"Tini Tini"
The instant Victini saw Auron, he immediately got excited and flew straight into Auron's arms.
"Haha, Victini—did you miss me?"
"Tini~"
"Hoopa Lala"
Victini nodded. Beside him, Hoopa also poked out his head, excitedly eyeing Auron's backpack that Victini had mentioned contained infinite snacks.
"Hoopa?"
Auron tilted his head and saw Hoopa Confined—holding a golden ring in his hands, looking very proud and a bit curious.
Pokémon: Hoopa
Gender: Genderless
Type: Psychic / Ghost
Ability: Magician (Steals the held item of opponents hit by its moves.)
Aptitude: Gold
Basic Moves: Hyperspace Hole, Trick, Destiny Bond, Ally Switch, Confusion, Astonish, Magic Coat, Psybeam, Skill Swap, Power Split, Guard Split, Phantom Force, Zen Headbutt, Trick Room, Shadow Ball, Nasty Plot, Psychic...
Inherited Moves: None
"Little Hoopa, so you're the one who brought me here?" Auron smiled and patted Hoopa Confined's head.
"Hoopa Lala"
"Isn't Hoopa amazing!"
Looking at Hoopa's proud expression, Auron couldn't help but laugh. "Haha, amazing, very amazing."
As expected, Hoopa Confined was so much cuter compared to Hoopa Unbound.
"Then can Hoopa eat the little cookies you made?"
"Tini~"
"Mew Hehe"
"Mana~"
"Oh, Mew, Manaphy? Long time no see."
Hearing about food, Manaphy and Mew stopped hiding and flew directly out from behind a rock.
"Haha, everyone gets some, everyone gets some. I'll get them for you right now."
"Mm~ cough cough!"
Seeing Auron about to get food, Darkrai couldn't hide anymore either. He emerged directly from Auron's shadow and made a sound to attract Auron's attention.
"Huh? Darkrai?"
Pokémon: Darkrai
Gender: Genderless
Type: Dark
Ability: Bad Dreams (During battle, at intervals, all opposing Pokémon in sleep status or with Absolute Sleep lose one-eighth of their maximum HP.)
Aptitude: Gold
Basic Moves: Ominous Wind, Disable, Hypnosis, Feint Attack, Nightmare, Double Team, Haze, Dark Void, Nasty Plot, Dream Eater, Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball, Calm Mind, Toxic, Ice Beam...
Inherited Moves: None
"Tini tini!"
After Darkrai appeared, Victini in Auron's arms looked up at him pitifully, then pointed at Darkrai while saying something.
Auron looked up. Darkrai scratched his head, looking slightly embarrassed, while Mew and Manaphy glared at Darkrai with united indignation.
"He says Darkrai ate all the little cookies you made for him, so all three of them had no cookies to eat, Hoopa~"
"Oh, I see. It's okay—I made lots more. But it seems you weren't in the original location anymore, so I couldn't deliver them to you."
After hearing Hoopa's words, Auron understood why Victini had that expression. He consoled him with both laughter and tears.
Victini's appetite wasn't large to begin with. Even adding Mew and Manaphy's portions, those cookies should have been enough for the three little ones to eat for a while. From the looks of things, Darkrai must have quite an appetite.
"Can Hoopa eat some too? Hoopa brought you here~"
"Haha, of course you can! Everyone gets some. Darkrai, come join us too." Auron smiled and nodded, then put Victini down, opened his backpack, and called for Darkrai to come over as well.
"Mm."
Darkrai was somewhat tempted, but after seeing the three little ones turn their heads away, he shook his head and stood in place without moving.
Auron looked at Darkrai, then at the three little ones still sulking, smiled, and didn't say anything more.
"Here, these are the little cookies—all different flavors."
"Tini~"
"Mew~"
"Mana~"
"Hoopa Lala"
The three little ones' eyes lit up simultaneously. They gathered around Auron, waiting for him to give them the cookies.
As for Hoopa—after the cookies came out of Auron's backpack, Hoopa had directly used his ability to open a portal into the cookie bag and was already eating.
"Tini tini~"
After taking a bite of the improved cookies, Victini happily closed his eyes in contentment.
"He says the cookies seem even more delicious than before, Hoopa~" While eating cookies one after another, Hoopa didn't forget his translation duties and dutifully translated for Auron.
"Haha, as long as they're good. Eat slowly, don't rush—there's more." Auron smiled and patted Victini's head.
Then Auron picked up another bag of cookies and handed it directly to Darkrai behind him.
"Go ahead and eat. They're not that angry at you."
"Mm~"
Looking at Auron's smiling face illuminated by the sunlight, Darkrai couldn't help but be moved.
"Darkrai is Hoopa's good friend. He's the one who brought them to find Hoopa."
"Mm, you're all Hoopa's good friends too." After saying this, seeing the three little ones' gazes, Hoopa immediately panicked and quickly added another sentence.
"Haha, go ahead and eat. Nobody's taking it to heart."
Darkrai looked at Auron, then at the three little ones and Hoopa eating earnestly.
Only after seeing Hoopa nod at him did he happily accept the cookies from Auron's hand.
"Mm!"
"He says thank you, Hoopa~"
"Haha, no need to thank me. You're their friend, so of course you're my friend too. Don't be shy."
"Then is Hoopa your friend?"
Looking at Hoopa's adorable face, Auron couldn't help but reach out and rub his head. "Of course! We're all friends, right?"
"Tini~"
"Mew~"
"Mana~"
"Mm!"
It seems like one with a different vibe slipped in there.
But Auron didn't mind. He pulled out another bag of various flavored cupcakes from his backpack and also released all his Pokémon.
"Graow!"
"Lax~"
"Tini tini~"
Crobat, Snorlax, and Charizard—three Pokémon who knew Victini—greeted him as soon as they came out. Victini happily responded.
"Myu~"
Compared to the three Pokémon who knew Victini, Dratini was quite curious, flying around in the air, looking left and right.
"Mew~"
The three little ones also smiled at the pink Dratini. Mew even invited Dratini to come eat with them.
"Myu~"
Dratini agreed, then skillfully pulled out several more bags of different snacks from Auron's backpack.
"Myu~"
"She says, let's try these—they're all delicious things Little Ze made, Hoopa."
"Little Ze? Is your name Little Ze, Hoopa?"
"Haha, that's right. My name is Auron Vale, but you can also call me Little Ze. Come on, Hoopa—try this."