Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
"Speech"
'Telepathy'
Thoughts
A/N: Short chapter, but I think it's cute ^^
Chapter 2: Home
"Mom, mom!" I shouted. "Please, hurry up!"
"I'm coming, young one," Mother said with a groan. "You know this is very early in the morning, and your sister is still asleep."
"Not anymore, I'm not," my sister said as she came next to me and gave me a soft punch in the arm. I grinned.
"So, you remembered what day it is, didn't you?" Another voice spoke as the body looked down on us.
"Dad!" I shouted happily. My sister smiled beside me. "It's the first day we can go out!"
Father chuckled. "Yes, it is. Alright… how do we do this?"
"Carefully, for sure," I heard another voice speak. I groaned.
"Hello Uncle…" I said, lacking enthusiasm.
Evidently, Mother must've heard me and made an audible cough. I sat up straight.
Mom carried me, and Dad carried Sis. This was going to be exciting. We were going to see what was outside our home for the first time.
…
The grass seemed so green from down here. I crawled around before deciding the second way of moving was much easier. The flowers were so much more fragrant… the trees so much taller. Of course, the water was even clearer and more beautiful than ever.
I reached my hand and dapped a finger into my reflection, sending waves everywhere. I giggled and reached closer, only to be held back by my uncle.
"C'mon, Uncle! You don't have to be that protective all the time…"
"Listen," he replied. "I'm only trying to watch out for you."
I rolled my eyes and reached closer. The water was so clear…
… and fell in. Mom gave a yelp and quickly hoisted the wet me out before scolding my Uncle. I felt kind of bad for him…
Kind of.
I looked over my Mom's shoulder. Sis seemed to be having quite a nice time on her own, going in circles while Dad watched with amusement. As I did, I caught a glimpse of something shiny and blue…
It seemed to be calling for me.
I slid myself out of Mom's grasp and moved closer to the jewel. It was so beautiful… beyond anything else here. I reached out to touch it…
… only to be held back once more. I turned around and glared at who I thought would be my Uncle, only to see the eyes of my mother. She set me down and flew down closer to me.
"Listen, Storm," she said with a straight face and stern voice. "Do not ever touch that jewel. It is precious not only to us, but for everyone here. Anything bad that happens to it would result in bad things happening to us, understand?"
Mother was always the playful one, never so serious like this. I gulped, nodded, and kept my distance from the sparkly item. I looked up and noticed she was taking ever so furtive glances at the jewel. It seemed odd that one item could determine the fate of everything.
Then, I heard another voice. One that I hadn't heard of before. It was soft, yet terrifying. I hid behind Mom, who oddly looked on with excitement.
The speaker finally came out. "Hello?" she called. I tilted my head in curiosity. It was a human girl… Mom, Dad, and sometimes Uncle told stories about humans. They were kind… most of them. I gave a whimper and tried hiding myself into Mom's shadow as well.
Mother gave an affectionate coo as she approached the human. I was terrified. Would I flee behind Father or Uncle? Or would I stay behind Mom, with the risk of being discovered?
I chose the latter and moved in closer, trying to stay as close to Mom's back as possible. The girls smiled at Mom and petted her head.
"Hello again," she said and Mom cooed happily. "Sorry for being out for so long!" She looked at area Sis and I slept and smiled. "So they're finally out?"
Mother nodded and stepped aside, leaving me exposed. I gave a yelp before growling, trying to intimidate the human. She only smiled and picked me up with her hands. "He's so cute!" she told Mom. Mom simply smiled.
"Mom!" I cried. "Help me!"
"Oh you'll be fine… she's trustworthy," Mom replied.
I kept growling, not believing her words. All of that started to change, though. Suddenly, the human began petting me. For some reason, I liked it and started giggling, causing her to laugh as well. She set me down on the ground and looked as Sister, who, for some reason, seemed a lot more welcoming to the stranger. She snuggled up against her palm and smiled as she was petted.
"So," the human began as she put Sis back on the ground. Uncle and Father moved in closer to watch us. "What have you told them so far?"
Mom and Uncle looked at each other. "Just the usual story," they said and the human nodded, as if she could understand us. I was a bit confused before I shrugged it off. We had explored the garden quite a lot today, and I was simply exhausted. I smiled as Mom and Dad carried us back to the nest and set Sis and me down. I was soon asleep…
'Good night, little Latios…' I heard Mom whisper as I drifted off into sleep.