Vol. 2 Chapter 41: Not Again, Popsicle!

Vol. 2 Chapter 41: Not Again, Popsicle!

"Are you the same one from before?" I asked, and the Sobble looked down but didn't move. It looked back up at me, and then nodded, but then burst out crying.

Suddenly, I was hit with a smell that instantly made my eyes tear up. It was like nothing I had ever smelt before, and it was overwhelming. I started to gag, and I tried to fight the urge to throw up, but then I couldn't handle it anymore. I fell to my knees, and then threw up right there, not being able to hold it in.

I looked back up at the Sobble and saw it had stopped crying, but it looked worried. I reached out to it, and it jumped back a little bit, and I sighed, but then coughed some more. "Don't worry. I am not here to hurt you."

The Sobble seemed to understand me, but I was still having trouble breathing with the acrid smell of its tears still lingering. I backed up, and rolled back, trying to get out of range of the smell.

"Sobble, please come here. I promise I won't hurt you," I pleaded, but it stayed put, not coming closer.

I sat up, rubbing my eyes more as I did, trying to figure out how I was going to tame this Pokémon. The smell from its tears was dramatically worse than I had thought, but nothing could have prepared me for this. Then, a flash of light came from my body, and Popsicle appeared.

"Hey! You sorry sap of a Pokémon! Quit your crying or you are going to scare him away!" My Pawmi shouted at the Sobble.

To my surprise, rather than running away, the Sobble cheeped at Popsicle. "Huh? You were scared? Of what? He hasn't even tried to attack you or even pulled out a Poke Ball, you numbskull!"

I finally caught my breath and was able to see again, so I scowled at Popsicle. She was not the best one with words, nor the kindest when it came to Pokémon I was trying to catch. Last time she kicked the Poke Ball in my Charcadet, Knighty's face, so I was a bit worried about this interaction. At least she seemed to be communicating with the Sobble, and it wasn't running away.

Sobble cheeped at Pawmi again, and Popsicle threw up her paw-like hands in frustration. "What do you mean you don't know what to do?! Why not just let him catch you already!? What is there to be afraid of?!"

"Popsicle, you can't force them. Not everyone is as excited as you were when I first caught you," I said, and she looked at me with a pout.

Thankfully, Sobble had come out in a dress, but even though she was now the same height as Pawmi, she had a very thin and undefined, yet much more human body. I was surprised that the green dress she wore even fit her, but it went well with her gray skin and purple hair. She had a purple fin that went from her forehead and curved to her back. Her eyes were a pretty turquoise color, and I could tell that she was not happy with Popsicle.

"Hey, Sobble, it is okay. Popsicle is just really aggressive when she wants to be, but she means well," I said, trying to calm her down.

"Cheep! I will say! She is so mean! Why are you with someone like that?" Sobble asked, looking at Popsicle, who put her hands on her shapely and puffed out her chest.

"Cause I am pretty!" Popsicle retorted, and I put my hand over my face as the comeback came hard and sharp.

"Yeah, pretty stupid!" Sobble growled back, and I returned Popsicle to Prisma before her mouth got her into a fight she couldn't win, yet.

With a sigh, I turned and bowed to Sobble. "Sorry for that. I really didn't think she was going to throw it at you."

"Please don't do that, master! I am sorry for being so rude! What she did was not bad, it was how pushy and rude she was. That is the only part that bothered me... But, you like me, right? You don't think I am funny-looking?" Sobble asked me with big eyes, and I smiled, patting her head.

"I think you look cute, and I am excited to see what your evolutions look like! You just have to gain another level, right?" I asked, and Sobble nodded but then gave me a questioning look.

"Can I have a name?" Sobble asked, and I nodded, but then wracked my brain for something cute that fit her.

"Well, how about Lyssandra, since you are going to evolve into Inteleon, a Secret Agent Pokémon? It is kind of edgy," I suggested, and Sobble cheeped happily, even though she now had a more human form.

"I love it!" She cried, and I chuckled, but then I heard a gasp from behind me, and I turned to see a wide-eyed Crispin.