Pokémon Black and White 2

Chapter 3: Trouble at Floccey Ranch Part 1

Rosa was walking on the route. She just got done talking with Alder. Who suggested that she go find Hugh and give him the map, which frustrated the girl because she was doing that anyway, before he got her off track.

"I really don't understand that man. Jumping off cliffs, telling me to go to his house, then saying I should go do what I was going to do in the first place!"

The poor girl was so frustrated she didn't realize that she reached Floccey Ranch, in fact she was so frustrated that she didn't hear Hugh at first.

"Rosa!"

Finally she heard him and snapped.

"WHAT!" she screamed.

Hugh was startled by her outburst. He had never seen her like this before.

"Rosa take it easy. Calm down and breath."

Rosa became a little more irritated at Hugh's words but she calmed down enough to come to her senses.

"Sorry Hugh, having a rough day."

"So you're not mad at me?"

"No, why would I?"

"Because I left early without you."

"Oh Hugh it's fine, you needed to be on your own I understand."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"Alright, so did you come here to battle?"

"No, actually I came to give you this."

Rosa then got out the extra map Emily had given her and handed it over to Hugh.

"Your sister gave me two maps and said the other was for you. She didn't have the chance to give it to you before you left."

Hugh looked a little guilty about the whole thing. He forgot to say goodbye when he left. Rosa saw the guilty look on his face and put her arm around her friend.

"She wasn't mad Hugh, it didn't even seem like she was disappointed. In face she looked like she was excited for you."

The teen boy perked up at his friend's words. She always knew what to say to make him feel better.

"Thanks Rosa."

"Anytime Hugh."

The two had been too focused on their conversation that they didn't hear the ranch owners had arrived.

"Hello there."

Hugh and Rosa turned and met the two owners. A man and a woman with their Heirdier.

"Oh sorry we can leave if you want." Rosa told the couple.

The man smiled at her then shook his head.

"No need my dear, this ranch is open for trainers. After all wild Pokémon often come here, so please feel free to look around."

The woman then stepped forward.

"If your Pokémon need a rest or help just come see me and I'll fix them right up."

Rosa thanked her for her kindness while Hugh just nodded at her.

"Oh and one more thing before you go." The man said to them.

This stopped Hugh and Rosa in their tracks.

"If you could help us look for our other Heirdier. It has been away longer than normal we would appreciate it."

This made Hugh angry.

"What?! You haven't seen it in a while?! Aren't you worried it could be stolen?!"

He scoffed and took off. Rosa couldn't believe his outburst, yeah she understood where he was coming but he didn't need to yell at them.

"I am so sorry about his outburst. This kind of thing is touchy for him."

Rosa was relieved they weren't offended. They said it was fine and encouraged her to go ahead.

"I'll be on the look out of it."

"Thank you." They both thanked her.

She took off after Hugh once she said goodbye to the couple. At first she had no luck of seeing Hugh or any wild Pokémon. Then she encountered a little Lilipup.

"Snivy go!" she called as she threw its pokeball.

Snivy came out eager and ready.

"Tackle Snivy!"

Her Pokémon did as told but before it tackled a vine came from Snivy.

"Could that be vine whip?" Rosa whispered to herself.

Snivy finished its attack and got the Lilipup. It fell back but got back up and tackled Snivy itself. Snivy wasn't hurt by it too bad so it was ready for another command.

"Go ahead Snivy use your Vine Whip attack!"

The grass Pokémon was excited that his trainer noticed its new attack and immediately attacked the wild Pokémon. Rosa watched as the little puppy like Pokemon tried to dodge but was not successful. Snivy made a critical hit on Lilipup.

"Alright now's my chance." Rosa said with a smile.

Rosa got into her bag and pulled out a pokeball. She then looked to make sure Lilipup was weak enough to capture. She smiled and then threw the pokeball at the wild Pokémon. Rosa and Snivy watched as the pokeball wiggled back and forth. The ball finally clicked after the third movement. The girl then ran over and picked up the ball.

"Looks like we have a new friend Snivy." Rosa said smiling over to her little grass Pokémon.

Snivy jumped up and down with joy. Rosa giggled at her Pokémon's actions, then she called Snivy back. She decided to keep moving, she wanted to help the ranchers find their lost Pokémon. She continued on deeper into the ranch until she ran into Hugh.

As she approached her friend, she noticed he seemed a little distracted. His face had a lot of emotions on it and she could see in his eyes that he was pissed off. When Rosa finally reached him she put a hand on his shoulder, causing him to face her.

"Hugh, it's okay. We'll find their Pokémon, it's probably just wandering around the ranch."

Hugh sighed and faced his childhood friend.

"I know, it's just every time something like this happens. I remember what happened with Emily and her Purloin."

Rosa rubbed Hugh's back to comfort him. She remembered that day all too well.

Flashback

Rosa and Emily, with her Purloin, had been following Hugh to the forest by their home. Rosa at the time didn't have any Pokémon of her own so she had to stay close to Hugh, in case they encountered a wild Pokémon.

Emily had just received her Purloin from her grandfather as a birthday present. Of course he had asked Hugh earlier what Pokémon Emily would like. Luckily Hugh had guessed right and Emily feel in love with her new Pokémon.

As the trio wandered through the forest, Rosa got an uneasy feeling. At first she thought she was just paranoid but when it didn't go away she decided she should tell Hugh at least.

"Hugh." Rosa whispered to her friend.

Hugh stopped and looked over to his friend.

"What's the matter Rosa?" Hugh whispered back.

"I have a feeling like we are being watched or followed. I thought I was just being paranoid but the feeling won't go away." Rosa admitted.

Hugh then looked around and didn't see anyone around but he knew Rosa wouldn't joke about something like this. He then told the girls to stay where they were for the moment, while he walked around the area. He still didn't see anyone so he sent out his Tepig.

Meanwhile Rosa and Emily watched Hugh carefully. Rosa was hoping that he wouldn't find anyone. Emily on the other hand was really confused. She had no idea what her brother was looking for, she then picked up her Purloin, who was sitting beside her.

"Well what do we have here?" a voice chuckled.

Hugh jumped and ran over to the girls, quickly followed by the little fire Pokémon. He made it over to them and stood in front of them, ready for whoever decided to show themselves.

"What are kids as young as yourselves doing out here, all alone." The voice said.

Shortly after a man wearing a black and white uniform showed himself. As Hugh got a closer look at the uniform he noticed a symbol on the jacket. It was a blue colored capital P. He couldn't tell anything else about the man because he wore a black mask, which came up past his mouth and nose, leaving only his piercing green eyes showing.

"We don't have to explain ourselves to you!" Hugh yelled at the man.

Emily cowered behind Rosa, holding Purloin closer to her body, while the cat Pokémon growled at the man. Rosa on the other hand felt defenseless and got a little closer to Hugh.

"Oh really? Well I didn't come here to fight, I have a job to liberate Pokémon. Though it does look like that those two need it." The man said walking closer to them.

Hugh was afraid at first but started to get pissed when he heard what the man wanted to do. No way in hell was this man going to take away Tepig and Purloin. He called back Tepig in fear of him being captured by the strange man, then he looked over his shoulder at Rosa and Emily.

Rosa was up against Hugh, while his little sister stayed behind Rosa. Purloin was in Emily's arms but still growled over at the man.

"Listen you two, I know it sounds cowardly but when I say go sprint back home." Hugh whispered to them.

"Hugh, you're coming to I hope right?"

Hugh hesitated at first but then nodded. He knew Rosa would refuse to leave without him, to mention his sister would follow what Rosa did.

When the man was almost to them Hugh shouted for the girls to run. Emily sprinted carrying her Purloin with her, while Rosa was right behind her. Hugh hesitated at first but started running a few seconds after the other two. He wasn't too far from Rosa when he watched Emily trip.

"Emily!" Hugh shouted as he tried catching up.

Rosa saw her trip as well and was able to catch Emily before she fell. Purloin had jumped out of Emily's arms when she started falling, so she wouldn't weigh her trainer down, making her fall faster. When the cat Pokémon saw Rosa catch her trainer, it began meowing trying to make them start running again.

Rosa then pushed Emily, making her start to run again, while Purloin joined up with her. Hugh caught up beside Rosa, who had stayed where she was a little too long. The boy then grabbed his best friend by the arm and kept running. He didn't let go of Rosa until he felt her arm slip from his hand. He stopped and looked back and saw that the strange man had grabbed Rosa.

"Rosa! Let her go!" Hugh yelled at the man.

"I don't think so." He said to the boy, then he looked to Rosa. "So girly do you have any Pokémon?"

Rosa terrified shook her head no. The man looked unsatisfied thinking that she was lying to him.

"Don't lie to me girly!" He said angrily.

"No I'm not! I really don't have any and even if I did, I wouldn't give them to you!" Rosa said in pure panic.

"You heard her! Let her go!" Hugh yelled again.

Emily had stopped when she heard her brother yell the first time for Rosa. She looked back in shock, seeing the stranger holding Rosa back. Purloin hissed and growled at the man, not liking that he had her owner's friend.

The man scoffed and then threw Rosa to his right. Both Emily and Hugh called out Rosa's name as they watched her fall and skid across the ground. Hugh quickly ran over to Rosa, to make sure she was okay.

He got over to her and saw she had a couple good cuts on her, not to mention her arms were bruised from the stranger's grip.

"Rosa! Are you okay?" He called to her in panic.

Rosa slowly started to get up after hearing her friend. She felt a good bit of pain surge through her but nothing too serious.

"Yeah…I'm okay Hugh." She told him.

He was relieved until he heard his sister yell at the man.

"Hey leave Purloin alone!"

"No this Pokémon is coming with me. It needs to be free, not with some little girl." He said coldly to the girl.

"No don't take her!" she screamed.

Hugh ran after the man but when he got close enough the man disappeared along with Purloin. He then punched the ground and yelled for the man to come back with Purloin.

Rosa made her way over to Emily, ignoring the pain she felt. When she got over to the little girl she hugged the girl, while she cried. Rosa felt like it had been all her fault. If it wasn't for her, they might have made it back to town before the man could get them.

As Rosa blamed herself Hugh walked over and put his arms around the both of them. He was pissed he couldn't stop the man that took Purloin but he was happy that both of them were safe.

End Flashback.

Rosa sighed, looking at her friend. She remembered how he acted after that day. He would often come over and see how she was doing, then not let her go anywhere without him. She knew he was just a little freaked out from what had happened but it annoyed her a little. Though she put up with it because she also knew it distracted him from thinking about the night.

Later she learned Hugh had blamed the entire event on himself. Even when both Emily and Rosa told him that it wasn't his fault, he did everything he could to stop the man, not to mention keep them safe.

"Let's go looking for Heirdier, he's around here somewhere." Rosa said to him.

Hugh nodded and then started walking ahead. Rosa slowly followed her friend further into the ranch. The two walked for about ten minutes before they finally heard something, causing the two to stop in their tracks.

"Hugh you heard that too, right?" Rosa asked.

The boy simply nodded looking around. He couldn't see the Pokémon but he could definitely tell it was the missing Heirdier.

"One of us should go get the ranchers and tell them that we found it." Hugh finally said.

"You go ahead and go Hugh, I can stay here and make sure it doesn't wander off anywhere."

Hugh nodded, knowing Rosa would be fine. Then began to head back over to where they left the ranchers.

Rosa then walked over to where the noise came from. She peeked around the corner of the trees to see what the Pokémon was doing. However what she saw made her freeze in her place.

'It can't be! Why here and why now?!' Rosa mentally panicked. 'Hugh please hurry!'