wooo second chapter i said i wasnt going to write at first

i didnt make some points in the other chapter that i wanted to so ta da

i wrote this in like 3 hours if it's bad then oh well

Detonate stayed quiet like he was told to do while the man in front of him and his aunt and uncle spoke. They were in a church more than half full with people, some related some not, and were all listening to the slowking speaking and gesturing to the one large wooden coffin behind him. The little cyndaquil was trying to understand what he was saying, but the words were too big for him to comprehend. He just knew everyone was sad. Detonate fidgeted slightly, growing uncomfortable in the fitted little tuxedo Splutter had gotten for him the day before. They were back in Johto now, it being only five days after Team Aqua had taken control over the ship, and were sitting in a church. The cyndaquil knew his mother and father were in the casket, they looked like they were sleeping so he was doing his best to stay quiet for them even if they had been asleep for the last few days. Something bothered him though, the man speaking was being very loud and was standing right in front of them.

"U-Uncle..." he whispered and looked up at Splutter, sitting between him and his aunt. The typhlosion's ears went up as he heard him and he glanced down, fighting the tears in his eyes so he wouldn't scare his nephew. "W-What's the matter Dettie?" he whispered back, leaning closer to hear him. "Why is that man talking so loud? Mommy and Daddy are trying to sleep...they're really tired after all right...?" the cyndaquil asked quietly and tilted his head, not noticing the slight jolt Splutter gave as he held back the sob threatening to come out of his mouth. "O-Oh little buddy..." he breathed and pulled Detonate into his lap "Don't worry...they can't hear him..." "They must be really sleepy huh?" the four year old asked, leaning his head back to look up at him. Splutter couldn't keep the tears back anymore and his wife noticed, getting Detonate's attention by stroking his hair. She moved closer to them and Splutter put his arm around her and the both of them put their other arm around Detonate to pull him closer.

"Are you tired sweetie?" she asked as he stared up at her. "No Auntie...I'm hungry..." the cyndaquil frowned a little, noticing her cheeks were wet and he raised a hand, trying to touch one. "A-Auntie what's wrong?" "H-Hmm? Oh nothing Dettie...I'm okay. We can get something for you after this alright?" the floatzel whispered to him and he perked up a little before nodding. His attention was pulled back to the front when the slowking stopped talking and everyone else stood up. She moved her arm away from the cyndaquil and stood up as Splutter lifted him up and got to his feet too. "Uncle where are we going?" Detonate asked, looking around until he saw some of his parent's friends go towards the coffin. His aunt took him back into her arms as his uncle walked to the front of the coffin, grabbing the front left side and helping the others pick it up. Detonate saw his grandfather go on the right front side and grab onto the handle there, not looking at his now only living son.

"Mommy and Daddy are coming with us?" the cyndaquil asked and looked up at his aunt who forced a sad smile and petted his hair. "For a moment Dettie...then we're going to have to say goodbye to them...okay?" she kissed his forehead, seeing he was confused. "Goodbye..?" he repeated, sounding a little scared. "Where are they going..?" "They're going to be sleeping a long long time honey.." the floatzel said sadly and followed behind the casket as it was carried down the middle of the aisle of benches, headed outside towards the cemetery. "But...but I can't live all by myself..." the little fire type started to sniff, afraid of being left alone. "Oh no no Dettie...you're going to live with Uncle Splutter and me silly. We would never leave you on your own." she replied and nuzzled his cheek. "You wont ever be alone okay? We'll make sure." "B-But Mommy...a-and Daddy..." "They wouldn't want you to be sad sweetie, smile. Everything will be okay!" She tried to reassure him, able to tell he was starting to realize his parents weren't going to come back.

Detonate sniffled as his red orange eyes started to water, his little fists gripping onto his aunt's sleeves. Before he had a chance to ask another question they stopped and he looked back over his shoulder to see why. His eyes grew wide when he saw the large hole in the ground, his parents' coffin being lowered into it. The cyndaquil struggled to get down, his aunt placing him onto the grass, and wasn't able to grab his hand in time before he took off running for the gap in the ground. "Wait! M-Mommy! D-Daddy!" he cried and almost ran right into the hole, being stopped by his uncle who grabbed him by the shoulders. "D-Detonate what are you doing?!" Splutter sounded alarmed and kept a firm grip on his nephew's shoulders as he tried to bend down and lean into the hole, reaching for the wooden case. "I-I want to say g-goodbye! Th-They're g-going to be sleeping a-a long time! L-Like those p-princesses in the stories! I...I-I want Mommy and Daddy t-to know I l-love them..." the cyndaquil started crying, covering his face with his hands. He didn't want his parents to think he didn't love them.

Splutter crouched down, his arm going around Detonate's middle to keep him from falling in. "They know Detonate, I can promise you they know..." he smiled, starting to cry again as he kissed the side of the cyndaquil's head. Detonate tried not to sob and wiped his eyes, his uncle grabbing a flower from one of the stands set up around the edge of the hole and holding it out to him. "Here, some people throw in flowers for their loved ones. W-Would you like to?" the four year old sniffled as he looked at the flower in his uncle's hand, hesitating before taking it and looking it over. "Do you know what that flower means Dettie?" the typhlosion's smile grew when he saw his nephew shake his head. "That's a white jasmine flower, and they mean sweet love. Daddy will know what it means, just drop it in and he'll let Mommy know too, then they'll always know you love them." he watched as more tears fell down Detonate's face but the cyndaquil smiled. The little fire type looked down towards the coffin and bent down, Splutter keeping his grip around him as he managed to drop the flower almost right in the middle on the wood surface. The typhlosion got up and lifted Detonate with him, the cyndaquil waving his little hand at the wooden case. "I-I love you Mommy and Daddy!" he called, trying to make sure they heard him. The cyndaquil was too busy smiling happily to himself as he was carried back to his aunt as the hole was filled in to notice all the other family members and friends weeping.

"You can't take him from us." Detonate shifted slightly in his sleep, hearing his uncle growling in the other room of the church. He had fallen asleep on one of the benches while his aunt and uncle waited for all the other guests to leave. "We can and we will. You and Neva are not fit to raise him!" the cyndaquil opened his eyes and sat up, yawning before looking around to see where the voices were coming from. He recognized the second as his grandfather. "Said who? You know Eldrid said he wanted us to take care of Detonate is anything ever happened to him and Flika!" he heard Splutter snap back in response, sliding off the bench and starting to follow the voices. He stopped at a door that was open a crack a few steps away from where he had been napping. "Is that written down?" his grandfather growled as he pushed the door open a bit more and peeked inside. His aunt and uncle were facing his grandmother and grandfather in the empty room where his parent's casket had been before the funeral. "Are you serious?! Of course it wasn't! They weren't even in their thirties! How could you expect them to plan for something like this?!" Splutter stomped his foot and flattened his ears, his wife grabbing onto his arm to try and calm him down.

"You can't protect him! You're only around level sixty! Your mother and I are going to take care of him!" the older typhlosion snarled and turned to leave for the door, Detonate tensing up and ready to run back to the bench. He had never seen his grandfather so upset before and it frightened him. "No you're not! I can get stronger! I can be just as strong as Eldrid for Detonate! I don't care how much training it'll take! I want to protect the ones I love just like Eldrid did!" Splutter practically shouted and made his father stop. The cyndaquil held his breath, sure he wasn't suppose to be seeing what was happening even if he hardly understood what was going on. His father protected the ones he loved? Detonate's attention was grabbed as he heard his grandfather sigh. "You were both always such stubborn children..." the oldest typhlosion rubbed his forehead as he shook his head. "Stubborn...or determined?" Splutter was calming down quickly, Neva rubbing his shoulder. Detonate heard his grandmother laughing lightly and looked to her, seeing she was smiling. She took something out of her purse and the cyndaquil instantly recognized it as his father's bandanna.

Splutter's attention went to it too and she held it out to him. "You know what to do with this right dear?" she asked kindly as her remaining son took it, his hands shaking. "But..Mom..." he breathed, his ears going down. "Don't talk back to your Mother!" she teased weakly and reached out, pinching his cheek playfully and managing to get a small smile from him. Detonate hesitated before quickly moving away from the door, rushing back to the bench as he saw his family members getting closer. He climbed onto it and laid back down, pretending to be asleep as he listened to his family murmuring to each other for a little bit longer. Eventually he heard the door creak open and two sets of footsteps walk away, listening to the large front doors close. He was starting to think maybe his aunt and uncle weren't there like he thought but then he heard their footsteps coming towards him. "Detonate? Are you awake honey?" he heard the floatzel ask and he pretended to wake up. "Hmm?" he faked a yawn and sat up again, rubbing his eyes as he looked from Neva to Splutter. His uncle sat on one side of him and his aunt on the other, the little fire type looking from one to the other. "Detonate...I want to give you something.." the typhlosion said slowly, taking the bandanna out of his pocket and looking it over.

Detonate's attention went right to it but he stayed quiet, looking up at his uncle with wide eyes. "Promise me, you'll take care of this." Splutter said and looked to him, watching as his nephew nodded. "I-I promise Uncle..." "Daddy and I made our bandannas out of the same cloth, together. These are very special..." the typhlosion pulled the sleeve on his suit back slightly to see his own bandanna around his wrist. "Uncle...I...I want to be strong...l-like you and Daddy...I-I want to...protect the ones I love too! N-No one is gonna beat me!" Detonate clenched his fists with determination as he looked up at Splutter, only really understanding half of what he was saying. It sounded important and if his father and uncle were that way, then he would be too. Protecting the ones he loved, that was like when his father stopped him from touching the rose bush in the front yard, it was like when he stopped him from rolling out into the street in his plastic walker car, it was like when he checked under his bed and in his closet for monsters before he went to sleep, it was when he died with his wife to save their son on the ship.

Splutter stared at his nephew with wide shocked eyes, not sure what to respond with. His wife had covered her mouth, crying silently as she saw the determined look on the little cyndaquil's face. The larger fire type finally smiled. His red eyes teared up as he put the bandanna around Detonate's neck and adjusted it before ruffling his hair. "You're going to be the strongest typhlosion Detonate, just like Daddy, I just know it."

this note is mainly to my friends who i rp Detonate with but hey if you want to read it too then great

Eldrid and Splutter made their bandannas together from one cloth their mother found one day while cleaning out some very old boxes, so the bandannas are very very special

Their father wasn't happy with Splutter marrying a non-fire type so he's a bit cold/distant when it comes to him and Neva, which is why he wanted to take Detonate away

Detonate was not a smart little kid, he didn't understand a lot of things and so he had to be told 'little white lies' in order for him to understand, like that his parents are 'sleeping' but he will eventually figure the truth out. whether it be on his own or with help

Splutter is not a battler, he is a top notch Pokeathalon team leader so his level is not too high but his stats are, mainly in the strength category

Splutter and Eldrid's names are so different because their family has a tradition on naming the eldest child a name with an obvious reference to fire, such as Splutter and Detonate, while the younger ones have less obvious ones such as Eldrid, Eldrid and Flika were planning on having another child but never got the chance

Detonate got really into training and battling so he could protect his loved ones, he gets really upset when he loses because it doesn't happen often and it means he isn't good enough yet. But now that he is level 100 and was beaten after a 300+ win streak he believes he can no longer protect anyone and has taken a break from battling, since he can no longer get any stronger, and thinks he let his Father and Uncle down