Chapter 15: aftermath
(POV Karma)
'w…k….p…'
'w..ke…u..!'
'WAKE UP!'
"*GASP*" I gasped loudly as I jolted awake with a red imprint on my face and looked around confused.
*wwwooooooopppaaaaaa*
'Yay! Mista awke!' I looked down and saw a small bundle of energy covered in mud on my chest.
*Karp…*
'Took your lazy ass long enough…' I looked to my side and saw Magikarp look at me with relief and irritation from a trench.
"ugh…How long was I out?" I groaned as I stood still staring at the whooper on my chest.
{Image}
*Meow*
'Two days-…I see you meet one of the newbies…' I heard Lynx's voice and sighed in relief.
"Good I wasn't out for too long-…what do you mean newbies?" I looked at him puzzled as the whopper used my belly as a trampoline.
*wwwwooooppppaaaaa*
'yay!'
*Meow…*
'Well, that whopper was originally an egg that those mushrooms were trying to eat after raiding a clodsire colony, when the scouting team saw this Magikarp and Itto snatched these 5 eggs hidden under a clodsire corpse-their mother presumably…' Lynx paused with a grim expression on his face.
*Dile…*
'Until they found out and attacked us breaking all but one egg…this one who hatched right after the battle…' Itto entered the tent with a somber and pained look.
(If my memory serves me right it's an unspoken rule for all inhabitants of the pokemon world to protect eggs regardless of species or parent. When an egg is in supposed danger or on the verge of dying due to external factors it'll release a signal drawing all Arceus deems pure of heart towards it or so the myth from the pamphlet goes…Damn those three must be devastated…) I sympathized with the three recalling the times a pregnancy or delivery procedure went wrong and blood was on my hands.
"Itto…Magikarp…It's not your fault no one could control this outcome…" I gently placed the ignorant and confused whopper on the ground as I picked the two up and hugged them.
*Dile*
'Why did they have to die…' Itto sobbed on my arm making me recall how emotional he is.
*Karp…KARP!*
'I appreciate you comforting me but…I CAN'T BREATHE!' With irritation and a twitching eye, I threw him into the trench making sure it hurt as I consoled the sad baby crocodile.
"Continue Lynx…"
*Meow…*
'As for the other newbie and the one you helped with your wounds the most was that Morelull you brought back…' Lynx said in a slightly thankful tone.
"Huh…Thought that guy would run away from us or attack us…Where is he any way…" I voiced my thoughts as I looked down seeing a healed but prominent scar on the lower regions of my right leg.
*Lull….*
'Well that hurt my feelings…*Sigh* Don't blame you though…' I heard a timid and sad mummer.
I looked left to right until I saw the not so withered Morelull hanging on the ceiling looking at me with gloom written all over his face.
"Uh sorry? You doing all right?" I said apologetically as I did a light bow.
*More…*
'Better thanks to you healing me…What about you I didn't mess anything up right?' He maybe she asked me worriedly, nervously jittering while talking.
I made a small smile as I gave it a thumbs up.
*Morelull!*
'G-Great!' The Morelulls expression even without a mouth present expressed happiness and relief through its eyes and posture alone.
(…What how does he talk without a-)
*Rrrooouuuu*
'Hate to interrupt whatever this is but master go talk to Val he's been training non stop only taking breaks whenever he passes out. He's been blaming himself over the whole thing…' Lynx informed with a worried look.
"*Sigh* Where is he?" I asked as I stood up the sad croc still in my grasp.
*Meow*
'Outside, don't be surprised he changed a lot-' Not hearing another word from Lynx I walked out the tent and saw Feebas treating…a Fearow?
{Image}
"Val?" I stared at the evolved spearow surprised.
*rrrroooowwwwwww!*
'Master! Your awake!' Val yelled his voice different from the usual childish one full of excitement now deep and mature.
(Is this the Val I knew?) I stood stiff with shock and surprise taken aback by all the changes.
Without me realizing Val rushed over and hugged me with his wings and head nuzzled on my hair the spot Val would always perch on.
(*Sigh* This really is that childish yet intelligent spearow I knew…) Coming back from my shock I calmed down and hugged him back.
"Sorry for not being there to witness your evolution little guy-…Big guy…" I said with an apologetic and cheeky smile as I scratched Val favorite spot the base of his neck.
*rrrrrrrrroooowwwwww….*
In response, I got a satisfied 'purr' like noise from Val.
*BBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIII*
'MMMMAAAAASSSTTTEEERRR!' I felt an impact on my back as I heard Denji's voice.
"Hello to you too Denji." I said with a smile on my face as I nodded at Feebas thanking her telepathically.
(Thank you for taking care of them in my stead Feebas…) I poured as much emotion as I could into my thoughts as I was constricted by Denji, Val, and Itto.
(It's fine master but…We're kinda hungry so can you…you know…) She said with an embarrassed look.
"Well then…Let's celebrate Val's first of many achievements to come with a feast!" I said with pride as I raised their spirits and they shouted with joy.
*FFFFFFFFEEERRRRROOOOO*
*DDDDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLEEEEE*
*BBBBBBIIIIIIIII*
'FOOD! X3'
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Not even twenty minutes later…
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*Di…DILE!*
'I uh-*Burp*…Win!' Itto said with dazed eyes and mugs of beer next to him.
*Magik…Karp…*
'Idiot…*Hic*I obviously won!' Magikarp laid flat on the water littered with floating bottles unmoving with spiraling eyes.
*pprrree-PPPPPPRRRRRREEEE*
'No it was I who-*Vomiting noises*'
"Pathetic…" I said disappointed as I was unfazed while refilling my twelfth glass.
*Meow*
'Pathetic indeed karma pathetic indeed….' Lynx stared at the knocked out Feebas being used as a boat by Whooper and Morelull as he silently drank his milk/rum mix from a shot glass.
*BI…*
'I'm smaller than those three yet I'm still not tipsy….' Denji muttered as he floated out a mug on the ground.
"Denji you're floating sideways…" I muttered without emotion as he bumped into my arm.
*Bibi*
'What no~ the world's is sideways not me…*Snoring noises*' He passed out midair prompting me to use telekinesis on him.
*Meow…*
'Lightweights…' He muttered in an almost Russian and French tone.
"…Lynx you know what my plan is right?" With everyone almost knocked out and the kids among us out of earshot I decided to get serious with Lynx.
*meow*
'Its leaving the island, What brought it up?' The cat answered continuing to monitor the younglings.
"Do…do you think they're be against it? I mean they've lived their whole life here…" I said with worry fearing that I unendingly forced them to go along with my plan.
*RRRRROOOUUUUUU*
'…Karma you're fucking drunk if you think so, we're pokemon- I'm a pokemon! We all yearn for adventure to remember, adrenaline in our veins, companions to trust our lives with!' he threw the glass at me.
'All of that's just what's outside this rock pile. You are our trainer your wishes are our orders and our demands are your duty! We've got no one but you and this team-NO family so we demand that you take us out this island with you to follow your dream!' He punched me on the arm stinging it.
I smiled at the answer realizing that my worries were the alcohol speaking before I slowly drifted to sleep.
(Thank you for reminding me we're family Lynx…) I sent a telepathic message to him before passing out myself.
*meow-…MEOW*
'Your welcome-…DON'T FALL ON ME!'
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To be continued next time…
If you like this book consider reading my other one called 'Into the omniverse with the beast taming system'
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