Suicune 4

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Reina POV

Every month, on the same day, the beautiful creature came. It purifies the water, sometimes bounding away, other times, staying around the edge, exploring I guess. It soon became a regular occurrence but I still go out and watched it, never growing tired of seeing it. As time passed, I notice a change in the fauna around the pond. They seem to change colors, to unnatural shades and their features totally unlike any animal I had seen before. Eventually I start looking around on the internet, which I'm not supposed to be able to access, but don't tell my parents.

Turns out, there was this guy that had trained some of these new animals. Will Mackinnon I think it was. Anyway, he frequently popped up in headlines with his creatures he called "Pokemon". Surely he doesn't have Pokemon though. I look at some of the pictures attached and most of them showed a guy with four dragons, two bigger ones, two smaller ones, but one of each size are the same colors. One of them was red and white with a blue triangle on it's chest and amber eyes, and the other was blue and white with a red triangle and red eyes. They seemed familiar to me. Then the article mentioned names. Latias and Latios.

My eyes widened. Those were Pokemon names. I looked at some of the pictures I took of the new animals by the pond and started running through my mental list of Pokemon. I was a Pokemon wiz back in California. I played all the regions of the Pokemon games, so I knew all of them and what they looked like.

I looked at one that had been extremely friendly to me. It's vaguely cat shaped. It has bright yellow eyes with a white sclera but a yellow pupil, a small red nose, and strangely enough, light blue fur covering it's face, big ears with a thin yellow star in each, and down it's front legs, extending to the middle of it's back. The back half of it's body is black, seeming to shimmer slightly. Long, spiked fur extends from it's haunches and a black tail flows out, a yellow four-pointed star on the end. Two yellow stripes are on it's front legs, and black fur forms almost a shirt collar. A tuft of blue fur extends from the top of it's head, and both of it's cheeks. It liked to follow me around as I waited for our regular visitor and I grew to enjoy it's company.

Speaking of the visitor, I finally figured out who it was. Suicune. Suicune of all Pokemon! It's amazing! She is quite beautiful as well. Maybe one day I'll get to be close to her. Maybe. But for now I'll make friends with the Pokemon here. I fine out the incredibly friendly one is a Shinx. He's absolutely adorable and every time I pet him, his fur crackles with electricity. My hair poofs out from the static, but I don't mind.

Another one looks like a dog. He has orange fur with black stripes mostly, but cream fur covers it's muzzle and chest, as well as making up it's fluffy tail. It has two claws on each forepaw, bright black eyes, and a black nose. When I first met him, he growled and barked at me, so I left him alone. Eventually he got used to me and stopped growling, eventually learning my scent and following me around like a faithful pup. Of course, that's what all Growlithe do. Yep. He's a Growlithe. He and Shinx get along alright, but Shinx is kind of playful so he often tries to wrestle with Growlithe. Growlithe is more serious and is annoyed quite often. They both follow me around the woods and garden, keeping the other Pokemon, the ones that aren't so friendly, away.

I've come to see all the new animals as Pokemon now. Mom and Dad don't really come outside that often, both usually staying inside for work. I'm scared they will take my friends away if they meet them though. But I've decided to let them see today. I'm gonna do it.

I take a deep breath, standing at my parents' office door. I raise my hand, hesitating, then knock on it. I'm bid inside immediately. Mom looks up from her papers, curious.

"What can we do for you, Rei?"

"Mom, Dad, I have a couple friends I want you to meet."

"Sure, honey! Where are they?"

"Outside. But they aren't exactly... human."

Dad looks up at this. "What do you mean?"

"You just need to meet them. But before you do, you need to know that they won't hurt you, no matter how scary they look okay?"

Both of my parents look confused but nod and follow me outside. I tell them to walk out to the back porch and stand while I get them. They do as I say, although both are very curious.

I walk to the garden where I've left my friends and call them to me, warning them that they are to meet my parents. Shinx seems pretty excited, bouncing around and rubbing up against my legs, but Growlithe merely chuffed(you know that sound dogs make that sounds like a huff and bark? No? Well you get the idea) and sat immobile beside me, ever the loyal dog. I walked back out of the garden and over to my parents, but told Shinx and Growlithe to stay put until I called.

"Mom, Dad, don't freak out okay? My first friend is a bit strange, but he is adorable. Don't scream and get the gun."

They both nod warily, and I take a deep breath and call him out.

"Come on out, Ampere."

Ampere, the Shinx, runs out of the garden towards me and jumps into my waiting arms. My mother jumps backward, running behind my dad. He put his arms across her protectively. I rise from my crouch and pet Ampere's head.

"Mom, Dad, this is Ampere. He is called a Shinx. I promise he won't hurt either of you. He's just like a cat, except his fur has some electricity running through it." Ampere purrs to prove my point. They both look at him warily. "Please, just give him a chance."

Dad was the first to move, watching the cat in my arms and extending his hand out slowly. Ampere stretches out his neck, sniffing his hand, then a spark of electricity jumps between them. Dad pulls his hand back quickly.

"Oops! Sorry. That happens sometimes. He's just showing his affection. I hope he didn't hurt you."

Dad looks at his hand, then back at the Shinx, then reaches out again, this time reaching to pet Ampere's head. Ampere starts to purr and I smile.

"See? He's not so bad. Would you like to meet him Mom?"

Surprisingly, Mom doesn't. She refuses to touch him, not coming near him. I'm pretty sure she hurt Ampere's feelings in the process. I sigh and decide to call out my next friend.

"Well, I have one other friend. He's different from Ampere, but he's probably a bit more familiar. He won't attack unless I tell him to so don't worry about that."

Dad nods and Mom just looks horrified at the concept of more of them coming near her. I turn away and call for the Growlithe.

"Come here, Ifrit."

The loyal Puppy Pokemon trots out of the garden to me, and sits beside me, his head just under my hand. I put Ampere down and he sits on my other side. Mom actually looks a bit less scared of him than she did Ampere, but that's probably because of how much like a dog he looks.

"This is Ifrit. He's a Growlithe. He is the most loyal Pokemon you will find. He will never attack unless I give the order, and will protect all of us from danger." Ifrit barks softly, sounding just like a real dog.

Mom still doesn't come near him, but Dad does, encouraged by how well touching Ampere went. He crouches in front of Ifrit and reaches out a hand for him to sniff. Ifrit does immediately and begins to sniff his hand, collecting his scent. When I was researching, I found that Growlithe will never forget a scent. After Ifrit finishes, he licks my father's hand. My dad reaches up to pet Ifrit's head and scratches behind his ear and under his chin. I could see that Ifrit likes it as his fluffy tail begins to wag slightly. Eventually Dad gets up and walks back over to his wife.

"Diana, look. I trust our daughter and so should you. If they haven't hurt her or me, I'm pretty sure that they won't hurt you. Okay? You can pick either of them to choose and you will pet them. I promise they will not hurt you."

Mom nods in defeat and walks over to me, crouching in front of me. I step back slightly, watching her. She looks between Ifrit and Ampere, then decides. She closes her eyes, lifting both hands towards each of them. Dad and I watch, surprised. Both Pokemon reach out to sniff her hand, then look at each other. Ampere is the first to move, running to her and putting his forepaws on her knees. She opens her eyes and sees Ampere, freezing. They both stare at each other for a couple seconds, then her hand drops to his head. He closes his eyes, purring, and she smiles. Dad and I both sigh in relief as she becomes accustomed to both of them.

By the end of the day, Mom and Dad had both gotten used to Ifrit and Ampere. I feel better now that I don't have to hide them. Occasionally they would come inside the house, but they always preferred to stay outside and go back to their families. They both soon became part of our family.

Suicune POV

I watch as the human girl introduces her friends to her family. Yes, there is certainly something different about this girl. I just can't put my paw on it. I turn away from them and run back to the mountain, greeting my siblings.

"Entei, why don't you want to be captured?"

The elder lion looked at me with shock on his face. He scoffed, saying,"Suicune, the humans cannot be trusted. They will abuse us and treat us horribly. You've seen the way they are now, always starting wars. If we were to show ourselves, we would be used as weapons and I cannot allow that."

"But Entei, not all of them are bad. I've seen some of them on my travels and-"

Entei cut me off with a glare. "You've been close to them?! How? Did they see you?"

"N-No, but I've watched them and they treat people and the animals with kindness. Raikou, surely you've seen some of them."

The tiger shook his head. "Don't bring me into this." He got up and loped out of the cave, thunder rumbling after the strike of lightning he released as he jumped from the ledge.

Entei continued his lecture. "-and they could enslave you with some sort of technology we haven't even seen yet! Suicune, how could you even think that they might be good?"

"Because I've healed one!" I said this with a shout and rose to my feet, glaring. Entei's face filled with shock at my answer. I blush red but don't back down, refusing to give up my point.

"That's right. I've healed a human girl. I scared her and she fell and hit her head. She had seen me before but never made an attempt to hurt or capture me. She was curious. I did not sense any hostility from her. It was only fair that since she didn't hurt me, that I heal her. I do not regret it at all." I held my head up high but my tails quivered with nervousness. That wasn't supposed to come out but it did and now I can't take it back.

Entei stands and walks over to me, fire trailing from his feet in anger, eyes ablaze. "You healed a human?! You probably talked to it too! Now it's going to tell everyone about you! Latias and Latios have already been captured, and now you want to be with a human?!"

At his words, I flinch back, but I don't break eye contact. Entei had run my life for a long time. It's time that I took my life into my own paws. My tails sharpen into points and whip about me. A wind starts to blow in the cave. The natural spring in the cave begins to bubble up and move, bending to my will. It flows up around me, coalescing to form a Gyarados made of water over me. It floated over my head, ready to strike.

"Yes I do! Reina is a good human, probably one of the best! She is kind and patient! I WILL continue seeing her and visiting her, and there is nothing you can do about it! You will not run my life any longer! I am old enough to make my own choices! You are not my father!"

To punctuate each sentence, I took a step forward and Entei took a step back. By the time I had stopped talking, he was backed against a wall. I had the upper hand now. He glanced up at the "Gyarados" in fear.

"You will not control me and keep me under your paw any longer. I am leaving. When I feel it is best to come back, I will. But do not think that is any time soon." I said all this in a lower voice, a growl rising in the back of my throat. I stepped away and then ran out of the cave, dashing along the north wind. Before I left I had put all the water back into the spring and had seen that Entei was still in a state of fright. I felt slightly guilty but then I think about all the years he dictated everything I did and those feelings evaporated like mist. I ran far away from my brothers. Far, far away.

So I know you guys are probably hating me but I just have been super busy with school and I'm really sorry... I hope this makes up for it. Review with thoughts please

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