Beyond the Adventure - A Pokémon Story

Chapter 9: Truths Revealed pt3

        I wake up in total darkness, surrounded by a rancid hot stench.  For a moment, I panic, not knowing where I am.  The next moment, I realize my entire head is engulfed by Jaws’ massive jaw.  I flail my arms and try to pry his jaw open.  I still hear him snoring, so I get out of bed, and with him hanging from my face, I fumble my way to the shower, turn on the cold water, and dunk him in the icy stream.  Jaws wakes with a start and promptly lets go.  He falls into the tub and flails about, attempting to escape the slippery tub.  I turn the water off and he stops, looking up at me.  I look back at him, then pick him up.

        “Next time, you get your OWN bed!” I say.  I set him down.  He shakes himself off and runs out of the bathroom.

        I wash my face, then walk out and get dressed.  After strapping my Pokégear to my wrist, I check the time.  The clock reads 10:17am, Saturday.  So much for leaving first thing in the morning.  I am amazed I slept in so long.  I must have been really tired.  I walk out of my room and head to the dining room.

        Darius and Jess are already awake.  Darius is at the stove, cooking some food, while Jess is at the counter, chopping up vegetables.  It is clear to me they have been up for a while, and I feel just a little guilty for sleeping in.  I glance over the counter at the vegetables Jess is chopping up.  “What’s for breakfast?” I ask.

        Jess points to Darius with her thumb.  “Ask the chef,” she says.  “I’m just doing what he says.”

        Darius turns around and grins.  “We are having Fearow egg omelets, with a side of Tartine de Lumiose, made with fresh Razz Berry jam, and freshly squeezed Razz Berry juice.”

        “You sure love your Razz Berries,” I say.

        Jess glances over at him, not exactly smiling, but with a sunnier look than usual.  “I have to admit, I never expected them to have so many uses,” she says.  She continues chopping the vegetables.

        Jaws and I sit at the table, awaiting our meals.  Darius snaps his fingers.  Jess scoops up the vegetables into a bowl and hands them to him.  He sprinkles them with elegance over the omelets, adds a little cheese, folds them up, and skillfully flips them.  A minute later, each omelet is cooked to perfection and served onto a plate.  A ding rings across the kitchen and Darius glides across the kitchen to the toaster oven.  He pulls out some golden-brown brioche, tosses them onto separate plates, and Jess quickly lathers them in Razz Berry jam.  He then pours four glasses of Razz Berry juice.  He takes his apron off and hangs it up.  “Breakfast is served,” he says with a grin.

        He and Jess bring over Jaws’ and my meal, then retrieve their own plates.  I take a whiff and start salivating.  The combined smells of the omelet, the vegetables, and jam create a blissful aroma.  I find myself wondering if this is what Heaven smells like.  I take a bite and my mouth explodes in divine flavor.  “Wow, this is really good!” I say.

        “Thanks!” Darius says happily.  “Something I picked up in Unova, combined with a taste of home.  Normally, I would use Unfezant eggs, but considering we’re in Kanto, Unfezant is not exactly common here.”

        Jess says nothing, simply eating her food.  She does not exactly look happy, but she definitely is not angry like she was last night.  Perhaps that IS her happy face?  Still, I cannot help but think that she still looks like Liz, albeit a grumpy Liz.  I look over at Jaws, who is happily slurping down his juice.  I continue eating.

        “Once we’re done here,” Jess finally says after several minutes of silence, “we will head to Cinnabar Island.  If we are to solve this thing before your ship leaves, we mustn’t waste time.”