Chapter 8
Day One
Mags and Mudkip were headed to a nearby forest. It seemed peaceful and serene, as Mudkip could hear the soft chatters of other species of pokemon, staring at him and his new trainer from the safety of the trees and branches. Mudkip rolled his eyeballs.
'' Mud kip mud mud, kip kip mud mud.'' (Take a picture, it'll last alot more longer.)
'' Mudkip, don't be rude.''
Mudkip scoffed, as he looked down at the dirt. He want watching where he was going, and he bumped into a Poochyena, but it wasn't one, it was a pack of them, six of them at least. Mudkip shivered, as the Poochyena's growled, preparing to attack this intruder.
Mudkip gulped and slowly backed away, but the Poochyena's stepped forward. Mudkip couldn't stay put any longer, he ran as the Poochyena chased after him. He couldn't attack, cause he was outnumbered. Without noticing he ran past Mags as the Poochyena continued to chase him. Mags could see that her newly caught pokemon was in danger, she followed them to save her beloved Mudkip.
Mudkip ran past some abundant foliage and trees, as he panted heavily from exhaustion. He didn't know what to do, as he felt he was all by himself, but he was wrong... dead wrong. Mags noticed that the ground was moist from a nearby swamp, then an idea popped into her head.
'' Mudkip! Use water gun at the ground now!''
Mudkip had no idea what Mags was talking about, but he decided to trust her. He continued to run but then he turned around at his attackers and threw back his head, as a powerful liquid attack made the ground wet and muddy.
'' Perfect. Mudkip, mud slap.''
'' Muuuuuuuuuuuud!'' (Ooooooh!)
Mudkip obeyed and threw mud into the Poochyena's eyes, unable to see anything while they bumped into each other and tripped over rocks and the simplest things. Commonly known as the advanced Mudkip, he didn't stop to think about doing that, as he glared at Mags. She saved his life, like the last somebody he remembered that saved his life...
Mudkip shook off, as an old memory came to him, one that he wanted to forget. Mags walked up to Mudkip, and picked him up.
'' Are you okay?'', Mags asked, worriedly.
'' Mud kip mud'', Mudkip said, quietly. (I'm okay.)
'' Those Poochyena tried to get you, but we won!''
'' Mud kip.'' (I know.)
'' We sure showed them a lesson.''
'' Mud kip.'' (I know.)
'' Come on. We have to set up the tent since it's already getting dark.''
'' Mud kip.'' (I know.)
Little that Mags and Mudkip knew, that they were being watched and stalked by a team rocket member with an assistant by his side.
'' Is that the Mudkip?'', One of the rocket members asked.
'' Looks like. We need to see the scar under it's foot, like the one we made when it first came to the rocket base'', the other rocket member replied.
'' Which foot?''
'' It's left hind one.''
'' How will we find out?''
'' In time. We'll know in time.''
'' Let's continue to follow them.''
Mags and Mudkip found a clearing in the thick forest. The grass was short and nothing was in the way of where the tent was going to be set up, but they had to hurry and set up that tent fast, because nightfall was setting in fast. the sun was setting across the horizon as the sky had yellowish, oranges', and reddish colors appearing in the sky like an autumns day. Mudkip sat on a nearby rock and stared at the sky watching the sun set behind the purple mountains far away. His eyes reflected the remaining light, before he turned his head to look at Mags setting up the tent.
'' Mudkip, I could use some help.''
'' Mud kip mud kip...'' (I would love to...)
'' Thanks!''
'' ... Mud kip mud.'' (... But I can't.)
'' Hey! Why not?''
'' Mud kip kip mud kip kip mud.'' (It would cut into my wishing schedule.)
'' Wishing schedule?''
'' Mud kip mud mud.'' (It's a routine.)
'' Some help you are'', Mags replied, sarcastically.
'' Mud kip.'' (I know.)
Mags was finished setting up the tent and then she was putting her sleeping bag into the tent, as soon as she was done with that, she pulled out some blankets from her pack and made a soft bed for Mudkip to sleep in, beside her sleeping bag.
Mudkip looked at the sky, still wondering if Mags was the one that'll help him save what's left of his family. It wasn't his true family, he lost his true family years ago, to Team Rocket, a memory Mudkip wished he would never remember but it was still clear as the day it ever happened to him. Mudkip had no true family he could love. He didn't trust Mags enough yet, to tell her the truth. He felt as he was always meant to be alone, with out love and care. Should he stay with Mags? Should he leave? This new situation leaves him really confused. He has never received love and care from a human before. He decided to give her a chance.
'' Mudkip, come into the tent'', Mags called out.
Mudkip hopped off the rock he was sitting on and walked inside the tent, seeing in front of his eyes a small bed next to Mags.
'' You sleep in that little bed over here. If you need anything, wake me. I don't mind.''
Mudkip was listening to find out if she was being sarcastic, but she wasn't. He still didn't trust her enough, as he moved his bed a few inches away from her sleeping bag, before hopping into the bed and relaxing. He pretended to fall asleep so he wouldn't be disturbed. Mags crawled into her sleeping bag and fell asleep. Mudkip watched her, with hidden emotions whirling in his head about her.
Staying awake, the little mud fish sat up and checked his surroundings using the fin on his head, then he heard a twig snap, somebody was coming...
TBC...