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"talk"

'thought'

"Pokédex"

Burrow (Rattata lv 14)

Moves:

Tail Whip

Quick Attack

Bite

PursuitChapter 3:

Burrows' POV

I woke up again today at the end of Spencer's bed. Still drowsy, I checked to see if Spencer was asleep. Stalking over to the font of the bed I could see tuffs of hair peaking over the blankets. His nose kept scrunching up as he snored silently, mouth open in the most undignified manner. Snorting, I moved to wake him up. 'Wake him up? Should I really?' I paused my thoughts eyes widening at the implication, 'HE'S ASLEEP! HE'S ASLEEP!' my mind was on overdrive glancing rapidly around the room. 'I could escape while I have the chance!' I looked for a window, door, anything to get out of the room. Five minutes of scurrying around brought no results. 'No windows, the door handles are too high to reach, and the room is practically empty.' I sighed in relief. '…Relief…what! NO! I shouldn't be relieved. I should be distraught. Did I actually want to stay under human captivity?' I looked back to the bed once more. 'No, this is Spencer. Although he is human he is still my friend. He gave me a purpose, I shouldn't give that up so easily.' Satisfied with my feelings I hoped back up onto the bed to wake Spencer. I faced his ear and started chattering loudly. "No Burrow go away…" Spencer murmured pushing me away with his arms.

'So irritating' I grumbled, not pleased at all by the hand in my face. Extending my claws, I scratched the offending hand lightly. The result was instantaneous. Spencer bolted up, blinking rapidly. The sleep left his eyes almost immediately. "Burrow your awake?" he questioned, still somewhat confused. I nodded. "Right! Then we'd better get moving." I watched Spencer pause and look at the red marks on his hand. "You should be nicer to me Burrow, I am the one that feeds you." He teased.

Spencer's POV

After preparing for the day, I grabbed Burrow and headed to the sink. Although I showered last night, Burrow was still dirty from our late night training session. I grabbed some Pokémon shampoo and a brush, proceeding to get rid of all the dirt and mats in his fur. Burrow struggled with a vengeance splashing water all over my clothes, and the floor. His body crouched down, ears back, claws scraping uselessly against the sink-top. "Come on Burrow, I won't hurt you, think of how clean you'll be!" I pleaded trying to catch his eyes. He eventually did, calming down a bit as he looked at me. He still seemed unconvinced so I continued, "It will only take a second, don't worry I promise you'll be fine." Something flashed in is eyes and Burrow sat still, 'gratitude maybe? Who knows.' I continued to brush his fur for a good five minutes. "All done Burrow" I said turning off the water and packing up the supplies. "Lets get on the road shall we? Would you like to stay in your Pokéball or outside?" Burrow, still on the sink stared dubiously at me, appalled I would even ask. Jumping towards me, I clumsily caught the small wet creature and carried it outside. "You do realize that someday you'll have to start walking right?" Burrow chittered a negative.

Halfway across route 30, we ran into our first trainer. She looked a little older then me, although she could have been tall for her age. She smirked, confidence radiating from her stance as she looked at me.

'This is it, we're going to battle' I sensed excitedly. Burrow tensed in my arms, growling lowly at the approaching trainer. Gathering my courage, I held my gaze with the girl, running my fingers through Burrows fur. I whispered slowly, "What ever happens, I'll be proud of you okay buddy?"

"Hey newbie." The trainer interrupted in a friendly manner, "Are you up for a battle?" I nodded, not daring myself to speak. "Right then, come on out Poliwag!"She cheered. A red light brought the small water Pokémon to the field.

"Burrow you can do this, LETS GO!" I shouted. Burrow leapt from my arms skidding against the ground. There was an uncomfortable pause, and my opponent relaxed her stance. "Wow you really are a newbie huh!" She exclaimed laughing a bit. "Training a Rattata? I mean it's not the greatest Pokémon at all. It's completely outclassed. You shouldn't take time to train it, it's not worth it." She giggled looking back at her own Pokémon. "At least Poiliwag can evolve into something special, even Ratticates are frail. Way too common to." She noted. "You should probably catch something cooler at the next route."

Burrows POV:

I turned to Spencer. He was shaking slightly, eyes dark as he focused on the ground in irritation. He took a moment, schooled himself, and smiled looking up to the girl. "While I appreciate your advice, I'd rather battle if it is all the same to you. Burrow start off with a Quick Attack!"

It took a moment for me to register his command. Once I did, I focused power to my feet and took off. 'This move really makes me feel like I'm flying' I thought euphorically as I aimed strait at the Poliwag. "Polliwag Water Gun NOW!" the girl commanded. 'TOO CLOSE, CANT DODGE!' The water slammed into me, sending me summersaulting backwards. "Burrow shake it off, and use Bite." I ran to my opponent once more, slower this time without the boost from my previous attack. "Poliwag Hypnosis". Fearfully, I continued to run. "Burrow jump!" I did so gratefully, avoiding the weak psychic beams. On my way down I latched on to Poliwag with my teeth. Causing the creature to shriek in pain.

We continued doing this for a long time. Eventually though, I think our training paid off. I could see Poliwag's breath ghosting off the ground below him. He was panting heavily, while I on the other hand looked half as winded. I glanced back at Spencer, waiting for the final command. "Okay Burrow finish this battle off with one final Quick Attack!" I locked eyes with the Poliwag, It seemed already given up, sitting down waiting for the final blow. 'Alright then, time to finish this.' I thought, rushing my opponent. "Hurry up Poliwag DODGE!" The girl commanded in a desperate attempt to gain time. It was too late though. I slammed dead on into the Poliwag, causing it to faint instantly.

"We did it Burrow our first battle won!" Spencer praised scooping me up and hugging me fiercely. I let out a pleased gurgle, dazed. 'We did it, we actually did it.' I snuggled into Spencer's shoulder, ignoring the wounds littered across my body. 'It was worth it.'

"Sorry to interrupt the celebration, but I got to go." The girl said, returning the Poliwag. "If I lost to a Rattata I must be worse off then I thought, bye." She stalked off in the opposite direction. 'Good riddance', I thought scathingly. 'That human was annoying, constantly insulting me.' I grumbled a bit as Spencer put me down, grass tickling my belly as I landed. 'Although, It was fun beating her' I smirked mischievously.

Spencer's POV:

After I healed Burrow up with some potions, we continued down the route. We ran into four other trainers along the way. Although we lost to the first one, we rebounded and defeated the last three. I looked down to see Burrow walk in front of me. He finally got off his 'perch' in favor of exploring the terrain below. 'And to think how against walking he was this morning,' I mused quietly chuckling. Burrow scurried across the ground sniffing everything that interest him. We passed two houses along the way, as well as a cave. 'I need to remember to come back here.' I decided hesitantly. 'There are just too many things that we are to missing.' I was so busy thinking that I hadn't noticed we made it to the city.

Although the buildings had purple roofs they all seemed very tasteful. The road we walked along was completely cobblestone, contrasting the buildings nicely. Burrow seemed to be enjoying clacking his nails against it. "Stop it will you, we're almost there." I murmured picking Burrow up. I spotted the center and walked in. Checking into to the cities' Pokécenter went smoothly, and we were soon in our room and ready for bed. I placed burrow at the end of the bed, where he settled immediately. "Thanks Burrow for trying so hard today." I commented softly. An appreciative gurgle sounded soon after. "Don't ever feel like you're not worth it okay? We'll be doing a lot of exploring tomorrow so rest up." I snuggled under the covers and thought before I fell asleep, 'Tomorrow, tomorrow we'll find a new teammate for Burrow, and hopefully a new friend.'