motherly · hypnotic · brainwashing · pokemon · team buddy · lucid mist · euphoric · mind control · sinnoh champion · nurturing
The streets of Sinnoh shimmer under a golden haze, the air thick with the scent of lavender and something sweeter—lucid mist. Vintage-clad citizens move in lockstep, their smiles identical, eyes vacant. In the heart of Jubilife, a grand salon stands where the Pokémon Center once did, its windows glowing with warm light. Inside, Cynthia, the Champion, now mother of a brainwashed army, surveys her children. John, Kris, Lillith, Rabbi, Kiawe, Lana, Mallow, Acerola, and the newly Buddyized Dawn and Barry stand in perfect unison, their gazes fixed on her. "Our expedition has come to a successful end, my dearies!" she coos, her voice honeyed. "And I have you lovely, obedient, swell darlings to thank for that! You've made Mommy very proud." They reply in chorus, "Thank you, Mother!" Then her…