Marsha Mystic's Tale: A boys journey

In a small town community there lived a young boy named Rick Running Bear. He what some people might say not a very social boy. He always stays quiet and always seems to avoid other kids; whenever he goes to school he would sit on the porch of the school yard while other kids play. He would never talk to anyone; it wasn’t because he was shy. What most of the other students or teachers realized was that he was scared. Rick like many kids is a victim to a bully, a big blonde hair mean boy named Harry Benjamin or as he is nicknamed ‘Harry the Horrible’. Harry would pick on poor Rick calling him nasty names, pushing him in the mud and beat on him. Today was no different when Harry would walk up to him and steal his backpack. “Hey come on give it back!” protested Rick but Harry would laugh and said to him. “You want it wimp? What you going to do? Gonna cry? Crybaby! Does baby want his widdle backpack back? Well here go fetch!” Harry tossed the backpack in a mud puddle, soaking his school supplies and his favorite books in the puddle. Then Harry would push Rick into the puddle as Harry shouted. “Look at the mud baby!” Then one of his buddies would repeat “Yeah mud baby! He said mud baby.” Harry however gave his friend a dirty look and said “What did I tell you about repeating everything I say? Now come on let leave the baby to cry in his mud pajamas.”

As Harry and his friends left Rick alone, Rick fought back the tears and the hurt. After the school has ended he walked him, passing some people and their pokemons. A Pikachu gave a friendly wave but Rick just ignored it and passes on through leaving the Pikachu looking very sad. It was Friday and his mom and dad were home with his Grandpa sitting at his usual spot on the couch watching a game. His mother gave Rick a concern look and asked Rick. “Honey! You’re all muddy what happen?”

“N-nothing!”

“Ricky is something bothering you at school?”

“No and don’t call me Ricky I hate it. Just leave me alone!”

“Rick that’s no way to speak to your mother.” Said his Father in a stern tone. “No what’s bothering you?”

“Nothing I can fight my own battles.” Rick just storm off into his room and shutting the door behind him. He could hear his parents talking to his Grandfather. “We don’t know what to do with him. He just refuses to open up to us. Something is bothering him at school and he won’t tell us?” Said his mother as he could hear his Grandfather talking “Rick is just having a hard time but he will open up. Whatever problem he has he knows he can’t fight it alone. He’ll wise up and grow out of it.”

“But what if he doesn’t?” Asked his Father, he heard his Grandfather answered “I think it’ll be up to him if he’ll grow up to be a wise man or a fool.” Those words haunted Rick all night. So he decided to go into the forest the next day hopefully to clear his head on what to do. He left a note, he knows his parents trust him to go into the woods alone, it was full of friendly Pokemons so he knew they would never hurt him. He packed a small lunch and traveled deep into the woods.

It was very calm and peaceful, he pass by some Clefairy’s watching over some Cleffa’s. He look and saw caterpie’s munching on some leaves as a flock of Pidegy’s, Tailow’s and Starly’s pass overhead. He saw many water type pokemon’s playing around the big lake. All seem peaceful until he heard a small cry, he look and saw a small Eevee with its paw stuck in a trap. Rick rushes over and saw that the trap has clamp shut. “Oh no, this is a Pokemon Hunter’s trap, and this is illegal. Hang on; I’ll see if I can pull it.” He pull and pulled on the steel trap until he pulled it enough for the Eevee to slip it’s paw out and it snapped shut, he was thankful he manage to pull his fingers away just in time. The Eevee hop on top of him and started licking his face. “Hey you’re welcome little guy.” Laughed Rick as the Eevee run off to join its friend. He was happy that the Eevee was okay and suddenly he heard a woman’s voice saying “You did a wonderful thing human.”

Rick turn around and saw a woman, a woman dress in a light purple robe wearing a dark purple bandana on her head and her face is covered with a pink veil. She wore gold bracelets and held a cigarette holder in one hand and a crystal ball in the other. She took a puff and floated over, Rick could plainly see she was not human, she is a Misdreavus Pokemon named Marsha Mystic. He heard about Pokemorphs how they are like Pokemons but are part humans in some ways. Marsha had arms and a body like a human woman but her legs are like ghostly vapors since she is a ghost-type. “You did that Eevee a very wonderful thing Rick.”

“W-what? H-how did you know my name? Who are you?”

“My name is Marsha, Marsha Mystic, fortuneteller I see all and I know all and you my cute little friend have problems hmm? You got a question that is haunting your soul and body.” Just then she got interrupted as another Misdreavus morph appeared, she look similar to Marsha but she wore a gold head band with a jewel on her head, her face is covered in a red veil, and she look like something that stepped out of an Arabian Night’s story book. “Oh cousin,” said Marsha “I am just giving our young friend here his fortune. Don’t mind my cousin Miss Drevia she’s not only a fortuneteller too but she is also a champion belly dancer.”

Miss Drevia started dancing around Rick as if she is checking him out. “Ooh my he’s a cute little human isn’t he?” She giggled as she continues to dance. “So what’s a little cutie like you doing out in the nasty woods all alone?” Ricky was nervous about the two ghost type Pokemorphs, but he decided that they both seem nice and told them “I came out here to find an answer…t-that if will I ever grow up to be a wise man or will I grow up to be a fool?”

Marsha took a puff from her cigarette holder and peers into her crystal ball. “Hmm…I think you can find the answer when you continue down this path in the woods. There you will find the help you’ll need to answer your question.” Rick took her advice and walked down the path deep into the woods. He turns around to thank them but the two Misdreavus Pokemorphs have vanished. He wonders if he had dreamt them up; he decided not to think about it and walk on his path.

Meanwhile back at the trap a jeep pulled up; stepping out stood a tall muscular bald man wearing and outback type hat, camouflage pants and vest armed to the teeth with guns and knives, and he wore a necklace made out of pokemon bones. But what made him really scary looking was where his right hand once been, is a razor sharp harpoon blade. He looks and saw his trap had sprung but there was no sign of a Pokemon, but he saw footprints of Rick in the grass, and he saw Rick’s student card from school that had fallen out of his backpack. Realized that the boy had freed his captured Pokemon. He said to himself “Shards trap has shut. Shards prize has escape; someone has taken Shards Malone’s prize. Shards will find whoever did this to Shards Malone, and Shards Malone will hunt him down and put him on my trophy wall. Shards no care if it’s little boy or big Pokemon. Shards always get his prize and Shards always win over Poke-beasts.”  

Rick has traveled deep into the woods and sat down on a rock to take a breather. He lay on the rock and ate a sandwich he packed from his backpack. He kept on wondering if Marsha and her cousin were real or just his mind playing tricks on him. He was about to get up when he heard a girls voice saying “Wait! Don’t move oh please don’t move just yet. I’m almost done!” He turned anyway to find who was talking to him, this time he saw a Smeargle Pokemorph girl wearing jeans and a gray hooded sweater as she seems to be sketching a picture of Rick on a pad and paper with her paintbrush like tail. Then she look up at Rick and back at her picture and showed him a sketch of him lying still on the rock. “Ooh this is one of my works yet.” She said and gave him a hug. “Thank you, you make such a great model.” He saw that she wasn’t the only Pokemorph. There were tons of Pokemorphs from a small Marill girl to a great big Steelix man, he even saw a couple of Pokemorphs based upon Legendary type Pokemons. Just then he heard a Luxray girl crying out “Hey Floritt, you’re missing out on Nigel’s battle. He’s challenging a Skarmory morph and for a Psychic/fairy type he is totally kicking that guy’s steely tail feathers.”

“Sorry Charla” said the Smeargle girl. “I was just doing a sketch work of this little human guy. He had me inspired a great picture.” Floritt pointed to Charla of Rick as Rick was stun to see so many Pokemorphs in a forest. He even notices that some had set up stands, tents; there was even a small band of musician Pokemorphs playing a classic rock and roll song. “Why are there so many Pokemorphs here?” He asked. Charla answered him “Oh this is a special field trip for the students of PCA Pokemorph Combat Academy it’s like our big spring break so this year we decided to have a huge camp out for a week of music, fun, games, and of course a few friendly battles here and there. But what are you doing here little human?”

“The name is Rick Running Bear.”

“Really?” Said Floritt. “You don’t look like a Running Bear or a Rick.”

“What do I look like?” Asked Rick.

“A little boy. Just kidding.” Giggled Floritt. “I like you all ready. So why is a human boy here all by himself?”

Rick doesn’t want to talk to some strangers especially Pokemorphs but they do seem nice and it’s obvious that none of the Pokemorphs are here to cause any harm. So he answered to them “I…I kind of came here to the forest to help me answer a question that has been bothering me…I don’t know how much you can help.”

Charla said to Rick “Try us. What is your question?” Rick looks at Charla and asked her “I am wondering will I grow up to be a wise man or a fool?” Charla and Floritt looked at each other and then Floritt got an idea. “I think I might help if you can answer my question: How well loved are you?” Rick answered her “Oh very well loved. My Mom and Dad and Grandpa love me very much.”

“No what I meant was how well loved are you in town by your friends?”

“Friends? I…I don’t have friends I…never really talk to any other kids or anyone else.” Charla and Floritt both nodded at each other and Charla answered him. “Well Rick I’m sorry to say this but I’m afraid you’re a fool.” Rick was stun, but not too stun to ask her “Why do you think I’m a fool?” Floritt took over and said “Because sweetie only a fool would grow up without friends or at least get to know people. He can’t grow up in life to be a total stranger.” Rick felt hurt and decided to move on. “Well…thanks.”

Rick pass by many Pokemorphs there was a Venonat morph enjoying a hot dog from a stand. A Mandibuzz girl hanging out with her friends drinking a bottle of Oran berry juice, and he got closer to what appears to be an arena and sees two big Machamp morphs wrestling as some Pokemorphs cheered on their favorites. Rick backed up when he bumped into a huge mean looking Hariyama morph knocking his soda out by accident. “Hey, you little human punk! You’ve knocked my drink out of my hand.” He picked up Rick and glared at him in anger. “You’re lucky the human/Pokemorph relationship law won’t let me use my Pokemon attacks on humans but that doesn’t mean I can’t punch one either.”

“P-please sir it was an accident. I…I…” Stuttered Rick. The Hariyama look like he is about to punch Rick when a voice shouted “Hey! Put him down you know better than to pick on a human.” It came from a Raichu morph named Stunner as he was joined by a Charizard woman named Charmanda with a Venusaur named Bubba and a Blastoise girl named Zeni. “You’ve heard me put him down he’s just a kid.” The Hariyama puts Rick down as Charmanda took Rick by the arms and said to him “Just because you’re bigger don’t mean you can pick on someone smaller.” The Hariyama said to the group “You think your tough little rodent? Then face me in the battle after these guys get done.”

“I accept your challenge.” Said Stunner. It didn’t take long for the two Machamps to call it quits and ended their battle. Stunner and the Hariyama morph went into battle and quickly the battle range on. Rick was shock that some Pokemorphs would come to his rescue. “Will he be okay?” Charmanda smiled and said “That’s my boyfriend. Sure he’s small but he’s tough and brave he’ll have no trouble with that jerky morph.” True to her words Stunner’s had the agility and the speed to handle the big bulky brute and gave him a couple of thunder bolts and a couple of kicks in the stomach. The Hariyama used strength and pump up moves to close in with a comet punch but Stunner avoids the attack and finishes off with a powerful thunder attack and the Hariyama fainted. “Way to go Stunner!” shouted his friend Bubba as Stunner walked over to the Hariyama and helps him to his feet. “Okay…I admit it you are an awesome fighter.” Said the Hariyama and shook his paw. “Sorry how I treated the human.”

“That’s okay dude but it should be him you should be apologizing too.”

“You’re right. Hey kid…sorry about that. I don’t trust humans very much.”
“No problem.” Said Rick. Soon the Hariyama left as Stunner checked on Rick. “Hey Kid you okay?”

“I’m fine. That was amazing I’ve never seen a Pokemorph battle before.”

“I’m glad that creep didn’t hurt you.” Said Zeni. “So what brings a human to our PCA spring break trip?”

“Well I kind of came to the forest to help me find an answer to my question. Will I grow up to be a wise man or a fool?”

The group looks at each other and then Charmanda said to him. “I think we can answer your question if you can answer mine. Do you give help or ask for help?”

“What do you mean?”

“What I mean is do you go and help others very often and when you get stuck or scared or hurt do you ask for help?”

“Well…other than that Eevee I help out…no I don’t ask for help or…even help.”

Charmanda sighed as she and the others look at each other in agreement as Stunner said to him. “I’m afraid you’ll grow up to be a fool little dude.”

“What? You’re the second group to say that. Why?”

“Well because a wise man would be wise enough to always give help when he can. And is always wise enough to ask for help when he can’t accomplish things or overcome a problem on his own.” Rick was hurt by the words and pick up his backpack. “Well…t-thanks I guess. I better be going.”

Rick continues his journey around the Pokemorph’s Spring break fair. Him being an only human around he sticks out like a sore Pikachu paw. He looks at the sky and did not realize how late he was. His stomach growled in hunger and knew that it was time for supper; he ate his only sandwich for lunch and need to find some food. He digs into his pocket for money but he remembers he didn’t pack any money for the food. He felt hungry and sad until a sweet voice said to him “Here food for you. Yummy yes?” He looks up and saw a Lucario girl named Sha and next to her was a Delibird morph named Coldfeathers. Sha held a tray of sandwich and chips and a small can of pop to Rick. “You looked hungry. Felt sorry for human. Like it?”

“Don’t mind her language. She is still getting the hand of speaking English but she’s very nice.” Said her friend Coldfeathers. Rick looked spectacle but he was too hungry to care. “T-thank you Miss…this looks tasty.” He took a bite and it had peanut butter but the jam was made of pecha berries. “Wow I never had Pecha berry jam before. It’s very good.” Just then Sha’s aura started to glow and then Rick’s aura began to glow. Sha felt sad and asked “Little boy have problem? Do people hurt boy?”

“What you mean? How did you know?”

“Her species can feel aura’s and if something is not right with your aura then they go out of their way to help you.” Explained Coldfeathers. “So what seems to be the problem? Bullies?”

Rick had to admit it that was his problem. “Y-yeah…that’s part of it…also I came to find answers to my question and I’m not liking the answers. Will I grow up to be a wise man or a fool?”

Sha looked at Rick in his eyes and ask him “If you answer question of me. I can answers question of you, do you speak up?”

“Speak up?”

“Speak up and let people know who is hurting you?”

“No…I’m shy.”

“Then little boy will be a fool.”

“Oh no…why?”

“Because wise men always speak up. They no let problems keep them from speaking.”

Again Rick felt hurt and realizes how late it was getting. He thanked his two friends for their time and for the food and decided he better leave for home before it gets too dark. He manages to find his way out of the Pokemorphs campsite but it had grown very dark and what made matters worse that it began to rain. He felt cold, wet and sad all at once as he sat on some rocks and began to cry. Suddenly the rain stopped pouring on his head, he looks up and realizes he was under an umbrella being held by Marsha Mystic and she looks down at him, even with her pink veil on he could see her smiling at him. “I figure you be here little one.” She said to him “Better come home with me, you can’t get home in this awful weather. What’s your parent’s phone number? You might want to call them and tell them you are okay. Don’t worry Running Bear son of Lisa and Robert Running Bear.”

“H-how did you know my parents’ names?”

“I used to give them their fortunes told when they were young trainers about your age.”

“What? You don’t even look old you look like your twenty.”

“Why thank you for the compliment. I just celebrated my 355th birthday two months ago.”

“355th birthday?”

“Some of us Pokemorphs age a lot longer than most humans. My cousin is only about 210 and she never stops rubbing it in my face how young she is. Now let’s go to my place.”

It was easy to find Marsha’s hut it was big stone building shaped like a crystal ball with stars and a crescent shape moon at the front. Marsha gave Rick a robe while his clothes were hung to dry. Rick called his parents and told them that he was safe, it appears that they did knew Marsha and they trusted that he will be safe. His mother told him on the phone “Honey now you listen to Marsha; don’t worry she’s an old friend when I was a trainer. She gave me my fortune that I will meet a man of my dreams and she was right. That’s how I met your father. Now are you okay?”

“I…I’m fine Mom.” Rick said to her. “Mom…I’m sorry I got mad at you I…I have problems at school. I’ll tell you about it when I get back home. I love you.”

“Love you too Ricky…oh sorry I mean Rick.”

“No…you can call me Ricky.” Rick hung up the phone as Marsha brings in a tray of hot Oran berry soup and a cup of orange tea for Rick. She was joined in by her cousin Miss Dreavia as the belly dancer decides to entertain their guest by belly dancing. “So young man did you find the answer to your question?” She asked him. Rick once again felt very, very sad and started crying. “Yeah…I’m nothing but a fool, that’s all I am and that’s all I will be. It’s bad enough that I get pick on, beat up and tease at by this bully at school but I’ll grow up to be a pathetic fool…”

“Now hold on little Ricky.” Said Marsha as she sat his tray down. “Who said that you will grow up to be a fool?”

“Everyone…well at least the Pokemorphs that I’ve met in the forest who told me.” Ricky explained to Marsha about his journey at the PCA Forest spring break about some of the nice Pokemorphs he have met and told her about the answers they gave him to his question. Marsha pondered at the story and said to him “Well Ricky I’m afraid they are all right. You will grow up to be a fool…if you continue to keep on living the way you do.”

“So I am doom to be a fool.”

“No sweetie that’s not true. It is up to you to follow their advice and grow up to be a wise man. Take our words to heart. I can tell you are a good boy, if not for you that little Eevee would still have its paw stuck in that horrible trap.”

“You saw that in your crystal ball?”

“No I saw that when I was behind a tree and saw you freed that little Pokemon. Now be honest you didn’t just take this journey to find answers to your question? You came here to escape from your problem with a bully.”

“Y…yes ma’am. You have no idea what its like to be bullied.”

“Ricky everyone been bullied from teasing to being hurt psychically. But if you take their advice and speak up about your problems to your parents, your teachers, or to a trusted adult your problem with a bully will be taken care of.”

“But will it ever end?”

“It can be solved but will never end. It is up to you to make it end and to the bully. Bullies will find a way to hurt you but that doesn’t make you who you are. It’s who you choose to be, what friends you make, the people you help. It’s better to make friends than enemies, always lend a helping hand when you can, respect your parents and your love ones, and also no matter how scare or frighten you feel always be very brave. Remember you are not alone being bullied there are others who know how you feel but if you take our advices to heart then you will grow up to be a very wise man.”

Rick felt better after listening to Marsha. In fact he felt great for the very first time it was like a giant weight was lifted off his shoulders. The next morning Rick’s clothes have dried and the rain had stopped he set out to get back home. He turns to Miss Dreavia and Marsha and said “Thank you two and if you see the other Pokemorphs please thank them for their help. I feel great. Good-bye.” Just then Miss Dreavia pulls down her veil and leans over and gave him a kiss on the forehead causing Rick to blush with embarrassment. “Good-bye little Ricky. So sad to see you leave so soon you are so cute.”

Rick made his way through the forest when he spotted the very same Eevee as it ran up to him and wanting to play. “Hey you’re that Eevee from before. Glad to see your paw is doing okay.” He laugh as he and the Eevee decided to have a little race; it felt good to Rick to have a new friend to play with when suddenly they got stopped in their tracks when a jeep pulled up blocking their path. Inside was the huge scary Shards Malone as the Pokemon hunter stepped out of his jeep. His angry sneer made his mustache curled up as he take his harpoon blade hand and snagged Rick’s shirt by his collar lifting him up to his face. “So you’re the one who freed Shards Malone’s pokemon. Shards Malone hates when little brats freed Shards Malone’s prize. Shards Malone never leaves a prize behind. Shards Malone teaches little brat a lesson of interfering with Shards Malone….ARRRGH!” He got interrupted when the Eevee bit him on the ankle causing Shards to drop Rick. Both Rick and Eevee started running from Shards as Shards hop back in his jeep and gave chase. Rick and the Eevee tried to escape but they could not outrun the jeep as Shards keeps blocking their path.

Rick look down as he could see the Eevee is scared of Shards Malone. Rick felt scared too as the scary man pulls out a gun. “Shards Malone has no problem shooting little Pokemon. Shards Malone makes good pelts from little Pokemon. Little Pokemon pelts make good money for Shards Malone greatest Pokemon Hunter.”

“You’re no hunter you are a jerk!” Said Rick trying to be brave. “Just because you’re bigger doesn’t mean you can pick on something smaller. You’re not even a real hunter you are just a big bully who likes to pick on things small and helpless.”

“Hah! Little boy thinks he can scare Shards Malone?” Shards said with a cocky smile. “Shards think little boy is scare. Shards Malone thinks little boy is ready to cry for mercy. Shards Malone thinks little boy is a cry baby.”

“Take a good look baldy! See any tears? Go ahead and shoot me I don’t think you have the guts.” Rick knew that wasn’t the smartest thing to say as Shards Malone aims his gun at him.

“Shards Malone don’t mind shooting little boy. Shards Malone leaves no witnesses for police to find. Shards Malone…”

“Shards Malone should stop talking about himself in a third person. Seriously it makes you sound idiotic.” Said a voice, Shards and Rick looked around and saw that it came from Stunner the Raichu morph. He wasn’t alone joining him was Charmanda, Zeni, Bubba, Coldfeathers, Sha, Charla and Floritt along with their friends Megan the Magmar morph and Charla’s boyfriend Nigel the Gardevoir morph. Also a small army of Pokemorphs came out of the woodworks as they stood and surrounded Shards while Marsha and Miss Drevia appeared both standing side by side with Rick. Shards look around and growls in anger “So Poke-freaks thinks they can beat Shards Malone? Shards Malone will put Pokemorphs heads on trophy case. Shards Malone kill Pokemorphs, SHARDS MALONE BEST POKE HUNTER OF ALL!”

He presses a secret button on the dashboard of his jeep, suddenly it began to sprout legs, arms and soon the jeep became a tall robotic battle suit with Shards at the control. “HAH! Now Shards Malone use his best weapon. Shards Malone created this for BIG Pokemon now Shards Malone uses it to crush Pokemorphs! Who’s your daddy? Shards Malone is your daddy!” Shards robot suit tries to slam it’s fist down on a couple of Pokemorphs but they escape. Marsha and Miss Dreavia used their psychics to move both Rick and the Eevee out of harms way as the Pokemorphs battles against Shards and his machine-monster suit. The fire types used their fire attacks while the electric types tries to zap the machine. Some grass types tried to use the move ‘Grass knot’ to hold down the robot suits legs but it was too strong. Even with Nigel and some psychic and ghost types help they discovered the machine is made of Nth metal, a type of metal that is effective against psychic and ghost attacks. Meanwhile Shards tries to fight off some fighting types like the Hariyama morph and his friends as the strengths seem to be equal. “HAH! SHARDS MALONE IS STRONGER THAN POKEMORPHS! SHARDS WILL DESTROY ALL! SHARDS MALONE BEST POKEMON HUNTER EVER!” Shards boasted as he spun his machine to knock away the fighting type pokemorphs. Rick knew his new friends were in trouble but he could not figure out what to do; until he looks and saw the fuel lines that are exposed.

“HEY! EVERYONE! GO FOR HIS FUEL LINE! IT WHAT POWERS HIS MACHINE! LOOK IT’S EXPOSED!” Shouted Rick as Stunner and his friends look and saw that Rick was right. He whisper something to Floritt and Bubba. They agreed it might work, Bubba hoisted Floritt in one arm and flung her towards Shards Malone. Floritt used her paintbrush tail and smeared paint over the windshield.

“ARRGH! Shards Malone can’t see! Shards still can crush puny pokemorphs!” He shouted as Floritt manage to escape. With Shards blinded Charmanda, Charla, Coldfeathers and all kinds of Pokemorphs with sharp claws, teeth and talons manages to get in close to the exposed wires and fuel lines to cut them. With the wires and fuel line cut the machine started to power down. Shards Malone open his windshield door to realize his machine was losing both power and fuel very rapidly. Then his machine fells on its back, Shards Malone quickly climbed out of the robot suit to meet up with Stunner and the Pokemorphs. “So want to try a few rounds without your fancy suit?” He said. Shards responded by trying to stab him with his harpoon hand, Stunner avoided and returns with a good uppercut knocking Shards Malone down. Then Nigel, Marsha and some other psychic and ghost types used their psychics to hold down Shards Malone as a few bug type pokemorphs used their string shot moves to tie Shards Malone up. “That should hold you until the police arrives.” Said Marsha as Shards said “You Poke freaks have not seen the last of Shards Malone. Shards Malone will get free and Shards Malone will have Pokemorphs heads for trophies!”

Soon many of the Pokemorphs left as Marsha, Miss Dreavia, Nigel, Charla, Floritt, Stunner, Sha, Coldfeathers, Meaghan, Bubba, Zeni and Charmanda and Stunner all checked in on Rick. “Are you okay?” Asked Marsha. Rick responded “I’m okay thanks to you guys…but I thought you can’t use your Pokemon attacks on humans?”

“We can’t unless its in self defense and I think defending you counts.”

“Well you guys were very brave…I was very scared.”

“Are you kidding?” Said Stunner. “You’re one of the bravest humans I’ve ever seen.”

“Ricky you’re a hero.” Floritt said. “Not many human would risk his own life to defend a Pokemon.” As if on cue the Eevee hopped onto Rick’s arm and licked him. “It looks like you have a new friend.” Said Marsha. “We better take you home.”

It wasn’t long with Police Officer Jenny got to the forest to arrest Shards Malone, as for Rick he was back home with his new friend Eevee and he told his parents about his travel in the forest and the nice Pokemorphs that helped him. They were glad he was safe and he told them about the bully problem at school and he felt better. It was better to tell your love ones about your problems instead of trying to solve them on your own.

Back at school as another school day ended. Rick is about to join his Eevee, whom was waiting for him at the gate. That is until he ran into Harry Benjamin and his friends again. “Look it’s the crybaby! Hey crybaby give me your homework or I’ll pound you.” Rick held on to his backpack and said to him. “No way! Do you own homework you jerk.”

“What? Are you deaf or stupid? Give me your homework or I’ll…”

“Or you’ll what pound me? You do that anyway! Forget it.”

“I’m warning you, you better start giving me your homework or I’ll make you cry, crybaby.”

“Take a good look. See any tears?”

“What is with you? I’m bigger than you, so you do what I say.”

“Just because you’re bigger doesn’t mean you can pick on me or anyone smaller than you.” He look at Harry’s friends and asked him. “How do you guys put up with him?” Harry responded “These losers do what I say because they know I’m better than them and they know they’ll get the snots beat out of them. Now give me your homework.”

“No way and go ahead and pound me. I’m not scare of you.” Said Rick. Harry’s friends were amaze, so one by one they started to stand next to Rick. “What the? What are you losers doing?” Asked Harry. “Get back here why are you joining him?”

“Because we’re tired of being picked on. Most of all we’re tired of being bullied by you.” Said one of his friends as he joined Rick. Harry is outnumbered as he sees that Rick and his new friends are not going to fall for his bullying tricks. “Ah forget you losers! You’re not fun anymore anyway.” Harry then stormed off in defeat as Rick’s new friends cheered. “Thanks you guys.”

“No Rick thank you. That was so awesome how you stood up to Harry like that.” Said the boy that Harry threaten before. “Do you think Harry will still bully us?”

“Maybe.” Said Rick. “But hopefully one of these days he’ll realize it’s better to have friends than enemies.”

“Wow! That’s very wise.” Said his friends. So Rick and his Eevee walked home saying good bye to his friends at school. Not knowing that he is being watched by Marsha as she watches Ricky from a distance. “Hmm…it seems that my little friend will grow up to be a very wise man and a good trainer.”

The End.