CHAPTER 2
Suicune and I were at the Lake of Rage early one morning. It was so early that the sun wasn't up, and it was still dark. Suicune was eating berries off the many bushes. He and I were sharing our finds.
I loved it here. It was so foresty here, we never had to worry about trainers, or other people.
Suddenly we heard someone pushing through the bushes. We both turned and found ourselves staring into the eyes of a man.
"Yes! Finally, I've found Suicune!" He screamed. He pulled something from his belt, and threw it to the ground.
It was a PokèBall, and out came a Raichu.
"Run!" Shouted Suicune.
We both started to make our escape, when we heard the man shout, "Raichu, Thunderwave! HURRY!!"
I didn't know what was happening, but kept running. There was a loud crackling of electricity. Then I heard suicune shout.
I turned to see him. He had fallen to the ground.
"Houndour!" He shouted. "Keep running!"
I stopped. How could I leave him behind?
I charged back to him. He was paralyzed.
"Go!" He said again.
"YESSSSS!!" That insane man said in triumph. "Raichu! Use Thunder!"
That idiot! He was trying to hurt my friend. The Pokèmon who saved me from the forest. I would've starved out there.
No way would I let him do that.
I charged at the Raichu, teeth bared and growling.
"Oh no! Get outa here!" The man shouted.
And he actually expected me to listen to him?
I leaped at the Raichu and latched onto one of his monster ears.
"Raiiiii!!" He cried.
"Thunder! Thunder, you stupid big-eared rat!" The man yelled.
I almost felt sorry for that Raichu.
...Almost.
I saw sparks building on his cheeks. I let go and darted behind him, barely missing the attack. I took a deep breath of air and set the poor guy's tail on fire.
"RAAAAAAIIIIIIIII-CHUUUUUUU!!!" He screamed.
"Body slam! BODY SLAM!!!" That psycho was at it again.
But Raichu was too fast for me. He whipped around like lightning and with all of his body weight, sent me flying into the bushes.
My ribs and neck hurt. That Raichu was too strong for me. And even if I DID beat him, what about that man? How many other Pokèmon did he have? Perhaps some even stronger than this Raichu.
Then I decided that I'd have to go for the trainer. Without him, those Pokèmon wouldn't attack.
I leaped out of the bushes, gathering up every last bit of strength I had left. I took a deep breath of air, and cut loose my toughest flame on that guy's rear.
You should have seen the fire.
"WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" He screeched like a little baby. "Raichu! HELP ME! Save me, help!!"
The Raichu didn't know what to do. Had that moron forgotten that his Raichu is [i]Electric[/i] type? What did he want him to do? Electricute the flames??
So Raichu did all that he could do. He cut loose with a Thunderbolt and shocked the living snot out of that moron, who was hopping around like a rabbit.
"AAAAAAACCCKKK!" He shouted.
After the surge had ended, the idea that the lake was right behind him occured to him. Jumping through the bushes he dove into the icey cold water.
He yelled at that too.
"Dang you Raichu!!" He shouted after the flames were burnt out.
"Quick!" I told Suicune. "We need to hurry and get out of here before that jerk comes back!"
Suicune stood up, trying to keep his balance. His legs were stiff.
We managed to escape to another part of the forest. Suicune searched for, what he called, a Paralyze Cure Berry, and as soon as he found one, he ate it.
He said it would cure his paralysis. I doubted that, but it was true. Suicune was cured, and we both headed back to the cave.
We relayed the frightening story to Raikou and Entei, who were both happy that we had escaped.
"Has this ever happened before?" I asked. Fear still shook my voice.
"Yes, a lot of times." Suicune answered, sounding exhausted. "Have you ever been in the city?"
I shook my head.
"Well, if you ever visit it, try looking in the windows of the PokèMart. Posters advertising PokèBalls that can catch us."
"New! Improved! Especially useful for catching those extra rare Pokèmon!" Snorted Entei. "Yeah. And then they show a picture of us."
"And read the tabloids sometime. Stories of people who spotted us, and all that. It just makes people want to catch us even more!" Suicune sounded so fed up.
I hung my head. I wish there was a way I could help me friends. But I couldn't find anything. I felt so guilty, leeching off of them. They took care of me, they fed me, they taught me all sorts of things. And what did I do in return?
Another week or so passed. I felt lonely. All my conversation was with these three adults. I longed for another kid to talk to. Someone my age who thought the way I thought. Someone to play around with.
The three must have noticed this sudden change in my behavior, because one day they approached me, and told me they couldn't take care of me anymore.
"It's not fair to you." Said Suicune. "You need friends your own age. And you need real parents. Ones who can out in public without worrying about getting captured."
I was heartbroken. "No! I want to stay with you guys! I don't need anyone my age, or any of that!"
"We're doing what's best for you." Said Raikou. I could tell he was wishing I could stay.
"We've found the perfect family too." Entei said. "A pair of Arcanine. And they have a son, a Growlithe. They seem like a happy family. Maybe they wouldn't mind adopting a Houndour?"
I was fighting back the tears. "I want to stay. Here, with you."
Suicune sighed, and placed a paw on my shoulder. "You've got to."
I followed them as they led me to the home of my new parents. I hated having to leave. I wished so hard that it didn't have to be this way.
The cold winter air blew hard as we walked through the field that lay in front of our cave. And by the time we reached the path, it was drizzling very lightly.
Then through the trees I saw something orange, jumping around, splashing in the puddles.
"That's him, their son." Said Suicune, and then we all stopped. "Here's what you do."
The three told me to go out to the Growlithe and offer to play tag. And to keep playing with him until his parents called for him to come home. It would be raining hard soon, they warned, so I needed to hurry. When the Growlithe started for home, I was to ask if I could come. Hopefully he'd say yes. And when I met the parents, I should be on my best behavior. And when they asked about my parents, I was to say I had none.
"That should do it." Said Raikou.
"Now go!" Suicune said with worry in his voice.
I started to cry. "But ..."
"No buts. You must hurry!" Entei said.
I brushed the tears, said goodbye, and hurried up to the Growlithe.
"Hi!" I said, trying to act cheery.
The startled Growlithe turned, then smiled. "Hi, I'm Growlithe!"
"I'm Houndour." I swallowed the knot in my throat. "You want to play tag?"
"Sure! I'll be it!" He raced away.
I turned one last time to my friends. They were slowly walking away. Suicune turned once, waved slowly, and then they disappeared into the trees.
I was alone. If this plan failed ... I'd be on my own.
Suicune and I were at the Lake of Rage early one morning. It was so early that the sun wasn't up, and it was still dark. Suicune was eating berries off the many bushes. He and I were sharing our finds.
I loved it here. It was so foresty here, we never had to worry about trainers, or other people.
Suddenly we heard someone pushing through the bushes. We both turned and found ourselves staring into the eyes of a man.
"Yes! Finally, I've found Suicune!" He screamed. He pulled something from his belt, and threw it to the ground.
It was a PokèBall, and out came a Raichu.
"Run!" Shouted Suicune.
We both started to make our escape, when we heard the man shout, "Raichu, Thunderwave! HURRY!!"
I didn't know what was happening, but kept running. There was a loud crackling of electricity. Then I heard suicune shout.
I turned to see him. He had fallen to the ground.
"Houndour!" He shouted. "Keep running!"
I stopped. How could I leave him behind?
I charged back to him. He was paralyzed.
"Go!" He said again.
"YESSSSS!!" That insane man said in triumph. "Raichu! Use Thunder!"
That idiot! He was trying to hurt my friend. The Pokèmon who saved me from the forest. I would've starved out there.
No way would I let him do that.
I charged at the Raichu, teeth bared and growling.
"Oh no! Get outa here!" The man shouted.
And he actually expected me to listen to him?
I leaped at the Raichu and latched onto one of his monster ears.
"Raiiiii!!" He cried.
"Thunder! Thunder, you stupid big-eared rat!" The man yelled.
I almost felt sorry for that Raichu.
...Almost.
I saw sparks building on his cheeks. I let go and darted behind him, barely missing the attack. I took a deep breath of air and set the poor guy's tail on fire.
"RAAAAAAIIIIIIIII-CHUUUUUUU!!!" He screamed.
"Body slam! BODY SLAM!!!" That psycho was at it again.
But Raichu was too fast for me. He whipped around like lightning and with all of his body weight, sent me flying into the bushes.
My ribs and neck hurt. That Raichu was too strong for me. And even if I DID beat him, what about that man? How many other Pokèmon did he have? Perhaps some even stronger than this Raichu.
Then I decided that I'd have to go for the trainer. Without him, those Pokèmon wouldn't attack.
I leaped out of the bushes, gathering up every last bit of strength I had left. I took a deep breath of air, and cut loose my toughest flame on that guy's rear.
You should have seen the fire.
"WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" He screeched like a little baby. "Raichu! HELP ME! Save me, help!!"
The Raichu didn't know what to do. Had that moron forgotten that his Raichu is [i]Electric[/i] type? What did he want him to do? Electricute the flames??
So Raichu did all that he could do. He cut loose with a Thunderbolt and shocked the living snot out of that moron, who was hopping around like a rabbit.
"AAAAAAACCCKKK!" He shouted.
After the surge had ended, the idea that the lake was right behind him occured to him. Jumping through the bushes he dove into the icey cold water.
He yelled at that too.
"Dang you Raichu!!" He shouted after the flames were burnt out.
"Quick!" I told Suicune. "We need to hurry and get out of here before that jerk comes back!"
Suicune stood up, trying to keep his balance. His legs were stiff.
We managed to escape to another part of the forest. Suicune searched for, what he called, a Paralyze Cure Berry, and as soon as he found one, he ate it.
He said it would cure his paralysis. I doubted that, but it was true. Suicune was cured, and we both headed back to the cave.
We relayed the frightening story to Raikou and Entei, who were both happy that we had escaped.
"Has this ever happened before?" I asked. Fear still shook my voice.
"Yes, a lot of times." Suicune answered, sounding exhausted. "Have you ever been in the city?"
I shook my head.
"Well, if you ever visit it, try looking in the windows of the PokèMart. Posters advertising PokèBalls that can catch us."
"New! Improved! Especially useful for catching those extra rare Pokèmon!" Snorted Entei. "Yeah. And then they show a picture of us."
"And read the tabloids sometime. Stories of people who spotted us, and all that. It just makes people want to catch us even more!" Suicune sounded so fed up.
I hung my head. I wish there was a way I could help me friends. But I couldn't find anything. I felt so guilty, leeching off of them. They took care of me, they fed me, they taught me all sorts of things. And what did I do in return?
Another week or so passed. I felt lonely. All my conversation was with these three adults. I longed for another kid to talk to. Someone my age who thought the way I thought. Someone to play around with.
The three must have noticed this sudden change in my behavior, because one day they approached me, and told me they couldn't take care of me anymore.
"It's not fair to you." Said Suicune. "You need friends your own age. And you need real parents. Ones who can out in public without worrying about getting captured."
I was heartbroken. "No! I want to stay with you guys! I don't need anyone my age, or any of that!"
"We're doing what's best for you." Said Raikou. I could tell he was wishing I could stay.
"We've found the perfect family too." Entei said. "A pair of Arcanine. And they have a son, a Growlithe. They seem like a happy family. Maybe they wouldn't mind adopting a Houndour?"
I was fighting back the tears. "I want to stay. Here, with you."
Suicune sighed, and placed a paw on my shoulder. "You've got to."
I followed them as they led me to the home of my new parents. I hated having to leave. I wished so hard that it didn't have to be this way.
The cold winter air blew hard as we walked through the field that lay in front of our cave. And by the time we reached the path, it was drizzling very lightly.
Then through the trees I saw something orange, jumping around, splashing in the puddles.
"That's him, their son." Said Suicune, and then we all stopped. "Here's what you do."
The three told me to go out to the Growlithe and offer to play tag. And to keep playing with him until his parents called for him to come home. It would be raining hard soon, they warned, so I needed to hurry. When the Growlithe started for home, I was to ask if I could come. Hopefully he'd say yes. And when I met the parents, I should be on my best behavior. And when they asked about my parents, I was to say I had none.
"That should do it." Said Raikou.
"Now go!" Suicune said with worry in his voice.
I started to cry. "But ..."
"No buts. You must hurry!" Entei said.
I brushed the tears, said goodbye, and hurried up to the Growlithe.
"Hi!" I said, trying to act cheery.
The startled Growlithe turned, then smiled. "Hi, I'm Growlithe!"
"I'm Houndour." I swallowed the knot in my throat. "You want to play tag?"
"Sure! I'll be it!" He raced away.
I turned one last time to my friends. They were slowly walking away. Suicune turned once, waved slowly, and then they disappeared into the trees.
I was alone. If this plan failed ... I'd be on my own.