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Void and Veil: Chapter 2- Meet the Mon

I could only blink the bright light out of my eyes as Sonia opened the front door to the garden, looking around the grassy terrain and bright flowers I spotted our Gran almost instantly , in her standard lab coat , her greying brown hair short to be kept out the way, and sharp green eyes after years of research, her walking stick in her left hand and a new Pokeball in her right, though it wouldn't have mattered if I had considering Sonia pulling me in her direction with absolute glee.

"Children" our Gran greeted us.

"Hi Gran" "Gran" Sonia and myself replied

"hum, had to go get him from the library Sonia?" Gran smirked

"yup" Sonia chirped

*Sigh*guess who

"Well now that you are here I suppose you want to see the new Pokemon that I have for you?" Gran asked me, to which I could only smile and nod in the affirmative. Gran held up the red and white Pokeball in her left hand.

"Now this Pokemon is a bit different than that you asked after, but I gather you were more looking for a smart psychic type."I frowned a bit but nodded, she wasn't wrong, psychic and intelligence weren't the same after all, look at Chimecho after all.

Gran passed the Pokeball to me, I weighed it for a second, then depressed the button to activate the ball.

With a flash the Pokemon materialized in front of me. Like a head with feet, pink or lilac body and light almost ivory blue hair like a ushanka, that Russian hat back on earth, with the ear flaps being feelers and a vertical rounded cone like tail behind the head.

"A Hatenna" it doesn't like strong emotions my mind supplied. Taking a quiet but deep breath I calmed myself. My Gran smiled smugly to her self "indeed" she confirmed, though keeping her distance . Able to become a Hatterene, the forest witch, I thought it appropriate considering your recent delve into the occult."

"Awww! She's so cute!" Sonia of course hadn't got the memo, and approached the little psychic causing Hatenna to hiss at Sonia's approach, like an angry kitten, startling her and stopping her in her tracks.

"Sonia, Hatenna are sensitive to strong emotions" I said to my sister, moving toward the Hatenna and getting her attention.

Kneeling down toward Hatenna I introduced myself "Hello Hatenna, I'm Jericho" keeping myself centered I held my hand out in greeting.

The psychic type paused for a second watching me , before I felt a tickle like an itch on my brain - my mind, I realized with a start and flare of panic. I took the advice of some of my books I had read in preparation for someone trying to breach my mind, clamping down on my thoughts and imagining a shield and thinking the same in English, then ridding myself of my panic.

The faux witch had looked ready to attack in those few seconds I had taken to calm and protect my mind, but now seemed surprised or rather taken aback, then slowly began to reassess me from what I could tell. After a few more seconds the Pokemon relaxed and broke out in a smile with a quiet pleased cry of her own.

*sigh*

I looked up from the little witch to see my Gran letting out a relieved breath and Sonia frozen, caked in sweat. Yamper covering his head with his paws? I could only blink, confused, 'the hell'.

"I'm getting far too old for this."Gran shook her head. As I began to pet the little psychic. "What" was Sonia's rather dumbfounded reply. I simply raised a brow.

"Hatenna aren't beginner Pokemon. They are very sensitive to emotions, making them skittish and aggressive around strong feelings." you think "Because of this it's rare for them to be paired with new trainers." Then why me?

Gran continued "when my friend asked me to find her Hatterene's daughter a trainer, so she could go her own way, I thought of you Jericho, young as you are you're extremely mature and controlled for your age." here Gran puffed up "she didn't think someone as young or new at this could bond with a Hatenna." Said witch's feelers were currently investigating my out stretched hands.

I gave gran a small smile for her trust in me, it was nice regardless of who I was now. "That's yet to be determined Gran."

That caused Gran to frown, I turned back to the calm pokemon "so Hatenna" I addressed her, getting her attention. She stopped inspecting my hand turning to me directly. "How would you like to be my partner?"

Hatenna's quiet cry of acceptance almost drowned out Sonia's squeak of horror. At that the mon climbed my arm to get to and sit on my head.

I stared at Sonia "so whats got your knickers in a twist?" Sonia stared back at me dumbfounded "seriously" she barked, huh Yamper was whimpering now.

"Seriously" I affirmed.

"Didn't you feel that." At my lack of answer she continued "that, that energy build up, it was going to attack you!" Wow she is really upset... Bugger, I put my hand on the once again hissing Hatenna and tried to project an aura of calm "easy" I spoke out to, well both of them really. My sister stilled once more as Hatenna calmed again. "All she did was probe at my mind , which I stopped. It freaked me out , which freaked her out is all ." I explained as calmly as I could.

"you stopped her from reading you" Gran interrupted, drawing our attention, she looked surprised. At my nod of confirmation she looked at the calmed psychic type on my head as well. The Galarian professor let out a "hummm"

"Sonia" Gran spoke firmly but not unkindly "Hatenna was trying to see if he was a threat, when she was unable to, she used more power, interestingly Jericho appears to have held her at bay, impressively he has earned her trust... no perhaps her respect by stopping her and controlling his own feelings and tempering them so as to help her."

"I still don't like it" was Sonia's glum response, at my nod of confirmation," remember how Yamper was, zapping everything" I retorted wincing, feeling the phantom sting in my muscles.

Sonia who was now petting the poor pooch sighed "I guess"

"It'll be fine sis, we've worked it out" my new Hat seemed to disagree, growling toward my sister. "None of that" I said firmly but calmly " I know she spooked you but she's my sister and she won't do it again, right?" I questioned my ginger family member, with a look.

"right" was the reluctant reply

"In the future" Gran began "maybe don't run up to random Pokemon you haven't met before, dear" Gran finished with a kind smile at her granddaughter. Sonia just groaned embarrassingly.

"I appreciate the concern sis" I gave her a smile. Not wanting to get closer with the little witch on my head.

"of course, you're my little brother, it's my job" Sonia puffed up smile back in place.

I rolled my eyes "wow. way to make it sound like a chore.

"oh, it is" Sonia quipped back.

"come now children" Gran interrupted us. " I don't want to be stood out here all night.

A/N: Second chapter of Void and Veil done, I know there will be some mistakes, but let me know what you think.