Pokémon: My Mom Is A Gardevoir

So these are Dunsparce's mom and dad!

Cole thought it was no wonder they were so excited to see each other.

However, he also noticed that Dunsparce's parents weren't Dunsparces at all, but clearly Dudunsparces, who is the evolved form, with an appearance extremely similar to Dunsparce, especially the head. Without careful observation, they're easy to mistake for one another.

Dudunsparces are generally much larger than Dunsparces. A typical Dunsparce is only about one meter long, while most Dudunsparces exceed three meters, making them perfectly suitable for riding.

Dudunsparces have two forms: the Two-Segment Form and the Three-Segment Form. The Three-Segment Form is very rare, with only a one percent chance of a Dunsparce evolving into it.

The main difference between the two-segment and three-segment Dudunsparces is in their temperament.

Two-segment Dudunsparces are quick-tempered. If someone accidentally enters their nest, they'll use their innate ability to create powerful explosive air waves to drive intruders out of the cave.

When faced with the same situation, three-segment Dudunsparces will choose to let trespassers ride on their backs and safely escort them to the entrance.

Dunsparce's parents were the more common two-segment form. Sure enough, they had barely finished hugging and crying with their son when they began eyeing Cole suspiciously, their gazes practically saying:

So you're the one who took our precious son?

Seeing his parents misunderstand, Dunsparce quickly stepped in to explain, telling them about how Cole had taken care of him all this time, and how he had gone through great hardship to bring him back.

After hearing Dunsparce's explanation, the Dudunsparce couple did a complete 180 in their attitude toward Cole, eager to express their thousand thanks. Though they were naturally hot-tempered, they weren't completely unreasonable.

When they heard that their son had suffered so much because he was captured by the Skarmory on the mountain, the couple was furious, though unfortunately they were no match for the Skarmory. Many Dunsparces and Dudunsparces in the area had disappeared due to Skarmory predation.

After clearing up the misunderstanding, Dunsparce began asking his parents about why the grassland had disappeared and where Cottonee and Whimsicott had gone.

Hearing their son's question, the couple exchanged glances and couldn't help but smile bitterly before explaining what had happened.

It turned out that shortly after Dunsparce went missing, a pair of Pangoro and several Pancham arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The Pangoro were a married couple, and the Panchams were their children.

True to their name, the Pangoro couple was extremely domineering, bullying others throughout the area. Although this caused discontent among many Pokémon, the Pangoro were so powerful that no one dared to stand against them!

Later, they passed through the grassland where Cottonee and Whimsicott lived and were attracted by the quality of the pasture, thinking that such fertile soil would surely grow high-quality, delicious bamboo.

So they drove away all the Cottonee and Whimsicott and replaced the grassland with a bamboo forest.

Eventually, they discovered the soil was so fertile because it was nourished by fertilizer made from Whimsicott's cotton and seeds. They then captured all the Cottonee and Whimsicott, forcing the Whimsicott to grow bamboo for them.

Now all the Cottonee and Whimsicott were being held captive in the depths of the bamboo forest to produce fertilizer.

After hearing the Dudunsparce couple's explanation, Cole and the others suddenly understood. Dunsparce was indignant, immediately wanting to rush off to duel with the Pangoro and rescue his good friends!

The Dudunsparce couple quickly stopped him.

The Pangoro couple was too strong. The Dudunsparce couple had considered intervening, but they were no match for the Pangoro, let alone Dunsparce who was even weaker than them. Dunsparce probably couldn't even withstand a single punch from them.

At this point, Cole said, "Then let me go. I'll definitely rescue Cottonee, Whimsicott, and the others safely."

He had come for Cottonee and Whimsicott in the first place and couldn't let other Pokémon beat him to it!

Hearing his words, Dunsparce was so happy that he jumped up and down. He knew Cole was very strong, and as long as he was willing to help, rescuing Whimsicott and the others would definitely not be a problem.

Hearing these words, the Dudunsparce couple looked worried, asking if he could really do it. The Pangoro couple was very strong.

Seeing his parents didn't believe in Cole, Dunsparce immediately began explaining to them how powerful he was.

But as the saying goes, seeing is believing. They had only witnessed the Pangoro couple's strength but had never seen this human in action, so they were skeptical of their son's explanation.

However, whether they believed it or not wasn't important. Cole said to the family of three, "Wait here, I'll be back soon."

Hearing this, Dunsparce insisted on going along no matter what, and the Dudunsparce couple's objections were useless.

In the end, Cole simply brought all three of them along.

"If anything happens, just run, don't worry about me." He said to the family of three before departing.

And so, Cole led Daisy and the Dunsparce family into the deep bamboo forest.

I have to say, the fertilizer made by Whimsicott was indeed very effective. Less than a year after Dunsparce went missing, the area had already grown into such a vibrant bamboo forest. No wonder the Pangoro had targeted them.

The group walked through the bamboo forest, not seeing a single Pokémon. The surroundings were very quiet, with only occasional breezes passing through, making the bamboo rustle.

Just then, Daisy suddenly stopped.

"Garde~ Garde~" — Baby, did you hear crying?

Cole also stopped and listened carefully, and indeed heard faint sobbing.

Ghosts in broad daylight?

"Let's go check it out." Cole said softly to her.

Daisy nodded and followed him toward the source of the sobbing, eventually finding a Cottonee crying secretly behind a large rock.

Seeing Cole and his companions appear, the Cottonee immediately panicked and hid behind the rock, until it spotted the Dunsparce family.

Since Dunsparce and Whimsicott were good friends and lived nearby, many Cottonee and Whimsicott knew Dunsparce — including this particular Cottonee.

The Cottonee was delighted to see Dunsparce, having heard that he had suddenly disappeared, leaving Whimsicott heartbroken for a long time.

"I'm so glad you're okay. Whimsicott will be very happy when it finds out." Cottonee said to Dunsparce.

"Where is Whimsicott?" Dunsparce asked, "And why are you hiding here crying?"

Hearing Dunsparce's questions, Cottonee couldn't help but cry again. It didn't know where Whimsicott was because the Pangoro family had separated the Whimsicott and Cottonee groups, managing them separately.

The Whimsicott were supervised by the Pangoro, forced to produce fertilizer day and night to maintain the bamboo forest, while the Cottonee were supervised by the Pancham, suffering daily abuse.

The number of Whimsicott in the group was relatively small, and to get more Whimsicott to make fertilizer, the Pangoro had turned their attention to the Cottonee.

They ordered the Pancham to abuse the Cottonee daily, euphemistically calling it "training". If they couldn't complete the training, they would not only be beaten but also go hungry, until they evolved into Whimsicott and were taken away by the Pangoro.

This Cottonee in front of Cole had run away and was hiding here crying because it couldn't bear the abuse anymore.

After hearing what it said, Dunsparce was nearly furious with anger. This was too much, way too much!

"Pan-cham! Pan-cham! Pan-cham!"

Just then, a Pancham holding a bamboo stick ran over viciously, shouting at the Cottonee while questioning Cole and his companions about where they came from and what they were doing there.

What an arrogant attitude!

As soon as it saw the Pancham, Cottonee immediately trembled with fear and hid behind Dunsparce.

"Pan-cham! Pan-cham! Pan-cham!"

Seeing that Cole and the others were ignoring it, the Pancham became exasperated and raised its hand to launch a Dark Pulse at Cole.

Daring to attack my precious son? How dare you!

Daisy waved her small hand, and a Light Screen appeared in front of Cole, blocking the Dark Pulse. With another wave, she sent out a Dazzling Gleam, causing the Pancham to roll its eyes and faint on the ground.

Seeing this, Cottonee was stunned. Had the bully been defeated so quickly?

Dunsparce comforted it, "Don't be afraid, Cole will definitely save you all."

Then Cole looked at Cottonee and said, "Where are your other friends? Take me to rescue them!"

Hearing his words, Cottonee immediately cheered and led the way.

As for the unconscious Pancham, Cole released Larvitar and had it carry the Pancham behind them.

Since the little panda was about the same height as Larvitar, it wasn't realistic for Larvitar to carry it, so it had to drag it instead.

Under Cottonee's guidance, Cole and his companions arrived deeper in the bamboo forest. There, they saw several Cottonee being forced by three Pancham to run through the bamboo forest. Those who ran too slowly were beaten, and several Cottonee had already been beaten black and blue.

Emboldened by Cole, the previously crying Cottonee angrily stepped forward to confront the Pancham that was whipping its companions with a bamboo stick.

When the Pancham saw a Cottonee daring to defy it, it thought: How dare you! It immediately raised its bamboo stick to strike.

At that moment, Larvitar leaped forward and forcefully threw the unconscious Pancham it was dragging. Before the other Pancham could swing its bamboo stick, it was smacked squarely in the face by its own comrade.

Both the Cottonee and the other two Pancham stood stunned by this sight.

"Pan-cham? Pan-cham! Pan-cham!"

After getting up, the struck Pancham pointed at Larvitar and began yelling incoherently. Only then did the other two Pancham come to their senses, and without a word, they attacked Larvitar alongside their comrade.

Larvitar raised its small hand, and four long stone spears instantly materialized above its head.

"Yow!!"

Larvitar let out a proud cry. By now, it had mastered this move learned from Carbink, wielding it just as skillfully as its teacher.

With a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sound cutting through the air, the three Pancham collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.

"Co-tto!" "Co-tto!" "Co-tto!" ...

Seeing this, all the Cottonee erupted in cheers.

Cole thought for a moment, took out four Poké Balls, and captured the four Pancham.

Since he was going to rescue the Cottonee and Whimsicott tribe, he couldn't leave these troublemakers behind — it was better to take them away.

He would bring them back to discipline them and assign them to hard labor in the orchard. After all, he had just added another mountain but hadn't increased his staff, so they could fill the gap! From now on, all the dirty and exhausting work would be theirs.

These few were just too arrogant and needed to be properly disciplined. Labor reform was the best method.

Perhaps because Cole and his companions had made too much noise, an angry roar echoed through the forest, and a Pangoro slowly emerged from the nearby bamboo thicket.

"Roar!!!!" — Where are my children?!

Seeing the Pangoro glaring fiercely at Cole, Larvitar immediately stepped forward, ready to fight.

Cole quickly stopped it, "Alright, alright, forget it. You're not strong enough to beat it yet."

"Yow!"

Hearing that it wasn't good enough, Larvitar was clearly dissatisfied, but still obediently retreated.

Daisy then moved to step forward in Larvitar's place, but Cole stopped her too, "Mom, you don't need to step in either. Let's give our companions a chance to train."

Daisy didn't mind; at home, she went to the Trevenant Forest daily to duel with wild Pokémon. One Pangoro hardly made a difference. She nodded and retreated to the back.

Cole took out a Poké Ball, and with a flash of red light, Brionne appeared in front of the Pangoro.

"Brionne, I leave the Pangoro to you to handle!"

"Bri~ Brionne~"

Brionne excitedly clapped its hands, eager to prove itself. It had been hoping to ask Cole for more training opportunities to defeat Heliolisk and the Lopunny couple as soon as possible and climb up the power rankings at Mt. Ascendant!

"Roar! Roar!! Roar!!!" — Where are my children? Where are my children?!

The Pangoro roared and charged toward Cole. It recognized this human as the leader among the group of Pokémon, so it targeted him first.

But in the next second, it unexpectedly ran headfirst into a soft bubble and was bounced backward involuntarily.

To its surprise, bubbles appeared behind it too, bouncing it stumbling forward again. Surrounded by bubbles on all sides, the Pangoro couldn't move an inch.

"Roar!"

The Pangoro angrily raised its fists and used Bullet Punch to rapidly strike the bubbles.

Hola! Hola! Hola!

But each punch merely left a fist-shaped dent in the bubbles before they quickly returned to their original shape. The Pangoro couldn't do anything to break through them at all.

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