A/N: Written for the A Prompt Per Pokemon Challenge, Helioptile – umbrella (prompt)
Passing the Torch
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3. In the Rain
Helioptile & Gogoat & Alexa
There were a lot of things Helioptile didn't like. Lots of people. The rain. But Alexa and Gogoat were around that made both of those things a little more bearable. Like Helioptile could nuzzle into Gogoat's fur and hide from people – or dive into one of Alexa's bags if a huge camera or laptop or something or other wasn't taking up all the space. And when it rained and Gogoat's fur got all smelly, Alexa would shuffle around the bags for her umbrella until Helioptile pointed out which one it was in, and then Helioptile could settle into the crook of Alexa's neck and the journalist could cover the both of them with it.
It was a shame no-one sold umbrellas that could be easily carried about and cover pokemon as big as Gogoat, but Gogoat had a poncho type thing instead. Got a little hot, the pokemon would always complain. But hot and dry was always better than cold and wet and smelly.
And Helioptile would be nice and cosy against Alexa's warm skin and under the umbrella. And at times like that he could forget why he so disliked the rain.
But almost every electric pokemon disliked the rain.