Artist's commentary
42 Curry With Friends
"Om nom nom..." "Ouch, that's hot!"
The Sobble were so excited to try the curry, they couldn't even wait for it to cool.
Of course, they saved some for Scorch's trainer and their other pokemon, too.
Looking at the three plates piled high with curry and rice, Raggedy didn't know how to thank Scorch.
"It's fine, it's fine. C'mon, eat up before it gets cold."
When Scorch told the Sobble about the city before, they thought he was just making things up to tease them.
But now they saw it was all true - from the busy streets, to the bright lights, and now the yummy curry.
And the fact that he'd remembered his promise, that they got to eat this together with friends and family, that made it taste even better.
The fanciest restaurant in the biggest city in the world couldn't serve up curry better than this!
The Sobble ate and ate until they felt all warm and fuzzy inside.
When they'd finished eating, everyone took a moment to relax.
But suddenly, Snowy started to shake and tremble!
"Oh no! What's wrong?"
No one knew what to do. And they were so far from home, they couldn't go and ask Doc Oranguru for help.
"Yikes, did I put something weird in it?" Even Scorch looked worried.
All at once, the happy mood seemed to vanish. Ever since Raggedy had learned about Snowy's health problems, he knew this day would come. And knowing what was coming didn't make it any easier.
But then, Snowy started to glow...!