cutegirlmayra
30th Jul – pokemon
(Comin' in early, lol)
Prompt 1—-
Sonic pouted as he was released from his Pokeball, sitting on the ground with his arms folded in contempt. How could Chris be leaving him here? Of all places! In a Daycare center!
"Come on, Sonic. It won't be for long." Chris bent himself down, his bronze hair spiking up on different ends as the Caretaker man nodded with approval.
"That's right! After all, we're here to help you grow strong. Nice fresh air, No longer bundled up in your pokeball—many pokemon enjoy the freedoms and hospitalities that the Daycare offers!"
Sonic only narrowed his eyes to the man, and then looked back with silent judgment at Chris.
He wasn't going to forgive so easily… nor see it their way anytime soon.
Chris smiled sweetly but sweated a little in realizing Sonic was going to stay upset and feeling betrayed by him. "It's only for a couple of days. I have to train the others and… well," he put his hand behind his head, his smile growing sheepish. "I kinda favor you too much, Sonic… I need to learn to use my whole team and not rely on you so much. You understand, don't you? I just want you to have fun, make some friends, and get stronger so that when we meet again… we can take on that gym and not be caught off-guard like last time." He formed a fist and held it out to his little buddy. "Come on, Sonic… I promise I won't be gone long."
Sonic had turned his head, down and away. But with the gentle pleading from Chris, he looked up and lost some of his rebellious fire. He sighed and fist-pumped him, smiling slightly before losing it when Chris started to walk away.
"I know I can count on you, Sonic! Take care! I'll be back real soon!" he waved as he ran off, leaving Sonic staring with his ears drawing back and his shoulders rising in sorrow.
Never had he felt so alone before… not since he met Chris.
He yawned only a few moments later while sitting in a tree he had found in the Daycare's backyard nature enclosure and just ate some yummy berries and apples for a while.
He took the large, plumb red thing and gobbled it in one bite, chewing and savoring the taste a moment out of boredom before hearing a pleasant shrill from below.
"Hmm?" he turned to look down and blink his eyes in curiosity.
A pink pokemon, mostly squatting underneath the tree had her eyes hovering daintily upon his form in the tree. As if by instinct, she tried to climb the tree, but kept slipping and looking disappointed that she couldn't make her way up to him. She threw a mini-tantrum and summoned what looked to be a hammer, using it to hit the tree to try and knock him out.
Out of surprise and how quickly this whole interaction was going, Sonic bounced at the blows from the tree and clung to it, not liking her forceful approach after failing the direct route.
She huffed and breathed hard, before tearing up and shouting, "AMY! Amy Rose!"
He flicked an ear, that must be her name.
"Sonic!" he cried down but huffed his nose in a bit of annoyance. Who does this Amy Rose think she is? Demanding him to come down and introduce himself.
She seemed to lighten up now that he had responded to her his name, before stomping her foot and pouting again. Such a fickle creature…
She continued to try and pressure him out of the tree, but after a moment of her bantering he lay back down on the comfy branch he had found and took another apple from behind himself. He took a bite and chewed, watching her continue to shake her arms about and get him to come down so she could properly meet him. He ended up closing his eyes and turning his back, tossing the apple over his shoulder and having it fall and gently whack her in the face.
The force had her teeter a little off center, but her eyes quickly shifted to pointed arrows to reveal her discomfort.
She rubbed her head,… glaring up at him and now silently plotting her next move…
Unwilling to yield, she took her hammer and slammed the ground, getting some lift.
"Ahh!~" she happily left the ground and felt like she was floating up towards him, and as he turned his head to look lazily back at her, he followed with his eyes to see her fly straight over the tree.
"AHHHH!" She cried out as she flew too far and ended up crashing into another tree behind his own.
He thought that was funny.
She dusted off the branches from her head, having a bigger red spot on her head from the impact, and looked sorrowfully back at the new arrival.
Frustrated, she held back her tears, raising her arms a bit up by her sides and stomping away, kicking down bushes to trample over them and get as far away from her embarrassment as possible.
Chris came back a little while later, asking about Sonic, but not taking him back just yet.
"How's he doing?"
"Well… They don't seem to get along very well."
"Who?"
"There's this pokemon here that has never been retrieved since being dropped off here many years ago. She's a wonderful pokemon. Always caring for and protecting the weaker pokemon that we take in here. She's really quite sweet, but I'm afraid they've been rather at odds with each other, especially as of late…"
The Old caregiver, turning from having his face to the phone where Chris's image was on a screen, shifted to see Amy racing after Sonic. "You've got quite a Hasty Natured friend, dear trainer. I'm afraid it's making her rather Bold."
"He may seem like a Hasty nature-" Chris began, looking kindly to the man. "But I think he's rather Lonely at heart."
"Heh-heh, quite right." The old man nodded, turning back to the camera with an understanding smile on his face. "I've seen cases like this before. Usually, it just takes some time for the two to get used to each other. And if I know Amy Rose, she's not the kind of pokemon to leave a friend in need!"
"I'll leave you all to him then." Chris bowed a little from the screen.
"We'll do our best." The old man bowed back and hung up the phone, before sighing and looking out at the two again. "But really… those two have made quite a racket." He rubbed his bald head before his wife came in, holding some baby pokemon in her arms.
"Is everything alright, deary?"
He waved a carefree hand to her, "Not to worry, my love. Just some drama out back. You know how it can be sometimes with new pokemon entering the daycare."
The wife 'oh'd and turned to the window, peering out, and being sure to lean just enough to where she could be unspotted from the rest of the world outside. "My~ Do you think they just need time?"
"Probably a little more than time." The old man hooted, before lovingly walking over to his wife and holding her a moment. "After all, it's not like we haven't been in the same predicament before! Heh-heh-heh!"
"Oh, you tease." She shook her head to him before the two laughed once more and shared a light peck on the cheek.
"Whelp, I'm off to work."
"Same here. Be safe, deary."
He nodded and put on some boots to do some cleaning out back, and then walked out.
As he did so, the wind sped by him, sweeping his loose clothes from his frail, thin body and having them rapidly ripple to the side. "What in blue blazes-?"
Blue as it ever could be, Sonic was trying desperately to avoid this rather spirited pokemon. He leaped over the pond where curious pokemon looked above them to see what was going on and spun deep into a Diglett hole.
He burrowed himself down, snickering, before being rooted out by Amy as she took hold of his foot and started tugging.
Not long after, he started fighting back. Growling even, though very mild, to see if that would sway her away from him. Nothing worked, and in the end, he just hung out on his tree where no matter how many times she tried to find a solution to getting to him, he would remain untouchable.
He yawned as the day began to set, before looking down and seeing her plop down by the base of his tree, finally seeming defeated.
He smiled, raising an eyebrow and took out some berries, chewing on them before he hearing soft sniffles.
Now, Sonic was notorious for his big heart, but no one here knew that.
Looking down, he could hardly ignore in blissful ignorance the soft crying of this tender pokemon… Although, granted, strong… She still seemed rather hearty.
She wiped her eyes and kept her face down. An odd kinship rose in Sonic, seeing as she was the female version of his particular species…
He groaned, moving an arm from behind his head and letting it dangle off the side of the branch while his neck arched back to let his head push off the branch.
He stood upright, annoyed again, before looking to the two Nidorina and Nidorino huddled up beside each other. They were sporting the typical Blue and Pink that their species usually had to distinguish itself by, and the two nudged gently their noses together before falling asleep.
Pouting at the sight, Sonic looked at the berries in his hand.
Was it right to be completely alone? Waiting on Chris?
Sounded boring now that he thought about it.
He gave up, hearing another small whimper from her and smacked his hand into his face, dragging the skin down with it as he decided to come down.
She kept rubbing her eyes and keeping her head down, even as he landed in front of her.
Finally, by shaking some berries in front of her, she opened one eye and looked surprised by his presence.
He smiled.
The friendly gesture led her to question him at first, before reaching a hand over and taking a berry.
She nibbled at first before her eyes lit up and started eating it rapidly down the hatch.
For some reason, feeding her fulfilled something in him, and he quickly ran around collecting more berries for her to munch on.
He sat and enjoyed watching her eat the berries he collected, as a light-hearted conversation began.
They were laughing, oddly enough, to one another and seeming to have a merry time. But when the Murkrow sounded the beginning of the night, Amy Rose looked up at the tree's branch he was always situation on.
She looked back down at the ground, sorrowful.
Sonic looked to her face, then the tree's branch.
He thought about what Chris had told him to do… make friends…
He closed his eyes and smiled wider. It wasn't like he could refuse at this point.
Without another second, a loving look was given to Amy, and she was swept off her feet and carried up the tree like a gust of wind to a leaf.
She was amazed at first, but star-gazed and enjoyed the view from up top. She embraced him with eager noises of delight, as he couldn't help but hold her, seeing as one false move and she'd be toppling down back to the ground again.
It almost nearly happened, and when he felt his grip around her waist slacken, and her body start to lean back, he immediately used all his muscle-reflex to grab her back to the steadiness of the branch and pull her towards him.
There was a brief pause under the rising moon…
But then Amy Rose slowly adjusted herself and turned her back to his chest, laying back and holding his arms that were now secured around her waist.
She smiled back to him, "Amy." She stated. "Amy Rose."
Her beautiful closed, but friendly smile sparked something in him.
"…Sonic." He properly spoke this time. "Sonic The Hedgehog."
Her eyes beamed at hearing his full name for the first time and nodded. She leaned back into him again, resting her eyes and tilting her head towards his.
He couldn't help it. He just held her there, staring at a pokemon who would go through any lengths to receive a proper introduction.
He admired her for that… her determination, before looking up to the sky and pondering more about the stars, the universe… and maybe even a bit about fate.
"Ah! Chris!" The old man placed down his broom and held something inside his long daycare robe. "I assume you're ready to pick up Sonic?"
"That's right." Chris looked to have a greater fire within him now. He must have felt ready to take on the gym again, and this time, him and Sonic—and the rest of his team—would not fail like last time. "How's he been?"
"Oh, just fine!" The old man beamed, "They're getting along very well."
"Huh? Oh, you mean that Amy Rose pokemon?"
"That's right." He lead Chris into the back, as something protruded from his slightly exposed chest.
"Huh?" Chris was curious enough to ask, "What's that? Underneath your robe?"
"Oh, this?" The old caretaker pulled out an egg. "Curiously enough, we just found this laying around outside the daycare center! It oftentimes has happened where we'll find an egg, but this one is of a curious design and nature. We're not quite sure how they get here. Would you like to take care of it?"
"R-really?" Chris held out his hands as the Old man passed the mysterious egg to him. "It's so light!"
"Yes, we believe it drifted down from the trees." The man mused. "The wind was tossing it all around when we found it, had to run it down and catch it! Curious little things of nature, aren't they?"
"Certainly, sir." Chris held the egg with great care, before seeing something blue rushing to greet him. "Sonic!"
Chris placed the egg protectively to the side and caught Sonic with the other, as he leaped into his arms and held him in a tight embrace for a moment.
"My! What an expression of devotion to one's trainer!" The old man praised, wiping a single tear from his eye. "He must have truly missed you."
"Haha, I missed you too buddy!" Chris placed him down and showed him the egg, wondering if Sonic would like to sniff it. "Look what the daycare man gave me!"
Sonic didn't see anything special about it. However, was curious enough to let the tip of his nose smell it.
It smelled familiar…
A slight chirpish, bark was heard from behind the three men, as Sonic turned with delight to stand and beckon her to him.
She was hiding behind the daycare wall… timid and afraid of a new trainer…
"Is that her?" Chris asked, seeing the kind reaction Sonic had to her and how shy she was acting…
"Yes… poor thing. We're certain that her trainer abandoned her." The Old caregiver sighed, "Such a waste of youth and a perfectly good pokemon companion…"
"…" Chris thought long and hard, seeing Sonic try and coax her out from the corner, but she still seemed rather hesitant. "…Mr. Daycare man?"
He turned to him, "Yes, my dear boy?"
"…I know you've already been so kind to me… and I wouldn't want to ask more than I should but…" he looked at the egg, "Maybe…"
He was about to pass the egg back, hoping to exchange it for something else, but the Daycare man knew the thoughts of his heart before he even spoke them.
"No, take them. They deserve a kind-hearted trainer like yourself." He gently pushed the egg back to his side and smiled as he gestured for Chris to approach Amy.
"Her name is Amy Rose. She's the female variant of Sonic. I hope you'll take good care of her." Then, with a swipe of his daycare robe, he revealed her Pokeball. It was a Heal Ball, pink and perfect, shining in the morning light.
He took the ball and walked over to Sonic, bending down and trying to coax her out too. "It's alright, I won't hurt you. I wanted to thank you for taking care of Sonic for me while I wasn't around. I know he can be a bit… anti-social…"
Sonic looked back at him with some resentment at him stating that… but knew it was slightly true and rolled his eyes.
"I have an egg here. I'm not really sure how to care for baby pokemon… but I heard you have experience with taking care of smaller pokemon here at the daycare. I would be very grateful if you accompanied me and helped raise it to be a good pokemon, along with helping Sonic come out of his shellish ball a little bit."
Sonic nudged his side, making Chris laugh as he seemed embarrassed and looked away. Chris could tell he was different, in a better way, of course.
"Will you?" he offered her the Pokeball.
She stared at her old Pokeball a moment, before looking to Sonic, still clinging to the daycare's corner wall.
He nodded to her, striking a confident pose with his hands on his hips. 'Join him.' His eyes engaged hers, 'Join us.'
She stared a moment longer back at Chris.
With adventure in her excitement, she gleefully jumped into Chris's arms.
The Heal Ball swallowed her up in a burst of light, and Chris rose up and held it high. "Alright! I caught an Amy Rose!"
Sonic jumped up in joy too, matching the pose with an even cooler one, before coming back down and giving him a thumbs up and a signature wink.
"I'm happy you made a friend, Sonic." Chris smiled sweetly, as Sonic nodded his head.
Amy popped out of the Pokeball, hugging and loving on Sonic as he nervously took her affections and looked the other way.
"Amy!" she greeted, just a slightly higher pitch than normal. "Amy Rose!"
He turned slowly back to her, a look of regrettable charmed awareness that he was hoping wouldn't show through as his eyelids bent back to show some further care for her than simply a new friend…
"Sonic." He spoke out, "Sonic The Hedgehog."