The flight to the base of Mt. Silver didn't take very long. Opal could fit both of them comfortably on her broad back, and the Pidgeot was built for stamina. The added weight of Rika was nothing to her.
The clearing Gold landed in was firmly in the shadows of the mountain, isolated from any roads or paths in (not that many existed these days) by miles upon miles. They wouldn't be disturbed.
And they'd certainly leave the place worse than they found it in.
Gold withdraws Opal into her ball and plucks another from his belt. He's grinning from across the space as he flicks it into the air, unleashing--
A Teddiursa.
Winnie waddles forward, looking nothing more than an innocent ball of fluff as he suckles on his paw. But then, Rika had seen Red's Pikachu and knew what was probably under that fluff.
"Ready when you are, Rika." Gold calls, rolling his shoulders excitedly.
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