Prologue part 2
Prayer POV
It has been several months since Zero died, and I have not been coping very well with that fact. After seeing him fall, I cried until I passed out there on the spot. When I woke up the next morning I saw something I didn't see the night before, and small but concealed path that lead right down the side of the water fall.
I followed it down and after several hours of carefully lowering myself I reached the bottom and began to search for him to see if he had survived, my conscience told me there was just no way that would ever happen, but my heart told me to at least try.
Around midday; I arrived at the bank of the waterfall and had begun to search around, but no sign of him even remained. So still not giving up hope I entered the shallow bank and began to search the bottom to the river for him.
"Still no luck, ahh… a Pokémon… "
"oh but she's sleeping maybe… "
"no she might have… "
"um… excuse me Ms. Tranquil…"
"sorry to bother you during your nap, but did you happen to see a Raichu around here?"
Hmm… what's that dear, a Raichu?
Yes I saw one earlier but he was out cold, so I flew over to him to see if he was alright, but as I got closer he wasn't breathing right. So I called my husband over to get a second opinion… and in a hurry after seeing him he told me to wait here as he would go and get Virizion from Pinwheel Forest.
A little while after they left Virizion appeared with my husband in tow. I explained how I found him, and he had begun to check him out. He knelt down and I guess had begun to listen to his body, and started frantically channeling energy.
Within moments Terrakion and Cobalion, appeared as if they had been there all along. Virizion gave them a quick explanation, and the three had begun to channel their energy, shortly after Raichu had begun breathing regularly, but then his body started changing into that of a human.
I don't know how, but I guess it was the only way to save him…
"So where are Virizion and Raichu now?"
"I believe that after they had finished healing him, they took him closer to the edge of town and left him there for the humans to take care of him. I'm pretty sure he will be alright. After that I think the legendary deer went back home."
"Please you must tell me where I can find Virizion, I need to talk to him, that Raichu was…"
"Oh Virizion he lives in Pinwheel Forest, but you will have to go through two town's and a desert to reach him… why is this so important to you dear?"
"Well it's just… Raichu was… at least he was going to be…"
"Oh I'm sorry dear…"
Tranquil flew down off her branch, landed next to Prayer, and hugged her kneeling form in the best way she could.
"Your friend is alright…"
"What?"
"Oh master Virizion it's good to see you again." Mrs. Tranquil says with a bow
"Yes thank you Mrs. Tranquil, I see you found a friend in need…"
"Yes, she was with the Raichu we found earlier…"
"Oh… yes, I was actually looking for you Ms. Prayer."
"You were, but how?"
"All legendaries have acute senses and I could smell you all over him…"
Prayer had begun to blush profusely,
"Yes we had been trying all month to well you know… and then something happed and he was pushed of the side of that waterfall… I tried to save him I really did… but I just wasn't strong enough…"
And prayer begins to continue crying into Mrs. Tranquil's wings. After a few minutes, she stops and calms down. I know where your mate is, but he is out of your reach now.
"Hmm. You will be really lucky if he even remembers who you are."
Lopunny looks down at the ground about to break back into tears, until Virizion continues.
"Now there is a way you can still see him, but there are two problems…"
"What could they be?"
"One we don't know what he looks like, as when we changed him he was just given a hollow form. It wasn't until a human physically stumbled upon him did they know he was there and took his new form, so in truth I don't even know what he looks like."
"And two?"
"Well even if you do manage to find him, his scent is changed. His personality will be changed. It is as if he was completely reborn. "
Lopunny looks down at the ground in further despair.
"But there is one thing that might work, to at least bring his memories back…"
"What, what is it…I'll do anything!"
Within seconds she is in two inches of the legends face, and in a very calm manner he replies
"Intercourse…"
"Huh?"
"Sexual intercourse…"
Prayer blushes even darker shade on red than she had ever done.
Then Virizion charges her and she is thrown back to the ground.
"Ooph… Hey what was that for?"
"The only way he will regain his memories, is if the person that loved him as a Raichu is still a *cough virgin… *cough"
"A what!"
"Yes…"
"So then I won't ever be able to find him… no… it can't be…"
"But…"
Prayer looks back up in an instant, with tears still fresh in her eyes.
"With what I have just done, I have…*cough"
"You what?"
Virizion walks up and whispers something into her ear.
Upon realization, prayer quickly closes her legs and places both paws in front of herself.
"So now you can my dear, just remember this was a onetime thing. If you are caught and well… you know… raped or what have you… or do it with the wrong person, then all hope of finding him will have been lost. So take a word of advice from someone who cares, don't have sex until you know you've found him!"
Prayer blushes again, and continues to stare at the ground.
"Alright ladies I feel like I've done more than my share for the day, now if you will excuse me I am needed back at pinwheel forest… ta ta."
"Bye Mr. Virizion"
"Good-bye master Virizion, and thank you."
And as the two continue to wave at the departing legendary, prayer realizes something
"Oh no… wait I still need one more thing! How will I get through town without being seen, otherwise I'll be caught for sure!"
And a trance suddenly fills her mind.
"Also with that attack young lady I have given you a temporary disguise, so you will take on the appearance of a human female. But it will start to work after you have touched one male and one female. Thus giving you an adult look with the mixture of their genes so pick wisely as this will also become permanent until you lose that seal I gave you.
Therefore, basically all you need to do is simply touch one male and one female's skin, and your disguise will be ready whenever you want it. But it will only last as long as you are conscience and well, still a 'virgin'."
Lopunny nodes with a new determination, and calmly picks herself up and walks towards the edges of Lostlorn Forest.
Flex POV
"Mister…"
"Hey..mister…"
"Excuse me, mister!" The child asks with another tap to his shoulder.
"Groah!"
"Woah…are you okay mister?"
"Yes, just a little…sore… son where am I?"
"You right down the street from the Castelia city gym, why? Are you lost mister?"
"No…I'm just…a little curios as to how long I've… oh never mind, go run along and I'll be fine…"
"Ok mister, see you later!"
"Hmm….. I wonder how long I've been out… hmm… if the sun is… and the streets are…"
A sudden phone call interrupts that train of thought
"Ah… then that means its way late… yello?"
"Finally! Mr. Flex I've been trying to call you all morning… you've missed…"
"It's alright Saria, I'm one block away give me five minutes…"
"Ok…"
The two hang up and Flex grabs onto the nearest wall and tries to pull himself up.
"Wait…what? I can't move my legs… hmm… "
"He swiftly whacks one of his legs to attempt to find out if he can still feel pain. Unfortunately, that fails."
"Need a hand there friend?"
"Huh. Oh yes thank you it seems that my legs aren't responding properly and I can't get up…"
"Sure, here…take my hand."
The stranger sticks out a hand in an attempt to assist Flex to his feet only to get him flopping right on top of him.
"Wow, when you said they were not working, I guess you really meant it… would you like me to help to the nearest clinic?"
"No I couldn't trouble you with that, I mean you must be a serious trainer and don't have time to help out random people on a whim…"
"Oh nonsense… even if I wasn't the champion I'd still help you!"
"Wait…did you say champion?"
"Yes I did, and I wouldn't be as such if I didn't help out those in need…"
"Thank you very much Alder, but I don't…"
"Just Shut up and allow Master Alder to help you ungrateful little…"
"Oi! Zoroark I don't need to understand you to know that you are belittling him, stop that this instant!"
"But…"
"Please you need not worry my Bouffalant will gladly lend us a hand, come on out!"
And a large bull Pokémon in summoned in front of the two into the rather crowded streets.
"I am ready Alder, show me the target!"
"Now this might hurt, but hang on to me please…"
"Umm… Mr. Alder I can't move or feel my hands…or my arms…"
"Then we must hurry! Bouffalant we must get to the nearest Pokémon center, I need you best charge!"
"Sir!"
Alder jumps on to Bouffalant with Flex still on his shoulder and the three of them take off to the Pokémon center three blocks away.
As the three slowly charge through the seemingly infinite crowd of people, a loud roar is heard a short ways ahead of them causing the people to part like the sea.
"Thanks Zoroark, I'll be back shortly, but if you can't wait I'll be in the Pokémon three blocks down!"
Within minutes the three of them arrive at the Castelia city Pokémon center.
"Nurse Joy!"
The three burst into the Pokémon center with reckless abandon and Flex is handed over to Nurse Joy and the Audino for care, while Alder apologizes to the passing trainers.
"Not again…"
Within several minutes Flex is isolated, and in treatment…
Nurse Joy emerges from ICU and approaches Alder still waiting outside in the lobby.
"Mr. Alder?"
"Yes Nurse Joy? How is he?"
"You got him here just in time…any longer and that poison would have nearly killed him… but thank fully he will only be paralyzed from the waist down for a few months…"
"Well it's not good news, but it isn't terrible news, though… thank you."
"You are most welcome, now if you shall excuse me, I have my duties to return too."
"Thanks again Nurse Joy!"
Alder watches as Nurse Joy rounds the corner deep in thought.
"Yep she's still got it!"
He then turns around and enters Flex's room to check up on him
"No Saria I'm fine, just push everyone back a day and we will get caught up!"
"No I'm fine you don't need to..."
"Alright… I'm in the Pokémon center room 3B right down the street…"*click
"Oh my goodness… I'm gone for less than a day and she has a mental breakdown… "
"Feeling alright there?"
"Yeah I'm better now, at least the worst is over…"
"For now at least…Joy did tell you right?"
"About the temporary paralysis and the once a day cheri berry mix. Oh yeah… I see Joy rather often these days…"
"Really and why is that?"
"Well a Psycological Clinic that has made a name for itself all over Unova, had decided that as soon as I set up root here in Castelia city, it would be there goal to either buy me out, take me over, or eliminate me altogether… and since I denied their first two options, they went under the table to try and get rid of me…"
"Well why haven't you called the police on them?"
"They're doing it under the table so no physical record of the hire so technically I can't… the only real thing I can do is hire a body guard or train some Pokémon to help me… and I haven't gotten the funds or ability to for either… "
"So putting your life at risk for both you and your secretary isn't influence enough?"
"Well you know just how those kind of thing turn out… I get protection, then when their current force finally fails they get someone better until I beef up the anty… then it just downhill from there until something gives up…and so far they haven't really done anything life threatening until yesterday…"
"Wait so you mean…"
"The beatings… the threats…you name it they've done it… but I'm a pretty strong willed guy…as long as they don't hurt anybody else, I can deal with it."
"And when they start hurting others…"
"Then…well if push comes to shove, it shall and will come down hard… "
"Especially on you, if you're not careful…"
"Don't worry… if it ever comes to that…"
"Boss!"
"Oh Saria… I was wondering when you'd get here!"
"Don't give me that! I would have picked you up and brought you hear myself if you hadn't insisted that you were alright. You had me worried sick after 30 minutes of not showing up when you said you were a block away…"
"Well I guess you got me there darling… if it weren't for Mr. Alder here I wouldn't…"
"Wait Alder, you mean Champion Alder?"
"The one and only Ms. Saria"
Suddenly she starts to blush profusely and she nervously steps closer to Alder to shake his hand.
"P-Pleasure to meet you s-sir… thank you for saving my… b-boss… I don't know what I would have done if I lost him…"
"Saria?"
"YES!"
"Calm down… can you go get me some coffee please, I need to take some medication."
"Sure… be r-right b-back…"
And she removes herself from the room rather quickly.
"Wow how does she function when she's nervous around people especially someone other than you?"
"It's a psychological disorder of hers called Avoidant Schizotypal Personality Disorder; basically she has two different types of personality disorders, but if she is either around people she knows, is preoccupied with a task or goal at hand or to intone to work, she is as normal as normal can be…"
"Wow that is something… but why her?"
"She's a hard worker and well she's been the best secretary I've ever had…I haven't had one problem or complaint about her. And for the sake of her sanity since she has been doing so well these past several years I've given her a bit of a vacation to Altomare, to participate in a contest that she has been waiting for."
(Read Perfect Oblivions Fic 'Final Piece of my Heart' to see the contest, ch.13)
"Wow… speaking of Altomare isn't the Wallace cup being held over there this year?"
"From my understanding yes."
"Well that's very good as I might just watch her …"
"Here is your coffee Mr. Flex…"
"Thank you Saria, go ahead and take a seat, or better yet go home and don't worry about me, I'll be at the office tomorrow."
"But…"
"No buts… GO."
"Yes boss, if you need…"
"Go!"
And she scurries out like watchdog to a prairie ground.
"Finally… sometimes she just worries too much…"
"Yeah…but that's just who she is by nature…"
"What…wait… have you two met before?"
"Yes, we attended school during our early years and after graduation, we split up and went our own ways."
"Is that so, well then I guess while I'm here I will do a bit of research on you two."
"Just a word of warning don't upset her, or do any shocking revelations that could cause her emotional pain. As something might happen that, you will regret…"
"Thank you for the warning, Mr. Alder I will keep those in mind…"
"Well I should be going… and you should get some sleep, sleeping on the cold concrete surface all night will as you might already know, murder your energy… so I'll bid you a due and see you around."
"Thank you Mr. Alder…"
"And please enough with the formalities; just call me Alder."
"I give a simple nod in response and Alder steps out of the room."
*yawn…
At that moment, Nurse Joy had decided to look in through the doorway at him, a 'motherly' look plastered on her face.
"Alright…alright I'm going…"
And I fall into the depths of dreamland. Only to awaken the next morning with a certain someone sitting next to my bed.
I hop out of bed completely forgetting that I'm still partially paralyzed from the waist down and feel my legs buckle beneath my weight. I make contact with the ground rather hard causing my small audience to awaken from her brief, but light trip to dreamland.
"Boss!"
I'm okay…
"Can you grab my wheel chair for me please?"
"Sure…"
She complies with the requested task and assists me into said device.
"Now shall we draw you a bath?"
"Yes, please you do that, while I take my morning meds…"
"Not like that you aren't…"
Joy suddenly appears in the doorway clipboard in hand.
"Oh Joy…I'm sorry kinda forgot about my predicament…"
"Thankfully this happened here and not at home… as you would have been down for quite a while if that were so…"
"Now I suggest you take your secretaries advice and take a bath first, at least that should assist you body with further recovery, as that medicine works better when the body as just taken a hot bath or shower."
"Then I guess I will be following doctors orders then, Saria will you do the honors for me please?"
"Of course…"
About an hour later, I am bathed, fed, and dressed. Saria pushes me out into the foyer to request that I be discharged from her center so that I may return to my work.
"Alright Mr. Flex, you are clear to leave just take things easy, no walking for at least 2 months unless you are in therapy here, and take one of these twice a day; one when you wake up and one before bed."
"I want to see you back here, once a week until I say otherwise instructed or I will personally come to your building and drag you back, no matter what you are doing!"
"Alright Nurse Joy, you shall see me here every Saturday at 6pm, is that agreeable?"
"Yes, a moment later and…"
"Yes, I understand no need to…"
And my secretary taps me on the head rather sternly to silence my protests.
"Alright…"
"Thank you Nurse Joy and WE shall see you on Saturday at 6."
"Good, thank you Ms. Saria and you two take care!"
Saria wheels me up to the exit and the sliding doors open to the early morning hustle.
"Oh just had to leave now didn't we?"
"Well, it was your fault in the first place for taking so long to have breakfast!"
"Well excuse me, madam for not eating for a full day…"
Normal POV
A dark coated figure approaches the arguing couple and stops right in front of them.
The two stop their argument and stare at the rather tall man wearing nothing but a brown overcoat, black cowboy hat and pitch black sunglasses.
"Um excuse us sir we need to be going…"
But the figure just stands there. Staring at the two, he takes out a hand from one of his coat pockets to reveal an envelope and an mp3 player.
The dark figure, places his hand back into his pocket and turns on his heal to walk ahead of the couple. As Saria regains her thoughts, she pushes Flex along the side of the busy street follow a good distance away from the dark figure. Meanwhile Flex tears open the envelope and reads its contents:
The Answers is on the tape.
"What the hell, ok must be from Alder let's take a look…"
He places the two ear plugs into each ear and turns on the device. After a few moments, the sound of music can be heard from the earplugs, but sadly only instruments can only be heard.
After a few minutes the recording changes, straight from music to a straight voice.
"Flex, this is Alder's Zoroark, I am the dark figure that is in your presence, do not be alarmed as Master Alder asked me to watch over you; I will be many forms, but all you shall recognize. There is one matter that Master Alder requested me to inform you about. Always watch your back, EVEN around your secretary… Master Alder shall be contacting you later on this afternoon."
And the music continues playing as the three, approach the office building where, all lined up are his many patients waiting for him to arrive. As the couple slips inside to begin preparing for the day, the dark figure of Zoroark merges itself into the wondering crowd disappearing in a flash as the group of people file in two at a time into the guest waiting room.
"Boss?"
"Yes, Saria?"
"So what was on the device?"
"Oh Master Alder burned me some nature music to help calm me during the day, he was telling me that after you left it always help one to calm their nerves when they can just sit back and listen to natures blessings."
"Oh, that was nice of him, well I guess it time we got to work, would you like me to take you to your office?"
"No, thank you though as you need to get yourself ready, just send the first person in when you are ready."
"Yes, Boss."
She opens the door for me, and I slip in quietly;
My office was as I had left it; pine wood desk coated with a dark brown wood adhesive, solid black rolling chair with a solid red cushion and backrest. Apple mac book perched right alongside my carefully stacked books (used for reference if need be) and desk lamp perched in the very top corner. In front of that two apoulstry couches ware parallel to each other with a cherry oak coffee table centered between them. The room also held a particularly pleasant fragrance to it, one that I had cherished since my travels with my master. The wondrous smells of a local forest, pinwheel forest to be exact I had taken several leaves and flowers and placed them in a particularly modest arrangement to allow for their scents to swirl around the room and sooth all who enter.
As I approach my desk to start up my laptop, a soft tap is heard from the balcony window and I approach hesitantly to investigate, as I arrive and open the door with some difficulty I see and pink and white egg lying dormant in the corner of the balcony area.
As I approach the egg, I notice another note, attached to said egg.
She will watch over you just as you will her…
As soon as I finish reading the note, the egg starts to glow and materialize right before my eyes…
"Huh?"
"Audino…"
"Who are you mister?"
"Well my sweet little Audino I will be your caretaker for the time being…"
"Caretaker? You mean like my daddy?"
The man face faults…As he regains his integrity, he responds;
"Yes my dear, like your daddy… but I am the only human right now who can understand you, ok?"
The little hearing Pokémon nods her head in understanding
"Now my dear I am going to need your help with something…"
"Yes?"
"I am about to perform what many people call a job and I am going to need your help in doing so."
"Ok…"
"Now first we need to give you a name…"
He thinks for a minute, until one pops into his mind
"Alright how does the name Charlotte feel?"
She ponders for a minute, and looks back up at Flex
"I love it, thank you daddy!"
"Alright now, I'm about to have other people and Pokémon, come in here for my help and it's my duty to help solve their problems. You're going to help me do that, is that ok?"
A simple nod is seen from her
"Alright good now, if all goes well today when we get home I'll make you a nice dinner."
Another nod is seen from her, and soon a buzz is heard from the direction of his desk requesting his presence.
"Yes Saria?"
"Boss the first patient is here to see you; I have informed them of your temporary condition and are heading down to see you now."
"Thank you Ms. Saria, now when the next one comes in for an appointment tell them to not only enter calmly, but with full intention to freak out…"
Wait why sir?
"Well let's just say we have a new employee in our midst, and she is a present from Alder."
"Understood sir, I will do so."
Wow, that was intense. So much happening so quickly. And guess what Flex is now a father, who woulda thought… ha ha ha just kidding… anyways R&R guys I mean it, I need some good old fashioned critiques here, if not I may not be able to continue. Just let me know. Like it love it hate it, I really care here, post something! R&R I don't know how much I can stress this people!