Chapter 13 - The Lone Spearow
I gasped as the Spearows all started pecking at me.
'Stop it!' I cried. But they ignored me and kept attacking. I tried my hardest to ignore the pain and concentrate on building up a thundershock. It was hard, and sparks were flying from my cheeks as I tried. Finally, however, I felt that I had enough energy to use the move. 'PIKACHU!'
I let out all my energy and the Spearows fell back, dazzled by the electric power.
'Quick!' Kakuna cried. I rushed over to it and picked it up with my hands. It was heavy, but I knew I would have to carry it back to Kash and Christy, or the Spearows would make lunch out of it. I started running, awkwardly holding Kakuna in my hands. 'Thank you, Pikachu!'
'Don't thank me yet!' I puffed. 'We're not safe yet!'
I could hear the Spearows flapping around behind us, getting ready to chase after us. I kept running, trying to keep holding onto Kakuna. Suddenly I bumped into something, and dropped Kakuna.
'Oh no!' I cried, and grabbed at it.
'Pikachu, it's alright,' said a voice. I looked up and realised it was Kash's leg that I had bumped into. I sighed with relief. Kash picked me up. 'Thanks for saving Kakuna, Pikachu.'
'That's alright,' I said. 'Kakuna is my friend. But now the Spearows are chasing after us!'
Kash seemed to know what I was saying, and he looked over at the approaching group of Spearows.
'Oh oh,' he said. 'Quick, Kakuna! Get into the pokeball!'
'No!' said Kakuna. 'I want to fight them! It's my fault they're here!'
'Don't be stupid, Kakuna!' I objected. 'They'll kill you!'
'Kakuna, get inside!' called Kash and held out his pokeball. Kakuna tried to object but its hard shell prevented it from moving, and it was pulled back into the pokeball. I looked at the group of Spearows and realised I had to do something about them. I jumped out of Kash's arms and ran over to them.
'No, Pikachu!' Kash cried. 'Look over there!'
I looked to where Kash was pointing and spotted a lone Spearow flying over to the group. The Spearow was flying at high speed, and it glided into the front of the Spearow group, turning to face them.
'Leave them alone!' it said.
'Go away!' said one of the other Spearows. 'Stay out of this!'
'You're only attacking them because you're jealous!' said the lone Spearow.
'What would you know?' the other Spearow said.
'I know how much you hate being wild,' said the lone Spearow. 'I know that what you really want is to be taken in by a kind and caring master. Like that boy over there.'
'We don't want any master!' said a Spearow. 'We like being wild.'
'No you don't,' said the lone Spearow. 'What you really long for is to be loved by someone. And you can't get that in the wild. What you really long for... is a loving master.'
'You're a traitor to the gang!' said a Spearow.
'Traitor!' the rest cried.
'Call me what you will,' said the lone Spearow. 'But you know as well as I do that what I say is true. The only reason you are attacking this poor Kakuna and Pikachu is because you are jealous that they have a master who cares for them, something that you don't have.'
'Liar!' cried the Spearows. 'Traitor!'
'If you're going to have that attitude....' said the lone Spearow, 'you will never get the caring master that you want. These two pokemon have what you want, but will never get. That is why you are attacking them.'
'Stop this insane talk!' said a Spearow. 'We know exactly what we want!'
'Think about it seriously,' said the lone Spearow. 'How many times have you longed to know what it's like to be inside the warm comfort of a pokeball? To have a caring trainer call you out to do battle? To have that trainer care for you so much that he trains you enough to make you evolve? To experience the joy of seeing your trainer earn a pokemon league badge that you helped to earn?'
'Stop it!' said a Spearow. 'Our leader Fearow has evolved, and it is not a trained pokemon!'
'Isn't it?' the lone Spearow laughed. 'You don't know this, but the Fearow you call your leader once belonged to a great pokemon trainer. Fearow's trainer cared for it and trained it well. When Fearow evolved, its trainer was as happy as it was. But Fearow's trainer died while on the hard journey through Victory Road. Fearow flew back to this forest, angry that its trainer had died. You see, not only did Fearow's trainer care for Fearow, but Fearow cared for its trainer as well. That is because trainers and their pokemon can have great friendships.'
The group of Spearows all stared at the lone Spearow, not sure whether to believe it or not.
'I don't care what you think,' said the lone Spearow. 'Because I know that what I say is true.'
'Come on Pikachu,' called Kash. I turned around and realised he had been calling to me for a while now. 'Let's get out of here while we can!'
I nodded and followed Kash and Christy out of the forest. We were on our way back to Pewter City when we heard something behind us. We turned around and saw that the lone Spearow was following us.
'Spearow!' I said. 'Do you want to come with us?'
'I do,' said Spearow. 'I myself long for a caring master like yours.'
Kash looked at the Spearow. 'Spearow, you saved us back there. I would be honoured if you came with me on my pokemon journey.'
Spearow nodded, and flew over to Kash. He took out a pokeball and threw it, pulling Spearow inside.
'Alright!' Kash cried out. 'I got Spearow!'
(-o-) PiKACHU (-o-)
I gasped as the Spearows all started pecking at me.
'Stop it!' I cried. But they ignored me and kept attacking. I tried my hardest to ignore the pain and concentrate on building up a thundershock. It was hard, and sparks were flying from my cheeks as I tried. Finally, however, I felt that I had enough energy to use the move. 'PIKACHU!'
I let out all my energy and the Spearows fell back, dazzled by the electric power.
'Quick!' Kakuna cried. I rushed over to it and picked it up with my hands. It was heavy, but I knew I would have to carry it back to Kash and Christy, or the Spearows would make lunch out of it. I started running, awkwardly holding Kakuna in my hands. 'Thank you, Pikachu!'
'Don't thank me yet!' I puffed. 'We're not safe yet!'
I could hear the Spearows flapping around behind us, getting ready to chase after us. I kept running, trying to keep holding onto Kakuna. Suddenly I bumped into something, and dropped Kakuna.
'Oh no!' I cried, and grabbed at it.
'Pikachu, it's alright,' said a voice. I looked up and realised it was Kash's leg that I had bumped into. I sighed with relief. Kash picked me up. 'Thanks for saving Kakuna, Pikachu.'
'That's alright,' I said. 'Kakuna is my friend. But now the Spearows are chasing after us!'
Kash seemed to know what I was saying, and he looked over at the approaching group of Spearows.
'Oh oh,' he said. 'Quick, Kakuna! Get into the pokeball!'
'No!' said Kakuna. 'I want to fight them! It's my fault they're here!'
'Don't be stupid, Kakuna!' I objected. 'They'll kill you!'
'Kakuna, get inside!' called Kash and held out his pokeball. Kakuna tried to object but its hard shell prevented it from moving, and it was pulled back into the pokeball. I looked at the group of Spearows and realised I had to do something about them. I jumped out of Kash's arms and ran over to them.
'No, Pikachu!' Kash cried. 'Look over there!'
I looked to where Kash was pointing and spotted a lone Spearow flying over to the group. The Spearow was flying at high speed, and it glided into the front of the Spearow group, turning to face them.
'Leave them alone!' it said.
'Go away!' said one of the other Spearows. 'Stay out of this!'
'You're only attacking them because you're jealous!' said the lone Spearow.
'What would you know?' the other Spearow said.
'I know how much you hate being wild,' said the lone Spearow. 'I know that what you really want is to be taken in by a kind and caring master. Like that boy over there.'
'We don't want any master!' said a Spearow. 'We like being wild.'
'No you don't,' said the lone Spearow. 'What you really long for is to be loved by someone. And you can't get that in the wild. What you really long for... is a loving master.'
'You're a traitor to the gang!' said a Spearow.
'Traitor!' the rest cried.
'Call me what you will,' said the lone Spearow. 'But you know as well as I do that what I say is true. The only reason you are attacking this poor Kakuna and Pikachu is because you are jealous that they have a master who cares for them, something that you don't have.'
'Liar!' cried the Spearows. 'Traitor!'
'If you're going to have that attitude....' said the lone Spearow, 'you will never get the caring master that you want. These two pokemon have what you want, but will never get. That is why you are attacking them.'
'Stop this insane talk!' said a Spearow. 'We know exactly what we want!'
'Think about it seriously,' said the lone Spearow. 'How many times have you longed to know what it's like to be inside the warm comfort of a pokeball? To have a caring trainer call you out to do battle? To have that trainer care for you so much that he trains you enough to make you evolve? To experience the joy of seeing your trainer earn a pokemon league badge that you helped to earn?'
'Stop it!' said a Spearow. 'Our leader Fearow has evolved, and it is not a trained pokemon!'
'Isn't it?' the lone Spearow laughed. 'You don't know this, but the Fearow you call your leader once belonged to a great pokemon trainer. Fearow's trainer cared for it and trained it well. When Fearow evolved, its trainer was as happy as it was. But Fearow's trainer died while on the hard journey through Victory Road. Fearow flew back to this forest, angry that its trainer had died. You see, not only did Fearow's trainer care for Fearow, but Fearow cared for its trainer as well. That is because trainers and their pokemon can have great friendships.'
The group of Spearows all stared at the lone Spearow, not sure whether to believe it or not.
'I don't care what you think,' said the lone Spearow. 'Because I know that what I say is true.'
'Come on Pikachu,' called Kash. I turned around and realised he had been calling to me for a while now. 'Let's get out of here while we can!'
I nodded and followed Kash and Christy out of the forest. We were on our way back to Pewter City when we heard something behind us. We turned around and saw that the lone Spearow was following us.
'Spearow!' I said. 'Do you want to come with us?'
'I do,' said Spearow. 'I myself long for a caring master like yours.'
Kash looked at the Spearow. 'Spearow, you saved us back there. I would be honoured if you came with me on my pokemon journey.'
Spearow nodded, and flew over to Kash. He took out a pokeball and threw it, pulling Spearow inside.
'Alright!' Kash cried out. 'I got Spearow!'
(-o-) PiKACHU (-o-)
