Luxray's teeth were crackling with electricity. His mouth holding the power to kill anyone, to make others submit to his rule. He was proud of his power, oh so proud. He managed to defeat the last pack leader and no one dared to challenge him… until now at least. Even if it was the foolish actions of a kitten he had to…
The human was now in front of him. He was shielding the Shinx with his body and looking at him. He DARED to get in his way? To stop him from passing judgment on his own kind? All humans are so… He wanted to bite him too, get rid of him, but the human started to talk.
Not all pokemon understand humans. Most of them don't. Humans are easy to read, their intentions clear when they try to communicate but only the strong can truly understand them. And he did. The human was begging him to spare the Shinx. He was telling him about his tragic past as if he cared about that. The only thing that matters is the fact that the Shinx challenged him. Maybe he would not kill him… but he had to teach him a lesson. To him and the human.
He got closer to him. He felt the psychic tendrils of a pokemon warping around his mind, trying to read his thoughts, to slow him. He allowed it. He allowed the Kirlia to see images of what he was planning to do to these two. Of how he would let them live but making sure they never forget this moment of…
Then he stopped. A sharp pain in his neck.
It wasn't too painful, it was just a reminder. It helped him to calm down, to regain control of himself again. The pain still there. He had to take a step back from the trainer and it stopped. The device in his neck, under the skin, reacting to the trainer's ID. Of course. He couldn't get too close to a human. He could power through the pain and just attack but… No. He had to remember what Volkner told him. He closed his eyes and tried to relax.
He couldn't just walk away now. His pack was watching so he had to do something.
A stomp on the ground with his paw and another thunder came down. Just in front of them. At the exact distance to not kill or do lasting damage.
"Haru!" Violet screamed as the light hit the ground in front of him. Lily tried to do something, but she had to make sure that Violet didn't get too close. It wasn't easy.
The girl starting to run, breaking the hold that Lily had on her and got closer to the Shinx and the human. Both on the ground. The Shinx badly hurt and Haru unconscious. She dropped on her knees to check on them, not caring anymore about the Luxray. She had to save them.
Lily teleported between Luxray and Violet. This would be a losing battle but she was ready. If he wanted to attack her she would fight until the end. No one would hurt her as long as she was there.
But the Luxray didn't attack. He just stood there, looking at them for a moment with a difficult expression. Lily tried to read his mind but it was a mess of regret and pride for bringing his enemies down. She realized that the Luxray had a problem. Something inside his mind fighting against himself. He then said something. An apology and a promise to that Shinx. A promise for a real chance at challenging him some day.
He quickly disappeared into the forest with the rest of his pack. The two other Shinx with him.
Lily dropped to the ground, her levitation failing. All that tension disappearing and making her head spin. They almost died today.
…
Your everything hurts. Your muscles are tense when you wake up and it takes you a minute to relax them. Your eyes are closed and your head is resting on something soft. You are comfortable at least. You remember the Luxray, the… attack. Right. It hit you. Is everyone okay…? You feel too slow to even panic. You are alive, so everyone will probably be alive too.
Your hand moves slowly and you touch something. Where are you resting? It's soft and warm and… You open your eyes. Above you the face of a really embarrassed Violet and an angry Lily. You quickly move your hand away from Violet's thigh.
"And to think I was even worried about you…" Lily says before kicking your side. It's a light kick but enough to make you roll away from Violet. Your head now on the cold ground. You sit down as quickly as your body allows. It's still late at night. You probably were knocked out for a short time.
"Where is the Luxray? Is everyone okay?" You asked, ignoring where your hand was a moment ago. Any apology would only make Lily angrier and Violet more embarrassed.
"He walked away. He's probably allergic to stupidity." Said Lily. She was standing up in front of you, her face at your height as she poked your chest with her hand angrily. "You jumped in front of a fully evolved pokemon! It's a miracle you are still alive!"
"But... Did it work?" You asked ignoring her glare. She then looked next to the fire where a Shinx was resting with a serious face. You sighed relieved. "So it did work… See? If a stupid plan works then it's not stupid." You smile at her knowing how that reasoning will frustrate her. That's for the kick.
"You… You… Agh! I can't talk with you." Lily pushed you again, this time a bit harder. You landed on your back as she stepped on you to go approach the Shinx. Worth it.
"Haru Are… Are you okay?" Violet asked next to you, still sitting down on the ground. It seems like she managed to at least talk now even if she was still really embarrassed.
"Yes… Don't worry…" You sit down again and touch the back of your head. Lily was too physically strong for a Kirlia. "I'm glad that everyone is okay."
"M-me too…" She said looking at Lily and Shinx. They were too far to hear them. "I… was really scared. I'm supposed to help you but I just stood there and did nothing while you saved that pokemon…" She seemed sadder as she talked. There was a word unsaid there. She thought that she did nothing… again.
You just smile and stand up, your body slowly returning to normal. You stretch your hand to Violet to help her stand up. "Come on. I told you… Everything will be fine. Everyone is safe this time." She hesitated. "Don't worry. There is no pool today."
Once you said that she smiled remembering the little accident of the other day and accepted your hand. Violet had a beautiful smile, even more when she smiled thanks to you.
You turned around to go talk with the Shinx, but him and Lily were already approaching. The little pokemon was serious and as soon as he got closer he… did something close to a bow.
"He is grateful about saving his life." Translated Lily. "He says that he wants to become stronger to defeat the Luxray someday. He also has a debt with you because you saved his life. He wants to travel with you to get stronger."
You looked at Lily and then at Shinx. The pokemon had a look of determination in his eyes. He was going to get stronger no matter what, even if you don't help him. He now had something to fight for.
[] Capture him.
[] Don't capture him.
