DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokemon, Morty, or Jasmine. They are property of Nintendo. I do, however, own some of the characters, such as Morty's family.
This story is rated K+ for use of the word "crap".
I made some changes to Morty's house since my last fanfic featuring his house. I decided to give it more of a country-esque look than I had previously written.
This story was inspired by an episode of an anime called Cinderella Monogatari (it's a really cute shojo anime - look it up on Youtube). I was also sick with a fever last week myself.
THE ESTATE OF NIBIRU-MUL PRESENTS
FEELING FLUSH
CHAPTER 1: I'M NOT FEELING WELL
One bright, sunny autumn morning in Ecruteak City, the leaves were changing colors and flying around the landscape. The weather was perfect for Pokemon battling out in the open.
We focus on a large house on the outskirts of Ecruteak City. This house is located in a country area off of Route 39, where there is plenty of farmland. The house that we are focusing on is brown, with black roofs. It is two stories high and it looks like a Japanese country house. The house is surrounded by a febce, which contains a backyard that includes a garden. This was the home of Morty, the Ecruteak City Gym Leader.
Morty, whose full name was Mortimer Edward Lenoir, lived with his parents, Lester and Augusta Lenoir. The Lenoirs were an old family in the area. There were branches of the family in various regions. Sometimes, Morty's older sister Madeleine would stay in the house too, but she had moved out some time ago. She was now engaged to be married.
Morty was normally in Ecruteak City being the Gym Leader, but sometimes he was at home, taking care of the crops and watering the garden. His family enjoyed farming. Lester was the owner of one of the farm stands, where he sold peaches. Despite this, they had quite a bit of money, though they were indeed very down-to-earth.
Today, Morty was expecting a visit from former Elite Four member Agatha and current Elite Four member Karen. Agatha was a close friend of the family, and Morty looked up to her since she was also a Ghost-type Trainer. Agatha had retired because she had grown bored of being an Elite Four member, but had vowed to remain a Pokemon Trainer until the day she died. Karen was friendly with Agatha - in fact, Agatha had helped her get her position. The two were going to help Lester out with the harvest festival.
Let's look in Morty's room. Morty had a brown room with a green floor. He had a dresser, a desk, and a chair, all made of ebony wood. On the wall was a shelf with various goods. His floor was green. Despite the Japanese theme of the house, Morty did not have a futon. Instead, he had a regular bed, which had purple and lavender bedding.
Morty was in bed. His blond hair lay gently on the pillow. His big purple eyes were half-open. He was stirring in bed. He did not seem to be feeling well.
"Ugh," he said. "I'm not feeling well. I think I might have a fever."
Augusta, Morty's mother, went upstairs and opened her son's door.
"Morty," said Augusta, "time to get up. We've got a big day ahead of us, and we need your help."
"Okay, Mom," said Morty, "I'm coming."
When Augusta left, Morty slowly got out of bed. We see Morty wearing a pink T-shirt and purple pajama pants with orange stars on them. He leaves his room, trudges down the stairs, and goes to the kitchen. His parents were outside, so he had breakfast alone. He ate a corn muffin and a glass of milk. When Morty was done with his breakfast, he took a shower.
Once Morty was upstairs, he looked for something to wear. Right now, he was clad in nothing but a pair of light blue boxers with pink hearts. He was looking for a work outfit. He saw his outfit for the upcoming harvest festival - a blue kimono with a black haori and a white fastener. He wanted to look nice for the festival. But for now, he would have to wear something casual.
Morty ended up putting on a green sweater over a black T-shirt and blue jeans. He put a green sweatband on his head. This wasn't his usual battling outfit, but somehow Morty didn't feel like tying his big purple scarf with the red tips.
"Mom," said Morty as he was going outside, "I'm going to work on the yard."
"Okay, Morty!" said Augusta.
Morty walked outside to the garden. He started to gather some eggplants from the garden. He was burning up while he was doing it. But when he looked back, he had seen a pleasant surprise.
Falkner, the Gym Leader of Violet City, had just arrived. He was dressed in a blue sweater and blue jeans. Falkner looked at Morty and smiled.
"Hey, Falkner!" said Morty. "I'm just picking some vegetables before the Rattata get to them."
"Want me to help you?" asked Falkner. "I enjoy working in the garden."
"Sure," said Morty.
Falkner helped Morty pick some vegetables. Then they gathered them and put them in a basket. While Morty was putting the vegetables in the basket, his father Lester noticed him. He saw that his son was tremoring.
"Morty shouldn't be out here," said Lester, "He's looking very sick."
Lester walked up to his son.
"Morty, dear," he said, "I think you need to go back inside."
"I can't, Dad," said Morty. "I have to get things ready for the harvest festival - and for Agatha and Karen's visit."
Eventually, Morty and Falkner were bringing the vegetables inside through the back door. They were doing okay at first, but then Morty collapsed on the floor. Falkner noticed that Morty was twitching as he lay on the floor.
"Morty, get up!" said Falkner. "You can't be lying down on the floor like that!" Morty did not respond. "Morty? Can you hear me?"
Augusta ran to see what had happened.
"Oh no!" she said when she saw her son practically unconscious. "Are you all right, dear?" Augusta squatted down and felt Morty's forehead. "Oh, dear! You're running a high fever! I'm afraid you'll need to go back to bed."
"Uh..." said Morty. He was moaning.
"I'll help you bring Morty upstairs," said Falkner.
"Okay," said Augusta.
Augusta and Falkner picked up Morty and took him to his bedroom. They took off Morty's sweater and jeans and lay him in bed. Morty was feeling very uneasy as he lay in pain.
"What are we going to do?" asked Augusta. "His forehead looks too warm for anything that I have."
"I'll go fetch a nurse at the Ecruteak City Pokemon Center," said Falkner. "I'll try to get Nurse Amy - she's Morty's favorite. Jasmine's in town too, and she can help. Jasmine helped that Ampharos at the Olivine Lighthouse a few years ago."
"Thank you," said Augusta.
Falkner left for the Ecruteak City Pokemon Center. Augusta decided to let Morty get some rest.
