Reader (Male) X Zoroark (Female) A Dark Bond

An Uncommon Encounter

After making a plan with Olivia to instead have the Grand Trial on the docks beside the city for safety of travel distance, and keeping the crowd away at all times, you were able to obtain the Rockium Z. You also got a boat from KoniKoni City to the next island, even making it to Sophocles and beating his Electric-type trial. During the night, you and Zora planned and strategized that you would not visit the same Pokémon center twice in a row without visiting another first. It was a trip, but it hopefully threw The Wraiths off your trail if they were following. You and Zora rested down in Tapu Village after running there to get there before dark. The next morning, after getting everything together and getting something to eat, you and Zora went off and ran into Acerola and completed her Ghost-type Trial. You could see why that guy, Sephtis, clung on to Fenna. You did practically the same thing Zora. If you had to describe it, there had to be three words. Too. Many. Jumpscares. There was an upside to the trial besides getting the Ghostium Z. Brionne had evolved into Primarina, and oh my Arceus was she something unique to see.

Ever since Salazzle had evolved, she's been acting differently to you. Whenever she was out of her pokéball, she would get unnaturally close, secreting the pheremones that your Rotomdex had told you about, but the pheremone wasn't doing anything to you or anyone else. It just felt uncomfortable having her come out of nowhere and massage your shoulders, your back, or make any kind of physical contact. Of course, you were both too nervous and scared to tell her to stop, seeing how she's been able to handle herself very well in battle so far. You told Zora about this, and she said she would make sure to talk to her about this, but she's still been doing it, even after Zora talked to her. You asked why, but she wouldn't tell you. Instead, she told you to bear with it. Not gonna lie, you felt like she was trying to flirt with you more and more, but you guessed that if Zora isn't strangling her, that it wasn't the case. After walking out from Acerola's trial, you healed up your Pokémon at the Pokémon Center. While everyone was being healed up, you heard some peculiar news being spread around.

"Have you heard about the rogue Pokémon going around?" One man asked.

"Who hasn't?" A woman replied. "That Pokémon took out my entire team while I was travelling up Mount Lanikala."

"Wait, one Pokémon did that?!" Another man questioned alarmed.

"Yeah." The woman replied. "He was like nothing I had ever seen before." You started paying attention, listening to see if this was maybe this was a lead on... on Him. "His claws were sharp! Not only that, it's like nothing I've ever seen before!"

"Well what did it look like?" The second man asked. You turned your head towards them, hoping to hear them better.

"From what I could make out in the blizzard happening up there, I could make out brown and green." Brown and green? That's definitely not him, but what could it be then?

"You couldn't make out anything else?" The second man asked.

"Who cares? With how strong that thing is, I'd never want to meet it." The first man said.

"The things roar is unlike anything I've heard before. It scares all the other Pokémon away." The woman said. You stood up and walked towards them, but kept a distance from them.

"Where is this Pokémon again?" You asked. The lady looked at you a little distraught.

"Up near the top of the mountain while I was on my way to the top of the mountain." She replied. The first man looked at you worriedly.

"You can't be seriously thinking of taking that thing on your own, are you?" You looked away, thinking for a little bit.

"Well, if this thing really is as dangerous as you say it is, who would be able to defeat it?" You asked.