The next day, the breeding house welcomed another new little life.
Under the watchful care of Carver and Bewear, Castform successfully hatched from its egg.
It opened its innocent eyes and looked at everything around it, finally settling its gaze on Carver.
This Pokémon that looked very much like a weather doll showed bewilderment in its eyes, seeming quite confused about its current situation.
Carver's gaze swept over Castform.
The next second, Castform's information appeared before him.
[Pokémon: Castform]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Forecast]
[Moves: Tackle, Ember, Water Gun, Powder Snow]
[Status: Healthy]
[Mood: ️️️Õ_Õ?]
[Joy Level: 5]
[Friendship: 40 (It heard your voice while in the egg)]
[Description: Am I born? —Castform]
Carver: "..."
Why did this Castform seem a bit... not too bright?
However, Carver still greeted Castform as usual: "Hello, Castform! I'm Carver."
Castform blinked and looked at the human in front of it.
Oh? It knew this human! It had heard this voice while in the egg!
Back then, Castform had heard him say: "You need to hatch soon!"
He had been looking forward to its birth!
This feeling of being anticipated made Castform feel very happy.
"Cast~"
Castform couldn't help but let out a joyful cry.
Hearing the sound, Chingling floated over and looked at Castform with curiosity.
"Ching?"
Did Mommy have another baby?
Thinking this, Chingling flew in front of Castform and asked innocently: "Ching?" (Are you also Mommy's baby?)
Castform looked confused: "Cast?"
Chingling: "Ching!" (Mommy is Carver! He's the one who hatched us from eggs!)
"Cast..." Castform looked bewildered.
If that was the case, then it was too!
Carver, who had become a mother at such a young age, was completely unaware of what the two Pokémon were discussing.
Seeing the two Pokémon getting along well and looking at him together, Carver smiled and petted their little heads.
It seemed Chingling and Castform got along quite well!
This would save him a lot of trouble.
You had to know, if Pokémon on a team didn't get along with each other, that could be very difficult to handle.
"In that case, I'll leave Castform in your care, Chingling!" Carver said.
"Ching!" Chingling nodded repeatedly.
Chingling and Castform—one modeled after a wind chime, the other after a weather doll—were perfect for decorating the breeding house.
However, Carver had other uses in mind for Castform.
As everyone knew, Castform was a very special Pokémon.
Their body structure was very similar to water molecules, and they would undergo corresponding form changes according to temperature and humidity variations.
This Pokémon could harness nature's tremendous power. In cloudy weather or when temperatures were moderate, Castform would remain in its normal form.
But on sunny days, Castform would absorb Fire-type energy from the air and transform into its Sun Form, becoming red all over like a blazing sun.
If it was cloudy or rainy with abundant moisture in the air, Castform would transform into its Rain Form, looking like a large water drop.
And in winter, Castform would change into its Snow Form, with its head wrapped in clouds.
Very miraculous.
However, these form changes weren't intentional on Castform's part—they weren't under its control.
But there were still some exceptions.
For example, some specially trained, powerful Castform could change their forms by manipulating different energies within their bodies or using weather-changing moves.
"Ching!"
Chingling stopped ahead and turned back to gesture for Castform to follow—it was going to give it a tour of their home!
Seeing this, Castform gently floated its body and slowly followed along.
They came downstairs, where a group of Clefairy sat on the sofa around a small round table watching television.
Chingling introduced: "Ching~" (Those are Clefairy~ They prepare the food we eat!)
"Cast..." Castform looked at the Clefairy and memorized them.
"Ching!" (There's more!)
Chingling's voice was cheerful as it gestured for Castform to hurry and follow.
The two Pokémon came to the breeding house's backyard—a vast area growing lush grass, surrounded by fencing at the edges. The fence was quite low and couldn't really prevent some large wild Pokémon from entering.
Here, Castform saw a Pokémon with a fiery red mane that looked majestic as it patrolled the entire backyard.
When it ran past them, Castform immediately felt a wave of hot air brush by.
The water molecule structure in its body was affected and began turning red at a visible rate.
Just as it was about to transform into Sun Form, Growlithe ran away the next second. The hot air disappeared, Castform's changes stopped abruptly, and it returned to normal.
"Ching~!" (That's Growlithe, also part of our family~!)
Chingling introduced.
Growlithe.
Castform memorized this Pokémon as well.
The two Pokémon flew over the fence and came to the garden where Carver grew herbs and vegetables.
Here, Castform saw rows of neat farmland with square plots of soil where green seedlings were growing vigorously.
Two Clefairy were carrying Wailmer watering cans, leisurely watering the seedlings in the fields.
Beside the farmland grew sturdy fruit trees with large, round berries growing on their branches.
Below the fruit trees, a strange Pokémon had buried its head in the soil, doing who knows what.
Seeing this scene, Castform couldn't help but get a question mark above its head.
Chingling happily introduced:
"Ching!" (This is where Mommy grows berries! The berries we usually eat are picked from here! Those two Pokémon are Clefairy—they're helping with watering!)
"Ching..." (That Pokémon is Oddish. It's different from everyone else—it seems to really like sleeping during the day...)
Chingling was also a bit puzzled about Oddish.
But to prevent Castform from thinking Oddish was a lazy Pokémon, Chingling added:
"Ching!" (But don't let Oddish's appearance fool you—it also helps Mommy take care of the seedlings in the fields!)
"Cast..." Castform blinked.
Chingling happily circled around it.
"Ching!" (Mommy says everyone is family and should help each other, so we should also work hard to help our family!)
Carver was responsible for caring for and raising them, while every Pokémon in the breeding house contributed their own strength in their own way.
The helpful Clefairy, Growlithe patrolling the backyard to protect the breeding house's safety, Oddish tending to the crops, and Bewear protecting everyone as the family patriarch.
And it, helping Carver attract customers!
Everyone helped each other and lived together.
"Cast..." Castform repeated Chingling's words.
Family...
"Cast?" Was it also family?
Castform looked uncertainly at Chingling.
To this, Chingling produced clear bell sounds while answering: "Ching!"
Of course! Everyone is family!