It's about time to go, Empoleon!

See you soon, Hikari-chan!

Yes! Goodbye!

They really are close, aren't they.

Now that I think about it, back in the days, I used to walk like that too...

Hand in hand with my master...

But now...

Now I can't do it anymore...

The time passed by, and both me and my master have grew and changed...

She obtained the title of pokémon Champion of Sinnoh...

And...

With these hands, which can't do anything but hurt at touch...

...I'm very far apart from being "cute". With such a heinous and scary appearance there's no way...

Now that I think about it...

Back in the days, we used to play hand in hand too a lot, don't we?

Alrighty!

Let's try hold our hands like we used to!

S-stop it, master!

Uh?

Garchomp...

*soft touch*

Don't you want to...hold my hand?

Of course not! It's not like it, master!

I do want...I really want to...like we used to, master......

You know, Garchomp?

Now, I'm the Sinnoh League Champion.

And you're my trump card...

But, you know...

No matter what my status is...

No matter what we may look like...

To me, you'll be always my precious and cute partner.

Don't worry!

If you can't hold my hand, I'll hold yours...

I'll hold it tight, so you won't hurt me.

So please, don't go away from me...

Master...

I'm sorry, master.

Kyah!

Even if I changed so much...

My master loves me just as she used to.

Even if our heart has always been linked, I've never felt not even a bit of such happines.

Sorry...and...thanks

Oh oh...

I'll be counting on you from now on too, Garchomp.

Even if I can't express myself in words, master, you can understand me for sure, can't you?

Garrr!