Chapter 5
"Kom!" I called out. Maybe he was hidden somewhere in this annoying grass that was up to my waist. Or maybe he ditched me! The scoundrel!
I tripped over someone and there was a moan.
"Kom! It's you! What happend?"
He rubbed his head and sat cross legged. "Stantler, where are you?"
"Huh? Kom?"
He looked at me. "Oh, hi, Kristy."
"What's going on? What happend?"
"What does it look like!" He snapped at me. He stood up.
I surveyed. "Well, you look pretty beat up. What Pokemon could have been so strong?"
He groaned. "Someone jumped me! Someone took Stantler!"
"What?!? But how come I didn't know? I was just a few meters away!"
He grabbed his arm and I saw that it was full of bruises. "That person. He was very strong. He had many Psychic Pokemon. He said he wanted mine. Said mines was special. He created barriars. He took Stantler!" He trembled. "My dad caught Stantler when he was a boy. The only reason Stantler is so young is because we never used him to battle much. Pokemon age differently."
"You were poke-knapped? Which way did he go??"
"I don't know. He had a very strong Alakazam. He threw me a lot. The pain was unbearable."
"How did he look?"
"Who?"
"The guy, of course! Or was there something unusual about Alakazam?"
He sighed. "That Alakazam was different from other Pokemon. He...he talked to me. Well, I think, I heard it in my mind. Kept telling me to stop trying to struggle. Come to think of it, I think he was using the many or something. Like a puppet. In fact, all those Pokemon were either Alakazams, Kadabras, or Abras!" I noticed he was sweating.
I remained silent.
"It must have something to do with it! It must! Their appearance? What was it? Augh, I can't remember! Something different..."
I didn't say anything. I decided to let Kom think for himself. It was already as frustrating as it was for him and he didn't need any interruptions from me.
"Something about them. I knew they were different, but what?"
"Umm, Kom, I have a picture book on Pokemon. I bought it at the Poke Mall..maybe it'll help you if you saw a picture of a real Alakazam..." I handed it to him and he snatched it. He rapidly flipped through the pages and examined a page.
"It's the bands! The star!"
"Huh?"
"Of course! I knew something stood out! The Abras had blue tail bands! So did the Kadabra, but they also had a blue star on their forehead! And the Alakazam! Normal Alakazams don't have tails nor stars! But this Alakazam had a huge blue star imprinted on his forehead! But what does it mean??" He pounded his head. "Who are they? Said Stantler was special..."
"Umm, Kom. I think you need to go to the hospital...you're starting to rave..."
"Who could I go to for clues? Where could they have gone? Maybe I should ask some wild Pokemon..." He just ignored me as if I wasn't there! I got back my book. I took off all of the pokeballs he had on his belt and threw them onto the ground.
"Hey! What are you doing?!?" He yelped and covered his belt. But I had already called out all of his Pokemon. He had a Noctowl, a Ponyta, a Totodile, and a Butterfree.
I immediately started yapping before they could attack me. "You've got to get Kom to a hospital! Stantler was stolen and he was attacked!"
"I'm fine! I don't need help!" He slapped at me, hard. It stung and I was stunned. I fell to the ground and clutched my face. Butterfree released some powder onto Kom and he fell asleep.
I told them what I heard from Kom. I took out my Pokemon translator so that I could hear their reactions.
"Noctowl."
"I can't believe it." translator.
"Ponyta, ny."
"I don't blame him, he always did like Stantler the most." translator.
"Butterfree, free, free. Butterfree."
"We got to help him. The effects of Sleep Powder won't last long. We got to get him out of here."
"Totototototototdiledilediledile!"
"Yeah, we got to! We need to take him to a doctor! Hurry, hurry, hurry!" translator.
I helped Noctowl put Kom on Ponyta. Totodile returned to his ball because he knew there was nothing he could do to help. Then I got on Ponyta. Ponyta must have truted me because his flames didn't burn. He galloped away with Noctowl and Butterfree following close behind.
"What's wrong with him, doctor?"
"I'm not sure. His bruises are minor. It's his disease that has me puzzled. Where did you say you just come from?"
"Flora Fields. Oh, do you think my Smeargle might have the same thing? They both constantly sweat."
"I don't know, I only do people. But if he has the same thing, this is an unusual situation. It'll be the first time both Pokemon and man can contract the same disease. If you feel his forehead, it's very hot. If I were to estimate, it would be around 110 degrees. If this fever doesn't go away, the result might be some brain damage."
I stared in horror and all of Kom's Pokemon gasped.
"If your Smeargle has the same disease, I would recommend that you go to a PokeCenter immediatly. There is one in the floor below. Come back once you've given your Smeargle some help and I'll tell you what I will have found when you come back. We'll settle with this for the time being."
"Thank you, doctor." I ran downstairs and showed Smeargle to Nurse Joy. Not before healing Sunkern. Unfortunately, Nurse Joy couldn't find out what was wrong with Smeargle so she came with me to the doctor.
We found the doctor putting an ice pack on Kom's head. When he saw us come in, he greeted me. "Back so soon? There's good news! I still don't know anything about his disease, but I've managed to lower his fever." He looked at Nurse Joy and seemed to wink at her.
She scowled. "No, I will not go out with you! We have an emergency here! What are his symptoms?"
He sighed. "Aw, fine. He has an incredible fever. He sweats a lot which doesn't seem to be stopping although his fever is going down. His heart is beating at an irregular pace and his nose is clogged up with a strange substance, but that is all I can gather."
"How strange!"
The doctor nodded his head. "I've never seen anything like it. He's dehydrating fast, but I've already injected AX-10 into him."
"Do you think it necessary? This is bad!"
"Hold on! Wait a minute! What's AX-10 and what's wrong with Kom??" I was worried. "Does Smeargle have the same symptoms?"
Both Nurse Joy and the doctor looked at me. She lowered her eyes and said, "yes, I think they might have the same thing."
This hit me hard. "And what's AX-10?"
"It's a formula that is only used when someone is dying. It gives him energy. We rarely use it because our supplies of that are very scarce."
"That bad, huh?"
"Yes." the doctor changed Kom's ice pack.
"Do you know what'll cure him?"
"I don't know, I don't dare send anyone to the Flora Fields because they might will be in danger of contracting the disease."
I felt heat rush to my face. "I'll go."
They both looked startled.
"Oh, you mustn't!" Nurse Joy exclaimed.
I stomped. "I should and I will! If you doctors won't do anything about it, I will!"
"That'll just be another patient for me! You can't!" The doctor exclaimed. "It's already frustrating with him, I don't need another one!"
"You aren't doing anything! He's gonna die if this keeps up! And I'm sure his Pokemon will agree with me!" Kom's four Pokemon all nodded in unison and went behind me.
"I won't allow it!" They made a grab for me and I jumped out of their grasp. I ran out and I heard them calling security.
"Butterfree!"
"Noctowl!"
Butterfree let loose a cloud of Sleep Powder and Noctowl used Hypnosis. Totodile and I got on Ponyta and left Butterfree and Noctowl to take care of it. We would meet later at the Flora Fields.
"Ponyta! To the Flora Fields, now! And Totodile, return to your Pokeball. I know you belong to Kom, but I don't want you falling down. I'll tell you when we reach there." I did that and held onto Ponyta's neck.
"Ponyta!"
"Oh, wait! Hold on!" I attached my Pokemon Translator onto Ponyta's neck with some string in a way so that the button was pushed. "Okay, is it ok?"
"Ponyta!"
"Wait!" translator.
I turned around and saw Butterfree and Noctowl.
"Don't worry they'll be able to follow us, go! There are some guards behind them, hurry!"
"Ponyta!"
"Alright!" translator. Ponyta got on his hind legs and galloped away with speed, but slow enough so that Noctowl and Butterfree could follow."
"Free!"
"Call us into our Pokeballs so that we can save our energy!" translator.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" I did it while holding Ponyta's neck with one arm and the other hand with their Pokeballs.
This had to have something to do with that Alakazam, it had to! And maybe Tracer got it the moment Kom got it because Smeargle is extra sensitive! We had to find that Alakazam!
===End of Chapter 5===