It was almost one in the morning, suddenly a strange cold snap woke up a woman lying on a flowery pillow dressed in pink pajamas with embroidered flowers, Carmen suddenly and violently opened her brown eyes, her strange anxiety made her rise to a sitting position looking into the darkness, at the visible cabinet on which stood a small lamp, Carmen turned on the night light and fixed her black hair, she still had the past day in her head, how the Police Commissioner put her against the wall and although she wanted to take it out on her son her hands were completely tied.
Carmen looked at her husband who was fast asleep, her husband dressed in blue pajamas rhythmically moved his lips moving both his black beard and mustache every now and then letting out a snoring sound, Carmen looked into the small glow of light and stood up abruptly, even such a moment, silence and night did not give her peace because memories and what tomorrow would bring were a reason for great anger for her, because something in her world built for many years began to collapse, crack, ruin, and all this started since her son Antonio took a wolf into his house.
- she will bring only problems to us. She said Carmen to herself wanting with all her strength to blame Sisi even in her eyes.
Carmen stood up and leaving her room she went through the main large room connected to the kitchen, the darkness was great, so much so that Carmen was holding on to the wall as her hands touched the button that turned on the soft lighting in the corridor leading to the exit, the bathroom and of course her son's room, Carmen always had a tendency to spy on her son to know as much as possible, Carmen instinctively opened the door and suddenly froze, the first thing she saw was her son, a gray-haired young twenty-five-year-old boy sleeping under colorful geometric bedding, on a pillow, dressed in cream pajamas, and next to him as it turned out was Sisi again but this time she was Inna, her paws did not resemble the paws of wolves, they were big, strong, like those of a lion, capable of tearing an opponent into pieces and her claws slightly shone in the reflection of light, and the second element that shocked Carmen was that blue big horn sticking out on the right side of Absol.
Carmen gasped at first, unable to believe what she was seeing. It was the same creature, with white fur and a red tail with brown tips, but different, like from a nightmare. Suddenly Carmen screamed at the top of her lungs and everything suddenly burst like a soap bubble, everything burst in an instant.
Hearing his wife's scream, Nikodem suddenly opened his brown, slightly bloodshot eyes wide. Nikodem shot out of bed and stood next to his wife, watching as a white spot suddenly fell from their son's bed, showing its true face, Absol, and that big horn and razor-sharp claws. And he screamed in a strange way, looking at the unknown creature that had been hiding from the illusion for so long and now had revealed the truth of itself.
Antonio as soon as he heard his mother's scream piercing through his dream suddenly and he himself opened his green eyes and what he saw was something that shook him and his heart, the first and only sight he saw was the true form of Absol, screaming Sisi who fell out of bed with a bang and hid somewhere behind the bed between the red and black desk, and screaming Carmen waved her arms, while Nikodem pulling a steel carpet beater out of the closet in the corridor was about to enter his son's room to fight the unknown creature, Antonio orienting himself in everything, looking at the trembling outline of Sisi and his parents suddenly sat up, stretched his hands to his parents and screamed at the top of his lungs making the windows shake for the first time under the pressure of his scream.
- no!, please stop!. Antonio shouted at the top of his lungs, Carmen and Nikodem stopped looking in shock at their son.
- son what are you doing, why, after all this. said Nikodem holding a steel whisk at the ready.
- I knew it was a monster, oh no, she us. Carmen she said furiously.
- stop, please, don't do anything bad, she's not bad, please, let me. said Antonio, both parents looked in shock at how their son approached the trembling white creature on the bed, and she slightly raised her head trembling with every moment.
- don't be afraid Sisi, don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you. said Antonio.
Sisi, hidden under the bed, experienced another shock, she expected many nightmares, fear, aggression, lack of understanding, and here at the very beginning Antonio spoke to her gently and tenderly, calmly and patiently, Sisi did not expect such a reaction even when Carmen caused her to reveal the truth, but something in her heart told her to emerge from under the bed, and so she did.
Sisi slowly exhaled and with her heart still beating strongly she slowly rose from under the bed, placing her paws on the edge of the bed looking with a trembling gaze of her ruby turquoise eyes, but what she saw was a big smile on Antonio's face.
- amazing, you are extraordinary, I always knew, I felt it, I knew that you were someone special. Antonio said looking straight into Absol's trembling eyes, Sisi taking another breath released one word feeling a delicate touch of hope.
- me. She said Sisi and that's the only thing Antonio allowed her to do because as soon as Antonio heard her word, he understood that she could speak, he put his hands on both cheeks Absol, constantly looking into her big eyes.
- and he says to that, I knew, that's why you're so intelligent, that, that, that's amazing, Sisi I already know why you're so extraordinary, you've always been like that, always, that's amazing, right. Antonio said turning to his parents, including his mother whose black hair stood on end.
- you call this beast an extraordinary creature, exceptional!, it's a monster!, we should!. Carmen shouted but her voice, her scream was suddenly pierced by the scream of her son who raised his voice at her for the first time in revenge for what she had said.
- enough!, I've had enough!, she's not a monster, she's a wonderful and innocent creature, if she was evil she would have certainly made pork chops out of us a long time ago, I look into her eyes and I don't see it. Antonio said looking at his surprised mother, then at Sisi who looking at him and listening to his words suddenly felt great strength and hope within herself.
- I'm sorry it's so late, I, I should what?. Sisi asked when Antonio's finger landed on her lips.
- You don't have to explain yourself, besides, this is not the time for this, it's probably one in the morning, yes.
- Yes, one in the morning. Answered Nikodem who put aside the metal carpet beater and glanced at his watch.
- Well, this is not the time to debate now, I have to work tomorrow at seven, I have to be rested, so, I'll just visit the toilet and go to sleep, Sisi if you want you can stay here with me, I'm not afraid of you. Antonio said, his words were so extraordinary, so soothing that Sisi even wagged her red tail because she had never thought in her life that despite her lies and concealments she would be so positively received by Antonio.
- I thank you, but. She said Sisi, Antonio was about to protest to her but, but Carmen suddenly did it again, who raised her voice again, but again her scream did not make an impression on her son.
- you're crazy, you want to sleep in the same room with this monster!. Carmen screamed and Antonio immediately responded to her in the same way.
- if it wasn't for her, I might not be alive, so leave her alone!, please leave her alone because in a moment the neighbors will make a fuss because we are disturbing the peace of the night. Antonio said first with a scream and then in a calmer voice, then he got out of bed and crouched down next to Sisi and looked again into her big eyes.
- Sisi no buts, I won't throw you out of my room for who you are, so please, stay here, and tomorrow we'll talk. Antonio said with a wink, which gave Sisi more strength, strength and hope for the next day.
Antonio left his room, passing both parents on his way, his father, Nikodem looked at him with a rather accepting look, while Carmen looked in anger but not at him but at Sisi sitting between the bed and the desk, who was trying to drip from the gaze of her furious mother, because despite Antonio's first assurances everything was still possible, after a while everyone heard the sound of the water flushing in the bathroom and a moment later Antonio passed his parents again and lay down in his place, on a colorful pillow with geometric images.
- well, how about it, sleep, tomorrow I have tomorrow in the morning, as always. Antonio said.
Carmen clenched her fists, she wanted to say something, but Nikodem stopped her, who put his hand on her left shoulder and pulled her with him, Nikodem closed the door and the other leading from the corridor to the guest room, Antonio lying on the pillow was constantly looking at the spoon and Sisi hidden somewhere there.
One thing Sisi wasn't sure about, Antonio's further reaction, whether she should say something, whether she should try to climb onto the bed and look him in the eye, face how long she had been lying to him, but she didn't have the strength again, although she was a powerful Pokemon, and these creatures were weaker than people in such situations.
- Sisi, don't be afraid, come, I want to take another look at you, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you, and I won't judge you, I understand, you hid your truth and who you are because you were afraid, I understand that, I accept that, it's fear, in your place I would certainly be afraid to tell the truth too, you don't have to. Antonio said, sitting between the bed and the desk Sisi again felt great strength within herself, the next fears in her heart disappeared completely, Sisi again understood her great mistake towards this man, at first she was afraid that he would run away from her, that he would not accept who he was, and here at the very beginning Antonio defended her from her mother, Sisi also felt fear that her lies when they came to light would be the object of hatred of the man and she again understood how wrong she was towards Antonio.
Sisi suddenly giggled because there was something else here, Antonio was not afraid of her, and after all she was a Pokemon, a powerful being from another world, he knew so little about her, she could surprise him in any way and make a pork chop out of him, and here from the beginning she heard from him not to be afraid, and after all he should be the one to tremble before her, this made a cunning and playful smile appear on Sisi's blue face, Sisi looked out from under the bed looking at Antonio from under her eyes letting out a menacing and quiet growl.
- I shouldn't be afraid, maybe it's you who should tremble before me. She said Sisi menacingly, her heart fluttered in her chest again because Antonio raised his head and first responded with a smile.
- I'm not afraid of you Sisi, I don't feel like I have to be afraid of someone who is so charming. Antonio said, suddenly he looked down feeling his cheeks suddenly warm up, and what Antonio said made Sisi stutter, the man's words gave her such great happiness, on the other hand Sisi knew Antonio, she knew that he was a man who was unique in his own way, delicate and naive, forgiving, unable to raise his voice unless in her defense.
Sisi struck by such great trust, and not only with difficulty she let out another louder growl revealing luminous teeth capable of many things, finally Sisi once again took on her menacing expression and her ruby turquoise eyes looked into Antonio's eyes trying to be as menacing as possible, suddenly Sisi jumped on the bed next to Antonio put her massive front paws on the man's chest showing her teeth.
- maybe I'm a good actress, maybe what I did was supposed to look like this to now make you the main course. Sisi said grinning so that but her state was shocked again, because Antonio did not show fear but a smile.
- you can say a lot, but I'm not afraid of you, I'm only afraid of you, and you have my word I won't let my mother and father throw you out of the house, if they do I'll go with you, your eyes. Antonio said and Sisi, who was holding her on his chest and in her cream pajamas, suddenly trembled, because again this simple man was not afraid of her and her playful state, wanting to play a trick on him, everything went to waste and this man still believed in her, what's more, when Antonio looked into her eyes he parted his lips, Sisi feeling her heart suddenly beating faster, suddenly in addition to happiness she felt something inside her that she hadn't felt for a long time, you could say that what she felt now was unique, for the first time in her life, it was so unusual and strong that her breathing became faster and more chaotic, it was all from happiness and something else.
- my eyes?. Sisi asked as her head approached like lips to a human's, until the screech of a car outside the window stopped everything.
- I, this Sisi, yes, I think we'll go to sleep, and don't be afraid, I won't let my parents banish you. Antonio said.
Full of joy, Sisi hugged him tenderly and cried with happiness, her hug was as strong as it was tender, on the one hand she wanted to hug Antonio as hard as she could, which of course could certainly be dangerous for him, on the other hand, she hugged him gently like the greatest treasure she had found in this strange world, ready to fight for him and defend Antonio even against an entire army.
- oh Antonio, thank you, thank you for everything. She said Sisi through tears without taking her paws off her friend who was more to her.
- I thank you, for everything, for saving me, for changing my life, which is now full of colors and adventure, and you are here with me. Antonio said, who also hugged Sisi tightly and tenderly in a tender hug, and their hearts at this great moment seemed to match their beating to each other.
- thank you. She said Sisi and with difficulty released Antonio from her embrace, then lay down next to him and without taking her eyes off Antonio she fell asleep with him and for the first time in such a long time her heart felt such great happiness, and she herself felt faith and hope in herself that in this world she had found the one and only.
A few hours later, when it was not yet six, when the alarm clock had not yet woken the sleeping Antonio, Sisi opened her eyes abruptly thinking that what had happened that night was a dream, but as soon as she got up to a sitting position she looked at the room, the furniture and posters and a few photos from her childhood, nothing had changed with one difference, she was not hidden in her power of illusion, which meant one thing, this was not a dream but the truth.
- I love you. Sisi whispered to the sleeping young man and calmly got out of bed, she could finally function as she wanted, she didn't have to be limited by Zafor the wolf hiding and for that reason she calmly left Antonio's room, when she turned on the light with her tail in the bathroom and grabbed the doorknob with her strong paw, then the door of the corridor leading to the guest room suddenly and violently opened, Carmen stood in the doorway dressed in pink pajamas with embroidered flowers, her brown eyes were shining with anger and she directed it exclusively at Sisi.
Sisi looking at Carmen also saw something that was strange here, because if it was another mother she would certainly not pay so much attention to her and would run to her son's room as quickly as possible to make sure he was alive, but Carmen only looked at her as the plague of her life.
- you monster, I knew you had something in you, that you were hiding something, how could you wrap my son around your claw like that, he would never have raised his voice at me if not for you. She said Carmen vehemently hissing the words through clenched teeth, but Sisi was not her daughter and her methods, just like those of the police commissioner, did not work on her, and Sisi raising her red tail high hit the wooden floor with her right paw looking equally angrily at the surprised Carmen who took the first step back.
- I didn't do anything wrong to him, but you did, from what I see and hear, how long have you been taking it out on him, how long has it been, the constant attacks, complaints, hatred, how long has it been. Sisi asked sharply.
- none of your business, I'm the mother here, not you!. Carmen shouted so that Nikodem, listening to the conversation between his wife and the Pokemon, suddenly jumped out of bed and stood in front of his wife, watching as Sisi approached his wife again and she also took a step forward, lowering her head to look the unknown creature straight in the eye.
- I am not a mother, but I was a daughter, and it was thanks to forbidden love, my mother was Absol and my father was Zoroark, I am a hybrid, but I know what parental love looks like, I don't see it here, you keep ruining him, destroying him, I am surprised that he didn't run away from home, that he didn't hurt himself or you, you monster, you have the perfect predisposition to drive people to acts of desperation, Antonio is an extraordinary man who, despite such long-term treatment, is still this extraordinary and wonderful man, and remember, degenerate mother, whatever you do, whatever you say, I will be with Antonio and I will defend him from the ton!, do you hear!. Sisi shouted loudly, surprised, even shocked Carmen, until she stepped back so abruptly that she landed in the hands of her husband who was silent about the whole thing.
Suddenly, Antonio's voice rang out from the room, calling Sisi and rushing out of his room, they watched as Sisi glared furiously at Carmen, expecting many problems, but Carmen, knowing and seeing what could happen if she took any step, clenched her hands furiously and her teeth on her lips, and after everything turned around abruptly, her long black hair hit Nikodem's face, and she returned to her room.
- that was something, you tamed the ghost again, it's incredible. Said Nikodem, later declaring their full support for Sisi.
Although the morning was short, Sisi could tell a little about her world, Pokemon, an open portal to this world, she omitted the fact about the mysterious Being who gave her a white star, a stone of power that sent her here, she didn't want to reveal so much, and she didn't want to present everything, except for Antonio himself, there were things that were difficult for her and she left that too, everyone except for Carmen
- this is amazing, another world, beings like Pokemon, ha, amazing, Sisi when I get back from work you'll tell me everything, I mean whatever you want, I won't force you to reveal secrets, everyone has their own. Antonio said and the one sitting in front of the table and before Sisi gave her right paw on which an amulet with symbols of the Mayan calendar rolled on a chain.
- thank you for everything, thank you. She said Sisi.
- no, it's me who's thanking you. Antonio said, stroking Sisi's head.
Many, really many would be shocked, disconcerted, thoughtful after such a revelation, but not Antonio, even when he was going to work, to the Maxim Company, even when dressed in a protective green and red suit, and a green Chełm, he was constantly thinking about something else, crossing the gate, entering the hangar of the company with a blue roof and taking his place at the smaller CNC plasma cutter, Antonio was constantly thinking about what Carmen could do today, what and how she could hit Sisi, he did not even want to imagine that when Sisi returned she would not be at home because she would be exiled, he did not want that, which is why he was so busy setting new cutting parameters that he did not hear the voice of his tall and well-muscled friend who was holding a newspaper under the arm of a black and red work outfit and a red helmet, twirling both his black mustache and brown eyes, placing his left hand on his friend's right shoulder.
- no Antonio, how are you, after such a loud day, I know, I saw, I read, you and your friend are in the newspaper, only on page four but it counts, you arrested three bandits, it must have been amazing. Hammer said, Antonio torn from his thoughts looked at his friend and then at the newspaper with a photo of him and Sisi in the main police station.
- oh my, it's already in the newspapers, they really have to deal with such crap. Antonio said jokingly Hammer laughed loudly and walked up to his machine and the prepared piece of steel.
- that's right, you're right, they always have to deal with anything, but man, when someone shoots a gun it's not anything anymore, at least for me, Antonio tell me how it was, because I thought you were rather a gentle man, and here you go, a man and his faithful wolf overpowered thieves, after what I read my head literally exploded. Hammer said finishing the calibration of the device, looking again intensely at his friend who after turning on the plasma cutter looked at him with a sincere smile turning into focused embarrassment.
- It was terrible, I saw a thief with a gun in his hand, the truth is that if it weren't for Sisi I wouldn't be here today, it was terrible, and if it weren't for Sisi, I owe her my life because it's thanks to her that I'm standing here in front of you, really all the honors belong to her, and even more. Antonio said with a smile, Hammer shaking his head in fascination laughed again and when he finished he approached his friend and helping him shake off the past day he shook him a few times holding his left and right sides.
- Antonio remember, it's the past and nothing more, today is now, today look at what will be, I will praise and tomorrow and the past is already memories, sometimes beautiful, sometimes difficult, but I see that you are coping with it well, and that makes me happy, and our friend, you know Denis, he lost his memory for two whole years, it's very strange, and he probably won't come back to the company, he has some kind of twilight trauma or something like that, you know the accident affected him strangely. Hammer said, remembering Denis with reluctance, but on the other hand he did it so that his friend would forget what happened to him today, and it also made Antonio forget about the shooting because he remembered another fact, he saw Denis hitting Sisi and then, something happened that he understood today.
- Sisi. Antonio whispered to himself, connecting the facts up to this point.
Meanwhile, Katowice, underground base under Katowice Spodek, in Ali edible at one of the tables sat a pair of agents, a tall black-haired agent H with lazy blue eyes that shone at the image of the third donut he was eating, and sitting on the other side his black companion with curled black hair and brown eyes focused only on the packages, both were eating donuts covered and sprinkled with powdered sugar with great passion, browsing the latest news on their laptop, and the crowd in the canteen began to thicken, practically everyone present was dressed in traditional black suits, white shirts and black ties, both Agent H and Agent M, dressed the same, were finishing another batch of donuts while browsing the latest headlines about aliens.
Both were silent today, Agent M did not want to speak on any topic today so as not to provoke Agent H into recalling the incident in the Krakow specialist hospital involving a certain Nest, and Agent H also preferred not to speak so as not to direct various comments to his head, instead H twirled his short beard and looked through the next headlines about aliens, and one of the headlines talking about a wolf and a man who together thwarted a robbery of a jeweler caught the eye of both him and Anetka M, but both of them, reading only the headline, waved their hand at the whole matter.
- good, a man and a wolf thwarted a robbery of a jeweler, how sweet. She said Agent M.
- so sweet, but what good will it do us, we are looking for news about aliens here, not about a man and his animal friend. Said Agent H, mostly ignoring the news that if opened would certainly direct them to all the answers and the Pokemon they were looking for.
- well, you'd rather hear and read about your Nest, huh!. Agent M suddenly shouted, and everyone looked at her, while Agent H rested his head on his right and left hand and looked only at the open laptop, letting out a modest breath, this time H didn't continue the conversation about the alien who, in an act of revenge for his pity, kissed him and ran away.
H only exhaled again and didn't continue the conversation, he wanted what had happened to finally end, because his friend kept returning to this matter whenever she could and was practically drilling a hole in his head, H didn't even smile, and surprised by his behavior, Agent M looked at the open laptop feeling guilty.
- I'm sorry. She said Agent M, and everyone took a deep breath again, looking at her wildly.
- what, you can't say sorry?. M asked, rising abruptly from the table, and everyone, whether women or men, nodded and returned to their duties, and the matter that was so close to being solved turned out to be so distant and unattainable by accident.
What was unusual for ordinary people, however, was ignored and not only by Men In Black, but a larger number of initiated people, that day when clouds covered the sky, on the large Krakow square walking a young girl with blue hair, in a yellow outfit, a sweatshirt, walking calmly with a gold watch on her left hand which with the power of disguise hid her true Lombax form, Nest observing people, masses, tourists with luggage, listened to every word, herself holding a Krakow newspaper in her hands and her watchful green eyes moved from person to person, from newspaper headline to headline, until her eyes noticed another headline on the tense page, as soon as she read the first of the words and her ears picked up the conversation of a few residents telling stories about a man and a wolf thwarting a robbery of a jeweler, Nest instinctively ignored everything.
- funny, and what are they talking about, about a man and his friend, how childish, perfect for the children of this world, I am not a child. She said Nest to herself as she turned another page, they did not even glance at the photo of Antonio and Sisi who were photographed at the police station with the Commissioner giving Sisi a gold medal on a blue stripe.
Nest was busy today with something else, something that constantly annoyed her and left a deep scar in her mind, how the man fighting her saved her life, how he helped her escape, how he pitied her and she could do nothing, Nest finally resigned stopped in front of a TV store where one of the films was on, where two opponents fought with swords, a man called Zorro and his opponent, who after exchanging blows suddenly started kissing.
- either this world is sick, or there's something wrong with me, this, this is so stupid, how could they kiss, they fought each other, this is not serious, I'd better go back to Katowice, I hope this piglet is dressed because I'll really stick my hand in his throat. She said Nest now, not knowing who gets on her nerves more, Agent H or Mandulin.
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Fear is always fear, the worst of all is the unknown, but it's better to take a step forward and show the truth than live in eternal fear, and with a little help from Carmen, Sisi did this today, and Antonio himself p and the first to stand up to his mother, which is downright inspiring, just like I myself used to be.