The crash and crumple of jungle brush around them offered a brief warning before a Lucaria burst forward from the depths before them, landing in a dramatic three-point stance before rising. The Pokemon turned his paw over as he stretched it out to trainer and Growlithe, curling it inwards in the universal 'bring-it' gesture -- right before Zecora stepped out of the bush behind him.

"I thought I gave
You orders to behave," she said with a patient calm that hinted at irritation beneath.