“Silhouette?”
I called the little mischievous Pokémon, almost three days passed from when I took her in and gave her a name, she was such a sweetheart but her inclination to prank anypony anytime was really a bother sometime.
A sudden cry of fright from the basement. “My gosh Silhouette don’t do that please!” Spike voice shouted over some cheerful laughs. Immediately after the form of Silhouette came forth from the floor, laughing and giggling all the way up until it reached my snout.
“I hope you are truly happy.” I said neutral. Silhouette stopped giggling and looked at me confused. “Cause from today on you will help us keeping the library clean and proper.” I said with a smirk.
Silhouette put on a look of pure horror and absolute terror before floating down almost pleading to show mercy. But I wasn’t a merciful god that time.
“No, you are going to help us and that’s final.” I said putting my hoof down, “You need to start having some responsibilities just like anypony else, tell you what if you do help us today I’ll buy you some ice cream, the chocolate vanilla one you love from Sugarcube Corner, what do you say?” I told her. She took a pensive look probably weighting the pros and cons, after a bit she decided and floated up cheerfully starting to collect loose books around the room and putting them back where they belong.
“I’m glad we found a compromise.”
Two hours later and the library shone like a mirror, Silhouette ability to phase through the objects really helped with cleaning and shelving, so as promised I took Silhouette out for ice cream, I tried to invite Spike too but he preferred to remain inside reading some of his comics and munching on some gems.
I closed the door behind me and trotted in town directed to Sugarcube Corner, along the way I met Rarity and on her back there was a little fluffy quadruped. “Hey Rarity!” I called her, she looked back and waved at me.
“Oh hello Twilight, and hello to you too Silhouette.” She greeted.
“Hey Rarity, who is that?” I asked pointing at the obvious Pokémon.
“Oh dear.” Rarity started putting a hoof on her chest. “You wouldn’t believe the outrage, I found this cute little thing while I was searching for gems, she was scared out of her mind and tried to attack me even!” She recalled.
“And what happened next?” I inquired, while Silhouette floated down on the little Pokémon making little inquisitive sounds and cheerful giggles.
“Well, she tried to scare me away with some snow and what not but I couldn’t just leave her there for herself, so I mustered the courage to fight the ice and took her between my hooves in a hug, the poor dear started to cry immediately after, I dread to know what happened to her.” She said on the verge of tear herself.
“Oh my…”
“After that I took her home, fed her and gave her a nice bath. Sweetie Belle already adores her and her she. The two plays all the time now and fortunately little Jewel here is far more responsible than my sister it seems.” She said with a little giggle hidden behind a hoof.
“I can see that.” I said with a little laugh myself. “So Jewel is her name?” I said looking at the Pokémon to examine it a bit better, that’s when I found a striking resemblance to Lala, the Pokémon of Davenport.
“This is so weird, Jewel is basically the same Pokémon as Lala, the difference is that Lala is red and her tails are more defined while Jewel is white, and you said she used ice on you?”
“Yes, indeed.” She confirmed.
“This warrants more studying and a letter to Anne, I really don’t know why the two are so similar and why they are so different at the same time.” I started to think of possible reasons, maybe a difference in diet? Or some kind of abnormal evolution, albinism?
“I’m sure you’ll come up with something Twilight dear, now I really have to go, I’m working on some new dresses thanks to Jewel here, she inspired me for my new winter collection, so tata.” She said cheerfully and graciously walked back to Carousel Boutique.
Silhouette floated back to me and rested on my head. “That was interesting, what do you say?” I asked her. She replied with a happy sound. “Oh so you made a friend?” I asked, she confirmed. “I’m very happy for you.”
We arrived to Sugarcube Corner and opened the door and were greeted by the ever present sweet smell of baked goods. “Hiya Twilight!” Pinkie shouted from the counter.
“Hi Pinkie, can we have a vanilla chocolate ice cream for Silhouette and a little croissant for me?” I asked her.
“Yeppity you can, two orders coming up!” She said bouncing away in the kitchen. We sat down on the booth and Pinkie emerged from the sit in front of us with our orders.
“Thank you Pinkie.” I said accepting the goods and munching on it thinking again on why the two Pokemon were so strange.
“What’cha thinking about Twi?” Pinkie asked.
“We encountered Rarity before coming here and her Jewel is very similar to Lala, I’m wondering why exactly.” I replied.
“Well I think you’ll find something, you are the smartest unicorn in aaaaaall ponyville.” She said in her usual tone.
“Thanks Pinkie.” I said with a blush of embarrassment. Meanwhile I heard a little burp and a satisfied sigh, I turned and saw Silhouette done with her ice cream. She was floating with a dopey smile on her face.
“I guess she liked it uh?” Pinkie giggled.
“Sure seems like it.” I said with a little laugh.
“Oh hey Twilight I found a new really sweet assistant yesterday!” She said.
“Who?” I asked.
“Swirly!” She called, immediately after a little cotton candy like Pokémon came out from the kitchen and assaulted Pinkie with his tongue licking her mane and face. “See?”
“Where did you find it?” I asked.
“I was baking some new sweets when this guy came out from nowhere and started licking my mane thinking it was some kind of cotton candy like himself, I liked it so I kept him around and now he helps with cooking.” She explained with a huge smile.
“How do you know it’s a he?” I asked raising an eyebrow.
“Call it a hunch.” She said shrugging.
“Ok, like always.” I said.
“Yepperoni.” She replied, Swirly was now inside her mane looking out with his tongue sticking out.
“Alright thanks Pinkie, I’ll see you tomorrow for the winter wrap up plan preparation?” I asked.
“Sure Twi!” She replied.
We exited and returned to the library, I didn’t have anything to buy so I returned to continue my studying on Pokémon and how they interact with ponies, so far so good. Then from nowhere the earth trembled a bit, the wind raised and an enormous roar came from the distance, Silhouette immediately turned invisible and disappeared inside my bed, I could see her trembling under the covers. “Oh Celestia, this doesn’t sound good.”