CHAPTER 11
Rachel went into the Pokémon Center. She was going to get Michael healed. Hopefully, the doctors and nurses wouldn't ask why he wasn't in a Pokéball.
After a while of waiting, Lisa and Boris went in to see what was going on, leaving Bounce and I alone.
˂So... that was pretty close, hey?˃ I said.
I expected Bounce to say something like, ˂Yeah, we're lucky to be alive. I hope Michael is okay.˃
But instead, he just looked away. ˂Yeah.˃
The battle had been horrifying. And now, scenes from it were permanently embedded in my memory.
Finally, Boris, Rachel, and Lisa came out of the Pokémon Center. Followed by Michael.
I was glad he was okay. I was glad we had escaped. I was glad I was still alive.
Who wouldn't be?
But the effect of the battle on Bounce freaked me out.
He'll be okay soon, I told myself.
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It was the next day. About midday, I guess.
Michael was okay. He was fully healed.
And Bounce was okay. So were my human friends. We all did our best to forget that horrible fight.
I had just been for a fly. It was quite fun, but I soon got bored.
I landed outside my cave and demorphed.
I raced in, expecting Bounce to be working on the Ditto Device. He wasn't.
Where was he?
I noticed all the tools were out, scattered around the Ditto Device.
He had been here recently. He must have just gone to get something.
I walked up to the Ditto Device. The Ditto inside grinned goofily at me.
˂Hi Ditto!˃ I cried, waving.
I looked inside the hole in the side of the Device. There were wires and stuff inside.
I heard footsteps. I looked up and saw Bounce entering the cave.
˂Hi Blitz! What are you doing?˃ he said.
˂Hi! Can I try to work on the Ditto Device?˃
˂No.˃
˂Pleeeeeeeease?˃
˂No.˃
˂Aaaawwww... I won't break it!˃
˂No.˃
I reached inside the Device anyway and grabbed two wires.
˂Blitz! Don't do that!˃
˂I got it! I got it!˃ I cried, shoving the wires together.
ZZZAAAAPPPP.
A nasty electric shock went through me. I pulled back.
˂I don't got it.˃
Bounce sighed, like he usually does when I do something annoying. He walked up, picked up a tool, and started working on the Device.
I leaned forward, looking over his shoulder. I leaned so far over that my head was right next to Bounce's. From the front, it would have looked like he had two heads.
Bounce looked over at me.
˂YAAAH!˃ he yelped in surprise.
I stepped away from him. He glared at me. ˂Hey Blitz? Why don't you go watch South Park?˃
˂Can't. Boris is at College and he won't let me watch it anymore, anyway.˃
˂Well... why don't you go climb a tree?˃
˂Cool!˃ I said. ˂Great idea! Wanna come? Sure you do!˃ I grabbed him by the arm and tried to pull him towards the exit of the cave.
Bounce just sat there, sighing. ˂Brothers,˃ he muttered. ˂Who needs them?˃
THE END!
Author's Annotation: What exactly do Mews do for entertainment? You know, when they're not Blitz? Hmm.
I definitely enjoyed this book on the reread. I was worried how my grumpy, jaded brain would react to Blitz, but South Park references aside, he was fun. I liked the dichotomy here, with Blitz's ridiculousness stacked up against the most serious battle the Pokémorphs have had so far. They tempered each other nicely.
Next up is Pokémorphs #6: The Arrival! We have our first Boris book, and we meet a new character! Tune in next time.
