After Cyndaquil´s disappearance and the discovery of a note left behind , indicating , that the fire mouse Pokémon did not leave out of her own will, Charizard, Charmander and Snivy found a trail of something black , which kind of looked like ash… The sun was rising into the air , brightening the area , but Charmander was not in the mood to pay attention to something like that , due to his closest friend being in trouble…"maybe we can follow that trail from above, without taking a long time" Charmanders mom suggested…
Seconds later Charmander and Snivy where on the flame Pokémon's back, who lifted off, but this time the flight was at a much lower height, due to the trail being hard to see from above. "I sure hope Cyndaquil is fine " Charmander said, looking really nervous, although he was sure that something bad had happened to his friend… " Don´t worry Cyndaquil did look pretty strong to me , she ´ll be fine " Charizard said , trying to cheer the Lizard Pokémon up…" those jerks are going to find out , how it can end if you attack me like that " Snivy interrupted…Snivy enjoyed being up here , due to the sunlight being a little more intense…
Charmander was thinking about what he had been through with Cyndaquil a while back , and how close they have grown together, while Charizard passed many rows of mountains , following the black dust like trace on the ground…After many minutes Charizard started to fly in place …" I think we are where we need to be. " She said , pointing at a mountain in front of them…apparently the black material led into it… Charmander quickly got of…" Snivy? " the lizard Pokémon said…" the snake Pokémon opened her eyes and started to yawn…" this is important you know ? How can you sleep at a time like this ?" Charmander wondered… Snivy slowly got of Charizards back …" I do need my sleep.." Snivy said , raising her nose into the air…
The site they had landed in , was a rocky wasteland with absolutely no sign of anyone or anything out here being able to live…. On the slope of the mountain was a little cave not far from them…Charizard tried to fit through the entrance , but she was just too big… " Okay we´re going to go in on our own then " Charmander said , looking at Snivy , who quickly started to go into the tunnel leading into the rocky elevation… " Be careful" Charizard said… " the Charmander followed Snivy …The cave system itself was rather simple it was not branching of anywhere, it was just a straight path…
Meanwhile Cyndaquil who was tied up with some sort of Chains , had woken up… "Wh-where am I ? " the fire mouse Pokémon wondered , looking around… "silence!" a deep voice said…although there was no one in sight… all of a sudden some sort of bowl started to hover towards Cyndaquil… when it was above the fire type , it dumped its content , which was clear but cold water… " Agh…let me go! " She said , igniting her back , but she just couldn´t break free , due to the Chains somehow being able to withstand the heat… out of nowhere a big ball of water appeared on top of Cyndaquil, which exploded a second later , soaking Cyndaquil… The Pokémon was shivering all over her body and had put out her fire "please let me go…" she said… " can´t do that " the voice said , "you are our captive" the more you annoy us the more we annoy you … a higher pitched voice said… before water droplets from the ceiling started to drop onto Cyndaquil , who couldn´t move a step…
After a few more minutes of water torture, Charmander and Snivy found a Chamber deep inside the mountain… Cyndaquil was lying in the center… Charmander tried to approach the freezing and shivering Pokémon, but was stopped by a creature that looked a bit like jellyfish ,blocked his path , along with two other ghost types appearing out of nowhere.. " Leave , if you don´t want to suffer. " the frillish said … " You know you want to " a round and gaseous Pokémon said… Charmander winked at Snivy , before taking a deep breath " Flamethrower ! " the lizard yelled , releasing a cloud of flames towards the Gastly, who took the full blast of the surprising fire attack… The ghost type fell to the ground , not moving at all…." rebellious ey? " The floating Pokémon interrupted , creating an orb of water " Water pulse " it muttered , throwing the concentrated liquid at the fire type… Charmander tried dodging it , but he jumped too late and was hit… Charmander was sent flying against the cave wall after the ball of water detonated " I have had it with you " Snivy said before making her tail glow and jumping into the air and then dropping onto the frillish " let´s see how you like my leaf blade " the grass type said…
Charmander fell… he slowly got up , although the attack didn´t look that strong , it had done more damage than it seemed… he watched , as Snivy executed her attack … the ghost Pokémon couldn´t get out of the way , due to the snake Pokémon being so fast… " Ow you will pay…." The staggering jellyfish Pokémon said , before whispering "Ominous wind " … a gust of repulsive wind stared to whip up and Snivy was sent flying a few meters… " You are going to lose" the water type said , almost in a howling voice … " Smokescreen " Charmander yelled , although he was taking the attack to…. The water Pokémon started to get nervous , due to him not knowing how this battle would end…Charmander snuck past the ghost type and ran over to Cyndaquil… the other Gastly tried stopping him , but Charmander managed to use his sharp claws to break the chains, before the gaseous Pokémon could do anything about it… " Hypnosis " the poison type " whispered , staring into Charmanders eyes… " the Pokémon staggered around, before falling into a deep sleep" hehe take that " he whispered…
All of a sudden Cyndaquil realized , that she was set free…she ignited her back , before yelling "lava Plume " and shooting an inferno of scarlet flames from her back all over the place… The Gastly who was right next to Cyndaquil fainted immediately … the fire mouse noticed Charmander in front of her… she quickly dashed over to him…" Water pulse " Frillish said , blasting Cyndaquil with another water attack, who was starting to get dizzy , due to all the water attacks… " hiya " Snivy said , jumping into the air and releasing another leaf blade… the ghost type staggered around, before falling to the ground…
Cyndaquil staggered over to the sleeping lizard Pokémon, before she started crying… " thank you so much for coming to save me " she said, trying to hold back her tears over the enjoyment , that her friend had come this far and had gone through so much just to save her, she rubbed her nose against his cheek…"thank you to " Cyndaquil said looking at Snivy…" revenge is sweet" the snake Pokémon whispered…
After a few minutes Charmander woke ,opening his eyes … he spotted Cyndaquil so close to him " thank goodness you are save " the lizard Pokémon said, stroking Cyndaquil's head…" I hoped I could do that again , to tell you , that I really love you " Charmander said , looking into Cyndaquil's eyes… they sparkled like shooting starts when those words came out of the lizard's mouth… "I always hoped you would feel like that for me " the fire mouse Pokémon whispered , before tear started to run down her face… " The day we first met I told myself , that I'm going to take care of you , because I really felt close to you … " the lizard said, kissing Cyndaquil , who did the same… " Especially since I knew you , I felt it was right to leave my tribe …"the fire mouse said , while cuddling with Charmander…
"Oh dear, lovers…" Snivy thought to herself… after a surprisingly amorous reunion of the two fire Pokémon
-End of Chapter 9 -