Art by @FerretyBurrett on X

[8 PM on an autumn evening]

Something outside knows you’re here, you heard it’s strange crystalline calls. It sounded like sparkling shards of glass chittering together with an echo to its otherworldly sound. Of course sometimes Pokémon make noise outside your place but you’ve never heard such a unique cry before.

You were going to brush it off, however there was a fleeting blue glow on the other side of curtains. Out of curiosity you peek outside, pulling the cloth in front of the window away by a bit. Oh- oh wow, it actually is a Pokémon. And it’s way closer than you thought it’d be, hovering just a couple feet away from the glass.

Its spotted carapace parts open and splay out, the dark spots on its red elytra pulse that cyan glow once again. The Pokémon chirps a small sound as if beckoning your attention. What did it want with you?