Katherine slowly puts her head above the surface of the water. She
smiles to herself. It was almost time! She paddles a little closer to
shore, trying to get as good of view as she could of the bushes. She'd have
to wait for him to come out first. She couldn't go out to see if he was
there already. Fishing trainers could be anywhere. Katherine was a Poliwag.
A one that was smaller then usual. Times that she was caught by a trainer,
she was tossed back because of her size. She was grateful though, for she
wanted to stay free. Free for more then one reason. She didn't want to get
trained to battle or anything like that. She wanted to stay right where she
was. She lived in the ocean between the Sea Foam Islands and Fuchsia City.
Free also, for she knew a special someone she wouldn't part with for the
world. This was who she was waiting for. Him. What was this? A tail
sticking out of the bushes. The signal! Katherine hops up onto shore and
'Poli's' her welcome. A Pikachu comes out of the bush. He smiles at her and
they start to walk down on the beach.
"Did your sisters give you any trouble with coming?" He asks.
"No, not really, Kyle." Katherine replies. "They are getting a little suspicious though. I don't know how long we can keep this a secret. They think it is so preposterous, those who know. A Poliwag and a Pikachu. The number one sin. Just because I'm a water type and you're electric."
"It doesn't matter what they say, Kathy. As long as I got you, I have no troubles." Kyle smiles as he puts his arm around her.
"No one can keep me away from you, Kyle." Katherine says as she makes herself comfy in his one-armed embrace. "There is one thing that worries me."
"And what might that be?" Kyle asks.
"Like I said, type miss-matches are forbidden. If 'they' find out about us, who knows what they will do. Punishment is to be expected. What will they do, Kyle? If they catch us?" Katherine wonders.
Kyle gives her a kiss on the cheek as a reply. He doesn't say another word. They continue their walk along the beach. Katherine's eyes go big as she sees one of her sisters come out of the brush and head for the water. She wanted to run, but it was too late. Her sister had spotted her and Kyle. Her sister dropped the piece of food that she was carrying into the sand from shock. She then comes walking up to them and double-slaps Katherine with her tail.
"I can't believe it!" She shouts.
"Wanda! Please!" Katherine cries.
"Please, Wanda…" Kyle repeats. "Don't take this to any unneeded extreme. We're just going on a walk."
The fellow Poliwag spits in the sand. "HA! Katherine, how could you do this? You know the rule! Type miss-matches are not allowed in these areas. If you two want to be hugging and kissing like you are, you have to move as far away as Viridian!"
Katherine starts to tear up. "Please," She pleads. "Don't tell anyone!"
Wanda hangs her head. "I have no choice, Kathy. Even though you are my sister, I must do what I must do."
"You're not going to report us are you? What kind of sister are you then?" Kyle yells.
"One that obeys." Wanda replies low and stomps off into the woods.
"Oh no. Oh no, oh no! She's heading their way!" Katherine sobs. "She is going to report us, Kyle. She wasn't kidding…She wasn't kidding."
Kyle holds her tighter. "Let's just hope she isn't going to do what we think. Keep our minds steady. We'll get through this. Whatever they do to us, they aren't taking me away from you."
"I'll fight." Katherine sniffs. "I'll fight them until they let us be."
About an hour passed. Katherine and Kyle had gone inland to get a small lunch. Fruit trees were rich around here because of the safari zone. They munch on their snack as they talk and laugh. Kyle tries as hard as he can to get Wanda out of his girlfriend's mind. She still cries. He knew the truth, they were going to pay the punishment. Oh, why was being a different type of Pokemon such a crime? A shadow over falls the couple and they both turn around to see a Scyther.
"Katherine Taddle and Kyle Rattler I presume?" The Scyther asks in his raspy voice.
Katherine gulps. "Yes. I am she."
"I am Kyle Rattler." The Pikachu replies.
"You two need to come with me." The Scyther lays his sharp blades on the two's shoulders.
Kyle takes the last bite of his apple before throwing the core aside and standing up. "Alright." He says in more shaky tone then he'd hoped. He helps Katherine to her feet.
"Okay." She moans.
They both follow the bug Pokemon through the safari zone and into the woods beyond. They both knew where they were heading, they just didn't want to admit it. More likely to each other. Katherine must be so upset, Kyle was thinking. Her sister doing this to her. I'll fight 'em, Katherine was repeating over and over inside her head. They arrive at the council in no time. Pokemon of different shapes, sizes and types gathered all around. Katherine and Kyle are thrown before a Nidoking and a Nidoqueen. The rulers of this area. Wanda stands in the crowds. Katherine refuses to look at her.
"Ain't this cute?" The Nidoking smiles greedily.
"Now, dear…" The Queen tries to settle his happiness.
He clears his throat. "Right, well, I'm sure you all know the matter at hand. Type miss-matching." There is a slight cheer from the crowd of spectators.
"But, sir, please." Katherine protests.
"Silence." The Nidoking roars. "You two know the rules and the consequences. Type miss-matching is forbidden in this area. I know I could just ship you two off to Viridian City, but I'm not in that good of mood. I have no choice but to separate you two permanently."
"No!" Katherine cries.
"Please, King, reconsider." Kyle backs her up.
"It is a simple punishment that both of you deserve. I know, from an anonymous source, that you two have been together for quite some time." The king continues. "You will be separated in a simple way."
A Mr. Mime takes a hold of Katherine and a Drowsee handles Kyle.
"They will explain your punishment. Farewell. This meeting is adjourned." The King finishes.
Katherine kicks and Kyle gives Drowsee quite a shock. They get one goodbye kiss before being carted away from each other. And being carted away from love. They both got the same instructions for their punishment from their handlers, even though they were heading in a different direction. They would take the place of the soul of a person that was dead. But, the catch was, that the person wasn't found to be dead yet. So, they wouldn't be like the living dead. They were to be put into a human body. After that, their Pokemon body would be exterminated, since it had no soul. Their handlers used teleport to take them to their new bodies. They would have a new name, completely new looks. They'd have to adapt to the human way of life. Katherine was nervous about arms, and not having a strong tail to attack with anymore. Would she still be able to swim? Kyle wanted to be able to battle still, and use his electric attacks. But both of them would have to forget all their previous experiences. All the battles and friends would be left behind. They were paying their punishment alright. A horrible one, at that. It would have been better if the world would have just ended right then and there. What ever happened to good, ol', community service? Before Katherine was escorted to her new body, she shot a water gun in Mr. Mime's face. Kyle shocked the sleepiness out of Drowsee before switching souls. But both of them did one thing. They promised themselves that they'd find their love, no matter what. They'd talk to every person they could and find their love's soul. They would be together again, no matter what people said. They would live and love again together. No matter the type.
"Did your sisters give you any trouble with coming?" He asks.
"No, not really, Kyle." Katherine replies. "They are getting a little suspicious though. I don't know how long we can keep this a secret. They think it is so preposterous, those who know. A Poliwag and a Pikachu. The number one sin. Just because I'm a water type and you're electric."
"It doesn't matter what they say, Kathy. As long as I got you, I have no troubles." Kyle smiles as he puts his arm around her.
"No one can keep me away from you, Kyle." Katherine says as she makes herself comfy in his one-armed embrace. "There is one thing that worries me."
"And what might that be?" Kyle asks.
"Like I said, type miss-matches are forbidden. If 'they' find out about us, who knows what they will do. Punishment is to be expected. What will they do, Kyle? If they catch us?" Katherine wonders.
Kyle gives her a kiss on the cheek as a reply. He doesn't say another word. They continue their walk along the beach. Katherine's eyes go big as she sees one of her sisters come out of the brush and head for the water. She wanted to run, but it was too late. Her sister had spotted her and Kyle. Her sister dropped the piece of food that she was carrying into the sand from shock. She then comes walking up to them and double-slaps Katherine with her tail.
"I can't believe it!" She shouts.
"Wanda! Please!" Katherine cries.
"Please, Wanda…" Kyle repeats. "Don't take this to any unneeded extreme. We're just going on a walk."
The fellow Poliwag spits in the sand. "HA! Katherine, how could you do this? You know the rule! Type miss-matches are not allowed in these areas. If you two want to be hugging and kissing like you are, you have to move as far away as Viridian!"
Katherine starts to tear up. "Please," She pleads. "Don't tell anyone!"
Wanda hangs her head. "I have no choice, Kathy. Even though you are my sister, I must do what I must do."
"You're not going to report us are you? What kind of sister are you then?" Kyle yells.
"One that obeys." Wanda replies low and stomps off into the woods.
"Oh no. Oh no, oh no! She's heading their way!" Katherine sobs. "She is going to report us, Kyle. She wasn't kidding…She wasn't kidding."
Kyle holds her tighter. "Let's just hope she isn't going to do what we think. Keep our minds steady. We'll get through this. Whatever they do to us, they aren't taking me away from you."
"I'll fight." Katherine sniffs. "I'll fight them until they let us be."
About an hour passed. Katherine and Kyle had gone inland to get a small lunch. Fruit trees were rich around here because of the safari zone. They munch on their snack as they talk and laugh. Kyle tries as hard as he can to get Wanda out of his girlfriend's mind. She still cries. He knew the truth, they were going to pay the punishment. Oh, why was being a different type of Pokemon such a crime? A shadow over falls the couple and they both turn around to see a Scyther.
"Katherine Taddle and Kyle Rattler I presume?" The Scyther asks in his raspy voice.
Katherine gulps. "Yes. I am she."
"I am Kyle Rattler." The Pikachu replies.
"You two need to come with me." The Scyther lays his sharp blades on the two's shoulders.
Kyle takes the last bite of his apple before throwing the core aside and standing up. "Alright." He says in more shaky tone then he'd hoped. He helps Katherine to her feet.
"Okay." She moans.
They both follow the bug Pokemon through the safari zone and into the woods beyond. They both knew where they were heading, they just didn't want to admit it. More likely to each other. Katherine must be so upset, Kyle was thinking. Her sister doing this to her. I'll fight 'em, Katherine was repeating over and over inside her head. They arrive at the council in no time. Pokemon of different shapes, sizes and types gathered all around. Katherine and Kyle are thrown before a Nidoking and a Nidoqueen. The rulers of this area. Wanda stands in the crowds. Katherine refuses to look at her.
"Ain't this cute?" The Nidoking smiles greedily.
"Now, dear…" The Queen tries to settle his happiness.
He clears his throat. "Right, well, I'm sure you all know the matter at hand. Type miss-matching." There is a slight cheer from the crowd of spectators.
"But, sir, please." Katherine protests.
"Silence." The Nidoking roars. "You two know the rules and the consequences. Type miss-matching is forbidden in this area. I know I could just ship you two off to Viridian City, but I'm not in that good of mood. I have no choice but to separate you two permanently."
"No!" Katherine cries.
"Please, King, reconsider." Kyle backs her up.
"It is a simple punishment that both of you deserve. I know, from an anonymous source, that you two have been together for quite some time." The king continues. "You will be separated in a simple way."
A Mr. Mime takes a hold of Katherine and a Drowsee handles Kyle.
"They will explain your punishment. Farewell. This meeting is adjourned." The King finishes.
Katherine kicks and Kyle gives Drowsee quite a shock. They get one goodbye kiss before being carted away from each other. And being carted away from love. They both got the same instructions for their punishment from their handlers, even though they were heading in a different direction. They would take the place of the soul of a person that was dead. But, the catch was, that the person wasn't found to be dead yet. So, they wouldn't be like the living dead. They were to be put into a human body. After that, their Pokemon body would be exterminated, since it had no soul. Their handlers used teleport to take them to their new bodies. They would have a new name, completely new looks. They'd have to adapt to the human way of life. Katherine was nervous about arms, and not having a strong tail to attack with anymore. Would she still be able to swim? Kyle wanted to be able to battle still, and use his electric attacks. But both of them would have to forget all their previous experiences. All the battles and friends would be left behind. They were paying their punishment alright. A horrible one, at that. It would have been better if the world would have just ended right then and there. What ever happened to good, ol', community service? Before Katherine was escorted to her new body, she shot a water gun in Mr. Mime's face. Kyle shocked the sleepiness out of Drowsee before switching souls. But both of them did one thing. They promised themselves that they'd find their love, no matter what. They'd talk to every person they could and find their love's soul. They would be together again, no matter what people said. They would live and love again together. No matter the type.