"I'm dirty! This is ugly!", Sephia mumbled angry. It was raining and they had dug a hole under the fence. They merely fit through it and the ground was more than wet. Suicune sighed and went further.
"So, what's the plan now?", Sephia asked while she tried to get her shirt clean.
"We have to break in. The hole is too small for Articuno and the others."
"What is an Articuno?", the girl asked. Suicune looked at her, surprised. "Have you never heard of him?" "No. Should I?" Suicune laughed. "You are the best friend a Pok�mon can have!" Now the girl was totally confused.
"I'll explain it later. Now, let's go. We must walk through the forest." Sephia nodded in agreement and the two moved forward, hiding behind some bushes. Without any problems, they reached the forest.
"This isn't right. It was ways too easy!", Suicune said. "I'm afraid!", whispered Sephia.
"Be strong! Nothing happened so far, why are you afraid?" "I TOLD you that I'll be in your way!" Suicune shook her head. "It's ok. It's not too late for going back."
Sephia sat down, thinking about it. Finally, she sighed. "I think I'm too deep in. Every bridge back to my old life is broken. No way back now, let's go!" Suicune jumped in happiness when Sephia walked in front of her, with new courage.
Finally, they reached the place where Suicune caught the Pidgey. Sephia kneeled down. "Here are some bullets. But they are useless for us. It's a pity that the Pidgey escaped", Suicune said. "It would be rotten, Suicune. If you are hungry, let's eat something. My legs can't take more steps, I guess." Suicune smiled. "But let's not eat too much. We'll need the food for the others. I hope they are ok." "I'm sure they are." Sephia took out some bread and gave it to Suicune. The Pok�mon looked at it. "Haven't we some meat?" "No. It would rot in no time...you eat just meat?" "Yes..." "Hmm, I have some tuna in a can." Suicune looked up. "Fish? Oh, please, give me some fish!" Sephia glanced at the can. "We don't have a can opener..." "Give me the can!" Sephia handed her friend the food.
Suicune used her claw, but the can was too hard. Finally, she bite in it. Her sharp teeth broke through the metal, but were stuck. The poor Pok�mon tried to scrape the can with her paws off which was more than difficult because standing on two legs was nearly impossible. Sephia couldn't hold it any longer, she laughed until her stomach ached. Suicune growled and the girl caught herself, finally freeing her friend from the can. Suicune breathed exhausted.
"What a stupid thing!", Suicune mumbled. Sephia laughed again and took the knife out. She put it in one of the holes from Suicune teeth, ripping the metal off. Finally satisfied, Suicune got her tuna and went away a few steps. The whole situation was very embarrassing for her. She nearly swallowed the fish in and stood up very fast.
"Let's go. It's not far!" She walked away without looking at Sephia. The girl giggled, ate the last bit of her bread and followed the Pok�mon deeper into the forest.
Finally, they reached a grey building which wasn't high, but very long.
"That's it, right?", Sephia asked, fear in her voice.
"I think so. It was dark when I escaped, but the smell is the same. It smells like...hate." "Huh? Like hate? I don't get it."
Suicune laughed. "You are a human, you don't have to understand. But now, let's go. The hole should be around here somewhere."
They followed the wall, always afraid that some of the criminals might appear behind a bush. But everything was quiet. Too quiet.
"I hear nothing", Suicune whispered.
"That's good, right?"
"No." Sephia gasped. "Why not?"
"Something is wrong. I hear no Pidgeys and at this time they are usually singing."
"Oh..."
Suddenly, Suicune stopped and Sephia ran into her friend. "Oh, sorry. What's wrong?" "The hole!!!", Suicune yelled and ran to the broken wall. Sephia followed.
"Suicune?", a dark voice came from inside and when the girl arrived she saw a Pok�mon, nearly human. "Mewtwo, that's Sephia. She'll help us.", Suicune explained. Mewtwo looked at Sephia and she shivered. His eyes were cold as ice.
"Ah....hello. Mewtwo, right? You speak the human language, too?" She managed a smile, but Mewtwo ignored her. "And what is the price? Our freedom?", he asked Suicune. She shook her head. "No. She's my friend, that's why she does it." "And you believe this?!" "YES!" Suicune shouted. "But you can stay here if you want. I have no problem with this! What's with the others?" Mewtwo wanted to say something, but was interrupted.
"Arti! Arti cuno cuno! Cu cu arti cuno! (Suicune! You are back! I knew it!)" Articuno ran to the hole, pushing Mewtwo away. Suicune smiled. "I promised, remember? Articuno, this is Sephia. She saved my life and now she'll help us." "Arti, arti arti cuno! (Oh, thank you very much!), the bird said and Suicune translated. Sephia smiled. "Hello, Articuno. You don't have to thank me, you are still inside, right?"
"Cu cuno cu cu cu cuno. (We can get out if you get two of the belts.)" "Belts?", Suicune asked. " Yes, belts", Mewtwo said. "The criminals use them to go through the field of force. If we have two of them, one of you can get the other one into this room and we can go out." "What's with Mew and the others?" Mewtwo looked behind him. "They are very weak, but we protected them." "Ok, we'll get the belts!", Suicune yelled excited, but Articuno stopped her.
"Arti cuno cuno cu arti, cuno cu cu cu arti cuno! (But they know that you are here, this is a trap!)" "Yes, I know", Suicune explained. "It's too quiet." "You know what?", asked Sephia, confused. Suddenly, she gasped. "How sweet!!!", she shouted. Everyone looked behind Mewtwo and Articuno turned around to see Mew. The little Pok�mon tottered to the hole.
"Mew mew! mew mew mew? (Suicune, you are back! Can we go out now?)" "Soon, Mew, soon. Sephia and I will get you out." "Hello Mew!", Sephia said. Mew looked at her, frightened and went behind Mewtwo. "Don't be afraid!" Sephia smiled. "I won't catch you or something like that." But Mew didn't move. Sephia thought about it for a moment, but then she opened her bag and took a cookie out. "Hey, Mew, are you hungry?" One second later, Mew had forgotten her fear. With a small blast, she destroyed the stones on the floor, revealing the hole into the earth. "Mew!", Mewtwo shouted and tried to grab her tail,. but it was too late, Mew was already outside. She nuzzled Sephia who giggled a little bit and took the cookie. Mewtwo looked in panic at Sephia. Mew was the only one he cared about and he was sure that this human would catch her now. But Sephia petted the pink Pok�mon and gave her another cookie.
"Look, Mewtwo! She won't catch us!", Suicune said. Mewtwo sighed. "Yes, maybe she'll wait until we are free, too." Suicune shook her head. "Mewtwo, not every human is bad." Mewtwo didn't answer, he watched carefully when Sephia took out a paper-bag with a round thing inside. "A Pok�ball! Mew, run!", he screamed. Sephia laughed. "Don't panic! Here, for you!" She put the paper-bag into the hole and Mewtwo grabbed it from the other side. He was confused when he found an apple in it. Articuno started laughing. Mewtwo looked at the apple. His stomach ached, he was that hungry, but taking an apple from a human.... "It's not poisoned, you can eat it! Articuno, are you hungry, too?" The bird nodded excited. "Arti cuno cuno. (But I just eat meat.)" Suicune translated again Sephia looked in the bag. "Just more tuna..." "Arti! Arti cuno! (Tuna! I love tuna!)" Suicune took the can and rolled it into the hole. With some problems, Articuno got the can. "Beware! This cans are tricky!", she said, watching Articuno. But the bird just put his claw into the can and ripped the metal away.
"Arti arti? (What's wrong with the can?)", he asked and Suicune blushed embarrassed. Sephia couldn't hold it, she started laughing like crazy. Suicune growled and Mew looked confused at her, the mouth full of cookie.
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"So that's how she came out...", Giovanni mumbled, looking at a screen. It showed the Pok�mon and the laughing girl. "Yes...laugh. It'll be the last time in your life...."
To be continued...
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