Chapter 4
Before I came fully conscious, I heard some voices. One of them said "Hey, I think that he is coming around."
"Thank you for all you done. I think I can take care of him from here." The female voice from earlier said.
"No problem, it is my job to heal the injured. I am a Blissey after all." The first voice said.
When I open my eyes completely, I saw a large pink like Pokémon leaving the room. I look around to get my surroundings and it looks like I'm in a den of some sort with windows placed throughout the room. I can see the clouds and trees through the windows. I then tried to sit up only to succeed in propping myself up. I then notice another figure in the room with me.
The figure was a fox like Pokémon with red fur covering most of its body. It had cream color fur on its head, shoulder's and chest area. The tail was completely cream color with a long stick in the back of the tail. It had a hint of white color fur around its muzzle and on the chest. It had two lighter shades of red shapes on its legs. It had long red fur in both of its ears that looks like flames. It had black feet and claws. It was about five feet tall.
"How do you feel now little one?" She asks.
"My body feels sore all over and numb, but otherwise I feel ok. I am hungry though."
"I am not surprise. You were out for a while. The nurse told me that you should take it easy for the night."
"I will, with what I been through today I really do need the rest. I take it you were the one who save me from those Sneasel's."
"I am."
"What move did you used back there in my fight?"
"The move I used back there to help you out in your battle was 'FLAMETHROWER'."
"Where am I exactly?"
"You're in my house located just on the outskirts of this village. The village name is Kaiju. Do not ask me what it stands for, for I have no idea."
"What is your name by the way? Mine name is John."
"My name is Juliet and I'm a Delphox. Let me gather up some berries for you and I will be right back. It shouldn't take me long."
"Take your time. I don't think I will be going anywhere for the night."
As Juliet left to gather some berries, I decided to take a better look at my surroundings. I look underneath me to see a bed made entirely of dried grass, which I am surprise that it doesn't catch fire with my tail on it and all. There was a verity of herbs hanging along one side of the room. Beside the bed there was a table with a bowl of water on it, probably to wash up real quickly when you get up in the morning. Besides that, there wasn't much else in the room to explain about.
A few seconds later Juliet returns with a small bowl of berries. The bowl was mainly filled with Oran, Pecha and Cheri berries. Juliet place the bowl full of berries beside and sat in the same corner as she was earlier. I started to dig into the bowl full of berries. I then noticed that she had someone else following her into the room.
The figure had the same features as I do except that he was 6 feet tall, two horns on the top of his head, a longer muzzle then mine, two large wings that were attached on his shoulders blades near the upper back. He had three long sharp claws on his hands and a larger build overall. The one major difference is that instead of orange and cream color like me, he was black through and through.
"So, you are the Charmander that I heard so much about. John if I'm not mistaking." He said.
"That would be me."
"My name is Trent and I am your final evolution known as Charizard. You already meet my mate. I hear that you took on a dozen Sneasel's by yourself for the most part. How did you pull that one off?"
"To tell you the truth, I think I was just relying mainly on instinct until near the end of my fight."
"That is no small feat for a Charmander as you. So I hear from my wife saying that you were once human, is that true?"
I began to chock on one of the berries. After I manage to get air back into my lungs I ask, "How could you possible know that? I haven't told anyone about myself since I got here."
"She overheard your conversation with MEWTWO earlier. She has the tendency to eavesdrop on others conversation from time to time and I have a lot a question that I was hoping that you could answer."
"Oh boy I am in trouble now. I really wish MEWTWO has here to help me out."
"John can you hear me?"
"MEWTWO is that you. Where in the hell are you? I think that I might be in some trouble here."
"Don't worry about me. I am safe for the time being. ARTICUNO was giving me a hard time. John the reason I am contacting you now is to let you know that it is safe to tell these two what has transpired to you."
"Are you sure that it is safe to just tell them that kind of information. I thought that you told me never to give that information to anyone regardless of how friendly they may be."
"I have sense their feelings and it is safe to tell them. Besides I think that you can help each other out in the long run. Do not ask me how I know, I just know."
"Ok. Thanks again MEWTWO. I was just about to give them some of the truth, but not all of it. So who is ARTICUNO?"
"That would be my 'friend' that I mention earlier, but I don't think he was working on his own free will. It felt like he was being controlled by someone else."
"How could you possible know something like that?"
"If you have been around as long as I have. You know when someone is not acting normal. To me it felt like ARTICUNO was hypnotize, but more about that later. But I don't have the time to give you more information because I have just been found. The next time we meet, it will be face to face. See you soon!"
"I will be just focusing on why you were attack, who do you think it could be, and what was your human life was like before all this, just mainly out of curiosity. The reason why I am asking all of this from you is because I am part of a Rescue Team and I want to help you out in any way that I can. Are you even listening to me?"
I snap back to reality after I just realize that I was zoned out there for a moment.
"Huh… Oh yeah I was listening."
"Now don't lie to me. I know that look anywhere. You were having a conversation with someone else just now telepathic."
"How can you know that?"
Juliet answers the question for him. "I may not look like it, but I am part psychic as well. So Trent here picked up a few traits about psychics from me. I tend to have conversation with some of my friends with just the mind from time to time and yes, you do zone out from the real world when you do that. I hear that stronger psychics don't zone out when they are talking to two or more different people at the same."
"Any who, who were you talking to just now?" Trent asks.
"I was just talking to MEWTWO that all."
"JUST TALKING TO MEWTWO! If MEWTWO contacts anyone for any reason it has to be of great importance. So what did he want to talk to you about."
"He was giving me some background information on who attack me and all. He also told me that it was alright to tell you guys about my past. I see now that you guys just want to help me out. So what where those questions that you wanted me to answer for you again?"
Trent repeated the entire question that he wanted me to answer.
"I think I will start off with my past life. Now please bear with me as it has been a very long and a very stressful day for me."
For the next thirty minutes, I told Trent and Juliet what has happen to me in the past day alone. I told them that I was in an accident, lost both of my parents, knocking on death door due to injuries, saved by a stranger who is not a stranger to me anymore, getting a crash course about Pokémon and finally getting attack by someone who I have no idea on why the want me dead.
"…and then you came along Juliet and saved me from those Sneasels after I was poisoned. And that is how I ended up here with you guys."
"Mon, you just can't seem to catch a break now can you? I am sorry for your loss though." Trent said.
"You can say that again. Anyway, MEWTWO told me earlier that ARTICUNO was the one that send those Sneasel's after me in the woods, but MEWTWO thinks that ARTICUNO was being controlled by someone else. Who though, he does not know. That is all the information that I have on the current situation."
"The only way to find out who is exactly behind this attack, you need to find ARTICUNO and defeat him in battle. But that is easier said than done for ARTICUNO never stays in the same place for long and defeating him in battle is no small fate. So there is not going to be any information on ARTICUNO whereabouts for quite some time."
"So what I am supposed to do till then?"
"I say that you need to stay off his radar for now and to lie low. Seeing that you have nowhere else to go, you can live here with use. We can raise you as if you were our own son. Even though MEWTWO gave you a lot of information about 'us', Pokémon in general, we are still sending you off to school to learn. You will be starting tomorrow."
"Even if I didn't know a lot about this world, you are still sending me off to school. WHY?"
"If you act like one of the young ones do, you will not draw as much attention to yourself and it also helps you to stay off someone radar. Who knows, maybe you will learn something that may actually help you out in the future."
"Ok. I agree that is one of the better reasons that I've heard about going to school. But what if someone asks me about my past? What should I tell them especially if they ask me about this?"
"If someone does ask about your past tell them that you have been living with us for the past 8 years. Anything else like what you do for fun and stuff, make it up on the fly. But it has to be believable. If someone does ask about your scar tell them that you get it one day training by yourself out in the woods."
"I will try and remember that."
"It is getting late I think that we all should turn in for the night. You have a big day tomorrow. Oh and before I forget, if you need someone to train with, do not hesitate to ask me. You may even pick up on some of my battle strategies that you can use as your own."
"Why are you guys being so kind to me? I mean that we hardly know each other and all, so why would you go so far to take care of a complete stranger?"
"That is one of my jobs being part of a Rescue Team. We look out for those that can't fend for themselves from those that seek to due them harm. If someone else had found you, the majority will ask you the same questions that I did and if you told them the same things that you told us, most will think that you are really crazy and send you off to how knows where. But don't think too much about it. For the time being, this is going to be your room. Tomorrow I will show you around town and then get you sign up for school."
"Before I go to bed should I refer to you guys as Trent and Juliet or mom and dad?"
"The latter will do. Now good night and get some rest." Both of them said at the same time.
"Good night." And with that they both left the room, leaving me to myself and my thoughts.
"Man this has been one really messed up day for me. Trent and Juliet decided to take care of me and allow me to live with them. Trent said something about being part of a Rescue Team, what is that exactly? I will ask Trent tomorrow when he shows me around town."
Before I fell asleep that night only one thought was going through my mind. "I hope that I don't make a fool out of myself for my first day of school." And with that I fell into a deep sleep.
