A Ghostly First Battle (Maya vs. Z) {Complete}

"I can imagine that," Maya said with a small smile, taking a sip of the tea it was hot and fragrant, smelling faintly of flowers as well. Fable got bored with the tea pot and instead wandered over to the empty cups, inspecting them and sticking her head in them.

*Oh a crush? Sounds wonderfully painful~* Elly said eagerly. *But I don't mind frazzled and aggravated. And don't worry if she tries to roast you. She can't harm me~ Do you have anything in mind? I find a personal touch is always welcome~*

*You do not scare easily...* Bermuda pouted, floating in front of the Pokemon. *Why won't you be scared?!*

"I suppose it would be difficult for him to be on your shoulders..." Maya mused taking another sip. Fable stuck her little head in one of the cups and.

"Prrrriiiiii!" She panicked, tiny white arms flailing about, as she tried to pull her head out of the cup.

"Fable!" Maya panicked, fumbling her cup, spilling some tea. She frantically tried to help the Togepi by gently pulling on the cup.

*What's wrong with a little fire hmm~?* Elly giggled. *Okay~ Then I think I have an idea~* The iron grin on her face curled up in a devious smile.

*Greater things?* Bermuda questioned, his red eyes suddenly sparkling in interest. Perhaps he could learn to scare people from these things! *Like what? Tell me!* He said, bouncing around in front of Alloy eagerly. 

Maya sighed in relief. "Thank you," she said to Z picking up the tiny Pokemon and placing her firmly in her lap. Fable clung to her and Maya was certain that she had now developed an irrational fear of tea cups. Wonderful.

*Hold on~ I need to go get something first. Be right back~* Elly faded out, giggling gleefully. This would be amazing.

*But I am a ghost type!* Bermuda insisted. *Oh but dark enclosed space hmmm? Hmm a box? Should I be a box ghost? I don't care for dark types either.* He glanced at Dororo warily, who seemed to be meditating but actually was keeping an eye on everything.

"It's difficult because she gets into everything and when her adventures go bad she becomes afraid of them..." Maya sighed, looking down at Fable who was starting to nod off. "I'm afraid that when she grows up she will still be afraid of everything."

Elly reappeared suddenly, a small cloth bag cinched shut with a string floating by her. *Maya has a variety of things kept in the temple... and one of which is this...* The strings on the pouch pulled apart to reveal a shimmering and bright green powder. *Brightpowder~* She giggled madly.

Bermuda gave an upset sound that sounded something like a wet balloon with air escaping from it. *Ghost types are scary too! There is a very scary one that was once here that still tries to haunt my mistress!*

"I'll keep that in mind," Maya replied with a smile. "I've never really raised a baby Pokemon by myself before. Last time I had a baby Pokemon, Oro over there, I was a baby myself." She nodded towards the Greninja who opened one eye at the reference toward himself.

*That's exactly it!* Elly trilled excitedly. *This stuff is so bright that it can reduce accuracy of Pokemon! Now imagine if all of this powder was all over that karate chicken? Her fire power probably makes it works~!*

Bermuda shuddered recalling it. *A terrifying and powerful Pokemon that tormented Pokemon and humans alike within the city... Cursed as with illness and death and confusion... Nothing would make sense. Up would be down and down would be up... water would run backward... And it would screech something horrible...*

"I can understand that," Maya smiled. "Oro and Bo have been with me a long time..." She thought back briefly.

*What's wrong with a little fire~?* Elly turned about to look at Sparky. *Ara~ Did I ruffle some feathers? Too bad~ You better watch yourself though. If you so much as break anything Dororo will be on you like a frog on a chicken~* She giggled up at the other Pokemon.

*It was nothing but a shadow... a beastly shadow that slithered around the village with piercing red eyes... Some Pokemon swore they saw swing... sometimes it had legs...* He slowly drifted down to the ground as he recounted the terrifying Pokemon. *It is rumored it was some sort of banished god...*

Maya sighed and nodded. "Harder than is seems sadly," she chuckled. "I'm trying though. Not much of an expert though. All this gym leader stuff is rather... new to me."

Elly was delighted in finding someone else to pester and drifted over to the Pokemon. *Hellooo~* She sang to the Blaziken. *You look like you have something stuck up your butt. Kind of like Dororo. You need to loosen up~* Elly didn't tease or bother Dororo like this because the typing wasn't really to her advantage. More than once he had threatened to take her surfing.

Bermuda shook his head, which was his whole body so it was a whole body twist. *No,* He said considering it. *But it felt like one. It was... everything was topsy turvy. Water would run backward... things would disappear and reappear suddenly. Backwards was forwards and up was down. It didn't make any sense. Nothing would grow. It would die as quickly as it sprouted... And we couldn't leave.* He shuddered. *Occasionally there would be an ear splitting roar that shook the temple... horrible...*