Fix Me (A Pokémon Gold x Reader story)

🌸Seventeen🌸

By the time everyone woke up and got ready to leave, it was 9:30. You tried to urge Splash into ditching the makeup routine but she had none of that. She was going to put on her face whether it took a half hour or not. You personally didn't give two shits about the way you looked, but you let her be before it escalated.

Sableye absolutely hated her and did not want to be within five feet of her as you, Tyrogue, Gold, Ruby, Sapphire, and Wally made your way into the next town. On the other hand, Tyrogue was skittish of her, and specifically wanted to stay with you. He wouldn't even hold Ruby's hand when he was between you two. Instead he swapped sides and held your left hand.

Ruby, Sapphire, and Wally would occasionally halt the group to catch a wild Pokémon, most of which resulted in the Pokémon fleeing from battle or fainting. Sapphire did happen to catch a Wurmple, and Wally a Zigzagoon, but Ruby came up empty handed. You giggled at his misfortune. "Poor Ruby!"

"You know what, I'd like to see you do any better!" He pouts playfully, handing you a Pokéball.

"You know what? I will!" You smirked. You trod into the wild grass, searching for a Pokémon. Tyrogue hesitantly stayed with Gold, and Sableye with Ruby. You can hear grass rustling next to you, and you turn towards it. You had no clue how to catch a Pokémon, since you've never done so yourself, but you've seen the Hoenn trio work at it, so you think you got this. You see it's a Rattata, and you aim the Pokéball at the unsuspecting creature, when you're bullet tackled into the gut by a flash of white. The Rattata runs away.

"(Name)!" Gold and Ruby cry out worriedly. Sapphire and Wally gasp and Splash...just smirks. Tyrogue's in tears and Sableye looks ready to murder whoever hurt you. They make their way towards you, only to stare in confusion as you laugh.

You held a Togetic in your arms, laughing and smiling as she purred and chirped and rubbed her friendly little head against yours. She really seemed to like you.

Gold stared at you in both shock and confusion, but it soon faded into a teary smile. He knew Togetic only really liked kind people. No one seemed to notice him though.

Ruby was quick to give you a hand. "Are you alright sweetie?" He grabs your hand and hauls you up.

"I'm fine!" You assure him, letting go of the Togetic. She flits around your head in excitement. "Well a big 'hello' to you too!" You tell her, laughing. She giggles with you.

Sableye being very protective of you, scrambles up your back and clings to your head. He hisses at the Togetic, but she just blows a raspberry at him before turning her attention back to you. She grabs the Pokéball from where you dropped it in the grass, and hands it to you.

Confused, you hole the Pokéball up to her for her to go in, but she just shakes her head and jumps back, getting into a fighting stance. "Oh! You wanna test my strength?" Sableye does not hesitate to engage battle, ready to take her down. "Actually Sableye, I'd like to give Tyrogue a turn, if that's alright?" Sableye mutters under his breath before retreating to your shoulder. He pouts until you pat him and give him a kiss. "Tyrogue, you can do this, right?"

The said Pokémon nods hesitantly. He awaits your command. "Okay, Tyrogue, Fake Out!" It wasn't a very powerful move, but it was free damage. Tyrogue made a fast attack for the Togetic and she flinched. "Sweet! You know Bullet Punch?" It must've been an egg move. Sableye was level 32 by now, and Tyrogue level 19, so he needed leveling up. You would let the two train together and as a result, within three days Tyrogue had definitely gotten stronger. This Togetic looked fairly young to you, so you figured she might be a few days old, like Tyrogue, and have an equal if not lower level than him.

You knew your basic type match ups so, "Tyrogue, use Bullet Punch!" He sped towards the Togetic, who took the hit with ease. It was super effective no doubt, but she must've been higher level than you thought. She then makes her turn. She waves her little hand, indicating she was using Metronome, and soon her fist flew into flames, and she gave Tyrogue a sturdy Fire Punch.

He took the hit, but then flinched. The Togetic had hit him under his scarf in the scar, which was vulnerable to status. It left him with a burn. You feared for him at first, but understood when he gave you a mischievous little grin. He had the Guts ability, and with that burn, his power was raised.

"Tyrogue, another Bullet Punch!" The young Pokémon lurched forwards, knocking Togetic to the ground doing so. Togetic was impressed, but she was going to fight until she fainted. She used another metronome, this time using Peck.

Tyrogue was on his last leg after taking burn damage. Togetic also looked pretty beat up. It was anyone's game. As long as she didn't hold Protect, Tyrogue could win this. "I believe in you, Tyrogue! You can do it!" His fearful looked relaxed after seeing your encouraging face. He cries out to you, and relaxes himself. You wondered to yourself, thinking deeply. You could predict either wrongly or correctly Togetic would use Protect. You could try to heal, and risk it, or fight and risk it. You looked into Tyrogue's eyes, filled with both wisdom and wonder. In that moment, you knew what to do.

"Tyrogue, use--"

"Mightyena, use Dark Pulse." An all-too familiar voice catches you off guard, and a large grey dog leaps from the brush beyond.

How long had The Man been following you?!

Everyone yells as they scramble to stop you before you did something stupid. However none of them could catch you as you rammed into the Mightyena with all your strength to knock it down before it could hurt your Pokémon. You stumbled back when it scratched at you, before hurdling a dark purple sphere pulsing with energy towards your beloved Pokémon.

Tyrogue's little eyes widened in fear as it neared him, until there was a loud explosion and a large cloud of smoke.

"No!!" You yelled, eyes in tears. You knew that yeah, he could probably just get healed at a PokéCenter, but Pokémon still can die if they're injured beyond repair. Wally and Sapphire tried to comfort you, holding you back before you hurt yourself.

Gold and Ruby took out their Pokémon to fight The Man, but he was nowhere to be seen, as he completed his job and left, using the smoke as a distraction.

From the middle of the smoke erupted a bright green light, shifting through the dust, next it faded into a light blue color, then a yellow-orange, before disappearing completely.

As the dust settled, you saw a figure, standing there with a Pokéball in its hands. He wore a familiar shy grin and his favorite little scarf.

"Tyrogue? Is that you?"

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I dunno if it's obvious that I gave up near the end, but I didn't want to keep you guys waiting! It's been nearly a month!

Also, I'm holding my first vote! Let me know if Tyrogue should evolve into a Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, or Hitmontop!

Thank you for your patience!

Peace ~ Mama Meh