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"Bye all, will be back tomorrow..." I said to some pikachu that wondered where I was going. One or two waved, but the rest just thought I was weird. Cammy and Lukas were on my both shoulders, and I had my backpack packed with clothes. I would take new ones with me from home and dump these in the laundry so I didn't have to wash them. Cammy had a very relaxed night... All other pikachu had left her alone.
I walked through the forest. Now I knew the way a lot better, I could find my way back a lot quicker. Oak's laboratory wasn't that far, just about two kilometers from the colony, from which only three hundred meters were through dense forest. I was so used to forest now that I didn't know better, I had no trouble going through it anymore. Not like when I entered the colony at least. It was a really good feeling.
Arriving at the sand road through the forest area, I started walking towards Oak's lab. You could see it already from here. The windmill standing next to it rose out of the trees, indicating the location. Oak had been expecting me, I messaged him that I would come early in the morning, probably just after sunrise. I checked the time and it was about 6:30 in the morning. Although normal humans would have trouble getting up this early, I didn't. In just one month I was so used to getting up at sunrise that I didn't bother. I felt great. Cammy and Lukas also felt great, I could tell. They were both a bit nervous, it would be the first time they would probably see other humans that would touch them. After a twenty minute walk, which looked like only five minutes for me, I arrived at the lab. I rang the bell on the entrance and waited.
"Alright guys, Oak will be right here. Don't be afraid of him, he won't hurt you. He'll probably want to examine you, Cammy, but don't worry."
"Pichu!" Cammy said.
"Pika-pikachu!" Lukas said.
"Alright then..." I chuckled while I saw Oak appearing through the glass door. He walked towards the main door and opened it.
"Maurice!" he said. "Good to see you again..." he said while inspecting me and then both chu's on my shoulders.
"And who might you be?" he said interested.
"This -" I said while pointing at Lukas "-is Lukas. Lukas is sort of my guide inside the colony. He explains me stuff and he's kind of my mate..." I said while chuckling. "That sounds horribly wrong, of course I mean mate as friend." Lukas cringed and looked scared at Oak. The pikachu had to get used to contact with other humans.
"Oh, don't be scared, silly." Oak said while gently petting him. "I'm professor Oak. You can just call me Oak." he said. Lukas had raised as soon his hand reached his head and was now purring loudly.
"Pika-Pikachu!" he said cutely.
"And this..." I said while pointing at Cammy, "This is Cammy."
Cammy, encouraged by Lukas, released a scared yet cute "pichu...". Oak scratched her under her chin.
"You're adorable." he said.
"She certainly is..." I said while I laughed at her while she tried to lick Oak's fingers. "And she's also hungry. She needs milk bad."
"Alright, come in..." he said. I entered and followed him to his lab which had a big metal table for investigation in the middle, on which I placed both Cammy and Lukas. They immediately stared to investigate the whole thing from start to finish and back.
"So, how are things going...?" Oak asked me with a very happy voice and a very interested glance.
"Things are going great... The colony accepted me and I'm an official babysitter. I'm learning the pichu stuff I know and the pikachu learn me stuff I can teach them." I said. "Really fun thing to do... They're all adorable."
"And what have you discovered yet?" he asked. I started telling him about the colony, the problems, the things, the raichu, arbok, and other stuff. He smiled and his face beamed at me.
"It's more than I expected..." he said. "I expected you to need at least three months to get accepted but you are already managed to get inside deeper than I could ever imagine..."
"Haha, yeah, same counts for me. They accepted me... LUKAS! Cut it out!" Lukas was busy investigating the whole lab together with Cammy and they had found some glasses containing unknown liquids. They had managed to open one and were now licking the content from the floor.
"Wha-ha, don't worry, it's only water." Oak said.
"Yeah, but the next one could be poisonous. You never know." I smiled. "And I have a little problem here." I said.
"What is it...?" Oak said.
"Cammy. She has been abandoned from the colony two days ago." I said while looking at her. She was now investigating a crane. Lukas sat near her and sniffed it. He jumped in the sink and looked up at the downside of the crane, where a drip of water was hanging.
"Abandoned by the mother?" Oak asked.
"Yes, she was abandoned by the mother." I sighed. "As soon she had abandoned her, the colony turned against her. I have taken her back from the forest when she was chased away."
"Hmmm, you didn't let her die?" Oak said.
"Are you getting insane or something...?" I said. "Me? Letting a pichu get killed? Come on..."
"I've told you not to interfere with nature..." he said.
"I know, but I just couldn't let her die. She was cute, perfectly healthy, and..."
"PIKACHU-PIIIIIII!" Lukas screamed. I looked in his direction. He was still in the sink and Cammy had managed to open the crane, making water flow over him. He jumped out of the sink, jumped down, and ran for the outside towards the light, completely panicked.
"LUKAS, WAIT, THAT'S..."
*** BAM ***
"...glass..." I said.
Luke whined pathetically. He stood on the floor with his head against the glass, looking completely confused. He shook the water of himself and then sat down with his paw against his head, rubbing the painful red spot that had appeared. I picked him up.
"You didn't need to break loose, it was just water..." I said gently to him.
"Pika-PIKACHU." he said angrily. "Pikapikachu..."
"Yes, but how can she know..." I said him while giving him a comforting cuddle. He enjoyed the attention and laid his head under my neck, against my chest.
"Pika-pikachu..." he said while I scratched behind his ears. While I was dealing with Lukas, Oak had picked Cammy up and was examining her. He looked at her from all sides, mumbled something and wrote some stuff down. He got a camera from one of the shelves.
"Alright Cammy, standstill please..." he said with a camera in his hand.
"Pichu...?" Cammy said while she looked at the camera, curious what that thing would do. FLASH. Cammy got blinded while the picture was taken and she shouted loudly when she had closed her eyes. I chuckled while Cammy slowly opened them again.
"Show her the photo." I said. "I wonder what she thinks of it." Oak showed her the picture of herself. Cammy looked at the buttons, but then Oak pointed her at the screen and then she saw herself.
"Pichu...?" she said while tapping the screen.
"That's you!" Oak said on a childish manner, perfectly suitable for Cammy.
"Pichu pi?" Cammy said while getting closer to the device and looking at herself. Oak got her on her shoulder and pointed the camera at me.
"Check this out, Cammy." he said. "SMILE!" he said while he pointed the camera at me and Lukas.
"Smile, Lukas!" I said while I quickly placed the pikachu on my shoulder. Lukas only looked confused and was also blinded by the flash the camera produced. He closed his eyes and slowly opened them while Oak and Cammy were already watching the just created picture.
"It's a nice one, Maurice." he said. Cammy watched the picture, watched me, and then watched the picture again. She was very interested in the device able to create... Create new pichu to play with? Or were they... Her pichu mind couldn't really understand what happened. It was a funny sight.
"I wonder what happens if we set them against a mirror..." I said to Oak, nodding my head to both pokémon. He chuckled and then released Cammy back on the ground, while Lukas jumped down.
"Do you guys wanna see our pokémon playground?" Oak said. Both pokémon squealed something in their language, which could only mean yes. Oak had more than one playground. Inside was a small enclosure where pokémon could stay for medication, when they needed an observation or when Oak just didn't need them for a short time while he was doing tests with them. Outside you had multiple bigger enclosures, which were made to hold wild pokémon or to hold pokémon that were about to be released. Sometimes to train them, help them learn certain stuff after that had been sick or anything else that required a safe but natural environment. And you had the biggest field which could house possibly any pokémon. I always called it the backyard.
Oak bought the two pokémon over to the playground, which had all kinds of toys in it which Lukas and Cammy could check out. Simple stuff like a football, some climbing stuff, and other things you would expect in a playground.
While the two had a great time, me and Oak resumed the chat about Cammy, while we watched her interact with Lukas.
"So she was abandoned... Well, the reason is clear." he stated to me.
"Yup, the color." I said.
"I think she's albino..." he said.
"That's what I thought... But she hasn't got red eyes like albinos do..." I said. "She also doesn't seem to have any trouble at seeing, hearing or anything else..." I said while looking at Cammy climbing upwards to the second floor of the playground.
"You're right..." Oak said while looking at her. "Well, then she's... Just different. Genetic error?"
"I think so... Anyway, I wanted to talk about her... She needs a place to stay as long I'm with the colony." I said. "I can't keep her there. I managed to prevent the pikachu to kill her for one day, but if I would take her back she will be killed instantly..." I said while I sighed.
"Yes, I understand..." Oak said. "Already had an idea?"
"Yep. Did Jack and Rosie have a nest this year?" I asked.
"Um, no. I believe they have been trying very hard, but they were unlucky this year..." Oak chuckled.
"Awww, no pichu this year for Rosie? She must be broken hearted..." I said.
"Well, she seems to take it quite well, I must say. She was disappointed, but maybe she will later this year. She doesn't have to deal with the seasons, you know..."
"Yeah, true..." I said. "Are they at the oasis?"
"Most of the time, yes. I think they just woke up. I think they'll come for food any time now..." Oak said.
"Do you?" I said. "There's plenty outside... I think they can manage themselves for the upcoming weeks."
"Well, yes, but I promised them to bring them something special. You see I had a party two days ago and some of the cake didn't really get eaten, and I'm trying to lose some weight. So I promised them some pie." he said while blushing. "Plus, you would come. I thought you would like something different than apples and berries."
"Oh, is it chocolate?" I asked him.
"Yes, how'd you know?" he said.
"Just guessing." I said while I laughed. "Isn't chocolate bad for pikachu...?" I asked.
"Well it isn't the healthiest food for them, but they can life on it." Oak chuckled.
"I'll get to them. I'm sure they'll be happy to see me..." I said.
"Oh, I'm sure. They missed you! I'll see you in a minute. I'll be doing some little tests on Cammy..." he said.
"As long you don't scare her." I said while walking through the door to Oaks backyard. I was heading for Jack and Rosie (originally named Rose, but everyone called her Rosie), two pikachu living at Oak's place. The trainer that trained them had abandoned, or rather, left them behind at Oak. Both pikachu were picked up in a pokécenter far away and had fallen in love almost straight away. They were inseparable and were mates. The trainer didn't have any problem with that, but soon it would appear that both pikachu weren't real fighters. They were more pet pokémons. The trainer had decided he wouldn't train them further and had chosen what was best for his pokémon. He had left them behind at Oak about three years ago. After an emotional leave for both trainer and pikachu (both of the pikachu), they had settled in a nest we had created near Oak's laboratory. They were the pikachu that kept my interest in them alive. They were so cute, so... Heartwarming. They accepted almost every human with so much attention. They even helped at a course for people that were afraid of pokémon, because they were so used to them. Although you may not understand, some people are actually afraid for pokémon... Afraid they get attacked or get bitten or something... Jack and Rosie were perfect material to practise on. They were gentle, nice, and wouldn't attack you when you did something wrong. When I had entered the classroom with both pikachu on my back, I was surprised the people in there were so scared... But Jack and Rosie had done a great job and with my help (I had to hold them while the contestants could slowly try to stroke them) everyone had come one step closer to not being afraid for pokémon.
Jack and Rosie were living near the lab since that day and every year (for the last three years at least) they would have at least one nest of pichu. All pichu they raised were perfectly fine pichu, and since I came to the lab often I always brought them a visit. We had started to really like each other because of the food I brought them, the sleep places I gave them, and the help I gave them with the pichu. You see, in the winter, when it went really cold, these pikachu didn't stay outside in their nest, but would move either inside the laboratory or to my home. Because they were born and raised at people's home, they were used to human contact since they were born. They didn't know better. And that's also why they moved to trainers when it became cold. I knew that if someone would be perfect parents for Cammy, it would be Jack and Rosie.
I had reached the oasis. The oasis was a little piece of soil, bushes and a bunch of trees in the middle of the big grass area in Oak's backyard, similar to a typical one you would see in comics but then in the desert. Here was the entrance to their nest, which I had made about four years ago in the hope one day a pikachu would come and settle in. When Jack and Rosie had come, Oak had stated that would be a perfect place for them. And it indeed was, because they were still living there since they came. I entered the small clearing around the opening by the nest.
"Jack! Rosie! Are you here?" I said.
"Pika!" I heard happily from inside the nest and Rosie was the first to exit it. She looked very happy to see me again after a long time (they were used to see me about three times a week) and started to jump me. Jack also came out and he greeted me happily. I sat down before the female while she got in my lap, gently rubbing her cheeks against my belly. Jack jumped after her and both pikachu ended up being scratched behind the ears by me. They loved that. Every pikachu loved that.
"Hi guys... How are you doing..." I said slowly and gently while I scratched a little better. A loud purr from both of them was the answer, followed by an inspection. They both sniffed me and Rosie looked at me.
"Pika pikachu?" she said.
"You smell other pikachu, don't you?" I said. She nodded.
"By the way, I heard you're not pregnant this year! How's that possible?" I said.
"Pika pikachu..." she said. "Pika pika-pikachu!"
"Pikachu-pi". Jack said.
"Well, it doesn't matter." I said smiling. "I want to ask you something..."
"Chu?" Rosie said, tilting her head and looking at me with a questionable face.
"Well, it's this..." I said. "As you may know, I have joined a colony of wild pikachu. You just smelled it, didn't you?" I said smiling. Rosie nodded again and smiled back. Jack also nodded purred when I scratched him on his tummy.
"Well, two days before I left, there was a pichu in the colony that got abandoned, Cammy." I said. "She has been chased away from the colony and I got her back, otherwise she would have died. The thing is, I don't want to leave the colony yet, but I can't take Cammy back to it. She will be killed by the pikachu that life there... So I am looking for someone to adopt her, to take care of her while I'm gone. I don't know how long I'll be gone yet, maybe I'm back next week, maybe next month, or maybe even next year..."
"Pikachu?" Jack asked.
"She's about three weeks old. She doesn't know anything yet. She has been exploring for only two days now. She's really cute..." I said. "The thing is, she got abandoned for a reason. And that reason is because she's a white pichu." Rosie gave me a surprised yet strange glance, just as Jack. White? But, pichu were yellow, weren't they?
"Yup, that's the thing. She's white. The point is, I'm looking for someone to adopt her, and I was thinking about you two..." I said while looking at both of them. This was certainly a strange situation. I was asking two pikachu to adopt a child that wasn't theirs. In the pokéworld, a pikachu would never do that. But since I knew these two so well, and since they were used to humans and knew I could be trusted, they looked at me.
"She's just a normal pichu, the only difference is that she's white. That's why she got abandoned. She is perfectly healthy and because you guys are such good parents - I mean, you already raised three nests of pichu - you would be perfect..." I said. I could almost hear them think.
"Oh, and Oak asked me to get you. He said he had something for you..." They looked at each other and then at me and both smiled.
"So do you want to see her?" I asked.
"Pika pikachu!" Jack said.
"Pikachu!" Rosie said.
"You want to see her?" I asked happily. Both of them nodded.
"That's great guys, thank you... I hope you'll accept her, it would mean so much to me and to her..." I said while hugging both pikachu at the same time. They both released happy squeaks and rubbed my face. They were both real cuddlers, even worse than Lukas. Last winter they had been staying with me, and when I was watching TV on the couch, they had jumped on my chest, laid down on it with their heads snuggled under my neck and requesting to be hugged for the whole evening. At night the same happened. I had created a nice place for them to sleep, where they both slept until I went to my own bed. Then they would come as soon they knew I was sleeping (or rather waiting to fall asleep), diving under my blankets and laying down against me rubbing me with their cheeks as long I didn't embrace them or cuddled them. Not that I minded though. I liked both of them. They jumped from my lap and ran behind each other.
I got up while both pikachu ran ahead of me to the laboratory. I quickly followed them and we arrived at the lab at the same time. They waited for me to open the door and then entered.
"Hello Jack, Hello Rose..." Oak said while he gave them both a stroke on their back. They jumped the table and looked around while Oak got them some pokéchew.
"She isn't here yet." I smiled. "She's in the playroom with another pikachu from the colony, one that DOES accept her."
"Pika pikachu!" Rosie smiled at me. I could tell she was dieing to see Cammy. Oak gave the food to both pikachu. They happily accepted it and started eating, which remembered me to Cammy.
"Maurice?" Oak said. I looked at him. He was holding a bottle of milk in front of me.
"Perfect, thanks." I said to him and then went to get Cammy. She and Lukas were still inside the playground (which wasn't a surprise to me, pokémon couldn't get out easily).
"Cammy!" I said happily while showing the bottle of milk. "I've got milk for you!" Cammy looked at the bottle. She had never seen one before, so she didn't know this meant food time. I placed the bottle on the side of the playground, grabbed Cammy and sat down. Holding her like a baby, I placed the teat of the bottle in front of her. But she wasn't going to accept this. She squirmed, wanting to get away. She didn't like the bottle at all and screamed. I removed the bottle and hugged her. After she had calmed down, I tried again.
"Alright, don't panic, I'm sure you'll like this." I said with a smirk. I knew that as soon she knew milk would come out she would be addicted to this bottle. I placed the tear in front of her mouth, which didn't open.
"Open your mouth, sweetie!" I said gently. Cammy refused. What was the point in swallowing that? Why would she? It was time for plan B. I removed the bottle out of sight and placed my little finger inside her mouth. Instinctively, Cammy started to suck on it, hoping milk would come out. She closed her eyes as I stroked her with my other hand. Now I quickly grabbed the bottle and placed it in her mouth instead of my finger, but Cammy noticed this and rejected it, squirming again and escaping me.
"Cammy, come back!" I said. That didn't work... Plan C, perhaps?
"Lukas?" I said. Lukas came and saw the bottle. He recognised the milk, because he immediately started to sniff the bottle and trying to get it through the bottle. He didn't understand you should suck the upside to get milk, so he was scratching the bottle from all sides. I laughed at him.
"Need some help?" I said to him. He nodded fiercely. I chuckled.
"It's not for you. It's for Cammy, she needs to learn how to drink this..." I said. "Just drink some milk so Cammy knows how to get it." I said to him while I grabbed him and lied him on his back in my arms and in my lap. He didn't protest, but he didn't like it either. This changed as soon he saw I was going to feed him milk. He squeaked happily as I placed the bottle in his mouth. He immediately started to suck it and tasted the milk coming out of the bottle. He purred loudly while he started to drink the warm content of it. He closed his eyes and looked incredibly cute while he was busy drinking, his paws pulling the bottle close and his feet keeping it up in the air so the milk would flow to the teat. This immediately interested Cammy and she came looking what I was doing with Lukas. She saw him purring and noticed that he seemed to be drinking. I let him go for another ten seconds before I removed the bottle from him. He gulped down the last bit he had in his mouth and stuck his legs and arms out in a request for more milk. I laughed at him.
"This is meant for Cammy...!" I said to him. I placed him next to me and grabbed Cammy, holding her in one arm like you would hold a little baby. This time she seemed a bit more cooperative. I cleaned the top of the bottle.
"Open your mouth!" I demanded with a gentle voice. She complied while I put the bottle in her mouth. She sucked the teat instinctively and was rewarded with warm milk. She also purred loudly while she quickly started to gulp the milk down. She was really hungry. Then Oak came in with Jack and Rosie on his shoulders.
"Ah, I see you're feeding her. That's good. At least I don't have to teach her how to eat out of a bottle." he said. "That can be a real pain."
"Just use another pikachu to show it." I said while pointing at Lukas, who was cleaning his fur from some spilled milk.
"Good point... Never thought about that..." Oak said. "But I mostly have only one pikachu or pichu... The one I got to feed."
"Then you use Jack or Rosie. All pikachu love milk. It's something they like their whole lives." I said while looking at both pikachu. "Don't you, guys?"
Both pikachu nodded and smiled while Jack jumped from Oak's shoulder and stood next to me and watched Cammy, which was now drinking much slower than before. He sniffed her and looked at her from a couple of angles. He turned his head to me.
"Pika-pikachu...?" he said.
"Yep, this is Cammy..." I said softly to him.
A little time later Cammy was completely stuffed and didn't drink anymore. I removed the bottle and Cammy looked at me with happy and grateful eyes, and closed them, ready to go take a nap. But I lifted her and put her on my shoulder while I offered the remaining bit of milk to Jack and Lukas. Lukas snatched the bottle from me and ran away as far he could to devour the last bit of milk inside. Oak laughed at me standing with my hand still in offering mode while my head followed Lukas running away.
"I guess you're right." he chuckled.
"I'm always right, except when I'm not." I said while turning around and grabbing Cammy from my shoulder and holding her against my chest with her back. Rosie looked at her.
"Cammy, I've got something for you." I said while Jack jumped Oaks shoulder again.
"These are Jack (I pointed at Jack) and Rosie (I pointed at Rosie). "They..." I said while holding Cammy before both pikachu "...are gonna be your new parents."
Cammy flinched for both pikachu. She expected them to attack her or even kill her and she backed off towards my chest, bumping into it realizing she had nowhere to go, although I was holding her quite tightly. She whimpered in a very fearful way. Rosie turned her head and looked questionable at Cammy, while she leaped from Oak's shoulder to mine. This made Cammy flinch even more, while she clung to my clothes and my chest. I stroked her head. Rosie and Jack jumped my other shoulder and got close to Cammy. She looked anxiously at both pikachu, but I held her tightly and she knows nothing could hurt her with me near her.
"Cammy, don't be so afraid..." I started but Rosie was quicker. She placed her paws on my chest and using her excellent balance she managed to jump my hands that were holding Cammy. I quickly unwrapped Cammy so there was a bit more room for both pokémon. Rosie nuzzled Cammy with her nose and spoke to the pichu. It sounded very gently and very calm, even better than I could possibly do it. Jack also wanted to get close to Cammy, but since that wouldn't fit I sat down and placed Cammy in my lap with Rosie and Jack near Cammy. She looked anxiously at both pikachu while Rosie was still talking to her. It was very soft and I could not understand it, but it had to be either an explanation or she was either comforting Cammy. Jack came close to Cammy and started to lick her cheeks and head, slowly grooming her from top to bottom, making her get a new scent, the one from Jack and Rosie. Cammy got completely overwhelmed while Rosie now also started licking her new child. She had to close her eyes while she looked at both pikachu, and then purred, knowing that they wouldn't hurt her.
"Cammy... These are your new parents..." I said again. She looked at me with a questionable and sad face.
"Pichu pi...?" she said while now getting comforted by Rose, which was now rubbing her cheeks against Cammy's fur. It was all wet from the grooming she had just received and Jack wasn't done yet. I sighed.
"Yes, I'm gonna leave you for a while..." I said.
"Pichu-pichu pi!" she said. Although I couldn't understand it I knew she didn't want me to go.
"Cammy, I want to stay with the colony for a longer time..." I said. "Although I love you very much - I really do - you gotta have parents that can learn you being a normal pichu. Learn you to survive, train you how to use your electricity... Learn you... All kinds of stuff I can't teach you... Back in the colony other pikachu can help me... When you stay with me... I can't teach you..."
Cammy looked at me and cried. But was he also abandoning her? After everything he had said? He would take care of her? He would... Raise her?
"Cammy... I won't be gone forever..." I said. Cammy looked at me.
"You'll stay here, while I go back. I wish I could take you with me, but they will kill you when I do..." I sighed. "However, these pikachu won't. And Oak also won't. They will help you, learn you, feed you and offer you a very warm place..." I said. "By the way, I will visit you! I will come by regularly to say hi to you and to give you a nice and sweet cuddle." I said while lifting her and cuddling her close to me. She rubbed her cheeks against me squeaked softly. Then I lowered her and placed her in front of the two pikachu. Cammy took two little steps towards the pikachu. Jack lowered himself onto four paws and urged her to come to them. Cammy looked back at me unsurely, but as soon she saw me smiling and nodding slowly, she moved towards her new parents. She reached Jack first, who gently sat on two legs and held his paws out towards the little pichu. She took another step closer and now stood before both pikachu. She looked back one more time towards me and then turned around to face her new parents. She held her arms out like she had done to her own mother, which had refused and ignored her. This time, two loving parents came towards her and Jack grabbed Cammy gently and pulled her close. Rosie cuddled her from the back at the same time. Cammy squeaked happily and I knew the adoption was successful. She was hugged by both parents who now started to lick her and clean her again. Cammy purred at the attention she received and looked at me happily.
"I won't be gone sweetheart... As soon I return from the colony, I'll really adopt you. You can live with me..." I said while stroking her. She smiled towards me. She now understood why this happened. She knew I really wanted to do what was best... Although leaving her was a bit... Rude...? Was it rude? But it was best for her. Two loving pika-parents would be able to learn Cammy everything she needed, plus, she would get used to human contact. Something she would need when she would be living with me. Jack and Rosie wouldn't mind that I would take her back later, all of their pichu (or even some pikachu, because they already evolved) were given to people that wanted one. Most of them even visited the mother and father regularly with their caretakers, because they were adopted by people close to Pallet or either Viridian.
I got up and looked at Lukas... At least, I looked where he was, because he had missed the heartwarming scene and had finished the bottle of milk. He was now sleeping in a small wooded area which was made to play and jump on. I got close to him and called out for Cammy, Jack and Rosie (and Oak).
"Watch." I said.
"I placed my hands on Lukas' belly and started tickling him very badly. He woke quickly, laughing loudly and pushing my hands away with his paws. I won the battle however.
"Beg for mercy!" I laughed at him while keeping playfully tickling him awake. The poor pikachu was barely able to say something, so he sparked his cheeks. I saw the attack coming and made sure I didn't make contact with anything. The room lit up when Lukas attacked me with a thundershock, which didn't even go through me because I was still wearing my electricity shoes.
"The attack didn't affect opponent Maurice!" I said to him. Lukas said something through his laughing and that must be a plea for mercy, so I released him playfully. He panted, got on his feet and jumped my shoulder.
"Pika pikachu!" he said.
"Those shoes really work well..." Oak said.
"They certainly do. You could at least tell me you put them in my backpack." I chuckled. "My old ones are now toys for the pichu."
"Alright Lukas, I think we're done here... We're moving on towards my own home." I said.
"I'll bring you." Oak said. "Otherwise you won't have time left before you return... I need to get a pokémon at the center in Viridian anyway."
"That's good. Lukas, did you ever drive a car?" I asked. He looked at me like I was crazy.
"Pika...?"
"A car. You know, a metal thing on four wheels and it drives." Lukas pulled a face. This could get fun, a pikachu with no knowledge about human things whatsoever and one day of visiting a human house. This could not go well. I looked at Cammy, Jack and Rosie.
"You want to come along?" I asked.
"Cammy happily nodded and then looked at her new mother. The mom nodded and Cammy jumped for me. After Jack and Rosie also were in my arms, with Cammy in the middle and Lukas on my shoulder, we left the lab and headed for Oak's car. I wondered what my mother would say when I came home with four pokémon. She already hadn't liked Bobby when my father had him, she thought Bobby was a dirty pokémon that needed to stay outside. My father always would say to Bobby he should ignore her and that he loved him. In fact, my mother did actually love Bobby but from her own mother (my grandma, which passed away before I was born) she had learned pokémon weren't allowed inside a house. That still possessed her like a ghost...
My father however would probably love I took some pokémon home. He had always wanted to give me my own pichu to take care of, but my mother had always stopped him. His wish would come true now, because I adopted Cammy.
Yes, things could get really interesting. We headed for the car to return to Viridian, to my family...