Pokémon Dabbling in Drabbles

[ShiniGojira]

A delightful smile stretched across Fray face. "Mmm~ this is so good!" Fray said, looking down at the donut in her hands before turning towards the Pikachu wearing an apron.

Ane rubbed the back of his head, a small blush accompanying his grin. "Glad you like it," he said. "I've been practicing this new recipe I found recently and–"

The Froslass stuffed the rest of the confection into her mouth, somehow sounding clear in spite of the food. "Ooh! Mind if I add something to it?" Her eyes were wide and pleading.

Ane chuckled, already knowing what she wanted. He shook his head and pushed her face away from his. "I'm not adding a mountain load of cheese into it, Fray."

"Aw…" She whined, falling like a deflated balloon.

"But," he said, smirking upon noticing her turning towards him, "I could add a little bit."

The effects were instantaneous and the Froslass perked up, eyes sparkling. "Really?" She gasped as he nodded. "Awesome! Come on! Let's get to it!"

Chuckling, Ane trailed behind her.

 

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The sound of an explosion rang through the field, along with a large cloud of dust.

After a moment, the dust settled and a small, black fox stood before a fallen Poochyena.

"Haha!" the Zorua barked, sweat dripping down her head. She looked around in search for her next opponent, a battle-hungry gleam in her eyes. "Alright! Who's next?"

Her trainer, a human-turned-Charmander, looked at her with an exasperated expression as the trainer in front of her recalled the Poochyena and sent out a Kirlia.

A grin made its way onto her face and she charged.

Half an hour later, Zeal and her group of friends stopped at a nearby Pokémon Center.

And after being nursed back to full health, she found herself in their booked room, facing the Charmander who had a tired look.

June shook his head, bringing a claw to his face. "Sometimes I feel like being able to understand Pokémon just makes things weirder."

Zeal tilted her head. "What do you mean?"

June shrugged, waving her off.

Taking that as her cue to leave, she trotted away and found her Vulpix friend, Pixels sitting on the bed along with her gooey friend, Litno and Scales the Squirtle.

She hopped onto the bed, a remote being handed to her from one of Pixels' various tails. Facing the TV, she waited for the latest episode of her favourite show as more and more of her friends huddled around. They chatted, talking about what to do tomorrow until finally the show started.

 

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Neo couldn't believe how strong that 'Steven' fellow was and man did it feel good to have another person treat him like he was a normal boy.

He shook his head, looking around the trees surrounding the small clearing they were in. He faced Peach, a Trapinch he met weeks ago and befriended. Taking in a breath, he steeled his gaze and pointed at a nearby rock that was thrice his size (which probably wasn't all that big considering he was a small Minun). "Alright, Peach! I want you to use Bite on that rock until you break it."

Peach let out a battle cry, charging at the rock with her mouth wide open.

Neo couldn't help the grin on his face as the rock shattered into pieces. He took out a notebook from his pouch and looked at his notes. Okay, next should be her speed.

"Peach! I want you to run as fast as you can from that tree and back here five times."

The Trapinch did as he commanded.

Okay, she's improved a little. Now, let's test out her stamina.

He told her to run around the field for as long as she could. Then he had her jump in place with a small log tied on her back.

Upon noticing the minor improvements in her time, Neo smiled. "Okay, Peach. Take a break. We'll continue later." He reached into his pouch and tossed a slice of meat at the downed Trapinch.

She perked up, gobbling down the treat in an instant before staggering over to her trainer.

Neo welcomed her with a head pat and the two sat there for a minute before firing back into another session of hard work and sweat.

He knew if they continued like this, they would beat Wattson eventually. Their first badge was practically within sight and soon, he'd become the champion of Hoenn.

 

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If there was one thing that Pixels always enjoyed, it would be hearing the adoring screams and applause of her fans and subjects alike.

The feeling of accomplishment, of love and the compliments on her beauty could never be truly replicated.

Or that was what she used to think.

Her decision to join June's team was something she'd never look back on. It was a spur-of-the-moment choice, out of nowhere and yet, she'd never regretted a single moment of it.

People and places she'd never expected to meet or see, the adventures she went through and all the adrenaline-filled stunts she'd done.

It was all so fulfilling.

And to think, she never could've experienced any of this if she had chosen to stay in her kingdom.

The Vulpix glanced back at the Charmander beside her, a look of unease and fear clear on his face as they stared down at the clouds beneath them.

The human coach beside her gave them a thumbs up, flashing a smile and urging them.

Pixels smirked, glancing back at June once more. "Come on, June! Let's go!"

She didn't wait for his reply and promptly jumped off the plane.

"Woohooooo!"

 

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Pixels lived in a kingdom of Fire-types, she was an heir to the throne, a princess in every way possible. Her coat was clean, her manners were proper (most of the times) and her beauty was one that would catch the eye of many.

Despite living a life that many would dream of, she was never satisfied with just being a princess, or an heir to a kingdom.

No, she wanted to be an adventurer, an explorer. She wanted to feel the adrenaline coursing through her veins, her breaths heaving after a strenuous fight, her beautiful fur matted with scrapes and scuffs from many crazy stunts.

And like the universe had played a few cards to her favor, she had gotten her wish. Just two weeks ago, a massive Pokémon had attacked her world, leading up to her father and his rival to set aside their differences to take down. It was scary but also exhilarating, and it told her what she wanted with her dull life.

After that whole ordeal, she asked the two Pokémon that had saved her life a day prior whether she could join them on their adventures. They said 'Yes' and her daddy and mommy even gave their approval to them.

Now, here she was, on her very first and epic adventure, journeying through the woods before this 'Mount Moon'. She was provided with a task that they'd felt like only she could do: Berry Picking!

Which sure, she had absolutely no idea how to do but she was sure she could figure it out.

"Hey, um, Zeal?" she mumbled, glancing at the trees around them with an uncertain look.

The Zorua turned towards her, tilting her head with a concerned look. "Yeah? What is it, Pixs?"

"So… um, this might sound a bit silly but um…" She fiddled with her scarf, cheeks reddening a shade darker. "How do we look for berries exactly? I… never went berry picking before…"

"Huh?" A moment of surprise appeared on Zeal's face before it was quickly replaced by a radiant smile. "Oh, that's super easy! Just do what I do!" she said, bouncing on the tips of her paws. "Come on!"

Pixels followed the energetic vixen, stopping by a nearby tree.

Zeal leaned down, sniffing the tree as she gestured around, stepping aside and pointing at the ground. "Alright! Do you see these sticks and pawprints?"

Pixels nodded.

"Do you know what this means?"

Pixels shook her head.

"It means that there a Pokémon just came by and if you take a sniff around, you can see that there's a sweet scent lingering around the tracks. If we follow the scent from where it came from, we can find out where this guy got his treat!"

At first, that had sounded too simple to work, but sure enough, after only a few minutes of following their noses, they encountered an open area with bushes full of various berries lining about.

"Wow, Zeal! You really know your stuff!"

Zeal chuckled, puffing out her chest. "Only because I have the greatest big sister ever! Evie taught me everything I needed to survive on my own!" she said, grabbing a pecha berry and putting in a bag she brought. "Now come on, let's grab as much as we can!"

"Okay!" A smile graced her features as she helped her friend gather the berries.

Mission complete.

 

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Today was the day! She was going to learn how to cook! She had been begging for Quil to teach her for like months! But he had finally relented and he was giving her a chance!

Zeal sat on the ground, tail wagging as their team cook stepped into view, she cheered, clapping her paws.

"Uh, okay. So Zeal," the Bulbasaur said. "The first and most important lesson will be hygiene. We must always clean our han–err paw, or… vines in my case, before cooking."

Zeal nodded, her eyes sparkling with excitement as she rushed to the sink, rubbing her paws against the soap as they came out sparkling clean. "Okie dokie! Paws wet and clean!" said the Zorua, drying her paws with a nearby towel and flashing a smile at the Bulbasaur. "What's next?"

Quil nodded, donning a chef's hat and a customized apron as he continued. "Next, we put on our trusty hats and aprons and luckily for you, I have a spare." He then placed said spare on top of her head, covering her mane as he helped tie the apron around her. She giggled, smiling at him as he smiled back. "Alright, now we can begin."

This was iiit~ "Awesome! How do we start?"

"We can start by chopping the vegetables." He twirled a knife in his vines before pausing and glancing at the Zorua. "Uh, you do know how to use knives, right?"

Oh, she knew this, she'd seen him do it so many times! She raised her foreleg like she was answering a teacher's question. "They're like big claws, you grab them and push them against the meat or veggies like, um chop chop." She moved her paws just like how he'd used the knife.

Quil looked at her for a moment before shrugging. "Good enough. I've already set the ingredients so get to chopping, Zeal."

"Aye aye!" She jumped onto the stool, reaching for the knife and cutting board as Quil grabbed a pot and filled it up.

A few minutes passed and the water reached its boiling point, Quil went to check on how she was doing, noticing the rough and jagged edges of the chopped vegetables.

Zeal, noticing the look, flushed red and turned her head away, her voice having lost most of its vigour from earlier. "It's a little hard."

Quil patted her shoulder with a vine and a smile. "It's fine, my first time didn't go so well either. You'll get better with practice."

Hearing the comforting words, she smiled back. "Okay, now what?"

"Now? We'll have to wait a few minutes before adding the necessary salt and spices so while that's happening, why don't we just listen to that new song you've been practising?"

Her smile grew and she ran to get her guitar, leaving Quil to sigh as a tired smile crept onto his face.

"At least she's trying her best."

 

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Growing up, Litno didn't have many friends. He had tried of course, but no matter how hard or how much he'd tried, it was never enough. People had talked about him, their expectations of him being the son of a well-known explorer, their judging eyes, they weren't always so subtle. Things had only gotten worse when an incident happened that left his mother dead and him and his father grieving.

Before ever meeting June, Evie, Ane, Zeal and so many others, he had been picked on, chewed on, it had left him scared of trying, of doing anything, of being someone that was truly him.

In the end, he had given up, he wanted to just let go, he wanted to…

Fortunately, life had plans for him.

And to that, he was grateful.

Taking in the fresh air, Litno listened to the cheery tune from his latest friend. Fray, a Froslass he'd encountered just a week ago, was flying around, eyes wide with childlike awe as she marvelled at every little thing. A solemn smile wormed its way onto his face as he remembered just what had occurred when he met her.

"Litno! This place is so cool! Everything's so green and warm and big and–Aaah! I never got to see anything like this back home! Thank you for taking me here!"

Seeing her so happy from just a simple walk through the woods, brought a warm feeling in his heart. His smile grew, the sheer joy that his friend was exuding was working its way into him, pushing away his worries. "I'm-I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, Fray," he said, watching as she continued to fly around.

He then let himself enjoy the warm sun and the quietness of the woods, he remembered always going on walks with his mother and with his father, and how they would always talk to one another and how he would always talk about his school, or his training, or his aspirations to be a better explorer than his father.

"Hey!"

He blinked, a close face derailing his train fo thought as he yelped, jumping back but before he could hit the ground, he was scooped into the chilly hands of the Froslass.

"I found something you gotta see, Litno! It's so–" she squealed in excitement. "You gotta check it out! It's gonna blow your mind!"

"Um, o-okay," he said and she took him around and through the woods, heading deeper and deeper. The winds blew against his slimy body and despite his typing, he was enjoying the cool breeze that seemed to be amplified by his friend's presence.

It was a new experience, and it was one that he truly enjoyed.

"Here it is!" she exclaimed, pushing aside some bushes and hovering a free hand over him, preventing the sun's sudden assault from hurting him.

His eyes widened in awe, stunned speechless by the view before him.

Flowers stretched across the horizon, waving along with winds, their colors merging into one, practically glowing in the sun's rays. A river settled its way firmly through the field, leading off into a small pool for Pokémon and people to enjoy.

Above him, Fray drew his attention with a giggle, a pleasant breeze blew by, her ribbons swaying along with little petals and pollen. "Isn't this beautiful?"

Litno felt his cheeks heat up at the sight, his voice trembling as he found it hard to tear his sight away from her. "Y-yeah… it-it is…"

"Come on! Let's go pick some!"

Flying in her arms, he realised that this experience was one that he would never forget.

 

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Finally! The Wormadam leapt headfirst onto the bed, snuggling deeper into the mattress. Man, it'd been weeks since she'd slept on something soft and comfortable (not counting her cloak of course). She was starting to go crazy sleeping out in the wild, the noise, the wind ruining her coat, it was just–Argh!

Just quiet down, Whimmy. You get to sleep in a bed until the next week, enjoy it while you can and stop complaining!

Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in–

"What are you doing?"

Whimmy jumped at the sudden voice before quickly relaxing as she directed an eye towards the newcomer, a Larvitar her trainer had caught a few days ago. "Hey, little G. Why don't you join me on this soft and awesome bed?"

The newcomer was a strange one. He was always talking about monsters and kings and weirder was the fact that, he didn't even know what a Pokémon was. She assumed it was probably because he had lived all by himself as Larvitars weren't exactly known for being in a pack in Sinnoh.

It was a sad thought and it was also one of the reasons why she wanted to share the first spot with him.

"Bed? What in the world's a bed?" he muttered, he probably didn't mean for her to hear it but with her hearing, she couldn't really help it.

"Oh you know, just the most wonderful invention mankind has ever created! Come on, where have you been living under, a rock?"

…

Okay, that was probably insensitive. Being a Rock-type, he probably did sleep under a rock and– oh Arceus, that sounded like she was generalizing Rock-types. Crap, she didn't mean it like that–

"No, I lived in the ocean."

What?

Whimmy blinked, staring at the Larvitar with a bewildered look. "But you're a Larvitar."

"And I already told you I've no clue what that is." He narrowed his eyes in clear annoyance.

Deciding to put that discussion on hold, she shook her head and took out her vines, wrapping it around the small Pokémon's waist before he could react and deposited him right next to her. Upon touching the soft covers, he relented his squirming a moment later and was in total bliss.

Whimmy muffled a giggle at the sight before her features lit up as an idea crossed her mind. "Hey, G. Wanna know what's the best part about being a trainer's partner?"

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Moments later, a trainer and a Misdreavus came in to a room completely filled with pillows and blankets.

 

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Jynn awoke with a sharp gasp, her head laced sticky with sweat as her eyes darted around, breaths shallow and quick. Where was she? What was she–

A familiar warmth brushed against her, bringing her back to her senses as she peered through the darkness, the fluffy fox cuddled beside her, cute little breaths accompanied by the occasional ember reeling in her attention and calming her with their familiar presence.

Her breathing slowly returned to its normal pace and she laid back in the sleeping bag, snuggling closer to her Pokemon and falling asleep with a quiet smile on her face.

 

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"... wake up."

"Five more minutes..." the Charmander grumbled, pushing away the paw and snuggling deeper into the blanket.

"Wake up. I can't move if you don't," she said, poking his scaly cheek but that only caused him to bury himself deeper into her fur. She sighed. "Fine. Five more minutes. Then you're up, got it?"

A satisfied hum answered her and she couldn't fight the smile worming onto her face.

They slept a bit longer than five minutes.

 

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The Charmander, June, blinked at the sight before him, turned around and blinked again. "A-are you loafing?" he said, looking a bit bewildered at the sight of his Bulbasaur brother.

Quil cracked open an eye and barely moved his head to address him. "Oh really? Hadn't noticed." He yawned.

To a normal trainer, it was probably a common sight for them but to June, he and his brothers were all humans before and weren't of this world, the sight of a loafing animal that was previously his human brother was... weird to say the least. "You're a plant frog-dinosaur thing... Why the hell can a frog-asaur loaf like a cat and why are you even loafing in the first place? That doesn't look comfortable."

Quil shrugged. "None of the other positions were comfortable either," he said as if that answered his question... which it sorta did... huh...

"So Bulbasaurs are part cat now?" He didn't get a response better than a droopy shrug. "Weird..." he muttered as he left his brother to his nap, not quite sure what he could do with this newfound knowledge weighing on his mind.

Through it all, a certain question began to form. Were there any other Pokémon he knew that were nonknowingly part cat?

A certain distance away, a certain brown vixen sneezed, ruining her concentration and making her release a stream of curses at the trees she'd accidentally set ablaze.

 

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No one on the left.

No one on the right.

She glanced around, her body kept low and her steps as quiet as could be. Sneaking around the pokécenter was usually pretty simple, especially for someone of her calibre.

June was busy training his fire with Pixels, Ane was making some sugary treats and the others were all equally busy doing their own things.

It meant today was once again the perfect time for some leisure reading.

Evie pushed through the door to their rented room, skillfully moved around the scattered blankets and pillows, and towards a nearby cabinet. She opened it with a paw, scavenged through the countless snacks and towels before–

“There it is,” she murmured to herself, a tiny smile on her vulpine face. The source of her joy, you may ask? Why it was simply the little book she hid whilst everyone was too busy to notice or pay attention.

The cover was a ruse, a piece of paper with a paragraph of the most boring thing she could think glued on it, it kept others from prying or caring too much about when she snuck it away from their view. And thank Arceus she thought of that a while back, the original cover would've been too awkward to explain and she did not want anyone to know her taste in literature.

With a flick of her tail, she brought a small candle close to a nearby table and lit it up with a small puff of fire. “Finally,” she sighed, dragging a blanket over herself as she made herself snug.

Now that she was nice and cozy, it was time to just lay down and relax~

 

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June let out a tired gasp, his tail flame flickering after the intense workout as he laid flat on his back. This was fine. He was making progress. Not as much as he’d like but it was something.

“Woohoo! We're done! We’re done! Come on, get up! You promised we’d get ice cream once we're done, June!” the Vulpix said with an excited grin on her face as she hopped on the tips of her paws.

“Yeah… just let me catch my breath first, Pixels,” he panted.

“Okay!”

After a minute or two, he slowly got onto his feet. Somehow, in that short amount of time, Zeal caught wind of his plans and the Zorua was now happily chatting with Pixels. It didn't take a genius to know that it wouldn't take long for the rest of his team to hear everything. They may all be stronger than he was but they were still kids and kids loved ice cream (unless they were lactose-intolerant, of course).

Though the fact that the money he was about to spend wasn't technically his — a majority of it was from the Professor’s sponsor — did make him feel a lot less reluctant when it came to treating his team.

And after a quick affirmation to the two vixens, he made his way back to the pokécenter. He couldn't believe he forgot to bring his bag out. Thank god he didn't challenge anyone today, that would've been awkward if he’d won or lost and had nothing to give them.

He rounded the corner and up the stairs where the trainer lodge was. What was his number again? It was something like–oh wait, never mind he found it. Huh… why the hell was it open? Didn't he lock the damn thing? He thought for sure he had–eh, whatever. Wasn't like he had anything worth stealing in there.

“Now, where is that bag?” He flicked open the lights.

A sudden tension seized the air around him as he gazed at the sight in front of him. He blinked. Evie blinked. Silence washed over them as June took in the sight of the vixen wrapped up in a bundle of blankets, his eyes then travelled down, spotting a book with an illustration of–

“Ah! Wh-what are you doing here?” she questioned him with a blush on her cheeks, hiding the book faster than the blink of an eye.

It took a moment too long for the question to register in his head and he chuckled nervously when he realised he was staring. “I uh, was looking for my bag.” His eyes definitely did not divert to where he thought Evie was hiding that book and she definitely didn't give him a glare when he tried.

“It's over there,” she said, trying to act nonchalantly but the redness in her cheeks betrayed her.

“Right right… I'll leave ya to it, I guess.” He rushed over and took the bag while not-so subtly giving her a look. After securing the bag over his shoulders, he trotted out of the room. “Happy reading?”

“You will not speak of this to anyone, got it?” The glare she sent him burned a thousand times hotter than anything he could produce and his only response was a nervous laugh before skedaddling away.

Despite the scary encounter however, his mind couldn't help but focus on the illustration he saw.

So she likes trashy romance, eh? Though it wasn't like he would judge someone based on their taste in literature.

…

Still, he didn't take her for a romantic.

 

[ShiniGojira]

The night sky was certainly a beautiful sight to see especially out here in the middle of nowhere. Back home, he used to look at the sky from time to time and while he did live in a rural place, the night sky wasn't nearly anything like this.

Stars twinkled in the sky, the darkness that permeated the heavens wasn't one of forever dark but a glittering mix of dark blue and purple. It was a breathtaking sight to behold and one he was fortunate enough to see in all it's glory.

But still, June couldn't help but feel like something was weighing on his chest, tugging at his heartstrings as his mind came to a solemn thought.

He didn't recognise anything.

Sure, he didn't quite know every constellation back in his world but it didn't make it any harder to know that something wasn't right. This world wasn't his and despite the shortcomings in his life, he couldn't help but wonder whether one day he’d return to his original world and if he did, what would happen to his team, the friends he made, the people he’d gotten to love.

Would they miss him? Would they be sad when he left? Would he even leave if the time came? He made a promise a few months ago that he wouldn't abandon his world but what was the point of returning to his old life if it meant abandoning his world?

Could he bring himself to not see any of them smile again? Could he bring himself to not ever speak to them or hang out with them again? Could he bring himself to leave them?

It hurt not knowing the answers and only time would tell what his final decision would be.

“Hey, you doing fine, June?” a comforting voice cut him off his musings and he turned to face the vixen standing beside him. “Is this seat taken?”

“Go on ahead.” He shrugged. “It's not like I own the grass.”

Evie laid flat on her back, similar to his position though whether it was comfortable for a quadruped to lay like that he didn't know. “Looks like Sol and Luna are out tonight.”

“Sol and Luna?”

“Yeah, see how those stars up there make a pattern? If you go from up there to there, you can make up a Solrock and Lunatone battling.”

Indeed he could. With a bit of guidance from her, he could spot it as clear as day. “Heh, are all the constellations named after Pokémon?”

Evie let out a huff. “Of course not. There are about five different constellations named after famous explorers and researchers, two of which are currently out over to your left.” She pointed to the sky, telling which was which and what was what.

He rarely ever got to see Evie be this passionate about things, it was… quite lovely to see this side of her. June chuckled. “You sure know your stuff, Eves. I barely know more than a couple back in my world.”

The conversation after that lulled and the two stared into the beautiful night sky, enjoying each other’s company in the glorious festival of stars and blues.

He may not recognise the endless sea of blue and purple but he didn't need to know everything to enjoy being with a dear friend. The night sky was certainly a beautiful sight to see and it was even better in the presence of his friends that encompassed his world.

 

[ShiniGojira]

“... Add a little powder here, some gloss there and a bit of white mascara. Voila! You look absolutely dashing, Zeal. Graceful and elegant like a proper and beautiful vixen!” Pixels said, placing back the makeup product in their little boxes.

She certainly did an amazing job if she could say so herself. It was really a challenge getting the right amount on the Zorua’s black fur but the end result was worth the effort.

“Ooh really? Do I look elegant and beautiful, Evie? Do I? Do I?” Zeal said, bouncing on the tips of her paws and giving her big sister an expectant look.

Her big sister was Evie, the coolest Pokémon Pixels had ever met, stood there with a stoic and calm look though after a few weeks of staying with the vixen, even Pixels could tell that Evie had a very soft spot for her sister and it probably wouldn't take long before she–

“You're the cutest and prettiest little princess in this world, Zeal.”

–caved.

“Yay, I'm the world’s prettiest Zorua!” Zeal skipped around, the aura of joy breaking down whatever pitiful defenses Evie had left and she smiled back, looking like her heart had practically melted.

It was hard to believe the doting Pokémon that was visibly gushing out over her sister was the same one that had saved her from that scary bug lady and beat up that giant Pokémon. Evie looked so cool and awesome when she saved Pixels, the way she moved while she fought, the elegance, the charm, the glamour. It came as a surprise when Pixels asked her what conditioner she used to make her fur so silky smooth and received an answer that made the little Vulpix green with envy.

Pixels spent a huge amount of time everyday making herself look as beautiful as possible and yet Evie didn't need to do any of that. She was just a natural beauty!

“You did a great job,” Evie said. The unexpected compliment making the Vulpix blush.

Pixels absentmindedly fiddled with her scarf. “Th-thanks, Miss Evie. My-my mommy and daddy taught me everything I know so um, I…” A stray thought came to her. How much more beautiful would Evie look if she applied makeup? Could Pixels even do her justice?

“Now what did I say about calling me ‘Miss’. You know I'm not that much older than you,” Evie said with mocked exasperation.

“Oh-oh right, miss–I mean Evie. I…” Pixels trailed off, eyes darting around, the question still lingering in her mind but she didn't know how to quite voice it.

“Is something the matter?” Evie asked with a quirked brow.

“It's uh, nothing, Evie… I just um…” Okay, she was making things awkward now. Ah, why words hard say when with idol?

“Ooh, I know!” Zeal exclaimed, breaking the tension before it became suffocating. “She must want you to wear makeup too. She’s always talking about how pretty you are and how she could make herself be like–”

“Ah! Zeal, you can't just say that in front of her!” The blush spreading across her cheeks glowed so hot if she had lesser control over her flames she was sure she’d spontaneously combust out of embarrassment.

When Evie turned to face her with an amused smirk, she averted her eyes and hid her face, not wanting her idol to see her flushed cheeks.

“Oh really?”

Pixels didn't trust herself to speak and nodded instead.

“See? See? I was right!” Pixels could practically hear the smile in the Zorua’s voice.

“Heh.” Evie chuckled. “If that's all, then I'm sure I can indulge in your request.”

Pixels froze. Did she hear that correctly? She glanced at her idol in shock. “R-really?”

“Why not?” She shrugged. “I’ve had our local Chansey brush my hair before. It couldn't be anything different than that.”

With those words, the shock and apprehension vanished, replaced by glee and joy that rivalled Zeal herself. “You won't be disappointed!” She squeed, gathering her supplies and preparing for her biggest project ever!

“Woohoo! I'm gonna have the prettiest sister ever!”

 

[ShiniGojira]

The cool winds of the night blew against her hair, the view of the city below her was as breathtaking as ever. The lights, the nightly commune of the people, what they said about New York City was true as even this late out, there were still dozens of cars and people sprawling about.

Jane, or to the average folk, Distortia was propped against the ledge of a building, her costume, a dark blue dress with patterns akin to the night sky billowed in the chilly breeze. She took in a breath, the smoky, polluted air of the city was something she had long since gotten used to with how frequent she moved. Her legs dangled over the edge, a grin stretched across her cheeks and her eyes glinted behind the eye mask, trailing across her fellow vigilante crouching beside her.

"... wait, so you're telling me that your hair's not naturally like that?" The lens on his mask widened in surprise which for a guy wearing full spandex and a face mask, he was fairly expressive.

"Yup." She nodded, taking another bite out of her cupcake. "Did you really think I'd use my natural hair color without a mask like yours? That's just asking for people to unmask me."

He stared at her with an incredulous look and after a bit of internal confliction, he asked, "H-how?" Not gonna lie, it was pretty funny seeing his face of utter shock. He probably thought that she'd dye her hair every time she went into costume.

Snorting at the thought, Distortia shook her head. "Well, it turns out gravity and physics aren't the only things I'm capable of manipulating." She grinned, quirking a brow as she relished in the questioning gaze. "How did you think I manage to move the stars in my costume?" To futher emphasize her point, she waved a hand through her hair, willing the ponytail into a dark crimson before it turned back to its usual white.

Of course, she wasn't speaking the entire truth. Her hair was indeed naturally white, she just made it a tad bit darker to mess with people in case they could spot her little white lie. Heh heh. Man, who knew talking to people about her powers was so much fun. The only time she'd ever done this was with... her sister.

Jane shook her head. She didn't want that particular train of thought to ruin the moment.

Smirking, she glanced back at the masked vigilante. "You can stop trying to imagine me as a brunette or a blonde, Spidey. My hair's not that interesting."

The resulting sputters from Spider-Man were just a delight to hear.

 

[ShiniGojira]

All around him was an endless void of nothing.

Cold.

Quiet.

Haunting.

And incredibly boring.

Was this really the best The Llama God could think of?

Tch. 0/10. Little originality and dull.

But whatever. He wasn't here to rate the dwelling of another deity — as much as he hated how frequent this type of realm is in the Infiniverse — no, instead today he was here for official business.

You see. Trepassing in a God's domain (That's with a capital 'G', mind you) is a bit of a tricky conundrum. Some would ignore you unless you decided to do something incredibly stupid, some utterly despise anything and anyone trespassing their realm, and some would blah blah blah, you get the picture.

To be honest, most of the time, he'd rather sneak in and go around undetected than to deal with them and if he could, he wouldn't even want to let this God know that he was a thing. But, Cosmo above, his plans hinged on having full reign on a small portion of this particular sector of the Infiniverse, and it didn't take a genius to understand why most deities hated that.

And look, as interesting as this all sound, he didn't sign up for a lecture today. He already had one scheduled for the next coming months. Alright? If you really wanna know more, maybe try searching elsewhere.

*Ahem* Anyway, where was he? Oh, right.

Llama God, or more commonly known as Arceus. This was his domain. The one where his truest essence stayed in. A being whose true form would be beyond the average mortal's comprehension, yada yada, you probably know the whole deal.

He gave this multiverse a nice little cosmic knock earlier, to warn them of his presence and proceeded to stride right in when he sensed the God's curiosity.

And jeez, did it take a while for them to actually grace him with their essence.

The abyss gave way to a blinding light. If he were a lesser being, his very soul and existence would've been evaporated from being so close to the God.

True Arceus looked down on him, their form completely indecipherable to the mortal eyes loomed over him. He could feel the pressure of a nonillion universes weighing down on him, the power brimming in them were incalculable like he was a miniscule droplet of water compared to millions of planets worth of liquid. The Llama God was certainly not holding back in displaying their strength.

And yet, in the face of such a deity, Crude merely blinked. It was a rather dramatic entrance but nothing he never saw before.

In a manner of miliseconds, words flew into his head. Questions, demands, emotions, thousands of them enveloped his mind, and he answered them to his best abilities. He only needed a small portion of realities to work with, nothing that would affect the Llama God in the long run but that didn't mean he would do things offhandedly.

He even prepared a little offering. Pulling from his own dimension, he held out a wrapped box and presented it to True Arceus with a grin.

True Arceus said nothing, not through his mind nor verbally. It took a moment, an extremely long yet short time for a being like them. They were probably wondering what was in it.

Yup, it sure is the perfectest gift. He mentally pat himself on the back as the Llama God opened it up and revealed...

A tea set with a little table, chairs and everything.

Tea Time was a wonderful way to get into their good graces.