[He missed you guys. He really, really did. Hence why three of his pokemon are named after the Lions -- four, if you count Kuro.]

Easy! She's not going to hurt you! You two are the same type, even!

[As he does his best to step between the excited puppy and his Marowak. That seems like it's the best option right now -- get between them, block them like you would any other pair of overly excited animals.]

Maybe we should skip battle training and work on "sit" or "stay!"

[Finally, the poor Marowak scampers away. Literally climbing up Kuro's back and huddling behind the Aggron's crest as Kuro lumbers back from victory.]