Vic had always been one to be easy to distract, and at a cave where dragons could appear left and right, he was like a little kid in a candy store. Which was kind of a surprisingly fitting metaphor, considering the types of names he usually gave his pokémon.
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In his looking around, he noticed it at a distance seconds before the Sigilyph showed up: a Goomy hidden between two rocks, its slimy body looking harmless and soft. Goodra had always been one of his favourite pokémon, but as such, he also knew Goomy were much more sensitive to their surroundings than what most people would have thought.
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What to do?
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He didn’t get the time to decide. The loud splashing and waves were enough to scare the skittish little pokémon, soon beginning to look for a place to hide. ”Ah! Hey, Soda Pop... Bubbles, to your left.” The attack had a certain amount of range, enough to hit the Goomy as it moved towards more distant rocks in order to try to avoid the Dragon Pulse. And, when it did, Vic was ready with a pokéball, throwing it from right where he was.
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Of course, he would have asked Katja if she wanted to have a go at it first, but there wasn’t enough time, and the blonde was preoccupied with other stuff at the time. Plus, she caught the Garchomp, so fair was fair, right?




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+ katja weiss - Catching Goomy! ♡

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katja misses the goomy and vic's successful capture attempt, too absorbed in commanding a fight to hear the click of a pokeball sealing a wild pokemon inside.
she looks back at him for a fleeting second, lifting a hand to absentmindedly tuck a lock of hair behind her ear, and just as promptly turns her face away. it's easy for her to lapse into silence like this, tunnel-visioned on a task. 
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she catches a glimpse of a small, blue dragon on a ledge beside the waterfall. it doesn't appear interested or afraid of the commotion going on in the river below. "there, dragalge," she orders, extending an arm to point at the bagon. her pokemon disappears beneath the river's surface and, moments later, launches from the depths. she releases a water pulse — it misses, but the attack is enough to draw the now-irate bagon toward the cliff's edge. 
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dragalge spits a thick, purple liquid at the other dragon. the toxic takes effect within seconds. dizzyingly close to the lip of the cliff, the poisoned bagon slips and takes a plunge into the river below. dragalge dutifully brings the dragon to the surface for katja to toss an empty pokeball at it.
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+ Victor Wexler  catching bagon a month later pog

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Axew, then Goomy.
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While it may have only been two pokémon, and small unevolved forms at that, in Vic’s eyes those two captures made this visit of Meteor Falls be rewarding and more than worth it. It was enough, but then again, with Vic being the way he is, he probably would have found a reason to be satisfied even if he had caught no pokémon.
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It was a beautiful place, or whatever.
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And hey, he even made a new friend!
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Although, could they really be called friends?
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”Damn, I hope the little guy recovers from the poison soon. Bagon are cute, mine’s called Gumball.” The concern in his voice was genuine indeed, but he smiled at Katja, but just as he did, it was his smartphone’s alarm that
rang with a reminder. ”Oh shoot! I gotta get going. See you around sometime, Katja, good luck with the dragon hunting!”
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Just like that, with the brightest of smiles, he called his pokémon back, waving at his new friend before heading out of the cavern.



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+ katja weiss - Skip ♡

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