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Sparks and Bubbles
Billy's POV
"Lizzy!" I whined clutching my stomach. "Is lunch ready yet?"
"Not since the last five minutes you asked." Liz replied irritably stirring the pan.
"What's cooking?" Aurora asked sniffing the air.
"Pasta." Liz replied
"Pasta again?" Paula complained.
"Well it was either going to be pasta or soup seeing as those are the only things I know how to cook." Liz said staring at the pan.
"Well its better than when Billy cooks I suppose…" Paula admitted
"Hey I made scrambled eggs last time I cooked!" I cried in protest.
"More like the black eggs of death…" Liz muttered "The thought of those 'eggs' still makes me feel sick." Liz said shuddering.
"Amazing!" Luke cried happily taking pictures of Sparky and Sparkette who huddled together in fear.
"Chu pi chu!" They cried unhappily jumping onto Bubbles shoulders.
"What did they say?" I asked curiously
"Luke's making them uncomfortable." Bubbles translated.
"How did you manage to catch such rare Pichus?" Luke questioned curiously
"It's a long story…" Bubbles said sheepishly. "And besides I didn't catch them, they're travelling with me."
"It will be a long time until this pasta's finished." Liz said sighing "You may as well tell us it's not like we've got anything better to do…"
"I want to know as well!" Aurora piped up and Adolfo yipped in agreement.
"Well…" Bubbles began "We didn't all met at the same time… first Sparky met Sparkette… and that's probably the best place to begin…"
Flashback- No one's POV
A Pikachu raced through the forest gasping for breath. The Pikachu looked like every other Pikachu but you tell by the straightness of his tale that he was a male. The Pikachu slammed into a Raichu.
"Kachu!" The Raichu shouted angrily "What's the rush?"
"My child is hatching today!" The rushed Pikachu blurted out
"Oh sorry for keeping you waiting Kachu hurry home to your wife!" The Raichu apologised causing the Pikachu to dash off again. He ran inside a hole underneath a large tree.
"Am I too late?!" He questioned covered in sweat to the female Pikachu who merely smiled at him and held up a large egg causing the male Pikachu to sigh with relief.
"Don't worry Kachu." The female Pikachu said rubbing her tail along his back causing a few sparks to form and Kachu to purr. "Our little one was patiently waiting for its father." She said smiling and the two of them looked at the egg which shook violently causing both of them to gasp. "I think it's time!" The female exclaimed as Kachu pulled a bush over the den entrance so that they wouldn't be attacked while their son or daughter was hatching. Kachu put his tail around his wife and their egg keeping them close to him. A large crack appeared in the egg causing the parents to look at each other in excitement as the egg began glowing. Eventually the glowing stopped causing the Pikachu parents to gasp again. "It's a boy…." The female said eventually as Kachu nodded numbly unable to keep his eyes off his newly born son. For the Pichu sleeping in their laps looked exactly like a Pikachu, red cheeks and all. Neither of them had ever seen a Pichu like him.
"We'll name him Sparky." Kachu blurted eventually causing his mate to blink at him. "Because his fur sparkles and shines unlike anything I've seen." He explained causing the female to smile.
"Sparky…" The female said out loud as if she was trying the name before smiling again. "I like it." She said hugging Kachu and their new son Sparky with her tail. The Pichu opened his eyes, saw his parents and smiled before falling asleep again. And in that moment everything seemed perfect for the new family. But good things don't last forever…
"The Ekans! The Ekans are attacking!" a voice from outside cried in fear.
"Not again!" Kachu cried irritably "This is the third time this month!"
"Go." The female Pikachu said solemnly.
"But I can't leave you and the baby…" Kachu said looking at his mate and child before looking at the entrance of the den.
"You're part of the predator guard… they'll need you." The female said hugging Kachu with her tail. "Just come back safe wont you?"
"Of course!" Kachu proclaimed his cheeks sparking. "I'll be back soon… I promise." He said as the two Pikachus tails knocked into each other causing a few sparks to fall to the floor waking the baby up. "I'll protect you!" Kachu proclaimed running out of the den.
"Daddy! Wait for me!" Sparky cried running after his father thinking that they were playing some kind of game.
"Sparky! Come back!" the female cried also running out of the den. Sparky was encountered by a giant Ekans making him whimper in fear. The Ekans hissed dangerously as Sparky backed off slightly.
"Sparky!" Kachu cried in distress noticing the danger his son was in but he was already too far away to help.
"Sparky watch out!" the female cried pushing her son out the way as the Ekans lunged towards her.
"SPARKETTE!"
A few years later…
Sparky's POV
"Freak!" Crackle, an older Pichu than me, yelled as he pushed me into the mud.
"I'm not a freak!" I protested standing up swiping the mud off me.
"Well do you see any other Pichus around here that look like you?" Crackle questioned smugly "No! That makes you different!"
"And what exactly is wrong with being different?" a deep voice called making Crackle flinch.
"…Dad…" Crackle said sheepishly.
"Honestly…" Crackle's dad, Zap sighed deeply. "I've told you time and again to leave Sparky alone!" the Pikachu said picking up the Pichu. "We're going to have a long talk with your mother." Zap carried Crackle away, but that didn't stop Crackle pulling a face at Sparky.
"Sparky there you are!" Kachu said happily running up to his son. "Why are you covered in mud?" He questioned.
"It's just that jerk Crackle…" I muttered bitterly.
"Him again?" Kachu said sighing while running a hand through his fur. "Come on... let's go home…" Kachu said lifting me onto his back.
"Dad?" I questioned "Why don't I look like the other Pichus?"
"I don't know…" Kachu admitted slowly and I buried my head into his back. "But… I wouldn't change you for the world… and you should be proud of who you are." We got to the den and I curled up in the leaves. "Sorry… Sparky but…" Kachu began
"You have to go on patrol again?" I finished for him. "Don't worry dad I understand. We can't let anyone else's family get eaten…"
"Sorry Sparky…" Kachu repeated patting my head before running out of the den. I looked at the mud on my body and sighed before sneaking out of the den. I ran to nearby lake and began washing myself in the cool and refreshing water. I sighed as I began to cry in pity.
"Please…." I sobbed as my tear drops joined the lake I looked up and begged the stars "I want a friend… someone who will stick by me… and won't bully me…." I frowned feeling very angry "Is that too much to ask?!" I demanded but the stars didn't answer me. "Hey listen to me!" I shouted at the sky "All I ever wanted was a friend! But you guys are too busy granting everyone else's wishes!" I yelled and sighed feeling stupid. "Look at me… "I said staring into the lake "Shouting at the sky actually expecting it to grant my wish…" I sighed again "Stupid bright yellow fur..." I muttered "stupid bright red cheeks…" I said splashing myself with the water "Why won't you fade?!" I said scrubbing myself with the water "Why can't I look like everyone else?" I said sitting down feeling sad and frustrated. Suddenly there was a large green flash reflected in the lake. "Huh? What was that?!" I questioned turning around.
"WAAHHHHHHH!" Something cried and the next thing I knew I was slammed in the head sending me and the mystery object into the lake. Luckily, this part of the lake was quite shallow enabling me to sit up without drowning.
"Ouch… ouch… ouch…" I muttered rubbing my head
"Ouch that hurt…" The mystery thing sat up also rubbing its head. I stared at it feeling nervous until the moon broke through the clouds shining light on the lake. The object was revealed to be another Pichu, but she was girl and despite looking relatively normal her left ear had giant spikes on it that I had not seen on any other Pichu.
"Umm…." We said in unison gawking at each other.
"Where am I?" The Pichu eventually questioned looking around.
"Ilex forest." I answered staring at her. "Who… or what are you?"
"I'm…." The Pichu began before frowning "Erm… I'm…. well… I'm a Pichu and… erm…"
"You can't just be a Pichu! I mean you just fell out of the sky!" I said astonished while the female Pichu looked at me with a strange expression.
"… I can't remember…." The Pichu said in a small voice "There was something… I was running from something... and there was a shrine… then a green flash and lots of different places, people and Pokémon appeared but it was like they were in a river or something… always disappearing and reappearing… next thing I knew I fell into one of the scenes and I crashed into you… I can't remember anything else…"
"I saw a green flash as well!" I realised "Just before you appeared!"
"What happened to my ear?!" She shrieked suddenly causing me to flinch.
"You mean it wasn't always like that?!" I questioned in surprise.
"Well... I don't think so…" She said frowning attempting to smooth the spikes down but they just popped up again. "I can't remember... I just assumed my ear was meant to look like yours… that is another point why am I paler than you while you look cool?"
"I look cool?!" I questioned surprised
"Well yer." The Pichu stated as if it was obvious. "You're so much more sparkly and shiny than me!" She said grinning
"No one's ever said that before…" I muttered surprise looking at my reflection and grinning "You're a strange one you know." I said grinning at the female Pichu.
"Strange? Why? All I did was tell the truth…" she said blinking in confusion causing me to burst out laughing. "What's so funny?" She questioned running up to me.
"Nothing." I said smiling at her. "What's your name?"
"Erm… hmm… I can't remember..." The female Pichu said sounding upset
"Don't worry about it… I'll give you a new name! How about Notch?!" I questioned causing her to pull a face in disgust.
"What's your name?" She questioned
"Erm... I'm Sparky…" I stuttered surprise
"That's cool! It suits you! I want a cool name like yours!" She admired
"Then… how about Sparkette?" I questioned making her blink "It was my mother's name."
"But I can't take your mother's name..." She said fidgeting but I could tell she liked the name.
"She won't mind…" I said feeling depressed until the female Pichu to take my hands.
"Then I'll be Sparkette." She said smiling looking into my eyes. "Is okay if we become friends Sparky?" She questioned "You're the only one I know here…"
"Of course it is! You and me we'll become an unstoppable team!" I said pulling her out of the lake.
"Right!" Sparkette agreed
"One day we'll find out where you came from. I promise." I said putting my hand on my heart
"Well then until that time I'll have to stick with you." Sparkette said grinning. "Come on!" She said running off happily. I grinned and turned to the stars.
"Thanks." I said quietly before running after Sparkette.
Present day
"That's adorable!" Paula squealed.
"You didn't answer my question though…" Luke sulked
"I'm working up to it!" Bubbles cried in protest. "Just after Sparky and Sparkette met. I was eight years old and was living with my family to Goldenrod city but I hadn't been bitten by that Gold Buneary yet…"
Flashback
Bubbles' POV
"Hey Soapy!" I heard a voice cry from outside my house.
"How many times do I have to say my name is Bubbles?!" I cried angrily sticking my head out the window to see my friend Kim grinning at me.
"You're too easy to wind up!" Kim said giggling "Come on Bubbles I've got a great idea for a game!"
"Coming!" I cried running out of the house. "Where are we going?" I questioned my friend.
"You'll see." She replied mischievously as the two of us ran through the streets of Goldenrod.
"Master thief strikes again!" A newspaper salesman called at us as we ran by.
"Have you got any spare change?" A hobo begged as we walked through one of the streets.
Present day
"Was it really necessary to include those random people in the story?" Liz questioned in boredom while stirring the pasta.
"Well probably not…" I admitted sheepishly "But I'm trying to set the scene here!"
"Maybe you should just skip to the important bit…" Aurora suggested
"Try not to interrupt me though…" I said pouting.
Flashback continued…
We ran by not paying much attention to these people until we had reached the city's borders.
"Here we are!" Kim cried happily
"Kim… this is just the entrance into Ilex forest… nothing particularly interesting…" I said looking at the vast forest.
"No it is interesting!" Kim insisted "We can explore the forest!"
"Kim… have you gone mad?! There are wild Pokémon in there! Neither of us have a Pokémon of our own!" I cried trying to shout some sense into my friend.
"Well if you're scared…." Kim teased raising her eyebrows.
"Of course I'm scared!" I shouted.
"Fine…" Kim pouted in annoyance. "If you're going to be such a baby about it…" She said turning her back to the forest. "I guess…" she hung her head sadly "You'll have to catch me!" She cried suddenly turning around and sprinting into the forest.
"Kim! Come back!" I cried sprinting after her into the dark trees. "Kim?" I questioned looking around the forest.
"Come on Soapy!" She cried peering out from behind a tree that was some distance away. "I bet you can't catch me!" she cried running away again.
"Kim!" I cried in annoyance sprinting after her. "Kim?"
"Over here!" Kim cried giggling. I looked around the forest but I couldn't see her anywhere. "Here silly!" she cried again as her voice faded away.
"Kim?" I questioned again walking slowly forwards. I looked around and noticed I was surrounded by trees with no indication of where I was or where I had been. "Great now I've lost my friend and I'm lost in a forest…" I muttered bitterly, walking around aimlessly.
"CHU PI PICHU!" A voice cried loudly making me turn.
"What was that?" I questioned myself.
"CHUUUUUU!" the voice cried again in obvious pain and fear.
"I've got to help!" I decided running towards the voice. Eventually, I came to a fast flowing river. A Pichu with a spiky left ear was desperate trying to reach a shiny Pichu which looked a Pikachu who had somehow been caught in the river. The spiky eared Pichu was holding a tree branch much bigger than itself which the shiny was desperately clinging onto. But it was obviously the Pichu with the spiky ear didn't have enough strength as the Pokémon was being dragged slowly towards the river. "I'll help you guys!" I yelled causing both the Pichus to look at me in fear.
"CHU PI!" the spiky eared one cried, somehow managing to fire an electric shock at my feet as a warning despite its struggles.
"I'm not going to hurt you!" I promised walking towards them slowly. I picked up the spiky eared Pichu and it let out a powerful electric blast making me grit my teeth. I pulled the Pichu into the air. As the spiky one had hold of a branch which the Pikachu one was holding, this pulled them both out of the river with ease.
"Chu…" the two Pichus said sighing with relief while looking at each other.
"Pichu Pichu!" the spiky eared Pichu said looking at me.
"Pi chu pi!" The Pichu who looked like a Pichu said smiling slightly. Then without warning both of them leapt at me licking my face.
"Hey cut that out it tickles!" I said giggling as the Pichus licked me.
"Bubbles! Kim! Where are you?" a feminine voice cried.
"Mom!" I cried in realisation.
"Bubbles! There you are!" My mother cried pulling me into a hug. "Haven't I warned you time and again about going into Ilex forest?!" She warned
"I know mum… but I was following Kim… but we got separated… then I rescued these two Pichus…" I explained
"What Pichus?" My mum questioned looking around. I looked behind me and noticed the two Pichus I had rescued were gone. They were probably scared off by all the people…
"Anyway Bubbles…. I'll get you home… You and I are going to have a serious talking to young lady!" my mother scolded. "The others will stay here and look for Kim…" She said dragging me away. I looked behind me and noticed the two Pichus I had saved earlier staring at me through the tree leaves as my mother dragged me away…
Present day
"So that's how you guys met…" Luke said in amazement "these guys were really lucky you saved them and in return you got two really rare Pichus…"
"Well it took a lot more trips to the forest before we became friends though…" I said laughing.
"What about that girl you went in the forest with?" Paula questioned me "you know Kim?"
"When we reunited… we weren't exactly friends anymore…" I said sadly
"What happened?" Aurora and Adolfo questioned in unison.
Flashback
"Liar!" Kim shouted at me. "As if you met two Pichus that rare!
"I did!" I protested "You're just jealous because you got attacked by that swarm of Beedrill!"
"You didn't even want to go in the forest though!" Kim protested angrily. "So why do you get to meet the two rare Pokémon while I end up with a million and one Beedrill stings?!"
"So you do believe me!" I cried victoriously.
"I saw you with those Pichus…" Kim reluctantly admitted. "It's not fair!" she cried angrily. "You always get the best of everything in life!"
"I can't believe I ever thought you were my friend…" I whispered venomously before walking away.
Present day
"Not one of my finer moments…" I said cringing at the memory. "I still feel ashamed for treating her like that… I mean if it wasn't for her I would have never met Sparky and Sparkette…"
"Well she sort of deserved it if you ask me…" Billy said folding his arms
"Trust me the guilt of losing my friend still haunts me to this day…" I said sadly. "But I suppose falling out with Kim just brought Sparky, Sparkette and I closer together…"
Flashback
I sat in the shade of Ilex forest tired out from playing with the spiky eared Pichu and the Pikachu coloured Pichu all day.
"I wish I knew your names…" I said sighing causing the Pichus to look at me. "It feels weird to call you both Pichu…"
"Chu Pichu!" Pikachu-Pichu cried in determination.
"What?" I questioned in confusion "You want me to guess your name?" I guessed making the Pichu nod.
"Okay are you a… boy?" I guessed making the Pichu nod eagerly. "Okay then… is your name Buzz?" I guessed causing the Pichu to shake his head and pull a face. "I can't guess without a clue!" I cried in protest. The Pikachu-Pichu frowned and his cheeks began sparking and crackling with electricity. "Hmm.. is your name Crackle?"
"Chu!" Pikachu-Pichu cried in annoyance shaking his head rapidly while the Pichu with the spiky ear started laughing.
"Okay!" I cried in panic. "Is your name Sparky?" I guessed causing the Pikachu-Pichu to nod happily. "Really?" I questioned in disbelief.
"Pi chu chu!" Spiky eared Pichu cried eagerly waving its hand in the air.
"You want me to guess your name now?" I asked causing the Pichu to nod. "Are you a boy as well?"
"Pi chu." She said shaking her head rapidly.
"A girl then…" I mused to myself. "Can I have a clue?" I asked causing the spiky eared Pichu to point towards Sparky. "A name like Sparky….? But for a girl… I've got it! Sparkette!" I cried causing Sparkette to nod happily. "Really? That was easy…" I said quietly to myself while both the Pichus jumped happily into my arms and hugged me.
Present day
"We played together for many years forming a stronger bond every day. Eventually, I could understand them even without being cursed by the gold Buneary. Sadly those fun times we had in the forest couldn't last forever…" I said sadly. "And the second part of my story started with two words…"
Flashback
"We're moving?!" I cried in shock.
"I told you she'd be surprised!" My mother said happily hugging my father.
"We're going to be moving to this beautiful little town called Windswept Valley." My father said beaming.
Present day
"What?" Luke and Liz questioned loudly in unison interrupting me.
"What?" I questioned confused
"We both come from there!" Luke exclaimed in surprise.
"Really?" Aurora questioned in surprise "it really is a small world…"
"Please don't tell me you were bitten by that gold Buneary there…" Liz begged as the pasta was bubbling violently behind her.
"Liz! The pasta!" Paula cried in surprise pulling the pan off the fire.
"Whoops…" Liz said sheepishly.
"Am I going to get the chance to finish my story?" I questioned in annoyance.
"Sorry…" everyone said in unison.
Flashback
"But we can't move!" I cried in despair thinking of Sparky and Sparkette. My mum and dad frowned in annoyance.
"Bubbles." My dad said in a disapproving voice "I've already brought a house there and haven't you always hated the busy atmosphere of Goldenrod? What's the sudden change?"
"I just don't want to leave my friends…" I said in a small voice.
"I didn't know you were still friends with that Kim girl." My mum said in surprise.
"Not her… other… people…" I said slowly not wanting to tell my mum and dad about the rare Pichus I had befriended.
"Well… you better say your goodbyes then." My father said sternly. "Like I said I've already brought the house so we're moving whether you like it or not." He said. Tear formed in my eyes and I sobbed violently before running out of the house. Within minutes I was in Ilex forest but still crying. "Sparky!" I cried wiping my running nose. "Sparkette!"
"Chupi?" I heard familiar voices question.
"Guys." I said sighing with relief holding out my arms. The Pichus looked at each other obviously worried about me about leaping into my arms. "Oh guys…" I sobbed stroking their heads. "I won't be able to see you anymore…"
"Pi?!" They questioned looking at me and then at each other.
"I'm moving to some place called Windswept valley…" I said hugging the two of them close to me. "I don't even know where that is!"
"Chu…" the two of them whimpered sadly.
"Bubbles?" I heard my mum and dad calling for me. "Where are you?"
"I'm sorry guys… I have to go…" I said hugging them again. "I'll probably never see you again…" I said blinking back tears. "Goodbye." I said sobbing waving to my friends. The two Pichus looked after me with tears forming in their eyes. I noticed the two of them look at each other before I turned away.
Present day
"That's so sad..." Aurora said in depression.
"What's sad is the state of our pasta…" Billy said sighing looking over Liz's shoulder.
"Hey I liked to you try better!" Liz stated in annoyance. "Actually no I wouldn't…" She said shuddering.
"Why is Aurora the only one touched by our parting?" I questioned annoyance.
"It's pretty obvious that you met them again." Luke stated bluntly. "Otherwise they wouldn't be here now."
"Well it was sad at the time!" I cried in annoyance "Anyway we moved to Windswept valley the day after I said goodbye to Sparky and Sparkette…"
Flashback
"This will be our new home." My father said as we pulled up to one of the houses.
"I heard a girl about your age lives next door! You can make a new friend Bubbles!" my mother proclaimed happily.
"Before we have to move again…" I muttered bitterly. Dad parked the trunk and all three of us got out into the cold breeze. "It's freezing here!" I complained shivering
"Well they don't call it Windswept valley for nothing deary." My mother said cheerfully.
"Bubbles why don't you introduce yourself to the neighbour while your mother and I unpack the trunk?" dad suggested causing me to shrug.
"It's not like I've got anything better to do…" I muttered bitterly walking over to the nearby house. "Hello?" I cried knocking on the door. "Anyone home?" I looked inside the house and noticed it was pitch black indicating no one was home. "That's weird… I thought mum said a person lives here…"
"Hey girly!" A voice cried making me turn. "You looking for Elizabeth Payne?!"
Present day
"What?!" Liz chocked "You were the person moving in next door!"
"You're Elizabeth Payne?!" I questioned astonished
"I prefer Liz or Lizzy but yes…" Liz said reluctantly.
"Wow… it really is a small world…" Aurora said in amazement
"The story's nearly over now!" I said sighing "Try not to interrupt me before the end again…"
Flashback
"Is that who lives here?" I questioned the man.
"Well yes but she recently left on adventure with some kid… she probably won't be back for awhile." The man said casually.
Present day
"Nice to know that they're so concerned." Liz muttered bitterly.
"Liz! Stop interrupting the story!" I cried in annoyance.
Flashback
"Well thanks anyway…" I said causing the man to walk away.
"Did you hear about that brown Pichu that ran though town a few days ago?!" An excited child questioned his friends.
"As if there's any such thing as a brown Pichu!" His friend scoffed.
"It would be really rare if it did exist though!" Another child cried and the group walked away.
"A rare Pichu…" I muttered to myself and sighed miserably thinking about my friends. I didn't feel like being here any longer and walked slowly back to my 'home'.
"Bubbles your room is upstairs on the left!" My mother called to me. I didn't reply and walked slowly up the stairs. I sat on the bed by a big book mark 'Bubbles'.
"Sparky… Sparkette… I miss you so much…" I cried to myself as I opened the big box next to me. Suddenly two familiar Pichus leapt out of the box jumping on me making me crash onto the floor.
"Chupi!" They cried happily snuggling against me.
"Sparky! Sparkette! What are you doing here?!" I questioned in astonishment.
"Bubbles!" My father called from downstairs. "What's going on up there?"
"Nothing!" I called quickly "I'm just going back outside for a few minutes!" I said grabbing the Pichus and dashing outside. I ran into the nearby forest before stopping to a halt.
"I'm so glad you're here!" I said happily hugging them.
"Chu!" They cried happily.
"I don't know what I'd do without you two." I said keeping them close to me.
"Pi!" they cried in surprise pointing behind me.
"What is it?" I questioned confused, while turning around. I gasped loudly standing in front of us was a purely golden Buneary. It was standing there looking at us before it grinned and waved. "No way…"
"Pichu…" the Pichus in my arms gasped in amazement.
"Bun… Buneary…" It said bouncing slightly closer.
"Wow…" I said crouching down to look it in the eyes. Surprisingly its eyes were bright blue despite the rest of it being gold. The Buneary grinned again and pounced forwards suddenly biting me on the hand.
"Hey!" I cried in pain pulling my hand away. The Buneary leapt away before we could react and I examined my hand. It seemed to be fine other than being bright red from the bite. "Well that was weird… let's go home before anything else bites me..." I said slowly still looking at my hand.
"Okay Bubbles!" Sparkette cried happily.
"Huh?" I questioned in confusion looking at her.
"Pi pichu!" Sparkette cried again.
"Right…" I said hesitantly shaking my head. I was feeling very dizzy.
"You okay Bubbles?" Sparky questioned looking at me. I held a hand to my head.
"Just a bit dizzy…" I replied not realising that I had just understood Sparky. "I think I need a lie down…" I said as the world faded to black.
Present day
"The next day I woke up with Buneary ears and a tail to match. It didn't really help that I could understand every word Sparky and Sparkette were saying…" I said chuckling at the memory. "We began our journey the next day and now we're here." I said gesturing to our surroundings.
"Wow that was some story…" Aurora said in amazement.
"Sparky! Sparkette! Please let me take your pictures!" Luke begged chasing after my friends with his camera.
"Here's your pasta…" Liz said in boredom dishing out some pasta to Billy and Paula.
"Are you sure this is safe to eat?" Paula questioned prodding the pasta with her fork.
"I think I rather eat the eggs I made…" Billy said frowning.
"I wouldn't." Liz, Luke and Paula said in unison.
"Hey! After all that effort you guys weren't even listening to my story!" I shouted loudly at my friends making them flinch with fear.
"I was listening!" Aurora cried in protest running away to safety. I glared at my remaining friends making them swallow in fear.
"Every man for himself!" Billy cried running away. The rest of my friends weren't far behind and I ran after them in annoyance.
"Come back here!"
Haha writing the chapters isn't stressful… well sometimes... when they're really long like the SS Anne arc was... sometimes I think I'm under more stress when I'm not writing them because then I think about writing them a lot. This chapter was quiet mellow though so I wasn't too stress about it the more exciting chapters (or the more excited I am about the chapter) generally bother me more… all Pichu/ Pikachu names are names I've given Pichus/Pikachus in the games with the expectation of Liz and Sparkette (I have used the name Sparky before but I didn't name the Pikachu-Pichu that)…
Originally this chapter was going to be named 'pop goes the Bubbles' and before I decided to put Bubbles on the ship was going to be the chapter where the group met Bubbles. I changed the title though because I thought it didn't really fit the chapter anymore.
If you like the character Iris from the anime/ games/ manga(?) then you'll love this story! It's called 'The Girl Who Knows the Hearts of Dragons' by gotpika. There's only one chapter so far but I think it's brilliant. If you want check it out and review now!
Next update will probably be slow because now I'm back to that dreaded place which is so evil I shudder at the thought of it… school (shudders) Next chapter will be more flash backs horary! Then after that the group will actually go on some kind of wacky adventure…