Sorry for the epic lateness for this chapter update. I have a lot of stuff going on at home. And for those who know I'm lying, I just had writer's block and serious procrastination issues. X.x

Chapter 4

Over the next few days at Lily's home, I've had lots of stir-crazy stalker sights. Lily didn't trust me enough to hide me in her backpack ever again, so I may not be attending school for a while. I found a pair of binoculars in Lily's parent's room, next to lots of pictures of birds and several other nature lovers' memorabilia. Using them as a tool, I found out that the neighbor across the street was an art dealer and his wife. I admired several paintings (which were I suspected were stolen) being shipped in and out of the house. I also noticed how when his wife left for the gym at noon everyday, he would smuggle a smoke from the carton that he had buried underneath the patch of pink petunias in his front yard.

The neighbor on their left was an elderly couple who mowed their lawn everyday at ten thirty. The pool situated in their back yard was never used at all, yet the old man would always scoop out the leaves that found their way into it. The small pond in the front yard held several Goldeen, and while the old woman enjoyed a Magost berry daiquiri, she would toss bread pellets into the water. I figured they were the creepy old couple from all the movies that would come into my house and kill me.

As for the neighbor's to the right, they were the only ones that had any children Lily's age. (Or my old age) The teenaged boy, (whose name I discovered after I heard his mother shout it at him often) was a snooty rich kid, I remembered seeing him dating my sister for a few days until his popularity fizzled out from under her group. As for his parents, they were the definition of snobs. Any feat you may have shown was never good enough for them, but in all honesty, they would never turn down a compliment on anything you talked about. Whether that be their house, (which was taken care of by minimum waged adults who never had a glimpse of college) their snoot of a son, (who I once spied binge drinking in his hot tub filled with other rich, (and often nude) girls) or of themselves.

Although I stayed hidden inside the house, with my ears aimed outside, or even when I went outside, I could never find the mystery Plusle on the fence post. I figured it would take a while before she would ever show up again.

Vanessa was very peppy as well. Her parents promised her that she could get her ears pierced, even though we all knew that trying to stab a needle through a little girl with ADHD was not going to be pretty. Either way, it happened, and it was the only time I have ever seen Vanessa sit still. That was also the day that Lily took the liberty of reducing my masculinity even more by shoving multiple pairs of clothing and accessories on me at the pet store. I lived through it, and very few sparks went off. I even got the accessory I liked, a shiny golden loop with a small sapphire at the end of it that I had pierced on my left ear. It was shiny. And pretty.

I was sitting on the couch, with a small bottle of lemonade wedged between my stubby legs. Lily had a very good interest in TV shows, for the stuff she watched I actually enjoyed. I took a long swig from my drink, and abruptly had one of the longest burps in my life. I patted my chest and muttered, "Excuse me..."

Lily looked down at me in amusement. "How did you get that from lemonade?"

"It must be the extra sugar." I said stupidly.

Lilly tickled behind my ears and continued watching TV. I took the last drink from the lemonade can, and set it on the coffee table, before bounding up to the window. For a second I thought I heard singing. Quite the opposite. All I saw was a bunch of blue junk that was hidden in some bushes in the back yard. I hadn't seen it before, but I wasn't going to be rude and tell the individual to leave. There was going to be some hospitality in this place, even if it only comes from me.

I yawned, and went to go sit on Lily's lap. I curled up and quickly fell asleep.

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It was almost five AM. Why does high school need to start so early? WHY IN HELL?! Either way, I was toppled off the bed and I fell flat on my face on the hard carpet. "Ow." I said groggily.

"Sorry, Maggie!" Lily said, picking me up, and tucking me back in her bed.

"Thank you. Now shoo." I said, waving one of my paws at her. She kissed the top of my head and went to her bathroom to shower. I rolled over and continued to snooze. At five thirty, I was lifted up from the bed again, and was carried downstairs being not remotely awake. Lily sat me down in front of a food dish wish some expensive pet food in it. I took one blurry look at it, before falling asleep in it.

Obviously nobody bothered to wake me up and make me eat, because I woke up to the old people mowing their lawn. I pulled the food chunks out of my nose, and ate the clean stuff left in the bowl. Once done with the "exquisite" pet food, I grabbed a lemonade can from the fridge, the binoculars from Lily's bed stand, (which she still hasn't noticed) and jumped out onto the roof. As usual, the old man was halfway done with his front lawn, the people across the street had yet another van moving things in and out of their house. All the nice cars from the family of snobs were gone, and I saw the workers busy fixing up the hedges. I swiveled myself around and took a swig of lemonade. The blue junk was under the bush still. That was strange, I expected them to be gone by now.

But whoever they were, I didn't give a care. I set the binoculars down beside me and enjoyed the lemonade and sunshine for a while.

I heard a crash behind me and I turned. I stifled a laugh as I saw several workers pointing at a window at the snob's house and noticed a rock missing from the pathway. I giggled slightly, and looked at their backyard. The blue orb that usually sat on a pedestal there was gone. That was weird.

I looked back at the old people, and I almost dropped the binoculars, The old woman, (whom I presumed asleep) had her dress all the way up covering her face, and the half-empty daiquiri glass had fallen on its side. There was no breeze, how could that have happened?

Inquisitively, I scanned the sky without my binoculars for anything suspicious. There was nothing. I looked down, and sipped some more of the lemonade.

I sunned myself a little more, unaware of the growing black dot in the skyline behind me.

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I saw a glint from one of the rooftops. Shiny things were precious to me, they always were. I flapped my overly heavy wings harder, and then pelted at it. I had already distracted the people in the yard with the rock in the window, then I took the shiny blue orb in their backyard. Easy pickings. The old woman two doors over was too tempting to resist, but she really did need to wake up and realize where her dress was.

I was rocketing toward the shiny thing on the roof. I didn't notice the Minun underneath it though. I opened my claws, hoping to just snatch the thing off its ear.

"AAAAUGH!!!!!" I had caught the Minun's earring, but it was pierced through pretty tough. So instead of just ripping his lobe out, I was carrying him through the air by a loop in his ear.

"LET GO OF ME YOU ASSHOLE!!!!!" He screamed, flailing around in the air.

"Give me your earring! It goes in my collection!" I yelled at him, trying to shake him off.

That was definitely not a good choice, for in an instant, a bolt of thunder from the clear sky above struck me. I heard everything sizzle and crack, and before I knew it, we were hurtling toward the earth, at a pace I knew was dangerous. I flapped my wings, but the caked on rock wouldn't do anything. The ground was getting closer, and I instantly thought of my past. The wall in front of me, the flash, and then the darkness. I couldn't allow this to happen to an innocent creature caught up in my affairs.

I grabbed the wailing Minun, and outstretched my wings, trying to catch some sort of draft. It didn't work to well, and in my weakened point, I couldn't fly if I tried. We both smacked into a roof, and then I sailed into the house's yard. I seared through several hard tree branches, and then was impaled in a rose bush. I had no idea what happened to the Minun, but I knew I was bleeding profusely, and my wings wouldn't work. I closed my eyes, and blacked out.

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My eyes fluttered open weakly. I had barely enough strength to wield that thunder move, but the deliberate face smack into the roof hurt. After that, I had rolled down the roof; fell through a table umbrella, and even through the glass table beneath it. Shards of glass were everywhere, and blood was leaking from my yellow fur. I whimpered. "Raikou… You couldn't help me for this?" I let out a raspy breath, and tried to move my arms. Instantly they stung with pain, and I let out a wail.

Someone from inside the house came to the door to see what all the ruckus was about, but I couldn't get a glimpse of their face.

The screen door opened, and from her voice, (which I couldn't really hear) I figured she was a girl. She came out quickly, and pulled a phone from her pocket. I heard the speaker from the 9-1-1 hotline answer the line. The girl quickly looked around and described what happened. I let out another wail of pain, and she rushed over to me. She felt my fur, and quietly spoke to me. "Don't wor' -one's going to com- -'elp you, Okay? Ha- -on there a li'- -bit more!" My hearing was going, and I was getting woozier. There was a siren echoing in the distance. I let out another raspy breath, and tried to blink the blood from my eyes. The girl who was standing over me looked so familiar somehow. I saw one final vision before the blackness set in.

Mary.

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My back hurt. My left ear was throbbing. I was in unbearable pain. I was in a hospital bed. Wait, that wasn't right… I was in my old backyard, I was underneath Mary. I wasn't here! Despite my back's urgings, I sat up. The room was large and white, like all hospitals. I noticed in the bed next to me there was the Pidgey that had taken me off my roof. He was stationary, but I knew he was awake. As if noticing my staring, he looked over, and our eyes locked.

I was sitting in a very small room. There was a sink beside me. And in an instant, there was a flash, and then darkness.

I was back on the bed. I blinked several times. "The fuck?" I mumbled.

The Pidgey next to me was blinking as well. He sighed, and then looked up at me. "Why were you reborn?"

I glanced back at him in shock. "Excuse me?"

"When two reborn Pokémon lock views, they see the other's last few moments before they die. Apparently. I have never actually felt it until now…"

He looked down, and then back up to me in a serious look. "So answer my question. Why were you reborn?"

I sighed, and told him my life's story. He nodded, and agreed to certain things. He agreed, disagreed, and said the same thing everyone says. "It isn't as bad as it seems."

"They all say that, but never experience it."

He looked away, before looking back. "We haven't been properly introduced."

"I'll say. Not much of a first impression though, my ear hurts."

He rolled his eyes and limply held up a wing. He abruptly winced and said, "My name's Droop. Weird name, but I didn't give it to myself."

"Ha, I know that. The name's Magnus."

"Nice to meet you, Magnus."

Somehow, I knew this was gonna work in the long run.

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Sorry if that was too short, but its like, almost two AM here where I'm at. :P

*yawns* Thank you Delano, for the OC. I greatly appreciated it.

Hope you all have a happy new year!!! 2010 here we come!!! :D