Just as Cloud used cotton guard, an ominous shadow fell over them. Blinking in confusion, Honoré took a minute before she turned around. When she did, she found herself face to face with a Dusknoir. Honoré screamed, snatched up Cloud, and ran toward Cinder.

"Cinder, do something!" she squeaked. The pink-haired teen hugged Cloud to her chest and fell to her knees before the fire-type pokemon. When Honoré found the courage to open an eye and peek, she noticed that her Ninetales hadn't moved. In fact, Cinder looked amused.

Honoré opened her eyes fully and let Cloud go. If Cinder was not concerned, then she shouldn't be, either. Now that the danger had seemingly passed, she found herself fighting for a breath; she must have been holding it after she screamed. Cloud perched on Cinder's back and waited for his trainer to regain her composure, and both pokemon knew it wouldn't take too long.

Honoré mustered up her bravery and turned around slowly. She found that the Dusknoir had left. "Well, thank goodness it's gone away, at least," she murmured to herself. Dusting her skirt off, she turned back to the grass. "C'mon, Cloud, let's try again!"


// wc: 197 // occ notes: such a baby // 

Honoré shrieked when the Gardevoir popped up. She threw herself to the ground, her butt sticking up in the air while she pitifully covered her head and cowered. 

Through her torrent of snot and tears, she managed to shrill, "C-CINDER, C-C-CLOOOD!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAH!"

Cloud used dragon breath at the feral pokemon, and Cinder complimented it with a brilliant flamethrower. The Gardevoir was dispatched, and Cloud floated over to land on Honoré's back in a gesture of comfort. Through her sniffles, she rose to her knees before standing. She wiped her dirty face and smiled weakly at her pokemon. "T-thanks, g-guys," she blubbered. She looked a mess, and her chest was heaving from the frightening encounter. If she had thought Dusknoir was bad, Gardevoir, a humanoid pokemon, was much, much worse.

Cloud nuzzled her cheek, and she giggled. "O-okay, one more try..."


// wc: 140 // occ notes: x //

Honoré wearily headed back into the grass and stood opposite of Cloud. "O-okay Cloud, dazzle them with mist!"

Cloud used mist, but held back so it wasn't a true fog like in battle. Instead, the air was lightly misty, and the fine water droplets reflected the sunlight. The effect made the air look like it was full of tiny diamonds. It was enchanting, and Honoré forgot her recent wild pokemon-induced trauma. She clapped her hands and twirled with Cloud in the translucent mist. "Perfect, Cloud! Absolutely perfect!"

A wild Lillipup skittered from the grass and jumped playfully, swatting the mist. "Oh? Lillipup, do you like the mist?" The pokemon cried happily. "Then you should be our friend, and we can work on some super cute contest moves for you, too!"

Pulling a pokeball from her pouch, she dropped it onto the waiting Lillipup.


// wc: 143 // occ notes: x //