Chapter 2: Playing Favorites
To start things off right, the two decide to do some hill climbing and bug watching. Bugsy's binoculars caught the sight of many insects. Sabrina sketched down any bugs she saw into a notepad. She wasn't a good artist, but she could only try her best. "So Bugsy, what's your favorite type of bug?" She asked curiously. Bugsy lowers his binoculars and shrugs, his palms going up with his shoulders. "Don't have one." He simply said. He simply didn't play favorites, despite his ace Pokemon being Scyther and Scizor. The two converse as they walk to a different spot. "Beedrill, Vespiquen, Kricketune, Ninjask, Scizor, Scolipede… I love all bug types!" He said. "Interesting." Sabrina sketches something into the notepad before showing it to Bugsy. It was a quick sketch of Bugsy sitting with a little Caterpie on his head. It's cute! Bugsy smiled. "Aw… I like it." He said. Suddenly, he felt a pain on his foot. "Ack!" Sabrina reacted immediately, stepping closer to him. "What is it?" She asks, concerned.
Bugsy sits down on a log, takes off his shoe, turns it upside down, and shakes it a bit, causing a small glassy black stone to fall out. It must've wound up in his shoe while he was walking. "What's this?" He said, holding the stone carefully. It was quite sharp. Sabrina picks up the rock with her telekinesis, just to avoid any additional cuts. "Ooooh… I think I've heard of this before. Black… Augurite, I believe it's called?" She said as she looked at it. "I hear a certain bug Pokemon likes it." That makes Bugsy perk up. "Like an evolutionary item?!" Bugsy said. "I gotta hold onto this thing with my life!" He said as he pulled out a small baggie. Sabrina puts the stone inside and seals the bag shut. "Are you alright, Bugsy? How's your foot?" She asked. Bugsy checks his foot. It seems the stone cut through his sock and even cut his skin a bit. "I'll be fine. I've taken worse, y'know." He said as he put his shoe back on.
"So Sabrina, I gotta ask. What's your favorite type of bug? Or… psychic?" Asks Bugsy. Sabrina shrugs with just her shoulders. "My favorite type of bug is… hm… I guess any with psychic abilities. Although, I haven't explored them that much, if at all." She explained. "My favorite psychic Pokemon however is difficult to pin down. I don't like playing favorites when it comes to my Pokemon. However, Alakazam…" Her Alakazam releases itself from its Poke Ball, levitating beside Sabrina. The pair spoke in unison. "Just sort of flows with me the most." Bugsy was in awe. "Whoa! Just like me and my Scizor!" His Scizor appears. "She's been my best bud for ages, right?" He said as he pats the Pincer Pokemon. Scizor nods. "Sciz!" It opens and closes its pincers to agree with Bugsy. "May I examine your Scizor? You may do the same to my Alakazam." Sabrina offered. Bugsy nods. "Sure!"