Cindy felt the rising and falling of her mother's chest rocking her. She was sound asleep, dreaming about adventures that she hoped to have. Her leg twitched, softly kicking at Jenna, who was curled up around her. Jenna was asleep as well, smiling from the tiny, yet firm jerks of her daughter's leg. They didn't hurt, so Jenna simply ignored them. Her peaceful slumber lasted until she heard a twig snap. Her ear twitched, and she lifted her head. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. Her eyelids were still a little heavy, but she couldn't close them after hearing the twig.
Another twig snapped. Jenna cocked her head and lifted her ear, hearing footsteps. They weren't the familiar footsteps of the nocturnal Pokemon. No, these were different; they sounded like someone was attempting stealth. She nearly strained her ears trying to listen to the no-so-silent tiptoes outside.
Something's not right. Jenna thought, now wide awake. She took great care to uncurl herself without waking Cindy, who was still kicking in her sleep. She slowly began crawling toward the entrance, hoping to see what was going on.
When she was no more than a couple feet away from the entrance, suddenly, something wrapped around her neck and started yanking her. She fought back, pulling with all her might, but she was pulled out quickly. She landed with a great thud on the forest floor, finding herself surrounded by strange creatures. They chattered excitedly.
"Well, lookie here. A wild Typhlosion!"
"Whooda thought that was in that burrow?!"
"Man, boss is going to be surprised!"
Humans. Jenna just knew those were humans. She recognized that kind of blabber pouring out of their mouths; she'd heard it plenty of times. And from their mocking tones, she knew that they were not friendly. They just yank her out of the burrow, thinking they've won already? She wasn't going to give up without a fight. She stood up and lit her flame, burning the rope around her neck. She looked around her. There were a lot of them, about twenty. She let out a great roar and fire spewed out of her mouth. As they scattered, some of them summoned Pokémon.
Jenna smirked. Just a bunch of Poison Types, she thought. Being the swift dodger that she was, Jenna was certain she could take on those Pokémon in a fight. As they attacked, she pounded them one by one with multiple Fire Punches. She sensed a pair of fangs coming her way; she grabbed what she assumed was an Arbok and used it to bat the others away. Sending Arbok flying with a Fire Punch, she rolled into a Flame Wheel and rolled right over her opponents. At the moment, it seemed like she was winning.
"Dang, he's a feisty one!" she heard one exclaim.
"You idiot! It's a girl Typhlosion!" another snapped.
"And how would you know?"
"Look what else I found in the burrow!"
Jenna turned quickly and her heart nearly stopped. One of them had pulled Cindy from out of the burrow while Jenna fought, and startled the little Cyndaquil awake. The man held her upside-down by her leg, and the terrified baby, caught in a stranger's grasp, started crying for help.
"CYNDAQUIL!" Mommy! Help! Cindy squirmed in vain, for the man's grip was strong.
"BAKAWWWRRR!" Leave my baby alone! Jenna's fighting mood gave way to a fierce blazing fury, and she landed an incredibly hot fire punch on the man's face. The man screamed in pain and dropped Cindy to cover his face. Jenna swooped below his level and caught Cindy with her mouth. Knowing she couldn't fight them with her baby in her mouth, she turned and ran as fast as she could.
If I put her down, one will just take her while I'm fighting the others! I can't let that happen, she thought as she ran.
"Mommy, I'm scared!" Cindy cried.
"Don't worry, they won't catch us. I won't let them." Jenna said calmly. She dashed through the forest, avoiding almost every tree, boulder, and bush. She felt low tree branches scratch her face, and snap off the larger branches they clung to. She nearly stumbled over a rock, but regained her balance before continuing her run. She was certain burrs were clinging onto her fur, but now wasn't the time to worry about it. She jumped over the river, and just kept running. Her heart raced as fast as her feet did, and her lungs swelled with each quick breath taken.
Cindy was watching the scenery speed by, getting more and more frightened of the darkness. She couldn't see just what was in front of her until it was almost close enough to touch. She felt some branches scratch her face, but her pounding heart was more distracting. How her mother could dodge every obstacle in the dark forest, she couldn't even comprehend.
When she was sure she had outrun the humans, she slowed down and stopped on a hilltop. With Cindy still in her mouth, she slightly lifted herself on a rock and looked over the rest of the forest. The half-moon glowed as brightly as a full moon that night, and gave the forest a calm, peaceful feeling. How ironic that she and her baby Cyndaquil were being pursued on this night!
Suddenly, a surge of electricity shocked them. Jenna turned and saw that the humans had caught up to them, and were using an Electivire on them! She tried not to roar in pain, for fear she'd drop Cindy. Cindy, however, let out a shrill cry that frightened the humans and their Pokemon, in fact, making them return to their Pokeballs, including the Electivire. As the humans began murmuring about what had just happened and wondered how such a small Pokémon did that, Jenna seized the moment and began running again.
Those humans are relentless. I need to lose them somehow! she thought. She sped more through the forest, not caring if any thorn, burr, or sticker stuck onto her. She turned her head and saw the humans were pursuing them on strange machines. She growled, recognizing them as all-terrain vehicles. They are slow, so they have to use those things?!
"Mommy! Tree!" Cindy shouted, still facing in front of them.
Jenna turned her head and nearly skidded to a halt, and held eye contact with a Noctowl. However, she remembered the vehicles behind her, so she jumped to the side and quickly dodged the tree. Cursing under her breath for nearly crashing, her focus remained on the front, to avoid all the obstacles in their way. She saw a clearing ahead of her, and remembered the canyon that laid before them. She tried to think of a plan for distracting the humans so she and Cindy could escape.
As she approached the clearing ahead, an electrical whip was unleashed from one of the humans, and managed to curl it around her left arm. The painful buzzing left a sharp ringing in her ears, and she could feel the area just below her shoulder roasting. The smell of her burning flesh and fur made her queasy, and made the searing agony much more unbearable. Unable to control herself, Jenna roared out in pain, accidentally throwing Cindy. Realizing just how close she was standing to the ledge, Jenna yelled in dismay as Cindy, in a panic, attempted to grab the ledge, but missed. She crawled to the ledge and watched as Cindy tumbled down the cliff, screaming, and disappeared into the fog below. Jenna laid there, staring into the abyss, trying to comprehend what had just happened. She felt something die inside. Her eyes began welling up with tears.
"CINDY!" she cried out, hoping for an answer. No answer.
"No," she whispered. She stretched forth her unhurt arm, reaching for her child, whom she couldn't see now. Biting her lip, the fur on her cheeks soon became wet, and she soon felt hollow. Within moments, the humans grabbed her without any struggle. She didn't even try to fight back.
The group of wild Pokemon stared at the small shape that had landed on the rocks. It had fallen there a few minutes before, with a small crack. They were afraid of approaching it, yet were curious about it. An Aipom tossed a rock that direction, and there was no reaction from the figure. They weren't sure they wanted to see what it was up close, silently fearing it was a predator waiting to attack any poor bystander.
However, a small group of Legendaries, three large cat-like Pokemon and a small, fairy-like Pokemon, approached the shape, much to the other Pokémon's relief. There lay a small female Cyndaquil, not more than a week old, they could tell. Upon closer inspection, the little one had a terribe head injury, most likely from falling a great distance. However, she was still breathing, though unconscious. They stood in awe at the Cyndaquil's miraculous survival, though it didn't seem like she could survive for long.
"How do you suppose she got up there in the first place?" Suicune, the blue one asked, gazing upward.
"I think she was born up there." said Raikou, the yellow one. The brown one, Entei, just stared at the little Pokemon.
The green, fairy-like one, Celebi, circled and studied her. "I think I can heal her injury," she said. She flew near the Cyndaquil, and placed her hand on her. Within seconds, the injury had disappeared. Celebi backed up, and watched the baby Pokemon squirm. She moved around a little bit, stretched, and yawned. Then she fell back asleep. Celebi moved closer again, and smiled, knowing she was successful in healing Cyndaquil.
"Well, when she wakes up, we'll take her to her mother. That'll be a happy reunion." Raikou said, grinning.
Suicune thought for a moment and said, "Wait, what if she has amnesia? She won't know who her mother is!"
Entei remained quiet.
"Celebi," Suicune asked. "Do you think you can fix her memory?"
Celebi shook her head. "No, I can't. Memory regeneration is not one of my strengths."
"Well, you think her mother could help her remember? She is a week old though..." Raikou said.
A Noctowl flew down. "I'd hate to break it to you, but I saw what happened up there. Her mother has been captured by humans," he said before flying away.
The four of them stared at the Noctowl, and then looked among each other. They may be Legendaries, but they didn't know what to do with an unconscious Cyndaquil who may very well be an orphan soon. Perhaps one of them could raise her? It couldn't be done, because how could any Legendary effectively raise a non-Legendary, when they were wayward souls that the little one couldn't possibly keep up with? They didn't want to leave a baby Pokémon alone before she was ready. After a moment of silence, Entei stepped up.
"I'll go find her a home."
The other three stared.
"You're not serious, are you, Entei?" Raikou said.
"You don't mean..." Celebi choked.
"Are you suggesting giving her to a human? Humans just took her mother!" Suicune exclaimed.
Entei picked up Cyndaquil with his mouth. "There's a nearby path, where young, adventurous humans take on their journey. There may be one out there who'll treat her like she's something special."
"Yeah, but-" the three didn't finish. What other Pokemon would take a young Cyndaquil in? There were no others who were willing to adopt. Reluctantly, they agreed, and Entei began traveling through the forest. When he left, Raikou commented, "I think this is a bad idea."
Celebi thought for a moment and said, "I'll travel through time and see how she fares. And maybe I'll arrange for a helper..."
Entei walked through the forest, calm as can be, but felt a swell of warmth from the small body he carried. Cyndaquil was still asleep, her leg twitching. She let out soft sighs as she slumbered. He smiled inwardly, only to remind himself that he shouldn't get attached to the little one; he had a duty as a Legendary Pokémon, and he couldn't get distracted by a little Cyndaquil. Even if he could feel the great strength that was hidden within her, even if it hadn't manifested yet.
Soon, they came across a bush, one that no Pokemon dared to approach, due to the smell it emitted. Entei didn't mind the smell; and neither did Cyndaquil for that matter. Seeing the sun rising and the bush next to a path, Entei set down Cyndaquil on the bush. The young Pokemon fidgeted for a moment, then cuddled herself into the soft leaves.
"Young Cyndaquil, you survived a fall that would've killed you. Your body contains a great power that'll reveal itself when the time is right. As of now, you must be raised by a human who can reveal your full potential. And remember, even if I'm not with you physically, you can still reach me when you keep an open mind and a strong heart. That is my blessing."
Entei began walking away. As he left, he took one last look at the small Pokemon sleeping on the bush.
"Farewell, my daughter..."
Author's Notes: Okay, you've made it this far, reader. Good job. Are you irritated yet?
When I started, I wasn't entirely sure how well the concept of the Pokémon version of Demigods (which you can refer to them as either Semi-Legendaries or Half-Blood Legendaries if you'd like) would be received. From what I know of the games, Legendary Pokémon are genderless and you cannot breed them. For this story, I decided, 'Screw it, I'm not calling any Legendary with a significant role an 'it'.'
So, if that doesn't bother you, you can continue. However, a warning for the next few chapters: ABUSE.