Pokemon Revival (Discontinued)

Chapter 39 Reason to Die

We gave Ray more than enough time to mourn. He kept going until he had run out of tears to shed. I carried him in my arms as Braig carried Sharara's body. I noticed the look on Ray's face just show grief and sadness. Through my time knowing Ray he had never shown a face like this. He's broken, and it would take a miracle to put him back together. 

We made it back to the village on our own time and met back up with the squad. They had the twin dogs locked up and were checking on some of the pokemon's wounds. Keiran, Mike, Nanaba, Mirai, Lyran and Aqua noticed us approach. They were happy when they saw the living pichu in my arms, but then turned to sorrow when they saw Braig with the deceased pikachu in his arms. He went up to where we had put down Raiden and laid Sharara next to him. Ray took notice of his father and just looked at him for a moment. Ray was already broken, there was nothing left to break. All he did was just dig his face into my fur and snuggled into it for comfort. He seemed to also notice Avis' parents crying still. He put two and two together and just snuggled into me again.

I explained what happened to Keiran, Mirai, and Nanaba and Braig told Lyran and Aqua. I did however take notice he left out my incident of being a human. Once the explanation was over I told Ray that if he wanted to he could stay here while I buried his parents.

-No....I...want to come....- He said quietly and slowly.

-As you wish,- I said. I brought over his parents one at a time to a pretty tree I found and dug two holes. Once they were in I used my paws to push dirt back on top and smooth it out. I needed the finishing touch though, I grabbed to strong branches from a tree and got some vines as well. I cut the branches down into straighter pieces and made two crosses by tying the vines to them.  I jabbed the two into the graves and backed away.

-Jae?- Ray said quietly.

-Yes?- I replied.

-Could...you carry me again?- He asked.

-Sure,- I said. I then picked him up and turned to the graves again.

-What are those Jae?- He asked.

-What is what?- I asked.

-Those things, on the graves.....what are they?- He asked again.

-They are called crosses, they are named that for, well the cross shape they make,- I explained.

-What....do they mean?- He asked slowly.

-They resemble peace, and love.....at least that is how I see it,- I explained.

-Oh.....thank you for.....- He stopped.

-It's okay Ray, it is no trouble, none of it is,-  He just then quietly snuggled into my chest again. He actually fell asleep a minute later. I looked down at him in sadness, no family, no home....Just like the situation I was put in. It wasn't fair, he was such a good person and caring, he even saved me at one point, he did not deserve what has happened, and his parents didn't deserve it either. Once I got back I saw that everyone had gotten all the casualties that came from the attack. At least thirty Pokémon died from it, and about double that was injured in some way or form. Some Pokémon already started building back houses.....but Ray was so young, he had nowhere else to go.