Follow the Aerodactyl to him. Rex followed the instructions in the only way he knew how.

As he arrived in Oldale, Rex wandered around like a zombie, wavering in his path multiple times as he waved and drawled good mornings. Obvious to everyone, last night had been a fine night of inebriation for the man and one recovered from just to do his mission. Perhaps such reckless stumbling through life kept him innocent in most people’s minds. How could a young man appear to be a criminal?

A civilian pointed him towards the Aerodactyl in the square and he sneered down its snout as he released his own Aerodactyl, One.

“You’re a small guy, ain’tcha?”

He sniffed at the other Pokemon, patting his ancient Aerodactyl on the flank as it growled, convinced the other Aerodactyl was a threat to Rex’s affections. He jerked his head at the Pokemon, teeth showing in a dangerous smile.

“Well? Go on and bring us to your master. Maybe they’ll look cooler.”

Uno would hear Rex and One long before they became visible, a shrieking roar shaking the air as they almost chased the other Aerodactyl, only keeping from snapping at it from a basic desire to get the mission done quick.

One crashed down, earning a halt in some Mightyena as they howled and snarled at the potential threat. Thankfully for Uno’s potential plan, Rex hadn’t disrupted the pack enough for the hounds to break from territory acquisition. They had already taken over the area from most humans and deemed them not a threat. For now.

“Well, that’s more like it!” Rex grinned at Uno like a hungry dog. “Thought I’d have to do this all by myself, but guy like you gonna help me out?” An Aerodactyl already boosted Rex’s opinion of the other man, despite his insistence of One’s superiority. It just helped further that he got to work with a handsome man that wasn’t Rocket affiliated…most of their men and women knew him too well to take him seriously.

Pokemon: One - Aerodactyl/Male/Rock Head - Ice Fang, Thunder Fang, Sky Drop, Take Down, Ancient Power, Hyper Beam. Can Mega-Evolve!

@uno

Rex sensed an aggravation in the other man’s eyes and leaned forward, grin only widening. It was no secret that he could complete this mission on his own, he thought, ego only swelling as he provoked a reaction. One regarded the released Eevee with impassive grumbling, prepared to do all the work in this fight.

And then the Eevee lunged for One’s face.

Dumbfounded, One watched, eyes flickering to and from the little creature, almost unbelieving of its insanity. Had Rex not been on One’s back, it might have let the attack land. Not now.

Ice Fang exploded over the Aerodactyl’s jaws, an instinctive move causing the Quick Attack to bounce off the monster’s teeth. One stumbled back on impact, noting Rex’s whoops as he hung on, then swung his jaws down. The bludgeon was harsh, but contained a mercy the Aerodactyl ached to use. Unless Rex gave the ok, they were not to slaughter their prey. Rex was open to the world. One had to protect him.

Now, hurting was another matter in entirety, and hopefully would dissuade any further incidents.

“The hell was that little love tap?” Rex didn’t leave his Aerodactyl’s back, but he still found the time to sneer at Uno. One opened his jaws, sending ice scattering everywhere as its snarls sounded eerily like laughter.

“Were you trying to scare me with that, pretty boy?” Mocking came easily to the man, even more so when he convinced himself of his exceeding strength. Who used a tiny Eevee against an Aerodactyl?

At the man’s attempt to direct Rex to their mission, Rex broke his attention to stare at the Mightyena’s. He narrowed his eyes and looked back at Uno with conviction. Conviction that his partner in this was stupid.

“What does it look like they’re doing? They’re fighting.” He wasn’t one to pay much attention to the actions of Pokemon, but the man knew conflict. Said conflict was a little more complicated than “fighting”, but he still bared his smile like a badge of knowledge, springing right back into his own world.

“Aww, please, I’m the one who takes charge, always.” A different kind of smile entered his face, the same as when he looked upon his Aerodactyl.

“Uno. That means One, right? Well, ‘One’, I think I’m gonna jump in there, and make those dogs never even think of coming back again.” The Mega Stone on his bracelet gleamed like a hunting dog’s eye. It promised destruction and a delicious victory.

“My One here is my second in command, and I think he’s the better One around here, but I like ya. You wanna jump on and see what a real beast can pull off?”

Somehow, the offer seemed genuine among all the aggravating words. Maybe it was just so that he could show off, but the man was serious, and his Aerodactyl sighed, not thrilled at the prospect of carrying someone else.

Pokemon: One - Aerodactyl/Male/Rock Head - Ice Fang, Thunder Fang, Sky Drop, Take Down, Ancient Power, Hyper Beam. Can Mega-Evolve!

@uno

He was waiting for a reaction, that much was clear regarding the Eevee. So when Uno kept his head together and just dumped some food for the Pokemon to eat, Rex scoffed. Somehow, the lack of reaction was more offensive than anything else Uno did.

“Aren’t you gonna get the thing a potion or whatever?”

He never met a trainer that didn’t worry when their Pokemon got hurt. Perhaps this man was like him. Attached to his number one and nothing else. It was possible that he was just a prick. That was a thing. Didn’t matter either way.

Uno would receive a glaringly huge smile in response to being trusted. Rex just wanted to be left to do what he did best. A dog on a chain wants to bite. The freedom made him feel like the champion he wanted to be.

“Making me do all the work, eh? Fine, but you owe me a drink after this. Don’t disappear on me, ‘One’.”

Left to his own devices, the poor Mightyena stood no chance.

Wild Pokemon could not Mega Evolve, not naturally, at least. They lacked the human bond, the sharing of energy and emotions that lit up a Mega Stone like a mini sun. Rex trembled with energy as Uno left, matched only by One rocking in place, wings out.

“Let’s go, buddy.”

The Mega Stone shone like starlight, and a change came over the Aerodactyl. Rocky projections erupted from its skin, morphing over its jaws as its wings elongated. The prehistoric power of the past washed over it as ancient memories flashed across its eyes. A process that should have been agony stopped against Rex’s mind, all pride and terrible, lovely grins that One so adored. Emotions in place, the pain manifested more like warmth across the body.

“Get ‘em! Ancientpower!”

They would only have precious few minutes in this form. He had to make it count.

The Mightyenas halted in their territory acquisition, eyes fixing on the monstrous form before them. To their credit, they saw the threat and banded together. Countless Snarls rang out, demanding the Pokemon leave. A wild Pokemon would have listened. Not One and Rex.

The soil trembled as great rocks ripped through the air, swirling around the Aerodactyl as it charged. The glowing sparks of energy that rained over One only empowered the monster more, flowing through muscle and blood.

One crashed like a meteor in the middle of the packs, launching several whimpering canines on impact. Ancientpower crashed around them, smashing any that ran to Crunch the intruder and scattering onlookers. One didn’t let the running ones get away either, flapping rocky wings as it snapped and zapped fleeing enemies.

“Oh, oh! Over there, get ‘em, One!”

Rex’s encouragement rang in the Aerodactyl’s ears like sweet freedom. Freedom to do whatever he wanted, whether that was seizing a hound and shaking it like a ragdoll, or flinging one up in a devastating Sky Drop. With Rex, the skies were the limit.

Whatever Uno thought of Rex, he apparently was not a liar. He could do all the work.

Pokemon: One - Aerodactyl/Male/Rock Head - Ice Fang, Thunder Fang, Sky Drop, Take Down, Ancient Power, Hyper Beam. Can Mega-Evolve!

@uno

The situation was going, for lack of a better word. One, the freak of nature he was, flung attacks to and fro and pounced on snarling Mightyenas. A tail cracked against a snout. Teeth met teeth. Thunder Fang flashed. Fortunately for Uno’s plan, a surprising coincidence was taking place.

One pack had fled.

Occupied with chasing after the enemies he first clashed against, One managed to let another group dissolve and flee. The canines were trapped with their backs to the town, howling and baying against certain defeat.

Rex lingered little on his offer, at least in a normal way. He sought attention, simple as that, and scanned the nearby area for Uno as the battle went on. Not to see if he had done a good job in the plan, no. The plan was not something he had in mind, he hadn’t even heard the solid plan from Uno. He looked so that he could grin at the other man, seated upon his transformed Aerodactyl. He had fulfilled his role, nonetheless.

“Ha-ha! ‘Ey, check it out, we caught them all, One!” Rex, said, having not caught all of them at all.

Rex’s bark echoed even the cacophony of Snarls. The Mightyena, beaten down, whimpered for a savior. They were injured enough that should the Mega Evolution wear off, they would still win the battle. Rex preened over his supposed victory, then grumbled as he tilted his head at the Mightyenas.

Would anyone notice if one vanished?

Pokemon: One - Aerodactyl/Male/Rock Head - Ice Fang, Thunder Fang, Sky Drop, Take Down, Ancient Power, Hyper Beam. Can Mega-Evolve!

@uno

Rex looks up as the townfolk arrive, raising a hand to wave and celebrate his success. Under him, One started to revert to his previous form. The elusive nature of the Mega Evolution becoming clear as it ended in short time. He was a hound, proud of his capture.

It was when Uno started befriending the Mightyenas that his head tilted.

“What’s happening?”

His grumble went unnoticed as some of the townfolk approached the Pokemon. Left able to only follow Uno’s plan, Rex grumbled and growled as he nudged One’s flank. He won. He should be happy about that, right?

—-

“Yeah, he’s a he, that’s what I’ve been calling him.” Rex’s snort was only matched by One’s. They were like a mirror.

Looking over at the other Aerodactyl, Rex just rolled his eyes. In one swift movement, he reached over and embraced One’s neck.

“He doesn’t need any friends. He got me. What? You wanna be friends or something?”

Nothing was gonna take One away from him. His irritability seemed to spike. A subject buzzed in his head like an annoying bug.

“You stole my moment, you know? Could have told me you wanted to make them pets before we wasted our time beating them up.”

It was all just a waste. He could have sold some of those Pokemon. They were great. Faced with a potential friend, or even just an ally, all he could do was sneer.

“My friends know not to steal my moment. Maybe your Aerodactyl over there gets it better than you?”

Pokemon: One - Aerodactyl/Male/Rock Head - Ice Fang, Thunder Fang, Sky Drop, Take Down, Ancient Power, Hyper Beam. Can Mega-Evolve!

@uno