Finally after many minutes of continuous walking she stopped, letting out a contented sigh she looked over the area. She was finally there again, after what felt like hours of walking against the wind she had made it and could be back home in her cosy room in a matter of minutes. Well maybe hours depending on what was going on with the creature.
Walking to the clearing she almost walked into the open space, she only stopped when she heard voices, she didn't like that there were people around, they might take the animal and sell it to some cruel person who would use it as a money outlet.
Hiding behind a near tree she crouched behind it looking around the trunk with only one eye keeping much of her face and her whole body out of view. Making sure to breathe short quiet breaths she honed into what the three figures she could see were saying.
They were all different heights one significantly smaller than the other two but she couldn't make out any identifiable features.
"Corner it, we'll go round the other way" a voice reached her ears and she could tell it was male.
"Damn they found it" she hissed to herself mentally chastising herself for taking so long to find the Pikachu. As she strained to hear she could make out a different voice and from the little she could see she knew it was the shortest on the group speaking.
"Well look what we have here" looking at where they were stood she could see they had the animal surrounded.
"What am I going to do?" She asked herself ignoring the rest of the conversation they were having and instead focusing on the ground, scrutinising it, looking for anything big and heavy enough to throw to get them away from the Pikachu.
Not seeing anything thanks to the shadow the tree cast from the moon light shining on it and the darkness that encased the woods she ran her fingertips across the deer trimmed grass trying to find a stone of some sort.
Her fingertips managed to find a sharp object in the grass and looking back up from the ground she stared at the figures which had surrounded the animal; making sure they hadn't caught it yet.
They hadn't but she had a sneaking suspicion that they were becoming a little too comfortable for her to be able to waste any more time looking for a stone she would have to make due before they grabbed the Pikachu and took it away.
Taking aim at the figures she spent a few moments distinguishing them from the other. She could make out three figures two on one side of the animals hiding spot and one on the other side. The one on its own was much smaller than the other two but it was also wider, not by much but it was definitely wider than the other two making it an easier target.
Taking aim at the smaller figure she threw the stone as hard as she could to ensure it would strike the being with as much force as she could manage.
"The baby's trying to run aw-" the Meowth was cut off when a sharp object struck him in the side. Jolting slightly at the shock of the object hitting him he looked around trying to find the source of the impact. The other two had seen their friend jump and had caught onto him freezing half way through a sentence.
"What is it Meowth?" The woman asked as she stood straight leaving the animal for a split second. Despite seeing a small window of opportunity to run the Pikachu didn't wish to chance running from them. He was far too scared to risk it.
"Something hit me. Someone's out there and they know what we're doing. I'm sure of it" the Meowth answered as he scanned the area looking for whoever was out there
"You sure? I don't see anyone" the purple haired man answered as he tried to look for the intruder.
"Obviously they'll be hiding" he retorted shaking his head slightly at the idiocy that was his friend.
As he was about to turn back to the terrified pokemon he felt another object hit him this time much harder and on the side of his face.
"Ow!" He shook his head annoyed about being caught off guard despite knowing someone was out there. "That's it I'm going to find that wise guy and teach him a lesson" he stated clenching his fists and turning to the darkness that surrounded them.
"I don't think you'll be able to see them" Jessie stated as she too looked out.
Dipping behind the tree as the smallest figure turned to her she held her breath as he started to talk. He sounded mad. But it wasn't just at her it was also at the two with it as they sounded a little oblivious as to what could happen.
Skimming the ground again to find a final stone which she would throw at one of the other two she smirked as she managed to find one which was a lot bigger than the other two she had thrown. Waiting till the figure had stopped talking she counted to three to be on the safe side before poking her head around the corner, barely far enough for her to see the small figure let alone the tall two who were further behind than the smallest was.
Cursing to herself she moved further out almost relinquishing the cover the tree offered, thanks to the darkness the figures weren't watching her. In fact they were looking in the opposite direction. Looking for the tallest of the figures, she could barely see the difference between the two; she finally made out the one which was taller though it was less than a few centimetres.
Making sure the sharpest side of the stone was facing out she threw the stone as fast and hard as she could, the stone hit its mark and the tallest figure started to mumble curses under its breath.
"What on earth was that?" A purple haired man asked once he had calmed down after being stuck on the side of the head. Looking across the ground he was confused to see three stones on the floor all of relatively the same size though one was noticeably bigger, and that one was closest to him.
"You know I've had enough of this let's go and capture that whatever it is and take it to the boss, a human from this world would truly be special for the boss" the Meowth added as he turned to walk out into the darkness. Confident that the Pikachu wouldn't make a mad dash he started to walk. "James stay there, Jessie come on"
"You know this could get us a raise. I'd love a raise" Jessie mentioned as she scrutinised the darkness looking for even the slightest shadow or outline. As she scanned the tree line she saw a quick movement of slightly lighter black move behind a tree. A smirk appeared on her face as she knew she had found the human.
Jessie knew that if the prospect of a raise wasn't there then she wouldn't have spotted the shadow.
Tapping the Meowth on the shoulder she motioned to the tree the human was hiding behind an equally large grin spreading across his cat like face. He mouthed a good at her before creeping towards the tree using his superior eyesight to manoeuver his way across without stepping on twigs which would snap under his feet alerting the human that its presence was known and its hiding place was as well.
Diving back behind the tree May hoped that the figures hadn't noticed her and that the dark cloak she was shrouded in had been enough to shield her from their eyes. She couldn't hear anything so she thought she was safe but the young girl didn't want to risk it, moving so she was on her knees she began to crawl away from the tree that had been shielding her towards the bushes that were a few meters away from her.
Once she was there she would look over to the figures to see where to go next.
Peeking over the side of a bush that she had managed to reach she glanced up briefly, the figures were beginning to walk towards the tree she had just left and a sigh escaped her lips as the relief washed over her. If she hadn't moved then they would have caught her and done who knows what to her.
She could see that they were trying to be quiet and it had worked tremendously. She had heard nothing from either of them. She had an idea of what would happen to the Pikachu if she hadn't gotten the creature. Shaking slightly in the cold night air she looked at the figures for a final time, she covered her mouth before a sigh reached their ears.
With them much closer to her she could see the pair look at the animal then back to where she had last been.
"If that thing makes a break for it you two stay here I'll go get it" the shortest whispered and it was only then that she noticed a difference in the way he spoke like it wasn't his normal language, a second one?
"Got it Meowth, but what if the pokemon runs as well as her" as a girl spoke she tilted her head, pokemon? Was that what the creature was? Strange it was very strange. She loved animals and loved to research them but never had she heard of that type, she hadn't heard anything remotely close to that.
"Then we capture them" he answered looking at his team mates like they were idiots. The two taller figures nodded patting the smallest's shoulder before watching the other walk off them staying behind to complete their part of the task. The male turned to the other looking from her to the tree where the human was supposed to be hiding behind.
"Think we should corner it?" He asked as he shrugged his shoulders unsure on how to handle this human.
"Why not" she responded as she took a step forwards, unaware that the small sound that filled he ears wasn't from the Pikachu behind them.
May moved back from the bush she was crouched behind trying to distance herself from the figures. As far as she could tell there were two boys and a girl, the smallest seemed quite bossy when it came to dealing with the taller figures but from the tone of voice she held he could tell that she too could be very bossy.
Which was the worst was beyond her at the moment.
While they were preoccupied she started to creep towards the Pikachu, keeping one eye on the two figures who were still trying to creep up on the tree she was supposed to be hiding behind. Shaking her head at how stupid some people could be she silently made her way to the pokemon whose eyes were glued to the smallest figure.
As she neared the pokemon she threw a rock at it catching it on the side of the leg. Managing to stop itself from squeaking in surprise it turned its head, subtly, towards her. The small yellow creature's eyes shined in recognition and as it was about to move closer to her the figure spoke.
"Where do you think you're going?" He placed his hands on his sides as he spoke moving closer to the pokemon the moons glow now illuminating his face. His face had four whiskers on his cheeks along with two that were on either side of a coin on his forehead.
Her mouth dropped, he was one of those pokemon? But he could talk, how come this one didn't.
"Meowth, Meowth" Jessie tried to gain the attention of the cat boy with little success. She was about to try again when he turned back to them
"What is it?" He hissed across
"It's gone"
"What the hell do you mean it's gone?!" He hissed across as he momentarily forgot about the little pokemon, giving it the chance to run across to the girl crouched down arms extended to grab it.
The tiny new born buried itself into the girl's jacket, tucking its head into the side of the jacket as though trying to hide from the figures.
Stroking it's back she was careful to be silent as she stood, the cat pokemon was talking with the two figures that were supposed to be catching her. He seemed to be very annoyed at them but was keeping his voice quiet, hushing the little pokemon in her grip she started to walk from where she was trying to find the next bit of cover she could hide behind.
She crept with the pokemon towards the exit, the wind was picking up and the darkness that had affected her massively to begin with was now barely fazing her. Seemed she had finally grown accustomed to the night.
"Come on then. Looks like I'm gonna be stuck with you huh" the small pokemon took its head out from her jacked to look up at the brunette. Nodding its head a little, it nuzzled into her, it didn't know why but it really liked this girl, she seemed really nice and had even come back for him.
"Pikka" he mumbled as he kept his head under her chin, unfortunately for her the pokemon was a little too loud and the figures that were a few meters from them heard. Turning at the sound they looked across trying to find the source of the pokemon's talking.
"Meowth, what did he say?" Jessie asked not seeing the human or the pokemon but knowing it wasn't just talking to itself.
"I'm glad you're here" he repeated keeping his cat like eyes trained on where the noise had come from, waiting for even the slightest movement. While he was staring at the darkness he tried to formulate a plan knowing his friends would never come up with one on their own, "James, get Weezing ready"
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