authors note: i would like to thank sky hooves for the advice he has given me and i hope to receive ways of improving in future
Chapter 4: a long road to recovery.
After a while and loden coming back with his toy alex falls asleep with his toy in his hands, "aw look at him, so sweet and innocent" zenith says looking at alex and smiles at the little boy to her that she wanted to protect, "yea i suppose he is" loden says looking at alex and putting a arm around his umbreon wife, "come on i paid for the privilege for overnight stays here and better doctors we can take our baby home soon" loden adds sweeping zenith off her feet, "but we are still wearing our battle gear" zenith says giggling, "so we have slept in them before and who said we had to wear them in bed" loden says making his way to the hospitals guest rooms.
After a long night and loden getting a pack of condoms for fire types alex wakes up to see a porygon with mechanical arms poking at his stump "hey get off" alex says annoyed, "ah so you are awake" the porygon says holding what's left of alex's leg still, "keep still uug all you embers are all the same" the porygon grumbles, "embers?" alex asks "is that my new family's name?", "what you didn't know we had names? Ey hunter" the porygon says looking annoyed "i knew you had names i just didn't know who was who because of the whole language barrier i mean i managed to teach zenith sign" alex says in a matter of fact tone.
"Well maybe you should be more considerate for us hunter" the porygon says inspecting something on alex's stump, "hey what are you even doing down there?" alex asks wanting to change the subject, "well your injury is healing and the infection is gone and your subdermal connector is anchoring down nicely, also the name is spark" spark says looking at alex frustrated, "jeez who pissed in your cereal" alex jokes remembering a subdermal connector was used to help attach prosthetics to a person body by anchoring it to the bone, "shitty assassins that killed my master" the porygon looks at alex angrily, "who killed your master?" alex said confused, "DON'T YOU REMEMBER!" sparks shouts waving his little mechanical hands about and loden walks in "sparks stand down go calm down" loden booms.
"Fine" sparks sighs wrapping alex's stump back up as loden takes a seat by alex, "so alex found out what i have planned for you?" loden asks "if i were to guess you are going to fit a prosthetic leg to me" alex says looking at the ceiling, "aw why so glum?" loden asks "sparks and his master" alex says sighing, "what about him?" loden asks "i never killed a commander with a porygon there are other people going by the tag of hunter" alex explains, "that explains why you were in so many places at once" loden says rubbing his chin "but most of them were from the city", "fanboys and fangirls" alex says chuckling "lavender town home of the best mercenaries and tech you can buy" loden says confidently, "so when am i going home? With you and m-mum" alex says this stunned loden he expected alex to call zenith mother but not so soon, "ok what are you planning? If you are planning on running away daddy won't be happy" loden says chuckling, "damn you are taking this dad things seriously" alex says "hey it took us 3 years to catch you, even the great soul swords were defeated by you, hey mummy and daddy are proud of you for that by the way also why didn't you kill raphael anyway?" loden says puzzled, "he was disarmed and injured it wouldn't of been fair he had a wife and from what i hear a kid of his own" alex says sighing, "hey bud don't feel blue what you did was quite honourable" loden says "honour is a bounty hunter's best weapon".
After a while and a explanation to sparks about his master's assassination sparks floated back out and hands alex a tablet, "this tablet is linked to one of my factories you design the leg the factory will make it" loden says "so i have to build my own leg?" alex asks, "from the ground up" loden says smiling when alex's face lit up with delight and saw the fingers of his free hand tap away making a simple hollow plasteel leg, "plasteel? Good choice light like plastic but stronger than steel" loden says smiling "so what other treats do i have to expect?" alex asks, "ah in due time my son" loden says as a blastoise nurse walks in and places alex's breakfast on a table beside alex's bed, "ummm dad i can't reach my food it's uncomfortable to move the hand with the tubes in" alex says blushing he hated what he was asking, "you want me to feed you?" loden asks "no i am asking you to fucking flatten a forest" alex says sarcastically, "another swear like that and as soon as you are discharged you are getting a spanking" loden says holding some toast near alex's mouth "oh i am so scared" alex replies sarcastically beginning to eat.
After a slightly messy breakfast crumbs strewn all over his medical gown and bed alex licks his lips trying to remember the last time he had a meal that was not in a can, "aw i guess you are daddy's messy little hatchling" loden says smiling and holding back a laugh when alex blushes at that "i am a dangerous bounty hunter not a baby" alex says flustered, "aw but i sense you are enjoying me calling you a hatchling you may not of understood me when i first said it after all you were only 5 when i found you in the forest" loden says remembering the day he first met alex.
Flashback 14 years ago pre-revolution:
Limping out of the front of his house and towards the forest alex bleeding from the nose and hunched over "P-PLEASE NO MORE!" alex screams back at the house as alex's mother walks out screaming profanities and threats at alex. After making it into the forest alex looked over his shoulder seeing his mother walking towards him alex squeaks in fear he limps forward deep into the forest.
Loden walks out of his cave stretching his wings as zenith and their 7 year old evee and 8 year old charmander walk out behind him "well that was a pleasant nap" loden says noticing zeniths ears stood up and radar like, "what is wrong dear?" loden asks "i hear something no someone scared sma-" zenith said some colour fading from the gold lines all over her body "WATCH THE KIDS!" zenith says dashing towards what she was hearing, "well there she goes again" the charmander says "yup but she is your mother" loden says hugging his children.
Zenith sped around the forest towards the sound before stopping at a 5 year old boy on the ground bleeding and crying, approaching the boy and quickly using a healing move the kid falls asleep and curls up on the ground "poor kid" zenith thought getting the boy onto her back and dashing back to her husband. "So what happened?" loden asks as their children stands guard in front of the human child that was brought back to their cave, "i guess he was beaten and pretty bad" zenith says as her and loden sat by their children looking at the boy, "hey i think he is waking up" the charmander says looking excited. "Wa what happened?" alex wakes up looking around and seeing the pokemon in front of him he wets himself in fear and begins to cry "PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!" alex screams out.
Present day:
"Yea i remember" alex says looking down sadly noticing that zenith was walking into the room, "hey dear i thought you were at a meeting" loden says "the meeting had to be cut short the parents i was meant to be meeting had to call it off due to family issues" zenith says shrugging and sitting next to loden, "anyway has my cub had breakfast?" zenith asks "yea and he is a very messy hatchling" loden says both parents laughing a little when alex blushes again, "damn it why am i enjoying them talking about me like i am some sort of toddler" alex thought he knew he was meant to be a dangerous man but he just wanted to be a kid because he never had the chance to be a kid, he even remembered running away from home to be a pokemon trainer using cruel brutal and underhanded tactics that were legal and would get him the victory, "now alex sweetheart because of some of the injuries you sustained when that bus hit you i don't want you to get angry but" zenith said carefully "we might need to put you in a diaper"...