Chapter Five: The Deal

*Author Note – We do give some Pokémon a name, but only the younger generation. We think it wouldn't fit by the older Pokémon, who grew up with many wars, as it wasn't normal in those early times. Next to that, we like to thank Shiny-Charizard-786 for reviewing. Thank you!

Disclaimer: We don't own Pokémon. We simply use Pokémon for our story.*

Chapter Five: The Deal

Pichu's Point Of View

It has been three days since I was kidnapped. Pikachu would not let me go outside, but Chansey said that I needed fresh air. Apparently, "The Pikachirate" is afraid of Chansey.

I was panicking. There were so many Pokémon at this ship, that the thought scared me. Sure, they were not with that many, but I could not deny that they were the strongest Pokémon I knew.

So I was hiding in the crow's-nest.

I was enjoying the salty wind on my skin. The two Squirtles were training below me. They were shooting flying targets with their Bubble Beam. I knew the reason, it was because it would improve their aim.

I wished that I could go training, too, but everyone on the ship was so… Intimidating, especially the Captain.

I looked back at the Squirtles, they did not look scary.

The Squirtles were around my age, a little younger and I think they are twins. The brother had a strange colour, just like his mother. I had heard many tails about strangely coloured Pokémon, but I never thought it was true.

I suddenly had an idea.

I climbed down – to the deck – and ran to the Squirtles. "May I practice with you?"

The Squirtles looked surprised. But, after a moment, one of the Squirtles said: "Sure, why not?"

I smiled, because they accepted me so fast. I was positive that we would become great friends. Although, I have never talked to Pokémon of my age.

"Let's get started, then!" said the Shiny Squirtle. "Oh, I am William by the way, and this is my twin sister, Amy. What's your given name?" He seemed happy that I – finally – opened up to them.

"My mother gave me the name 'Pichu'. Most of my kind were born as a Pikachu, but I was the exception," I said shyly. No one ever asked me about my name.

"Oh, we didn't want to offend you, or anything. On with the training!" began Amy. Her subject-switching was fast. "What attack are you going to use? It's not all about strength, the point is aiming." Amy would become a great mother someday… Wait, my subject-switching was fast, too.

I had not thought about that. What attack should I use? I could not use my strong moves, like Volt Tackle, or Discharge. I choose the attack Thunder Wave. It was fast, elegant, and hard to aim, since it was a small current.

"I am going to use 'Thunder Wave'. It is very difficult to aim," I answered.

"Okay!" The Squirtles were both ultra-happy. "Let's start the training!"

Pikachirate's Point Of View

I was pondering about the Princess. I didn't know what to do with her. I have to get rid of her as quick as possible.

Maybe I should just dump her near civilisation, and then she can find her way back home by herself.

But what if some real pirates kidnap her when I dump her somewhere? It would be my fault if something would happen to her. So that wasn't a good idea.

I was walking in circles in my room. Well, it wasn't my room anymore, it was the Princess's now.

Maybe I needed some fresh air. Yes, I need some fresh air.

So, I walked up to the decks. I saw some lightning coming from the other end of the deck.

What was that lightning, were we being attacked? No, someone would have noticed. Then I saw that the Squirtles were attacked by Pichu. Why weren't the Squirtles fighting back?

I ran toward the Squirtles, charging my Thunder. Pichu turned around, and, in a blink, she was gone… Where did she go? Without a warning, I was hit on the head. Ouch, that hurts.

"Why did you not faint!" Pichu said in a high-pitched voice. "And why were you attacking me?" Different emotions were seen on the Princess's face. There wasn't enough time to name them all, but sadness was the most present.

"Because you were attacking the Squirtles with your Thunder Wave!" I snapped back.

"I was not attacking the Squirtles, they were nice enough to let me train with them. We were using our attacks at flying targets." We started a match of death glares.

Pichu's Point Of View

We kept staring at each other, but then, out of the blue, Pikachu grabbed my arm and pulled me away.

Pikachu brought me to the Blastoises. They were practicing their aim, just like William and Amy. Chansey was in the room, too. I think they were catching up on… things. I got intimidated by their power, what probably was Pikachirate's intention.

He put me in a corner, I was feeling like a hostage – which I was – and was really feeling down.

Pikachu walked away, taking Chansey with him.

Pikachu and Chansey were going to talk in a room at the other side of the ship. Well, that was what Pikachu said. I wondered what they were going to do with me.

I mean, the Pikachirate is more intimidating than he looks. Who knows what they will do with me. He should not be underestimated. No one ever saw through my act. I do not think he understood everything I said and did, but most Pokémon simply thought that it was my personality.

It was the afternoon, and it was almost time for lunch. Well, I thought it was almost time for lunch…

I jumped. I was not prepared and the door almost hit me, but I evaded it. Buneary walked in.

"Guys, it's time for lunch!" She skipped out of the room, and we followed. The Blastoises were looking at me with narrowed eyes. They took me as a serious threat.

This time, I would eat with 'The Crew'. I was not looking forward to lunch, it would be like an interrogation, with one suspect, and dozens who would ask questions.

I sat down between a Bulbasaur and the Gengar. I saw Pikachu on the other side of the table, sitting next to Blastoise and Chansey. I could see now that they knew each other for a long time. They were chit-chatting with the Captain, as if he wasn't that different.

The Bulbasaur started a conversation with me. "Hm… How were you able to use that awesome Volt Tackle? I mean, you were too fast for the eye, and even Gengar couldn't evade the attack! And everyone knows that Gengar has the best evasiveness," she said, eagerly for details. She smiled again, and continued. "I'm Esmeralda, by the way!" Too happy. Were all young Pokémon here that happy?

I had to stick with my story I provided Charmander with, so I lied smoothly - I think I lied smoothly. "I am sorry, but my memory blanched out. The only things I can remember, is that someone was standing in my room… And I woke up in a bed I did not know the next morning. Did I hurt anyone?" I said in a sweet, innocent voice.

"Yes! You hit Gengar!" Esmeralda pointed to Gengar. "With a Volt Tackle! How did you do it?" I decided to tell the truth; it was the only thing those Pokémon would believe.

"The move 'Volt Tackle' is something my family knows since birth. Not every family member has the move unlocked, but we are all able to utilize it at some point," I said. Every head was turned to me, and every pair of eyes was staring into mine.

"Ahem." The Captain attracted all of the attention now. "Listen up, everyone. We sent note to The Land of Leaves that we want a ransom for the Princess." I was stunned by the recent development of my 'kidnapping'. I never suspected that they would sell me back to my home country this soon.

And then it hit me.

It was Charmander's idea, just as much as it was Pikachu's idea. They talked about the best solution for this problem when I was asleep, and this ransom was the answer.

Buneary was the first to react. "Captain, when will the exchange take place? And why didn't you let me write the note? We all know how bad your writing is," she said accusingly. I figured she did all the important stuff. Things like taking notes for improvement, or a note saying 'We kidnapped the Princess'.

"But I'm the Captain! Let me have my fun! And, they know my handwriting, so it was only smart to let me write it. Your note would have been too perfect, it needs Grammatical errors and Spelling mistakes. We're not pirates otherwise," he smirked. I did not know what to make out of this. "We haven't got any answer to our note, it will take a while for them to receive it." A little extension of my time here.

Apparently, Buneary did know what to make out of this. She glared, and muttered something like: "Captain should get some sleep mutter mutter he is overworked. His mind is all going crazy."

Before Pikachu could say anything, another Crew member… Well, spoke. "Mew mew, mew mewwww," Mew was making vicious hand signs – no one understood them. "MEW, mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew MEW MEW!" Mew huffed. Mew certainly was not happy about the exchange.

Pikachu sighed, and patted Mew's head. "I know you don't want to lose your play friend this soon, but it's a Princess. She has to return as soon as possible. If we don't return her, her father and fiancée will rage and hunt us down. Do you want that?" Mew shook her head. "Then it's a win-win situation for both teams," Pikachu finished, saying it without a doubt.

To emphasize Pikachu's logic, Buneary stated: "The Princess will bring peace to both The Land of Leaves, as The Land of Yellow, with this engagement." I was hurt by how true that was.

"But they could form an alliance against some other countries," Gengar countered, "So it is impossible to say if the world will be more at peace after the wedding." Was this what that 'treaty' was about? War against other countries? I could not believe what they said, but, deep down, I knew it was true.

Peace between countries made sure there would be a new war between them and others.

Mew (Pikachirate's Point Of View)

It was a normal day on 'The Lightning Shadow'. As usual, we were playing cards below the decks.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise on the deck. We all went to the deck to check what caused the noise.

The first thing we saw when we entered, were the apples. The deck was covered with apples.

They were everywhere.

We looked at the barrel where the apples where until seconds ago. It was empty.

We heard someone grin, and looked up. We saw a Mew, it was wearing an eye patch. Wait a sec… That was my eye patch! How did she get that?

Mew flew around a bit more, knocking things over in the progress. We tried to catch her, but she was too fast. So, after a while, we just gave up.

Mew stayed. We still don't know how Mew got here, or why she stayed. I guess we will never know.

She is as curious and playful as she is mystical and wanted
Always being chased, no matter where she is
Never understanding why they where playing 'Tag' that rough

Friendless, wandering around aimlessly
Never saying a word
Never having someone to say a word for the first time

Until she found someone alike
The best friend in another No-Form

He understood what she meant precisely
She understood what he meant exactly

They were both happy for the first time

*Author Note! – We decided, that Mew can't speak anything, besides Mew mew mew. That is because Mew is a "Transform"-Pokémon!

Mew can understand what everyone else is saying, but just can't speak it herself. And yes, we made Mew female. It is Alternate Universe, right? End Author Note!*