Elemental Balance pt 2
Later that night, Ash showed her a nice dress that had belonged to his mother, and she out it on. Ash offered her is arm, and let it drop when Sletia stared bemusedly at it.
"Hey, I was wondering, are you from another country or something?" He asked her as they drove up to the restaraunt
"Country? Oh, no, I'm just. . . new at this human buisness" She said causualy. Ash gave her a funny look, but didnt ask.
The waiter seated Ash and Sletia, and handed them menu's. Sletia pretended to read them. After awhile, the waiter returned and asked for ther orders.
"I'll have. . .magikarp" Sletia said, picking the food she used to eat as an Articuno.
"Baked, boiled, fried, sauteed, or sushi?" The waiter asked
"Umm. . . .fried" She said.
"I'll have Doduo Drumsticks, please," Ash said.
When thier food was served, Ash watched embarrasedly as Sletia ripped into her magikarp, eating like a wild, hungry pokemon. Ash hurriedly finshed his meal and rushed Sletia outside before anyone could recognize him.
Back at home, Ash asked Sletia why she ate like that.
"What diffrence does it make?" She asked innocently
"Uhh. . .I dont know, its just niot alot people eat like that"
"Humans" She sniffed "So what? I dont want to eat like people."
Ash stopped asking her questions after that.
Several weeks went by without a hitch. They went out to dinner often, and Ash taught her how to eat properly. On their most recent date, Ash had even kissed Sletia. As he drove her home, his heart felt about to fly out of his chest, he was so happy. He was in love.
He decided they could go to the park, and she agreed. Ash took Sletia to the park, and showed her the nice grassy area. To his surprise and dismay, she began to sob, and a gentle wind came out of nowhere. She walked like a zombie over to a cliff-like ridge. Sletia raised her arms as if they were wings and look up at the moon. Suddenly, she make a loud, bird like screech. Ash put his hand on her shoulder, but she drew away.
"Sletia? Are you ok?" He asked her. She looked at him, and he took a step back. There was a gleam in her eyes, one he'd never seen before in any humans eyes. The wind got much stronger, and he suddenly felt eyes watching him. Slowly, he turned around and came face to face with Lugia, Zapdos, Moltres, and Ho-oh, all with the similar gleam in there eyes and crouched in a half circle around Ash and Sletia.
"Crap!" He yelled, and moved in front of Sletia protectively. He looked wildly around for some way escape, but they were backed against the cliff. Ho-oh spoke up, annoyed
"Why are we here, Icefyre? I know you sensed something, but it's just a couple of humans." She spat the word 'humans' out as if it was poision.
"No, no, its something more" Lugia whispered, his eyes fixed on Sletia.
"What if someone sees us? They're surely not going to over look a pack of legendary birds." A voice sighed. It was Moltres this time. Suddenly, Sletia gave a happy cry and lept out from behind Ash, wrapped her arms around Lugia's neck. He drew away and glared at Sletia.
"Stupid human!" He fumed "I should kill you for that!"
"Icefyre, its me! Sletia! I was turned into a human. . ." She looked up at Lugia with pleading eyes. He considered her, then bend his long neck down to her level and looked into her eyes.
"Sletia. . ." He said softly and she nodded eagerly. His eyes softened
"My poor Sletia. . ." He breathed. Then, Lugia's head snapped up and he glared at Ash.
"Are you the one who cursed Sletia with such a horrible fate?" He asked sharply, his eyes flashing.
"N-no, what are y-you t-t-talking ab-bout?" Ash stammered, and to his relief, Sletia came to his rescue.
"He didnt do it, Icefyre, he rescued me!"
"Rescued you?" Zapdos, speaking for the first time, inquired.
"Yes!" Sletia said happily "I would have frozen to death if it hadnt been for him!" Moltres snorted and muttered to herself.
"The Goddess of Ice. . .freezing to death. . ." Then she addressed then all "Well, we're going to have to kill him, he's not supposed to se us, right?" Lugia nodded curtly.
"Yes, I suppose we have to" Lugia, Moltres, Ho-oh and Zapdos advanced on Ash. Sletia was horrified
"No! You. . You cant!" She gasped, planting herself between her siblings and Ash. "I. . .I love him!"
Later that night, Ash showed her a nice dress that had belonged to his mother, and she out it on. Ash offered her is arm, and let it drop when Sletia stared bemusedly at it.
"Hey, I was wondering, are you from another country or something?" He asked her as they drove up to the restaraunt
"Country? Oh, no, I'm just. . . new at this human buisness" She said causualy. Ash gave her a funny look, but didnt ask.
The waiter seated Ash and Sletia, and handed them menu's. Sletia pretended to read them. After awhile, the waiter returned and asked for ther orders.
"I'll have. . .magikarp" Sletia said, picking the food she used to eat as an Articuno.
"Baked, boiled, fried, sauteed, or sushi?" The waiter asked
"Umm. . . .fried" She said.
"I'll have Doduo Drumsticks, please," Ash said.
When thier food was served, Ash watched embarrasedly as Sletia ripped into her magikarp, eating like a wild, hungry pokemon. Ash hurriedly finshed his meal and rushed Sletia outside before anyone could recognize him.
Back at home, Ash asked Sletia why she ate like that.
"What diffrence does it make?" She asked innocently
"Uhh. . .I dont know, its just niot alot people eat like that"
"Humans" She sniffed "So what? I dont want to eat like people."
Ash stopped asking her questions after that.
Several weeks went by without a hitch. They went out to dinner often, and Ash taught her how to eat properly. On their most recent date, Ash had even kissed Sletia. As he drove her home, his heart felt about to fly out of his chest, he was so happy. He was in love.
He decided they could go to the park, and she agreed. Ash took Sletia to the park, and showed her the nice grassy area. To his surprise and dismay, she began to sob, and a gentle wind came out of nowhere. She walked like a zombie over to a cliff-like ridge. Sletia raised her arms as if they were wings and look up at the moon. Suddenly, she make a loud, bird like screech. Ash put his hand on her shoulder, but she drew away.
"Sletia? Are you ok?" He asked her. She looked at him, and he took a step back. There was a gleam in her eyes, one he'd never seen before in any humans eyes. The wind got much stronger, and he suddenly felt eyes watching him. Slowly, he turned around and came face to face with Lugia, Zapdos, Moltres, and Ho-oh, all with the similar gleam in there eyes and crouched in a half circle around Ash and Sletia.
"Crap!" He yelled, and moved in front of Sletia protectively. He looked wildly around for some way escape, but they were backed against the cliff. Ho-oh spoke up, annoyed
"Why are we here, Icefyre? I know you sensed something, but it's just a couple of humans." She spat the word 'humans' out as if it was poision.
"No, no, its something more" Lugia whispered, his eyes fixed on Sletia.
"What if someone sees us? They're surely not going to over look a pack of legendary birds." A voice sighed. It was Moltres this time. Suddenly, Sletia gave a happy cry and lept out from behind Ash, wrapped her arms around Lugia's neck. He drew away and glared at Sletia.
"Stupid human!" He fumed "I should kill you for that!"
"Icefyre, its me! Sletia! I was turned into a human. . ." She looked up at Lugia with pleading eyes. He considered her, then bend his long neck down to her level and looked into her eyes.
"Sletia. . ." He said softly and she nodded eagerly. His eyes softened
"My poor Sletia. . ." He breathed. Then, Lugia's head snapped up and he glared at Ash.
"Are you the one who cursed Sletia with such a horrible fate?" He asked sharply, his eyes flashing.
"N-no, what are y-you t-t-talking ab-bout?" Ash stammered, and to his relief, Sletia came to his rescue.
"He didnt do it, Icefyre, he rescued me!"
"Rescued you?" Zapdos, speaking for the first time, inquired.
"Yes!" Sletia said happily "I would have frozen to death if it hadnt been for him!" Moltres snorted and muttered to herself.
"The Goddess of Ice. . .freezing to death. . ." Then she addressed then all "Well, we're going to have to kill him, he's not supposed to se us, right?" Lugia nodded curtly.
"Yes, I suppose we have to" Lugia, Moltres, Ho-oh and Zapdos advanced on Ash. Sletia was horrified
"No! You. . You cant!" She gasped, planting herself between her siblings and Ash. "I. . .I love him!"