CHAPTER 9
It was hard walking as a Scyther. My big claws always seemed to get in the way.
Rachel, Boris, Blitz, and I found it easier to fly rather than walk.
Lisa and Michael ran along below us.
Lisa had a strange, uneven way of running. She would run quickly one second, and slowly the next.
We couldn't fly very high, definitely not as high as birds like Spearow and Pidgey, but we could fly at a pretty decent speed.
˂They're just up ahead,˃ Michael said. ˂I can hear them.˃
We started hovering lower. Michael bounded off to get in position.
I wasn't sure how this plan would turn out. Would it be perfect? Would it be a disaster?
Lisa took a deep breath. ˂Ready?˃
˂I'm in position!˃ Michael called. ˂Oh, and by the way, we're doomed.˃
˂Okay,˃ Lisa said. ˂Let's do this now.˃
She took about ten weird, uneven steps, and finally stepped out to where the three Weederpies could see her. We were right behind her.
The Scyther was standing next to the Ditto Device, with one claw on each side of the beautiful pink sphere, preventing it from rolling away.
One Pinsir was sitting there with some kind of tool box beside it. It was holding one tool and using it on the Device.
The second Pinsir - Parasecter Two probably - was just standing. He stared at us as we emerged from the tall grass.
˂So, did you get them?˃ he asked.
˂Yes,˃ Lisa said, standing up straight. ˂We got them.˃
˂Bodies?˃ the Parasecter asked, narrowing his eyes.
˂Unrecoverable,˃ Rachel said.
Parasecter Two paused for a moment, inspecting our wounds.
Beforehand, we had clawed each other a little, so we had cuts and bruises and looked like we had been in a fight.
I lumbered over to the Ditto Device.
˂How are you going with that thing?˃ I asked.
The Pinsir pointed to a hole in the side. ˂I've cut a hole, now to figure out what this thing is.˃
˂Parasecter One will seem dated once I make Draks for Dittos!˃ Parasecter Two gloated. He turned to the Pinsir I was talking to. ˂Hurry up and get that Ditto out! I don't care about the rest of that thing, I just want the Ditto!˃
The Pinsir paused for a moment, dropped his tool, then just started ripping at wires, trying to reach the Ditto.
I could barely keep the horror from reaching my face. He was destroying it!
Blitz leaped forward and slammed the Pinsir, knocking it out of the way.
˂Um, change of plan,˃ Lisa said just to us. ˂Let's just grab it and run!˃
I whirled around and slashed at the Scyther with a claw.
˂Hey, that's me!˃ Boris yelled as he dodged my attack.
˂Oh, sorry!˃ I said, feeling embarrassment swell up inside me. ˂Wrong Scyther.˃
Michael leaped into view and grabbed the Device. Then, realizing it was too big to carry, he simply started rolling it. Lisa ran over to help.
˂Blitz! Grab that tool box!˃ I yelled.
I picked up part of the Ditto Device in my mouth. It was the part the Pinsir had cut out.
Blitz grabbed the handle of the tool box in his mouth, then we turned and flew.
Author's Annotation: Well, at least they tried a plan this time. Sure, it didn't work very well. But at least they tried.
It's a bit strange that Parasecter Two wasn't more curious about the strange wild Pokémon attack. And that ˂Bodies?˃ ˂Unrecoverable,˃ exchange makes me feel a little ill.
