Barkerās reluctance to cooperate was annoying the hell out of Leilani. What did she ever do to this weirdo? Maybe he was just the kind of person who was naturally bitter. Like chicory. Fuck chicory, though. And fuck this asshole while weāre at it, Leilani thought.
But a part of Leilani believed that no one was bitter by nature. Thus, she resisted knocking Barker out of the tree for a little longer while Barker stared his Zubat in the eyes. Not that Zubat had any eyes, but it seemed to know where its Trainerās face was anyway. It was almost endearing, but something about it made Leilani feel uneasy. Maybe it was because he failed to noticed her yelling when a Sewaddle was swinging dangerously close to his face.
Suddenly, Barker snapped out of it, launching himself back upon noticing the Sewaddle. His unpredictable movement startled Leilani so badly that she almost lost her balance and fell off the branch, but she managed. Finally, those ballet lessons back home paid off.
A fierce Air Cutter sent their six-legged adversary plummeting down, but the other Sewaddle kept climbing. Team Aqua Grunts also often used Zubat, but Leilani did not have one, something that she regretted a little at the moment. Maybe sheād ask Archie or Matt about it. She ignored Barker for a second to think of a way she could scare off the Sewaddle, but she couldnāt think of anything. Unlessā¦
āOkay, Bubbleglum. First of all, you okay? My words gettinā through to you ān shit? Those little fuckers arenāt gone just yet, but I got a plan.ā Leilani reached for her PokĆ© Balls. She grabbed her Wailmerās PokĆ© Ball and tried to hide her giddiness. She failed miserably.
āNobunaga, youāre up!ā Whoops, slip of the tongue. Oh well. She threw the ball in the air, sending out the PokĆ©mon, which immediately dropped to the ground and bounced around before coming to a halt. It caught the Sewaddleās attention, but only for a little while. Confused, Leilaniās Wailmer looked up, wondering why its Trainer had called it out in the forest. Leilani turned back to Barker and grabbed his wrist.
āAlright, listen up. Hereās the plan. We canāt beat those bugs from where we are now, although your Zubat did a pretty kickass job at fucking up that liāl shit just now. So props to your badass little bat. Anyway, I suggest we fuckinā run for it. On the count of three, we jump, and my Wailmer will ensure a soft landing. Pretty easy, you sea? See, I mean.ā
She gazed down at her Wailmer, asking it to properly catch the two of them. Her being Leilani and all, she did not wait for Barkerās response.
She jumped, dragging Barker down with her and landed right onto the poor Wailmer below. While her plan was okay in theory, Leilani had not consideredĀ how bouncy her Wailmer was. As a result, the uncanny duo (and the Zubat) bounced right off, into the nearby thicket. Majestic.