Pokemon Virus Version Chapter 77: Something Will Be Born

Author's Note: Okay, so this chapter is very short and brief, though it isn't a filler in the slightest. It's just a conclusion to the Eggseter Arc. This chapter is a bit rushed though...

Location: Eggseter Campsite

At the stroke of midnight, under the moon, they all watched as something was born.

The hands of Seth, the hands with a history of destroying, they looked so delicate while holding the newborn feline whose lilac colored fur glistened.

"A-aaawwww..." From such a small mouth, came a big yawn. It opened it's eyes wide, and stared right up at Seth.

Seth's POV

I was the first sight of the uncalled for feline. Who would've thought? The egg was just given to me a few minutes ago by a Snivy who was struggling away from Braixen.

"Nyaa..." The lilac feline cried to me.

"Is it really mine?" I asked as I looked at Snivy, who nodded and smiled.

"It's so cute..." Yumi said as she was sitting right next to me. We were approached by Justice, Chikorita, and an Umbreon who seemed to be pained by a burn on his body.

I looked back at the lilac feline as I took out my navy colored Pokedex to scan it.

The Pokedex read: Espurr, the Restraint Pokemon; The organ that emits it's intense psychic power is sheltered by it's ears to keep power from leaking out.

"Nya. Nya nya..." Cried the pokemon that was called Espurr.

"A pokemon with a hidden power..." I said to myself as I put away my Pokedex. Speaking of which, the Pokedex read that the baby Espurr was a female.

"And it could've been mine too..." Yumi dropped for just a brief moment before snapping back at me, "No, it SHOULD'VE been mine. It was my egg."

"Really?" Justice asked sarcastically.

"Shut it!" Yumi told him before facing me and Espurr, a finger pointed right at my face, "And you! This one is mine! Come on! And on top of it being my egg, you owe me for saving your life!"

I said nothing. I DID in fact owe Yumi my life.

One thing I've learned from raising Chikorita through our ups and downs was that Pokemon were not to be treated as mere objects for counting. I've never touched the subject out loud though...But before I could say anything, Yumi took out a Pokeball.

She desperately held the Pokeball in my face while saying, "Come on! You can at least trade me? How about my Gligar? I've never been able to use it anyway?"

"Nya?" The Espurr cried quietly as she looked at Yumi's hand wide eyed, "Nya," she proceeded to reach out and grab Yumi's hand, even with the Pokeball, and drag it to where he hand met mine...

"Huh?" Both Yumi and I were confused.

"So he IS a better match for you than I am..." The three of us faced Justice, who was speaking to Yumi, "You two were the first things Espurr saw. So she thinks you two are...well..her 'mom and dad'."

Yumi's jaw dropped, "Mom and Dad? Me and Seth?"

"Nya." Espurr nodded, her eyes still as wide as they've been...

"..." I said nothing.

Justice sighed, "All the signs of a 'ship' are there. Even your grass type pokemon go together, "His eyes pointed to Chikorita, who looked very happily at a Snivy who's face was slightly red before his attention was caught by a teasing Braixen, "If it isn't official now, it'll happen someday, no matter how much I dislike Seth."

"Oh?" Yumi and I were quite surprised when Justice suddenly turned away from us. "What are you doing?" Yumi asked.

"You were right after all, I was just a one off character, "Justice replied, "I've no reason to be here any longer. But you know, we might just cross paths again. Whether it be casual, defending against Neo Snagem, or seeing you up on the big screen as you win the Grand Festival. To all of you, this is only goodbye for now."

I didn't respond as I just kept my mouth shut, same with Espurr, who had no idea who Justice was for obvious reasons. Meanwhile, it took a few seconds for Yumi to react by saying, "Thank you Justice. WE DO hope to see you again!" as she waved goodbye one last time before Justice disappeared into the night.

"There he goes..." I said.

"Chico." Chikorita cried in agreement.

"So then," Yumi said as she once again turned her attention to me and Espurr, "Mother and Father...I propose we share her. But I get to keep her pokeball."

"It's a deal." She did save my life, so I gave her a reply without hesitation as I held Espurr.

"Yaaay!" She immediately brought out four Pokeballs. First, she recalled Snivy and Braixen, then, she held out a pokeball in the face of Espurr and said, "You'll be traveling with us, little one," as she lightly tapped her on the forehead with it. In went the Restraint Pokemon. The Pokeball flashed red repeatedly while being held by Yumi, and after a few seconds, the Pokeball clicked shut, indicating that she caught the baby Pokemon.

My prediction was that she was going to do some pointless pose and shout to the world that she caught an Espurr. Well, my prediction was off, because before she would release Espurr from her Pokeball, she turned to Umbreon, who was still feeling the effects of it's burn.

Yumi sighed, "There's no Pokemon Center around, and I don't have any berried."

"Me neither, " I've been waiting to get to a Pokemon Center for a long time. Not only do I need to heal all my pokemon, but I need to deposit a few so that I have an even six pokemon in my party...

"Chico..." A concerned Chikorita walked up to the Umbreon to try and comfort him. She looked at his burn for a moment, and then something strange happened. "Chico...chico..."

"Chikorita?"

"What's happening?" Yumi asked.

Chikorita came closer to Umbreon, and she started to emit this pink aura I've never seen before. The pink aura surrounded Umbreon next, and it seemed Umbreon was 'bathing' in it.

"Um..." Within the pink aura, and glistening under the moonlight, Umbreon closed his eyes peacefully. A sort of light breeze brushed his fur slightly. And slowly but surely, the burn on his leg was starting to disappear.

"What? The burn's going away?"

"What kind of aura is that?" I asked. it was unfamiliar to me, so I took out my Pokedex to try and get any information as to what Chikorita was doing.

The Pokedex read: Aromatherapy; Aromatherapy is a Grass type status move that cures the user and it's team members of ailments such as paralysis, poison, burn, etc.

"So Chikorita's learning a new power," I started.

"And she's using it to heal Umbreon, "Yumi finished.

Once the pink aura of Aromatherapy disappeared, Umbreon opened his eyes, and we all looked at Chikorita.

"Perhaps there's some hope for us to get stronger after all," I said to the Leaf Pokemon.

"Chico!" For a moment, Chikorita smiled before coming to hop into my arms. Of course she took what I said as a compliment. Now we just need to work our way out of this slump we seem to be getting ourselves into. And not just Chikorita, but all my other Pokemon as well.

"Umbreonnn!" Umbreon cried. He was regaining his composure, and he showed even more energy than usual as he walked up to Chikorita with a smile on his face, and slightly nuzzled her.

"Care to introduce yourself to your baby sister now?" Yumi asked the dark type.

Umbreon nodded.

"Okay!" Yumi still held the pokeball that contained Espurr, and she held it close to the ground as she released a wide eyed feline that stared at her. "Umbreon?"

Yumi picked Espurr up and held her to where she and Umbreon were facing each other, " This is Umbreon, he's your big brother."

Unlike Espurr, Umbreon gave a smile. "Umbreon!"

Yumi took a moment to look at Espurr's 'static' eyes before giving me a warm smile as she said, "She's got you character."

Chikorita chuckled slightly.

This brief period of laughter and merriment wasn't going to last forever. But, maybe we could carry tonight's momentum into the future...

To Be Continued...

Author's Note:

Here's the reason why this chapter was so short: This chapter was originally twice as long as it initially was. The second half of the chapter was going to feature Rival Dustin, and lead to a few chapters that focus on his past with Seth when they were young in Sunnyshore City. Dustin was going to get MAJOR character development. The arc was also going to be about Espurr and the mysteriousness that surrounds her. But, three chapters into the arc, I hit a Writer's Block and decided to axe the idea until later. I COULD have writer's block right now, but there was another arc I was working on simultaneously, and it is an arc I've enjoyed writing very much. We'll get to it after we get past next chapter, which is a very rare 'stand alone'. Fear not though, because I will start typing this chapter immediately