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Bzzt... Bzzt.. Soft sounds of irritation came radiating off of the the tiniest Pokemon in the forest right now. He paced back and forth before the wide mouth of the cave before him. In reality, the cave couldn't have been more than six feet high, but to the little bug, it just felt so insanely huge..Why did it have to be so big! He twitched a bit more, before backing away from the entrance.. There was no way he was going in there! It was so dark, and scary.. And he was alone, so very alone.. But he had to, he could just sense that what he wanted was on the other side. With another angry sound, the joltik turn around once more, glaring into the cave.

The reason behind him even considering going through was his belly. It ached so badly, and he felt so tired.. His normally full tummy was so empty! It was so hard to find any sort of static electricity, or atleast enough to keep him feeling full and happy. He wondered for a moment where his mommy and daddy had lived, in order to be well enough and full enough to have babies. He hadn't seen another one like him in a long long time.At the moment, he didn't really care though, it was all about filling his tummy. Something inside him just told him that there was food on the other side. Something yummy and statically awesome. But.. Also, in being empty.. He had no charge, no spark to use his attacks with, and it was just so scary to him! Even worse, he was a bug, and electric type! Certainly, it did not cross his mind that the cave could be too small for some types, but he was frightened none the less! Oh, what to do, what to do..? For now, he paced back and forth before the cave, just feeling absolutely helpless.

Something was coming! Something big! Well, not big big like that Snorlax he met that one time by the river, that was so scary, but big as in pretty big. Either way, he could feel it coming, it almost went right over his head as to what he should do. Before he knew it, though, the thing was right there, right behind him, and he slowly turned around.

"JOLTIK!!" His voice came out higher pitched than normal, and his first instinct was to shoot up into the branch right above him using stringshot!

However... He just didn't have the energy to let his web shoot so far, and it barely made it up to the large creatures knees, before going limp and detaching from him. ... He was going to die.. Maybe atleast the thing he could do was go submissive..? Other pokemon tended to treat him a little more nicely when he did that.. He twitched a bit, and struggled, before flopping right over onto his back, looking absolutely pitiful.

"Don't eat me.." He said, though it only came out as a soft jumble of 'joltik's. "I'm not yummy and I'm little and I'm just so hungry.. I'll leave you still hungry too.."

While his eyes were squeezed closed, he just felt something poke his belly, and again, and again.. What was this giant doing? Was he playing with his food before he gobbled the little bug up? How cruel was this.. Opening his eyes once more, the little bug seemed almost surprised that the giant spoke to him. The poking did not cease, but it didn't seem to be causing him any harm either.. The bug just looked at him in a confused manner, before giving another little struggle to turn himself upright again.

Once managing to do so, he looked at the berries, giving it a little poke with his finger, and shook his head, lying flat on his stomach again. If it were only so easy, maybe he wouldn't be so hungry... He had tried to eat berries before, but it only made his stomach hurt really badly.. And that wouldn't give him any of his electricity either..

"No.. I don't eat berries.." He said softly, using his own little limb to poke the offending hand back, curious as to what he was. "I eat electricity, but there's not much in the woods.. That's why I was pacing infront of this big hole thing.. I can feel there's food through here or something.. But I can't fight.. I'm too tired.."

He was smiling, right? That's why they called that motion human people did with their lips. But he wasn't quite human now, was he? Those eyes.. They were so brilliantly blue, and glowing. It was kinda cool, kinda awesome, kinda scary too, but still kinda cool.. The bug's little chest was moving faster and faster, and he nearly backed out of surprise when the other lowed his hand..

"I.. I don't have a name yet.. I want to find my mommy and daddy again, they have a name for me, I'm sure.. Other pokemon I meet call me bug, or twitchy-butt or Joltik. Joltik sounds plain though.. " He gave the boy's palm a little poke, before deciding the offer was safe enough to take. It took a moment to work his body into moving again, and when he did make it to the boy's hand, he just plopped down on it, spreading out a bit. All four inches of his body stretched out and relaxed, feeling just a bit more safe than normal, and it certainly was a good feeling.

"Why would you help me? I'm not saying no! I really like it that you wanna help.. It makes me really really happy.. But I don't have anythin' to give you."

"What's an Escher?" It sounded like a very strong name to him, sand if it was someone who was taking care of Pyry, it must have been someone who was very very kind too. "You were a Pokemon before? Which one? What are you now?" The idea that this person was a Pokemon at some point just seemed to blow his mind, and just seemed impossible for him to understand.

"I like your voice.. It's nice.. " Was the only thing that came to mind to change where his thoughts were going, and allowed him to relax once again, a bit more so than before infact. He felt just like a little toy in the boy's hands, and he didn't mind it at all!

"Yeah! Yeah yeah! On the other side of the cave, out through here! I feel like there's so much food on the other side.. I really really do! " His belly gave another soft growling sound, and in turn, he squeezed one of Pyry's fingers, peeking through them to see where they were going. "Please, keep me safe..? When I'm big an' strong one day, I'mma do the same for you, okay? I promise!"

"A Palkia? Really? You have a really really strong brother daddy guy person!" Wow oh wow!! Just the idea of someone like that being so close was really really exciting! Such excitement brought back enough energy that his little body began to twitch again, and he just ran his little limbs against the one finger he held onto, rubbing it a bit, and giving it little cuddle, generating a little tiny bit of warmth from the other. Caves always seemed so dark and damp, and this was no different to him.

"I've never ever ever meet a Cryogonal before. It's really nice to meet you, and what's a bell? It sound really nice.. Something shiny and pretty? I wonder if I can find somethin' like that!" It would be nice to be that big! Maybe then he wouldn't feel so scared all the time.. He wouldn't have to worry about being squished all the time either!

"Woah!!" His little voice came out between the closed hands, and he squished himself a little lower, for just one moment, before moving up again to poke his head out just a little bit. "You'd keep me that safe? Thank you! Thank you lots and lots!" His forehead rubbed against the fingers affectionately, before settling back down in his comfortable spot.

"It's very dark! But I can see, so no worries, okay? My little eyes can see everything. So just listen to where I say to go, okay? I think we're good to keep goin' straight!" The good thing about being a joltik was that his special bit of ocelli, that let him see better in the dark!

"Aww... I want to see bells... I bet they are really pretty.. Maybe the next time I meet you, when after food and I find my mommy and daddy, we can see them. Maybe then, I'll have something super secret and special to show you too!" He tried to imagine what the bell would look like, but nothing came to mind. Maybe they were big and soft things.. Maybe they looked like the berries that his buddy had tried to feed him before.. It could be anything, really, at this point.

"I am nice and warm and safe.. Alot more than before, and thank you for that, really! If I could, I'd want to be cozy like this forever! But... I can't eat like this, and you'd run outta berries, right?" he finished speaking, trailing off to a near whisper, then the little bug went silent, his eyes darting around and taking in everything he could.

"Take a left, slow.. Slow... Now a right, the cave kinda goes in a curvy line.. And It's really wiggly.." He spoke very very softly. Though he could not see any, who knew if there were sleepy Zubats or cranky Geodudes lazing about. That hand that rested on top of him felt extra secure though, and every time he heard something odd, he skooched back a little further into his hand, like a turtle into a shell.

"When we get out.. How will you get back?" He asked softly, once they had started on a relatively straight path. at this point, it was so dark that surely nothing but Zubat could live in here..

"Oh, oh, oh, that's really really good! I was afraid that you would hafta go though the cave alone, and I wouldn't want that to happen. And you get to go with Escher back home.. That's gonna be good! Maybe as a present for going on an adventure he'll have something super yummy for you to eat!" That was probably one of his biggest wishes in the world right now.. To have a mommy and daddy to cuddle and love with, and to know that he won't have to be hungry again. And of course, to have super special yummy meals made just for him! But static always tasted the same. Delicious!


"Are you okay, Pyry? You froze.. you hear something..?" Tiny purple eyes darted around to see if there was anything threatening them, but from what he could tell, there was nothing.. Nothing except for the sounds that came from his twitching body rubbing up against his protective hands, and the soft breathing from his friend that echoed around them.

"We're almost through, okay? I can see a little bit of light over there.. And I can feel my fuzzy fuzzy furr stand up a bit.. It means food's near by!"