Believe it or not, this was something the burnt scarred man had ever actually done before. It was something he never thought he would really need to learn. After all, he never had dragon rider training or arcanine rider training before. What made this different from them? Yes, he understood that Rapidash were different from most. If there was no trust between the pokemon and the rider, the rider could be burned and the pokemon spooked. But honestly, did it really required a different type of training?

A long muffled sigh escaped him. Warm crimson colored orbs observed as others mounted their steed and galloped on their merry way. A snort draw his attention to his own rapidash, her left hooded foot kicked the earth in anticipation for the run. A hint of a smile tugged the edges of his lips, rough hands gingerly caressed the side of Shelby’s face. The fire horse accepted his affection, even leaning into his touch before bobbing her head up and down a few times.

Maverick let out a stiff chuckle, hands retreated to his pockets. “Easy girl” he hushed her as she started to make more of a ruckus, “We have to wait for something else before we can head out.” The rapidash let out another unsettled snort. She just wanted to run. The gym leader shook his head, knowing that if the person doesn’t show up soon she might go on without him.

for @chloe at route 120 doing free rein mission. im so terrible at starters. WHY?! mav is waiting for his partner. he will be riding shelby.

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