The front door of the white farmhouse burst open as a man with dark grey hair rushed out into the night air with nothing but his underwear on. The loud sound of the door slamming against the house due to the force of opening startled the little Pokemon who was sleeping on the porch. It was a Chikorita. A very annoyed Chikorita who was now glaring at her trainer for interrupting her sleep.
"We've got to get the hell out of here, Chikorita!" The man whispered in a panic to the Pokemon while struggling to hop forward on one leg while he was busy trying to stuff his other leg into his pants. "She might have heard that! C'mon!"
"Chik…" The green Pokemon rolled its eyes before closing them and laying back down. "Chikor…"
"What the hell do you mean 'Five more minutes?!' This lady is fucking crazy! Now!" The man was now yelling at the Pokemon while successfully putting on his pants.
"Silver? Are you done? I'm ready if you are…" A very seductive voice echoes from inside the farmhouse, causing both trainer and Pokemon to jolt in a panic.
The man not waiting anymore as his thin, skin-colored tail whipped out and wrapped itself around Chikorita to pull her towards him quickly while he ran down the steps. Chicorita looked shocked, but not at the sight of a human with a tail.
"Chik?!" The pokemon asked as she was being carried as the man put his shirt on.
"Yes, those are bite marks! I told you she's crazy! I swear, she liked to suck o-"
"Chikor?!" The Pokemon yelled out at her trainer while wiggling to free herself.
"Y-yeah… she used it for that too." The man shivered as he talked while placing a now absolutely disgusted-looking Chikorita down onto his shoulder. "Don't worry! Both of us will be taking a loooong shower after this! Now get us the hell out of here!"
The man threw out a Pokeball, causing a Salamence to appear who stared at its trainer with a very judging expression on its face. "Salama…"
"Yes, I know it's been days! Now shut up and fly already!" The man commanded while climbing onto the dragon's back while staring back at the house with a look of genuine fear on his face as she appeared in the doorway wrapped in a towel.
"Wha- Hey! Where are you going?! We just got started!" Delia yelled out towards the man with a shocked expression as he seemed to be running away with his tail tucked between his legs… literally.
"Hey! Sorry! Gotta go! It's been fun! Never talk to me again! Bye! Fucking fly, Salamence!" The man yelled out without taking a single breath before using his tail as a sort of whip on the still-judging Salamence. The pokemon finally lifted into the air and flew off before Delia had the chance to say another word.
Delia couldn't do anything but stare in shock at the fleeing shape as it flew off into the night. Merely scoffing as she folded her arms together with a light sigh.
"Oh well… it was fun while it lasted, I guess…" She muttered to herself before looking over her land and at all the cows who were now awake and staring at the woman with the thoughtless expression that cows usually hold.
"Oh, I'll feed you in the morning!" Delia yelled out to the animals with a huff before slamming the door to the house shut. Delia gave a huff as she dropped the towel and looked around her living room with a look of shock as her cheeks began to flush red.
Her house was practically destroyed. Picture frames falling off the wall, items that should be on the counters now on the floor, the refrigerator and freezer doors having been left over for who knows how long, and to top it off, the couch had crumpled in on itself in the middle! The couch was broken! How in the hell do you manage to break a couch like that?!
"I'll… fix that in the morning…" Delia said to herself in a flustered voice as she got a now-warm water from her fridge and closed it. Yep. All her frozen food had gone bad.
After heading upstairs, blushing at the state of her house, she opened her bedroom door to find-
"The bed?! How did I not notice the bed? I would remember that!" The woman yelled out with her entire face a now cherry red color. Sure, she went a bit… crazy when she saw the tail… but surely she didn't get this bad! At least not enough to cause her bed to be absolutely destroyed like it was now. Even the boxspring was bent in the middle…
Delia only had to take a peek into the guest room to see the devastation. It was as if someone let out a herd of Deino's into her house. Deinos who enjoyed jumping on every bed until it broke, apparently.
"Okay, I'm starting to see why he ran…"
"I got it! I got it!" A little boy yelled out as he ran through the rooms of the house on all fours with sharp claws protruding from his fingertips and feet scraping against the hardwood floors. The six-year-old named Ash Ketchum was currently chasing after the rat that had been scurrying around for a while now and Ash was sure that he had it!
"Mime! Mime!" Mimey called out as the rat scurried between his legs, only to look up and see the toddler fast approaching.
"Hi, Mimey! I'm going to catch it this time!" Ash yells out as the Pokemon jumps up over him in the middle of his chase.
The chase was long, and it was arduous for the little boy going from room after room in such a panic until-
"Now!" Ash yelled as he jumped up and performed a front flip, causing the young boy's tail to slam down to the ground and cut the rat off, making it turn right. Right into a corner. Right where the young hunter wanted.
With one, swift motion, Ash grabbed the rat, brought it to his lips, and bit into the rat's flesh with a visceral, animalistic hunger. Grinding his teeth together in a low growl, Ash pulled back violently as he ripped the rat in two.
Its blood splattered across the boy's face and shirt with what little was left pooling on the hardwood below the now limp body as the little boy crunched the rat's now decapitated head like it was nothing more than a goldfish. Pride on his face from his successful hunt after swallowing.
"Ash…" A voice called from behind him, causing the still-eating Ash to nearly choke as his tail shot up skyward as it usually did when he was scared by something.
"Y-yeah mom…?" A nervous Ash cautiously asked while turning his head to see a woman in a straw hat and overalls looking very displeased with her arms crossed. Mimey standing right beside her with an unamused expression toward the droplets of blood on the hardwood floor.
"What did I say about hunting and eating inside the house, young man?" The woman asked while tapping her foot. Of course, she wasn't really all that mad, in actuality, but boundaries are going to be set and enforced with all children. It just so happened that Delia's child just so happens to have a tail, some claws, and an urge to hunt and feast on living animals sometimes.
"I know… But look! I caught the rat that's been bothering you!" The little boy smiled as he held up the half-eaten carcass. His teeth had been stained with its blood.
"I can see that, dear, and thank you. But no eating inside the house." The mother explained while reaching out to gently boop her son on the nose. Taking her hand to ruffle his hair as he giggled lightly. "Go on and finish eating outside. Then go brush your teeth, okay?"
"Okay, mom!" The little boy nodded before rushing out the door with a little giggle. Delia and Mimey shared a look before Mimey merely rolled his eyes and went to go get the bleach… again.
"Thank you, Mimey." Delia said genuinely as Mimey waved the woman off with a huff.
"Mime Mime…" The Pokemon mumbled as he got the mop yet again, waving towards Delia to go off, which she understood, and went towards the front door to exit the house to get back to work.
It was a beautiful, fall day outside. A day when the leaves were just the right color and the wind flew at just the perfect speeds. The sounds of the flowing winds and the hooves of cattle and Pokemon alike stomping against the ground were the only things that you could hear. Well, that and children's laughter.
Speaking of laughter, looking over toward the side of the porch, Delia could not help but smile as she saw Ash happily holding up the rest of the rat carcass to her Pidgeot, whom the Pokemon happily accepted as a snack before cooing at Ash thankfully.
"Wasn't hungry anymore, dear?" Delia asked as she walked up behind him, smiling as his tail seemed to almost nuzzle against her like a Glameow or Litten.
"Well… kinda. But I wanted Pdigeot to have it because she does so good! Don't you, Pidgeot?" Ash asked the bird Pokemon happily while scratching at the sides of its head, much to its delight.
"Well thank you, Ash. You're so sweet." Delia smiled as she gently caressed his tail as it continued to nuzzle against her. "I need to get back to it soon. What are you going to do, dear? Want to go back inside and watch TV or do you wanna come with Mom?"
"Um… I think that I'm going to go back in and watch Professor Oak's thingy, is that okay?" Ash questioned as he looked up at his mother with that glimmer in his eyes that he always got when it came to Pokemon.
"His talk show? Alright, dear. Just remember that you're going to be at his summer camp next week. You'll probably learn so much that your brain feels like it's going to pop." Delia reminded her son while gently poking at the sides of his head while making little 'popping' noises, causing him to giggle.
"You think I'll make any friends?" Ash asked innocently up at his mother with a toothy smile that showed off his fangs. Delia smiled in kind and placed her hand on top of her son's head in a petting motion.
"Of course, dear. But it won't just happen on its own. You'll have to work and try hard to make friends." Delia instructed her son, making sure to add weight to her words. She knew that her son was an amazing person and deserved to make as many friends as he wanted, it was just that his unique… qualities might make it difficult.
"I can do that! I'm going to be a Pokemon Master! Compared to that, making friends will be the easiest thing ever!" Ash yelled out in confidence as his tail swayed from side to side quickly as it usually did when Ash was proud or confident.
"Okay Mom, I'm going to go back in! Bye! Bye, Pidgeot!" Ash yelled out in excitement before rushing back inside. Delia just shook her head with a smile at her son's antics as she remained where she was standing on the porch.
Watching her son through the window, Delia gave a small sigh. She never imagined that her life would play out quite like this. Of course, all children are different, naturally. But Delia doubts that many children hunt small animals and eat them raw or children who watch TV while dangling upside down from their tails wrapped around the living room fan quite like her son.
"My little monster…" Delia muttered to herself quietly as she turned away from watching her son and towards the bright, blue sky above her ranch. Just enjoying a few moments of calm and silence as she absentmindedly scratched Pidgeot's neck.
"I wonder how many other little monsters are out there like you, Ash…" Delia wondered to herself with a sigh. It was a thought that came to her often. Surely Ash couldn't be the only one, and surely not all of them were born to loving and understanding parents like Delia. Were they safe? Do they accept themselves?
"Pidge?" The large bird Pokemon spoke gently while nuzzling into Delia to try and pull her away from her mind. Delia had torn her eyes away from the sky and the clouds to address her Pokemon.
"You're right. Let's get to work." Delia spoke softly before hopping onto Pidgeot's back. Taking one last look at her son as he dangled from the ceiling of their living room with a warm smile before giving a light kick to the sides of her Pokemon, causing the large bird to launch into the air.
Back to work, she goes. Back to providing for her home and her son. The most important person in her life. Her little monster, Ash.