After the Ponytail Gardevoir said this, the surrounding time seemed to stand still, and there was a deathly silence.
"gardevoir! (What! Let me see quickly!)"
After a brief silence, the Gardevoir with a Poké Toy in her mouth, pulled the mission sheet from her best friend's hand with an incredulous expression.
She couldn't believe that such a good mission had been accepted by her best friend.
"gardevoir! (Mission: Take care of Xiao Feng Feng until 8 PM, and during this period, he is not allowed to be brought back to the forest.)"
The more she looked at the words on the paper, the more the Gardevoir with the Poké Toy felt her heart turn cold. Such a good mission had been taken by her best friend. What kind of luck was that?
"gardevoir! (Tell me this isn't true!)"
The eyes of the Gardevoir with the Poké Toy instantly turned into a QAQ expression, and she frantically shook her best friend's body, seemingly unable to believe that the mission to take care of Xiao Feng Feng had actually been accepted by her.
"Gardevoir~ (I'm fine, shaking me won't help. It's just taking care of Xiao Feng Feng, and I didn't arrange it.)"
The Ponytail Gardevoir waved her hand and looked helplessly at her good friend. It's just taking care of Xiao Feng Feng, is it really that unbelievable?
"Gardevoir? (It's just?)"
"gardevoir! (Everyone here is trying to get the mission to take care of Xiao Feng Feng, and you got it and said 'it's just'?!)"
Hearing her best friend's words, the Gardevoir with the Poké Toy was stunned for a moment, then shouted angrily.
She didn't notice that after she shouted those words, the surrounding air pressure suddenly became very low.
"gardevoir! (Stop shaking me, look around!)"
Seeing the suddenly darkening atmosphere, the Ponytail Gardevoir punched her best friend on the head, telling her to stop shouting and look around before speaking.
It was then that the Gardevoir with the Poké Toy realized what she had just shouted out.
She tremblingly turned her head, and sure enough, the surrounding Gardevoir were all enveloped in a low-pressure atmosphere, with only their slightly parted small mouths barely visible.
As she turned around, the eyes of the Gardevoir shrouded in darkness around them seemed to glow red, like a pack of vicious wolves staring at the two of them.
"gardevoir! (Why is it the two of them!)"
"Gardevoir. (I want it so badly, I want it so badly, I want it so badly...)"
"Gardevoir... (Hehe, hehehe...)"
"gardevoir!! (Let's snatch it, let's snatch it.)"
"gardevoir! (Let's do it, let's do it!)"
Rustling sounds echoed in their ears, and their originally beautiful and lovely kin now appeared dark and distorted.
Their once charming faces turned into curved, blood-red smiles, and their bodies twisted and deformed in the darkness, lurching towards them. There were even Kirlia crawling distortedly on the ground.
"Gar... Gardevoir? (Wh-what should we do? I'm so scared, Little Grass!)"
The Ponytail Gardevoir instantly hugged her best friend and cowered in the corner. It's just taking care of Xiao Feng Feng? Why did it turn out like this!
"gardevoir!! (I don't know either!!)"
The Gardevoir with the Poké Toy almost dropped her Poké Toy to the ground. How could she know that her kin had all become like this?
"gardevoir! (I don't care, you need to think of something!!!)"
The Ponytail Gardevoir pounded her best friend's slightly bulging 'xiaolongbao' with her small fists, trying to flatten her.
"gardevoir! (Don't rush me, I'm thinking, I'm thinking.)"
Sweat dripped down the Gardevoir with the Poké Toy's forehead. She couldn't think of any good solution right now.
Seeing her distorted and crawling kin approaching the two of them, she had no way to resolve this situation.
"Gardevoir. (What are you doing?)"
Suddenly, a majestic voice shone on the two of them like the sun. In an instant, the terrifying scene instantly returned to the sunny morning it had been before.
Only the scattered footprints and handprints on the surrounding snow remained, indicating what had just happened.
"gardevoir! (You're not doing anything productive all day. Hurry up and get ready to prepare a surprise for Xiao Feng Feng and them.)"
The Boss Gardevoir looked at the surrounding Gardevoir with a stern gaze, giving them a slight warning. The annual surprise couldn't be ruined by them.
If she didn't keep a close eye on them, who knew what they might do. After speaking, she walked back into the house, but to prevent such things from happening again, she deliberately left the door open to show that she was constantly watching them.
The subsequent activities went smoothly. Everyone received their tasks; those who needed to contact other clans contacted them, and those who made clothes made clothes, with clear divisions of labor.
Time gradually passed in this process.
"Ralts! (I'm so sleepy, big brother.)"
The Shiny Ralts lay on Yu Feng's back, looking sleepy. She had played all day and was almost dead tired.
"Alright, just bear with it a little longer. We'll be back soon."
Yu Feng comforted his Lao Mei. After all, they would be back soon. He didn't know why he wasn't allowed to go back today!
"Ralts! (Okay, big brother.)"
The Shiny Ralts rubbed against Yu Feng's warm back, her blush almost impossible to hide.
"Eh? Gao Jie's Clan Grounds are on fire?"
Yu Feng suddenly noticed that the Clan Grounds were enveloped in red, looking very much like the Clan Grounds had been invaded and caught fire.
"Gardevoir? (It really is! I'll go back to support first, Xiao Feng Feng, you find a place to hide!)"
As she said this, to prevent herself from laughing, the Ponytail Gardevoir used Psychic to firmly pull at the corners of her mouth to keep them from curving, then she disappeared from the spot.
"Go?"
"Ralts? (Go?)"
Yu Feng and Lao Mei exchanged glances, both speaking in unison. As for what Gao Jie said about not going over, what kind of talk was that? What kind of person wouldn't go help when their own home was in trouble... "Bang bang!"
Just as the two of them teleported into the forest, several streamers directly sounded in their ears, drenching them in streamers.
They saw the surrounding Gardevoir and Kirlia, all wearing festive big red clothes with strong Chinese characteristics, gathered around them, and even the Ralts had tiny red hats.
"gardevoir! (Happy New Year, son, daughter!)"
Gardevoir Mother hugged her children, having missed them terribly after a day apart.
"Ralts? (What is New Year?)"
The Ralts tilted her head, looking at her mother, seemingly very curious about the word 'New Year.' It seemed she had never heard this word in her little head.
"Gardevoir. (I know, I know! It's a festival where the whole family gathers together.)"
Gardevoir Aunt raised her hand, wanting to show off to her niece and nephew. After all, it's boring not to show off new knowledge.
"Gardevoir. (You talk too much.)"
The Gardevoir with sharp eyes helplessly rubbed her forehead. Sister, of course, she would explain it. It's not your turn, you monster, to explain.
"Gardevoir~ (Alright, alright, she's just excited.)"
Gardevoir Dajie looked gently at her sisters. After evolving, they rarely had the chance to be together.
"gardevoir! (Well, well, it's nothing. Come, come, Xiao Feng Feng, Xiao Ya Ya, let's watch the performance. We specially found Pokémon to perform.)"
"Woof!"
"Roar!!"
An Arcanine burning with flames and a Salamence with white light on its body simultaneously appeared on the ground, flying and leaping, drawing graceful patterns.
Yu Feng was stunned. Was this the Dance Arcanine and Dance Salamence?
"gardevoir! (There's more, there's more!)"
Gardevoir Aunt got excited. The next one was a performance she had trained for a long time.
Several Gardevoir and Kirlia appeared on the stage and began to perform elegant dances, occasionally emitting emerald green leaves and pink light waves.
"Don't just watch, keep eating."
Gardevoir Mom put the stir-fried, golden-brown Farfetch'd scallions into her children's bowls. She didn't know when a table full of sumptuous dishes had appeared before them.
Almost all the friendly clans in the forest were gathered around the table, smiling as they looked at Yu Feng.
"This really is..."
Looking at the frolicking young ones of various clans, the ongoing performance, and the abundant dishes on the table, Yu Feng felt as if he had returned to the days of the past.
"gardevoir! (There's more, there's more! Look at the sky, launch!)"
At Gardevoir Mom's excited command, the surrounding clan leaders all turned their gaze to the sky. They saw colorful light spheres fly into the air and then explode, bursting into colorful fire.
It was clearly fireworks! (Pokémon version)
"Mom, Happy New Year!"
Yu Feng looked around. Although he didn't know what his mother meant, it was only right and proper to say Happy New Year.
"Gardevoir. (Happy New Year! Let me think, according to human customs, I should give Xiao Feng Feng a New Year's gift.)"
Gardevoir Mom pondered for a long time, not knowing what to give her son as a New Year's gift. After much thought, she finally pulled out a string of crystals with green, pink, and red stripes from her ample chest.
"gardevoir! (This is the Mega Stone your dad gave your mom, but I don't need it now, so I'll give it to you.)"
Although she was reluctant to give away her stone, she would have more in the future, and her son would also go on a journey. He wouldn't be able to get this as easily as his father.
"Ralts, Ralts! (I want one too, I want one too!)"
The Shiny Ralts saw her older brother receive a gift and pestered her mother for her own gift.
"Gardevoir. (Okay, okay, you all get one!)"
Accompanied by the sound of exploding moves, a joyous feast drew to a close!
