It's frightening dealing with an unhappy pokemon
Guzma is showing Cyrus around Alola and they finally make it to the island where he has his own town full of skull grunts. Cyrus didn't mind the fact that he basically ran a home for wayward teens and kids, but he didn't know if he could handle all that noise.
Cyrus is pulled out of his thoughts when Guzma freezes and he pulls Cyrus back seeing the lone pokemon in front of them.
"Guzma what do you think you're doing? It's just a pokemon." Cyrus huffs with that annoyed look on his face. "Aren't we just suppose to head to the police station to see Nanu like you said a hundred times on the way here."
Guzma steps back. "There are a few things that terrify me Cyrus and Mimikyu is high on that list."
Cyrus rolls his eyes. "A mimikyu? Guzma is this just a superstition you have like the rest of your locals?" He approaches the mimikyu pulling out of Guzma grasp. "It seems to be a different color then you described."
The shiny mimikyu in question was hissing and threatening to pull off its cloak.
"Cyrus get back." Guzma shouted
"You can't-" Cyrus passes out from seeing a glimpse under the mimikyu cloak
Guzma rushes to his side and kisses him which makes Cyrus shoot up in shock.
Cyrus now red in the face. "What the... Guzma what was that for?"
"Its a good thing you don't remember what you saw." Guzma sighs in relief pulling the smaller man away from the annoyed mimikyu. "They are normally docile and never this angry well that's what Accerola tells me."
Cyrus goes to pull away from Guzma when a large flygon with spiderweb cracks along its whole body interrupts as it grabs the mimikyu in its mouth and wags its tail like a happy rock ruff.
The two spot its trainer knuckles white quickly going back under the oversized sleeves of her hoodie that matches the mimikyu. The hood covers her face but they can easily tell she was not having a good time.
"No more fast rides Bing." She says under her breath.
Guzma scowling "is that your pokemon you shouldn't let it loose they are dangerous and can cause death."
The woman shakes her head and takes a breath "I know I know I'm so sorry we got separated it was an accident, she just gets very aggressive when she can't find me I'm sorry "
Guzma stops amd sighs "sorry didn't mean to get so angry I get it my guys do the same thing when I'm not there with them... "
"Oh I'm Hero by the way and OH I heard of you from the weird town that always rains right." She smiles letting her mimikyu climb onto her shoulder. "You like bug types right."
Cyrus raises a brow at the mood shift.
Guzma nods skeptically as she calls out a pokemon named Kai then immeditally goes full Bug maniac. "A FROSTMOTH IVE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE." He immeditally goes over to study her and gets blasted with snow
"Kai that's mean what did I tell you about interacting with strangers." Hero sighs "sorry she is a bit fiesty"
"She's beautiful is it ok to touch her?" Guzma looks like a kid who was told that they can have any candy they want.
"Of course she isn't fragile, just watch out for her antenna alright " she smiles watching Guzma take notes
Cyrus frowns "your flygon... Bing was it. Why is he scarred?"
Hero sighs as Bing approaches them amd licks Cyrus in the face making the man scowl and wipe off his face in annoyance. "Uh he's a rescue he was forced in a small cage to die on a breeding site when he was a baby trapinch I rescued him.... and uh he's just like a big growlithe honestly a sweetheart."
"Rescue?" Cyrus pauses in deep thought. "You did a good thing."
Hero nods "he's my second ever pokemon couldn't just leave him because he was scarred and from a terrible situation."
"How did you rehabilitate him?" Cyrus asks now curious thinking of his own pokemon.
"Oh well it wasn't easy the damage to his exoskeleton was extensive and took a year to finally be strong enough to battle. And the behavior training was difficult bit it helped having flicker as a bridge to show that I was ok then my siblings and strangers were kind to him and now he is a dragon who thinks he is a puppy but one of my strongest mons"
"I see so you use positive Reinforcement, did he get unhealthy attached?"
"Uh yeah when he first evolved into a vibrava but after a lot of training and discipline which took effort he is a happy boy and you can only tell he was ever abused by his scars." Hero gives Bing some scritches and he automatically growls like a purr. "He is a bit dumb though but he makes up for it with his love and enthusiasm."
Cyrus nods. "I see I shall have to try that." He smiles softly watching Guzma play around with Kai. "That pokemon, you've been to Galar."
Hero nods. "I found her as a snom impaled by a stick took her to the pokemon center to get help she is a brat and a fighter but I don't regret saving her.... but seriously she will pick a fight with everything I'm surprised Guzma hasn't uh yielded from all the snow she is spitting at him."
Cyrus smiles softly. "He is quite stubborn when it comes to bugs."
"I can tell." Hero smiles returning Bing to his ball.
Guzma giggling "hey why don't you come to Nanu's with us " a thinly excuse to be nice to spend more time with the bug.
Hero chuckles. "Sure uh just be careful she can and will bite you."
@idonthaveacleverquip for the contest also CT inspired