Silent Skies
Chapter 2
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Maddie looked down at the small creature in her arms. It looked better than when she had found it, but it still looked fairly pitiful. She sighed, then stepped into the Goldenrod Pokemon center.
It was almost empty, just a trainer on the PC and another just leaving. The girl walked up to the counter and paused.
'Uh.. Excuse me?' She asked.
The nurse looked down at her, then glanced upwards to check if there wasn't anyone else she could serve first. Her eyes lingered on the trainer at the PC, then dropped down to look at Maddie.
'Can I help you?'
The girl fought to keep calm.
'Can you tell me what type of Pokemon this is?' she asked, irritated.
The nurse looked at the creature. She then picked it up, but held it slightly away from her. Then, she looked at Maddie, obviously dissaproving of what she had done to it. Maddie frowned, and crossed her arms.
'I don't know.' The nurse said, displaying a false smile. 'You'll have to come with me.'
She turned and walked down a hallway, with Maddie following. Near the end, she turned off into a room.
'Wait here.' She said, forgetting to add 'Please'.
Maddie leant up against the wall, irritated. This visit better be worth it.
A little while later, the nurse came back, face pale. Maggie noticed she did not have the pokemon with her.
'Where did you get that pokemon?' She asked.
Maddie stood up.
'I found it laying, half-dead under a pile of cardboard in an alleyway.' The girl said, mattter-of-factly.
The nurse took a step backwards.
'Professor Birch!' She called, turning back into the room.
A professor on a white lab coat came out, curious.
The nurse explained where Maddie had found her pokemon.
Birch blanched. The nurse nodded and went into the room to pick up the pokemon.
'Do you know what pokemon you have here??' he demanded of Maddie.
'No, that's why I brought it here.' Maddie snapped back, now thouroughly annoyed.
Birch straightened. The nurse returned, and the girl noticed that she was holding it much closer than she had before.
'This pokemon, is one of the three Legendary Dogs. It is an Entei, the only one of it's kind in the entire world!' The man said, trying to remain calm, but not suceeding.
Maggie's eyes widened, but she kept her face unemotional.
'Thankyou, I'll have it back now.' She said, reaching for the tiny Entei.
The nurse frowned, and tightened her grip on the pokemon.
'Do you think it wise to give such a valuable pokemon to such a... poor girl?' The nurse whispered to the Professor.
Maddie heard, and clenched her fists. How dare they!
The professor sighed. 'We must.'
The nurse paused, then nodded, and gave the pokemon back to the girl.
Maddie hugged her pokemon, then looked up at the two adults.
'Can you heal it too?' She asked.
The nurse looked at her oddly, then suddenly realised what she was asking.
'Of course.' The walked up to the front of the Pokemon center, and the nurse quickly healed the Entei.
The nurse opened her mouth to advise the girl as to how to look after the Entei, but Maddie had already turned to leave.
'Thankyou.' She said, not sure if she meant it or not.
As Maddie stepped outside, her heart leapt. An Entei! She looked down at the tiny pokemon, and smiled, for the first time in almost a full year.
The baby looked up at her, mouth open. Already, she could see the red and yellow markings around it's face, as well as the light green puff behind it's neck.
The girl skipped forward, then stopped suddenly.
What was she going to feed it?
The baby growled gently, then settled down into her arms and fell asleep.
Maddie shook her head. She would figure that out later. Right now, she wanted to get back home, and make her baby a proper home. It wouldn't be much, but it would be better than nothing.
The girl jogged down the alleyway, reaching her 'home' in less time than she normally did. As she arrived, the sun set, bathing her in a crimson light. Maddie smiled again. For the first time, she actually considered her life could be something else other than what it had already been - poor, homeless and cold.
Collecting her few blankets, Maddie made a small nest for the Entei. She lifted the baby pokemon into the bed, and sat back, to watch.
The little Entei made a few noises, then settled down into the blankets, and fell right asleep.
The girl wished she could do the same.
Without the few blankets, her bed was even more uncomfortable, but she didn't mind. She would rather have an uncomfortable night than deprive her Entei of any bed at all.
She closed her eyes, and listened to the soft breaths of the pokemon. Maybe, just maybe, there might be some hope.
~ ~ ~
Maddie woke up to the noise of someone emptying their trash. She frowned, then looked over to make sure her baby was still there.
It was.
She got up, and decided to go get some food for herself and the pokemon.
The girl took one last look at her pokemon, then jogged around the corner, humming to herself.
A moment later, she nearly bumped into the boy she had seen a few nights ago, with his pokemon. He had just emerged from a cove in the wall.
'Maddie?' he asked, confused. He had never seen her smile, let alone be happy.
'Hello, Jay.' She smiled.
The boy raised his eyebrows. 'What's up?'
Maddie smirked at him. 'You'll see.'
'Come on!'
'Can you help me get some food?' She asked. 'Like, enough for me and someone else small?'
Jay looked at her, trying to think of another reason she might want food for two. 'Alright...' He said hesitantly.
She smiled again. 'Thanks.'
The boy shook his head, amazed. He then turned, and whistled to his pokemon, who came shuffling out of the cove.
'Let's go.'
~ ~ ~
A little while later, the trio returned to the cove, carrying two half cans of soup, a nearly-full carton of milk, and a large pile of leftovers.
'That worked well.' Maddie commented, observing the food.
'Yeah.' The boy seperated the food.
A few minutes later, the girl walked away with a few leftovers, the milk and one can. It was difficult to hold all the items, especially because the can was sharp, and the milk leaked if it was held too tightly.
As she walked, she suddenly realised that her Entei could have wandered off after she left, or someone could have taken it!
She began to run, not caring about the leaking milk.
At last she reached her place, and her eyes darted over to the bed.
Empty.
Chapter 2
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Maddie looked down at the small creature in her arms. It looked better than when she had found it, but it still looked fairly pitiful. She sighed, then stepped into the Goldenrod Pokemon center.
It was almost empty, just a trainer on the PC and another just leaving. The girl walked up to the counter and paused.
'Uh.. Excuse me?' She asked.
The nurse looked down at her, then glanced upwards to check if there wasn't anyone else she could serve first. Her eyes lingered on the trainer at the PC, then dropped down to look at Maddie.
'Can I help you?'
The girl fought to keep calm.
'Can you tell me what type of Pokemon this is?' she asked, irritated.
The nurse looked at the creature. She then picked it up, but held it slightly away from her. Then, she looked at Maddie, obviously dissaproving of what she had done to it. Maddie frowned, and crossed her arms.
'I don't know.' The nurse said, displaying a false smile. 'You'll have to come with me.'
She turned and walked down a hallway, with Maddie following. Near the end, she turned off into a room.
'Wait here.' She said, forgetting to add 'Please'.
Maddie leant up against the wall, irritated. This visit better be worth it.
A little while later, the nurse came back, face pale. Maggie noticed she did not have the pokemon with her.
'Where did you get that pokemon?' She asked.
Maddie stood up.
'I found it laying, half-dead under a pile of cardboard in an alleyway.' The girl said, mattter-of-factly.
The nurse took a step backwards.
'Professor Birch!' She called, turning back into the room.
A professor on a white lab coat came out, curious.
The nurse explained where Maddie had found her pokemon.
Birch blanched. The nurse nodded and went into the room to pick up the pokemon.
'Do you know what pokemon you have here??' he demanded of Maddie.
'No, that's why I brought it here.' Maddie snapped back, now thouroughly annoyed.
Birch straightened. The nurse returned, and the girl noticed that she was holding it much closer than she had before.
'This pokemon, is one of the three Legendary Dogs. It is an Entei, the only one of it's kind in the entire world!' The man said, trying to remain calm, but not suceeding.
Maggie's eyes widened, but she kept her face unemotional.
'Thankyou, I'll have it back now.' She said, reaching for the tiny Entei.
The nurse frowned, and tightened her grip on the pokemon.
'Do you think it wise to give such a valuable pokemon to such a... poor girl?' The nurse whispered to the Professor.
Maddie heard, and clenched her fists. How dare they!
The professor sighed. 'We must.'
The nurse paused, then nodded, and gave the pokemon back to the girl.
Maddie hugged her pokemon, then looked up at the two adults.
'Can you heal it too?' She asked.
The nurse looked at her oddly, then suddenly realised what she was asking.
'Of course.' The walked up to the front of the Pokemon center, and the nurse quickly healed the Entei.
The nurse opened her mouth to advise the girl as to how to look after the Entei, but Maddie had already turned to leave.
'Thankyou.' She said, not sure if she meant it or not.
As Maddie stepped outside, her heart leapt. An Entei! She looked down at the tiny pokemon, and smiled, for the first time in almost a full year.
The baby looked up at her, mouth open. Already, she could see the red and yellow markings around it's face, as well as the light green puff behind it's neck.
The girl skipped forward, then stopped suddenly.
What was she going to feed it?
The baby growled gently, then settled down into her arms and fell asleep.
Maddie shook her head. She would figure that out later. Right now, she wanted to get back home, and make her baby a proper home. It wouldn't be much, but it would be better than nothing.
The girl jogged down the alleyway, reaching her 'home' in less time than she normally did. As she arrived, the sun set, bathing her in a crimson light. Maddie smiled again. For the first time, she actually considered her life could be something else other than what it had already been - poor, homeless and cold.
Collecting her few blankets, Maddie made a small nest for the Entei. She lifted the baby pokemon into the bed, and sat back, to watch.
The little Entei made a few noises, then settled down into the blankets, and fell right asleep.
The girl wished she could do the same.
Without the few blankets, her bed was even more uncomfortable, but she didn't mind. She would rather have an uncomfortable night than deprive her Entei of any bed at all.
She closed her eyes, and listened to the soft breaths of the pokemon. Maybe, just maybe, there might be some hope.
~ ~ ~
Maddie woke up to the noise of someone emptying their trash. She frowned, then looked over to make sure her baby was still there.
It was.
She got up, and decided to go get some food for herself and the pokemon.
The girl took one last look at her pokemon, then jogged around the corner, humming to herself.
A moment later, she nearly bumped into the boy she had seen a few nights ago, with his pokemon. He had just emerged from a cove in the wall.
'Maddie?' he asked, confused. He had never seen her smile, let alone be happy.
'Hello, Jay.' She smiled.
The boy raised his eyebrows. 'What's up?'
Maddie smirked at him. 'You'll see.'
'Come on!'
'Can you help me get some food?' She asked. 'Like, enough for me and someone else small?'
Jay looked at her, trying to think of another reason she might want food for two. 'Alright...' He said hesitantly.
She smiled again. 'Thanks.'
The boy shook his head, amazed. He then turned, and whistled to his pokemon, who came shuffling out of the cove.
'Let's go.'
~ ~ ~
A little while later, the trio returned to the cove, carrying two half cans of soup, a nearly-full carton of milk, and a large pile of leftovers.
'That worked well.' Maddie commented, observing the food.
'Yeah.' The boy seperated the food.
A few minutes later, the girl walked away with a few leftovers, the milk and one can. It was difficult to hold all the items, especially because the can was sharp, and the milk leaked if it was held too tightly.
As she walked, she suddenly realised that her Entei could have wandered off after she left, or someone could have taken it!
She began to run, not caring about the leaking milk.
At last she reached her place, and her eyes darted over to the bed.
Empty.
