I don't own Pokemon. I do like it, but I don't want to own it because so
many other people I know would shoot me if I did (and most certainly NOT
out of jealousy..., you KNOW who you are ^_^)
Any grammar errors are really my fault, but we'll just blame the computer
since it doesn't know any better.
Anything in double parentheses are Author Comments or Notes
~*~*~Previous Chapter~*~*~
Tracy nodded. "I've been entrusted with a new Pokemon. I'm sure you'll be ecstatic to know which kind of Pokemon it is."
Kari raised an eyebrow and Tracy opened the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~Chapter 3: Tracy's Lapras ((Aren't I so creative with the chapter titles? ......don't answer that))~*~*~*~*~*~
Through the door was a large room with and incredibly high ceiling. It was hot and humid in the room, the cause being a large, Olympic-sized pool (and there were those who would argue it was larger than that) in the middle of the room. Three of the four walls of the room were made out of window- glass. Outside the rain threw itself violently against the windows.
If you looked as hard as you could through the rain, you could make out the outline of another, larger pool outside, and if you looked even harder, you could see that it was actually connected to the pool inside. But that's not what Kari was really interested in- she'd been swimming in the pool hundreds of times. She was interested in the Pokemon sitting quietly in the center.
"A Lapras!" Kari burst out. "They're my favorite kind of Pokemon!" she cried. The Lapras let out a great whine, like a dog whimpering, but much shriller, but it only tossed its head back and forth.
"This Lapras has been separated from its school," Tracy said solemnly.
"That seems to happen a lot. Poor thing."
Tracy bowed his head sadly. "Yes, it's very sad. She will be here for a few weeks to recuperate. By then her herd, or another herd, will be close enough for her to find."
"Why don't you just keep her here?" Kari asked.
"Good question. Too many Lapras are separated from their schools every year. It's great for trainers, but not all Lapras adapt well to a...er...I don't like to use the word 'captivity'..." Tracy trailed off.
"Maybe 'domesticated'?" Kari suggested.
Tracy nodded. "Yes, that works. So anyway, not many Lapras adapt well to being domesticated...well, that's still not quite the right word..."
"I know what you mean."
Tracy looked relieved. "Good. So we're examining the behaviors of the Laprases we capture. Depending on their nature, we'll release them in a different area."
"Oh, like, if they would do well in captivity, you release them in a place with high trainer population-density?"
Tracy looked surprised. "That's exactly what we do! This Lapras was found east of Cinnibar, but its characteristics, the length of its horn, the shape of its flippers, even its color say that she's from the Orange Islands. Now where are the Orange Islands, Kari?"
Kari groaned. "Tracy, I'm in 9th grade, I know where the stupid Islands are, geez."
"Teeelll, me, come on..." Tracy said.
Kari began in an exaggerated monotone voice. "The Orange Islands are a group of over fifty islands ((I think that number is right)) east of Kanto. The Islands are spread over a great distance. They vary greatly in size and fame. Some are famous for Pokemon Gyms, or beautiful flowers, or even pink Pokemon."
Tracy laughed at that.
Kari started to continue, but Tracy stopped her.
"Okay, okay, that's enough, very good."
Kari scowled, but Tracy laughed harder.
Kari made a small growling noise and walked briskly toward the pool. The sight of the Lapras softened her until she smiled. Tracy followed her. The Lapras swam slowly back and forth in the water.
"So what do you know already?" Kari asked. She knelt down at the edge of the pool at leaned out slightly. She clicked her tongue a few times, catching the Lapras' attention.
"About the Lapras? Oh, not too much. We only guess about where she's from. She's got a fairly sweet disposition." The Lapras swam toward the two.
"How old is she?"
"About two, very young."
"Wow, that is! Poor thing," Kari said again. The Lapras was only a few feet away from the edge of the pool now. Kari shifted herself so that she was sitting on the edge of the pool. She was wearing flip-flops, which she took off and put her feet into the water, letting the water come up to her ankles. The Lapras inched closer.
Kari tilted her head to the side.
"You're kinda cute!" she said.
"Oh, sure, but she can have an irrepressible-"
"Kinda big, though. Haven't been eating too much, have you?" Kari asked, jokingly.
The Lapras raised her head and looked Kari straight in the eye.
Then she squirted a stream of water right into Kari's face.
~*~*~*~*~*~End Chapter Three~*~*~*~*~*~
Phew, I thought that was getting a little lengthy...I dunno, I won't know unless you R&R!! ::hint hint nudge nudge wink wink::
~*~*~Previous Chapter~*~*~
Tracy nodded. "I've been entrusted with a new Pokemon. I'm sure you'll be ecstatic to know which kind of Pokemon it is."
Kari raised an eyebrow and Tracy opened the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~Chapter 3: Tracy's Lapras ((Aren't I so creative with the chapter titles? ......don't answer that))~*~*~*~*~*~
Through the door was a large room with and incredibly high ceiling. It was hot and humid in the room, the cause being a large, Olympic-sized pool (and there were those who would argue it was larger than that) in the middle of the room. Three of the four walls of the room were made out of window- glass. Outside the rain threw itself violently against the windows.
If you looked as hard as you could through the rain, you could make out the outline of another, larger pool outside, and if you looked even harder, you could see that it was actually connected to the pool inside. But that's not what Kari was really interested in- she'd been swimming in the pool hundreds of times. She was interested in the Pokemon sitting quietly in the center.
"A Lapras!" Kari burst out. "They're my favorite kind of Pokemon!" she cried. The Lapras let out a great whine, like a dog whimpering, but much shriller, but it only tossed its head back and forth.
"This Lapras has been separated from its school," Tracy said solemnly.
"That seems to happen a lot. Poor thing."
Tracy bowed his head sadly. "Yes, it's very sad. She will be here for a few weeks to recuperate. By then her herd, or another herd, will be close enough for her to find."
"Why don't you just keep her here?" Kari asked.
"Good question. Too many Lapras are separated from their schools every year. It's great for trainers, but not all Lapras adapt well to a...er...I don't like to use the word 'captivity'..." Tracy trailed off.
"Maybe 'domesticated'?" Kari suggested.
Tracy nodded. "Yes, that works. So anyway, not many Lapras adapt well to being domesticated...well, that's still not quite the right word..."
"I know what you mean."
Tracy looked relieved. "Good. So we're examining the behaviors of the Laprases we capture. Depending on their nature, we'll release them in a different area."
"Oh, like, if they would do well in captivity, you release them in a place with high trainer population-density?"
Tracy looked surprised. "That's exactly what we do! This Lapras was found east of Cinnibar, but its characteristics, the length of its horn, the shape of its flippers, even its color say that she's from the Orange Islands. Now where are the Orange Islands, Kari?"
Kari groaned. "Tracy, I'm in 9th grade, I know where the stupid Islands are, geez."
"Teeelll, me, come on..." Tracy said.
Kari began in an exaggerated monotone voice. "The Orange Islands are a group of over fifty islands ((I think that number is right)) east of Kanto. The Islands are spread over a great distance. They vary greatly in size and fame. Some are famous for Pokemon Gyms, or beautiful flowers, or even pink Pokemon."
Tracy laughed at that.
Kari started to continue, but Tracy stopped her.
"Okay, okay, that's enough, very good."
Kari scowled, but Tracy laughed harder.
Kari made a small growling noise and walked briskly toward the pool. The sight of the Lapras softened her until she smiled. Tracy followed her. The Lapras swam slowly back and forth in the water.
"So what do you know already?" Kari asked. She knelt down at the edge of the pool at leaned out slightly. She clicked her tongue a few times, catching the Lapras' attention.
"About the Lapras? Oh, not too much. We only guess about where she's from. She's got a fairly sweet disposition." The Lapras swam toward the two.
"How old is she?"
"About two, very young."
"Wow, that is! Poor thing," Kari said again. The Lapras was only a few feet away from the edge of the pool now. Kari shifted herself so that she was sitting on the edge of the pool. She was wearing flip-flops, which she took off and put her feet into the water, letting the water come up to her ankles. The Lapras inched closer.
Kari tilted her head to the side.
"You're kinda cute!" she said.
"Oh, sure, but she can have an irrepressible-"
"Kinda big, though. Haven't been eating too much, have you?" Kari asked, jokingly.
The Lapras raised her head and looked Kari straight in the eye.
Then she squirted a stream of water right into Kari's face.
~*~*~*~*~*~End Chapter Three~*~*~*~*~*~
Phew, I thought that was getting a little lengthy...I dunno, I won't know unless you R&R!! ::hint hint nudge nudge wink wink::