The Guardian of IIex Forest

Chapter 5 - The News Report.

"Well then, poppet, time to get settled in! I'll show you the bathrooms and I'll call you back in a few minutes when the pie's done, ok?" beamed Auntie Kath.

"Sounds great, thanks!" smiled Mei thankfully. Her auntie pushed her into the hallway.

"My bedroom is down there on the right, and the bathroom is next to it" she pointed out, "And you lucky thing get an en-suite attached to your bedroom! Here it is!".

Mei's eyes opened wide.

A huge four poster bed sat in the middle of the room, with a green and blue polka dot duvet. A wide desk with a lamp and chair was next to it, followed by a tall timber bookshelf on the other side, packed with manuals and classics. The en-suite bathroom had a shower, toilet, sink and bath, all green and blue coloured. A large window had a great view of the Azalea Town gym. Mei was overwhelmed. She usually had to share one bathroom with four siblings and a parent. This was luxury.

Auntie Kath hugged her again and left, shutting the door.

Mei sat on the duvet. Her auntie must have decorated this for her. Blue and green were her favorite colours. She heard a loud zipping sound. Celebi came out, stretching her wings.

"This is a very nice room. Probably not as good as mine, but close enough" said Celebi. Mei laughed and began to unpack her things. Her clothes went in a closet and a picture of her family went onto her desk. She looked at it. It was taken two years ago, on a visit to the park. Their old camera was beginning to break, but it managed. They were all bunched together. Mei was smiling, Naomi was doing bunny ears behind the 3rd oldest brother, Dante, who was picking his nose. At the back was their mother, struggling to smile, and at the front was the two youngest, Matt and Lily, who had their heads dangerously close to the camera. She would miss them.

"Your family seems nice" noticed Celebi.

"Yeah, they are amazing"says Mei. A loud yell interrupts the conversation.

"Meeeeeiiiii!!! The pie is ready!" yelled Auntie Kath. Mei left to go to the kitchen, forgetting about Celebi and leaving the door open.

The enticing raspberry smell got stronger as she walked. The TV was blaring news headlines about a robbery.

Today on channel 12 reporting to you live from Azalea Town. Approximately half an hour ago the sirens for the Azalea Town Pokemon center was robbed. Police arrived at the scene but were stopped by a hoard of angry Totodiles. Eventually the police moved through the crowd and discovered something was missing. Three shiny pokemon, a Magikcarp, a Politoed and a Phanpy were stolen. They were being healed when stolen. The owner of these pokemon, Bentley Barrington, is furious.

"I paid a lot for these pokemon! I'm not letting these scoundrels get away that easily!!"

An investigation is currently underway. Isabella Sanders, Channel 12 news.

Mei gasped. Auntie Kath turned.

"Hmmm....it's been happening a lot these days. Must be some sort of crime spree".

She walked around to Mei and sat her down and placed a large piece of pie, topped with whipped cream. Mei starts eating eagerly.

A loud sound suddenly reverberated through the house. She looked at Auntie Kath worriedly, but she seemed calm. Opening the door, her auntie looked around. Mei came up behind her.

A Pidgey was standing on the porch. Auntie Kath laughed.

"Come on, Zorua, I know your're there!".

The Pidgey transformed into a Zorua. It looked kind of like a fox and had a navy coloured body and red eyebrows, feet and hair.

"I-is this yours?" stammered Mei.

"Yes, I caught him quite a while back. He can transform" said Auntie Kath. Zorua bounded up to Mei.

"Zor-Zorua!" said Zorua. He licked her face.

"Ewwww" she giggled.