The Curse: The Mistake
Hoshi, Ash, Star and Pikachu walked inside the Pokemon Center. Hoshi was surprised to see everyone ready to leave. Brock had her bag and pokeball belt ready for her. Hoshi walked up to Brock and smiled.
"Ok, let's get going. We will be there in two or three days." Hoshi said cheerfully. They all nodded and followed Hoshi outside. When she knew that she was as far away from others beside her friends. She took a deep breath.
"You guys properly want to hear what happened last night." Hoshi said with out looking back.
"You don't have to tell us." Brock said.
"I think you guys should hear. This may change your mind about going to Sacred."
"Huh?" Dawn was confused.
"My dream had to do with the witch." Hoshi started. Hoshi described that place where she was. She described the voice and the appearance of the witch. Then Hoshi went on describing the horrific part of her dream. As she talked about her dream she kept her face forward on the trail. Star was on Hoshi's shoulder. Hoshi didn't even see Star's reaction.
"This is why I had to tell you that. The witch is truly scary if we get her really mad. She went easy on me because I was just five. I'm right now concern that she may return." Hoshi sighed and finally looked back them. Hoshi saw that they were more concern about me. She noticed they were look at her with sympathy.
"So what do you guys think?"
"I think that is the last time you're eating pepperoni pizza thirty minutes before you go to bed." Brock said. Hoshi then got really confused.
"THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY!" Hoshi was surprised that Brock had the same idea that Ash had. They all laughed and Hoshi felt dumbfounded.
"Come on Hoshi do you honestly believe that's going to happen to us?" Dawn said.
"But…"
"Hoshi it's just a dream. We get nightmares once awhile." Ash said.
"If you say so…"
"Hoshi, can I see your Lucario?" Ash asked. He was trying to change the subject.
"Huh… sure." Hoshi got on of her pokeballs and threw it in the air. In a red beam her Lucario appeared. Her Lucario looked around and then he spotted Hoshi. He ran up and hugged her waist. Hoshi giggled. "Hi there Riolu."
"Riolu?" Brock, Ash and Dawn said at the same time.
"Ah… yeah well I got Riolu when he was an egg. When he hatched out of the egg and as I trained him I called him Riolu and I guess he thought that his name was Riolu. When he evolved into a Lucario he never replied when I called him Lucario. So Riolu is his name." Hoshi explained.
"That's interesting." Brock said.
"He must have missed you a lot." Dawn said as she looked at Riolu hugging Hoshi.
"Well he thinks I'm his mother." Hoshi smiled.
"Hi Riolu," Ash said as he help his hand out. Riolu just stared at him and then he looked up to Hoshi and asked something in pokemon. Hoshi just nodded. Riolu let go of Hoshi and shook Ash's hand and smiled.
"Riolu is sometimes overly protective and he is a very tough fighter. He is only a softie when he is with me and not in a battle." Hoshi laughed a bit. Riolu looked away with a slightly red face.
"Can he feel aura?" Ash asked.
"Yeah, but he only use it to either make sure I was alright when he as in his pokeball and if he has to find me," Hoshi answered. Hoshi looked at Ash and smiled. "He is very protective when it comes to my well being." Riolu saw Star and smiled. He was happy to her again. Star walked to Riolu with a smile too.
"To Riolu, Star is like a sister or pokemon mother," Hoshi giggled. Riolu blushed.
"Wow you have such a strong bond with your pokemon," Brock said. Hoshi smiled at him.
"I guess it helps to be able to talk to pokemon," Hoshi smiled.
"I wish I can do that," Dawn said. Hoshi giggled. Then all of a sudden four hands grabbed Pikachu, Star, Hoshi and Riolu. Then the four hands put her in a cage.
"Huh what just happened," Hoshi looked out the cage and saw that she was way up. Then she had an idea who did this.
"Team rocket," Hoshi said.
"Ha, ha, ha," Hoshi heard the Team Rocket laugh.
"Not them again," Dawn said on the ground.
"Listen is that a voice I hear," Jessie said.
"It speaking to me loud and clear," James said.
"Floating on the wind," Jessie said.
"Pass the stars," James said.
"In your ear," Meowth said.
"Bring chaos in a break neck pass," Jessie said
"Dashing hope putting fear in it place," James said.
"A rose by any other names just as sweet," Jessie said.
"When everything is worst our work is complete," James said.
"Jessie," Jessie said.
"And it's James," James said.
"Meowth now that's a name," Meowth said.
"Putting the do gooder in there place," Jessie said.
"Team rocket," James said.
"We're in your face," Meowth said.
"Wooobbuffet," Wobbuffet said.
"That is the longest speech I have ever heard," Hoshi said to Team Rocket, "LET ME GO."
"No way kid," Meowth said.
"WHY ME, I'M NOT A POKEMON," Hoshi yelled.
"Yeah but you are like a pokemon whisper. The boss will be very interested in you. And you can be a cool member of team rocket," Jessie said. Hoshi started to get annoyed.
"I DON'T WANT TO BE A TEAM ROCKET LOSER," Hoshi said angrily. She got two pokeballs out.
"Breeze, Nimbus, come on out," Hoshi said as she pressed the button on the pokeball. Breeze appeared in front of her and so was Nimbus. Hoshi whispered something to her Staraptor and Drifloon. Team Rocket was too excited to notice the two pokemon.
On the ground…
"We got to do something," Dawn said.
"But Hoshi can get hurt or fall," Brock said. Ash looked up and saw Breeze and Nimbus.
"Huh," Ash was confused.
In the air…
"Let's go before they try something," James said.
"Yeah we got two strong pikachus, a lucario and a pokemon whisper. This is a good day I can feel it," Jessie said.
"Riolu used metal claw," Hoshi commanded.
"Huh," the team rocket trio said in unison. Riolu spikes on his hands changed in a claw and he cut the cage's bars. Then the cage collapsed and Hoshi, Pikachu, Star and Riolu fell. Brock, Dawn and Ash grasped. The team rocket trio eyes were wide. When they all saw Hoshi, Pikachu, Star and Riolu fall they thought that they were going to die but then Breeze caught the three falling pokemon and Hoshi grabbed on Nimbus's hands that looked like string with upside down yellow heart. Brock, Dawn and Ash sighed with relief. The two flying type pokemon put Hoshi, Pikachu, Star and Riolu safely on the ground.
"Thanks you guys. Return," Hoshi said to Breeze and Nimbus as she got them back in their pokeballs. Brock, Dawn and Ash ran up to Hoshi and the other pokemon.
"Are you guys ok," Brock asked. Hoshi nodded.
"Come back up here," James yelled.
"Hoshi," Ash said to Hoshi. Hoshi looked at him for a moment and nodded with a smile.
"Star."
"Pikachu."
"Use thunderbolt," Hoshi and Ash said in unison. The two pikachus smiled at each other and then attacked the Meowth balloon. They got a direct hit and the balloon exploded.
"What did you say about today," Meowth said as the team rocket trio flew in the air.
"Well I thought we would have succeeded," Jessie pouted.
"Well I know what we are going to say," James said.
"Team Rocket is blasting off," the Team Rocket trio said. Then they disappeared in the light blue sky.
"Alright… um… what did I do," Hoshi asked. When she turned around to look at her friends they looked disappointed.
"Hoshi, what you did was dangerous," Brock said sternly. Hoshi looked down.
"You could have… What were you thinking," Dawn said. Hoshi kept looking down. She knew what she about to say. She could have… killed herself along with the pokemon.
"Hoshi why did you do that," Ash asked.
"I'm sorry… at the time I thought it was a good idea… I-I didn't mean to worry you guys… but what would you have done, I knew you guys wouldn't do a thing for my safety and the pokemon so a made a plan to get out the cage with Riolu's metal claw, and then my Breeze and Nimbus catching us before we hit the ground," Hoshi said with a quiet voice but loud enough for the others to hear. She heard the others sighed. Hoshi felt like she was going to cry. She ran into the woods leaving the others behind. The others were shocked, mostly Star and Riolu. Riolu ran after her but then he tripped.
"HOSHI WHERE ARE YOU GOING," Ash yelled. Hoshi kept running. 'They hate me now. What was I thinking up there? Stupid, stupid me,' Hoshi thought. She kept running until she fell into a river. The river current was too fast and it pushed her off. Then she went under the water. She wasn't the best swimmer. She quickly got out a pokeball which contained Mystic who could swim in the water. She summoned him out. Mystic saw that Hoshi was in troubled and he went to help out of the water. Hoshi grabbed on Mystic and held on tight. Mystic tried his best to get her out.
"Hold on Hoshi," Hoshi heard Mystic say in Pokemon. She held on Mystic tighter. Then Mystic finally got on land. Hoshi coughed and let go of Mystic.
"Thanks," Hoshi said weakly.
"Where is Star? Is she in the water?! I'm coming Star," Mystic said. Hoshi stopped him.
"Don't worry she's with the others," Hoshi assured him.
"Where are they," Mystic asked.
"I don't know. It so cold here, I think we are in the dark woods, which means Sacred is not too far anymore," Hoshi said cheerfully and then sneezed.
"Hoshi you're going to catch cold. Let's get you warmed up," Mystic said.
"But… Mystic, Star and Riolu," Hoshi said with a worried face.
"You'll get a cold so please just rest for a bit," Mystic said. Hoshi sighed and then got another pokeball. It had Flame her Infernape.
"C-come on out," Hoshi summoned her pokemon. Flame appeared. Flame saw that Hoshi was soaking wet. Flame walked to her and looked at Mystic.
"What happen," Flame asked.
"I fell in the river, Flame, and I'm cold," Hoshi said to Flame. Flame had a worried face.
"Can you warm me up," Hoshi asked Flame.
"Of course Hoshi," Flame hugged her. Hoshi smiled she felt warmer. The Mystic coiled around Flame and Hoshi. Hoshi felt weak and went to sleep.
The pokemon:
Hoshi's Pokemon:
Star (Pikachu)
Flame (Infernape)
Riolu (Lucario)
Breeze (Staraptor)
Nimbus (Drifloon)
Mystic (Dragonair)
Ash's Pokemon:
Pikachu
Staravia
Turtwig
Chimchar
Aipom
Dawn's Pokemon:
Piplup
Buneary
Pachirisu
Buizel
Brock's Pokemon:
Croagunk
Sudowoodo
Happiny