Re: Cinnabon Isle Arc

[Isabelle]

Lopunny sat amongst the group in what must have been the coziest jail cell to ever exist. The thought of the oncoming competition scared her half to death, so she was trying desperately to block it from her mind. The red nosed clown man was screaming words at straw hat that she did not quite understand.
“You flashy idiot! Look at the mess you got us into this time!” Yelled the clown.
Straw hat only laughed in response.
“Well worth it if we got back together! Yosh!” He yelled jovially.
The clown sulked off into the corner where he continues to mutter angered exclamations to himself. Straw hat turned his attention to lopunny, who was listening intently to everything said up to this point.
“So what’s with the bunny rabbit?” Inquired the man.
“That’s a Lopunny,” Responded Flabebe before she could answer. “She’s a Pokemon. There are several of them on this island.”
“There are?” The rabbit responded, a bit in wonderment. It had been forever since she last saw a member of her kind.
“Lopunny, Huh?” Straw Hat responded. “I’m Luffy. I’m going to be king of the pirates!”
Her first thought was ‘What is a pirate?’ but she didn’t think it appropriate to ask right now.
“Captain, sir.” Bubble Man spoke with an air of respect. “This pokemon saved Slowking’s life. She revealed herself as a prime towards the guards and they let us in on those grounds.”
“She’s a prime?” Flabebe yelled in shock. “How is that possible?”
Luffy gave the rodent a wide smile.
“Well, you have my thanks bunny girl!” He said.
He gives her a pat on the head. This combined with the appreciation gave her a warm fuzzy nostalgic feeling. A feeling that was quickly broken by the flower pokemon’s objections.
“Hold on, you just can’t claim you’re a prime and not prove it.” She stated.
“Why is that?” Asked Bubble Man
Flabebe glanced him a look.
“Pokemon primes are so much more rare than human primes. There’s only like three or four in the world or something! That’s like claiming you’re the spawn of Arceus!”
She figured Pokemon primes were special, but she didn’t know they were quite that rare. Knowing she had to do something, she focused her mind. She did Medicham’s breath exercises again while she pictured in her minds eye a bowl of Pokepuffs. Slowly, a ball of light appeared in front of her and slowly shaped into the bowl. Flebebe watched in shock and awe as the bowl formed and dropped on to the bed in front of her.
Without missing a beat, she nudged the bowl towards Luffy and gleefully opened her mouth wide expecting him to feed her. He just jumped on the treats and started to devour them feverishly. She would be disappointed if she wasn’t somewhat amused by a human eating Pokepuffs.

The group just went into basic chatter while Lopunny kind of slipped into the background to listen. An hour or so latter, the emboar entered, looking frustrated.
“Lopunny, come with me.” He said with a gruff, irritated voice.
Following him out the door obediently, her mind raced.
‘What could they want with me? What did I do that separates me from the rest?’
She followed him down a few corridors before she built up the courage to ask.
“Excuse me Mr. Pi…” she caught herself. “...Sir. What’s this about? Why was I singled out?”
“Maybe it’s not something you did but someone you know.” Said a familiar voice behind her.
She turned around to see Medicham standing there. A look of pure glee spread across her face as she immediately wrapped her arms around him in a huge bear hug.
“Ow ow that’s enough please.” He said, trying to shove her off.
She pulls back, but she doesn’t break the embrace.
“I’m so sorry if I’m late, I had a lot of things happen-”
“You had no obligation to get to me at a specific time. Nor did I tell you to find me.” He said plainly. “All that mattered to me was that you made a choice and stuck with it, and you did for the most part. And now, it is time to make another choice.”
He stepped back, breaking the embrace.
“I have spoken with the officials here.” He looks up at Emboar who gives him an angered grunt. “You’re free to go.”
“Really?” She exclaimed excitedly.
“I may have a little influence around her. So you don’t have to participate in the fight if you don’t want to.”
She was so happy, she moved in for another hug, but only met with his outstretched palm.
“But I couldn’t get a release for the humans. They were beyond my influence.”
Her face shifted into a frown.
“This is your choice now. Fight with the humans or leave this coliseum a free Pokemon.”
She gave it a bit of thought. She didn’t want to fight in a competition; the thought scared her to death. However, she would be overcome with guilt if she abandoned the humans to fight with one person fewer. She racked her brain over this for a good minute before the words slipped from her mouth.
“I’ll… stay and fight.”
“You sure?” He inquired.
She nods in response.
“Well, that’s your choice, I will watch and cheer for you.”
His support gave her comfort, even as Emboar starts shoving her back to the jail cell.
“Thank you.”