Bullies, Schemes, and Pokemon Pheromones: A Sonia x OC story

Chapter 8

Timothy was in a sour mood when he woke up the following day. When his Rotom Phone woke him, he robotically wished Electchu good morning before showering. He barely touched his cereal, and when his parents wished him and Electchu good morning, he didn't answer. Entalmorfious hoped Helga would convince their son to give him a chance to make him understand, but his wife didn't have it in her heart to try. She was too tormented looking around the house and thinking of everything that needed to be packed. Timothy didn't even say goodbye to his parents when he and Electchu left for Wedgehurst Station.

As Timothy rode his Rotom Bicycle, Electchu looked at him worryingly. Though it shared Timothy's contempt for moving, his frustration seemed extreme. Electchu wondered how Timothy would break the news to Coovers and Sonia on the train ride to Motostoke.

Suddenly, just as Timothy reached the borders of Wedgehurst, Luke's ice cream truck screeched to a halt in Timothy's direction. Timothy stopped his bicycle before running into the truck and he and Electchu looked up to see Luke and Vanillite's sinister grins. A carton stood on the floor next to Luke's chair with melted mint chocolate ice cream dripping from the lid.

"We meet again, Durbin," Luke said.

"I'm not in the mood, Luke," Timothy said coldly.

"I don't give a flying Spoink if you're in the mood, Durbin. Vanillite and I have been waiting too long, and your tail-chasing buddy with the Oshawott ain't here. You and your Pikachu all alone," Luke said.

"Vanillite," Vanillite said.

"I said not now," Timothy said, raising his voice.

"Pikachu," Electchu said in unease.

"This has been a long time coming, Durbin," Luke said. "A little runt like you needs to learn when to pick your fights and show respect to your superiors. Take responsibility for your actions that ruin the lives of others. Otherwise, punishments that await you will only grow until getting an entire tub of melted ice cream covering you to the bone will be the least of your -"

"Electchu, Thunder Shock!"

Luke and Vanillite had a split second to react before Electchu hit them with electricity. They screamed in agony, with Luke in more agony than Vanillite, being neither a Pokémon nor having ever been shocked by an electric attack before. When Electchu finished using Thunder Shock, Luke leaned against the steering wheel with his eyes shut and grasped the steering wheel while hissing in pain. He groaned in agony until he heard Vanillite scream its name repeatedly. Luke looked to see it looking ahead and then turned his head to see Timothy riding away. The bald ice cream man's face turned red as he clenched his teeth, tightened his hold on the steering wheel, and slammed on the gas.

"DURBIN!" he screamed.

The back tires of Luke's truck screeched before the truck came charging after Timothy and Electchu. Vanillite fired Ice Beam repeatedly through the driver window while Electchu fired back with Thunder Shock. Timothy turned to another street at every opportunity in an attempt to lose Luke, even if it was the wrong way to the train station.

Luckily, just as Luke was catching up, sirens were heard behind him. He looked in his view mirror to see Officer Jenny tailing him in her motorcycle with her Growlithe sitting behind her. Luke wanted Vanillite to attack Officer Jenny's motorcycle with Ice Beam and tell her to mind her own business, but even Lucas Gullia, in all his lack of self-control, knew better than to resist an enforcer of the law.

"This isn't over yet, Durbin! Remember, one's punishment only gets worse the more you resist!" Luke called out.

"Vanillite!" Vanillite shouted.