"You gave me a heart attack," Sabrina whisper shouts, poking an upside down Puck in the forehead. "Why are you hanging from the roof?"
"You gotta see this," he says, grabbing both of her arms and pulling her out the window. He drags her unceremoniously to the rooftop, revealing clear, open skies broken only by the white circle of moon.
"Sky," Sabrina says, unimpressed.
"You need to stop worrying about college," Puck says. "I'm tired of listening to your bellyaching, so sit up here until you stop."
Sabrina huffs, but does as he commands.
"Hey," she says. "Thanks."
"Don't bother."
Everyone in the room jumps as Sabrina runs by them, rushing past in a whirlwind of rage and shiny pilot's armor. Commander Charming meets her glare with level eyes.
"Puck and I are drift compatible," she snarls. "We can take the kaiju!"
"This isn't about killing kaijus," Charming says. "It's about curbing your revenge. What's healthy for you."
Sabrina slams her fist on the table. "I'm your best fighter, and you won't let me pilot a Jaeger?"
"No."
"Let her go." Puck stands in the doorway, arms folded. "Charming, we are drift compatible."
"I want her to come with me."
The boy frowns and sizes her up. "You're a lot uglier than the Bulbasaur I was looking for," he says frankly.
Sabrina snorts. "I've gotten three of them already. There's a Ninetales nearby and you're not it. I've been looking for days."
"I'll tell you what," the boy says. "Help me catch my Bulbasaur and in return, I won't sick my friends on you." At 'friends', he gestures to the floating cloud of lights above his head.
Sabrina looks at him warily and weighs her options. There's always the danger of kidnappings and other things, but for a Ninetales?
"Deal."
ahhhhh sorry for never updating at a constant pace but school is killing me, particularly [redacted] calculus. also oakex, i DID remember your prompt, but it'll be in the next chapter.
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