When I walk outside my room, I look around and see that Pikachu is standing to my right. I'm surprised to see him awake at this time of day, but I decide not to question him about it. I quickly explain to him everything that the mist has told me and as he is listening he is watching me carefully. As I'm telling him everything, his face looks surprised and shocked once I tell him that I could possibly cure all this. Once I finish speaking, he looks at me in silence for a few minutes. Eventually I break the silence and say, "So I could basically be the cure to this illness. That's why Mike thought there wasn't a cure is because he didn't know that I was the cure. This is what the mist meant when it said that I'm a special teenage boy and no ordinary one." I smile as I feel my spirits are high now, and Pikachu still looks at me with concern. "What's the matter?" I ask, my smile slowly disappearing as I notice that he is not happy about this.
"Oshawott, you don't understand what is bothering me? It's scary to think that you're the cure and by touch because you have to get really close to the humans and touch them in order for you to get rid of this illness. Do you have any idea how many humans could be infected? Do you understand how hard this could be? The mist did warn you that this is a hard task but it thinks that you can do it right? I'm afraid that you can't do it like this, if you do it like this then you could get hurt! I can't stand the thought of you getting hurt, you're like a brother to me!" Pikachu hugs me tightly, and I hear him sobbing into my shoulder. I look down at my feet, and feel myself beginning to cry as well. This is such an emotional time for us because we care for each other and don't want to see anything bad happen to each other. I understand Pikachu very well and that's a benefit of having a friend. I think about what Pikachu has said, and then I decide that there is one other person that I have to tell.
"Let's go to Mike's house and tell him this." Pikachu nods his head, and I go out to the car with him behind me. As I am walking to the car, I hear a loud yell. The yell is excruciatingly painful to my ears, and I feel like my eardrum has been damaged. I grind my teeth and run to the car, without looking back. I immediately get in, and close the door tightly, locking it. Pikachu gets in quickly too, and I power up the car, and drive away quickly without waiting for the sound or the human that made that sound to come any closer to us.