Chapter 33: Basic questions

When I woke up the next morning, everyone was still asleep. The ground was slightly wet and it was a little foggy, so it must've rained in the night. As a Water-type I don't really mind getting wet, but I was a little worried about Travis. He once told me that he doesn't like the rain, but that's kinda natural considering he's a Fire-type. I grabbed my half of Jess' backpack and pulled out an Oran berry.

'Since over a month now, I've only been eating berries or Pokéfood. They taste good and all, but I kinda need a little more variety. As far as I know Dewotts are great at fishing. Back on route 32 when I was swimming in the ocean, all the Fish-Pokémon avoided me. I didn't chase after them. I had enough to eat and I was satisfied with berries and Pokéfood back then. We still have enough to eat, but considering that route 45 is still far away...maybe it's not enough. We could find some more berries on our way but that's not for sure...The other question is...can I even kill another Pokémon and eat it? No, I guess that's something I'd only do if there's no other way of getting food.' I finished my berry and looked over to Jess. Again, I had those thoughts about starting a family with her. 'No don't think about that...I don't even know if she wants that, too. I mean why would she even want me? The only thing we have in common is that we both used to be humans. I even knocked her out in a training battle that I forced her into.' The longer I thought about it the more questions popped up: 'Is she even ready for that? She's like what…twelve or 13 years old? I mean I knew that Pokémon are sexually mature right after they hatch with some exceptions for some species, but even I'm only 16 years old. Am I even ready for this?' I got so lost in my thoughts that I didn't even notice that Silver woke up and came over to me.

Sup?

I startled, as I just noticed him.

So, you're still thinking about what we talked about yesterday? He reasoned from my reaction.

Yep... I answered.

So, what are you going to do about it?

I don't know. The more I think of it, the more questions pop up.

In that case, just leave it until you're sure about it. Don't do anything you might regret later if you have a choice.

So, you suggest that I wait and see how things are going?

Basically yes, I don't know much about love or anything, and it's also not me to decide, but if you're not sure about it, then just give it some time. Just make sure you make your decision before it's too late, or else the decision might not longer be yours.

Thank you, we have to solve our little Team Rocket problem first anyway.

You're right, want a training battle?

Sure!

Silver improved a lot since our last battle. He also found a way to use his moves differently. He caught me by surprise multiple times, but in the end I still won as he fatigued earlier than me. If he continues like that I'll one day have to use X-Scissor or Revenge on him to beat him.

After our little training we moved on since everyone was already awake. We kept walking through the forest, and nothing really exciting happened that day, besides that we got a little close to Goldenrod City, so we changed our direction to northeast. The ground was a little muddy so we couldn't move as fast as I had liked to. At the end of the day, everyone was full of mud and dirt.

'I really need a bath now' I thought. The mud was all in my fur around my feet and legs. The once light blue colour was hardly visible anymore. I tried to get rid of the mud by scratching it out of my fur, but that was easier said than done. The mud got literally stuck between all those hairs. 'I guess, that's the downside of having fur...It's really comfortable not having to wear any clothes, but cleaning this mess will sure take a while, especially without water...Oh wait a moment, why didn't I think of that? I'm a Water-type Pokémon so getting some water shouldn't be a problem at all...'

I pulled an empty water bottle out of the bag and opened it. I got the opening close to my mouth and shot a weakened version of my Water Gun to fill the bottle. I then poured the water over my legs. After repeating that process a few times I got rid of most of the mud. When I looked up, after I finished, I noticed that Travis was watching me.

Hey Travis, what's up?

Nothing, I was just wondering why you cleaned your fur. It's going to get dirty again in no time.

Well, I just felt like doing this for once, because I didn't really wash myself since we left Azalea Town. How do you even 'wash' yourself? I mean you don't really like water and all...

Oh that's simple, I just heat up my fur, so all the dirt slowly burns down to ash and I just have to shake it off.

Sounds convenient.

Yeah, it just takes some time.

Hey Travis, I got another question for you.

I'm listening.

What are you going to do, after we're done with Team Rocket? If we're able to stop them that means.

I don't know yet.

What?

Why should I be bothered about it? I don't even know what will be, so I'll wait for the moment to come and then I'll decide.

But…don't you have any plans for your future?

I'm happy to be together with everyone right now. That's all I need. Do humans think about the future all the time?

You know Travis, every time I talk to you, you make humanity and their behaviour sound more and more stupid to me.