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Your knees ache. Your arms ache. Your everything aches as you pull Volo’s unwanted surprise across the woods. It fails around wildly, with a botched wool job and hellish screaming.Just when you think it stopped, it starts up again. Your hearing will be in shambles once this is done, you just know it.
You stay close to the stream that runs through the entirety of The Heartwood. The dark green grasses stay still as you march on.All pokemon, no matter how brave they usually are, move a fair distance away from you and the wailing Caterpie. Said wailing monster has mud, dirt, sand and grass clinging to it, as if it wasn’t dirty enough. The half-sheared wool wasn't helping matters. Yet again, if the stars aligned, you would have a great bargain on your hands.
You stop temporarily to pick berries and a Iron Barktounge. You see that thing start to slink back, so pick up its leash and it stops moving. And it starts screeching, again. That awful shriek scares away some Buneary and other pokemon. You start dragging the world’s loudest Wurmple on the soil once again.
You see those telltale statues on the forest floor. You see the warden of this place approach you and the now-quieting down critter.
‘‘Ginter, what in the name of Almighty Sinnoh is that?!’’
‘‘Ah, Uhcu, it’s so nice to see you.I have come to make a deal. ’’ You say calmly. You pull out the Iron Barktounge and set it for 300 pokedollars. ‘‘Or,’’ you say, ‘‘You can buy this thing for 50 pokedollars. It’s much longer lasting than that silly mushroom and can grow wool.’’ ‘‘Ginter, I could hear that thing from a mile away. Look into those blood red eyes and say it’s not something unholy in nature!’’ Uhcu snaps back. ‘‘And besides, it looks like it's been dragged here.’’ ‘‘You're not wrong, Uhcu, it's been dragged here. I just need to get rid of it somehow.’’
‘‘So you dump it on me?! No way in the name of Klevor, Ginkgo Guild member. Now get out of here with that or I-’’ Uhcu breaks into a bad coughing fit. ‘‘Sorry, those have been happening lately’’ ‘‘Now, as I was saying. GET OUT!’’ She points away. ‘‘Now, now Uhcu, I understand why you might not want this thing. But I can assure you that this is a good deal. I’ll even sell the Irontounge with it. And mark down the price too.’’ Uhcu repeats her instructions. Sadly, you follow her directions, dragging along the beast behind you as it screams.
There goes getting rid of this thing.
Pulling the thing along the sand again, you arrive back at base. Everyone signs as you get back in your chair, but still holding the leash.
‘‘Anybody has some suggestions?’’ You request. ‘‘Anyone?’’ The Pokemon stops its incessant yowling.
Mani pipes up. ‘‘Oh, Ginter, I have an idea!!’’ ‘’Yes!’’ You point to him with your free hand. ‘‘Volo knows where this thing came from, right? So once Volo comes back, we instruct him to bring this thing back where it came from!’’ Mani words his suggestion. ‘‘Perfect!’’ You agree with him. ‘‘Tuli, take this thing and tie it up a fair distance away from the camp.’’ Your granddaughter follows your orders and takes the lead from you.
You can feel the death glare the Giratina gives you.