Chapter 6:
Hypno was coming at us even faster. And then I heard him cry in pain. I opened my eyes. I couldn't believe it, he was holding his foot. I looked, small chunks of Staryu's gem had lodged into his foot. Holy fuck what a lucky break! But that wouldn't hold him for long. I kneeled down and chucked Lostelle over my shoulder, got up, and made a run for it. Hypno yelled but then I heard wings flapping. Four wings. I stopped dead in my tracks and an Ultra Ball dropped in front of us. I put Lostelle down and picked up the ball. It had "B.E.E" etched on it. My initials, My Ultra Ball. And then I felt a fluttering of four wings, and something landed on my shoulder. It was Crobat. Lostelle screamed. "It's okay. It's my Crobat" I petted him to show her. "And this… is Houndoom" Crobat nodded. "Atta boy" I patted him. "Thank you, guy". Then, I heard foot-stomps. Shiiiit! He was coming. "Crobat" he got off. I put Sneasel in Lostelle's Berry bag and asked "Can you take Lostelle?" He nodded and flew right in front of Lostelle. I wrapped her arms around Crobat. "Hang out tight" she nodded. "Crobat, take them to the entrance, be careful and stay with them" I patted him. "Thank you, Crobat." And he flew away with Lostelle and Sneasel.
The Pokémon was just around the corner. I looked at the Houndoom's Ultra Ball. "Ready to go, dude?" I threw it and he came out and sat next to me, ready to go. I patted his head. Then the Hypno rounded the corner and stopped completely as soon as he saw Houndoom. Houndoom growled and bared his teeth. Then he was shrouded with the familiar bright purple light. No effect for the dark type. Houndoom gave Hypno a "bitch please" look and then lunged and took a bite out of Hypno's face. The Pokémon fell backwards, and got back up with bleeding bite marks on his face. He looked furious and shuddered again. He swung his pendulum and Houndoom fell to the ground, asleep. "Son of a bitch!" I screamed free of Lostelle's ears. "Houndoom! Get up!" I pleaded. I looked over at the Hypno. Oh shit! "Houndoom, you have to get up now! He's tightening his focus, he's gonna use Focus Punch!" Hypno started towards Houndoom quickly. With Crobat staying with Lostelle and Sneasel, Houndoom was my last. Wait a minute… Hypnosis is-…
Houndoom jumped up and lunged at the Hypno's leg and bit his leg. Hypno screamed in pain. Houndoom ran over to me and sat in front of me and looked back at me with a small smirk. I noogied him, "You sneaky son of a bitch!" I told him. He knew it too. Hypnosis is a Psychic-type move. So Houndoom's Dark part voided it. Hypno charged towards us quicker than ever. Houndoom was ready to attack, but he didn't have to. Hypno shuddered one last time and fell. It was silent for a while and then I said "Wow, poison's quite the bitch!" I reached into my bag for an Ultra Ball. I really didn't want this particular Hypno, but he was really fucked up, and what would happen after he feels better? Attack more innocent people? I threw it and it opened on contact. But then it broke into two.
"What the fuck?" I asked Houndoom. "We better check this out", we walked over to the knocked out Hypno. Did it belong to someone else? Houndoom barked for my attention. "What, buddy?" I looked at the fluff on its neck and separated it. There was some kind of strange contraption on its neck. It had a flashing light on it with a small antennae. "Ooh, ouch", it looked like it hurt. "Houndoom, help me." He grabbed it with his teeth and sunk in it. With a small pop it came off the Hypno's neck. I didn't want to leave this injured Hypno alone, and as luck would have it, I saw a rock shaped like a diamond. "Houndoom, get me that Revive". Trainer's that drop their shit make it quite the convenience in situations like this. I crushed the Revive and put it in the Hypno's mouth. He woke up, but he didn't look hostile… Confused to be exact, then he ran off. "… 'welcome." I said. Houndoom nuzzled my hand, "What?" he put the machine from Hypno in my hand. "Good boy" patting him. I put it in my pocket. "C'mon let's get out of here"
At the entrance Houndoom and I were greeted by Crobat and Lostelle with Sneasel weak, but not as bad. Lostelle hugged me with one arm with Sneasel in the other. "Thank you, trainer" she cried. I put my hand on her head. I didn't really know what to do. "You're welcome, kid" she looked up. "Did you catch it?"
"Nah, he belonged to someone else" she looked scared. "But it shouldn't bother you again."
"Promise?"
"Yeah" and smiled down at her. "You know, your dad is really worried about you"
"I know and there's phones don't work in there". Here" She gave me Sneasel, handing him to me like he was a newborn.
"Hey, buddy, you okay" He gave a small smile and then passed out. "… Sneasel?"
"It's okay, he wanted to go after you in the forest, so I gave him one of the sleeping berries" She pointed at the same bush he ate berries from. "He stopped but he wouldn't go to sleep." Seeing you must've calmed him down"
I stroked him, he was so content. He had to stop scaring me like that. Crobat perched on my shoulders and looked at him. "Thanks, Crobat. You really saved my a-" Oops. "butt, back there." I patted him with my free hand. You and Houndoom." Houndoom walked over and stood next to me, I patted his head. "You guys are the best" I looked at my belt at my Pokèballs. "All of you". I looked out at the sea, and then the bridge. "Lostelle, before I take you to your dad, can I show Crobat and Houndoom something?"
"Can I go?"
"Yeah, c'mon!"
She grabbed my free hand and we walked to the Bond Bridge. Crobat and Houndoom were astounded by how beautiful it was. Houndoom put his paws on the bridge rail, Crobat perched there. Lostelle was too short so I kneeled down and she jumped on my shoulders. "Wow, pretty!" she cried. Houndoom and Crobat agreed. Sneasel snored on. I pointed at Four Island. "That's where I live, Four Island" Then I told Houndoom and Crobat about the promise. They loved it as much as the others did. Then it was time to take Lostelle to her dad. I called Houndoom back into his Ultra Ball, tucked Sneasel in the hood of my hoodie, put Lostelle down and told her to grab my leg tightly. "Crobat, Two Island." I grabbed his small feet and we were off over the ocean.