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[break]On the surface, Gorebyss didn't look like the kind of Pokémon that Ruby would be interested in. Look, she was pretty much over the whole "pink is too girly" thing, but you couldn't deny that it was often associated with things way too pretty or cute to fit Ruby. Gorebyss also looked too graceful, a sharp contrast to how rough and rugged Ruby was. She looked like she was wearing a seashell bra, for Arceus's sake!

[break][break]But as long as Ruby had her, she might as well see what she was capable of.

[break][break]"All right, Gorebyss, let's see what you've got," Ruby said from atop Arachne's back. She scanned the ocean for movement and spotted a perfect target: "Get that Arrokuda."

[break][break]Without hesitation, the Gorebyss dove beneath the waves and swam toward her target. Man, she even swam too gracefully. Ruby sighed. Maybe she could get a trade from someone who had a Pokémon too "rough" for them. If nothing else, she could always sell her to the black market.

[break][break]A Whirlpool formed around the Arrokuda, causing it to stop in confusion. That was a mistake that only managed to get it caught in the swirling current. It tried to swim out, but without the propeller tail it gained when it evolved, it couldn't build up enough speed. All right, so the Gorebyss already had a bit of a strategy. That still didn't mean she was suitable.

[break][break]And then she swam into her own whirlpool and jabbed her siphon-like mouth into the Arrokuda's body like a spear, shoving out Ruby's preconceived notions of her.

[break][break]The whirlpool died down. The Arrokuda thrashed and struggled to dislodge itself, but its movements became more and more sluggish as its scales grew paler. Finally, it went still, and a few seconds later, the Gorebyss released it, leaving it to drift down to the ocean floor.

[break][break]"Holy shit," Ruby muttered.

[break][break]The Gorebyss swam back to her trainer, looking proud. Her mouth was still stained with her prey's bodily fluids, an unexpectedly cruel touch to such a pretty Pokémon. Ruby smirked.

[break][break]"Welcome to the team, Makara."

[break][break]Maybe this would work out, after all.