Dwebble and Larvitar

The Dwebble slept contentedly in her rock. Life was good for her. After all, she had this lovely sandstone rock for a shell; it sparkled with tiny quartz crystals, which made her the envy of other lady Dwebbles. She lived in a patch of lovely desert which sand that helped to hide her from predators. Not only that, but the sand itself was tasty and kept her strong. She didn't need to fight much and could spend her days drawing in the sand, relaxed and happy. There was nothing to worry about.

Except maybe those vibrations she felt from her rock shell. The Dwebble stirred from her sleep. It wasn't coming from the ground. Maybe some other Pokemon was trying to wake her up by knocking on her shell? She opened her eyes right as the top of her shell broke with a nasty snap, falling to pieces around her.

"Hu-what?" she exclaimed, shocked into waking fully. She darted a few steps ahead and turned, seeing her prized rock shell all cracked into worthless small pieces. Right behind where she had been sleeping, there was a Pokemon she wasn't familiar with. It had green scales, small arms, and a chunky body. "You, you..."

The green Pokemon seemed to perk up on seeing her. "Momma!" He dropped the piece of rock he'd been eating and ran over to her side.

The Dwebble shuddered in fright; this creature was taller and heavier than she was. He could crush her easily, especially without a shell. And... he thought she was his mother? How, how did that work? She had to look up at him. "I'm n-not your mother. Please don't hurt me."

Instead of listening, he dropped down onto her. The Dwebble closed her eyes and scrunched up her body, fearing for her life. But even though he wrapped his arms around her and squeezed, he seemed to be hugging her, not attacking. "Momma, I find you. I eat all the way up to you."

Did he mean that he meant to eat her in her rock shell? Or what? Maybe his egg had been buried and he'd eaten through the sand to get up here. That's what her kind did. But, what was he? Still, when he released her, the Dwebble couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the infant. He had obviously been expecting to find his mother up here. Although, if he was this big as an infant, she felt afraid of running across his mother.

Especially without a shell. "Sorry child, but I'm not your mother," she said gently.

"Not Momma?" he asked sadly, looking down at her with teary eyes.

"Yes, and you ate my home," she told him. She gave a small shiver. "I don't want to make your real mother angry, but..."

He whined. "Sorry. I eat lots of sand on my way up, but no rocks until that. Was lots hungry."

"Well you may have the rest of it," the Dwebble said, relaxing a little. But she couldn't become fully relaxed until she had a shell again. "It's not much use to me. I need to go find a new rock so I can be safe. Um..." but what did she do about this baby? She wasn't sure how well he could defend himself and some Pokemon around here loved to battle (she hid from them most of the time). Then again, she wouldn't like meeting his mother.

The green Pokemon made a barking sound, momentarily startling the Dwebble. "I help! We find rock for you. Um, where rocks?"

Breathing a sigh of relief, the Dwebble pointed one of her claws to where she had found her last rock. "Over there, there's a rock wall with piles of loose rock at the edges. Thanks for helping me out."

"I do good thing to make up for bad thing," he said, then walked alongside her to reach the rocky area of the desert.

Once there, the baby seemed interested in finding rocks to eat, but he always pointed various ones out for her first. He didn't quite grasp that she needed one big enough to hide in, but not so big that she couldn't move it around when needed. He even pointed out the rock wall itself. "Nobody hurt you with that!"

The Dwebble found herself chuckling at that. "It would be quite a personal fortress, but I don't think I'll ever be strong enough to have that for a shell."

They searched for a while, but weren't haven't much luck. Much of the rock pieces were too small. While she was disappointed that she probably couldn't find another quartz embedded piece, right now just finding a shell to be safe again was her priority. Once she had one, then she might consider looking for a pretty rock again. But then a roar pieced through the sand-filled air, shaking the Dwebble through her entire body. That had to come from a powerful Pokemon, and now she could feel its heavy footsteps through the sand.

"Who that?" the baby asked.

Despite her feeling of dread, the Dwebble snapped one of her claws and spoke up. "Whoever you are, if you're out to hurt this child, I'll stop you." Probably not very well, but maybe she could buy enough time for the child to find a place to hide. Then she could dig into the sand to wait for the stranger to leave.

The footsteps drew closer and the Pokemon appeared through the sandy air. It was huge, with even its feet larger than the Dwebble. But more importantly, it was green and scaly just like the baby. In fact, he took a few steps closer to it. "Momma? That you?"

"There you are," the enormous Pokemon said, coming up to them. "Yes, it's me, little son. It seems you got lost underground."

"Momma!" The baby rushed over to her and hugged her leg.

The mother Pokemon leaned down, spooking the Dwebble into drawing her body in defensively again. However, she spoke with no aggression. "Don't be afraid, tiny one. Thank you for looking out for him I hope he didn't trouble you much."

Phew, she wasn't mad. "N-no, he was good," she said. "Um, he has a kind heart already. He should be a good child."

She was pleased to hear that. "Is that so? That's wonderful. You should thank the lady here."

The baby Pokemon hopped back toward the Dwebble. "Uh, I was! I help her find new rock shell to live in. But no good rocks for her."

"I can help with that," the mother said. "Stay where you are, both of you." She then took a step away, then rammed her head into the rock wall. Many pieces broke off from the impact, kicking up a lot of dust and sand. The mother Pokemon then plucked out a piece and tossed it over to them. "How's that?"

Not only was it of good size, but it had quartz sparkles just like her last rock. Even better, there was a smoky white crystal poking out of one side. "That's beautiful, thank you. It will make a great home."

"Good!" the baby said, then giving her another hug. "I go with Momma now. Thank you, lady! I be good always now."

Once he let her go, the Dwebble tapped him with her claw. "You're welcome, child. I hope you get a great home too."

The baby Larvitar and the mother Tyranitar then headed off for their proper home. The Dwebble waved to them while they were in sight, then focused on her new shell. While it would take a little while to melt away a proper hold for her, it was always worth it to have a beautiful shell to live in.

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Larvitar Soul Silver entry: It is born deep underground. It can't emerge until it has entirely consumed the soil around it.

Dwebble White entry: It makes a hole in a suitable rock. If that rock breaks, the Pokemon remains agitated until it locates a replacement.

Dwebble's already a cute Bug, so I had to try making Larvitar just as cute, haha.