Mental Battles -Pokemon-

Chapter Twelve- A Little Relaxing Never Hurt Anyone, Right?

I don't know why I blame myself so much for this. Maybe it's because fa-- Cedric would always blame me, and I just got used to it.

Well, I'm in my own room and Lucifer and Kiari are together. Maybe they'll make out.

How will I meet back up with them? We certainly aren't separated for good, I still need Lucifer to tell me my real last name. And Kiari... I just like being around her.

Sighing, I sent out my Pokemon. Litleo looked at Pachirisu, and tackled her with a hug. Man, I should keep them out just so they can be together.

"Wig..." Turtwig grumbled, looking at his stomach as it grumbled loudly.

"Here you go, guys!" I said with a small smile as I grabbed my small bag of pokefood. I poured each of them a small pile which they devoured swiftly. I chuckled softly and put the food away. Pokemon are such amazing creatures, even in times like these they seem so energetic and happy. Many people don't deserve to own a creature so loving.

"You guys are so sweet." I mumbled, stroking Pachirisu's head. Each time I stroked her fur, I felt a small pulse of electricity race through my body. I wonder, do all electric types do that? It's comforting, in a sense.

"Should we look for Lucifer and Kiari? They might be worried about me... Then again, they could be making out." I said with a chuckle. I'm going to start teasing them as a couple to get them back.

"Turt!" Turtwig exclaimed, motioning to the door.

"Okay, we'll go look for them." I said. "Or... I could take a bath..." I grinned at the thought of relaxing for once since this all began.

"Twig..." Turtwig mumbled in a sarcastic tone, rolling his eyes.

"Pa pa!" Pachirisu exclaimed.

"Pachirisu, I'd bathe with you if it weren't for the fear that you'd electrocute me. You are an electric type, and the chemicals in water conduct electricity well. It would be the best idea, unless I'm wrong about you expelling electricity from your body." I said, smiling sympathetically at Pachirisu.

"Ri..." Pachirisu sighed. Poor guy.

"Hey, don't worry!" I exclaimed with a smile, stroking her head. "We'll be able to do many things together! Just not bathe. But, you're not alone! Litleo doesn't really handle water well, so you guys can hang out while I take a bath. Actually... I'll leave you all in here, so it won't seem like favouritism."

"Gible!" Gible exclaimed, poking Pachirisu playfully. Within seconds, a game of tag full of laughter and tripping was started. I smiled and slipped past the chaos into the bathroom. I turned on the water-not the shower, obviously-and plugged the drain. I got undressed and ran a brush swiftly through my hair while the hot water slowly rose. Once the tub was full, I turned off the water and got in.

"Note to self, don't make the water as hot as possible..." I mumbled. It wasn't bad or anything, I just would have preferred it a little cooler.

I lied in the bathtub, lost in thought for lord knows how long. I blocked out the outside world and tried my best to relax.

"Turt wig wig!" After some time, I heard Turtwig scream along with some bangs. Worried, I got out of the bath and put a towel on. Then I went to the room to see what all the ruckus was about.

"Lit!" Litleo screamed as I opened the bathroom door to see the masked man stuffing him into a bag.

"Hey, stop it!" I shouted, not caring that I was one towel away from being completely naked in front of him.

Once he made eye contact with me, he closed the bag and darted away. Instinctively, I chased after him.

"Help, he stole my Pokemon!" I shouted, alerting Nurse Joy.

"I'll call Officer Jenny!" Nurse Joy exclaimed, grabbing the phone and dialling 911.

The man ran out the Pokemon Centre, and I chased after. I probably look stupid, chasing a masked man while I'm only in a towel, but I don't care. If chase him outside butt baked to save my Pokemon.

"It's the thief!" I heard Officer Jenny-also known as Captain Obvious-shout from behind me. The man jumped a little and dashed into the trees out skirting the town.

"Go put some clothes on, I'll catch him!" Officer Jenny shouted. I nodded and dashed back to the Pokemon Centre and into my room. So much for relaxing.

"... Pa?"

I looked over, wide eyed, at the source of the sound. There, I saw Pachirisu and Gible timidly crawling out from under the bed.

"You guys are okay!" I exclaimed, scooping them up and hugging them. Good this I had wrapped my towel around me so I didn't have to constantly hold it, or it'd probably be really awkward right now.

"Pachi?" Pachirisu asked.

"Where's Litleo?" I guessed, getting a nod from her. "Officer Jenny told me to come back; she'll catch him and get my Pokemon. I hope... But I need to get dressed." I put them down gently on the bed and walked back to the bathroom and changed into clothes.

At least I have them, right? Until I get Turtwig and Litleo back, I won't have no Pokemon at least.

"Want to head towards the forest to search for the man?" I asked.

"Gible!" Gible exclaimed. The two Pokemon crawled onto my shoulders, and clinged to my black t-shirt.

I cleaned up what little mess I made, then left. I didn't turn in my key to Nurse Joy, just to be safe.

"Pachi, ri ri..." Pachirisu mumbled, probably expressing her worry for Litleo.

"Don't worry, Litleo will be fine..." I said hopefully with a grim smile.

We walked towards the forest, around the area the man ran into it. The forest was really thick-it'd be hard to squeeze through if I even could at all. I'm honestly shocked Officer Jenny got in so easily.

Nevertheless, I'm determined to get my Pokemon back. I jumped over the fence bordering the town and began to squeeze my way through.

"Pa--" Pachirisu began to speak but stopped abruptly when I tree branch slapped her face. The poor thing fell right off my shoulder and onto the ground.

"You okay?" I asked. Gible hopped off my shoulder to comfort her.

"Pa..." she grumbled. I nodded and continued walking.

We struggled through the forest in silence for Arceus knows how long. Eventually, the wind picked up, adding to the struggle. Eventually, I gave up and sat in a small clearing.

"This is hopeless, now we're completely lost..." I mumbled.

"P-pa...?" Pachirisu stuttered, pointing at something. Without even turning around, I knew what it was by its cry.

"Ursaring!"

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DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN!

Yeah. I don't really know what to say...

Do you think Emilia will ever get Turtwig and Litleo back? And I also have a poll. Comment on the line of the person you think is the masked man.

Ren.

Lucifer.

Kiari.

Someone of Team Ore.

An character that hasn't been completely introduced

Emilia's Mom/Dad

Other (Specify)

Any constructive criticism is welcome! Have a good morning/afternoon/evening/night/illuminati!