"It's good to be here." Daemon stated as he looked Saba in the eyes. "I had thought this had been only a small project when I read your flyer...but it's looking to be a larger entity. Maybe we'll go far with this." He grinned at him showing his sharp and slippery teeth. "So er...what's my first job?"
(An unknown area on the edge of a jungle)
Lucia sat around the large bonfire developing in the centre of the encampment. She had been reassured by the Hawlucha that he was not going to hurt her in anyway. He approached her and sat down next to her. He got out a packet of marshmallows and offered her a freshly heated smore. She took it from him cautiously and ate it. She was surprised by his hospitality.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"Someone who is here to help you, or at least for the time being." He replied with a Latin American/Spanish sounding accent. "I'm not your enemy, amigo."
"Amigo? You could have...killed me."
"You are wrong hissing Ekans. I am not the owner of this encampment. I came across it a month ago. Looks like this place was abandoned by a pokemon who was some sort of bounty hunter or poacher for the Organisation ages ago. You having nothing to fear, amigo, i'm a traveller, a survivor like you. We are incredibly similar you know. You're lost out here, no idea what path you will take."
"Lost? How do y-"
"I can tell your type. You have no food. Clearly, you came from a poor family. You're on the run. It's clear from the pace you ran and how you ran into the jungle, a place, like me, you are exploring or, well, using as some sort of shortcut to get somewhere. Then there's this." In his hands was the Team Haisha flyer.
"Give that...give that back!" Lucia yelped. "I was supposed to go there!"
"So you ARE on the run. I knew it was true. The Organisation which based itself not far from here...it was brutal. I saw the worst of it. They forced you out from one of their settlements, yes?"
"Yes..." She could not believe he had worked her out so quickly.
"My stage name was 'El Libre'. I used to work in their cities. You see, several decades ago I was a world famous wrestler, preforming in various cities around the world, including in areas the Organisation controlled. Ah yes, I was pretty good. My catchphrase before entering the ring was 'the Sky's NOT the limit!' I was a world champion for at least...30 odd years!!! I'm sure you've heard of me."
Lucia shook her head. "They had wrestling?" She stared into Libre's old wrinkles and guessed he was about 60 or 70 now.
"Indeed they did. They made it a great show. I was up against various opponents during my time so i'm battle-hardened! I faced the great 'Goliath', a Haryiama Sumo-wrestler. They said I couldn't do it but I beat him! Ya know, you remind me of my best amigo I had when I was young. He was a Litten, a young cat Pokémon just like you. He was weak and shy on the outside but deep down he had the heart of a tiger. In fact, by the time we were done growing up and moving away from each other, we saw each other again in the ring. He had evolved all the way into an Incineroar and took the name 'El Tigre', like he was mocking me! He was a formidable opponent and took me down easily! Like me, he was a survivor and he had hardened up. I soon requested a match and beat him, getting the title of world champion back! It was quite the charade!"
Lucia looked at El Libre like she expected his words to mean something directly to her story, but it looked like she would need more time to apply the metaphor. She realised that this guy wasn't as bad as she thought. Maybe he could help her get to Team Haisha's hideout.