Chapter 11: The Unexplained Happens... Again

After many painful and exhausting weeks, we were finally done with college for the year. Okay, it wasn't that bad for me; Pikachu maybe but definitely not me. But even so, we were glad to be home and we had the whole summer ahead of us. Unfortunately, the summer wasn't as comforting as we imagined and soon faced another dilemma.

Pikachu and I were watching TV during the afternoon when a thunderstorm came through. It was rather severe and it was downpouring rain, with gusty winds. Pretty much the usual weather you get where I live. Anyway, there was warnings on the television describing the severe weather warning our county had. Well, we were pretty much ignoring that until the power went out.

"Aw man," I said, "Weather can be so unpredictable these days."

"Pika?" Pikachu said, looking at me.

"Don't worry, the power will come back on shortly," I said.

An hour had passed and the power was still off. "Well, it'll come back on eventually," I then said, starting to become a little impatient. Two hours passed after that and I gave up hope. The storm was already gone but it must've knocked the power out good.

"Pika pika?" Pikachu asked.

"I know what you're thinking, and no we are definitely not going to do that," I said, sighing. "I appreciate it but if you try putting power into the circuit and the power comes back, it'll overload and possibly blow. But thanks though," I added, smiling, while Pikachu sighed, drooping his ears.

More hours passed by, even after eating dinner, the power still had not come back on. It looked like the power wouldn't come back on till sometime tomorrow. After it got near midnight, I was tired of waiting and just tired in general, so Pikachu decided to turn in a little bit earlier hoping, praying the power would be back tomorrow.

Outside, everything was calm and everything was still. All that could be heard was the chirping of the crickets and the soft wind breeze. The sky was clear, displaying the many stars in the sky as well as the moon which gave light to those who couldn't see in the dark.

However, it wouldn't stay calm for long as suddenly a disturbance was felt through the wind. It got rather windy quickly and something was forming in the street. Bolts of electricity shot around illuminating all that was nearby. Suddenly, out of nowhere a large portal formed in the street. Although it was not there long, a figure fell out of the portal and fell onto the asphalt.

Pikachu had been asleep for a couple of hours but a sudden flash of light woke him up. He looked towards the window and saw nothing first. Everything seemed calm as it was. That was until he spotted a figure lying in the middle of street. He looked towards Chris, wanting to wake him up, bu Chris was fast asleep and didn't want to be woken up. So Pikachu got up and ran downstairs towards the front door and opened it. When he got outside, he spotted the figure and approached it carefully, not wanting to startle it. His ears were straight up, listening for anyone and keeping alert for anything and everything. As he got closer to the figure, he started to see it clearer. He then stopped, after finally seeing what it was.

It was another Pikachu, lying on the street, just like he had. However, he noticed by the different shape of its tail that it was female. The female Pikachu then stirred and looked up towards him. However, its eyes had a look of fear on them. Pikachu only looked back, not knowing what to do or what she would do. However, the female Pikachu's head fell back to the ground, falling unconscious again. Pikachu then gasped and ran towards her, gently nudging her to wake up, but she did not stir. Pikachu looked around, trying to find some way of helping her. Then he came up with the only best solution.

He got to her side, trying to get his head between her and the ground, attempting to lift her onto his back. It took a couple of tries but was finally able to get her on his back. Luckily she was rather light. He then slowly and carefully took her back to the house, making sure not to hurt her.

It was then at this moment that the power came back on. I had forgotten to turn off my light so I was woken up by it. "Well, how about that?" I said groggily, yawning. "Looks like the power's back on Pikachu. Pikachu?" I looked around and he wasn't there. Groaning, I got out of bed. Then I fully woke up hearing Pikachu's voice coming from outside and sprinted down the stairs. I opened the front door and not only did I see Pikachu but another one on his back.

"Oh, you have got to be kidding me," I said, with my hands in my face. "Here, I got him," I then said. I then noticed the tail. "Oh, my mistake, its a female," I corrected myself as I took the female Pikachu into my arms and took her back up to my room. I then put her on the bed to rest, starting to feel deja vu.

"Pika pika?" Pikachu said to me, a concerned look on his face.

"We just have to wait and see," I said. "She seems to be in the same condition you were in."

Pikachu looked back at her, hoping she would be alright, but also surprised at what had happened before. I was just as surprised. This further proved something was going on with these portals connecting our worlds. The only thing that bothered me was that now I had two Pikachu to worry about.

A couple of hours had passed while waiting, I had provided a hot towel for the female so she wouldn't catch anything. Finally, the female Pikachu opened its eyes and groaned slightly, while Pikachu and I gave a sigh of relief. However, we didn't quite expect what happened next.

"Ugh, I'm just not having a good day at all," the female Pikachu said. She then looked to Pikachu and I. "Oh hello there, I guess you can tell me what happened."

Pikachu and I just stood there, our mouths gaping in surprise. "Um, you can talk?" I asked.

"Well, of course I can, silly," the female Pikachu, "You seem like that's not a normal thing."

Then of course it came to me. She was using telepathy, but what surprised me was how a Pikachu could do such a thing. "Well, to be honest, you're not what we consider "normal" here," I said laughing looking towards Pikachu.

"I see," the Pikachu said. "Well, I'm grateful for both of you saving me. I unfortunately can't quite remember what happened."

"Well, actually it was Pikachu here who really saved you," I said, "He saw what happened and brought you back here."

The female Pikachu got out of bed and walked towards Pikachu. "Thank you very much for what you did," she said. She then did something I wouldn't have expected, she kissed Pikachu on the cheek, causing Pikachu to blush rather deeply. "I am grateful for that."

I had almost laughed, but I realized Pikachu was embarrassed enough as is. "So you don't remember what happened or how you got here?" I asked.

"Well," the female Pikachu said, "I know that some strange portal came out of nowhere and swept me with it. I thought maybe some of the others had been caught in as well, but I was the only one who got here."

Once again, pretty much what Pikachu had gone through. I would really have to see Paul about this. "So, do you by chance have a specific name for yourself?" I then asked. "Because it's going to be a little difficult to say just 'Pikachu.'"

The female Pikachu turned away, "No, I have no specific name, only the name of what I am. If it's easier for you, you may call me what you wish."

I thought for a second. "How about Pikette?" I asked.

She thought for a second. "Pikette," she said. She then smiled. "Yes, it has a nice ring to it. Yes, that will do just nicely."

(A/N: Yep thats right, I brought in another Pikachu, and a female too. Hope you like her and yes, I got the name from another story, so I apologize for that, but its nice. Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter, because theres still more to go.)

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