FlamingRuby
The magic of Pokemon
Adventures in Pokesitting II: Double Trouble
"There she goes...home to Pewter..." Brock began as he waved goodbye to Kendra and Ami one more time.
"I'll admit, this was one wild week..." Ash smiled. "But, making messes or not, she was still a sweetheart..."
"I'll say..." Misty agreed.
"But one thing's for sure..." Brock sighed. "If I'm asked to Poke-sit again, please make the charges a little more behaved..."
"I know..." Ash groaned. "If I have to look after an Azurill again, I'll scream!"
"Which reminds me..." and Misty produced a letter from her pocket. "A letter from Lily and Daisy...they're leaving for a Gym Leader's conference, and have no one to look after their Azurills--"
"AUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Ash's scream make the whole house shake.
Brock sighed. "Well, here we go again..."
Day 1, Morning
Ash sighed as he paced the floor of the living room. It had been two months after he, Misty and Brock had been asked to babysit Ami, a highly michevious Azurill, and the prospect of looking after two Azurills didn't sound very promising if the charges in question were as rowdy as Ami was. Yet he didn't complain, lest he invoke the wrath of Misty.
"Pika?" Pikachu seemed to notice Ash's concern. "Pika chu?"
"I'm just worried about how handling two Azurills might play out..." Ash explained as he cradled Pikachu in his arms, all the while listing to Misty jabber away on the phone. "I seriously hope they don't flood the bathroom, or bang on the pots and pans, or draw all over the wall, or make a racket at 4 AM..."
"...Okay, I'll see you then!" Misty smiled as she hung up the phone, then turned to Ash. "That was Lily...she and Daisy are on their way here before they leave for the conference..."
"What do I need to do?" Ash asked as he rose from his chair and set Pikachu on the floor.
"You can help Brock set up the back room..." Misty explained. "Lily says that the Azurills like to sleep in seperate cribs..." She paused for a moment to show Ash an old photo of her and the Cerulean Sisters that lay on the coffee table nearby the couch. "The one Lily's holding's named Mizu..." she explained, pointing out an Azurill with a sparkling red bow on its tail. "...and the one Daisy's holding's named Umi." She smiled at the Azurill Daisy was holding, especially noting the sparkling green ribbon on its tail.
"Okay, so Mizu is red, and Umi is green..." Ash noted as he started up the stairs towards the back room. He began repeating to himself "Fire red, leaf green...fire red, leaf green..." as he walked upstairs so he wouldn't forget how to tell his two charges apart.
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"Hey, Ash..." Brock called as he spread fresh bedding on one of the cribs. "Why are you saying 'fire red, leaf green' all of a sudden?"
"To help me remember how to tell our charges apart..." Ash explained as he wrote 'Mizu' on a red ribbon with some white paint and tied it to the crib. "Mizu's bow is red, and Umi's is green."
"I see..." Brock smiled as he hung a mobile over the first crib. He smiled as he noticed the bow on Mizu's crib. "That's cute...in fact..." and he reached for a green bow and white paint, wrote "Umi" on the bow, and tied it to the crib by the window.
"And..." Ash hung a second mobile over the second crib, this one with green figures. He was about to spread fresh sheets on Umi's crib when he heard the doorbell ring, followed by Misty answering it. "I think they're here..." he mused as he set some toys in the cribs, complete with red and green stickers on them so he could tell them apart.
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"Hello, little guys..." Brock cooed as Lily and Daisy, Azurills in tow, followed him to the back room. "Take a look!" he smiled as he showed off the red and green decorated room.
"See, Mizu? All the red things are yours..." Lily explained as she set Mizu in her crib. "You'll behave for Misty while Mama goes bye bye, won't you?"
"Azu..." Mizu gave Lilly one last hug before tottling over to a Teddiursa plushie lying by her.
Daisy, meanwhile, was trying to console a squalling Umi. "It's all right, Mommy's gonna come back in a few days..." Umi just sniffled as Daisy carefully set her inside the crib. "See?" she cooed as she pointed out the various toys in the crib. "She brought you some toys...all the green toys are for you."
"Azu?" Umi weakly smiled, piqued by a Psyduck pull toy. She laughed a bit as she rolled the figure about the sheets, enthralled by the way it quacked as it rolled along.
"Umi likes things that make noise." Daisy explained as she and Lilly turned to leave.
"I see..." Misty replied. She waved goodbye as Lily and Daisy disappeared down the path. Mizu decided to bound to the window and wave goodbye to her master one last time, but Umi just sat in a corner, bored. Finally, she burst into tears, saddened that her master had left her.
"Talk about seperation anxiety..." Ash sighed as he started for the bookshelf by Mizu's crib, hoping a story would comfort Umi.
"Say..." Misty got an idea. "Maybe Umi would like hearing your guitar, Brock!"
"I was just about to go get it and play for her myself!" Brock laughed as he disappeared down the hallway.
"Ri?" Umi sniffled as Misty rocked her assuringly. She perked up a little when she heard the notes of an acoustic guitar being tuned coming down the hallway. "Zu?"
"Brock's getting something he uses to sing songs with..." Misty explained. "You want to hear him sing? Hm?"
"Azu! Azu!" Mizu bounced around her crib excitedly as Brock returned and settled in a chair facing the cribs, guitar in hand. Umi calmly sighed, all the while admiring the beautiful yellow-brown instrument; especially how the sun reflected off the strings, making them appear to shine.
"Okay...what kind of a song should I sing for these two?" Brock asked as he checked his tuning one last time.
"Ooh! Play...that one you've been practicing on!" Ash suggested.
"All right..." and Brock began to play a slow and quiet melody, over which he sang:
I remember this song, I've known it for so long...
And it feels so good to hear...
Sounds a little sad, but sweet just the same...
Lovely melody....
Whenever I hear this song, I really don't know why....
It makes me shed a little tear... At this, Umi brushed away a small tear as she listened to the soothing sound of Brock's voice.
But I'm sure my tears will soon disappear,
Because I know you're here... Mizu smiled as she moved her head to the music.
Whenever I am feeling sad,
And everything around looks bad,
All I have to do is think of you!
I know my dreams are waiting to come true!
Let's go on with hope in our hearts,
Love will surely show us how!
Let's go on, our hearts filled with dreams!
Let's go on and find them now! He gave the strings one last strum to end the song.
"It worked!" Misty smiled as she admired the two Azurills sleeping peacefully. "You put them right to sleep!" She and Ash were about to leave the room when a sudden cry startled her. "Oh!"
"What?" Ash whirled around, worried by Umi's crying
.
"Try playing 'Let's Go On' quietly while these two sleep..." Misty whispered. Brock nodded and restarted the soothing song, calming the squalling Umi enough for her to sleep. He continued to play softly as Ash and Misty tiptoed away...
"There she goes...home to Pewter..." Brock began as he waved goodbye to Kendra and Ami one more time.
"I'll admit, this was one wild week..." Ash smiled. "But, making messes or not, she was still a sweetheart..."
"I'll say..." Misty agreed.
"But one thing's for sure..." Brock sighed. "If I'm asked to Poke-sit again, please make the charges a little more behaved..."
"I know..." Ash groaned. "If I have to look after an Azurill again, I'll scream!"
"Which reminds me..." and Misty produced a letter from her pocket. "A letter from Lily and Daisy...they're leaving for a Gym Leader's conference, and have no one to look after their Azurills--"
"AUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Ash's scream make the whole house shake.
Brock sighed. "Well, here we go again..."
Day 1, Morning
Ash sighed as he paced the floor of the living room. It had been two months after he, Misty and Brock had been asked to babysit Ami, a highly michevious Azurill, and the prospect of looking after two Azurills didn't sound very promising if the charges in question were as rowdy as Ami was. Yet he didn't complain, lest he invoke the wrath of Misty.
"Pika?" Pikachu seemed to notice Ash's concern. "Pika chu?"
"I'm just worried about how handling two Azurills might play out..." Ash explained as he cradled Pikachu in his arms, all the while listing to Misty jabber away on the phone. "I seriously hope they don't flood the bathroom, or bang on the pots and pans, or draw all over the wall, or make a racket at 4 AM..."
"...Okay, I'll see you then!" Misty smiled as she hung up the phone, then turned to Ash. "That was Lily...she and Daisy are on their way here before they leave for the conference..."
"What do I need to do?" Ash asked as he rose from his chair and set Pikachu on the floor.
"You can help Brock set up the back room..." Misty explained. "Lily says that the Azurills like to sleep in seperate cribs..." She paused for a moment to show Ash an old photo of her and the Cerulean Sisters that lay on the coffee table nearby the couch. "The one Lily's holding's named Mizu..." she explained, pointing out an Azurill with a sparkling red bow on its tail. "...and the one Daisy's holding's named Umi." She smiled at the Azurill Daisy was holding, especially noting the sparkling green ribbon on its tail.
"Okay, so Mizu is red, and Umi is green..." Ash noted as he started up the stairs towards the back room. He began repeating to himself "Fire red, leaf green...fire red, leaf green..." as he walked upstairs so he wouldn't forget how to tell his two charges apart.
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"Hey, Ash..." Brock called as he spread fresh bedding on one of the cribs. "Why are you saying 'fire red, leaf green' all of a sudden?"
"To help me remember how to tell our charges apart..." Ash explained as he wrote 'Mizu' on a red ribbon with some white paint and tied it to the crib. "Mizu's bow is red, and Umi's is green."
"I see..." Brock smiled as he hung a mobile over the first crib. He smiled as he noticed the bow on Mizu's crib. "That's cute...in fact..." and he reached for a green bow and white paint, wrote "Umi" on the bow, and tied it to the crib by the window.
"And..." Ash hung a second mobile over the second crib, this one with green figures. He was about to spread fresh sheets on Umi's crib when he heard the doorbell ring, followed by Misty answering it. "I think they're here..." he mused as he set some toys in the cribs, complete with red and green stickers on them so he could tell them apart.
---------
"Hello, little guys..." Brock cooed as Lily and Daisy, Azurills in tow, followed him to the back room. "Take a look!" he smiled as he showed off the red and green decorated room.
"See, Mizu? All the red things are yours..." Lily explained as she set Mizu in her crib. "You'll behave for Misty while Mama goes bye bye, won't you?"
"Azu..." Mizu gave Lilly one last hug before tottling over to a Teddiursa plushie lying by her.
Daisy, meanwhile, was trying to console a squalling Umi. "It's all right, Mommy's gonna come back in a few days..." Umi just sniffled as Daisy carefully set her inside the crib. "See?" she cooed as she pointed out the various toys in the crib. "She brought you some toys...all the green toys are for you."
"Azu?" Umi weakly smiled, piqued by a Psyduck pull toy. She laughed a bit as she rolled the figure about the sheets, enthralled by the way it quacked as it rolled along.
"Umi likes things that make noise." Daisy explained as she and Lilly turned to leave.
"I see..." Misty replied. She waved goodbye as Lily and Daisy disappeared down the path. Mizu decided to bound to the window and wave goodbye to her master one last time, but Umi just sat in a corner, bored. Finally, she burst into tears, saddened that her master had left her.
"Talk about seperation anxiety..." Ash sighed as he started for the bookshelf by Mizu's crib, hoping a story would comfort Umi.
"Say..." Misty got an idea. "Maybe Umi would like hearing your guitar, Brock!"
"I was just about to go get it and play for her myself!" Brock laughed as he disappeared down the hallway.
"Ri?" Umi sniffled as Misty rocked her assuringly. She perked up a little when she heard the notes of an acoustic guitar being tuned coming down the hallway. "Zu?"
"Brock's getting something he uses to sing songs with..." Misty explained. "You want to hear him sing? Hm?"
"Azu! Azu!" Mizu bounced around her crib excitedly as Brock returned and settled in a chair facing the cribs, guitar in hand. Umi calmly sighed, all the while admiring the beautiful yellow-brown instrument; especially how the sun reflected off the strings, making them appear to shine.
"Okay...what kind of a song should I sing for these two?" Brock asked as he checked his tuning one last time.
"Ooh! Play...that one you've been practicing on!" Ash suggested.
"All right..." and Brock began to play a slow and quiet melody, over which he sang:
I remember this song, I've known it for so long...
And it feels so good to hear...
Sounds a little sad, but sweet just the same...
Lovely melody....
Whenever I hear this song, I really don't know why....
It makes me shed a little tear... At this, Umi brushed away a small tear as she listened to the soothing sound of Brock's voice.
But I'm sure my tears will soon disappear,
Because I know you're here... Mizu smiled as she moved her head to the music.
Whenever I am feeling sad,
And everything around looks bad,
All I have to do is think of you!
I know my dreams are waiting to come true!
Let's go on with hope in our hearts,
Love will surely show us how!
Let's go on, our hearts filled with dreams!
Let's go on and find them now! He gave the strings one last strum to end the song.
"It worked!" Misty smiled as she admired the two Azurills sleeping peacefully. "You put them right to sleep!" She and Ash were about to leave the room when a sudden cry startled her. "Oh!"
"What?" Ash whirled around, worried by Umi's crying
.
"Try playing 'Let's Go On' quietly while these two sleep..." Misty whispered. Brock nodded and restarted the soothing song, calming the squalling Umi enough for her to sleep. He continued to play softly as Ash and Misty tiptoed away...