Pokemon: The Next Generation
Midnight, Axon still lie awake dreaming of the journey he would begin in the morning. He and his sister Christy had turned ten the week before and first thing in the morning they were finally going to get their pokemon licenses. He looked down at the foot of his bed to see his small, blue buddy Minun fast asleep. He looked over at the identical bed across from his to see his sister also lying wide awake. But her Plusle, was fast asleep at the end of her bed just like Minun. "You too huh?" Axon whispered across to his sister.
"Of course!" She said looking back over at him. "How am I supposed to sleep when the moment I've been waiting for all my life is about to be embraced.?"
"Don't ask me." Axon said looking back down at his minun. "Minun seems to be the only one getting any sleep around here"
"Yeah," Christy giggled looking down at her plusle, "Same with plusle."
She turned over to the wall and thought about the day she first met plusle. Axon did the same. "You remember that day. When Plusle and Minun first came into our lives." Axon asked.
"Like it was yesterday." Christy answered smiling at the memory. Most kids didn't get their pokemon until they were ten, or the same day they got there pokemon license. But Axon and Christy got their's the night of their seventh birthday.
It all started that very same morning of their birthday. Axon and Christy were twins so obviously they shared the same birthday. There family was very rich and considered the wealthiest family in pallet town. They had everything. The biggest house, the newest toys, the freshest clothes. The only thing they seemed to not have is their own pokemon, and that was the only thing they truly wanted. Their father owned a pokemon importing/exporting company. His company transported pokemon from the Hoenn region into the Kanto region. And the pokemon from the Kanto region into the Johto region, and so on.
The thing is nobody in their family had ever been a trainer. Everyone in their family used pokemon for importing, or other buisness reasons. It wasn't that their family did not like pokemon, they just didn't see them for any other use than buisness. Since they were the richest kids in pallet this made things particurally hard on Axon and Christy. Many of the kids at school disliked them. They judged them before getting to know them. Their parents told them that it was only because the other kids were jealous, but Axon and Christy new better.
Since today was their seventh birthday, their parents decided to throw them a big birthday party. This of course was no different from every other year. There would be big long tables with lots of food, cake, and chefs. All the children from school would be there but thats only because they knew all the party favors they'd be getting in return. It was early in the morning when they first woke up. The sound of the trucks outside woke them up. It must've been the trucks that were moving all the decorations for the party. "Happy birthday Axon." Christy said jumping out of bed.
"Happy birthday Christy" Axon yawned getting out of bed.
"You think this is the birthday." Christy said running to put her bows in her hair. "You think this is the birthday when we finally get our first pokemon?"
"Maybe." Axon said excitedly. "Lets go down stairs and see." They both ran out the room, cross the hall, down the stairs, and into the kitchen where there mother was waiting for them with lots of presents. "Good morning mom."
"Happy birthday Axon! Happy Birthday Christy." She said smuggling them both in a great big hug. " I had the chef cook all your favorites for breakfast."
"Thanks mom, but the chef shouldn't have to do all that." Christy said looking at all the gifts on the table. "Wow! Look at all the presents. Can we open them."
"Of course go right ahead." Christy took the small purple box on the side and quikly unwrapped it. Inside she saw a pink, plushy toy.
"A jigglypuff doll. Just like last year. And it's from grandma." Christy said with a look of unenthusiasm on her face. She continued to look through the other presents. She unwrapped a small red one. "Oh, a clefairy doll, and it's from Aunt Samantha. What a suprise." She tossed the clefairy on the table next to the jigglypuff. As Christy went through more gifts filled with plushy toy pokemon dolls, Axon found himself going through a series of baseball bats, and action figures that he already had.
"Uh.. Mom! There wouldn't happen to be a real pokemon in one of the these gift boxes would there?" Axon said desperatley ripping open presents to find a pokemon.
"Why of course not Axon dear! Why on earth would you think that." Axon's mom laughed. Him and Christy let out a disappointed sigh.
"Oh well, maybe next year." The two were about to go back upstairs when their father came in through the kitchen door. He was wearing his regular buisness suit and looking very professional.
"Well theres my two birthday twins." He said giving them a hug. "Happy birthday. You two are another year older today. And you know what that means, Axon, Champ, your another year closer to working for the family buisness."
"Right Dad!" Axon said trying hard to sound excited.
"And heres my little secretary in the making." He said turning to Christy.
"Right! That's me!" Christy said sounding more sarcastic then Axon. "So, dad, are those trucks out there for the party."
"Oh no! Some last minute imports just got in this morning and I needed to get things sorte----"
"You mean you brought some real pokemon home" Axon said excitedly.
"Oh! Can we see some." Christy jumped for joy.
"Well, I guess so." There father hesitated. "But, only for a couple minutes." Without a word Axon and Christy ran out into the front yard to see all the pokemon. Once out in the front yard, Axon's and Christy's eyes lit up at the sight of all the new pokemon. There were pokemon from the Hoenn and Johto regions. So many of them all at one time. The working men were removing crates from the trucks, and realasing the pokemon inside into the forest in there backyard. As Axon looked at all the pokemon, two small little pokemon caught his glimpse particurally.
"Christy! Look over there!" Axon shouted pointing at the two red and blue little pokemon.
"Oh! A plusle and Minun." Christy bounced. "Ooo! There sooooo cute! But, there so little. Will they be safe out in the forest all by themselves?"
"Don't worry about those two." Their father said approaching behind them. "You have more important things to think about. Like, your party this afternoon. You two need to get ready."
"That's right Christy!" Their mother said following their father. "I have your party dress all picked out for you. It's upstairs in your bedroom."
"Cant we stay a little longer." Axon pleaded.
"Yeah, I wanna go play with those plusle and minun." Christy whined along.
"No!" Their father stated firmly. "You two need to stop dawdling and get ready. Now I don't want to hear another word." He turned the other way and signaled to the working men to move the trucks out of the yard. Axon and Christy dragged their feet back into the house. They went into their room with looks of extreme disappointment.
"I hate him!" Axon crossed his arms. "Why doesn't he get it. I don't want to be part of that dumb family buisness. I want to be a pokemon trainer."
"He doesn't care." Christy said snifling, trying not to cry. "He only cares about his dumb money. (sniff) (sniff)"
"Don't cry Christy." Axon looked up, rushing over to give his sister a hug. "One day we will be great trainers. We'll go to the pokemon league and be champions. But, I''ll have to cream you in the final round."
"No way!" Christy giggled.
"Yes way!" Axon teased. "But for now, we just have to get through another dumb party."
"And we'll do it together." Christy patted Axon's back sympathetically.
"Yeah. Exactly." The two smiled at each other and got ready to put their party clothes on.
That afternoon, the guest began to arrive. Everyone all dressed up like it was some big event. Aunt's, Uncles, cousins, and most of their parents closest friends, all came ringing the doorbell one after another. Like good host, Axon and Christy waited at the door. Greeting people with hugs and kisses and fake smiles. It seemed like a million people were coming in. They lost count after the tenth guest. The doorbell rang again. It was Christy's turn to answer. She opened the door and digusted at the sight. Her Aunt Molly was standing in front of her, but that wasn't what revolted her. It was the short, stubby, red headed boy that stood next to her. Cousin Dalem.
"Well, hello there Christy. Happy Birthday." Aunt molly patted her on the head. "Dalem! Don't you have something to say to Christy?"
"Yeah," Dalem smirked with his arms crossed. "Happy birthday Missy."
"It's Christy." Christy retorted. Dalem was Axon and Christy's cousin. He was spoiled, bratty, and loved to pick on Axon and Christy. Dalem let himself through the door and through his jacket onto Christy like she was his servant. Aunt Molly, of course did not notice. She quickly ran to their mother.
"Diana! How are you!" Aunt Molly said running to her sister. Christy hung up Dalem's coat and closed the door behind him. Dalem made himself comfortable in a seat next to the door where Axon and Christy were.
"Dalem!" Axon grunted looking up, taking notice to Dalem. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to wish my best cousin a happy birthday." He continued to smirk. He looked around with a look of unsatisfaction. "I thought there was supposed to be party here? All I see is two nerds and bunch of grown ups."
"Hey! Who are you calling a nerd carrot top!" Axon shouted clenching his fist.
"Axon, don't. He's not worth it." Christy grabbed him.
"Yeah, Axon. Listen to sissy." Dalem stuck his tongue out.
"Arrgh! It's Christy you shrimp." She shouted letting go of Axon and making a fist too. "Who do you think you are?"
"I think I'm the one who's about to make this party a little more exciting." Dalem smirked reaching into his pocket. He pulled out a small red and white ball, and clicked a button. It became the size of a baseball. Axon and Christy were startled at the sight.
"Dalem! Is that.. uh.." Axon stammered.
"That's right. It's a poke-ball." He bragged. " And it's got a pokemon inside."
"You liar! You don't have a real pokemon!" Axon said looking away.
"Wanna bet! Okay see for yourself. Come on out Eevee!" Dalem shouted throwing his poke-ball into the air. A burst of light emerged from the poke-ball and a small fox like creature appeared.
"Oh!" Christy gasped tugging on Axon's shoulder. "Axon! Axon! look! He really does have a pokemon. And look how cute it is." Axon turned in disbelief. "Are you gonna become a trainer." Christy bent down to pet it. Dalem quickly snatched it away.
"Of course not." Dalem said disgusted. "Eevee is nothing but a valued buisness partner. Father gave it to me for when I work for Uncle Paul."
"Your gonna work for my dad?" Axon asked still disbeliefed.
"Well duh," Dalem rolled his eyes. "And so are you. All the boys in our family grow up and work for the pokemon importing/exporting company."
"Not me." Axon said with confidence. "I'm gonna be a trainer."
"Says you." Dalem scoffed and pointing to Christy. "And you, prissy, is gonna be a secretary like all the girls."
"Argh," Christy became infuriated, "I'm not gonna be a secretary, I'm gonna be a trainer, AND FOR THE BILIONTH TIME IT'S CHRISTY!!" The feud was interupted by a bell coming from the yard. It was time for the everybody to take their seats and get ready for a toast to the birthday twins.
"Eevee return." Dalem said holding out the poke-ball to eevee. A red light overwhelmed Eevee and disappeared. "We'll finish this later." He said moving out into the party. Axon and Christy exchanged looks and then continued to the party also. They sat at the table that was reserved for them in the middle of the party. Everyone was talking to their neighbor and having fun. Dalem was showing off his Eevee to the other children. The only people who seemed to not be having fun were Axon and Christy.
"May I please have everyones attention." Their mom, Diana, said raising her wine glass. "I'd like to propose a toast to my darling children Axon and Christy. They have reached another stage in their life, and soon they will move on into the buisness world. Heres to Axon and Christy!"
"Cheers!" everyone raised there glasses then took a sip. Axon and Christy both put on another fake smile.
"And now my husband Paul would like to make another special announcement." Diana gestured to their father, Paul.
"Thank you Diana." He said straightening his tie. "And thank you Axon and Christy for bringing your mother and I seven years of joy. Now, as you all know I run the pokemon importing/exporting company yes? Well, I would proudly like to say that we have finally reached our goal of one hundred billion dollars." Everyone began to clap and cheer when they heard the news. Axon and Christy were very happy for their father but if they new any better they knew that this was not the big news. "Further, I would like to give my children to very special gifts. To my son Axon, a junior employee badge of the company. Son, you are officialy part of the family business. Welcome!" Everyone clapped as Axon's father proudly pinned the badge on to Axons suit jacket. But Axon was not proudly wearing it. "As for Christy. This Necklace that all the secretaries wear. Welcome to the buisness my daughter." Diana took the necklace and put it on her daughter's neck. Christy cracked a smile for applause.
"Well, now that we've announced that, we invite you all to dig in to our chefs finest recipies." Diana snapped her fingers and loads of chefs and servants came into the yard with carts full of food. They piled them onto the tables and everyone began to gorge themselves. Everyone enjoyed the food including Axon and Christy. Plate after plate they ate. Christy put down her fork and knife for a minute.
"Hey Axon!" Christy said turning to Axon as he stuffed his face.
"Yeah?" Axon said with his mouthful.
"Do you feel at all wrong?" She said looking down. "You know, wearing these things when we don't even want to work for dad's company."
Axon stopped to swallow and thought for a minute. "Well, it makes them happy. What are we supposed to do?"
"I don't know." Christy thought. "Maybe if we just told them what we really wanted they would understand."
"Maybe," axon thought. He shook his head and continued to eat. Suddenly there was a loud screech coming from the front of the house, and what sounded like trucks and cars coming into the yard. Four black minivans, and a two big trucks with a big red "R" on them zoomed into the yard. Causing people two jump from their seats and scramble to the ground. The doors of the vehicles opened and men dressed in all black except for the R's on their chest stepped out. "W-Who are they?" Everyone began to scream and panick. Paul stood up showing no emotion.
"Why have you disturbed us." He asked
"Are you the owner of the pokemon importing/exporting company?"
"Who wants to know?"
"Team rocket!" The rocket grunt stated. "We want the digits to your bank account, and the wearabouts of the rare pokemon you've been transporting."
"You're crazy. Leave now and I won't call security." Paul demanded.
"We're not going anywhere until you give us what we want." The rocket grunt smirked reaching in his pocket and pulling out two poke-balls. The other rocket grunts did the same. They tossed them into the air and pairs of lickatung and houndour emerged. "Until then. Attack!" The pokemon charged at the guest. Everyone began to run. Houndur jumped on the table breathing fire and knocking off everything in sight. Axon grabbed Christy's hand and carried her away from the table.
"Paul! get the-" Diana shouted right before a lickatung gave her a clean lick across the neck and paralyzed her, "children" two rocket grunts tied her up and carried her into the house.
"Diana!" Paul screamed when a lickatung came and smacked him with a lick as well. The rocket grunts tied him up and carried him inside.
"Mom! Dad!" Christy screamed in horror tugging out of the grip of Axons hand. "Leave them alone." She yelled running towards the house. She tripped over her shoelace and fell to the ground. Axon looked around as the lickatung paralyzed more people and carried them inside. Although this trajedy was happening he couldn't help but laugh at the sight where Dalem was being chased around the yard by a houndour. He shook his head and looked back over at Christy who was still on the ground. A lickatung spotted her and began to corner her.
"Hey! Stay away from her." Axon shouted picking up rock and chucking it at the lickatung. The lickatung immediatley turned around. Enraged by the bruise that was left by the rock. It charged after Axon. "Waauggh! No don't come after me!" He shouted running the other way into the forest. Christy quickly got up and followed. With a houndour close behind her.
Inside the house, all the guest sat in the basement tied up and paralyzed. Paul and Diana in their own private room with the rocket grunt that seemed to be the leader. "Now wouldn't it be easier just to give us what we want?" He smirked.
"Where are my children?" Paul demanded. "Bring me my children and...I'll...give you what you want."
"I thought you'd come to your senses." The rocket grunt pulled out his walkie talkie. "Bring the children."
"Sir, I think you should know that uh... the kids have escaped." A voice from the walkie talkie said.
"Then retrieve them and bring them here immedietley!" The rocket grunt demanded into the wallkie talkie. Diana and Paul exchanged looks of worry.
Meanwhile. in the forest, Axon and Christy ran for their lives away from the likatung and houndour. Dodging branches and bushes along the way. Not far above them were the two plusle and minun from earlier playing in the tree branches. Axon and Christy continued to run unaware of the pokemon above them. Axon stumbled over a low tree branch causing both him and Christy to fall over. "My foot is stuck." Axon yelled tugging on his foot to break free. "Christy! Keep running and get help."
"No! I won't leave you!" Christy said desperatley trying to free her brother from the grip of the tree branch. The lickatung and houndour closed in on them. Christy looked up into the higher tree branches to see the plusle and Minun playing over the heads of likatung and houndour. It looked as if they were playing a game of tag. Suddenly one of the branches cracked and Plusle and Minun fell onto the lickatung's head bouncing off of it and into the laps of Christy and Axon. All four of them began to laugh. The lickitung became more enraged. Axon and Christy cluched each other for dear life when plusle and minun joined hands and let out a thundershock. The impact freed Axon's foot from the tree branch.
"You saved me!" Axon cheered. The plusle and Minun cheered along. "Come with us. Let's get out of here before that lickatung and Houndour wake up!" Axon picked up the minun. Christy grabbed plusle and the four of them ran. A type of joy overwhelmed Christy and Axon. Even though they were in danger they were happy that they were finally bonding with real pokemon. As they were running they came to a river.
"How are we gonna cross this?" Christy asked still clutching Plusle close to her. Plusle seemed to enjoy the love from Christy.
"Maybe we won't have to! I don't think there following us anymore." Just as Axon was saying that, minun jumped out of his arms and on to his left shoulder and pointed behind them. The lickitung and Houndour were hot on their trail again. "Whoops. Spoke to soon." Christy looked further down the river and caught a glimpse of what looked like a fallen tree that connected the two sides of the river.
"Axon! Look! We can cross that log over!" She pointed down the river. Plusle and Minun jumped for joy. They ran to the log and began to cross very carefully. Minun was clutching on Axon's shoulder.
"It's okay! I won't let anything happen to you." Axon smiled at Minun. The houndour and lickatung stopped at the log. Searching for away to get to the children. A sly look came across the houndour's face. It used its flamethrower to set the log on fire sending firey streaks down the log. Axon felt the intense heat of the fire and turned around. "Oh no." he shouted spotting the fire. "Go faster Christy! Faster!" Christy spotted the fire and quickly, but carefully sprinted onto the other side of the river. Axon began to run faster. Wobbly, and panicked he tripped. Sending Minun off his shoulder and into the river. "MInun!" Axon screamed watching minun float down stream gasping for breath. "Hang on! I'm coming!" He jumped into the river and began to swim as fast as he could down stream.
"What are you doing." Christy shouted running down the side of the stream with plusle at her side. Axon came closer to Minun and grabbed it.
"You'll be okay!" Axon said holding it tight. He began to flow faster down the rapid river.
"Axon you have to get out of there. This river leads straight for a water fall." She desperatley tried to keep up with her brother and Minun.
"I can't. The currents got me." Axon yelled. He could hear the roar of the waterfall growing closer. What was he to do? The current grew faster and Christy lost pace with Axon. This was it! The big drop! The waterfall!
"No!" Christy screamed watching her brother go off the edge of the earth.
"Plu! Plu!" Plusle screamed for Minun. But there was no answer. Axon and Minun were gone. Christy fell to her knees and began to cry. Plusle patting her shoulder crying also.
"I couldn't save them." She sobbed looking down at Plusle. Something on Plusle's face gave her hope. She wiped her tears off her face. "Come on Plusle. We need to go find help. Maybe axon and Minun are okay." She said picking plusle up and walking back into the trees. But she had no Idea where she was going.
At the bottom of the waterfall, sounds of running water rushed through the wind, and washed up on the side of the river was Axon. Unconscious but still alive. Next to him lies Minun. Minun began to open it's eyes. It saw Axon passed out next to it. It quickly jumped up and began pushing on Axon. "Mi! Mi! MInun! Mi!" Axon began to open his eyes,
"W-w-what happened?" Axon rubbed his eyes. "Where am I? Minun! You're safe!" Minun bounced into Axons arms. "Are you okay?You scared me buddy!" Axon took a look around. "But, where are we?" Minun's face became puzzled. It too was new to this forest so it had as little idea of where they were as Axon. Axon picked up minun and smiled at him. "Well, I'll just have to look around then. But, you should stay here. Go look for Plusle. You two need each other. You can't stick around with me, I've already caused you too much trouble." Axon put Minun down and began to walk into the trees. Minun looked confused. It ran after Axon, and tugged on his pants. "What are you doing? I told you not to follow me! You have to stay here." Minun started to look sad. It's eyes filled with tears. "Hey, don't cry. I wish we could stay together but I'm not aloud to have pokemon. Now go!" Axon pointed his finger the opposite direction, but Minun did not move. It just stood there staring at Axon with it beedy little eyes. Axon felt himself starting to cry. He quickly turned and ran the other way away from Minun. "I'm sorry!" He whispered as he ran into the trees.
Meanwhile, Plusle and Christy wandered the other side of the forest, hoplessly lost. "Where are we?" Christy whimpered holding plusle close. "Axon! Minun! Where are you? Somebody! Can anyone here me? Oh, whats the use?" She dropped to the ground. Her and Plusle had been walking for hours. Plusle patted Christy on her back. "Thanks." Plusle looked down. "You must miss Minun. Minun is your brother isn't he." Plusle nodded. "Thats something we have in common. Axon is my brother. He and I are like best friends. We stick together. We're a team!" She looked down at plusle who was looking sadder then ever.
"That's how it is with you and Minun, isn't it!" She said. "You're a team! One day, Axon and I are going to become great pokemon trainers, and we'll travel with lots of great pokemon. I just hope there as great as you." Plusle smiled jumping into Christy's arms. Christy wiped away a quick tear. "Well we better get moving. Axon and Minun are somewhere!" She picked up Minun and they continued through the forest.
Back on Axon's side of the forest, Axon hiked through the forest. Puzzled by the sounds around him, he was very self-consious of where he stepped. He stopped for a quick rest. "This is impossible. Huh?" He panted quickly turning around after hearing something in the bushes. "Wh-who's there?" he heard what sounded like a sneeze coming from the direction where he heard the sound. Axon began to move closer when Minun came stumbling out of the bushes, looking weak and sick.
"Minun!" Axon shouted sprinting to pick Minun up. Minun was running a fever. "You're sick. You must've caught a cold from being in that river so long." Minun squirmed in Axon's arms. Tiny bolts of electricity were coming from it's cheeks. Axon held it close. "Okay. I'll take care of you for now." Axon nursed it in his arms. Another sound coming from the opposite direction. This time it sounded like footsteps. Human footsteps. Before Axon did anything they spoke.
"Hey bob! I heard something over here." They said. Axon peaked around a tree to see who it was. Two rocket grunts we're armed with houdour. Axon quickly bounced behind the tree holding Minun close.
"Don't make a sound Minun!" Axon whispered. He listened closely in on the conversation.
"I still don't see why we're the ones out here doing the dirty work." One of them said.
"Yeah! Why should we be out here scrounging around for some bratty kids." The other said. Minun became angry listening to the two rocket grunts and began to squirm. Axon started to hold tighter, careful not to make a sound.
"But hey, it will all pay off." The rocket grunt continued. "That floozy Paul will give us the pokemon and all the money, and team rocket will become the richest company in the world." Both the rocket grunts roared with laughter. Minun began to squirm even more. The sparks on it's cheeks growing bigger. Axon tried hard to keep Minun in his grip but Minun broke free and jumped out in front of the Rocket grunts.
"Minun No!" Axon shouted jumping out and grabbing Minun.
"It's one of those kids." One of the rocket grunts shouted spotting Axon and Minun. "Houndour go!" The Houndour charged at Minun and Axon. Axon scrambled up and ran the other way. Minun continued to squirm. The Houndour were too fast. One of them jumped in front of Axon. Axon turned, but the other was right there. Minun sent a thundershock at the Houndour. The Houndour dodged it and charged Axon, knocking Minun out of his hands. One of the rocket grunts grabbed Axon by the collar. "Alright kid! Wheres your sister?"
"I don't know!" Axon shouted. "And even if I did I wouldn't tell you anything."
"Fine!" The rocket grunt smirked. He dragged Axon and through him in the back of one of the team rocket trucks. "Bob! Get the Minun. We're taking baby here to his daddy." The other rocket grunt picked up Minun and through him in the back of the truck with Axon. Minun was passed out from all the exhaustion. The truck doors closed and the truck started off back home.
Christy and Plusle continued to travel through the forest, growing more tired with every step. The sky began to turn gray. "It looks like rain plusle." Christy said looking up into the sky. Lightning struck above and Plusle's cheeks began to spark. Rain began to fall. Christy quickly covered her head. "Oh no! Plusle! Quick come closer to me.!" Plusle sprinted over onto Christy's shoulder. Christy ran looking for shelter. She stopped at a tree and rested next to it with her head in her knees. Plusle jumped off of Christy's shoulder. It's ears twitched twice and began to run. "Plusle where are you going."
Christy chased plusle through the rain shivering cold. "Plusle! Please slow down." She shouted through the storm. Thunder boomed as she chased plusle in the rain. Plusle finally stopped. It turned to Christy and cheered pointing at a cave. "Oh! We can stay in here until the rain stops." She cheered along picking up Plusle and running into the cave. She sat against the cave wall huddled with Plusle. "You know, you scared me for a moment." Plusle looked up at her. "I thought you were trying to run away from me. I thought you were going to leave and we'd never see each other again. I couldn't let that happen though. I wouldn't. To be honest, plusle, I hoped we would be together forever." Plusle stared at her with sympathetic eyes. Tears rolled down Christy's eyes.
"I know this sounds silly, but, I feel like we were fated to meet." Christy continued, "All today, you were the only thing that kept me going. The thought of never seeing Axon again made me so sad, but you gave me hope. But, I guess we can't always be together. Once this is over we'll go our seperate ways." Plusle patted her back and wiped the tears off her face.
"Plu! Plu! Sle! Plusle! Plusle!" Plusle motioned. Though Christy couldn't understand what exactly understand Plusle's language she could tell the point it was trying to get across.
"Your right!" Christy smiled, "We will always be together." Christy and Plusle cuddled into a little ball and drifted off to sleep.
In the truck where Axon and Minun are held captive, Minun still lie unconscious sick. Axon took his suit jacket he was wearing for the party and wrapped Minun up in it. "Stay warm Minun! Please wake up!" Axon cried as he rubbed Minuns back. Minun's eyes began to open."You're okay! You feeling better buddy?" Axon said hugging Minun. Minun cheered up and down showing it was feeling much better.
The thunder and lightning from outside frightened Minun and Axon in to a huddled position in the corner. "Don't worry. We'll be okay." Axon whispered hugging Minun tightly. He pulled out the badge his father had given him earlier that day. He wants me to be something I'm not, Axon thought staring at the badge, "Hey Minun, when those Rocket guys were saying all that mean stuff, what were you trying to do?" Minun looked up at Axon and started gesturing around. It was trying to tell him something.
"Mi! In! Min! Minun! Mii!" It jumped up and down. Axon smiled.
"You were trying to protect me," Axon said, "Just like I protected you. Well, for now on, we'll protect each other. Side by side we'll get through this together. We're friends now. What do you say?" Axon held out his hand. Minun cheered then ran up his arm. "Hey! That tickles." The two laughed. "Now let's figure out away to get my dad out of trouble."
Christy and Plusle were awoken by what sounded like a truck coming through the forest. Christy rubbed her eyes and looked outside. The rain had stopped. "What's that sound Plusle?" She said picking Plusle up and running outside. A team rocket truck stopped not far from the cave. Two rocket grunts stepped out of the truck. Christy quickly backed up into the cave out of sight.
"That's it." One of them said. "We've searched everywhere for that girl. Bob and George already have the boy. We'll just have to settle for that. Let's head back." The two men retreated into the truck and started it up.
"Oh no" Christy gasped, "They've got Axon, and if they have him that means they probably have your brother Minun too. We have to follow them. Maybe they'll lead us home, then we can get some help." Christy and Minun followed the truck, careful to stay out of the sight of the rear view mirrors.
Axon and Minun sat in the back of the Rocket truck quietly, waiting for the right moment to proceed with their plan. The truck came to a stop. They had arrived home. The two rocket grunts stepped out of the truck and walked to the back to open the doors. But as soon as he did...
"Minun, Thundershock." Axon shouted as soon as he saw the doors open. A blast of electricity bursted out of Minun and slammed the two rocket grunts on to the ground. "Great job buddy. Now lets go save my parents."
"Come back here you little brat!" The rocket grunt shouted watching Axon and Minun jump out of the truck and run towards the house. Suddenly, a truck came screeching out of the forest, cutting off Axon's and Minun's path. Two more Rocket grunts jumped out of the truck.
"Alright kid! You're coming with us." One of them said attempting to reach for his poke-ball. Just then a voice came from the forest.
"You leave them alone!" Christy shouted bursting through the trees with Plusle on her shoulder. "Plusle! Use your thunderbolt." A burst of electricity emerged from Plusle and the other two rocket grunts we're blasted to the ground as well. Christy turned to Minun and Axon. "You're both okay!"
"Yeah. We had a couple of rough moments, but right now we've go to save Mom and Dad." Axon said running into the house.
"Right!" Christy followed. They walked into the house. There were no rocket grunts around but they were still very quiet just in case. They tip toed throught the living room and down to the basement. Meanwhile, Diana and Paul still sit tied up in the same room with the Rocket leader, who was yelling into the walkie talkie again.
"What do you mean your having problems." He shouted into the walkie talkie, "Just bring the kids here you dimwit!"
"This is getting ridiculous," Diana started, "Where are my children. I want them now!"
"We're right here mom!" Two small voices shouted bursting into the room. Axon and Christy with Plusle and Minun.
"Axon! Christy! You're both alright." Diana cheered.
"Alright! You have your kids now give me what I want." The rocket leader demanded. Paul hesitated looking at his children.
"My dad doesn't have to give you anything." Christy said angrily. The rocket leader began to laugh.
"And what are you two gonna do about it." The rocket grunt smirked coming towards them. Plusle and Minun jumped in front in warning. The rocket leader began to laugh even harder. "These two pipsqeak pokemon can't protect." Plusle and Minun let out a joint thundershock that blasted the rocket leader back. He stumbled back up.
"That's it" He roared, followed by more sets of angry rocket grunts that entered the room. "Men! Let out all your pokemon." and with that order, pairs of lickitung and Houndour were released.
"Axon!" Christy whimpered, "What are we gonna do? Plusle and Minun aren't strong enough to beat all these guys." Axon took a look around. Houndour and Lickitung everywhere he looked. He picked up Minun.
"RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!" Axon screamed sprinting out of the room. Christy quickly followed. "We have to get out into the yard." They ran past all the hostaged guest in the basement and back out in the yard. They scrambled around desperate for a sign of what to do next. The pokemon followed them out into the yard and cornered them up against the side of the house.
"What do we do?" Christy said holding Plusle close to her. Minun, who was pinned to Axon's shoulder, caught a glimpse of the generator that was on the side of the house."
"Mi! Mi!" Minun tugged on Axon's shoulder.
"What is it Minun?" Axon turned to see what Minun was going on about. He didn't understand what Minun was trying to get across. Minun quickly turned to Plusle, who, when it got the message, bounced out of Christy's arms and over to the generator. Minun hopped off of Axon's shoulder next to Plusle. "Oh, I get it. The generator will give them extra power."
"You guys are in trouble now." Christy turned to the Houndour and Lickitung. Team rocket came out to follow the action. Plusle and Minun began to spark with power. Looking stronger every moment. Finally, Plusle and Minun let out a enormous bolt of electricity sending every member of team rocket sky high into the air, along with their pokemon. Axon and Christy's eyes grew big as baseballs watching the powerful attack. After a few minutes they all came crashing back down. All passed out by the shock. Axon and Christy immediatley ran over to Plusle and Minun and embraced them in a big hug.
"You did it! That was some quick thinking there bud." Axon laughed rubbing Minuns head.
"Oh plusle! You were amazing. Things are gonna be like this for now on." Christy cheered bouncing Plusle in the air. Plusle and Minun cheered along. So happy that they found a family. Christy turned down to team rocket. "As for you guys. I hope you learned not to mess with Minun and Plusle." Team rocket grunted in pain. Sounds of sirens came from out front. Axon and Christy's mother and father came running out into the yard.
"Oh my goodness." Diana gasped seeing the sight of the fallen team rocket. "I don't know how you guys did it, but I'm proud." They both gave their children a big hug. Officers came swarming into the yard.
"Team rocket! Your under arrest for the assault of inocent citizens and attempeted robbery." Officer jenny shouted. She turned to the the reunited family. "Is everyone alright?"
"We're fine!" Axon said smiling at Minun.
"Good." She took a look at Paul. "I need to ask you a few questions sir."
"Yes of course." Paul said getting up.
Later that night, all the guest we're leaving. As they walked out the door their parents gave each guess a sincere apology. "So sorry for this unfortunate event." Diana said to almost every guest leaving. As Dalem and his mom walked out, Dalem turned to Axon and Christy.
"Hey!" He snorted. Christy and Axon braced themselves for one of Dalem's snide remarks. "You two did okay." Axon and Christy relaxed and smiled.
"Thanks." Axon said. Dalem took a quick look at plusle and minun.
"My pokemon is still better though." Dalem smirked, "and don't you forget it!" This comment didn't bother Axon or Christy. In fact, they thought it was rather stupid of him to think that after what Plusle and Minun had accomplished. After everyone had left, Diana turned to her children.
"It's getting late you two," she said, "Time for bed."
"Okay!" They both said walking upstairs with Plusle and Minun on their shoulders.
"Hold on!" she halted them. "Isn't there something you need to do first."
"Like what." Axon asked confused.
"Those Plusle and Minun don't belong to you" she said, "you need to return them to the forest where you found them."
"What!" Christy shrieked.
"B-but," Axon pleaded. Plusle and Minun looked at each other sad.
"No but's son." Axon's father said coming in the room. "Those pokemon belong in the forest. Now listen to your mother and release them." Axon and Minun walked sadly out into the yard. They sat down to their knees at the entry to the forest.
"Listen," Christy whispered to Minun, "I know I said we'd always be together, but I guess thats not happening anymore. But, I will always remember you. I hope you'll always remember me." She gave Plusle a great big hug.
"Take care of Plusle," Axon said to Minun, "And don't forget, we have a promise. If you're ever in trouble come find me. We'll always be friends." He hugged Minun then sat him on the ground. Plusle and Minun did not move. They didn't want to. Axon and Christy turned away back into the house.
"It's okay son," Paul patted Axon on the back, "That wasn't the right pokemon partner for the buisness anyway."
"Do you think I care," Axon blurted out angrily, "I never wanted to be part of your dumb family buisness." Axon ripped off his fathers badge from his chest and through it on the ground.
"Axon! W-What are you saying?" His father studered in disbelief.
"I want to be a trainer. I want to make friends with pokemon. So does Christy," Axon pointed to Christy who nodded. "But you've never stopped to ask if we wanted that or not. You've been off in your own world thinking about yourself." Axon ran up into his room followed by Christy and slammed the door. Paul and Diana we're both speechless.
Late that night, Axon and Christy still lie awake. "You did the right thing Axon," Christy whipered turning over to Axons bed. "You had to tell him sooner or later.
"Yeah," Axon sighed, "I guess. I got so excited when we met Plusle and Minun."
"Me too," Christy smiled, "You know whats funny? After all the bad things that happened today, this was the best birthday ever."
"Your right," Axon smiled, "It was." Just then, the door cracked open and Axon and Christy's mother walked in.
"Axon? Christy? Are you two still awake?" she called. "Get up! Your father and I have one more present for you." Axon and Christy looked at each other and got up out of bed. Why they were getting up for what was probably just another toy, they did not know. They walked into the kitchen where their father was holding a Gift box.
"Before we give this to you your mother and I would like to apologize." He started, "We always assumed you kids wanted what we wanted. But we did not bother to ask because we were only thinking of ourselves. Especially me. So I give you two these to try to make up for it." He opened his hand and two small poke-balls sat in his palm.
"Poke-balls?" Axon was confused, "But we don't have any pokem-"
"Don't speak to soon," His father interupted holding out the box. Christy and Axon looked at each other. They quickly opened up the box and the box and their faces lit up. It wasn't a doll or an action figure. It was Plusle and Minun. They jumped into there arms. All four of them laughed and cheered. Paul and Diana smiled. "Those two are pretty persistent. They wouldn't leave the yard until we took them back in."
"I knew we couldn't get rid of them that easily." Axon joked, he turned to his father. "I'm sorry for yelling at you. Your still a good dad."
"I knew you'd come back," Christy said still hugging Plusle. She pulled out her poke-ball. "Are you ready to really become part of the family?" Plusle jumped for joy. Christy took the poke-ball and through it at Plusle. Plusle was caught!
"You too Minun!" Axon turned to Minun with his poke-ball, "That is, if you still want to." Minun jumped up and down and ran towards the poke-ball. The poke-ball flew out of Axon's hand and sucked up Minun. Axon stared at the poke-ball. Christy stared at her's. Things would be alright from now on.
Axon and Christy still thought of that day as they lie awake. "That was the best birthday ever." Axon said smiling.
"Yeah," Christy said looking down at Plusle, "Thinking about that day, reminds me why I don't have to be scared. As long as Plusle is there, I'll be okay. She gives me hope,"
"Minun and I made a promise that day." Axon remembered, "We promised we'd protect each other, and starting tomorrow, we'll be working together like never before. Until then, things will be great." Axon and Christy stared at the stars out the window. They drifted off to sleep, in dreams of the journey that they would begin in the morning.