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A metal can had glided through the air towards me. I skillfully dodged it, it striking BoughLeaf squarely on the back of the head. He flinched and rubbed the bump on the spot and merely said nothing as he threw the heavy can to Phlow.
?What?s that?? I interrogated. Phlow unsheathed a single claw and used it to open the can. ?Food.? He replied. ?We are served one can a day, so take in your nourishment gratefully.?
He poured the contents of the food on the ground and I wrinkled my nose at the stench. ?That?s food?? I whined. ?Nourishment??
?S?better than nothin??? BoughLeaf grumbled. ?Quit complaining??
WaterWing took her share of the colorless goo and tucked in on it appreciatively. I noticed how little we each were given and how evenly these creatures split it. They were the fairest pokemon I had ever met.
?Is it safe?? I asked under my breath to Phlow. He was the one I felt most comfortable with?BoughLeaf was far too unsociable and WaterWing was too old. Phlow nodded. ?Isn?t poisoned?mine as well take a taste. Remember, one serving a day??
?I know?I know?? I said, believing only partly. I licked the edge of the goop and gagged.
?Nasty, isn?t it.? BoughLeaf laughed. ?It takes some getting used to.?
After the small and disgusting meal (if you could call it a meal, or even a snack), they all enjoyed sharing their stories with each other.
?Believe it or not, I was part of the Squirtle Gang once.? WaterWing laughed. I looked at her in disbelief. She nodded. ?Yes?after I lost my trainer as a young Squirtle, they found me trying to drown myself in a mud puddle. I was miserable back then?I wanted to die of all the pain my heart suffered. They took me in and nursed my cold and such. I was very thankful for their affection and nurturing.?
?But, as the years went by, they began to treat me as their pet. I was the only female of the gang and wasn?t considered ?cool enough.? They began to abuse me?sexually abuse me, actually. I had far too many kids at that time??
?That?s heartless!? I cried. I couldn?t control myself?she had gone through so much pain. ?Who would do such a thing??
?The Squirtle Gang, apparently. So, I ran away from them and never saw them again. Afterwards, I was mourning over my trainer. I decided, ?well, better pick up from where I left off?? so I did. I began battling with wild bugs and such in Viridian Forest. Eventually, I evolved into what I am now?? She heaved a great sigh. ?Ah?but then I became popular among the humans. Viridian Forest became my home and that was a famous trail for young trainers. People tried to catch me and such, but it never happened?until the news of me slipped out to Giovanni??
?She?s been here ever since.? Phlow sighed. ?Six years??
?Six?? I looked up to the ceiling. ?Wow??
?There?s nothing you should know much about me.? Phlow said, closing his eyes. ?I was stolen.?
?You mean you also had a trainer?? I asked, fascinated. Phlow nodded gruffly. ?Indeed. She was quite the good one, too. Strong and very strategetic. Her team was quite robust, despite the fact that she was a girl. She didn?t have small puffs of pink fluff as her pokemon??
?Anyways, I was stolen by Team Rocket because I was Tori?s favorite. I was also known to be one of the strongest pokemon of Johto. I was stolen in the middle of the night, making it impossible for Tori or the police to know that it was Team Rocket. They left no sign that they were there. No finger prints, no foot steps, only the absence of me. They were brilliant.?
?Did you put up a fight?? I asked. He shook his head in disappointment. ?They had a strange poke ball?I couldn?t escape it. I?m surprised they don?t just confine me in it itself. I?ve been here for three years.?
?BoughLeaf?what about you?? WaterWing asked the Treeko. Throughout the day, the little green lizard was crouched over, averting everyone?s gaze by looking sadly at the floor. Although he acted sorrowful, he told his story without hesitation.
?My mother, Fronalas, was the most powerful wild pokemon of Western Forest. She was swift powerful?a complete master of stealth?it was soon that Team Rocket heard of this incredible pokemon??
?They attempted for years to capture her, but failed drastically every single time. Amazing how the human mind works, though?they decided to capture me to try and get to mother?s head?but I haven?t seen her in a year?she?she forgot about me?she?s not coming to get me??
He said all this with his head bowed. I saw the tears shed from his eyes as they dripped onto the concrete floor. I padded over to him and licked him comfortingly on the back. ?It?s alright?? I told him. ?Your mother has sent me.?
?I figured that?? He sobbed under his breath so no one would hear. ?How else would you have the Jewel??