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Authors Notes: Here I am again and all ready for season 2 of this fic for
the few of you that'll probably come banging on my door to demand I
finish this already.
In this chapter there's a guest POV. Little Raptor.
As usual, Feedback would be greatly appreciated! And so would
suggestions for the final chapter of my fic Forever. I kinda got writers
block on that one.
Ketchum: The Journey Continues
Season 2
Warrior Of Ice
Chapter 5
~~~~~~Musashi's POV~~~~~~
Raptor, is one very fast growing pokemon.
In the last two weeks he's grown six inches. And Machop says that's
normal! She also said that at six months old Raptor will be capable of
killing just about anything.
Scary.
I was in the guest room at Satoshi's house, we had 4 months until the
Pokemon League started. Only 4 months to train.
Rats.
Of course Satoshi had a bigger problem, training all his pokemon plus
Pirow and Raptor. At his growth rate and the time we had left until the
League he'd decided to train them together. And in two weeks Raptor
wouldn't fit in Satoshi pack anymore, so that meant he had to really be
careful when he and Raptor went past Mr. Keero's and Mr. Yamaga's
farms.
Weird thing is, Raptor seemed to know they were dangerous, he'd hiss
every time we passed them.
I passed the farms and went down to the shore where Raptor was playing
in the water with Rare Beauty and Shelldon. Satoshi was snoozing on the
beach, confident they would keep an eye on Raptor.
"Wake up Satoshi, time to train." I nudged at him.
"Yeah yeah . . ." He mumbled before going back to sleep. I rolled my
eyes and glanced at the three pokemon in the water.
"Would you do the honours of waking up your lazy trainer Shelldon?"
"Ster!" He said as he shot a very light Water Gun.
"CHAAAARRRR CHARMEL!!" He yelled as he blew an irritated
Flamethrower at Shelldon.
"Cloyster cloyster."
"Charmeleon char!" He fumed. "Charmel char!" He pointed at me.
Shelldon used Water Gun on me.
*You'll pay for that Satoshi!* I sputtered.
*I already did! You started it when you got Shelldon to Water Gun me!*
Good point.
*Lovers spat!* Lullaby teased.
*Not one more word out of you Lullaby! Or I'll train you personally!*
She gulped and stayed quiet. Charmeleon is quite formidable when it
came to fighting, as is Machop.
*I'll work with mine, you can work with yours.* He said, I nodded.
*The cave after?*
*Yeah.* He winked.
*Oh please, I'm going to be sick!* Inferno grumbled.
~~~~~~Inferno's POV~~~~~~
I curled up in the blissfully warm sands and sighed, training with Satoshi
is no easy task. For the past five and a half hours I've been melting a hole
in the side of a cliff. His other pokemon had it no easier, Candy was sent
to lifting a heavy log and running up and down the beach with it. Lullaby
was trying to sing Paradox to sleep and he was high in the sky with
weights strapped on his back doing tight circles. Rare Beauty was
fighting against the 30 foot waves down at the surfer's end of the beach
and trying to counter them with Hydro Pump. Shelldon was being tossed
against the other end of the cliff by said waves to toughen his shell. I
stood up and went back to training. Satoshi was trying to learn what
Pirow's and Raptor's first attacks are.
*Okay Pirow, you have Tananda's wings and beak, so maybe your first
attack is Peck. Use Peck on that Caterpie over there.*
Pirow used Peck, the Caterpie scrambled away.
*Inferno! Keep training!* I sighed and turned back to the cliff. By the
time the Pokemon League opened there'd be a fair sized cave in this cliff.
And we'd all be able to incinerate our opponents, including the Elite Four.
*Okay everyone! That's enough for today!* He hollered. I collapsed
onto the warm and inviting sand, it was group B's turn tomorrow.
Paradox came down and Satoshi removed the harness.
*Go out and tell Rare Beauty and Shelldon we're done for today.*
*Right.* He sighed as he flew out to meet Shelldon and Rare Beauty.
*I'll go this way and change. Heat up the water?*
Satoshi nodded as he let out a tired Flamethrower at the two metal
kettles.
He trudged off to the bushes, Raptor followed with his clothes. I couldn't
move a muscle, the first half of the day was using my physical attacks on
rocks and such, the second half was melting the cliffside with
Flamethrower.
Next thing I know he'll be having me melting sand into glass for the glass-
maker. I shuddered, better not even think it, he might actually do it.
*Hello there!*
I lifted my head, who would dare have that much energy after what we've
just been through?
A Lapras, of course.
I pulled myself to my feet and trudged to the shoreline.
*Hello there Warrior, what can I do for you?*
*You can sit down you know, you look ready to collapse.* She smiled
gently. I nodded a grateful thanks and sat down.
Satoshi and Musashi came from their changing areas and looked at the
Warrior of Ice. Satoshi blinked.
"That's odd . . . it's not the time of year for Lapras . . ." He muttered.
*I am the Warrior of Ice, these waters are my territory.*
"Ah, that makes sense." Satoshi sat down. "So what can we do you
for?"
*I just wanted to meet the one who actually made the Warrior of Fire
laugh and smile in pure happiness.*
"Charizard? What are you talking about?" Satoshi asked.
*Since the first day he joined us he's never smiled or laughed in
happiness. You made him, that is truly an extraordinary feat.*
"Thanks . . . I think."
She smiled.
*Would you like a ride?*
"Really?! Cool! Musashi, you want a ride?"
"Wow! I'd love one! I haven't heard your clarinet though . . ."
"Hey! Not everything happens when I play it! Lapras is offering one."
"Sure!"
*Would you like to come as well?* She asked me.
*No thank you, seasickness.*
She nodded.
"You want to come to Raptor?"
He nodded and jumped into Satoshi's arms.
~~~~~~Satoshi's POV~~~~~~
This was awesome!
I mean, it's not everyday a Lapras who is the Warrior of Ice offers you a
ride!
(Are you enjoying yourselves?)
"Totally!"
"Oh yeah!" Musashi answered.
Raptor gave an affirmative chirp.
(May I ask you a few questions?)
"Sure!" I said, Musashi agreed.
(Have either of you ever had a Lapras?)
I blinked and shook my head no. So did Musashi.
(Then how are you able to understand me? Is it your alternate forms?)
"Well, that's what Satoshi and I think. We really don't know the true
extent of our pokemon forms."
"Yeah, what she said."
(I see. And what of the little one? I have never seen his species before.)
Raptor gave a questioning chirp, as if asking what she meant.
"Well . . . I don't think Raptor is a brand new species, just one that hasn't
been discovered. A couple of my neighbours killed his mother. I found
his egg and I was the first thing he saw when he hatched."
(So he's imprinted on you.)
"Yeah, he always follows Satoshi around. It's kinda cute."
"You would think that." I deadpanned.
Lapras gave a little chuckle before turning back to the shore.
"Good bye Warrior! I hope we'll meet again!" Musashi and I yelled as
we waved to Lapras vanishing into the horizon.
~~~~~~Raptor's POV~~~~~~
Father is young like me, but he always tries to make the best of a bad
scene. That's one of the things I love about him.
When I hatched from my shell, my eyes looked into father's for the first
time. And in that second I knew everything he knew, remembered what
he remembered. That's when we mind bonded., I'd always know his
thoughts and feelings. And when I'm bigger he'll know mine and we'll be
able to mind speak.
It's because I'm Psychic.
And I knew in that moment father would forever protect me no matter
what. He's very good.
I like father's eyes, they're clear and unclouded.
His Charmeleon is funny, I always like watching him change.
I remember mother's mind voice when I was still in my shell, she taught
me humans are bad. She was wrong, father is good. Father's mother and
friend are good.
I can't use my mind voice yet, but when I learn I will speak to father and
Charmeleon in father's head.
"Oh god . . . I don't believe he did that." Father muttered before picking
me up and covering my eyes.
But I saw it too.
It was mother's skin.
Father tries to protect me from bad things. Another thing I love about
him. He protects me from the bad humans who killed mother.
He thinks I don't understand or know that because I'm a baby. So I
won't tell him.
That makes perfect sense.
"Everyone, dinner!" Father's mother called. She is very nice. Father's
sister is nice, but she is a baby too.
Still, she will be fun when she's older.
I love the way father makes us all food, it's so good! I can taste the
vitamins in it, but it's not that noticeable. The taste covers them up for
the most part.
I will be loyal to father forever, I'll be a fierce fighter alongside the others.
There was another thing mother told me with her mind voice while I was
in my shell, about the one kind human she saw once. She never met him
though. Now that one human is dead. I would have liked to meet him.
Such is life I guess.
I don't like it when anyone except father picks me up, and I make that
known. Father's Charizard and older friend found that out when I bit
them. Only hard enough to let them know I didn't like it. Father's hands
are warm and feel safe.
In that Viridian Gym place, there was badness. I could feel it. The other
human there felt nothing for his pokemon when they were hurt. He was
just . . . cold.
Father is much better than him, father's warm. He really cares.
Father's pokemon are fun to play with as long as they don't pick me up.
They're really funny, just like father.
He's training them now, he wants to win all his battles. And father's
starting to train me too with Pirow.
In four months I'll be big and able to fight.
Why is father worried now?
I see why now, it's the bad humans. Satoshi is human too, he steps in
front of me to hide me.
"Hello Mr. Yamaga, why are you here?"
"Just going to have a little fun here at the beach with my family Satoshi.
Are you training your pokemon here?"
"Yeah, watch out for my Golem and Raticate, they're jogging up and
down the beach with logs."
"Don't worry! We'll be careful! At least those two are tamed, nothing
like that pokemon we got about three weeks ago. Say, what's that behind
you?"
I felt father wince and hold down his boiling anger.
"Just a baby pokemon Mr. Yamaga, nothing to worry about. He's very
shy and doesn't like other people."
"DADDY! This looks just like that thing that was eating our livestock!"
"WHAT?! Where's my shot gun!"
"Leave him alone Mr. Yamaga! I'm training him!" Father said as he
picked me up and held me close to him.
"That thing is dangerous Satoshi!"
"No he's not!" He shouted as he stroked my head. "He's just a baby Mr.
Yamaga, and to him I'm kinda his father. I was the first thing he saw
when he hatched."
"You're getting out of line! It should be dead!"
"NO!"
*Bullies!* Pirow shouted.
The bad one pulled out four pokeballs.
"Let's settle this with a battle boy, winner keeps the killer."
I hissed at the bad humans.
"Agreed. I'll fight for Raptor's safety."
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