"Excuse me sir, but have you seen a Banette around? I could've sworn it spoke in plain English for a second." Bob immediately stopped what he was doing and quickly turned around. "You saw a Banette? Did you see which way it went?" Bob asked. "Well, no. It ran away when my daughter threw a shoe at it. It said something and I was too shocked to follow it immediately." She said. Bob scowled and walked away, mentally cursing the existence of children.
Banette didn't know how far he walked. It felt like fifty billion miles, but it was probably about twelve blocks. The ground was so cruel on his tender little feet. All he found was a torn up phonebook. He then tried asking random people if he could use their phone, but they all ran away or ignored him. One woman even called him a freak. Finally, Banette walked into a familiar neighborhood. The houses were very luxurious. 'It's about time.' Banette thought to himself as he ran up to a red brick house near the other end of the street. "Don't worry Clara, I'm home!" Banette shouted. He stopped short when he saw the 'SOLD' sign on the front lawn.
Banette plopped himself on the grass in defeat. 'Great, I'm stuck with that mean old man. If only Clara got rid of that ordinary Delcatty instead of me. Maybe I should've been a little more respectful to the other Pokemon.' Banette thought.
"Hey look, a Banette!" A kid shouted as he took out a Pokeball. Banette looked up and saw three kids on bikes. He wasn't really in the mood to battle, but he wanted to vent his frustration on something. "Go, Shedinja!" The boy shouted as he threw the ball. A light shot out and took the form of said Shedinja. "Shed...!" It said as it floated in front of Banette. Banette started wondering how an empty carcass could count as a Pokemon.
"Shedinja, use..." Banette shot his best Will-o-wisp at Shedinja. Shedinja winced in pain before fainting. "Shadow Ball?" The boy said before calling back his beloved bug Pokemon.. "Woah, Banette beat Shedinja!" The girl cried out. "In that case, go Absol!" The second boy said. The mountain cat appeared, giving Banette an uneasy feeling.
"Absol, use Crunch on that Banette!" The boy shouted. Banette turned wide-eyed at what he heard. Absol leaped forward to deliver a very painful bite on Banette. Banette managed to dodge the attack and decided to use his signature move; Curse. He pulled out an oversized nail from nowhere and proceeded to insert it into his stomach. He was never really fond of using Curse since it hurt him as well, but he only used it as a warning of his true power.
"What the heck is it doing?" The girl asked. "ABSOL!!!" Absol suddenly yowled out, having felt the effects of the curse. "What's wrong Absol?" The boy asked. "It's Curse. Ghost Pokemon use it by sticking nails into them and laying a curse on the opponent." The Shedinja trainer said. "Let's go before that thing curses us, too!" The girl whimpered. "Fine, Absol return!" Absol happily obeyed. Banette smirked as the kids rode off.
Bob didn't think he could go on much longer looking for the rogue Banette. He reluctantly asked people if they seen a Banette. Some people simply said yes while others told him which way it went. Bob walked up to a woman who appeared to be holding a broom like a weapon. "Have you seen a Banette go by?" He asked. "Does it talk?" She said. "Yes, and when I find him, I'm going to beat him for running off." Bob said. "I'll help you catch that freak- I mean, your Banette. I think he walked down that alley behind my house." She said pointing towards said alley.
"Good, the better to find him." Bob said, letting the woman lead. She seemed determinded to find Banette. But she was right about him being a freak. It wasn't everyday someone would encounter a talking Pokemon. He stared boredly as she opened trash cans and looked through patches of tall grass.
"If I knew that Banette, I know he wouldn't be hiding in a dumpster. He used to belong to a very rich lady, and I don't think she allowed this." Bob said somewhat impatiently. The woman looked up. "Well I just seen it, and it couldn't have gone very far. I kinda scared it in here.." She said.
'Great, by the way this alley looks, It could take hours.' Bob thought. He decided to stay a little longer. When the pair still haven't found Banette, Bob grew bored and walked on without the woman. She didn't seem to notice Bob's absence.
Bob exited the alley and was nearly run over by the same kids that trespassed on his yard yesterday. "Watch where you're going you brats!" He yelled. "First it's that mean Banette, now it's the crazy old fart!" The girl screamed. "Wait, you twerps saw a Banette? Where?" Bob asked. One boy stopped. "He's over by that sold house in the rich neighborhood." He said before riding away. 'He must be trying to get back to that Clara girl.' Bob thought and started running over there.
Bob then realized he wasn't in a good condition for running and just stuck with walking, even though it took a while to get there...