CHAPTER 3 MAROWAK AND ME
"Marowak help me!" I cried out. Immediately, out from the shadows emerged the Marowak. "Wak?" She said coolly, stretching her arms. "These things attacked me and Fuji." I panted. She nodded. "Wak!" She took a battle stance in the center of the room. As the spearows escaped the long staircase, they began squawking at her. When they attempted a barrage of peck attacks, she countered with a single strong bonemerang throw. I had no idea she had become so powerful so quickly. Months before she had only mastered bone club techniques. Within seconds the floor was littered with fainting spearows. She made a clever victory pose, crossing her arms and winking an eye to her aw-struck audience. (To bad it was only me, it was one of the coolest things I had ever seen.) "Thank you so much my friend. Are you ok?" I said with sincere gratitude and concern. "Marow." She responded.
I looked around the room again, the amazing three-second battle still fresh in my mind. But something was wrong, where was the Fearow? I rushed to the stairs to see if it hadn't made it up yet, but there was no sign of it. Just then, I heard a loud "FFEEAARROOWW" from behind me. "Wak" Marowak said, caught off guard. Before either of us could react, the Fearow performed agility, but because the area was still so crammed together with graves, flying at high speed only made the terrain more difficult to handle. It crashed into the ceiling seconds after takeoff.
"Stupid bird." I sniggered under my breath. Marowak took advantage of his downtime by using bonemerang again, her bone spun wildly towards Fearow. But unlike the spearows, Fearow was a true match for my bone-flinging friend. Fearow snatched the bone from the air and tossed it aside, Marowaks jaw dropped. She was almost totally helpless without her bone. The vicious bird (At least that's what I thought of it as at the time.) squawked with what was probably laughter. It darted for Marowak and attempted a drill peck but she was able to dodge it and rammed her head into its side. Fearow was winded, but began rapidly pecking at Marowak. She was able to dodge all of the blows partially with her thick, protective skull or completely by backing up.
I watched this for a long minute, and then I remembered that this wasn't a trainer battle, this was a wild Pokemon beat down! Chances were that only one would survive. I had to intervene, as soon as I could or risk losing another friend. I began looking for her bone; it had to be there somewhere. Luckily it was within feet of where I was standing. (Man, did I feel like a dummy, it just lying there and me watching my friend get a beating.) I picked it up and threw it in Marowaks direction. "Here Marowak!" I yelled as it hit the ground inches from where she was standing. She quickly grabbed it and clubbed Fearow in the head. He collapsed instantly.
Marowak rushed over to me, I smiled. I was so happy to see she was safe. "You okay? What's wrong?" I asked. She sighed and gave a nod, and then she showed me her bone. It was half destroyed. "Oh, Marowak I am so sorry. I'll get you a new one, and I'll make sure that it's even better." I felt so badly. I turned to leave, "If I didn't have other matters to take care of I would stay and take care of you and this mess but...Sigh, A friend of mine, Curly, is very ill. I have to help her." Marowak understood the situation. She turned to the mess and started pushing them into a corner. "Thank you very much. Please, just call for the Haunters and Gengars to throw these guys out. You don't have to do any more work; I don't want you to over do it." I reasoned.
Moments later I was down the stairs, out the door, and all the way to the Pokemon center. I made sure that I didn't waste any time. Once inside I saw Mr. Fuji sitting next to Nurse Joy, who had her face buried in her hands. He was patting her on the back and whispering something to her. "Why aren't you with Curly?" I asked, very, very afraid of the answer I would receive. Mr. Fuji looked at me and with a solid face said, "Trevor, you might want to sit down for this..."
"Marowak help me!" I cried out. Immediately, out from the shadows emerged the Marowak. "Wak?" She said coolly, stretching her arms. "These things attacked me and Fuji." I panted. She nodded. "Wak!" She took a battle stance in the center of the room. As the spearows escaped the long staircase, they began squawking at her. When they attempted a barrage of peck attacks, she countered with a single strong bonemerang throw. I had no idea she had become so powerful so quickly. Months before she had only mastered bone club techniques. Within seconds the floor was littered with fainting spearows. She made a clever victory pose, crossing her arms and winking an eye to her aw-struck audience. (To bad it was only me, it was one of the coolest things I had ever seen.) "Thank you so much my friend. Are you ok?" I said with sincere gratitude and concern. "Marow." She responded.
I looked around the room again, the amazing three-second battle still fresh in my mind. But something was wrong, where was the Fearow? I rushed to the stairs to see if it hadn't made it up yet, but there was no sign of it. Just then, I heard a loud "FFEEAARROOWW" from behind me. "Wak" Marowak said, caught off guard. Before either of us could react, the Fearow performed agility, but because the area was still so crammed together with graves, flying at high speed only made the terrain more difficult to handle. It crashed into the ceiling seconds after takeoff.
"Stupid bird." I sniggered under my breath. Marowak took advantage of his downtime by using bonemerang again, her bone spun wildly towards Fearow. But unlike the spearows, Fearow was a true match for my bone-flinging friend. Fearow snatched the bone from the air and tossed it aside, Marowaks jaw dropped. She was almost totally helpless without her bone. The vicious bird (At least that's what I thought of it as at the time.) squawked with what was probably laughter. It darted for Marowak and attempted a drill peck but she was able to dodge it and rammed her head into its side. Fearow was winded, but began rapidly pecking at Marowak. She was able to dodge all of the blows partially with her thick, protective skull or completely by backing up.
I watched this for a long minute, and then I remembered that this wasn't a trainer battle, this was a wild Pokemon beat down! Chances were that only one would survive. I had to intervene, as soon as I could or risk losing another friend. I began looking for her bone; it had to be there somewhere. Luckily it was within feet of where I was standing. (Man, did I feel like a dummy, it just lying there and me watching my friend get a beating.) I picked it up and threw it in Marowaks direction. "Here Marowak!" I yelled as it hit the ground inches from where she was standing. She quickly grabbed it and clubbed Fearow in the head. He collapsed instantly.
Marowak rushed over to me, I smiled. I was so happy to see she was safe. "You okay? What's wrong?" I asked. She sighed and gave a nod, and then she showed me her bone. It was half destroyed. "Oh, Marowak I am so sorry. I'll get you a new one, and I'll make sure that it's even better." I felt so badly. I turned to leave, "If I didn't have other matters to take care of I would stay and take care of you and this mess but...Sigh, A friend of mine, Curly, is very ill. I have to help her." Marowak understood the situation. She turned to the mess and started pushing them into a corner. "Thank you very much. Please, just call for the Haunters and Gengars to throw these guys out. You don't have to do any more work; I don't want you to over do it." I reasoned.
Moments later I was down the stairs, out the door, and all the way to the Pokemon center. I made sure that I didn't waste any time. Once inside I saw Mr. Fuji sitting next to Nurse Joy, who had her face buried in her hands. He was patting her on the back and whispering something to her. "Why aren't you with Curly?" I asked, very, very afraid of the answer I would receive. Mr. Fuji looked at me and with a solid face said, "Trevor, you might want to sit down for this..."