Mom's Keys

by Lamia of the Dark

Who would throw a perfectly good Pokemon away? Team Rocket find an abandoned Klefki in a trash can and the traumatized Pokemon becomes attached to Jessie. (First chapter produced for Caesar's Palace Shipping Week, Summer 2018, Day 7, no prompt.)

3. Chapter 3

~ Mom's Keys ~

As Klefki pointedly ignored him and continued munching on Pokechow pellets, James stared thoughtfully at the paperclip that he was holding.

"Hmm," he hummed thoughtfully. "Maybe if I do this..."

He unfolded the paperclip and began carefully twisting the small silver wire into a different shape. After several minutes, he had something that closely resembled the hollow outline of a key.

"What do you think?" he asked, holding it out toward Jessie and Meowth for their opinions.

"It does look like a key now," Jessie said.

Meowth was more critical. "It still looks like paperclip, just bent into a key kind of shape. I don't know if Klefki is gonna want that."

Contrary to Meowth's opinion, however, the little Klefki was touched by the efforts that the members of Team Rocket were taking to try to cheer Klefki up. When presented with the key-shaped paperclip, it happily chirped "Kiiii" and reached out its little arms to take the paperclip.

Having nothing else to offer in return, Klefki brought over a Pokechow pellet and handed it to James.

James solemnly accepted the pellet, saying "Thank you" to Klefki. He would sneak the pellet back into the bag later, since none of the other Pokemon with Team Rocket would benefit from eating something formulated for that specific type combination.

~to be continued~