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By the time Crystal and Twilight arrived at the Pokemon Center with Rattata, Twilight's wounds had completely healed.
"How did you do that?," Crystal asked.
"How did I do what?," Twilight asked.
"How'd you heal that quick?"
Twilight just sighed and shook her head. "Don't you know a thing about vampires?"
"I know that they hate crosses and sunlight and…"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop right there," Twilight said. "First, all that stuff about vampires hating sunlight, well, I don't think that's true. I can walk out in the sunlight and be just fine. And before any eavesdropping fan girls wonder this, no I do not sparkled like diamonds. And another thing. We do not hate crosses. In fact, a lot of vampires wear them."
"Well, then I guess I don't know much about vampires," Crystal said.
"Well, we heal way faster than normal creatures do."
"Okay then…," Crystal said, walking up to the front desk with the Rattata. The nurse was fast asleep on her desk, with a Chansey standing beside her. When the Chansey noticed Crystal, it stared tapping the nurse on the back, in an attempt to wake her.
It didn't take long before the nurse's eyes fluttered opened, and she noticed Crystal.
"Oh!," She said with a yawn. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to fall asleep like that. How may I help you?"
Twilight crossed her arms and glared up at the nurse. "You call yourself a caregiver to Pokemon, and you fall asleep on the job."
The nurse rubbed her eyes and looked again at the Pikachu. "Did… that Pikachu just speak?"
"Duh," Twilight said. "Of course I spoke. What'd you expect me to do, say Pikachu over and over again like those other idiot Pokemon?"
The nurse stared wide-eyed at Twilight without saying a word, until Crystal snapped her out of it.
"Nurse Joy, I have this injured Rattata here. Can you take care of it?"
"OH!," Nurse Joy said, finally noticing the unconscious Pokemon in Crystal's arms. She quickly took it into her own, and examined the wound on it's neck. "These look like puncture wounds a Zubat might make… or… maybe an Ekans? Was this Pokemon injured like this in battle?"
Twilight turned it's red eyes on Crystal and gave her a glare that said if she told Nurse Joy anything, she'd regret it. Taking the hint, Crystal said, "Actually, I don't really know. I just found the Rattata like that in the park."
"I'll see what I can do for it then," Nurse Joy said, carrying the Rattata off to a room in the back of the Pokemon Center, with Chansey following close behind. Crystal took a seat in the waiting area with Twilight.
"Did you see the way she looked at me?," Twilight asked. "She was terrified!"
"Um… yeah…," Crystal said, letting her nervousness show once again. She hadn't felt comfortable around Twilight since they'd met a few minutes ago. And she didn't see how she could ever feel comfortable around the Pokemon either.
"Something the matter?," Twilight asked. "You sound scared yourself." Then Twilight smiled evilly, and crawled into Crystal's lap, and then just stared at her. "Is it because I'm a vampire? Are you afraid I'll drink your blood?" Then Twilight hopped from Crystal's lap to her shoulder. " It's very tempting to do you know…"
Crystal instantly jumped up from her chair, knocking Twilight off her shoulder. "Please don't do that…"
Twilight laughed. "Did you actually think I would? I know what lines not to cross. You're my 'trainer' meaning that I can't hurt you…." Actually, truth is, I don't want to hurt you… not yet anyways. "Now… other humans… I might not be so hesitant about…"
This is the reason why I caught this thing…, Crystal thought to herself. To keep it from doing this kinda thing. But… if I'm going to teach it, I can't be afraid of it. She shuddered. There was no way not to be afraid of Twilight, considering her attitude towards people and Pokemon. Crystal hadn't known her for very long. But she could already understand the Pokemon's personality.
"You… can't do that," Crystal forced herself to say.
"Hm?," Twilight asked. "I can't do what?"
"You can't drink blood from other humans. Or Pokemon."
Twilight blinked. "Then what am I supposed to do? Die? Vampires need to drink blood to survive."
Oh yeah…that's right, Crystal realized. She'd have to let Twilight drink blood to survive. But, she couldn't let Twilight go out of control with her need for blood. And she'd have to make sure that if Twilight went after another Pokemon's blood, that she didn't kill it.
Thinking on this subject made Crystal begin to worry about her upcoming Pokemon battle the next day. Twilight seemed pretty eager to battle the gym leader. But what if Twilight suddenly wanted blood during the fight? Considering what Crystal knew of Twilight's personality so far, she had no doubt in her mind that Twilight would instantly drink the blood of the leader's Pokemon.
"It'll be okay," Twilight said, walking up to Crystal and patting her leg. " I won't drink your blood. I promise."
"What about my other Pokemon's?," Crystal asked, eyeing Twilight suspiciously.
"You have other Pokemon besides the Bayleef?," Twilight asked.
Crystal nodded. "Well yeah. I am a trainer."
" Can I meet the team then?"
"Later," Crystal replied. "I'm staying at a hotel in town for the night. When we get back to my room I'll let everyone out, and you can meet them. But you have to promise you won't try and drink their blood."
Twilight shook her head again. "You really don't trust me, do you? Don't worry. I won't bite anyone on the team. I promise."
"Okay then," Crystal said, sitting back down.
"Hey," Twilight said, taking a seat beside her. "You got anything to eat?"
Crystal blinked. "Didn't you just drink a Rattata's blood?"
"That's not the same as eating," Twilight said.
"Then why is it called 'feeding' in every vampire book I've read?," Crystal asked.
"You read vampire books?," Twilight asked in disbelief. How can she be so clueless if she reads vampire books? "Well, I guess it could be considered eating, since we need to do it to survive. But it's not the same as eating. It doesn't make us feel full or anything. It just satisfies our body's need for blood."
"Well, I didn't plan on feeding the others till we got back to the hotel. Can you wait till then?"
"Sure," Twilight said, curling up into a ball on the chair. "Wake me when it's time to leave. I'm gonna take a little nap."
"I thought vampires were nocturnal," Crystal said.
"Yeah, and?," Twilight asked. " I'll nap if I want to." And with that said, Twilight closed her eyes and let herself fall asleep.
Crystal sat back in her chair and sighed. She certainly had an eventful evening. She'd found a vampire Pikachu, captured it, and then brought its victim to the Pokemon Center. It seemed almost too bizarre to be true, yet it was.
It would probably be a while before Nurse Joy could heal the Rattata. And since there was nothing else to do, and Crystal had already been through enough that evening, she let her eyes close as well. And soon, she too was asleep.
"Wake up…wake up, human." A voice said to Crystal as it poked her multiple times on the shoulder. She opened her eyes, and turned to see that it was Twilight who had been poking at her and telling her to wake up.
"What is it, Twilight?," Crystal asked.
"That Nurse lady wants to see you at the desk," Twilight answered.
Crystal rubbed her eyes and stood up. Nurse Joy was beckoning for her to come to the front desk, so she did. "Did you help Rattata?"
"It's in the recovery room," Nurse Joy answered. "It's going to be fine."
"That's good," Crystal said.
Nurse Joy then took on a very serious look, and lowered her voice so that Twilight couldn't hear. "About that…other Pokemon…"
"You mean Twilight?," Crystal asked, pointing to the Pikachu.
Nurse Joy nodded. "That Pokemon… isn't the one that injured the Rattata, is it?"
Crystal shook her head. "No, why?"
Nurse Joy pointed to the line of dried blood that trailed down from Twilight's mouth.
"Oh… that.," Crystal said, trying to think of a plausible lie. "Well you see, it got into a battle, and lost a tooth. It bled for a while, but we managed to stop it." I hope she buys that…
"Could I see the Pikachu?" Nurse Joy asked.
Crystal turned to Twilight. "The Nurse wants to see you."
Twilight sighed. "You're my trainer. You act like you gotta ask my permission or something…"
"Don't I?," Crystal asked. She'd figured that maybe Twilight didn't want to get handled by Nurse Joy, or would have some other objection to it.
"No you idiot," Twilight snapped. "You're the trainer!"
"Okay, fine," Crystal said, picking up Twilight and handing her to Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy closely inspected the line of blood that ran from Twilight's mouth, to the middle of her chest. Then she brought Twilight closer to her, and sniffed the line of dried blood. "Hey!," Twilight said. "What are you doin lady?"
The Nurse didn't respond. Instead she licked the dried blood.
"HEY!," Twilight yelled, scratching Joy's arm and causing the nurse to drop her. "I'm sorry, but I'm not into inter-species relationships. Especially lesbian ones. I am one hundred and ten percent straight, you got that lady?"
"I was right…," Nurse Joy said. "That's Rattata blood…"
"How would you know!," Twilight asked. "You creepy psycho!"
"Twilight! That's rude!," Crystal said.
"SHE LICKED ME!," Twilight yelled, still disgusted by that.
Crystal looked into Nurse Joy's eyes, and noticed that now they weren't blue. They were a bright red. Like Twilight's were. Seeing that made Crystal take a step back. "Why did you lick Twilight? And how would you know that it's Rattata blood?"
Nurse Joy smiled innocently and her sweet voice made the next thing she said seem all the more creepy. " I was tasting the dried blood on your Pikachu.," She answered. "It tastes exactly like Rattata blood."
"Oh," Twilight said. "I get it now. She's a vamp."
Crystal blinked. "Nurse Joy is a vampire?"
"Yes," Nurse Joy answered. "I am. And so is your Pikachu, correct?"
"That's right," Twilight answered.
"I thought so from the moment you woke me.," Joy said. "Your eyes were bright red, and the Rattata had puncture wounds in its neck. And with the dried blood on your fur, it wasn't too hard to figure out that you were the one that fed on that Pokemon."
"Heh. Smart lady…," Twilight said, and then looked down at the wet red line on her fur. "But lady, never, and I mean NEVER lick me again, got it?"
The Nurse Joy held up her right hand. "I promise I won't."
"Good," Twilight said, trying to smooth her fur back down.
Crystal couldn't believe it. First a vampire Pikachu. And then a vampire Nurse Joy. Was she dreaming? Was she in the Twilight Zone? (No fan girls, the 'Twilight' Zone is NOT Forks Washington.) Crystal pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming. And sure enough, she was wide awake.
"I'll take care of your Rattata for the night," Nurse Joy said. "But it's best that you leave now…"
"Why?" Crystal asked, feeling somewhat scared of leaving an injured Pokemon with a vampire. Even if she was a Nurse Joy.
"Because at night…," Nurse Joy said, looking out one of the Pokemon Center windows into the darkness. "Vampires get thirsty…."
"Oh… I get it.." Crystal said, grabbing Twilight and heading for the door. "We'll leave now…"
"You know…," Nurse Joy said, suddenly rushing in front of them with blinding speed that no other Nurse Joy could possibly have achieved. Or any other human on earth for that matter. "Since… your Pikachu is a vampire…maybe I should tell you a little bit more about vampires before you leave…"
"Oh… um… okay…," Crystal said. The way Nurse Joy was looking at her with those bright red eyes made Crystal feel very uneasy. Her legs wouldn't move, but her mind kept telling her to bolt past Nurse Joy and run out the door as fast as she could.
"Now… since you brought in the Pikachu's victim to be treated here, I'll assume that you haven't had this Pikachu very long, right?," Nurse Joy asked.
"That's right," Crystal replied.
"You can let the Pikachu feed from other Pokemon, as long as it doesn't take too much blood. If you can keep it from taking too much, you can keep the victims from ending up here, or possibly dying."
"I see," Crystal said. "Well, if that's all… can I go now?"
"Oh, no, not yet," Nurse Joy said, the tone of her voice becoming somewhat darker. "I still need to tell you about vampire Pokemon's blood preferences…"
And she would know that how?, Twilight wondered to herself. She ain't no Pokemon vampire… and human vamps have different likes than Pokemon. Unless she's met a Pokemon vamp before…. How would she even know?
"Their blood preferences?," Crystal asked, looking at Twilight. "I'm supposed to give her certain types of blood?"
"Oh no… nothing like that…," Nurse Joy said. As she spoke, her voice seemed to become monotone. Almost trance-like. "I mean… oftentimes… Pokemon vampires will prefer to drink human blood over Pokemon blood."
"Hey," Twilight said. "How would you know that lady? You ain't no Pokemon."
"That's right… but I am a Nurse Joy. And as such, I need to know these things… for medical reasons…"
"Why would vampire Pokemon like human blood better?" Crystal asked. "Wouldn't they like Pokemon blood better?"
"No," Nurse Joy answered. "For some reason…they…seem to like human blood…more…" She walked up to Crystal. "Would you mind, if I gave a little demonstration?"
"Um…," Crystal said, taking a step back. "What do you mean by that?"
"Watch this…," Joy said, suddenly scratching Crystal hard on the neck, and drawing a line of blood. Then she ran off extremely fast, and returned seconds later with a small tube of Pokemon blood. She opened it, and poured it on her own neck. Then she took Twilight from Crystal, and set her on the ground between the two of them.
She's doing a test to see what kind of blood I would be attracted to…, Twilight thought to herself as she looked from Joy to Crystal. I told Crystal I'd leave her alone. Though I'd still go to her human blood before I'd go to Pokemon blood any day. So, Twilight did as she thought the crazy nurse wanted her to, and jumped up onto Crystal's shoulder.
"See?," Joy asked. "She instantly goes for the human blood.
"Uh… yeah…," Crystal said, eyeing Twilight suspiciously. "Do you have a band-aid?…"
"Aw don't worry kid. I won't drink your blood," Twilight said, putting a hand on Crystal's head. "I already told you I've had my blood for the night."
"That's right…," Joy said. Her voice now sounded almost like an android's. " I knew that the Pikachu had already fed, and that it wouldn't want any more blood." Joy took a few steps toward Crystal. "This little test was useless…"
"Then why did you…" Crystal started, when Nurse Joy suddenly grabbed her by the shoulders.
"I did this… so that I could get at your blood. After all, I can't very well drink the blood of my patients, now can I? That would just be wrong…"
"And this ain't?," Twilight asked.
"Well, there's no one around to care if it is or isn't, right?," Joy asked.
"Of course there is!" Twilight said as electricity began building on her cheeks. "I'm around to care!" And with that, she sent an extremely powerful jolt of electricity through Nurse Joy's body. The power of the attack knocked her unconscious.
"You helped me…," Crystal said, staring at Twilight in disbelief.
"Well DUH!" Twilight said. "You're my trainer, right? Now, I think it's best we get outta here before she wakes up. And get you that band-aid before I really do wanna drink that blood of yours."
"Right!" Crystal said, running out the door as fast as she could with Twilight.
Author's Note: Yes, it's time for an end of the Chapter-Author's Note. The first thing I wanna say, is that if you have any questions you wanna asked Twilight the Vampire Pikachu, you can ask them in a review, and in a later chapter I might do a Q and A thing, where your questions are answered by Twilight herself.
Author's Note 2: This is just a little bit of friendly advice. Never trust a Nurse Joy.