CHAPTER 8: ILL
Mewtwo returned to the two the afternoon of the next day. It had mainly been a replay of that day until he came. Needless to say he looked awful.
(You look terrible. What happened?) said Shaddra.
( [grumble, grumble] )
(What?)
(I am tired. Leave me alone.) and with that he shot up to the branches to find a place to sleep.
Kirya leaped into the trees and found Mewtwo lying on one of the branches. He was nearly asleep. It looked like he wouldn't have to use those pills tonight.
(I just wanted you to know. Kirya's sick. I don't know what the case is but she's definitely sick.)
(Mh-hm...)
Shaddra could tell he had gone to sleep. This was a mood that she had never seen before of him. This was the first time he had ever shone an emotion of irritation in his voice. It did not matter though. Shaddra sang him the lullaby hoping it would give him good dreams.
Farewell to the sun, Hello to the moon, Sleep under starlight, Above Earth below,
This tune for thigh spirit, Sweet dreams come to thee, Of flight in the sky,
Of love from she.
Mewtwo seemed to relax at this song and Shaddra smiled at this. It truly was a healing song. Down to Kirya she went and she noticed now that the girl was not sleeping peacefully but fit-fully. Her coughs racketed her body and her breaths came in wheezes. Never had Shaddra been more scared. But the night passed and with it the coughing.
Mewtwo came down and saw Shaddra's blood-shot eyes, but still motherly eyes, as she watched Kirya.
(Did you sleep at all last night?)
(No. Kirya was going through a coughing fit last night. I don't think I would've, even if I wanted to. What about you?)
(I slept well. Tell me what you can about this ill-ness. I may recognize it.)
(Nothing is wrong with her besides sleeping all the time. And that coughing. Her reflexes and stuff were fine but...what are you laughing at? This isn't funny!)
(Well, I know what she has got. Poke'RUS. This is how it affects humans. It is not fatal. It is easily cured. Even if we did not do anything it would pass. I will get the medicine from my bag.) he said as he went to fetch it.
(How did you know to bring this medicine?) she called after him.
(I had heard of pokémon getting Poke'RUS around these woods and brought it along. I had not expected for Kirya to get it though. No wonder we could not recognize it. We were looking for signs of a human ill-ness.)
He quickly came back with the bag in his hands. After rummaging through it he found what he was looking for. A pink and yellow bottle full of little red pills. He opened Kirya's mouth and massaged her throat to make her swallow. They waited a bit then Kirya's eyes fluttered open. She saw Mewtwo and shouted: "Papa Moony!" and hugged Mewtwo hard around the neck.
Mewtwo had never been hugged before in his life so this was fairly new to him.
But he hugged back and he felt his usually cold self melt away. This little girl meant a lot to him. A lot...
Breaking apart he quickly said, (We need to get going. We're nearly there...)