The New Adventures of Raptor Trainer

Killer Instinct

"Diglett'zzz Tunnel again? I dunno, bucko...He's a Rock-Type, and the Diglett are both Ground AND Steel-Types. It might be a bit too much!"

{Don't worry, Rotom. It looks like most of the Diglett have gone back underground, so they shouldn't be much of a problem. And the Zubat we run into should be a cinch for him, right? He's got a MAJOR advantage there.}

"Well, that's true. Bzzt!"

A shrill screech pierced the quiet cave atmosphere, and the image of fluttering membranous wings came into view.

{Here's one of those flying pests now. Tyrunt! Show this Zubat who's boss!}

I chucked his Poké Ball, and the scaly brown Pokémon materialized on the ground in front of me, seeming slightly dubious about his opponent.

{I don't like the look of this thing,} he grunted.

{Just do your best against it!} I called out to him. {You're the one with the double type advantage here, so it should be easy!}

{Well...Alright, then...}

He assumed a fighting stance and let out a low, threatening growl at the Poison-Type fluttering before us.

{What kind of moves do you know?}

{Well...I know how to Bite.}

{Let's start off with that, then!}

He nodded back at me, then charged at the Zubat, mouth wide open. Before it could zip out of the way, he clamped down right into the small Pokemon's middle, and it emitted a pained squeak before falling to the ground, completely motionless.

{That's how you do it! Excellent, Tyrunt!}

{Um...What do we do with it?}

{What do we...do with it?} I repeated back to him. {We just leave it. It should get back up on its own soon and fly away.}

{...I don't know about that, Alpha.}

I tilted my head in confusion as I peered down at the Zubat...A crimson puddle was beginning to form around the Pokémon, spilling from the gaping holes in its caved-in middle, which sat without a rise or a fall in sight.

{Wait...Did...did you...?}

"Ah, yup. Looks like it's pushin' up daisies," Rotom confirmed. "Thingzzz like this just happen sometimes..."

{Isn't that what you wanted me to do, though?} he asked me.

{What, I...? No,} I answered him, glowering down at the Royal Heir Pokémon, not at all happy with this. {What gave you the idea to flat out KILL it? You were supposed to fight it and only make it faint, not do something like that.}

"Ah, hey, come on, g-go easy on him, boss, " my PokéDex buzzed. "I mean, h-he's only been restored for half an hour. And that was how Tyrunt fed themselves back then! So a Zubat bit the dust...It could have been worse, right? There are too many Zubat in here, anyway! Besides, lotzzz of other Pokémon eat each other, too, remember?"

I sighed deeply.

{...I suppose you have a point, Rotom,} I decided. {But still. Unless I give you specific instructions to do so, you aren't allowed to kill other Pokémon under any circumstances, Tyrunt. Understood?}