[Pokémon] Helioptile/Heliolisk Drabbles

My entries for the (at time of writing) current pair of Pokémon for the Writer's Dex. Two drabbles, one for each. I guess I'll aim to do the same for other ones too!

First, for Helioptile.



Terrible News


"Oh, this news is terrible!" cried the wife. When her husband only managed a grunt, she decided to read the article aloud.

"A man in Kalos has been charged for exploiting Helioptile in providing electricity to his home. Twenty-five Helioptile had been found attached to the roof, rigged up to absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. They were not noticed for over a week, due to their black heads camouflaging with the roof..."

"So?" mumbled the husband. "We use Magnemite to power our home."

"Oh, don't be barbaric!" she hissed. "They're lizards. You can't do mean things to lizards."

And the second!


Lunch


Lunch, thought the bird.

It could scarcely believe its own luck. There it was, an overgrown lizard lying about on that rock in broad daylight! It never had seen one quite so big, nor of that colouration, but a lizard was a lizard.

The bird circled twice and then swooped, slicing through the air towards its target. Only then did it notice the sparks that danced around its neck. Before it could change direction, it was engulfed by electricity - it shrieked and thudded into the dusty ground.

The Heliolisk yawned and looked at its fallen foe. Lunch, thought the lizard.