Hello, everyone. Your girl's back to update another chapter for you all. Thank you all for waiting for this chapter to happen after waiting for so long. I don't own the canon characters as they rightfully belong to their owners while I only own my OCs
Zygarde (or at least the red 10% Form) walks through the halls of the ancient building while he passed a few servants, who all respectfully bow down to him. The Order Pokémon could hear the cries of Alma at the other side of the building. He had traveled enough with humans to know that newborns tend to cry a lot. He couldn't help but smile at the memories of Bonnie, Ash, and the others.
Fondly remembering the nickname Bonnie gave him. Squishy is something a child would come up with, but it certainly had its charm to it regardless of how silly it may sound to others.
Zygarde always keeps the memories safe in his heart so they always have a special place in his entire existence. A few of the Legendaries and Mythicals do like teasing him on his nickname, but Zygarde paid them no mind. If they want to act childish then they can be childish as they want to be. But he also knows that they don't really mean to be cruel or anything.
The Hall of Origin became a place where Pokémon who were abused by humans could get away from them and their descendants could enjoy their lives without having to worry about humans abusing them.
Hearing Alma's cries at the other side, Zygarde wonders if Gardevoir and Florges were having a difficult time calming Alma down. The Order Pokémon couldn't blame them since they're inexperienced with human children, especially infants. It was noon, so that meant Alma's naptime. But she would often be fussing
The Order Pokémon decided to go to see if Alma was doing okay with her two ladies-in-waiting. He walks faster as his legs could carry him past a few more servants. Once he reaches Alma's door, Zygarde opens it with his power and enters Alma's room. As he expected, both Gardevoir and Florges were exhausted from their failed attempts of trying to stop Alma's crying, who was in the former's arms.
"Please, Lady Alma, please go to sleep," Gardevoir said to a crying Alma.
"Lady Alma, if you go to sleep, you feel much better after you wake up," Florges said as well.
However, this only made Alma cry more. The two Pokémon felt their entire bodies being denied some rest as well. They grew to love Alma just as much as the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, but she has often drawn the energy from their bodies. The two Pokémon now have a new respect for parents: both human and Pokémon.
"Good afternoon, Gardevoir, Florges," Zygarde said to the two.
Turning around to see Zygarde had entered the room, both Gardevoir and Florges immediately bow to him in respect with Alma still in the former's arms.
"Lord Zygarde, what a surprise to see you," Florges said.
"Forgive us if we failed to smooth Alma from her crying," Gardevoir said as she tries to hush Alma gently as she could.
"It's alright. Children can be quite cranky when they don't take their naps," Zygarde insured her.
Upon seeing Zygarde, Alma immediately stops crying and reaches her tiny hands towards him. However, she was still sniffing and her tears were still coming down. Zygarde quickly saw this, and realize his presence had calmed Alma down. This actually amazed him since this is the first time Alma has seen him in one of his forms as she usually sees him as one of the Core.
The Order Pokémon wonders how the human baby recognized him in the first place. Perhaps she saw the red circle on his front and thought he could be connected to his Core.
Humans always surprise him no matter what, both in a good and bad way. Like how Bond Phenomenon that created Ash-Greninja when humans and Pokémon truly come together and understand each other...
And how humans created dangerous machines to build an army of monsters.
"I protect Squishy! I promised it I never let it go!"
"Bonnie..." Zygarde thought fondly of the little human girl whom he came to care deeply.
Remembering her words when she, Ash, and the others came to his aid the second time. Seeing how they were willing to defend him back then, Zygarde's former views on humans slowly changed after that. Recalling how his human friend would take care of him and sing to him whenever he was feeling down, the Order Pokémon thought about the memories he'll make with Alma. Knowing that Alma will never replace Bonnie, the former will still become just important as Bonnie was to him all those years ago.
"Lord Zygarde, are you alright, sir?" Gardevoir asks concerning.
Pulling himself out of his memories, Zygarde felt a little embarrassed to be lost in his thoughts. The Order Pokémon needed to focus on Alma right now. Bonnie would have wanted him to help Gardevoir and Florges on making Alma happy.
An idea popped into his head. Knowing that the others might never let him live it down, it'll be worth it since it might help Alma go to sleep.
"You two can leave Alma to me. I'll handle it from here," Zygarde said.
The two Pokémon became shocked to hear that Zygarde will take care of Alma. The Order Pokémon had never taken care of her that much. They actually thought that Zygarde didn't actually care about Alma since she's human with the rumors of him being hurt by humans in the past.
"Bu... but, Lord Zygarde, Alma can be quite a handful to some Pokémon," Gardevoir protested.
"She might even accidentally vomit on you," Florges adds.
Chuckling a little, Zygarde could tell that they're more worried about Alma getting accidentally hurt by him instead of accidentally offending him as a Legendary. Not that he cared about the latter since he grew tired of the other Pokémon treating him and the other Legendaries like they're unreachable and placing them on high pedestals. So, it would be nice to be treated a little more casually once more like his human friends did.
"It's fine now. After all, Alma's part of my family, and as a family, it's my responsibility to take care of her as well," Zygarde explains.
Both Gardevoir and Florges look at each other while sharing a concerned look on their faces. Despite wanting to make sure Alma will be okay under Zygarde's care, they couldn't disobey the Order Pokémon, one of the most powerful Pokémon in the world. So without much protest, the two Fairy-type Pokémon obeyed and place Alma in her tiny basket and left the room to allow Zygarde to take his turn to take care of their mistress.
Once the door was closed while making sure that both Gardevoir and Florges aren't near the room, Zygarde turns to look at Alma was still fuzzy from her crying. Looking at her, Zygarde saw her hair matches the golden petals of the mysterious flower and her eyes are just as green as the flower's stem. All in all, her hair and eyes made her so fragile-looking just like a flower.
Double-checking to see if he was indeed alone with Alma as his only company, Zygarde took a deep breath as he remembers the words of the song he loves so much. Singing softly to the little baby.
"Squishy. Squishy. You're oh, so very soft."
"Squishy. Squishy. You're oh, so pretty green."
"Squishy. Squishy. The cutest I've ever seen."
"You're happy sleeping in my bag, Squishy."
Alma hiccuped a little while she listens to the song.
"How I wish understood where you come from."
"And the way you get all your food from the sun."
"Mysterious Squishy, how I love you."
"So come home please, won't you please tell me some more?"
Zygarde smiles as he got close to Alma, who grabs him by his nose. The Order Pokémon felt a great deal of joy that he hasn't felt in a long time since Bonnie. His Bonnie would have loved seeing Alma and would no doubt want to sing to her as well.
"Squishy and me nuzzling cheeks."
"Best friends forever. We're so happy."
"I promise I'll never leave Squishy."
"Sweet, little Squishy. Here's my song for you."
"I'll never leave Squishy."
"My sweet Squishy. That's you!"
The human baby and the Order Pokémon smile at each other. Alma was getting better. But she needs to get her nap. So Zygarde kept singing until the baby will fall asleep.
"Squishy. Squishy. You're oh, so very nice."
"Squishy. Squishy. You're oh, not so long."
"Squishy. Squishy. Just come on, and sing along."
"You're happy sleeping in my bag, Squishy."
Zygarde sings as the memories of Bonnie reappear in his mind. He may have lived for thousands of years and only spent a short time with Bonnie, but those were the wonderful times he has ever made.
"I guess I should you are nice to me."
"Come on and play with me."
"Squishy, I love you so much."
"So come on everybody, won't you please tell me some more?"
The blonde baby was now getting sleepy. She smiles tiredly at Zygarde. Zygarde, meanwhile, felt his heart skip a beat as he watches Alma getting tired from his song.
"I'll always know what you're feeling."
"And I'll be there to catch you."
"I'll care for you and always be with you."
"To me, Squishy, your feelings are so real!"
"I'll never leave Squishy."
Alma seems to start to like the song. She even seems to try and sing along with Zygarde.
"Squishy and me nuzzling cheeks."
"Best friends forever. We're so happy."
"I promise I'll never leave Squishy."
"Sweet, little Squishy. Here's my song for you."
"I'll never leave Squishy."
"My sweet Squishy. That's you!"
Zygarde fondly remembers the time when he, Bonnie, and the others once visited a town. They came across a human mother and her newborn child. Zygarde was curious about how human infants act and they grow in such a protective environment by their parents.
"Squishy and me nuzzling cheeks."
"Best friends forever. We're so happy."
"I promise I'll never leave Squishy."
"Sweet, little Squishy. Here's my song for you."
"I'll never leave Squishy."
"My sweet Squishy. That's you!"
Zygarde could see that Alma's eyes began to close as he got to the end of the song.
"Sleep well, Alma," Zygarde whispers.
Seeing that Alma had finally fallen asleep, Zygarde knew that he made Bonnie and Ash proud since they always say that taking care of a human child is difficult.
"Looks like your song worked, Squishy," The familiar voice of Zeraora said.
Hearing Zeraora's voice and the familiar laughter of a few others, Zygarde turns to see that Zeraora, Terrakion, and Shaymin (in her Sky Form) are all trying to hold back their laughter. Zygarde merely rolls his eyes while he went back to check on Alma to see that she's still asleep.
"Go ahead and laugh it out already. But please keep your voices down, I just got Alma to sleep," The Order Pokémon said annoyed.
Shaymin manage to get herself together and flew to Alma. Seeing that the little baby was indeed asleep like Zygarde said, Shaymin smiles a little. Looks like another Legendary had fallen for this cute little thing.
"So, that means you're going to sing to her more now. I bet that Meloetta is gonna be jealous that Alma might like your song better than hers," Shaymin tease a little.
"Oh, please. Meloetta is more mature than that. She can handle the fact that Alma likes another song that isn't hers," The Order Pokémon said quietly.
"Oh, so you're forgetting the time Ash said that a Jigglypuff made him and his friends fall asleep a lot more than Meloetta, and Meloetta went over Kanto to show that Jigglypuff who's a better singer," Terrakion added his own teasing.
"Oh, please. Ash was a teenager back then. He should have known better than start a singing duel between Meloetta and a Jigglypuff. Alma's just a baby who only likes the songs this family sings to her," Zygarde said, getting a bit more annoyed by these three.
"Oh, come on, Squishy. We're only playing with ya," Terrakion said, with the other two nodded.
Zygarde hummed and turns to look at Alma who was still sleeping from all of this. She looks so peaceful and happy. Zygarde wonders what she's dreaming about.
Thank you, everyone, for reading this. Zygarde/Squishy and Alma sure did had a cute moment together. Just imagining Alma singing right back to him when she's older.
P.S. I have a headcanon that the other Legendary and Mythical Pokémon like to tease Zygarde on the nickname a little.