When they had arrived on the training field out the back of the Centre, Silver asked for Alain to hand him the ball containing Tyrantrum. The young boy had a plan in mind that involved his best friend not being in the dinosaur's line of sight.
"Hope this works."
Silver smiled at Alain as the slightly older boy disappeared around the corner. "It will, Alain. It will. I'm sure of it." With Alain around the corner and out of sight, Silver enlarged the Poké Ball and released the rocky beast. Once Tyrantrum had materialized, he sniffed and glanced around.
Silver held out a hand, prompting Tyrantrum to lean into the touch, recognizing that the boy was Silver. "Hey Tyrantrum. How is it going?" He asked the dinosaur. When the creature rumbled an answer, Silver laughed softly, rubbing the Pokémon's nose. "It's all good. He didn't mean to, you know?"
The fossil creature grumbled under his breath and jerked in surprise when Silver lightly hit him. "Don't be like that, buddy. It's not Alain's fault, really. He wasn't expecting Viola to throw the match like she did. He's been down ever since then and we haven't left Santalune yet, so..."
Tyrantrum rumbled what sounded like a question to Silver and he rubbed the beast's nose again. Looking into the Pokémon's eyes, the boy nodded. "Yeah. He's blaming himself because he thinks you don't want to be his partner any more. But I figured that it couldn't possibly be the case."
Alarmed by this news, Tyrantrum shook his head and made a short, sharp rumble. "I know," Silver answered. He got to his feet at this point and stroked the side of the Pokémon's jaw. "You should tell him that yourself." The dinosaur made a questioning noise. "Alain, you can come."