**Chapter 61: Tracking the Mysterious Pokémon**
When Bai Feng, Ying Zhou, and Hua Cai returned to their residence on Fang Xing Mountain from Fang Cun Mountain, they happened to meet Student Shen Mu, who was also returning from training in the mountains.
Ying Zhou and Hua Cai were surprised that Bai Feng had other guests, so they politely greeted Student Shen Mu. Student Shen Mu also politely responded to the two Misses.
However, both Ying Zhou and Shen Mu had quiet and reserved personalities, while Hua Cai wasn't very willing to talk much with a ten-year-old boy. Thus, after exchanging greetings, the three had no further interaction.
Seeing that it was getting late, Student Shen Mu said goodbye to Bai Feng and went home. Ying Zhou and Hua Cai were also later escorted back to the Pokémon Center in the West District by Bai Feng.
After returning from the Pokémon Center, Bai Feng went to Helioptile's Room to check on Buneary. Buneary was sound asleep on Helioptile's small Bed, its breathing long and deep, its expression peaceful and serene. It seemed to be out of danger.
Helioptile was sleeping beside it, having also fallen asleep.
Seeing this, Bai Feng didn't disturb them and quietly exited the Room.
"Sha-na~" How is Buneary's Situation?
Just then, Bai Ye also came to check on the Situation. Seeing Bai Feng come out of the Room, she asked softly.
After closing the Room door, Bai Feng replied softly, "They're sleeping. There shouldn't be any major Problems. Helioptile is also asleep; it must be tired. We'll wake them up when it's Time for Dinner."
Bai Ye nodded, then went to the Kitchen with Bai Feng to make Dinner.
After eating Dinner, Nanako and the other children wanted to return to the Bluebird Orphanage, so Bai Feng had to personally escort them back.
By the Time Bai Feng returned from the Orphanage, it was completely dark. Just then, Buneary also woke up, so Bai Feng entered the Room, intending to ask it what exactly happened during the day.
He had already asked Helioptile during Dinner, but Helioptile didn't know either.
This morning, Helioptile took some Berries to play with Buneary as usual. However, when it arrived at Buneary's dwelling, it found the place completely empty.
At first, Helioptile didn't think much of it, assuming Buneary had gone out to find Food. So, it waited for Buneary to return in the Tree Cave where Buneary lived.
But Helioptile waited and waited, and Buneary didn't come Home. Only then did it realize something was wrong, so it quickly went out to search.
Helioptile searched all the places it usually played with Buneary, but still couldn't find any trace of Buneary. It became increasingly anxious.
Just then, a Vivillon flew over and said it had seen Buneary in the Valley ahead, and that Buneary seemed to be injured.
This Vivillon had previously received help from Helioptile and Buneary, so when it discovered Buneary was injured, it immediately flew to inform Helioptile.
Led by the Vivillon, Helioptile indeed found the injured Buneary in the Valley. By the Time it arrived there, Buneary had already lost consciousness.
Helioptile was scared half to death at the Time. Without a second thought, it carried Buneary on its back and ran wildly towards Home, hoping Bai Feng could save Buneary.
Fortunately, the treatment was timely, and Buneary was safe. However, how Buneary got injured was unknown to Helioptile; it didn't Discover anything else in the Valley where Buneary was injured.
"Buneary, are you feeling better?" Bai Feng asked after entering the Room.
"Mii~ Mii~" I'm fine now, thank you for saving me.
Buneary had woken up in between, so it naturally knew it was thanks to Bai Feng's help that it was safe.
Bai Feng waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. You're Helioptile's good Friend. If you were in danger, there's no Reason for me to stand by and do nothing."
Hearing this, Buneary immediately hugged Helioptile's neck with a moved expression, affectionately rubbing its cheek against Helioptile's cheek.
Helioptile greatly enjoyed Buneary's closeness and responded by snuggling back.
Bai Feng thought to himself: Am I, at such a young age, going to have to endure this much Dog Food that I shouldn't have to endure? But you two seem to have Reproductive Isolation, is this really okay?
After the two little ones finished their affectionate display, Bai Feng continued to ask expressionlessly, "Buneary, what happened with your injury? I remember there don't seem to be any fierce Pokémon nearby anymore."
There used to be one or two, but ever since Talonflame Captain started patrolling the area with everyone every day, the fierce Pokémon near Fang Cun Mountain have all moved away, leaving behind only harmless Pokémon like Buneary.
Of course, before moving, those fierce Pokémon all had a showdown with the Talonflames and all failed. Otherwise, they wouldn't have moved so readily.
"Mii~ Mii~ Mii~ Miiru~"
Hearing Bai Feng's question, Buneary recounted the details of how it got injured.
In the morning, it did go out to look for Food, just as Helioptile had conjectured. In this season, Food in the Mountain is quite abundant. Not long after Buneary went out, it found a few Berries.
Although those Berries were small and not as delicious as the Berries Helioptile usually gave it, for Buneary, they were already good for filling its stomach.
The weaker a Pokémon is, the harder it is to survive in the wild, not only because Food is difficult to obtain, but also because sometimes even if they find Food, it will be snatched away by more powerful Pokémon.
Before meeting Helioptile, Buneary lived such a life. The Reason it came to know Helioptile was because one Time, when it was being bullied by a powerful Pokémon, it was fortunately saved by a passing Helioptile.
After finding Food, Buneary planned to go Home. However, when passing by a Valley, it suddenly saw a group of cute Pokémon flying around inside.
That group of Pokémon was having a lot of fun in the Valley, making Buneary unable to resist wanting to join them. But before Buneary could get close to that group of Pokémon, it saw a fierce Pokémon not far away staring fiercely at the group of Pokémon in the Valley.
Buneary was startled by that gaze and involuntarily cried out, which attracted the attention of the group of Pokémon in the Valley, causing them to scatter and flee in fright.
Probably resenting Buneary for scaring away its targets, that fierce Pokémon injured Buneary and then chased after the startled Pokémon.
Buneary didn't know what happened after that.
After listening to Buneary's description, Bai Feng fell into deep thought. The Pokémon it mentioned didn't seem to be native residents of this area; they should be outsiders.
Buneary had never seen those Pokémon before, so it couldn't name them.
"Buneary, describe the appearances of those two kinds of Pokémon to me in detail," Bai Feng said after thinking for a moment.
"Miiru~ Miiru~"
Buneary nodded and began to describe the appearances of the two kinds of Pokémon based on its memories.
When Buneary finished describing, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on Bai Feng's face. If the Pokémon Buneary mentioned were truly the ones he thought they were, that would be great! He was currently running an Orchard and needed precisely this kind of Pokémon to assist him!
It was just that it was already late today, and not good to go out again. It would be better to wait until tomorrow to go and see. He hoped those Pokémon hadn't left the vicinity yet.
"Buneary, get some good rest. Don't worry about anything else." After learning what he wanted to know, Bai Feng said to Buneary. Then he instructed Helioptile, "Helioptile, take good care of Buneary. If you need anything, tell Bai Ye."
"Aibii~ Aibii~"
Helioptile hugged Bai Feng's calf and rubbed its head against his thigh, expressing its gratitude and closeness to Bai Feng.
The night passed in the blink of an eye. Early in the morning, Bai Feng went to see Buneary again. Its injuries had recovered very well, and it could already walk around. Pokémon's Body quality is indeed amazing; yesterday it was clearly on the verge of death.
After eating breakfast, Bai Feng said goodbye to Bai Ye, then took Primarina and rode Talonflame Captain down the Mountain.
He was going to see if the Pokémon Buneary described yesterday were the kind he conjectured. If they were, he would capture all of them.
As for Bai Feng leaving Helioptile and Bai Ye behind and only taking itself out, Primarina secretly rejoiced in its heart. It was indeed Bai Ye's favorite Pokémon.
Talonflame Captain's speed was very fast. In no Time, Bai Feng arrived at the Valley Buneary described. The Valley was not far from Fang Xing Mountain. Inside, hundreds of Flowers were in full bloom, and the scenery was beautiful. It was indeed a rare and good Place.
"Captain, let's go down and take a look!" Bai Feng said, patting Talonflame Captain's neck.
"Yaroo~"
Talonflame Captain nodded, then flapped its wings and slowly descended, stopping in the center of the Valley.
Bai Feng dismounted from Talonflame Captain's back and carefully surveyed the surrounding environment. However, he didn't see any unfamiliar Pokémon here. There were a few Scatterbug and Vivillon, but these were local residents of the vicinity.
"Could they have already left?" Bai Feng muttered.
Bai Feng then walked around the Valley again, but still found no trace of unfamiliar Pokémon. However, he was unwilling to give up, so he said to Talonflame Captain:
"Captain, search from the air. If you Discover any unfamiliar Pokémon, report back to me immediately."
"Yaroo~"
After responding, Talonflame Captain spread its wings and flew high, using its exceptional eyesight to investigate the surrounding Situation from the air.
Bai Feng, meanwhile, took Primarina and chose a direction to continue searching. He also inquired with the Wild Pokémon in the Valley, but unfortunately, they hadn't seen the Pokémon Buneary mentioned.
"Yaroo~ Yaroo~ Yaroo~"
Not long after, Talonflame Captain suddenly descended from the air to Bai Feng's side, speaking to Bai Feng excitedly.
After listening, Bai Feng frowned tightly: "You mean there are traces left by humans nearby?"
"Yaroo~ Yaroo~"
Talonflame Captain quickly nodded.
It seems the Situation isn't simple! That person might also have come for the Pokémon that appeared in the Valley. After all, that kind of Pokémon is quite rare. He just didn't know if the person had succeeded. If they had, then he could only give up.
"Take me to see." Bai Feng said, riding back onto Talonflame Captain's back.
"Yaroo~"
Talonflame Captain nodded and flew towards the location it had Discovered, carrying Bai Feng. In no Time, they reached their destination.
This was Below a mountain wall. On the Ground, there were obvious traces of a Campfire, as well as marks left by a Tent. Even the Plastic Packaging from Food hadn't been cleaned up.
How inconsiderate! Don't they know to take the Trash they created with them? Bai Feng silently complained in his heart, then picked up the Trash bags and put them into his Space Backpack.
There was no one here anymore, but the traces were clearly left just last night.
"Sirai~ Sirai~"
Just then, Primarina suddenly pointed at the Ground not far away and cried out. Bai Feng walked over to look and saw that it was traces left by Wheels.
The Plot of land in the Mountain was relatively damp and soft, so a vehicle driving over it would inevitably leave traces.
Seeing these traces, Bai Feng frowned again. This didn't seem quite like adventurers. It seemed rare for any adventurer to drive a vehicle into the Mountain to capture Pokémon, right?
The marks left by the Wheels were still very fresh, clearly indicating the vehicle had only just left a short while ago. And judging by the Wheel tracks, the person was probably driving a Truck.
What kind of adventurer or Trainer would go out driving a Truck?
"Let's follow the wheel tracks and go take a look."
"Sirai~"
"Yaroo~"
The two Pokémon nodded in agreement.
Bai Feng took the two Pokémon and followed the vehicle tracks all the way. After about twenty minutes, they saw the Truck on an open Grassland.
Because he didn't understand the Situation, Bai Feng quickly recalled the larger Talonflame Captain into its Poké Ball, then took Primarina and hid in the Grass.
"Laibei~ Laibei~"
"Laibei~ Laibei~"
...
Bai Feng observed the Truck through the gaps in the Grass. He saw Iron Cages placed in the truck bed, and each Iron Cage contained a Flabébé.
Just as Bai Feng had guessed, the Pokémon that appeared in the Valley were indeed Flabébé.
Now Bai Feng suspected that the fierce Pokémon that injured Buneary was not Wild, but belonged to the Owner of this Truck.
Flabébé are a very special kind of Pokémon. Their appearance is like a cute Flower Pokémon. Their species Talent is the ability to guide the mysterious Power hidden within Flowers and gain Power from Flowers.
While gaining Power, Flabébé also share a part of their Power with Flowers, allowing flowering plants to grow more vigorously.
This ability continuously strengthens as they Evolve. By the Time they Evolve into their final form, Florges, this Talent ability is fully unleashed. Every Florges has the title of "Queen of the Garden".
It is said that in ancient Times in the Kalos Region, Florges were highly respected Pokémon. Castle Owners would often solemnly invite them to build Gardens for them. If a lord could have a Garden built by a Florges, it would be a matter of great prestige.
Unfortunately, Flabébé are not easy to encounter because they do not live in one Place for long periods. Instead, they travel to various Places with the seasonal Wind, only stopping their Footsteps when they Evolve into Florges.
But very few Flabébé are able to Evolve into Florges.
If Bai Feng could capture a group of Flabébé and then Cultivate them into Florges, his Orchard would inevitably flourish under the care of the Florges.
The Flabébé confined in the Cages were angrily hitting the Iron Cages, but the Cages were very sturdy, and they couldn't break them open.
(End of Chapter)