Spells and Louds
Chapter 176: Wild and Unzipped!
(San Francisco, somewhere in a fancy pet neighborhood)
The Hercules transport comes down and lands on an airfield near some FutureTech generators.
The main doors open and Martin and Victor come out with a couple of marines pushing the large Ion batteries.
"Alright, let's get these things unloaded and put in place!" said Martin.
"Let's go boys" said Victor.
Some engineers arrive and bring some forklifts to haul the Ion batteries to their generators.
Then Martin and Victor spot three animal control vehicles drive by the facility.
"What the heck?" asked Victor.
"Those Animal control cars had sirens on them" said Martin.
One of the engineers approach them. "Yeah, it has been going on since this morning."
"Mind telling us what the heck is happening" said Martin.
"Well, I'm no guy for whatever these common folk talk about. But what I did hear was that a couple found out that they're dog wasn't a dog and was more like a fox disguised as a dog. They also had a couple other pets that were actually wild animals in disguise, and that was a month ago. They also found out that their only real pet cat was helping them stay in their house. Now this fox and cat are on the run and the whole freakin' neighborhood is on the hunt of something."
Martin and Victor had no clue what to think of this.
Then they spot some people going through the streets with nets and tranquiller guns.
"Wow, these people really do not like wild animals" said Victor.
Martin sighs. "This won't be easy for this earth to adapt to new change. How can we help Pokemon live in this world when these people won't accept new pets?"
"I guess Royal Woods and Great Lake City will have to be the only places where Pokemon exist and live in harmony with humans" replied Victor.
"I honestly don't know what is it with these people and weird pets, I've seen some people with wild animals as pets" said Martin.
"Amen dude, amen. Now let's install the Ion batteries and see how much power can be generated for San Francisco" said Victor.
What they don't know was that two animals were sneaking pass all of the people and animal control in the streets through bushes.
"We're almost there Vic" said Washington.
"We better, I don't know how long I can keep running, I'm almost exhausted" said Victoria.
Washington then sees the giant aircraft near a power facility with the logo of FutureTech. "We're almost there, we just have to keep moving without being caught. Come on Vic!"
They both come out of the bushes and run towards another bush.
Then they get kicked out by two cats, their next door neighbors.
"Well, well. Look what we found" said Nugget, a pink cat.
"The strays" said Fluffy, a blue cat.
And both are spoiled and very fluffy.
Then two more pets arrive, two dogs.
"I knew you and those other pets were nothing but trouble" Alvarez, an orange spoiled and fancy sounding dog.
"And you Victoria. We expected better from you" Plato, a small furry grey dog. (Similar to the one in Lady and the Tramp.)
"Look, we don't want any trouble. We'll just leave and you never have to see us again" said Washington.
All four pets started to laugh.
"You really think we're just gonna let you two go!" said Alvarez.
"As if! Our human's aren't the only ones looking for the two of you!" said Fluffy.
"And to think, I thought I truly loved you! But now that I know you're a fox, I am so going to have a …. Bath after this!" said Nugget.
Victoria sighs. "Look, if you guys don't want us to be here anymore, just leave us be!"
"Fat chance Victoria! We're gonna be reporting the both of you and then we'll never have to see you ever again!" said Plato.
Washington and Victoria try to run off but they are pushed aside by Fluffy and Nugget.
Then they get pinned down by Alvarez and Plato.
"Come on guys! We were friends! Let's just settle this nicely!" said Washington.
"Friends? Friends? Never again, in fact I never liked you or those other wild hooligans who were hiding in our neighborhood!" said Plato.
"I think it's about time we called our owners, now!" said Nugget.
"Way ahead of you" said Plato.
Victoria knows he is about to howl and signal the rest of the people searching for them.
So she bites onto his paw and then attacks Alvarez as if she were a wild animal as well.
Washington was shocked to see the once domestic cat going agro on her former friends.
Then Fluffy and Nugget get into the scuffle and so foes Plato.
Washington also throws himself into the fight cloud. But then they all hear dog catcher sirens coming.
"Ha! Looks like they're coming!" said Alvarez.
"Bad news for you two!" said Fluffy.
Washington punches the cat twins in the face and goes to Victoria, but he sees her trying to claw Alvarez.
The orange dog then bites onto Victoria's tail and tosses her to the fence and she hits the fence wall hard and falls to the ground, badly hurt.
Something inside Washington clicks, something he hasn't had since he lived in the forest.
"She even acts like a wild animal!" said Alvarez.
"She must've been hanging out with those mangy freaks way too long" said Plato.
Then Washington turns around and growls like a real fox.
The pets all back up in fear seeing him like this.
"W-What do we do guys?" asked Fluffy.
"Run?" asked Nugget.
All of them nod and run off.
Washington calms down and hears the sirens coming, so he picks up Victoria and takes her somewhere to hide.
The Dog Catcher's arrive and search the area and among them are the lovely couple known as the Livingstone's, also searching for their rogue cat and the fox.
Washington finds an alley and hides behind a large dumpster with Victoria.
He could see some scratch marks and the small bite marks on her tail. She also had a small cut on her left side.
"Vic, you're gonna be okay" said Washington with worry.
Victoria smiles. "Thanks Wash. I have nine lives, I'll be fine." She tries to get up, but she can feel a stinging pain in her right front paw and Washington helps support her.
Just then they hear footsteps coming, it was the dog catchers.
"What are we gonna do know Washington?" asked Victoria.
For once in his life, he had no idea what to do. He didn't know how to get them out of this.
Everything all comes back to him, same with Victoria all the memories that led them to this.
The day he got hit by the car, the day he was stuck in a one year coma, the day his friends were caught by the Livingstone's while he was unconscious and he never got his chance to say goodbye to them. Sam, Eugenie, Suzie and Meadows. All of his friends are gone, because he wasn't there to help them.
While he was in a coma Victoria was left to lead them, but she wasn't strong enough for being a leader and the results, she couldn't save Washington's friends.
And the Livingstone's still believed that Washington was a dog, until they saw him take off his suit and show that he was a fox and he was lying next to Victoria, in the closet two months after he woke up.
Back to the present, Washington looks onto Victoria, she places her paw on his cheek and she sheds a tear.
"Whatever happens Washington, I am glad to be your mate, I wish it was Meadow who was with you" said Victoria.
"It's okay. She would've wanted us to be happy" said Washington.
He then removes his worn out suit and leaves it onto the ground, Washington and Victoria hug each other one last time. Both of them ready to be taken away and put an end to their lives.
But then the flashlights of the Dog catchers leave.
Washington and Victoria open their eyes and peek around to see them chasing the dog suit.
"What the what?" said Washington and Victoria.
"You can thank us the next time we meet guys"
They both look up to see a raccoon and another one, they realize it was The Rac Pack. The Raccoon gang Washington made friends with, once.
The one being chased was one of the raccoons who was wearing the dog suit, leading the dog catchers away.
Washington looked at them confused. "Why are you guys doing this?"
"We already know what happened to your friends a long while back. And we all heard about you two being on the run now, think of this as a way to say. Good luck to wherever you guys are off to. Let us do this for the both of ya" said the leader Ricky the Raccoon.
Washington and Victoria smile. "Thank you, all of you."
"Nothing to it!" said Ricky. He then grabs some garbage and puts it on himself to also look like Washington. The other raccoon also does the same. "You guys should go now! We got this!"
The two raccoons run off, while Washington and Victoria run towards the Generator facility.
They pass by two guards and head into the facility.
But then Victoria stops, all of her injuries were too much.
"Are you okay Victoria?" asked Washington with concern.
"Everything hurts! I don't think I can go on Washington" replied Victoria in pain.
Washington then picks up Victoria and they spot the Hercules transport still open and they head inside, without being seen.
Meanwhile Martin and Victor are done installing the new ion batteries. "Alright, looks like everything is in order now" said Martin.
"Good, let's get back to HQ" said Victor.
Then they spot more Dog catcher cars driving past all of them and chasing what looked like a dog.
"These people are just too crazy" said Martin.
"Let's not come back here again" said Victor.
Washington and Victoria stay quiet underneath their seats.
They both head into the Hercules and the large aircraft takes off.
Washington and Victoria sneak past the other seats and into the cargo bay. They both look out the window and watch as they were now no longer in San Francisco.
"There's no going back now Victoria" said Washington.
Victoria sighs. "I never thought it would come to this, leaving the place I once called home, the people I once called family. But this is how it has to be."
Washington then sits close to Victoria and places his arm around her and she leans onto him. They both just sit there and watch the view of their home getting smaller.
They had no idea that Victor was standing right behind them holding two hot chocolates. He decides not to ruin this moment and head back to martin.
Martin sees Victor hand him some hot cocoa. "Thanks man."
Victor sits next to him and sighs. "Dude, we got stowaways."
Martin looks at him and almost chokes. "What?!"
Victor then whispers. "A fox and a cat. I think it's the animals those people were looking for."
Martin gets up and sees the two animals, he can tell those two were like a couple and leaves them alone.
Martin returns to his seat. "This is just … Wow ….. A fox and a cat, that's new."
"So, what do we do with them when we arrive back home?" asked Victor.
Martin then gets an idea. "Listen up dude."
Later, Washington and Victoria fall asleep. Washington wakes up and sees a bowl of water in front of him, he nudges Victoria to wake up. "Wha … What?"
She also sees the bowl of water and in front of them was Martin, they seemed scared at first but the man leaves them alone.
Washington and Victoria look at each other confused.
"What was that about?" asked Victoria.
"I think he doesn't mind us" said Washington.
They then drink the water and look for another place to hide.
But when they go off to hide deeper in the cargo bay, they both feel sleepy and both animals pass out on top of some crates.
Martin then follows them and brings with him one large pet carrier, he sees the two sleeping pets and places both of them inside. "Don't you two worry now, you'll both be getting a new home."
He then goes back to his seat and places the pet carrier onto a vacant seat and straps them in.
"You are just dang nice McKenzie" said Victor.
"Thank you, I am inspired to be kind and more understanding thanks to my love with Becky" replied Martin.
"Dang right dude" said Victor.
Then something comes into Martin's mind. "Have you ever thought about finding someone?"
That was the one thing he never thought anyone would ever ask him. "That has been crossing my mind for a long while, but I'll know Mrs. Right when I see her. So I'll be patient and wait."
Martin smirks. "Don't wait too long man."
"So, who are we sending these two pets to?" asked Victor.
Martin looks to the sleeping fox and cat. "No clue." Then he gets an idea and smiles.
(Spellman Estate)
Neil and the other guys are still in the living room just talking to themselves about Sergei being a dad and Lincoln, Linka, Leon, Dana, Sam, Luna and Sunset are in the kitchen eating some sandwiches and drinking soda.
"This has been quite a cool day guys" said Sunset.
"I can't wait for the others to hear the song" said Sam.
"And we have Luna to thank for making the song possible!" said Linka.
"To Luna!" they all cheered.
Luna blushes and chuckles. "Aww guys! I know I made the lyrics. But Leon and Dana made it sound possible."
"True and we're also proud to be part of it" said Leon.
"You really are a great musician Luna" said Dana.
"The best musician we have in the family" said Lincoln.
Luna smiles and hugs her little brother. "You guys are just too much right now."
Then they're Pokemon come down with Lily being carried by Loudred.
"Hey guys, looks like Lily's awake" said Linka.
Lily giggles and wants to be let down to walk.
She then walks towards Sunset who picks her up.
"So, what are we gonna do tomorrow guys?" asked Dana.
"You got another song on your mind babe?" asked Sam.
Luna thinks. "Not at the moment, but I will soon. Maybe."
Lincoln and Linka grab some food bowls and Pokemon food and feed their companions.
Courage sits on one of the chairs and makes himself a sandwich.
"Have you ever thought of a hero or villain?" asked Leon.
Luna was thinking again. "You know what? That doesn't sound like a bad idea. I'll just have to find some inspiration first."
Just then they all hear the doorbell ring. "I got it!" yelled Lincoln.
He heads out of the kitchen and straight towards the front door.
Lincoln opens the door and sees Martin McKenzie carrying a cloth covered object. "Hey kid."
"Martin? Are you here to hang out with dad and the others?" asked Lincoln.
"Not really, I mean I'm not a married man and I know it's gonna be awkward. I just came here to show you guys something" replied Martin.
Lincoln lets him in and Neil and the others notice this. "Martin? What the heck are you doing here?"
Martin sighs. "Is the rest of your family here?"
The others overhear this and are confused. "No, why?"
"Well then, I guess I'll wait for them to come home" replied Martin.
He then places the cloth covered object onto the dining room table and sits onto a chair and waits.
They all were now confused and want to know what was going on, but they all had to be patient.
Then one thing has been bugging Sergei and he looks at Sam. "Hey Sam, where's your dad?"
"Oh, he said he had to meet up with some friends in Texas" replied Sam.
(An hour later)
The front door opens and they see Gwen, Sharon, Elena, Loona, Diana, Maria and Frida arrive.
Soon Dominic, Bernard, Carlos and Lynn Sr head back home. They wished them good luck with whatever Martin has to show them. The weird part was, Hollow didn't leave and he wanted to see what the FutureTech boss had to show them.
The doors open again and they see Leni and Timmy arrives. Timmy was hanging out with some of his friends and Leni was at work.
Soon Martin heads to the living room with the cloth covered object. And the rest of the Spellman's gather.
"Alright Martin, what's this all about?" asked Linka.
"And what is that?" asked Timmy.
Martin clears his throat. "Now, earlier Victor and I went to San Francisco to replace some batteries to one of our generators with ion batteries. The facility was placed in a rural area in some kind of neat, clean and tidy pet neighborhood."
"It's not one of those rich people places is it?" asked Dana.
"Not much in the rich people stuff. But it was a bit fancy, the only problem they have is with wild animals. As in they hate wild animals, they have so much animal control and they take desperate measures to try and get rid of any wild animal that steps foot within their Cul-de-sac. Even if it's just a harmless black bird" replied Martin.
"I'm already guessing this is not gonna sound well" said Lincoln.
"And it's not. There was a rumor that a fox was disguised as a domestic dog and with some other animals they stayed within the neighborhood for almost a year, but then they got caught and soon the fox was caught and the cat within the family helped them with their new lives. The entire neighborhood was on the hunt for the fox and the rogue cat and they were serious with this whole search thing" replied Martin.
"Paranoid much" said Loona.
"They sound like idiots" said Gwen.
"Agreed" said Absol.
Then Neil and Hollow looked at the cloth covered object.
"So, what's in the box?" asked Hollow.
"Well, we found the two animals inside our transport when we were headed back home" said Martin.
"What?!" they all said in shock.
Martin then removed the cloth and revealed, nothing.
They all looked inside.
"What am I looking at?" asked Sam.
"Dude, is this some kind of joke?" asked Luna.
Martin also looks and sees that the fox and cat are gone. "What in the heck?! They were hear when I put them in!"
Martin opens the pet carrier and fails to see Washington and Victoria clinging to the ceiling of the Pet Carrier. "Where the heck did they go? There aren't any other ways out of this."
Then Washington and Victoria jump out, Victoria scratches Martin's face. "Ow!"
They run around the place looking for a way out, they encounter the Pokemon and run to another direction and they run into Luna who was using her ice powers to calm them down.
Washington and Victoria run underneath Neil who gets his feet frozen. "Seriously?!"
"Sorry dad!" said Luna.
They pass by Lily who tries to catch them, they run past Leon and Dana and run around Courage to make him dizzy.
Then Washington and Victoria head towards the kitchen and see the backyard door and the doggy door underneath it.
"We got a way out Vic!" said Washington.
"I'm with ya!" said Victoria.
But while they were running, Victoria realized she was still badly hurt and slows down to the point of collapsing.
Washington makes it out and stops to see the walls surrounding the backyard. "What? How do we get outta here?!" he then realizes Victoria wasn't with him.
He looks to the house and realizes the situation. "Oh no! Victoria!"
Victoria tries to get up and then gets picked up by Lincoln. She tries to struggle but then she gets petted by Lincoln which calms her down.
He then places her on the kitchen table and Linka comes with a first aid kit. Courage also comes in dressed as a nurse.
Neil was confused by what was Courage wearing. 'Where did he get that and why is he wearing that?'
The others also are in the kitchen and see the injured cat. "Stay still girl, you're hut bad" said Lincoln.
"We're gonna help you" said Linka.
They could see that the grey cat had no collar. Then they see Washington enter and look at Victoria with worry.
He slowly approaches the table and Lincoln helps him sit next to Victoria. Lincoln could also see some scratch marks on Washington's fur, these looked like dog and cat scratches.
"Looks like you guys must've got into a fight with some other pets" said Lincoln.
Leni approaches and helps with the bandaging. "Maybe they got into a fight with those snobby rich people pets."
Linka uses a wet cloth to wipe away some of the dried blood on Victoria. "That seems obvious."
The pain was stinging the cat, but Washington was able to keep her calm, they both knew these people weren't gonna hurt them. They were helping them.
Though Washington was shocked to see a wolf on two legs and very tall, he was almost frightened,
Victoria had no clue as to why that beagle is pink and why he is wearing a nurse outfit and handing the girl the healing stuff they need.
What made Washington and Victoria confused, were the strange looking animal creatures. (Pokemon)
Lincoln then bandages up the small scratches on Washington and Linka and Leni tend to all of Victoria's wounds.
"Looks like she might have an injured right front leg" said Linka.
Leni and Linka bandage up her right front leg. "You might wanna be careful when you walk sweetie" said Leni.
Lincoln then pets Washington, which was making the fox confused. He never thought people would mind touching a wild animal like himself.
Then Linka picks up Victoria and brings her into the Living room. Lincoln does the same with Washington.
The rest of the family follow and watch as Lincoln and Linka place the fox and the cat onto the couch between them.
"What were those people thinking?" said Leon.
"I know they don't like wild animals, but this is just animal abuse and almost at its most sinful!" said Sergei.
"And I thought hell was this cruel" then Loona realizes. "Nope, Hell is way crueler than this."
Linka pets Victoria. "I wonder how they're feeling right now."
"Same" replied Lincoln as he pets Washington.
Hollow then snaps back to reality. "His name is Washington and her name is Victoria. They were both the former pets of the Livingstone's, alongside they're other friends. Sam the Boar with his sister Eugenie and their friend Suzie the black bird. Washington dressed himself as a beagle, Sam dressed up as a fat cat, Eugenie dressed as a rabbit and Suzie dressed as a Canary. They lived with the Livingstone's for almost a year and though Victoria did not like them, she eventually grew to call them her friends. But thing went wrong when Washington got hit by a car. He was in a coma for a year and Victoria decided to become the leader of the other pet disguised wild friends. But then they were caught trying to see Washington wake up, but without their costumes and so the Livingstone's drove them away, but when they kept coming back they got rid of them, for good. Washington wakes up a year later only to discover his friends are dead and so is the female fox he loves. Leaving him hurt and broken with Victoria to comfort him, and then they grew to be more than friends and then he was caught by the Livingstone's without his costumes and with Victoria they needed to escape and they had a fight with the other pets and that's how they ended up here."
They all looked at Hollow, shocked and confused.
"What?" asked Hollow.
"H-How did you know that?" asked Neil.
"Oh, I saw what was in their thoughts. I'm a Sith" replied Hollow.
They all had no clue what else to think of this.
"Talk about getting into other's privacy" said Timmy.
"Dang right" said Leon.
Lincoln and Linka could see Washington going closer to Victoria and hugging her. She also hugs him and they shed some tears, Courage approaches them and hands them some tissue.
"You poor things!" said Leni with worry.
"Those other animals, this is so cruel" said Diana.
"And the rest of the neighborhood just acting like this. This is insane" said Sergei.
"We gotta do something man" said Luna.
Martin's scratches were all healed up. "We'll get to that later, right now we need to give these two a home."
Lincoln and Linka both look at each other, smile and nod. "We'll take care of em."
"What?" said Neil.
"Kids, are you two sure about this?" asked Gwen.
"You guys already have Absol, Arcanine and Courage" said Timmy.
"This is a lot of responsibility" said Sunset.
Lincoln and Linka could tell that these two pets needed a home where others could understand what it's like to be cast out of their old lives. Something Lincoln and Linka have been through.
It soon hits Luna and Leni. Sunset and Timmy and Neil also could see it as well.
Lincoln and Linka pet the heads of the two scared animals. "Were sure guys."
Gwen and Neil smile. "Okay guys, I guess we can keep them" said Neil.
Washington and Victoria break their hug and look to the Spellman's.
"Vic, I think we just got adopted!" said Washington.
"Y-Yeah!" said Victoria.
Lily then comes over and Victoria and Washington aloe her to pet them.
They all saw just how fast this was going.
"Looks like we got ourselves two new family members" said Neil.
"The Spellman name is really growing my son" said Diana.
The rest of the family interact with their new family members. This was the start of a new life for Washington and Victoria.
Hollow then stands up and goes to Martin. "So what's the plan McKenzie?"
"Harv has footage of the injuries these pets got. We can use the evidence to put those people behind bars for animal abuse" replied Martin.
"Good, but what about the fact that those two animals are a … thing?" said Hollow.
This made Martin question it as well. "We'll have to keep observing them, chances they will have kittens or kits or both. This is going to be the one of the strangest animal relationships I have ever seen."
To be continued …..
It looks like Washington and Victoria, formerly Livingstone's are now Spellman's. They have a new life ahead of them and they can't wait to see what other adventures they will also get involved in. leave a review and tell me what you think.
If some of you guys have no idea what ZipZip is, go check it out on Google. I used to watch it on Disney, I actually miss watching it. The idea of what happened to their friends came from a comic on Deviantart, I have no clue who was the author. But I thank that person for the comic made.