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>Slackjawed, the man had his smartphone out and recording.
>He crept closer to the shaking aron.
>The two infants huddled together and closed their eyes, terrified of the intruder.
>The prowling man, so wholly focused on the strange new creatures, didn’t notice you until you landed directly in front of him.
>He backed away the instant you ripped the phone out of his hands.
>Glaring, you made a show of snapping the flimsy electronic in half and tossing the two pieces aside.
>He got the message, scampering back with a howl of fright.
>The babies didn’t appreciate you picking them up.
>The first yipped and cried. It struggled to escape your hold.
>The second got aggressive, attempting to gnaw your wrist spike.
>Mom’s fury abated as she saw you walking closer, rather than taking them away.
>If you looked hard enough, you almost saw relief in those monstrous blue eyes of hers.
>The relieved Aggron, grunted and bellowed to calm her children as you neared.
>Staying out of the aggron’s reach, you put the infants on the ground facing their mother.
>The aggressive one turned to headbutt your paw.
>You let him bump your foot before moving away.
>Feeling triumphant, he scuttled towards his mother’s embrace.
>Walking away, you stretched and took stock of your body.
>A couple scrapes, a sore calf, and a sprained wrist.
>Could’ve been a hell of a lot worse.
>Now, time for the hardest part.
>You’d rather have to fight Aggron again than do this.
>But you saw no other way to keep those three safe.
>No more secrecy for you.