Chapter 5
That's all she did for days...sleep, eat, sleep, eat. Every once in a while she would talk to her now good friend Sparkle for comfort and company, but they never really said much. One day something Alex had not expected happened. A trainer came in suddenly and looked around at all of the Pokemon in the pound, and she ended up taking her new friend away. Alex sighed as Sparkle was taken away by a loving trainer. "At least she's got a nice, new home..." Alex thought. Then she rested her head on her paws. She licked them gently, trying to soothe the pain a little and looked out her cage and at the door. She had seen the door being opened by people lots of times...people coming in and out, getting a pet of their own to love. She had often thought of escaping that way, but how could she get out? She had the strength to do it; after eating and resting her wounds were almost completely healed except for the scars on her right foreleg on her paw and on her left ear. And all of that food and rest had regained her strength, although she was still a little skinny. But how would she do it? The only time her cage door was opened was when she was being fed, and she didn't have enough time to escape then. She sighed and suddenly grew depressed as she agreed with Sparkle. There was no way out. It was no use. Alex lay down quietly as and remembered painfully how every trainer that came in didn't even take more than a glance at her. She slammed her paw down angrily and looked at it with sorrow. "I'll never be picked. Not with these ugly scars and my skinny body" She thought. The sudden noise caused movement in the cage beside her, but the noise quickly subsided. She cried softly at the sad situation that seemed to only be getting worse. Alex felt she'd never get out of this place...she'd be trapped forever in this dark and lonely place, never to see the outside world again...even though before she hadn't seen the bright, blue sky or lush green grass for very long. She had lost all hope of being picked let alone noticed by any of the trainers that came in and out, day by day. One day she woke up and went on her daily routine. Alex got up and went over to where the regular food and water was and sniffed the empty bowl. "Oh well." she thought. "They're probably just late." She lay back down on the soft blanket and snuggled up tightly to keep warm. The door to the Pokemon Pound opened and Alex opened one eye carefully. She looked at the new trainer that had just walked in. She looked kind of familiar...but lately that's what Alex thought about all the trainers that came in so frequently. She closed her eye again and sighed softly, then she turned around, her back facing the trainer. "I've come to take home a new pokemon." The girl said sweetly. Her voice sounded so nice and loving, Alex thought to herself. The worker at the pound said, "Well, you've come to the right place. Come right this way, I've got some really nice ones over here." Alex heard footsteps going past her and she turned over again to see where they were going. The worker was taking the girl to a pokemon she had seen lots of times...a cute puppy Growlithe that had come in recently. "Thanks, but no thanks...it's not the kind of pokemon I'm looking for." The girl said. "Well, if you need me, I'll be at the front desk. Just look around if you like." The worker said kindly and went back to the desk. Alex saw the girl looking at every pokemon in the pound...from Pikachu to Charmander and Oddish to Poliwag. But she didn't want any of them. "Why is she turning down such pretty, perfect and cute pokemon?" Alex thought. When the girl started coming Alex's way, Alex quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be alseep, like she always does when a trainer looks at her. "Hmmm..." She heard the girl say as she studied a Cubone closely. Then she came to Alex. Alex's muscles tensed a little as she realised the girl was near. The girl looked at Alex carefully for a while. Alex opened one eye quickly and saw the girl looking at her. "Oh, so you're awake now?" the girl said, laughing a bit. The girl turned around and called the worker. "Can I see this one for a second?" The worker quickly got up and looked at the one she was talking about. "That one?" he said curiously. "Yes, that one." The worker shrugged and carefully picked Alex up from out of the cage. Alex looked at the trainer more carefully this time. She had long brown hair with kind, gentle blue eyes. She was wearing blue jeans with a purple shirt. The girl inspected Alex carefully. "Oh, its paw...and its ear..." The girl said, looking at Alex's scars. Her ears flopped down sadly and her eyes filled with sorrow as she realised she wasn't going to be picked by the girl. "The poor thing." The girl said. She gently reached down and massaged the scarred paw. Alex was completly surprised. It didn't hurt at all! In fact, she liked it. Alex's ears perked up as the girl finish the massage and looked at the worker. "I'll take her" She said, smiling. The worker was just as surprised as Alex. She got a home? Someone actually wanted her? Alex thought. Alex could have jumped and done ten flips if the worker hadn't been holding her. The worker handed Alex to the girl and Alex wagged her tail. The girl laughed. "So, you're happy to be going with me? Good. By the way, my name is Elizabeth. Hmm....what will your name be?" "Alex is my name." Alex said quietly, still surprised that someone picked her. "Alright then Alex, let's go home." Elizabeth carried Alex to her car and they drove to Alex's new home.
The End
Author's note: So, how'd you like it? Please review and tell me what you think. Sorry the chapters were short, that's just the way I write. And sorry for the long wait for chapter 5...I had writer's block! Don't miss my next story...it will be about Alex, Elizabeth and...(surprise!)Sparkle! Thank you for taking the time to read this. C-ya! ^_~
That's all she did for days...sleep, eat, sleep, eat. Every once in a while she would talk to her now good friend Sparkle for comfort and company, but they never really said much. One day something Alex had not expected happened. A trainer came in suddenly and looked around at all of the Pokemon in the pound, and she ended up taking her new friend away. Alex sighed as Sparkle was taken away by a loving trainer. "At least she's got a nice, new home..." Alex thought. Then she rested her head on her paws. She licked them gently, trying to soothe the pain a little and looked out her cage and at the door. She had seen the door being opened by people lots of times...people coming in and out, getting a pet of their own to love. She had often thought of escaping that way, but how could she get out? She had the strength to do it; after eating and resting her wounds were almost completely healed except for the scars on her right foreleg on her paw and on her left ear. And all of that food and rest had regained her strength, although she was still a little skinny. But how would she do it? The only time her cage door was opened was when she was being fed, and she didn't have enough time to escape then. She sighed and suddenly grew depressed as she agreed with Sparkle. There was no way out. It was no use. Alex lay down quietly as and remembered painfully how every trainer that came in didn't even take more than a glance at her. She slammed her paw down angrily and looked at it with sorrow. "I'll never be picked. Not with these ugly scars and my skinny body" She thought. The sudden noise caused movement in the cage beside her, but the noise quickly subsided. She cried softly at the sad situation that seemed to only be getting worse. Alex felt she'd never get out of this place...she'd be trapped forever in this dark and lonely place, never to see the outside world again...even though before she hadn't seen the bright, blue sky or lush green grass for very long. She had lost all hope of being picked let alone noticed by any of the trainers that came in and out, day by day. One day she woke up and went on her daily routine. Alex got up and went over to where the regular food and water was and sniffed the empty bowl. "Oh well." she thought. "They're probably just late." She lay back down on the soft blanket and snuggled up tightly to keep warm. The door to the Pokemon Pound opened and Alex opened one eye carefully. She looked at the new trainer that had just walked in. She looked kind of familiar...but lately that's what Alex thought about all the trainers that came in so frequently. She closed her eye again and sighed softly, then she turned around, her back facing the trainer. "I've come to take home a new pokemon." The girl said sweetly. Her voice sounded so nice and loving, Alex thought to herself. The worker at the pound said, "Well, you've come to the right place. Come right this way, I've got some really nice ones over here." Alex heard footsteps going past her and she turned over again to see where they were going. The worker was taking the girl to a pokemon she had seen lots of times...a cute puppy Growlithe that had come in recently. "Thanks, but no thanks...it's not the kind of pokemon I'm looking for." The girl said. "Well, if you need me, I'll be at the front desk. Just look around if you like." The worker said kindly and went back to the desk. Alex saw the girl looking at every pokemon in the pound...from Pikachu to Charmander and Oddish to Poliwag. But she didn't want any of them. "Why is she turning down such pretty, perfect and cute pokemon?" Alex thought. When the girl started coming Alex's way, Alex quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be alseep, like she always does when a trainer looks at her. "Hmmm..." She heard the girl say as she studied a Cubone closely. Then she came to Alex. Alex's muscles tensed a little as she realised the girl was near. The girl looked at Alex carefully for a while. Alex opened one eye quickly and saw the girl looking at her. "Oh, so you're awake now?" the girl said, laughing a bit. The girl turned around and called the worker. "Can I see this one for a second?" The worker quickly got up and looked at the one she was talking about. "That one?" he said curiously. "Yes, that one." The worker shrugged and carefully picked Alex up from out of the cage. Alex looked at the trainer more carefully this time. She had long brown hair with kind, gentle blue eyes. She was wearing blue jeans with a purple shirt. The girl inspected Alex carefully. "Oh, its paw...and its ear..." The girl said, looking at Alex's scars. Her ears flopped down sadly and her eyes filled with sorrow as she realised she wasn't going to be picked by the girl. "The poor thing." The girl said. She gently reached down and massaged the scarred paw. Alex was completly surprised. It didn't hurt at all! In fact, she liked it. Alex's ears perked up as the girl finish the massage and looked at the worker. "I'll take her" She said, smiling. The worker was just as surprised as Alex. She got a home? Someone actually wanted her? Alex thought. Alex could have jumped and done ten flips if the worker hadn't been holding her. The worker handed Alex to the girl and Alex wagged her tail. The girl laughed. "So, you're happy to be going with me? Good. By the way, my name is Elizabeth. Hmm....what will your name be?" "Alex is my name." Alex said quietly, still surprised that someone picked her. "Alright then Alex, let's go home." Elizabeth carried Alex to her car and they drove to Alex's new home.
The End
Author's note: So, how'd you like it? Please review and tell me what you think. Sorry the chapters were short, that's just the way I write. And sorry for the long wait for chapter 5...I had writer's block! Don't miss my next story...it will be about Alex, Elizabeth and...(surprise!)Sparkle! Thank you for taking the time to read this. C-ya! ^_~