[Sophia Schuster]

After having captured the Kadabra and moved on, Sophia was still every bit as excited as she had been when she first stepped foot on the ground at Dark Moon Isle. Actually, she might have been in even better spirits, as her hair had mostly dried, it felt. With a slight pause to catch her breath, she looked to her side, where Cotton wobbled about lazily. He was so adorably lethargic about wandering about ever since evolving, but she knew he was fine. He never complained- about anything. Not even Cloud's constant affection, among other things. He was really reliable, for a number of reasons.

And it was that exceedingly reliable, no-longer-pillow-material Flaaffy that was likely going to handle the next engagement, as well. At the very least, that was what she expected.

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Preferred Spawns: Dratini line, Deino line, Spiritomb, and Rotom, yay for Restricted areas!

Note: Pickup Pumpkaboo sees you.

[Chromatic]

Behold! A wild Pokemon appeared!

Species: Deino Zweilous
Ability: Hustle
Gender: Male

• Hyper Voice

• Work Up

• Crunch

• Dragon Pulse

[Sophia Schuster]

And so the search continued, only for Sophia and Cotton to find a certain two-headed dragon. She wasn't oblivious to it. It was one of the things she had hoped to find- or, at least, the line was. Seeing a Zweilous was a bit intimidating, honestly speaking. A Deino? They were somewhat cute. The two-headed beast, though, looked a tad bit vicious. Still, she had faith that she and Cotton could deal with it. She just had to consider the best way to proceed, as dragons were very resilient. Worse, Cotton lacked the variety to properly address a dragon.

”Cotton, use Confuse Ray!” The Flaaffy let out a dull “meh” before firing a beam that caused the hustling and bustling dragon to stomp about in confusion. Perhaps because of that, it didn't attack, but instead hurt itself in its confusion. It was a good start, Sophia figured. It was, after all, a chance to slow damage intake. The young lady had already decided the next course of action.

”Cotton Guard, Cotton!” If the opponent could attack them through its confusion, then reducing the inevitable intake was the next thing to do. The Flaaffy sparkled for a moment before his “mane” began to puff out. Of course, it proved needless, as the Zweilous charged in, only to bite the area next to the Flaaffy. In the beast's hustle, it seemed that accuracy was a victim.

”Cotton, use Charge!” Utilizing an Electric move on a dragon wasn't really the best choice, but there was more in mind than simply super-charging a resisted move-type. Charge would boost the Flaaffy's resistance to special attacks slightly. Additionally, she planned to have him use Discharge for the chance of Paralysis. Combining Confusion and Paralysis was relying on chance, but whatever worked to protect the Flaaffy and subdue the opponent. Either way, Cotton sparkled with electric build-up, lightly quivering as the energy pulsated within him. Meanwhile, the Zweilous hurt itself in its confusion again. Sadly, that was also the end of the confusion.

”Discharge, Cotton!” With a seemingly energized “meheheh”, the Flaaffy shot the burst of energy at the Zweilous. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to paralyze the dragon, though. Between hitting itself twice and the burst of electricity, though, the dragon seemed winded. In response, it charged in and bit Cotton roughly. Fortunately, thanks to Cotton Guard's effects, the damage was significantly reduced. It still looked terrible, though.

”Cotton, use Power Gem!” With a vindictive “meh”, the Flaaffy, seemingly actually into the fight at that point, fired off a volley of energized pebbles at the Zweilous, pelting it violently. In response, both of the mouths fired off a beam of dragonic energy, slamming into the Flaaffy and pushing him back. Both of the Pokemon were winded, but the Zweilous seemed worse off, considering what all it had taken to that point. Sophia could tell- it was their win.

”Again, Cotton! Power Gem and finish it!” The Flaaffy inhaled before firing off a second barrage of energized pebbles, again pelting the two-headed dragon to the point that the beast collapsed. Sure enough, it was their victory. With a lob of a Pokeball, Sophia made sure it was captured, but the next thing she did? She scooped the bipedal sheep into her arms and hugged him.

They'd come a good bit from the owner and pillow-sheep that had first arrived at the island.

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