FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

The rest of the day went as expected, as there were no more remarkable problems for pikachu to solve, at least not today.

As the night arrived, the students had dinner and soon retired to sleep. As the last students went to their rooms, it was time for the staff to have dinner, as well as clean up the buildings and make it ready for the next day.

As soon as Pikachu entered the dinning room, he headed to the table where he usually sits. When he arrived, he saw that some of his peers were there, namely Pidgeot, Hitmonchan, Natu, Diancie, Espeon and Carracosta.

"Hi guys!, how's going?" Pikachu said in a cheerful voice.

"Pika Pi, do you think you could sing for us like you did last week?" Hitmonchan asked, laughing as he remembered the funny incident.

"So funny" Pikachu said with irony.

"It was funny, we sure did laugh" Diancie added.

"Of course we did, I'm happy that you had fun again" Natu added.

"Yeah, it was fun!" Espeon said.

"Well if you say so" Pikachu said, blushing slightly.

"Alright, what will it be this time?" Pidgeot asked, looking around the table.

"I think it should be..." Pikachu started as everyone stared at him, waiting for him to continue.

"I think I should do a classic song" Pikachu finished as everyone cheered and congratulated him.

"Alright, well that's the end of the dinner, we're going to have a whole new subject for tomorrow, so why don't we get some rest" Natu said before the conversation topic diverged.

"Sure, I guess, why not?" Hitmonchan answered.

"Alright then, let's go to our rooms so we can sleep before tomorrow" Diancie said, followed by Pidgeot and Carracosta.

"By the way, why doesn't Pidgeot just fly to her room's window? asked Carracosta, as the group exited the dining room, earning a bored sigh from the bird. "That joke is getting old...".

Minutes after, the three pokémon who were still at the table, looked at each other.

"You know, I think they are all some lazy poké. It's only 11 PM!" Hitmonchan added.

"Yea, but someone has to wake up early tomorrow to do their tasks" Diancie replied.

"We can't all be early bird types!" Hitmonchan added in.

"Whaaat?" Carracosta asked.

The three looked at each other, then turned to look at Hitmonchan. He stared back at them, as if reassuring himself for answering truthfully.

"Guys, what's up with the birds?" Pidgeot asked a bit startled, as she misheard the conversation.

"Well I guess it can wait until tomorrow" Espeon said, hoping to change the subject.

"It's late, let him get some sleep before he gets angrier" Hitmonchan answered, staring at the pokémon, as the exiting group forcefully took Carracosta away to avoid the conflict.

"Hey! Come back here you little punk!" Carracosta yelled as the group walked away.

"Burgly! What's up with that jerk?" Hitmonchan said, as he returned his gaze to Pikachu and Espeon.

"Hey! It's nothing, we're going to have a little problem with him tomorrow" Pikachu commented in a carefree voice, as he used a little humor to cover up the incident.

"I guess you are right" Hitmonchan said as he added "Well, I'm going to the gym to train, g-night fellas!"

"OK" Espeon said, before Hitmonchan disappeared.

Now Espeon was the only left there, and Pikachu then remembered the little Eevee's mystery, so he decided to talk to her, as he took a seat by her side. "Hey, Espeon, you are the only one here now, isn't it", he said to her.

"Well, I am, as all the others went off to do their own things", she replied.

"Oh, so it's just me, then", Pikachu said.

"Yep, and I'm fine with that", Espeon replied.

Pikachu recalled the Eevee incident, because he thought that maybe talking about it with someone of "nearly" it's same species could enlighten him a bit. "Have you heard about the little Eevee that leaves the bedroom at night?" he asked her.

"Oh, yeah, I've heard about that boy", she replied.

"Yeah, it's really strange that such a little boy could be so mysterious" he said. "Do you know where could he go at night?"

"Umm... I'm not sure, but I think he might hide in a secluded place, when he's frightened, of course!", Espeon replied.

Pikachu thought deeply, as the idea didn't convince him.

"Hey, can you help me understand?" he asked her. "The only thing I know about this mystery is that the Eevee is afraid at night, and he tends to escape his bedroom, when he's scared".

"It could be, but I've heard of quite a few Eeveelutions, so I don't think that it's just the tiny ones who can't hide their fears", Espeon said.

Pikachu was a bit surprised about what she had just said. "Why do you say that, I was the only one that was close to him?", she asked him. Pikachu was surprised as he didn't remember saying that though out loud.

"Don't overthink it, I just read your thoughts" Espeon answered.

"Well, that wasn't necessary", he said, a bit dumbfounded, making her giggle.

"Do you know why he might be scared?" Asked to her again.

"Oh, I think that maybe it has something to do with his parents", she replied.

"So, do you think it's related with that?" Pikachu said.

"Well, I can't know for sure, but i suppose it's a logical guess", she said.

"Ok. Thank you for telling me your point of view", Pikachu thanked her.

"No problem", she replied as she picked used telekinesis to lift up her fork as she finished eating.

"You see, there's always someone willing to help a Pokémon in trouble" Espeon said. "Well, now, if you don't mind, I think I will call it a night. It's been a long day, and I'm tired", as Pikachu got up, getting ready to leave.

She stared back at him. "You're not alone there, I guess I'll head to bed as well" she said, as she got up to leave. As pikachu left Espeon at her room, he proceeded to head to his own room, but before going to bed, he decided to take a look into the little Eevee's room. He walked with a silent pace through the hallways, being unnoticed by the other students, all headed to bed. He passed through the last corridors, and finally got to the students' rooms. As he walked past the night monitor without being seen, he was able to find Eevee's room, and stepped in the doorway, as the door was slightly open.

He couldn't see him, as the lights were turned off. Then, Pikachu decided to be completely still, and tried to use his developed hearing to listen for breathing sounds. Nothing. As he got ready to get out of the room, he got a great idea. As he checked that the bed was empty, he grabbed the sheets as much as he could, and took a deep sniff at them. As there were traces of Eevee's scent on them, Pikachu memorized it. Then, as fast as he could, he ran through all the complex, trying to match the smell to the one in the sheets, to no avail. After searching for one hour, he still couldn't detect the Eevee. Finally, he came to the conclusion that Eevee must be outside.

"How can he be gone?" he said to himself, as he opened the window, in case he decided to come back. He sat on the window, staring out the window, hoping that he would soon see the little Eevee, but he could not find him anywhere.

"He has been gone too long already" he said, with a saddened face.

He let out a loud sigh.

"I hope he's safe, and not scared", he thought.

Suddenly, as he continued to stare at the moon, something clicked on his mind. Eevee might be in serous danger, and he had to ensure his safety, independently from the tasks he could take charge of.

So Pikachu quickly went outside, and started to walk through the cold streets.

At first, he didn't find anything that could look like an Eevee. There was no one around the streets, so he couldn't ask anyone. He started to walk around in small circles, trying to figure out where Eevee might be, but he couldn't. He was so depressed, so he just kept walking further and further away. After searching for another hour, he came across a park in the district, when he finally came to a scent that matched the one he had memorized before. As he followed it, he would be eventually able to figure out where Eevee might be!

"I'll be with him soon", he thought, as he quickly ran through the night, trying to reach the Eevee as quickly as he could.

Finally, he arrived at the edge of the woods. As he got close, he heard soft breathing as he came to a grassy plain, where a still, brown figure sat down on the grass. Pikachu went up to it, and as soon as he reached his side, started to talk with him: "Hello, little Eevee".

The Eevee quickly jumped up in surprise, as he tried to adjust his sight.

"Wh-- Who are you?", he asked. "I'm sorry for scaring you, Eevee, I'm Pikachu, would you mind to be my friend?" But Eevee stood still on the ground, without pronouncing a word.

"Eevee, what is the matter? What do you want?", Pikachu asked.

Eevee didn't move, as he kept staring at the ground.

"What is wrong?" Pikachu asked.

Eevee slowly stood up and got closer to Pikachu. "Please.... please..." he started to say.

"Eevee, I won't hurt you", Pikachu said, as he tried to pat his back.

"Don't touch me!", Eevee screamed.

Pikachu took a step back as well.

"Please..." he kept on saying. "I want to be alone..."

Pikachu saw tears in his eyes, and as the situation started to get worse, he decided to think of a solution to the problem. He tried to soothe him "Eevee, I can't help you if you don't trust me. If you trust me, I will do my best to help you out."

Eevee was still crying as he finally stood still, with a sad look on his face.

"I want to leave this place!", Eevee cried. "I want to be happy."

Pikachu went to him and gently rubbed his back.

"But... But I'm your friend, isn't true?"

"No, I don't want to to see you ever again", Eevee said between hiccups, as he continued crying.

Pikachu looked at him, shocked.

"But we are all your friends, you know?", he tried to comfort him. "Just tell me... What happens?"

Eevee finally lost his words as he broke down. "You work there, so you must know", as Eevee kept crying, each time taking him more effort to talk between sobs.

Pikachu felt his heart crumble. Nobody argued that he was very good in his job, but these moments were definitely overwhelming for him.

"I... I know what you're going to say!", he tried to give him words of comfort, "But you have a lot of friends in here who are waiting to have fun with you."

"Don't lie to me!" Eevee screamed, "You all lie to me... I hate everybody!"

Pikachu looked at the Eevee in the eyes and closed his eyes.

"Eevee, nobody put you in this situation on purpose", he tried to calm him down.

Then Pikachu decided to express his feelings wordlessly, by giving the little Eevee a big, heartfelt hug. However, as he was about to touch him, Eevee thought he was going to trap him, and began to run from him with all his speed. Pikachu was shocked to the sudden turn of events.

"Eevee, come back!" he called after him, but Eevee kept running.

Pikachu was confused, and was a bit scared. He couldn't leave the poor cub on the streets alone, so he chased after him as fast as he could.

"Eevee, I'm trying to do my best to help you out! Stop!!"

Eevee continued running away from the park, and onto the streets, not stopping to listen to the latter, with teary eyes.

"Eevee!", he yelled, "I'm sorry, I know how much you want to see your mother again!" as he felt gradually becoming short of breath. But he couldn't feel defeated. Not now.

Pikachu kept chasing the Eevee through the bustling city streets, and almost got to him before he could escape.

"Eevee, stop!", he screamed as he tried to tackl the little Eevee to the floor. He was already far away from his "home", fact that made him even more scared, if possible.

"Eevee, I will try to find you a new place to live!", he assured the cub, as he finally felt his body started to give in. He really wanted the Eevee to come with him, so he could be able to help him find a new place, but he wasn't sure how he would manage to do it. He couldn't raise his voice anymore, and was at a good bit of a distance from Eevee, so he decided to take a shortcut, hoping that Eevee would run through the longer route.

Pikachu, panting from his long journey to catch up with Eevee, finally exited the dark alleys that led to the most outer street of the city, the motorway standing on the other side. He hoped that he would find Eevee there. And he did.

"Eevee!!"

Eevee looked up and saw the Pikachu right in front of him, out of breath from running after him. He panicked instantly, and did the only thing he could think of, which was to jump to the other side Pikachu came from, to avoid being caught.

"GAAHHH!!", screamed Pikachu in defeat, as he missed Eevee by a mere inch. But nothing could have told him what was about to happen next.

Eevee turned his head around to look at the defeated Pikachu, who stared at him with his pitch-black eyes open wide before collapsing from the extreme tiredness, as a hopeful grin formed on Eevee's face, as he was already running to the other side of the motorway, off the city's limits.

But as soon as he turned his head to the front, his sight was blinded by a very bright white light, mixed with a deafening screech, as his world turned black.