The moon hung high in the sky.
The Pokémon had all said goodnight to Hayato Sora and returned to their huts to sleep.
The ranch returned to its usual quiet.
The Meowth gang had returned once again.
The special aroma from earlier in the day had made them extremely hungry.
The gray Meowth was the first to jump onto the fence.
After carefully scanning the ranch, it called to the others behind it.
"Meow~"
(Come on.)
Rustling sounds came from the grass.
Soon, a white Meowth and a dark brown Meowth stepped out.
"Meow~"
(We're here.)
The dark brown Meowth walked up to the fence and revealed its metallic claws, preparing to dig a hole through it.
Before it could start, the white Meowth quickly stopped it.
"Meow~"
(No, that'll make too much noise. We'll get discovered.)
The gray Meowth jumped down from the fence.
"Meow~"
(This place has several Pokémon that look really strong. Let's not alert them.)
The dark brown Meowth nodded seriously.
"Meow!"
(Alright. Then let's grab food quickly and leave.)
The three Meowth exchanged glances.
Then they slowly helped each other climb over the fence and walked in a line toward the silo, tiptoeing quietly.
During the day, they had seen the human taking food out of there and giving it to the other Pokémon.
The gray Meowth was extremely cautious.
Even though the distance was short, it took several minutes to cross.
Every few steps it stopped to look around, making sure there was no danger before moving again.
After circling the silo once, the gray Meowth slowly pushed the door open.
The faint creaking sound masked the flutter of wings.
Three Noibat had already flown into the silo through the window and were hanging upside down from the dark ceiling beams.
"Vzz~"
(Are these the thieves Hayato Sora mentioned today?)
"Vzz!"
(Should be.)
"Vzz vzz~"
(Let them all come in first. Then we'll attack so none of them escape.)
The three Noibat whispered quietly and quickly reached an agreement.
Closing their eyes, they used their large ears to release ultrasonic waves in several directions, scanning the entire silo without revealing their position.
Soon—
The door opened slightly.
Three shadows entered one by one.
The inside of the silo was completely silent.
"Is it safe?"
The gray Meowth scanned the surroundings.
The modest-sized silo contained various tools.
It had already become Hayato Sora's storage area.
In the corner nearby were stacks of food meant for Pokémon.
There were mud biscuits for Mudsdale, grass dumplings, and the sweet and salty Pokémon feed Hayato Sora had bought earlier to treat the Lapras group.
That smell—
It was exactly what they had smelled earlier!
The three Meowth swallowed hard.
These were their favorite foods.
After confirming there was no danger, they rushed forward and grabbed the marble-sized sweet feed.
They chewed briefly and swallowed quickly.
Even the cautious gray Meowth lowered its guard, stuffing food into its mouth while also placing some into the small satchel on its belly.
If Hayato Sora were here, he would recognize it immediately.
It was a spatial satchel.
Hayato Sora had one of the same type.
The inside only held a few cubic meters of space and was normally used by Trainers to store everyday items.
The one on the gray Meowth had probably been stolen from some unfortunate Trainer.
Now it had become the perfect tool for stealing food.
No wonder the Meowth gang had succeeded so many times before.
After the other two Meowth finished filling their stomachs, they came over to help pack food.
This amount of food could last them several days.
After that, they could move on somewhere else.
Meanwhile—
The three Noibat hung quietly from the beam above, watching everything unfold below.
Almost simultaneously—
The three Noibat released a terrifying killing intent, each locking onto a Meowth.
"ROOOAR!"
The air exploded with sounds resembling dragon roars.
Three dragon-shaped energy phantoms descended from the sky—
Dragon Rush.
A powerful Dragon-type move like that wasn't easy to dodge.
The sudden killing intent froze the Meowth in place.
Before they could react—
The Noibat had already crashed down.
The gray Meowth and the white Meowth were immediately pinned to the ground beneath the Noibat.
After taking a direct hit from the Dragon-type attack—on top of being struck at critical points—
Their eyes turned into spirals and they fainted instantly.
Only the dark brown Meowth managed to survive.
At the critical moment, it rolled forward and barely avoided the attack.
However, the shockwave from Dragon Rush still knocked it over.
"Vzz!"
The Noibat shook their heads in disbelief.
It actually dodged!
But the Noibat had been training constantly.
Their reactions were extremely fast.
The three of them released maximum-power Supersonic together.
Inside the narrow enclosed silo, the dark brown Meowth had nowhere to escape.
The Supersonic waves struck it directly.
Its body staggered left and right.
Little yellow ducks seemed to circle around its head—
It had fallen into a confused state.
Then—
A giant Dragon Claw came from behind and smacked it squarely on the head.
The dark brown Meowth met the same fate.
It collapsed with spiral eyes, completely knocked out.
By the time Hayato Sora received the message and rushed over with Kangaskhan, he saw the three Noibat standing proudly with their feet on top of the defeated Meowth.
They looked like victorious generals returning from battle.
Hayato Sora shined a flashlight on them.
"Hmm?"
"Interesting… a regular Meowth, an Alolan Meowth, and even a Galarian Meowth."
He couldn't understand how they had ended up together in Kalos.
If he remembered correctly—
Regular Meowth and Galarian Meowth usually didn't get along.
Yet not only had they avoided fighting—
They had even formed a gang.
This was practically a criminal group spanning three different regions.
"Nice work, Noibat."
"Vzz~" ×3
The Noibat happily responded.
Their hearts felt warm with pride.
They could finally help Hayato Sora.
In their minds, they thought:
We have to become super, super strong…
Strong enough to drive away all the bad guys!
Hayato Sora asked Kangaskhan to bring some rope and tied the three Meowth together.
Up close, the differences between them were obvious.
Even though they were technically the same species, their appearances were completely different.
Regular Meowth looked like a small house cat with pale yellow fur and a curled tail.
Alolan Meowth had dark gray fur, and its forehead coin shone brighter—almost golden.
Galarian Meowth looked drastically different. Its coin was black, its fur dark brown, and its body was noticeably shorter and much fiercer-looking.
After observing them for a moment, Hayato Sora had Kangaskhan carry them back to the house.
He placed an Oran Berry into each of their mouths to restore some stamina.
Before long, the Meowth slowly regained consciousness.
The first to wake up was the Galarian Meowth.
The moment it woke up, it glared fiercely and tried to slash with its claws.
But no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't move.
Its paws were tightly bound.
Then it met Kangaskhan's gaze.
The pressure was overwhelming.
It felt like facing a terrifying monster.
The small Meowth trembled uncontrollably in fear.
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