All right everybody. Lets see how we do in this chapter. Our hero Shaymin met his new friends, Ash, Dawn, and Brock. Now, they are taking him to a Pokemon center to get him healed.

Shaymin: Yeah, against my will!

Me: Oh be quiet, you were injured and you attacked Ash.

Ash: Those hurt.

Shaymin: Oh come on, that was a perfectly reasonable. You attacked me.

Ash: Because you stole our food.

Shaymin: I was hungry.

Me: Oh be quiet you two. We're boring our audience. Do you want to see the rest of the story or bicker?

Shaymin: Sorry.

Ash: Me too.

Me: Okay then, lets get along and he continue.

Chapter 3 The New Arrival

"HELP! LET ME GO! LET ME GO!" Shaymin screamed as Dawn carried him with the blue blanket. The trio of humans ran and took the unwilling Shaymin with them. He couldn't see and didn't know if he was getting abducted or not. He vaguely remembered the humans saying something about a place called a Pokemon center. He didn't know that was a place where sick Pokemon go; to him, it was just another place where humans were. Maybe they were going to steal him and send him to some farm or worse just a folder on a personal computer, where he would be a downloaded object that could be held as 'data.'

"Hey, somebody take this damn blanket off me! I can't breathe!" Shaymin coughed. "If I'm sick then why are you trying to suffocate me!?"

Ash was glaring at the blanket that held the Pokemon that attacked him. He wanted to scream at it but he knew it only acted in defense. As they ran, Brock gave him a cloth that he wrapped around his arm to stop the bleeding. As he listened to the Pokemon, he figured that the Pokemon had a point and started to slow down. Why was he helping this Pokemon? He attacked him after all. He normally wouldn't question why he would help a Pokemon, rouge or not, but this one was clearly rejecting it? Why? They were only trying to help. Or was it that this Pokemon feared people in general and didn't want to be in contact with these 'humans.' He put himself in Shaymin's position and to him, this was a kidnapping. He was only trying to get food earlier, and now these people were taking him somewhere he had never been to before. All these details prompted him to stop running. The others were surprised and stopped too, wondering if something was wrong. "Ash, why are we stopping?" Dawn asked with urgency.

"I know this may sound weird but why are we doing this? Why are we taking this, 'Shaymin', to a Pokemon center?" Ash asked. The question seemed absurd to the others and they stared dumbly.

"What do you mean, why? It's sick you idiot!" Dawn pouted.

"Yeah, but it doesn't want to go to the Pokemon center. It just wants to run away!"

"THANK YOU!" Shaymin screamed beneath the blanket. "Now can you please let go? It's kinda hard to breath in here."

"But Ash, its sick. We can't just let Shaymin go!" Dawn replied.

"Can we let our patient decide?" Ash rebuked. "I mean this involves him. Lets allow him to speak."

Dawn wanted to argue but she gave up. He made sense and she removed the blanket from Shaymin. The Gratitude Pokemon inhaled deeply and coughed again. "Wow. I never realized how great real air tasted." The Pokemon relaxed and felt better. He looked at Ash and smiled a little. "Thanks for having your girlfriend let me go."

"No problem." Ash grinned.

"Hey." Dawn scolded. "I'm not that bad!"

"No offense, lady, but I nearly died in there." Shaymin replied cooly. Ash started laughing but this only got him a kick in the leg from Dawn. He grimaced and rubbed his leg from the hit. He stumbled a bit before regaining his footing.

"I'm sorry, I deserved that." He said with defeat.

"Indeed. Shaymin, I promise not to suffocate you."

"No blanket either?" Shaymin asked.

"No blanket. Now we're taking you to a place called a Pokemon center. They'll heal you up there. Are you okay with us taking you there?"

"I guess. Sure." Shaymin nodded. "But any funny business and I'll use Magical leaf and blind all of you!" They all nodded in understanding and continued to walk towards the Pokemon center but with less urgency. Ash didn't love the idea of getting stung by more Magical leaves but he figured nothing would happen if all went well. They would be there soon and there was no need to rush it.

3 hours later.

They had brought Shaymin to nurse joy and they took him to a white room where he would be healed. Ash remembered the scene that unfolded in the white room. Shaymin was rather agitated when they told him he would be injected with a hyper potion and panicked when a needle was brought out. He tried to get away but he was unable to get off the table in time.

Ash remembered when he screamed, "There is no way you are sticking that thing into me!" But Nurse Joy was fast and before Shaymin knew it, the hyper potion was already in his system. Ash remembered him getting all groggy and falling asleep as the medicine worked its way through his system. During the three hours, Ash got his arm healed and the wound was already much better. He was no longer mad at Shaymin and he actually felt sorry for it. It had been three hours and Shaymin was only starting to regain consciousness. Ash motioned for Dawn and Brock and they walked into the room together. They figured that Shaymin would prefer to see them and not the nurse. They opened the door and prepared to greet their furry companion.

Shaymin's eyes were groggy and dull. His eyelids were heavy and the light was very uncomfortable. Still, he rose and got up onto his feet. He saw Ash and the others and smiled a bit. "These humans are a little less frightening now." He thought silently. "Actually, they are a lot better. In fact, they have been nice to me." He grinned. He rose up and started to speak. He faked ridicule and wanted to see their reactions.

"Well that sure was overkill. First you kidnap me, then you trick me, then you inject me, and finally you knock me under." He teased. They felt offended and stared at him angrily. Shaymin then returned an evil look before bursting out laughing. "I'm kidding you guys, geez, that was hilarious." He laughed. Ash then ran forward and rubbed the Pokemon's head in teasing humor. They all laughed and Shaymin smiled sincerely. "Seriously, I don't think I would've made it this far if it weren't for all of you. So you have my appreciation."

"Thanks, Shaymin." Ash replied. "I know you met Dawn, but we never really introduced ourselves. My names Ash, this is Brock, and this is Pikachu." Ash pointed out each member and Shaymin quickly understood. Pikachu rubbed its ears and gave a sincere apology for zapping him earlier.

"No worries, Pikachu. You were defending your friends weren't you? That's not something to be ashamed of." Shaymin explained. "If anything, I should apologize to you." Pikachu nodded and Shaymin felt unusually good. He had met four really nice people, and they all cared for him. He felt bad for yelling at them all earlier and thought that now would be the appropriate time to apologize. He sighed and started to speak again. "Listen, I know I've been a jerk earlier and I wanted to say I'm sorry. I thought you guys were just trying to take advantage of me and take me for your own good. It was wrong and I was rude earlier. Sorry Ash, for hitting you with those Magical leaves. Sorry for everything and…thank you."

There was a silence in the air and Dawn was the first to speak. "Its alright Shaymin, were just being friendly and we are always kind to others, including you."

"And Shaymin, I forgive you." Ash nodded.

"Thanks, guys."

"Now tell us more about yourself. Its okay, you can trust us." Dawn continued. Shaymin felt relieved and calmed down a bit. He was about to speak when he paused for a moment. He was silent for a moment because he wasn't sure whether he should mention the encounter with the two giant Pokemon and the strange place he visited. They would probably say he's crazy or something absurd or would try to get more information about what happened. He honestly thought that mentioning what happened would be foolish and stupid. He chose his words carefully and started to talk about his experiences.

"You see, I'm a legendary Pokemon. I know that sounds ridiculous but its true. I am a legendary and I am part of a species called the Shaymin, the flower bearers. We mostly live in Sinnoh but we occasionally travel to other regions. Every year, those in Sinnoh travel to a place called the Gracidea Flower Garden, or to some the Flower Paradise. We meet there to collect for the summer and we travel together around the world until we come back here. I was trying to get there when I got lost and ended up stuck in a river. I managed to get away but I was freezing and hungry. When I found a scent trail I ended up at the picnic area and that's how I ended up meeting you guys.

"I see." Ash followed.

"I do need to get to the flower garden so I need to get going, sadly."

"Wait a minute." Dawn chimed in. "We'll take you to the garden. We'd love to go."

"Uh, sure." Ash agreed.

"Sounds good to me." Brock followed.

"Wait, really? I mean its pretty far, I think, and I have already received enough from you." Shaymin replied.

"Don't be ridiculous. Now, if you are the Gratitude Pokemon, you should be loving this moment." Dawn continued.

"Uh, thats not really how it works-"

"What do you mean thats not how it works?" Ash asked.

"I simply go to places that are beaming with gratitude and occasionally give people reasons to be thankful. I don't ask people to thank me! I don't beg for it or make people feel bad if they don't thank me. Also, I don't seek gain or help if I don't need it."

"You bring gratitude to others." Brock followed.

"Yeah, pretty much, when I am traveling near cities."

"So your like…..a Pokemon cupid?" Ash asked.

"No. I bring gratitude, Ash. Not love."

"But love is a form of gratitude." Ash grinned.

"No, its not. It's respect and appreciation. Love is compassion and sincerity." Shaymin explained.

"How come you never appear during thanksgiving?" Dawn asked with a weird expression. "Isn't that the season of gra-"

"Pokemon don't really follow human holidays. And secondly, its too cold! The flowers aren't growing here and nobody wants to travel in the snow."

"I guess your grateful for the weather." Ash teased. Dawn and Shaymin glared at him for a bit before the Pokemon continued.

"The bottom line is this. The flower garden is far away, and I don't need you guys to come to repay me."

"Shaymin, when we help people, we help them till the end. Now how to we get there?" Ash replied. Shaymin sighed in defeat. He was going to have to let them come. He just hoped there wouldn't be any problems on the way. Going on a long journey in the woods wouldn't be easy; the last thing he needed to do was make them unthankful.

"Okay, you can come with." Shaymin smiled. They're faces lit up and even the Gratitude Pokemon felt exceptionally pleased. "Where are we now exactly?"

"We're in a place called the Te'ni Village. Sound at all familiar." Dawn started.

"No, not really. How about landmarks? Like the glacier sheets or the mountains? Where are they?"

"I think the glaciers are down that lake." Brock answered. "But like you said, they are pretty far out. Several miles I think."

"All right then. We'll start there. Forward." He exclaimed. The Pokemon jumped up and landed on Ash's head. Ash almost jerked back from surprise but he got kept his footing. Shaymin hung over Ash's cap and he looked down a little. "Okey dokey, lets go."

"You comfortable up there?" Ash asked.

"You bet, now lets get out of here." Shaymin nodded. They all started to walk out of the Pokemon center. Unaware that they were being searched for, by someone, somewhere.