Floaroma Town!

*Whip's eyes twinkle with a plan*
Whip: I have a better idea~
*Whip pats himself down and, luckily, finds his Pokedex still operational on his person*
Whip: Only one of us will have to cheat~
*Whip presses the scanning button on the Pokedex and aims it at himself*
Whip: The other can be the trainer~

Dex: Unknown Specimen. Analyzing now.
*A red stream wider than the initial scanner bathes Whip for a few seconds, causing him to flinch*
Dex: Analysis complete. Enter new species name now.
*Whip looks blankly at the Pokedex*
Whip: ....H-hey Mana.....

Mana: *looks shocked by Whip's plan* A-Are you sure about this? *despite her words, she takes the pokedex and starts inputting his name, mumbling something about how pokedexes actually do have a purpose, before eying Whip with a look of doubt* And are you sure you can handle it?

Whip: C'mon, you can count on me! Just make sure you do a good job being a trainer, alright~?
Dex: Entry Added. Whip, the Faux-Rabbit Pokemon. It's capabilities are limited, though it makes up for this lack of skill with it's abnormally loud shrieks.
Whip: You wanna go too, Dex!?

Mana: *looks thoughtful* ...What does it put down for your gender occurrences I wonder...

Whip: ....
*Whip snatches the Dex from Mana and looks furiously*
Whip: ....Mana... what does that little "c" with a line on top and a circle next to it mean?

Mana: *looks confused* "C"? *takes the Pokedex and looks at it, before growing silent for a moment* ... *closes the Pokedex and tugs Whip along, looking somewhat frazzled* C-C'mon, it's more important right now we get everyone back.

Whip: Wh-wait! What kind of response is that?! What did it say!?
*Whip groans, knowing the futility of pushing further*
Whip: Fine.... but I'm not going into one of those air-tight balls. Just take my pokemon-
*Whip passes Mana his pokeballs*
Whip: -And go back into trainer mode. Pretend to be my trainer, and I'll go in and wreck stuff~ We're in, we're out, and we can take back our Pokemon!
*As if his bout of competence were too good to be true, he suddenly plops down onto the ground stubbornly*
Whip: But first, I'm huuuuungrryyyy..

Mana: *stops going through her hat and stares at Whip* ...You're kidding.

Whip: C'mon I haven't eaten since that stupid Pokemon Center and I'm technically your Pokemon so it's your responsibility to keep me healthyyyy!!
*Whip slumps his stomach on the floor and beats on Mana's toes*

Mana: ... *sighs exasperatedly before picking out an apple from her bag* Here.

*Whip takes the apple and stares at it*
Whip: ....What the heck is this!?
*Whip eats the apple quickly and then chucks its core at her head*
Whip: Do I look like some kind of horse to you!? How dare you feed me apples!?

Mana: *turns into evil and angry Mana* WILL YOU HELP ME SAVE OUR POKEMON ALREADY!?!?

*In fear, Whip hops around like a little Pokemon*
Whip: Whip Whii whip!

Mana: *sighs exasperatedly but seems slightly guilty* Look, I'm sorry I snapped at you. But they have Rose, Sparky, and Eeevee and I don't know what people do when they steal Pokemon, but I doubt it's a good thing. *transforms back into a human in a shower of sparkles* So are you willing to help me?

*Whip stands back up on his two feet and places his hands on Mana's now-taller-than-his shoulders*
Whip: Heh, just leave it to me! I'll make sure we get our Pokemon back safe!
*Whilst saying this, he tries to get onto his tip-toes to even the height gap, with varying levels of success*

Mana: *manages a smile* I forgot how much I liked being this tall as a human. Thanks for reminding me~ *regains her look of determination and looks towards the Fuego Ironworks* Ready?

*Whip hops on all fours, doing a bad impersonation of a Pokemon*
Whip: Whip whip! I'm ready~!

Mana: *nods, and grabbing Whip by the scruff of his fur, she takes a few steps back and begins running fast before jumping over the entire river onto the other side, landing in a way that distributes her weight and makes a quiet landing behind some more trees closer to the factory* ... *she makes a silent gesture at Whip after examining the area and begins to tread quietly to the side door she mentioned before*

*Unfortunately, however, after spending so much time with the much more reasonable human incarnation of Whip, Mana seems to have overestimated his self control-*
Whip: OI! FRUIT LOOPS! GET OUT HERE AND GIVE US OUR POKEMON BACK, BEFORE I HAVE TO GO IN THERE AND REARRANGE YOUR SPINES UNTIL YOU ALL LOOK LIKE A BIG PILE OF DITTOS!

Mana: ... *the evil and angry Mana has returned, but she can't say anything as a man walks out from the factory with a concerned expression*
Man: *patting his head with a hankerchief* Oh my... Are you alright, ma'am? *looks around* I thought I heard some crazy lunatic yelling at the top of his lungs- *sees Whip and looks eerily intrigued* ...Is that... a pokemon...?
Mana: *nods, and apparently doesn't have enough patience anymore to play the patient and kind hotel manager...* Yeah, but he's mine, and I kinda need your help sir. *...or not*
Man: *blinks* Of course.
Mana: Might I be allowed inside the factory?
Man: Ah, I'm afraid not, ma'am. I'm terribly sorry, but the factory's under maintenance right now, and no tourists are allowed in at the moment.
Mana: Is that so.
Man: *looks at Whip creepily* However, I might be willing to offer a trade...
Mana: *crosses her arms, and her next words are a testament to the fact she's in all's-fair-in-love-and-war mode* I'm not here to trade. I'm here to get my Pokemon. Whip? Will you do the honors of letting this man take a nap for a bit?
Man: *looks shocked* W-What?!

*Whip crouches low, ready to act on Mana's command with gusto*
Whip: Whip whip~!
*He dashes after the man and, before he can have a chance to retaliate, vaults over the human's shoulder and delivers a swift blow to the back of the man's neck, soundly knocking him out*
Whip: Haaaah yeah! I've been practicing that for months!

Mana: *looks mildly impressed, but is also sweatdropping* I'm surprised you actually did it.

*Whip begins stretching, and then jogging in place*
Whip: I guess being told to do something is easier than thinking about it myself!
*He starts punching the air*
Whip: Come on, let's keep taking these guys out!

Mana: *sighs* You're gonna get the whole factory on us, I swear...

Whip: ALL THE WORSE FOR THEM! HAHAHAHAHAHA! YAHOOOOO!
*Whip makes sure his voice reverberates as loudly as possible*