Chapter 4

"Crainidos what is it?" Squirted asked when they got to an edge of a pit.

"Look down there!" Crainidos pointed in the pit. Squirtle and Torchic looked down, sure enough there was Larvitar. His foot was stunk tight under a tree branch. Larvitar's friends were down with him, trying to pull him out. Squirtle and Torchic gasped.

"What happened?" Torchic asked.

"We were playing kickball." Crainidos answered. "The ball fell into this ditch, and Larvitar went in to get it, when it happened."

"When what happened?" Squirle wanted to know.

"Yeah what?" Cranidos looked at them.

"When a strong wind came and knocked a tree down, trapping Larvitar's foot before he could fully escape." Suddenly they herd Larviter's scream in pain.

"AHHH! IT HURTS, IT HURTS, IT HURTS! IVYSOUR BE MORE CAREFUL!" Ivysour backed away.

"I'm trying Larvitar, but it won't bulge!"

"WELL TRY HARDER!"

"Yes sir!"

"We got to save him!" Squirtle said while Larvitar's friends tried to help him. "But how?" Torchic looked at the ditch and the branch, then at Larvitar.

"Hang on guys!" he told them, going into the ditch. "I got an idea!"

"Careful down there Torchic!" Squirtle called to him.

"Don't worry, I will!" When Torchic was on the ground, he headed towards the trapped Larvitar.

"Look who's here." Elekid said. "It's the non shiny Torchic!"

"What you're going to do?" Machop jeered. Tell the tree to roll over?" with that Machop, Ivysour, and Elekid all laughed. Larvitar was in too much pain to laugh. Torchic got eye to eye with Machop.

"Just watch me!" he said. He started attacking the tree. He tried four more times without succeeding. He panted with tiredness.

"Are you trying to move the log?" Elekid taunted. "You'll never move it in time misfit!" Then all the three pokemon chanted "Torchic is a misfit!" over and over.

Ignoring the rude insults, Torchic took a deep breath, and ran to the tree with all of his might! It worked, the tree moved over, and Larvitar was no longer trapped! The other pokemon gasped.

"Oh my gosh!" Said Ivysour. "Did you see that? Torchic saved Larvitar!"

"Unbelievable!" Machop agreed. Larvitar smiled up at Torchic, Torchic smiled back.

"You saved me!" Larvitar tried to get up, but his leg was hurt." Larvitar screamed. Torchic ran to him.

"Are you all right Larvitar?" he asked.

"My lag hurts really bad!" Larvitar replied.

"I can help with that!" They herd a voice say. Larvitar turned around, and the pokemon saw a Chansey. Standing beside her were Crainidos and Squrtle.

"What are you doing here?" Larvitar asked Chansey.

"Your friend Crainidos came to get me to help you!" Chansey answered.

"Don't worry Larvitar!" Crainidos told his friend. "You'll be cured in no time flat!"

"Well we better go if you want your leg healed." Said Chansey.

"Right!" Larvitar said. Chansey carried Larvitar on her back, and headed for the Pokemon Center. The others followed.

"Come on Torchic!" Squirtle called. He fallowed the others

"Coming Squirtle!" Torchic called after him. He began to go, when he saw a Blaziken looking at them near a boulder.

"Torchic come on!" Squirtle repeated. "Let's go see Larvitar."

"Hang on Squirtle, just a minute!" Torchic told him. Torchic went towards the shiny Blaziken.

"Can I help you?" he asked the Blaziken. The Blaziken looked at Torchic.

"That's was some brave work on how you saved that Larvitar son!"

"Thanks, did you call me your son? I'm not…"

"Yes Torchic, you are my long lost son!" Torchic gasped.

"Then that means that you're my f-father?"

"Yes son, I am."

"Then why couldn't you and mom keep me?"

"Well son, you mother and I was so excited that we were getting a son, but when you hutched and we found out that you wasn't shiny, I…" Torchic became angry.

"So you abounded me because I wasn't shiny like you wanted me to be?!"

"Now Torchic, yes but…"

"I always thought you and mommy couldn't have me for another reason, and I find out you did it because I'm not shiny?"

"Torchic I…"

"No dad I don't want to hear it! If this how you treat your son then so be it! I hate you, and I don't want to see you again, good bye!" And with that Torchic ran of crying. Victor sighed and looked at Squirtle.

"You can go and see Larvitar." He told Squirtle. "I'll try to reason with my son."

"Thanks Torchic's dad!" Squirtle said. "I get the easy part! Good luck with your son!" Then he was off! Victor went searching for his son.

Moments later he found his son sniffing sadly beside the riverbank. He went towards him.

"Look son, I'm awfully sorry for what I did." He began. "If there's anything I can change I would change what I did to you!" Torchic sniffed.

"I thought every parent was supposed to see their child as who they were inside! Guess I was wrong!"

"No son, you were right. It just that…" Torchic stood up and faced his father in anger.

"I trusted you dad! And you threw me overboard into the deep dark sea! You're nothing but a joke, so just go away!" Torchic turned around to cry some more.

"Torchic I…"

"I said go away!"

"I guess you're right son. I don't deserve to be your father!" Victor was about to leave when a red Gyrados suddenly leapt out from the water, and grabbed Torchic with its tail! It then splashed into the sea again!

"AHHHHH!" Torchic screamed. "Somebody SAVE MEEEEE!" Victor turned around real quick and faced the red Gyrados, and saw his screaming son in its mighty tail grip!

"Do that to my son, will you?!" Victor then leapt into the air, and kicked at the Gyrado's belly! Gyrados roared as it dropped Torchic on the ground. It fell back into the sea! Torchic watched as his dad fought the red Gyrados away. The Gyrados eventually swam away. Victor took a few breaths, before coming over to his son.

"Son are you ok?" Victor asked Torchic.

"Dad, you saved me!" Torchic happily said.

"Of coerce I did son! You're my special little Torchic, and I'll always love you no matter what!" Victor and Torchic snuggled each other.

"Thanks dad!" Torchic said. "You'll the best, I love you too!"

"Would you look at that?" Crainidos said; he and his friends ran out of the bushes to Torchic's side. "Torchic's father saved him from that red Gyrados!"

"I saw that!" Machop agreed.

"That was superb!" Ivysour agreed. "Torchic's dad is like a hero now!"

"That was so cool!"

"Of course it was cool!" Squirtle pointed out. "Torchic and I will be BFF!"

Larvitar came back then; there was now a white blank cast on his leg. Larvitar cleared his throat, signaling everyone to be quiet. Larvitar limped towards Torchic.

"Torchic." He began. "I'm sorry we all laughed at you because of your non shininess! We shouldn't have done that! I mean, it's not your fault that you were born differently then us! I hope you'll forgive us!"

"Apology accepted!" Torchic said. "And thank you Larvitar!"

"Great! Now are you ready to make history Torchic?" Torchic looked puzzled.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Torchic, how would you like, the first non shiny to join the 5 shiny wonders?"

"Really?" Larvitar nodded. "I love to!"

"If Torchic joins, then I'm back in!" Squirtle said.

""That's just great!" Larvitar said. Everyone laughed and cheered for Torchic.

"Now our team will have to be called The 6 Shiny Wonders and one Non Shiny!" Ivysour spoke up.

"That's too long!" Machop told him. "How about The Seven Wonders!"

"OK!" Everyone agreed at once.

"Wow, The Seven Wonders!" Torchic said happily. "I think I'll fit in just fine!"

Zelda felt relived when her husband brought their long lost son back home. Victor promised himself that he'll never abandoned Torchic again!

Torchic played with the other six wonders, and he enjoyed all of their get togethers. But no one felt happier then Torchic did!