Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon
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Part Two
I stayed with my new trainer, a man named Daniel for two years. He forced me into battles that I always lost. At first he used his own Pokémon to battle me, then when his own team (out of sympathy and respect for me) refused, he got other trainers to use their Pokémon against me. Often time the other side's Pokémon could tell I didn't want to battle, and refused to attack me. Daniel eventually gave up on me and gave me to his nephew, a ten year old Pokémon trainer who had never had a Pokémon before. After spending many years together, the boy, a kid named Kyle, freaked out on me.
"You stupid Meowth! I hate you. You are so useless. You only know fury swipes and payday, and both attacks aren't powerful! I am never going to win a gym battle with you!" he screamed at me.
This made me cry. I suppose I should not about care what others thought of me, but I couldn't help it. The other Pokémon tried to comfort me.
"Kyle is just a stupid kid", his Pidgeotto told me. "I am only here because I feel sorry for him and I like the free food. Just don't worry about him".
"But I can't help it. He is my master. I am stuck with him", I cried.
"Hon, you can always run away", his Beedrill responded. "Just get up and run. We won't stop you".
"Seriously, we won't touch you", His Kakuna emphasized. "Go for it".
"I haven't been out on my own for a very long time", I explained. "I am a bad hunter, and we are very far away from the place I was raised. I don't have any friends here".
"As long as you continue to be as sweet and as true as you are, any Pokémon will be your friend and be willing to help you out", Beedrill replied.
"And Kanto isn't as large as it may seem. It takes a while to get around by foot, but if you can hop on a train, you can be in any city you want in a matter of hours", Kakuna added.
"Really? I lived near a place called Alizarin. Not in the town but right outside of it. Have you heard of it? I am not sure how to get there", I explained.
"Oh, Alizarin. That is a small city not far from Cerulean", said Pidgeotto. "Yikes. That is like the opposite direction of where we are now".
"Ohh", I sighed sadly.
"Like I said, get a train", Kakuna emphasized. "When I was Weedle I did that all the time for fun. The next time we get to a big city, run to the nearest train station and look at the train schedules. Then just act natural, and people will assume you have a trainer riding with you".
"Do it at night though, so he doesn't come looking for you", Pidgeotto suggested.
"I can't come out of my ball on my own. It is locked", I responded.
"Oh yeah. I forgot he does that. We should be near a city soon. Then when he releases you, you run. We will try to distract him for you", Beedrill told me.
"Ok. Thanks. I feel hesitant to do this, as I don't want to lave more friends behind, but I can't take anymore battling", I explained.
"We understand", they replied in unison.
We finished up our food and were returned to our respective Pokeballs. The next few times I was let out, I was either alone or we were in the middle of the woods. It wasn't until three months later that I found an opportunity to escape.
"This is it Maya", Kakuna whispered to me.
"We are ready to help", his new Charmander added.
We were on the outskirts of some city. We weren't sure which one, but it certainly looked large enough to have a train station. We were all out eating. Kyle was talking to a girl he liked, and her Bulbasaur and two Butterfree were in on our plan. I was about to run when Kyle saw me and demanded me to battle. As expected, everyone in both teams refused.
"Hey!" Kyle called to some random guy with a Ryhorn. "Can you and your Ryhorn do a practice battle with me?"
"Sure", the teen responded. "I could use some practice".
"I am trying to escape .I don't want to battle", I told the Ryhorn as he got into position.
"It's true! Maya wants to run away. Our trainer is treating her bad", my friends added.
"I need practice, and I do as my trainer asks", the Ryhorn responded.
The next thing I knew he was coming at me with tackle attack. I dodged it and turned to do fury swipes. I missed.
"Is that all you got?" he asked me. "You sure are clumsy".
He reminded me of Tom. "No! I am not clumsy, I just don't want to fight!" I exclaimed.
My friends were encouraging me to run. I saw my empty Pokeball lying in the grass. This was my chance.
"Goodbye my friends!" I yelled before running to the Pokeball.
"Look, your weak little Meowth is running back inside her Pokeball", my opponent's master sneered.
"Wait a second", I heard Kyle say as I picked up the Pokeball in my mouth and started sprinting from the camp. "She is ditching!"
"Go Maya! Chase your dream, whatever that may be!" one of the Butterfree cried out to me.
"You will make it out there! We know it!" I heard Beedrill yell.
I wanted to scream back to them, to tell them how grateful I was, but I couldn't with the Pokeball in my mouth. I wanted to turn around to see if I was being chased, but I didn't hear footsteps right behind me. I trusted my friends were keeping the humans at bay, just like they promised. I ran into the city and was immediately dazed.
"Those lights! So bright! These humans are everywhere!" I thought as my eyes explored the terrain.
I had never been in a city before. I looked around in awe, and stopped paying attention in the process. An old man almost tripped over me.
"Watch where you are going!" he scolded.
"Stupid strays", his companion muttered.
"I should get out of here. The station, I must go there", I thought to myself.
I wandered the streets for hours. My tail got stepped on four times, and I kept getting yelled at. Twice someone tried to capture me, but seeing the Pokeball in my mouth, assumed I already had a home. I was getting hungry and tired of looking over my shoulder every few seconds to see if Scott or any of his friends were following me. Hours later, I finally came across a friendly Pokémon.
"Hey kid!" a Ratatta greeted me. "You okay?"
He was sitting on the curb, munching on a half-rotten apple. I walked up to him and sat down. I spat the Pokeball into my paws so that I could speak.
"I am looking for the train station", I told him. "And how did you know I was a kid?"
"Intuition", the rat responded. "I know where the train station is".
"Really? Can you show me?" I asked excitedly.
"I can show you, but unless you plan on meeting your trainer there, you aren't going to get far", Ratatta told me.
"Why do you say that?" I asked worriedly.
"Because Pokémon aren't allowed to ride the train unless they are in their Pokeballs", he explained.
"That isn't fair. And I don't understand, I had a Kakuna friend who told me that Weedle can ride on the train whenever they feel like it", I responded.
"Weedle are small and they can hide easily", he replied.
"Darn", I sighed. "I really need to ride the train".
"Why?" he asked.
I recounted my story. I included the part about how I was hoping to reunite with my parents and some of my old friends in woods where I grew up.
"That is a great story and all, touching, but I don't know about that last part", he told me.
"You don't think I will make it?" I asked incredulously.
"It's not about you in particular", he explained. "But reuniting with your family…what makes you think they are still there? You said its been years".
"Yes, it has", I replied. "So?"
"So they probably moved on. They might have been captured", the Ratatta responded. "Thousands of trainers pass by there every year. And what is the big deal? I haven't seen my parents since I was a two month old. Now I am fifty years old. Most Pokémon don't stick around their kids for very long. I never heard of anyone being with their parents for as long as you had. Almost three years. Good for you. Why are you so desperate for more?"
"I don't know. I just feel so incomplete", I told him.
"Get some friends then. Or a mate. Or a new trainer that doesn't treat you like crap. You can get all those things. There is no reason why you can't. Unlike Ratatta, Meowth tend to be a bit more desirable", he responded.
"I keep making friends and then having them leave me. I don't want a mate, and I don't trust humans", I explained. I was surprised at how true it all was.
"You just want mommy and daddy", he concluded.
"Is that a bad thing?" I asked. He was starting to irritate me, and I didn't get irritated very easily.
"Well it can be. Mommy and daddy are probably gone forever. But that is not a bad thing. Just keep truckin' kid", Ratatta replied.
"I will try to get on that train to Alizarin. I will try until I can't try anymore", I decided. I took my Pokeball in my mouth and walked away.
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Weeks passed and I still couldn't get on the train. Every time I tried, some human stopped me. I tried sneaking in twice a day, as Alizarin was a small city and didn't have many people coming in and out, so the train only ran in that direction once in the morning and once at night. I wished that I could talk to a human so that I can ask one to carry my Pokeball for me. I almost got captured a few more times. After about two and a half months of failed attempts I decided that I should just walk to Alizarin.
"You are going to walk to a city that is hundreds of miles away from here?" Ratatta asked me one day when I went to have my daily meal with him.
"I don't see any other way", I answered.
"I do. Get a human to adopt you", he responded.
"I am never going to let a human abuse me again", I asserted.
"Battling isn't so bad. I mean, at least you are capable of some good moves. Word on the street is that there are Meowth that can use flamethrower and shadowball. Heck, a Weedle buddy of mine told me he once saw one who could speak human!" said Ratatta. "We Ratatta aren't capable of much".
"Well then maybe you should be the one to go find a human to train you. Then you can learn new moves", I retorted. "And don't make up lies about Meowth speaking human. I can never learn to communicate with humans. They will never understand me".
"I ain't making this up, but you believe whatever you want to believe. So are you serious about walking?" he asked.
"Yes. Do you want to come?" I asked.
"I mean, you were great company, kid, but I really don't want to walk that far", he answered. "Unless I can ride on your back".
"Sure, you can do that", I replied.
He thought about it for a moment. "I suppose I have nothing to lose then".
I took a map of the Kanto region from one of the kiosks on the street and we started heading in the direction of Alizarin. We opted to travel through the woods, as there were fewer humans that way. We also met new friends who agreed to travel with us. It seemed I was finally in control of something.
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AN: As always, reviews are appreciated:)