Ashleigh stood still and watched as Saru pedalled off on the bike towards Gate Town, disappearing into the early morning mist. She'd hoped that they would've made it to the Pokemon Centre just in time.
She shivered; all of a sudden, the temperature had seemed to drop, and she could feel it starting to rain lightly. She looked around, Ashleigh suddenly felt alone. It was only just minutes ago it had felt chaotic, now it was just silence. But something struck her: Where was Pachirisu?
"Pachirisu?" Ashleigh called quietly, waiting for Pachirisu to just pop out and come back to her. "Pachirisu?"
However, Pachirisu didn't answer nor return. Ashleigh couldn't see very well due to the mist, so she lowered to the ground to see if she could spot Pachirisu from there. Her eyes scanned intensely until she saw a dark lump of a something, it could have been a rock but Ashleigh went to have a look just in case. As she got nearer to that lump, the more it resembled an unconscious Pachirisu. Ashleigh stopped and prepared herself for the worst, then kept moving.
"Oh Pachirisu …"
Ashleigh lowered herself to the ground and scooped Pachirisu into her arms, holding her Pokemon tightly. Ashleigh looked down at Pachirisu; she looked so peaceful and hurt. Ashleigh felt so ashamed that she let her Pokemon get in this condition; tears began to form in her eyes; she had let her Pokemon down.
As it started to rain a little heavier, Ashleigh thought that she too better go to the Pokemon centre. She started to run. Ashleigh sprinted through the rain, holding Pachirisu closely to her and as the ground was wet with formed puddles, the water would splash up into her face when she stepped in one but she didn't care, she just wanted to get Pachirisu to safety.
The Pokemon Centre doors opened. There stood Ashleigh heaving for breath; she was drenched, muddy and holding an injured Pachirisu.
"Oh my-" Nurse Joy gasped as she saw Ashleigh come in. Nurse Joy felt overcome with disgrace as she saw the Pokemon's condition.
Ashleigh stepped in. She could see Nurse Joy coming over to her; the look on Nurse Joy's face made Ashleigh feel very ashamed.
"Do you have any idea how to treat your Pokemon?" Nurse Joy began; she looked very angered and upset. "Pokemon should be kept in their Pokeballs! Your Pokemon is lucky to still be alive-"
And so Nurse Joy continued to lecture Ashleigh. Ashleigh could feel all eyes on her making her feel more uncomfortable; she felt as if she wanted to disappear or wake up from this horrible nightmare, all she could do was lower the front of her hat over her eyes to hide the shame.
"Give me your Pachirisu," demanded Nurse Joy, Ashleigh gave the motionless Pokemon to her. Nurse Joy walked off but quickly stopped and looked back to Ashleigh, "I'd think about what you have done if I were you, let's hope you'll be lucky enough to even get your Pokemon back from what I've just seen today. And go wash up, you're a mess."
Nurse Joy scurried off in a hurry with Pachirisu in her arms and chansey at her side.
Ashleigh was left looking at the ground with her hat over her eyes, her shoulders began to shake, tears started to form and roll down her cheeks; she didn't care if anyone saw, she felt she deserved this humiliation.
I guess that I shouldn't be a Pokemon trainer, Nurse Joy's right, I don't know how to treat Pokemon, she thought to herself, Nurse Joy won't give me Pachirisu back after this, even I wouldn't give Pachirisu back to myself …