Poppy awoke to the chirping of Tailows. She looked around the den she was sleeping in, and suddenly remembered the past evening. She looked around the den to find that Volt was still sleeping. He awoke seconds later though.
"Oh, you're awake." He said, rubbing his eyes. "Well, grab a berry, we'll be heading out soon, right?" Poppy looked over to see a stack of Oran Berries. She grabbed a berry and ate it. Volt did the same, and after they were done, Volt led the way out of the den.
Suddenly, they heard a shout from above. They looked up to see a Meowth falling from a branch in a tree above them. He almost hit the ground in front of them, when he was stopped by what they found to be silk wrapped around him.
"Oh, hey Volt." The Meowth said in a light southern accent.
"What happened?" Volt asked, sounding annoyed.
"Well, I was gonna take some Chesto Berries from a Wurmple up there, and figured he'd be no trouble. Turns out he had friends. Long story short: they used String Shot on me, and now, here I am." The Meowth replied.
Volt rolled his eyes and began gnawing through the silk that trapped the Meowth. Once he was finished, the Meowth dropped to the ground with a thud, then got up and dusted himself off.
He then noticed Poppy and said "Oh, hi. Name's Gold. What's yours?"
"Poppy." She replied.
"Pleasure to meet you, Poppy." Gold said, shaking her paw roughly.
"Alright, we've all met." Volt said. "Come on."
"Where are you going?" Gold asked.
"Back to my village." Volt answered.
"Oooooh. Can I come?" Gold asked.
Volt sighed and allowed it. Gold rushed forward, and joined Volt and Poppy on their trek.
Poppy looked at Gold and asked "So, what's your story?"
Gold looked at her and said. "Well, it's a long story."
"It's a decently long walk back to my village, Gold." Volt said. "Go ahead and tell her." Volt smirked.
Gold sighed and said "Fine. It was a long time ago, back in my tribe. Mine was strictly Meowths and Persians. I was known as a nice guy in my tribe, well-liked, well-respected. Then one day, I met this cute girl Meowth. Her name was Silver. "My tribe's kids are traditionally named after minerals and precious metals, I don't know why, it's an old custom. Anyways, I wanted to impress her, and how else do you impress a girl than by giving her something shiny? Well, maybe heroic feats, but I ain't much of a battler. Anyways, I tried digging for something, found nothing but roots. I headed to the beach and tried to pry a pearl from a Clamperl, but they wouldn't budge. Those things are tough. Anyways, I was starting to give up hope, when I found out that an elder of the tribe had a stash of jewels hidden away in his home. I devised a devious plan. It was executed perfectly. I snuck through his door, used my claws to stick to the ceiling, snuck past him and his wife, came up to the secret part of his home where he stores his jewels, and began overlooking his collection. It was impressive, to say the least. I picked a ruby that looked a lot like a heart, grabbed it, snuck out, and left with out any signs of my presence there that night. It felt great. Unfortunately, the next day, when I was giving it to Silver, I found out the old Persian was going to give it to his wife as an anniversary present. He caught me with it, and I was sentenced to execution for stealing. Fortunately, I escaped their clutches, and ran off. There's not been a single day since I haven't thought of Silver. While I was out here, Volt and I worked together to steal a huge stash of berries from an Ariados and his Spinarak offspring. Volt provided a distraction while I made off with the loot. We ate like kings that night." Gold started staring into space, when he bumped into Volt.
"We're here." Volt said. Poppy was caught up in Gold's story, and didn't remember where they were going for a second, then came back to her senses.
They were standing in front of a village filled with Pichu, Pikachu, and Raichu working, playing, and doing other things. Volt took a deep breath, and walked in. The people of the village diverted their attention to the Pikachu walking into their village.
Many of the villagers recognized him as Volt, since in the small community, everyone knew each other. He was greeted with pawshakes, and hugs, and other things.
"Volt!" He heard a familiar voice cry out from within the crowd. Then, two young Pichu squeezed through the people crowding them, and one of them had spiky fur at the end of his right ear.
"Sparky! Charger!" He cried as his little twin brothers embraced him.
"We thought you were gone for good!" The spiky eared one, Sparky said.
"I always had faith, though." The other, Charger said.
"Volt!" Another familiar voice said. A female Pikachu, slightly taller than Volt came up to him next. She had a gold earring on her left ear.
"Ellen!" His big sister embraced him as well.
"Where have you been?" She asked sternly. "You had us all worried sick!"
"It's a long story." Volt answered. Ellen looked behind him to see Poppy, and then she smirked. Volt recognized that expression and shook his head, blushing. Ellen rolled her eyes and shook her head, still smirking, and stepped to the side.
"Volt!" One last voice cried. This time, the crowd stopped talking and crowding Volt. They parted to bring an elderly Raichu couple, the husband holding a cane, approaching Volt.
"It's been too long, m'boy!" The husband said. "We were starting to get worried!" Volt stared in happiness at his parents, and rushed to embrace them.
"I missed you guys!" Volt said, choking up.
"We missed you too, dear." Volt's mother said.
"What kept you?" His father asked.
"It's a long story." Volt responded, breaking the hug.
"I see you've brought some friends along." His father said, acknowledging Poppy and Gold. "Why don't you introduce them?"
"Ok." Volt replied. He introduced Poppy and Gold to the people of his tribe. The Pichu twins introduced themselves first.
"Hi! I'm Sparky!" "And I'm Charger!" They said, shaking the paws of Gold and Poppy. Sparky took Gold's, and Charger took Poppy's. Ellen introduced herself next, and then the parents came.
"Hello, I'm Raiden Thor Nimbus." The father said, revealing the family's last name.
"And I'm Elesa." The mother said.
"Well, now that we've gotten that out of the way, I think a celebration is in order!" Raiden said. "A celebration of the return of my son!" The crowd erupted into cheers.
"Did I mention that my dad's the chief?" Volt asked his friends.
"Well, good for you." Gold said sarcastically.
Volt rolled his eyes and led his friends into the village. The party began at 8:00 that night. A band got some instruments and began playing music, and there was chatter all around. Gold kept the twins entertained by telling his "adventure stories" most being made up. After the party ended, Raiden led his family and their guests back to his home. It was the largest one in the village, big surprise, and could fit everyone. Poppy made a bed next to Volt's. She slept easy that night, happy to feel welcome.
How am I doing? This is only my second fic, and I hope it's alright. If you're wondering what "Ellen" Has to do with electricity considering all the other Pikachu family names are electricity puns, ELlen, ELectric. Oh well, later family, have a good day.