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Chapter 28: hypnotizing Hypno
As soon as we were done with breakfast, we headed off to Berry forest, which was supposedly where lostelle was.
"You know, I heard that this forest is known for its large supply of berries" Leaf said
"It sure is!" Sarah replied excitedly "not only that, but the berries grow at a surprising rate, there's at least 5 every day!"
"Wow…and what's the dangerous part?" Red asked
"Relax, you'll be fine" Sarah said "the danger is that Hypno like to hang out in the forest, and many times will hypnotizes children into staying"
Aqua held onto my hand nervously "but…were children" she said
"Yes, but you guys are also trainers" Sarah said "plus, me and Zain are adults"
"Doesn't mean they won't attack" Zain said. Before I could reply, we got to the forest.
"Well, here we are" Sarah said "we should be quiet. If we're lucky, we will be able to hear Lostelles cries for help…or just plain crying" she shrugged and continued walking, leaving us to follow.
After a bit, Sarah stopped "what's up Sarah?" Leaf asked
"Shh!" Sarah whispered "listen!"
We listened, and a faint crying could be heard "is that her?" I whispered
"Let's hope so" Sarah replied, still whispering. We continued towards the crying, hearing it get louder and louder.
Finally, we found the source. In a small, open field, a young girl sat, turned away from us. Everything I knew from creepy movies told me not to go near her…but I felt she wasn't faking.
"Are you Lostelle?" Red asked, keeping a tight hold on Leaf, who was visibly restraining from comforting the little girl.
The girl looked at us, tears in her eyes "w-who are you?" she asked shakily.
"Don't worry, we won't hurt you" I said, letting go of Aqua.
"I-it's not you I-I'm afraid of" she said, her voice filled with fear
"Then who-" I cut myself off as I remembered this event. I remembered exactly what happened…and my suspicion was confirmed shortly
"Him!" the girl cried, pointing to a Hypno that seemed to just appear out of nowhere, she then broke down into tears.
"What the heck?" Aqua said in surprise
"I don't think it's friendly" I replied back. I shortly got my answer.
"Hypno!"
"I'll comfort her, someone fend it off" Sarah said, kneeling by the girl.
I quickly picked up a poke ball and threw it "go Blastoise!"
"Blastoise!"
"Blastoise, false swipe!" I called. Blastoise hit the Hypno, and I could tell it did serious damage…but the Hypno wasn't done.
The Hypno used psychic, sending Blastoise back, but I didn't need to attack again.
I threw an empty poke ball at the Hypno, hoping it was weak enough not to throw it back. The ball caught Hypno, and started shaking. It didn't shake too much before it clicked. It was surprising how quickly I had caught it…then again, maybe it wanted me to catch it.
"Yay Alex!" Aqua cheered. I smiled, then saw the girl still crying.
"Is she still scared?" I asked.
"She won't calm down" Leaf said
I let Hypno out, hoping the girl could conquer her fear. I then walked up to her, the Hypno close behind "he won't hurt you anymore" I said soothingly. I showed the girl the Hypno "see? He's friendly now"
The girl slowly stopped crying, then reached out a hand to pet Hypno. Her fear seemed to fade when Hypno let her pet it "thank you so much" she said, still a little shaky
I smiled "so, are you Lostelle?" I asked
She nodded "yes, did Daddy send you?" she asked
"He did, he's worried sick about you" I replied
"Ok" she said
"Come on, let's get you back home" Sarah said. I returned the Hypno, and we immediately went back to two island with Lostelle, and then went to the soon-to-be Game corner.
When Lostelle saw her dad, she immediately ran up to hug him "I missed you so much daddy!" she said
"Lostelle! I was worried sick about you!" the man replied, hugging her. He stood up and looked at us "thank you so much" he said to us
"It wasn't a problem" Sarah replied. She took the Meteorite from me and showed it to the man "is this yours?"
"Why, yes. Bill was supposed to bring it to me" the man said, taking it
"He sent us instead" Sarah said "well…he actually sent Alex" she gestured to me.
"Well, thank you, Alex" he said "here, a gift for your troubles" he gave me a grey stone with small indents in it.
"Thanks" I said
"The game corner will be open soon, stop on by when you get the chance, ok?" he said
"Ok" I replied. We walked out, and headed back to one island.
There, we immediately went into the Pokémon center, where Bill came straight up to us "well, I'm all done! Did you guys deliver it?" he asked
"Yep, and he was very grateful" I said
"Great! Can you guys stay here tonight? I want to rest before returning" Bill said
"That's fine" Leaf said, going to talk with Nurse Joy.
The rest of us walked out, Bill staying with Ceil. "I guess this is where I say bye" Sarah said
"You don't have to" Zain said, before I could speak
"He's right, I'm sure Leaf wouldn't mind another person traveling with us" Red said
"Are you sure?" Sarah asked
"Positive" I said "plus, we could use someone with information on the islands"
"Yea, but if you're going to the mainland, what use will I be?" she asked
"Well, we could always use an extra companion" Aqua said "plus, I'm sure Leaf would be happy to have another girl…even if she's and adult"
"But, I couldn't contribute, I don't have any skills that are useful" she said
"We'll find something tomorrow" I said, yawning.
We went to our rooms, and I practically fell into my bed. I fell asleep with little thoughts.
Yay! Another chapter done! Sorry I took so long, I was really busy over the weekend. Also, I may have portrayed Sarah as a kid in my last chapter, but she's actually a young adult, just like Zain. Remember: I love criticism, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. Bye for now!