It's been about a month the last time we laid eyes on that town and yet it still hasn't left my thoughts.
But even though I wanted to see more of the beautiful landscape. I would never take the risk. Never ever risk my freedom as a wild Pokemon.
No way am I becoming a slave! No way!
I gaze out at the forest, Father had just left a moment ago to hunt. Melodi was talking to Mother, who was in the very back of the log in the shade. Hiding from the heat of the sun.
Mother rose to her paw and let out a yawn. "Terr come over here!" She called out in her sweet, innocent voice. It was impossible to disobey her. I walk over to her and sit down next to my sister.
"I'm going down to the pond to get something to drink. I won't be gone long." She walks and talks, leaving the shade of the log she looks back at us both. "Don't leave the log ok?"
"We won't!" I reply, grinning.
But she is still suspisious. "Promise me you won't leave."
"We promise!" I answer, but Melodi is strangely quiet.
Then Mother leaves, and it is dead silent.
Melodi rises to her paws. "Come on Terr, lets go." She says, turning to face me. I look at her face, her tiny eyes filled with determination, mixed with fear.
"Where are we going? We promised we wouldn't leave."
"Terr I just HAVE to see it again."
"See what?"
"You know exactly what I mean!"
I do, I just don't want to believe it. "You seriously want to take the risk Melodi?" I ask her, trying to talk her out of it.
But she's dead set on this descison and I know it. "You do realize he was just trying to scare us right?" She laughs at me. "You're so gullible Terr!"
"I don't think..."
"Come on! It'll be fun!" She nudges me forward. "I won't let you get 'captured' by the evil 'humans'."
She walks out of the log and into the forest, I know I shouldn't follow her. Deep down inside i'm screaming at myself to stay put. But I follow her into the dark forest and out onto the big hill.
Melodi was sitting there waiting for me. "Ready?" She asks me.
I jump back. "Wait, we're going IN there? I thought you said..."
"This is no view Terr! We got to see it from up close! Now are you coming with me or not?"
I gulp silently and take one hesitant step forward.
"On the count of three we run. Ready?"
I nod in anticipation, as well as fear.
"1...2...3!"
I run down the hill, faster than I think i've ever ran. Melodi on my heel the hill starts to get steeper and steeper until we're tumbling down it, unable to stop ourselves until we reach the bottom far below from where we started.
I shake my head, i feel terribly dizzy and disorenented. I look for Melodi, who's standing behind me. Eyes wide with terror.
"That...Was...AWESOME!" She exclaimes. "Did you see that! We were like two boulders in a mudslide! That was amazing! Lets go again!"
"Lets not and say we did." I reply.
Melodi doesn't object, she darts off towards the town leaving me in the dust. I run after her.
"Slow down Melodi! Don't bring attention to yourself!"
But she doesn't listen, she's too busy laughing and having a good time. She stops at the entrance to the town, giving me a chance to catch up.
"What do you think those random squiggles mean Terr?" She asks me, oblivous to everything around her.
I shrug, darting around at anything that might be dangerous.
"You really need to lossen up! Nothing can harm us here!"
"But Dad said-"
"Forget what Dad said! Come on! Follow me!" She runs off into the town, not where the black path is, -cars roam there- but on the grey path next to it.
"This isn't safe...we should really go." I say, voice cracking in fear.
"It's perfectly fine. Just relax ok?" She replies, not breaking stride.
We walk for a long time, so long that the sun starts to set. "We should go! Come on Melodi!"
"Don't be impaitent Terr, I just want to check out one more thing." She replies, looking the same sign with squiggly lettering. But we havent gone around in circles, meaning this is the edge of town...
I follow Melodi out of the gate. "Melodi, we're not going the right way...lets go!"
Melodi doesn't answer me this time, she just ignores me and keeps walking.
"Melodi!"
Suddenly she freezes, giving me time to catch up to her. "Melodi, come on, were not gaining anything by standing here-"
Suddenly I see it.
A human!
It was female, she was carrying a some sort of bag that was hanging onto her shoulder via strap. She had long brown hair hanging loose from her head and bright blue eyes. Her eyes were shinning with anticipation.
In her hands was a tiny ball, brightly colored and shinning in the sunset.
Dad was right.
"Melodi! Get back!" I yell, but she doesn't move. She's paralyzed with fear.
Something comes out of the ball in a bright flash, I squint against the light to see what it is.
I-It's a Mankey! T-Thats a fighting Pokemon! Oh we're dead. We're so dead...
"Melodi! Run!" I yell, so high it's almost a screech.
Melodi takes off running, but the Mankey blocks her path a delivers a blow to her jaw. Melodi goes flying backwards and lands in a heap.
"MELODI!"
"Mach Punch!" The human yells, punching the air to simulate the move,
The Mankey attack's and hits its mark.
No...This is a dream..This isn't happening!
Melodi lets out wail, she stumbles to her feet. Beaten and brusied.
The human grabbs another tiny ball like thing and aims it at Melodi.
No!
With speed, I rush infront of Melodi and bat the ball away. Growling in rage.
"Terr...Get away..." Melodi says, nearly in tears.
"No Melodi! I won't leave without you!" I yell back, leaving her in a stunned silence.
The human grins and then points at me. "Attack Mankey!" She yells.
With amazing speed, the Mankey kicks me in the face. I stumble back and ram my whole body into it.
This only seemed to make it angrier.
"Mach Punch again Mankey!" The human yells, her voice sound more on edge than a few seconds ago.
But it still hit the mark, I go flying back against the buchs and land hard against the earth. I wobble up to my feet, but I can't find footing and I fall down again.I glare at the Mankey, and then the trainer. Who's just standing there, grinning like a moron.
In a swift motion, she throws the brightly colored ball in my direction.
I close my eyes, waiting for the worst.
A scream.
I open one eye, Melodi had jump infront at the last second!
"MELODI! NO!"
She's getting sucked in! Into that...Thing!
One minute there, the next she was gone. All that was left was the red and white ball, rolling back and forth.
Suddenly it sparked, then I knew that Melodi was gone. I don't know how, I just knew.
The trainer ran forward and picked up the ball, hugging it in glee and twirling around in circles. Yelling something incohearent.
Then she looks at me a grins, grabbing another tiny ball from her pocket.
Then suddenly she's lifted into the air, screaming a kicking her arms she flails until she's thrown into the woods.
"How dare you capture MY daughter!"
Mother!
Mother walked gracefully out of the bushes, her fur standing up on end, her eyes filled with rage.
The Mankey ran at her full speed in a rage. But he was a pushover, mother just lifted him in the air again and threw him against a tree. He was down for the count.
Physic!
Mother turns to me, her peaceful gaze turned into a venomus glare. "You promised me!" She hissed.
"It wasn't my-"
"YOU PROMISED ME!"
I shrink back, hurt by her words. I had never seen Mother like this.
"It's all because of you your sister was taken! Why didn't you just listen to me Terr! Why!" She starts shaking me, eyes filled with rage.
"I-I don't know! I don't know!"
I get to my feet and run.
"TERR! COME BACK!"
But I don't come back, I keep running. running to who know's where.
Just running away from what just happened.