Annie frothed at that of her mouth, both literally and figuratively. But then, she saw you pulling out a BeastCube, and was startled. "Okay", you heard her under her weakened voice, with a hint of desperation, but you were already in action, aiming the BeastCube. "I heard you, I will go with Puff - No!" The blue laser hit her, and she vanished into her Cube.
You felt calm. She felt definitely not calm, but you paid it no heed. "Racer, go."
And Racer went. "Sand Attack!"
It felt good to be on the giving side of the sand. It felt good to have understood what this game was all about. At least, at the moment. Heatguanaīs Cube was slightly shaking, but that was okay. You were the trainer.
Racer circled Powerhouse, dusting him, hitting him, as he just raised his shield, vision getting foggy. A few times he shot bubbles, missing wide. You attacked this way for half a dozen times.
"Okay", you called, "now switching again!" Instead of lasering Racer back in her Cube, you let her fly back to you, and then you summoned Heatguana.
Annie appeared, a hurt expression in her face. "Why!"
"Because!", you just responded, "Now go, finish the job!" You lowered your voice. "You can use Flame Spit, if you want."
And with Flame Spit she went. It was like shooting turtles in a barrel.
Later, after you got the money from Rick and a quirky little machine called BeastDex, you were at the BeastMon Center for a healing break. It was late in the evening, so you could also just stay here for the night.
The visitorīs room was empty, expect for your little group. Racer laid on the carpet, playing idly with a piece of string. Annie sat on the counter, and you stood with her.
"You parted the Exp for the Seatle, switching me out", she murmured. "I could be so close to my first evolution. But no." She groaned.
"So you set me up with this whole Route 22 Must Be Now, so you could grow up?", you sniveled. "You really canīt wait, or what?"
"Really, Lucas, we will NEED my better form very soon."
"We will get to that", you said calmly. "Patience. We go there together, and we will level up together." You stroked her chin softly. "Tomorrow comes the Forest, and in no time you will be bigger than me."
Annie smiled slightly. "Maybe I will dump you in the toilet then."
"And then maybe I", came Racerīs babyish voice from the floor, "will fly veeeery high with you in my claws, and then I will just let you fall." She smiled innocently at both of you. She let go of the string, waved with one hand, and a weak breeze carried it away.