Why Did You Have to Mess with Them!

"Darkrai~ Darkrai~"

Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting?

As soon as Darkrai saw the two Golett, it roared in anger.

"Golett~ Golett~"

We're sorry, Lord Darkrai.

The two Golett, knowing they were at fault, quickly bowed their heads in apology.

"Darkrai~ Darkrai~~"

What have you been up to? I sent you undercover to gather intelligence, and you disappeared without a trace!

One of the Golett couldn't help but murmur, "Golett~ Golett~"

It was too much fun there, and there was so much delicious food.

"Darkrai~"

What do you say?!

Darkrai roared in fury.

The two Golett trembled in fear.

After venting its anger, Darkrai calmed down and asked.

"Darkrai~ Darkrai~"

Speak. What did you see around that human?

"Golett~ Golett~"

"Golett~ Golett~"

Hearing this, the two Golett got excited and started chattering about all the delicious food they ate on the Nebel Plateau, the interesting TV shows they watched, the thrilling soccer matches they played, and how comfortable their living quarters were...

Darkrai's forehead twitched with annoyance, and it roared again.

"Darkrai~ Darkrai~"

What did I send you there for?! I'm asking about Komala!

The two Golett shrank their necks in fear.

One of the Golett hesitantly asked.

"Golett~ Golett~"

Lord Darkrai, can't we just not capture Komala? Everyone will hate us.

"Golett~ Golett~"

Yeah, yeah!

The other Golett quickly agreed.

"Golett~!"

Oh, right!

Suddenly, one Golett had an idea and eagerly suggested to Darkrai.

"Golett~ Golett~"

Lord Darkrai, why don't we go work for Angie too? That way, we can eat delicious food every day and even get paid!

Worried that Darkrai wouldn't understand what a salary was, it made sure to explain it thoroughly.

Hearing this, the other Golett thought it was an excellent idea and nodded enthusiastically.

The two Golett got more and more excited about the idea, already fantasizing about how they would spend their wages.

Should they buy snacks? Or toys?

The more Darkrai listened, the angrier it got.

"Darkrai~ Darkrai~"

What nonsense are you talking about?! Jobs?! Salaries?! Tell me about Komala now!

Not far away, hidden in the bushes, Murkrow was stunned.

Undercover agents? The Golett are spies? They're trying to capture Komala?

Murkrow recalled the spy dramas it had seen on TV and couldn't help but put itself into the story.

No, it had to warn Angie!

With this thought, Murkrow flapped its wings, ready to take off.

But it underestimated Darkrai's power. As soon as it moved, Darkrai detected it.

"Darkrai~"

With a roar, the shadow behind Darkrai twisted and transformed into a monstrous shape, grabbing Murkrow and dragging it before Darkrai.

This move was Shadow Sneak.

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

Let me go! Let me go!

Murkrow struggled desperately in the shadowy grasp, but with its strength, it was no match for Darkrai.

"Golett~"

It's Murkrow!

"Golett~"

It's Murkrow!

The two Golett immediately recognized it as one of the Murkrow that gathered around Yveltal.

"Darkrai~"

You know it?

Darkrai narrowed its eyes.

The two Golett stammered nervously.

"Golett~ Golett~"

It... it's Angie's... em... employee!

Hearing this, Darkrai seemed to come up with a "brilliant" idea. It looked at the two Golett with a sinister grin and asked.

"Darkrai~ Darkrai~"

I heard humans value their Pokémon a lot. What do you think... if I ask him to trade Komala for Murkrow?

"Golett~ Golett~"

No, no!

One Golett shook its head frantically.

The other Golett quickly added.

"Golett~ Golett~"

Yeah, yeah! That's such a despicable thing to do!

Darkrai suddenly turned to it with a glare.

"Darkrai~"

Who are you calling despicable?

The two Golett shrank back and dared not say another word.

Murkrow was still struggling desperately.

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

Bad guys, bad guys! Let me go! Angie isn't afraid of you at all!

This was a very sharp-tongued Murkrow. Not only did it scold the two traitorous Golett, but it also dragged Darkrai into the scolding.

It wasn't afraid of Darkrai. After all, it was the loyal servant of the great Yveltal.

It scolded the two Golett, saying, "You two short and chubby lumps! Angie treats you so well, yet you dare to be spies? You heartless, shameless traitors! And after eating so much of our food, your stomachs are bound to rot!"

Then it turned to Darkrai and said, "What are you looking at, you spiky-haired freak? Never seen such a beautiful Murkrow before? You're just an ignorant country bumpkin who only dares to show up at night! My beauty is not something you can covet, you sewer-dwelling worm, gutter rat, trash heap cockroach! Angie could squash you like an ant, you pathetic little pest!"

Golett: ...

Darkrai: o(▼皿▼メ;)o

I really want to rip that mouth apart!

"Darkrai~ Darkrai~"

Go back and tell that human if he wants the Murkrow back, he must exchange it for Komala.

With that, the two Golett absentmindedly returned to the employee dormitory.

The night passed quickly.

The two Golett tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.

As the sun was about to rise, Yveltal returned to their secret fortress with the Honchkrow and the other Murkrow.

After arriving at the bar, Yveltal collapsed onto the sofa to sleep, while Honchkrow began counting its underlings.

One, two, three, four...

One, two, three, four...

No matter how many times it counted, the numbers didn't add up.

"Honchkrow~ Honchkrow~"

Who's missing? Who didn't come back?

Honchkrow looked around at their companions, and then one of them suddenly exclaimed.

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

Little Mimi didn't come back!

Hearing this, the other Murkrow finally realized that they hadn't seen Little Mimi since the latter half of the night.

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

Little Mimi is missing! Little Mimi is missing!

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

Where did Little Mimi go?

...

The Murkrow panicked and called out in distress.

"Honchkrow~ Honchkrow~"

Quiet! Everyone, be quiet!

Honchkrow roared in anger.

"Honchkrow~ Honchkrow~"

Stop yelling and start searching!

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

Upon hearing the order, the Murkrow swarmed out to search.

However, even after searching the grasslands for half a day, they found no trace of Little Mimi.

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

Little Mimi is gone! Little Mimi is gone!

A Murkrow landed on Angie's rooftop and cried out in sorrow.

Angie had just finished training with Bruno in the morning, and after washing up, he was preparing to head to the city for work when he heard the Murkrow's cries.

He walked to the balcony and looked towards the rooftop. "Murkrow, what's wrong?"

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

Little Mimi, Little Mimi is missing!

The Murkrow flapped its wings and flew down, landing on the railing in front of Angie.

"Little Mimi?"

Angie remembered this Murkrow well. It was a very sharp-tongued fellow that would start scolding at the slightest provocation.

"How could it go missing just like that? Maybe it's sleeping somewhere?"

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

The Murkrow shook its head, indicating that they had searched everywhere.

Hearing this, Angie frowned.

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

At this moment, Honchkrow also flapped its wings and landed next to the Murkrow. Having searched in vain, it had no choice but to seek Angie's help.

Despite its usual tough demeanor with the Murkrow, they were its most important underlings. Without them, could it still be called their boss?

Oh, right, Little Mimi was a female, not a male.

"Wait here," Angie said.

Angie ran back into the house and said to Inteleon and Ralts, who were preparing to set off.

"You guys go to the Munchlax Home first. A Murkrow is missing, and I need to help find it. I'll head over as soon as we find it."

"Inteleon~"

Inteleon gestured to Angie that it was no problem.

"Ralts~"

"Meowstic~"

Ralts and the two Meowstic also expressed their understanding.

After giving instructions, Angie returned to Murkrow and Honchkrow and said, "Let's search together!"

"Honchkrow~"

Honchkrow nodded, signaling for Angie to get on its back.

Angie nodded in response and leaped onto Honchkrow's back, letting it carry him into the sky.

He activated his Aura powers to search for Little Mimi.

The two Golett stumbled out of the secret fortress, just in time to see Angie riding on Honchkrow flying overhead.

"Golett~ Golett~"

Did Angie find out that the Murkrow is missing?

Seeing Angie's hurried expression, one of the Golett asked.

"Golett~"

Possibly!

The other Golett replied.

"Golett~"

Then let's hurry up and follow him!

One Golett nudged its companion and then sprinted after Angie, with the other Golett following closely behind.

Angie searched everywhere, but Little Mimi was nowhere to be found. Just then, he spotted Bruno running with a massive boulder tied to a rope and called out.

"Bruno, have you seen a lone Murkrow?"

Bruno stopped, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and shook his head.

"What happened?" he asked.

"A Murkrow is missing," Angie replied, his face full of concern.

Bruno thought for a moment and said, "Want me to help look?"

Angie shook his head. "You keep training; I'll check other places." With that, he flew off on Honchkrow.

Bruno hesitated but ultimately decided to help. After all, Angie had treated him so well with food and hospitality; he couldn't just stand by.

Thinking this, he took out his Poké Balls, released his Pokémon, and explained the situation.

"Let's help search together."

Machamp and the others nodded and scattered to look for Little Mimi.

Angie continued searching from the air, and the two Golett couldn't keep up with him.

As time passed and there was still no sign of Little Mimi, Angie's concern deepened.

Could something have happened?

"Yveltal~"

Just then, Yveltal suddenly appeared beside him.

"Yveltal?" Angie was surprised. "You're here to help too?"

Yveltal nodded. After all, the Murkrow had served it for a long time.

Closing its eyes, Yveltal spread its wings, sending out a dark aura that expanded outward in a black wave.

Instantly, the entire Nebel Plateau—land, rivers, and vegetation—was shrouded in darkness.

It was the Dark Aura!

With the Dark Aura covering the entire plateau, no Dark-type Pokémon could escape Yveltal's perception.

Sensing the Dark Aura, Xerneas, who was playing with Floette and Spritzee on the grass, instinctively looked up at the sky.

After a while, Yveltal opened its eyes and shook its head at Angie.

Angie frowned and asked, "Are you saying that Little Mimi is no longer on Nebel Plateau?"

Yveltal nodded.

Honchkrow looked devastated at this realization.

"Honchkrow~"

Could it be that Little Mimi thought I was an unworthy boss and left quietly?

Angie patted its neck and said, "Don't overthink it. Little Mimi must have run into something."

"Murkrow~ Murkrow~"

The Murkrow beside him nodded repeatedly. Although their boss had a foul temper, liked to boss them around, and often scolded everyone, these were just minor faults—not enough to make them run away.

"Golett~ Golett~"

"Golett~ Golett~"

Just as Angie and the others were feeling helpless, they suddenly heard shouting from below. Looking down, they discovered that it was two Golett.

"Could it be that Golett knows something?" Angie quickly commanded Honchkrow to descend.

"Golett, what's wrong with you?" Angie dismounted from Honchkrow and found the two Golett panting heavily.

"Golett~ Golett~"

The two Golett looked hesitant.

Angie said, "If you have something to say, just say it! Why are you hesitating?"

Finally, one of the Golett made up its mind and shouted at Angie.

"Golett~ Golett~"

Honchkrow was taken by Lord Darkrai! It wants you to trade Komala for it!

Darkrai? Angie was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then his expression turned grim. Could it be the Darkrai from that night?

Its target is indeed Komala!

"How do you know about Darkrai? And how do you know Honchkrow was taken by it?" Angie questioned the Golett.

The two Golett stammered and couldn't provide an answer.

Seeing this, Angie immediately understood. Angrily, he said, "Well, well, what did I ever do to you? And yet you came here as spies!"

"Golett~"

"Golett~"

Seeing Angie getting angry, the two Golett panicked and frantically tried to explain. However, they were indeed sent by Darkrai as spies, and Little Mimi was indeed captured because of them. The more they tried to explain, the more suspicious they seemed.

In the end, the two Golett could only hang their heads in guilt.

"Where is Darkrai?" Angie asked coldly.

"Golett~ Golett~"

The Golett revealed Darkrai's location.

"I'll deal with you later!" Angie said fiercely.

With that, he threw out two Poké Balls and captured the Golett, who had not been caught before.

Perhaps out of guilt, the two Golett did not resist at all.

With two soft pops, the capture was successful.

"Let's go find Darkrai." Picking up the Poké Balls and putting them away, Angie spoke to his Pokémon.

As soon as he finished speaking, Komala suddenly rolled over to them.

"Komala? You already know?" Angie asked in surprise.

Komala didn't reply but climbed up Angie's pant leg, all the way to his shoulder.

Clearly, it wanted to go along.

Although Angie didn't know what kind of grudge existed between Komala and Darkrai, he understood from Komala's reaction that it had no intention of running away anymore.

Angie patted its head and said, "Don't worry, I'll go with you."

"Munchlax~~"

"Pawmot~"

"Metagross~"

"Magearna~"

"Gengar~"

...

Soon after, Angie found that Diancie, Magearna, Volcanion, Munchlax, Metagross, Gengar, Pawmot, and Passimian had all come over.

"How dare it cause trouble in my Nebel Plateau! I'll beat it up! What Darkrai? It should be called 'Dark-go-away!'" Volcanion said irritably.

"Munchlax~ Munchlax~"

"Pawmot~ Pawmot~"

Munchlax and Pawmot clenched their fists, agreeing with Volcanion's words.

Diancie stepped forward and said, "Komala, we'll all go with you. No one can take you away from Nebel Plateau."

"Magearna~ Magearna~"

That's right, Komala will always be part of our family.

Magearna nodded in agreement with Diancie's words.

"Metagross~"

Metagross floated forward to express its determination.

Even though Komala might be much older than it, Metagross often took care of Komala, letting it sleep on its head, and had developed a deep fondness for it.

Komala lay quietly on Angie's shoulder, eyes tightly shut, but emotions surged within its heart.

Yes, these are my real family—not Darkrai, with its ulterior motives.

Even after a hundred years, it could never become family with Darkrai.

At this moment, Komala was extremely grateful that it had resisted Darkrai back then. Although it had been seriously injured, it had met Angie.

"Let's go meet Darkrai, rescue Little Mimi, and settle the score between it and Komala." Angie said.

With Yveltal here, what was there to fear?

The Pokémon all nodded in agreement.

At that moment, Xerneas hopped over.

"Everyone, don't forget about me! I'm also a part of Nebel Plateau!" it said.

With Xerneas' arrival, Angie felt even more confident.

Just then, Diancie suddenly accepted a mission for Angie.

...

[ (Revenge Mission) Help Komala defeat Darkrai, capture Darkrai, and give it a fitting punishment—Pending completion. ]

...

Sure enough, Komala and Darkrai had a deep grudge. The system actually wanted him to punish Darkrai.

It seemed the feud wasn't small, and Darkrai must have done something truly awful to Komala.

Angie's system was called the Pokémon Feeding System, which was always generous to Pokémon. This was the first time it had been so strict with one.

"Let's head out!"

Thus, Angie led the group in a grand march.

The two Golett: Lord Darkrai, why did you have to provoke them? Now look what's happened...