Chapter Nine: Daring

*Author Note - Hello guys! I wasn't really motivated to write the start of this chapter. So I wrote legends for around two and a half hours. And then I started writing the start, I was feeling lonely downstairs. No one was there. Everyone from scouting was sleeping, even Orange. And I wasn't. I guess I was Buneary, and the rest of my group was The Crew... I only wrote forty words that morning, but still. It was a start ( ^ ^')*

Disclaimer: For the Ninth Time! We do not own Pokémon! REPEAT! We do not own Pokémon.

Chapter Nine: Daring

Pichu's Point Of View

I looked at Buneary. I did not realise that this would happen this soon.

Pikachu picked himself up faster than I did. "Thanks, Buneary. Where is the point of exchange?" I thought he forced himself to speak with a controlled voice, but I could be judging it wrong.

She said it immediately. "They suggested Plaza del Catans, in The Land of Dragons." Pikachu moved his head a bit, and sighed.

"Fine, I am going to take some breakfast," he murmured.

Buneary shook her head. "Lunch, you mean. It is already three in the afternoon. I have no idea why the rest is still asleep."

"It's a lesson for next time, don't party 'till morning," Pikachu huffed. He forgot his hunger, as he made no movement.

Buneary turned around. "Do you want to help wake up the rest of the Crew?" I hesitated. But I knew I wanted to be outside - even if it is on a ship - so I declined.

Buneary walked away, and the awkward silence between him and I was heavy. To my own surprise, I was sad about leaving. I started having a liking to most Pokémon.

Chansey and Happiny were very kind towards me, and Gengar was being nice to me. He was angry, because Ditto transformed in me all the time. And Mew... Was Mew. That is all you need to know.

And I found a friend in Buneary this night.

I was asked a question, but I did not hear it. "Could you repeat that, please?" I managed to say.

He turned a bit red. Why would he turn red? "What size is your dress?" He looked away from me when he finished his question.

I was stunned. "Why would you want to know that?" Yes, why would he want to know that? It is personal!

"Well, we won't trade you looking like that, will we?" I looked at my dress, it was looking a bit filthy. Oh no. Pikachu was right. I was not looking like the elegant, dignified princess that I was when I left The Land of Leaves. Pikachu continued. "Are you going to answer the question, or what?" he asked impatiently.

I sighed. "It is extra small, could you not guess it?" He ignored the last part.

"Okay, thanks. I'm going to help Buneary with the whole Crew-waking, so... See you later," Pikachu said, and made the 'cool guy' movement with one hand. I kept staring until he was gone.

I was alone, again. I lay down on the blanket, which was still on the deck. I heard a noise coming from below the deck and it was getting louder.

The Crew was not happy about being woken up, but Buneary got them silent with one smack of her notebook.

I did not even hear a whisper anymore.

They came up, one by one, all looking sleepy. I talked some with Amy and William, and Esmeralda jumped into the conversation. I was having fun, just with talking to others without being afraid. Afraid that I was not 'Princess' enough for them.

"Attention, please," Chansey asked. "We got some apples here, so you can wake up. I would recommend taking one if you're feeling sleepy." There was the smile. No one could refuse, even if they tried.

Gengar tried to refuse it. "Chansey, we don't want apples to wake us up! We need coffee! Or coke! Anything but apples!" The Crew made noises to show they supported Gengar.

Chansey looked at Gengar. "I'm sorry, but who are you to say this?" Gengar began to walk backwards, Chansey was intimidating. "I, the nurse, say apples will wake you up more than coffee will do, so you get apples."

No one else dared to get in a conversation with Chansey, so we all ate apples. They started to wake up, talking about the party again. It was ages away for me, but they just woke up after it.

Pikachu jumped on a table. "Everyone, we will have to add some supplies here and there, so we will go on land soon." His Crew was not really interested in this, they probably knew what was happening. "Our supply point will be in The Land of Dragons, at Plaza del Labyrinthos." That was not the best information. The name tells me that it was not an ordinary island. "I think it would be smart to leave some of you here, to watch Pichu."

Shock. He saw me as a baby. "What?" My hands slammed on the table. "I do not need a babysit! I can just go with you!" I focused my intense glare at Pikachu. He stared back at me, looking calm.

"We don't want you to escape, you showed us that you're capable of doing so, which means we will leave Esmeralda, Ditto and Mew here to make sure you stay on the ship." His look became a bit frustrated. He chose his words wisely. I could not resist anymore.

Mew was making sure of that. She made me turn somersaults, something I was not used to.

"Sneasel," Pikachu asked. "How long until we're at Plaza del Labyrinthos?" The answer was not what I wanted it to be. We would arrive within half an hour.

I was not happy. Pikachu treated me like a baby. He even tied me to a chair, so I would not escape. He was really mean. Mew would untie me eventually, but then I could not follow the rest of the Crew. They would be too far away to follow, since the island was named 'Labyrinthos'. I did not want to get lost.

I wanted to go sight-seeing, but I was stuck on this stupid ship, again. Stupid ship, stupid name, stupid Pikachu! I was still tied to a chair, when Mew came back into the room, wearing an eye patch and she was carrying a sword. I think she wants to play pirate. Why does she want to be a pirate? She already is one. Why would she pretend? I really do not get it.

She flew toward me. With a real sword.

Ditto and Esmeralda were following Mew - all too happy - and ran in circles around me. Mew cut the ropes and I was free, after minutes. I could not walk alone in the Plaza.

Esmeralda and Mew were having a swordfight, with equal swords. I just sat on the chair, knowing I would not be able to simply walk away. Mew was winning, striking faster, and it looked like Esmeralda was unable to even hit Mew's sword. Ditto flew out of Esmeralda's vines, and Mew started celebrating. Esmeralda and Ditto did too after seconds.

They were completely in another dimension. They did not bother me at all, as if the chair was something dangerous. After a while, they stared at me, to see why I was so silent.

"Mew Mew?" Her head went to the side, still looking at me with that one eye. Why was Mew the one with an eye patch? Never mind.

Esmeralda hit Ditto and said: "Tag, you're it!" I did not know what they were doing, but it was dangerous. They were all screaming through their laughter.

This would take too long. I could not stay in here for another second. "Excuse me for a moment, I have to go to the bathroom." I hurried out of the room. They did not even follow me. I saw my way to escape in the bathroom.

There was a window, the same as Pikachu has in his room. They were probably all over the ship. I wanted to go sight-seeing, but I did not want to betray Pikachu's trust...

He did not trust me, he thought I was someone he had to take care of. I jumped out of the window.

Sneasel

I was alone. My family left me when I was young, since I only brought them despair. Everything turned cold, no one dared to come close to me. And I didn't dare to open up to someone else. Feeling betrayed is all I have left.

I never felt warmth, and I doubted that I ever would. I felt like a shadow, walking through nothing. I was in another dimension for those Pokémon.

I strolled through the north, since snow and ice were a custom there. I crossed many countries on my way, but saw few. They were in war stage, just like my... country... was.

Doors slammed shut, and the everlasting snow kept falling down on me. I was used to it by now. Most Pokémon would say it was the worst weather, but this was my favourite weather. I felt more at ease.

I was in The Mountain of Ice, sitting on a bench, when a meeting of fate happened.

A Roselia walked by, casting me glances until I looked up. She stopped, right there in the snow. It was unusual for Pokémon to look at me. They avoided me like the plague. She started a conversation with me and I was clumsy. I wasn't used to interact with someone.

She smiled at me and something felt wrong.

The snow stopped falling. She noticed it too. The time flew, and she had to leave. She would come again tomorrow.

I knew it for sure since she had put a note in the thorn less rose she gave me.

She gave me a place to stay, Even if it wasn't nearby her. I became the one at the wheel, staying in touch with the spy at The Mountain of Ice.

Referred to as 'The Cold One'
There was snow wherever he went
Ice formed when he arrived
All became frozen

A bad sign
Worse than Absols

He was alone, never had he seen water apart from the bottled

Until the heart melting rose - arrived

*Author Note - We had Sneasel all planned out in our head, but it wasn't easy to phrase it the right way... We hope you liked the Chapter! End Author Note*