Like Sisters
Chapter one: Normal day... right?
A mawile slept in a tree on a branch that seemed like it would break any minute. She yawned and her foot twitched gently. The pokemon seemed so peaceful, well, until an apple randomly hit her on the head. "Yow!" she yelped, jumping up and rubbing her head in pain. "What? If I didn't do that, you would have slept for the next decade or so!" a snubbull said from below her, grabbing the apple as it fell.. She took a hungry bite out of the bright red fruit. "Want some?" she called to her companion. The mawile just glared at her silently and sighed. "Sure." she said, immediatley perking up. "Just don't hit me with it again Snowy!" she muttered to herself. The snubbull, named Snowy, tossed it up and the other creature bit into it before letting it go. Snowy caught it in her pink paws and munched on it joyfully.
"You really need to learn how to lighten up a little, Mary. I used to be like you before I got used to it with Rita and Eve." she said jokingly. Rita and Eve were her mischevious little siblings. They were a chikorita and an eevee. Mary was the mawile. Mary climbed few branches and hung precariously from a high one that she always feared going onto. "Uh. Snowy. Help?" she said. Snowy blinked. "If you hate heights, why are you in a tree?!" she said, annoyed. Mary chuckled nervously. "I thought it wouldn't seem so high when I woke up," she said, looking embarrassed. Snowy looked up and laughed. "Sorry, you need to do that alone." she said, walking north. "Snowy! You get back here and help me down!" she screamed, fearing high places. I mean, it was only a three foot drop. "I'm just kidding!" Snowy said, running back to help her friend. She stood under Mary, arms out to catch her when she'd hop off.
Mary hesitated before letting go of the rough branch. She landed on Snowy's shoulders. The snubbull hadn't prepared for her to fall on her shoulders and tumbled over with Mary on her. The two yelped and fell to the dirt, messing up each other's fur. Snowy lied there and laughed. Mary got up and shook off the dirt. "How is me messing up my shiny fur funny?" she said, a bit freaked out by the loss of her shine. "It's not you, I'm laughing at myself!" Snowy half chuckled, getting up. She didn't bother to even look at her fur, which was covered in silt, but not ruined. "Oh, okay then. well, let's go. I wanna walk to the city to hang out and even take off this dirt and return to my usual shine." she said, trotting off with Snowy right beside her.
They began to stroll through the forest, not seeming to notice how amazing it would be to a human. The sunshine seeped through the thick foliage of the trees and plenty of starly and pidgeys were chirping merrily. Bugs were nowhere to be seen either. Besides the butterflies, that is. (Or butterfree and beautifly. Meh.) The warm beams of light rested on their fur, making everyone feel cozy and at home. Then again, nobody really had a true home. All of the pokemon seemed nomadic; always wandering. But, nobody really minded. Even though it was a perfect day for a walk, Mary was already tired. Her feet ached a bit. "Can I take a rest, Snowy? I'm really tired," she whined. "Yeah, especially since you WOKE ME UP SO EARLY!" she thought. The snubbull halted, trying to string together some words that wouldn't make Mary complain, but would keep them walking. Unfortunately, she couldn't think of anything. "Fine..." she mumbled in defeat. Mary smiled. "I knew you'd see it my way!" she chimed.
The pair stopped in a nice area. There was a boulder and some bushes with plenty of berries on them. Snowy plopped down into the shade of the huge rock and lied against it. The cool, moist surface was just what any pokemon would look forward to on a humid summer day. Mary climbed onto the monsterous thing and tried to relax. "What is up with you and climbing today?" said Snowy. "Well, this one isn't too high. Besides, we won't stay for long," Mary said. "Well, okay then. But don't expect me to save your butt if you get all scared later!" Snowy responded. The pink pokemon plucked one of the berried from a nearby bush and popped it into her mouth. She began to munch on it noisily. "Eeew, I hate your eating habbits, Snowy," Mary said, grimacing as she told her that. "What? As if you were any better!" she replied, poking fun at the mawile's own habits. "Shut up! That was a one time thing!" Mary snapped. Snowy snickered. "Okay then, sticky gal," she said, using the name that some other kid called Mary after one incident a while back.
After about twenty minutes, they began to travel again. Soon, the dirt gave way to concrete. The trees became buildings and grass seemed to disappear altogether. It was the city. Not just any city either, but one of the most bustling ones in the entire region. It was strange, being around so many humans. Not many of them seemed to notice Snowy and Mary either. Not at all. There weren't many other pokemon either. Only rattatatas and the occasional wurmple. They also didn't notice the two as they went along, they only pushed them away if they accidentally touched them. "Tough crowd..." Snowy mumbled. Mary giggled at Snowy's words. She was always the loud one, the one who didn't seem to care. Just enough kindness to keep them best friends, just enough tough love to keep her from betraying her. That was a part of their lives. Snowy was like Mary's older sister. Sure, she had her parents, but she never had any siblings. In Mary's opinion, Snowy WAS her sister. Her best friend. Everything.
They were both becoming anxious. How much longer would it take to get there? "Hey Snowy, are we almost there?" Mary questioned. Just then, they turned to the left. There was the pokemon center and the water fountain, almost as if they were on que. "Why don't you ask our destonation?" Snowy chuckled. They then darted towards the area, where plenty of other pokemon were frolicking around. One was a zangoose who was hanging out with a nidoran. A male one to be exact. "Hey girls, what's crackin'?" said the nidoran. Mary blinked in confusion. "What are you doing?" she asked, cocking her head to the side. "Nothin', chica! Whatcha doing later? I got-" he was cut off by the zangoose, who slapped him upside the head. "Ignore my buddy and his bad grammar skills. He does that with every girl he sees!" he said. Snowy chortled. "Good. Because if you hadn't have told me that, he would be having a taste of my fist right about now," Snowy said. The zangoose laughed. "I like you, you've got spunk," he replied. "Well, me and my friend here are a little busy right about now, so if you don't mind, we'll be leaving." Snowy grinned. "It was a pleasure meeting you, sir!" Mary chirped. "The same to you, ladies." The nirdoran pulled the zangoose's hand off of his mouth. "Yeah, mamasitas! Call me!" he shouted as the zangoose carried him away. "They're not going to call you," the zangoose whispered into his friend's ear. Mary waved goodbye to them along with Snowy. "Strange guy, isn't he?" Mary said. Snowy nodded.
