Chapter 11: Introductions
This got Sarah's attention, so she asked "what's that?" "Well Sarah," Bill began, "It's that I saved all three of you and, believe it or not, all three of you were beaten by Phillip." This brought a small sparkle into Sarah's eye. "Sarah, what do you think you'll do now, after all, I did realise you from your Poke ball?" Sarah thought about this for a moment before asking "Bill, could I maybe stay with you?" Sarah asked so quietly that Bill could barely hear her. "Sarah, of course you can stay with us." "Thank you Bill!" Sarah said, leaping into Bill's arms and holding him in a strong embrace.
After a moment of this, Bill noticed a flash of pink in the window as Lucy woke up and noticed that the Pikachu was hugging Bill tightly. Thinking this was cute, she decided to let them be together for a moment, before letting them know that she was awake. But, after a few seconds Sarah had noticed the other Pokémon and leaped right onto her bed, causing Bill to turn around to see what had spooked Sarah. As he saw his mate, he said "Lucy, will you please come here and meet Sarah, our new companion?" Lucy flew over to where Bill was sitting and landed on his shoulder, giving him a small kiss before they turned back toward Sarah, who was giving them a strange look. "Sarah," Bill began, "This is Lucy, my mate." At this, Sarah gave them an even more confused look. "Lucy, Sarah here helped me learn that I can understand Pokémon that can't use telepathy." "Really?" "Ya, maybe that's why I can understand you." Bill said with a thoughtful expression on his face. After a moment of the three of them sitting in silence, Bill said "Sarah, I just want to say that I don't know what Phillip did to you, but I promise you that if you come with us, I'll do everything in my power to make sure that it doesn't happen again, OK?" This took Sarah by surprise because no human had ever treated her so nicely. "Thank you Bill", she said in a sincere tone. After a moment all three of them were surprised when a pair of black, three fingered hands grabbed Bill's shoulders, pulled him back, and a lucario placed a kiss on Bill's lips. After a moment, Bill and Lucy realized that the lucario was Sapphire. After seeing the lucario, Sarah started shaking again. Seeing this, Bill got up and sat beside the Pikachu and started patting her back. "Sarah" he began, "This is Sapphire. She is also my lover." Bill said, getting a surprised look from Sarah, who was no longer shaking. "But, I thought that Lucy was your lover." She said. "Well, they're both my lovers," he responded, earning a curios look from Sapphire. Noticing this, Bill said "Sapphire, Sarah helped me learn that I can understand Pokémon, even if they can't use telepathy." "Really?" Sapphire asked, not really able to believe what her lover had just said. "Ya." Sapphire looked at Sarah, who nodded.
Just then Nurse Joy walked in the room and saw that all three Pokémon were awake and looked like they were all deep in a conversation. It was after a moment that she realized that Sarah was sitting on Bill's lap. "Hello Nurse Joy, how are you today?" Bill asked in a polite, sincere tone. "I am very well today, and you Bill?" "The four of us are well, right ladies?" The four Pokémon did not talk, but instead they all nodded silently. "Well then, it seems that the Pikachu should be able to leave when she's ready." Nurse Joy said, earning a smile from all three Pokémon and Bill. "Thank you Nurse Joy." Bill said, still smiling. Nurse Joy then left the group alone. "Well Sarah," Bill said, "are you ready to go?" "Yes, I think I am." She said. "Well then, let's go". Bill said and the oddball group left the Pokémon Center and continued their world wide adventure.