Serperior gave an exasperated sigh as she found Houndoom, again, peeping through the hospital window. Before speaking to her, Serperior also snuck a glance at the boy on the bed. The poor child was heavily bandaged and hadn't woken up since the vile Charizard had attempted to rip Singed to pieces. The only ones allowed in there were the humans and the strange Munna. Of course, the Munna was actually because it refused to leave Singed.

Eventually, Serperior gave Houndoom a careful eye. "I apologize for our earlier encounter." Houndoom answered without looking away from Singed. "I-it's alright, if it wasn't for you I'd never have met Mightyena. But . . . did I do the right thing?" Serperior gave a kind smile as Houndoom finally turned to look at her, worry in her tear-filled eyes. Serperior sighed. "Your servant needed it."

Serperior was amused as fire leapt from Houndoom's eyes, and Houndoom got into a fighting stance. "He is not my servant! Singed is my friend!" Serperior chuckled as she shook her head. Some had such a difficult time accepting reality. "Listen to me, Houndoom. I've heard enough from Alder to know that you were the one holding the reigns. Call him what you will, Houndoom, Singed is NOT a leader. He's a follower. You are his queen, his one joy in life."

Serperior put her head lower than Houndoom's to show she was not attempting to initiate a scuffle. "Houndoom, when you met your love Singed was thrown into a new kind of problem. On one hand, he saw your joy as his absolute top priority. On the other, in order to appease your joy he had to leave."

Serperior smiled as Houndoom shook her head. "I'm not asking about that! I need to know . . . did I ever make the right choice?" Serperior gestured with her tail for Houndoom to elaborate. Houndoom sighed as she started to pace, she was clearly trying to rid herself of a great burden. "I was the one that suggested we stow away. Everything he's done since the loss of his mother, he's done for me. I-it's almost sick, I practically turned him into my slave!"

Serperior could only smile, so Houndoom had begun thinking about her actions just as Singed had thought about his. Serperior had her own theories, but she needed to know. "Houndoom, before Singed lost his mother, how did he act around her?" Houndoom flinched, but nonetheless answered. "He was . . . well, he was such a momma's boy. He always wanted to help her, and he'd play with me only when he was done helping."

Serperior grinned, that was what she was expecting. "Without her, he lost all respect for his own life. He wanted to avenge her death, not caring that he was going against a Pokémon similar to a dragon. Just by saving him, by being there for him, you gained all of that devotion." Serperior gently wrapped her tail around the Houndoom, taking care not to squeeze her too hard.

"Both of you had grand intentions, it was never meant to turn into the obsession it became. Both of you stopped caring about yourselves, and in return devoted everything to your partner. Because both of you willingly gave so much to the other, you both were happy no matter what was around you, and woe to those that dared to intervene. You two became so intertwined, you forgot who was who." Houndoom flinched as she looked up at Serperior.

Serperior smiled as she ended her speech. "It was necessary to separate you two, so you both could learn who you were. YOUR wants intervened with HIS, so while at first he was happy, he soon realized what he had done. You did the right thing, Houndoom, and the boy has become the man that before he never believed he could be." Houndoom smiled at Serperior then they looked back inside as they heard a "FRIEND!"

As the foolish doctor that had tried to remove Munna gave up, Serperior chuckled. Houndoom grinned as she looked at Serperior. "So he got a Munna after all, huh?" Serperior chuckled, remembering how Singed had met Munna. "When he eventually came to be in the Dreamyard, Munna immediately went to work with his dreams. It was quite amusing when Singed got up, after what one Plasma Grunt told him he no longer believed he should be around Pokémon."

Serperior chuckled as Munna gave a content 'friend' when the doctor left the room. "I know not what thoughts got Munna to believe Singed was its friend. But that's exactly what Singed needed, a friend who refused to let themselves believe otherwise. Even the one word Munna can say-friend-was a perfect match for someone who could no longer define the meaning of that very word."

Houndoom nodded as she looked back inside the window. Serperior sighed, now it was time to find the answer to that which vexed her. "I was quite surprised by your sudden appearance." Houndoom gave a slight chuckle. "Mightyena and I were arguing when I heard the roar. I took one look up, and I saw the blasted Charizard. I took off without another word. Mightyena followed, arguing about it the WHOLE way."

Serperior nodded, then sighed. "That beast . . . I wonder what his story is. What thoughts could justify attacking a boy like that?" Houndoom gave a slight grin as she looked up at the sky. "I know that Singed tried to kill it, after he tried to run away from me. I know that he left it with a scar, but . . . I still can't figure it out. Even then . . . Singed was just a young boy."

"Oh, that's an easy one." Both Serperior and Houndoom turned as Mightyena walked up to Houndoom, subtly glaring at any human that dared to look at him wrong. "I can certainly justify attacking a human. You're precious human was only the first on its list, it was going to go after the other humans. I still . . ."

Mightyena shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts. Eventually, he sighed as he looked through the hospital window. "I just don't understand. He's one of them, feared even by his own kind yet . . . yet you refuse to believe he is bad. Look Houndoom, we've stayed in this area far too long. The savages are getting restless." Houndoom shook her head as she put her foot down. "No. I won't leave! Singed was there before you were, Mightyena. He means too much to me."

"WHY?" Both Houndoom and Serperior flinched as Mightyena's question reverberated through the air. Mightyena was clearly frustrated, and soon began pacing as he tried to figure it out. "It doesn't make any sense! I want to know how one of those despicable savages has your complete devotion! Are you blind? All these despicable things do is get your hopes up, make friends with you, say that they will always be there for you, and then"

Mightyena stomped the ground with his front left foot. "Then they give you to some despicable person for a different Pokémon! She said I meant something to her! Then just to prove a point, she gave me away! Not just to anyone, no, but one of those damn Plasma Grunts! Then my new master used me for capturing more of my brethren while working me like a slave! Do you have any idea how long it was until I broke that pokéball and was released from my prison? And now just look at me!"

Mightyena released a powerful snarl into the air. "She caught me in Hoenn! This is NOT Hoenn! I can't find any others of my kind, and the only other outsider I find, the only other one that SHOULD understand my anger, she believes HER human cares for her! Even when he abandoned you for who knows what, you're STILL loyal to him! I don't get it!"

Serperior and Houndoom looked at each other in shock. So that was it. This was what Mightyena was so angry about, he felt betrayed. Serperior wondered . . . that Charizard . . . no, that wasn't important. Now Mightyena was the one that needed proof, and Serperior grinned. "He left her solely so she could be with you, Mightyena. If he had a heart of stone like you think, why would he face me simply because he wanted to find her?"

Mightyena growled, but all three of them turned their heads when they heard the groan. The boy had finally woken up. Serperior grinned when she turned to talk to Houndoom, only to find Houndoom had vanished. As Mightyena and Serperior looked in the window, they heard the commotion quickly getting to the room. In almost no time at all, Houndoom had gotten into the room.

Singed smiled when he saw her, and soon Houndoom was on the bed, and Singed had his arms around her. While it was quite the sight to behold, Serperior focused her gaze on Mightyena's baffled eyes. Serperior almost chuckled then leaned in close to Mightyena. "It's not often there's a person that will do anything for their Pokémon, it's quite a sight isn't it?"

The Mightyena looked at Serperior with clear confusion, but when they heard hooves hitting the ground Mightyena groaned. "Again?" Serperior grinned as she turned to see Blitzle and ST's Rapidash racing through town. Serperior shook her head in amusement, Blitzle was determined to beat Rapidash in a race. When Rapidash reached the planned end-point LONG before Blitzle would have, Blitzle stomped the ground in frustration. Rapidash snorted in amusement. "Do you give?" Blitzle shook his head. "Never!" As the two of them went back to the starting point, Serperior chuckled again.

Alright then, I guess this is TECHNICALLY the end of the first part. If I can get some feedback to if people like it or not, I may put on many more parts as well. I have a lot of ideas I want to try with Singed, and I'd love to do it but I also want to improve as a writer. To that end, I need to know what people like, what I need to work on . . . stuff like that