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The search for Furfrou took much longer than Natalie or Shauna anticipated. They searched the entire palace from top to bottom. Even the courtyard for possible hiding places the dog like pokemon could've hidden in. By the time they reached the back, exhausted, it was around the late evening hours. But once they stepped out of the palace and into the prized garden, their eyes sparkled like stars.
"Cool!" Shauna said as she ran a bit ahead, "This place is so beautiful!"
"I don't think I've ever seen anything this beautiful in my life." Natalie said as she joined Shauna. The two crossed the bridge together, admiring the view.
"Hey!" Shauna said, stopping, "What are those pokemon?"
Natalie looked over to where she was pointing and spotted two statues facing each other. As if they were about to engage in battle. Natalie immediately recognized them from a book she once read in school. "That's Reshiram and Zekrom." she said.
"Reshiwho and Zekwhat?" Shauna asked.
"They're the legendaries from Unova."
"Oh. You sure know a lot about pokemon." Shauna said as they walked down the steps.
"Not really." Natalie chuckled, "I only know about those two from a book I read in school."
"Hold on." Shauna said, suddenly stretching her arm out for her to stop. "Isn't that a Furfrou?"
The two girls spotted a white, furry dog chasing it's tail in front of them. The two watched dumbfounded briefly before they snapped back into concentration.
"Could that be the guy's Furfrou?"
"Must be." Natalie said. "Let's go and see."
Both girls slowly continued their way down the steps until they reached the bottom. They inched their way over to the pokemon slowly. Hoping not to frighten it. But then. The pokemon caught sight of them and stopped chasing his tail. Both girls froze.
"Woof! Woof!" the pokemon cried before he dashed down the path.
"Hey!" Natalie cried, "Wait!"
Both girls gave chase. Following the dog down a series of hedge mazes. Eventually they lost sight of it and the girls had to split up. Natalie looked in the left while Shauna looked in the right. The sun was slowly setting in the horizon. Tainting the sky a firey red and purple color. Thankfully there were light posts in the garden. Giving them enough light to continue their search. Eventually, Natalie found the Furfrou in the last maze sitting down.
"N-kins!" Shauna called as she came running over, "Did you-?"
"Ssh!" Natalie hushed her immediately. Pointing a finger over to the resting pokemon. "Keep your voice down." Natalie ordered.
"What are we going to do?" Shauna whispered, "We need to find a way to catch him without having to knock him out!"
Natalie thought for a moment. "We need to corner him." she replied, "That way he'll have no where else to go."
"Great idea! But how do we corner him without chasing him out?"
"Hmm... I have an idea."
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The Furfrou layed curled up in the dirt path. Feeling a bit exhausted from all the running he'd done. His ears suddenly perked up in alarm and he raised his head to Natalie coming at him.
"Woof! Woof!" the pokemon cried in alarm before he immediately scrambled to his feet and bolted. Natalie chased him all over the maze. Just as Furfrou was about to reach the exit, Shauna jumped out and blocked him. The pokemon cried before he immediately ran the other way.
"Quick! Get him on the other side!" Natalie yelled. The two girls chased the dog on opposite sides of the maze. Eventually leading the Furfrou in a dead end. Shauna jumped for joy.
"Alright! We did it!" she said happily.
"High-five." Natalie chuckled before the two high-fived.
"Furfrou!"
The girls looked over to the man and what they believe is a servant come running over to them. The pokemon barked happily and immediately jumped into his trainer's arms. The girls watched the happy reunion with smiles on their faces.
"Oh! My Furfrou! My dear Furfrou!" the man cried happily as his pokemon licked him non-stop. He then got up to his feet and turned to Natalie and Shauna with a big smile on his face. "You both found my Furfrou!" he said happily, "I thank you both very much."
"Not a problem." Natalie said.
"This calls for celebration." the man said, "Let us have a fireworks show in celebration of my Furfrou's return! Come to the balcony for a good view. I'll got make the preparations."
The two girls watched the trio leave the garden. "A fireworks show!" Shauna said to Natalie happily, "I love fireworks! Let's go to the balcony so we could watch them together!"
"Great idea." Natalie chuckled before the two left the garden.
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The time the girls arrived at the balcony the skies were already dark. Shauna was very excited.
"You know, N-kins," she said as they watched the skies, "I'm glade we became friends."
"Huh?" Natalie looked over at the younger trainer, who was still looking up at the sky with a smile on her face.
"I'm glad I went on this journey. Otherwise, I wouldn't have met you. Before you came along, I was the only girl in the group. And as you can imagine, it's not always fun being the only tomboy."
Natalie laughed softly. "I know how you feel." she said as she looked back up at the sky as well.
"I have to say, I'm going to remember a lot of things when my journey is done. But this is going to be one of the greatest things I'll remember the most. Because I got to watch fireworks with you."
There was a loud boom and the sky suddenly lit up in a variety of colors. The two girls watched the fireworks show silently. All the way up to the end. Once the show was finished, Shauna looked over at Natalie with a smile on her face.
"This was fun." she said, "I'm certainly not going to forget this at all."
Natalie smiled. The man, his servant, and his Furfrou suddenly entered the balcony. "Well? What did you think? Certainly fantastic, wasn't it? And to think I couldn't have found my Furfrou if it wasn't for you two!"
"I'm glad we could help sir." Natalie said, "But do you happen to know who's in charge here? I really need to ask him an important question."
"Oh? And what would that be?" the man asked.
"You see, there's a Snorlax sleeping on the bridge in Route 5." Natalie explained, "And I need to get to Camphrier Town. So I suggested these two guys that they should use a Pokeflute. But they told me that the only person they knew who had one was the guy living here. So I came here to ask if I could borrow it."
"I see." the man said. "Well it must be your lucky day, little lady, because you're talking to the guy right now."
"What!?" both Natalie and Shauna cried in unison.
The man laughed. "Yep! I get that sorta reaction from strangers on a daily basis. But since you two helped find my Furfrou. I suppose I could lend it to you."
Natalie's eyed glittered. "Really? Thank you so much, sir!" she said happily.
"Not a problem." the man said before he turned to his servant, "Go get it"
"Yes sir." the servant said before he left. A few seconds later he returned with a small glass case. He handed it to the man, who opened it in front of Natalie.
"This has been in my family for generations." he said, "Be sure to return it when you're done."
"I will." Natalie said, carefully taking the flute and placing it in her purse.
The man nodded before turning around. After watching him leave, Shauna turned to Natalie. "If he didn't charge us 1,000 poke, I would like him more." she said.
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"Sorry it took so long." Natalie said as she handed the Pokeflute to the younger man.
"It's alright." the man replied, "It wasn't like snorlax was going anywhere."
Natalie covered her mouth to prevent a snicker from escaping. Shauna, however, burst into laughter. Literally falling to the ground and clutching her stomach. "I can't! I can't! I can't b-breathe!" she laughed. Tears trickling down her cheeks. Natalie had told her the story on their way there. So she got what he meant.
"Do you know how to play that thing?" the older man asked the younger man.
"I could try." the young man replied. Bringing the instrument close, the young man blew into it and a sweet melody started to play in the night. After the last note, the snorlax suddenly stopped its snoring and let out a loud yawn.
"Snoooooooooor."
Everyone immediately stood back as to give the large pokemon its space. The snorlax let out a loud yawn that shook the ground slightly before it scratched its belly. Everybody remained absolutely still and quiet. It wasn't wise to mess with a snorlax when it just woke up from a nap. The snorlax suddenly turned around and walked into the forest. Everyone let out a sigh of relief.
"At least he's gone now." Shauna said.
"That was some impressive playing you did there." a voice said.
Everyone looked over and saw the man from palace with his Furfrou trotting beside him. "That flute's been in my family for many generations." he said as he looked up at the sky. He then looked over to the young man and smiled, "But hearing you play it made me think it's in better hands now. Take care of it, alright?" and with that, he left.
"Thank you?" the young man said.
"What a weirdo." Shauna whispered to herself before turning to Natalie, "This was fun! I'm gonna be seeing you around. Later!"
Natalie watched the younger girl run across the bridge and down the path. Natalie was then approached by the older and younger man. Both had smiles on their faces.
"I can't thank you enough, young lady." the elderly man said before he turned around and left.
"Same here. Good luck on your journey." the young man said before he followed the older man out.
Natalie stood in the open. A gentle night breeze brushing against her hair soothingly. It had been a long day. Hopefully she could make it to Camphrier Town and find a place to stay for the night.
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