Well Would You Look at That [Maleko]

He had done it! He had made the elders agree to stay in the place his mother loved! He had solidified his home! He had gained his dream, and apparently, somewhere along the way, gained respect in the village. That, however, didn’t stop him from causing ruckuses whenever possible. “They’re s-still after us?! Hang on Shard, I-I’m going to t-try something!” The Snivy in question tightened his arms around Maleko’s neck as the boy turned a corner sharply, then another, ducking in between the new wooden buildings around them.

“Where did that brat go?” A voice could be heard shouting from somewhere back in the area Maleko had just ducked away from.

“Slipper thing isn’t he? Damnit! Now how the hell am I supposed to get this out of my tunic?” Another could be heard.

Maleko chanced a small snicker at this. “I got them good, d-didn’t I Shard? S-See if they talk about my dad like that again.” Shard gave his own version of a snicker, for once completely okay with his trainer pulling a prank. Moving further through the village, sticking to the alleys between the houses, Maleko decided to wait out the backlash that would occur if he was to show up in the main area right now by going to the area just a little ways near the entrance to the newly established village.

When he got there, however, he didn’t expect to see someone just standing there. Curiosity getting the better of him, he walked forward a little and decided to call out to her. “E-Excuse me, are you l-lost?”

Well… this woman was rude…. Also, first impression said that she was someone he would not get along with. Narrowing his eyes, he decided to address the woman in front of him on her comments. “Just because I’m y-young, doesn’t m-mean I’m not a Pokemon t-trainer like you are.” Shard gave a hiss of agreement at the comment, glaring at the woman from his shoulder. This woman was rubbing him the wrong way anyways. Something about her gave a screech of danger in the back of his mind. This seemed to also be clear to his trainer as the boy’s eyes moved to look at him briefly before returning to the woman in front of them. “Who are y-you? W-What do you w-want with the village?” This was snapped at the woman. Like his Pokemon partner, he too was starting to notice something off about this girl. The tunic she was wearing under her vest looked all too familiar to him, as it matched the one he was wearing under his newly added over shirt. Just who was she and what was she doing here in the first place?

“W-What are you talking about?” He asked staring down the woman, his mind going over her words. “You l-lived in the v-village before?” He wasn’t sure if he could believe that with the way the other was acting, and Shard seemed to agree with the fact that he seemed to be in a bad mood with the amount of hissing he was doing. “And w-what do you mean b-by attack first? W-We don’t attack a-anyone.” He snapped, Shard’s hissing picking up in volume. He then had to put his hand on Shard’s head to keep him from doing anything since he was sure that without his hand on the Pokemon’s head he would attack the woman, and she hadn’t attacked them so there was no reason for that just yet. Then it hit him like an afterthought. “M-My name is Maleko… n-not sure it is a p-pleasure to meet you.”

“N-nope. Never heard o-of you.” He was sure he had not heard her name before. She was getting on his nerves though. She was getting so on his nerves, that Shard seemed to be ready to release a vine to smack her, which he wouldn’t allow. However, just standing here and having the conversation that was occurring, was not getting him anywhere, nor was it making any sense.


“Seriously… y-you sound like a loon. I s-suggest you leave.” He was hoping that she would take his threat seriously. He was willing to do what was needed to protect his tribe. It didn’t matter how old he was. Of course this thought also went with one of what Tanya had said about attacking first. In this case he wasn’t going to be attacking first though, he had been questioning. All that questioning was leading to some rather upsetting responses, and some threats. Hopefully the girl would not have any more words about the situation, or about his home.

Okay screw not falling into the same stereotype this woman brought up. She was insulting his home. She was insulting the way of life he grew up in. Her biggest offense though was making fun of Shard. No one can make fun of his best friend like that. He was the only one allowed to make jokes at him, and get reprimanded by the Pokemon in return. She was also insinuating that his other Pokemon were invalid by the way she waved her Bug Pokemon around like she was some sort of ultimate weapon.

Shard seemed to be just as enraged by the woman because his hissing was sharp, and had all the poison of a Pokemon ready to attack. “Y-You really don’t w-want to play with the buttons you are p-pushing.” Maleko growled out, rage boiling in his words as he said them. “Y-You might come to regret it.” Shard hissed out a harsh agreement, his eyes trained on the Tympole behind the girl. The look was one of serious contemplation, wonder at whether or not he could attack first before the little Pokemon would even have a chance to counter.