Day 26: Silver's P.O.V. – 8 A.M.

I . . .am. . . FUCKED! I am screwed over beyond all belief and will be lucky to survive if Lyra ever finds out that Cyndaquil ran off outside in the dangerous world! If Lyra won't kill me first, then it's Typhlosion! I can't even tell who I rather be killed by!

'No time for being scared! The faster you find, defend, and bring that baby home, the faster you don't have to worry anymore!' I ran out the house like a madman for that wearisome rodent. I know I ran a lot, but all this adrenaline is rushing through me to find this baby or else my ass will be on a silver platter and when I'm dead, my soul will forever kill me with the guilt conscience that I couldn't protect this baby.

I looked outside to see if I could catch a glimpse of anything. Soon after, I had seen some tiny rustlings in the tall grass heading out of town. The squeaking indicated that it was Cyndaquil chasing after the Butterfree. The Butterfree flitted away frantically while the rustling followed close behind. I dashed off in that direction as quickly as I could with the remaining strength left in my legs.

-Ethan's P.O.V.-

I heard some screaming from Lyra's house. It sounded something close to a girl's scream, but it definitely wasn't Lyra. She told me that she was going to temporarily be leaving for a day or two to help Lance with his stupid cousin problem and she asked me to be nice if Silver asked me for help. I scoffed, "Like shit that ass would ever ask me for help."

I sank into my chair as I continued to watch my favorite soaps. It was just getting to the good part when my conscious started bugging me. 'What if he did ask me for help. . .?'

Situations began to seep into my head of what if he did ask for help. Until a minute later I realized what I was doing and slapped myself. "Get ahold of yourself! He won't ask for help and he's making you look like an idiot!" Although, I couldn't help but shake the feeling that something was wrong at the household. I got up and decided, "I'm going to visit. . . Only for a while!" I stormed out, grumbling under my breath.

"Are you all right, Ethan?" My grandfather called out to me. "NOTHING," I snapped at him. I really shouldn't have done that, but I was extremely irritated and couldn't think straight. I'll apologize later. . .

As I walked up to the front of the door, it bothered me that the front door wasn't closed. It was wide open and occasionally banging against the side. I poked my head in, "Uhh. . . Silver? Dragonite? Cyndaquil? You here," I walked in slowly and summoned Meganium.

He looked around then back at me. I shrugged, I had no other idea of what I could do or say. He understood and began walking around. We gasped as the kitchen was a complete mess, save for the bacon defrosting in the water, "What the hell happened here?"

I ran upstairs calling everyone's name, I started to panic. As I passed Lyra's mom's room, I believe I saw Lyra's Dragonite wearing a pink apron and dusting the place. Dumbfounded left me blank in the head and I skidded and crashed into the wooden flower stand. Complete with a pretty pearl colored vase for 10,000 yen with some bright daisies and tuberose! I grunted in pain. Shit, no wonder that thing was so much money! That vase was durable! It landed on my chest and rolled onto the floor pretty hard. Even with me breaking its fall should have made a crack at least. Not a scratch and not a dent. Dragonite popped his head out of the room to see what all the commotion was.

I gave him this look, "You're. . . pretty. . . Dragonite. . ." He gave me a dirty look as a warning. I got up and brushed off the flowers and water. "Where's everybody Dragonite?"

-5 minutes later-

I ran out the house like a madman. 'I'm going to kill that asshole!' I can't believe Lyra trusted him to watch a baby Pokémon of all things! I whipped my hair all over to see if I could find some hint of where they could've been, until I heard some loud yelling through the forest. I know that voice anywhere, I ran into the forest with Meganium running right behind me.

-Silver's P.O.V.-

I tried catching up to that speedy little devil running in the grass. Didn't help as much since I didn't have my shoes on, but I didn't care. It was my life or Cyndaquil's. After much running, the Butterfree landed near the tree. Thank ARCEUS! Now Cyndaquil can stop running and I. . . I. . . Wait. . . That's not Cyndaquil. I smashed my face into the grass as I discovered: I was chasing a Caterpie this whole time.

"Someone hates me. . ." I twitched for many different reasons, mainly annoyance. I picked up the Caterpie with my hand as gently as possible. It squealed in terror, and I don't blame him. I had this look that could kill. "...TIME!" I had this stupid urge to throw the Caterpie in frustration but I knew better. Apparently, Butterfree didn't take it the same way.

Instincts tell her that her baby is in danger and that I'm a huge threat. She screeched and I almost dropped Caterpie in surprise. Then I started getting mobbed by her. She used whatever move she got. Tackle, Screech, hell, even Stun Spore! Sadly I could not dodge that. I am now paralyzed into this weird position as if I got electrocuted, whoop-de-freaking-do. . . I'm going to die out here by a bunch of wild Pokémon that wants to kill me. By then Butterfree left me alone as she could see that I was no longer a threat but just dead meat. Then I realized that there were two sets of footsteps heading in my direction.

'Oh Arceus. . . I don't even know if I'm grateful or not if it is-, ' Ethan and Meganium skid right past me with a flabbergasted expression. I gave them the dirtiest look I could possibly imagine as they began to laugh hysterically. "Shut the hell up you fools!"

"Oh my Arceus," Ethan breathed between his laughs, "where the hell is my camera when I need it?" I growled in annoyance. "This isn't the time to be laughing you asshole! Cyndaquil is missing!"

As if he finally remembered what he came here for, he grabbed me and began shaking me roughly, "How the fuck do you lose a baby? You insensitive, evil son of a bitch!"

I would've shook him just as hard if I wasn't currently paralyzed, I could only yell through my teeth. "Shut up you asshole! You don't know the fucking pain, frustration, panic, and difficulty watching this baby!"

"I can do an even better job than you, Jigglypuff!" I gave him this blank stare.

"Was that really the best line you can come up with?" He scoffed, "Well your head is filled with hot air if not filthy air just like a balloon." I finally understood his insult and we began the battle of electric glares.

Reality hit us when Meganium whipped our heads, Ethan turned his head while I turned my eyes. Are you really going to fight at a time like this?

Ethan gave me one last glare and threw me onto Meganium's back as we dashed a little further into the forest. I prayed to Arceus like I have never prayed before that we would find this baby.

-Cyndaquil's P.O.V.-

I was rubbing my friend Caterpie with a leaf as he laid on the floor, injured. I thought Butterfree came to play with me and brought Caterpie with her. After she told me that Caterpie was injured, I began to get scared! I thought my friend was in biiiig trouble! I don't know why, but Uncle Silver and Uncle Dragonite started chasing after me. It was no time to play games as my good friend Caterpie got hurt! I ran all over the place only for them to keep chasing me. I finally was free from them running after me as I ran out the door. I ran towards their tree and seen Caterpie greatly hurt. I gasped and ran over, shaking him a little.

What happened?

I saw tears gathering in his eyes.

I-I was playing with a berry I found and then these biiig Sparrows came and swooped the berry away from me. I-I tried to give them another one thinking that they were hungry. B-But then they started a-attacking me!

By then Caterpie's large tears were falling continuously. I gave him another leaf to wipe his eyes on. I ran around to find more comfy leaves for him to rest on. I piled them all up so I made a fluffy nest.

Are you hungry Caterpie? He nodded at me, wiping his eyes on the leaves. Then I'll go get some nice berries for you!

I took a few running steps away until a big leg stomped in front of me and blocked me. I looked up and seen three Ferrows. I got scared and squealed loudly in terror.