Dramatic Melody
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This is a sequel to a one-shot I wrote back in 2016 called Dear Purrloin,. You don’t have to read that to get what’s going on here, but I appreciate it if you do!
In any case, this is set in the story of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, and it deals with one of the bigger subplots of the game. Throughout the story, Hugh’s motive is to get back his sister’s Purrloin that was stolen by Team Plasma five years before he leaves for his own journey. Spoiler alert, he gets it back in the climax of the story, but evolved as a Liepard and pretty heavily changed from who it was prior to being stolen.
So I wanted to explore how his sister dealt with that change with this one-shot, taking the same form of written letters as its prequel.
Special thanks to Negrek, NovaBrunswick, and Dragonfree for helping me with some cat-related questions in Discord! And thank you for clicking this thread and reading. I hope you enjoy it!
In any case, this is set in the story of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, and it deals with one of the bigger subplots of the game. Throughout the story, Hugh’s motive is to get back his sister’s Purrloin that was stolen by Team Plasma five years before he leaves for his own journey. Spoiler alert, he gets it back in the climax of the story, but evolved as a Liepard and pretty heavily changed from who it was prior to being stolen.
So I wanted to explore how his sister dealt with that change with this one-shot, taking the same form of written letters as its prequel.
Special thanks to Negrek, NovaBrunswick, and Dragonfree for helping me with some cat-related questions in Discord! And thank you for clicking this thread and reading. I hope you enjoy it!
Dear Liepard,
Sorry, no.
Dear Liepard,
I’m so, so happy you’ve returned.
I couldn’t stop crying when I saw you again. It’s been so long! I wanted to tell you so many things, everything I wrote to you back then, everything that’s happened in the past six years while you were gone.
And I really, really wanted to hug you.
When Hugh left for his journey a year ago, he promised me that he’ll only come back when he found you. I always knew my brother was strong, even stronger than Mr. Cheren. But he said he not only had Mr. Cheren by his side when he found you, but Champion Nate too! And they all saved you from those mean thieves!
I didn’t expect you to be a Liepard after all these years, but I just knew it was you! Sure, you don’t look like the Purrloin I knew from six years ago, but you still have those big green eyes and nice purple fur. You even have some spots now that look really good on you!
And hey, we’ve both changed, right? I was only five years old when you… when I lost you, and now I’m eleven. So we both evolved and became bigger and stronger, but I’m still the same Hazel you know and you’re still the same Purrloin I know!
But I’m really happy to see you, evolved or not!
...I just wish you were happy to see me, too.
Hugh keeps telling me that you are happy to see me, that you’re happy to be with your original trainer. But when he first called you out of your Poke Ball, the way you looked at me, the way you growled at me…
It was really scary.
Hugh told me that he felt that way too when he first saw you, when the mean thief returned you. He said that he couldn’t bear to call you out of your Poke Ball until yesterday, when he came home.
I tried to hug you, I really did, but you made this really scary sound when I tried approaching you. When I showed you your favorite paper bag, you growled at it too, and it looked like you wanted to shred it. And when I tried to give you some food, you looked like you wanted to attack me.
But you didn’t want to attack me, right?
...Right?
Dad said that you need time to heal after being away for six years. And that being used by a thief must have been really hard for you.
But until then, Mom said that I should try my best to make you feel better, that I should try my best to make you remember all the good things, that I should try my best to make you happy again.
And I will. I really will try my best.
I know you won’t be able to read this letter, and I know you won’t know what I’m saying when I read it to you.
But I’m really happy you’re back,
I missed you.
Love,
Hazel
Dear Liepard,
How are you?
I asked Mr. Cheren about what I can do to make you feel better, and he even asked Professor Juniper and his friends for some tips. And one of the things he told me to do was to always talk to you and ask how you’re doing.
So, how are you?
I know, I know, you won’t read this letter, but I’m practicing how to approach you so that I can do it better. And when I read that last letter to you, you made this soft, meowing sound that really made me smile. Even if it was just you falling asleep, it was nice to see you be calm and peaceful.
My classmates at the Trainers’ School who have their own Purrloin or Glameow or Meowth all told me to try using toys and playing with you, which is why you’ve been seeing me with all those art supplies.
I know you don’t like the rod with the Raticate doll on it, so I’ve thrown it away, promise. I don’t want you crying and freaking out like that again.
But you seem to like the ball of yarn, so I’ll make more of that! Which colors do you like? I made it purple and green so it matches your skin and eyes.
One of my classmates said that she meows to her Meowth all the time, and her Meowth meows back like they’re talking to each other. I’m still trying to get my meow just right, not too loud but not too soft, so I hope you like it when I do!
You also like Dad’s laser pointer, right? When I came home that day to all your meows, I wish you saw how big my smile was. You really sounded like how you did six years ago!
I wish I heard more of those sounds than your usual growls...
Whenever you growl at me after I put food in your bowl or when I clean your litter, Mom suggests that I put you back in the Poke Ball so that you won’t feel stressed out.
But I don’t want you inside that Poke Ball anymore. That’s where the thief from Team Plasma kept you all those years, right?
He probably never asked you how you were doing. He probably never played with you or told you stories. He probably just battled with you and stole other Pokemon using you. He probably used you to hurt others and make more people feel sad.
...But you didn’t like doing any of that, right?
No, you’d never be mean to any Pokemon. When you were still a Purrloin, you’d always play with all the Pokemon here in Aspertia. Whether they were other Purrloin out in Route 19 or all the different Pokemon tourists brought to the Lookout, you always enjoyed playing with them or running around them!
Maybe we can do that next time, Liepard?
But only if you want to. If you want to stay inside the house for now, that’s fine. If you want to stick with playing with yarn balls or Dad’s laser pointer, that’s fine, too.
I’ll keep giving you your favorite food, and I’ll keep helping you play with the toys you like. I’ll keep reading you all the books you liked when you were a Purrloin, and I’ll keep writing these letters and reading them to you, so that you know what I think and how I feel.
And I won’t pet you or hug you, since you don’t want me to.
Mr. Cheren says that I’m doing a good job taking care of you, but I still think I can do better. He says that I should take you to walks if I could, but only if you’re ready.
I know you loved taking walks. And I loved walking with you.
I love spending time with you, whatever it is we’re doing.
So let me know when you’re ready, ok?
Love,
Hazel
Dear Liepard,
I knew it! I knew it!
I knew you were a good Pokemon!
The way you attacked that thief’s Pokemon and chased them out of Aspertia… I knew that was the real you!
All the thank you’s from those Alolan tourists, those were all for you! All the good job’s from the police, all the you’re awesome’s from our neighbors… all of that was for you!
I know, I know, you didn’t like how loud it was and how there were so many people. But I’m really glad that you stood firm and you let them give you treats.
And I’m so, so happy you let me pet you to calm you down.
It’s been weeks since Hugh returned, and the first time you let me pet you… I almost cried! And it was in front of so many people…
But I didn’t care. I’ve wanted to pet you for so, so long. I knew all that time I spent with you, all the food I gave you, all the toys I played with you, all the times I tried to meow to you, all the letters I wrote to you… I knew they were all worth it!
I’m so, so thankful that you let me pet you!
Mr. Cheren told me that you’re very strong and that your attacks are really good. He said that the thief’s Krokorok didn’t stand a chance against you! The way you pounced at it and used your claws to attack… it was so cool!
Mr. Cheren also said that with a bit of training, you’ll be a great Pokemon that can beat strong trainers like him.
That’s amazing, Liepard! Mr. Cheren thinks you’re amazing! A Gym Leader thinks you can beat him with a bit more practice!
I know I already said this to you many times after it happened, but thank you for stopping that thief from stealing those tourists’ Pokemon. Thank you for acting quick enough so that the Krokorok wouldn’t escape.
And thank you for letting me command you and your attacks. I know, I’m not a strong trainer like Hugh or Mr. Cheren, but thank you for letting me be your trainer for at least that one battle!
And last but definitely not the least, thank you, thank you, for letting me pet you.
Don’t worry, I won’t pet you if you don’t want me to anymore. But if you do, you bet that I’ll always pet you and hug you and give you all those belly rubs you used to love!
That sounds great, right?
You’re awesome, Liepard! You deserve all the love and the praise!
Love,
Haz—
…
...Hey, Liepard?
One more thing.
Hugh told me that he’s now helping the old members of Team Plasma in bringing back stolen Pokemon to their trainers, just like how he brought you back to me.
I think that’s amazing, and I want to do that, too.
So I’ve been thinking, and you don’t have to say yes, but…
Liepard, do you want to go on a journey with me?
I know I’m not a strong trainer and that I’m never gonna be as good as Hugh, but after I graduate from Trainers’ School next year, I really want to go on a journey with you!
I know that you’re strong enough to beat any thieves we’ll find, and I know that you’re kind enough to help other trainers with stolen or lost Pokemon. And we’ll go around Unova and meet so many amazing people and Pokemon!
Dad and Mom said they’re okay with it, too. I’ve been meaning to ask you this for a while now, and that’s why I wrote it in this letter so that I could say it better. And if you want to, all you have to do is say yes.
But if you don’t want to, we can always stay here in Aspertia and help people here, too. We can start playing with my classmates in the Trainers’ School, and we can even start getting into more battles if you want to. That also sounds fun!
But just think of how many Pokemon we can help around Unova, and how many people like those tourists that we can cheer up! Think of how much time we’ll get to spend together, and how much stronger you’ll become!
And you and I make a great team, don’t you think?
But whatever you want to do, I’ll always be here with you. Whether that’s going around Unova or playing with your favorite ball of yarn, I’ll always be here with you.
I love you, Liepard.
Love,
Hazel
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