Chapter 37: The Pachirisu Chase!
At a grassy land where the group was taking a break from their travels, Ash and his friends were on their way to Floaroma Town for Dawn and Hikaru's next Pokémon Contest. On their way, Dawn saw a small Pokémon. It looked like a white squirrel, with sky blue lines on its tail, and on its ears! Hikaru described it as a Pachirisu. Dawn grew surprised to hear a cute Pokémon. So, she decided to stare at the Pokémon for a while with Hikaru sweat dropping, saying that it's not appropriate to stare.
Dawn didn't listen, though, and kept staring at Pachirisu! The wild Pachirisu was doing something until it turned to Dawn, seeing that she was staring at it! Dawn then made a smile! "You're cute, you know!" Dawn giggled. Brock joined Hikaru watching, until Ash came by. "Hey, guys. What's going on?" Ash asked. "Dawn had been staring at that Pokémon for quite a while now! I think that she wants to catch it!" Brock explained.
Ash took out his Pokédex and scanned Pachirisu! "Pachirisu, the EleSquirrel Pokémon. It gathers static electricity and hides fur balls along with its favorite fruit under the eaves of houses." Ash's Pokédex buzzed. To Dawn, she witnessed Pachirisu running to catch its own tail, which it caught, and licked it to clean! Dawn couldn't hold her love for much longer! "You're so cute! I can't take it anymore! I've just gotta have you!" Dawn squealed.
She took out a Pokéball and prepared for battle! "Piplup, spotlight!" Dawn called. The Water Type starter was sent out! "Wait, Piplup!?" Hikaru gasped. He knew that Water Types have a big disadvantage against an Electric Type like Pachirisu! "Okay, Piplup! Use Peck!" Dawn called. Piplup charged towards Pachirisu to land an attack! Just then, the wild Pachirisu made a move, creating a heart, hitting the Water Type Pokémon! Piplup then grew dizzy, almost losing balance!
Dawn shrieked with surprise as Piplup walked dizzily. "Well, that was Sweet Kiss. It can make its opponents confused!" Brock explained. "What a smooth way to start a battle." Hikaru sighed. "Well, that Pachirisu sure is something!" Ash commented. "Piplup, return! And Buneary! I choose you!" Dawn called. Piplup was returned to his Pokéball with the female Rabbit Pokémon coming out to take Piplup's place!
"Alright, Buneary! Use Dizzy Punch!" Dawn called. Buneary punched Buneary with her ears! "That's a hit..." Hikaru replied. Pachirisu immediately got back up and bashed into Buneary with a Spark Attack! Buneary grew paralyzed by the Attack! "Are you okay, Buneary!?" Dawn called. Buneary got up and got ready to keep going! "Alright then! Buneary, use Ice Beam!" Dawn called. Buneary unleashed the Ice Type move, to which Pachirisu dodged all of them!
"We missed it all!?" Dawn gasped. Just then, Pachirisu charged up electricity and gave a shock to everyone! It was Discharge! "WAAAAHHH!" Everyone screamed, leaving all of them paralyzed. "D-Drat that Pachirisu..." Hikaru groaned. "Th-That furball... is something." Ash groaned, twitching. Brock weakly pointed at Pachirisu! "Yeah, but I think that 'furball' is getting tired!" Brock groaned. With this, Dawn saw her chance!
"Now's my chance! Go, Piplup!" Dawn called. Piplup was sent to battle once again! "Yeah! Piplup is no longer confused now!" Ash exclaimed. "Piplup, use Bubblebeam!" Dawn called. The Bubblebeam gave decent damage to Pachirisu! "And now, it's time for... Go! Pokéball!" Dawn called, throwing the Pokéball towards Pachirisu! It sucked the wild Electric Type inside and shook for a moment before stopping! Dawn had caught a new teammate!
"I've caught Pachirisu!" Dawn called happily, raising Pachirisu's Pokéball in the air. Piplup and Buneary cheered along with her! Ash, Brock, and Hikaru went beside her and congratulated her for catching a new Pokémon. For Dawn, she wanted to train her new Pachirisu for the Floaroma Contest!
It was night with the group fast asleep. Dawn was having a dream as she slept with her Pachirisu.
Dawn's POV
I was sleeping happily, happy that I caught a super cute Pachirisu! I just couldn't sleep, thinking that my chance for the Floaroma Pokémon Contest would be a success! That is, I'll have to go through Hikaru, my... well, best friend though. I wasn't exactly lucky to lose in the semi-finals in the Jublife Contest. I used my Buneary against his Monferno when it was a Chimchar. Hikaru had more skills than me, so I was well beaten. I had watched him win his first Contest ribbon.
I was happy for him, but I intended to train more so that I could beat him in our next Contest! I then had a dream. Pachirisu and I were having a great advantage in the Floaroma Contest! We had won our first ribbon, thanks to her cute efforts! I opened my eyes, to see that the Contest was actually a dream. I stared at Pachirisu who was sleeping with her tail close to her. She was so cute. "Sleep tight, Pachirisu." I whispered.
I looked over to see Hikaru, who wasn't in a sleeping bag. I was a bit worried that he might catch a cold. But, his three Pokémon were with him! Luxio and Monferno seemed to love him the most, with Eevee loving Hikaru as well. I remembered that kiss we shared the night before the Jublife Contest. I lightly blushed, deciding to forget about it for today and just think about training Pachirisu tomorrow for the next Contest!
End POV
It was the next day as everyone was up for the day, with Dawn getting ready as she combed her hair, dressed in her outdoor clothes, and got out of her tent! "It's total perfection!" Dawn exclaimed. As she got out, she saw the three boys at the table!
"Yes! One badge down, seven more to go! We'll be sure to win the next one, right, Pikachu?" Ash asked his starter. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu agreed. "Ash, calm down! The next Gym is past Floaroma Town, which is where the next Contest is starting!" Hikaru assured.
But, like always, Ash didn't listen, being stoked for his next Gym battle. Hikaru sighed and took out his Badge Case and his Ribbon Case. In both cases, there was one Coal Badge, and a Jublife Ribbon inside. "Well, I also have plenty of things to do as well..." Hikaru sighed. Monferno leaped onto Hikaru's shoulder and agreed, looking at the badge and the ribbon.
Dawn was catched by her friends' determination! "That's great! Getting a badge after all those hard training the two of them had put! But, now it's my turn to win a Contest! Both Pachirisu and I are gonna put the Contest era into our memories!" Dawn shouted, startling the boys. "I can help you train if you want, Dawn!" Hikaru volunteered. Dawn blushed and agreed. So, the two of them ran to an empty field, far from the campsite to have Contest training!
"Alright then! Let the training begin!" Dawn exclaimed. "Okay! Go! Luxio!" Hikaru called. The Spark Pokémon appeared, ready for battle! Luxio purred while looking lovingly at her trainer! "Hee hee! Looks like Luxio loves you!" Dawn teased. "Don't put it that way, although, I do like her as well..." Hikaru muttered, blushing lightly. "My turn! Pachirisu, spotlight!" Dawn called. The EleSquirrel Pokémon appeared, sniffing curiously around, before spotting Hikaru, Luxio, and Dawn!
It quickly scurried to a far place from Dawn! Dawn shrieked with this happening! "Eeek! Wait, Pachirisu! Come back here!" Dawn called. Pachirisu ran back to Dawn, with Dawn smiling as she began to pet Pachirisu! "You're pretty fast, Pachirisu!" Dawn complimented. Just then, Pachirisu began to charge up electricity! "(!) Dawn! Get away from Pachirisu!" Hikaru yelled. He went over to grab Dawn, but it was too late! Pachirisu shocked the two trainers with Discharge!
The two screamed with the shock! Luxio grew shocked with her trainer being shocked! That made her really upset. Pachirisu ran around, filled with energy! "Oh... That was shocking..." Dawn groaned. Just then, as Dawn felt her hair, she screamed with panic! "Snap... That really messed your hair up..." Hikaru moaned. "Yeah... After all that hair brushing... Huh?" Dawn began brushing her hair until she saw Pachirisu looking at her!
"Alright, you rascal. Return." Dawn sighed as she used her Pokéball to try to return the Electric Type, which Pachirisu dodged the red beam! Dawn grew irritated by this and tried and tried to return again, but missed no matter how she tried! Pachirisu taunted her by running and licking her tail! Dawn screamed with anger as she took out both Pokéballs. "D-Dawn! Don't get so hasty!" Hikaru exclaimed. Dawn ignored him and sent out Piplup and Buneary!
"Bring Pachirisu back!" Dawn called. Piplup and Buneary obeyed and began to chase the energetic Electric Type Pokémon who began taunting and laughing at them at their attempts! Both Piplup and Buneary launched for Pachirisu, which they missed by Pachirisu's speed!
The chase continued with Piplup and Buneary kept chasing them, but no matter how hard they tried to catch up, Pachirisu proved to be too fast! "I don't believe! Yesterday, Pachirisu had little energy, but now, look at her!" Hikaru gasped.
Few moments passed as Piplup and Buneary fell down on the grass, with exhaustion! Pachirisu, however, kept running with a lot of energy! "I... Had enough!" Dawn yelled. Ash and Brock came over to see the situation! "What's enough?" Ash asked. "Pachirisu keeps running around, out of control!" Dawn explained. "Well, some people would call that healthy." Brock explained. Luxio rubbed her fur onto Hikaru which he blushed again! Hikaru sighed as he rubbed Luxio's fur softly.
"Healthy? To run around like that?" Hikaru snorted. Luxio agreed by sighing at the little Electric Type Pokémon's speed. "Dawn! We'll help you out!" Ash suggested. "Really? Thanks!" Dawn exclaimed, thankful. "Say, Luxio! Ready for some running?" Hikaru asked. Luxio nodded as she and Pikachu stared at Pachirisu! "Pikachu! Chase after Pachirisu now!" Ash called. "Luxio, aid Pikachu with the chase!" Hikaru called. Both the Electric Types chased after Pachirisu!
Just as they thought that Pachirisu could be caught, Pachirisu just dashed out of the way, making both of them miss! "Look at that speed. There's no stopping that energetic furball!" Hikaru sighed. "Yeah? Well, let's see her outrun this! Turtwig, Aipom, and Staravia! Get Pachirisu!" Ash called. "Eevee, Monferno! Catch Pachirisu with Luxio and the others!" Hikaru called. All of Ash and Hikaru's Pokémon started to chase after Pachirisu!
Suddenly, Pachirisu passed them, making them all dizzy! Pachirisu began to laugh until she saw that Piplup and Buneary recovered, with the other Pokémon glaring at her, determined to catch her with the closing chase! All the Pokémon lunged towards Pachirisu, who again, just dodged out of the way, making them all miss again! Pachirisu laughed with the other's failure as she kept running and running!
"Speedy..." Ash replied. "And non-stop, too." Brock sighed. Later, all of Ash, Dawn, and Hikaru's Pokémon joined in the chase to capture the speedy Pachirisu! Pachirisu was finally cornered, with the others behind her panting with exhaustion. None of them had to chase a fast Pokémon like this! However, Pachirisu just smiled and began charging up electricity again! "Agh! That's Discharge!" Hikaru gasped. "Look out, everyone!" Ash warned.
But, it was too late. Everyone took the Discharge Attack, causing all of them to faint, except Pikachu. Pachirisu began to dance for more fun, but then, fainted with the exhaustion as well. "I hope that they're all okay!" Dawn exclaimed as they all ran to their Pokémon. "The move didn't seem to bother Luxio and Pikachu, considering they're both Electric Types, like Pachirisu!" Ash exclaimed. "Gah! Both Eevee and Luxio's beautifully brushed fur are completely ruined!" Hikaru gasped, slumping down.
"Look at Pachirisu!" Dawn gasped. "I guess all that running and power caused Pachirisn to be in that state." Brock guessed. Dawn ran over to Pachirisu and began shaking the EleSquirrel Pokémon! "Come on! You're just fine!" Dawn snapped. Unfortunately, she was too late to react when Pachirisu began to use Discharge again! Dawn screamed as she was shocked once again! Hikaru sighed with disappointment until he saw Ash, Pikachu, and Brock starting to snicker by Dawn's hair!
"You two! Turn around right this instant!" Dawn demanded, shrieking at the snickering boys!
At the tent, Dawn let Hikaru help her brush her hair, which poofed into static hair again! Hikaru flinched by this with Dawn shrieking again. "How could something so cute be such a bother to me?" Dawn asked. "You just have to get used to Pachirisu's energy! If you get used to it, I'm sure that Pachirisu would listen to you soon." Hikaru assured. "I don't know, Hikaru... Maybe... Maybe Pachirisu doesn't like me..." Dawn said sadly.
"What!? Dawn, that's ridiculous!" Hikaru argued, but Dawn didn't listen. She thanked Hikaru for the help and got out of the tent. Ash and Brock noticed her and watched her go sadly. Hikaru got out, seeing Dawn leaving the area. "Dawn, wait!" Hikaru called. He followed Dawn to see her doing something she might regret. As Hikaru saw, blue light came from the Pokéball! She was releasing Pachirisu back to the wild!
"It's over... Goodbye, Pachirisu..." Dawn said, enough for Hikaru to hear. She began running towards his direction! Dawn passed Hikaru while sobbing, running back to the campsite! "Dawn..." Hikaru whispered. He turned to Pachirisu, who looked at him curiously. Hikaru sighed before following Dawn back to the campsite.
It was a sad day for Dawn, not being able to control Pachirisu. How will Dawn go around, thinking about her next Contest? Will she get back Pachirisu back to her team? Stay tuned!
To be continued...