AUTHOR'S NOTES:
I'm going to cry laughing one of these parts is named "Eggy"
A few days later, Chester decided to make a dinner announcement like everyone hated.
"Before we begin eating..." Everyone groaned. Chester rolled his eyes. "I have an announcement." He paused.
"Well get on with it, I'm hungry!" Someone piped up. About half the guild laughed.
"If you will all be quiet..." Chester grumbled. They settled down. "Maybe tomorrow... Or perhaps in a couple or few days... We will be announcing the Pokemon who will be going on the Expedition."
Excitement buzzed through the table as they began eating. And the excitement lasted all to bedtime, where Team Renegade and PokeRescue couldn't stop chatting.
"You guys will totally get picked," Moon judged.
"We've no higher chance than you two," Katheryn decided.
"No way! You guys did an awesome job on collecting the oh so important Perfect Apples, and you found the missing Team Skyforth."
Blaze grinned nervously. "You think?" He couldn't help but get anxious over the selection.
"Just don't screw up until then." Summer chuckled. "It's in the bag for you two."
"Well, what about our Egg?" Katheryn frowned. "What if it hatches?"
"Chester doesn't know about it yet." Moon pointed out. "Just hide the kid and bring him, her along."
"Isn't that dangerous?"
"You want to go, don't you?"
"Yes, bu-"
"So do what I said."
"Um... You guys..." Blaze said. No one noticed.
"I don't want to endanger a child," Katheryn informed Moon.
Moon was being adamant, however. "You won't if you don't let it out of your's or Blaze's sight."
"Guys..." Blaze started again.
Katheryn was persistent. "Who even knows where we're going? Chester hasn't told us. What if it's on a cliff or something? The child could take 2 seconds to fall off."
"Stop being a pessimist," Moon frowned.
"I'm not, I just don't want to hurt a little kid."
"You won't!"
"YOU GUYS!" Blaze finally shouted over them.
They whipped around. "What!?" They snapped at the same time.
"The Egg is hatching," he told them.
Katheryn ran over. "It is? Lemmeseelemmeseelemmeseelemmesee!"
Blaze scooted over. The Egg was glowing and shaking brightly.
"How do you know?" Katheryn asked curiously.
Blaze patted her head, not looking away from the Egg. "I'm a father."
Pieces of the Egg started to fall away. Moon tried getting in between Blaze and Katheryn to see, but she was pushed back. It opened. A brilliant white light illuminated the room, then soon faded.
And left was a little Pokemon. It was maybe a foot tall, and was mostly creme. It had a round head, with a "V" striking across it's forehead, and fanning out, forming ears from the "V." It had big, adorable, blue eyes, and small fangs. It's body was small, with chubby, round legs. It's feet were small, and it had two toes. It's arms were almost the length of it's body, starting small, then getting fatter as the arm went longer. It has three-fingers hands, with a thumb and to same-sized fingers. It also had two wings above it's butt.
"Tiiiiniii?" it yawned, looking up at Blaze and Katheryn with two large, heart-warming eyes. Katheryn let out a squeal of joy, and Blaze got a grin. He picked it up, and placed it in his lap.
"Well aren't you a cute one? I've never seen a Pokemon like you though."
"Victinitinitini!" it said excitedly, hugging Blaze. He let out a laugh.
"Aww, it likes you!" Katheryn smiled. Blaze attempted to pull the Pokemon off, but it simply snuggled him tighter.
"Tini!" it insisted. The four Pokemon in the room laughed.
The next morning, just before sunrise, Blaze woke up to a crying. He raised his head with a grumble, then noticed that the baby Pokemon from last night was upset. He sighed, and picked it up. It sniffed a bit, and stared at him with cute eyes.
"Tini," it said to him, before hugging him and starting to cry again.
Katheryn looked over. "Why is it crying?"
Blaze shrugged. "I don't speak baby." He grumbled, not happy about the sudden awakening. "Let's see, um... It might be hungry."
"Well hurry up before it wakes the whole guild," Katheryn whispered in a loud voice.
"Too late," Moon muttered as she watched Dan angrily come out of his room.
"Right, uuuhhhh... I have no idea what it likes," he sighed. Blaze fished a Cheri Berry out of his bag. The Pokemon stopped crying, and sniffed it. It took a bite.
"Tini tini tini!" it said merrily as it ate.
"It likes Cheri Berries. Anyone got some?"
"Moon has some," Summer said quickly, opening the bag and searching through it. He pulled out a few, and handed them to Blaze, who gave them to the baby. Moon and Katheryn, meanwhile, focused on distracting the awake members of the guild.
"I'm outta berries," he frowned.
"So am I," Summer said miserably. "Does it like anything else!?"
Blaze grabbed their bag. "... Why does Katheryn have jalapeno lollipops?"
She looked back. "They taste good."
He rolled his eyes. "Normally I wouldn't give this to a kid, but..." He handed one to the baby, who ate it happily. He sighed with relief. "There, that should keep it distracted for a while." He quickly hid the Pokemon. Just in time, too, because Dan barged in.
"Hiya!" Blaze smiled. "Need something?"
"Quiet," Dan growled. "I want silence. I don't know or care whatever the heck made that obnoxious noise, but don't let it happen again." With that, he whipped around, and stalked back to his room. Moon and Katheryn let out a sigh of relief as everyone went back to bed.
"Good grief!" Katheryn sighed, flopping down on her bed. "I want to be angry, but that Pokemon is just so cute!" She frowned, staring at the baby.
"And who exactly is that?" spoke a new voice. Everyone whipped around, to see Chester, frowning.
"Tiniii..." the baby said with a frown.
Blaze swallowed nervously. "U-um... Sur... pri... se?
Chester was unamused. "What are you doing with a child in the Guild? You know that's against the rules."
Katheryn sighed. All Eggs had to be given to Chansey, and let her raise the baby Pokemon until they were old enough to walk and talk and such.
Blaze stared into his gaze. "It's mine," He quickly lied. "Its mother, Lena, died recently of illness."
"Blaze, you're familiar with our rules. No babies are allowed in the Guild."
"So you want me to leave it out on the street?" Blaze growled. "I think not."
"I don't care what you do with it, but it can't stay here." Chester left no room for an argument.
Blaze still found one. "I'm going to raise this kid whether you like it or not."
"Then you can get out of the Guild." Chester said flatly.
"Fine." Blaze picked up the kid.
"Blaze, wait!" Katheryn frowned, looking at him. "You can't be serious!"
"I am," he told her. "I'm not leaving this baby. Even if it means that my head will hit the ground." He walked off.
"Wait!" Katheryn called, chasing after him.
Chester watched them go. He said nothing, and left.
Summer and Moon look to each other.
"What just...!?" Moon managed to get out.
Summer shook his head. "I don't even know."
Katheryn finally caught up to him outside of Brine Cave. "Blaze!"
He was sitting by the edge, kicking at the water with his feet. The baby was next to him, dozing. He looked up at his name, then stared back at the ocean.
She walked up to him. "So just like that? You're going to leave the Guild?"
"Yeah," he said shortly.
"You can't!" Katheryn cried out.
"Who's going to stop me?" he growled, not taking his gaze off the water.
"You'll be killed if you leave," she frowned.
"Then so be it," he decided flatly. "But if it means that this little one lives on... Then I know my death will not be vain."
"I can't believe you," she whispered. "I don't expect you to abandon the baby, but-"
"But nothing!" Blaze interrupted, looking at her. "I'm not leaving it, and that's final!"
She looked to him, saying nothing.
He sighed, looking down at the baby. It had woken up, and was staring at him curiously. "I don't want to be a repeat of my parents," he said finally. "I'm not even sure who my mother is."
Katheryn sat down next to him. "You don't know your parents?"
"Not my mother. And I hate my father for just leaving me. I'll give them that I was still an Egg at the time, but... I'll never forgive them. And when I finally realized that who I thought were my mom and dad weren't, I vowed to never abandon a kid. No matter what. And if I'm the only father this one will never know, then I'll be the best one I possibly can." He sighed, petting the Pokemon a bit as they crawled into his lap, and snuggled his leg. "I'm not leaving it. Even if that means I die."
"Blaze..." Katheryn wanted to cry. "So this is the end of Team Renegade?"
"I guess so," he said with a heavy heart.
Katheryn turned away, getting to her feet. "Goodbye, Blaze. You were... my best and only friend. I'll miss you." With that, she walked off, leaving him alone with the baby Pokemon.