Chapter 5: A New Friend

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It was kinda weird being a Braxien. I felt more powerful, which was actually kinda good, and the stick that was shoved in my tail felt weird. And Goldie just wouldn't stop talking!

"So then I said 'Oh no she did-n't,' then blah blah blah yak yak yak..." was all you could hear. All day. The only time she WOULD stop was if she was eating or drinking.

"Goldie, look, I like having you and all, but I need to ask you to stop. I need to tell you something," Zeke said once we got the fire going a bit before sundown. "Uh, Burn? Will you come with me for a minute?"

I followed.

"I want I tell her about... Us," He said.

"WHAT?"

"I know, I know. But she is gonna have to find out some day. We won't have to tell her about..."

"About what?" Goldie stood behind him.

"Uh... Goldie! Hi! Please go to the camp for a minute, OK?"

"No!"

"Ok, no telling about you-know-m-who," he whispered into my ear.

"Ok, just follow me." Zeke went to the campsite.

"So... What is it you wanted to tell me?" She said.

"We... Well..."

"Who is 'We'?" she asked.

"Burn and I have switched souls," he said.

"No, not possible," Goldie said. "There is no way to have done that."

"Actually, we have," I said.

Goldie passed out. I used Tackle to wake her up.

"WHAT?!?!" She said immediately after she woke up.

"I can talk," I said.

She passed out AGAIN. Seriously, what is wrong with her? She's the one who wanted to come along with us in the first place.

I used Tackle and said, "I can talk. OK?"

This time, she didn't faint. But she did say, "How. How did you switch bod-er-souls?"

We hadn't thought of that. "Um... The same wish upon the same star?" We both said at the same time.

"Ok." She bought it.

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(The next day)

We were traveling through the woods, and Goldie was asking me questions that I did not answer.

"There!" Zeke whispered just loud enough for the two of us to hear. "That's the Flying Pokemon we need!"

I looked ahead. Sure enough, there was a flock of Hoothoot and Noctowl.

"Wow! I want one to be friends with!" I said. "It's a little lonely being your only Pokemon." It was a lie, but a good one. I saw a nice Hoothoot on the ground. "Goldie, can your Roselia use Leech Seed on that one?" I said, pointing at that one.

"That's a nice one," Zeke said.

Roselia was sent out. It used Leech Seed, and automatically its HP was sapped. It cried out, and the rest of the flock flew away. However, it was stuck to the ground.

"Go, Pokeball!" Zeke shouted, throwing a Ball at it. It shook, shook, shook, and clicked! We had it!

"Wow. I wish I could catch more types," Goldie said. "But the Pokeball company only gave me Pokeballs that could catch only Grass-Type Pokemon. You know, it can do Grass/some other type and catch it; I just can't catch non-Grass-Type."

Hoothoot was let out. It was a cute little thing. The Pokedex was taken out and said:

"Hoothoot. The Owl Pokemon. It has a perfect sense of time. Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time. Ability: Insomnia. Gender: Male."

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Well, I like this chapter. If you didn't know what 'you-know-m-who' meant, if you say it it sounds like you know mew. So...

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