“Are you sure about this?” The trainer asked, water lapping at the side of the raft as they knelt next to the Mimikyu, Kokomi, as it extended its long arms.
In the water, a Gible, swam in a circle, impatient, while three others observed. Not one of the Roggenrola, Geodude, or Carcoal were brave enough to get as close to the water as the trainer or the Mimikyu.
While the Mimikyu gave the trainer two thumbs up, it extended several other arms to grasp the mast of the raft.
“That thing’s a little scary, isn’t it?” The Roggenrola asked the other rock Pokémon, watching the Mimikyu explain to the trainer despite their inability to understand.
“So’s the water, yo,” Geodude argued, still watching the small waves up against the iceberg as the Gible swam by.
“Any wild Pokémon could be hidden there,” the Carcoal agreed, voice deep and rumbling. “This plan is better than attempting to swim.”
“At least the Mimikyu is visible,” Geodude agreed, looking up from its intense focus on the
RM || Minisa || Prompt: Summer One-Shot by UncannyCat, literature
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RM || Minisa || Prompt: Summer One-Shot
"Watch out!"
The big cat leapt from cover, a handful of small trees clustered next to each other on the rocky soil, and charged straight for the herd. Panic settled in immediately, and both Cassana and Minisa spooked. Minisa scrambled backwards, almost tripping, before bolting back down the trail the way they had come. Cassana, instead, tried to jump up the slope to their right, sliding backwards with every stride she made, the dirt loose under her hooves. Both mares were large enough to be a good fight for a cougar, but neither could guarantee they'd get away, particularly without significant injury.
Meanwhile, back on the trail, Alyssa had frozen in place, having never encountered a cougar before. Her instincts screamed to her that it was dangerous, but she couldn't quite get her brain to stop sending fear signals and cue her to flee instead. The only reason she wasn't caught was her mother.
Sharra's hooves caught the cat before it could finish crossing the trail. She had