Chapter 6
I slowly turned to look at the young Raikou standing next to me with my mouth hanging open. It was staring into the barren forest with the same look of bewildered awe; as if it couldn't quite believe what had happened.
It took me a little while to actually find my voice again.
"I thought my mother said you didn't know that move!"
"Rair?" The Pokémon looked at me with wide eyes.
"That was amazing!" I said while shaking my head in awe. "Who knew you would be able to do that?!"
"Rair …"
The Raikou sat down and dropped its head. It was almost like it was trying to make itself smaller; like it was embarrassed by the praise.
"You don't have to be so modest," I said as I gently placed a hand on top of its head. "You defeated those Plasma people by roaring at them. They were going to try and hurt us and you scared them away."
The yellow tiger Pokémon closed its eyes and rubbed its head against my arm and chest in affection. The tongue came out as quick as lightning and scraped across my face.
I would have retorted, but I fell back with a wince of pain. Now that the immediate threat of Team Plasma had run away, the pain from the attack I'd intercepted from the dog Pokémon had come rushing back.
I could move my toes, so I knew my spine wasn't broken, but beyond that, I wasn't sure what kind of damage I'd received. It was quite the hit I took to my stomach area. My head was starting to pound severely and dark spots were beginning to swim across my vision.
The Raikou eyed me with concern as I gasped softly. The last thing I saw as I fell into darkness was its large worried eyes.