Cilan was extremely confused. He didn't know what was going on. Cress and Chili were acting very strange and saying hurtful things about him. What did he do wrong? Surely whatever he did wasn't worth being tied up and gagged over...
See the thing about the brothers is that they love each other very much and they have a very special bond, sort of like a link that let's the other know when they're in danger. Pretty neat huh? The only time the bond is broken beyond repair is when the brothers have a strong hate for each other or if one of them died.
Getting back to the present, Cress roughly dropped Cilan to the ground knocking him for a loop, while Chili tied the other end of the rope to a nearby tree. "He'll make great bait for wild Pokemon... they'll tear him limb from limb!" "You know, I almost feel bad about what we're doing, but this will teach him to not eat all our food!"
Cilan, being the youngest of the three, has an insatiable appetite and his brothers have no idea where it came from. At least they didn't have to worry about leftovers in the fridge, cause their younger brother ate everything. On the rare chance that Cilan would eat his fill, he would go somewhere and sleep it off, converting said food into energy for later. One time Chili found him sleeping on one of the beams (the ones close to the ceiling) and wondered how he got up there. Cilan's favorite food is desserts. He loves sweets and is often seen snacking on cake or pie. One time, he ate an entire cake and only left two slices: one for each of his brothers. They were understandably ticked as their younger brother gave them a sheepish grin having been caught.
"Hey Cress, how much you wanna bet by him looking like a monster now that's why we've been having bad luck with gym challengers?" "Could be, all the more reason to get rid of him!"
Yeah Cilan had the weirdest chance encounter with a special fox and a random lightning bolt... on a clear day... and the sun was shining... but anyway, this results in him being transformed into a fox yokai or kitsune. He did not take it well. He now has way better senses and a cute fluffy tail that mimics his expressions. His brothers on the other hand love him even more and can't get over how cute he is. Cress mentions that this sudden transformation could be a blessing, Cilan doesn't see how. While the youngest sulks in a corner, the eldest goes to get books about kitsune. After a few days, Cilan has learned how to use some of his powers: fox fire and size manipulation, just to name a couple. The size manipulation really comes in handy when there's chores to be done around the gym/cafe, cause Cilan can shrink to child size and get in those hard to reach areas. Chili does get a chuckle out of seeing Cilan run around like a little kid holding the duster.
But now... his brothers have turned against him with no explanation as to why... things were just fine during dinner a few hours ago. Were they just lying to him? Were they being fake? It sure seems like it...
"Let's go, Chili! I hear the Pokemon coming. I don't want us to be next on the menu." "True, but hey with the way Cilan eats, they probably wouldn't bother us anyway, after they finish with him."
After this they run out of the area, as Cilan tried to call out to them one last time, but to no avail. He was very frightened cause he could hear the Pokemon closing in on him. It was too dark to see anything, by it being very late at night. With no other options, he did the next best thing: he fainted and basically gave up.
The Pokemon made their appearance and it turned out to be two zoroark: a male and female. They surrounded the kit with concern.
"Oh no, did we kill him?" The male asked, worriedly. The female checked his pulse. "No he's still alive, probably just fainted out of fear. Let's untie him... the poor dear." Using their claws, they cut the ropes binding Cilan and take the gag off. "He's so cute... he does kinda favor a Zorua, except he looks more human. What do you say Haru? Let's adopt him!" The male zoroark, now called Haru, looked a bit concerned. "I dunno Sakura... what about the rule about no humans...?" The female zoroark, now called Sakura, had an idea... "we can just let our son know not to reveal anything about being human or being around them. We can let others know that this is just a form that he's comfortable being in." she then looks at the unconscious kitsune in her arms. "Come on, Haru... it's obvious he has no life here, especially after his so called brothers abandoned and left him to die..." Haru sighs in defeat cause she's right... tho something about the brothers' behavior seemed kinda off... he decided to look into this later... "Arceus, forgive me..." He mutters and looked to his wife. "Let's go and welcome our new son..." He then gently rubbed his head.
Sakura wasted no time in opening a portal to their world... a world that Cilan would have to get used to... the two zoroark stepped into the portal as it closed behind them...
There had been no evidence left behind that Cilan was even there, except for the rope, which flopped in the breeze
End chapter
