Chapter Three: The Truth

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We are thrilled to give you Chapter Three: The Truth

Pichu's Point Of View

I woke up, there was some loud noise. I was not tired when I opened my eyes, because I went to bed early.

At first, I did not know where I was, but then I remembered that I was on 'The Pearl'. I wondered what that loud noise was. It probably was something on the deck, but I could not check because they locked me in my room. They thought that it would be better for me if I stayed in my room. They did that for my own safety. As if something would happen on this boring ship.

Then I realised someone was standing by my closet. It could not be my bodyguard, Charmander, because I would have noticed the flame on his tail. There was no flame on this Pokémon's tail.

I wondered who it could possibly be, so I climbed out of the bed and walked very careful – with small, soundless and elegant steps - to the Pokémon. I was almost there, when I heard a key in the lock. Suddenly the Pokémon turned around, and looked at the door. I could see now that the Pokémon was an Abra. At the same time, Charmander walked in. The time stopped for a moment.

Charmander and the Abra were staring at each other. I could not see their expressions, so I stood there, quietly, making sure not to make any sound. This Abra could still be an enemy.

At that moment, Charmander snapped back to reality and realised that I was in the room. He ran towards me, I saw a bright flash and then… There was only darkness.

I felt a bit dizzy. I had the feeling I was outside. The wind was blowing softly, and I could see stars above me.

Was I dreaming? That must be it, I must be dreaming. It could not be real, because I was on 'The Pearl' sleeping in my bed. It was a nice dream, so I kept staring at the stars, enjoying my dream. There was a lot of noise. I recognised Charmander's voice. What was Charmander doing in my dream?

I stared to the noisy place. There was a Pikachu, and he seemed to be talking to a Chansey. Charmander was talking to… I think to a Gengar. I could not see it clearly enough.

I raised my head, and saw an Abra. He was in a discussion with a Chatot…

"Abra!" I gasped. Luckily, it was not loud enough for anyone to hear it. This was no dream. Now I knew I was awake. I got up, and my temper got the best of me.

I started running towards the group at high speed. My weight worked in my advantage, there was nothing to be heard.

Lightning began to embrace me – my dress and the magazines stayed in one piece, since it was made to withstand electric attacks. I was planning to use Volt Tackle on the Gengar. I would lose consciousness after the attack, but Charmander would take care of me. I could not risk using Thunderbolt. I would hurt Charmander, but it probably was not strong enough to defeat these… pirates?

The light attracted attention. Each head turned to me, but I was too fast for them to stop me. Not even the Pikachu would be able to keep up with me.

I jumped - the Chatot fell on the ground because of my electricity – and hit the Gengar in the stomach. He was too slow to evade my attack, so he took the full blast.

I landed in a dignified way, and took one glance at everyone around me. The looks they gave me differed between disbelieving shock and… concern. The Chansey looked concerned at me, while Charmander's expression said disbelieve, concern, and shock.

I saw that the Chatot and Gengar were knocked-out. I could not stand anymore, and fell – as elegant as I landed seconds before – on the floor.

I woke up, but, as a Princess, I trained myself to stay quiet. I listened closely, and could hear four pair of feet walking around in the room.

I took one fast peek at the four, and saw Charmander talking to Chansey. Next to them stood a Buneary, who was scribbling in a notebook, and the Pikachu, closely listening to the conversation. I felt a pain through my heart.

Charmander was talking to pirates, who kidnapped me. He did not look intimidated by them. He was chit-chatting. With pirates.

My intuition told me to close my eyes, so I did. Immediately, I felt four pair of eyes resting on me.

"I will take a look at Chatot and Gengar, now," Chansey said. And with that, she left the room.

The Buneary left the room, too. "I'll ask Abra what went wrong. I guess I'll see you two at breakfast." Pikachu and Charmander answered with simple 'okays'. They probably wanted a private conversation, and I did not want them to know I was listening to it.

Charmander sighed. "Pikachu, you know I would have sent you information if 'The real Golden Apple' would be shipped." The Pikachu started to protest.

"Why didn't you send information about the trip, then? You'd think that the trip is important news! The noble ship 'The Pearl' was used!" I think the Pikachu needs some sleep, he got irritated pretty fast.

"I didn't know about the trip until one hour before we left. I was being watched, and, on top of that, there was no Pelipper close by. So I think I'm not the only one to blame," Charmander stated. He kept his cool, and was able to reason with Pikachu. I always admired Charmander for that. He felt like the big brother I never had.

"Well, what's done is done. By the way, who is this Pichu?" What? Do they not know who I am? I opened one of my eyes, to read their body language. Still, the pirates have to know who I am.

I do know who this Pikachu is. He is the infamous Pikachirate. He has been described in every history book I had to read. The books never said if he and his Crew ever killed someone, so I think he did not kill anyone. Next to that, he has never been caught by the police. The only Pokémon able to find him, were new recruits. Well, that is what I read… Books can be deceiving.

Charmander sighed, yet again. "This is the Land of Leaves' Princess. Princess Pichu." Pikachu looked stunned about this information. "She was on her way to be married of to Prince Elekid, whose fiancé died recently," Charmander finished.

They remained silent for a while, until Charmander spoke again. "You kidnapped someone, without knowing who it was?" His voice was sceptically.

"I know! I know! We made a mistake, but we can use it to our advantage," Pikachu said. How could this come to their advantage? Charmander wanted to know it too.

"How?" His eyes narrowed. "There is something you didn't tell me about, isn't it?"

Pikachu hesitated. "I'll tell you later about it. I'm going to check on the wounded Crew members, to make sure they are alright." Then Pikachu left quickly and the door slammed closed. This is my chance.

I pretended to be woken up by the noise. "Princess…" Charmander said. It was followed by a deep silence.

"Where am I? Where are we headed to?" I asked. I used my sleepy voice, so Charmander would not be suspicious.

Charmander looked away, not wanting to answer my questions. "You're kidnapped by pirates, My Princess, I don't know the details, either." He lied to me. But I could do that, too.

"Charmander, I am scared. The last thing I remember was… Someone was in my room and…" I spoke in a small voice, and let the tears fill my eyes – it was easy, since I felt betrayed. Charmander fell for the act. Although, he did not know it was an act.

"Everything will be alright, Princess, we will find a way out of here," Charmander whispered. I knew he was not lying this time. Maybe he did not know everything. "Unfortunately, I have to go. I will be teleported back to the ship by these pirates, or else..." No! He did not finish his sentence.

He walked out of the room, probably preparing for teleportation. I was all alone, and Charmander did not give me any answers. He simply left me.

Blastoise

I knew Pikachu long before he became 'Pikachirate'. I was a little Squirtle back then, and I was a fireSquirtle. The war against the Land of Flames was taking many lives, including my parents.

I was the one who saved Pikachu out of a burning building. That was when we met, and we became best friends. We both saw the fire-Pokémon destroying our homes, our country, and our families. That was the only time I saw Pikachu cry. There was nothing left here, so we became pirates. The only lifestyle left.

Shortly after we became pirates, I evolved. We sailed on 'The Blue Sea', and my eyes caught a green shell, floating in the water. I saved it – it was a Shiny Squirtle, who was on the edge of dying because of the lack of food – and back at the pirate ship, she woke up.

The moment our eyes met, we fell in love. Since that moment, we would be together for forever.

He, a life-saver under every condition and without second thoughts, has risked his lives many times
It paid of, though, since a friend who risks his life for you, is true
He is loyal and never betrays friends, and never got betrayed in return

She was impressed by his personality, and still is
She is unique, avoided because of her strange colour
But she makes his heart flutter
With her kind words, with every movement

She captured his hart

Just like he captured hers

The love will never fade between this perfect match

*Author Note - Should we change the summary? If yes, would you tell us in what it has to be changed in? Please?*