"Victor and Gloria return to the Wild Area, on their way to Hammerlocke, and along the way they have helped a pair of brothers to get along and a young boy to win a new Rotom Bike. What adventure will our heroes find themselves in next…"
"The Princess From Out of the Fog"
Victor and Gloria are walking through the Bridge Field, which is surrounded by a thick fog.
"I could barely see anything," Gloria says.
"Me neither, I can barely see two feet before me…" Victor says, as he stops walking, before he looks to his side, but sees nothing. "Gloria? Gloria…?"
Victor looks around, "Gloria…? This fog is too thick." Victor holds up a Poké Ball, "Perhaps, you can help out here."
Victor throws the Poké Ball, "Go, Scorbunny!"
The Poké Ball opens and shoots out red energy, which turns into Scorbunny, "Scor!"
"Scorbunny, can you use Ember to clear some of this fog?" Victor asks.
"Scor, Scor," Scorbunny happily says, before it shoots out a series of small fireballs at the fog, but the fog doesn't appear to affect at all.
"Scor!" Scorbunny's surprised, before it angrily starts shooting out more small fireballs all around. "Scor! Scor!"
"Scorbunny, calm down!" Victor says, before he knees down and holds up his Pokémon. "Scorbunny, calm down."
"Scor!" Scorbunny shoots another series of small fireballs to the side.
The fog starts to clear up some, as Gloria looks around, "Finally, the fog is clearing…"
She turns and sees she's face to face with a Drapion, "Drap."
"Ah!" Gloria falls backward, when a Poké Ball falls out, which shoots out red energy and turns into Sirfetch'd.
"Sir, fetch," Sirfetch'd swings its leek to the side.
"Drap!" Drapion brings down a claw.
"Sir, fetch!" Sirfetch'd deflects the claw with its shield and stabs forward with its leek.
"Scorbunny, you need to calm down," Victor says.
"Scor…"
The fog continues to clear, before Victor and Scorbunny look to the side to see Gloria, now standing again, watching as Sirfectch'd jumps back away from Drapion claw swipe.
"Gloria?"
"Scor?"
"Sirfetch'd, Rock Smash!"
Sirfetch'd jumps up and brings down its leek, but Drapion crosses its claws, blocking the attack.
"Drap!" Drapion uncrosses its claws, pushing Sirfetch'd back. "Drap!" Drapion's claw is glowing purple and slams Sirfetch'd with it, as purple globs shoot out of the claw.
Sirfetch'd slammed hard onto the ground, "Sir… fetch…" Sirfetch'd tries to push itself up, as its face features a slight purple shade.
"Sirfetch'd…" Gloria says.
"I think it's poison," Victor says, as he and Scorbunny come over.
"Scor…" Scorbunny looks over to Sirfetch'd.
"Sir, fetch…" Sirfetch'd continues to push itself up.
"Drap…" Drapion takes a step forward, as Scorbunny walks over to in front of Sirfetch'd, holding out its arms.
Suddenly, a blast of fire blazes through the fog and hits Drapion, knocking it to the side several feet, before the fire dissipates, and Drapion turns and runs away.
Victor, Gloria, Scorbunny, and Sirfetch'd watch as Drapion runs away, before they turn to see where the Flamethrower came from, before coming out of the fog is Togepi.
"It's…" Victor starts.
"A Togepi!" Victor and Gloria call out.
Victor quickly opens up a nearby window with one hand, with Gloria holding Togepi, facing it at the window.
"Toge, Toge, Pi!" Togepi fires a massive energy blast, which shoots harmless into the sky.
Victor and Gloria panicking look at the Togepi, who happily waves its hands, "Toge, Toge!"
"Sir, fetch…" Sirfetch'd falls down onto the ground.
"Sirfetch'd!" Gloria knees down to Sirfetch'd and picks it up. "It is poison… very badly. It needs an Antidote."
Victor digs around inside his backpack, "We're all out of Antidotes."
"It will take us far too long to get to a Pokémon Center," Gloria says, as she looks sadly to Sirfetch'd in her arms.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi walks over, before it starts to wave its hands back and forth. "Toge, Toge."
"Togepi… I'm not sure…" Gloria starts.
"Toge, Toge, Pi!" Togepi stops waving its hands, which start glowing.
Sirfetch'd's body glows, as the sound of a bell is heard, with the purple shade on its face fades.
"Togepi just used Heal Bell," Victor realizes.
Sirfetch'd stands up, happily, "Sir, fetch!"
"Sirfetch'd, you all better!" Gloria happily hugs Sirfetch'd, who blushes.
Gloria releases Sirfetch'd and looks over to the young Pokémon, "Togepi, thank you so much."
"Sir, fetch," Sirfetch'd smiles.
"Toge!" Togepi smiles.
"I wonder if Togepi's wild or has a Trainer," Victor crosses his arms.
Scorbunny walks over, "Scor, scor, scor?"
"Toge, Toge," Togepi nods its head.
"So it does have a Trainer?" Victor asks.
Scorbunny looks up to its Trainer and nods its head, "Scor."
"Do you know where your Trainer is?" Victor asks.
"Toge," Togepi sadly shakes its head, before starting to tear up. "Toge…"
Suddenly, a beam of red energy shoots out of Gloria's backpack, which turns into Sobble, "Sobbl." Sobble pats a hand on Togepi's back, "Sobbl, Sobbl."
Gloria smiles, "I almost forgot how good Sobble was with the younger Pokémon at the Nursery."
A woman in a light white dress starts to walk across a bridge, covered in fog. She looks to the side, "Where could Togepi be…?"
"Scor!" Scorbunny shoots a series of small fireballs from its mouth, clearing through some of the fog, before it thickens again.
Scorbunny seats down, breathing heavily, "Scor… Scor…"
"It's okay, Scorbunny," Victor knees down, with his Pokémon looking up at him. "This fog is pretty thick, but you're doing a good job trying to clear us a path."
"Scor…" Scorbunny smiles slightly.
"Toge?" Togepi looks over to them, before smiling. "Toge, Toge." Togepi starts to wave its nands back and forth.
"It's using Metronome!" Gloria yells.
"Maybe it won't be so bad…" Victor stands up, with a panicking expression.
"Sobbl?" Sobble walks up next to Scorbunny with Sirfetch'd, as all three look at their Trainers, confused.
"Toge, Toge, Pi!" Togepi stops waving its hands, with them glowing, before the fog in the immediate area of them clears away.
"The fog…?" Gloria looks around.
"Togepi must've used Defog," Victor guesses.
"Guess we worried for nothing…" Gloria says, as Victor sighs.
"Togepi!"
Victor and Gloria nearly jump as they look to see coming out of the fog is a woman in a light white dress.
"Toge!" Togepi shouts, before running over, with the other Pokémon watching it.
"Togepi, I'm so happy to see you," the woman drops to her knees and picks up Togepi.
"Toge! Toge!"
The Trainers and their Pokémon walk over.
"So I'm gonna guess you're Togepi's Trainer," Gloria says.
The woman stands up with Togepi in her arms, "Thank you so much for looking after my Togepi."
"It was our pleasure, by the way, my name is Gloria, and these are my Pokémon, Sobble and Sirfetch'd."
"Sobbl."
"Sir, Fetch."
"I'm Victor and this is my partner, Scorbunny."
"Scor."
"Pleased to meet you, I am Princess Dianelle."
After a few seconds, Victor and Gloria lean forward slightly, "Princess?!"
Shortly later, the group is seated at a nearby table, with the fog several feet away from around the table.
"You see, Togepi and I are from a far-off kingdom," Dianelle explains, as she looks over to her Pokémon.
"Toge," Togepi smiles.
"Although, you probably never heard of it," Dianelle adds.
"Why did you come here?" Gloria asks.
"Well, the day started pretty normal, except for these two strangers with unusual haircuts," Dianelle starts, before she holds up her hands straight up. "One of their hair was really long like this." Then she holds her hands out to the side of her head. "And the other's hair was really wide like this."
Victor and Gloria look at each other.
"Anyway, they were talking about something to do with the Galar hierarchy, but I didn't take them seriously," Dianelle continues. "But then Baron Duke returned. He was banished by my father for trying to take the throne, and he came back to try and blackmail control over the kingdom by taking Princess Togepi."
"Wait, did you say…?" Victor starts.
"Togepi's a princess?" Gloria finishes.
Sirfetch'd looks over to Togepi, who stands on the table in front of Dianelle, "Toge."
"Sir, fetch…" Sirfetch'd imagines Gloria dresses like a princess next to Dianelle, before Togepi appears, also dresses like a princess. "Sir, fetch."
"Then, Baron Duke tried to escape with Togepi in a hot air balloon, but Togepi uses Metronome, causing an explosion and separating itself from Baron Duke," Dianelle continues. "So I went out to search for Togepi, who not only represents the throne, but is also my best friend."
Dianelle then grabs Togepi, hugging it closely, "And I'm so happy to be reunited with Togepi."
"Toge!" Togepi happily says.
"So, hum, Princess Dianelle…" Victor starts.
"Please, just call me Dianelle."
"Right," Victor blushes. "Well, what are you gonna do now?"
"Now, Togepi and I will return to our kingdom, so we can defend the throne from Baron Duke," Dianelle answers.
Suddenly, the fog starts to thicken and spreads around the group, while turning grey, with everyone getting up and looking around.
"Togepi's Defog must've worn off," Gloria guesses.
"But I've never seen fog like this before," Dianelle says.
"Wait, this isn't fog, it's a smokescreen," Victor realizes.
Dianelle holds up her Pokémon, "Togepi, use Metronome."
Togepi starts waving its arms back and forth, as Gloria looks over to them, "Are you sure that a good idea?"
"Toge, Toge, Pi!" Togepi stops waving its arms, which glow, before a large gust of wind starts blowing away the smokescreen.
"It's Whirlwind!" Dianelle announces.
As the smokescreen clears away, a tall man wearing a light white suit is shown standing several feet away, "Princess Dianelle, long time no see."
"Baron Duke!" Dianelle says, as she holds Togepi closer. "You will never have Togepi."
Victor and Gloria look at each other and nod their heads, before they stand next to Dianelle.
"You heard her, so back off," Gloria says.
"You might have found new allies here," Duke starts, as he holds up a Poké Ball. "But I have also caught a new ally."
Duke throws the Poké Ball, which opens and shoots out red energy, which forms Drapion, "Drap!"
"Is that the same Drapion?" Gloria asks, as Sirfetch'd stands in front of her, angry.
"Drapion, Venoshock," Duke instructs.
"Drap," Drapion charges, holding up an arm.
"Not this time, Sirfetch'd, jump up!" Gloria calls out.
"Sir, Fetch!" Sirfetch'd jumps up, as Drapion's arm is brought down under it.
"Fury Cutter!"
"Sir, Fetch!" Sirfetch'd strikes forward with its leek, several times.
"Drapion, Knock Off!" Duke yells.
"Drap!" Drapion shoves its arm upward, colliding with Sirfetch'd's leek, before knocking the leek out of its hand and flying through the air.
"Sir, fetch?!"
"Now, Fell Stinger!"
"Drap!"
Drapion punches forward with its arm, slamming against Sirfetch'd and sends it flying back, "Sir, fetch!"
"Sirfetch'd!" Gloria rushes up to her Pokémon, who is lying on the ground.
"Toge…"
"Don't worry, Togepi, everything's gonna be okay," Dianelle tells her Pokémon.
"You shouldn't lie to the little thing," Duke holds up a Poké Ball. "Now to speed things up, here's my most powerful Pokémon."
Duke throws the Poké Ball, which opens up and shoots out red energy, which forms…
"Zarude!"
"Zaru!" the Pokémon calls out upon landing.
"What Pokémon is that?" Victor asks.
"Now, Zarude, Vine Whip!" Duke calls out.
"Zaru!" Zarude holds out its arm, as vine-like whips shoot out and grabs around Togepi.
"Toge!"
"Togepi!" Dianelle calls out, as Togepi is pulled out of her arms by the vine-like whips.
"Scorbunny, save Togepi!" Victor calls out.
"You too, Sobble!" Gloria calls out.
"Scor!"
"Sobbl!"
"Sir, fetch!" Sirfetch'd pushes itself off the ground.
All three Pokémon rush forward.
"Not so fast," Duke says, as he grabs Togepi, with the vine-like whips retracting. "Zarude, Energy Ball!"
"Zaru!" Zarude holds up its other hand, as a large green, energy orb forms in his hands, before it throws it forward.
The energy orb hits the ground in front of the three charging Pokémon, causing a large explosion that throws them back.
"Scorbunny!" Victor shouts.
"Sobble, Sirfetch'd!" Gloria calls out.
"See you back home," Duke says, holding Togepi, as he, Zarude, and Drapion turn around and back into the fog. "'Princess' Dianelle."
Duke is heard laughing, as he and his Pokémon disappear into the fog, before his laughter starts to fade away.
"Togepi!" Dianelle yells. "Togepi! Togepi!"
"A chance encounter with new friends led to disaster, as Togepi is stolen. Will our heroes be able to save the young Pokémon?"
"Find out, as the journey continues…"