Chapter 3
Loud footsteps of all the clan members could be heard from the hospital den where Sparkers was. All were being whispering and muttering nervously to themselves and others.
"Pi.." Sparkers opened his eyes to find himself lying on a oversized moss bed, surrounded by the many worried faces of the Pikachu members. His parents were next to him, worried and scared expressions etched across their tired faces. Sparkers tried to move but found out he couldn't. He thought he was paralyzed, but it just turned out to be from the weight of all the bandages that were wrapped tight but not to tight around him. He tried to give a squirm of protest, but he failed miserably.
Suddenly loud thumps on the hard dirt ground could be heard from outside the hospital den. Seconds later, Scar appeared in the den. Bows of heads and flicks of tails of various Pikachu came upon him. All the Pikachu made a single entry way for Scar that lead directly to Sparkers.
Sparkers could see Scar towering over him now, his mighty brown eyes scanning the tiny Pichu with no emotion found. Sparkers lay still, for every Pichu knows, even if they are newborn, to always respect their leader, Scar.
"Scar!" squeaked a tiny voice from the back of the crowd. Apologies and excuses could be heard from the tiny voice as she made her way through the giant crowd, her small tail sticking out from the mass of Pikachu. Once she got to the back where Sparkers was, she appeared at Scar's side. Her head nodded a bit out of respect, then she started talking.
"We sent out a dawn patrol to get some more bandages from Viridian" She said in a high-pitched, but serious tone.
'..Dawn..?' Sparkers leaned to his left a bit and looked out of the den. He couldn't see the sky, but he could see tiny rays of light stretching across the cave's floor. A tiny smile appeared on Sparkers face. He liked the light, but he still couldn't figure out why..
Scar interrupted Sparker's thoughts. "Well.. How are you feeling?" He asked slowly, but kindly to the tiny Pichu. Sparkers gave a tiny nod and Scar turned back to the crowd. "Alright, listen up!" He shouted across the room, instantly silencing all the Pikachu. "Along with all the day and night patrols, we will also have search parties, looking for the missing Pichu.." He lowered his head to gaze with determination at all the clan mates "Especially Zappers.." He finished with that said, and turned back to Sparkers.
"Pii..?" Sparkers gave a muffled squeak. He tried to find out what exactly Scar was thinking about. His expression was grim, and his eyes held no emotion what so ever.
"Scar!" A male warrior's voice interrupted the eerie silence in the den. Seconds later a few Pikachu entered the cave and, pushing their way through the crowd, gathered beneath Scar. They all had marks and scars of many battles in the past. "Scar, we have the medicine and bandages you asked for" A female Pikachu from the warrior group said, stepping up from the tiny group. She had scruffy hair and a chipped left ear. She handed Scar a white plastic box with a medical emergency sign on the top. Her hazel eyes gazed into his.
Scar took the box between his paws and thanked her with a smile. "Good. Good.." He looked down at the medical box. Sparkers thought it was almost in a sad and depressive way.
After long moments of more of the eerie silence, Scar looked up to the crowd. Placing the medical box next to Sparkers, he sat on his haunches and scratched his left ear, everyone else obvious to Scar's deep thinking.
"Pi.. Chuuuu"
A few moments later Scar sat upright. "Silverfur!" He called into the crowd.
"What is it, sir?" The so called Silverfur called back. His tail tweaked as he ran up beside Scar. He was an oversized Pikachu with silver eyes and fur that shined in the moonlight. His battle scared ears twitched while he stood in front of Scar.
Scar breathed in deeply. "Silverfur..You are deputy, and have always been helpful when assigning patrols.. Now you must create the search parties."
"Y-yes master" Silverfur said, nodding his head out of respect.
"And make sure it consists of only warriors"
"Yes.." He ran back into the crowd when Scar gave a flick of his tail. "I shall immediately see to it, Scar!" He called back before disappearing out of the den and into the main cave.
"Good" He whispered. He turned to face Sparkers and gaze down at him, a worried look on his face. 'If only e had more time..' Scar thought.
"Pii…?" Sparkers gave a questioning squeak, which made Scar only look more depressed and worried.
Scar sighed and turned back to the crowd. "Everyone is dismissed. Just remember to keep a lookout for th..for Zappers" With a flick of his tail, everyone scattered out into the open cave to chatter about the recent little gathering.
Sparkers was still in his bed; his paresnt had gone out to discuss the meeting with other Pikachu while the nurse had left to ready more supplies in her own separate den. It was only Scar that was left now. He turned around to face the young Pichu.
"I know you must be upset about losing your brother. But..there is something that you should be more concerned about right now. Something that will affect the whole world if we aren't careful.." With that whispered to Sparkers, Scar turned on his heels and walked slowly out of the den, his tail lowered to the ground. Sparkers sighed as he lost sight of Scar as he disappeared around the corner of the den. He was all alone now.
'What..exactly did he mean?' Sparkers asked himself.