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"Hi," Pokémon talking

This is -Pokedex talking


Chapter 11

A Dimming Flame


Snivy became exhausted afterwards using most of his vines, hence now I was soaring on Charizard's back now, although it took a lot of apples to influence him to let me get onto his back to fly.

I heaved a sigh and called his name, "Charizard..."

No response, it's remained like that each and every time I sought after to talk to him or call his name... sigh. We were flying in peace and quiet, no Pokémon or anyone else in the air. I looked down to see a small pond, as thirsty as I was I nudged Charizard with the heel of my foot and pointed down to the pond. The Fire-type Pokémon got the message and flew down just a few feet from the lake. I threw an apple at him from my bag; he caught it and munches on it quietly as he sat in the shade of the tree leaning against the trunk.

I did the same and before I recognized it I fell asleep.

After a few hours, or so what I thought it was I woke up to the light blue sky without a cloud wherever I viewed. I stretchered and yawned as I stood on my own two feet, I glanced to my left to see Charizard still asleep. Or maybe he way just was resting his eyes or something like that. I looked at my Pokémon with sadness, why couldn't we get along like when we were young.

"Ooooo..." a high-pitched voice said as I turned around when my thought were disturbed; I saw a round Water-type Pokémon with a circular, cream-colored face. Taking out my pokedex, I shot it at the Pokémon. Tympole, the Tadpole Pokémon. Tympole emits rhythmic subsonic sound waves by vibrating its cheeks. These waves can be used to communicate.

"So you are a Tympole," I smiled at the water Pokémon, bending on my knees with my hands on them. She giggled as she bobbled her head; I could feel my grin widen a little. "Are you alone?"

Another giggle came as a large shadow rose behind the Tympole and looked up to see a bulky, frog like Water-type Pokémon, primarily blue in coloration with a lighter cyan underside that is rimmed with black on its belly and lots of speaker-like bumps. I took out my pokedex and aimed it at the frog Pokémon, Seismitoad, the Vibration Pokémon and the evolved form of Palpitoad. By vibrating the bumps on its fists, Seismitoad increases its power; pulverizing a boulder with a single punch.

I blinked and back away as Seismitoad's cheeks puffed, taking a deep breath, my eyes widen as I turned and ran but fell on my side. I tried to scramble away from the Pokémon but too late as it was, the Hydro Pump made it my way. I closed my eyes, awaiting my fate to be blasted away but it never came. I cracked open an eyelid to see Charizard in front of me, holding his ground against the Seismitoad, both of them has their hands outstretched against the other, trying to overpower the former.

"Ch-charizard," I stuttered in shock.

"Stay back Luna," Charizard growled as he pushed Seismitoad back, using Flamethrowers despite them having no effect on Seismitoad. Seismitoad smirked as it used Ice Beam, my eyes widen in horror as he was encased in ice except his tail. I ran over to him, picking up a rock as I smashed against the managed to smash the ice encasing Charizard's head. He weakly looked up at me with gilt in his eyes, I felt something wet go down my cheek.

"Charizard..." I whispered, quickly turning around as I heard stomps head out way, seeing Seismitoad walks toward us. I shook my head, my voice quite with fight, "Don't... don't, please stop it..."

My plea fell of death's ear as the water Pokémon continue to make its way to us. Closing my eyes, I felt the air around us shift as is speed up I felt lighter too for some reason. I could feel everything around me and picture it all in my mind, I still felt wetness fall down my cheeks. "Go away... go away, I said go away!" I shouted as the winded whipped around me, blowing at the target. As sudden as it came it went away, I opened my eyes to see both water Pokémon gone, swinging around I saw Charizard fainted but the ice was sliced off of his body.

I stepped shakily to the fainted Pokémon, a sickening feeling at the pit of my stomach, kneeling next to him, "Ch-charizard, are you okay? Hang in there, okay!"

As I speed to the forest, collecting sticks, coming back and setting them around Charizard's body and lighting them from the rocks I used. There we're four fires with one each in a corner, I nodded as I ran back to my bag with a blanket and sat it on his body, rubbing it gently as I could against the cold skin, to help him regain his body heat.

It was night fall before Charizard opened his eyes again, "We have to make sure that Charizard stays warm no matter what."

"Yes Snivy, Deino," said Snivy and Deino as they rubbed parts of the ripped up blanket, I glanced as he lifted his head to look over his wing. I smiled at him as laid his head back down.

"Luna, you're hands," Snivy pointed out, looking at my now raw hands from the rubbing.

"I don't care, if it means to help Charizard to get better than I don't care," I said as I stated to rub again. I glanced at the flame on his tail, seeing the flame was so small that I redoubled my efforts. "I won't lose a friend, I won't. I won't!"

"Mama," muttered Deino from behind me.

"I think Charizard's feeling better," Snivy said after a few hours of silence, "but..." we all glimpsed at the sleeping Charizard's tail flame dim.

"Come on Charizard, you can't let your flame." I muttered as I continued to rub the blanket softly on his wings. "For now you need to rest but after this you can do anything you want, fly anywhere you want to go and you can even use your Flamethrower on me!" I smiled when I heard him grumble.

"Luna look," Snivy called out as he pointed to the tail flame grow in size slowly.

"It's alright Charizard, get some rest and you'll get all better! Deino keep up the fries will you and put more wood in them?" I asked the other dragon Pokémon who nodded. I saw Charizard gaze up at the stars with a long look like he was stuck in some memory or dream, the flame on his tail grew some more, I smiled.

The Fire-type Pokémon continued to gaze at the stars in the sky before falling asleep with Snivy and Deino curled up together near one of the fires. I yawned and felt myself cuddle up with Charizard and fall into a blissful sleep.


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