Daniel stared at the round shell of the egg. He woke up to see it, rocking ever so gently. He didn't know where it came from. Barbecute didn't either, but she was taking it far better than he was. Spring had come after the long, chilly winter of Articuno. The sun came up, and with it, baby Caterpie and Pichus, along with The Egg, as Daniel called it. Does it ever stop rocking?!


Pod was gleeful this morning. His mate, Honeysuckle, had cuddled him, and they noticed a surprise of three tiny eggs in the morning. They quickly hatched, and Honeysuckle had her hands full trying to keep the baby Caterpie safe from Pidgeotto and Pidgey. Pod had flew off in search of berries, when he noticed Pickle with another Pikachu, and it's tail had a heart shape. They were playfully wrestling in the flowers, and the female was licking Pickle's nose. They look happy, and it reminds me of when was as a Caterpie,and Cyndaquil and I chased each other. But when we evolved, she grew bigger as a Quilava while I lost my ability to play as a Metapod. I waited to evolve, and she battled and grew more powerful each day, until she finally evolved into Typhlosion, and I stayed as Metapod. She was so disappointed! But I saw her smile when I became Butterfree. She couldn't hide that cheerfulness! I should check on her.

And forgetting about Honeysuckle for a moment, Pod flew towards the hidden den in the rocky area near Route 1.


"Barbe! You have a visitor!" Daniel called from the mouth of the cave.

"Daniel, where did you get the egg?" Pod inquired.

"Dunno, a Delibird?" he replied, staring at The Egg. Barbecute ran forward. "Hiya Pod!" she cried out. "How's Honey?"

Pod was about to reply when Pickle staggered into the den.

"Pickle, I saw you with a charming female Pikachu. You looked quite happy." Pod sniggered.

Pickle looked defensive. "W-what? No, she's my sister. Her name's Twist, and she adores me. We are related, not mated."

The other three mocked "We are related, not mated."

"Guys! And Barbecute! Stop it!"


A Few Minutes Ago...

Pickle ran towards the meadow, the long wild grass tickling his toes softly every time they touched the ground. He continued to speed through the wild flowers and grass, searching for a certain berry tree. He suddenly crashed into a lump, tripped, and spun quickly and landed on two feet, before dropping to all four feet. Then something or someone grabbed his tail and pulled him down.

"Pika!" Pickle yelled in surprise. "Chuuuu!" was his reply as a cute female Pikachu licked his nose softly, reminding him of the soft grass. She then leapt up and tackled him, and they started to playfully wrestle, twisting and turning to be the Alpha on top. Pickle didn't realize what was happening until he was on the bottom.

"Pickle." he sighed. It was customary that whoever was on the bottom said their name, and the top one could reply, or not.

"Twist. You're cute." she giggled. She then licked his nose once more, rolled off him, and as Twist walked away, she flicked her tail, once. It was a signal to meet again tomorrow, same place, same time. Pickle glanced at the sun to see what time it was, then ran off towards Barbecute's den.


Present Time

The Egg shook once as the Pokémon in the cave joked around, getting Pickle's sharp senses to hear it, and run to it. The others followed, Barbecute excited, and Daniel a little queasy.

The Egg shuddered, then split open, and a small, maroon and cream coloured furball came out, shook once, and cried out "Cynda?"

Barbecute was breathless. "Its... ADORABLE!" she yelled.

She turned to Daniel. "Can we name it Quin?"

He shrugged in reply.

Pod spoke up. "It looks like a Shiny Pokémon. They're exceedingly rare."

"Wow!" Pickle gasped. "That is so COOL!"

Quin looked around. "Quil?"


So, this is Chapter 4, and I hope everyone liked it!

Ty8 & Barbecute and Quin, signing off!