It's been way too long... I should post here more often again ^_^'. Though I first have to find out what exactly I already posted XD.
BTW: this is where Blade got the black-eared and black-tailed Pikachu. A few years later, the Pichu appeared, so you can say his Pikachu is a not-fully-evolved-Pichu.
Episode 18: Pikachu's Forest
By 'Whisper Shadowhunter'/ Kitty Ocean
© Nintendo (their characters) and Kitty Ocean (my characters)
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"Blade, wait!"
Annoyed, Blade turned around. "What?" He asked. "You demanded we'd hurry up a bit, because you wanted to go home finally. So why do I have to wait for?"
Exhausted, Chris and Aemilia sat down. "Look above you Blade." Aemilia sighed. "It's too dark. We are already lost and we'll get lost more this way."
"If Blade hadn't let the map fall in the fire…." Chris started. "We wouldn't have to rely on my memory. Now I have to guide us home while it has been 4 years ago since I left Pallet Town."
Blade gazed to Chris. "But you said you know the way!"
"Yeah, from Cerulean City." She stood up. "But this doesn't look like Cerulean City, does it?" Blade shook his head. "And I want to go to bed!"
"Fine!" Blade yelled. "Then go to bed!" He turned around. He wanted to say some more of his 'wisdom words', but he surprisingly gazed at Chris and Aemilia who had already made a bed at the side of the road and were fast asleep.
Insulted, Blade walked to them and sat down. He took his backpack and unfolded his sleeping bag. He put it around them and took a Poké Ball. He released his Pokémon.
"Jiggly…"
"Jigglypuff, would you please sing for me?"
Surprised by this request, Jigglypuff took his little microphone and slowly filled the air with his sweet voice. Sing, my little sweet voice, Blade thought.
Jigglypuff crawled against Blade and closed his eyes. Suddenly it heard some bushes moving. Jigglypuff stood up.
"Jigglypuff?"
"Pika?"
"Good morning…." Chris stretched herself and stood up. She tried to wipe the sleep out of her eyes and looked around. "He Starmie, already up?"
The Starmie leaped to Chris and greeted her, but Chris was too tired to greet it properly. "Starmie…." Chris yawned. "Water Gun please…."
The Starmie obeyed at sprayed Chris totally wet. Suddenly completely awake, Chris turned to Aemilia, Jigglypuff and Blade. The best way for waking up in the morning was with a cold shower. Should she…?
Chris hesitated, but decided to let Aemilia, Blade and Jigglypuff sleep. If they wanted to wake up, they would wake up themselves. Chris sat down and let herself dry in the morning sun. She looked around herself, trying to find out where they were.
But though Chris tried to remember it, she couldn't. Maybe she hadn't been here before. While she thought about it, it seemed like no human had come here before. It was so quietly, peaceful and over all, clean.
Chris laid down on her sleeping bag and looked at the cloudless sky. It seemed it would be a beautiful day today. The days after they met the Pidgey were full with dark clouds that looked if they would erupt any minute. But fortunately, they didn't. But than they weren't lost already.
The third day after the confrontation with the Pidgeot they made a little fire to prepare food. Blade insisted he made dinner. Though they were surprised, they let Blade prepare it. He convinced them by telling them that as a single kid and a mother always on the road he had to take care of himself and his father and that he learned how to cook. So proud he was at his pancakes, so stupid he was to shove the map from the table, directly into the fire!
Though Wartortle tried to safe the map, it was already lost. Of course, Aemilia and Chris were very angry. Where would they find another map, in the middle of nowhere? Blade asked if Chris didn't knew the way, but Chris said she knew they way from Cerulean City. But where was Cerulean City? And while they tried to find the huge city, they got lost, again….
Aemilia yawned and greeted Chris. Blade woke up too and carefully woke up Jigglypuff too.
"Good morning." Chris said smiling and gave them some bread. Thankfully, they all took it and ate it. Chris packed her sleeping bag again.
Still tired, Aemilia and Blade did the same and stood up. Blade scratched himself behind the ear and returned Jigglypuff. A bit more awake, Aemilia returned Starmie. Chris cleaned the spot and started to walk.
"Come one." She smiled. "A good walk will wake you up."
"Where are we going?" Aemilia yawned. "Any particularly direction?"
Chris pointed at a direction. "I've got good vibes of that direction. And besides, it doesn't matter where we go to, as long as we find a city." Chris walked on.
Still sleepy, but slowly getting awake, Blade and Aemilia followed. Not knowing where they were going; they trusted on Chris' felling of direction. They had no other choice than following this cheerful girl. She whistled a song she knew and the more she whistled it, the more Aemilia and Blade got awake.
"I'm on the road, to Viridian City…"
Suddenly, Blade stopped at pointed his ears. He had heard something and asked Chris to be quiet. Insulted by this request, Chris wanted to argue, but suddenly heard the same sound. Curious, they followed the sound.
After a while, they reached an open spot. Astounded, they looked at a large podium. What was that doing here, in the middle of nowhere? But it seemed as the organisers were expecting a great audience, because of the rows of chairs.
"Maybe they know the way to Cerulean City." Blade suggested and stepped forward.
Within a flash, 2 people appeared before them. Shocked by these characters, they leaped back.
"Hi." The woman said. "Welcome at the Team Rocket Promotion stand."
"Cut the crap Shana!" Chris yelled. "What are you doing here?"
Shane stepped back and showed the podium. "We aren't interested in you today." He said. "Today we are promoting Team Rocket!"
"And you are expecting audience today?" Blade asked.
"Of course!" Shana replied. "We are Team Rocket! Want to join?"
Aemilia, Blade and Chris looked at Team Rocket. Smiling, they seemed nice. But experience had learned them Team Rocket wasn't to be trusted.
"If you sign in today…." Shane mysterious whispered. "You'll get the Team Rocket CD free!"
"Team Rocket CD?" Aemilia asked.
Both leaped on the podium. "The Team Rocket CD!" Shana presented. "With all the Team Rocket members and their yells!"
"Listen to the wicked yell of Casedy and Butch…." Shane added. "And the evil yell of Jessie and James. Of course, the best yell is from us: Shana and Shane!"
"Included a link to our web site!" Shana smiled. "It's a CD and a CD-ROM at the same time!"
"How… nice…." Chris tried to stay nice, but suddenly, Shana and Shane pushed them to the chairs.
"Just sit down and enjoy the promotion." Shana nicely said.
Not knowing what to expect, they sat down. Maybe it was an innocent presentation, or maybe it was a trap. But all knew they would found it out within any minutes.
The podium became dark and 2 spots appeared. Some music began to play. Chris and Blade took some popcorn and Aemilia ate a little Poké Snack. Suddenly, 2 shades appeared at the podium, dressed if they had to go to a gala. Shana hid herself behind a large fan and Shane's face was covered by the dark shade.
"To protect Team Rocket from devastation."
"To unite everybody within our organisation."
"To denounce the evil of the team we love."
"To be as popular as the moon above..."
"Shana!"
"And Shane!"
"Team Rocket! Shines with the brightness of light!"
"Team Rocket is the best, that's right!"
Surprised by this new yell, Chris clapped. "Wow!" She said and stood up. "How long have you thought about it?"
"Well…." Shana felt flattered. "Not that long."
"You 2 should go in the entertainment business." Aemilia said. "You 2 would make great promoters. Maybe you can promote a new movie."
Shane looked to his companion. "That would be a honest job." He said. "We can't do that."
"Of course not." Shana comforted him. "We were born to be evil."
Suddenly, dark clouds packed themselves above the promotion stand. Please, Blade thought, it hasn't rained the past days, please stay that way!
But Blade's mental begs didn't help and soon the rain fall down with all his powers. Aemilia, Blade and Chris leaped up and wanted to run for cover, but Shana and Shane didn't agree. "Wait, we haven't finished yet!"
"If you want you can stay here, but we don't like to drown!" Aemilia yelled and together they ran away.
"Wait!" Shane yelled, but suddenly, lighting pushed himself through the wet air and hit the promotion stand. "Oi…" Shane sighed fried. "There goes our promotion."
Together they fled into a cave. Sighing they sat down and looked outside they cave, seeing the air was sometimes enlighten by the lightning. Chris looked at a little CD.
"You took that stupid CD along?" Blade asked curious. "Why?"
"I don't know." Chris said. "But it can't harm us. I wished I had a CD-player so I could hear what's on it."
"I wished we were alone…." Aemilia frightened whispered.
Shocked, they turned around.
"Pikachu?"
"Wow!" Blade enthusiastically exclaimed. "It's a pack of Pikachu!"
He ran to them, but the Pikachu became scared and used some Thunder attacks. Fried, Blade fell.
"Now let's make a stupid joke." Chris smiled. "That was shocking!"
"I know." Aemilia giggled. "I was really shocked."
Blade stood up. "I don't care. I'll have my Pikachu today!"
"What's with boys and Pikachu?" Chris asked. "Why do all the boys I know want to have Pikachu. Those creatures are more stubborn than I can imagine about."
"Pikachu…." Blade started. "Meet Chris, the most stubborn creature of the world. But why do you complain? You've got an Articuno so I can have a Pikachu!"
He lifted one of a rock. But it didn't like it to be hold and used his electric power.
"You'd better wait until they like you Blade." Aemilia said. "Or else you'll be fried the whole time."
"Something's burning…?" Aemilia asked.
Chris pointed at the black Blade. "Blade again. The 34th Pikachu didn't like him either. Give it up Blade."
"I won't give up!" He looked to a corner of the cave. "He, what's that?"
Curious, Chris and Aemilia turned. They looked at a Pikachu who didn't seem to have a tail and ears. Chris took a little flashlight and shone it at him. "It has black ears and a black tail. That's an unusual Pikachu. Why is it sitting there all alone?"
Blade didn't care and walked to it. "You are a special Pikachu. Do you want to come along with me?"
"Pi! Pikachu!" It replied smiling.
"I already thought so…." Blade lifted him, but the minute he did, he got electrocuted.
"I already told you to give it up Blade." Chris said. "Why don't you listen to me?"
"That Pikachu is pure electricity!" Blade yelled.
Aemilia kneeled to the Pikachu. "That's why it's an electric type Blade." She said sarcastically. "It's still a young Pikachu. Just come to me little Pikachu."
"Pi!"
The little Pikachu jumped to Aemilia, but the minute it touched her, Aemilia got fried. Frightened and sad, the Pikachu leaped away. "That creature is pure electricity!" Aemilia yelled.
"I told you so!"
Chris looked to the black-eared Pikachu and the other Pikachu who avoided him. "I guess that's why he was sitting there all alone. All the other Pikachu avoid him because he's too different." She kneeled to the Pikachu and patted some, WITHOUT getting electrocuted. "I guess that the little Pikachu has too much electricity and can't handle it."
Blade felt sorry for this unique Pokémon. We are the same, he thought, both misunderstood and unique…
"Pikachu!" A Pikachu yelled. Aemilia looked outside.
"The storm is over. We can go now." Aemilia and Chris took their backpacks while the Pikachu ran outside, hiding in the bushes.
The little black-eared Pikachu slowly walked out of the cave and his ears pointed to the ground. Depressed and extremely sad, it walked into the bushes. "Poor Pikachu." Chris said. "It must be hard to be so different."
Suddenly, Blade ran away. "Blade, come back!" Chris yelled. "If you don't come back this instant, we'll go further without you!" But Blade didn't turn around. He's really determent to get a Pikachu, she angry thought, and he's letting us to get even more lost! "Blade wait for us!"
"Shana?" Shane asked depressed. "Our promotion has gone up in smoke…."
"I know." She sighed. "If we only had electricity, we could rebuild it."
"Yeah, if that generator hadn't blow up…."
"Pikachu?"
"Blade?" Chris yelled. Aemilia did the same, but no reply came. Stupid idiot, they both thought. And he always leaves clear tracks, except for today. Chris took a Poké Ball. "Articuno, go for it!"
Screaming loudly, it appeared. It sat down on Chris' head and flapped his wings. "Articuno, we've lost Blade." Aemilia explained.
"Yeah." Chris added. "Would you please go look for him?"
It lifted off with a great scream, and the majestic blue bird flew away.
Blade looked through the bushes to the playing Pikachu. Like every other Pokémon observer he knew he had to stand down-wind. He took his notebook and looked up some notes. Perfect Pikachu: the title said. And all that stood beneath it was: I'll know it when I see him.
He smiled. He already knew which Pikachu he wanted. He looked into the playing group. He, there was that black-eared Pikachu again. Again it lonely sat on a rock and looked over his group.
Suddenly, it pointed his black ears: "Pi! Pikachu! Pi! Pi!" But the other Pikachu didn't react. "Pi! Pi! Pi! Chu! Pikachu!"
Within a flash, a Graveler rolled between the Pikachu and divided them to all the ways. But a large burst of fire from a Growlithe chased them back the other way, where a large cage waited for them.
All Pikachu tried to use their Thunder Shock, but the cage didn't brake. Frightened, they released some sounds.
"Pi! Pikachu! Pikachu!" The black-eared Pikachu yelled and ran to the cage.
But the other Pikachu angry yelled at him: "Pikachu! Pika! Chu!"
Surprised, the black-eared Pikachu stopped running. Why, Blade thought, what have they said?
"They said the Pikachu had to get lost." Aemilia said. "Poor thing."
Astounded, Blade looked to Aemilia and Chris and gazed at them. "Unlike some people…." Chris started. "We hear things. And we heard frightened Pikachu."
"Look Shane, we have electricity again." Proudly, Shana pulled the large cage on the van with rubber cloves.
"Wait a minute!" Blade yelled. "Where did you think you were going with those Pikachu?"
"Mind your own business." Shane irritated said. "Those Pikachu are ours now. And they won't get out of the cage, because it is made from an electricity-resisted metal."
"Growlithe, go get them!" Shana yelled and the Growlithe leaped forward.
Before Blade could demand a Pokémon to appear, the little black-eared Pikachu jumped before him.
"That's an ugly Pikachu." Shana said. "Growlithe, Ember!"
"This Pikachu is unique!" Blade said protective. "Show them how unique you are Pikachu. Use your Thunder Wave!"
Trying to save the Pikachu that didn't like him, the Pikachu leaped forward and used a small Thunder Wave. But because this Pikachu was pure electricity, a small Thunder Wave was enough to knock Growlithe and Graveler unconscious in one little move.
Shocked, Shana and Shane looked at the little creature. "He sure is unique. Let's catch him for the boss!" Shane jumped forward. Surprisingly, Blade didn't stop him taking the Pikachu.
"Shane!" Shana yelled and looked at the fried Shane. "We are not trough yet!"
"I think we are Shana." Chris smiled. "You'd better train very hard, because you aren't a real threat for us."
"Pikachu, Use a big Thunder Wave!" Blade yelled.
Focussing, it started to create a huge Thunder Wave, using all its power. The bright light blinded all and the power of the wave made the cage break and all Pikachu broke free.
"Looks like Team Rocket…." Shana sighed.
"Got fried again…."
"Pi! Pikachu! Chu!" All Pikachu gathered around the breath catching black-eared Pikachu.
"Pika…." It started and suddenly fell.
Blade leaped at the Pikachu and took it in his arms. Slowly, the Pikachu opened his eyes. "You'll be fine…." Blade whispered.
"Why isn't he…?" Aemilia whispered.
Chris smiled. "I guess he used all its power. But I think Blade has found his Pikachu and we have a new young companion…."
"That will be a real shock…." Aemilia giggled and looked at Blade, who gentile hugged the unique black-eared Pikachu.
To be continued…
