Zam the Hybrid

12. A Walk in the Park

"So, everything's ready to go?" Zam asked, glancing up from his late morning breakfast to face his mechanical friend.

"Hell yeah dude!" Magnezone buzzed. "Got the word out to your bro last night, and we are looking to have a totally radical afternoon!"

"Thanks Magnezone," Zam smiled in appreciation before taking a generous bite out of his well-seasoned hash brown. "I would've finished up the buggy circuits myself and gotten everything ready but... well you know. Busy night."

"Yeah dude, gotta get that exercise in from jumping up and down on the bed!"

"Well, actually..." Before Zam could begin explaining the intricacies of intercourse to his confused Pokémon, a tired looking Taylor entered the room. "Morning!"

"Morning," she yawned as she rubbed her eyes. She sat herself down next to Zam and gave him a peck on the cheek before shaking her head and laughing to herself. "Waking up to your boyfriend speaking in Pokémon talk to a Magnezone sitting at the breakfast table. Just another typical morning then, eh?"

"Pretty much yeah," Zam smiled back before returning a quick kiss. "I made you a hash brown but you should probably give it a minute in the microwave. I didn't expect you to sleep in so late."

"I guess yesterday took it out on me more than I realised," Taylor shrugged as she stood up and made her way over to her plate of food on the kitchen counter. "Who knew running all over Goldenrod to catch a drunk Furfrou could be so tiring?"

"Yeah, last time I take a case from a sixty-year-old man with a habit of misplacing tequila," Zam said, recalling the couple's most recent adventure. An old man had paid them a fortune to find his prized Furfrou that he thought had been stolen but it turned out to just be an extremely drunk and confused creature terrorising the streets of Goldenrod.

"What's today's plan then?" Taylor asked.

"I was thinking we could go for a walk."

"A walk?"

"Yeah!" Zam grinned at Taylor's mildly confused face. "Just have a nice walk to the park and spend some time together. It's a gorgeous day for it."

For a moment she was silent, merely studying him curiously, looking somewhat puzzled. Eventually she broke into a wide smile. "Yeah. Yeah that sounds really nice."

"Excellent!" Zam exclaimed as he jumped up out of his seat. "Off we go then!"

"Well let me have a shower first; I'm not even dressed!" Taylor cried as Zam grabbed her arm and began making his way towards the door. "Honestly! You say one nice thing and then you turn into a dick again."

"I fail to see my resemblance to a phallus," Zam replied bluntly. Shaking her head and muttering to herself, Taylor finished her breakfast and left the room, heading for their en-suite. Zam shrugged, not bothering to attempt to figure out why Taylor's attitude could change so suddenly. There were some things in life that he just wasn't supposed to understand and Taylor was probably one of them.

Having finished his rather delightful morning meal, Zam stood up and checked to see that he was fully ready for this perfectly innocent activity. Once Magnezone had been returned to its ball, he had all of the required Pokémon and gadgets lining the pockets of his signature white suit. He'd been in the lab frequently this past week, brainstorming with Taylor to come up with some crazy ideas and he'd then go about designing and creating the tools until each was fully functional and ready for catching crooks.

It didn't take too long for Taylor to emerge from the bedroom. She was wearing some rather short, denim shorts and a light blue t-shirt that was on the tight side, showing off her curves quite nicely. She smiled at him when she noticed the way he was eyeing her.