Pokémon 100 Theme Challenge

Prompt Number 18

Cowboys!

The moon shined down on the Johto region, the clouds from the rain now hovering off towards the Kanto region. Route thirty-four is where Chessebelle had found herself this evening, enjoying in a small dinner date with her Pokémon and her boyfriend at the time, Saix, with his Pokémon as well.

"At least there isn't a forecast of rain for the next few days." Saix murmured as he put his Pokegear down onto the small blanket they had laid out on the top of the small hill overlooking both Routes and Olivine to the back. The sound of a Pokémon lullaby drifted from the blue Pokegear, Chessebelle sighing happily as she snuggled up to Saix, her head on his chest as they lay down with each other.

Don, Chessebelle's partner Pokémon, a Honchkrow, was perched on a nearby tree below the hill with Luppi, her Persian, lounging on a branch below him, and at the base of the tree, Rigby, her Raichu, slept peacefully. Saix' own partner, an off-colored Umbreon that glowed blue instead of yellow, sat behind his trainer and his companion, looking up at the moon whimsically. The only other Pokémon out was his Sableye, who was sleeping off to the side, small snores escaping from his lips.

Chessebelle opened her sea foam eyes, looking up at Saix suddenly before sitting up, as if she was a dog and had just heard a high-pitched noise. "What is it?" Saix questioned his lover, who looked at him and narrowed her eyes for a moment, holding up her finger of one hand, while the other supported her body. Saix perked up suddenly as well, hearing shouts from below, the two quickly standing up and looking out over their perch.

"Help! The Tauros are running rampant in Olivine! An odd radio broadcast was making them go crazy!" A woman shrieked from the route above Olivine and below the ranch, the trainers on route 38 rushing to help out.

The couple exchanged glances before nodding. "Don, Luppi, Rigby. Get up!" Chessebelle commanded, Don already flapping and grabbing his trainer's wrists, the girl holding onto his small legs, the Honchkrow swooping her off the hill and dropping her to the ground of Route 39, the red-head running down the slightly sloped path, leaping off the ledges gracefully. Don flew ahead, while Luppi and Rigby straddled in the back, more or less watching for anymore Tauros who would escape.

Saix quickly nodded to his Umbreon, who exchanged the gesture before waking the nearby Sableye. The blue-haired man jumped off the large hill gracefully, rolling at the bottom to brace his fall, before following his girlfriend quickly. His Umbreon was nipping at his heels, while the Sableye took a leisurely stroll to the ranch to keep lookout with Luppi and Rigby, to their displeasure.

Chessebelle made it to Olivine but stopped when she reached the cobblestoned city, gaping at the sight of the rabid bulls tearing through the town. Saix swiftly passed Chessebelle, her hair rushing forward because of the air rushing forward as well. "Holy fuck." Chessebelle murmured before Don hit her head with one of his wings and giving her a look of disbelief. "Oh, yea! Shit… Let's see…" Chessebelle murmured as she looked around the city for anything that would help her round up some of the Tauros. She glanced up and noticed the rope with festive flags above the city as a banner to welcome trainers and other civilians. "Don, pull that rope down for me." Chessebelle commanded, as other trainers rushed past her to help out with the situation.

Don nodded and flew up, pulling the rope off of the two poles that hung it up, before dropping it down to Chessebelle, who picked it up and made quick work of it, making a lasso out of it. "I really hope I can do this without practice, or this is going to be embarrassing…" The red-head murmured as she hefted the rope up, looking around the city and noticing one Tauros ramming itself into the gym doors, trying to get inside. "Looks like that's why Jasmine isn't out and about." The red-head murmured as she trotted towards the Pokémon, keeping a distance of at least ten feet, before lugging the rope up and starting to twirl it above her head. "Here goes nothing…" The red-head murmured as she threw the lasso the best she could.

Upon opening her eyes, Chessebelle bit her lip, managing to catch the Tauros by one of its horns. "Alright, get over here…" Chessebelle growled under her breath, pulling with all her might on the lasso, the Tauros resisting for a good few minutes. A few minutes turned into at least fifteen minutes before the bull gave up and Chessebelle tied it to a pole, giving a huff of frustration. As she turned around to help out, she gaped at Saix, who was shaking his head and chuckling, the rest of the Tauros gone from the city.

"Good Arceus, Chess, you are horrible with this." Saix chuckled as he walked to her and kissed her forehead without even bending down, their height difference useful for once. "What?! Did you get them all under control?!" Chessebelle questioned in disbelief as Saix untied the Tauros and began walking back towards the Ranch, Chessebelle walking beside him, still in awe.

"Yup… I used to visit my uncle and aunt on the Ranch in Unova all the time. Don't you listen to my stories?" Saix questioned, looking at his lover and smirking at her blank stare, before she blinked and smiled. "I think I'm always really excited when you get back, that I just want to hug you and kiss you and never let you go." Chessebelle explained as the two brought the Tauros back to the Ranch along with the rest of the now calmed Pokémon.

"Oh, Saix, you're like my very own cowboy Casanova." Chessebelle sighed dreamily, leaning into Saix's chest as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and chuckled lovingly as he kissed the top of her head softly.