CHAPTER 10
We went back into the fields and looked for Boris and Michael. It didn't take too long to find them.
"Hey! Don't you run away from me!" someone was shouting. It was Michael.
I saw him then. He was trying to get close enough to acquire a Mankey.
The Mankey started jumping up and down. Michael grabbed it and started acquiring it.
"Finally!" Boris sighed. "Fifth time lucky."
"Hey, it's not my fault these Pokémon find me so attractive they have to run," Michael said, putting down the Mankey.
The Mankey immediately ran off.
"See what I mean?" Michael said.
"Yeah, that must be it," I said, walking up.
"Have you both acquired something?" Lisa asked.
"Yep," Boris said, sounding satisfied. "A Bulbasaur."
"Hmph, how come you got a Bulbasaur when all I got was a Mankey?" Michael asked unhappily.
"Because the Bulbasaur thought I was cuter," Boris smirked.
"Okay, let's just all morph?" I sighed.
˂Good idea,˃ Bounce said. He hopped out of the tall grass along with Blitz.
"Focus," I told everyone, and then saw my arm changing.
Lisa's ears suddenly grew out and out. She started shrinking.
Boris fell down onto all fours. His skin became a light green color.
Michael was suddenly covered in fur. He grew a long tail.
Blitz became a very light shade of purple. His ears sprouted.
Bounce's tail shrank and shrank. He grew a horn on his head.
And then there we were, six Pokémon.
˂Whoa! That was cool!˃ Blitz suddenly cried.
˂Tell me about it,˃ Michael said. ˂Hey, wait a minute! Whoa! Whoa! I can thought-speak!˃
"Bulba-bulbasaur," Boris said. Then, in thought-speak, he said, ˂Man, this is weird! I'm both Boris and a Bulbasaur!˃ He crouched low and showed his teeth.
˂Can everyone control their instincts okay?˃ Bounce asked.
One by one, we all said 'yes'.
˂Hey, I hear something!˃ Blitz said, pricking up an ear. ˂It's coming this way.˃
I listened as hard as possible. Yes, there was something... Something bigger than a Rattata.
"Scy-scyther." Two Scythers came into view.
˂What about that Mew last night?˃ one of them said.
˂Yeah,˃ the other said. ˂That was amazing! I wish I had a Mewtwo host.˃
˂You filth!˃ Blitz suddenly yelled.
The Scythers turned to us. ˂What...? Did you say that?˃
Blitz suddenly charged at the Scythers. He leaped and hit one.
˂Blitz! What are you doing?!˃ Lisa yelled.
˂Come on, we've gotta help him!˃ Boris said. He joined the battle.
We all jumped in to help Boris and Blitz.
I scratched at one of the Scythers.
WHAM!
He hit me with the flat side of a claw. I staggered back.
Bounce leaped over me to hit the Scyther.
It was madness! Everyone was scratching, clawing, pouncing, and biting each other.
I climbed to my feet. I charged at the Scyther. At the last moment, I stopped, brought a paw back to my tail, let it catch fire, then swung it forward, throwing a ball of flame at one of the Scythers.
"Scy-scy-screee!" it cried as its foot was set on fire.
It started hopping around like someone who had stubbed their toe.
Boris, who had his teeth sunk in the Scyther's back, let go and dropped off.
˂Whoa, that was cool!˃ he said.
"Ma-ma-mankey! Mankey!" Michael was yelling. He was swinging and hanging on the other Scyther. He then started jumping on its head before it threw him off.
Bounce started attacking it with his horn. Blitz kept scratching it. And Lisa...
Lisa sort of hunched over, and...
ZZZZAP!
... Electrocuted the Scyther!
˂Cool!˃ Lisa cried. ˂I didn't know I could do that.˃
The two Scythers had finally had enough. They ran off, crying and screaming like ninnies.
Author's Annotation: Yes, Boris found a Bulbasaur. Just refer to what I said in an earlier annotation about Rachel's Charmander morph. You may also be wondering why there's no Squirtle morph. Don't worry Squirtle fans, that's coming later in the series!
In this early stage, I was still working out some of the characterization, especially Bounce and Blitz. That's why Blitz has a bit of a weird moment. "You filth"? Definitely not something Blitz would say.
And really, Lisa? You didn't know you could use electric attacks? As a Pikachu? Her line is worded poorly, that's all. She didn't know what abilities her Pikachu morph has. As we observe later, their morphs seem to grow and gain new abilities like actual Pokémon.