After Rob left, Eddie released Helioptile and Brionne, and then took them to the other side of the fence.
"Gogoat, wait here for me, I'll be back soon after taking a walk."
Because the Gogoat is large and there is no Poké Ball, it is difficult for Eddie to carry it over the fence, and the fence here is quite high.
The Gogoat nods obediently.
Eddie walked for a while with Brionne and Helioptile, and soon they saw the forest that Paris mentioned.
He walked in and took a closer look, and sure enough, he saw a bloodstain on a clump of weeds, but the bloodstain had already dried up.
Just like Paris said, there were no useful clues to be found around.
About half an hour later, Eddie returned to the fence with the two Pokémon, and his Gogoat was indeed waiting for him there obediently.
However, before Eddie walked to the Gogoat, he suddenly noticed a small mound of earth appeared behind the Gogoat, and the mound of earth was still moving, approaching the mount goat little by little.
"Helioptile, Brionne, take action!"
Eddie realized something was wrong and immediately shouted to his two Pokémon.
"Hey~"
"Brio~"
The two Pokémon reacted extremely quickly, and in the blink of an eye a blue lightning and a stream of water hit the small mound.
boom!!!
An explosion sounded and the small mound was blown to pieces. The goat on which he was riding was really frightened and jumped high, but there was nothing in the mound.
The things in the mound did not run far away. Eddie soon saw another small mound of earth appear not far from his Gogoat, and this mound of earth was moving quickly. In the blink of an eye, it moved from inside the fence to outside.
"Helioptile, Brionne, keep attacking!"
Eddie shouted.
"Hey~"
"Brion~"
The two Pokémon responded and sent streams of lightning and water towards the mound.
Eddie soon discovered that the lightning of the Helioptile could not cause any harm to the creatures under the mound, while the Water Gun of the Brionne could always make the creatures howl in pain.
Eddie couldn't help but wonder if there was a Ground-type Pokémon under the mound, as it happened to have the ability to dig holes.
After a stalemate, the creature under the earth finally escaped. There was no way. It was hiding under the earth and digging holes very quickly. Even if Brionne showed signs of restraining it, it still couldn't do anything to it.
After the being under the mound left, Eddie quickly ran to the Gogoat and asked, "Gogoat, are you okay?"
Eddie saw that it was obviously very scared. The thing under the mound of dirt just now must be planning to attack it by surprise. Maybe it was the culprit for the frequent disappearance of Gogoats and Skiddo'sin the ranch recently.
The Gogoat shook his head with lingering fear, indicating that he was fine, but his heart was beating very fast. He was scared to death just now. He knew very well that his companions had disappeared frequently in the ranch recently, and he almost became the next one.
"I'm glad you're okay."
Eddie breathed a sigh of relief. If his Gogoat was successfully attacked right under his nose, he would be too embarrassed to see Rob and Paris.
"Let's go back first," Eddie said to his Gogoat mount.
Just when Eddie was about to take the Pokémon back to Rob's house, he saw the Helioptile sticking its butt out and digging in the exploded pit.
"What's wrong, Helioptile?" Eddie asked puzzledly.
"Hey beep~Hey beep~"
The Helioptile suddenly pulled its head out of the pit, and seemed to be holding something in its hand.
"Hey beep~Hey beep~"
It ran to Eddie and raised the thing in its hand to show Eddie. Eddie opened his eyes wide and looked for a long time before he realized that it was a few dark brown hairs with moist mud stuck on them.
"This is..." Eddie took the hair and observed it for a while. For a moment, he couldn't think of what kind of Pokémon it was, so he said, "I'll send it to the Pokémon Center for testing later."
Then he praised the Helioptile and said, "Well done, Helioptile, you are really careful. If it weren't for you, I would have missed such an important clue."
"Hey, beep~ Hey, beep~" The Helioptile waved his hands modestly to indicate that it was nothing.
This made Brionne envious. Why didn't it think of digging in the pit? It also wanted to be praised by Eddie!
After returning to Rob's house, Eddie said to the couple: "I should have met the culprit who caused the ranch's losses. It is very likely a Pokémon."
"Really?" Paris said excitedly, "What kind of Pokémon is it? Are you sure you can drive it away?"
Eddie replied: "I'm not sure what Pokémon it is yet, but I got its fur. I'll go to the Pokémon Center to test it and I'll know. As for how to deal with it, I still have to think about it."
Paris said gratefully, "Thank you for your trouble."
Seeing that it was getting late, Eddie said goodbye to the couple. The couple accompanied him to the ranch gate and gave him several bottles of grass-fed Gogoat milk produced in the ranch.
Eddie wanted to refuse, but the couple was so enthusiastic and insisted on stuffing the milk into Eddie's Space Backpack. In the end, he couldn't resist and had to accept all the Gogoat milk.
After leaving the ranch, Eddie did not go home immediately, but rode Captain Talonflame directly to the Pokémon Center in the West District.
Nurse Joy was already very familiar with Eddie. When she saw Eddie coming in, she thought that Eddie was here to buy anesthetics again, so she asked with a smile:
"Come to buy medicine again? This time you come much earlier than before!"
Eddie usually buys medicine at a fixed frequency, so Nurse Joy said that.
Hearing this, Eddie shook his head and said, "I'm not here to buy medicine this time. I have something I want to ask for your help, Nurse Joy." As he said that, he took out the few strands of hair and told her what had happened on the ranch recently.
Nurse Joy is also a person with a strong sense of justice. After listening to Eddie's story, she immediately scolded the culprit in indignation.
Nurse Joy is worthy of being a nurse. She really knows everything about Pokémon. She stared at the fur for more than ten seconds and then said, "It looks a bit like a Excadrill."
Excadrill? It's really possible! Eddie's eyes lit up when he heard it.
It's a ground-dwelling hamster that can dig holes. The color of its fur matches well.
"To be on the safe side, I'd better do a test for you. Please wait a moment." Nurse Joy took the hair to the laboratory.
All the equipment in the Pokémon Center is the most advanced in the Pokémon world. After a while, Nurse Joy came out with the test results.
"It is indeed the hair of a Excadrill."
Eddie paid for the test and said to Nurse Joy gratefully, "Thank you so much, Nurse Joy."
Nurse Joy waved her hand and said, "You've already paid, and why are you saying thank you to me?" She had originally been thinking about helping out voluntarily, but she didn't expect Eddie to insist on paying her.
After confirming the identity of the Pokémon, Eddie did not delay in the Poké Center and immediately rode Captain Talonflame back to the East District.
Before returning to Mystic Mountain, Eddie went to the Blue Bird Orphanage and saved half of the Gogoat milk sent by Rob and Paris for the children.
The Gogoat milk was indeed delicious, and the children praised it highly. Arthor was still the same as before, he took a big gulp of the Gogoat milk and then said happily:
"Wow! This is the best thing I've ever had!"
Eddie rubbed his head amusedly and said, "If you like it, I'll buy it for you later."
This Gogoat milk is good for children's physical development, and they can indeed drink more of it. Eddie thinks he can drink some too.
This thing is still affordable for Eddie now.
"Really? That's great!"
Hearing Eddie's words, Arthor cheered.
Max said to Eddie with a stern face: "Eddie, you should not pamper him too much. This guy likes to push his luck."
Eddie shook his head and said, "It's just a little drink, how can it be considered a habit?"
Hearing this, Arthor stuck out his tongue at Max and said, "That's right, that's right."
Max was so angry that hechased him and started beating him, but unfortunately hecouldn't run as fast as Arthor.
Eddie helplessly grabbed Arthor who ran past him and said, "You too, be a good boy and don't make your brothers and sisters angry."
"I know!" Arthor said with a smile.
After returning from the Blue Bird Orphanage, Eddie shared the remaining Gogoat goat milk with the Pokémon, and everyone really liked it.
There is a reason why Rob's Gogoat milk has become popular in Coumarine City and has become a specialty of the city.
The next morning, Eddie went to Ramos and reported to him what happened at the ranch yesterday.
Ramos asked, "Have you thought of a solution?"
Eddie nodded and said, "I have an idea, but I need your help." Then Eddie told him about his plan.
"Okay, no problem, let's do as you say," Ramos nodded.
Eddie added: "I'm just worried that someone is behind the Excadrill, otherwise where are those goats and lambs?"
Ramos was also worried about this, but he was a little confused. Who would go to such lengths to steal someone else's goat? It couldn't be for a sip of Gogoat milk, right?
If he wanted to sell the Gogoat and the Skiddo for money, then what about the bloodstains in the woods?
For a moment, both Eddie and Ramos were a little confused.
"In short, you should be careful and contact me immediately if anything happens," Ramos reminded Eddie.
"Don't worry."
After staying with Ramos for a while, Eddie rode Captain Talonflame to the ranch again.
Rob and Paris were busy early in the morning. Rob was milking the Gogoat and Paris was bathing the Skiddo.
The couple were very happy to see Eddie coming.
"Eddie, have you had breakfast? If not, I'll make some for you," Paris said enthusiastically.
After spending time together yesterday, Rob, Paris and Eddie have become familiar with each other.
"Aunt Paris, please stop working. I've eaten." Eddie quickly stopped Paris who was about to go home and said, then he took out a bag full of Berries from the Space Backpack behind him and said, "I brought you some Berries that I grew myself. Let Uncle and Aunt, Emma and John have a taste."
He accepted the Gogoat milk from others yesterday, so he couldn't not show any appreciation today.
Looking at the bag in Eddie's hand, Paris said with a straight face: "Yesterday we gave you Gogoat milk, and today you gave us Berries. Do you think we are outsiders?"
Eddie didn't dare to admit what she said, and quickly denied it: "Aunt, what are you talking about? Uncle and aunt can give me Gogoat milk, so why can't I give you Berries? Aunt, you are too hypocritical. These are all my gifts. I grow them myself and they don't cost any money."
Paris smiled happily when she heard this: "Good boy, then uncle and aunt will accept it." Then she happily took the bag from Eddie's hand. "Were there any Gogoats or Skiddo's missing on the ranch last night?" Eddie asked.
Paris said with a look of relief: "The Pokémon was probably frightened by you yesterday, so it was fine last night."
Eddie nodded and said, "That's good. I have confirmed that the Pokémon yesterday was a Excadrill. I will try to see if I can catch it today."
It turned out to be a Excadrill. No wonder she and Rob couldn't find each other. It hid underground, who could find it? Paris couldn't help thinking.
Then she asked in confusion, "Why did the Excadrill steal my Gogoat and Skiddo's?"
Although Paris and Rob are not trainers, they have a father who is a gym leader, so they still have some common sense about Pokémon.
Does the Excadrill particularly like to drink Gogoat milk?
Eddie said with a worried look on his face: "That's the weird thing. Ramos and I are worried that someone is controlling the Excadrill."
Paris muttered to herself, "Oh my God, please don't let any more accidents happen!"
After chatting with Paris and Rob for a while, Eddie began to prepare to catch the Excadrill.
About half an hour later, Eddie brought a group of Gogoats to the woods. Eddie told them, "If the Excadrill appears, don't worry about anything. Just run away from it."
The Gogoats nodded, but they were somewhat frightened and their bodies were shaking violently. They were now the bait to lure out the Excadrill.
horrible!
Seeing this, Eddie comforted them, "Don't worry, I will protect you." He had made sufficient preparations today.
After hearing Eddie's assurance, the Gogoats felt less uneasy.
After leaving his Gogoat in the woods, Eddie quietly found a secluded place to hide. High in the sky, several Talonflame were staring at the ground below with sharp eyes. As long as the Excadrill appeared, they would immediately sound a warning.
After a long time, Eddie still didn't see the Excadrill appear, but he was very patient and just stayed motionless in the grass.
About three or four hours later, a small mound of earth finally appeared quietly in the woods and moved towards the mount goat little by little.
"Ahhh!!!"
The Talonflame in the sky immediately issued a warning, and in an instant, all the Gogoats began to run as fast as they could, wishing they could grow a few more legs.