7There comes a time in every man's life where you have to take a look at everything you've done up until now and ask yourself. Is this really worth it?
Even as the loud guffawing of his close fuzzy friend echoed across his mind, Naruto couldn't help but question his life choices. Why? Because a bright red bug managed to sucker punch him and was now dragging him off to who knows where.
Okay so that last part was a lie, he was pretty sure he knew where but from what he was feeling the cool bug wasn't bonded with the red-head. He wondered why it even bothered listening to the surely insane woman.
Still now he was stuck playing 'dead' to make it look like it was all a part of his ingenious plan. He was so sure it would frustrate Mei to all end.
Wait did that dumb bug just lift both his legs?
'Shi-!' Was all Naruto managed in his mind as his head hit the first step.
For the next few moments as Naruto fought with all his might to keep a straight face, he was cursing up a storm as the Scizor's smirk morphed into a knowing grin.
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'Sci-scizor-zor!'
At the sound of the triumphant bug Flannery soared from her seat on the bed, a giant grin on her face as she squeal in happiness..
Her Vulpix's eyes widened and tails stood up straight at the declaration. Snapping her head to her partner in mischief she was about to say something when she noticed he was just lying next to their prisoner shooting the breeze.
Of course she had to be the responsible one, doing her duty Vulpix decided to make her way next to her partner.
Flannery was at this point wrenching the door open a manic gleam in her eye.
"Scizzor where is he?!"
The bipedal bug looked at her almost boredly with one clawed hand wrapped firmly around the packages leg. For a brief pause he just stared before lifting it's free claw as if asking for something.
Seeing the outstretched appendage, Flannery chuckled weakly for a few moments hoping her temporary partner was just joking before he began turning around.
Panicking slightly she jumped, "Hold on! I'll go get you your Maranga poffins, it was six right?" Quickly twisting to rush back in the room her only response was an angry buzzing.
"Aha ha, of course silly me it was ten, how could I forget?"
Deep down inside Flannery was cursing up a storm with how much each of those damn poffins cost. With great resignation Flannery reached her bed and shoved her hands inside a large black duffel bag with fire emblazoned on one side. That's when she heard it.
"Ja! Jajajaja" With that single sound her body stiffened in irritation. That damn frog was laughing at her, after it got caught. Pausing her actions she pulled her hands away from the bag to turn and face the amphibian.
With a frown the girl pointed a single finger at the poke'mon standing straighter to give herself a more daunting look as she attempted to make herself even taller, the hoari doing a good job of raising her intimidation level. "What are you laughing about, I'm not the one tied up in a cage."
"Gre-njajajaja!" It just kept laughing, shaking its head back and forth. The scene that it bore witness to just too good to be true. It was only for a few moments while Flannery's face morphed into a scowl before a seep rumbling sound hit her ears. Like a hawk her eyes drifted to the tortoise whom suddenly couldn't face its trainer.
Laughed at by her own poke'mon, it was a new low. Even as her bright red eyes seemed to deepen in color as her head hung low as Genki's entire body continued trembling in mirth. It never did notice the way Torkoal seemed to just slink away at an astounding speed for a fire tortoise, nor the way Vulpix that had been standing right next to the volcano of a woman just so happened to go completely missing.
Genki also never noticed the petite girl throw a bed that was only moments ago bolted to the floor, before the blackness took him.
Moments later an irritated Scizor walked up to the huffing beast. It moved slowly towards its query, all the while dragging along the 'dead' weight. Two pairs of poke'mon slowly made their way out of the hiding spots of choice. Well Torkoal did, oddly enough peeking from the ceiling tile. Vulpix on the other hand was frozen in its spot as it had been hiding under the bed, all her hairs standing on edge.
It only took a few tense moments before Flannery realized what she did, a sheepish smile forming on her face.
"Hehe, I did it again didn't I?"
"You are paying for that, you know that right." Rika P. Joy made herself known as a deep frown was etched upon her face. It was a long while since Flannery had an episode like this, even growing up around the girl did little to make her used to it. Taking a step into the messy room Nurse Joy just shook her head all the while a wispy purple troublemaker settled off to the side of the room looking gleefully at a square paper.
Chancy showed up moments later panicking and flitting from corner to corner of the now inoperable bedroom.
Looking at the Poke'mon in sympathy Flannery slumped in defeat. That was when she was once again nudged by the Scizor whose sharp eyes where narrowing at her impatiently.
"Fine Scizor, let me just get..." Even as she said it she was looking over to her right where her duffel bag was. The one that was on the bed. The one that she had just thrown at the frog. One hand left grasping in the air, a cold sweat covered her as she realized she may have just destroyed the only reason that Scizor even came. Stiffly turning her neck, her pale face let off what she hoped was a confident smile.
Pointing slowly at the bed that had embedded itself into the metal wall Flannery weakly moved towards it. I'll just go and uh... yeah." Not even waiting for a response she ran up to the bed and began looking for any gap she could take advantage to reach inside.
While she was doing that Scizor dropped the leg of the package a scowl taking place on its face. Purposefully marching right over to the dresser it slammed the top draw open, pulled out two pokeballs and grunted once in discontentment as it made to leave the room.
"Wait, I almost have it Scizor!" Flannery cried out. Then as if to mock all of her efforts, a scuffed up Genki walked into the room with a couple of orange blocks in his hands. All the while chewing something in a rather disgusting and showy manner. Something that definitely had the same color of the tiny treats in his hand, the same duffel bag Flannery was looking for in its free hand. Just as everyone noticed this happen, Genki then decided to pop the rest into its mouth and toss the bag on the ground.
'Gre-Gre-Ja!' It declared loudly before swallowing the snack so all could see.
Flannery's face if possible paled even further as Scizors body visibly seethed. Even Nurse Joy let out a gasp as she caught the face the Scizor was making. It's normal sharp eyes where like narrow slits and it's naturally sleek face seemed to bend unnaturally into a fierce scowl as it watch the thing it was most looking forward to be devoured in front of it.
It was then that it struck and in true ninja fashion Scizor went right through the cheeky looking ninja frog fist first, it was only a moment later it learned how much of a mistake that was as it was completely blindsided by a painful blue watery blur and what looked like a bladed star, it all ended with a heavy blow smashing Scizor into the cold Linoleum floor. It wasn't given too much time to ponder the pain it was in as it was returned a few seconds later to its poke'ball.
Attached to that red beam that was quickly retracting was a red and white ball. This ball just so happened to be in the hands of the active and not quite knocked out looking blonde who just so happened to have re- equipped the very thing he'd been coming back for.
"I didn't know you could be spiteful Genki, maybe there's hope for you yet." Mei exclaimed rather happily.
It took a few moments for Flannery to realize the blond was not only standing in front of her but was now wearing the very thing she had been only moments ago. She wasn't sure how that was even possible, or if she should feel violated.
"Genki! That was sloppy extraction, but a good escape. Never would have thought to use the enemies' strength to do it. Either way we completed the mission, and proved Mei wrong. Good job!"
Bashfully Genki just rubbed the back of his head all proud looking, while all of the other active poke'mon just looked at the duo knowingly. Mei was having none of this bravado crap as she bore holes into the idiots with her eyes, then with a mischievous glint decided to translate.
"My, my Naruto. I didn't think you wanted another traveling companion." Naruto froze at those words hoping the ghost wasn't really trying to do this to him. Not after they ditched the last one. "Look at that girl, he felt so horrible he was willing to take responsibility for all of the trouble he has caused you."
Flannery just hugged herself and moved away from the two her focus still on the fact the magnificently comfortable haori was pulled from her person without her notice.
"How did you do that?"
Note: I felt like this was a good place to stop, it doesn't feel finished though. Might edit it before I even think about posting the next chapter. Still enjoy.