Chapter two is up hopefully the first one was good. Anyways on with the show!
I couldn't believe my eyes! Underneath me was a real live Pikachu! It looked a little different than some of the ones in the game - instead of having black eyes, this one had blue. It had a small thin scar on its eye and from the looks of the tail, it was a female.
"What happened to her?" I wondered.
"Pika pi…" She muttered weakly, a look of fear in her eyes. I then realized I had my knife up against her throat. I released my grip on Pikachu, causing the two of us to fall backwards, and the Pikachu clutched her arm as she let out a cha of pain.
"Um. Are you okay?" I asked.
I mentally punched myself. "Dumbass! You almost killed her! Of course she's not okay!"
The Pikachu sat up, albeit wobbly, and looked at me then the knife then back at me.
"Oh uh." I folded it and stuck it back in my pocket. "I'm sorry you just startled me and I mean no harm towards you." I said.
The Pikachu waved it off as if to say it's all right, it was just a mistake.
"Is your arm okay?"
The Pikachu looked down at her arm and winced at the sight of the small amount of blood, then she shook her head no. I crept towards her to get a closer look at her injury; she had a small gash just above her paw about an inch long, and it appeared to be somewhat deep by the amount of blood. Pikachu was applying pressure to the area which slowed down the flow of blood. I pulled off my pack, which startled her.
"It's all right, I'm just getting something to help with your arm." I replied softly.
She looked at me curiously as I pulled out an old shirt I carry around. I pulled out my pocket knife and cut a strip out of the shirt.
"Can I see your arm?" I asked.
She looked down, then back up at me and nodded.
"Okay, we are going to do this carefully. I want you to take your hand off slowly, Okay?"
She nodded, and slowly took her hand off the wound. I could see that it was worse than I thought. The wound went all the way through its arm and the bone looked to be fractured.
"I'm going to have to make a cast. I'll be back." I said as I ran outside. The storm hadn't let up and I was getting soaked as I began looking around for a piece of wood or something I could use as a splint. I searched until I found a piece of wood about a foot long, then I ran back to the cave with it and found Pikachu waiting.
"Found it." I said happily. I bent down and began working on Pikachu. I broke the piece of wood into two pieces about half as long as Pikachu's arm, then I carefully held up Pikachu's arm. I began by cleaning the wound and wrapping it tight but not enough to hurt her. I then got the two pieces and placed them on two sides and wrapped them tight but again not too tight.
"Okay all done." I declared. Pikachu looked at her arm - it wasn't the greatest job in the world but it stopped the wound from bleeding. Pikachu looked at me and smiled.
"Pika, chu." She said. I guess that means 'thank you' or something close.
I smiled. "No problem, I mean it's the least I could do." I replied. I decided to keep Pikachu company so I sat down next to her. She was looking out the cave entrance, and we both sat in silence as the rain continued to batter the landscape outside. The small Pokémon was breathing rather shallowly and sweating a bit.
"I hope she doesn't have an infection." I thought with alarm. I leaned forward and felt Pikachu's head, noticing that she had a small fever.
"Pikachu, how long have you had this injury?" I asked with concern.
Pikachu thought and raised up three fingers. That didn't help so I guessed.
"Three weeks? Days? Hours?"
At the last, Pikachu said "Cha!"
"Okay, three hours, that's not too bad." I said. "Have you been staying here?"
She shook her head no.
"Do you have anywhere to stay?"
Again she shook her head no but more slower.
"Chu…" she said sadly.
"I know! How about you stay with me until I can find a way to get you home?" I said happily.
Pikachu tilted her head in thought for a moment, then looked back up at me with newfound hope in her eyes. "Pika pichu" She said.
I looked at her. "Um is that a yes?" I asked.
She nodded and stood up wobbly before almost falling.
"Whoa, easy. I think I better carry you because I don't think you can walk in this condition. You've lost a lot of blood from the looks of it." I said, expressing my concern. Pikachu rubbed her head and sat down. "Is it all right if I carry you?" I asked
She nodded weakly as I began to pick her up. I thought Pikachu was going to be a bit heavy but she was pretty light. Suddenly, the wind outside picked up and blew into the cave, blasting the both of us with the cold.
"Crap! That's cold!" It must've been below thirty outside, but it wasn't this cold before I found the cave. I could feel Pikachu shivering so I wrapped her up in my jacket to keep her warm. It didn't help much – she was still shivering.
"Better get home quick." I thought as I went outside. The storm had gotten worse, but at least there was nobody on the roads so I didn't have to worry about being seen.
One Hour Later.
"It isn't far now." I reassured the small Pokémon that was asleep in my arms. We were getting closer to my apartment, thankfully. The sooner the better, because the storm was getting even worse. The winds increased and I felt like I was about to get picked up and blown away. Hail began to blend in with the already heavy rain and I felt like I was getting hit by golf balls.
"This crap better let up soon or I'm going to be pissed!" I yelled in my head. I finally made it to the apartment complex.
"Home sweet home." I said to Pikachu who had just woken up and who was looking a lot better than before. I crept inside to see the desk clerk wasn't there, and I breathed a sigh of relief as I walked up the flight of stairs leading to apartment thirty-two, where I lived. I reached into my pocket and pulled out my key to open my door when one of my neighbors came out and spotted me. Pikachu quickly hid in my jacket.
"Oh hello Eli, how are you today." My neighbor asked me.
I gulped. "I'm doing fine" I faked a smile.
"That's nice. This weather is crazy, isn't it?" She said, making light chit chat.
"I don't want to start a damn conversation!" I yelled in my head. "Yeah, hope it clears up soon."
She nodded and walked down the hall.
"Finally!" I thought as I opened the door to my apartment. I walked in and closed the door and threw my bag on the couch.
"Okay, here we are." I said softly to Pikachu who peeked her head out.
"It not the Four Seasons, but it's home." My apartment wasn't filled with much stuff, just the standard things – a fridge, a couch with a couple of throw pillows I had found. My bedroom had a single bed with a PokéBall pillow and a nightstand with some of the Pokémon games on it. My DS and old Gameboy sat next to them. I walked over to the bed and sat Pikachu down on it.
"You can take a rest if you want, or if you're bored you can watch TV." I had a small TV in my room that I sometimes watched before I go to sleep. I handed Pikachu the remote and taught her how to use it. She got the hang of it quickly because she was already surfing the TV for something until she settled on a cooking show. I took off my jacket put it on the dresser, then went into the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.
"Well this sucks." I said as I closed the door to the empty fridge. I rifled through the cabinets for food only to find a half a bag of old chips I'd had since three days ago.
"Guess this'll do." I said. It was an old bag of Doritos I bought for a Pokémon game marathon I completed three days ago which was awesome. I walked back into my bedroom, finding Pikachu drooling at the sight of the food on TV.
"Um. You okay?" I asked, stifling a laugh. Pikachu shook her head and looked up at me, just as her stomach growled.
"Pika." She said while laughing.
"Guess you're hungry?" I asked. She nodded, holding her stomach.
I smiled. "I looked around and found some chips, this will have to do until I can go to the store tomorrow." I said, handing her the bag, and watching as she sniffed it.
"These are Doritos, they are awesome, here." I said as I reached into the bag and pulled out a chip. I handed it to Pikachu who sniffed it curiously, before she took the chip and tasted it. Pikachu's eyes gleamed as she began eating the chip.
"It's good, huh?" I said as I sat down next to Pikachu and ate some chips myself.
"Cha!" Pikachu said happily as she ate. So we both sat and ate Doritos the rest of the day while watching the storm outside. It didn't take long until the Doritos were gone.
"Chu Pika." She said sadly as she licked her fingers clean.
"I know how you feel Pikachu." I said as I did the same "I'll get some more tomorrow."
Pikachu had a big smile on her face.
"Pika!" She chirped happily, just as the power went out and the thunder boomed loud, seeming to shake the whole apartment complex.
"Great." I said as I got my flashlight out of my nightstand, then I turned it on and looked at Pikachu who was clutching on to my shirt. I gently petted her on the back.
"Its just a power outage, we'll be all right." I assured her. Pikachu didn't look convinced though because she held onto my shirt tighter. I sighed and held Pikachu close to me.
"Is she scared of the dark?" I pondered. I was going to check outside but Pikachu pulled on my shirt.
"Pika Pi Chu Pika Cha!" She pleaded in Pokespeak.
"You don't want me to leave?" I asked.
She nodded fast, and I patted her on the head and sat back down next to her. The power was out for a while so I showed Pikachu how to do shadow puppets. She laughed at some of them and questioned the others, but it was fun. Then the power came back on.
"Told you we'd be all right." I said.
"Pika Chu Pi." She said breathing a sigh of relief.
"It's starting to get late, you should get some rest and let your arm heal. Where do you want to sleep?" I asked as she curled up on my bed. "You want to sleep in my bed?"
She nodded sleepily.
I chuckled. "Okay, but if I kick you off the bed by accident you can shock me."
She gave me an evil grin, I gave her a look and we both laughed. When I turned the light off Pikachu huddled up closer to me. Light seeped in from the kitchen, but I was thankful for it since I knew it would make Pikachu feel safe.
"Well, good night Pikachu."
She yawned. "Pi Pika." She replied, closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep
"I wonder what will happen tomorrow?" I thought as I fell asleep.
Here is chapter two hope you all like it :D:D:D Thanks to my Beta reader Mentally-Unstable