1 L-S: Ah, yes, this would be my slow chapter. I promise, things heat up
soon…
Zeke: If you call a week 'soon.'
Tony: Hey, if you insult the author she can take you out, you know.
Zeke: Eep!!
Mare: Exactly. Well, read, review, enjoy.
L-S: Thank you, Mare. Ohh, how I love hot chocolate with whipped cream… (Tony, Zeke, and Mare all have enormous sweatdrops on the backs of their heads)
2
3 Persuasion
Arrow screeched as it landed on the ground outside the hospital. Zeke quickly dismounted and looked back up at the sky. The enormous Noctowl was flying in slow circles above his head, then flew gracefully into a nearby cloud. The pale lavender clouds covered the sky in a blanket of haze, and a light mist still fell from them.
"Zeke? What are you doing back so soon?" a voice asked. He turned and saw a man standing at the door to the infirmary. He had smiling blue eyes and dark brown hair, far darker than Zeke's hair. He was wearing a white coat, khaki pants, and black work shoes.
"Hi, Dad," Zeke said, waving hello.
"It's good to see you, Zeke," his father said, moving forward. "But I still want an answer to my question: What are you doing back so soon?"
"Well…" Zeke hesitated, wondering how he was supposed to explain this to his father. "I was in the mountains trying to find some shelter from the storm when I saw this girl hanging from a cliff. She lost her grip and fell onto a ledge almost halfway down this canyon. Arrow and I picked her up and took care of her for about a week, but she came down with the flu. I brought her to you because you know what to do about that kind of thing."
"Okay, I understood about half of that. You say there's a girl with the flu that you've been trying to take care of. She has the flu and so you decided to bring her to me. If that's true, where is she?" his father asked, confused.
"Dad, you have to promise me not to freak out, okay?" Zeke asked, almost pleading.
"Of course, son. Why would I freak out?" his father asked. Zeke sighed, then raised one hand in the air. Arrow screeched again, a sound that split the silence of the area.
"Okay, Mare, that would be Zeke's signal. I hope this works," Tony murmured as he lightly touched Owl at the base of its wings. He knew Mare could not hear him, but it felt good to know there was someone to talk to. The Noctowl began to spiral down through the violet clouds, never once flapping its wings. As it neared the ground Tony lifted Mare into his arms and stood on his Pokémon's back. Mare's raven hair fluttered slightly in the wind.
When Owl came within three feet of the ground Tony leapt lightly to the ground. The slight click of his boots against the stone walkway could have been heard in Kanto.
"A Team Rocket member!?" Zeke's father shouted. Tony's black eyes narrowed slightly in annoyance and mistrust. "You expect me to help a Rocket? I'm a doctor, not a veterinarian."
"Hey, my sister isn't an animal!" Tony yelled. "She's hurt, and she needs help!" His eyes were narrowed to mere slits, and his jaw was set.
Mare groaned slightly, and he looked down. Any anger toward Zeke's father dissolved as he looked down at the girl. Mare weakly reached up and wrapped her arms around her brother's neck.
Zeke looked back at his father. "She needs help. They aren't Team Rocket members anymore. Both of them defected."
"How do you know that they won't turn on you?" his father asked, trying to talk some reason into his father.
"Mare was already on the run from Team Rocket when I found her. They're out to kill her. Tony wouldn't have saved me if he was trying to kill her, would he?" Zeke asked, trying to explain his point to his father.
"How do you know this isn't some plot to kill YOU?" the man asked. "You told me how much Team Rocket hates you, since you've beaten them so many times."
"Dad, Mare saved me from Team Rocket!" Zeke exclaimed. "Why would she want to hurt me!?"
"Zeke, no," his father said firmly.
"Leave it, Zeke," Tony murmured. Zeke spun on him.
"What do you mean!? Are you saying we came all the way here for nothing!?" Zeke shouted.
"There's no way your father's going to agree to help Mare. I won't use force to make him. If he doesn't want to, that's his choice," Tony said, his voice still smooth but now laced with sadness. He turned back to Owl, and the Pokémon bent down to allow him to board. Tony sighed as he prepared to jump onto his Noctowl.
"I don't know why I'm doing this," Zeke's father said. "I will take care of Mare." Tony turned, staring at the doctor in disbelief. Then he smiled, a bright smile that made the sun look like a dim light bulb. Tony followed the doctor, and Zeke followed the former Rocket, and together all three walked into the hospital.
Well, this is turning out to look quite familiar. Let's see…one older guy, a girl and a guy who're right around the same age. The main character slot has the girl in it, but it still looks a lot like Ash, Misty, and Brock. I'm not too fond of the TV show. Of course, you people probably like it, so I'm leaving the choice up to you.
Do you want me to add somebody else to this happy little team, or do you want to leave it as it is?
If you want me to add somebody, should it be a boy or a girl?
Okay, might as well tell ya this now. Mare has two sisters. Also twins. Josie and Claire. I can make those two like Tony and Joshua, one nice, the other out to kill Mare. What do you want?
If you do want it like that, which sister? Josie trains pure grass types and Claire trains double element grass types.
Well, I think that's it. Bye now!
~Lightning-Strike~
Zeke: If you call a week 'soon.'
Tony: Hey, if you insult the author she can take you out, you know.
Zeke: Eep!!
Mare: Exactly. Well, read, review, enjoy.
L-S: Thank you, Mare. Ohh, how I love hot chocolate with whipped cream… (Tony, Zeke, and Mare all have enormous sweatdrops on the backs of their heads)
2
3 Persuasion
Arrow screeched as it landed on the ground outside the hospital. Zeke quickly dismounted and looked back up at the sky. The enormous Noctowl was flying in slow circles above his head, then flew gracefully into a nearby cloud. The pale lavender clouds covered the sky in a blanket of haze, and a light mist still fell from them.
"Zeke? What are you doing back so soon?" a voice asked. He turned and saw a man standing at the door to the infirmary. He had smiling blue eyes and dark brown hair, far darker than Zeke's hair. He was wearing a white coat, khaki pants, and black work shoes.
"Hi, Dad," Zeke said, waving hello.
"It's good to see you, Zeke," his father said, moving forward. "But I still want an answer to my question: What are you doing back so soon?"
"Well…" Zeke hesitated, wondering how he was supposed to explain this to his father. "I was in the mountains trying to find some shelter from the storm when I saw this girl hanging from a cliff. She lost her grip and fell onto a ledge almost halfway down this canyon. Arrow and I picked her up and took care of her for about a week, but she came down with the flu. I brought her to you because you know what to do about that kind of thing."
"Okay, I understood about half of that. You say there's a girl with the flu that you've been trying to take care of. She has the flu and so you decided to bring her to me. If that's true, where is she?" his father asked, confused.
"Dad, you have to promise me not to freak out, okay?" Zeke asked, almost pleading.
"Of course, son. Why would I freak out?" his father asked. Zeke sighed, then raised one hand in the air. Arrow screeched again, a sound that split the silence of the area.
"Okay, Mare, that would be Zeke's signal. I hope this works," Tony murmured as he lightly touched Owl at the base of its wings. He knew Mare could not hear him, but it felt good to know there was someone to talk to. The Noctowl began to spiral down through the violet clouds, never once flapping its wings. As it neared the ground Tony lifted Mare into his arms and stood on his Pokémon's back. Mare's raven hair fluttered slightly in the wind.
When Owl came within three feet of the ground Tony leapt lightly to the ground. The slight click of his boots against the stone walkway could have been heard in Kanto.
"A Team Rocket member!?" Zeke's father shouted. Tony's black eyes narrowed slightly in annoyance and mistrust. "You expect me to help a Rocket? I'm a doctor, not a veterinarian."
"Hey, my sister isn't an animal!" Tony yelled. "She's hurt, and she needs help!" His eyes were narrowed to mere slits, and his jaw was set.
Mare groaned slightly, and he looked down. Any anger toward Zeke's father dissolved as he looked down at the girl. Mare weakly reached up and wrapped her arms around her brother's neck.
Zeke looked back at his father. "She needs help. They aren't Team Rocket members anymore. Both of them defected."
"How do you know that they won't turn on you?" his father asked, trying to talk some reason into his father.
"Mare was already on the run from Team Rocket when I found her. They're out to kill her. Tony wouldn't have saved me if he was trying to kill her, would he?" Zeke asked, trying to explain his point to his father.
"How do you know this isn't some plot to kill YOU?" the man asked. "You told me how much Team Rocket hates you, since you've beaten them so many times."
"Dad, Mare saved me from Team Rocket!" Zeke exclaimed. "Why would she want to hurt me!?"
"Zeke, no," his father said firmly.
"Leave it, Zeke," Tony murmured. Zeke spun on him.
"What do you mean!? Are you saying we came all the way here for nothing!?" Zeke shouted.
"There's no way your father's going to agree to help Mare. I won't use force to make him. If he doesn't want to, that's his choice," Tony said, his voice still smooth but now laced with sadness. He turned back to Owl, and the Pokémon bent down to allow him to board. Tony sighed as he prepared to jump onto his Noctowl.
"I don't know why I'm doing this," Zeke's father said. "I will take care of Mare." Tony turned, staring at the doctor in disbelief. Then he smiled, a bright smile that made the sun look like a dim light bulb. Tony followed the doctor, and Zeke followed the former Rocket, and together all three walked into the hospital.
Well, this is turning out to look quite familiar. Let's see…one older guy, a girl and a guy who're right around the same age. The main character slot has the girl in it, but it still looks a lot like Ash, Misty, and Brock. I'm not too fond of the TV show. Of course, you people probably like it, so I'm leaving the choice up to you.
Do you want me to add somebody else to this happy little team, or do you want to leave it as it is?
If you want me to add somebody, should it be a boy or a girl?
Okay, might as well tell ya this now. Mare has two sisters. Also twins. Josie and Claire. I can make those two like Tony and Joshua, one nice, the other out to kill Mare. What do you want?
If you do want it like that, which sister? Josie trains pure grass types and Claire trains double element grass types.
Well, I think that's it. Bye now!
~Lightning-Strike~