"Bei, you've done a great job," she heard the heliolisk say sarcastically. "You just said you'd ward off all the other pokemon and stuff in the forest."
"I—I was gonna sleep, dumbbutt! Why can't you shut up when you need to?!"
The lilac-furred fox cleared its throat and Bei immediately stared at it. Now that she looked at it more thoroughly... it didn't really look that much like a fox. Somewhere in between a cat and a fox.
"I apologise for my sudden appearance," it—she?—said sincerely. "I will not do you any harm, but I was simply observing. If you would please, just ignore me as if I am not here."
"We can't do that," Casten snorted.
"Why? I have done nothing wrong to you before." The lilac-furred cat-fox-thing frowned and stared carefully. "...In fact, I believe this is one of the first few times we have met, is that not so?"
"Yeah, but you're dangerous!" Bei retorted, jumping to her feet. "And that means you hafta back off! Like, right now! Or I'll zap you! And I really will! I've killed loads of things before and you're not any different, ya weird thing!"
"I am not dangerous. This is one of the first few times we have met," she repeated. "Although, since I do happen to be a psychic, I know a little more than you might think. I do not invade personal space, however; the only things I know so far are your names." She shrugged. "It is all right. I have no intention of harming you. I have no gain in doing so."
She didn't convince Bei. "Yeah, but you're still evil! You're lying! Get out of here!"
Bei knew she was being really irrational, but even with the Rosetta incident, she didn't trust anything else anymore. Rosetta was still her friend—well, maybe not vice versa, but... still!—but Bei wasn't going to be dragged off to a village with that stupid logo.
The lilac thing only seemed more aggravated. "I have only come to observe you, nothing further. I am the Observer of the forest, if you have not noticed yet."
"What's an 'Observer'?" Stupid Casten. He never told Bei anything.
"Oh? You do not know, and yet you live in a forest? Hm..." The lilac-furred thing-thing sat down. "Observers are the protectors of a habitat. If anything goes wrong—one that is not natural—we will have to step in, although... even though your activity is perfectly legal, Bei, they have still caught my attention."
"Killings aren't against whatever rules you have here," Casten snorted.
"That is true, indeed. But I never did say that it was the killings that caught my attention. Rather, it was Bei. Her killing style was rather peculiar and it is very obvious that she is not quite an actual living creature with real blood flowing through her. I have come to observe her as I want to confirm the fact that she is a robot."
"You're talking too much," Casten spat.
"I do apologise. It is the only way to explain."
Observers observed. And Bei didn't like to be observed. "Even if it's your job, I do not allow you to observe me, so get the hell out of here," Bei snapped, snarling at the fox-thing. (She still didn't know what it was.)
"Hm? Such vulgarity. How have you been raising her, Casten?"
"He doesn't teach me anything!" Which he didn't. He clearly hadn't mentioned a word about any "Observer". "Just get. Out. Or I'll make you leave through battle."
"It's two versus one," Casten reminded her. "You'll most likely lose, even if you're the Observer. Bei's as strong as heck."
She tilted her head. "Two... versus one? What are you talking about, if I may ask? It is clearly two versus two. It is a fair game."
"No, it isn't! You're just one person!"
"Unless you're saying you're super strong and you count as two?" Bei added.
She stared at the two electric-types for a long moment, before bursting out into laughter.
"Ahahahaha! Oh, I see what you think...! No wonder she has been silent this entire time!" The lilac-thing smiled. "Pluto, you can show yourself now. We do have to fight them."
Bei flinched as some floating yellow rings begin to glow the hell outta nowhere. As they glowed brighter, she could roughly make out another fox-thing, except it was black with ruby red eyes. She hadn't noticed that. At all. Was that the "Pluto" thing?
"Neptune," Pluto hissed, stretching, "are you done talking yet?"
"Yes, yes I am. I did not think you would camouflage yourself. It did bring a good laugh, though." The lilac thing—Neptune—smiled. "Oh! That is right... I have not formally introduced myself. I am Neptune, and judging by your extremely confused look on your face—"
"She's an espeon," Pluto cut in.
"It is extremely rude to interrupt somebody," Neptune reminded. "But, in any case, I am sure this has proved my point that it is indeed two versus two and is a complete fair game. Would you still like to fight us?"
Bei thought yes. Casten thought no. "We're retreating, Bei."
"What?! We can take them on!"
"That's an Observer. She's strong. She can probably take you out, Bei, and put on a little fight with me, although I don't guarantee she'll win." Casten relaxed his tensed, clenched paw immensely. "But now she has an ally—and an umbreon which can camouflage—we're definitely gonna be defeated."
Bei's paws dropped by her side. "Why're you always stopping me from battling?"
"Because it's irrational to fight them and just lose!"
"We can try!"
"Do you want to put yourself in danger and get knocked out?!"
She didn't say anything. But she was evidently mad.
...
Yeah, well, that was his fault for always stopping her, wasn't it?