Stubborn ghost and Lavaridge

Stubborn ghost and Lavaridge

The deal i offered the Spiritomb was quite simple after that. It let me train it and if it felt like it participated in a battle under my command and in exchange I would shelter and care for it so long as it didn't go causing problems like attacking random people and so on. The ghost pokemon agreed to my terms after much debate with it's many personality fragments. Let me tell you that is some weird shit to witness as it hissed and wailed in multiple different tones at once all while flipping emotional expressions like a strobe light.-

What I had failed to consider however was the ghost type was a real piece of work that had spotted a loophole in what I said and exploited it. See I had said that so long as it participated in a battle IF IT FELT LIKE IT then i would do all the other stuff. The problem was that it DIDN'T feel like it, ever. So I was basically left with a pokemon that I was obligated to take care of and shield from the league for basically no gain of my own.-

At first anyways before the thing got bored and actually started battling a week later occasionally. It was rather touch and go though as it was very much up to the things whims if it wanted to or not. Don't even get me started on the damn things love of jump scares that my team found out about the hard way with the exception of the little one. Apparently the ghost was the big brother type when it came to baby pokemon as it was nothing but helpful when it involved the little one. It did cause a slight issue however when a poacher tried to snatch the little one.-

I got to see Hades cruelty quite clearly as the ghost flat out tortured and pulled the poacher apart like string cheese. Oh right I had given the Spiritomb the name Hades by the way. Anyways I had to recall the little one and put it in my bag to spare it's innocent mind from the sheer brutality of what Hades put the poacher through. The clean up was by far the worse part as there was blood all over the place from Hades playing with it's food.-

He really didn't want to antagonize the clan like that but I made it clear that he could publicize that it was my call if he wanted but they were going to know I wasn't happy with the crone merely being exiled to Sinnoh. I asked for her head and instead they basically tried to preserve her life instead by putting her out of my reach. Obviously I wasn't just going to ignore that slight against me if i can help it.-

The best part though was that the Joy clan could only accept the jacked up price quietly as they knew why it was like that but REALLY needed the move at the same time. Petty action on my end aside the clan itself hadn't bothered me at all and if anything kept out of my way. Like I had expected the alchemists selling potions in Hoenn had started targeting me as well after the prices of the things plummeted by the minute. In Lavaridge all the ingredient stores either closed the moment I looked like I was heading over or blatantly hiked up the prices for whatever I bought.-

The pokemart though was perfectly normal since that was run by the league and the potion makers had no fingers in it. Due to the fact that Groudon had returned to Mt. Chimney the city was nearly devoid of tourist or trainers at the moment so Flannery was able to meet me shortly after I had informed the gym staff member manning the counter. "My Grandpa thinks we need more people like you but i just don't get it." she said as she got into the hotspring i was relaxing in.-

"He probably means people that won't just let themselves be pushed about." i said without opening my eyes as I leaned against the hot stone wall of the hotspring. "Hmm , maybe but I think it's stupid to make an enemy of the Joys given your pokemon may need healing at some point." She said honestly. "I can do all that myself so it's not a big issue besides i'm not making an enemy of them just getting even for something they shouldn't have done." I said casually.