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50 Death With Wings
The poachers had their backs against the ropes, but they weren’t done yet.
A ferocious, mean-looking pokemon appeared before the Sobble Brothers, spreading its wings wide. It was even bigger than Raggedy in his new form!
“No way... This must be that strange pokemon my dad saw!”
Grookey started to shake with fear and held Tiny even closer.
This Mandibuzz had been patrolling the skies all this time, searching for the albino Sobble its master was hunting.
With his newfound strength, Raggedy was confident he could take on anyone in a fair fight. But this was no ordinary battle.
The Sobble had suffered at the hands of bird pokemon back when they first hatched. Some of their litter had been carried away and never seen again. They still carried that trauma with them.
Against such a fierce opponent, who might steal away any one of the Sobble at any moment, Raggedy’s strength meant nothing.
“He’s gonna eat us! We’re gonna lose our family again!”
Raggedy dived forward to protect his brothers and sisters.
...But nothing happened.
“No! Help! Let me go!”
The poachers hadn’t told Mandibuzz to attack. They’d told it to take Snowy to their “customer.”
It carried her high into the sky, the two of them getting further and further away...