore, it was said that the smell emitted by Gloom wasn't actually a foul odor but a fragrance. It was just that the fragrance was too rich, which was why it smelled exceptionally pungent.
Rumor had it that the more intense the smell emitted by Gloom before evolution, the more they could evolve into Bellossom with beautiful flowers.
The evolution of Oddish made everyone incredibly happy, and they stepped forward to congratulate them one after another. Especially the two Shroomish, who had the best relationship with Paras and Oddish; nobody was happier than them now that Oddish had evolved.
Gloom were also very happy about their evolution, holding hands and jumping up and down excitedly.
But as soon as their emotions became excited, a rich and pungent foul odor instantly drifted out.
When they first caught a whiff of it, everyone still thought about enduring it until it passed. However, the two Gloom were simply too excited, so the released odor was strong enough to explode.
Finally, the two Shroomish, two Watchog, and Quilladin couldn't hold it back, turning around to the side and throwing up heavily.
When Gloom was calm, the odor all over its body would be reined in. But once its emotions became excited, the odor would drift out uncontrollably.
Seeing everyone's reaction, the expressions of the two Gloom stiffened visibly, and the joy brought by the evolution vanished into thin air in an instant.
Seeing the faces of the two Gloom, several Pokémon instantly understood that their reaction had hurt Gloom. Just as they wanted to step forward to explain, they were stopped by Gloom.
Gloom gloom~
Gloom gloom~
The two Gloom pouted, and ultimately unable to hold back, they ran away crying hand in hand.
It's over! What should we do now? Quilladin and the others were dumbfounded.