HA HA!! Here's part two, for those of you who wanted it! I've been
writing this one for a while now, and I've had a major plot change
somewhere along the way (chapter four), but if you hate it, tell me. I'll
just take it off the web! This applies to all chapters previous and
subsequent. Oh, and also, I forgot to say that I don't own Pokémon. I
said that now, and that also applies to all chapters previous and
subsequent. Heh heh…
Y'know, the rain isn't all that bad. Sure, the wet fur is uncomfortable, but it's not like that'll kill me. I look down at Arcane…oh, he fell asleep! I guess wet fur doesn't bother him too much, either.
My strides are long and even as I weave through these trees. I feel so much more at peace now. I guess being an Arcanine morph won't be so bad.
"Cayla!"
I stop as Polly steps out in front of me. Man, she looks ticked. Wonder why…?
"Where did you go? You could have been seen by some human!" she chides. I don't like the tone of her voice.
"So what if I was seen?" I ask, trying to brush past the Ampharos girl. She moves and stands in my way.
"If you were seen, people will come after us. If the humans who turned us into morphs do not find us, other researchers will, and they will perform tests and experiments and…."
"Cayla!" a second voice shouts. I look to my left and see Amy come bounding at me. "You're okay! You're all right! You…have a really cute Growlithe!!" she exclaims, stroking the damp ruff of fur on Arcane's head. He doesn't even notice.
"Where did you get that Growlithe?" Polly demands. I glare up at her. She is really starting to get on my nerves.
"He's my pet, Arcane," I say. Her eyes narrow.
"You went back to your house?" she asks.
"Yeah, so what?" I reply.
"Why does he have a bandage on his head?" Amy asks. I choose to ignore her.
"You should have stayed away from people!" Polly exclaims. I hear a low growl coming from deep within me.
"I couldn't just leave him there," I explain, the rumbling accenting my rage. "He had been shot when I was taken, and my parents were planning on putting him to sleep. Arcane is my only friend in the whole world. I'm not giving him up without a fight, and I'm not releasing him until after he evolves…"
"How can he evolve? You need a Fire Stone for that," Amy points out. Polly looks at my wrist, where the velvet bag hands.
"You took a Fire Stone from your home as well?" Polly asks. The jewels on her head and tail are both pulsing with a deep violet light. I guess that means she's mad. Well, guess what, Amphy-brat? So. Am. I.
"No, I bought it before I left town," I state. Her eyes are mere slits by this point.
"You broke into a store and STOLE an Evolution Stone!?" she yells. I hear a high-pitched whimpering coming from beside me, but I ignore it.
"No, I did NOT steal it!" I shout back. "I took my saved money from home and BOUGHT the stone! The only thing I took from my old house other than Arcane was my Clefairy bank so that I could buy it!!"
"But you still broke into a store to get the stone! That is inexcusable!!"
I can feel a warmth creeping into my fingers. Oh, how I want to hit that brat of a Pokémorph…
"Please, stop, both of you!"
Amy just jumped between the two of us, brown furred paws outstretched. Her large black eyes seem to plead with us, begging us to stop.
The next thing I know, the Raichu girl in on the ground, one hand over her cheek. I can see a singe mark beneath her open fingers. I look at my own hand and see that it is steaming.
Before I could stop myself, I had slapped the other morph. I guess the warmth in my fingers was firepower coming to the surface.
I look back and see Polly helping Amy up. Then the Ampharos girl glares at me.
"Apologize to Amy. Now," she commands. Oh, that's it. I'm not taking this any more! There is NO WAY in HADES I'm taking orders from someone who's more Pokémon than human!
I turn and storm off. I hear Polly call angrily after me, but I just block her out. She's nothing more than a wild Pokémon to me now. As for Amy…I had hoped we would become friends. But if she decides to stick with Polly…no, that brat doesn't even deserve a human name. Amphy. That's her name from now on. But if Amy decides to stay with Amphy, I'll just have to turn my back on her, as well.
But, like I told Amphy, I have a new mission. I'm going to try to get Arcane back to normal, and get him strong enough to survive in the wild. As soon as he's old enough and fully-grown, I'll use the Fire Stone to evolve him.
Now I just need to find some shelter for us…but I don't see anything.
I keep trudging through this downpour, my muscles growing weaker with every step…
What…? I'm looking into the mouth of a small cave. I walk in…there are more tunnels leading to who-knows-where…but it all seems deserted. Good. I lay down, hug Arcane close to my chest, then close my eyes…I'm just so tired…
Y'know, the rain isn't all that bad. Sure, the wet fur is uncomfortable, but it's not like that'll kill me. I look down at Arcane…oh, he fell asleep! I guess wet fur doesn't bother him too much, either.
My strides are long and even as I weave through these trees. I feel so much more at peace now. I guess being an Arcanine morph won't be so bad.
"Cayla!"
I stop as Polly steps out in front of me. Man, she looks ticked. Wonder why…?
"Where did you go? You could have been seen by some human!" she chides. I don't like the tone of her voice.
"So what if I was seen?" I ask, trying to brush past the Ampharos girl. She moves and stands in my way.
"If you were seen, people will come after us. If the humans who turned us into morphs do not find us, other researchers will, and they will perform tests and experiments and…."
"Cayla!" a second voice shouts. I look to my left and see Amy come bounding at me. "You're okay! You're all right! You…have a really cute Growlithe!!" she exclaims, stroking the damp ruff of fur on Arcane's head. He doesn't even notice.
"Where did you get that Growlithe?" Polly demands. I glare up at her. She is really starting to get on my nerves.
"He's my pet, Arcane," I say. Her eyes narrow.
"You went back to your house?" she asks.
"Yeah, so what?" I reply.
"Why does he have a bandage on his head?" Amy asks. I choose to ignore her.
"You should have stayed away from people!" Polly exclaims. I hear a low growl coming from deep within me.
"I couldn't just leave him there," I explain, the rumbling accenting my rage. "He had been shot when I was taken, and my parents were planning on putting him to sleep. Arcane is my only friend in the whole world. I'm not giving him up without a fight, and I'm not releasing him until after he evolves…"
"How can he evolve? You need a Fire Stone for that," Amy points out. Polly looks at my wrist, where the velvet bag hands.
"You took a Fire Stone from your home as well?" Polly asks. The jewels on her head and tail are both pulsing with a deep violet light. I guess that means she's mad. Well, guess what, Amphy-brat? So. Am. I.
"No, I bought it before I left town," I state. Her eyes are mere slits by this point.
"You broke into a store and STOLE an Evolution Stone!?" she yells. I hear a high-pitched whimpering coming from beside me, but I ignore it.
"No, I did NOT steal it!" I shout back. "I took my saved money from home and BOUGHT the stone! The only thing I took from my old house other than Arcane was my Clefairy bank so that I could buy it!!"
"But you still broke into a store to get the stone! That is inexcusable!!"
I can feel a warmth creeping into my fingers. Oh, how I want to hit that brat of a Pokémorph…
"Please, stop, both of you!"
Amy just jumped between the two of us, brown furred paws outstretched. Her large black eyes seem to plead with us, begging us to stop.
The next thing I know, the Raichu girl in on the ground, one hand over her cheek. I can see a singe mark beneath her open fingers. I look at my own hand and see that it is steaming.
Before I could stop myself, I had slapped the other morph. I guess the warmth in my fingers was firepower coming to the surface.
I look back and see Polly helping Amy up. Then the Ampharos girl glares at me.
"Apologize to Amy. Now," she commands. Oh, that's it. I'm not taking this any more! There is NO WAY in HADES I'm taking orders from someone who's more Pokémon than human!
I turn and storm off. I hear Polly call angrily after me, but I just block her out. She's nothing more than a wild Pokémon to me now. As for Amy…I had hoped we would become friends. But if she decides to stick with Polly…no, that brat doesn't even deserve a human name. Amphy. That's her name from now on. But if Amy decides to stay with Amphy, I'll just have to turn my back on her, as well.
But, like I told Amphy, I have a new mission. I'm going to try to get Arcane back to normal, and get him strong enough to survive in the wild. As soon as he's old enough and fully-grown, I'll use the Fire Stone to evolve him.
Now I just need to find some shelter for us…but I don't see anything.
I keep trudging through this downpour, my muscles growing weaker with every step…
What…? I'm looking into the mouth of a small cave. I walk in…there are more tunnels leading to who-knows-where…but it all seems deserted. Good. I lay down, hug Arcane close to my chest, then close my eyes…I'm just so tired…