Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. The Pokemon own me. (I also don't own the phrase, "For your evil actions, we will make you pay!" No matter how much I try to make it mine, it belongs, in all rights, to Mew Ichigo.)
A few notes:
Absol Talking. Yasuki can understand this.
Other Pokemon talking. Absol can understand this but Yasuki can't.
{thinking}
Rain pounded down on the roof of the little shop Yasuki and Absol were staying in. They stared out the window at the dark clouds. Lightning flashed in the distance, followed by a rumble of thunder.
"Man, this storm's been going on for hours now..."
"It's the worst one we've had in a while."
Yasuki turned around, surprised to hear the shopkeeper's voice. The little old man stood behind the counter, and his wife bumbled around the small shop dusting the shelves. However, they both looked worried.
"Although we're lucky to have a strong young trainer and her Pokemon here to protect us," the woman added. "These are the kind of days when... (she lowered her voice)...serial killers come out."
The woman looked around furtively, and Yasuki laughed nervously.
This lady's a couple webs short of a Spinarak...
Yasuki snickered at Absol's comment.
"Ah, so nice to see the bond between trainer and Pokemon," the lady smiled. "I'll go dust in the back room now, Harold."
The woman left and Yasuki returned to staring out the window. She looked down at the Poke ball in her hand.
{Pikachu... I wonder what happened. It must have been something really bad, the way the others were beating up on him... I wonder if he'll ever adjust to traveling with us. Although it seems we've all done something bad. I'm a thief, Absy ran away from her clan... Pikachu'll fit right in.}
Yasuki smiled at the thought. She was awakened from her daydreaming by a tap on the shoulder. It was the old man, holding out a plate of snacks.
"I thought you might be getting hungry. It's been a while since you got here..."
"Thanks! Come to think of it, I am pretty hungry."
Yasuki took the plate and smiled at the shopkeeper. She and Absol proceeded to dig in. They had just about finished the snack when they heard a scream from the basement. They jumped up and ran towards the back room, following the shopkeeper. They went through a door and down a short flight of stairs before ending up in the basement. The old lady was standing on a small platform near the bottom of the stairs. There seemed to be more stairs leading further down, but the rest of the basement was covered in water! The old lady was standing there whimpering. The old man tried to calm her down.
"Don't worry, Marie. We'll get everything cleaned up..."
"H-harold... it's... there's something... down there..."
Everyone turned to stare at the water. Ripples appeared on the surface, gradually at first but then boiling into bubbles. There was a huge splash as something emerged from the deep. Harold and Marie scampered further up the stairs, screaming. Yasuki and Absol held their ground and watched the creature emerge. It was large, blue, and froglike.
"Ah! I saw this on the internet once! It's a... a..."
Yasuki, it's a Ma...
"M! Yes, it started with M..."
Yasu! It's a Marsht...
"M... ma... It's a... Magikarp! Yes, that's what it is!"
Absol sweatdropped.
No, Yasuki it's a Marshto...
"You fiend, Magikarp! Where do you get off scaring old people like that?"
Yasuki! It's not a...
"For your evil actions, We will make you pay! Go, Absol! Slash that Magikarp to pieces!"
Yasu, it's a... ah, nandeyanen.
Absol gave up protesting and leaped forward, slashing the Marshtomp across it's face. The young Pokemon was weak, so it fainted after the first attack. Absol landed back on the platform. Suddenly, a small red and white orb whizzed through the air and hit the Marshtomp. A red beam of light shot out, and the Marshtomp disappeared. The Poke ball floated to the surface. The old man bent down to fish it out of the water.
"I've been trying to catch this troublemaking Pokemon for some time now," said Harold. "Thank you for helping me out."
"It was no problem!" said Yasuki. "Naughty little Magikarp are not an issue!"
The rain had let up, so everybody got to work on cleaning up the basement. Once Marshtomp was revived, it proved to be a big help. Yasuki and Absol spent the night in the shop, and the morning was overcast but held the promise of a warm day. They said their goodbyes and thank you's, and after receiving a few free items from the grateful shopkeepers, Yasuki and Absol were on their way.
"Hey, Absol..."
Yeah?
"That Magikarp was pretty cool, huh?"
It wasn't a...
"Don't think I'd want one for myself though. It was okay, y'know, but not great..."
Yasuki! It was a...
"Kinda weird lookin', if ya think about it."
Yasu!!
"Well, guess there are plenty of other water-types in the sea..."
Ah, nandeyanen.
-- So, I finally got everything fixed up! (hopefully). I respaced everything... It really was hard to read! Plus, ff messed up some of my other stuff too, like the spacing I did have, the little asterisk marks, and it changed my 's into <'s. Now that everything's edited right, it should be an easy read from now on! Oh, and for those of you that are wondering, "nandeyanen" is Osakan dialect for "Why". It sounds funny, doesn't it? Well, R&R, my peeps!-- --absolkagome--
A few notes:
Absol Talking. Yasuki can understand this.
Other Pokemon talking. Absol can understand this but Yasuki can't.
{thinking}
Rain pounded down on the roof of the little shop Yasuki and Absol were staying in. They stared out the window at the dark clouds. Lightning flashed in the distance, followed by a rumble of thunder.
"Man, this storm's been going on for hours now..."
"It's the worst one we've had in a while."
Yasuki turned around, surprised to hear the shopkeeper's voice. The little old man stood behind the counter, and his wife bumbled around the small shop dusting the shelves. However, they both looked worried.
"Although we're lucky to have a strong young trainer and her Pokemon here to protect us," the woman added. "These are the kind of days when... (she lowered her voice)...serial killers come out."
The woman looked around furtively, and Yasuki laughed nervously.
This lady's a couple webs short of a Spinarak...
Yasuki snickered at Absol's comment.
"Ah, so nice to see the bond between trainer and Pokemon," the lady smiled. "I'll go dust in the back room now, Harold."
The woman left and Yasuki returned to staring out the window. She looked down at the Poke ball in her hand.
{Pikachu... I wonder what happened. It must have been something really bad, the way the others were beating up on him... I wonder if he'll ever adjust to traveling with us. Although it seems we've all done something bad. I'm a thief, Absy ran away from her clan... Pikachu'll fit right in.}
Yasuki smiled at the thought. She was awakened from her daydreaming by a tap on the shoulder. It was the old man, holding out a plate of snacks.
"I thought you might be getting hungry. It's been a while since you got here..."
"Thanks! Come to think of it, I am pretty hungry."
Yasuki took the plate and smiled at the shopkeeper. She and Absol proceeded to dig in. They had just about finished the snack when they heard a scream from the basement. They jumped up and ran towards the back room, following the shopkeeper. They went through a door and down a short flight of stairs before ending up in the basement. The old lady was standing on a small platform near the bottom of the stairs. There seemed to be more stairs leading further down, but the rest of the basement was covered in water! The old lady was standing there whimpering. The old man tried to calm her down.
"Don't worry, Marie. We'll get everything cleaned up..."
"H-harold... it's... there's something... down there..."
Everyone turned to stare at the water. Ripples appeared on the surface, gradually at first but then boiling into bubbles. There was a huge splash as something emerged from the deep. Harold and Marie scampered further up the stairs, screaming. Yasuki and Absol held their ground and watched the creature emerge. It was large, blue, and froglike.
"Ah! I saw this on the internet once! It's a... a..."
Yasuki, it's a Ma...
"M! Yes, it started with M..."
Yasu! It's a Marsht...
"M... ma... It's a... Magikarp! Yes, that's what it is!"
Absol sweatdropped.
No, Yasuki it's a Marshto...
"You fiend, Magikarp! Where do you get off scaring old people like that?"
Yasuki! It's not a...
"For your evil actions, We will make you pay! Go, Absol! Slash that Magikarp to pieces!"
Yasu, it's a... ah, nandeyanen.
Absol gave up protesting and leaped forward, slashing the Marshtomp across it's face. The young Pokemon was weak, so it fainted after the first attack. Absol landed back on the platform. Suddenly, a small red and white orb whizzed through the air and hit the Marshtomp. A red beam of light shot out, and the Marshtomp disappeared. The Poke ball floated to the surface. The old man bent down to fish it out of the water.
"I've been trying to catch this troublemaking Pokemon for some time now," said Harold. "Thank you for helping me out."
"It was no problem!" said Yasuki. "Naughty little Magikarp are not an issue!"
The rain had let up, so everybody got to work on cleaning up the basement. Once Marshtomp was revived, it proved to be a big help. Yasuki and Absol spent the night in the shop, and the morning was overcast but held the promise of a warm day. They said their goodbyes and thank you's, and after receiving a few free items from the grateful shopkeepers, Yasuki and Absol were on their way.
"Hey, Absol..."
Yeah?
"That Magikarp was pretty cool, huh?"
It wasn't a...
"Don't think I'd want one for myself though. It was okay, y'know, but not great..."
Yasuki! It was a...
"Kinda weird lookin', if ya think about it."
Yasu!!
"Well, guess there are plenty of other water-types in the sea..."
Ah, nandeyanen.
-- So, I finally got everything fixed up! (hopefully). I respaced everything... It really was hard to read! Plus, ff messed up some of my other stuff too, like the spacing I did have, the little asterisk marks, and it changed my 's into <'s. Now that everything's edited right, it should be an easy read from now on! Oh, and for those of you that are wondering, "nandeyanen" is Osakan dialect for "Why". It sounds funny, doesn't it? Well, R&R, my peeps!-- --absolkagome--