FINALLY! Chapter five, ladies and gentlemen! I am SO sorry for the delay. Writers block is a pain and when you add college to the mix it's even worse. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and I'll see you at the end.
Disclaimer: Don't own Pokémon. But I sure as hell wish I could at least be a writer for the show.
On with the story:
Chapter Five
Fear the Fearow
[Six hours later]
David's eyes slowly opened and he found himself in a cream colored room lying in a bed.
'Where am I?' He thought to himself groggily. He attempted to get out of the bed he was in but once he tried, he was met with a throbbing headache. "Ow..." He groaned as he put a bandage covered hand on his face. Once his hand made contact, he could feel what felt like plasters and bandages on his face and a slight lump on his right eye.
Just then, he heard the door to the room opening and someone enter. Once this person saw David awake their eyes widened and jaw dropped.
"David! You're awake!" Came a female voice that sounded to be filled with both relief and happiness.
'I know that voice.' He thought.
David removed his hand from his face to get a better look at his visitor. Sure enough, Delia was standing in the doorway with a glass of water in her hand and a big smile on her face. She walked up to the bed and sat on the side of it to David's left.
"You've been out for six hours. You had us so worried." Delia said.
David looked around the room he was in, taking in his surroundings. He noticed a window to his left across from him. Outside, he could see buildings in the distance and hear what sounded like heavy traffic from the streets. He looked back at Delia with a quizzical look.
"Are we in Viridian?" He asked, coughing as he spoke. Delia handed him the glass of water and he gratefully accepted.
"Yeah, you're in the Pokémon Center. I arrived two days ago." Delia explained.
"And how'd I end up here?" David asked, lying back down.
"Nurse Joy, and your friend Giovanni, carried you in here when you lost consciousness." Delia answered.
"Gio's here? Where is he?"
"He's helping Nurse Joy right now. I said I'd watch you until you woke up. Much to his displeasure." Delia said. David sat back up, giving Delia a questioning look.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
Delia let out a sigh before answering. "He blames me for your current situation. Saying that it's my fault you're hurt because I coaxed you into making that stupid bet."
David sighed and put a hand on Delia's shoulder. "He doesn't actually mean it. He's just a little upset, Gio's like that. And it isn't your fault, don't go around thinking it is."
Delia turned her gaze to the floor, a sad look in her eyes. "But it is though. If I hadn't said what I said you never would've wanted to prove me wrong and make the bet."
"Hey, enough. What happened to me wasn't your fault. It was my own stupidity and bad luck that got me in this position. And besides" A warm smile appeared on David's face. "If we hadn't made that bet I wouldn't have made my new friend."
Delia looked back up to David with an inquisitive look on her face. "You caught a new Pokémon?"
David nodded with a smile. "Yep." David looked around the room and found that his Pokéball belt was resting on a chair near his bed. Delia followed his gaze to the chair and knew what he was looking for. She grabbed the belt and handed it to David.
"Thanks." He said as he took the belt and removed a single Pokéball. Once enlarged, he threw the sphere into the air and it burst open in a flash of white light. Once the light dissipated, a Pokémon was now in the room. Once it saw it's trainer, it's face lit up with a big smile and it charged on top of David, who laughed.
Delia got a good look at the Pokémon and saw that it was a normal/flying-type with brown fur that spiked at the top, wings with red feathers that went light pink at the end, brown tail feathers, and three sharp talons on it's feet. It's right wing was wrapped in a bandage.
"A Spearow." Delia exclaimed.
Delia watched as the Pokémon played with it's master. David just kept laughing at Spearow's actions. David then looked up at Delia with a smile, then back to his Pokémon.
"Spearow." He said to get the flying-type's attention. The Pokémon stopped what it was doing and looked up at it's master.
"This is Delia." He said, motioning his head in the direction of the auburn-haired girl. "She's a friend. Say hi." Spearow faced Delia and just as she was about to wave and say hello, it dived on her, laughing as it did. Delia let of a girly shriek of surprise as she was knocked to the floor by the force of the Pokémon and from surprise. Delia was sent into a fit of giggles.
"Alright, I think she's had enough. Let her get up." David said to the playful bird with a smile. Spearow complied and jumped off of Delia, allowing her to stand up and sit on the chair next to David's bed.
"So, when did you catch him?" Delia asked. Finally calming down after her little giggle fit.
"Her." David corrected as he got more comfortable and rested his back against the headboard. "I caught Spearow not long after we split up." He explained. "It wasn't easy though."
"How come? And why is her wing wrapped up?" Delia asked, cocking an eyebrow.
David closed his eyes for a moment, as if reliving the memory. "Well..."
[Flashback: four days ago]
"You're going down country girl!"
"Don't count on it city boy!"
David smirked at Delia's retort and continued walking deeper into the thick forest.
While walking through the forest, David began hearing what sounded like cries of terror getting closer and closer to his location. Reaching for his belt, David took Charmander's Pokéball and flung it into the air.
"Charmander, I choose you!" David called.
In a flash of white light, Charmander appeared and instantly turned and dived onto David, causing the boy to gasp for air.
"Why do I get the feeling you're gonna do this every time I call you out?" David groaned through deep breaths.
Charmander sweat-dropped and put his hand behind his head. They were both taken out of their little conversation when the cries came again, louder this time.
"Be ready Charmander! Anything could pop out!" David said.
Charmander nodded and stood ready, awaiting the possible danger to show itself. After what felt like hours, finally, the source of the cries appeared.
A small Spearow jumped out of the bushes, a terrified look on its face and what looked like a damaged right wing. Not looking where it was going, it ran right past Charmander and into Davids leg, knocking it to the ground.
"Hey there. What's wrong?" David asked, kneeling down to be eye level with the Flying Pokémon.
The Spearow looked up at David, trying to determine whether he was a threat or not, but that would have to wait as a very loud shriek could be heard from the sky. Knowing what it was, the Spearow ran and hid behind David. David, looking confused, turned his attention towards the sky, as did Charmander. Their eyes instantly widened as the source of the shriek came into sight.
A giant Fearow was dive bombing towards them at incredible speed, it's talons ready to strike. Knowing that they wouldn't stand a chance against a Pokemon of that level, David took the frightened Spearow in his arms and motioned for Charmander to follow him.
"Let's go!" He yelled.
With the Spearow in his arms, David and Charmander took off as fast as they could to get away from the attacking Fearow that was slowly gaining on them.
"FEAROW!" It screeched as it made an attempt at striking David with its claws.
David dived to the ground as Charmander followed suit. Fearow missed, barely, as it managed to rip a piece of David's jacket off.
"Hey! This is my favorite jacket!" David yelled angrily.
His anger instantly turned to fear as the large bird made a U-turn and made for a second attempt at Striking it's target. Not wasting any time, David stood up and he and Charmander sprinted as fast as they could to get away from the Fearow.
'Need to think of something fast or we're all screwed.' David thought as he ducked a low tree branch.
Suddenly, David spotted what looked like a cave. Too small for Fearow but big enough for him, Charmander and Spearow.
"Charmander, this way!" David yelled as they kept running.
Charmander nodded and followed David into the cave. As they ran, Fearow got ever closer to its prey. Going into their last reserves of energy, David and Charmander sprinted at full speed towards the entrance of the cave and once they were a few meters away, dived into the entrance and moved as far back as possible.
Fearow stopped mere inches away from the cave entrance and, upon realising that it would not fit through the entrance, flew away with an angry screech.
"Whew... That... was too close" David said as he took in deep breaths.
"Char..." Charmander agreed with a long sigh as he fell to the ground for a short rest.
David followed suit and sat on the ground with a tired sigh. He then looked at the Pokémon in his arms and began checking for any injuries.
"You okay?" David asked.
The Spearow didn't say anything for a few moments, still in shock from the events that just took place. Five minutes went by before the Spearow looked up at David, made a soft noise and then showed the trainer it's right wing. David winced slightly at the sight. The wing was bent outwards slightly with a small cut on it and it looked as if the Spearow could barely move it. David bent down slightly to take a closer look, anyone would be able to tell that it was broken. Putting Spearow on the ground, David shrugged off his bag, reached into it and pulled out a medium sized first-aid kit. Opening it, he pulled out bandages, two small sticks, disinfectant and a potion.
Taking the disinfectant in hand, he pointed it at the broken wing.
"This'll sting a bit." David said.
The Spearow nodded and did its best to move it's wing closer. David then began to spray the disinfectant on the wing to clean it. The Spearow winced slightly in pain and closed it's eyes tightly. Once David was done with that, he grabbed the bandages and the small sticks and began wrapping the wing up. Once that was done, he took the potion and sprayed it on the Spearow.
"There you go. It won't heal the wing fully but it'll at least stop most of the pain." David said with a smile. "Just don't move it too much and it should be fine in the next few weeks."
Spearow nodded and hopped into David's arms and nuzzled into his chest as it's way of saying thanks. David laughed heartily and gave the small bird a hug. After that, Spearow hopped out of David's arms and walked over to Charmander and the two Pokémon began conversing. David was happy to see that the two were getting along and proceeded to lay down for a rest.
After a few minutes went by, David felt a nudge on his leg. David raised his head slightly and found the Spearow staring back up at him. David sat up and as he did, the Spearow hopped on his lap.
"What's up?" David asked.
The Spearow began pointing to its beak and stomach. David instantly knew what the bird was asking for.
"Hungry, huh." David said knowingly.
The Spearow nodded it's head rapidly, a smile on it's face.
"Spearow!" It said happily.
David chuckled and grabbed his bag. Opening it, David pulled out three bags. One was his lunch and the other two were Pokéchow. Upon seeing the food, Charmander and the Spearow jumped up and down in joy. David laughed and proceeded to take two bowls out of his bag. He then poured the Pokéchow into each bowl and left them for the two Pokémon. David then sat down a began to eat his own lunch.
After their lunch, David decided to poke his head out of the cave to see if it was safe to leave. When he saw that there was no sign of the Fearow, he let out a relieved sigh and motioned for the two Pokémon to follow him. As they left the cave they began walking through the forest again, very cautiously.
"I think it's gone." David said after a few moments, letting out a relieved sigh.
The two Pokémon followed suit and the three began walking more calmly now. While they were walking, they came across a large field filled with flowers of all kinds scattered around and a small river running just along the right side. It truly was a tranquil sight to behold.
"Wow." David breathed.
The tranquility was soon interrupted by an all too familiar screech.
David and the Pokémon turned around and looked up only to see the Fearow dive bombing towards them. With a yelp of fear, the three began running once again for their lives. They ran back into the thick forest, diving between each and every tree in an attempt to shake off the attacking bird. As they made a right turn, David failed to see the small drop that was a few meters ahead and before he knew what was happening, David found himself rolling down the medium sized hill with Charmander and the Spearow not far behind.
As they were rolling, David found himself heading straight towards a thorn bush. Knowing that he wouldn't have time to try and move, David did the only thing he could.
'Gotta hurry!'
He closed his eyes and covered them with his hands as he was mere seconds away from the bush. Within a few seconds, David found himself rolling through the small bush of thorns. The tiny pricks scraping and digging into his exposed skin and managing to tear off pieces of his jacket. The pain was immense.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, David was out of the thorn bush and found himself coming towards the end of the hill. After another few seconds David was finally at the bottom. He slowly removed his hands, now bleeding slightly from the thorns, from his face so he could see where he landed. Above him, he saw nothing but the tops of the trees with the clear blue sky visible in certain areas.
"Well, that could've been worse." He said with a relieved sigh.
Moments later, David found himself being helped to sit up by Charmander. A worried look on his face.
"Char charmander, Charchar?!" It asked in concern.
"Don't worry, pal. I'm okay." David said with a tired laugh.
He made to try and stand up but once he tried, he found himself falling right back down again.
"Charchar!" Charmander gasped.
David gave the concerned fire-type a reassuring smile.
"I'm fine, Charmander. Just a little dizzy from rolling down the hill."
Charmander was still very worried.
"What about you? Are you okay?" David asked.
Charmander gave a quick nod and a smile to reassure it's trainer that it was okay.
David gave him a pat on the head and made to try and stand up again. Once he was sure he was able to stay up, David turned to his right to find the Spearow looking up into the sky with fear plastered all over its face. David approached it and placed his hand on it's head to give it a reassuring rub. The Spearow looked up at David and he smiled back at the Pokémon.
"I think we're safe for now." He said in a calm whisper.
The Spearow didn't look convinced but nodded all the same. David smiled then stood back up to look at where they were. From left to right, front to back there was nothing but trees. Large trees, small trees and thin trees. All never ending in each direction.
"Well, so much for not getting lost." David sighed irritably.
David shrugged off his bag and sat down next to it. Opening it up, he took out the medium sized first-aid kit and then looked at his hands more closely to see what needed to be done. It was then that David realized the extent of the damage.
His hands were covered in scratches, left and right, with small lines of blood running from each. David could just make out some thorns sticking into his hands like splinters. The sight, to say the least, wasn't pretty. David carefully reached into the first-aid kit and pulled out tweezers, disinfectant and a small needle.
'Good thing Nurse Joy taught me basic first aid. Guess I really did need it.'
David, realizing that there wasn't enough light, looked up the see Charmander currently in a conversation with the Spearow.
"Charmander, do you think you could give me a little light while I do this?" David asked.
The fire-type smiled and gave a salute before running over and stopping next to David, the Spearow hot on his tail. No pun intended. David gestured for charmander to point his tail towards his hands so he could see better. Charmander complied and moved his tail a little closer to David's hands, being careful not to add anymore damage than was already done to them.
After a very long, very painful first-aid attempt, David and the two Pokémon continued to walk through the, now even more dense, forest. David's hands now free of thorns but full of scabs and scratches. As they continued walking, they eventually came across a small clearing just at the bottom of a small cliff. Seeing that the sun was setting, David decided that they should set up camp here for the night. The two Pokémon agreed and decided to go out and find firewood for the night. Though to be safe, David told them not to go too far in case the Fearow decided to make another surprise appearance.
Once the firewood was collected and the sun was just about to disappear from the horizon, David, Charmander and the Spearow sat around the small campfire, eating their dinners. Pokéchow for the Pokémon and a bowl of soup for David. As he looked up towards the stars, he couldn't help but gawk at what he saw. billions upon billions of stars were clearly visible on this clear night. They stretched on endlessly in every direction, shining brightly and magnificently.
"Well I'll be damned. You were right, country girl. Just like looking at another world." David said with a warm smile.
As he continued to stare up at the remarkable work of the universe before him, David's thoughts turned to that of...
[Pause Flashback]
"David?"
David was snapped out of his thoughts by Delia who was staring at him with both confusion and slight concern. David blinked a few times before turning to look at Delia.
"Sorry did you say something?" He asked.
Delia continued to stare at the blue-eyed boy before answering his question.
"Yeah, you've been staring into space for the past two minutes without even blinking."
David looked at Delia with a puzzled expression for a few moments before asking,
"What happened before I zoned out?"
"You were telling me how you, Charmander and Spearow found a place to camp for the night, then you were saying that once everything at the camp was set up you looked up to the stars and began thinking of something and then you just zoned out." Delia answered.
David stared at the ceiling with a thoughtful expression for a few moments before Delia's voice once again brought him back to reality.
"What were you thinking about?" She asked.
David's eyes grew wide suddenly and he looked towards the floor, as if uncomfortable with the answer he had for the question. Making a quick decision, he decided to change the subject.
"Hey, I'm kinda hungry. Do you mind if we head down to the vending machines so I can grab a bite?" He asked.
"You're not going anywhere." Delia said. "Nurse Joy said that when you wake up, me or Giovanni were to tell you she said you have to stay in bed until tomorrow so you can get the rest of your strength back. I'll go to the vending machines."
David gave a sigh but nodded in agreement. With that, Delia left the room and made her way towards the vending machines. Once she was gone, David let out a long sigh of relief.
A few minutes later, Delia returned with what looked like an energy bar. She handed it to David who gratefully accepted it.
"Thanks." He said as he took a bite out of the bar.
"So, what happened next?" Delia asked.
David finished the bar then sat up in a more comfortable position before continuing his story. Clearing his throat, he continued.
"So, the next day..."
[Continue Flashback]
David and the two Pokémon were once again walking through the deep forest for what felt like hours. All three were watching the sky carefully, in case their winged friend returned for another attack. David turned to look at the Spearow to his right. It was looking around fearfully and in a paranoid way, like any sound would cause it to have a heart attack. Frowning at the bird, David offered to carry it until they came to a place they could be sure they'd be safe. The Spearow agreed without a second thought and jumped into David's open arms.
With a small chuckle, David held the bird Pokémon tightly to make sure it would be protected from anything that came their way. David then turned his attention to Charmander, who was looking up at him. They both looked into each others eyes as if they were having a silent conversation. Then, after a minute, Charmander nodded and gave a thumbs up to which David nodded with a smile in return. They continued to walk until they came to another clearing. David knew that if the Fearow returned there wouldn't be anywhere to hide. The entire clearing was just a large green field with very little hiding places.
David looked to Charmander, then to the Spearow. They both nodded and David nodded back. Taking a deep breath, the three stepped out onto the field and took cautious steps. Watching the sky for any signs of the homicidal bird.
"Stay on your guard, Charmander. It could pop out at any moment." David said.
Charmander nodded and continued to watch the sky. The Spearow began shaking in David's arms out of fear and made an attempt to try and hide behind David's open jacket. Feeling this, David held the flying-type a little tighter to reassure it and give it some comfort. It worked, as the Spearow grew a little more calm, the shaking began to subside and it poked it's head out of the open jacket to look around. David began to relax a little and before long he began walking a little more calmly again with Charmander not far behind and the Spearow seeming more relaxed.
"Huh, guess we're finally in the clear." David said with a smile.
As David said this, a loud thud was heard from a few meters behind David and the Pokémon. Stopping in his tracks David took a deep breath and slowly began to turn around, hoping it wasn't what he thought it was. As soon as he saw what made the noise he inwardly groaned.
"I just had to tempt fate, didn't I?" David whined.
The angry Fearow stared down its prey with and evil gaze. David could feel the Spearow shuffle around in his arms as if it was trying to get away. David looked down and saw the amount of fear that was in the tiny bird's eyes and instantly, a wave of anger began to fill him. Kneeling down, he placed the Spearow on the ground next to him and gave it a reassuring smile.
"You stay here. Me and Charmander will take care of this." He said.
The Spearow looked hesitant at first as it didn't want the trainer and Pokémon that helped it to get hurt by this monster but then it saw the determination in David's and Charmander's eyes and slowly nodded. Smiling, David stood up and gestured for Charmander to follow him. The two began walking towards the giant bird and stopped a few meters away from it, staring at it with angry yet determined expressions.
"You hurt this Spearow, you try to hurt me and Charmander, YOU WRECK MY FAVORITE JACKET, buddy, prepare to have your feathered butt completely and royally kicked!" David said angrily.
Charmander nodded in agreement to his master's statement and proceeded to take up a battle ready stance. The Fearow looked on with amused eyes as it opened it's wings to get ready for what it assumed would be a very easy, very quick battle.
The two Pokémon began to stare at each other with an unblinking gaze. Like two cowboys in a stand off, waiting for the other to make the first move. The Spearow watched on in anticipation, waiting for the battle to begin. Then, David made the first move.
"Charmander, use scratch!" David commanded.
Without hesitation, Charmander leaped towards the Fearow with such great speed that the Fearow didn't have time to react when Charmander's claws slashed across its chest. The large bird staggered slightly but shook it off and went in for a drill peck attack.
"Quick, dodge it!" David countered.
Charmander just barely got away from the dangerously sharp beak of the Fearow. Infuriated by its miss, the Fearow let out an ear piercing screech and dove at Charmander for a slash attack.
David didn't have time to react as the attack made contact with Charmander. Charmander gave a cry of pain before falling to the ground from the sheer force of the attack.
David gasped at the sight.
"You okay, buddy!?" He asked.
Charmander very shakily got back to his feet and got back into a battle ready stance.
"Char charmander Charchar." It said with determination.
David smiled at this. "Ready for round two?" He asked.
Charmander gave a nod and took a step closer to the Fearow. The Fearow eyed Charmander with a vicious gaze, then, before Charmander or David could react, the Fearow flew up into the air and dive bombed towards Charmander. David's and Charmander's eyes widened at what was about to come.
"Quick, Charmander! Do-"
Before David could call his counter, the Fearow struck Charmander again, knocking him towards David who caught the fire-type in his arms. David looked down at Charmander in great concern.
"Charmander, you hurt bad?" He asked.
Charmander opened his eyes and looked up at his master. He slowly raised his paw into the air and gave a thumbs up followed by a weak smile. David couldn't help but smile at his friend's determination. David then looked up and saw the Fearow walking slowly towards them, eyes full of rage. David put charmander gently on the ground next to the Spearow and stood in front of them, spreading his arms out in a blocking way. The Fearow stopped a meter away from David and eyed him curiously. David looked up into it's eyes without a single shred of fear, too determined to protect the two Pokemon than to worry about his own life.
"You won't go near them." David said angrily.
The Fearow continued to stare at him without blinking.
"If you wanna get to them, you'll have to go through me." David said defiantly.
The Fearow looked as if it were thinking on his words for a second before raising his clawed foot with great speed and hitting David to the side, resulting in him falling to the ground with a heavy thud. The Spearow and Charmander gasped at this and were about to run to David, but the Fearow got in their way. They looked up at the towering bird, it's eyes filled with evil. It brought its beak back, preparing for another drill peck. As this was happening, a large surge of rage began building up in Charmander. He didn't know what this feeling was but one thing was for sure.
He liked it.
Then, without even thinking, Charmander opened his mouth and unleashed an ember attack on the giant bird. Taken completely by surprise, the Fearow screeched in pain as the flames struck its face repeatedly. It backed off a little and began shaking its head, trying to get rid of the flames and pain. Taking this opportunity, both Charmander and the Spearow ran over to David who was still on the ground to their left.
"Charchar!" Charmander called to his dazed friend as he slowly began to get up.
As David slowly got up, he felt a small stinging sensation on his right eye and parts of his face. Putting his hand there, he winced at the pain.
His right eye was now bruised and there were various cuts and scratches on parts of his face thanks to the Fearow. Speaking of which. David's head snapped to the direction the Fearow was at and gaped at the site. The Fearow managed to shake off the flames but there were large scorch marks on its face. David turned his attention to Charmander who was grinning like a proud idiot.
"Did you...?" David trailed off.
Charmander nodded in confirmation of the question, still grinning ear to ear. David chuckled and slowly got back to his feet. He then eyed the Fearow once again and the giant bird did the same.
"Round three?" David asked.
The Fearow smiled, if that's even possible with a beak, and took a battle ready stance. Flapping it's wings in preparation. Charmander did the same and moved his hand up and pointed it at the Fearow. he then made a gesture with his hand, as if to say 'bring it on.'
Giving a fierce battle cry, the Fearow flapped its wings and began to sore into the air. Then, once it reached its intended height, started back towards the ground, more specifically, towards Charmander. Knowing he had to act fast, David began to go through ideas in his head.
'Come on, Ketchum! Think! What do you do!?'
After a few moments, David suddenly got what he thought was a brilliant idea.
"Need to time this right." He thought out loud.
The Fearow continued its dive bomb towards Charmander at incredible speed. It's eyes growing more malicious the closer it got. When it was a few meters away, David executed his plan.
"Quick, jump on its back!" He called.
Not wasting a single second, Charmander jumped as high as it could and managed to land on the Frearow's back, surprising it. It then began a desperate attempt to try and shake the fire-type off. David grew a large smile on his face at the success of his plan so far.
"Now, use ember!"
Opening his mouth, Charmander unleashed a torrent of flames towards the back of the Fearow's head. It gave a loud screech in pain and tried even more desperately to shake Charmander off. The fire-type continued to hold on as best it could but was beginning to lose it's strength.
Thinking fast, David called out another command.
"Scratch!"
Charmander let go of the Fearow with one arm, using all of it's strength to hold on with the other, and swiped across the bird's back with as much force as it could muster. The Fearow screeched again and began to falter in the air. Taking this as one final opportunity, David wasted no time.
"Quick, ember one more time!" He called out.
Once again, a torrent of flames ejected out of Charmander's mouth and striking the Fearow in the back of the head once again. After one final cry of pain, the Fearow fell to the ground with a loud crash. Charmander jumped off of the large bird's back and ran to stand by David. Ready in case the Fearow got back up. To the surprise of everyone there, it did. Slowly but surely, the Fearow got back to it's feet and stared at the three before it. After a few moments, the Fearow began to back away slowly. It then spread it's wings and flew off in the opposite direction, away from them.
David and the two Pokémon all looked at each other for a few moments, before finally jumping up into the air in celebration. They had beaten it.
"We did it!" David yelled ecstatically.
Charmander and the Spearow both jumped up and down in happiness before both diving on David. David started laughing followed closely by the two Pokémon. After a few minutes of more laughing and celebrating, the boy and the two Pokémon began to calm down and relax on the soft grass beneath them.
"We beat it. You were awesome, Charmander." David exclaimed tiredly.
"Char charmander Charchar." Charmander waved him off as if saying 'it was nothing.'
David chuckled and gave the fire-type a pet on the head. He then turned his attention towards the Spearow, who looked back up at David with a happy gleam in it's eyes. Kneeling down, David took the flying-type in his arms and gave it a hug.
"I think it's a safe bet the Fearow won't be trouble any more." He said happily.
"Spearow." The Spearow said with glee.
David chuckled then put the Spearow back on the ground and looked at the flying-type with a serious expression. Noticing this, the Spearow gave David a quizzical look.
"Spearow, we were just wondering if..." David stopped for a moment and turned to look at Charmander. The fire-type smiled and gave a nod to which David returned. He then turned back to face the Spearow with a smile on his face and pulled out a Pokéball from his belt and placed it on the ground in front of the Spearow.
"Would you like to come with us?" He asked.
The Spearow's eyes widened in shock. Did he just say what it thought he just said? The sincerity in David's eyes confirmed it. Without a second thought, Spearow walked towards the sphere with a big smile and tapped the center of the ball with it's beak, and in a flash of red, was sucked into the sphere. The Pokéball moved from side to side for a few moments before finally coming to a stop. Confirming the capture. David picked up the Pokéball and looked at it for a few moments before smiling. He then made a pose and proceeded to shout,
"Alright, I caught a Spearow!"
"Charmander char!" Charmander cried happily.
Placing the sphere on his belt, David then turned to Charmander.
"Right. I think its time we found our way out of here." He said.
Charmander nodded in agreement. David reached to his belt and pulled out another Pokéball. Enlarging it, he pointed it towards Charmander.
"Return for now, buddy. I'll call when I need you."
Charmander gave a salute and with a call of 'return' was sent back into it's Pokéball. Placing the sphere back onto his belt, David proceeded to walk in the direction of Viridian City, happy that he had someone new to add to his list of friends.
[End Flashback]
"And that's how I met Spearow." David finished.
"Wow, sounds like you had quite the adventure." Delia said. Amazed at the story she just heard.
"Mhmm. The day after that, nothing really happened. This morning however..."
"What happened?" Delia asked.
"I was chased by a gang of Beedrill."
Delia's eyes grew wide at this.
"Really?"
David nodded.
"Yep. It's weird though, I didn't know they nested that far out. Something must've disturbed their old nest 'cause the one I walked into looked brand new."
Delia began to shift in her seat for some reason.
"Uh huh." She said a little quietly.
David didn't take notice of her tone and continued.
"Anyway, they chased me all the way here and I guess that's how I got in this position now." He said.
"Never a dull moment, huh?" Delia said with a smile.
David chuckled and got more comfortable on his bed. Trying not to wake the sleeping Spearow on his lap. He reached for the glass of water on the table to his left and took a sip.
"You got that right. That's something you'll learn about me. Adventure and danger seem to be drawn to me like a magnet." He said after a large gulp of water.
"Well then, it's lucky for me that adventure and danger are my middle name." Delia said playfully.
"Well, that explains why you're with me." David said with a teasing smirk.
Delia snorted.
"Dream on, Ketchum." Delia said as she rolled her eyes with a smile.
They both started laughing after that. Just then, the door to the room opened and Gio stepped into the room followed by Nurse Joy. Once they saw that David was up and laughing like a mad man, they hurried over to him.
"David! You okay?" Gio asked, all concerns for his best friend slowly dissipating.
"Don't worry about me, Gio. I'm just fine." David reassured.
"You're lucky to be alive, young man! You had us all worried." Nurse Joy scolded.
David laughed sheepishly.
"Sorry, Joy. I just get careless sometimes." David said with a toothy grin.
"I swear, trouble just seems to find you." Joy exclaimed with a sigh.
"We were just talking about that." Delia laughed.
"So what happened, David?" Gio asked, curiosity evident in his voice.
David sighed, got more comfortable, and once again told Gio and Joy the story he told Delia. They were amazed to say the least. After another few minutes of talking, laughing and introducing Spearow to the others, Joy checked the clock on the wall. The time read 11:45 pm.
"Alright, let's all get some rest. It's nearly twelve. You'll be free to go in the morning, David" Joy said with a yawn.
David nodded in thanks and Joy left the room. He then returned Spearow to her Pokéball and then turned his attention to his two friends.
"I'll see you guys in morning." He said with a tired smile.
The others nodded and began to walk out the door. As the door closed, leaving David as the only occupant left in the room, he turned off the lamp to his left and got comfortable in his bed. After everything that happened these past four days, sleep was welcomed with open arms. Just as he was about to drift off, the door opened slightly and Delia popped her head in through the gap. David sat up to look at her. With a devious smile, she said,
"Don't forget, you have to carry my bag for the next week."
David rolled his eyes playfully and threw one of the pillows next to him towards Delia. As she wasn't expecting this, the pillow hit her square in the face. David then went back to his original position in the bed, though he did have a small smile on his face.
"Goodnight, country girl." David said tiredly.
"G'night, city boy." Delia said with a small smile.
She then closed the door and allowed her friend to sleep. For tomorrow, a new adventure would begin.
That was chapter five, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you enjoyed and as always please leave a review letting me know what you thought and what I could've done better.
Again, sorry that it took a while to get this chapter out but as I said, I started college recently and it's been pretty hectic. But the mid-term's coming up now so that means I'll hopefully have more time to focus on this and other stories. I thank you for your patience.
Until then, live long and prosper and may the force be with you.
