They woke up the next morning overlooking a beautiful sunrise
on the Cerulean Sea. The sky was full of reds, pinks, oranges, and
purples. Icy and Sara ate their breakfast while they watched the
impressive display. Sara leaned over to Icy.
“Icy, do you think that Mr. Bill was a cure for us?”
“Yes Sara, I do.”
“How can you be so sure of it?”
“Because, if he doesn’t, well, I just know he does,
that’s all.”
“Icy, tell me what the little girl Sara was like.”
“Well, first, you were that little girl, remember.”
“Uhhhh…”
“Anyway. Sara was a sweet little girl. She
always loved to play with pokémon and help them. She would spend time
with me every now and then. Hehehe… at least you remembered to
continue doing that part.”
“Pihehe… Yah…”
“Well, let’s go visit Bill.”
“Wait, I want to enjoy one last morning of being a Pikachu
first.” She took Icy’s paw and run into a nearby forest.
“Where are you taking me to?”
“You’ll see.” She led Icy to a clearing. In
it were many caterpies and butterfrees. “See Icy. Your favorite
pokémon are all right here.”
“Awww! Let’s spend the morning here.” They
played with the caterpies and Butterfrees all morning long. Then, after
saying their goodbyes, they finally headed up to Bill’s lighthouse.
Bill was there at the front door waiting for them.
“Thank goodness you made it. Come in, please. You, do have, the
egg, right?”
“Yes Bill. What’s in it?”
“I’m not sure, but Mewtwo gave me instructions on how to
cure you two. I must say, he’s quite the scientist. A shame he’s
always so evil. People really don’t see the good that’s still in
him.” Icy took the egg out of his bag. “Oh, I see it’s almost
hatched. Here, I’ll just put it in an incubator.” A few hours
later, the shell began to pop off.
Icy peered inside. A golden antenna popped out.
Then another. Finally, a normal sized golden Butterfree flew out of the
egg. “Ohhh! It’s beautiful.” He stopped. Then Icy
remembered the wonderful Butterfree that Sara’s father had given to Sara 4
years ago. Mewtwo was right about one thing, the Butterfree was symbolic.
It was the cure for her and Icy. It flew gracefully around the lab.
Finally, it landed next to Sara.
“It seems to like you Sara,” Bill said.
“Uh huh…” She pet the Butterfree gently on the
head.
“OK… Let’s see… Mewtwo left
instructions…” He took out a sheet of paper. “It says we need
to collect some of its powder.” He asked the Butterfree to let out some
of its powder. It nodded and shook its wings producing a blue powder.
Bill collected the proper amount in a test tube. “Now we’ll just put
this in the apparatus over here.”
Icy and Sara watched as Bill worked quickly to develop the
potion to cure them. “Do you really think it’s gonna work Icy?”
“You asked that question already. Of course it
will.”
“It’s almost done. If you two had anything you
still wanted do anything as pikachus, now’s the time.”
“Oh wait. My pokémon. They need to know.
Come out everyone!” Icy’s pokémon filled the room.
“Master, why have you called for us all?”
“Hocus, Bill and Mewtwo have found a cure for me.
Isn’t that great?”
Hocus thought about the possibilities for second. Then
he nodded in agreement. “That’s wonderful master. Bill and
Mewtwo are very generous souls. They should be commended for their time
and effort. Especially Mewtwo. I always knew he had some good left
in him. Even from our first encounter.”
“Yes. Many people have helped us along the way.
I’ll miss them.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, our adventure is kinda over Hocus. I don’t
want to journey anymore.” Bill was almost done now. “Me and Sara
have decided to get married and settle down in the Viridian Forest.”
“Master, I don’t fully catch your drift here.”
“Hocus, you’re a great friend and mentor. But there
is more to life than training pokémon. But don’t worry, I won’t ever
stop playing with you all. Even old people can be trainers too!”
“That is true.”
“Well you two, it’s ready. There’s enough here
for the both of you. Open wide.” Sara gripped Icy’s paw tight.
He winced a sec but then understood her fear. He telepathically calmed her
mind, putting her at ease. They drank the potion. Then, they waited.
An hour past, but nothing had happened. Icy’s eyes began to water.
Sara put her paw around him for comfort.
“It’s not working… I’ll never be…
never… be… cured…” Icy’s tears hit the floor. Bill
lowered his head.
“I… I’m so sorry… I really thought we had
there…”
“Icy… Are you going to be ok?”
“I… I… Huh.” Icy looked at his paw.
It was a hand again. “Hey! It’s working! It’s
WORKING!!!” Icy laughed hysterically as the rest of his body changed
back into human form. “I’m a human again! I’m a kid again!
IT WORKED!!!” Sara too was slowly changing into a beautiful young lady.
“Sara! You’re human again too! You are the Sara I knew.
Mewtwo was right!”
Somewhere, in the room, or just inside Icy’s head, he heard
someone say to him faintly, “Now you hold all the aces Icy. May you
continue to help pokémon and serve my cause. Don’t prove me wrong.”
Icy knew who the voice belonged to and smiled inside. Sara went up to him
and kissed him on the lips.
“I love you Icy,” she said softly.
“I love you too, Sara,” he replied. Bill left the
room and Icy’s pokémon returned to their pokéballs.
(Dramatic music plays in the background)