The other day, I decided to take my pet Pikachu out for a walk. We were walking around town, just enjoying the sunny day after a week of rain when I started forming an idea. I got Pikachu when I was really young, and he was a loyal pet. Maybe, just maybe, I thought, I should evolve him. I mentioned my idea to Pikachu and he seemed really delighted at the idea from what I could tell, considering he just tilted his head at me and said "Pika?"
So we started looking for the Mart. Eventually, we came across a few of them and I started to wonder which one would be the best one to buy a thunderstone at. There was K-Mart, Wal-Mart, and even a Petsmart. I decided on strolling into Petsmart and looked around for a thunderstone. They were having a sale on Skittys and my Pikachu just had to socialize with them. After prying Pikachu away from the Skittys, I managed to find a thunderstone and headed home.
By the time we got home, my heart was beating really fast. I can't describe how excited and nervous I was as I opened the box holding a brand new thunderstone. It was shiny, and had a lightning bolt across it. I admired it for a second before looking at Pikachu and frowning. How was I supposed to apply the stone to him? I shrugged and decided to hold it out to Pikachu. However, Pikachu just stared at it like a dumb rodent. So I tried rubbing it on his fur, placing it on his head, and even chucking it at him screaming, "Go thunderstone!" Pikachu wasn't pleased at the end so I just decided to give him dinner.
It was when I was making dinner for Pikachu that I had a brilliant idea. Pikachu was such a glutton he wouldn't notice if I slipped a stone into his food. I brought out his dish and placed it in front of him, and sure enough, he didn't even look before chowing down. He finished his meal gratefully when suddenly:
What?! Pikachu is evolving!
There was a flash of light and Pikachu began to glow. His glowing form slowly got bigger and as the glow faded I noticed he was less yellow now and more of an orange. His tail had also changed shape. I picked up my new Raichu lovingly and cuddled him. I was so happy. That is, until he started making weird noises. I put him down swiftly and watched in horror as my Raichu got on all fours and started lurching back and forth, making coughing noises. He coughed and growled and eventually hacked up his dinner, a few half-digested poffins, and the shiny thunderstone that was now not so shiny. I looked at Raichu, with a bit of alarm when suddenly:
What?! Raichu is devolving!
My Raichu turned back to Pikachu in the blink of an eye and the thunderstone was now useless. Pikachu just looked content now after vomiting all over my living room carpet, I was broke, (Do you realize how much a thunderstone costs?) and the stone was now just that, a regular stone. Story of my life while owning a Pokémon I guess.