At Celedon City lived a sixteen year old boy named Tien Yugi. He was a blue eyed boy with a dark complexion and he usually wore black clothes and white jeans. He worked at the Celedon zoo as a helper for the petting zoo. He loved Pokemon and even had one of his own. It was an oddly coloured Cyndaquil being yellow and black. For this, he was abandoned from his trainer and Tien took him in.
"Ah. Time for another day with Pokemon!" He said getting out of his bed. He went to the bathroom and got ready. He had on a black pikachu t-shirt and yellow pants. He picked up Cyndaquil and went off to work.
When he got to work, his boss, Baoba, a middle aged man, grey hair and wearing brown sneakers and well, brown everything. Except for his hat which was white.
"Ah. Tien, you arrived. Good. Well, you know what to do. Leave your Pokemon at the daycare and get to work." He said. For some reason, he had a concerned look on his face. Tien nodded, left his Cyndaquil at the day care which was run by an elderly couple which turned out to be Tien's grandparents.
"Morning Grandma, Grandpa." He said. They smiled and took Cyndaquil and placed him with the other Pokemon.
"You look rested and ready to go!" His grandma said. He chuckled and went to the petting zoo where his friend and co-worker , Alumna greeted him.
"Morning!" She said. Tien waved and opened the sign at the entrance. In just a second, the place was crowded with curious children. They were always getting into the pen. Which was no deal, all he had to do was keep them from going in. But what he didn't see, was a kid going into the Ninetails pen. The Ninetails was shy around humans that she didn't know. Only if the kids were not in her pen she's okay. But this kid scared her and she jumped the fence and ran away.
"ATTENTION ALL PETTING ZOO STAFF. THE NINETAILS HAS JUST ESCAPED." The intercom said. Tien was the only one available as Alumna was busy with the other children. He ran towards the forest where she usually runs to. He looked everywhere for the Ninetails. Eventually, he found her cowering at the edge of a steep cliff. He gasped and walked slowly to her. She was still scared.
"Don't worry Ninetails, it's me... Tien." He said. He took a step closer and she stopped. He came closer and petted her. She calmed down.
"Good girl, now, lets get off of this cliff b-" he was cut off by the cliff giving way where Ninetails was. She gasped and started to fall. Tien then, by instinct, grabbed one of her tails and caught her. She yelled and Tien grabbed her by the arms and took her up.
They both panted as they reached the top.
"Thank you for saving me human but... you have pulled one of my tails." The Ninetails said. Tien gasped.
"I-is there ANYTHING that you can do? Please! I have a family!" He said. The Ninetails sighed.
"I wish there was, but I'm sorry. As punishment, you'll have to be turned into a Pokemon." Her eyes flashed red and He felt a groggy feeling coming on. He was surrounded in a white light and after a while, Tien was replaced with a chimchar.
"You are now living as a Chimchar. I'm sorry it had to go this way." The Ninetails said. He nodded sadly and they went back to the zoo.
They got back and Ninetails explained everything that happened. At first they were shocked but then, after a week, they began to adapt to Tien being a Chimchar. Cyndaquil was very happy that he got a new play mate. Tien was still learning how to act like a Pokemon though. But that's a story for another time. Now you've learnt to never pull a Ninetails tail.
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A Ninetails' Curse [2016 PKMN Watties]
Short StorySixteen year old Tien Yugi was at a local pokemon safari in Celedon, when he met the Ninetails that changed his life forever.