(IX) Night of the First Day 2/2

The large, bipedal, dinosaurian pokémon hulked over Isaac as he stumbled back and fell. He quickly began backward crab walking, shuffling as quickly as he could while staring up at the green, armor-like hide covering its body.

Tyranitar roared as her two pairs of pointed teeth caused the man to flinch and turn around scrambling to stand up and run at the same time. He turned and noticed several spikes of varying sizes protruding from the back of her head, neck, and shoulders.

Tyranitar began to charge after him, Isaac ran into a dead end and began slipping through stalagmites as he pushed himself further away from his pursuer. She roared in frustration and smashed one of the stalagmites with the three claws on her hand. dozens of tiny pebbles bounced off the gray, diamond-shaped patch of scales covering her belly.

Isaac quickly began climbing around the stalagmites as she spun, breaking another two using the ring of spikes surrounding the tip of her tail. His gaze was locked on the two triangular holes on both sides of her chest and knees. They increased the fear in his mind, thinking this was the end.

Tyranitar charged [Hyper Beam] as it destroyed all the remaining stalagmites between her and the young man. She took a step forward as dread washed over him. The singular pokéball on his belt popped open as a red beam flew from his waist and Ava landed between him and the hulking beast.

"Ava!!! No! Come back!" Isaac shouted as he tried to grab her pokéball to return her but she ignored the command and snarled at Tyranitar.

Tyranitar snarled as she stared down at the tiny Eevee evaluating her opponent. Disappointed she scoffed and roared softly, Ava returned the aggressive noise, but it was more cute than intimidating.

A thundering stampede could be heard as the pebbles around Isaac began bouncing around on the ground. Tyranitar roared, stomping her feet in response causing the young man to start bouncing with the pebbles.

A blur appeared overhead as it smashed into the Tyranitar who caught the charging bull by the horns and dug her heels into the rock sliding back a dozen meters. Behind him, Sam slid down the cave wall and landed next to Isaac, and reached out to help him up.

The young man looked up at Sam with bewildered eyes and hesitantly took his hand standing up, "Who..? Where..? I mean... How???" Isaac stumbled with his words unable to create a coherent sentence.

Sam smiled, "I'm Samuel, but everyone calls me Sam! I was wandering around the valley when I heard the commotion and came to investigate! Imagine my surprise when I found you!" He laughed heartily, keeping an eye on the raging battle nearby.

"Why is this Tyranitar mad at you? They usually don't care about 'pipsqueaks' like you. Sorry don't mean it that way, but ya know?"

"Um... I don't know..? I fell down and all of a sudden it was trying to kill me!" Isaac cried and turned to look at the Tauros and Tyranitar duking it out. He pulled up Tauros' information on his visor and gasped at what he saw.

『Name: Tauros ♂』

『Type: Normal』

『Ability: Sheer Force』

『Nature: Adamant』

『Item: Life Orb』

『Potential: Platinum』

『Level: 76』

『HP: Red』

『ATK: Red』

『DEF: Red』

『SpA: Purple』

『SpD: Purple』

『SPD: Red』

『Normal Moves: Leer[A], Take Down [A], Payback [E], Work Up [E], Rage [B], Tail Whip [A], Hyper Beam [A], Giga Impact [B], Rest [M], Zen Headbutt [E]

Innate Moves: Outrage [M], Body Slam [E]

Mentor Moves: Stone Edge [M], Protect [M], Facade [E], Earthquake [M], Wild Charge [E], Smart Strike [A]』

'What a beast...' Isaac thought to himself as he watched the Tauros demolish the Tyranitar with little ease, knocking it unconscious and casually strolling over to Sam and lying down and using [Rest] to recover.

Sam patted Isaac's shoulder and walked over to the Tyranitar and used a [Full Restore] on her and shooed her away. She gave a sympathetic soft roar before reluctantly walking away from the group.

Ava in her curiosity ran around Tauros and climbed on top of the lumbering sleeping behemoth. After a while, she curled up and too fell asleep surrounded by the thick tufts of fur around his neck.

"What's your name, young man?" Sam asked with a smile, extending his hand out.

"Oh! I'm Isaac, nice to meet you, Sam!" The man replied, realizing he had never introduced himself. It hadn't dawned on him yet who the famous person in front of him was.

"Oho! The pleasure is all mine, it's not every day you run into a Tyranitar! What are you doing so far out in the wilderness between Kanto and Johto Isaac?"

"I... don't know, I'm not from here. I woke up in a village nearby but it was attacked and I fled... Ava and I have been alone since then..." He explained looking down at the ground, reliving the horrors of the night before.

Sam noticed the young man's reaction and patted him on the shoulder, silently consoling him, "Well I have a camp on the other side of the valley if you want to come and stay there. I can have someone from my team return you to Viridian. It's too dangerous for you out here!"

Isaac nodded, "That sounds like a good plan, thank you for your help. How do we get out of here?" He asked and Sam only smiled and pointed his thumb over his shoulder at the sleeping Tauros.

"Once he wakes up here in a second, we'll be back at camp in a jiffy!" Sam declared confidently, puffing out his chest and stamping his thumb against it.

"Alright, in that case, let me gather my things, some stuff fell out of my bag as I was chased by that Tyranitar..." Isaac said and Sam ignored him and walked over to the sleeping Tauros and smiled at the sight of Ava, reaching into his coat and pulling out a small sketchpad.

He sat down on a nearby rock and began sketching the Eevee sleeping atop the Tauros. Isaac went looking around the rubble of the stalagmites and noticed a sizeable oval-like shadow and reached into the wreckage and picked up an egg that looked more like a rock but was of a matching shade as Tyranitar.

As realization dawned on him, mixed feelings clashed within Isaac, 'She was just trying to protect her egg...' He thought and instantly felt bad, but he couldn't contain the excitement he was feeling, 'That Tyranitar was an absolute monster!'

He wanted to show it to Sam but was worried he might try and take it, so he stuffed it into his bag and quietly approached the older man sketching. He peeked over his shoulder and audibly gasped at the beautiful piece of art that was quickly sketched on the piece of paper.

"He'll wake up in a moment... I'm almost done... sorry... couldn't control myself..." Sam absentmindedly stated what happened with brief pauses in between as he expertly danced the pencil across the sheet.

As he finished he held it up with a bright smile on his face. On queue, Tauros opened one eye and stood up with a huff. As the ground began shaking underneath Ava, she quickly jumped off before Tauros shook the fatigue from his body.

Ava quickly circled Tauros before running over to Isaac and jumping into his arms. He caught her against his stomach with a small grunt and turned back to Sam, "All set here!"

"Great!" Sam replied, hopping on the back of Tauros, "Hop on and hold on tight!"

Isaac returned Ava to her pokéball and struggled as he slowly got on top of Tauros. He barely got his arms around Sam when Tauros launched forward and quickly made his way out of the caverns and back to the camp.

Sam, Isaac, and Tauros approached the brightly lit camp as roars of laughter and chatter could be heard, causing the older man to smile.

The two dismounted Tauros who finally returned to his pokéball and the pair approached the campfire. A raucous cheer rang out as everyone shouted "SAM!"

Isaac smiled as he felt the excitement in the air but as he drew closer to the group his eyes started to feel heavy. He stumbled forward as the group began laughing even more boisterously.

His vision began to fade as he noticed the sweet fragrance in the air and the small floating green spores in the air. He started to fall forward but hung limp as Sam caught him. Unable to resist further, his vision faded to black.

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