Yes, happy reunion!

Oh, yes, Wander may have neglected to mention this, BUUT, Pika-Flu is going around, and if not kept in a very small space, every being capable of catching a disease will turn into a Pikachu, which is, like, 99.9999999999% of all existence'es sapient beings. As it happens, I rented off the island chain we live on to Neo Emolga explicitly for the purpose of releasing it as part of an awesome game, so...

...Yeah, you're now under quarantine and can't leave.