A Champion in a Twisted World

Chapter 9 - An Undesired Skirmish

"BANGBANG, DODGE THAT ICE BEAM! GRACE, DON'T HOLD BACK JUST BECAUSE THIS IS BANGBANG, SHE'LL GLADLY HIT YOU OVER THE HEAD WITH THAT HAMMER IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL!"

You keep spouting directions at your Pokémon, who've you'd split off into groups of two to train against one another. You stand there in determination, Terapagos resting on your shoulders as you have your arms crossed.

You glance over at the front door being slammed open, Grim standing their with unkempt fur and an annoyed expression.

"MYAH! HUMAN!? WHY'RE YOU UP SO EARLY!?"

You tilt your head at the annoyed cat, a polite smile coming onto your face. "Well, it's only 7 am, pequeño gato de fuego, you slept through the alarm."

You step aside, "C'mon! We got some time to help you train before work may start. C'mon! You can fight against..."

You hesitate, your E/C eyes scouring the Pokémon on the field in front of the dorm, looking for one which may not have a partner and may not be too much for Grim to handle.

Hm... oh! Chien-Pao is alone- wait... no. No, absolutely not. They're alone because they've knocked out Hissy, or your Iron Jugulis.

Hm... oh, you know!

"Drifty!" You say with a grin as the Flutter Mane glides over.

Grim groans and rubs his eyes with a paw, "Myah... it's too early..."

You tilt your head at the unkempt cat. You- however- are completely ready, dressed in an old shirt and pants the ghost found for you, which is better than going to school in those robes or your new pajamas. You even brushed your hair and teeth, and did your usual morning routine except for breakfast.

Also, during the morning, you taught Poni how to use a broom. She was pretty excited to run around sweeping.

"Well, how will you become an amazing mage if you don't train with my Pokémon, hm?"

Grim crosses his arms, "I didn't mean this early! Myah..."

You stiffle a giggle and smile at the cat, "Then you can train with us later this evening, mkay?"

Grim smirks up at you and nods, giving Drifty a sly grin, "Ya hear that? Be prepared for the great Grim to easily defeat you!"

Drifty gives you a look of, 'is he always like this?' And you nod in response.

You glance over at Toto out of the corner of your eye, who's buzzing around and taking dozens of pictures. You sigh internally in relief that they haven't come up about that Magicam account yet, as they need your permission to make any accounts. Whew...

"Good morning, Y/N!" You look over at the gate to see Crowley casually strolling in, "Did you sleep well?"

Grim huffs and angrily shakes his head, "Not at all! When I sprawled out on the bed, the mattress fell right through the frame! Exactly how "ramshackle" IS this dorm!?"

You smile politely as you rub the back of your head, slightly amused when Tera gently starts nibbling on your H/C hair, "Well, I slept quite well. But considering I usually sleep outdoors in camping equipment, I suppose I'm simply used to poor sleeping conditions..."

Crowley smiles at you, ignoring Grim. You notice he does that a lot. Most likely he likes you more than he likes Grim, which makes sense considering your much more agreeable and polite than the cat could probably dream of.

"I am delighted to hear you've adjusted so well, despite being sent to another world! And to see how you've decided to wake early and get prepared for the day, well, it warms my heart to see your "Pokey Mans" doing these battles. Do they perhaps do this often?"