Chapter 8
"So you're a coordinator, right," John asked as they watched the rain fall outside the tent.
"Yeah that's right," May replied.
"So what pokemon do you use for your contests," John asked.
"Dellcatty, Beautifly, and combustken, although I don't use combustken all that often, he is more for battling while on the road," May replied.
"From the looks of it that mightyena might be added to the list," John said.
"I don't know, we'll see how he is when he wakes up, mightyena can be quite vicious," May stated.
"Well I hope that isn't the case with this one," John said hoping that May's information was incorrect.
"I know you have two powerful dittos but do you plan on adding to your lineup," May asked.
"We'll see, I'm not particularly fond of the typical trainer behavior of catching any pokemon that moves. I'm planning on taking a wait and see approach," John replied.
"That's cool, the people I traveled with before didn't do that either," May replied.
"Cool, so do you have any other family," John asked.
"Yeah, I have a younger brother Max, who can be a real pain but I still love him," May replied.
"I know the feeling I have two younger brothers in addition to my older brother that you already met," John said propped up against one side of the tent.
"We should compare notes some time then," May replied with a smile.
"Sounds like a plan, and it looks like mightyena is finally calming down for the night," John said.
"Well then maybe we should take his advice and get some rest as well," May said covering mightyena with a blanket to keep him warm.
"Goodnight then," John said as he tried to find a comfortable position.
"Night," May said as the two of them laid down listening to the sound of rain drops pattering on the tent and the steady breathing of mightyena.
The rain finally puttered out sometime early in the morning and the two travelers were awoken by the sunshine pouring into their tent the next morning. John arose before May and didn't have the heart to wake her so he began to make breakfast for the two of them. May didn't stay asleep for long as the sweet aroma of coffee brought her out of her slumber.
"Good morning," John said as he saw May stir and look out of the tent.
"Morning is that coffee," May asked sitting up.
"Yep, I'm not a huge fan of the drink my self but from time to time its not to bad, do you want some," John replied as he filled two mugs with the aromatic breakfast beverage.
"Yes please," May said taking a mug out of John's hand.
"So how much longer to you think that mightyena will be asleep. I don't particularly relish the idea of leaving it out here with out making sure its ok," John said.
"It shouldn't be to much longer," May replied as the dog pokemon began to stir.
"So what do you want to eat on this fine morning, I'm afraid our pickings are a little slim though," John said pulling out a few granola bars.
"Oh it's alright and can you toss me some kibble our patient here is waking up and is probably hungry," May said turning to the mightyena which was shaking off the cobwebs of sleep and it didn't appear to be a happy camper.
"Oh no," John said as the mightyena snarled at them.
"We are not your enemy. I found in the rain and fixed you up," May said as mightyena began to snap at them.
"Be careful May or he is going to bit your hand off," John yelled as he jumped back avoiding the powerful jaws of their guest.
"I know you don't like humans because of what one of us did to you in the past but we mean you no harm and even fixed you up," May said trying to calm the irate pokemon down.
Mightyena simply growled in response as events reached a standstill with neither side wanting to set off the other. The standstill lasted for several minutes until a large imposing aggron smashed through the trees causing the mightyena to cower in fear. In reality it was the man behind the aggron that caused the beaten pokemon to cower and not the massive steel creature.
"It's about time I found you, you lousy good for nothing, waste of space pokemon, come here," A large tan man yelled with a snap of his whip.
"You're the one that beat him, you animal, you're not taking him anywhere," May yelled in defiance jumping in front of the scared mightyena.
"May what are you doing, are you nuts," John yelled amazed by his friend's sudden act of courage.
"Stay out of this one John he is mine," May yelled back in a rage. She was enraged that some one could do such a thing and then demand his pokemon back like it was a commodity.
"Just what are you going to do about it little girl," The large man yelled back angered by May's brazen attitude.
"Simple, I'm going to fight you for mightyena, I win he goes free, you win and you'll get my pokemon," May replied already forming a plan in her mind.
"May are you nuts how are you going to beat that argon," John asked at a loss for how May was going to battle the pokemon that is a walking tank.
"Don't worry I have a plan," May replied as she released her beautifly.
"What ever little girl its time to end this, argon hyper beam," the man yelled as the large imposing pokemon readied a large energy blast.
"Dodge and use string shot," May yelled as the energy blast was released.
"What," the man yelled as he was quickly cocooned in beatifly's silk and fell over. John meanwhile was stunned May had pulled a stunt like that, in normal sanctioned battles attacking the opposing trainer was forbidden. Not that he was complaining though, in his opinion the scum was getting what he deserved.
"Not exactly what I would have done, but nice job May," John said as they walked over to the incapacitated man while his argon stood confused about what was going on.
"You can't do this to me, argon destroy them," the man yelled becoming increasingly agitated.
"Oh I don't think so," May said as she grabbed the pokeball for the giant steel type as it turned toward them.
"Hey there big boy, I'm betting this big meanie here captured you against your will," May said.
"Yes, I don't like fighting, I just want to go home," It replied in a series of grunts and snorts.
"Well then here yah, go," May replied as she crushed his pokeball under her foot freeing the large steel type from his bonds.
"Thank you, I am in your debt," Arrgon barked as he lumbered off toward his home in the mountains.
"So what should we do about this guy," John asked pointing to their captive.
"Well the string shot should where off in a day or so and we will be long gone by then so lets just hang him in a tree for now," May said.
"Alright sounds good," John replied not wanting to drag the asshole with them to Rustburo city as they hung the cocooned jerk up in nearby tree.