with her attention much sharper than last time, her eyes settled on the small cleffa ahead as it played in the sand. it wasn’t bothering anyone, but unfortunately for the fae, it looked just about the right size to pick on.

plucking earbuds out, she looked down at her companion. ”ready?”

An affirmative growl responded, and it was off, kicking up clods of wet sand in its wake. A deeper GROWL rumbled at the cleffa, who only then realized it was being closed in on. With COPYCAT, it growled right back.

”nidorina, double-kick!”

the little dino rounded, and one foot followed the other into the cleffa’s face, knocking it onto its backside. it struggled to get up. the nidorina hesitated, without an order.

”keep going!”

and it somersaulted onto the cleffa, the poison sting of its barbs immediately enough to faint the small pokémon.

nina jogged over, feel pride well in her chest for what felt like the first time in a few weeks. She crouched to pat the nidorina on the head. she pressed the button of a pokéball against the unconscious cleffa.

catching cleffa