Chapter 15 The Dream...Is It Important?
I woke up, expecting to find myself curled up around the tiny bird Pokémon.
Okay, so it wasn't *that* tiny.
It was just small compared to a full-grown Articuno.
Anyway.
I realized that it was the reason I woke up.
Reason being:
It was chirping rather loudly.
I say chirping, although that's not the best word to use in referrence to Articuno. The noise the blue bird made reminded me of glinting metal and twinkling bells.
But it didn't sound like anything like bells.
Its strange tail feathers were fanned out behind it, and it held its mouth open wide.
"Mew?"
[Hungry?]
"Coo-no!" it nodded.
I shifted my view across the ground. I assumed a bird Pokémon would eat worms?
Little worms, of course. Not a Caterpie...
I sensed a large colony or whatnot in a patch of dirt, so I zipped over there and levitated them out of the ground and above my charge's open mouth.
It gulped them down, and looked to me for more.
After several more worm trips, it was satisfied, and I found a small natural spring under the ground and broke through the dirt and mud so it could have a drink.
I was trying to be as quiet as possible, but unfortunately the would-be avian didn't understand the term yet.
It happily hopped along, humming, "Art! Tee! Coo! No!"
I tried to shush it, but the poor thing just looked at me quizzically.
Misty yawned, and stretched.
I froze.
She blinked, and looked at me.
I tried to appear innocent as only a Mew can.
Misty smiled.
*Don't move, don't move!*
Her gaze shifted.
Dang.
She moved.
Articuno peeped.
Her eyes widened.
Misty looked at me with an uplifted eyebrow. "When did it hatch?"
Last night.
"Should we wake them up?"
I shook my head quickly, "Mew!"
"Why not?"
Ash'll probably be a little mad I didn't wake him up.
Misty's brain was still sleep-fogged, and she was about to inquire more, but then Articuno hopped over to me, and called up to me on my air cushion.
It was obvious it was obssessed with me the way Togepi was with Misty.
"I see."
It was this moment that Brock chose to stretch and yawn. I welcomed the distraction.
"G'morning," he murmered.
"Morning, Brock," Misty greeted. "Guess what happened last night?"
She was rather blunt.
He looked at her, blinking the sleep out of his eyes, and shrugged. She informed him, "Articuno hatched."
He became more awake, "What? Where?" He turned his head from side to side to spy it.
"Right there, you dimwit," Misty pointed out to him.
Articuno realized it was being talked about, and chose that moment to preen its feathers and puff out its chest.
Misty laughed, "Look at it! It's trying to impress us!"
"Cooo!"
I gave a mock-harsh glare to it.
Articuno drooped.
I sighed, Just kiddin'!
He perked up.
Faker.
Articuno stuck its tongue out at me.
"Mew mew."
[Okay, truce.]
"Art," it agreed.
I could sense disturbed thoughts, and shifted my gaze to rest on Ash.
He was tossing and turning in his sleep, having a nightmare.
He muttered, "No. Ho-oh, I can't. You don't understand." Pause. "But what about my Pokémon?" Another pause. "You'll take care of them?" He took in a ragged breath, "Okay. I'll do it then..." He was silent a moment. "I'll miss you so much-" his voice broke.
I decided to wake him up. His dream certainly wasn't pleasant.
I telepathically talked to him, Ash. Wake up. Ash.
He shot up suddenly, sweating profusely.
"Are you okay, Ash?" Misty was concerened.
He merely blinked.
"Cuno?" Articuno cooed questioningly.
Ash sharply turned his head to the glittering bird, his dream forgotten. "Articuno!"
Articuno tottered over to him, and placed a reassuring wing on his arm. Ash looked at him blankly. "No."
"It hatched?" Ash was amazed.
Sure did, I answered.
Before Ash could ask another question Misty told him, "The others haven't. Yet."
His gaze fell back upon Articuno. He delicately placed his hands down and scooped up the bird to look at it in its dark eyes. "Wow! Hi Articuno!"
"Art," it returned.
He hugged it to his face, "It's even cuter than I thought it would be!"
Misty made a 'crazy' sign with one finger, pointing at Ash. "What was your dream about, Ash?"
"What dream?"
Brock, Misty, and I exchanged a quizzical look. "You don't remember?"
"No..."
"Pika!" Pikachu had woken up and spied the glittering bird, and had jumped over to greet it.
"No!" the bird was scared, and shied away, falling onto the ground. It quickly got to its feet, and turned away.
"Pika?" Pikachu looked hurt.
"Coo," Articuno regained its composure, and hopped forward to peck at Pikachu.
"Chu!" the electric mouse wasn't expecting that.
Happy with what it saw, Articuno nuzzled its head against Pikachu's rather large stomach.
We laughed at the pair. "Prrii!" Togepi didn't like being left out.
Misty picked up the Normal type and cooed soothingly.
Ash realized something, "Where's Lugia?"
Lugia appeared out of nowhere, I'm here.
Ash was about to inquire where he'd been, but thought better of it. "Articuno hatched!"
So I see.
I smiled, "Mew mew."
[You don't seem to excited.]
I've seen it happen many times before. No reason I should be excited.
But Ash wouldn't let Lugia take anything away from his happiness, and scooped up his new Pokémon again. It seemed to like him, and Pikachu hopped onto Ash's shoulder and looked down at it. Pikachu made faces, causing Articuno to giggle, "Coo-no!"
The rest of the day was happily spent walking through the forest, surveying the sights, Ash looking for new Pokémon.
Nothing eventful happened.
But throughout the whole day I worried about Ash's dream, and I think Lugia picked up on it as well.
What did it mean?
Btw: What do you think the legendary birds' genders should be?
I was thinking maybe Articuno and Zapdos male, Articuno female...
Any suggestions?
I woke up, expecting to find myself curled up around the tiny bird Pokémon.
Okay, so it wasn't *that* tiny.
It was just small compared to a full-grown Articuno.
Anyway.
I realized that it was the reason I woke up.
Reason being:
It was chirping rather loudly.
I say chirping, although that's not the best word to use in referrence to Articuno. The noise the blue bird made reminded me of glinting metal and twinkling bells.
But it didn't sound like anything like bells.
Its strange tail feathers were fanned out behind it, and it held its mouth open wide.
"Mew?"
[Hungry?]
"Coo-no!" it nodded.
I shifted my view across the ground. I assumed a bird Pokémon would eat worms?
Little worms, of course. Not a Caterpie...
I sensed a large colony or whatnot in a patch of dirt, so I zipped over there and levitated them out of the ground and above my charge's open mouth.
It gulped them down, and looked to me for more.
After several more worm trips, it was satisfied, and I found a small natural spring under the ground and broke through the dirt and mud so it could have a drink.
I was trying to be as quiet as possible, but unfortunately the would-be avian didn't understand the term yet.
It happily hopped along, humming, "Art! Tee! Coo! No!"
I tried to shush it, but the poor thing just looked at me quizzically.
Misty yawned, and stretched.
I froze.
She blinked, and looked at me.
I tried to appear innocent as only a Mew can.
Misty smiled.
*Don't move, don't move!*
Her gaze shifted.
Dang.
She moved.
Articuno peeped.
Her eyes widened.
Misty looked at me with an uplifted eyebrow. "When did it hatch?"
Last night.
"Should we wake them up?"
I shook my head quickly, "Mew!"
"Why not?"
Ash'll probably be a little mad I didn't wake him up.
Misty's brain was still sleep-fogged, and she was about to inquire more, but then Articuno hopped over to me, and called up to me on my air cushion.
It was obvious it was obssessed with me the way Togepi was with Misty.
"I see."
It was this moment that Brock chose to stretch and yawn. I welcomed the distraction.
"G'morning," he murmered.
"Morning, Brock," Misty greeted. "Guess what happened last night?"
She was rather blunt.
He looked at her, blinking the sleep out of his eyes, and shrugged. She informed him, "Articuno hatched."
He became more awake, "What? Where?" He turned his head from side to side to spy it.
"Right there, you dimwit," Misty pointed out to him.
Articuno realized it was being talked about, and chose that moment to preen its feathers and puff out its chest.
Misty laughed, "Look at it! It's trying to impress us!"
"Cooo!"
I gave a mock-harsh glare to it.
Articuno drooped.
I sighed, Just kiddin'!
He perked up.
Faker.
Articuno stuck its tongue out at me.
"Mew mew."
[Okay, truce.]
"Art," it agreed.
I could sense disturbed thoughts, and shifted my gaze to rest on Ash.
He was tossing and turning in his sleep, having a nightmare.
He muttered, "No. Ho-oh, I can't. You don't understand." Pause. "But what about my Pokémon?" Another pause. "You'll take care of them?" He took in a ragged breath, "Okay. I'll do it then..." He was silent a moment. "I'll miss you so much-" his voice broke.
I decided to wake him up. His dream certainly wasn't pleasant.
I telepathically talked to him, Ash. Wake up. Ash.
He shot up suddenly, sweating profusely.
"Are you okay, Ash?" Misty was concerened.
He merely blinked.
"Cuno?" Articuno cooed questioningly.
Ash sharply turned his head to the glittering bird, his dream forgotten. "Articuno!"
Articuno tottered over to him, and placed a reassuring wing on his arm. Ash looked at him blankly. "No."
"It hatched?" Ash was amazed.
Sure did, I answered.
Before Ash could ask another question Misty told him, "The others haven't. Yet."
His gaze fell back upon Articuno. He delicately placed his hands down and scooped up the bird to look at it in its dark eyes. "Wow! Hi Articuno!"
"Art," it returned.
He hugged it to his face, "It's even cuter than I thought it would be!"
Misty made a 'crazy' sign with one finger, pointing at Ash. "What was your dream about, Ash?"
"What dream?"
Brock, Misty, and I exchanged a quizzical look. "You don't remember?"
"No..."
"Pika!" Pikachu had woken up and spied the glittering bird, and had jumped over to greet it.
"No!" the bird was scared, and shied away, falling onto the ground. It quickly got to its feet, and turned away.
"Pika?" Pikachu looked hurt.
"Coo," Articuno regained its composure, and hopped forward to peck at Pikachu.
"Chu!" the electric mouse wasn't expecting that.
Happy with what it saw, Articuno nuzzled its head against Pikachu's rather large stomach.
We laughed at the pair. "Prrii!" Togepi didn't like being left out.
Misty picked up the Normal type and cooed soothingly.
Ash realized something, "Where's Lugia?"
Lugia appeared out of nowhere, I'm here.
Ash was about to inquire where he'd been, but thought better of it. "Articuno hatched!"
So I see.
I smiled, "Mew mew."
[You don't seem to excited.]
I've seen it happen many times before. No reason I should be excited.
But Ash wouldn't let Lugia take anything away from his happiness, and scooped up his new Pokémon again. It seemed to like him, and Pikachu hopped onto Ash's shoulder and looked down at it. Pikachu made faces, causing Articuno to giggle, "Coo-no!"
The rest of the day was happily spent walking through the forest, surveying the sights, Ash looking for new Pokémon.
Nothing eventful happened.
But throughout the whole day I worried about Ash's dream, and I think Lugia picked up on it as well.
What did it mean?
Btw: What do you think the legendary birds' genders should be?
I was thinking maybe Articuno and Zapdos male, Articuno female...
Any suggestions?